The 12 Kits of Occasions - March 2018

Welcome to the 12 Kits of Occasions! Jessica is our hostess extraordinaire for March and she has put together a beautiful 'Many Thanks' themed kit! With a mixture of images and sentiments from MFT, Mama Elephant, Paper Smooches, and Concord and 9th and some cool watercolor papers from Hobby Lobby, this bright and cheery kit is sure to inspire. All of the fabulous kit supplies can be found here.

Surely the lovely projects from the talented 12 Kits Team will inspire a bit of ooh-ing, aaah-ing and CASE-ing. Please be sure to hop around to see ALL of the crafty inspiration!
My apologies for being a bit late to the 12 Kits party ......  and many thanks for your patience.
Thank you for joining us today for the March 2018 edition of The 12 Kits of Occasions!

CAS(E) this Sketch #265

Yay! It's Thursday.... so, welcome to CAS(E) this Sketch #265 (and my third post of the day!). It's time for another clever one, courtesy of the talented N@Ali. This incredibly versatile sketch has lots of possibilities and many beautiful interpretations by the DT -  so please take a peek, and then join in!!
A few bright colors and the perfect Concord & 9th sentiments help to create this incredibly CAS congratulatory greeting. I did resist the urge to add flowers/sequins/ribbon/twine, as I determined that a few more unisex/masculine cards were in order. Berry Sorbet isn't too girly is it?? 
We hope that you will be inspired by the sketch, the gallery and/or the DT creations and will play along with us at CAS(E) this Sketch #265!

Fusion Card Challenge - 'Easter Bunny'

Welcome to the newest Fusion Card Challenge - 'Easter Bunny'. The amazing inspiration photo is a wonderful starting point. But that sketch is pretty great too! So, which will you try??
Both the lovely photo and the fabulous sketch  have helped to create this card. Although there's no bunny in sight, I was inspired by the lovely pinks and greens, my favorite polka dots and trio of petite blooms (and sentiment) from Pinkfresh Studio.
And...the DT has provided some amazing inspiration! SO, be sure to HOP on over and join the party.
When playing along you may use the sketch OR the photo as you jumping off point. OR, if you are feeling super duper clever, you can fuse 'em together!

We hope that you'll join in at the Fusion Card Challenge and will enjoy all of the loveliness from the DT and the always amazing gallery!

Becca Cruger
Betty J
Barb Ghigliotty
Jeanne Jachna
Karren Johnson
Linda Callahan
Lyndal Higgins 

Michelle Lupton
Michelle Williams

PROCEDURES:

1. Play with just the sketch challenge.
2. Play with just the inspiration photo challenge.
3. Or you can create FUSION by combining BOTH challenges into one card.
4. Use the challenge graphic and link back to Fusion in your post.

Papertrey Ink Throwback Thursday - 'All Booked Up'

THROWBACK THURSDAY / 'all booked up'

Welcome to this week's Throwback Thursday with Papertrey Ink! Today, Ashley, Betsy and I are here to show you some fabulous new takes on the previously released set, 'All Booked Up', which inspires you to create not only beautiful bookplates, gift tags, bookmarks, etc., but also endearing cards.

I combined this 're-visited' set with one of the new die/stamp sets that just released this March, Stitch In Time Borders. Lots of dots (of course!), some pops of color courtesy of the Kuretake Gansai Tambi waterclors and a bit of dimension (Versamark watermark/white embossing powder) help to create this friendship card.

Oh.... I forgot about that little bookmark! Remember when the giant paperclip crafting fad was sweeping the nation? Remember? Yup, I still had a stash of those tucked away. So, I made a matching accessory for my friend card.

Many thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to take a peek at the Papertrey Ink Blog for more inspiration using the 'All Booked Up' set! 

CAS(E) this Sketch #264

Happy Thursday and welcome to CAS(E) this Sketch #264. It's time for another great one,  courtesy of the amazing Chrissy Larson! It's an incredibly versatile sketch .....with a bit of a graphic/contemporary feel. There are many beautiful interpretations by the DT -  so please take a peek, and then join in!!
I've kind of followed the sketch.... with lots of bright colors, a bit of stamped patterning, a pair of cute apples and the beautiful multi-colored pen helping to create this little 'hello' card!
We hope that you will be inspired by the sketch, the gallery and/or the DT creations and will play along with us at CAS(E) this Sketch #264!!

CAS(E) this Sketch # 263

It's time for another great sketch, CTS #263, courtesy of the amazing Donna Mikasa! Once again, an incredibly versatile one, with many beautiful interpretations by the DT....... just take a peek, and then join in!!
The adorable PTI bunny (from Bunny Blessings) is sending sunshine your way, whilst surrounded by a field of petite flowers ('A Bit More Butterfly Blooms') and lots 'o dots!
We hope that you will be inspired by the sketch, the gallery and/or the DT creations and will play along with us at CAS(E) this Sketch #263!!

Fusion Card Challenge - 'Rain or Shine'

Welcome to the newest Fusion Card Challenge - 'Rain or Shine'. The amazing inspiration photo is a wonderful starting point. But that sketch is pretty great too! So, which will you try??
Both the lovely photo and the fabulous sketch  have helped to create this card. Inspired by the lovely pinks and yellows, I've stamped a pretty background patten of umbrellas, added a pair of sweet little PinkFresh birds and mixed and matched Papertrey Ink's Bitty Bigs to my heart's content!
And...the DT has provided some amazing inspiration! SO, be sure to HOP on over and join the party.
When playing along you may use the sketch OR the photo as you jumping off point. OR, if you are feeling super duper clever, you can fuse 'em together!

We hope that you'll join in at the Fusion Card Challenge and will enjoy all of the loveliness from the DT and the always amazing gallery!

Becca Cruger
Betty J
Barb Ghigliotty
Jeanne Jachna
Karren Johnson
Linda Callahan
Lyndal Higgins 

Michelle Lupton
Michelle Williams

PROCEDURES:

1. Play with just the sketch challenge.
2. Play with just the inspiration photo challenge.
3. Or you can create FUSION by combining BOTH challenges into one card.
4. Use the challenge graphic and link back to Fusion in your post.

Papertrey Ink March 2018 Release - Day Five!

WORDS TO LIVE BY: LEARN + STITCHING GARDEN + GLORIOUS GLOBES: MARCH + SHAPE SHIFTERS: OVAL 1

Hello and welcome to the last day of Papertrey Ink’s release week countdown! We hope you have enjoyed all of the sneaks and projects we have showed you! Today we have a gorgeous last few sets to share with you! 

Betsy Veldman has designed Stitching Garden, THE most beautiful multi-step floral set that stamps, layers and die cuts so very beautifully AND is a lovely companion to the Words to Live By: Learn stamps and coordinating 'learn' die. Oh, such pretty fonts and florals!  

The Honey Nut/Harvest Gold/Pinefeather/Rustic White color combination works beautifully with the gold embossing/gold die cut 'learn' and the soft texture provided by the Linen and Canvas impression plate. 

And next -  Glorious Globes: March and the new Shape Shifters: Oval 1.  I have used a Pure Poppy/Cocoa Bean/Classic Kraft color combo and just a snippet of both of these new stamps/dies on this multi-layer thank you card....  a portion of the Oval 1 die (another fabulous shape in Betsy's Shape Shifters series!) on the top of the tag and the simple globe image layered in red. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and helping to celebrate the March countdown! Be sure to check in on Amy, Betsy, Heather, Keeway, Laurie, Lizzie, Melissa, Stephanie, Lexie and Melissa B over at the Papertrey Ink BLOG to see their fabulous creations using these great new March Papertrey products. 

AND please join Julie, Lizzie AND Ashley for the Facebook Live event tomorrow at 9 PM, just one hour prior to the Papertrey Ink release at 10 pm ET!

Papertrey Ink March 2018 Release - Day Four!

stitch in time + Kindness counts +
bold borders: diagonal + 

Sentiment staples: thank you

Yes...... we are in the home stretch and you've seen almost all of the fabulous new March 2018 products from Papertrey Ink! There's lots more inspiration on view today as we present Betsy Veldman's Stitch In Time stamps and dies AND, to coordinate ever so nicely, Kindness Counts and Sentiment Staples: Thank You designed by Lizzie Jones. Oh, and another beautiful Bold Borders cover plate die - Diagnoals!

All of the new stamp sets and products will be available to purchase on March 15th, 10PM ET, at Papertrey Ink.

Today I have the pleasure of creating with Kindness Counts and the beautiful frames from the new Stitch In Time stamps and dies. Oh.... such pretty, delicate designs that coordinate so nicely not only with Kindness Counts but also with the pretty little florals from the new Simple Stems!

And.... once again, my beloved stripes/polka dots in lovely Bitty Big: Soft Stone, helping to create a subtle background for the pretty little lace-y frames on this 3.5" x 6" card!

Thanks so much for stopping by and helping to celebrate the March countdown! Be sure to hop on over to the Papertrey Ink Blog to check in on Betsy, Heather, Keeway, Laurie, Lizzie, Melissa, Stephanie and Melissa B to see their fabulous creations using these great new March Papertrey products. You will surely be inspired!!

Have a wonderful day and I'll see you tomorrow!

Papertrey Ink March 2018 Release - Day Three!

Corner Adorner + Penned elegance alphabet
+ Dream, fly, soar!

Yay..... it's Day 3 of Papertrey Ink's March 2018 release and I have much more to share with you!
The introductions begin with Lizzie Jones' newest Corner Adorner: March and Jennifer Campbell's beautiful Penned Elegance Alphabet, and then continue with Dream, Fly, Soar!, a fabulous new collection designed by Rebecca Luminarias! I have a few projects to share from the Dream, Fly, Soar! collection .........so let's go!

All of the new stamp sets and products that I am sharing today will be available to purchase on March 15th, 10PM ET, at Papertrey Ink.

My first card is a pastel lovers delight.... with another of the new Bitty Big colors, a petite floral cluster (from the new A Bit More Butterfly Blooms), one of the adorable kite dies from Fly, Soar, Dream! (a mini shaker!) and the fabulous 'Fly' sentiment and coordinating die.

Oh..... how I love the Bitty Bigs. You can mix and match all of those beautiful colors and patterns to your heart's content!

Next up..... lots of white, bright and a bit of layering, using the newest Bold Borders: Diagonal die and all of the largest sentiments from Dream, Fly, Soar!, which can be simply stamped OR stamped onto their coordinating dies, as I have here, for a bit of added dimension. Love the large, bold font of this set!

SO pretty using bright colors (Pure Poppy, Green Parakeet, Blueberry Sky) with black as the accent.

Project #3 uses the smaller of the balloon images/dies from Dream, Fly, Soar, mixed with Classic Kraft and Blueberry Sky.  Clean and simple all the way, incorporating some of the tiny, star-like images from Dream, Fly, Soar! and one of the perfectly petite sentiments.

Thanks so much for stopping by and helping to celebrate the March countdown! Be sure to hop on over to the Papertrey Ink Blog to check in on Ashley, Keeway, Betsy, Heather, Laurie, Lizzie, Melissa, Stephanie, Melissa Bickford and Lexi to see their fabulous creations using some of the latest and greatest new March Papertrey products. You will surely be inspired!!

Have a wonderful day and I'll see you tomorrow!

Papertrey Ink March 2018 Release - Day Two!

School days + Great Teachers + Big apple die

butterfly blooms + A bit more butterfly blooms

Welcome to Papertrey Ink's March 2018 Release - Day 2! There are SO many more amazing new Papertrey goodies to sneak peek..... including School Days, Great Teachers, a fabulous Big Apple Die, the beautiful Butterfly Blooms and A Bit More Butterfly Blooms -  ALL designed by the talented Heather Nichols!

All of the new stamp sets and products will be available to purchase on March 15th, 10PM ET, at Papertrey Ink.

For this teacher 'thank you' I'm sneaking in a peek of another of the new Bitty Big colors, along with one of the fantastic sentiments from Great Teachers and a small portion of the pencil image from School Days. Love this blue/kraft/white combination!

And.... the beautiful, petite butterfly from A Bit More Butterfly Blooms and a sentiment from Butterfly Blooms in a white on white arrangement make for a light and bright expression of love.

Just a bit of fussy cutting, embossing, Zig coloring was all that was required! On, and don't forget a few sparkle-y sequins!

Thanks so much for stopping by and helping to celebrate the March countdown! Be sure to hop on over to the Papertrey Ink Blog to check in on Amy, Betsy, Heather, Laurie, Lizzie, Melissa, Stephanie, Lexi and Melissa Bickford to see their fabulous creations using these great new March Papertrey Ink products. You will surely be inspired!!

Have a wonderful day and I'll see you tomorrow!

Papertrey Ink March 2018 Release - Day One!

Vogue Vases + Simple Stems

Ink It in collection + notebook collection

Good morning and welcome to Papertrey Ink's March release- Day 1! Oh.... SO much to show you, and just wait until you see what the rest of the amazing Papertrey Ink team has created!

Today I have the pleasure of introducing Lexi Daly's beautifully designed INK IT IN collection and Lizzie Jones' newest designs: Vogue Vases and Simple Stems!

All of the new stamp sets and products that I am sharing today will be available to purchase on March 15th at 10PM ET, on the Papertrey Ink website.

Lots of pretty Soft Stone, a subtle Quatrefoil stencil embossed background, the beautiful florals from Simple Stems and just one of the amazing vases from Lizzie's Vogue Vases help to create this Mother's Day card. Oh, those lovely little blooms.... I had an abundance of mini bouquets every. where. Flower heaven I tell 'ya!

Next up is Lexi's Ink It In: Quoted, which is part of the Ink It In Collection. This set includes some adorable images to build with! I've also incorporated the cute little Notebook stamp and die as added dimension on this clean and simple design. I couldn't decide which I liked better, white or kraft, so here you see both! 

Thank you so much for joining me today! Be sure to check out today's introductory post over on the Papertrey Ink blog and then check in on Betsy, Heather, Laurie, Lizzie, Melissa Phillips, Melissa Bickford, Stephanie and Lexi to see how they've used these great new products. Have a wonderful day and I'll see you tomorrow!

CAS(E) this Sketch #262

Welcome to CTS #262 and a lover-ly sketch fashioned by N@Ali! This one is so very versatile, and there are many beautiful interpretations by the DT.... just take a peek (and then join in)!
Lots of white, some snippets of my favorite blues and a fabulous sentiment from The Stamp Market (embossed in Nuvo 'Glitter Noir') help to create this clean and simple card.
We hope that you'll be inspired by the sketch, the gallery and/or the DT and will play along with us at CAS(E) this Sketch #262!

Fusion Card Challenge - 'St. Paddy's Day'

Welcome to the newest Fusion Card Challenge - 'St. Paddy's Day'. The amazing inspiration photo is a wonderful starting point. But that sketch is pretty great too! So, which will you try??
Both the lovely photo and the fabulous sketch  have helped to create this card. Inspired by the lovely green foliage and dainty daisies, I've used a few pretty patterned papers, a fabulous flower die and sentiment from Reverse Confetti and a sprinkle of polka dots to complete this CAS card.
And...the DT has provided some amazing inspiration! SO, be sure to HOP on over and join the party.
When playing along you may use the sketch OR the photo as you jumping off point. OR, if you are feeling super duper clever, you can fuse 'em together!

We hope that you'll join in at the Fusion Card Challenge and will enjoy all of the loveliness from the DT and the always amazing gallery!

Becca Cruger
Betty J
Barb Ghigliotty
Jeanne Jachna
Karren Johnson
Linda Callahan
Lyndal Higgins 

Michelle Lupton
Michelle Williams

PROCEDURES:

1. Play with just the sketch challenge.
2. Play with just the inspiration photo challenge.
3. Or you can create FUSION by combining BOTH challenges into one card.
4. Use the challenge graphic and link back to Fusion in your post.