Tuesday, May 31, 2016

The 12 Kits of Occasions: May, 2016



It's time for our May 12 Kits of Occasions post.  This month, Sharron is our hostess and her theme is 'Here Comes the Sun'.  She sent a wonderful package full of sunshine and happiness.  So many fun things to play with, and nothing I already had.

I really had a lot of fun with this kit, and it was just perfect for a Southern California girl.  I can see using some of these cards to send a bit of sunshine to my oldest daughter, when she is freezing in Maine next winter and is yearning for a bit of California sunshine.

Of course, I have lots of leftovers as well. I can't wait to see what everyone else did with their supplies so I can CASE them with my leftovers.

Here is a peek at the kit Sharron sent out.

Photo courtesy of Lindsey
Here are the cards I made this month.


Sharon sent all these wonderful little stamped and die cut pieces.  I decided to color them in and sprinkle them around, just like if I were stamping a background pattern.  I traced around all the pieces with a grey Copic marker to give the look of dimension, and then popped up that little lizard with foam tape.




I just loved this little jaunty bird, and gave him a shiny beak and googlie eye just for fun.




This island cutie reminded me of trips to Hawaii--we would often happen upon hula dancing shows in the courtyard of our hotel.




And, for this gorgeous and delicate butterfly, I decided to go a little more elegant and less cute.



I used so many of the elements in this kit, but still have so much left over.  Thanks so much, Sharron, for sending such a wonderful kit.

That's it for me today.  Please visit us over at the 12 Kits of Occasions blog, where you can see a list of all the other designers and click over to their blogs. 

Thanks for Visiting

17 comments :

  1. What a fun, summery array of cards, Joyce! The first is my favorite. All those leaves and critters are so brightly colored and as cute as can be!

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  2. So many incredible cards Joyce...love them all. I love your first card as well...looks like a beautiful piece of patterned paper, just amazing!

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  3. Darling, all, Joyce. Your 1st all over pattern has got me wanting to case. Love it! And the sunburned cutie, and googlieyed toucan, adorable!

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  4. As always, I love how you played with your kit, Joyce! Three really fun designs, and I love your elegant butterfly on the last one! Your daughter is sure to appreciate the 'sunshine factor' on these cards during the freezing cold winters of Maine!

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  5. I'm still loving your wonderful clean style Joyce! You amaze me again! I love them all - the lizard surrounded by flowers and the embossed backgrounds. You let the images shine - the perfect kit for our California girl! You rocked this!

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  6. Joyce I love them all, but your DT card is one I'll come back to time, and again! Fabulous!
    =]

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  7. Joyce ,your cards are each, a CAS beauty! Love the sunshine behind the hula girl, you made some really beautiful CAS cards with this May kit and I honestly love them all!

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  8. Love your CAS approach to your cards this month! The big sun rays behind the hula girl look great. I was waiting to see what everyone did with the parrot...LOVE him perched on the sunshine die cut!!

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  9. All of these great cards are so CAS-liscious!! Love the simplicity of them and the coolness of each one as well!! There are bright, sunny cards and just happy, sunshine-y cards here!! Love them all!! Way to go, Joyce!! You bowled me over with these fantastic cards!!

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  10. Wonderful designs, Joyce! I had already fallen in love with your first card when I saw it on the 12 Kits blog. Love the wonderful mix of blooms with the sweet gecko. The embossed sunrays look great as a background for the little girl and of course I love your cool bird!

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  11. You managed to embrace CASliciousness with these makes, Joyce! They are all so crisp and clean and yummy!! Hugs, Darnell

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  12. All so sunny these cards! Love that little dancer, but my favo is the butterfly one...but so great to see so many different cards; you get inspired immediately! (finding some crafting-time is more difficult...) Hugs, Gerrina

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  13. Wonderful, wonderful, Joyce. My favorite has to be the googly eyed bird.

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  14. Just what we need here in rainy France at the moment, Joyce ... a wonderful dose of delicious sunshine ... and that's what your cards are! Bright, vibrant, fun and all fantastic ... my fave's the first with that little lizard ... so fun! Hugs, Anita :)

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  15. Your cards are certainly filled with sunshine and happiness, Joyce! Such a fun kit, with elements that make me smile. The highlights: your cutie pie lizard, jaunty bird and the swoon-inducing butterfly! Gorgeous, all!
    Hugs~c

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  16. Okay, you officially rocked this kit! I love the idea of you sending them to your daughter...what a fun way to warm her. :) I truly love each and every one of these, but your first full of tropical cuteness is my fave...such a great idea to outline each image, too. Love them all, Joyce!

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  17. Joyce, I love that we both used the hula girl with the sun burst! And we both had the idea to have the iguana sitting on a sentiment, that card is my favorite, I love how you scattered the flowers all around. And the shiny beak on the bird? The perfect final touch!

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