SSS Card kit March 2024, part 1

 Honestly, I was so excited to get this kit and now I'm kind of underwhelmed. I'm not sure why.

Maybe the next group will be better? This is called Mix and Match Butterflies, by Simon Says Stamp.

There are a bunch of shiny mylar transparencies that are kind of pretty but would make better collages if they weren't so shiny. They are hard to photograph. 

The patterned paper is very pretty, and very busy.  I like the embossing folder shown here, although it is also hard to photograph. I'm still trying to get the ideal sandwich for my Big Shot. No tabs and one cutting plate is still too tight. Any advice?

Santa Lane mega big cardkit

Spellbinders' mega big holiday card kit this year is called "Santa Lane".  It's a box chock full of crafty goodness to play with.  Here's just the start of mine:

 

Whimsical Forest - an interim kit for me.

 I opened up the Spellbinders' Whimsical Forest kit to play with until my January kit arrived (which it did on Sunday evening).  I put together 6 cards before I realized I can't find the stamp set. Where could it be?

Here is where I gave up and looked for sentiments in other stamp sets. I love these kits but the included sentiments don't often make sense for the kinds of cards I send, or the kind my friends do, either. 

This little snail riding gnome is my favorite image in the die cut pack that's part of the kit.

Sometimes I think the only way to find something is to buy it again. But with something like a stamp set, that just bugs me. At least with tools or consumables it makes a little sense. 

Merry Wishes part 3

I think I'm done with Merry Wishes for a while.  I still have lots of stuff left in the kit but now I am tired of it. Plus, the December kit came today.

This card, below, features a silhouette die from Spellbinders called Hanging Stockings. I have no idea when it came out, but I'm certain I bought it on clearance a few weeks ago.  I used paper and puffy stickers from the kit, so it still counts, right?

 

Merry Wishes, part 2

 Here are a few more cards from the Spellbinders' Merry Wishes card kit. Just in the nick of time, too, since the next one is on the way.  I suspect there will be a few more with this kit because I've barely made a dent in it. Wow.

This card features the cute snowman from Spellbinders' November Small Die of the Month, Frankie Goes to the North Pole. The card below features the tree from the same set. Also, I think I really like the puffy sticker words. What fun! 

Officially subscribed to a card kit

Another card kit! I purchased so many Spellbinders' card kits in the last year that I figured it was time to break down and subscribe. Now I'll be making stuff that's current, instead of last year's.  This month's kit is called Merry Wishes, and the die is a street light. Who knew they could be so festive!

So, right off the bat I came out copying other people's designs. The above is from Tina Smith at Cards and Coffee Time.  Several of the other cards below are heavily inspired by other card makers, but sadly I didn't keep notes when I saw them. If I copied yours without crediting you, I apologize.

I apparently threw the kitchen sink at this one. 

The street light on this one is a chipboard sticker that was included in the kit. I think the ones made with the die set are better.

Another kitchen sink target. Sometimes I don't know when to stop.

The white "doily" in back of the wreath is from Spellbinders' Elegant Twist" circles.  The green Christmas word is from one of the previous kits from last year that I bought this year. 

This one was a lot of fun, so much gold foiling on the pattered paper!  The paper combination was inspired by Jennifer Snyder. There is also glitter inside the sequins on the wreath on the street light. The "sparkle" word is part of the puffy sticker set that came in the kit as well.

The tree is die cut with the tree in the Small Die of the Month from Spellbinders, called Frankie Goes to the North Pole. The die cut gifts are from other sets. 

There is a lot of stuff left in this kit, and I am not even tired of it yet, so there will be more cards from this one coming.

 

Sparkling holidays, so sparkling.

 Another Christmas card kit from Spellbinders, this one is Sparkling Holidays, the kit of the month from October 2019.  Although the colors of this kit are not my favorites, I really did want the sentiment dies. The bonus is that the tiny poinsettia is turning into my favorite.

Here are the 10 cards I made with this kit. There is a lot of stuff left over, so there may be a few more in the future. After all I did 19 with the November 2019 kit.