A fun hop in June...

I am excited to share that I will be guest designing in June for the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog!

As you probably have guessed, the CKCB is one of my favorite challenges.  Whenever I scrap, it is usually with the fun kits that I have created based on the current inspiration kit.

 

More fun June news:

We will be a having a super fun blog hop with our June sponsor,

Little Blue Button Stamps!

 

 

Hope you can join us!



A Bonus Kit and a Layout!

It's no secret that I just love Bethany from the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog.  I keep trying to convince her to move to Maine, but that hasn't happened yet.  Maybe I will have to relocate to the Midwest. ;)

When she messaged me to do a bonus kit with her based on one of the challenges from CSI: Color Story Inspiration, I jumped at the chance.  I love to make my own kits, and sometimes I even use them, LOL!

This is the Case File that we were inspired by:

Here is the kit that I made:

     

I used a PageMaps sketch to create this layout:

Cloud/stitching detail:

I still have quite a bit left in my kit to create a couple of cards, too.  Those little owl stamps are just too cute not to use today!  (They were also a gift from Bethany, sweet girl!)  They are part of a Christmas stamp set, but as you can see, they aren't Christmas-y at all!  I think they will be adorable on cards. :)

Thanks for looking!  Happy NSD!

Echo Park NSD Challenge #1

Happy National Scrapbook Day!

I am having SO MUCH FUN doing nothing but scrapping today!  In my jammies, to boot! LOL  I am also very grateful that we have not had any company today.  If the doorbell rings, I will pretend I am not home. :)

I have been playing along with a few challenges today.  There is so much happening online today!  The first project that I am sharing is a card for Echo Park's first challenge of the day: make a summertime card.

At first, I didn't think I could play along because although I have quite a bit of Echo Park product, none of it was really summer-themed.  Then I remembered that I have the entire digital Hello Summer collection!  I always forget my digi stuff because it's not right in front of me. :)  Here's what I came up with:

I printed the window box twice on white cardstock, then fussy-cut the flowers and layered them.  I also paper-pieced the window frame and awning.  The awning paper and background are both from Echo Park's Walk in the Park collection.  The little "Thanks a Bunch" sticker is from the Country Drive collection.

Thanks for popping by today.  I have a kit and layout to post in a bit, then it's back up to the scrap room to play some more. :)

Some bright, FUN cards!

I broke into my April Counterfeit Kit today.  I love this kit-such bright, quirky papers and fun embellies!  I made 3 cards today:

This one is my favorite!  I played with different techniques on the chalkstock, but the one that I liked best was to use Versamark ink and white embossing powder.  The heart border is just punched hearts adhered, then machine-stitched.  I will definitely be using this simple technique again-I can't wait to check out all of my old tiny Paper Shaper punches!

OK, so I love this one, too!  That green watercolor dot is one of my favorites from the Sketchbook collection.  I colored my butterflies with Copics.  Why have I never thought of that before?  Everyone swears by mists, but I HATE using mists.  I never get the effect that I want, and I get ink all over EVERYTHING!  The Copics were perfect for getting just the right coverage on these little butterflies.

This is one of the little circle tags that I counterfeited.  Although I loved the ones from Elle's Studio, I was more inspired by THESE lovelies from the Crate Paper blog.  I love dimension, and layered punches, foam tape, a veneer butterfly and a puffy heart gave me that dimension that I wanted.  The rub-ons that I used were SUPER old ones from my stash, too!  BONUS! :)

Thanks for popping by!

April Counterfeit Kit

The kit that we are counterfeiting for April is FUN!  

It is the March 2013 kit from Gossamer Blue:

Since I didn't have any of the actual elements from the inspiration kit, I went with a different approach than I usually take.  I wrote down a couple of words that came to mind when I looked at the original kit: watercolor, brights, eclectic, hearts, stripes, polka dots.  Then I went through my stash and saw my Amy Tangerine Sketchbook paper pad.  Absolutely perfect!  So I chose the watercolor hearts, scribbles, and polka dots from that collection, and added a Sassafras squiggle and an Echo Park chevron.  Also, Glitz's Color Me Happy collection (from the inspiration kit) included a chalkboard-style paper, so I added a sheet of chalkstock to my kit.

For embellies, I chose a new "Snail Mail" stamp (it reminded me of the chalkboard fonts that are so popular right now) and some others from my stash.  The flower stamp is SUPER old, but reminded me of the watercolor theme.  I included puffy hearts in place of the enamel dots, some older Colorbok chipboard circles, veneer butterflies, a few die-cuts, buttons, cabachons, ribbon and washi.  Oh, and those adorable, glittery sentiment stickers from KI Memories!  I think they go perfectly with the overall feel of my kit.

I also plan on counterfeiting the cute little circle tags from Elle's Studio, 

but I haven't gotten to that yet. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I have already made 3 cards with my kit-will be blogging them soon!  Have a great weekend!

A few more March kit projects...

My March Counterfeit Kit was the biggest ones that I have assembled in quite a few months!  I have eked out a few more cards from it, but I still hope to make a few more.  That kit will stay together in my scrap room for a bit longer. :)

Here are the latest 4 cards from that kit:

(This one is my mom's favorite!  She requested one like this for Mother's Day. :) )

(For my sweet and generous friend Heather-I will always have good memories of the I Heart {ippity} DT)

(This card still needs something-more buttons?  I will keep it out on my worktable until I figure it out!)

Thanks for looking-I have my April kit posted soon.  Full of bright colors and fun prints!  

February CKCB Projects

Oops-just realized after posting my March Counterfeit Kit that I haven't shared any of my February projects yet. *blush*

 

Lots of cards! 8, to be exact, plus one tag.  One of the cards I can't share, however, because it is being published in Cricut magazine!  I am so excited! :D

 

Here's what I made:

 

 

Thanks for popping by!