June's Counterfiet Kit!

This year is just flying by!  I am so happy it is summer finally and I get to hang out with my two favorite kids all day, every day!  They have worked so hard this year; I know we are all ready for a break!  This will be the first summer of mom working, so I am a little nervous about juggling both.  Working from home will present some challenges (the kids are used to my undivided attention), but I know we can handle it.

Meridy and I had a brainstorm for our counterfeit kit for June!  I am so excited about this one!

Shimelle over on 2 Peas (also known as Glitter Girl) had a fabulous National Scrapbook Day challenge that was right up our alley!  Go over to 2 Peas to see her great challenge and video: Kit Me Up and get a feel for OUR challenge for the month!  Also, don't forget to stop over at Counterfeit Kit Challenge to see the details of our challenge for this month!

This month, the inspiration will all have to come from YOU as you only have a basic list of kit necessities to go off of for putting together your own kit!  I am excited to share with you my process for doing that this month. 

***My camera has been laid to rest so, until I replace it, all of my photos will be from my phone.***

My inspiration for my kit is based on some stamp sets that I absolutely LOVE and am anxious to plan some projects around:

These stamps remind me of the Mad Hatter's Tea Party from Alice in Wonderland, so that is the direction my kit is going to take!

Now that I have my theme, I picked my key sheet of paper that will give me my color scheme and feel of my kit.  My key sheet of patterned paper is a fun mix of rainbows, clouds and  mushrooms from Sassafrass Lass.  From there I added some fun patterns/colors that went well with that paper.

Cardstock seemed the next logical choice.  I chose to keep them nuetrul to balance out the pretty bold colors of my patterned paper.

Next up was the smaller things to round out my kit:

My surprise item?  A perfect fit for my kit:

So here is my complete kit!  Mad Hatter's Tea Party!

I had a LOT of extra things that I wanted to put in my kit, so I made a few add ons, too. 

My sweet girl, Isabel, insisted on getting in on the fun, so here is her kit In the Jungle:

I CANNOT WAIT to see what kit's everyone has put together!  I am so excited about this!

Here is the hop order, in case you did not come here by way of the CKC blog.  Don't miss any of them!

Guest Designer: Alison http://missybossy65.blogspot.com/

Crystal http://crystalscraftycreations.blogspot.com/

Glinda http://razzledscrapper.blogspot.com/

Jen http://mypair-a-dice.blogspot.com/

Julie Ann http://julieannshahin2.blogspot.com/

Lisa http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com/

Libeeti http://creationswithlove-li-bee-ti.blogspot.com/

Margie http://scrappinmargie.blogspot.com/

Milissa http://millermall.blogspot.com/

Rebecca http://howiburb.blogspot.com/

Susanne http://www.snapsandsnippets.blogspot.com/

Bethany http://inspiredscrapper-bethany.blogspot.com/     YOU ARE HERE

Meridy http://www.meridy77.blogspot.com/   GO HERE NEXT

Have fun!

May's Counterfeit Kit!

I have been having so much fun pulling things for this kit!  I really like the direction I was able to take with it!

My camera is not working, so I took these pics with my phone, which is getting ready to be finished as well.  Sigh.  So excuse the not great photos. 

Here is my overall kit:

I did not have any bicycle paper that would work, so I went with a camera theme instead.  I LOVE the woodgrain paper and the colors of cardstock I pulled!  I think I can manage some guy and girl stuff with this kit!

I am going to use some blank Momenta stickers and print my own alphas.  I also made my own washi tape, since I didn't have any that would work.

Butterflies already punched from my scraps.  That was easy!

The frames were easily made with my Cricut and I had fun making the note cards to journal on!

I have tons of fun brads, so I added some of those...and a few stamps (managed to sneak a bike in anyway).

I am ready to go with this kit!  I will admit, that I have saved about 3 previous kits from this year.  I love them too much to break them down yet.  I have so much to play with!

National Scrapbook Day Challenge!

Happy National Scrapbook Day!

The Counterfeit Kit Challenge team is excited to give you some creative mojo today with our Blog Hop of Challenges!

Here is the complete list of our Design Team Blogs!  Make sure you check them all out!  Their challenges are awesome!

Guest Designer: Leslie http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com/  

Crystal http://crystalscraftycreations.blogspot.com/

Jemma http://just-jimjams.blogspot.com/    

Julie Ann http://julieannshahin2.blogspot.com/

Libeeti http://creationswithlove-li-bee-ti.blogspot.com/

Lisa http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com/  

Milissa http://millermall.blogspot.com/  

Rebecca http://howiburb.blogspot.com/   

Susanne http://www.snapsandsnippets.blogspot.com/  

Bethany http://inspiredscrapper-bethany.blogspot.com/    **You are Here**

Glinda http://razzledscrapper.blogspot.com/

I am excited to issue you my own challenge today! 

Paper Only Challenge!  For your project, you may only use two things...paper and adhesive! 

Photo Credit

Now get that panicked look off of your face! You can totally do this!  There are SO many embellishments and things that you can make out of paper.  It will take a bit of time, but think of how proud you will be when you finish!

Here is a great site that inspired me!
Turn Your Scraps into Sunbursts

And here are the projects I put together based on their tutorial!
**It was a bit time consuming, but now that I have the templates, it will be easy to put together again.  In fact, I have plans to do one for my daughter's crazy hair day photos!  And yes.  Yes I am proud!  LOL

Have an excellent weekend of creating!  Don't forget to show us what you make by commenting on the National Scrapbook Day blog post on Counterfeit Kit Challenge!

Happy Birthday, Miss Arts Paper Crafting School!

Miss Arts Paper Crafting School

is one year old!!

If you have not been over to Miss Arts, you really need to check them out!  Alyssa offers fresh and innovative classes on a variety of paper crafting topics.  New classes are added frequently and the monthly subscription price is only $10!  For an additional $5 a month you can have back access to all of their classes!  It is so worth it!

Head on over there and check out their giveaway as well!  You will love it!

April Challenge on CKCB!

We had a great sketch challenge for this month on Counterfeit Kit Challenge from Pretty Little Studio (sketch 28) .


I thought it was high time I did a layout of my friend Pam.  We met eons ago through Close to My Heart (I used to be a consultant) and we have been scrappy friends ever since.  (She does, however, keep moving farther away from me...I wonder if she is trying to tell me something?  LOL)

When Pam came for a visit last year, we had a great time decorating cupcakes, doing card challenges, visiting the zoo and eating bacon sundaes (don't knock it till you've tried it).  I have not done the journaling yet...I want it to be perfect!

I so love this little banner.  I had fun layering things on it.  :)

Well, look at me and all of my fun layers!  Once I got going, I just couldn't stop. 

Have fun with the sketch!  And be sure to show me what you make!

It is Counterfeit Kit Time

We have a very fun, fresh kit that we are counterfeiting this month!  It is WAY out of the box for me, but I really think it will be fun!

Head on over to Counterfeit Kit Challenge to see what we are up to and check out the kit!

Now, on to the fun stuff!  Our fabulous Design Team and our incredible Guest Designer have created wonderful kits for this month!  Check them out and give them some love please (go to CKC Blog to see the complete list of the hop).

My kit this month is based off of the Christy Thomlinson Kit featured.  I was struck by the vibrant colors and fun combinations of patterns.

Most of my paper is from various Echo Park Kits.  I tried to stick fairly closely to the overall feel, scale and colors of the papers.

I love using interesting flowers, so I went with a combination of Prima's and some that I made for a previous kit.

I was thrilled to throw in some of the shapes I cut out of my scraps a few months ago.  (The woodgrain butterfly is my favorite!)

I have been facinated with Washi Tape, so I threw some of that in to play with and of course, had to have my buttons!

I loved the die cuts for this kit, but was short on time to recreate them.  I did, however, just purchase some great K&Co die cuts that look like they will fill the gap nicely.

So that's my kit!  I am amazed every monthh at how much fun it is to pull my own kits...and how much I love them when they are all pulled together!

Now head on over to see what Meridy has created!

March Counterfeit Kit Blog Hop

We are rolling along into March with our Counterfeit Kits and Challenges!  The longer we do this, the more fun I am having! 

Our Kit this month is lovingly counterfeited from Birds of a Feather.  At first, I was a bit thrown off by the very limited color palette, but once I started pulling papers, I really love how the different tones and shades play off one another.

I kept my kit a bit smaller this time around.  I am finding it harder and harder to have "me" time to work with my kits, so I didn't want to overwhelm myself.  Besides the blue and yellow, I decided to accent with a woodgrain pattern.

Don't you love these papers?  I pulled from several different kits (including Echo Park and DCWV to find just the right shades of blues and yellows.

My sweet friend Sherri had sent me some lovely handmade embellishments that I am so happy to add to this kit.  They are BEAUTIFUL!  I made the title blocks (Summertime and So Very...).

My new Tim Holts mini Rosettes Die came in handy for this kit.  I love they way they look!  I was also lucky to have just recieved these great Stampin' Up Couderoy Brads and Buttons from my friend Pam. 

Othere than that, I tossed in a few random stickers and some Alpha's to complete my kit.  I have to admit that I am still working on last month's kits, but I love them so much I am not ready to break them back down yet.

If you have not checked out the rest of our Designer's Kits for this month, head on over to Mary to get your Hop Started.  You won't want to miss ANY of them!

Guest Designer: Mary Buttons http://craftycreation.blogspot.com/

Crystal http://crystalscraftycreations.blogspot.com/

Glinda http://razzledscrapper.blogspot.com/

Helen http://craftimperfect.blogspot.com/

Jen http://mypair-a-dice.blogspot.com/

Julie Ann http://julieannshahin2.blogspot.com/

Lisa http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com/

Margie http://scrappinmargie.blogspot.com/

Milissa http://millermall.blogspot.com/

Bethany http://inspiredscrapper-bethany.blogspot.com/

Meridy http://www.meridy77.blogspot.com/

**And for those of you who are wondering why my posts are getting few and far between.  I am finding it tricky to juggle posting here AND posting on the CKCB.  I really want to do better with this blog, though.  I promise to try.