Working my June kit still...

Well, my sister is due to have a baby any day now.  The last few weeks have been a flurry of getting my blog posts ready for the Counterfeit Kit Challenge and getting things done for work.  I want to be ready when she calls to head on out and drive about 2 1/2 hours to see the birth of my new nephew (fingers crossed!).  That has not left much time for any crafting, but I did manage to get a few things done with my June kit. 



July's Counterfeit Kit (s)

Welcome to our JULY BLOG HOP!  I am going to assume you came on over from our wonderful Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog.  Gasp!  You didn't ?  Well get on over there first.  Go on.  I'll wait for you.  (foot tapping)

Hey, you're back!  Good!  So did you see the kit we are doing from Citrus Twist ?  I love the fact that new scrapbook kit clubs are popping up!  Yeah for them!  They are off to an impressive start!

So....I have been looking through my fininished kits and am realizing that I lean WAY towards making more girlie kits.  Which if fine.  But I do have a boy, too.  So this month I thought I would even things up a bit!  Did I make a boy kit, you ask?  Yeah.  That would have been easier.  I ended up making TWO kits.  One boy.  One girl.  Jack and Jill.

Jack

I tried to really stick close to the overall patterns of the main kit papers, but with a boy twist.  Love the woodgrain and the Echo Park paper...

Alpha stickers anyone?  I pulled a few...and then pulled a few more.  LOL  The felt ones are a new purchase...I hope they look great on a page!

Instead of linen, I went with cork...and I LOVE those puffy stickers!

I am not well stocked with boy stamps, but I think these will be perfect!  (I bought the Unity Stamp from Sherri...my very own Ippity Chick!)

I was so excited to finally use some of the punched buttons I made from my scraps.   LOL  I like making them, but haven't really used them yet.  I also punched some file folder tabs...and used my Cricut and some wood grain paper to "copy" the wood veneer pieces. (Love that Going Places Cart!)

Jill

I always try to start with the floral prints, when I am matching papers for my kit.  The colors from those set the tone for me.



Have to keep things even which means:  MORE ALPHAS!

I pulled some girly stamps I have not used in awhile.  Love the CTMH ones with the dogs.  :)



I did have a piece of sticky backed linen that I will need to figure out how to use.  And look at the super cute tapes (thanks, Pam!) that I can't wait to play with!



Making two kits was really much easier than it seemed since I was able to just make everything twice.  Only added a few extra minutes.  :)



 I hope you took a chance to go through all of our Design Team's kits for the month!  Such a talented group!

 

Guest Designer: Sherri  http://sherrithompson.blogspot.com/

Jemma http://just-jimjams.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/  **Yep...that is me!

I did manage to scrap...

Kids are home...I am trying to work...be super mom...not hear the words, I'm bored!  LOL  Our summer schedule looks something like this:

Movie Monday (go out to a dollar one...or rent one)...work...swim
Tuesday Staff Meeting...play date...swim
Wildcard Wednesday (surprise activity)...work...swim
Thursday....work...swim
Library Friday...work...swim
Saturday....family time
Sunday....lots of church activities

Wildcard Wednesdays have been our saving grace this summer.  The kids never know what we are going to do, so they spend several days anticipating...and then several days reveling in the fun they had.  LOL

Here are some of the things we have done so far (remember my kids are 9 and 7...and easily pleased...LOL)

Getting the stuff for banana splits:

Going to the pet store to look at animals:

Playing an interesting game involving shaving cream and throwing cheetos:

Being super sneak theives and stealing a valueable heirloom at the end of the hall:

We have also tossed in some trips to the zoo and a HUGE park/playground.

That has not left me alot of time for scrapping, but I did manage to finish a few things this month:

Any suggestions for how I can become a night person?  I would get so much more done then!

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!

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