I really love the idea of doing a December Daily album, but, with 4
kids and a limited scrapbooking budget, I felt that I would be able to make a
great "Counterfeit Kit" from the supplies I already had on hand. There are so
many great Christmas kits out there that it was HARD to narrow it down to
just one kit to copy-so I picked 2! The kits I chose to draw inspiration from
were : The hot kit this season from Studio Calico:
http://www.studiocalico.com/kits/add_ons/486, and a fantastic kit from last
season, from A Kiss On The Chic: http://www.akissonthechic.com/DecemberKits.aspx. I drew inspiration from both
kits to come up with a Christmas kit that I just love!I have
plenty of supplies to make my December Daily-plus plenty of other goodies to use
on layouts and cards.
Supplies in my kit:
Papers:
Making Memories 12x12 Postage Stripe Noel, We R Memory Keepers White Christmas Snow Flurry, 3 papers from the Jenni Bowlin Red and Black paper stack, the craem swirled paper is from a Christmas paper stack from the Paper Studio, and the green and silver small damask prints are from the DCWV Lemon Flower stacks, the gray chevron paper is a free digi paper that I got on a Jessica Sprague blog hop, and printed on watercolor paper, Making Memories 12x12 Green Snowflake Noel, Music Note Brown Noel, The Girls Paperie Tinsel&Twig 12x12 Snowfall, Holly Berry Floral, and Christmas Carol Stripe, and a Candy Cane Stripe paper from a Martha Stewart Christas paper stack I got on clearance at Wal Mart a couple of years ago.
Album:
I am using a green Smash book from K&Co, that I won as a blog candy a few months ago.
Embellishments:
chicken wire die cut from silver cardstock, assortment of christmas paper scraps, printable journaling spots and vintage graphics, which I mostly printed on watercolor paper for a luxurious feel, Making Memories red Shimmer Stickers alphas, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type green letters, Making Memories Scrapbook Basics shimmer alpha stickers, a couple of Making Memories Noel embellishments, Paper Studio crochet flowers in white (I may mist these or use as is...we'll see as the inspiration strikes), Petaloo Holiday Dazzlers snowmen (I won these from a Petaloo blog hop-they are so cute!), Elle's Studio Crazy Numbers 0-9, The Girl's Paperie Paper Girl Chipboard alphabet, red and green baker's twine, a couple of Maya Rd vintage pins, JHB wood buttons (one of the few things I purchased for this kit, got them at Hancock Fabrics), a few Jenni Bowlin Vintage Christmas chipboard buttons,a couple of tiny die cut envelopes, 2 kraft medallions that I cut with my Cricut and Mother's Day Bouquet at the same size as the ones in the Studio Calico kit- 1 3/4 inches, a few handmade flowers, some Christmas tags from We R Memory Keepers, and some random felt, acrylic, and chipboard bits from my Christmas stash.
Stamps:
Hampton Arts Postscript Calendar, Hampton Art Joyous Holiday, We R Memory Keepers White Christmas Holly Jolly, Studio G i.cling Doily Stamp
Some of my favorite elements in my kit are the
chevron paper ,there is a link for a free chevron pattern here, the "chicken wire" die
cut (which I cut with silver Wasua cardstock, my Cricut and SCAL), and my tiny
die cut envelopes (cut from Echo Park For The Record digipaper with my
Cricut and SCAL), and the awesome free printables from Creativity Prompt, Just
Something I Made, Pink Paislee here, here and here , the Graphics Fairy, ormolu. I needed an album to
stuff this all into-what better than that new green Smash book I haven't used
yet?! I will also be using a mix of photography prompts from
http://captureyour365.com/2010/12/25-december-daily-photo-ideas/ , and
http://rebeccacooper.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-photo-traditions.html.
I have some awesome December Daily albums, kits, and ideas pinned to
my December Daily Christmas Album
Inspiration Board, if my kit didn't suit you, have a peek and make
one the way you like it!!
That's gorgeous! and your beautiful clear photos make it seem even more desirable :)
ReplyDeleteno matter how often I look at your kit, I love it more and more! gorgeous and I am feeling quite inspired to try out my own adding some of the printables in that you've so kindly linked to. Can't wait to see what your daily album comes out like. bet it'll be STUNNING! :-)
ReplyDeleteJust a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave in the Cutting category today [22 Nov 02:00am GMT]. Thanks, Maria
ReplyDeleteLove what you've chosen here...a really bright,fun kit.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving Margie :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteYour Counterfeit kit looks AMAZING! You totally have me wanting to do the December Daily album now. I think the Smash Book approach is an excellent idea.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to stop by to say thank you very much for following the Counterfeit blog hop to my blog. I appreciated the visit!