Counterfeit Kit Challenge January 2015 Kit

Hi all! Happy New Year! After taking a bit of a bloggy break for the month of December, I am back with a vengence to start off 2015!  After being surrounded with December/ Christmas products for a moth, I am ready for a fresh start for this new year, in my home, food, and my crafting. For my crafty fun, I made up a kit of supplies for this month's Counterfeit Kit. The kit we were given for inspiration was the December Hip Kit:

Soft teals and pink? Right up my alley! I knew I had some stuff that would work for this inspiration! Here is my kit of supplies, which I am calling "New Beginnings":

List of supplies in the original kit:

• American Crafts - Amy Tangerine Stitched - Applique Paper
• American Crafts - Amy Tangerine Stitched - Flora Paper
• American Crafts - Amy Tangerine Stitched - Loom Paper
• American Crafts - Amy Tangerine Stitched - Map of My Heart Paper
• American Crafts - Amy Tangerine Stitched - Thrifted Paper
• Pebbles - Happy Day - Sunday Paper Paper
• Heidi Swapp - September Skies - Aspen Paper
• Heidi Swapp - September Skies - Afternoon Breeze Paper
• Heidi Swapp - September Skies - Meadow Bloom Paper
• American Crafts - Amy Tangerine Stitched - Ephemera
• American Crafts - Amy Tangerine Stitched - Rub-Ons
• Pebbles - Happy Day - Woodgrain Thickers
• Evalicious - Photo Shoot - Wood Veneer Shapes
• Evalicious - Photo Shoot - Puffy Stickers

A Closer look at the papers:

My kit list:

• Crate Paper- Maggie Holmes Flea Market- Heirloom Paper 
• Fancy Pants- What a Wonderful Day- What a Wonderful Day Strips Paper
• October Afternoon- Midway- Ticket Booth Paper
• October Afternoon- Farm Girl- Wooden Crate Paper
• October Afternoon- Woodland Park- Cat Tail Pond Paper
• Elle's Studio- You&Me- Lovely Stripes Paper
• Fancy Pants- What a Wonderful Day- Swell Paper
• Basic Grey- Lucille- Kitten Heels Paper
• Teresa Collins- You Are My Happy- Hearts Paper
• October Afternoon- Sidewalks- Capture The Flag
• American Crafts- Dear Lizzy 5th&Frolic-Pretty Parkway Paper
• American Crafts- Shimelle- Rubin Paper
• American Crafts- Shimelle- Leavitt Paper
• American Crafts- Shimelle- Herschel Paper
• Glitz Designs- Wild&Free- Gray Watercolor Paper
• American Crafts- Amy Tangerine Yes Please- Truth Paper
• American Crafts- My Girl- Precious Penny Paper
• American Craft- Dear Lizzy Polka Dot Party- Dazzling Decor Paper
• Core'dinations- Core Essentials Cosmo Cricket Neutrals- Gray Woodgrain Embossed Cardstock (I inked with white ink for a whitewashed look)
• October Afternoon- Lunchbox- Picnic Table- Sticker Alpha Set
• American Craft- Shimelle- Cork Stickers
• Studio Calico painted Chipboard Camera Stickers
• Studio Calico Essentials Woodgrain Chipboard Cameras
• Teresa Collins- You Are My Happy- Ephemera Pack
• Basic Grey Rub-On Pack
• Heidi Swapp- Light Pink Gel Blossoms (these are ancient)
• October Afternoon- Daily Flash Apple Cider-Pop Drops Enamel Stickers

I was having so much fun making my kit, that I decided to do a couple of the add-on kits as well. 

Their color add-on kit:

My color add-on kit:

And the embellishment add-on:

(theirs):

Mine:

And I forgot about them while photographing, but I do have 3 shaped clips in there as well.

All in all, I am very happy about this fresh, colorful kit with a mix of (very) old and new supplies, and can't wait to use up some stash! 

If you by way of the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog, I am your last stop on the hop, and you have seen some lovely kits to be inspired by already. If not, grab a cuppa and settle in-here's the full list of the CKC design team to hop around to:

• Lisa: http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com
• Julene: http://julenebydesign.blogspot.co.uk
• Stephanie: http://skylinepaperie.blogspot.ca
• Jemma: http://just-jimjams.blogspot.com
• Susanne: http://snapsandsnippets.blogspot.com
• Lesley: http://ohblogitifyoucantbeatthem.blogspot.co.uk
• Angela: http://colestoucan.blogspot.co.uk
• Leslie: http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com
• Margie: http://scrappinmargie.blogspot.com (You are here)

I will be sharing my December Daily Journal over the next few days- I am not exactly finished, but will share what I have so far. Thanks for dropping by, I'd love for you to leave me a comment!