Take Time To Smell the Roses

For today's post, I am sharing a page that I made for the Sketchbook 365 July Challenge (How do you like that for getting it done early, it's not even July yet ;-)  ):

My layout, "Take Time To Smell The Roses":

 This layout is made entirely from my most recent "inspired by Shimelle kit": Webster's Pages and Pink Paislee pp, cardstock scraps, and shapes punched from leftover bits of The Girls Paperie pp, embellies: Studio Calico Notions Vintage Pattern Flowers, Petaloo flower, Pebbles rose brads, We R Memory keepers twine, Cosmo Cricket tiny Type that I colored with a rose colored Copic marker, Jolee's bling letters, and a tag stamped with a gorgeous Webster's and Unity Girl Land stamp that I won in a recent blog hop giveaway!

Closer look at the tag:

I have more to share from this kit, but not today, need to get my run in before it gets too hot!

Masterforgers Paint Challenge

I used up my whole first kit for the month of June, so I pulled together a second (and a lot more girly!) "Inspired By Shimelle" kit:

I used this kit to do a page for the current Masterforger's challenge, to use paint (I used my mist and Distress Stain):

I used this sketch from Let's Capture These Sketches:

And here is my layout:

Sharing some more Scrappiness

(Scrappiness=Happiness!)Today I am sharing a layout that I made based on the May 15th sketch from Stuck Sketches,  and using my May and April Counterfeit kits.
The Sketch:

The layout:

Supplies I used: Bazzill Swiss Dots cardstock, Making Memories border strips patterned paper, Up & Up paper tape, Dear Lizzy Mixtape, Wilton's white paper doily, Petaloo flowers, printed journaling spot.

A Rainbow of Color...

The Sketch I Used:

My Layout:

See it on Two Peas In A Bucket

I was also inspired by the Rainbow Challenge at the Counterfeit kit challenge blog (although I didn't quite finish it in time to share with the other Master Forgers' layouts).

I used supplies from my Mid March Counterfeit kit-the Jillibean Soup patterned paper for the background, and Making Memories metal flowers, aqua glitter glue and Petaloo flowers from my March main kit (they were all cream colored, but I sprayed them with various mists to make them a rainbow of colors), and added in an assortment of leftover flowers. I made the "ruffles" with white cardstock, a Martha Stewart lace border punch, and some chalk ink.



Punch It Up!

The challenge that the Counterfeit Kit Club Challenge Blog gave us:

Challenge #2: Use those Punches! Border, corner, layered... don't care what you use, but I want to see evidence of Punching on your project.

 

I chose to use this fun sketch from Artful Delight :

 My page about a night with my girlies for the challenges:

 see it on Two Peas In A Bucket

A closer look at my rosette flower (from a 2Peas swap):

Supplies I used ( mostly from my March kit):

2 sheets of Studio Calico Memoir patterned paper, an aqua and white paper scrap that I punched with a Martha Stewart border punch, a piece of white corrugated paper, Jillibean Soup journaling and letter stickers (I coated the yellow ones with Glossy Accents for dimension), Petaloo flowers and leaves, flower rosette from swap.

 

March already?!

How did that happen?! February just flew by for me! Ah well, time marches on! And it's time to counterfeit again! The kit that Beth and Meridy chose for our inspiration this month is from Birds Of A Feather kit co:

I loved it,  and I was inspired to use a bunch of new MME goodies that I just had to order after CHA-and I based my kit around that. I tried to make a small kit-this is about as small as I can make myself go, lol!

 My Counterfeit kit for March, "Country Sunshine"

 A Closer Look At The Papers in My Kit:

Cardstock: 3 sheets light aqua, 1 sheet light yellow, 1 sheet dark yellow, 1 sheet light green Swiss Dots Bazzill, 1 sheet Blush Blossom, 1 sheet medium pink, 1 sheet white rose embossed
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart "Be Amazing" Honey Blue,Kraft Unique, Follow Your Heart "Be Happy" Follow, and Honey Pink papers, My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline "Dolled Up" Day, Studio Calico "Memoir" Book Jacket, Heirloom, and Flower Bed, Prima Alla-Prima "Composition"
Embellishments:  Jillibean Soup Homemade 6-Bean Soup Cardstock Stickers, Hambly Screen Prints rub-on Doilies, light green sheer ribbon, sheer white ribbon, aqua grosgrain ribbon, American Crafts Elements large glitter brads, Jillibean Soup Cool Beans, Petaloo velvet cream flowers, some ancient  die cut and embossed navy and green frames from my stash, Studio G aqua glitter glue, a scrap of light aqua velvet ricrac, some stick on pearls and gems, some old journaling cards from My Mind's Eye,  Sew Easy twine, and a couple of white corrugated scraps

Here is the list of designers, be sure to check out their blogs and see their gorgeous kits-I can't wait!

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/ (YOU ARE HERE!)

Milissa http://millermall.blogspot.com/

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

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

Tag, You're It!

The Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog gave us this challenge for using our November kits:

Challenge #1: Tag, you're it! Create a project using tags!

Here is my Entry:

I based it on this sketch from Elle's Studio blog:

Supplies used:

Basic Grey Marrakech "Sencha", charcoal colored cs, Blush Blossom cs, paper doily that I spray painted with chalkboard paint, printed cardstock journaling spot from Creativity Prompt that I printed and punched to make a tag, and added peachy colored shabby seam binding, Making Memories white velvet word, border sticker from Crate Paper, Petaloo flowers, and a ZVA bling flourish.

A Layout to share...

Just a quick post to share a layout that I made for My Pinterest Inspired Challenge (hurry and play for a chance to win an RAK from me, it ends Monday). I based my layout on a sketch from Stuck Sketches.
The Sketch:

My Pinterest inspiration:

My Layout:

I used supplies from my November Counterfeit kit: Basic Grey Wisteria paper, a few bits from my scrap bin: gray cardstock, shimmer cardstock, a piece of patterned vellum, and some embellies from my November kit as well: light blue embroidery floss (that I wrapped around the strand of pearls from a previous kit), darker blue and white Petaloo Flora Doodles flowers, a soft gray velvet bloom from Petaloo, white Velvet Word from Making Memories. Thanks for looking- do come by play along with my challenge! We have a new one starting on Tuesday!