June CKCB Member Blog Hop

Hi, and welcome to the June member's blog hop for the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog!
I hope you have enjoyed your way through it, and welcome to my blog. Since I am the last blog on the hop, if you are coming to me first, you will definitely want to work your way through the rest of the blogs to see what everyone is making with their kits.As a quick refresher, this is the kit of supplies that I started with from my stash:

 I made several pages with my kit this month, some of which I have already shared, and some of which I will share later. I actually got a nice stack of older photos scrapped, which makes me happy!  First, I have the page that I made for the "transportation challenge":

Challenge #2:  Transportation Challenge:  Have something transportation related on your project.
(and yes, I realize the riding mower photos are a bit of a stretch as far as that goes):

Here is a peek at several more pages that I have made with this kit:

This page was made with papers from the kit-I flipped the teal and black patterned paper on the bottom row for my background sheet here:

And this page (another where I used the opposite side of the paper that I showed in my kit):

(my favorite part of this page is the sequins! Hands down.)

The background sheet for this page is the purple distressed paper's other side:

I used these papers as shown-I thought the constellation paper would be the perfect match for a page about bedtime stories:

And the background of this page is the B-side of the green and cream diamond patterned paper:

So, a lot of B-sides used, some older, not technically great photos used, some great stories and moments recorded,  and a great deal of the kit used up as well. I even have a few more to share, but figured that I need to stop somewhere, so as not to overwhelm you with pages and photos. But I will continue sharing for sure!

If you haven't made the rounds just yet, have a look around at what the other members' challenge projects look like, and what they have been doing with their kits. You are sure to be inspired!

CKCB   http://www.counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com

Lisa   http://lisahausmann.blogspot.de

Tina   http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com

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

Julie   http://jsquaredscrapspot.wordpress.com

Karen   https://pinkycrafter.wordpress.com

Susan   http://littlethingsbigdays.blogspot.com

Cindy   http://www.cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com

Kate   http://www.kateblue.blogspot.com/

Margie   http://scrappinmargie.blogspot.com

A Scrappy Sunday, Part #1

I had some free time and the house to myself today, so I had some time for scrappy fun! I worked on using up bits and pieces from previous counterfeit kits , and making pages for some challenges. Up first, a page that I made for sketch #227 over at Creative Scrappers.

The Sketch:

My Layout, Smile:

See It on 2 Peas 

 

Papers used: B-sides from Simple Stories Summer Fresh, Pink Paislee Declaration, Pink Paislee London Market. I used a loopy border punch, Prima decorative tape, a Grungeboard flourish that I painted and heat embossed , hot pink Prima flowers, one Crate Paper journaling spot, woodgrain letter stickers from Momenta, and a layered flower from my September kit.
I'll be back with another layout in a few minutes!

Finally Getting some Scrappy Time in!

I played along with a few sketch challenges that end tomorrow. The first one that I finished:

 This page was made up mainly from my April Counterfeit Kit, and a few pieces I scavenged from old kits. It was based on Sketch 143 from Got Sketch.
The second pagew I made was based on this week's challenge and sketch from The Paper Variety.

 The Sketch I used:

The papers and embellishments I used were pulled from my May Counterfeit kits.

I am loving sketches this month!

The sketch I used today was for the March 1st Challenge over at Stuck Sketches:

I made this layout:

A closer look at my embellishment clusters:

Supplies I used:

From my March Counterfeit Kit:My Mind's Eye "Dolled Up" (the woodgrain/doily paper), Studio Calico (the teal pattern paper), brown Jillibean Soup letter stickers

From my February Counterfeit kit: white Pink Paislee letter stickers, journaling card, October Afternoon banner flag

From my January Counterfeit Kit:white paper doily, embellished snowflakes doily

From my stash: aqua Prima Gillian flowers

Mother's Day is coming!

Today I am sharing a fun flowery card that I made for my mom for Mother's Day:

I took the challenge this past weekend from Scrapbook and Cards Today blog, to use this photo for inspiration:

With such pretty colors, I immediately thought of Mother's Day! I am also linking up to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge:

MOTHER'S DAY/SPECIAL GIRL

Can you see how I was inspired? This was a great way to use up floating flowers from my stash and several past Counterfeit Kits!

Now, I have a question for you- Do you think I should stamp a sentiment on the outside, or leave it as is and stamp the inside only?

Just a Quick post to share

One more of my January layouts:

 And a closer look at the embellishment cluster:

All of the supplies for this page came from my January kits and the Little Black Dress kit from Scraptastic Club.

Your Special Day

Today's layout is another from my stack of pages that I completed last week. I started with this month's sketch from Artful Delight:

I also took inspiration from the Paper Variety:

and

Runway Inspired Challenges, challenge #3, This fantastic ensemble by Gareth Pugh:

My Layout:

What could be better for a runway inspired challenge than this yummy Basic Grey Little Black Dress Collection (from Scraptastic Club's Little Black Dress Kit)? For the "kiss of color" this lovely light aqua swirl paper and embellished stick pins from my January "Cozy Cabin kit", and I layered aqua and white flowers with a decorative brad for the center.
If you would like to see more about the "Something Blue Bridal Shower" I threw for my little sis with lots of handmade/paper crafted touches, I blogged about it here:
http://www.scrappinmargie.blogspot.com/search/label/Something%20Blue%20shower

Happy Halloween!

Since it's Halloween, I thought that it would be fitting to share one more Halloween page made with my kit for this month! I started with a couple of challenges, one on Sketches 4 All using this great sketch by Jana Eubanks:

And a challenge from The Paper Variety blog to make a Halloween project.Here is my page:

A close up look at my embellies:

Thanks for stopping by today-before you go, leave me a not and let me know what you do for Halloween! Do you trick or treat? Pass out candy or dress up? If so what was your best/most creative costume? I will be taking the kids trick or treating tonight, myself. Be sure to come by tomorrow-I have another layout and some exciting news to share!

A Few Challenges and some Scrapbooking to Share

Sorry, I have been a bit of a bad blogger lately. I have spent some time creating, but not nearly enough time sharing. So, I thought it would be a good time to share some of the pages I have made with you.

First up is a page that I did for the CKCB blog's layering challenge. I used sketch #177 from Creative Scrappers. I also took the prompt to make a fall/Halloween page from Sketches 4 All, and this is what I came up with.

Sketch I Used:

The page I made:

 Supplies I used were all from my October Counterfeit Kit:
Swirly gray background paper was the backside of the Heidi Swapp, "The Lounge", and the green stripes were the backside of the Heidi Swapp "Groovin". I used a black glitter pumpkin border from the KI Memories Wicked border stickers, We R Memory Keepers Blackout felt border, a green ZVA bling flourish, an assortment of Primas from my kit, along with some of the Basic Grey Eerie brads, and a black and a few brass brads the chipboard letter stickers are American Crafts Thickers.
I am also sharing a page that I made with another sketch from Creative Scrappers.
The sketch I used, #175:

The page I made :

I still need to do some journaling, but I love the way it turned out so far!The supplies were all from my October Main kit: the back of the Echo Park Life Is Good "Bold Stripes", the polka dot and flowered paper is Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe "Dresses" (both sides), and used some border stickers and letter stickers from the Echo Park Life is Good Element and Alpha Stickers, pink satin homemade flower, some of my digital elements that I printed out on sticker paper for my kit: a Cosmo Cricker "Gluber" flower, and a yellow journaling spot from Echo Park's Digital collections, and pink Thickers that I used my pearl colored paint dabber on.

If you'll check back, I'll be sure to share the rest of my October pages through the next week, I promise ;-). Thanks for stopping by today!

October Counterfeit Kit

Can you believe that it's October already? I can't! But I am so happy for fall-I truly love the change of seasons! And fall means cooler weather, sweaters, colorful leaves, back to school for the kiddos, and Halloween. With 4 kids, how can I not love all of that? Anyhow, back to the kit!

This month, Beth and Meridy chose these kits from Little Red Scrapbook for our inspiration:
Main Kit:

and a Halloween themed kit:

And since I have as much (if not more) fun making up the kits each month out of my stash, I made up two kits, too!

My Main Kit, "Beautiful Autumn":

For my kit, I tried to stay with similar colors and patterns. Here is the breakdown of the goodies I included in my kit:
Papers:
Heidi Swapp "Groovin" (the green houndstooth-2sheets)
Coordinations Graphic 45 gray embossed dots cardstock
2 sheets from DCWV Lemon Flower Stack (yellow, green and silver glittered floral and the yellow paisley)
Echo Park Life Is Good "Grandma's Quilt"
SEI Chocolat "Framboise"
SEI Chocolat "Papillion"
Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe "Dresses"
Echo Park Life Is Good  Border Strips
The Girl's Paperie Paper Girl "12x12 Cabbage Rose"
American Crafts Play "Paper Dolls"
Heidi Swapp "The Lounge"
Echo Park Life Is Good "Bold Stripes"
American Crafts The Goods "Carriage"
The Girl's Paperie Paper Girl "Die Cut Wallpaper"
SEI Chocolat "Chocolat"

Embellishments:
ribbons: K&Co. scalloped pink felt ribbon, American Crafts light blue velvet scalloped ribbon
Lots of handmade flowers-lollipop flowers,satin burnt edge flowers, and ruffled ribbon flowers, along with a leftover Prima backing card from another pack of flowers that I plan to repurpose
a gorgeous butterfly mini banner that I received from a 2 Peas swap (those girls are SO talented!!)
Graphic 45 Botanicabella punch out butterfly tags
A sheet of sticker paper that I printed out lots of fun digi elements on-some from Echo Park,some from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, the Graphics Fairy, and Cosmo Cricket, to name a few.
American Crafts Thickers Darling Lipgloss chipboard letter stickers
Jolee's All That Bling large pink gems

My Embellishment Add On:

Echo Park Life Is Good Element and Alpha Stickers
American Crafts Thickers Sprinkles Cucumber glitter chipboard letter stickers
The Girls Paperie Paper Girl Flower Market Paper Route and Vintage Buttons
Shimmerz Bed Of Roses shimmer mist
homemade shimmer mist
assortment of paper and ribbon flowers

My Halloween Kit, "Creepy Creatures":

Papers:
Making Memories Spellbound "Glitter Crow"
American Crafts Moda Bella "Tailored"
Little Yellow Bicycle Frightful Collection "Large Stripe"
Purple spiderwebs from Target $1 Spot paper pack
Cloud 9 Design Halloween Fun "Multi Spiders"
Basic Grey Eerie "Screech"(back side shown)
Basic Grey Eerie "Reaper"
Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter "Pious"
Pink Paislee Vintage Moon "Harvest Moon"
DCWV Lemon Flower gray/silver glitter dot cardstock
K&Co Halloween Whimsy 12x12 Web Flat Paper
Halloween stripes from Target $1 Spot paper pack
SEI Eerie Alley Arachnophobia (back side shown)
Heidi Swapp "Star and Shield"

Embellishments:
American Crafts Thickers Sprinkles black glitter chipboard letters
Target $1 Spot Spooky Collection Chipboard Alpha Stickers
Jenni Bowlin Halloween Bingo Cards
Basic Grey Wholy Cow Rub-ons
Basic Grey Eerie Pops layered stickers, Glazed Brads
Making Memories Spook Alley glitter rub-ons
Target $1 Spot Halloween Rub-ons and Glitter Word Stickers
Marcella by K Halloween Candy Pillow Stickers
American Crafts Remarks Trick Or Treat Phrase Stickers Book
Making Memories Spellbound brads
We R Memories Black Out Halloween flocked lace
awesome halloween mini banners (from the same swap mentioned above)
Adirondack Metallics Paint daubers
assorted halloween Primas
black, purple, and silver glitter
assortment of fall/halloween stamps by: Creative Cafe for Hampton Arts, Scrappy Cat, See-d's for Inque Boutique, and Studio G
leftover black gems and pearls
die cut "wrought-iron" gate (I made it and put it in a kit a couple of months ago, but haven't used it yet)
KI Memories Wicked Glitter Sticker borders
DCWV fall word stickers
EK Success clear Halloween title stickers
Cosmo Cricket Tricks&Treats cardstock stickers
Marcella by K Halloween Glitter Embossed Stickers
7Gypsies 97% Complete Halloween Stickers

Closer look at my Halloween stamps and stickers:

Sketchy Fun

As you may or may not have noticed, I love sketches!! It takes alot of the "work" and thinking out of scrapping for me, and just allows me to focus on the pictures, the memories,and having fun!  Here are a few more layouts that I made this week using sketches:

Sketch 173 for Creative Scrappers:

My Layout, "Take Time To Smell The Daisies":



Supplies Used (mostly from September Counterfeit Kit):
DCWV yellow grid print from Lemon Flower Stack, scrap of kraft cardstock, Fancy Pants Its The Little Things Border Strips, Sassafrass Lass star sticker,American Crafts Thickers, Cosmo Cricker Tiny Type Letter Stickers

Sketch from Stuck Sketches:

My Layout, "Treasures Of The Heart":

 Close Up Of My Embellishment Cluster:

Supplies Used:
Fores green cardstock, hand punched peach paper lace, Colorbok rose print paper, brown crochet lace ribon, peachy pink Prima flowers, Bazzill button blooms, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, die cut kraft swirl, K&Co rub on

Journaling reads:
"It's hard to believe it's been two years that she's been gone now- and I still miss just calling her with a question, or seeing the way her face lit up when she saw her "Precious", Evan. Photos-September 2010, journaled September 2011."

Sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches:

My Layout, "Signs Of Spring"

Close Up of the flower cluster:

Supplies Used:
Pink Paislee Vintage Moon patterned cardstock, yellow polka dot leftover scrap from DCWV Lemon Flower Stack, scrap of Teresa Collins black damask, Lily Bee stickers and banner, "Registered" label from Counterfeit Digi Kit (Echo Park For The Record), American Crafts Thickers, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type, yellow Primas

A Sketch And Inspiration from Stuck On You Sketches (use die cut flowers-the 2 bigger flowers were die cut, the smaller ones were Primas that I layered):

 My Layout, "Blue Eyed Beauty"

Die Cut Flowers:

 Primas:

Supplies Used:
Teresa Collins black and cream damask print, Lily Bee This & That "Milk Bottle"-reverse side, cream shimmer cardstock, American Crafts Thickers, cream Primas, Making Memories rhinestone brad, Echo Park little letter stickers, patterned paper flower, black felt and tulle glittered flower, a tag for journaling tucked away behind the photo, tied with black and white baker's twine, and fastened with a Making Memories vintage brad.

If you made it this far, I commend you!!  Thanks for visiting me today!