Counterfeit Kit Challenge November Reveal and Blog Hop

Hello, everyone! Happy November 1st! I cannot believe that it is already November! The holidays are right around the corner.

Welcome to the November Counterfeit Kit Challenge reveal and blog hop! This is our last regular counterfeiting month of 2018. We will be doing something special for you in December, so stay tuned.

Here is the November inspiration kit - Citrus Twist Kit's October 2018 kit - Little Things. 

The inspiration kit is filled with blues, pinks, and yellows, floral prints, geometric prints, etc., and lots of fun embellishments.

Here is my kit:

I was inspired mostly by the colors and the floral prints in the inspiration kit. Here is a look at the papers for my kit:

I kind of went two ways with my papers and picked some that resembled the ones in the inspiration kit and then I also pulled some older Maggie Holmes papers that I have had for a while. I love Maggie Holmes papers but find that I don't actually use them very often, so I am hoping that since I have included a few in my kit that I will get them used.

Here is a closer look at the first set of papers:

When I saw the pink and blue vines on the navy paper it reminded of this Dear Lizzy's - Lovely Day - paper. The floral next to it and the polka dot on the other side is also from Lovely Day. There are also papers from Shimelle, Echo Park, We R Memory Keepers, Fancy Pants, and a few papers that I have had for way too long!

Here are the Maggie Holmes papers - and one old My Mind's Eye paper that matched:

I also added in a few neutrals to serve as backgrounds. Sometimes I get in a rut only using cardstock and I am hoping with having these in my kit that I will get out of that rut.

Here is a look at my embellishments. I have included lots of stickers, die cuts, wood veneer, and stamps in my kit:

Here are the wood pieces:

Back before Gossamer Blue went out of business, I bought a few of their wood veneer grab bags. I always forget about them, so I pulled quite a few for my kit this month.

I used to subscribe to the Citrus Twist Project Life kit but found that I wasn't using them, so I stopped until I can get myself into the habit of doing so. I pulled a die cut pack from one of the kits and a couple of Pinkfresh die cut packs. Not everything will go with my kit but I am hoping to use at least some of them.

I also pulled some Maggie Holmes sticker sheets and her big sticker book, and some blue alphas, which were part of an older Citrus Twist kit. I also added some puffy stickers from a CT kit and the Pinkfresh puffy stickers that I have had for way too long. Like the die cuts, not everything will match my kit but a good part of them will.

Since I had my older Citrus Twist kits out, I went ahead and kept out some of their stamp sets that I have yet to use. I am sure I can put a few of them to use this month!

That is my kit! A good mixture of things that I know I will get used and things that I hope to challenge myself to use. I am excited to get to work with my kit and I think I'll be able to get a variety of pages made with it.

Here is the complete blog hop list. Hop on over and check out the kits from the rest of the design team. Be sure to stop by our Guest Designer Alex's blog, too. She always puts together fantastic kits! We would love to see your kits, too!

Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog - http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/

Guest Designer Alex - http://www.pinkcraftymama.com/

Julene - https://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/

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

Lori - http://loriannie670.blogspot.com/ 

Tina - https://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/

Cindy - https://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/

Lisa - https://lisahausmann.blogspot.com

Laura - https://www.instagram.com/mrsp_scrapsandtea/

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I will be back soon with another project to share with you!

Southern Girls Challenge - It's a Stick Up

Hello, hello! It's time for a new challenge at Southern Girls Challenge. This week we are challenging you to use a sticker on your projects.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez. Be sure to stop by and check them out!

I have created a Christmas card for my project this week:

For the challenge, I used a sticker from an Echo Park sticker sheet to serve as the sentiment for my card. I pulled out some papers scraps from my Christmas bin and went to work.

I based my card off of this sketch from Catch The Bug Challenge Blog:

Be sure to stop by the Southern Girls Challenge blog to see the beautiful projects using stickers from the rest of the design team. We would love it if you played along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a great day!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #288

Hello, everyone! I hope that your week is off to a good start. I can't believe that tomorrow is Halloween! October has gone by so quickly and I am sure November will be the same.

Today I am sharing my take on Sketch #288 at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Here is a look at this week's sketch:

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I kind of struggled with this sketch a bit, but once I decided on the type of card I was going to make it got a little easier. I won't say it's my favorite card but I do like how it turned out.

I used Carta Bella's - Christmas Delivery - 6x6 paper pad for the red paper and the floral paper, and the green for my background is an old KI Memories paper from 2008. The sentiment is from a Kaisercraft stamp set - Mistletoe, and the tree is from an Echo Park sticker sheet. I added some foam tape to the tree to give it a little dimension.

Be sure to stop by Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge tomorrow to see the full design team reveal and to see last week's Top 3. I would love to see your take on the sketch so be sure to play along!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a great day!

LM #419 - Autumn Splendor

 Hello, everyone! I hope that you are having a good weekend! It's a beautiful fall weekend here in the middle of the US and I am enjoying every minute of it.

Today is the start of a new set of challenges at Lasting Memories. This month we are all about techniques and this week our challenge is to use 2 or more torn papers on our layouts.

I am still working on some older fall photos so I made a layout of Ada's first experience with fall.

I pulled out my September Counterfeit Kit Challenge kit and put it work for this layout. You can read more about it here. I am actually putting a dent in this mega kit that I created and getting older photos scrapped! 

I used Fancy Pants' - Happy Go Lucky - papers on this layout, stickers from an old Echo Park collection - Fall Fever - the alpha stickers are old Jillibean Soup, my new favorite Dollar Tree find - glitter dots, and the leaves are die cut using dies from Paper Smooches and the hearts were die cut using dies from Lawn Fawn.

I tore both the red dot paper and the yellow gingham paper along the top edge and then inked the torn edge with Tim Holtz - walnut stain - distress ink.

Here are a couple of close-ups of the embellishments:

I can remember this day like it was yesterday! How can it have been 4 years ago?! It was a beautiful fall day and Ada and I had gone outside to explore. The trees looked so pretty and the leaves were really starting to fall. I sat Ada down under one of the trees and she was so curious about all of the leaves that were on the ground around her.

I took a lot of photos that day and I think my favorite one is the bottom photo of her chubby little hand touching the leaf! Of course, it wasn't long before she picked it up and it went straight to the mouth!

I still need to add my journaling to the bottom right corner by the leaf and heart die. I know I will be making at least one more layout with the photos from this day, so I just need to figure out what journaling is going to go on what layout.

Head on over to Lasting Memories to see how the beautiful layouts from the rest of the design team. It's going to be a fun month and I hope you join us!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!

Her Superpower Is...Scrap Our Stash Blend a Sketch

Hello, everyone! Happy Saturday to you! I hope you're having a good weekend!

Today is my day to be featured at Scrap Our Stash with my take on the October Blend A Sketch Challenge. Not only are we to blend the two sketches below, but we also need to use diagonal patterned paper on our layouts. Here is a look at this month's sketches:

This is always one of my favorite challenges to work with. I really loved both of these sketches and could see myself using each one individually, but it's always fun to blend them together to see what I can come up with.

Here is a look at my layout:

For my layout, I took the big circle element behind the photos and the big banner from the second sketch and the photo mats, tab, and circle elements from the first sketch to create my layout. My diagonal paper is part of my photo mats.

I added two thin paper strips at the top and the bottom of my layout to help "hold it all together" if that makes sense! 

I have used Simple Stories' - Dream Big - collection for my layout and since Ada's shirt has a cute little unicorn on it, I thought it was the perfect time to use one of the unicorn puffy stickers in the collection.

Be sure to check out Scrap Our Stash as we have design team inspiration every single day of the week! I would love to see your take on this fun challenge!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a great day!

Use Your Stuff #335 - Mood Board

Happy Monday! It's the start of a new week and the start of a new challenge at Use Your Stuff!

This week we have a fantastic fall mood board to inspire you! There are so many things on this mood board to be inspired by - what will inspire you?

For my card, I was inspired by the fall leaves and the colors on the mood board to create a "Thankful" card:

I used papers from my September Counterfeit Kit (you can read more about it here) - mostly scraps from my 6x6 paper pads that I had included. I just love the gold, orange, cream, and kraft colors on this card!

The leaf stamp and the sentiment are from Close To My Heart - (Z4041) Falling For You. I have had this stamp set in my supplies for a while now and I can't believe this is the first time that I have inked  it up! I'm sure you will be seeing it more in the future!

I based my card off of this sketch from Palm trees and Pogo sticks - I just love this design:

Head on over to Use Your Stuff to see how the rest of the design team was inspired to use this mood board. We would love to see your take on it, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!

Boo! - Sketch N Scrap #132

Hello, everyone! Good Saturday morning to you! We've got another busy weekend ahead of us and I can't wait. Tis the season for weenie roasts and time with family!

It's time for the second card sketch of the month at Sketch N Scrap today. Lisa has created a great card sketch with lots of possibilities! I know I will be using this one again!

While going through and reorganizing my old paper, I came across these Halloween papers and couldn't wait to use them on a project. The good thing about using them on a card is there are still plenty of scraps that can be used for a layout!

The sentiment is a Poppy Stamps die and the little ghosties (my favorite of all time) are from  Taylored Expressions. I die cut the sentiment four times and layered them on top of each other for a little dimension, and I also added foam tape to the back of the ghosts. I love how this turned out and it makes me so happy to have used some older papers, too!

Don't forget - our Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice Crop is still going on on our Facebook Events page. We would love to see you playing along! Come on over and join us here - https://www.facebook.com/events/2045140885706643/

We will also have our 3rd exclusive World Card Making Day sketch posted over on the blog this afternoon.

Head on over to the blog to see how the rest of the design team used this sketch. You have until the 31st at 9:55 p.m. CST to play along!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a great day!

Sketches In Thyme PL Style #112

Hello, hello! Happy Friday to you! We have made it to the weekend and that makes me one happy girl!

Sketches In Thyme PL Style has a new sketch posted today and Emma has created a fun one for us. I can see myself using this sketch over and over - it's perfect for title cards and it would be a great journaling card, too!

Here's a look at the sketch:

And here is my card:

So...I was so excited to work on this "First Halloween" spread for Miss Ada's First Year album. I already had my photos printed and was ready to go - until...I realized that I did not resize my photos for this spread and there is no way that I can cut down a 4x6 to fit into a 3x4 pocket without cutting off too much important stuff. Ugh! One of these days I'll get it all together! Or maybe it's time I invested in a photo printer for home!

I just love how this card turned out! I used scraps from an old Bella Blvd Halloween collection - Happy Halloween. Scraps is all I have left of this cute collection, but luckily they are mostly big enough to make these little cards! The letter stickers are from a little Teresa Collins sticker book and those cute little ghosties are die cut using a die from Taylored Expressions.

Ada was a shark for her first Halloween so there is a lot of grey in the photos which is why I chose the turquoise and black colors. I'm sure a bit of grey, orange, yellow, and purple will show up in this spread as well.

I am off to pick up another photo order - with the right size photos in it. I will add in the finished layout when I get it done.

Head on over to Sketches In Thyme PL Style to see the projects from the rest of the design team.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a fabulous Friday!

Sketches In Thyme #345

Hello, hello! Good Wednesday morning to you! The weather is finally starting to warm back up to normal temperatures after a few days of below normal cold temperatures. No wonder it feels like we go from summer straight to winter when we skip the 60's and 70's and go right to the 30's and 40's! Hopefully, normal fall temps are here to stay for a little while!

I am featured today over on the Sketches In Thyme blog with my take on Sketch #345. Here is a look at the sketch, courtesy of Jenessa:

I am still working on getting older fall photos scrapped, and I am still working with my September Counterfeit Kit Challenge (you can read all about it here). I had filled my kit with lots of fall papers in hopes of getting some of them used up and I am sticking with it until that kit is used!

Since taking a family photo in front of the pretty trees is tradition, it gets a little hard to come up with a title that hasn't been used over and over. I decided to go with the date of the photo as my title for something a little different.

I used a mix Fancy Pants, Simple Stories, October Afternoon, and I'm not really sure of where the green is from, I had to pull it from my stash as I had none in my kit. I fussy cut the leaves out of one of the Fancy Pants papers and the printed wood veneer pieces are from Pinkfresh - Oh My Heart. I added some gold hearts and gold splatters, too.  

I decided to add in more banners as opposed to the squares at the top of the page. The squares and the border strip at the top of the page just didn't work together well for me.

Head on over to Sketches In Thyme for inspiration every single day of the week. We would love to see what you create!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #286

Hello, everyone! Happy Tuesday to you! We are two days into the new week and I am already ready for the weekend again!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge has their latest sketch posted over on the blog and I am here to share my card inspired by the sketch. Here's a look at the fun sketch:

When I first saw this sketch I knew I wanted to use a Christmas tree on it. Then, I thought maybe I should go with a fall theme and use a big leaf.  I also thought about making a Halloween card and using a ghost...in the end, the Christmas tree won out, and I think this just might be one of my favorite Christmas cards that I have made.

I decided to go the easy route for this card and use a sticker as I didn't feel like digging out all of my Christmas stamps looking for the perfect tree. Although I'd better be getting out my supply of Christmas stamps since I really need to get busy with making my Christmas cards this year (I am a bit behind!).

The sticker is from an Echo Park sticker sheet from the Reflections Christmas collection. The polka dot paper is from that same collection and the green is from Echo Park's Merry Christmas collection from several years ago. The sentiment is from a Studio G $1 stamp. It is just the right size and so it gets used a lot! I added foam tape behind the tree and behind the sentiment to give them a little separation from the background.

Once I finally decided which type of card I was going to make, this card came together so quickly and like I said, it is one of my favorites!

The full design team reveals and last week's Top 3 will be up on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog tomorrow so be sure to stop by and check it out! 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!