Monday, June 6, 2011

My First Counterfeit Kit

This is my first post for the Counterfeit Kit Challenge.  I discovered the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog a few weeks ago, via a thread on the Two Peas message board, and I found so much inspiration in the posts from the past few months.  Besides being my first challenge post, it's also my first scrapbooking post in general, so here it goes!.....

The inspiration kit is at Burlap and Buttercups and included some really lovely paper.  But I didn't have any of it, so I looked for similar pieces in my own stash, in colors that worked for me.

For my kit, I knew that I wanted to use it to get moving on pages for our dog, Junior. He has been with us for over a year, and I haven't done a single page for him. Bad dog mom. Bad!  So I looked at what doggish things I've collected, considered those things against the inspiration kit, and here's what I came up with:

I used several Fancy Pants papers, and other papers from American Crafts, Jillibean Soup, Reminisce Autumn Afternoon and a few sheets of Core'dinations cardstocks.  I also included a Basic Grey laser-cut doillie sheet and a 6x6 paper pad of Basic Grey Max and Whiskers. 

I've already started using the Max and Whiskers to make some embellishment pieces.

I started some other homemade pieces in the kit, too.  I made my own notebook paper on some Bazzill Kraft.  I used another piece of Bazzill (with the swiss dot pattern like the background in the Fancy Pants Spring Fever paper), printed some journal blocks on it, and placed clear animal-themed stickers onto the paper.  I'll play around with it and see if it becomes something useful.

I also included a handful of small embellishments and clips in lieu of the inspiration kit's stick pins (those things scare me - I'd be the one to step on them).  And I didn't have any punched chipboard frames, but I do have loads of regular chip shapes. I played a bit with punching my own holes with my Cropodile - I like it! I also have this set of Lil' Davis Designs chipboard alphabet - same punched design idea. Maybe I can paint them or find some other way to finally use them this month.


I also put together a coordinating summer ad-on kit, based on Kim's inspiration kit (check out Kim's blog at http://lovejoyscrap.blogspot.com/).  Here's my take:

This one is easy to describe: A few pieces of paper and my Gypsy.  I just couldn't find any summer embellishments in my stuff, and for sure nothing that went along with the peachy/buttery type colors that seemed to work their way through my kit choices.  But I do have several cartridges on that darn Gypsy.  Specifically, I have Freshly Picked, Summer Vacation and Walk in My Garden - all good candidates for making some summer embellishments.  I declare this month the month on the Cricut....I've spent enough money on the stuff, it's about time it started earning its keep here in my little corner of the 'burbs.

Can't wait to get started on all the challenges and projects!

18 comments:

  1. Love this kit!! Those FP papers are some of my fave of theirs!! Can't wait to see what you do with your kit!

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  2. I love that you made this kit work for you in your own colors. Hope you have fun creating with it!

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  3. Great kit! Love to see what you create.

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  4. Rebecca great job making it work for you! I am excited to see what you make with your first time with us and I AGREE with you about the Cricut, I NEED to do that too!

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  5. I love the colors of your kit. Can't wait to see your layouts about Junior. I also have a gypsy and two cricuts that are under-used. I always intend to use it and then... Maybe it will be part of my kit this month, too :)

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  6. What a GREAT idea to use the Crop-A-Dile with the chipboard pieces, I love that! Perfect explanation of your whole kit, well done!!! I look forward to seeing pics of your doggie!!!! xoxo

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  7. Welcome! You will be addicted quickly! I love your papers and how you used the crop o dile. Such a fun idea to add the Gypsy to the kit. Some months I use my cricut for cuts using my kit papers. Can't wait to see your creations.

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  8. Welcome to Counterfeit Kit Challenge! I hope you feel at home and love it as much as I do. You have made a great kit for your very first time out of the shoot. Have fun - can't wait to see what you do with it!

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  9. Oh, yeah! I totally am in the same cricut and gypsy boat...gotta use it more! Love the kit!

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  10. Great kit! I'm looking forward to seeing what you create with your Gypsy. My plan is to use my Slice to make a lot of my embellies, like you said, it needs to earn its keep. :)

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  11. Your kit looks great!I love the embellies you are creating!

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  12. Great idea to plan ahead with what you want to use it for and make it work for that!

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  13. Cant wait to see what you create using your kit.

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  14. Welcome to the counterfeiting craziness - I really like the warm tones of the items you've chosen. I hope you enjoy playing along.

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  15. Fabulous! Looking forward to seeing your pages about Junior!

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  16. Hi - this is my first time joining in too - love your kit. I'm a bad dog mum too - but I have just finished an album about our guinea pigs - just have to post it! Now I feel bad about our left out doggie - add it to the project list! Looking forward to your doggie pages - Hx

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  17. Helen - I tried to reply on your blog, but I couldn't get it to post. In case you happen to see this here - I LOVE your flowers and TREES, too! How did you make the flowers in the center front of the picture (the cream one and the green one)?

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  18. It has taken forever to get over to your wonderful blog, I'm hoping this comment goes through, there are so many issues with blogger right now... what a fun little tool, how creative you are... hugs ~lynne~

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