And the
CKC May kit reveal hop continues...
This time last year we had just returned
from a trip down South in search of Spring...
Here at the
Counterfeit Kit Challenge we usher in
Susan as our a wonderful May Guest Designer! Playing along for the last few months she has made dozens of pages & even killed her kits.
Please be sure to give her a warm welcome & play along with us.
YOU could be a future Guest Designer.
This month at Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog everything old is new again!
That's what we are all about - using inspiration to freshen up our tired supplies.
This month, we are going back to our roots - the very first inspiration kit from Jenni Bowlin.
One of our current Master Forgers remembers counterfeiting this kit in
January 2011.
Perhaps you do, too!
I have a lot of JB stash but I wasn't feeling this at all after last month's uber-trendy Messy Box.
I then thought I could do the kit with the idea in mind to use it on heritage photos.
I suddenly realized, why am I approaching this differently than any other inspiration?
I did a breakdown of the elements beginning with the papers.
The bold cabbage rose paper reminded me of a gorgeous Heidi Swapp piece that I have.
With that setting the tone of my color scheme I was off to the races!
Let's see what's in the Magic Blue Box this month :-)
But wait a minute! you say... That kit was all warm & earthy! How can you get away with this?
1) It's
where the inspiration led me 2) it's quite true to the original and 3) it makes me happy!
This is a kit that I know I
will use, and that IS the point after all.
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| my papers |
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L to R: I have a red (pink), green, alpha, roses + extra = a nod to the rose's polka dot background
Yellow lacy pattern, stripe, allover pattern, bold red pattern. See? I told you!
First
row: Teresa Collins Posh "Cameo", Basic Gray Fact,
October Afternoon Public Library Dust Jacket B side, Heidi Swapp Sugar
Chic Beautiful, unknown.
Second row: Glitz Designs Scarlett "Floral", two more Basic Gray Fact/Fiction plus BG Sweet Threads "Drapery Top".
Here's the full kit. I have staged it as close to the inspiration as possible.
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| The inspiration kit |
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I've subbed in some MME doily stamps & a Jenni Bowlin medallion stamp for the black doilies. The Bingo cards have morphed into an assortment of Project Life-style cards that include a Breezy Badge courtesy of our own CKC member Sherrie Breese! The stick pins have become pennants (oops I forgot to include the twine...)
Although I did have some metal flowers I choose the Paper Studio flowers that are a bit like what is in the add-on kit (which I didn't forge this time.) Some Martha Stewart office supply labels were a close match.
October Afternoon Daily Flash flair will be more fun for me than the tissue fans, although I may add a forgery of one underneath one of the buttons! I even put the gold Heidi Swapp arrow sticker in to replace the metal photo turn at the bottom.
Here are some closer looks at all the goodies:
Added the Teresa Collins gold metal hearts & some gold transparencies from MME.
I will choose my alphas as I go along.
I subscribe to the Magpie Box, so look for the appearance of some of these goodies.
This may be the first month that I have not done a hands-on forgery!
Reworking this kit to suit me took all of my creative energy :-)
So how did I do this month?
Hope you have as much fun as I did!
Now keep on hopping...
Jemma:Â http://just-jimjams.blogspot.co.uk
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