Out of the Mire: Jenni Bowlin

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.


my papers

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.


The inspiration kit

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: