051223 LOAD 523 - Frogs, Pigs and Fuzzy Bears Part I

 

Yes, it's that glorious month of May, delightful not only for the changing seasons & the end of the school year fast approaching, but it is our second Scrap Happy LAYOUT A DAY challenge of 2023! 

Alice's genius theme this time is inspired by The Muppets: "Get ready to create the craziest felt and fun-fur inspired layouts all about your life! Two daily prompts, one story-based and one technique- base, make it easy to succeed!"

Here are the first 11 days of my pages:

 

Day 1 off-prompt, Cooper's baseball debut

also Piece Craft Love Clubhouse Monthly Mix It Up Monday hop

 

Day 2 - a day together, Spring Break vacation

also A Cherry on Top Country Song challenge

Day 3 - energetic w/orange & a hint of red

also A Cherry on Top Sara's Sketchy 7 challenge

 

Day 4 - collection, use a grid design

Day 5 - off prompt, spring decor

also A Cherry on Top CAS Clean & Simple challenge

Day 6 - off prompt, Date Day

Day 7 - food indulgences, googly eyes

Day 8 - numbers, featured prominently

Day 9 - off prompt

Day 10 - off prompt

Day 11 - off prompt

It's been a LOAD of fun so far - pun intended. It's not too late to join in, or better yet? Get a Scrap Happy membership & enjoy three different LOAD challenges each year!

Happy scrapping!

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012921 A Cherry on Top Becky Fleck Sketch #208

 

Of course I tipped the sketch over on its side, swapped a few elements, rearranged the title & added a tiny washi tape border! And SSSSHHHHH! You're getting a little sneak peek of pieces from my February Counterfeit Kit Challenge "My Story" kit.

We did something new for 2020 New Year's Eve - we made a charcuterie board! 

Although it's a bit difficult to see, my reflection is in the sliding door at the rear. (Where's that selfie stick when I need it?!?) I slipped a photo of it behind the main photo & journaled on the back.

Come on out & play over at A Cherry on Top (ACOT) or Counterfeit Kit Challenge (CKC)! 

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011221 CKC January Challenge #1

 CKC Master Forger Lisa has the perfect challenge to start off the new year of 2021!

Inspired by this pocket card's list of seasonal attributes, she has challenged us to "List It!"

 I happened to be noodling a page using this A Cherry on Top weekly sketch challenge:

ACOT Becky Fleck Sketch#205

My kit provided the perfect products!

Obviously, I substituted snowflakes punched from white glitter paper for the cacti, plus I broke up the line of photos into 3 separate units across the page. I got to use my kit coffee mug counterfeit hand-cut file (yay!) plus a few elements fussy-cut from the Simple Stories/Winter Wonderland pocket cards. 

My title sentiment was also cut from a pocket card, and my 2021 - the adventure begins list was made from Tim Holtz Idea-ology phrase stickers. The stamps that I tossed into my kit proved useful to create the scalloped border element, the tag & the title circle. And how PERFECT are the 2018 PinkFresh Studio wooden buttons to tie in with the wood veneer snowflake on my mug?

Final note: the white backing to the mug element is one of the Target 2016 Hand Made Modern Sweet Motifs self-adhesive stencils - another may make an appearance used for its original purpose on another page out of this kit! I'm determined this year to wholeheartedly try to kill my kits.

I can't WAIT to see what you create for this challenge. Put that kit to use and List It!

There's plenty to keep you inspired this month so don't forget to come back here regularly for ideas and challenges. The month is going to look like this:

 

·         2nd January: Just the Gist of It - to help you find an easy way into creating your kit

·       18th January: Challenges #1 & #2 - to inspire you to get creating from your own kit

·         24th January: Follower Showcase - who has caught our eye this month

·         30th January: Killing Kits - An idea or two for using up the bits & pieces left in your kit box 

 We always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. You can post them in our Facebook Community, or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcjanuary2021).

 

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100120 Archi-scraps October Challenge

 

Circles & layers

Our October Archi-scraps challenge was inspired by this amazing edifice.

I found this little lovely to scraplift (knowing that I had a multi-photo page to scrap) by searching my Pinterest Scrap Inspo board for circle pages.

Link HERE

In spite of the fact that it has no circles (lol) it inspired me, knowing my circles could be a background for the photos. I tucked in & popped up elements, including my title, for layers. I also used textured cardstock to add one more layer.

I had intended to stick with the 8-1/2x11 format but it proved too small for my story.

Had a great time & bonus! - love how the page turned out. 

Won't you be inspired by the October Archi-scraps inspiration?

Show us your project at our Facebook Group!

 

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