082318 WM#272 be inspired by national dress

Whimsical Musings #272 be inspired by national dress.

In June, 1984 our precious Aunie took us on a British Isles tour to celebrate Greg's college graduation. I scrapped the trip in its own album long ago but remembered this photo of all of us in our new Irish togs - Greg got an Aran black sheep wool cardigan, I got a traditional Aran pullover (knit by Mrs. Galvin, according to the tag!) and Aunie chose a beautiful plaid wool wraparound kilt skirt. The photo was snapped in front of the woolen mill.

I checked on my "Scrap Inspiration" Pinterest board & found this for a scraplift:

from Gossamer Blue designer Chantal Philippe

Here's my take: 

My background paper is 2017 Echo Park/Go. See. Explore. "Let's Fly Away".

All alphas are from my zealously guarded October Afternoon stash. 

The green stripe is 2015 OA/Summertime "Fresh Fruit" b-side.

The orange xoxo pattern is 2017 Pink Fresh Studio/Live More "Honest" b-side.
I included the stitching detail along the edges & punched a few tiny hearts for shamrocks.

I made the Xs & Os with colors from the flag of Ireland to reinforce the national theme.

Looking through this old album has inspired me to get out my "big" camera & have a play!

Hope you are inspired to pick one of the Whimsical Musings past prompts HERE.

To date I have close to 140 of the 300 prompts done & have loved every page I've made.

Thanks for stopping by!

050117 May CKC Kit Reveal

A little bit of whimsy :)

Christy Strickler, our Guest Designer this month, is practically family to some of us!  

Get to know her better on this Digiscrap Geek podcast.

Christy blogs at myscrapbookevolution.com

Ready for a look at May's kit? 

Of course you are...

Gossamer Blue March 2017

I thought I could match up a lot of the papers from my Felicity Jane stash but that didn't pan out. I took a little different approach & took inspiration from the papers for the rest of my kit first.

Let's take a peek in the Magic Blue Box!

This paper put me in mind of these alphas.

The adorable critter paper bear reminded me of these.

The circular & multi-colored letters yielded this selection of alphas.

Cursive Thickers should help me make a large scripty word.

The charming books became frames.

 The "A" side of the polka dot paper had these great banners - I couldn't resist!

Here is the full set of papers that I selected.

I know - it's very lean for me! The yellow dot is the only one that is spot on (pun intended.)

 My full kit - "Where the Wild Things Are"

Eager to create with this one. 

Oops!!! Update (I forgot to post my alphas, lol...)

Make sure you don't miss a stop on the hop!

And check back on the 4th for our forgery tutorials & links.

CKC - http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/

Guest Designer Christy Strickler - http://myscrapbookevolution.com

Julene - http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com

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

Lynnette - http://sassyscrapper2010.blogspot.com

Susan - http://littlethingsbigdays.blogspot.com

Clair - http://obstinatepursuit.blogspot.co.uk

Remember that we now have a mini-kit option for our Master Forgers.

Stay tuned for that reveal on May 6th - you may find that a smaller kit suits you better!

 And make sure to share YOUR kit & projects with us on the Link-up Page, 

the new Counterfeit Kit Challenge Facebook Community Group 

or on Instagram @counterfeitkitchallenge or #counterfeitkitchallenge.

I hope you enjoy the kit choice this month & challenges on the 12th & 18th!

Thanks for stopping by!