060613 - CKC Kit "Pinky Swear"

 First off, Happy Birthday, Sunshine!

 It was a dark & stormy night when our precious baby girl was born 23 years ago. 

We hunkered in together, just the three of us, getting to know each other.

Now on to scrappy things...

This month we have a GREAT selection of four inspiration kits at the 

Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog from the Scraptastic Club May Kits & Add-Ons!

I chose the Destination Unkown kit for the 

bright & happy pink & yellow color scheme.

  

My first thought was this gorgeous MME The Sweetest Thing paper...

...just the jumping off point I needed!

Next? Let's counterfeit the Studio Calico 

Sundrifter Dream Weaver paper - easy peasy!

And how about those Echo Park Happy Go Lucky Photo Freedom cards?

 

I love how these turned out!

Although I think I may add some stitching as I go along...

Throw in some Idea-ology wire hanger clips, 

Studio Calico feathers, pennants & a tag punch...

 ... brightly colored floss, Echo Park Photo Freedom cards & a 

perforated title Jillibean Polaroid frame.

What else will we find in the Magic Blue Box?

Introducing...

Pinky Swear!

The papers:

And all the goodies!

That little jar of perfectly sweet goodness from Art-C
is full of teeny tiny pink heart confetti *sigh*
Can't wait to spread THAT around these pages!

060113 Date Day Midland Michigan Antiques Festival

The festival includes a classic car show & sale

 awww...a baby horsie like Lincoln's!

love this peacock

 peekaboo! I see...Lynnette!

 ooooo...bling!

 peekaboo! I see...Dani!

 love the grumpy bully

peekaboo! I see...Lynnette again!

 peekaboo! I see...Jean!

 Peekaboo! I see...Lisa D!

 Love architectural salvage

This guy does AWESOME altered art! Roger Reichman, Altered Artifacts

Isn't this FAB??? I feel a scrapbook embelli inspiration!

 Love old tin toys - this has the original box.

 This had a motor so the puppets were moving.  This dealer challenged me about taking photos 

but when I explained I am an amateur blogger he told me about someone who took photos of 

items, posted them on Craigslist, people paid with PayPal & were directed to collect them

from booth #such & such at the show!!! Total scam - creepy people are everywhere...

 More creative cuteness!

 This adorable stagecoach continues to haunt me year after year! Still no takers, I guess...

Back again this year!

 Bouncy seat made from an auto leaf spring!

 oooo...adore these urns

 peekaboo! I see...Lynnette!

oh, man - this is the deal that got away!

We decided it wouldn't fit in the car until we measured, but it was sold when we went back :(

I have wanted one to use as a display for a lot of vintage kitchen tools that I have. 

The black spots are where they patched holes in the screen with fabric.

Stay tuned for an improvised substitution!

 Their lamb gyros are always SO yummy

 After an unplanned stop at an RV dealer to look at travel trailers for our retirement, 

we needed something sweet! DQ to the rescue!

 Last stop at the Coleman outlet store at Birch Run.

 Only purchase today was this cutie for the grandkids:

 And Greg added the large shell to his collection.  It is Russian, and the gentleman who sold it to

him swam the Yellow River to a Chinese ammo dump to collect it in the war...

And a good time was had by all!

052613 Design Team Counterfeit Kit Entry "Dreams Really Can Come True"

What a FAB opportunity!

My favorite place, Counterfeit Kit Challenge, has put out a Design Team call!

Here is my inspiration kit:

Studio Calico Maggie Holmes Happy Little Moments class kit

Loved the colors of this kit and all of the gold accents.

I always start with the papers, usually taking my cue as much from pattern type as color...
(theirs)

 

I had intended to counterfeit the bold b/w dot paper using punched circles but when I started to troll my stash I stumbled upon the gorgeous Basic Gray Curio Ophelia paper (bottom row #2 below) and those dots just flew out of my head. I feel like mine reads as bold as the other but is much more interesting! I subbed in a b/w for the chevron pattern top row #2.

(mine)

Top r-l: Bella! Wedding - Beloved,  Echo Park For The Record 2 - Handwritten, 

MME The Sweetest Thing - Bluebell Smile, Crate Paper Restoration - Heirloom

Bottom r-l: MME Lost & Found Two-  Blush Princess, Basic Gray Curio - Ophelia, (from pad), Glitz Scarlett - Floral

The kit also showed the "B" sides of the papers, 

so I added four more.

clockwise fm top left: Basic Gray Sweet Threads - Edgy Stripe, Paper Studio - Wood Fence Turquoise, 

BoBunny Back to Backs - Passion Fruit Journal, Heidi Swapp Memory File

Instead of the four black & white papers I added some b/w washi tapes.

Now for some goodies!

Jillibean Soup White Lattice overlay, gold music printed vellum, American Crafts Amy Tangerine stamp set, assorted sequins, trims & resin pieces (Webster's Pages, Maya Road & Recollections brands). The little "25 cent" card is a true vintage piece from Jenni Bowlin & replaces the ticket. The 8x8 page of vintage circle elements will be used for flair by covering the chosen pieces with Ranger's Glossy Accents. 

I didn't have a good color of alphas so I decided to include two stamp sets,  Autumn Leaves Cutesy & Jenni Bowlin Outline, along with American Crafts Amy Tangerine yellow Amy alpha stickers. Assorted Wise Words from Jillibean Soup & K&Company Life's Journey embossed sayings stickers will fill in for the Simple Stories cardstock stickers in the original kit.

Gold counterfeit rub-ons, glitter tape & doilies! 

Easy peasy with metallic gold paper & punches, Scor tape & Martha Stewart glitter, and doilies to be dressed up.

So let's put it all together in the Magic Blue Box!

 "Dreams Really Can Come True"

Next we have to use up all that goodness!

My challenge to you is to do a self-portrait page. Here is mine:

I can think of a number of ways to approach this - straightforward with a selfie, a list of all your faves at this moment in time, 

your vital statistics, your degree or job title ... self-proclaimed queen of the crop, perhaps? Best (fill in the blank) 

vacation, memory, accomplishment? Or choose your favorite color/product line/style/sketch!

Can't wait to see what you've created! Be sure to link it up in the comments section. 

And remember to join us at Counterfeit Kit Challenge each month for a great stash-busting experience 

with fun challenges, tutorials, blog hops & a great gallery of kits & layouts to inspire you!