Counterfeit Kit Challege -Kill that Kit - Pocket Pages

Today is Kill that Kit over on the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog.  Let's have a quick look again at the inspiration kit this month, Cocoa Daisy February 2022 - Elegance Blooms. 

I did not take a picture of my scraps from my February Counterfeit kit; I totally did not remember to do this until I was writing this post. Last month Lisa used her scraps to make a few cards. My go to is to use my punches and dies on my scraps along with the cards. This year I'm using my scraps to make cards for some of the many pocket pages I have. 

Up first is the back side of my oldest son's 12x12 pocket page.

The top and bottom rows of 4x6 cards are all with scraps and die cuts from my kit. The middle row is 3x4 cards that I pulled out when I was making my kit but didn't make the cut. I had not put them away yet, so I incorporated them in.  

Next is my youngest son's 8 1/2 x 11 pocket page.

Most of these papers were from his 8 1/2 x 11 pages. I used more of the die cuts that were included in my kit. I don't normally put pictures on their pocket page layouts leaving for them to fill. Sometimes they come back with the pictures and the story for me to finish them up. 

Lastly is my 12x12 pocket page layout.

The top 4x6 card was another one that did not make the first cut for my kit. the rest is scraps from the papers I did include in my kit. The chipboard and stickers were on one of my miscellaneous sheets. I cut apart the Love This 4x6 journal card and added twine to it.

 I have a bunch of old photos from mom and dad that I want to use in the pocket pages. They are not the best quality and not the 4x6 we have today, but it is a memory that is now scrapped. 

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Cunterfeit Kit Challenge Blog - Just the Gist of It - Pocket pages

 Part of my February Counterfeit Kit 

I included in February Counterfeit Kit some papers especially for the Just the Gist of It. 

This is what I included for Just the Gist of it.

1. Grab a couple of scrap pieces of paper.
2. Add a couple of 4x6 or 3x4 journaling cards.
3.  Picke one stamp.
4. Pick a punch or die.

From this I made 2 pocket pages, one 12x12 and the other 8 1/2 x 11.

First up is the 12x12 pocket page.

I used the one of the 4x6 and 2 of the 3x4 journaling cards. The rest is made from my pile of scraps. I inked the edges of a couple of the photo mats and stamped a row of hearts with the same ink. The heart was one of many I included in my CKC February 2023 - So much to Celebrate kit.

Her is the 8 1/2 x 11 pocket page.

I used two of the 4x6 journaling cards that was included in my kit along with several of the hearts, camera and the birdie with the Santa hat. We are always buried in snow in February, so it makes sense to me. I added in the paperclip on the 3x4 card.

I still have scraps left and have a plan to use more of them up. 

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Day 3 - Three French Hens

Today I'm up on the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog with the Day 3 prompt. For more information about our Daily Prompt please go to the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog

To find more about The 12 Days of Christmas prompts and how we are doing thigs this month go here,(December 1, 2022 post here - explaining the month of December.)

Here is my page kit for 'On the third day of Christmas" 

I'm using a 12x12 piece of paper from American Craft - Christmas (paper pad from 2016), a few scraps from my scrap pile, Cricut Cartridge - Country Life, December 2022 Ali Edwars Stories by the Month - the stamp set that was included and, a sticker work sheet (unknow).

My layout is about Christmas Past. Growing up on the ranch, one of use would drive into town to pick up our grandma. When we did this, we always stopped at the stores for whatever supplies we needed. It was not uncommon for us to get snowed in and not be able to make it to town for a while. Grandma always came prepared. She would bake before she came, pies, cookies, cakes, breads even make cany. But she always made sure that she had what she wanted for backing at the ranch. 

Unfortunately, I have no pictures of us girls and Grandma making the pies, but I do have an old picture of her at Christmas time at the ranch (year unknown) which I am using on this layout. 

I have done both the story and the technique for this page. I didn't have any "food" icons, so I pulled out my Cricut and cut a pie and rolling pin. I added and Apron as Grandma always put on an apron while cooking. 

I have a few more pictures that I added to a pocket page. I pulled more scraps from the Christmas bin and a Christmas gift (unknown). I made a second page kit by pulling more scraps from the Christmas bin, Christmas gifts cut file and a few Glitter Domes.

Here is page two:

(Sorry for the glare, lighting is really bad with another snowstorm coming). I backed the cut file with the scraps. I'm using the 6x6 Christmas words paper to my journaling spot.

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 Thanks so much for stopping by! We can't wait to see you playing along with our festive fun this month.

Water Restrictions

I still have quite a few of the tags and labels left from my May Counterfeit Kit - CKC Home. I did cut apart all of the tags and 3x4 cards along with some of the labels but I'm still using very few of them.

I'm using an older (2014) Scrapbook Generation 2 page sketch for my layouts today which can be found here on their website.

I was planning on using the right side of the sketch and my layout doesn't resemble the sketch at all.

I just didn't like the large strawberry block behind my photo so I scaled it down, added a small pink strip at the bottom and die cut leaves with a journaling label from the Craftsmart - Corner office collection. A small description of the city cleaning the fire hydrants will go on it, but the back of the layout has the mailer we received about the possibility of the "No Sprinkers" until the well is fixed.

My second layout is true to the sketch. I pulled the cut a part sheet from Corner Office  to use the Noted on this layout.

I actually have them all cut apart as I thought it would force me into using them faster if I didn't have to cut them. I have some of the labels cut down, as they are not all in straight lines.

I love the way this layout turned out. I added bits from the Good Vibes sticker sheet, bits of die cuts from my left over projects and enamel heart on the label. As I was picking up the pieces I decided to make a pocket page to go with this layout.

I started off with the flower and "you make me happy" journaling cards. I added the left over papers die cut shapes an arrow, journaling labels to fill my pockets. It takes me as long to do a pocket page as it does a regular page.

Then I did a page to correspond with the Party like a Flamingo page I did last week.  I just can't stand the back of the pocket pages with nothing in them, so I have to finish them off.

The colors are similar and I used a cut apart sheet from Jen Hadfield's - Heart of Home. 

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Recipe:
May 2020 Counterfeit Kit Challenge Kit - CKC- Home
Paper: Jen Hadfield - Patio Party (strawberry paper), Recollections - Home Basics (red and white polka dot), Green cardstock; The Paper Studio -  Blanc Boutique
Cut a Parts - Jen Hadfield - Patio Party and Heart of Home; Craft smart - Corner Office.
Stickers - Crate Paper - good vibes
Misc.: die cuts, enamel shapes and adhesive.

Baby Boy Layouts

I've been making baby pages. I'm using up some really old baby paper and a couple of new paper to me collections. I've incorporated Pocket Pages as additional inserts and there is no pictures on here as it is a Baby Shower gift so these would be considered Base Pages.

Our Sweet and Handsome Little Guy:

I'm using Janet's RTS Scrapbooking : Base Pages Using a Collection // Gift Idea  Layout #2  for this set of pages and there is  no  Pocket Page for this set. 

The next set is a set of 2 12x12 pages and a pocket page in the pages. I'm using some really old scraps from Nana's Nursery. I had made a few baby albums in 2009 with these papers. I keep all the baby papers together as it is not something I was scrapping every day.

 These papers are all scraps that were already cut. The light green is embossed with the Echo Park - Special Delivery.

The two pocket pages are 4x6 with most of them bordered with the scraps.

I did add a label from the Colorbok collection to one of the pages 4x6's.

On the flip side of the  I used the cut a part from the Bundle of Joy collections. I find it amazing that the colors still match.

Baby Shower pages.

 I think the papers are from the Colorbox collection. They were already cut so I just layered them together. I scanned the Baby Shower invitation and printed it off for this page and added the sticker from the Bundle of Joy Collection.

 I added a few inserts using more scraps of pattern paper and added the animal pictures and a sticker from the Baby Boy sticker tablet.

Final page for the Baby Shower Pages.
The really nice thing about the pages is that she can move them around into any order she wants.

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Entered:
100 Pattern Paper Challenge Facebook Group, Bash Your Scraps Facebook Group , RTS Scrabooking (You Tube) Love RTS Facebook Group

RTS Scrapbooking : Base Pages Using a Collection // Gift Idea

Baby Boy Pages - 10 pages
Recipe:
Echo Park - Bundle of Joy Collection, Bundle of Joy New Addition Collection, Sweet Baby Boy Collection; Colorbok - Sweet Baby Boy Collection
Embossing Folder: Echo Park - Special Delivery.
Sticker Tablet - Deja Views Baby Boy

XOXO layout

I'm using my CKC kit Make It Good for a layout and Pocket Page. I pulled the Simple Stories Romance from my kit. One of the12x12 sheets was woodgrain with a flower heart in the middle of it. This paper basically made the layout. I added a couple of hearts and arrows along with a journaling spot and the XOXO.

I also did a pocket page. They had two pictures taken at Minnehaha Fall and I used the other on a pocket page. I included a journaling spot and left room for more pictures.

For my layout I combined both pictured onto one 12x12 layout.

I added one of the 4x6 Vertical Elements, a couple of the die cuts and a label and the layout was done.

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January Counterfeit Kit - Make It Good
3- 12x12 Layouts
1 - 12x12 pocket page
3 - cards

Recipe:
Paper: Simple Stories - Romance "Hello Love", 3x4 Card Elements, 4x6 Vertical Elements and "forever and always and "Sweetheart"; white cardstock and Jen Hadfield "Best of"
Embellishments - Simple Stories - Romance bits and pieces
Misc.: Adhesive, roller date stamp

Aren't You Lovely

February has been a really busy month for us, I'm just starting to play with my Counterfeit Kit - Hello Lovely. I haven't even had a change to check out what is going on the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog until today and they are getting ready for their monthly Blog Hop on the 24th. Today's layout uses Page Set #6 for my layout from my Counterfeit Kit - Hello Lovely.

Here is the 12x12 page and the pocket page.

 

 

I pulled out the two flowers I had made for a swap a couple of year ago and since they had gold in them I added a piece of gold trim and buttons. I made a mist so that I could mist the doilies to match the red in the hearts. Everything is inked with black ink

For the pocket page I used some the Amery Tangerine - Stitched cut a parts to fill the pockets. I just had to add the Aren't you lovely" heart it went so well with my dark grey cardstock.

Since one of my goals this year to do Project Life pages along with my regular scrapping,  I keep checking the Sketches in Thyme Project Life Style blog to get ideas. Here is there Week 15 Sketch

For my card I used another cut a part from Amy Tangerine, a little bit scraps for a banner and a couple of DIY Enamel Dots.

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February Counterfeit Kit - Hello Lovely
6 - 12x12 Layouts
3 - Project Life Pages

Entered into: Sketches in Thyme Project Life Style

Recipe:
Papers:  Craft Smith - Gray cardstock and Amy Tangerine - Stitched; Silk flowers, die cut, ribbon, butterfly; acetate shapes, various die cuts, buttons, and some pre - made flowers, and the emboss and die cut tags.
Added to Kit:  gold trim and buttons, DIY Mist for doilies light grey cardstock scrap and Amy Tangerine - Stitched Grey paper.
Punch: Stampin' Up - 2 1/2" Circle