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Cindy's Creations
This is a collection of my creations.
Monday, December 11, 2023
December 2023 - Sketching Around The Christmas Tree - Sketch #5 Layout
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December 2023 - Sketching Around The Christmas Tree - Sketch #5
Welcome back to Sketching Around The Christmas Tree - Sketch 5.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
November Counterfeit Kit Challenge and Blog Hop
Welcome to November's Counterfeit Kit Challenge and Blog Hop. You should have arrived here from Christine - https://www.youtube.com/@ScrappingHarden . The full blog hop is listed below.
Lisa is the Master Forger leading us this month. First off, I would like to welcome our Guest Designer Silvia. Lisa says "She is an awesome, prolific scrapper and mini-album maker who is part of my German scrappy inner-circle and I'm happy to Say that she is a very good friend! Also, a November baby, it's going to be nice to spend this Scorpio month with her!" Welcome Silvia! You can find her https://www.instagram.com/silvia_scrappt/ .
Now for our inspiration this month. Lisa said "I've had a hard time finding a kit that really spoke to me for this pre-Christmas, autumn-ish/spring-ish, end-of-year time but in the end went for a kit that is quite festive but I really believe that we can change it up to anything you want it to be 🙂. There are bright colours and interesting patterns included as well as a good amount of embellishments to inspire.
It's an exclusive kit of course, which means that if you are not a subscriber (and I know one or two of you are) then you will have to get creative to match up the products but again, I felt that there were enough universal colour combinations and patterns for you to be able to do that 🙂
I particularly
liked the silver accents for this pre-Christmas set of products rather than the
traditional gold but let's face it, metallics are always a win.
I hope you like it as much as I do and are excited to enter the festive time of year in a gentle way, or take it in a different direction."
Our Inspiration Kit this month is - The Hip Kit Club November 2022 main Kit, which can be found here: https://www.hipkitclub.net/november-2022-main-kit .
Content list:
- 1 sheet - HKC Exclusive
- HoHoHo -All is Bright Paper
- 1 sheet - HKC Exclusive
- HoHoHo -Come Let's Sing Paper
- 1 sheet - HKC Exclusive
- HoHoHo - Festive Flowers Paper
- 1 sheet - HKC Exclusive
- HoHoHo - Holiday Memories Paper
- 1 sheet - HKC Exclusive
- HoHoHo - Jolly Mistletoe Paper
- 1 sheet - HKC Exclusive
- HoHoHo - Keep Cozy Paper
- 1 sheet - HKC Exclusive
- HoHoHo - Matching Pajamas Paper
- 1 sheet - HKC Exclusive
- HoHoHo - Merry Everything Paper
- 1 sheet - HKC Exclusive
- HoHoHo - Oh So Merry Paper
- 1 sheet - HKC Exclusive
- HoHoHo - Star Bright Paper
- 1 sheet - HKC Exclusive
- HoHoHo - Time to Celebrate Paper
- 1 sheet - HKC Exclusive
- HoHoHo - Under the Tree Paper
- 1 pkg. - HKC Exclusive -
HoHoHo - Ephemera w/ Silver Accents
- 1 pkg. - HKC Exclusive -
HoHoHo - Silver Puffy Alphabet Stickers
- 1 pkg. - HKC Exclusive - HoHoHo - Chipboard Frames w/ Silver Accents
- 1 pkg. - HKC Exclusive - HoHoHo - Black Mini Phrase & Mini Icon Clear Stickers
Official YouTube
"unboxing" video - not really much to see!
Creating with
the kit videos
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqKLrsqQ7i4
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPQlJD-1wUk
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ3gktrszZQ
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBmJQ-bFwcM
- Counterfeit Kit Challenge - http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/
- Guest Designer Silvia - https://www.instagram.com/silvia_scrappt/
- Brandi - https://www.instagram.com/scrappy.boymama/
- Christine - https://www.youtube.com/@ScrappingHarden
- Cindy - https://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/
- Julene - http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/
- Lisa - http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com
- Leslie - http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com
- Tara - https://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.com/
- Tina - http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Counterfeit Kit Challenge # 2 - Notable Quotes
Our challenge today is to use a Quote on our layout. As you know, I have a hard enough time getting a title on the layout, so this was a good one for me to do.
I picked out the quote first, one by Ralph Waldo Emerson. "Live well, learn plenty, laugh often, love much." I had a couple of ideas of the pictures I wanted to use and settled on these. They are pictures shortly after getting back from his last deployment and Derek getting used to having a Daddy around. I think it was easier for Derek to do a little bit of playing since we were all there - safety in numbers, maybe. It was also the first day that he stopped saying that it was his mommy and pushing David away.
I used my October Counterfeit Kit - CKC October 2023 - Around here. pulling out the Basic Grey - Oliver papers. I added in a white scalloped punched border, some green cardstock from my scrap pile and green photo mats.
Don't forget to check out Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog and Facebook group for more ideas and inspiration.
Thanks for stopping by.
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Cards and a Layout using Embossing Folders
I made a couple of cards using my CKC October 2023 - Around Here kit. I started by pulling out the embossing folders and cardstock. I wanted a frame to go use as a background for my stamped image.
Card 1: I used the Tim Holtz Alteration Fancy Frame on this card.
I colored the image with colored pencils and stamped and clear embossed the image on the envelope. She is fussy, inked edges, and popped up on foam tape.
Card 2:
I used colored pencils to color the image cut around it, added the embroidery yarn and popped up on foam tape. I was not happy with any of the frames and the image. Again, the envelope is stamped and clear embossed.
Card 3:
I used distress ink for my background on a cream card base. Stamped and clear embossed the boots and popped up on foam tape. The footprints on the envelope are clear embossed.
I made a quick layout with one of the frames that did not work out on the card. I cut the inside of the frame out and lightly inked the raised edges of the embossing. Love how this turned out. I just pulled a bunch of scraps for this layout.
I wish I had thought of inking the embossed part in time to send it with the cards.
Here is a close up of the lightly inked embossed folder.
Thanks for looking.