January Counterfeit Kit - Use those Scraps

 Our last challenge of the month is to use your scraps. I have three page kits for this month. I pulled scraps that matched up to our inspiration kit this month. 

Page kit one: I made two 12x12 layouts and 1 8 1/2 x11 layouts

I added in distress inks stamps and enamel dots.

Page Kit 2: I made two 12x12 and one 8 1/2x11 layouts.

I added in some previously cut leaf branches.

Page Kit 3: Is a mini album using recycled envelopes.

I pulled out way too many embellishments, but I had a few I wanted off of certain pages so the whole page when in. A little mini album for the Katie from the Derek and Darcy for Valentines Day.

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Counterfeit Kit challenge #2 - Everyday Layout - Around Here - March 2024

 My challenge this month is to make an everyday layout. It's a really easy challenge, but what picture do I use. that was the hard part. I finally decided to pull a couple of photos of Derek and Darcy around bedtime. It happens every day and there always seems to be a lot of antics between them. 

I pulled out the two pictures of them playing before bedtime. Both were taken in March within a couple of weeks of each other. I am using my Stories by the Month for March 2021. 2022 and 2023 (chipboard piece, journal card, and stamp). The I pulled out a Martha Stewart punch to jazz up the page a bit with pink cardstock. pulled a floral spay I had cut a while ago and ran it through an embossing folder for more interest. The butterfly is a left over from a floral arrangement I dropped off at the nursing home. 

It's a cute layout with a lot of different left over elements. Thanks for looking 

September Inspiration Kit and Social Media Hop

 Welcome to September 2025 Inspiration Kit and Social Media Hop You should have arrived here from Brandi's Instagram. I will have the hop listed below.. Vickki has chosen Life Captured by Simple Stories. Our Guest Designer this month is Stephanie Olson. Stephanie can be found on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/mamabear1900/.  Please be sure to welcome her.

Here is a look at Life Captured -   https://www.simplestories.com/collections/life-captured .  

It's a beautiful collection we can use for just about any type of scrapbooking. 

Now for my kit - CKC September 2025 - Life stories. I did not match the pattern papers to what the kit had. I pulled in papers based on the colors though out the kit. I made page kits and matched them up to the pictures I am going to scrap. 

I am also including quite a few scraps in my kit this month. Then I made a page kits with scraps on from left over collections. I included some foil and glitter. I picked three main colors - Green, orange red and pink. 

As for embellishments, since the kit had a ton of journaling cards, I am going to pull from my Stories of the Month by Ali Edwards. Included in the kits are 4x6 and 3x4 cards, stickers, chipboard, stamps, wood veneer shapes, vellum, and word stickers. It just depends on the year. I am using years 2021 to 2025. 

I have sheet of My Minds Eye punch out shapes, I pulled in my elephant stamp for some of Darcy's monthly layouts, and several border punches. I have several Unity Stamp KOTM that I have included as well. I will add alphabet stickers when I need them.

Your next stop on the hop is JoJo and she can be found here: - https://www.instagram.com/scrappyconfessions

The full hop is here.

• Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog - http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/
• Guest Designer - https://www.instagram.com/mamabear1900/
• Brandi - https://www.instagram.com/scrappy.boymama/
• Cindy - https://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/
• JoJo - https://www.instagram.com/scrappyconfessions
• Julene - https://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/
• Laurie - https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookingbits/
• Ryann - https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookjoey/
• Tara - https://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.com/
• Tina - https://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/
• Vikki https://www.instagram.com/memoriesandmomentsscrapbooking/
• Amanda - https://youtube.com/@amandacreates1980

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Challenge #2 - Dog Days of Summer

Challenge #2 at the Counterfeit Kit is Dog Days of Summer: Create a Layout featuring pets, summer fun or lazy days.

I don't know about you, but I am definitely not having a Lazy summer or time for fun. It has been a very hectic summer for sure.  I'm using page set #2 from my August CKC - The Country Kit. 

I included this house paper, the stripes and gingham in my kit along with some flowers and ribbon. I added the white cardstock, wood veneer and a stamped flower. The orange ribbon is the only scrap I had. I did not use the gingham paper.

I have a couple of photos I need to scrap for myself and my youngest of Ms. Izzy and her last Halloween Costumes. We would always dress her at Halloween. She loved greeting the kids at the door when we handed out candy. 

I stamped the white flower added the wood veneer into the flower center 

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August Inspiration Kit and Social Media Hop

 Welcome to the August Inspiration Kit and Social Media Hop. You should have arrived here from Christine's YouTube channel. I have the full hop listed below.  Laurie has picked the Farmhouse Summer by Carta Bella, 

Our Guest Designer this month is Nadine Michelle, known as Paper Route Scrapbooking on YouTube. Please give her a warm welcome.

Now for my August 2025 CKC - The Country.

I went with bicycles instead of barns and doors, watering cans instead of pots and flowers. I substituted in a bit of orange coral for the golden rod color in the inspiration kit.

I didn't quite finish of the Jen Hadfield 6x6 paper pads, DIY Home and Heart of Home so I'm including them again. 

I'm also made a little mini kit from scraps of the DCWV "The Guy Stack". 

As for embellishments I'm including a few ephemera from Jen Hadfield "Home Made", bicycle clips, and of course a few different stamp sets.

Your next stop on the hop is JoJo's Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/scrappyconfessions/

Counterfeit Kit Challenge Reveal and Hop

• Counterfeit Kit Challenge - http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/  
• Guest Designer - Nadine - https://www.youtube.com/@paperroutescrapbooking4007
• Brandi - https://www.instagram.com/scrappy.boymama/
• Christine - https://www.youtube.com/@ScrappingHarden
• Cindy - https://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/
• JoJo- https://www.instagram.com/scrappyconfessions/
• Julene - https://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/
• Ryann - https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookjoey/
• Tara - https://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.com/
• Tina - https://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/
• Vikki https://www.instagram.com/memoriesandmomentsscrapbooking/
• Amanda -https://youtube.com/@amandacreates1980?si=j3Ed1pSbf7Wm3DF

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