September kit CKC

 The September counterfeit kit choice is 

Simple Stories Life captured.   https://www.simplestories.com/collections/life-captured

We are joined this month by Stephanie Olsen who can be found   https://www.instagram.com/mamabear1900/     A big welcome to her.

I started with a list based on the total kit.

birds

butterfly

globe

cactus

heart

envelope 

books

spectacles

 clips

 dreams

 camera.

I have a bag of birds and butterflies so will source those there. (cut from old greeting cards)

I added hearts, envelopes, books, spectacles, dreams and camera. The others I need to hunt out.

Anyway, here's my moderate kit.

                                                Colourful carnival

It is quite small as I don't have anything in particular to scrap.

My papers are mainly brand names (unusual for me). I forged one.

my embellishments are as follows

I included the 3 typewriters I have, several washi tapes, a bling swirl and flower I recently won as well as chipboard flowers. Not too much alphas as I have 2 lots of words to use.Also a heap of journal cards that relate.

Now here's the blog hop:

• 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

As they say on television, That's all folks.

                                                           

                                                                         JULENE

Allsorts challenge

 At allsorts challenge they wanted something beginning with B.

I chose butterfly. I stamped the butterfly twice then attatched a clear acetate layer on the top. Next I cut 2 small hoses and used ribbon around the butterflies. I used a raised layer to match the background and added my sentiment.

Black Magic

 

Here's the Black Magic challenge for August.

We had to use 2 colours from the palette. I think I have 3. I stuck to the sketch closely using a doiley to mirror the sea foam and found a scrap of paper featuring thongs to match my photo. I had stickers of women in bikinis so used those as my embellishments.

Dolphin spotting.

 My last layout for my kit was "fin in the sun" using my dolphin spotting photos.

I had 3 different photos of the dolphins so I stepped them down and made waves from leftover scraps from my kit in blues and pale aqua. I also added vellum as my foam.

The dolphin pictures came in a brochure for something. I cut around them and glued them on the layout. My title was appropriate I thought.

A feet layout

 On my recent trip north, we walked along the beach.  l took photos of my feet in the sand not knowing how I would use them.

This layout sort of came together as I worked and it became a list of things I like doing at the beach such as feeling toes in the sand etc.

I've used my black Flourish with a bling plus some enamel dots as decoration.I was also happy to use some washi tape as accents on this.

Cardz 4 Galz and Just us girls.

 Today I have made a card for Cardz 4 Galz.

We are asked to use vellum, so I decided to make a mason jar card containing sprinkles for a 21st birthday.

I drew the mason jar then sewed around the pencil line to create my shaker card.

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My next card is for Just us girls.

There is a stimulus picture.

This suggests school but I went with the apple idea as I had a die cut set to use.

My sentiment says good on you so it could be used for academic achievements or just success at anything really.

Colour throwdown

 Using some cut off strips from the previous layout I made this card. I distressed the top edge of each strip then layered them on to the card overlapping. They feature the colours in this week's colour throwdown.

Next, I made my tag using cream offcut. I smooshed green mist on it then stamped some butterflies. I added a love heart sticker and wrote the word love.

I also used a border punch on the bottom edge of the card and inked it. 

Challenge Yourself stencils

 I've made this layout for Challenge yourself where we are asked to use stencils.

I've only used one which looks like an old fashioned doiley. It gave a nice lacy effect to this layout of Mum and myself. She was in hospital with Pneumonia towards the end of her life. I was thankful she was recovering and she probably was too. 

I used cyan coloured ink to match the roses on the paper in the background.

Soul scrappers Tic tac toe for August.

 

I chose to use one photo and sewing and paint on this layout. I started by cutting the diagonals and curling the edges.  After painting around that in green, i then used white paint over the top in thick strokes. 

I stitched around the border in brown then added ecru lace in a square. I stitched antique buttons in the corners and added my title.

Sketches in Thyme and Scrap the boys

 

This is the sketch at Sketches in Thyme. Also Scrap the boys wants us to use flowers on a layout. I'm combining the 2 challenges.

Here's my final layout.

I named it These sweet days since Hendrix is only 3 so very innocent.

As well as the green daisies I used wattle branches that I bought from Autumn Lane. The ribbon and ric rac are from my stash and everything else is in my Counterfeit kit.

Paper funday challenge.

 This is for Paper Funday challenge.

They want 4 legged animals so I went with my favourite, giraffes.

I used a scrap of hessian I had plus a black and fawn patterned paper scrap. The giraffe and button are chipboard.

Sketch and scrap sketch layout.

 

Here's the first sketch for the month at Sketch 'n' scrap.

I turned it sideways as my 3 photos are landscape.

Everything on here is from my Counterfeit kit.

Yesterday I also made a double layout for The scraproom group.

And here's the double. Despite the ribbons matching up perfectly in reality, they scanned wrongly.

The scraproom letters in a word challenge

 Here's another layout I made for The Scraproom.

We had to use letters in the word,summer.

S=stripes U=under (photos under other things M=measure (washi tape measure under the title M=magic E= enamel stars R= ric rac at the bottom (cut off in the scanner)

Love those pretty papers challenge.

 Love those pretty papers is another card site I have found.

I've made this card using an offcut from my kit, of striped paper. The smaller card is made from another patterned paper, then I cut and added the 3 red triangles. I added blue ribbon across the bottom plus my sentiment. 

The hut creative

 

My next layout was for The Hut creative and is a sketch challenge. 

Last year in late January I stepped into a hole and tore 2 tendons in my foot. It took some healing and lots of physio. I wanted to document that using these 2 photos. 

I had a sheet of clock paper so I fussy cut out the clocks. I also added some yellow paint through a stencil to create the arrows. AS well as alphas I used my dymo machine to make "remember"

Freaky fast formula and colour challenge at Soul Scrappers.

 My first layout was a colour challenge at Soul Scrappers plus Freaky fast formula at the scrap room.

I've used 2 types of ribbon on here plus 2 stickers with words. The title was made from left over alphas I had. I hand cut the small circles as I have no punch.

August Counterfeit kit.

 Ryann has chosen the kit this month.

Shop - Carta Bella Collections - Farmhouse Summer - Echo Park Paper Co

Our guest designer is Nadine Machelle known as Paper Route Scrapbooking on You tube. 

Presenting my kit: THE LONG PADDOCK

In Australia a field is called a paddock. As the papers are lengthy, I came up with the long paddock. 

                                                               PAPERS

For my kit I tried to match the papers by pattern and colour as closely as I could.

They are similar but not the same. 

Mine has wandered into the green shades more. (Funny that as it is my favourite colour!)

I had hardly anything farm related, so went off on a tangent of my own.

EMBELLISHMENTS

I chose retro items that might have a farm house feel.

I found gingham ribbon, ricrac, birds and birdhouses, a bicycle and an airmail envelope.

I also found some 6x6 papers featuring berries.

The washi tapes are red and blue mainly.

Those 2 colours are my main focus in this kit.

Here's the blog 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/ (You are here)

• 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

The sisterhood of crafters and Time out challenges

 At the sisterhood of crafters they want stripes and dots.

I decided to make a Christmas card.

The paper is striped and the ribbon bow has dots. I think this will appeal to most people.

Next card is for Time out challenges

WE are asked to use 2 or more.

I used 3 :- Transport, stars, stripes.

Sketch 'n' scrap

 

Here's the latest at Sketch and Scrap.

I had a photo of my daughter with her Dad, so used it on the following layout.

Instead of a second photo I used a journalling card. The whole page is from Simple Stories.

I was pleased to use another grey hessian flower plus a lacy flower I cut from a card.