Counterfeit KIt challenge #2

 This is a sketch challenge. Here is the sketch

I used one of my forgery papers for this challenge. It has paint dribbled down from the top.

I matted my 3 photos on an olive green card because I wanted the mats to be neutral.

The 3 photos show details of AZTEC culture that we saw in Chiapas Mexico.

We watched a smoking ceremony on a young girl about 13 who had reached womanhood. The Aztecs then would marry her off.

There was lots of smoke and loud calls from the man in the headpiece. I assumed he was the chief.

After this we went outside and the guide pointed out an AZTEC sculpture over the door of the building.
 I used the title "For real" because it looked very realistic to me.

Freshly made sketches and Try it on Tuesday

 

I'm making cards for the next couple of days. This one is for Freshly made sketches.

I thought this is a good motivational one for somebody doing exams or just doubting themselves. I added some tiny Autumn lane yellow buds.

Next card is for Try it on Tuesday.

I used scraps from my Counterfeit kit to make this "feminine" card as per the website. With my challenge site, Archiscraps, I often send out random prizes. This card can accompany one of those.

Scrap the boys.

 This is the last of my forgeries papers. I've done this layout for "Scrap the boys" where we had to use a quote. 

I copied this next part from my Facebook description.

I used paint and zig pen to create my own background. Then I found a card that said "Find beauty in the ordinary and you'll find joy in unexpected places". The men on our cruise all "came out of the woodwork" to watch the transit through the canal. Many of them stood at the railings and quoted dimensions and depths like seasoned engineers (maybe they were!). The pens might allude to the structural engineers who first drew up the plans for the canal.

Make my Monday

 Make My Monday Challenge Blog want us to use twine or ribbon for their theme "All tied up".

I decided to make a male card for someone turning 50. I used both pretend keys and real ones.

I threaded the twine through them to make a banner.

Challenge YOUrself

 The theme at Challenge YOUrself is friends

I've done this challenge most years, so this year I thought about work friends. I spent 7 years teaching at a particularly tough school. This was over 20 years ago. The 3 people in the photo were very helpful and friendly. I'm wearing a white blouse in this photo. 

The paper had the plants on it, but I fussy cut the dragonflies and added them as part of the background. The 3 green and black tabs added contrast and matched Betty's top. 

Scrapbooking at The scraproom.

 

This is the throwback sketch at the Scraproom. I used photos of frigate birds we saw on the Panama cruise.

I used the branches paper as my background plus a white corrugated card for my matting.

My journal space was cut from a larger rectangular card. I used washi tape for my strips plus a marching heart. Where there are branches on the sketch I used seaweed from a Jolees creations set of fish.

sunset layout

 This layout is another one of my forgeries. I kept it reasonably simple to make the photo stand out. It was the last sunset on my cruise and how special it was!

Lasting Memories

 This layout is for Lasting Memories where they want us to use the letters in the word, charm.

My list is C=circles, H=hearts A=anchor R=ricrac M=made background.

I used another forged paper from my Counterfeit Kit. One of my mats is another forged paper offcut. The anchor picture is from St Tropez by Prima.

The photos are from our arrival in Costa Rica. I was very excited to be there.

Sketch n scrap

 

This is the sketch for sketch n scrap.

I adapted it to fit my landscape photos. I used 2 of my forged papers. The background had light stamping in 2 of the corners. The other had fine coloured pencil lines.In between is a pink paper with swirls.

Where strips are required I used washi tapes including the bright pink and aqua across the bottom (I seldom use that one) I mixed my alphas in the title and finished off 2 sheets of words. The flairs are from Bee arty and the pink asterisks are from a set of alphas.

Soul scrappers This and That.

 My next layout is also for Soul Scrappers . This and that challenge is like a recipe challenge.

I chose the yellow side.

Everything on here is from my kit. I'm very pleased to use that typewriter postcard.

Yje arrows,photo corners and a;phas are all chipboard.

Soul Scrappers BOLD challenge

 I used one of my forgeries for a BOLD layout with BOLD title. The paper suited this challenge.

The best part was I got to use up some big alphas I had for about 15 years.

The pyramid shape is obvious in Chiapas everywhere!