Crafty Friends and Crafty Critters

 Next card is for Crafty Friends where they want animals or birds. Also Crafty critters wants a critter

I'm still making baby girl cards and found 3 butterfly brads in my stash which I used on here.

I'm sure this one will sell with those cute butterflies on it.

Mojo Monday

 You may have noticed that I had a great deal of soft pink in my Counterfeit kit. The reason is I'm making baby girl cards to restock the box.

This card is for Poetical artistry or Mojo Monday. Here's the sketch.

As you can see it is a tall card.

I used mainly the pale pink with a little black and white, then a pop of brighter pink for the flower.

Also here's some other pink cards I made for baby girls yesterday.

The little envelopes unfold so a message can be written inside eg the babies' name etc.

Lasting Memories- embossing

 Over at Lasting memories they want us to feature embossing somewhere on our layout.

I used my spotted embossing and the cuttlebug on the navy piece near the top on this layout.

The background I used gesso through a mask and I chose colours to compliment the squiggly striped paper going across.

We visited Banff 6 years ago on a wonderful trip around Canada. 

3 layouts from Facebook challenges.

 I've made 3 more layouts both using sketches.

This was for a throwback sketch at The Scraproom group.

I used The American crafts paper with hexagons and For the record spotted paper from Echo Park on this layout.

It was a walk near One mile beach so the "sandy" texture fitted in as did the yellow strip across the centre.

The stickers are also from For the record range so I used them as well.

I'm not wrapped in the shortening of vacation to "vacay" but it was the last of a set of thickers,so I used it.

Next is another sketch challenge at Paper Issues

and my interpretation. I took a male teaching friend to look at a nearby view of the river etc. He was taking photos, so I took a photo of him taking photos. (LOL).

I used mainly greys with small touches of black.

Next was a formula layout at The Scraproom again. I read it wrongly and didn't do the 6 1x1 or the 3 2x2, just one of each square.

White with One

 At White with one the colour is piggy pink and we're also asked to use this sketch

I had pink in my Counterfeit kit, so chose 2 fairly insignificant papers to use.

One of my larger quote cards also matched so I used it to mat my photo.

I've also added some strips of paper I had ,2 fussy cut flowers and a flair. The circle containing the title I left white.My final detail was some stitching.

and the layout,

I'm on the end of a set of alphas, so had to mix and match them to get my title.

Framed layout.

 Via Pinterest I found 2 layouts using Echo Park for the record frame that I included in my kit.

LG's Scrapbook World: Stolen Moment (scrappinworld.blogspot.com)

Has this layout

I also found this one.

So that's my starting point.

I decided to base it around the top layout but put my own spin on it.

My cousin Colene looks very much like my Aunty Heather, who was a dressmaker.

When I saw this photo of Colene sitting at the sewing machine I thought it was her at first.

I used the same background paper but chose grey spotted for my strip across. The circle was cut from a 6x6 piece and the striped strip on the right was left over from last month's kit.

I used a journal card cut in half as the base for my partly hand written title.

The sewing machine top left is a diecut. The green large flower is a sticker from "for the Record" range as are the journal strips.

I added 3 flowers and note the 2 red pointsettias match the floral paper.

This one was fun to make! 

February Counterfeit Kit

 The Counterfeit kit ladies have chosen this 

Scrapbook Werkstatt - Februarkit 2021 - Herzstück, 34,90 € (scrapbook-werkstatt.de)

Welcome to our guest designer this month, Eileen Taylor.

 Here's the original kit

Now for my kit. 

In the papers I see mustard,pinks, greys and woodgrain. Added to that are flowers,leaves,butterflies, velvet bows and gold alphas.There is also a theme of hearts.

 I looked for woodgrain ,but the closest I could do was the American Crafts "The colour of memories"

It features white hexagons on a wood-like background. I added 2 partial sheets from Bella with Kraft.

I then strayed into black white and greys.

There are 2 new Echo Park "For the record" papers with matching stickers,alphas and chipboard.

I found another Bella paper featuring Hearts on a white background.

There is a grey in the original kit with lines, I found a grey sunburst paper.

Mustard was the next colour, so I added a plain plus argyle.

Lastly, the pink papers. 

Far left is pink with dainty figures and another 2 with grid patterns, similar to the kit.

I also found this paper which I will fussy cut my flowers from.

My embellishments are a mixed bunch.

I'm short on butterflies, so added flowers,decorative strips, bling, tags, and I found some velvet ribbon!

I've completely forgotten alphas, but have 2 shades of pink -Barbie bright and baby pink-which I will use up, plus of course black.

Here's the order for the blog hop.

Don't forget to leave feedback, we often wonder what you're thinking.

• CounterfeitKitChallenge-http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com

• Guest Designer Eileen:-https://www.facebook.com/eileen.taylor.528

• Cindy:-http://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/

• Julene:-http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com//

• Leslie:-http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com/

• Lisa:-http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com

• Tara:-https://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.com/

• Tina:-http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/

• Tracey:-https://3obsessions.blogspot.com

• Laura:-https://www.instagram.com/mrsp_scrapsandtea/

I've totally ignored a couple of things in the original kit, but I think the essence is there.

Enjoy making your kits this month!