It is the first layout challenge of the month over at CKC. This time we are talking all about friendships. My video is up for this layout process.
This layout features bands of zones across the page. Each zone holds a photo and a page elements such at title, journaling and embellishments.
This design came about because the background paper featured words that said “hello friend” and I jumped on the opportunity to make that a part of the design. So each zone actually points to those words on the background.
Don’t forget that other CKC Master Forgers are sharing their takes on this challenge over on the blog. Go check out their work also and then share what you make inspired by this challenge.
I’m at it again with my DIY embellishments. I was so inspired by the kit this month that I had to make myself narrow it down to just two forgeries. So let’s take a look at the kit again first.
From this kit I decided to forge those number & icon circle chipboard pieces. I chose that one specifically because I like to number photos along with the corresponding journaling. That way photos can have their own say as part of an overall story.
I also decided to forge the phrase stickers. I like to add little words strips to areas of my layout as a sprinkling of a finishing touch. I used a Concord & 9th sentiment stamp and die set to accomplish this task.
A full look of my process is up on my YouTube channel.
But the short version is here as well.
I used four ink colors to do all the stamping across all the forgeries. This lends itself to plenty of color choice for layouts as well as just lots of elements to use in general. Here I stamped (with an old stamp set) and then used a circle punch to get these number disks. I only completed a few of the finished chipboard pieces and I cam complete any others I need along the way.
The word strips took longer to create since these very solid stamps can be a bit fuzzy to get crisp images from. But perseverance paid off and I got some good results in the end. While these words are larger than typical sticker sheet phrases, I can make them work on plenty of layouts.
Be sure to check out the other forgeries the design team is up to this month over on the blog.
I’m really excited about this one my friends! I am finally in the fall mood and the color palette for this month’s inspiration fit the bill just right. Master Forger Lisa chose the Felicity Jane September Kit, called Emily.
I called my kit something decidedly different… “Scrumptious”. The feeling I got from the color palette, along with the little apple icons on that pattern paper just fit for that word!
You can check out my whole kit build via video or keep reading for more info.
I was inspired not only by the color palette by by the textures and small embellishments I noticed in the kit. I chose papers that corresponded one-to-one with papers from the kit knowing that I couldn’t duplicate everything precisely.
But you can judge for yourself how close you think I got. Just know the top row of florals were extras I added to my kit out of indecisiveness!
For embellishments I took more of the inspiration route and pulled things with similar icons that I noticed through the kit. I spied tassels, circular elements, scalloped borders, heart icons, potted plants and much more. Here I incorporated all those things.
Plus I will also be playing with some extra DIY embellishments that I created last month knowing full well what this month’s color palette would be 😉
Throw in a few alphas and some library cards I found at the last minute, and that completes my kit.
Be sure to give a warm welcome to our guest designer this month, Susanne! And hop along to everyone’s sharing sites to see what the whole team has to show off about their kits this month!
Today I put my CKC kit to use for a LOAD layout. What is LOAD you ask? Well, that is the LayOut A Day challenge hosted over at ScrapHappy. We get fun prompts to play along with if we choose as we create our layouts each day. Today I managed to get the prompts in (mostly) by telling a story with a plot twist and including a twist of lemon.
It is the first layout challenge of the month over at CKC. And this time there is a twist to our challenge. We should pick a title from the list below and create a layout centered around that title!
Let’s Go
Destination Unknown
The Journey is the Destination
Life isn’t always Rainbows and Unicorns
Spring has Sprung
You Colour My World
You’ve Come so Far
Perfectly Imperfect
Ordinary Moments
Since most of my photos and stories are from candid snapshots, I chose the title Ordinary Moments and I found the perfect photos to go with the story! If you want to see the full layout process, check out the video below. Otherwise, as usual, I’ll have the photo tour for you if you scroll down.
Remember you can click on gallery photos to enlarge. I hope you head over to the CKC blog to check out all the other Master Forgers’ takes on this challenge. And if you want to play along, go ahead and join the CKC Facebook group and share your projects.
Now that it is October, I’m finally feeling a bit of that fall vibe. So, I turned to the iconic pumpkin for the cut file this month. Using plaid for the sketch emanates a feeling of warmth and comfort. So that was my thinking for the designs this month.
Download the cut file directly as well as the pdf or photoshop version of the sketch. And if you want to see my other freebies, head to the Freebies section of my site.
I put them to use in a project as well. Check out the video…
As you may see from the video graphic, I combined the cut file and the sketch to come up with this layout.
Happy Fall/Autumn to my northern hemisphere readers (and happy spring to you southern hemisphere friends).
It is forgery time over at CKC. That means we are inspired by crafty items that already exist and we take our turn at recreating them. First let’s have a reminder of what the kit is that we are drawing inspiration from.
I was drawn to these two papers from the inspiration kit. The First one is all about the butterflies for me and the second is that striped paper.
My versions were much softer of a color palette, but that fit better with the mood I was going for.
I didn’t completely recreate the inspiration, but rather, approximated it. And that is my typical way of going about things. So if you like something you see, but wish it were a different color, maybe you’ll think of recreating it to fit for you.
Yep, it is that time again. I’m here with my Counterfeit Kit build for October. Joining us as Guest Designer this time around is Machelle Willing. Let’s give her a big welcome!
Diving in I expected our inspiration piece to be fall themes, but I was pleasantly surprised that it was more home and connection themed with a color palette right up my alley. This is the May ’21 kit + add-ons by Hip Kit Club. Let’s take a look…
Main Kit
Add-on embellishments
Add-on “color pack”
I ended up ignoring the inspiration kit theme altogether and built my kit around specific designers/companies that caught my attention! Ha! I was inspired by PinkFresh, Jen Hadfield and Paige Evans in the inspiration kit to pull from my own stash of papers from those designers/companies. And along the way Vicki Boutin made an appearance as well. The theme I ended up pulling together became the title of this kit build called Nature Study. You’ll see how it got that name and theme as you follow along here.
First up the video version. Keep reading for the short version…
As I was pulling all manner of anything that caught my attention I realized that I had two different feels going on in my choices, which you may notice above. To get specific, in the photos below you will see that I have a bold and graphic office/school vibe (photo directly below) and then a soft and flowing nature vibe (2nd photo below).
I am perfectly okay with that! This is my kit and I can do what I want. When you build your kit you can do what you want as well! That is the beauty of CKC. I did, however, make some choices that do help tie things together. My “solid” color paper choices are flexible enough that they can work with either vibe. And giving this kit the title Nature Study is a sneaky way to justify my disparate choices! LOL!
For embellishments I pulled some items directly from the kit inspiration and some items from designers, and tried to keep my newly developed theme in mind.
This kit is jam packed with embellishments which I know I will NEVER get to use all of this month. But choices are really nice and I will be doing quite a bit of scrapping this October as I’m playing along with the LayOut A Day challenge (aka LOAD) over at ScrapHappy.org. So we shall see how big of a dent I can make in these supplies.
Don’t forget that this kit reveal is a hop and you can go check out the other Master Forgers to see how their minds work in approaching this inspiration. And if you want to join in and play along, CKC is totally free and welcoming you can follow the blog below and join the Facebook group to share your work.
I am part of the creative team over at ScrapHappy. A large part of that team is bringing you blog posts based on our monthly themes. This month is all about organization. And I was writing that blog post I realized that I have created various cut files and diy storage items for organizing. And I want to be sure to share then with you!
First check out the video to see how I organize and which pieces I put to use. (link coming soon!)
This is the ribbon card I use to store my, well, ribbons! Download now.
These are the drawer labels I created for my ink & marker storage. They fit Sterilite brand medium-sized 3-drawer stacks (Outside Dimensions: 13.5 x 11 x 9.63). You can find them on Amazon. Download cut file now.
If you need any help getting svg files into either Cricut or Silhouette (you need the paid-for designer edition), then you can check out the videos linked by each word/system.
Next up is a diy set of paper drawers that is great for storing small items like ink cubes, enamel dots, die cut pieces, etc.
This is the two part tutorial that I created for this little storage drawer system. (It is not a cut file yet. I’ll be converting this to cut files soon. Leave me a comment if you are interested in this!)
I love getting goodies in the mail! And at an affordable price point (as low as $14 per month including shipping), the SCT Sampler Kit brings me just that. I get a sample of goodies to play with and it won’t break the bank or accumulate dust in my craft space like many other kits have in the past.
This month’s goodies look like this…
And if you want a more detailed look you can check out my unboxing video.
And a quick peek at the project…
At the end of the video I talk about how this card project is going to influence a layout project I’ll be posting in a couple of days. I hope you stick around for that as well!
Please note: you can not order the current kit. Instead you sign up for a future beginning date for your kits.
Kits currently run between $14 per month (1-year commitment billed every 4 months) to $17 per month (4-month commitment billed fully).
Extras not shown in the video include a private Facebook group with video shares each month, a cut file download to match the theme word and discounts for prominent online scrapbook shops.
I have no affiliation with SCT. I simply use and enjoy these kits and wish to share.
craftysoup.com 