CKC Members Blog Hop

Welcome y'all!!!

If you are hopping along then you have come here

from the lovely Elaine.

But if not, 

please go to the CKC to start
and see all the wonderful work
you've missed.

The CKC posts 3 challenges through the 

month, 

and we choose which one we want

to do.  

I chose the stamp on PP challenge.

I am not really a stamper.
I own stamps
and stamp pads.
But I am not really a stamper.
So this was a challenge for me,
because I really don't stamp on LO's much.

So.....

I found these boys hanging out.....
get it....
hanging out,
he's on a tree.
Hahahaha.....I crack me up.....
anyway.....
=)

I grabbed the blue box of CKC January Kit goodness
and got to work.

These clouds are from an Amy Tan
paper line.
I had a scrap of it and thought this would look SO cute.
One of the clouds had a little heart on it,
so I decided they all needed hearts.
So I went to work drawing each cloud its own heart.
Ahhhh.....

And then I stamped.
This is a Gossamer Blue Stamp I believe,
and it is in keeping with my heart theme
I had going.
So I stamped it using Heidi Swapps new stamps,
and can I just say.....
I LOVE THIS INK!!!
But I heard it is a limited time only thing.
I hope that is wrong,
or that their so popular that she continues
making it.
It is archival,
crisp,
and
wonderful!

A little sparkling Thicker title.....

Some little birdies,
some more stamping,
tiny staple,
And a cute boy.
Yep.
Perfect.

I have been wondering what in the wide world
I was gonna do with this cute little deer.
Well, here where we hike,
you can almost pet the deer,
they get so close to you.
Almost.
So I thought it was loosely related.
That's all the reason I need.
=)

This hello was a speech bubble from Simple Stories
the Vintage line from last year,
but the little doo-dad that makes this a speech
bubble just looked weird with no actual speech
going along with it,
so I just cut it off.
Now see you wouldn't have even known huh?
Yep, getting the most out of my supplies people.
The most!
=)
Hello mushrooms.

More cute birdies.....
and twine.....
and tiny staple.....

And voila!
I stamped,
I cut,
I oooed
and
ahhhed,
and
I called 'er done.

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Now hop on over to the lovely
Jemma
and see what she's got for you.

And I hope you have a
Blessed and Beautiful,
Krafty, Kind of Day ~~ 

CKC Design Team Style Swap Hop ..... It's on!!

Well hello there..... you should have hopped right over from our

fearless leaders Blog, the sweet Bethany.  Now let's see what I've

got up my sleeve.....

So back last month, Lisa had this WILD idea to swap styles with each other.

She sent out 20 questions.

Yes we play 20 questions on the design team =)
How fun is that?

I LOVE this team of ladies.

They are the sweetest, kindest, and funniest bunch around,

and I love them.

So we answered our 20 questions,

sent them back to sweet Lisa, 

and she worked her magic.

She proceeded to match us up with our opposite styled

partner.  When I got mine I was like,

"dude.  Could we be any more style different?"

So then came the challenging part of any challenge,

the doing.

So I thought and thought about my partners answers.

And just about every time I'd think of something "brilliant"

I'd refer back to the style of my partner and nope, not on 

the list.  It was proving to be a little tougher than I thought.

You see, I kept reverting back to my own style.

Yep this was going to take concentration.

I don't rock at that.

Just sayin'

But determined NOT to let Lisa and the team down,

I rolled up the proverbial sleeves and got to work. 

So here in this post I'm going show you a LO I did in my style,

and then one in my partners.  And yep they are worlds apart.

But I have LOVED every minute of this challenge!!  

So I am a single LO kind of girl.....
Usually 1 picture maybe 2.....
Lots of embellies scattered to and fro.....
Lots of mists, paints, inks.....
I am messy.

My swap partner however, is not.
She is clean and organised and wow this
was a challenge.

But here is my 2-page spread.
2-page!!!
I think this is the first actual one I've done.
I've done two pages very similar to one
another, but never one spread across to include
more pictures of same event complete with
journaling about said event.
Yes indeed, now this was eventful =)

Because of the events of the day, 

this made for a perfect 2-pager.

There are a total of 8, 

count 'em 8 pictures on two pages.

Yep this has to be some kind of a record

for me.

I spread my title across two pages.

And then the journaling.

This gave me ALL kinds of fits.

I am so used to just hand writing my

journaling, but my SP (swap partner =) 

types it all out and in different fonts no doubt.

She is a rock star I tell you,

and one of my new scrapping heroes,

because that is hard work.

Its tough to make all that work,

and make sense,

and be coherent.

She's awesome!!

And this journaling business has given me a possible

idea of who I got.

More on that later.....

So in the end,

I really like this LO.

I LOVE the story of this day,

and I'm so very very glad to have

it on a 2-page LO.

I did just want to say, that after I typed all my journaling,

cut it out, and was placing it on the page, I realized

I just couldn't get it all on there cohesively which meant

I had to leave some of it out.

SO..... this is where I veered, ever so slightly from my

SP style.  I had wrote the rest of my journaling on a 

separate tag that I will tuck behind my LO and just let this

sweet little brad hang over the top, so we'll know there is

more to read here.  I thought that was an acceptable solution

to my journaling woes.  

Now here is my LO in my style.

Lots of mists and layers and mixing up my title

with that washi strewned heart.  

Lots of banners and stamping and mists 

and a little journaling.

And more washi.

And lots of layers.....

and colors.....

and a whale.

I mean c'mon.....

THERE'S A WHALE!!!

Whimsy people.

I dig me some whimsy!!

=)

And then just for good measure

(and because its the way I roll)

I used a heart punch and punched out 3 hearts,

and then added a little PP from the same 6x6 PP pack

and slipped it right in behind the hearts.

Oh yes.

Yummy!

There you have it..... my girl, a fish, a whale and washi.

I mean please, what more could you possibly

ask for =)

And since my SP LO was a 2 pager, 

I thought I'd show you 2 of my own style pages.

This one isn't done, but it so readily depicts my

style to a "T" or a "W" in this case =)

This W I had cut out for a wreath that hangs

on the studio door, but this one wasn't quite the

right color, so it was an extra.  

So I used it on a LO with me and my Mister.

I wanted to include this unfinished LO because it is

exactly the way I scrap.

Big or repeating elements.....

A coffee stained masking ring,

mists, sewing..... yep all of this is right up my alley.

So I hope you are enjoying this hoppity hop

and please now hop on over to the beautiful Jemma's

blog and see how she got along with her challenge.

And in case you get lost along the way:

Counterfeit Kit Challenge:http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com 

Angela:  http://colestoucan.blogspot.co.uk/

Bethany: http://inspiredscrapper-bethany.blogspot.com/

Dawn:  http://dawnsscrapbookcottage.blogspot.com (You are here)

Jemma:  http://just-jimjams.blogspot.com/

Julene:  http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com.au

Lesley G.:  http://ohblogitifyoucantbeatthem.blogspot.co.uk

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

Lynnette:  http://sassyscrapper2010.blogspot.com/

Millisa:  http://millermall.blogspot.com/

Stephanie:  http://skylinepaperie.blogspot.ca

Lisa H.:  http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com/ 

Thanks for hopping by.....

Have a Blessed and Beautiful,

Krafty, Kind of Day ~~ 

Oh and I almost forgot:

I think my SP is Angela. 

Let's see if I'm right  =)

September CKCB Kit

Welcome to the September CKCB Blog Hop.
if you are following the hop,
then you should have come here from the lovely Angela's blog.

I absolutely LOVE the kit for this month.
It is the July Citrus Twist Kit.
They have several kits and we can choose whichever one we would
like from July.

I chose the lovely Project Life Kit entitled "Adventure".
Now let me just do a disclaimer:
I AM NOT A PROJECT LIFER!!
I know, I know, if I'm not, then why in the world
would I choose that kit for this month?

Well, for the month of September,
I will be participating in Shimelle's
Learn Something New Everyday,
and this year she is using divided page protectors.
I decided that I wanted to do mine that way as well.

I have also decided to start an album for my Gbabe,
Sir Cuteness, and do it in a divided page protector style,
because he loves all things linear and organized.
So although this is NOT the way I normally scrapbook,
it will be such a wonderful challenge.

So here is the kit I am counterfeiting.....

I have chosen 2 paper packs essentially for this.
Because LSNED is for 30 days, I need quite a bit of paper.....

Oh EP "Here and Now" how I love thee!!

I chose my sassafras letter stickers for this kit.
They are a good size for this kind of kit.....
And I need to use them up =)

Now when it comes to embellies,

I am choosing somethings that will repeat throughout my album.

I LOVE the wood veneer and these wood circles.

I got the circles at a garage sale this summer.

A HUGE lot of them for about $3.  GREAT deal!

Also the original kit had some sequins so I have included those as well.

Now I wanted to show you some of my base pages for my LSNED

album.  I love how Shimelle uses one sheet of 12x12 for her title page.

I loved it so much that I am doing my whole album, for the most part

like this.  I am taking a 12x12 and cutting it to fit my divided pages,

but you still get the look of the whole 12x12, and then I will build 

on top of that.

I am SO very excited about this!!

This will be my title page.

Here is another example....
This is two pages, both doily pages from the Maggie Holmes Collection
paper pack.  One in green, one in pink.  LOVE.

Well now I wanted to share with you the original kit that I did for this
month from this kit.  This is the kit I will be using for Sir Cutenesses album,
and even if I don't get to really use it a lot this month, it will be the one that
I use to work on it, so I will be showing you some of the pages I do as I get them
done.

Yes there is some bottle caps, regular flair and super hero flair.
Yep we are cool like that =)
And some printables too.

And then here are some items that me and Sir Cuteness have made
over the last month or so.  He LOVES to play with me in the studio,
and some of these items we made in Claudine Hellmuth's class last
month.
And yes there are also some lovely banners and doilies in there.
Looking really forward to using this kit as well.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  

Now please hop on over to the lovely Jemma and see what she has picked

out for July.

And here is the entire hop list just in case you get lost:

Guest Designer:  Isbaha  http://isbahashome.blogspot.fr

Angela http://colestoucan.blogspot.co.uk/

Dawn  http://dawnsscrapbookcottage.blogspot.com (me)

Jemma http://just-jimjams.blogspot.com/

Julene  http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com.au

Lesley G.  http://ohblogitifyoucantbeatthem.blogspot.co.uk

Lisa H. http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com/
Leslie  http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com

Lynnette http://sassyscrapper2010.blogspot.com/

Millisa http://millermall.blogspot.com/

Stephanie http://skylinepaperie.blogspot.ca

Have a Blessed and Beautiful,

Krafty Kind of day ~~ 

Member Blog Hop -- Master Forger Challenge

Well hello.  And Welcome to the Member Blog Hop

for CKCB.  You should have come here from the lovely

Elaine's blog.  

This month for the Member Blog Hop we were to take 

inspiration from a Master Forger.  For my first take on 

this challenge you can see that here.

For the Member Blog hop I saw this lovely LO on the amazing

Lisa's blog.  

So I tackled that LO with these lovely pics from a beautiful
summer's day with two of my favorite fella's.  These two have
my heart.

I loved the layering on the original LO and wanted to make
sure I got some lovely layering on my own version.

The green and yellow paper is a sheet that Sir Cuteness

painted himself.  I LOVE IT!!  And thought it went very 

well on a LO including pictures of Sir Cuteness himself.

One day he will cherish this page with some of his own

handiwork on it.  LOVE IT!

I love these pinwheels.
I just added some lovely MME brads.

This sun just makes me happy.
Happy I tell you!  =)

Flair and buttons, bling and twine.
Yes!

Some more pinwheel action.

Then I decided with all the scraps that I have left from
my July kit, I decided some cards would be lovely.
I am not a card maker, but again the lovely Lisa
inspired me with her beautiful cards, like this one.

So I started working on some lovely cards.

Oh those pearls.

And again with those terrific large sequins making a scallop.
Love.

A nice fall card.

Beautiful chevron.

And just a little stamping.

Working on this hop has been SO much fun!!

If y'all would like to start at the beginning, here is the full list.

CKCB    http://www.counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com

Jemma    http://just-jimjams.blogspot.co.uk
Heidi    http://handmade-heidi.blogspot.co.uk
Lesley G    http://ohblogitifyoucantbeatthem.blogspot.co.uk
Chipper    http://hotfudgesundaewithacherryontop.blogspot.com
Leslie    http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com
Maggie    http://maggiebscrapblog.blogspot.fr
Ashley    http://paperforpeoplellc.blogspot.com
Kate    http://kateblue.blogspot.com
Lynette    http://sassyscrapper2010.blogspot.com
Milissa    http://millermall.blogspot.com
Elaine    http://chidkids26.blogspot.co.uk
Dawn    http://www.dawnsscrapbookcottage.blogspot.com (that's me =)
Lisa H    http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com

Oh do please go to the last stop on the hop from here, the lovely Lisa.

Thank you for hopping ~~ Have a Blessed and Beautiful, Krafty Kind of Day ~~