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I guess I left my camera in the car that my husband took to work. At least I hope it's there because the alternative would be that I left it in Phoenix. Anyway, I had to use my phone to take this photo so I could get this posted today. I used some SVG files from Lettering Delights. I got the directions for this treat tube from Split Coast Stampers. I used my Counterfeit Kit again too!

Supplies used: My Mind's Eye, Basic Grey, Piggy Tales patterned papers; American Crafts cardstock; Colorbox Ink; Tim Holtz embossing folder; Lettering Delights Pucker Up (sun), Love Pets (sheep), and Accordion Fold Flowers (grass); and misc. ribbon.

Challenging!

So I thought making my own Counterfeit Kit was a challenge until I tried using the kit. Then, I found using my own kit to be a challenge! It really wasn't too bad, I just had to control myself when I wanted to stray from the kit too much. I am pleased with how it turned out, so all's well that ends well!

Products used: My Mind's Eye patterned paper, Cosmo Cricket journaling card, American Crafts cardstock, Fancy Pants (I think) chipboard, Heidi Swapp stamp, Colorbox ink, Tattered Angels glimmer mist, Pebbles acrylic paint, misc. buttons and ribbon.

April Counterfeit Kit

So, it's taken me 3 days, but I finally got a kit together for the Counterfeit Kit Challenge. This month's inspiration can be seen at Front Porch Kits. I actually have some of that Echo Park paper sitting in an online shopping cart, and while it was tempting to pay for it and wait on it, the idea of a counterfeit kit is to use what I already have. So, it's still sitting in the shopping cart (yay me!).

My kit:

Papers are from My Mind's Eye, DCWV, Cosmo Cricket, The Paper Studio, Basic Grey, and Club Scrap (that has probably been in my stash 5 years); American Crafts and Basic Grey cardstock; misc. ribbons, flowers, buttons, and chipboard; stamps from Unity, American Crafts, Fancy Pants, and Close to My Heart; Stampin' Up bird punch. I added in some chipboard that I can cut into any other shapes that I might need. I forgot to pull out my stickles before I took the photo, but I'm sure I'll be using them. I haven't found anything to replace Hank the Plank, but later I might add something to alter.

Once I clean up my mess, I'll be ready to create!

A Quick Challenge

I made a quick card for a challenge at Crazy About Cricut . The paper is Doodlebug, the cardstock is American Crafts. I don't remember where the flower came from, but I have a whole stack of them and have only used this one! Feels good to be using what I have!

Two in one week....no fooling!

I can't remember the last time I actually completed two layouts in one week! Thanks to sketches and challenges I'm getting back on track! I had everything all glued down and decided I couldn't handle all the white, so I pulled out the glimmer mist! I just used some scrap paper to mask out the photos while I was spraying. By the way, this another challenge completed at the last minute. Thanks to
Paper Patch Crafts for the inspiration!

Products used: Dream Street and Doodlebug patterned papers (both from my scrap pile), BoBunny and CTMH stamps, Tim Holtz tickets, Prima  paper flowers, Tattered Angels glimmer mist, everything else is misc. stuff from my stash.

Last minute and beyond...

Nothing like waiting until the last minute, right?

I decided to use the sketch posted at UmWowStudio to jump start my layouts again. It's been so long since I've done any layouts! It was nice to finally get one in the book. However, the challenge ends tonight, and here it is just after 9 pm PST before I'm getting anything posted! The pattern down the side was made with white ink and bubble wrap. What a fun technique!

All products used were from my stash: Pebbles patterned paper, American Crafts cardstock, Making Memories glitter alpha stickers, Studio G white ink, Heidi Swapp arrow, Fiskars border punch, Creative Memories journaling block, misc. ribbon.

Anniversary card

My husband appreciates a humorous card more than a serious one. And, since I did a more serious one for Valentine's day, I decided to search the internet for a funny quote. I found one that I thought he would truly appreciate. It's a simple card, but he doesn't care how intricate it is, so it's perfect for him. He enjoyed it, and I think that laughing together helped us stay together 15 years!