Sparkle and Shine card for a Sketch N Scrap challenge

Good morning and welcome to my blog :) Made a Christmas card with week 3 World Card Making Day sketch here at Sketch and Scrap we are celebrating World Card Making Day each Saturday throughout October. First here is the sketch:  

A fun sketch for sure :) Here's the card I made: 

I love to use left over scraps and stickers for my Christmas cards and these were great to use with this sketch. 

Thanks for stopping by today to see what I created and can't wait to see what you create from this cool sketch over at Sketch N Scrap blog. 

Niagara Falls LO for a Counterfeit Kit Challenge

Today is the 2nd challenge over at Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog. As the host this month for Counterfeit Kit Challenge I had fun creating challenges around a travel theme kit and this Challenge is Trip Treasures using Memorabilia on your layout in some form. This was a perfect challenge to use some of the many postcards I purchased while I was at the Niagara Falls. 

I used Day 9 sketch from #30dscbl19 for my layout inspiration 

One great thing about a sketch it's a starting point. I used the squares of the sketch for my postcards and the circles I used for my journaling spots. I added one more picture spot than what was on the sketch. Used a sticker I purchased for my title too so this layout is all memorabilia and had fun using my Counterfeit kit Explore More for the layout. 

Thank you for stopping by today and seeing what I'm up to in my little corner of the world. I hope you join us over at Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog for this fun challenge.  

It's A Big World Out There LO for Sketch N Scrap challenge

Good morning and welcome to my blog. Fall has finally arrived here in PA, cooler temps and we are stating to see color in the trees too. Today is another throw back sketch over at Sketch and Scrap blog. I chose to do sketch #273 from May 2023 for my layout inspiration. I flipped the sketch so I can use the background paper: 

My layout using this sketch: 

I used my current counterfeit kit Explore More for this layout of this cool building I walked by, look pretty upscale and then the rotating restaurant behind it. Yep both are on my list to check out when I go there again. I enjoyed putting this layout together and the sketch made it easy enough to do.

Thanks for stopping by today to see what I created and can't wait to see what you create from this cool sketch over at Sketch N Scrap blog.

 

 

CKC - October 2025 Kit Reveal - Explore More

Hello and welcome to my blog, it's the 1st of October (it's been warm for us too) and that means it's time for a new inspirational kit for us to counterfeit and make our own for the month. Counterfeit Kit Challenge kit to challenge us to look through our own stash and choose a kit to play with. 1st you should have arrived here from Misty's blog. I'm looking forward to checking out her kit. But first I would like to welcome our guest Master Forger this month, Lori Stroup she's a prior master forger so it's nice to see her back again.. So onto the kit!

I'm the host this month over there so let's see what I decided to use for the inspiration this month:  

I've chosen a kit from the (Not) Just for Boys Kit Club its a retired kit  from way back. It has a bit of a travel feel to it and since I'll be traveling throughout the month it's a perfect way to start the month. 

Yep travel inspiration! So many travels that I still need to document.but hopefully the one I have plan to scrap throughout October will get finished up. To see more of this kit please head over to Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog.

Here is my kit for October:

Explore More

 I tapped into the blue of the inspiration kit and added some red for representation of where I was too. Lots of variety of collections in this kit to give a nice mix of supplies.

Now for the closeups. Here are the papers, I have 44 in total and expect to use them all:

I even added a stencil print to use somewhere this month. 

Lots of Sticker sheets, frames and film strips, made sure to get those globs and maps in there

My alphas for the month.

This was sitting off to the side, forgot to add it to the main pictures so a little add on embellishment kit

Wood veneer, chipboard, stencils and some premade clusters that I hope will work for alot of these layouts.

I added stamps this month

Lots of pocket cards :) like the cutapaprts I added wasn't enough, lol I added more. I've got a few pocket pages planned this month so these will definitely come in handy

Lastly my chosen cutfiles I look forward to using these this month. 

That's it, that's my kit for October and I'm looking forward to playing with it. Now off you go and check out what Vikki has put together you can catch her over on her Instagram. The list is below if you want to check out what the other master forgers are doing. 

Thanks for stopping by today and seeing what I'm up to in my little corner of the world. We look forward to seeing what you come up with for the inspiration, your always welcome to post over at the CKC communly facebook group 

Join us for our reveal hop this month: 

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

Guest Designer Lori Stroup -  https://www.instagram.com

 Brandi - https://www.instagram.com/scrappy.boymama/

 Cindy - https://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/

 JoJo - https://www.instagram.com/scrappyconfessions

 Julene - https://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/

 Laurie - https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookingbits/

 Ryann - https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookjoey/

 Misty - https://craftysoup.com  

 Tina - https://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/

 Vikki https://www.instagram.com/memoriesandmomentsscrapbooking/

 Amanda - https://youtube.com/@amandacreates1980

  

Tis the Season card for a Sketch N Scrap challenge

Good morning and welcome to my blog :) Made a Christmas card with one of the older sketches over at Sketch and Scrap can certainly be fun. First here is the sketch I chose: 

This is a fantastic design for any card, you can make it as simple as you want or over the top too. This is what I created: 

The lights paper came from a old scallop mat pack perfect to go with the gold paper of the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by today to see what I created and can't wait to see what you create from this cool sketch over at Sketch N Scrap blog. 

Our Ride LO for Sketch N Scrap challenge

Good morning and welcome to my blog. Summer is still hanging on strong right now, still in the mid 80s here in PA. Today is another throw back sketch over at Sketch and Scrap blog. I chose to do sketch #260 from November 2022 for my layout inspiration. I love the multi-photo sketches: 

I kept to the sketch pretty good: 

This was my ride when we went to Seneca Lake on a bus trip. It's a cool ship with 2 floors of seating. I used some old stash on this layout trying to mimic the colors of the ship and adding some gears too. Lots of variety of stickers on this layout and a few from my current counterfeit kit too. 

Thanks for stopping by today to see what I created and can't wait to see what you create from this cool sketch over at Sketch N Scrap blog.

CKC - September 2025 Kit Reveal - Bits and Pieces

Hello and welcome to my blog, it's the 1st of September (the brrr months) and that means it's time for a new inspirational kit for us to counterfeit and make our own for the month. Counterfeit Kit Challenge kit to challenge us to look through our own stash and choose a kit to play with. 1st you should have arrived here from Tara's blog. I'm looking forward to checking out her kit. But first I would like to welcome our guest Master Forger this month, Stephanie Olsen I had the pleasure of meeting Stephanie in person.. So onto the kit!

 Master Forger Vikki is hosting the blog this month and she says: Our goal here at CKCB is to curate a kit using our stash, without having to buy more product.  Let's dive right in and take a look at this month's inspiration kit!

This month I chose Life Captured by Simple Stories.  I absolutely love the colors in this kit. I also love how versatile it is by including the months of the year, so you can use it for any season that you happen to be documenting.  

Here is a photo of the inspiration kit:

To see more of the kit head over to the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog. I have a collection similar to this from Simple Stories and I used mine to start my kit and pulled collections that are similiar and almost done. Here is my kit for September:

Bits and Pieces

The kit consists of bits of collections with just a few papers and scraps left except for the similiar collection of the months that I haven't touched yet. I'm looking forward to getting things used up and out of my stash and into my books. 

The papers I pulled have alot of the same colors as the inspiration kit and lots of the same prints, perfect for the monthly paper collection to mix with. 

I came across this when I was looking for foam stickers and thought the yellows worked well and gives me some extra diecuts to play with. 

In one of the pictures of all the extras there was alotof washi tape so I brought in a few to use too. 

1st closeup of the bits I brought into the kit the pack of enamel dots is a full pack. 

Sticker sheets that are almost done. 

More embellishments that are just bits when I seen the plants, office stuff and books in the inspiration I knew that I had a Pink Fresh collection that was perfect for that. 

This collection was another one that matched up well in colors and was almost done perfect to add to the kit. 

That's it, that's my kit for September and I'm looking forward to playing with it. Now off you go and check out what Vikki has put together you can catch her over on her Instagram. The list is below if you want to check out what the other master forgers are doing. 

Thanks for stopping by today and seeing what I'm up to in my little corner of the world. We look forward to seeing what you come up with for the inspiration, your always welcome to post over at the CKC communly facebook group 

The Master Forgers are sharing their Counterfeit Kits on our Social Media Hop.  Make sure you check them all out!

• Guest Designer - https://www.instagram.com/mamabear1900/
• Brandi - https://www.instagram.com/scrappy.boymama/
• Cindy - https://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/
• JoJo - https://www.instagram.com/scrappyconfessions
• Julene - https://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/
• Laurie - https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookingbits/
• Ryann - https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookjoey/
• Tara - https://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.com/
• Tina - https://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/
• Vikki https://www.instagram.com/memoriesandmomentsscrapbooking/
• Amanda - https://youtube.com/@amandacreates1980