Using a Chipboard Frame: CKC Challenge #1

Hi you all, over at Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog, they have a twist for the 1st Challenge: Challenge #1:  Create a challenge for US!  Post it on your blog and create something based on your challenge using your kit for this month.
So this is what I choose for the 1st Challenge which I had found over at October Afternoon's website in the tutorials section: Using a Chipboard Frame
Here is what I did with it:

Isn't this a cool way to use up a chipboard frame. I used a CTMH Irresistibles Make it count chipboard die cuts chipboard grid for mine, I cut it down to 10" for a background piece

I added washi tape to 3 sides, took the measurement of the individual windows and cut up vary pieces of papers for it

 I also added tape to the backside for the cut pieces to be attached to the frame

 I got the pieces where I wanted them and attached it to the frame. The sticker on the background paper was attached after deciding what I was doing with the frame. Added some foam tape to certain spaces that needed to keep the height of the frame.

I added a cluster of papers and washi tape to that top open spot to frame it off and give a nice little title for the layout. The arrow and heart is from the white bling sticker sheet of words.

 I decided to do flowers from 2013 as a 2nd though cause of my choices of small prints for the windows of the frame. So my 2 favorite flowers in 2013 were highlighted on the layout.

 The 2013 are some of the chipboard tiles from the actual sheet. Now this stuff is pretty cool. It comes white and you rub ink on it and you get this resistant look.

 Added a few chipboard birds

 These 2 flowers are in our yard so I get to enjoy them each summer, one thing I do enjoy is spending time in our yard walking about and enjoying the peacefulness and the beauty of summer.

I was so glad to stumble across this tutorial and gave it a try this has to be one of my favorite layouts this year, just might have to frame this one and hang it in my craft-room. It's nice to do something different with your craft . I hope you give this challenge a try :)

Up Down All Around

Hi you all, hope you had a fabulous day yesterday :) I couldn't wait to get into my new Sept. Counterfeit kit and do some scrappin so I check out a few sketch challenge sites and came across Let's Get Sketchy post and used that for the basis of my layout. I had more photos that I want to use than that in the layout so I made the large one a collage and it worked perfectly for the chosen title.

the sketch: Team A September week 1


This was super fun to put together and a great sketch for the pictures.

 Brandon was having such a good time on the ride :) I included washi tape for the bottom border and fun letters for the title

 I thought this tag was a good choice for the layout.

 My journaling included in the top right corner block with a cluster of words included and a fun cork star

 Yep this is definitely and interesting ride, not one I'm interested in riding. Have a great day you all :)

Campbell Reunion 2014

Back again with another layout. This one is using a sketch from My Scraps and More Sketches #89. I'm also working on a cousins challenge so combine the 2 and I have the starting page to this year's reunion:

and this is the sketch:

This was really fun to put together and using my current counterfeit kit for the layout it came together pretty quickly.

 I used the thickers that was in my kit and the chipboard letters that I colored with some really old crackle paint.

 Sprinkled around some seaside skittles

 The triangles were pieced together with 2 solid colors, journaling done along the edge.

History in the Making is a CM sticker from the reminisce title stickers

Was really fun to put together and excited to put together the rest of the pictures that I printed from this day to include in out family album. See you all tomorrow....

CUJO not quite

Hi you all! Hope your having a fabulous day. We canned up 28 quarts of sweet relish and had some time to scrap and got this one in before the time was up over at Sketch N Scrap, I used their sketch. This layout is of our oldest dog Jake, he is our groundhog killer :) He keeps our yard well maintained throughout the summer of these critters.

and the sketch:


I used some of my counterfeit kit and some of my dog theme supplies for the layout.

 I'm a big Stephen King fan so when I got challenge to do a layout with a book title, I knew that I had these pictures I could use and the book CUJO was perfect for the title.

 This was the first year we had Jake and in May we were training him to get this critters and he did so well.

Jake is our outdoor dog prefers to be outside and we let him, but he comes in every night. He's older now and not getting around as he used to but when he does see a groundhog he still tries to get them.
I hope you had a great holiday weekend, it's been relaxing around here.
Stop by tomorrow for something really special :)

Twister

Hi you all :) Having a fabulous weekend so far? I did this layout for a 24 hour challenge in the yahoo group I belong too. I used one paper collection for the layout and it actually came together pretty quickly using a chosen sketch.

The sketch:

I stayed pretty true to the sketch. I used the October Afternoon Midway collection for the layout, it's in my Counterfeit Kit this month with plans to do some fair layouts, this may have been the only one I got done this month :) Since it was a full collection it all came together fairly quickly.

 This collection is a really fun collection, the Tilt a Whirl background paper gave a nice backdrop to the pictures.

 Dave and the boys enjoying the Twister and the pictures really capture that joy

 I used the gray star paper to mat the photos and the mat the ticket pennants too

 The little cluster on the top right corner includes another row of tickets and the date. These are some pictures from a few years ago that I'm still scrapping, got some more to do yet to finish up the fun few days we had when Tammy and the Grandkids were in town in 2010. It's fun to do the now pictures and it's fun to do the then pictures too as I get a chance to enjoy the memories :)
Have a fabulous weekend...

life is GOOD........

Hi you all and it's Friday! A long weekend ahead, I'm so looking forward to this. I got some scrappin planned but we are also gonna be busy putting up tomatoes and tomato juice for the winter. We are seeing the harvest season and the garden coming to an end, a coolness in the air.
I have a layout that I made from a challenge in both my Big Picture Class SuperStashbusters and also the Scrappin N Chattin yahoo group. I love using Aly Dosdall's class sketches cause she does alot of layers and it's something I struggle with and so glad to do it with these sketches. This challenge is #5: Stamp It

The sketch that was used had all these extra layers so I used 5 different papers on this layout. I used all the pattern paper on one side and the cardstock on the other to ground the pictures.  Used a variety of stamps around the page and ink of choice was CTMH Goldrush for this layout. The stamps, ink and papers are from my current Counterfeit Kit.

 This layout was done with the 2 photos I had left from this day when our son came back from a tour of duty and Zach's 1st year event taking place. They had professional photos done, shows the beauty of family.

 I've sprinkled sunflower yellow pearls among the layout and in a nice design triangle for you eye to look throughout the layout

 I grabbed a this & that tags & things in Gold Toile the Shakespeare and butterflies on the page too that I had received in my early years of scrapping and the colors worked out perfect for this layout.

This was a fun challenge, I need to get into the stamping more.. It's a nice touch on the layout. Wasn't able to use up my kit this month but it was fun trying and I expect to use a few more papers yet this weekend before the month is over.
Thanks for stopping by today and I wish you all a joyful holiday weekend.....