February Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog Hop

Welcome to the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog Hop !

We are so glad to have you hop along with all the participants and enjoy all the inspiration we have for you from the counterfeit kits we made this past month.

You should have arrived here from Denise's Blog . If you missed the beginning of the hop, please go back to Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog to start so you don't miss any of the projects.

This Blog Hop is specifically to showcase the Scraps of Darkness Sketch Challenge using our Counterfeit Challenge Kit we put together based on Scraps of Darkenss February Kit.

Here is my Sketch Challenge Layout

My February Kit was focused on Pink, Red, Gray, Cream and Black colors and

was inspired by Echo Parks new Be Mine paper line.

I cut out part of the Be Mine journal sheet for the heart just like in the Sketch Challenge since I happened to have the same pieces. I added various color of beautiful sparkly Prima flowers and a jeweled Jenni Bowlin Stick pen to finish off the cluster of embellishments on the bottom left of layout.  At the top left of the layout is a mirrored Bird from Heidi Swapp and Making Memories glittered chipboard swirls.

In the top right of my layout, I added the Faux Teresa Collins Blingage that I made for my kit.

And again,  cut out some of the Echo Park journal cards and layered together

 for this cluster of embellishments.

In the bottom right of my layout you will see a piece of Echo Park journaling strip that I stamped in red,

 then used one of the Faux Frames that I made for my kit.  Then I layered a small strip of Maya Roads gorgeous pink rose trim to complete the look.  I couldn't resist cutting from the bottom of the

Echo Park Be Mine paper strip the paper line emblem that normally would have been tossed

except it matched my layout theme too much to toss!   

 

I'd love it if you left a comment so I know you stopped by. Now head on over to Missues Wookie's Blog for more inspiration !

Ode to FRIENDS...

Don't you agree that your FRIENDS are one of the best things in your life ? 

I don't know what I would do if I didn't have those friendly shoulders to cry on...
that encouraging voice telling me I did the right thing...
that gleeful shout of joy accompanying mine when we find just the thing to buy when shopping...
the telling of secrets both big or small...
that special someone who is always on my side...
that same someone who will honestly tell me when I messed up...

My friends mean a lot to me.  This Christmas I had intended and planned to make all of my very bestest friends a special Christmas gift.  Alas, I only got around to making two of these due to my surgery in December but I take solace in the fact the two I did make were well received.  To my other friends who didn't receive one of these, you just might find yourselves getting a different hand made goodie later in the year to show you how much I treasure your friendship.

When I was at Creative Escape this past year, I was inspired by Teresa Collins' FRIENDS line I found at  one of the stores.  I immediately bought as much as they had (which was a bunch!) and started designing in my head of what I would make.  As I shopped at other stores during my trip, I gathered some extra yummy items to use on my creations.....Prima Black Scalloped Trim and Silver Leaves and Gossamer Butterflies and White Prima Flowers, Maya Road Chandlier Beads and Pearl Trim, and several Teresa Collins black tabbed albums for the backing and awesome Pearl Glimmer Mist plus some blue gossamer ribbon.

Okay, without further ado (isn't that a funny saying ? okay, I digress) here are the two FRIENDS projects I managed to make. {sorry about the not so good pics...I took these at the last minute before wrapping these gifts up to give}

"Friendship lightens every burden and makes the sunshine brighter."

No truer words have been written about friendship.

"A friend is someone who knows the song in my heart and

can it to you when you have forgotten the words."

I almost cry every time I read this...it is so true that your friends help keep you going.

I can tell you, I was humming a happy tune when I was making these and feeling so INSPIRED by my dear friends to create a project that would let them know how much they mean to me. 

I hope everyone takes a moment this week to do a little something to show atleast one or more of your friends you are thinking of them.