I will be the first to admit that I went WAY overboard with this kit. I am finding that while shopping my stash, the same "must have" impulsiveness that sometimes hits me while shopping in real life scenarios is very evident here. It's a good thing it IS my stash...or hubby would be broke! Looking at what I chose this month, I know there is NO way I will use it all...but it's going to be fun trying to!
This month's Counterfeit kit challenge was inspired by Studio Calico's Into the Woods Kit. For my main kit, I chose to mimic the colour and nature theme as closely as possible. I have a lot of Sassafrass, so this was a wonderful opportunity to use some of that paper up.many of the papers I chose were double sided so I can get more bang for my buck, so to speak.
Since money is no object, I chose to have ALL of the add on kits. Why not?!?! Right? For the Babbling Brook add on, I thought some of my Basic Grey papers would closely match the pattern and colour. I chose Crate Paper's showers since this matched the water theme of the kit. Since I had a lot of the matching embellies, those popped into the kit as well.
Now, for the Mossy Knoll kit... sounds a bit ominous. Or maybe mysterious. If I were buying this kit in real life, this would have been the point at which my budget would have been lost amongst the proverbial tall grasses. I actually made this add on kit before I made the others. I was searching to find a page with the blue stripes similar to the actual Studio calico kit. This is when had my Eureka moment. The crate paper season kit was a perfect set to incorporate with the sassafrass papers and nature theme.It had the right colours and a fun whimsical tone which went well with the Sassafrass papers.
I added some of the crate paper restoration papers to add the vintage feel of the original kit. I don't have any circus theme pages planned. If I change my mind, I might go out on the world wide web to find some vintage images to print off. One of my favourite sites for free vintage printables is found here.
The sunny Clearing... The name connotes warmth. So I set out to duplicate the warm feeling of the original kit as best as I could. I noticed that Studio Calico used some Cosmo cricket paper. I don't have the fish tales paper, but I do have Snorkel. I chose a sun and a bicycle from that collection. There is less paper here, b/c the gingham papers I have do not coordinate well with the other papers I have chosen. So I compensated with extra embellies.
And now for the final kit.... wild flower. Since I have a boy, the original was too floral for me. I toned it down a bit with the more masculine colours and whimsical flowers of the crate paper Season collection.
I had more trim than I originally intended. I just could not decide which one to pick...so I picked them all!
Now it's time to see what I can create with this kit. I already have a few pages in mind and with my husband having a three day weekend, I have plenty of time.
I understand those "must have" instincts! It's nice to know there are actually things in my stash I had forgotten about, but want to use so badly! Great job with your kits.
ReplyDeleteYou really got the feel of your kits! Nice job!
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Counterfeit Kit Challenge
Wow! You better get started scrapping if you're going to use up that stash! =) Great looking kits!
ReplyDeleteAh. If we were to go shopping together, neither would be able to restrain the other. I made four of the kits - just because I could - and I had that same impulse to just keep on adding. And I know I'll never be able to use them all this month. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteMaybe we can check up on each other's progress? :)
Wowsers! You went all out! I love them all!
ReplyDeleteWell doe for doing all 5. These are really well matched to the originals - wish I had your stash to choose from!
ReplyDeleteYou have lots of great things to play with! Can't wait to see what you make.
ReplyDeleteHow fun, your going to be busy using up all these goodies. Can't wait to see what you make.
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Ang
LOL thank goodness it is your stash or this could have been an expensive shopping spree
ReplyDeleteNext to all of your AWESOME kits...this is my favorite part of your pos..."the point at which my budget would have been lost amongst the proverbial tall grasses." I smile every time I think about it!
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Studio Calico would be proud of you - having to have the main kit and all the add-ons. Looking forward to seeing the fruits of your labors.
ReplyDeleteYou are going to be a busy girl this month! Think of all the money you are saving. Awesome kits.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful kits!! Lucky you, able to do all that shopping in your own home!! Have fun!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful kits and should be so much fun to work with! Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment!
ReplyDeleteFabulous job! I am so like you, I shopped to my heart's content since it was my own kit. I love that you mixed it up and made it a boy kit too. xoxo
ReplyDeleteI love your "money is no object thinking"! You have "shopped" beautifully - I could easily dive into these kits and start creating myself. You've done a beautiful job.
ReplyDeleteGreat job. That is a huge kit, I love it!
ReplyDeleteFabulous job with all those gorgeous kits!! I like that you are as excited shopping your stash as shopping in the stores!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, your kits are AWESOME! I love your comment about "money is no object" when shopping in your stash-the more, the better-it's FREE (now, lol!)
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