Tuesday 1 October 2013

Counterfeit Kit Challenge October kit reveal blog hop

Phew, it's October. Which in my book means it's nearly Christmas! Where did the year go?

But you're not here to hear me going on about time and Christmas. I'm hoping you're here to catch up on the latest Counterfeit Kit Challenge inspiration.

If you've arrived here from the first slice of my Lesley/Leslie sandwich, the ever delightful Lesley G's blog (here) you're on the right track. But if you've landed here directly, you might want to pop back to the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog (here) so you don't miss anything along the way.

This month, we are happy to welcome Stacy as GD so please drop by and say hello!

This month we were given a whole array if choices to counterfeit in the form of September's Cocoa Daisy kits (you can see them all here). There's the main kit, the PL kit and all sorts of extras and add ons which made for a bit of head scratching to decide which direction to take.

In the end, I went with the "5th & Main" kit as I liked the colours and the different feel of it in comparison to the kits I've made recently. The dark blues and contrasting pops of pink and the elements of gold really appealed.


This kit also reminded me of a recent Glitter Girl video and layout where she featured navy, aqua/turquoise and gold (see here). And these two inspirations combined to give me the direction I decided to take with my kit.

Ever the one to jump on the latest trend bandwagon, I've been snaffling a few bits and pieces of gold into my stash for the last month or so and this kit was a great excuse for me to get some of them out and combine them with the blue tones showcased so well by Glitter Girl.

In a nod to the original kit, I also added in some pinks (what a surprise) which I think really lift the whole kit. Of course, all the papers are double sided and therefore, the combinations available from this simple colour scheme is really wide. Love that.

While I was looking through my stash looking for the darker blues, I came across a few items that also tie in with another Glitter Girl highlight (here and here) and current trend, stars. Into my kit these went too.

And so my Stargazer kit came into being. And I love it!


Recently, I've stopped putting cardstock in my kit as I tend to reach for white, cream or kraft and the colours I put into my kits are left over at the end. Seems a bit pointless to include them but you never know, I might come back to card sometime in the future.

So, the starting point was paper and knowing I didn't have any of the original kit papers, I just pulled out some blues and the aqua I had decided on and then a few geometric designs and some soft pinks. Then I found the constellation papers and that inspired me to print out the Two Peas star printables I had purchased in June and add them in as well. Papers done. But the inspiration kit also had some vellum so I added in a few sheets - a SC chevron printed one, one with stars, a yellow that doubles up quite well as a gold and a sheet that I sprayed with gold mist using a polka dot mask. Cute.




The design on the vellum doesn't show up so well in the photo but there is the polka dot, the chevron, the stars and the plain gold/yellow.

Onto the fun bit of adding in alphas and embellies and to be honest, I think I'll be adding in more throughout the month as when I look at the photo, there doesn't seem to be so much. Ha ha!



Three different alphas to give variety, a few washi tapes, some Mr Huey mists (gold, navy and aqua), some gold doilies, enamels, Tim Holtz film strip, some flowers, a set of stamps (something I hardly ever use) and a handful of mini gold sequins.


That may be a lot for some of you but with all the stuff I throw on my pages, it's really not so much LOL.

Anyway, I love the outcome.

I have yet to break into my September kit so I'm hoping to do better with this kit and get going on it straight away!


The next stop today is Counterfeiter Extraordinaire, Leslie S, who just happens to also be the top layer of my Lesley/Leslie sandwich!

And here is the full list of hoppers today in case you get lost.


Lisa H.:  http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com/ You are here

I love to get comments so let me know you were here and tell me if you are also a fan of the latest gold trend?

17 comments:

  1. ooooh Lisa!!! I wANt to play with your kit!!! Its just sooooo gorgeous!!! LOVE!

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  2. Oh such a pretty kit Lisa, can't wait to see see how you use it. Love the gold bits and pieces. You also reminded me that I've left washi out of my kit :O

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  3. As luscious a kit as ever ... hope you get a bit more scrappy time with it!

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  4. Oh I'm in love lol. What a gorgeous gorgeous kit, can't wait to see your creations from it

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  5. beautiful and I like the addition of gold - very nice.

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  6. That's a gorgeous kit Lisa! LOVE those gold doilies :)

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  7. love the gold and i also am fan of glitter girl

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  8. Lisa...you pops of gold are stunning. The handmade polka vellum is perfect. I just picked up some gold washi thinking it would work well for the upcoming holidays, but I think it is an overall trend right now...one that I love.

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  9. I'm loving this months inspiration kit and your take on it is even prettier - very glitzy, in fact. I too saw Shimelle's kit and video and ordered a few papers - maybe this is the month I get back into counterfeiting a kit. Such great inspiration.

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  10. Lisa, this is gorgeous!!! Please make this kit in bulk so I can purchase one, I love everything about it - especially those gold doilies.

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  11. Oh. My. Goodness. So much prettiness in one (not so) little kit! I love the gold doilies. I love the paper. I love all of the embellies you chose. I just want to come play at your house. Period.

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  12. Beaut kit! lOve all those vellums and your pretty colourscheme. Have fun using the kit.

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  13. As always, you've created a fantastic kit! And believe it or not, so have I! I'm just waiting for some sunshine so that I can photograph it! :)

    Thanks so much for stopping by earlier - much appreciated xxx

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  14. Seems I missed half the hop? Must have been a LOAD-induced brain failure, lol!
    Really love your kit this month - especially the wonderful blues you have managed in here - tough to find somehow. And of course, the gold! I'm still on the hunt for that gold striped washi - have even ordered it & it was out of stock that quickly!

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  15. Anonymous1:12 am

    this is a great kit! Love all the touches of gold.

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  16. Lovely kit. Can't wait to see what you make. Really should join in with this challenge again but the last few months it seems to be the middle of the month before I even look what the kit is.

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