Counterfeit Kit Challenge March kit reveal blog hop

Welcome to the March Counterfeit Kit Challenge kit reveal blog hop.

Hopefully, you have arrived to me via Lesley (ok, enough of the sandwich jokes) and if not, you might want to pop back to the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog (here) to start at the beginning.

This month we welcome the delightful Elaine (blog here) as our Guest Designer so do make sure you pop over to her blog and say hello.

We’ve been given a selection of kits by Cocoa Daisy (see here) this month – and what a selection! There are so many options to choose from that there’s sure to be something to delight and inspire you.

Well, I was busy with LOAD214 during February so was late to the party getting my kit put together. But I knew I wanted to try something different this month.

I checked out the different options and settled for inspiration from this kit:

Look at those wonderful patterns and colours…

Then I decided that I wanted to eat into my scrap box – so much in there after several months of throwing stuff in but not taking anything out. Maybe a card kit and not a full scrap kit. Not sure.

I started pulling some papers out to match what I saw in one or two of the papers when it hit… I’d take all the colour out of this kit and go with the neutrals I was inspired by – there were several neutral grey or creams, beiges, creams and whites. I wouldn't have been able to match up those red Thickers or any of the colourful papers after all so suddenly, it seemed like the natural way to to. And after all the colour I've been working with recently, this would be so soothing. And it was surprising how many neutral or nearly neutral elements I found for my kit.

So, without further ado, I'm pleased to present Balance:

I picked through my scrapbox and came up with such a treasure of papers. And if this isn't enough colour for you, many of them are double sided and therefore have brighter colours on the other side in case I get bored with all that non-colour!

 Then I started the fun bit of adding in a whole load of embellies and alphas.

Frames in paper, vellum and fabric to match the inspiration kit

Some veneers as they provided wonderful neutrality and also were present in the original kit

Some flairs - been saving these for ages!

Some twill and lace as there was ribbon in the Studio Calico kit

And then I just went through my piles of embellishments to see what else I had started (or even new) that would match my gentle colour scheme. Enamels, brads, small and large alphas, some die-cuts, several tapes and a few tags for good measure.

Most of these products are old or at least started. I will add in mists and cardstock as I go along.

Who knows if I will get on with this palette - it's certainly different to what I usually do! But I have to admit to being a bit in love with it already! 

Will you go bright, or pick out the neutrals this month?

I hope you'll share your views - will I get bored with this before the month is out? We'll have to see.

Now, Leslie is next on the hop with her magical blue box. Go say hello!

Here is the full blog hop list in case you get lost along the way.

Guest Designer: Elaine  http://chidkids26.blogspot.co.uk

Angela:        http://colestoucan.blogspot.co.uk/

Jemma:        http://just-jimjams.blogspot.com/

Julene:        http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com.au

Lesley G.:     http://ohblogitifyoucantbeatthem.blogspot.co.uk

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

Leslie:         http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com Go here next

Lynnette:     http://sassyscrapper2010.blogspot.com/

Millisa:         http://millermall.blogspot.com/

Stephanie:    http://skylinepaperie.blogspot.ca