Misty's 2000 subscriber celebration hop!

 Wow! 

It's a very long time since I was part of a hop that was not linked to the Counterfeit Kit Challenge directly. And this one is a tiny bit linked as the ever so delightful Misty is a talented Design Team member. 

But we are not here to promote CKC but rather to CELEBRATE the fact that Misty has reached the heady number of over 2,000 subscribers over on her rather gorgeous YouTube channel. In fact, since she reached out to organise her celebratory hop, she has now reached the 3k mark so GO MISTY!

You are going to want to HEAD OVER to Misty's YouTube channel to check out her hop video !!HERE!! because there are GIVEAWAYS that you are going to want to enter!!!!

The theme of the challenge today was to create a layout using one or more of the following: 

• General celebration prompt
• Use a Crafty Soup free cut file  / https://craftysoup.com/free-cut-files/
• Use a Crafty Soup free sketch / https://craftysoup.com/sketch-freebies/

I decided to go with celebration combined with a wonderful two-photo sketch from her free sketches (here).

And because I am all into the little extraordinary snippets of life, I decided to celebrate the weekend!

(Of course, I used a CKC kit from last October - "Ivory" which you can find out about here)

I adjusted the sketch a little to fit my own style and needs -- something I love to do and which makes a general sketch very much a Lisa-layout! The Christmas decorations were replaced by frames which went along with the Crate Paper patterned papers but other than that, I stayed relatively close to the overall design of the sketch and love the result! 

Head on over to Misty's blog, YouTube channel and freebie resources and get going today!

Here is the full hop and I promise you that you won't want to miss a single stop so make sure you visit everyone on the list and say hi! There is going to be a VAST amount of inspiration today so sop it all up and then get going with your own layout!

• YouTubers
• Nikki @NikkisScrapbookingAdventures:
• https://www.youtube.com/@nikkisscrapbookingadventures
• Alice Boll @ScrapHappy:
• https://www.youtube.com/@ScrapHappy
• Alison Day @LadnerVillageCraftCo5709:
• https://www.youtube.com/@ladnervillagecraftco5709
• Scrappy Kathy @ScrappyKathy:
• https://www.youtube.com/@scrappykathy
• Sara Scraps @SaraScraps:
• https://www.youtube.com/@SaraScraps
• Laurie @CookScrapCraft:
• https://youtu.be/5nEZMMQlPnY
• Create with Alison @CreateWithAlison:
• https://www.youtube.com/@createwithalison
• Tara @thepapersnob:
• https://youtu.be/oO1oc45SQpo
• Anna @PieceCraftLove:
• https://www.youtube.com/@PieceCraftLove
• Janet Fritz @GalaxyGirlCreations:
• https://youtu.be/4cBCM4dhr3o
• Other Socials
• Lisa (CKC):
• https://lisahausmann.blogspot.com/
• Cindy (CKC):
• https://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/
• Tina (CKC):
• https://www.instagram.com/tinamcmmvr/
• https://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/
• Leslie (CKC):
• https://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/lcsmithsaved/

January 2023 - Counterfeit Kit Challenge mini kit and project

It"s crazy that it's already January but I'm just going to jump right in and get going with a new year of blogging and scrapbooking and sharing snippets of my creative life - hoping to improve, as always. So let"s get going.

Over on the Counterfeit Kit Challenge today, we are highlighting mini-kits we made with the kit inspiration I picked out for us this month. 

Here is the inspiration kit from the Hip Kit Club

Hip Kit Club December 2022 Main Kit

There was something about the kit that reminded me of Pinkfresh Studio and I decided to raid my Pinkfresh supplies to come up with a small kit to make some cards while I am out on the road on a short new year holiday. 

A few sheets of paper and a bunch of embellishments and my kit came together really quickly - which is great as I was under time pressure to pack my supplies in a matter in a very short time 😉 (long story for another time maybe).

I thought the papers and cut apart sheet would be perfect for layering, backgrounds and front elements and then I could just dip into all the die-cuts, stickers and other elements as I needed.

Unfortunately, all the photos have that winter blue daylight tone to them even though I "warmed" them up in editing so the kit appears much more blue and lilac that in real life. In reality, there is plenty of soft pinks in there 😉

Then I got happy with the cards - aiming for 6 cards for different or neutral occasions - mission accomplished.

I always aim for quick and easy cards and my designs tend to be very similar but that's ok as they will all be going to different people for different reasons.

Foam squares, layers and some of the puffy elements as well as the addition of a little twine here and there gave the cards texture and dimension to add interest to my simple designs.

Mixing and matching collections and embellishments means I have a set of cards which are similar but different if you know what I mean! Several of the floral die cuts were halved to tuck under elements top and bottom or left and right - that can really help you stretch your supplies! And adding puffy stickers here and there just added a touch of different. Don't forget to get happy with that twine - such an easy, inexpensive way to add something interactive.

January is only just beginning over at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge and there is plenty more going on round there:

• 12th & 18th January: Challenges #1 & #2 - to inspire you to get creating from your own kit 
• 24th January: Follower Showcase - who has caught our eye this month 
• 31st January: Killing Kits - an idea or two for using up the bits & pieces left in your kit box 

You KNOW that we always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. You can post them in our Facebook Community, or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcjanuary2023). 

 Thanks so much for stopping by! We can't wait to see your kits and projects this month.