I can't believe it's been so long since I was last here on the blog. It's not as if I haven't been crafty in that time, just not here I guess! I've been on mini-kit duty over at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge over the last couple of months and now I'm back with a regular kit so let's get started, shall we?
It's my turn to host the month at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge and not only did I ask our wonderful ex-MF and wunderkind Clair to join us, but I also picked a new kit club by the European online shop, Pink and Paper which is run by the delightful Flóra.
I joined up immediately and love the fact that she is local (as in Europe!) and that there are still new kit clubs starting up to inspire us all!
I've picked the first kit she offered - June 2023 which includes Crate Paper Gingham Garden as well as Cocoa Vanilla Happy Days items - I'll be sharing photos of all the individual items over in the FB community as well as the full content list if you like all the details!
Here is the kit:
I particularly love all the florals, those super cute puffy hearts and the mix of soft and stronger shades. It speaks to my flower loving, pastel adoring heart! There's a lot in there and lots of ways to stretch it and make it your own.
Here is my kit, Bouquet (bad photos of course because it's late at night 😳)
I started off with the striped paper which reminded me of the paint strip paper from Gingham Garden. Mine is a Paige Evans "Wonders" paper. From there I picked out the large rose floral (Simple Stories Happy Hearts), the lilac heart print (Echo Park You & Me) and a green chevron by Pink Paisley (Atlas). I was drawn to the birds and butterflies in the Jen Hadfield Peaceful Heart collection and then added in a small sprig design too. I finished off with a couple of sheets from Gingham Garden which were not in the original. Yes, my selection is definitely not the same as the inspiration kit but I do think it's got a lot of similarities. I'm pretty sure that I can work with these papers even if they look as if they don't automatically go together!
I see some fussy cutting in my future with the roses and those little black and white sprigs!
Then I kept the embellishments light thinking that I can add to my kit if I need. I've included Gingham Garden enamel dots and die cuts, some Echo Park pastel enamel dots, a pack of labels and tags from Paige Evans, a set of Thickers as well as a smaller white alphabet.
To finish off my embellishments I've thrown in a bag of florals and mixed little items that I have in my desktop tote bag. This hasn't been used for some time and thought it might be useful to top up the florals. As always, let's see how successful I am at using up these older items.
I like the mix of items in Bouquet which was important to me as of course, I have the original kit on my shelf (or at least what is left of it!). I think I can make a few pages from this selection and look forward to seeing what you all pull together too!
Don't forget to check out the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog for the full details of the hop and what you can expect through the month before heading over to the CKC community on FB here where all the sharing goes on!
