November Counterfeit Kit Challenge member blog hop

Welcome to this month's Counterfeit Kit Challenge member blog hop. Happy to have you here.

I'm the first stop on the hop this time around but you can find the full list at the end of the post and next up is Tina.

We were challenged with the following prompts:

• Challenge #1:  Be Inspired by Pinterest: use something you have found on Pinterest to inspire your project
• Challenge #2:  Decorative Doors challenge: get inspired by all of the beautiful doors that make people feel welcome to our homes
• Challenge #3:  Cards that Pop: create a card with dimension

I decided to go for the Pinterest challenge because I'm ALWAYS pinning inspirational layouts, sketches and details but transforming them into layouts is another thing!

I picked out this sketch...

Citrus Twist sketch - Pinterest find here

and was inspired by these layouts ...

Kim Jeffrees layout - Pinterest find here

Mona Lisa at Studio Calico - Pinterest find here

to create this layout...

Counterfeit Kit Challenge November kit, Bonfire

I know you need to use your imagination a little to see the inspiration, but it's there - can you see it?

Now, off you go to check out what fabulous ideas Tina can inspire you with and here's the full list in case you get lost along the way.

Thanks for dropping by and please make sure you let me know you were here and let me know what's inspiring you today.


CKCB       http://www.counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com 
Lisa          http://lisahausmann.blogspot.de
Tina          http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/
Susanne   http://snapsandsnippets.blogspot.com
Elaine       http://chidkids26.blogspot.co.uk
Julie         http://jsquaredscrapspot.wordpress.com
Janine      http://rachauscratchpad.blogspot.com
Julene      http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com.au
Kate         http://www.kateblue.blogspot.com/
Leslie       http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com

Let's get sketchy with the Counterfeit Kit Challenge

You might have noticed that we're doing things a bit differently this month over at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog.

Due to the nature of our CSI inspired kit, there wasn't really the chance to counterfeit items for our kit and therefore the tutorial post over at CKC this month has turned into a sketch inspiration post.

And who doesn't love sketches!

Regardless of if you use them religiously, copying every element and allowing the beauty of the original guide your own creation or if you just glance at them, get the overall feeling of them and go your own way, sketches can be a great starting point for any creative project. I love them and use them quite often so I was thrilled that we are going to be overloaded with great new sketches to inspire us today.

I have a Pinterest board for all the sketches that catch my eye, so that was the first place I decided to turn.

Follow Lisa Hausmann's board Sketches on Pinterest.

And it didn't take me long to come up with this sketch from Citrus Twist Kits.

I particularly liked the position of the two photos as well as all those scrummy layers. (If you go over to Citrus Twist Kit, you can find examples of what their DT did with this sketch.)

When I get to make up my layout using this sketch, I'll be sure to share it with you. I already have an idea of the photos I will be using!

We hope that you found our choice of sketches inspiring and would love to see what you create if you choose to use any of them! Link up over at Mr Linky (here).

Ric Rac Roses

When I first put my Ingonish Beach Counterfeit kit together, I mentioned that I wanted to have a go at making some ric rac roses that I had seen online. There was a lot of interest in the comments and then I panicked that I wouldn't be able to find where I had seen the tutorial or the gorgeous results.

Thank goodness for Pinterest! I knew that it would come in useful one day rather than just being a time sucker and sure enough, there was the tutorial pinned in my account.

So before I forget, here is the link to these stunning roses and such a great tutorial:

The Crafting Chicks 

Anyway, I followed the easy instructions and even did it without a sewing machine which took a bit longer but was in a strange way, somehow calming!

I am pleased with the results although now I've made them, I wonder if they are too big (dimensional) for a layout and maybe I need to find another use for them.

The pink and cream turned out really nice although the shiny thread was a bit more tricky to control.  The white standard ric rac gave another effect and folded out differently. 

They take a bit of practice to get the twisting right at the beginning and the petals rolled out correctly but I'm thrilled with how they turned out. Definitely something to add to my list of achievements!

Once again, if you are interested in trying these for yourselves, check out the link below:

The Crafting Chicks 

Any favourite tutorials to share?