Thursday, April 28, 2011

Counterfeit Kit Blog Hop: Ready For My Close-Up

Hello!  If you found your way to my blog through the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog Hop, welcome!  If this is your first time here, I hope you'll take a few minutes to check out some of my other posts. If you're one of my regulars and want to follow along with the entire hop, you can begin at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge site.

I've been following the Counterfeit Kit Challenge for a while now, but this is the first month I actually made a kit and actively participated.  You can see the "original" kit here, and my "counterfeit" kit here.

For this Design Team Inspiration Challenge, we were asked to visit the Design Team's blogs and be inspired in some way to create a project using our own kit. There were so many great projects to choose from, but I ultimately was inspired by this layout by Jemma aka JimJams. 


I think I was drawn in by the cute doggie pictures as well as the overall design.  I ended up doing a pretty straightforward scraplift of her design, even using my own "cute doggie" picture!


The sweetie-pie in the picture is my four-year-old Chocolate Lab, Melody, who is a very willing model! I kept the layout fairly simple, choosing to layer lots of patterned paper, and go easy on the embellishments.  Those little acrylic flowers are by Webster's Pages, and I love them, so sweet and tiny! They were a recent purchase, but everything else had been in my stash for a few months to a few years!


My page uses patterned paper from three different manufacturers (Echo Park, Bo Bunny, and Scenic Route) which is quite a departure from my usual one-coordinated-line per page style, but I'm happy with the result. Definitely need to do this more often!

Thanks for stopping by!  Your next stop on the hop is Julie Ann. Enjoy!

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24 comments:

  1. LisaApril 28, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    so cute!

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  2. scrappymo!April 28, 2011 at 3:24 AM

    Great choice of papers. Everything goes together so well! Love that loopy border...the hand drawn lines to anchor the sweet little flowers are a perfect touch.

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  3. Counterfeit Kit ChallengeApril 28, 2011 at 3:33 AM

    You did a great job at lifting her design. The photo of your dog is great! I'm glad you were able to move out of your comfort zone and tyr mixing lines of paper.
    *meridy*

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  4. Lisa JApril 28, 2011 at 6:09 AM

    That loopy border is awesome. Great Layout and what a cute doggy.

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  5. CrystalApril 28, 2011 at 6:32 AM

    Great scraplift! I love all the pattern papers!

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  6. LesaApril 28, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    Aww, Melody is a cutie!! I like how you mixed your paper and I recognize that cool loopy border~~ makes me want to pull out that punch and use it!!

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  7. MargieApril 28, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    I love your mix of patterns and that awesome loopy border!

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  8. Jen CroApril 28, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    I like your mix of papers and shapes and the pen line border.

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  9. nomorelittlemonkeysApril 28, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    What a sweet pet page! I love that big loopy border and the Crate paper you used! Gorgeous work!

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  10. UnknownApril 28, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    I really like the pen stitched border and of course the sweet pic of Melody! She is beautiful <3 Looks just like Reese, my 1 year old choc lab :)

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  11. Tara OApril 28, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    Lovely layering of patterned paper. Cute LO!

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  12. Razzled ScrapperApril 28, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    I really like how you scraplifted this layout and how you tried something new. Great Job.

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  13. SusanneApril 28, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    Great choices you made for this page - right down to the outline and little flowers in the top right corner. Nicely done.

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  14. Karen WilliamsApril 28, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    love how you have mirrored the colours of your chosen LO- such a great dog picture

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  15. TriciaApril 28, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    I love your mix of papers and the sweet flowers at the top. Sweet doggie!

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  16. KylieApril 28, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    Great use of layering. Nice layout!

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  17. Kim StrotherApril 28, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    I love your dog, and this layout is perfect!

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  18. A Creative OperationApril 28, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    What an excellent picture! I am jealous, my dogs always seem to turn their heads!!!

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  19. smdluxeApril 29, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    Great interpretation of Jemma's layout. Great job!

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  20. JimjamsApril 30, 2011 at 5:33 AM

    Oh - THANK YOU - so flattered to have been the inspiration for your lovely page. Sorry I'm late for the hop (been on holiday). Well done on mixing papers - beautifully too - and I love your doggie portrait!

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  21. Maria OntiverosApril 30, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    Hi Becca,
    Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting on my Dolores Huerta page. I don't think I've been here before, and it's nice to find a blog with lots of scrapbook pages. I've been thinking about doing the counterfeit kit challenge, so thanks for reminding me of it.
    I've put you in my google reader, so I"ll be back again.
    Rinda

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  22. JulesApril 30, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Lovely layout and a great scraplift. Love the pic of your dog, she looks like a poser like mine! Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier and leaving a lovely comment :D

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  23. AnonymousMay 3, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Nice layouts - I like the title letters on the No Play especially. And awwww, having to wear "the cone".

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  24. ms.schwietMay 4, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    I love that loopy loopy and the circle journaling spot...so pleasing and fun for the eyes

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