Thursday, January 6, 2011

Bethany and Meridy's Counterfeit Kits

Now that you have had one whole day to admire the JBSmercantile December 2010 kit and the Add-On Kit...it's time for us to unveil our Counterfeit Kits...

Bethany's Counterfeit Kit

Oh, my goodness, I am in love with this kit!  I have a pretty eclectic collection, but decided to not stress about matching the papers exactly.  I want to go for the "feel" of the kit.  I think that will help me create a kit that I love and that will work for me.  Plus, then I don't have to buy anything.  :)  Everything in my kit is from my collection or handmade for my kit.

Bethany's Counterfeit Kit


















I think the first thing that captured me about this kit is the reds and the yellows.  I LOVE that combination... especially when the yellows are from a very soft color pallet.  The alphabet paper struck me as an interesting choice as well, so I wanted to incorporate that, too.  (And, luckily, I had a sheet!  If not, I would have printed out an 8 1/2 x 11 one that I made myself)  I really worked at going out of my comfort zone with the patterned paper choices and staying pretty neutral with the cardstock.  These are not papers I normally would have put together, but the kit inspired me to think outside of the box.   


Bethany's Paper Choices


















For my embellishments, I really tried to stretch myself.  I generally don't make a lot of my own embellishments (although I do have a Cricut, I don't get too fancy), so this was really fun to figure out to how to replicate some of the items in the kit.  The journaling labels inspired me by the color, but I like to write, so I stamped in complementary colors with a Notes Stamp to give myself a bit more space to write.  The Bingo cards I made up on the computer pretty quickly.  I'm not sure I got the sizing right, but I did copy the number format that she used.  You MIGHT (hint, hint) be seeing some tutorials in the very near future for both sets of the flowers, but don't tell Meridy that I told.  Shhhh....


Bethany's Embellishments

 
Items in Bethany's kit:
Papers from: Little Yellow Bicycle, Jillibean Soup, Recollections, The Paper Studio, Jenni Bowlin and Bazzil
Letters/journaling: Thickers, Tiny Type (by Cosmo Cricket), Note stamp by We R Memory Keepers
Embellishments: Handmade Flowers, ghost flowers by Heidi Swapp, "doilies" cut on my Cricut, Yellow Sassy Strands (Close to My Heart), pins (Memory Makers), Bingo Cards (homemade)
  
Meridy's Counterfeit Kit

I liked everything about this kit...so much that I tried to match my Counterfeit Kit "piece for piece" to the Inspiration Kit.  I didn't have to spend any money on any supplies for my Counterfeit Kit...it all came from my own supply stash, with the exception of a few things I downloaded (for free) and printed on the computer (like the green bingo card and postcard).   I also made most of the embellishments by hand...we will post the links to tutorials for creating these embellishments throughout the month.  I also added a small metal (empty) cigar box, which I intend on turning into a mini album using this kit.  Enjoy!


Meridy's Counterfeit Kit


Meridy's Counterfeit Add-On Kit





















I wish I could give you a list of the various supplies and paper lines I used for my kit...but I take EVERYTHING out of it's package when I buy it...so I don't know what items came from where!  I can tell you that almost all of my patterned paper came from various paper packs/stacks, most of which were purchased at Michael's or JoAnn's.

Now it's time for you to share pictures of your Counterfeit Kits!!!  There are two options, you can either post a picture on our Facebook Page, or through the Mister Linky below.  We can't wait to see what you create!!!





 

23 comments:

  1. I love them BOTH! Now I want to re-do mine :) Can you share where you downloaded that awesome vintage green Bingo card and the post card? Would love to add them to my stash!

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  2. I love your knockoff's!!!! What cart did you use to do your doilies? I can't wait to give this a try!

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  3. From Marilyn-
    Love your kits. I am working on mine, trying to match "piece for piece". I have all the papers pulled, and I made the Bingo cards last night. I am going to use the Gypsy to make the red doily type paper, and I think I can do the flowers too. I will post a pic when done.

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  4. Erin, I used Storybook for my "doiley",but am eyeing Lacy Lables. LOL No more purchasing! No more purchasing!

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  5. Great job with the kits! I like mine and & might do the add on a bit later. I will be using a stamp for the doily.

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  6. More of a question actually. Do you store your scrap booking supplies by colour or like things together like ribbon with ribbon. I need to organize my scrap room before I can take part.
    Thanks

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  7. Your kits are awesome!! I'm looking very much forward to see what you both did with the kits :)

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  8. I organize all my supplies by color. My paper is seperate, then I have a bin for each color...which includes ribbon, brads, buttons, chipboard, embellishments, etc. I do keep my holiday stuff seperate though...Christmas, 4th of july, school, sports, etc all have their own bins. I hope this answers your question :) *Meridy*

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  9. I will do a post on my blog this week about how I sort my stash. I have a system that works well for me. :)

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  10. What kind of a printer do you use to print the Bingo cards, etc on? I have a laser printer (B&W) and never thought of printing my own.

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  11. Where did you find the green bingo card online?

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  12. Found a great site! Check out the free printables...might help

    http://gomakesomething.com/category/print/printcollage/

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  13. I made my kit!! This was so much fun!! I found a free download for a vintage green bingo card on Flickr, by the way.

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  14. WHAT FUN!! I made my kit and have linked up! Can't wait to see more and dive into the challenges!

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  15. My kit link is posted. This was so much fun. I also "repurposed" a few items in my stash to reflect items in kit. I have instructions on my blog http://debseclecticthoughts.blogspot.com/2011/01/dont-you-just-love-challenge.html

    Thanks ladies for the challenge...can't wait to make a mini album out of my kit.

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  16. Beautiful kits, ladies! I love how each kit is different, reflecting each person's tastes and personality. This challenge is so fun! I feel like I'm getting reacquainted with my stash!

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  17. I think this is a genius idea! I've blogged about my kit and added it your linky and I'm looking forward to seeing what else you come up wiyh

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  18. I think this is a wonderful idea and will really help me with NOT buying more, I just purged 2.5 FEET of paper! Yep that much! I try to purge three times a year but had not done it since summertime! So I was brutal and purged like a mad woman! I am so happy now!

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  19. awesome challenge! I just uploaded mine into Mr. Linky! Thanks for the inspiration!
    ~Amarilys

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  20. I made my kit and uploaded with Mr. Linkey. I am giving it away as an RAK on my blog, please leave a comment if anyone is interested! And thanks for the challenge. I loved it!

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  21. Took me awhile to get it done, but here's mine! Love this challenge - thanks for organizing it! It's great inspiration to use my stash.

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  22. I have been working had to get a blog up and running so I could play along. I posted my first posts today one being my kit. I will post my first layout using it in a few minutes. Please take a look and if you have time please add yourself as a follower. Thanks

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  23. Finally got mine posted on my blog. Thanks for starting ths blog. I had a lot of fun with this.

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