Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Rose Garden {October's Counterfeit Kit}

How lovely it is to have a little bit of time to myself! I'm looking forward to - finally - having some time to work with my Counterfeit Kit. I actually started work on putting together my kit as soon as the October Inspiration Kit was revealed, but I haven't had much chance to show it off!

The Inspiration Kit was chock full of American Crafts - one of my all time favourite scrapbook manufacturers. I just love how each and every one of their patterns co-ordinate with each other, even across collections!

Rose Garden

To start with I raided my stash for some of my favourite American Crafts papers, then added in some co-ordinating colours and styles from Echo Park and Prima. I've included co-ordinating alpha sets from Papermania and October Afternoon and a sheet of beautiful cardstock stickers from Echo Park's Victoria Gardens.

Rose Garden - Handmade Embellishments

I've made some of my own floral style embellishments, using some trim and a few bits of bling that I had in my stash. I love the way these look - and hope you will too - watch out for a wee tutorial later this week!

I'm excited to start working with my luscious little kit and even though there's not really all that much of October left, I've received the first few prompts from Shimelle's new class - Pretty Paper Party - so I have no excuse not to get creating.
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13 comments:

  1. Margie18 October 2011 at 15:01

    Clair, this is GORGEOUS!! I can't wait to see what you make!

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  2. Susanne18 October 2011 at 15:48

    This is lovely - I am turning green as I type. Enjoy the kit and your class.

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  3. Anonymous18 October 2011 at 16:48

    Love your kit - and your flowers look great too!

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  4. Jimjams18 October 2011 at 20:44

    Beeeeeaaaauuuuutifullllllll!
    Such lovely rich warm colours! Looking forward to seeing what you make with it!

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  5. chksngr18 October 2011 at 21:53

    LOVE the colors you chose! and the flowers are soooo cool!

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  6. humel18 October 2011 at 22:33

    Ah, you got your Victoria Gardens goodies then :) I'm thinking we should have that meet up SOON and scrap our way through a prompt or two, what do you think? xx

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  7. Lisa18 October 2011 at 22:42

    Ah! I was beginning to worry you wouldn't join us this month ;-)

    This is a wonderful kit and I spy one of my fave AC spotty papers (the aqua) - I think I used this one back in May. I love your braid twirly elements. The colours in your kit are rich and luscious and I can't wait to see what you make...

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  8. Rebecca at How I Burb18 October 2011 at 23:25

    Nice to see some bright yellow during this time of year. There's still plenty of time to play along this month!

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  9. Jen Cro19 October 2011 at 15:33

    I like the colors that you used in your kit. I also like that it is small so you shouldn't be too overwhelmed. Your flowers are cute. I think I might make some flowers today :)

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  10. Cheryl19 October 2011 at 20:49

    Mmmm my type of colours looking forward to the end result x

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  11. JulieJ20 October 2011 at 22:52

    i bought some of those diecut sheets on a whim from 2peas sale and now I have to confess that I just do not know how I am going to use them. So I will be watching very closely to see what you do with yours.

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  12. MiliPea Designs21 October 2011 at 20:04

    Such beautiful gold tones in your kit! And those floral embellies are great!

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  13. Fiona@Staring at the Sea22 October 2011 at 11:02

    What a great looking kit you have put together. I like the look of those recycled letters and your clever embellishments.

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