Sunday 1 November 2015

Slow In The Sunshine {November's Counterfeit Kit Reveal & Blog Hop}

Hello! Welcome to November's Inspiration Kit Reveal for the Counterfeit Kit Challenge! If you've been following the reveal blog hop (which starts on the main blog) you will have arrived from Susanne's blog, Snaps and Snippets and will have seen lots of inspiration along the way. If not, read on and I'll make sure you find your way.

This month's inspiration 'kit' is actually a collection - the Cedar Lane Collection from Pink Paislee. The collection is full of beautiful autumnal elements - like acorns, leaves and wreaths - but it also includes some colours and patterns that could easily be used to scrap memories of summer (or that would work well with winter scrapping!)

 

To make my own kit - Slow In The Sunshine* - I started by browsing the Cedar Lane Collection Reveal and then went looking for close matches in my own stash. I was really pleased to find a match for most of the colour and patterns that I liked in the collection.


I don't usually include a lot of embellishments with my kits and whilst that normally works for me when I'm making layouts (which I tend to keep minimal) it really doesn't work for me when I'm making mini albums because I like them to be full of little extras! As I have a lot of photographs from spring and summer to scrap soon (well ... I need to edit them first) I know I'll be making a few mini albums this month and I've included a lot of extra embellishments to make sure that I have enough to add some 'chunk'.

There's my usual selection of eclectic 'bits and bobs' which includes some wooden veneers, bulldog clips, resin flowers, cute buttons and charms. Then there's two alpha sets - one leftover from Echo Park's Everyday Eclectic Collection and some of my favourite Sassafras in Turquoise. I've also added in some super sweet rub-ons from Dear Lizzy which include images of trees, bicycles, birds and fences - which I thought were perfect for the end of a suburban summer!




The Cedar Lane Collection includes a massive selection of amazing extras - like die-cuts, stickers, labels and little embellishments, so I wanted to add some similar items to my own kit. I raided my stash of die-cuts, stickers, small and medium pocket pages and fabrics! (I love including some fabric!) 

I was also thrilled to find this little squirrel which is from a really old collection by We Are Memory Keepers. He's one of just a few nods to the whimsical side of the inspiration collection that I managed to find in my stash.


Now, as if this wasn't enough (for me at least) each of the Master Forgers chose one item from a current collection as their 'Add On' embellishment and combined these items will make up an 'Add On' Inspiration Kit which we'll be revealing, in full, on the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog tomorrow.  But, in case you simply can't wait until tomorrow, we're each showing off (or linking to) to our choice of add on embellishment today, which means you can head off on a treasure hunt of sorts! 
 
Tassels: Maggie Holmes 'Shine' Collection, Crate Paper

Your next stop (and mine) will be Just JimJams where we can find out how Jemma has interpreted this month's inspiration. It's always interesting to see how she copes with so much pink!

* The name of my kit comes directly from the lyrics of First Aid Kit's 'Cedar Lane'. It has been stuck in my head ever since we found out what our inspiration kit would be for November!

14 comments:

  1. LOL at the comment about me and pink!!! You certainly didn't struggle did you? Love the squirrel and fox and looking forward to a tasselled tutorial!

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  2. That's a lovely kit but I think it should be named Sweet in the Sunshine! I think you done very well with your minimal embellishments - each one a treasure.

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  3. oh, that little squirrel is the best and it truly does capture the whimsy of the inspiration. I always enjoy seeing your carefully chosen kit.

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  4. Love this, especially those diecut roses! And those MH tassels are gorgeous, I can't wait to see how you forged them, as I may need to have them in my life!

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  5. Very pretty and I love the whimsical touches you added, not just with the squirrel but with the fox pocket card and the Dear Lizzy rub-ons too. This is going to be a great collection for your mini-albums. I'll be back again for the tassel tutorial too!

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  6. beautiful and love all the tiny bits & pieces!

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  7. A colourful kit and very tastefully collected.
    Isn't it great when you have old stuff that you can use?

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  8. you make me smile! I love that you think you've included a lot of embellies! ha ha! That would keep me going for about a page and a half :-) But honestly, I love it! Such a lovely selection of papers and your individually chosen items are a perfect addition to your wonderful style. you know how i love your minis! You have a bit of everything in here and I particularly love that squirrel - how cute! ps. I was envious that you got the tassels!! :-*

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  9. You definitely captured the feel of the inspiration kit. Your kit is so soft and lovely! And I love those tassels!

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  10. oooh, tassels! How fun! And your kit as a whole is just lovely!

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  11. I like the way you interpret the kit :) You are the pastel girl for sure you kits are usually so pretty with the lighter colors in them :)Super cute fit :)

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  12. Not only am I totally inspired by your kit, but by the minis coming later this month. I forget how much I like doing them so perhaps I'll try & tackle one this month, too! I agree with Lisa H - that is NOT a lot of embellishments. Only you could make the most of them with style & flair : )

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  13. Love the soft colors of your kit. Looking forward to seeing how you actually use the tassels.
    Cindy F

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  14. I love the name of your kit! And the colours are gentle to match. Not seen tassles like these on a page before - they're going to really support your colour scheme.

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