27 May 2011

Counterfeit Blog Hop-Who is your favorite? and BLOG CANDY!



Photo Credit Shanna Vineyard as posted on the My Minds Eye blog

Happy Friday! Do you have big plans for this weekend? I sure do, NOTHING! We have been so busy with doctors, dentists, helping friends and just everyday life I need a LONG break of doing NOTHING! I hope to craft, maybe enjoy some yummy grilled food and sunshine right here at home. Ahhh perfecto in my opinion!

I hope you enjoy your weekend and welcome to the Counterfeit Kit Blog Hop for May. You should have arrived here from our wonderful Guest Designer Jennifer. This month the challenge was to choose your favorite (or one of your favorite) manufacturers and scrap lift from their blog. I choose My Minds Eye this time around as I love the new Lime Twist, however I did not pull that for my kit this month so I used all Echo Park and Nikki Sivils in this bright layout.


I loved how Shanna had just one focal photo and adored the circles she used. I am not sure you can tell but in my layout I also punched several circles from the white patterned paper and pop dotted them on top of themselves to give it some more dimension. This photo was taken in June of last year on our trip to Florida for Father's Day. I did a pull out tag on the top for the journaling. I made the title "Good times" using new stamps and pattern paper. I am really liking making my own embellishments right now.

Blog candy? Did someone say blog candy? Yes I did, but my camera died before I could get a picture of it, so it is a mini album kit, everything you need to make a mini album. All you have to do is become a follower of the Counterfeit Kit blog (if you are not already) and leave me a comment here. I would love you to follow but only if you like my work. I will draw a winner using random.org and check to make sure you are following and left a comment sometime on Monday. So make sure to check back then!

You are now off to the next stop JESSICA! Enjoy!

24 comments:

  1. Smashing page Crystal - love the sunny colours.

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  2. Lovely sunny page. The circles look great, I can just about see the pop-dot ones too! I like the word 'relax' at the top, it sums up the feel of the layout!
    I already follow the CFK blog.

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  3. Quite possibly my favorite Crystal page! I love those circle embellies-is that a paper pieced camera? Too cute!

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  4. Aww, that's such a happy LO!! Makes you want to smile!!

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  5. Looks great - love the idea of the extra pop-dotted circles!

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  6. So bright and happy - love it.

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  7. I love your page, and I see why you were so inspired! Great job, Crystal!

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  8. Great layout! My Mind's Eye is my favorite paper line!

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  9. I love your page. I'm a CFK follower already (in my google reader), and I punched circles (too) for my project for the blog hop tomorrow. I guess great minds think alike!
    Rinda

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  10. A wonderful scraplift!! Loving the circular elements! Your hand stamped title is amazing!! (I'm a shy stamper. hee hee) Loving this happy summer LO!

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  11. Super cute page, Crystal! I like how you punched more circles out of the background page for dimension! Your picture makes me long for the beach in summer!

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  12. Great way to showcase that fun photo! I love the circles on the side.

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  13. Loving the circles, gonna have to scraplift it, hope thats ok, Many Thanks for sharing your work xx

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  14. Loveeeeeeeee the yellow heart paper! Great take on the layout you lifted! Love Shanna's work too. xoxo

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  15. I can see the pop dotted circles! Love how they give just a little bit of added dimension :)

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  16. What a beautiful, bright and cheery layout. It brought a smile to my face.

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  17. I love the yellow...I'm into yellow lately. I hope you weekend is just as relaxing as the photo in your layout! Enjoy!

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  18. I really like your take on that layout! the ribbon you used really makes your photos pop!

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  19. What a cool way to use the circles! Love it!

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  20. I love how the yellow makes your photo pop off the page!!! Such a pretty layout!

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  21. Great layout. Love all the circles.

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  22. I love how you made the layout so playful and summery :)

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  23. Great use of scraps...love the circles.

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