Counterfeit Kit - On the Go & Going Slow (Traci Reed Designs)

 In the Counterfeit Kit Challenge January the kit that was picked is On the Go & Going Slow by Traci Reed Designs

When I saw the kit I knew I had a bunch or stamps & dies that would work.  I browsed through my paper binders and landed on a Quick Quotes paper kit - Sweetbriar, few papers from Hobby Lobby, and scraps from Quick Quotes from Let's Party, #essential, Farmhouse & Tapestry.  I normally like to use dies or stamps for my alphas, but I am adding some of the alpha stickers that are in my stash. I do have my enamel/epoxy shapes, wood, & mixed media in an easy access place when working so I did not add them in the kit.  

What I have in my kit is

The dies I have included are

From Stephanie Barnard and the Stamps of Life

In the “Bee” pouch I have a few coordinating sets

               *Bee4Me

               *Hives4Bees

               *Bee Die Set

               * Bee Triplits (Sizzix-559605)

               *MiniHexagonBackground Stamp

               *Hexagons2Love Stamp & Die Set            

               * Cloud & Hexagon Stencil

In the Butterfly Pouch   

    * Butterfly Fold-It

    * Butterfly2Stamp & Die Set 

    *  Patterns4Butterfly Stamp Set

In the Jar Pouch

    *Jar2Stamp & Die Set

    * Sayings4jar Stamp Set

I only have the dies for the snail from Stamps of Life it came free in one of my Die-Hard Club sets. I never was sure if I would use it be now, I am going to get the matching stamp sets.  (Like I really need an incentive to order more)

 I also included the stamp set “Thanks4OneYear” from Stamps of Life

The only non-Stamps of life is Skelton Leaves by Tim Holtz & Sizzix -663094. It is one of my go-to dies when I am working with any florals.  The only thing I wish I could find would be a smaller set and a larger set. We'll have to see what I can make this month.  

Scrap Saturday - Quick Quotes

December's Club Q finally showed up on Monday.  I knew I was going to dig right into the kit once I saw the amazing papers.  

I ended up making both of the page kits today.  I could not stop working on the layouts.  They were so easy to do.  I did not even make that many changes to the page design, which is HIGHLY unusual for me.  I tend to use kits as a base to make my own version of it. I did however still gut the papers if a large section was covered.  

DP 1245 - Merry Christmas

With this kit the 'snow' die cuts were very thin and did not look right on the page, so I layered the thicker humps across both pages to mimic snow.  I changed the red flower paper to a tone-on-tone paper from the bonus pack. The Merry Christmas is popped up on foam

DP1246 - The Joy of Christmas

This page kit was the one I had the hiccup with- the quote was missing from the kit.  I improvised and used a vellum quote that was included in the bonus pack. The only other change was I used a .5-inch piece of the blue to overlay the top & bottom of the page to look like washi

Scrapbook Saturday - Quick Quotes DB1236

Last Saturday I broke out my Club Q - November 2021 kit and worked on Blessed- DP1237. Today I worked on Family page kit - DP1236, I made some major changes -flipped paper sides, removed some elements, rotated page a layout, then added new elements

The original design:

  

 My Remix Design:

   

To start I cut the two background pages with a 1.5-inch border & the 5.5"x7.5" mats with a 1-inch. When going through the directions I noticed that two of the laser cut pieces were cut almost an inch bigger with a dove tail on both ends.  I just could not get the page to look right with the size that the large banners were in, and instead of trimming & trying to make both look identical I just did not use them.  Instead, I die cut 2 tags out of one of the gutted brown papers, flipped the back 2 layers to the other pattern, removed the layered columns. 

I fussy cut the vellum quote around the printed frame and used a gutted rectangle to back it.  The quote just seemed to disappear on the patterned paper, I wanted it to pop. 

Supplies not used and scraps from kits pages or punchouts:

I did not do any die cut from the smaller scraps that were in the kit.  I have 2 more altered kits & the bonus paper/ribbon pack that I can play with before my December kit arrives. 

Scrapbook Saturday - Quick Quotes DP1237

Just looked at the calendar and realized that it was almost time for another Club Q from Quick Quotes to ship again.  I haven't even looked at last month's kit.  I opened the package, checked the packages, placed them in my Quick Quotes paper holder and completely forgot to go back and do them.  Today during our quiet time I worked on the kits. I try and do either a scrapbook layout or a scrap busting project on Saturdays.  

I normally seem to alter the kits slightly to fit what I need.  I always try maximizing my paper to have very little waste.  I only found out about Quick Quotes during the Scrapbook Expo in 2019 after taking a class. Since then, the Craftlings and I have adored the easy but beautiful kits that they have.  The page kits from November are DP 1236 Family & DP 1237 Blessed and the altered kits are CQ178 Christmas Card Bundle and KICK 178 Gift Card Holder.  

With all the page kits I 'gut' my large sections as long as it will not effect the final layout.  I typically use a .75 to 1.5 - inch to make my borders; it all depends on how I feel about the final design on how much structure that I need.  With smaller photo mats I will use some smaller dies to make tags, banners, alphabets, etc. in the center. 

The original layout:

My remixed layout:

My remix I did not use the 9.25 circle. I changed the flower clusters to make it look more flowerpot-ish verses the wreath look.  I also shifted the large photo mat over to give myself a journaling spot on the right page.  

My leftovers & made elements

I made banners & ribbons from the small photo mats using and Stamps of Life Set - HighlighterPlanner (retiring soon) & the MiniDoubleBanner die. The larger photo mats I gutted to use later, one of them I used to make a photo mat so I did not have to waste from the other page from the kit. 

Scraps from cutting and punchouts:

Once I complete the entire kit I will sit down and play with everything leftover with the bonus pack that comes with the kit.  I can normally get a couple extra layouts as well as a few cards & tags.