Monday, November 28, 2011

Counterfeit Kit Blog Hop Challenge - Home Decor & A Giveaway!

I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving! Welcome to the November Counterfeit Kit Blog Hop Challenge! You should have arrived here from Bethany's blog, if not you can head back to the start to see the list of participants. This month the challenge was to make a home decor item. This is not my area of expertise. However, that is just one of the things I LOVE about Counterfeit Kit - every month challenges me in new ways and makes scrapping even more fun.

I picked up a chipboard ornament mini book at Michaels in their $1 bin and was inspired to use this to create my own ornament. I didn't have any Christmas paper in my kit so I decided to make a photo frame of my husband water skiing for the first time.

My favorite part of the ornament is the shrink plastic tag I made using the stamps in my kit. Have I mentioned my new addiction to shrink plastic? :)

In honor of Thanksgiving, I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Meridy and Bethany for creating the Counterfeit Kit Blog and for all of the design team members who are so inspiring month after month. I have learned to find new (but "old") treasures in my stash and to look at products in different ways. I'd like to provide a small giveaway as part of my thank you! All you have to do is leave a comment and I'll randomly select a winner on Thursday, December 1!


Thanks for participating in the hop this month! Hope to see you all in December!
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16 comments:

  1. Angela ToucanNovember 28, 2011 at 1:40 AM

    beautiful ornament, and a lovely gift.
    blessings to you.

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  2. LisaNovember 28, 2011 at 2:57 AM

    your ornament is super fun and very creative - well done for stepping out of your comfort zone and getting to grips with something new! I adore the shrink plastic tag. I had some years ago and couldn't really get successful with it but your tag has me inspired! :-)
    What a great giveaway! Thank YOU for joining in and making CKC as much fun as it is :-)

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  3. CrystalNovember 28, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    Very cute! I love the re purposing you did!

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  4. JimjamsNovember 28, 2011 at 3:39 AM

    Love the shrink plastic tag - a great way to revitalise old stamps too!

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  5. AnonymousNovember 28, 2011 at 4:24 AM

    Your bauble turned out fab! I know what you mean about CKC making you step out of your comfort zone and try something new - I feel I've learnt so much since joining in and am glad you're enjoying it too!

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  6. MargieNovember 28, 2011 at 5:07 AM

    What a pretty ornament!!

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  7. UnknownNovember 28, 2011 at 6:23 AM

    What a fun ornament! Can't wait to see a photo of it on the tree.... do you have a blue themed tree? it would be fun to sneak in random photos like that... I have zero photo ornaments on my tree :S

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  8. scrappymo!November 28, 2011 at 6:47 AM

    Very creative...I have never used shrink plastic...looks like I will have to try it now!

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  9. MiliPea DesignsNovember 28, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    I love, love,love your shrink plastic tag - having a fondness for shrink plastic myself! And your little ornament is adorable!

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  10. AliNovember 28, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    I love the idea of a non-Christmas ornament - really lovely, and you may have started a trend to return to shrink plastic. I have loads that is languishing on a shelf somewhere!

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  11. Michele's Scrapy CreationsNovember 28, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    love the ornament-great idea.

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  12. Jen CroNovember 28, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    I love the idea of making an ornament out of those little scrapbooks. I have a ton of them around here. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. K ClarkNovember 28, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    love the tag on the ornament

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  14. TriciaNovember 28, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    So clever - I love your ornament. I have not tried the shrink plastic yet, you may have inspired me!

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  15. SusanneNovember 29, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    Cute project - I have so many of those little chipboard albums - I could really go to town. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  16. Rebecca at How I BurbNovember 29, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    What a cute ornament idea!

    And I agree - thanks are due to Meridy and Bethany for putting together such a great little spot on the web :). It's great to have a place to collect all these great ideas!

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