We have some new collections yall! Feast your eyes on MEMORY LANE!!

Gorgeous!! You know you need it all!  Head over to FANCYPANTSDESIGNS and get it all,  I can't wait to play with it this weekend and show you some creations!

 This month,  since I've been traveling, I chose to do the mini kit unstead of a full kit.  This month's Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog inspiration kit came from Master Forger Tina who chose the May 2022 kit called "May 2022 ROUND TRIP 12 x 12 Add-On Kit" by Citrus Twist kit club.

 I was more drawn to the colors of the inspiration kit than the theme so I dug into all my vintage Maggie collections, mainly the Shine collection:

 Thought I'd share some layouts that I've done since I've been on a crafty roll with Christy's Beautiful Life and her Best of 30 Sketches series! All actual sketches/creators are credited on my Instagram @kraftyqueenkat... I've learned to embrace sketches even though they pose a challenge.   Great way to stash bash!

 I'm joining Ali Edwards Week in the Life documenting thing my own way.  Using her prompts but will scrapbook these next week.

 This month we on the Design  Team at Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog  are inspired by the November 2021 kit called NOVEMBERKIT2021 by Danipeuss.de.    Don't have enough time to use a large kit or enough materials to pull together a regular kit?  Well, we're here to show you that you can do a mini kit instead!

Remember the inspiration kit:

In addition to my kit,  Master Forgers Laura and Misty have also done their versions.  Please pop over and see how they were inspired by this month's kit to make a mini!  You won't be disappointed!

 Ahh, summer is here! Well, not "officially" according to the official date on the calendar but to me, it's here! This month, I wanted to pick a versatile kit to counterfeit that made me think of summer here in the US but also a kit that could still work in other places where it's not summer.

The kit I chose is called NOVEMBERKIT 2021 from DaniPeuss.de and I love that it is full of various shades of pink, blues and yellows all inspired by Paige Evans' Bungalow Lane collection:

Here is the full blog hop:

 If so, here's a fabulous collection for you.  I made my first layout for the Fancy Pants Design Team using the Bloom Amma Grow collection!

And while I personally don't have a green thumb, my mother and my daughter do! 

Love all the little garden die cuts in this collection, can't wait to use them all! 

 It's the end of the month and I hope you have joined us this month over at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog for inspiration.  Yesterday I revealed 2 ways I'm trying to "kill my kit" so I hope you'll pop over there for the full reveal and writeup. 

But for now, some sneaks:

Hope you are having a wonderful long weekend that has some crafty time in it!

 I was sidelined by illness and even though I'm the May host at Counterfeitkit Challenge, I missed some posts! So I'll make my own rules and still post what I did even if it's late!

My challenge for (i)NSD was to scraplift our lovely leader,  Lisa H.  I chose this bright,  cheerful,  layered and absolutely wonderful layout of hers to lift:

MY TAKE:

 Even though I'm on the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Design Team, I'm still jumping in and scrapping the National Scrapbook Day challenges!

Challenge 2- 3 FAVORITE items. O used sequins,  butterflies and patterned papers. 

And then I also jumped in on Tara's BBQ Challenge- my items were monochromatic,  1 large and 2 small photos,  2 patterned papers,  frame,  due cut title (I wanted to only use my May Counterfeit Kit so I didn't have one and used what I had) and then inking so I used acrylic paint instead. 

 Let's see,  we have Cinco de Mayo , Natioal Scrapbook Day (NSD)and also Mother's Day...do I  have time for it all???  Is is possible??  Hell yeah!

There's so many challenges going on all over for NSD and if you haven't put together a kit or two, remember that I'm this month's Master Forger over at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog  and if you will also recall, THIS is this month's inspiration kit from Scrapbook Doodles featuring Bo Bunny Sweet Life:

 HELLO MAY!!  This month, I'M your Master Forger with a lovely kit for you to counterfeit! The kit is called "Sweet Life" from Scrapbook Doodle and their kit mainly focused on Bo Bunny's Sweet Life Collection:

A sunny collection full of bright buttercup yellow, pinks and a striking navy blue. I feel like navy blue needs a major comeback; it's so versatile and a great neutral.

Since it's spring and also since National Scrapbook Day is coming up, I made a GINORMOUS kit!  Everyone that knows me knows I ALWAYS start with papers- I chose navy blues, light pinks and golden yellows and even threw in a bit of teal:

Then, the embellishments-primarily butterflies, trims, enamels, florals and die cuts:

Our fabulous Master Forgers have also put together their kits for you to enjoy and gain inspiration!  Start at our blog and continue the hop so you'll be inspired to put a gorgeous kit together from your stash!  

 It's officially spring but this weather is still wacky and so I've been creating in a space other than my studio because it's been cold down there... I've taken over 3/4 of the dining room table and this is what it looks like for #workspacewednesday:

Did a few layouts too to go into the final stretch of KILLING MY APRIL CKCB KIT: