Happiness is:

My adorable Kurt set up classroom with some of his favorite friends, (a few years ago).  I took the opportunity to use the photographs from the event and make this page work for Challenge #1 - Scrapping With Lists at the Counterfeit  Kit Challenge blog.   All the items except for the royal blue cardstock and globe sticker came from my January Counterfeit Kit, Funshine.

I used my homemade pen from one of my add-ons to pen the title onto a journal card from one of my Main Kit sheets and glossed it over with Glossy Accents.  The fine-tip side of the pen was used for my Happiness list.

I have had little success with some of my embellishments and add-ons with my January Counterfeit Kit.  The Foil/Glitter/Flock rub-ons in my Main Kit didn't work because the glue decorative rub-ons were so dry that I could not even rub them onto the paper.  I, then, rubbed the acetate sheets from the glue designs with my finger and there was no moisture to it.  I considered wetting the sheets to see it it would make a difference but it really didn't feel worth the effort.  The Foil/Glitter/Flock sheets may get used as fancy paper sheets to layer onto a card or page or made into die cuts.  I will hold onto them for now and see if I can work them in some project.  I tried rubbing the glitter sheet onto the acetate hearts that I ran through my sticker maker but very little of the glitter transferred.  I, then, decided to pull out some glitter to dress up the hearts and they are all going to be completed for another page.

The paint dabber was completely dried up.  I discarded it. The mica and powdered flakes clogged in my mister.  The mister was washed and retained. The mica and powder will be donated to the art teacher at Kurt's school, with oodles of other stuff.  I put the Clover Alcohol Ink in the Adirondack refillable pen and used it in this layout.  But that was only after botching up neutral letters that I was originally going to use for the title on this layout.  It wasted my alphabets and stained my stamp, (bad idea in the first place).  I'm not in love with my penned title, but it's okay

Sorry for my rant. I, usually like to keep things upbeat but I wanted to explain why you might not see so many items used from my kits.

To stay with my glass half full mentality, I have purpose in the whole process.  I learned some things that will help with future projects; and, I found reason to move items from my stash that were sitting unused.

Hope that you are having more success with some of your older items.  :)  I, also, hope that you have a terrific day!  Be blessed!!