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Incorporate some architecture on your layout! Perhaps in the embellishments, background, or even your photo. Secondly, twist the sketch to suit your photos, or even adapt it for a card!
I have a building in one of my photos - a chicken coop!
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Record something about your life right now!
The small things or the big things in life are always perfect for us memory keepers so dig in and see what makes it onto your page this month!
I love these types of pages! I went to my kit for inspiration & chose tickets from the 2022 Pinkfresh/Life Right Now! Slow Days paper with relevant sentiments.
And of course, as always, we have a full month of inspiration to keep you inspired!
November is going to look something like this:
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| Harvest Time! |
Master Forger of Ceremonies Lisa has a really inspiring inspiration kit for us this month! But first, let's find out who will don the Guest Designer beret again in November? Lisa's introduction:
This month, I’m delighted to have Machelle Willing join us as our Guest Designer. She’s been kitting with us for a long time and it’s always lovely to see her kits and creations – if you don’t already know her, you are going to love her!
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"Hello, my name is Machelle & I am excited to be a Guest Designer once again for Counterfeit Kit Challenge! I have been scrapbooking for over 20 years, so I have quite a stash built up and I love to follow along with CKC every month for inspiration to use what I have!
I live in Central Texas with my husband, two dogs and a cat. In addition to scrapbooking, I love to make cards, crochet and pretty much anything I see on Pinterest. You can check out my projects on my website, Small Town Scrap, or follow me on Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest."
On to our kit! Lisa says,
I like to have a look around and see if I can find an inspiration kit from outside the US and was rather taken with the Scrapbook Werkstatt October 2022 kit “Herbstzauber” (Autumn Magic) from here in Germany.
I’m happy that this is a somewhat different kit for the autumn we find ourselves in in the northern hemisphere, but I think it has the option of being taken in different directions to fit where you are and how you feel about this time of year depending on where you put your focus. And of course, it’s a kit with “regular” products rather than kit exclusives so you might have a piece or two in your own stash which is sometimes a good place to start. Anyway, I think it’s bright and funky and full of energy, so I hope you enjoy making your own. Herbstzauber!
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| Scrapbook Werkstatt October 2022 kit “Herbstzauber” |
Papers:
Guest Designer - Machelle Willing - https://www.smalltownscrap.com/blog/
Julene - http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com
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| What a fun "tiny house" eh? |
Wouldn't you love to see how the owner dresses? Julene always manages to find interesting & engaging inspirations for us at Archiscraps!
I found this stunning example of steampunk style, just for your enjoyment:
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I wish I had the ambition to try this! The video is very good instruction, by the way.
Here is my version of steampunk style. I began with the fabulous "Wonderland/Adventure" b-side background paper from Asuka Studio/Memory Place. Then I hunted & gathered all sorts of stamps, gears, and vintage images from my stash.
The perfect card quote sparked my idea, "I cannot imagine the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker." - Voltaire
My answer comes from the Bible & became my title, "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork." Psalm 19:1
The photo is an enhanced image of our night sky out back.
Another inspiring challenge from the Archi-scraps Challenge blog! Be sure to post your version on the Facebook Archiscraps Community Group.
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It's hard to believe it's already September, 2022!
Counterfeit Kit Challenge will be run this month by Master Forger of Ceremonies Juliet. First, let's meet her Guest Designer, Christine Harden!
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| I'm excited to join! |
I tend to be a collection scrapbooker, and add
"stash" items when I think of it! My typical scrapbook time of
day is 4:30 am! I have a full time day job in addition to a side hustle
and my scrapbooking hobby. I owned a scrapbook store 11 years ago, before
online shopping took over the marketplace. So my scrapbook room still
looks like a store, or so I'm told. :-) I currently
participate in hops Scraplift Crafternoon and MIUM (Mix it Up Monday). My
favorite inspiration is sketches, and I really enjoy interpreting sketches with
my own twist.
My
Instagram is @scrappingharden My
YouTube is Christine Harden
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| Traci Reed's digi kit Wildflower |
Juliet says, Hit all the buttons for me! Love the blues and greens with a touch of orange! Reminds me of early fall colors and also a little bit of the 'back to school' vibe. Love those high top tennies and oh those papers!
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| Mary Beth Shaw Artists' Paper, Stampington & Co. |
I hope you're ready to join us for another month of scrappy fun!
Join us for the full reveal hop this month:
So here we go! Here is a review of the rest of the month:
Have a happy month gathering up then scrapping with your kit!
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| Archiscraps October Challenge: use rolled paper |
Another challenging challenge from Julene!
I thought I might tackle some rolled paper beads, but wasn't very excited about that. I headed to YouTube & searched "rolled paper" & found DIY Easy Rolled Paper Rose Tutorial
And what subject would I document?
Please visit her on Instagram @franciscanunes_heartmakes
And what else could I use for my foundation paper but a CKC forgery? The paper behind my photos & journaling is a sample paper I created in this class.
I'm really curious to see what YOU come up with! Be sure to post over at Facebook Archiscraps Community Group
Happy Scrapping!
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| I never fail to find the perfect sentiments in the Tim Holtz sticker books! |
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| The chipboard collections came in handy, too. |
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Master Forger of Ceremonies Julene has chosen a travel themed kit & the CKC Challenge #1 this month will follow suit!
Getting lost or finding something along the way.
I'm still working on pages from our epic trip this past spring. Two of our destinations were Canyonlands & Arches National Parks in Utah. Early that morning we stumbled upon a sign on our way out of Colorado & followed it to...
A fragile checkerboard of ancient sights scattered across 164,000 acres of high desert in the southwest corner of Colorado in the Great Sage Plain. 24 native tribes claim cultural affiliation, along with generations of farming & ranching families, they continue to have traditional & modern relationships with this landscape.
This area was the epicenter of Ancestral Puebloan communities. This enormous monument is a difficult place to navigate & there are just a few areas ready for the public to explore. It is an area to discover on your own, if you are prepared for the adventure of a lifetime.
It was the beautifully preserved ruin of the Lowry Pueblo community...
We were completely alone in that sunrise golden hour & explored to our heart's content. If we ever return to that part of the country we will see more of the land & it's few remaining pueblos, along with the visitor center & museum at Delores, Colorado.
I gutted my forged southwestern paper to create the border (and save a big hunk of that pretty paper, perhaps for other pages about this trip!)
I'm looking forward to hearing about some interesting stories! Be sure to post to the Facebook Counterfeit Kit Community & don't miss the next challenge & the rest of the month:
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