11042019 December Daily Inspiration

Anyone else taken a look at the Amazon holiday wish book?

Let me show you why it's my 2019 December Daily inspiration!

This is the inside cover:

Perfect reason why page!

And how about that cute Wish List insert?

And there's more...

Stickers!

Plus all of the headers will make perfect title embellishments.

Plus my color scheme & size is settled!

I'll keep you posted after I hunt & gather. 

I think I'll appropriately end with one last inspiration page:

Thanks for stopping by!

110419 CKC Forgery on the Fourth

I had all sorts of ideas on how to forge most of the kit, until I took a troll through my stash & surprisingly discovered many quite good look-alikes to make up my kit. Here is what I hand crafted:

Some of the papers to forge.

The light bulb banner on blue sky could have been achieved so much easier than coloring in the paper with a Sharpie & then fussy-cutting those teeny tiny light bulbs! Just draw on the paper!

The other two forged papers were easily achieved by finding good look-alike papers & stamping the star motifs.

Some embellishments that inspired forging:

Loved the bold black stars (snowflakes?) that were easily achieved with a Sharpie. I wanted a scripty word so I stamped one. Those little houses are totally swoony! Another fussy-cut from this American Crafts paper plus a little coloring faked them nicely.

Easy-peasy! Thankful that my stash yielded up so many goodies, though.

Can't wait to see yours! 

Here's what we have coming up:

• November 6th:  We'll reveal a couple of mini-kits and projects, in case you're a little limited for time this month and would prefer a more petite kit.
• November 12th & 18th:  We'll give you two challenges to help you use the kit you've made.
• November 24th:  We'll showcase one member of the CKC community from this month.
• November 30th: We'll be offering another installment in our {Killing Kits} series to help you find ways to use up all of your kit.

We always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us.

You can use our Monthly Link-up page, post them in our Facebook Community, or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcnovember2019).

110119 CKC November Kit Reveal

Thankful for all of our inspiring followers!

Lisa has brought us a delightful new kit club this month - Scrapdelight Scrapwinkel! 

Here is the CKC November inspiration kit:

Winter Themed Pocket Page Kit

Winter Themed Scrapbooker Kit

Winter Themed Paper Add-On

Here is my Choose Happy version.

Papers: 2018 Shimelle/Sparkle City "Clean Cup; 2016 Felicity Jane/Maggie (check); Creative Imaginations/Sonnets "Sky" (light banner forgery); Photoplay/Family Ties "Fan Chart"; 2016 Felicity Jane/Chloe (pink stripe/star forgery); 2013 October Afternoon/Girl Talk "Gossip (stripe with stars forgery); 2018 Pink Paislee/Indigo & Ivy #12 multi-stripe; 2016 Felicity Jane/Chloe painted dot.

I've created my kit in a 6x8" size this month & have included some forgeries for you to copy.

So, now it's time to check out what our wonderful team has created using this beautiful inspiration kit on the blog hop. Be sure to give a warm welcome to our Guest Designer and faithful follower for many years, Tara O!

• Counterfeit Kit Challenge - http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com
• Guest Designer Tara - https://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.com
• Cindy:- http://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/
• Julene:- http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/
• Leslie:- http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com/
• Lisa:- http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com 
• Lori:- http://loriannie670.blogspot.com/
• Tina:- http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/

And of course, don't forget that we'll be back throughout the month to give you some tips, ideas and challenges as you put together and use your kit. 

Here's what we have coming up this month:  

• November 2nd: I'll be back with a "Just the Gist" post to help jump-start your kit-making. 
• November 4th:  We'll have our "Forgery on the Fourth" post where the Master Forgers will reveal how they created their own version of some of the items in this month's kit. 
• November 6th: We'll reveal a couple of mini-kits and projects, in case you're a little limited for time this month and would prefer a more petite kit. 
• November 12th & 18th:  We'll give you two challenges to help you use the kit you've made. 
• November 24th: I'll be showcasing one of the CKC community who's caught my eye this month 
• November 30th: We'll be offering another installment in our Killing Kits Series to help you find ways to use up all of your kit. 

We always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. You can use our Monthly Link-up page, post them in our Facebook Community, or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcnovember2019). 

Thanks for stopping by!

100419 CKC October Forgeries

 Normally I would have given a try at some of the papers but my uber-busy schedule this month precluded that. The tag would have been perfect in kraft with bright hole punched confetti but I went with a little cooler colour scheme in my kit. And I do love the sparkle of those sequins! 

Theirs/Mine

The hexagons were just a matter of punching, slicing into sixths, and layering onto white background hexes.  I tossed the trimmings into my kit for random embellishing, including some smaller sizes.

(sorry for the yucky florescent lighting!)

As always forgery doesn't have to be elaborate!

Don't forget to return to the CKC blog on the 12th for our first challenge to help you use up all your goodies. We always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. You can use our Monthly Link-up page, post them in our Facebook Community, or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcoctober2019). 

Thanks for stopping by!

100119 CKC October Kit Reveal

October is my birth month (yay, me!) 

and the kit Laura has chosen this month 

is - just like me - a definite throwback...

Let's take a look at

"Brand new October Afternoon Woodland Park conjures 

images of bright blue skies and green grass. 

We've paired it with just-released American Crafts, 

Pebbles and Basic Grey, and finished the mix with 

exclusive die cuts, badges, an alphabet and a label stamp set. 

With our August kit, this summer can last forever."

Studio Calico August 2012 "Summer of '69" Main Kit

Studio Calico August 2012 "Summer of '69" Add On Kits

Here is Laura's intro to the kit & to our October Guest Designer!

Now, I know we always try to stay current for the challenge, but I thought this kit would work so well. 

The name might imply summer, but the colours would work just as well for Autumn or spring layouts. 

Many of us have been scrapping several years now and have a fair amount of stash. 

This kit includes papers from some of the great manufacturers we all used to coo over - October 

Afternoon, Basic Grey etc, so what a perfect way for us to have a rummage and pull out some older stuff 

from our stash to use up.

Our guest designer for this month is a lovely follower of ours who plays along almost every month on Instagram. 

Her name is Ayaan Nambier and she is from India. She has a dedicated scrappy profile and creates the most 

beautiful and colourful layouts.

 My version begins with the main kit & is sprinkled with pieces from the add-on kits. 

Let's open up the Magic Blue Box & take a look at

Autumn of 2019 

I chose my papers based on color & pattern from the inspiration: chevrons, dots, large allover print, sky, 
 small print, navy, kraft swirl.

2011 Basic Grey/Out of Print 6x6; 2016 Echo Park/Just Be You Dream Big b-side; 2013 October Afternoon/Snapshots Focus b-side; WeRMemory Keepers/Farmers Market floral;  2011 Basic Grey/Plumeria Zig; WeRMemory Keepers/Farmers Market small print; 2018 Pink Paizlee/Indigo & Ivy 06; 2012 Crate Paper/The Pier Cotton Candy. *There is also a hexagon 12x12 paper that went walkabout. I mean - seriously disappeared... I can't wait to see where it turns up!

 The full kit: 

  Made a few counterfeits, so be sure to return on the fourth to check those out.

 Now let's keep hopping!  

Guest Designer, Ayaan - https://www.instagram.com/ayaan_scraps/
Cindy - http://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/
Julene - http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/
Leslie - http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com/
Lori - http://loriannie670.blogspot.com/
Tina - http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/
Laura - https://www.instagram.com/mrsp_scrapsandtea/

And of course, don't forget that we'll be back throughout the month to give you some tips, ideas 
and challenges to help you put together and use your kit. 

Here's what we have coming up this month: 

• October 2nd: I'll be back with a "Just the Gist" post to help jump-start your kit-making. 
• October 4th: We'll have our "Forgery on the Fourth" post where the Master Forgers will reveal how they created their own version of some of the items in this month's kit. 
• October 6th: We'll reveal a couple of mini-kits and projects, in case you're a little limited for time this month and would prefer a more petite kit. 
• October 12th & 18th: We'll give you two challenges to help you use the kit you've made. 
• October 24th: I'll be showcasing one of the CKC community who's caught my eye this month 
• October 30th: We'll be offering another installment in our Killing Kits Series to help you find ways to use up all of your kit. 

We always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. You can use our Monthly Link-up page, post them in our Facebook Community, or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcoctober2019).

Thanks for stopping by!

100119 Archi-scraps October Challenge

The challenge is to use distressing.

This month there is a spooky seasonal flavor to our Archi-scraps challenge!

I've been wanting to document my husband's greenhouse build from this past spring. It's a lot better looking than our example above! This year I am going "off the page" with my memory-keeping for the Archi-scraps challenges & I chose a clipboard similar to this one for October. 

I used black gesso & a number of products to alter the clip portion.

I also altered the 7 Gypsies element.

  Love how this came out!

I have had so much fun playing with the Archi-scraps challenges this year.

Why don't you join in? There is a huge archive of challenges available to inspire you!

Thanks for stopping by!

091819 CKC September Challenge #2

Challenge #2

Lisa says, In the UK, September always marks the start of the new school year and whenever I see September on my calendar, my mind goes back to that time of my life. The low-lying sun, the misty mornings, the beginning of autumn, the smell of new school supplies, the familiar sights and sounds as we all piled back into the classroom. 

Be inspired by this "back to school" feeling!

Three out of four grands are in school this year so I felt happy to see this challenge.

There is still time to be inspired and later this month we will be back with the following: 

• September 24th:  Lisa will be showcasing one of the CKC community who's caught her eye this month
• September 30th: We'll be offering another installment in our {Killing Kits} series to help you find ways to use up all of your kit.

We always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us.

You can use our Monthly Link-up page, post them in our Facebook Community, or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcseptember2019).

Thanks so much for stopping by! We can't wait to see your kits and projects this month!