051720 - LOAD520 - Abbey Load - Week #2 Recap

LOAD 8 - something I love + love/hearts

LOAD 9 - celebration + confetti

LOAD 10 - something I'm missing + Beatles Second Album cover/grid

LOAD 11 - Day in the Life song + clock

LOAD 12 - reading + use books

LOAD 13 - Hope + wings

LOAD14 - travel + tickets

 Moving on to Week #3!  If you're not playing along, you don't know what you're missing - visit https://scraphappy.org to join the happiest scrapbook family.

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051220 LOAD520 Abbey Load - Week #1 Recap

First week of LOAD520 - I'm not working on schedule but I am using the prompts.
I am doing these pages for my Covid-19 book, using my CKC iNSD kit!

1 - Love Me Do + 4 things: 2 papers, 1 frame, 1 alpha

2 - Beatlemania + #subtitle

3 - I Want to Hold Your Hand + blue/album cover (title)

4 - An original vs reproduction/copy

5 -Birthday + birthday products

6 - Here Comes the Sun (better times) + yellow

7 - Please Please Me + homophone

I've been surprised & delighted that I'm able to stay on point with my Covid-19 project & still stay within the prompts. Working in the smaller size makes LOAD very achievable. 

The LayOut A Day "LOAD" challenge at Scraphappy.org is an outstanding boon to your scrappy mojo! Head over there & take a look at all the goodness membership affords.

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050220 iNSD CKC Fantasy Scrapbook Kit!

iNSD CKC Fantasy Scrapbook Kit mood board inspiration

 I just love our uber-creative Design Team! Thanks to Master Forger Laura, who found us this awesome mood board, we have collaborated to create an iNSD FANTASY SCRAP BOOK kit.

Each of us picked out a patterned paper, one embellishment and a "must-have" item.

Echo Park - Coffee Collection paper, Felicity Jane - Grace Collection journaling cards, PinkFresh Studio watercolors

As well as curating our very own CKC Fantasy Scrapbooking kit, each member of the MF team also came up with a challenge which we will be posting on the hour, every hour through the day - so set your alarm and see you back here soon!

You can find the details both on the blog and our FB Counterfeit Community where you can also share your kit & challenge creations.

We can't wait to see where our inspiration takes you!

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050120 Archi-scraps May Challenge

Use brown and cream with ecru lace

 The latest Archi-scraps inspiration is the exotic Dar Al-Hajar in Wadi Dhar outside of Sana'a, Yemen. It looks like an elaborately decorated chocolate cake!

I can't help but think of heritage layouts when I think of this colour scheme, and I happened to have the perfect photo at hand.

This is my father in-law & his sister. The early death of their mother resulted in the five brothers & sisters being separated. Being reunited really cemented the bond between these two for life. I'm planning to have him dictate his story when are able to see them again.

It's your turn to be inspired and share on the Linky at Archi-scraps!

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041820 CKC April Challenge #2

CKC Challenge #2 - And I Quote

This is a journalling challenge. Use the sentiments from the stamp sets included in the inspiration kits as a starting point for your story. I've attached the stamp sets, so you don't need to head off and find them! - Master Forger Clair

I have had many days of late where it has been difficult to find my creative mojo. It's not for lack of projects to do & stories to tell but my heart has been elsewhere. I've had a tidy up in the studio & that revived my enthusiasm a bit.

The phrase that jumped out at me was "so this happened" (for obvious reasons.)  I had included a lot of phrases in my kit geared toward documenting this epic time in history that we are all experiencing. This b-side of the 2018 PinkFresh Studios/Indigo Hills 2 "Valley" navy paper seemed perfect for the subject, with its grungy vibe with splatters & splashes of black.

I stamped some of the new vocabulary of the times onto the background.

Fussy-cutting that teeny weeny globe with a virus? Totally worth it!

Stamping brings a whole new avenue of creative expression

The grands live only 5 miles away but a quick drive-by at a safe distance is as good as it gets these days...

Don't forget to get back to the CKC blog for:

• April 24th: Clair will be showcasing one of the community who's caught her eye this month 
• April 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 #ckcapril2020). 

Hope this post finds you & yours well & safe. This, too, shall pass.

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041220 CKC April Challenge #1

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Challenge #1: Scraplift!

This is a scraplift challenge. Choose any layout from Master Forger Clair's 'Scrap' Pinterest Board to scraplift. Please let us know which layout you chose and a little bit of info about how you adapt it (if you do) to suit your own stash.taste. Here's the link.

I chose this Felicity Jane layout to lift:

And this is how I modified it - I flipped it on its head & moved the title:

Keep in mind that my floral element is oversized. I had some crepe paper in my kit so that made sense plus I had a little play with some wet media on my background. 

This is a story that I have scrapped with all the details, so this was just to showcase that cute photo!

I love how that One Canoe Two paper looks fussy-cut <3

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 #ckcapril2020).

 Stay well

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040420 CKC Forgery on the Fourth

My April CKC forgery is the pretty grey floral medallion paper in the upper right corner.

My original plan to use the medallions from last month's forgery on a piece of stitched grey cardstock. As I searched my stash for the rest of my kit, I ran across the perfect BasicGrey paper.

So cute!

I can't say it enough times, that making your ovn version of the hottest products is extremely satisfying! Tap into this alternate channel of creativity & be sure to avail yourself of our CKC archived tutorials.

Here's what we have coming up for the rest of the month: 

• April 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. 
• April 12th & 18th: We'll give you two challenges to help you use the kit you've made. 
• April 24th: I'll be showcasing one of the CKC community who's caught my eye this month 
• April 30th: We'll be offering another instalment 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 #ckcapril2020). 

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