070120 CKC July Kit Reveal

Summertime, and the living is easy...

 (at least in my half of the world)

Master Forger of Ceremonies Clair has given us a novel kit this month to forge, but first let's meet her Guest Designer, Jess Claire (Scrapbooker. Project Lifer. TN scrapper. Working Mamma.)

 Hi, I'm Jess. I'm 32 and a mum to Ben, who's five. We live in England and I work in a local school as a Teaching Assistant. I've been scrapbooking now for about six years. I started with Project Life, but now I do mainly Travellers Notebooks and 6x8 layouts. I love a lot of white space, layered papers and simple colour schemes and my layouts aren't finished until they have some ripped edges, phrase stickers and gold foil. Until recently, I've been on DTs for the last four years, so I'm now loving the fact that I can dig into my stash and rediscover some forgotten treasures and scrapping from a small selection really helps me to be productive. I'm looking forward to sharing my layouts with you this month.

Jess can be found at her blog Jess Claire Creates , on Instagram @jess.claire.creates, and on YouTube at Jess Claire Creative Scrapbooking.

  Introducing our July inspiration kit, Garden Party from digital Sahin Designs.  

 I am a lover of color & pattern so I love the creative stretch Clair gave me with this kit! I began searching for the patterned papers first. I took the slight liberty of inserting a few shades of purple into my kit but I still think that it reads quite neutral.

2015 Felicity Jane Susie/sawtooth, really old Tim Holtz holiday paper brown b-side, 2016 Felicity Jane Suse Fish Happy Day/doodles, 2016 Felicity Jane Emeline/tiny polka dot, 2013 October Afternoon Girl Talk/Gossip, Art Impressions Blue Heart Buds, 2001 Anna Griffin floral, 2013 Glitz Design 77/Feather, 2012 BoBunny Serenity/Serenity Blossoms, 2012 Crate Paper Maggie Holmes/Elizabeth Kate, Crate Paper Portrait/Vintage Lace, Bazzill Basics Spooky & Kooky/Purple Houndstooth,  unknown.

I thought that the 2016 Felicity Jane Suse Fish Happy Day/doodles was a good replacement for the scripty word paper, as it resembles the Garden Party stamp set from Sahin Designs.

  I also added a specialty paper, Prima's 2018 holographic foil Flirty Fleur/"Pretty Birds".

Here is my full  love always  kit:

Really loving the calm vibe of my kit, very welcome in these troubled times. Hope this finds you safe & well. Next stop on the hop? Our inspiring Head Master Forger Lisa!

Counterfeit Kit Challenge - http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/

Guest Designer Jess - https://jessclairecreates.wordpress.com/

Cindy - http://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/

Julene - http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/

Leslie - http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com/

NEXT STOP: Lisa - http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com/

Lori - https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/

Tara - https://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.com/

Tina - http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/

Tracey - https://3obsessions.blogspot.com/

Laura - https://www.instagram.com/mrsp_scrapsandtea/

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.

• July 2nd: I'll be back with a "Just the Gist" post to help jump-start your kit-making. 
• July 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. 
• July 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. 
• July 12th & 18th: We'll give you two challenges to help you use the kit you've made. 
• July 24th: I'll be showcasing one of the CKC community who's caught my eye this month 
• July 30th:  Another killing kits installment to help us finish off our kits!

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 #ckcjuly2020).

Thanks for stopping by!

030120 CKC March Kit Reveal

March: In like a lion... out like a lamb...

Master Forger Lori is up this month and has chosen a lovely kit, but first let's meet her Guest Designer, Julie Jeavons!

I love my daughter, crafting, photography and visiting new places (with a camera).  She loves school, Brownies, Sarah Jane, Dr Who and Scooby Doo.  We live in Dudley, England, which is known for its Zoo (complete with castle) and the Black Country Museum.  It is also the birthplace of Lenny Henry and Duncan Edwards.  Oh, and home to Grandma and Grandad who give me such wonderful support with childcare while I’m at work.  You might get to meet the rest of the family if you join us and follow along!

March Inspiration Kit:

Citrus Twist Kits February Scrapbook Add-On

(There is also a Life Crafted "Possibilities" kit full of CKT exclusives for more inspiration.)

I got very busy counterfeiting with this one so be sure to return on the fourth! Here are my papers:

 I know, I know - there are far too many! The top two rows are the inspiration kit papers, both "a" and "b" sides. The last are a few extras, ahem...

Flamingo Spring 

 Be sure to visit all of our Master Forger kit reveals for a wide range of takes on the inspiration kit!

Counterfeit Kit Challenge - http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com

Guest Designer Julie: https://jsquaredscrapspot.wordpress.com/

Cindy:- http://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/
Julene:- http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com//
Leslie:- http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com/

NEXT Lisa:-https://lisahausmann.blogspot.com 

Lori:-https://loriannie670.blogspot.com

Tara:- https://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.com/

Tina:- http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/

Tracey:- https://3obsessions.blogspot.com/   

Laura:- https://www.instagram.com/mrsp_scrapsandtea/

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 in March:

• March 2nd: I'll be back with a "Just the Gist" post to help jump-start your kit-making.  
• March 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.
• March 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.
• March 12th and 18th: We'll give you two challenges to help you use the kit you've made.
• March 24th: I'll be showcasing one of the CKC community who's caught my eye this month
• March 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 #ckcmarch2020).

Thanks for stopping by!

060419 CKC June Forgeries

Counterfeit Kit Challenge

It is no crime to create your own version of the trendy,

hip products from the inspiration kit using your own stash & ingenuity.

Inspiration kit:

Hip Kit Club May 2019 Main Kit

My "The ULTIMATE counterfeit kit" this month is a complete forgery, and I hope that I can take you through the journey quickly. (I can't take credit for the alphas, lol, although I toyed with the idea of cutting some!)

I was inspired to focus my kit forgery on florals. Most of the counterfeiting seen above involves papers - a small & large floral, digitally produced cut-apart sheet & sentiments, grunge stars, denim gingham, (tassel embellishments,) wavy paper, my version of the rainbow paper & a tiny print in rainbow colors, (embellishment sheet,) plus the mosaic paper. I made most of my papers 8" to 8-1/2" square.

Theirs:

Mine:

 The florals were created with simple stamping & coloring. I tried out a few designs first on the larger pattern, and simply used a single rose stamp for the smaller all over pattern.

Theirs:

Mine:

I created a grid & collage on Photoshop Elements, adding sentiments on a few. The inspiration paper also had sentiments directly on the photos, but I didn't put any on as I suspected that I would be punching some of them out. I used floral words for my sentiment paper & colored with pencils.

Theirs:

Mine:

The grunge star began with a few painted strokes in all directions. After drying I punched stars in a variety of sizes. I splattered some pink paint on the background before attaching the stars. Voila!

Theirs: the denim colored gingham is a Hip Kit club exclusive seen behind the peach paper below.

Mine:

I used washi tape to mask off stripes in one direction & then the other. Easy-peasy!
A little tip, though. Make sure the first set of stripes is dry before you tape for the second...

Theirs:

Mine:

I decided to include eyelets instead of sequins in my kit in the true spirit of CKC stash-busting! They worked perfectly here. I simply fringed the striped paper & folded them in thirds, adding the eyelet.

Theirs:

Mine:

I made the template on the right & used it to color the pattern stripes, flipping it from back to front for each wavy shape & turning it the opposite from top to bottom for the next wave (seen under the scissors in the photo below.) I then photocopied that for a pattern to cut the solid cardstock pieces. It's a little hard to explain - sorry!

Theirs:

Mine:

Loved the tiny rainbows but thought this more interesting to use.  

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Mine:

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Mine:

I used an old Basic Grey 6x6" pad for some brighter pops of color.

I hope you are inspired to try your hand at your own custom version of elements from the inspiration kit. Forging is another fun way to give some love to your stash by using it up.

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 and you can tag us using 

#counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcmay2019).