020121 CKC February Kit Reveal

 

Welcome to a month dedicated to love!

Master Forger of Ceremonies Lisa has heroically taken her second turn this year to invite a Guest Designer to join the team for the month to forge a romantic European kit - but more on that later.

First let's meet Eileen from the UK! Eileen lived in the US for awhile which is where she picked up the scrapbooking habit.

"Hello, I am Eileen. I live in the United Kingdom and have been a Scrapbooker for about 15 years. I am a wife and a mother of two sons who are now men! My first grandchild is due early June so very excited to be a Grandmother.

I joined the CKC group as I like the idea of being able to recreate a kit specifically to match my own style and, of course, use up my stash!    I was both flattered and surprised at being invited to be a Guest Designer for February but also delighted to take up the challenge. My scrapbook pages are generally 12 x 12 layouts, plain and simple, no frills and spills. I do like to use embellishments but tend to keep them to a minimum to allow the photographs to take centre stage. 

My other hobbies are researching my Family History, Baking, Reading (crime novels), walking my Dog (Jet, a Jack Russell) and taking lots of random photos to scrapbook."

 Lisa loves her months to be more Europe focused so she has selected the Herzstück kit from Scrapbook Werkstatt in Germany. We may have had them before but this time we are  using their current February 2021 kit. There are detailed photos on the site plus a supply list from a variety of sources, so be sure to check for what may already be in your stash! Don't forget to look for items to forge. Lisa thinks it has just the right hint of romance!

Herzstück: at the heart of, centerpiece, core

 Here's mine!

 

 Their papers:

Mine:

Left Side, 1st column: Reminisce Family Story/Legacy; 2013 October Afternoon Apple Cider/Bonfire; 2011 October Afternoon Farmhouse/Kitchen Cupboard; 2019 Jen Hadfield Hey! Hello!/Thinking of You Sentiments. Center bow paper: 2016 Felicity Jane Chloe. 2nd column: 2016 BasicGrey Saturday Morning/Sleep In; forgery; 2020 Carta Bella Oh Happy Day/4x4 Journaling Cards.

Right Side, 1st column: 2011 Amy Tangerine Good, Bonne, Bueno/35543; 2016 Amy Tangerine Oh Happy Life!; 2012 My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart/Be Amazing; 2011 The Girls Paperie On Holiday/Vintage Travel; 2018 Jillibean Soup You Make Miso Happy/Dashi; Somerset Studio magazine Artist's Paper by Misty Mawn/In A Whisper; 2017 Bella Blvd Make Your Mark/Paint Me Pretty.

Bits & Bobs:

 

Products:2012 October Afternoon Woodland Park/Huckleberry Hill (to fussy cut - see FOF); assorted stamps (to fussy cut - see FOF); Kaisercraft Finders Keepers/Curio (fussy cut floral); assorted pocket cards; 2010 EK Success Sticko puffy birds; 2010 EK Success Sticko puffy hearts; Felicity Jane Note to Self puffy stickers; 2020 Joann store Park Lane puffy stickers; 2019 Thickers Truly Grateful puffy phrases; 2018 PinkFresh Indigo Hills 2 gold puffy alphas; 2011 Thickers Sentiment silver foil alphas; 2018 Crate Paper Maggie Holmes/Willow Lane chipboard; 2014 Crate Paper Maggie Holmes/Open Book chipboard; 2019 Pebbles Jen Hadfield/Along the Way chipboard; 2017 Crate Paper Maggie Holmes/Carousel chipboard.

 I can see two almost separate kits - a neutral & a colorful. Last month I successfully killed my kit, with only a few seasonally themed bits filed back. This one is a bit bigger (!) so we shall see how that goes! 

Hop on to our Master Forger of Ceremonies, the lovely Lisa! Don't miss a stop.

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

Guest Designer Eileen:-https://www.facebook.com/eileen.taylor.528

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

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

YOU ARE HERE: Leslie:-http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com/

GO HERE NOW: Lisa:- http://lisahausmann.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/

There's plenty to keep you inspired this month so don't forget to come back here regularly for ideas and challenges. The month is going to look like this:

 

·         2nd February: Just the Gist of It - to help you find an easy way into creating your kit

·         4th February: Forgery on the Fourth - Master Forgers share simple ideas for creating kit elements

·         6th February: Mini-kit Reveal and Project Showcase - inspiration for a smaller kit or project idea

·         12th & 18th February: Challenges #1 & #2 - to inspire you to get creating from your own kit

·         24th February: Follower Showcase - who has caught our eye this month

·         27th February: Killing Kits - An idea or two for using up the bits & pieces left in your kit box 

 

We always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. You can post them in our Facebook Community, or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcfebruary2021).

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020121 Archi-scraps February Challenge

 

Layers!

I grabbed my January Counterfeit Kit Challenge kit & immediately grabbed these two papers:

Crate Paper/Maggie Holmes 2019 Heritage "Library" & 2016 Gather "My Story"

As a nod to the inspiration photo's randomly placed levels, I cut up the woodgrain paper in single width sections where they connected in the pattern and played around for awhile layering & weaving them over each other. (Forgot to take a photo)

Then I added my photos on top until I was happy with their placement. Aren't these FUN?

I added black mats to the photos to help them stand off that busy background. The black & white photo got a black foam mat to pop it a bit. I placed a few more little wood strip details where I felt they were needed. Next I added the title from the large black foam letters 

 

& cut a couple of two-way arrows for accents. Stamped the date & called it done!

This fun app showed me afresh how much my daughter & I resemble each other, she & her daughter's shared looks, and how our three generations of women are interconnected. 

Time for you to get inspired by architecture with the February Archi-scraps challenge & link up your creation to the Facebook Archi-scraps Community Group to share! 

This month we are sponsored by Mystical Scrapbooks  for Australia/New Zealand entries.

 

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012921 A Cherry on Top Becky Fleck Sketch #208

 

Of course I tipped the sketch over on its side, swapped a few elements, rearranged the title & added a tiny washi tape border! And SSSSHHHHH! You're getting a little sneak peek of pieces from my February Counterfeit Kit Challenge "My Story" kit.

We did something new for 2020 New Year's Eve - we made a charcuterie board! 

Although it's a bit difficult to see, my reflection is in the sliding door at the rear. (Where's that selfie stick when I need it?!?) I slipped a photo of it behind the main photo & journaled on the back.

Come on out & play over at A Cherry on Top (ACOT) or Counterfeit Kit Challenge (CKC)! 

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011821 CKC Challenge #2

 

 

Let's Begin!

Master Forger of Ceremonies Lisa says:  A new year, a new month, a new start, a new kit! January is all about beginnings and therefore, I'd like to challenge you to record the start of something new - or a fresh start or a restart - on your pages. Or maybe you could start a new technique for the first time on your page. Or try a new design. Or a new-to-you colour combination. I'm sure you can find a starting point to inspire us all!

Just as I was beginning to work on this prompt, I reached a very important milestone in my health journey - under 200 pounds! Of course I had to document THAT. I used this Becky Fleck sketch from A Cherry on Top:

A sketch has been a good go-to for me lately (plus I get "cherry points"!) I grabbed this 2017 Felicity Jane London paper divided it and combined the back & front to make my background paper. (I liked the little wink at the horizontal scallop in the sketch.)

                                       

 

I added two skinny washi tapes at the join of the two sides (one a scallop!) Then I went searching for some tags. Be still my heart! Beautiful BasicGrey tags - so old they are made from single-sided paper. 

I layered up a doily by stamping it with a decorative circle from one of my kit stamp sets, adding a smaller punched circle covered in another of my washi tapes. Next a clothing tag from my new two sizes down dress, which after the final clearance price & a reward discount cost me $6.00! On top of all of that is the smallest BG tag, all tied up together with a pretty bow. 

My photo is me standing on the scale at 199.2 - WOOHOO! My bestie coined the phrase "Underland" for falling below 200 pounds. The other large tag contains my journaling on a vellum overlay.

I add this Vicki Boutin puffy sticker phrase where the sketch shows some journaling strips.

As much as I love how the page turned out, I love my story even more!

C'mon - you know you've got a story to tell about a new start, a beginning, a restart, or a personal highlight! Join in over at Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog  & show us over at the CKC Facebook community or on our Instagram account how this challenge inspired you!

And don't forget that we still have this ahead in January:

24th January: Follower Showcase - who has caught our eye this month

·        30th January: Killing Kits - An idea or two for using up the bits & pieces left in your kit box  

 

Thank you for being with us at Counterfeit Kit Challenge!

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011221 CKC January Challenge #1

 CKC Master Forger Lisa has the perfect challenge to start off the new year of 2021!

Inspired by this pocket card's list of seasonal attributes, she has challenged us to "List It!"

 I happened to be noodling a page using this A Cherry on Top weekly sketch challenge:

ACOT Becky Fleck Sketch#205

My kit provided the perfect products!

Obviously, I substituted snowflakes punched from white glitter paper for the cacti, plus I broke up the line of photos into 3 separate units across the page. I got to use my kit coffee mug counterfeit hand-cut file (yay!) plus a few elements fussy-cut from the Simple Stories/Winter Wonderland pocket cards. 

My title sentiment was also cut from a pocket card, and my 2021 - the adventure begins list was made from Tim Holtz Idea-ology phrase stickers. The stamps that I tossed into my kit proved useful to create the scalloped border element, the tag & the title circle. And how PERFECT are the 2018 PinkFresh Studio wooden buttons to tie in with the wood veneer snowflake on my mug?

Final note: the white backing to the mug element is one of the Target 2016 Hand Made Modern Sweet Motifs self-adhesive stencils - another may make an appearance used for its original purpose on another page out of this kit! I'm determined this year to wholeheartedly try to kill my kits.

I can't WAIT to see what you create for this challenge. Put that kit to use and List It!

There's plenty to keep you inspired this month so don't forget to come back here regularly for ideas and challenges. The month is going to look like this:

 

·         2nd January: Just the Gist of It - to help you find an easy way into creating your kit

·       18th January: Challenges #1 & #2 - to inspire you to get creating from your own kit

·         24th January: Follower Showcase - who has caught our eye this month

·         30th January: Killing Kits - An idea or two for using up the bits & pieces left in your kit box 

 We always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. You can post them in our Facebook Community, or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcjanuary2021).

 

Thanks for stopping by!

010421 CKC January Forgery on the Fourth

 

 Our January inspiration kit:

Not Just For Boys Flurries Deluxe Theme Kit

I decided to forge the Carta Bella- Let it Snow "Swirling Snowflakes" paper

and the “Hot Cocoa Mug” cardstock cut designed by Jillibean Soup.

I used Ranger Archival black ink to stamp snowflake images from 2008 Inkadinkado "Winter Trails" and "Cool Christmas" stamp sets, plus a lone snowflake from Making Memories 2010 Noel stamp set to fill in where needed. The background paper is the Paper Studio's 2008 Wood Fence. Easy-peasy, and I sure got in a lot of OLD stash-busting, lol!

 The die cut mug was modeled after one of my favorite holiday mugs.

I turned the photo black & white and printed it in Draft mode set to very light saturation to save ink. I ditched the reindeer (that was too fussy to cut, even for me!) and add some striped bands and some steamy heat rising from the cup. A wood veneer snowflake ups the cuteness factor to finish it off.

I hope we inspire you to make some of your favorites from each month's kit! I can't believe I used 2008 elements to produce forgeries from 2020 products! Go for it and show us at the links below.

There's plenty to keep you inspired this month so don't forget to come back here regularly for ideas and challenges. The month is going to look like this:

• 6th January: Mini-kit reveal and project showcase - if you need some inspiration for a smaller kit or individual project idea
• 12th & 18th January: Challenges #1 & #2 - to inspire you get creating from your own kit
• 24th January: Follower Showcase - who has caught our eye this month
• 30th January: Killing Kits - I'll share an idea or two for using up the bits and pieces that might be left in your kit box at the end of the month

We always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. You can post them in our Facebook Community, or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcjanuary2021).

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!