November 2025 - Forgeries on the Fourth

 

Welcome to Forgeries on the Fourth! Our monthly feature were our team of Master Forgers shares their ideas on how to truly "counterfeit" items inspired by our monthly kit! As a reminder, here is our kit for the month - October Glow by Cocoa Daisy

Master Forger Misty
She created three things to share this month.

First up, a piece of leafy paper. Not quite the same as the inspo, but a good substitute.

The tags in the kit had nice grids that could work well for journaling. She recreated those and then took a few extra to embellish further.

Finally she recreated some die cuts with mixed media paper and watercolor.

Master Forger Amanda

I created just a few leaves to go with my kit.  I used my Better Press Plate Autumn cheer with Tim Holtz's distress oxides in Rusty Hinge, Pealed Paint and Bundled Sage, to make these leaves.  

 I also used a very old to me leaf dies with some of my paper in the orange color from last month's kit that works perfectly with this month. 

Here's a look ahead at what we've got coming up in November!

• 6th November - Mini Kit & Project Reveal: A full-sized kit not your style? Or just short on time this month? The team shares ideas on a smaller-scale! 
• 12th November - Challenge #1 - Tickets, Tags & Library Cards 
• 18th November - Challenge #2 - Thankful, Grateful & Blessed 
• 22nd November - Sketch Challenge - Single Page, Two Photos 
• 30th November - Baby, Use Those Scraps Challenge 

We would love to see what you create this month! Join our Facebook Group or tag us on Instagram! Find us @counterfeitkitchallenge or use the hash tags #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcnovember2025. 

Happy Scrapping! 

*Brandi* 

November 2025 - Just the Gist of It

Whether its your first time building a kit or you're looking for a new approach, today's post is all about  how Master Forger Brandi built her November kit! 

Before we get into that, let's take another look at our inspiration kit, October Glow by Cocoa Daisy! 

Everyone has their own unique approach when it comes to building a kit from stash, for me, I almost always start with colors and theme. I knew I wanted to keep with the "October" theme, but I did want to bring in some more Halloween-y vibes as well, so I stretched my color palette a little and included black from those fun photo corners in the inspiration kit. Here's a mixed media color palette I'm using for November! 

I really love the warm-tones and almost water-color feel to the inspiration kit. I actually found quite a few newer kits in my stash that seemed to fit the mood I was going for - I pulled from PhotoPlay Paper's Autumn Junque and Halloween Junque; Harvest by Carta Bella; and finally, Curiosities of Willow Grove by Vicki Boutin for 49 & Market. Here's some close ups of some of those items. 

Next, I knew I wanted to try to bash some stash & use products I tend to forget about... so I pulled a lot of neutral alphas & some stencils to use this month. 

And finally, because I personally have a "I don't like putting things away" problem; I went through a ton of little bins I have around my space filled with bits & pieces from various kits I've made in the past. When I do this, I focus first on color, then theme. I love layering in all sorts of pieces as embellishments on my layouts and this method really ensures I have lots of options to use in my clusters! 

And after all of that, I have one gigantic, full of options, stash kit! I gave this one the name "Haunted Harvest" - isn't it fun?! 

Here's a look ahead at what we've got coming up in November!

• 4th November  - Forgeries on the Fourth: Using your own stash/tools to replicate products in the kit! 
• 6th November - Mini Kit & Project Reveal: A full-sized kit not your style? Or just short on time this month? The team shares ideas on a smaller-scale! 
• 12th November - Challenge #1 - Tickets, Tags & Library Cards 
• 18th November - Challenge #2 - Thankful, Grateful & Blessed 
• 22nd November - Sketch Challenge - Single Page, Two Photos 
• 30th November - Baby, Use Those Scraps Challenge 

We would love to see what you create this month! Join our Facebook Group or tag us on Instagram! Find us @counterfeitkitchallenge or use the hash tags #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcnovember2025. 

Happy Scrapping! 

*Brandi* 

November 2025 - Counterfeit Kit Challenge Inspiration Kit Reveal & Social Media Hop

 Welcome to November with the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog! Can you believe we are already revealing the last inspiration kit for 2025? If you're new here, we are still around in December, but we take a little break from our regular schedule of events for some festive-fun! 

Now, without further delay, here is our inspiration kit for the month! October Glow by Cocoa Daisy! In my neck of the woods, it has finally started feeling like Autumn over the past few weeks, and this kit just fits the current vibe of my surroundings! I was personally drawn to this one because of the very warm-toned color palette and the beautiful watercolor-esqe designs! I hope you find something to inspire you to dig into your stash here! 

As always, we have plenty of inspiration from our team of Master Forgers (check out the hop below!), but we'd also like to introduce our November Guest Designer, Lisa Cuneo! You can find Lisa on YouTube as My Scrapbook Table or on Facebook & Instagram at Lisa Cuneo Scrapbooking. Here's a little bit about Lisa before we take a peek at her kit! 

"Hello! My name is Lisa Cuneo, and I live in northeast Ohio. I'm so excited to be the guest designer this month! I've been scrapbooking for nearly 30 years, and it's my main hobby. Scrapbooking serves as a creative outlet that allows me to explore my artistic side, journal about meaningful moments, and record special memories. 

I'm excited to play along with the challenges this month and look forward to seeing what everyone creates!"

And now, some photos of her kit! Be sure to stop by her YouTube channel for a video of how she built her kit for the month. 

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

• Guest Designer Lisa - https://youtube.com/@lisacuneo?si=ieO6TXZKsO461hYS

• Vikki - https://www.instagram.com/memoriesandmomentsscrapbooking 

• Brandi - https://www.instagram.com/scrappy.boymama 

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

• Ryann - https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookjoey 

• Misty - https://craftysoup.com 

• Amanda - https://youtube.com/@amandacreates1980 

• JoJo - https://www.instagram.com/scrappyconfessions 

Here's a look ahead at what we've got coming up in November!

• 2nd November - Just the Gist of It: A deeper dive into kit building 
• 4th November  - Forgeries on the Fourth: Using your own stash/tools to replicate products in the kit! 
• 6th November - Mini Kit & Project Reveal: A full-sized kit not your style? Or just short on time this month? The team shares ideas on a smaller-scale! 
• 12th November - Challenge #1 - Tickets, Tags & Library Cards 
• 18th November - Challenge #2 - Thankful, Grateful & Blessed 
• 22nd November - Sketch Challenge - Single Page, Two Photos 
• 30th November - Baby, Use Those Scraps Challenge 

We would love to see what you create this month! Join our Facebook Group or tag us on Instagram! Find us @counterfeitkitchallenge or use the hash tags #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcnovember2025. 

Happy Scrapping! 

*Brandi* 

October 2025 - Challenge #4 Baby Use Those Scraps

 Wow wow wow! Where did October go! Here we are at the last challenge of the month but 1st one last look at the kit again

The last challenge is to use up some of those scraps you have been piling up throughout the month. The one challenge where we let the scraps shine here a Counterfeit Kit Challenge 

 Master Forger Amanda

I really love making smaller bits from my scrap papers.  On this layout, I took some of the smaller paper pieces and made tags, the blue stripped one is only the corner and top that is showing for the leftover piece which makes my paper supplies go pretty far! I love making a page from scraps when you have put yourself a kit together, because it usually all goes together already! 

Master Forger Tina 

Just used a couple of scraps from her kit on this layout 

 

Master Forger Misty 

When I cut into papers I really try to save a section that remains 12 inches long. That way I can use them as border strips. This layout is a perfect example of using those scraps in this way. Plus extra portions I can die cut arrows and tags out of.

A big thank you to Lori Stroup for being our Guest Master Forger this month, it's been a joy to have you back even if it was only for the month :) 

Come back in a couple of days for our November Inspirational Kit reveal

 We always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. Post them in our Facebook Community, or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcoctober2025).

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

Have fun scrapping!

Master Forger Tina 

October 2025 - Challenge #3 Lets Get Sketchy

October the 22nd and it's time for Challenge #3 round here at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge and I'm excited to see how you interpret it.

1st let's take a look at the kit again

Challenge #3 is a sketch challenge and we are playing along with the sketch from Series 19 of Christy's beautiful life 30 days of sketches. Day Twenty-Two Created by Caryn Adams Kidwell

 Master Forger Julene

I used a patterned paper as my background then worked with blue, taupe and a touch of orange mainly. I used flowers and wood veneers as my embellishments.

 

Master Forger Vikki

 I love the sketch chosen this month.  I love using so many patterned papers on one page!  I went with one photo for my layout and tucked 4x6 and 3x4 cut aparts to take the place of the second photo.

 

Come back in a couple of days for a sneak peek of November's kit.  One more challenge to go!

• October 28th - October Sneak Peek (FB Community & Instagram)
• October 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps

 We always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. Post them in our Facebook Community, or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcoctober2025).

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

Have fun scrapping!

Master Forger Tina 

October 2025 - Challenge #2 Trip Treasures

October the 18th and it's time for Challenge #2 round here at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge and I'm excited to see how you interpret it.

1st let's take a look at the kit again

Trip Treasures are those fun things you bring home from a trip. Tickets, post cards, stickers, press pennies are my favorite and so many other things. Your challenge is to use some memorabilia on your layout. Let's see what the Master Forgers have come up with for this challenge.

Master Forger Jojo

 My favorite thing to buy when I am on vacation or on a road trip are postcards and another paper memorabilia that you can tuck in your scrapbooks. Also I enjoy grabbing the free memorabilia also like maps,guides and any thing else. I made this cute page with a large pocket to tuck in any travel memorabilia I collect while I am in Chicago.  I photograph the page with some Arizona travelbstuff to give you a idea how it will look. 

Master Forger Tina 

 Certainly enjoys grabbing memorabilia while out checking out new places! This layout is full of those kids of items. Postcards and a sticker too. The best pictures are usually postcards for me she says.

  

Master Forger Brandi 

This challenge worked perfectly to create a cover page for an album documenting all the fun events at a local pumpkin patch/fall festival! A wrist-band for everyday we went with our season passes in 2023! 

Come back in a couple of days for our next challenge.  Don't forget, we still have a lot more to come this month.

• October 22nd - Challenge #3 Let’s Get Sketchy (2 photo sketch)
• October 28th - October Sneak Peek (FB Community & Instagram)
• October 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps

 

 We always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. Post them in our Facebook Community, or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcoctober2025).

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

Have fun scrapping!

Master Forger Tina 

October 2025 - Challenge #1 Around the World

It's October 12th which can only mean one thing... it's time for Challenge #1 round here at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge and I'm excited to see how you interpret it.

1st let's take a look at the kit again

So many globes in the inspirational kit so I thought that would be the place to go for our 1st challenge this month! Use a globe on your layout. They make for a great cluster starter or a nice touch to finish off the cluster. A cutfile maybe? for a great background. So many possibilities with this challenge.

 Guest Forger Lori

 Made a fantastic layout adding the globes with a strip of pattern paper. To see more about this layout check it out over at her blog

Master Forger Ryann got some photos from when her son went to Barcelona, Spain.  These buildings are made by an artist who was creating an upscale housing development in an area that was run-down and old.  The homes he created became a historical monument.  Master Forger Ryann used texture paste through a template and added gems while the paste was wet to create the corners.  The globe in the lower right was paper pieced from a map paper and some copper foil cardstock.

Master Forger Brandi took the opportunity to create an "about me" style layout highlighting her travels abroad in her late teens/early 20s. This cut-apart card from Photoplay "Travelogue" kit was a perfect accent piece. 

  

Come back in a couple of days for our next challenge.  Don't forget, we still have a lot more to come this month.

• October 18th - Challenge #2 (memorabilia)
• October 22nd - Challenge #3 Let’s Get Sketchy (2 photo sketch)
• October 28th - October Sneak Peek (FB Community & Instagram)
• October 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps

 We always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. Post them in our Facebook Community, or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcoctober2025).

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

Have fun scrapping!

Master Forger Tina