Today is when we show how the Master Forgers create a mini kit based on the inspiration collection. If you are new to the Counterfeit Kit Challenge group, this may be the perfect post for you. By having a smaller number of product/supplies in your kit, you might feel less overwhelmed. You might have less time to scrapbook this month, but still want to participate in the fun challenges we have.
Before we see how the Master Forgers created their mini kits, let's look at the inspiration kit, Curiosities in Willow Grove by Vicki Boutin.
Here is what our Master Forgers have created this month.
For my mini (ish) kit this month, I pulled mostly Vicki Boutin Storyteller. There’s a few other items in there, and I forgot to take a picture of the fun leaves a friend gave me for Christmas! There is a video up on my channel showcasing my kit and my first layout that I created. You can find my channel here.
This is a simple layout that allows my photos to tell the story with a bit of help from my journaling. I used a few of the fussy cut leaves and butterflies as embellishments as well as some ephemera and chipboard. I pulled the word Document from my puffy stickers and used my alpha for the word "this".
My life right now is the perfect example of a time when Mini Kits are just the thing. And I "cheated" even more because I actually own the inspiration kit. So for my Mini Kit, I decided to work with items I might normally find challenging.
For my kit, I pulled the 6x8 paper pad, the Icons and Ephemera pack, the chipboard titles pack, and then the two 12x12 papers of tags and cut-aparts. My project with this mini kit - to make some cards. One of my goals in 2026 is to mail cards to my friends each week. So what a great time to build a little mini stash ready to stick in an envelope and mail.
The quickest way to make a bunch of cards is to batch your processes. So the first thing I did was to cut up all the tags and cut-apart papers. Then I fussy cut the few elements I knew I wanted from those pieces. After that, I went through the 6x8 paper pack and snagged 6 papers that looked like a good, solid base for cards.
I scored the 6x8 papers at the 4" mark to make the cards 6x4". A bit non-traditional, but works well with what I have. Once I had the bases ready, I went through and matched which tags and cut-aparts I wanted to go with each base.
I then went through the chipboard and ephemera titles to build 6 sentiments. After gluing those elements, I picked through the ephemera to decorate the card fronts and insides.
I added a little white cardstock to the inside of a couple of them so I could write a note to the recipients. These cards don't really have a specific event (like a birthday) in mind, which made them easy to design with this kit.
All in all, this took me just over an hour and I have 6 really unique cards while using quite a bit of items I might not normally grab. You can see my video over on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@ScrappingHarden/videos
You'll definitely want to check back when we start our January challenges. See you then!
- 12th January - Challenge #1 - Use Those Doilies!
- 18th January - Challenge #2 - 2026 Goals
- 22nd January - Sketch Challenge
- 28th January - February Sneak Peak
- 30th January - Baby, Use Those Scraps Challenge
