September 2024 - Challenge #1 "Summer Just Flew By"

 Hello! Welcome to our first challenge of the month! We'll be using this image from our inspiration kit, Daily Journal by Cocoa Daisy as our launching point for today's challenge! 

I don't know about the rest of you, but this summer really did FLY by! And for our area, we're finishing up the second week of school already! I'm sure we all still have plenty of summer left to scrapbook, so grab your kit and some summertime fun photos and let's get creating! (You don't HAVE to use Summer 2024 photos, I didn't!) 

For my layout, I used some photos of my guys enjoying a little playground trip back in 2022! 

I used the September "Freaky Fast Friday" formula from The Scrap Room as well for my layout design! 

Guest Designer Amy Jo played along with us by scrapping some summer hiking photos. Here's what she had to say about her layout: 

"We love going on hikes in the summer. These photos were taken at Lily Pad Lake near Silverthorne, Colorado. I added the red cardstock but used patterned paper, washi tape, Distress Mica Spray, and stickers from my kit." 

Let's see what the rest of the team created as well! 

MF Jody also used an older picture! Scrapping summer memories is the best! 

She had tons of Heidi Swapp's Sun Chaser collection in her September kit! The colorful popsicles and so much color!!

Master Forger Tina used some current photos from this Summer for her layout. Scrapping Summer memories is always fun to relive those memories. A day with my sister and a day not working is a holiday for her and this is where they went.

 

The fun continues next week! Here's what's on tap for the rest of this month:

• 18th September - Challenge #2
• 22nd September - Challenge #3 Sketch Challenge
• 24th September - Follower Showcase 
• 28th September - October Sneak Peek (on Instagram and the Facebook Community)
• 30th September - Challenge #4 Baby, Use Those Scraps Challenge

Show us what you've got! We love our followers! Make sure that you come hang out with us on the Facebook Community Group. You can also catch us on Instagram by tagging #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcseptember2024 

Stay scrappy!

Brandi

September 2024 - Mini Kits and Projects Reveal

 Are you short on time or do you just need to scrap a few photos or are you a beginner scrapbooker? Then a mini kit may be for you.  A mini kit offers simplicity. It's perfect for beginners or those with limited time. It's also portable and budget friendly, allowing you to create without have overwhelming choices. Two of our Master Forgers are going to show you how they build a mini kit and how they use them. 

Let's take a look at our Inspiration Kit:
Daily Journal from Cocoa Daisy

Master Forger Misty

While I did create a "main" kit, the process was exactly the same as I did here for my mini kit. I chose initial sheets of pattern paper based on the inspiration, I grabbed some photos that would work, then I flushed out the kit with more paper and embellishments, allowing myself to stray a bit from the inspiration to include more theme for my story. 
This is not how I normally kit, but it was the right pace for me this month!
The kit began with a camera print paper based on the camera icons in the inspiration.

Some photos were chosen and more papers were added.

An array of camera embellishments were added, along with some frames and a few extra sticker elements. That completed the kit.

From there it was a matter of constructing a double page layout to fit all the photos.

If you'd like to see more, there is a process video for this on my YouTube channel.

Master Forger Laurie

My kit may be a little large for a mini kit as far as the papers go, but I do like to have choices, since I hadn't picked out which photos I was going to use. I chose mostly greens and blues with some neutral smaller prints. I do love using camera, view master reels and filmstrips as foundation pieces for clusters so I added some of those.

I noticed there were also frames in the inspiration kit so in those went too. I plan to make most of my embellishments this month so I included some camera stamps, filmstrip and flower dies and a stencil. You might notice it's a wave stencil...that's because the blue made me think of water and I'm pretty sure I have some beach photos that will go well with this kit.

Now, that you've seen my kit, here are the layouts I created.

Come back again next week! Let's see what we have lined up for the rest of this month:

• 12th September - Challenge #1
• 18th September - Challenge #2
• 22nd September - Challenge #3 Sketch Challenge
• 24th September - Follower Showcase 
• 28th September - September Sneak Peek (on Instagram and the Facebook Community)
• 30th September - Challenge #4 Baby, Use Those Scraps Challenge

Show us what you've got! We love our followers! Make sure that you come hang out with us on the Facebook Community Group. You can also catch us on Instagram by tagging #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcseptember2024 

Scrap happy!

Brandi

September 2024 - Forgeries on the Fourth

 

Today is the time of the month when the Master Forgers share their forgeries they have created!  Let me remind you of this month's inspiration kit:

 Master Forger Misty
Misty decided to recreate two sheets of the pattern paper: the black and white chevron print (2nd from the left) and the striped & stitched paper (5th from left). Once done she had some leftovers and made some bonus tags.

Chevron pattern paper – style #1 (side A)

Chevron pattern paper – style #2 (side B)

Misty created this double sided pattern chevron pattern paper using an embossing folder to stamp on one side (side B) and a stencil to create side A. They are both distressed, but B is more so than A.

Next, she created something much simpler using lots of washi tape and some loose-tension sewing machine stitching.

This is where the bonus tags came in. With tiny leftover bits of washi tape trimmed from the edges of this paper, she made some coordinating tags.

If you want to see more details, she has a process video for all of these items.

Master Forger Tara really loved the look of the green paper with the white grungy alpha print on it and so she set about creating a forgery of that paper using a piece of 49 & Market Spectrum Gardenia, some foam alpha stamps, and white acrylic paint.  Here's her paper:

 Master Forger Tara also went on the hunt for free camera photo images that she could print and watercolor for her kit. Here's a link to one of them:

https://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photos-dslr-camera-front-view-image22052058

She's hoping to print a few of these and use some watercolor paint to make some pretty embellishment images to cut out and use on her layouts.

Master Forger JoJo stamped and die cut a few embellishments to go along with her kit this month!

Mater Forger Ryann really loves the butterflies in this kit this month!  She used shimmer watercolors and Tim Holtz Distress Spritz and made a background.  She used the die cuts she put in the kit and made them black.  She used circle cutters and a distressing tool and put them all together.

• 6th September - Mini Kit and Project Reveal
• 12th September - Challenge #1
• 18th September - Challenge #2
• 22nd September - Challenge #3 Sketch Challenge
• 24th September - Follower Showcase 
• 28th September - September Sneak Peek (on Instagram and the Facebook Community)
• 30th September - Challenge #4 Baby, Use Those Scraps Challenge

Show us what you've got! We love our followers! Make sure that you come hang out with us on the Facebook Community Group. You can also catch us on Instagram by tagging #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcseptember2024 

Happy crafting!

Brandi

 

September 2024 - Just the Gist of It

 Hello, hello! Welcome back to the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog for September 2024! 

As a reminder, our inspiration kit for the month is the Daily Journal Scrapbook kit from Cocoa Daisy.

For today, we're going to share with you a few ideas on how to approach pulling a kit from your stash! The most important thing to remember is there's no right or wrong way here, you do what works for YOU!

This kit features a lot of photography/camera embellishments, do you have a stash of filmstrips? Or pattern papers with cameras on them? There are several brands out there use cameras and film strips regularly in their products. This can serve as a great jumping off point, as scrapbookers, we ALL use photos! 

Another approach would be to look at the mood of the papers. There's a lot of bright colors, mixed in with black & white accents. The watercolor/distressed feel to some of the papers lends itself well to a lot of other popular manufacturers on the market (& possibly in your stash!) 

And finally, my preferred method, and how I pulled my kit this month, is to focus on color! I use an online color palette picker to pull out 4-5 colors to guide my kit building process. Here's what I used for September. 

For this month, I actually started with a theme after picking my colors... I knew I wanted to create a very boy-friendly kit to focus on some fun photos of my guys this month, so I started by pulling embellishments from my boy/masculine stash. I kept in mind the color scheme and grabbed a TON of goodies as seen here. 

And finally, I went for papers! I chose a lot of basic patterns and pre-made backgrounds. Life has been pretty crazy lately and with school starting this week, I know I will need easy & quick projects to keep me moving in my scrap space! Again, I used my color palette as my guide and made sure to include papers for each color! 

Now, let's see what we have lined up for the rest of this month:

• 4th September - Forgeries on the Fourth
• 6th September - Mini Kit and Project Reveal
• 12th September - Challenge #1
• 18th September - Challenge #2
• 22nd September - Challenge #3 Sketch Challenge
• 24th September - Follower Showcase 
• 28th September - September Sneak Peek (on Instagram and the Facebook Community)
• 30th September - Challenge #4 Baby, Use Those Scraps Challenge

Show us what you've got! We love our followers! Make sure that you come hang out with us on the Facebook Community Group. You can also catch us on Instagram by tagging #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcseptember2024 

Happy crafting! 

Brandi :) 

September 2024 - Inspiration Kit Reveal & Social Media Hop

 Welcome to September 2024 on the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog! Master Forger Brandi here to guide us through another month of counterfeiting fun! 

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Our inspiration kit for the month will be the Daily Journal Scrapbook kit by Cocoa Daisy from September of 2023! I chose this kit for the color scheme as well as the theme of documenting memories - I love how versatile this is and can be easily adapted to fit any scrapbooker's needs! 

There are a lot of different add-ons offered by Cocoa Daisy so be sure to check out their website for further inspiration for this month! 

Now, I'd like to introduce our guest designer for the month, Amy Jo Johnston! Amy Jo is another regular on the A Cherry on Top message boards with me and she's also part of a few design teams I'm on! I was thrilled she said yes to playing along with us this month! Here's a little about her and what she had to say about why she loves the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog! 

"I have been scrapbooking off and on for 30 years and have collected A LOT of fun collections and supplies. I fell in love with the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog because it helps me create interesting combinations of my huge collection of patterned papers and pushes me to creatively use what I have rather than spend money on new items. My favorite feature on the blog is the Forgery on the 4th; it's the first thing I start to explore when a new kit is revealed!

When I'm not in my scrapbook space, you can find me coaching the Denver Nuggets Dancers or working at the dance studio where I am employed. I live in Arvada, Colorado with my husband of 4 years and my 12-year-old daughter. We love camping, traveling, and spending time with our family back home in Arizona."

Here are photos of Amy Jo' s kit - she'll be sharing along with us in the Facebook group this month so be sure to come check us out there as well! 

Don’t forget to check out how our talented team of Master Forgers built their kits this month!   I’ve linked everyone’s social media below, so go on, get out there and leave ‘em some love! 

1st September - Counterfeit Kit Challenge Reveal and Hop:

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

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

• Christine - https://www.youtube.com/@ScrappingHarden

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

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

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

• Vikki - www.instagram.com/memoriesandmomentsscrapbooking

• Ryann - www.instagram.com/scrapbookjoey

• Jody - www.instagram.com/floppyearedfarm

• JoJo - www.instagram.com/scrappyconfessions

Now, let's see what we have lined up for the rest of this month:

• 2nd September - Just the Gist of it.
• 4th September - Forgeries on the Fourth
• 6th September - Mini Kit and Project Reveal
• 12th September -  Challenge #1
• 18th September - Challenge #2
• 22nd September - Challenge #3 Sketch Challenge
• 24th September - Follower Showcase 
• 28th September - September Sneak Peek (on Instagram and the Facebook Community)
• 30th September - Challenge #4 Baby, Use Those Scraps Challenge

Show us what you've got! We love our followers! Make sure that you come hang out with us on the Facebook Community Group. You can also catch us on Instagram by tagging #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcseptember2024 

Stay scrappy! 

Brandi :) 

August 2024 - Challenge #4 - Baby Use Those Scraps!

Master Forger Jody here! Today is our final challenge using our August kits! Our final challenge is  always "Baby Use Those Scraps". Before we get started, let's take a look at our Inspiration Kit:  Bee-utiful Day Kit by Jennifer Ferh from sweetshoppedesigns.com

 

 

Our fabulous guest designer, Sarah Rouault made super cute cards with her scraps! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for joining us this month! You are an amazing paper crafter!

Now let's see what our Master Forgers have created for you using scraps from their kits!

Master Forger Ryann says she usually does this challenge with all the little bits and pieces that are laying around her desk, but this month, her kit was so big, she had a lot of half sheets and cut out papers.  She challenged herself to find a way to use up some of those this time, instead!  

Here are some of the leftover pieces of paper and the ends of some stickers.  She also included some embellishments she thought would tie it together.  That black and white sheet was partially used when she put it in her kit, and the circle was cut out for one of her layouts this month.  

 

She ended up layering several pieces together to make a 12x12 base, then created her layout from there.  The scalloped circle helped to cover some of the cut up sections of the other papers, and that's been in her stash for a long time!

Master Forger Jody

Hey @floppyearedfarm sharing how I used my August scraps! I have been working on a snap album of our Summer trip and wanted to use up some of these cut apart cards! I also used some of the pattern paper I printed. It feels so good to use all the things!!!   Well, that's a wrap for me this month. Come back on September 1st to see what Master Forger Brandi has in store for you.

 We really love to hear from our followers!. Make sure that you visit us on the Facebook Community Group. You can also visit us on Instagram by tagging #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcJune 2024. 

See you next time!

Thank you so much for joining us! XO - Jody