It's a clue!

Let's see...what can I tell you about October?  Hmmmm....

Clue 1:

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Clue 2:

 

 

Post here when you have a guess!  I will let you know if you are right!



Clair's Add On Card Kit

Our lovely Guest Designer, Clair , has put together a fantistic card kit for us this month!

I love the soft colors she picked...and she is welcome to send me those stamps anytime.  LOL

Head on over to see Clair for an explanation of her kit.

Master Forger Challenge 3: Negative Space

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We have some great examples of using Negative Space for you today!  Don't forget to give our Design Team some love!

Guest Designer:  Clair



Crystal

 

Jemma

Margie

 

 

Milissa

Susanne

Lisa

Rebecca

 

Challenge #3: Negative Space

I am all for using up every bit of my scrapbook supplies...pretty patterned paper especially.  When I am tired of using up a sheet, I cut it down into 6x6 for cards, into strips to make borders, and punch things out of the little bits left. 

So...how about a challenge to help use up the bits?

Challenge #3:  Negative Space Challenge:  Use the negative space from a punch or chipboard on your project.

Here are some great ideas:

Creating a Negative Space Template

Using negative space from punches and die cuts

The positive and negative

Filling Negative Space

Have fun!

I Spy...Margie and Sherrie

Margie

and

Sherrie

 

Such great embellishments on their layouts!  You'll love them!

Etsy Finds

 

Animal Print Badges

 

Digi Papers

 

Digi Paper

 

Playing Cards

 

Your face on a stamp

 

Quilled Cameras

 

Medallion Flowers

 

 

 



September Card Sketch Inspiration

Twas' several months before Christmas and all through the house...crafters were planning their cards and other goodies and needed some inspiration...and I know this doesn't rhyme at all, but the sentiment stands just the same.  Whew!

For those of us who have not finished our holiday shopping and crafting, here is a great sketch that I think would make some fun Christmas cards.  Replace the heart with a great holiday shape and you can knock these out in no time!

Split Coast Stampers

 

Studio Envy

I am SO lucky to have my own scrapbook room and I know that.  However, if a girl could dream...I would love to have a space outside of the house...away from the distractions and interruptions so I could create.  There is a small house next door that is always being rented out...my husband and I talk frequently about how cool it would be to buy it and then be able to have a great office and scrapbook room where we could get away.

I found this space on 2 Peas...one of my friends has something similar for her quilting...

Scrapping Shed

 

 

How awesome is that?

Master Forger Character Challenge

I KNOW this was a tough one, but I hope you give it a try anyway.  It was really fun!

 

Guest Designer:  Clair

 

This really was such a challenge. Nothing came to me immediately, so I went through my bookshelves (quite a task in itself) and then I panicked. Just a little. Until I spotted my copy of The Constant Gardener by John Le Carre. The layout reflects the title of the book - using a gardening theme - but it's the journalling that I've hidden away behind the prettiness that is really inspired by one of my favourite characters, Justin Quayle. Justin's 'constant gardening' is his method of problem solving, his very own form of therapy - but constant, also means something that doesn't change, or someone that is always there - and these are qualities that remind me very much of my own dad. And that's why the journalling is squirrelled away - it's a private little tribute to someone very special.

 

 

 

Lisa

 

 

Margie

**Margie was inspired to do a card as well! 

 

Milissa

 

Rebecca

 

 

I hope I see LOTS of links on Mr. Linky for this challenge!  I love seeing what everyone comes up with!



Challenge #2: Character Inspiration

Now before you have me committed, hear me out.  LOL  I think we are drawn to certain characters both in literature and in television because:
1.  We relate to them in some way.
2.  They are opposite of us and compliment us in that way. (and we would like to BE them)

I adore Lizzy Bennet in Pride and Prejudice.  She is smart, independent and witty.  I also love Sean from Psych.  He is irreverent, clever and carefree.

Challenge #2:  Character Inspiration:  Pick your favorite character from books/movies/t.v. and let them inspire your project (style, color, type of project...).

Just to get you thinking, here is my layout:

Can you guess who inspired me? 

I used Kraft Cardstock and Cream Colored lined paper to mimic the very safe suits he always wears.  He is crazy about order, so I gridded my photos and made them black and white to they had a similar look and feel.  The tags helped add a bit of color and I again used them to create an pattern that had some order to it.  The pop of red for the title I just had to use, but I mimiced it on the bottom with the date as well. 

I know this is a tricky one, but I think you might get hooked once you try it.  I am having a blast with it!

Fun Christmas Project

I LOVE this project and my scrapbook supplies would be perfect for it!

Head on over to Southern Disposition to see how she made this adorable 3 ring binder house!

Week 18: Organize This: Tools

Ugh!  Really?  Can't I just pretend that I don't have any tools?  LOL  My problems with tools is their decidedly varied sizes and shapes.  Too many for me to make look nice and uniform.  I will keep my eyes closed for this one.  Let me know how you manage it.  LOL

 

My Love Affair with the Label Maker: Tools

I Spy...TWO Great Kits!

 

Glory Girl

and

Mandysea 

 

It is so much fun to see how each kit reflects the style of the scrapbooker.  Take a peek at these two beautiful kits!

Julie Ann's September Seven Seas Page and Altered Kit

OH MY GOODNESS!  Julie Ann has spoiled us this month!  Her add on page kit is...well...I have no words!

September Seven Seas Page/Altered KitCreate a kit to finish up or feature memorabilia from this summer and Labor Day.

My kit features nautical papers from Pink Paislee, nautical charms, vintage photos, postcards and ephemera, hand-crafted felt embellishments, co-ordinating laces, ribbons, and flowers.

Dare: I dare you to create a scrapbook page that looks like an altered printer's tray!

Give Julie Ann some love, please!  Head on over to her blog and check out her other fun projects!

Julie Ann

We want to hear from you!

We have been doing Counterfeit Kit Challenge now for almost 2 whole years!  Posting almost daily and planning things for the blog is almost a full time job in itself!  Sometimes the ideas come easily and, well, sometimes we stare aimlessly at our computers hoping for a new idea to keep things fresh.

Now enters our faithful readers and participants...

We would really love to hear from YOU.

What do you love about the blog?

 

What is your favorite features we offer during the month?

 

What features are NOT your favorite?

 

What things would you like to see?

Be nice now.  LOL  Remember we do this for the love of scrapbooking so try to be as constructive as possible.  Feel free to add a comment or even e-mail us if you have a lot to say.  We promise to read all of them and will only change things that we feel are necessary to make it easier for us and make the blog better for you.

Thank you so much for playing along with us every month!  We are so inspired by you!

Meridy and Bethany

Master Forger Challenge #1

So is Challenge #1 rolling around in your brain right now?  Add an old item to my already put together kit?  Preposterous!  Unheard of! 

Let's see if we can inspire you a bit!

Here's my take on the first challenge, inspired by some of the lovely comments about my GDT photograph! There are a couple of things on the layout that I haven't really used for a long time - teeny, tiny punched stars and my Martha Stewart Garden Gate Punch. I thought that since you were focusing on punches for your organising theme this month, I should haul mine out of retirement and make more use of them.

I'm really enjoying my crafting this month and will be posting more of my finished projects very soon!

 

Clair

 

Crystal

 

Jemma

 

Libeeti

 

Lisa

 

Margie

Milissa

Rebecca

 

Susanne

 

Challenge #1: Oldie but a goodie

'Fess up now.  How many older things do you still have in your stash?  You try to purge, but keep putting that one (or more) thing back just in case.  No, I'm sure I'm the only one who ever does that.

I am guitly of saving a small selection of patterned paper ( I don't like it...but maybe...), a few rub ons and a few tools that I just can't part with.  And then there are these:

So many little embellishments from back in the day.  (By the way...these are the best storage cases EVER!)  Eyelets, brads, beads, hinges, tiny buttons, tiny safty pins....all tucked neatly away for someday.

Challenge #1:  Pick an OLD item from your stash and use it on your project.  Don't be shy!

 What item did I pick?  Hmmmm...I wonder....I guess you will have to see tomorrow!

September Sketch Inspiration: Layouts

Have you seen the site 52 Sketches...52 Weeks ?  Julie Bonner set up a great site where she posted a sketch a week for a year.  She has generously kept the site available for inspiration, but still creates sketches and posts them on her personal blog now.  Her work is GORGEOUS.  You have to check her out!

Starting Now Blog

 

 

I love the off centered look of this layout.  It would translate well into a card or even a double page.  Have fun!