Friday, November 29, 2013

Kill That Kit!!

Hello there everyone!!
We hope you have had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
It is the end of the month and time to 
finish off our lovely November Kits.
Are you with me?




Here are some lovely challenges I found
while surfing around the world wide web.
I hope you enjoy!

Challenges:

Whimsical Musings:  Remembrance 
Whimsical Musings:  Non-Standard Celebrations
The Purple Mailbox:  Christmas Scraps & Treats
Mercy Tiara:  Layering
Gossamer Blue:  Fun with Backgrounds


Sketches We Love:

You can visit the Skissedilla blog right here and see what their DT did with this.
Amazing!!


I love this sketch by Shimelle.
Check it out right here

Some Pinterest Inspiration:


.Journal Of Curious Things

Scrappy Boutique

Mona Gee


Chic Tags

Now go and Kill That Kit!!  

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Fabulous Five for November!



Every month we are excited to click on all of Mr. Linky's links in order to see what you all have been creating!  We pick FIVE of those to showcase here.  Keep an eye out!  There is a very good chance it could be YOU!







Sunday, November 24, 2013

November Blog Hop!


Here we are again!  I am really excited about this Blog Hop Challenge!  I am a big fan of mini albums. I love how cute the are and the smaller pallet is so refreshing to work with.  Plus they are so much fun to embellish!

We have some new faces in our hop today!  We love that!  We have not has as much interest in participating in the hop in the past few months, so if you are interested in joining in, please do!  If it is just not something you all are loving then we will probably stop the hop (very Dr. Suess of me) and focus on something else.



Start with Jemma and check out what she has put together.  She will lead you to the next person on the list or you can come back here to see the whole hop list.

Remember to leave a comment on each blog because...it is just a nice thing to do!

Monday, November 18, 2013

Inspired?.... You will be!

Here again for a small round up of some inspiration from the internet.

You don't need my to tell you that Christmas is coming. By the time you read this, the German Christmas Markets will be just a few days away from opening and the Christmas playlist will kick into action on my iTunes. How about you?

But with that in mind, I thought I would highlight some winter shine for today's post - glitter, shimmer and all things sparkly.

Whether you are adding elements to your layouts, sprucing up your cards or making decorations and gifts, I hope you find some inspiration in my pretty finds!

Vintage spool decoration by Jennifer Grace Creates

Wouldn't this be an inspirational colour scheme for some fun Christmas scrapping? Pinterest find here

I've already stocked up on a whole lot of bells to make this for myself! Kerri Bradford Studio here

A whole pocket full of sparkly beads for December Daily by Jen Tapler at Studio Calico

Pretty tags that would be delightful on gifts under the tree. Teri Anderson at the CLASSroom (EllenHutson.com)

Who can resist? Gold elements, embossing and sprinkles of sequins... scummy. Stephanie Bryan at Glitz

Glassine bags full of confetti and decorated with snow glitter? Yes please! Michelle Wooderson - Mish Mash

Have a very sparkly day today and please share your glittered and sequinned creations over at Mr Linky!

Sunday, November 17, 2013

November Member Blog Hop Reminder


This is just a reminder that we are looking for YOU to come and join in on our monthly member blog hop.



This is always a whole lot of fun and a chance for you to show off your amazing creations with your Counterfeit Kits.

This month's challenge was: So Thankful Mini Album:  Create a mini album sharing what you are thankful for!

We LOVE it when you share so come on, join in on the hop and inspire us all.

We've decided you might need a day or two extra so you have until Tuesday 19th November to let us know you want to be part of the fun - go on :-) you know you want to!



To be a part of our blog hop:
1.  E-mail us your name/blog address/promise to participate at counterfeitkitchallenge@yahoo.com by Tuesday 19th November 
2.  You will receive  an e-mail from us around the 20th with a list of the hop participants.
3.  You will need to schedule your own blog post showing your project and links to the person after you in the hop.
4.  All Blog Hop posts will need to be scheduled to go live on the 24th at 12:00 A.M. Mountain Standard Time

Saturday, November 16, 2013

November Challenge #3: Little Bits Card Challenge


Challenge #3: Little Bits Card Challenge: Use little bits (buttons, paper bits, small flowers, brads, eyelets...) to liven up a CARD.

We are counting down to December around here!  We have some fun things planned for every day that month to keep you busy and inspired!


 Lesley has made five cards from the scraps on her desk

Leslie S started with 2 hearts & some hedgehogs...

Stephanie used some sequins on her card. Here's a peek (you can see the full card on her blog)


Dawn used some punched snowflakes and sequins on her card.
Come take a look. 


Friday, November 15, 2013

Christmas Style.....

Hi y'all!!
Dawn here.
I wanted to bring you a special post 
about preparing for the holidays,
Scrappy Style.


I love the holidays,
and making sure I get our
memories scrapped is important to me.
So come on over to my blog
for a post all about how I prepare
for a beautiful, month long scrappy adventure.

You can find me here.

Have a Bless and Beautiful Day ~~ dawn





Thursday, November 14, 2013

Master Forgers Team Challenge Blog Hop

We've got a little something extra for you this month that we can't wait to share with you.

There's been a lot of activity going on behind the scenes with a flurry of head scratching but also a gaggle of giggling and we are excited to let you in on the fun.

Therefore, welcome to our Team 20 Questions Scrap Style Swap (try saying that five times quickly!)


Each of us in the team answered a simple 20 Questions list about our own scrap style. These answers were then anonymised and distributed out so that we were each given a style different to our own. Then we made two layouts - one in our own style and one in our secret partner's style - to much moaning, groaning and plenty of laughter.

All the Master Forgers on the blog hop today will be presenting a layout they made in the style of their "secret partner" and will be guessing who those tricky twenty questions belonged to!

Hop along to see how each of us found a way to interpret the style given to us and see who they think they swapped with. All will be revealed at the end in my blog post :-)

Angela will kick off the hop and we were all involved - that's 11 of us, all with slightly (and some very) different scrappy styles to choose from. Let's see how well they all did at guessing the scrapper behind the mask...


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


And a good time was had by all! 

Have you ever tried scrapping in a different style? Make sure you share over at Mr Linky if you give this challenge a go!

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

November Challenge #2: Color Change Challenge


Challenge #2: Color Change Challenge:  Change the color on something on your project (paper, embellishment...) to make it work the best you can.  You can paint, heat emboss, color, glitter...skies the limit!

Don't forget to link up with Mr. Linky...we would LOVE to see what you are up to!

colour change layout

Milissa

Xmas 2010 photo Xmas2010598x600-1.jpg

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Frosty Festivities 2013 this weekend!!

Jennifer Grace (Ah, yes, she was once ours here at CKC and soon I hope to adopt her as a sister...or a pet...something so she will have to come live with me.) of Jennifer Grace Creates has put together another wonderful free event!  Lots of fun, prizes and inspiration!

It started yesterday, but there is a lot of fun left to be had!

Frosty Festivities Event at Jennifer Grace Creates

Head on over there and get busy!  And please make sure you share about her blog and give her lots of love and thanks!  It is a HUGE amount of work to put this together and she does it because she is generous, kind and sweet.  So let's get her lots of traffic on her blog, shall we?

And she also has a Facebook page you can join...I'll be over there being my normal charming self.  LOL  So come on over and say hi!

Bethany

Friday, November 8, 2013

Hey...I can make THAT!

November Tutorials


Welcome to "Hey...I can make THAT!"  A monthly post to help you truly counterfeit many of the components of the current month's kit.  No need to go out and purchase...just use the supplies you already have to create some of the freshest and trendiest products out there.  Here you will find links to our amazing design team members' blogs and/or links to other craft sites on the web showing how to make these amazing products.

If you haven't seen this month's inspiration kit, Jenni Bowlin's October kit & add-ons, you must go here NOW!  So much wonderful inspiration!  But what if you feel like you are missing key components to a kit and you have no suitable subs from your stash?  No need to place a rush order to your favourite online store, just check out your Master Forgers' renditions of these scrappy items.

Vikki had some color changing fun this month and shows us how to change it up HERE.

before

Angela forged a digital cutting file and shows us how.


If you don't have a digital cutting machine, Lynnette found this tutorial on the October Afternoon blog that can show you how to make an "old school" pie graph.

Pie chart tutorial 3

Leslie S was inspired by...


Julene  was inspired to create a tag flower....
A great way to use up an ever growing collection of tags!

Jimjams - Blinging Up Buttons
Bling up your buttons with Jemma
And, last but not least, how about a little wooden tutorial?
Milissa uses stamps and ink to counterfeit the wooden veneers.

Thank you so much, ladies!  These are sure to put the finishing touches on some fabulous kits.  
Please show us your creations over on Mr. Linky.  We love to see where the inspiration takes YOU!

Monday, November 4, 2013

November's Blog Hop Challenge: a Mini Book!


Fall is the time of year when we really start to take stock in what we have.  We reflect and are grateful for the things we have and hold tight to the relationships in our lives.

Let's document that spirit in a great Fall Mini Album!

Challenge #1:  So Thankful Mini Album:  Create a mini album sharing what you are thankful for!

This is our end of the month BLOG HOP CHALLENGE so be sure to e-mail us if you would like to join in and show off your creation at the end of the month!

You know I would not leave you without some inspiration to get you going, so here are some links AND some great projects from our Design Team!


Our digi-wiz, Angela, has started working on her book and has a sneak peek for us. It's going to be what she calls a hybrid project, mixing physical and digital together. You can find out more on her blog here.



Be sure to FEAST your eyes on Lynnette's Thanksgiving Mini on her blog here.


                And Julene's tag album here


This challenge is going to be for our end of the month participant BLOG HOP on the 24th!

To be a part of our blog hop:
1.  E-mail us your name/blog address/promise to participate at counterfeitkitchallenge@yahoo.com  BY THE 15th!  (No late requests will be able to join this time due to the work it takes for us to get it put together.)
2.  You will receive  an e-mail from us by the 20th with a list of the hop participants.
3.  You will need to schedule your own blog post showing your project based on this challenge and links to the person after you in the hop.
4.  All Blog Hop posts will need to be scheduled to go live on the 24th at 12:00 A.M. Mountain Standard Time (Arizona)

Friday, November 1, 2013

November Mr. Linky

November Counterfeit Kit Challenge!







Hello, November!

I have so many things to be thankful for this month!

**A GREAT Design Team
**Amazing Followers
**A supportive and loving family
**A craft room all to myself

We are winding down the end of the year.  One of my FAVORITE times of the year.  I love the chilly weather, falling leaves and yes, even snow eventually.  Staying all cozy inside with hot chocolate and a fire in the fire place?  What could be better!

I hope our kit for this month makes you all cozy!  Jenni Bowlin has an AMAZING October kit we are going to have fun with!  And don't forget to check out all of her add on kits!  I am in love with the Historian Add On!



Main Kit


Artisan Add On


Antiquarian Add On


My Favorite: Historian Add On


Head over Here to have some fun with some of her additional paper add ons, too.

Our Guest Designer is super fun for this month!  Say hi to Vikki from the blog Scrap Thoughts!  She did some AMAZING paper counterfeits and completely caught our attention!


Hi everyone. My name is Vikki and I am so excited to be the guest designer for the month of November! I have been scrapping for several years, but took quite a break in there and now and back and loving it once again. I find CKC has been a great way to come back, allowing  me to mix my old supplies with new, giving ideas along the way, and with wonderful feedback and inspiration. I hope you will play along with us this month!

Are you ready to get started?  This kit produced some inspired counterfeits this month!  Check out each of our Design Team's blogs to get some inspiration before you jump on in!

Lisa H. http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com/
Leslie  http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com





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Now, how can YOU participate?  Go to the sidebar and use Mr. LINKY to link us to YOUR kit or project using your kit so we can leave you some love!  We will make a brand new Mr. Linky for each month, so get your blog posts linked ASAP!
To make Mr. Linky a little easier for us to use, please type your name and then a description of what you are linking (ie: kit, mini challenge, ect...).