April 2023 - Forgery on the Fourth

 

 We are back today to give you an idea or two of how to make your own embellishments or elements for your April Counterfeit Kit!

Let's take one more peek at this month's kit to get the ideas started. 

We have the SCT Sampler Kit from April 2022 from the Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine, 

Master Forger Misty created these simple little items. While she usually gets involved with her forgeries it was really refreshing to just keep it low key!

MF Lisa here - you now that I love the easy makes and I found this super easy YouTube video by "Notches Sewing" for making bows over your fingers. I really struggle with making neat and pretty bows so I will definitely be trying this technique out! YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/P5SI2MmXV8g 

There is another one here by "AmyFamily DIY" that covers single and double bows too: https://youtu.be/m0KCATHCbHs 

And "Red Ted Art" has a similar technique but uses a fork instead of your fingers: https://youtu.be/qbyAFoHjLUs

I also looked on Pinterest for some printable birthday images and found this cute set by the Pineapple Paper Co. They are adorable and could be edited to print at journalling card size!

Free birthday cards here

Last but not least, I decided to replicate the "celebrate" die by using my Silhouette. I found a "celebrate" word (Silhouette ID #268738), sized it to 5" long and then created an offset copy. I cut out the offset in a dark pink with the celebrate word in a paler pink. I cut that out three time and glued it together to give it some dimension. 

I plan to use this for a Mable layout 😉 - what a surprise! 

MF Leslie broke out her fussy-cutting scissors, punches & dies to create her own ephemera pack.

These are my FAVE!

We always have lots of inspiration to share all month long. Next up in April is the mini kit ideas. Then we move on to challenges. Here is that schedule for you.

• April 6th:  MINI KIT
• April 12th:  CHALLENGE #1
• April 18th:  CHALLENGE #2
• April 24th:  FOLLOWERS SHOWCASE
• April 30th:  KILLING THE KIT

You know that we always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. You can post them in our Facebook Community or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcapril2023).