October 2023 - Just the Gist of It

Welcome back to our Just The Gist of It post where we hope to offer you a possible starting point for creating your kit. 

Sometimes, we just don't know where to start or there is something about the kit that doesn't feel like us, but we still want to bring a selection of items together to form your own monthly kit. This is the post for you! Hopefully, you will find some inspiration to get you going.

Let's just remind ourselves about our inspiration kit this month:

My Creative Scrapbook Kit Club - October 2022 Limited Edition Kit

Lots of watercolor & mixed media layered looks to the papers & a slew of ephemera & cut-aparts in our inspiration kit. As I said yesterday in the reveal, I wanted to use another kit site than the usual plus a color scheme that will work for both ends of the globe in October :-)  

Spring might take you lighter & brighter and Fall might shade the peachy/orange to a slightly deeper red on some of your selections. You can trade the flowers for leaves or butterflies for mushrooms! Both seasons bring a lot of outdoor activity so the nature theme should suit everyone. 

Perhaps a look at some of the work produced by the inspiration kit club team will spark the direction you take your kit? Layering seems easy with the kit contents.

Some stenciling on the background...

Stitching adds so much + the matted page

Gorgeous beach page using the b-sides for mats & background

Some paint splatters in the background...

The stencil made an appearance in the background...

 Here is what the rest of October will look like - don't miss a thing!

•  4th October - Forgery on the Fourth - Master Forgers share simple ideas for creating kit elements.
•  6th October - Mini Kit Reveal and Project Showcase - Inspiration for a smaller kit or project ideas.
• 12th October- Challenge #1 - To inspire you to get creating from your own kit.
• 18th October - Challenge #2 - To inspire you to get creating from your own kit.
• 24th October - Follower's Showcase - who has caught our eye this month.
• 31st October - Killing the Kit - focusing on using up the bits and pieces left in your 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 #ckcoctober2023).

Thanks for stopping by!