May 2025 - Inspiration Kit and Social Media Hop

Hi this is JoJo and I am your master forger in charge this month, I picked a very fun travel collection for this month's inspiration. I chose Anywhere but here By Traci Reed over at Sweet Shoppe Designs. I chose this collection because it's almost summer and we will be starting our summer travels. The inspiration collection is very cute, and the colors scream summer to me.

                                                                        

                                                                                    

For this month guest designer, I chose one of my scrappy friends, Kathy McElfresh. I even got go to a  few retreats with her. She is known by Scrappy Kathy, she has a YouTube channel, Instagram and even a Facebook group called "Scrappy Kathy and Friends", be sure to check them all out.

                                                                              

Here is what Kathy had to say:

 

I'm trilled to be the guest designer this month at CKC and had a blast making up my kit. I love challenges of all kinds and I try to mix them up to keep things interesting. My grandkids are off doing their own things so I don't scrap about them quite so much these days ,although I love digging back through the archives to find everyday photos that over time have become precious. To follow my scrappy adventures on Instagram look for scrappykathy with a extra y. On YouTube I am scrappy Kathy or @scrappykathy without the extra y and I gather at Scrappy Kathy and friends on Facebook.

Here is Kathy's Kit and what she had to say about it:

 

First I wanted my kit to be manageable in size and usable for travel or everyday pages. Then I wanted to feature the coral-pink and aqua colors and travel icons in the inspiration kit. I picked from my papers that are stored by color and I mixed pattern scales and colors to get a nice variety. I pulled generic and themed embellishments, mostly from 49 and market, both ephemera and chipboard, as well as rub-ons and a few stickers. I've also gathered all my acetate leaves and florals for a bit of color and nature on each page. I've also mixed photorealistic elements with creative elements for an eclectic look.

 

Our new kit reveal always comes with a team social media hop to get your creative ideas flowing. Be sure to visit all our team members this month to see a wide range of takes on this inspiration. 

•  Counterfeit Kit Challenge - http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/
• Guest Designer - Kathy- https://www.instagram.com/scrappykathyy?igsh=dXR0OGliNjdpeDUy
• Brandi - https://www.instagram.com/scrappy.boymama/
• Christine - https://www.youtube.com/@ScrappingHarden
• Cindy - http://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/
• Jody - http://www.instagram.com/floppyearedfarm
• JoJo - https://www.instagram.com/scrappyconfessions
• Julene - http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/
• Misty - http://www.craftysoup.com
• Tara - https://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.com/
• Tina- https://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/
• Laurie-https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookingbits/  

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

• 2nd May - Just the Gist of it. 
• 4th May - Forgeries on the Fourth
• 6th May - Mini Kit and Project Reveal 
• 12th May - Challenge #1 
• 18th May - Challenge #2
• 22nd May- Challenge #3 Sketch Challenge
• 24th May- Follower Showcase 
• 26th May- June's Sneak Peek (on Instagram and the Facebook Community) 
• 30th May - Challenge #4 Baby, Use Those Scraps Challenge

We love to see what you are working on!  Drop in your projects to our Facebook Community Group, and, of course, tag us on Instagram at #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcmay2025.

"Collect moments ,not things, unless it's pretty paper"

Happy scrapping! 

JoJo