September 2025 - Forgeries on the Fourth

Welcome back!  Today our Master Forgers are going to show you how you can take products from the inspiration kit and create your own version, using supplies from your stash and some imagination.

First, let's look at the inspiration kit, Life Captured by Simple Stories, with some of its ephemera.

Are you seeing the possibilities?  Are you thinking of what you can make using your own stash?

 

Now let's see what the Master Forgers created this month.

Master Forger Misty

I'm up with a few fun and easy ideas. 

First, let's make some of those mini message boards! I cut black cardstock to 2x3 inches. The kraft cardstock is 2.25x3.25 inches. Using a ruler (or a strip of cardstock as a guide), I drew lines on the black to mimic the message board grooves. More hand writing and I had my messages.

Did you know that you can color over white gel pen? That makes it so that you can add color on top of dark cardstock! That is how I made the little hearts.

The sheet of images I created on sticker paper. I used ink daubers to put down layers of ink. Then I used my favorite Pentel Fude Touch pen to write the days of the week instead of the months of the year. I filled in the rest of the sheet with stamped images.

Master Forger Julene

 I have used this idea before, but the camera paper appeared in the kit again.

I used my camera stamp to create the paper.

I left it white, but could easily use a blue wash over it if I wanted blue background.

As you can see, I made matching journal cards with the same stamp. I drew on the tiny hearts.

Here's the one I created a few years ago with inked sections over the cameras.

And a similar idea I saw on Pinterest with made cameras. 

Master Forger Amanda

I wanted to try a couple things out this month too! I have a lot of stamps that have birds on them, but used one specific stamp from a magazine that I have had forever to make a few embellishments to use.

First I had a piece of packaging and I stamped this bird image on it, and then colored it with one of my distress oxides.   

Then I made these stamped images with some banner ephemera to make these. Using scraps or branding strips would be great for these too! 

 

I was also inspired by the month ephemera and used my oxides with the packaging technique and a Dylusions calendar stamp set to make these:

                       Be sure to check back in with us. There's a lot more coming up this month:

• September 6th - Mini Kit and Project Reveal
• September 12th - Challenge #1
• September 18th - Challenge #2
• September 22nd - Challenge #3 Let’s Get Sketchy
• September 28th - October Sneak Peek (FB Community & Instagram)
• September 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps
  

We always love to see what you are working on!   We often choose our Guest Designers by looking at the work you show us.  Share your projects on our Facebook Community Group and be sure to tag us on Instagram at #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcseptember2025. 

Happy Scrapping!

Master Forger Vikki