November 2025 - Mini Kit & Project Reveal

 Short on time or just prefer a smaller selection of supplies? Today's post is all about the mini kits! Christine & Tina have some beautiful inspiration to share today, but first a reminder of our monthly kit - October Glow by Cocoa Daisy. 

Master Forger Christine

I got so excited about this kit!  The inspiration kit was just beautiful.  I had some goodies on hand to make up my mini kit so I was ready to get going.

And I got so excited I forgot to take pictures of the mini kit before I started working.  (facepalm emoji!)

Thankfully, I did record a video for my YouTube channel which you can watch here.

So the pictures below are screenshots of my video where you can see some of the elements.  The papers mostly came from a Simple Stories collection but I pulled in some stickers from an old BoBunny set.  

The first layout I used a really old Reminisce paper.  It seemed to go perfectly with these fun pictures of my son-in-law playing with our dogs.  The green diagonal stripe was out of that Simple Stories collection and I snagged a couple of stickers from the BoBunny sticker sheet.  I also fussy cut some tickets from one of the papers. Oh and I framed the layout with a scrap piece of black cardstock.

The second layout was easy, peasy.  This paper was printed with all these yummy layers.  So all I had to add was the photos, a title, and journaling spots.  

The last layout I went all-in on the layering.  I pulled a piece of BoBunny noteworthy, fussy cut even more tickets and flipped one of the ephemera over that I liked the shape of for a journaling spot.  I also pulled in some rub-ons for the hearts.

Here are all 3 layouts together.  I was really pleased to get these fall photos documented with this gorgeous mini kit!

Master Forger Tina

 

It was a beautiful kit to forge this month, making a mini kit of it was fun too. I enjoyed the fall vibe of the inspiration and was able to pull this little Fall kit together. 15 papers is a small kit for me :)

A nice mix of fall colors and favorites, I didn't use everything, but I used quite a bit and waiting on photos for the pumpkin stuff in the kit. 

The chosen papers, made for some fun layouts.

 

My 1st layout and some of the elements for my layouts came from a game we were playing at a crop retreat. Knew when I got the bubbles challenge I was doing the fish I saw at the boat ride I was on. 

This layout features the boat ride I took and the beginning of the fall foliage taking place too, the warm temps this year didn't bring on the fall color as soon as it normally does. The title for the layout came about from the game we were playing at the crop. 

The fun walk I took before heading home that day. Had to add a vintage element to the layout and the doily with walnut stain was perfect addition to this. The railroad bridge was a very vintage. I even added some of the ribbon from the giveaway bag I made for the girls. 

The challenge for this one was to use a number dominantly on the layout. Easy peasy as I was able to title it with the mileage of walking I got done with this walk, added the one old railroad marker that had a number on it too. 

4 fun layouts out of this kit and I have a few papers left to play around with the challenges yet this month. You can see more pictures of my kit at my blog 

 

Here's a look ahead at what we've got coming up in November!

• 12th November - Challenge #1 - Tickets, Tags & Library Cards 
• 18th November - Challenge #2 - Thankful, Grateful & Blessed 
• 22nd November - Sketch Challenge - Single Page, Two Photos 
• 30th November - Baby, Use Those Scraps Challenge 

We would love to see what you create this month! Join our Facebook Group or tag us on Instagram! Find us @counterfeitkitchallenge or use the hash tags #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcnovember2025. 

Happy Scrapping! 

*Brandi* 

 

 

November 2025 - Forgeries on the Fourth

 

Welcome to Forgeries on the Fourth! Our monthly feature were our team of Master Forgers shares their ideas on how to truly "counterfeit" items inspired by our monthly kit! As a reminder, here is our kit for the month - October Glow by Cocoa Daisy

Master Forger Misty
She created three things to share this month.

First up, a piece of leafy paper. Not quite the same as the inspo, but a good substitute.

The tags in the kit had nice grids that could work well for journaling. She recreated those and then took a few extra to embellish further.

Finally she recreated some die cuts with mixed media paper and watercolor.

Master Forger Amanda

I created just a few leaves to go with my kit.  I used my Better Press Plate Autumn cheer with Tim Holtz's distress oxides in Rusty Hinge, Pealed Paint and Bundled Sage, to make these leaves.  

 I also used a very old to me leaf dies with some of my paper in the orange color from last month's kit that works perfectly with this month. 

Here's a look ahead at what we've got coming up in November!

• 6th November - Mini Kit & Project Reveal: A full-sized kit not your style? Or just short on time this month? The team shares ideas on a smaller-scale! 
• 12th November - Challenge #1 - Tickets, Tags & Library Cards 
• 18th November - Challenge #2 - Thankful, Grateful & Blessed 
• 22nd November - Sketch Challenge - Single Page, Two Photos 
• 30th November - Baby, Use Those Scraps Challenge 

We would love to see what you create this month! Join our Facebook Group or tag us on Instagram! Find us @counterfeitkitchallenge or use the hash tags #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcnovember2025. 

Happy Scrapping! 

*Brandi* 

November 2025 - Just the Gist of It

Whether its your first time building a kit or you're looking for a new approach, today's post is all about  how Master Forger Brandi built her November kit! 

Before we get into that, let's take another look at our inspiration kit, October Glow by Cocoa Daisy! 

Everyone has their own unique approach when it comes to building a kit from stash, for me, I almost always start with colors and theme. I knew I wanted to keep with the "October" theme, but I did want to bring in some more Halloween-y vibes as well, so I stretched my color palette a little and included black from those fun photo corners in the inspiration kit. Here's a mixed media color palette I'm using for November! 

I really love the warm-tones and almost water-color feel to the inspiration kit. I actually found quite a few newer kits in my stash that seemed to fit the mood I was going for - I pulled from PhotoPlay Paper's Autumn Junque and Halloween Junque; Harvest by Carta Bella; and finally, Curiosities of Willow Grove by Vicki Boutin for 49 & Market. Here's some close ups of some of those items. 

Next, I knew I wanted to try to bash some stash & use products I tend to forget about... so I pulled a lot of neutral alphas & some stencils to use this month. 

And finally, because I personally have a "I don't like putting things away" problem; I went through a ton of little bins I have around my space filled with bits & pieces from various kits I've made in the past. When I do this, I focus first on color, then theme. I love layering in all sorts of pieces as embellishments on my layouts and this method really ensures I have lots of options to use in my clusters! 

And after all of that, I have one gigantic, full of options, stash kit! I gave this one the name "Haunted Harvest" - isn't it fun?! 

Here's a look ahead at what we've got coming up in November!

• 4th November  - Forgeries on the Fourth: Using your own stash/tools to replicate products in the kit! 
• 6th November - Mini Kit & Project Reveal: A full-sized kit not your style? Or just short on time this month? The team shares ideas on a smaller-scale! 
• 12th November - Challenge #1 - Tickets, Tags & Library Cards 
• 18th November - Challenge #2 - Thankful, Grateful & Blessed 
• 22nd November - Sketch Challenge - Single Page, Two Photos 
• 30th November - Baby, Use Those Scraps Challenge 

We would love to see what you create this month! Join our Facebook Group or tag us on Instagram! Find us @counterfeitkitchallenge or use the hash tags #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcnovember2025. 

Happy Scrapping! 

*Brandi* 

November 2025 - Counterfeit Kit Challenge Inspiration Kit Reveal & Social Media Hop

 Welcome to November with the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog! Can you believe we are already revealing the last inspiration kit for 2025? If you're new here, we are still around in December, but we take a little break from our regular schedule of events for some festive-fun! 

Now, without further delay, here is our inspiration kit for the month! October Glow by Cocoa Daisy! In my neck of the woods, it has finally started feeling like Autumn over the past few weeks, and this kit just fits the current vibe of my surroundings! I was personally drawn to this one because of the very warm-toned color palette and the beautiful watercolor-esqe designs! I hope you find something to inspire you to dig into your stash here! 

As always, we have plenty of inspiration from our team of Master Forgers (check out the hop below!), but we'd also like to introduce our November Guest Designer, Lisa Cuneo! You can find Lisa on YouTube as My Scrapbook Table or on Facebook & Instagram at Lisa Cuneo Scrapbooking. Here's a little bit about Lisa before we take a peek at her kit! 

"Hello! My name is Lisa Cuneo, and I live in northeast Ohio. I'm so excited to be the guest designer this month! I've been scrapbooking for nearly 30 years, and it's my main hobby. Scrapbooking serves as a creative outlet that allows me to explore my artistic side, journal about meaningful moments, and record special memories. 

I'm excited to play along with the challenges this month and look forward to seeing what everyone creates!"

And now, some photos of her kit! Be sure to stop by her YouTube channel for a video of how she built her kit for the month. 

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

• Guest Designer Lisa - https://youtube.com/@lisacuneo?si=ieO6TXZKsO461hYS

• Vikki - https://www.instagram.com/memoriesandmomentsscrapbooking 

• Brandi - https://www.instagram.com/scrappy.boymama 

• Tara - https://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.com 

• Ryann - https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookjoey 

• Misty - https://craftysoup.com 

• Amanda - https://youtube.com/@amandacreates1980 

• JoJo - https://www.instagram.com/scrappyconfessions 

Here's a look ahead at what we've got coming up in November!

• 2nd November - Just the Gist of It: A deeper dive into kit building 
• 4th November  - Forgeries on the Fourth: Using your own stash/tools to replicate products in the kit! 
• 6th November - Mini Kit & Project Reveal: A full-sized kit not your style? Or just short on time this month? The team shares ideas on a smaller-scale! 
• 12th November - Challenge #1 - Tickets, Tags & Library Cards 
• 18th November - Challenge #2 - Thankful, Grateful & Blessed 
• 22nd November - Sketch Challenge - Single Page, Two Photos 
• 30th November - Baby, Use Those Scraps Challenge 

We would love to see what you create this month! Join our Facebook Group or tag us on Instagram! Find us @counterfeitkitchallenge or use the hash tags #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcnovember2025. 

Happy Scrapping! 

*Brandi* 

October 2025 - Challenge #4 Baby Use Those Scraps

 Wow wow wow! Where did October go! Here we are at the last challenge of the month but 1st one last look at the kit again

The last challenge is to use up some of those scraps you have been piling up throughout the month. The one challenge where we let the scraps shine here a Counterfeit Kit Challenge 

 Master Forger Amanda

I really love making smaller bits from my scrap papers.  On this layout, I took some of the smaller paper pieces and made tags, the blue stripped one is only the corner and top that is showing for the leftover piece which makes my paper supplies go pretty far! I love making a page from scraps when you have put yourself a kit together, because it usually all goes together already! 

Master Forger Tina 

Just used a couple of scraps from her kit on this layout 

 

Master Forger Misty 

When I cut into papers I really try to save a section that remains 12 inches long. That way I can use them as border strips. This layout is a perfect example of using those scraps in this way. Plus extra portions I can die cut arrows and tags out of.

A big thank you to Lori Stroup for being our Guest Master Forger this month, it's been a joy to have you back even if it was only for the month :) 

Come back in a couple of days for our November Inspirational Kit reveal

 We always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. Post them in our Facebook Community, or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcoctober2025).

 Thanks so much for stopping by! We can't wait to see your kits and projects this month! 

Have fun scrapping!

Master Forger Tina 

October 2025 - Challenge #3 Lets Get Sketchy

October the 22nd and it's time for Challenge #3 round here at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge and I'm excited to see how you interpret it.

1st let's take a look at the kit again

Challenge #3 is a sketch challenge and we are playing along with the sketch from Series 19 of Christy's beautiful life 30 days of sketches. Day Twenty-Two Created by Caryn Adams Kidwell

 Master Forger Julene

I used a patterned paper as my background then worked with blue, taupe and a touch of orange mainly. I used flowers and wood veneers as my embellishments.

 

Master Forger Vikki

 I love the sketch chosen this month.  I love using so many patterned papers on one page!  I went with one photo for my layout and tucked 4x6 and 3x4 cut aparts to take the place of the second photo.

 

Come back in a couple of days for a sneak peek of November's kit.  One more challenge to go!

• October 28th - October Sneak Peek (FB Community & Instagram)
• October 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps

 We always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. Post them in our Facebook Community, or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcoctober2025).

 Thanks so much for stopping by! We can't wait to see your kits and projects this month! 

Have fun scrapping!

Master Forger Tina