Hello 2014: January Counterfeit Kit

We are ringing in another great year here on the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog!  We are thrilled to be keeping most of our Master Forgers for another 6 months, but need to say a sad goodbye to DAWN as she moves on to other things in the next year.  Make sure you stop by her blog to wish her well and hopefully we will still see her playing along from time to time!

Let's start off the year with a really fun kit, shall we?

How about Hip 2 Be Square's December Kit ?

And let's throw in some Oh, Deer Me December Embellishment Kit for good measure!

You may recognize our Guest Designer…Tara plays along with us often!

Hi everyone!!  My name is Tara.  I am a mom to five children ranging in ages 20 down to 9.  I am also a homeschooling mom with only three students left in my home.  Makes for some interesting photos to scrapbook.  Can you say EWWW to the dissections we did for biology lab?  I've been scrapping for about 13 years.  It's my sister's fault.  She got me hooked.  Haha!!!  I've been playing along with CKC for about 2 years, although from October 2012-2013 I took a break to single parent while my soldier was away serving our country overseas.  I am looking forward to scrapping with you this month!  Thank you CKC for allowing me to be a guest designer!! To check out what Tara is up to…visit her at Tara's Ramblings! Tara and our Master Forgers are ready to impress!  Here is the Hop List and don't forget to comment on their blog to show some love! Guest Designer: Tara http://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.com/ Tara O http://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.co.uk/ Angela http://colestoucan.blogspot.co.uk/ Jemma http://just-jimjams.blogspot.com/ Julene  http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com.au/ Lesley G.  http://ohblogitifyoucantbeatthem.blogspot.co.uk/ Lisa H. http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com/ Leslie  http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com/ Lynnette http://sassyscrapper2010.blogspot.com/ Millisa http://millermall.blogspot.com/ Stephanie http://skylinepaperie.blogspot.ca/

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Now, how can YOU participate?  Go to the sidebar and use Mr. LINKY to link us to YOUR kit or project using your kit so we can leave you some love!  We will make a brand new Mr. Linky for each month, so get your blog posts linked ASAP!

To make Mr. Linky a little easier for us to use, please type your name and then a description of what you are linking (ie: kit, mini challenge, ect...).

We also have a new twist on our Follower Blog Hop for this year!  I hope you like it!

End of the Month Blog Hop:

On the 24th of each month we offer a blog hop opportunity to all of our followers!  A chance for you to show off a special project made with your counterfeit kit for that month.

Here is how it will work:

Your Blog Hop Project may be from any of the 3 challenges we offer throughout the month.

Your project must be something new that you have not shown before and only post for the hop.

To be a part of our blog hop:

1.  E-mail us your name/blog address/promise to participate at counterfeitkitchallenge@yahoo.com  BY THE 18th!  (No late requests will be able to join this time due to the work it takes for us to get it put together.)

2.  You will receive  an e-mail from us by the 20th with a list of the hop participants.

3.  You will need to schedule your own blog post showing your project based on this challenge and links to the person after you in the hop.

4.  All Blog Hop posts will need to be scheduled to go live on the 24th at 12:00 A.M. Mountain Standard Time (Arizona)

Christmas by the Nativity

Hello, dawn here,

and we hope that your Christmas 

season is beautiful.

Your challenge today is to use
the Nativity in your crafting.

I made this LO using a card from my
Auntie.
It is a gorgeous, interactive card
and one that I wanted to keep and remember.

If you'd like to see more about this page
and another Nativity project used in a completely
different way,
please come over to my
corner of the blog world
right here.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Christmas Memory Page

Well hello there,

dawn here

from snowy, icy

& 

REALLY cold Missouri.

Today's challenge

is something that is

near and dear to my heart.

It is to do a LO about
a Christmas past.

The reason this is so very dear to me 

is because we have very little pictures

of when we were little.
There were five of us kids
and my parents didn't take very many
pictures.
They had so much going on just to put
food on the table,
that pictures were just not a high priority,
but we do have a few pictures
and they are so very dear to me.

Like this little beaut.
This is of me (left), my baby sis Dena (middle),
and my sister just younger than me Dana (right).
This picture is made all the sweeter to me
because Dana is in heaven now.
She went to be with Jesus when she
was 18.
Yes this picture is priceless.

The story that I tell is of the faux fireplace you see just
peeking out in the background behind us.

Yes this is a very special memory indeed
that needs to be told.
So your challenge today
is to tell that special memory
of Christmas yesteryear.
And please do link up your special
memory.  We'd love to see it!

And if you'd like to see more of this JYC LO,
please come on over and sit a moment
and check it out right here.

Have a Blessed and Beautiful,
Krafty, Kind of Day ~~

Christmas Tags

Oh Christmas how I love thee!!

Hi all, Dawn here and today I'd like to challenge you to make some Christmas tags this year. This is something I just LOVE to do. I have done it for several years. I make them for packages, boxes and

bags =)

Sometimes they are very simple and sometimes very ornate.

This little beaut started as an old manilla tag. I inked it with some lovely Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers -

I mean seriously, is this not THE best color?!! Then I sprinkled on some water droplets, and dried with my heat gun. Then I stamped those gorgeous little ornaments with versa mark, heat embossed in white, added some washi at the bottom and that wonderful little tag, the bling at the top and VOILA!!

Then this little lovely.....
Oh how cute you are.

And for this sweet tag, I used Perfect Pearls with a snowflake stamp in the background. Added some washi, a sentiment and this lovely snowflake ornament. I put the ribbon through the hole, put a little glue dot on the snowflake, and now you have a lovely tag & ornament.

Now these little darlings are for my JYC Album. They are number tags for the days. I actually made them last year and didn't use them. So they are back out and hopefully I will be able to use some of them this year! 

So go on, make some beautiful tags for your packages and do please link up. We'd LOVE to see them!!! And if you'd like to see how I've used tags in my JYC, please hop over to my blog and check it out.

Christmas Blessings to you ~~

 Dawn

Christmas Style.....

Hi y'all!!

Dawn here.

I wanted to bring you a special post 

about preparing for the holidays,

Scrappy Style.

I love the holidays,

and making sure I get our

memories scrapped is important to me.

So come on over to my blog

for a post all about how I prepare

for a beautiful, month long scrappy adventure.

You can find me here.

Have a Bless and Beautiful Day ~~ dawn

Dawn's Bonus CHA Kit!

I wonder what Dawn has been up to with putting together her kit?  Join me over HERE and we can look at it together!

Welcoming Our New Design Team!

Now it's time to say goodbye to some of our Master Forgers and say HI to some new Design Team Members.

We are sad to say goodbye to some friends.  We have loved having Andrea, Jennifer, Libeeti, Lisa J., and Rebecca!  Thank you for all of your hard work and wonderful creativity!  We will be keeping our collective eyes on you!

We are thrilled to welcome back 

Angela

Jemma

Lisa

Lynnette

Milissa

And now please say...

to our new Design Team...the Master Forgers of the Counterfeit Kit Challenge!

Ashley

   

Hey There! My name is Ashley Spiller. I am so super excited to be a Master Forger here at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge. I am married to my high school sweetheart, I work full time and love to cook giant dinners. I am also a very silly or so I have been told! When I am not working or cooking you can find me scrapping. I call myself a "chaotic scrapper" because I can make a mess....a BIG mess.  To see my mess and some of the layouts that result from said mess check out my blog- Paper for People.

I choose Mist (and a wood veneer) as my scrappy item(s) that best represent me. About 6 months ago I refused to try mists because it always looked "weird" on my pages. But now (almost) no page is complete until I have inked, splattered, spotted or misted it!! As for the wood veneer well....I collect them!!

Dawn

Hi my name is Dawn and I live in Clever, Missouri a darling little town in SW Missouri.  And I LOVE my patterned paper.  The particular collection I'm holding is Allison Kreft for Webster's Paper.  I LOVE that designers are now teaming up with these fabulous companies to make splendid lines.  Some of my favorites are Maggie Holmes for Crate Paper, Amy Tan for American Crafts and anything Heidi Swapp.  There is something about the colors and patterns that just make me want to grab a photo and create something pretty =).  I am so excited to be on the Counterfeit Kit Club DT.  I am looking so forward to working with this amazing group of lovely ladies.  Please visit me at my blog www.dawnsscrapbookcottage.blogspot.com for more fun and inspiration ~~ Blessings ~~  

Stephanie

Hey everyone! My name is Stephanie and I live in beautiful Vancouver, Canada. I have been scrapbooking for 10+ years and I love how this hobby allows me to document my family's memories in such a unique, creative way. I am so excited and honoured to be part of the Counterfeit team, and I hope my monthly contributions inspire you to put your stash to good use. My favorite scrappy product are mists and spray inks. I've accumulated quite the collection and I love how versatile they are. I used to be sooo afraid to use them because I was terrified of making a mistake, but then I realized that mistakes are part of the creative process."When in doubt, ink it" is now my scrapping motto and I think that captures my approach to life as well. We should never be afraid to take chances and get our hands dirty. You can read more about my messy creative endeavours over on my blog, Skyline Paperie.

Lesley G.

Delighted to meet you - Lesley(G) here. 

My husband (Nick) of 18 years and my 14 year old daughter, Imogen are very understanding when it comes to my scrapbooking and they always take a great interest in my creations.

Luckily for me, Imogen loves being creative too and I enjoy nothing more than spending a day chatting and scrapping with her at the dining table.

If you care to hop over to  http://ohblogitifyoucantbeatthem.blogspot.co.uk/ you can find out more about me.

My favourite "scrappy" item (at the moment!) has to be Washi Tape, it is so versatile and colourful.
and also one thing that I just can't resist buying so I don't think I will ever use up my massive collection.

Go on, show me yours...

Leslie S.

Hi, I’m Leslie from just outside of Flint, Michigan, USA. My childhood sweetheart & I share our little acre with our grand-dog Lila & our cantankerous cat, Captain Hook. Retirement is looming and with 3 grandbabies to spoil & enjoy it should be sweet :~)

With all of the marvelous products available to us today I am convinced that none is more essential than patterned paper.  It can be torn, cut, pinned, pasted, stapled, stamped, painted, inked, folded, spindled & mutilated – well, you get the idea! It comes in an infinite variety of patterns, colors, textures & themes. My motto? “Let the Patterned Paper Do the Work!” I can’t seem to get enough of the stuff, and joining in here at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge has helped me to rescue some of my orphan papers from the back of the bin & to fall in love with them all over again.  Head on over to MY BLOG to see what I have been creating!

Julene

Hello fellow forgers, I’m Julene Matthews from Sydney Australia. I’m so excited to be part of Counterfeit Kits Design Team. My very busy blog is http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com .I also run http://archiscraps.blogspot.com ,a challenge site based on architecture.

Choosing one item is difficult. I’m never without double sided tape, Fiskars scissors and a ruler. However I guess the item that best describes me would be alphas. My world is books and letters. I’m a teacher-librarian, and it flows over into my scrapping. I’m often choosing a title or labels as I scrap.

Being a Virgo I’m precise, organised and practical.

So much talent in one blog!  It is going to be a great 2nd term!