Tuesday, June 2, 2026

June 2026 - Just the Gist of It

  What speaks to you the most?  Is it the blues, greens, and yellows?  Is it the pinks, oranges, and goldenrod?  Maybe you love those fluffy flowers or the gingham or that typewriter?  Whatever it is, you can build a whole kit from the elements that speak to you the most!  As a reminder here is the kit we are using for inspiration: Color Me Happy.  



You can approach building your kit in a variety of ways - focus on the parts that speak to you and make you feel inspired.  Otherwise, the kit will just sit, unused, like you never pulled your kit to begin with - and that's not we want!  We want to see your creative juices flowing!

When I went to pull my kit, I knew that I was drawn to the wide range of colors.  I looked at this image: 

 . . . and I chose to focus on the dark blue, the avocado, the goldenrod with yellows, and the pink.  So I started pulling a wide range of those colors from my stash.  

As I pulled, I realized I had a LOT of scraps in those color ranges, too, and decided to through most of those smaller pieces into my kit.  Why?  Because I could see from this piece that I could use a lot of them up - at least, in some capacity!


Those circles were screaming to me to create a counterfeit and use my scraps to do it!  Also, I have an awkward 7x9 paper I get from another kit that had some similar pieces of those spotted papers, so those were also added in. 

I also added several plain white cardstock pieces in, as I knew I wanted to counterfit pieces from this image: 


Now, this could be one sheet of paper . . . but I viewed this as several papers stacked on top of one another, and wanted to try to recreate a couple of them as individual pieces.

Here is a picture of my papers that became the base of my kit!


I hope this gives you a good start to building your kit.

Coming up:
  • 4th - Forgeries on the Fourth
  • 6th - Mini Kit and Project Reveal
  • 12th - Challenge #1
  • 18th - Challenge #2
  • 22nd - Challenge #3 - Let’s Get Sketchy
  • 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps!
We love to see what you are working on, so don't forget to show us on our Facebook Counterfeit Kit Community.

Remember, Make Every Day a Day Worth Scrapbooking!
~Ryann



Monday, June 1, 2026

June 2026 - Inspiration Kit and Social Media Hop

 Welcome to a new month at CKC. Are you ready for more kit-building inspiration fun? Let's kick off the month with our inspiration... the Color Me Happy kit. This kit includes such a wide range of colors that you can draw inspiration from nearly any part of the spectrum. And if you need a little creative nudge, the Just the Gist post arrives tomorrow!

This hybrid kit is filled with a variety of elements designed to inspire your creativity and spark your own unique ideas.  Whether you use stamps, ink pads, or even some scrap ribbon from your stash, I think you can find something fun to counterfeit this month!
 Let's take a look.








Now, let's welcome the guest designer for June.  Lisa Cuneo is one of our regular CKC players from our Facebook group.  Let's get to know her a little more! 

"Hello! I'm so excited to be the guest designer for June for the Counterfeit Kit Challenge. I enjoy building kits from my stash because the inspiration kit always leads me to pull out things I'd forgotten about. I've been scrapbooking for decades, and while my style has changed over the years, my love of storytelling and playing with paper remains the same.

My husband, Dan, and I have been married for almost 38 years; we have a daughter, a son, and a daughter-in-law. Most of my scrapbooking revolves around my family, our travels, and using older photos to record family stories. I don't worry about being caught up, and unless I'm scrapbooking a specific event or trip, I seldom scrapbook in order - I just scrap what inspires me at the moment.

The Color Me Happy collection makes me so happy! The colors are so pretty, and I am especially drawn to the florals and the typewriter. On my YouTube channel, there's a video showing how I pulled this kit together. I hope the Color Me Happy collection, my kit, and the Master Forgers' kits help you build one of your own so you can play along this month. Happy Scrapping!"


Okay! We are ready to see Lisa's kit. She's collected some fantastic stamps, die cuts, and of course, glorious papers to create her counterfeit!





Here is the full lineup of activities for June. 

  • 2nd - Just the Gist of It
  • 4th - Forgeries on the Fourth
  • 6th - Mini Kit and Project Reveal
  • 12th - Challenge #1
  • 18th - Challenge #2
  • 22nd - Challenge #3 - Let’s Get Sketchy
  • 3oth - Baby Use Those Scraps
We love to see what you are working on, so don't forget to show us on our Facebook Counterfeit Kit Community.

Remember, Make Every Day a Day Worth Scrapbooking!
~Ryann