May 2022- Forgery on the Fourth

Here's a reminder of the inspiration Sweet Life  kit from Scrapbook Doodle which I think has lots of possibilities to make up your own elements!

Let's see what the Design Team has counterfeited!

MASTER FORGER KATE:

I don't normally have flowers and it seemed like the rest of the Design Team had those luscious golden flowers already! I decided to make some quick mixed media imperfect florals. All you need is a pencil,  paper, watercolors or acrylics and a black pen.

I loosely drew some simple flowers on my paper because I am not an artist, using a floral stamp as a loose guide:

And then I painted them in varying shades of yellow. I let them dry then loosely and imperfectly outlined them.  Last step, fussy cut them!!

MASTER FORGER JULENE : 

I've forged some punched flowers. 

Use your scallop circle punches to make some different sized flowers. 

(These were made for Christmas, but same method applies)

I used music paper then painted in a pale green wash.

Next, I highlighted the edges with Liquid pearls in white. Layer them in order of size and join using a brad.

Curl up the petals to make them more 3D. 

Place a white doiley underneath to make them stand out.

You could just as easily do these using yellow paint or mist and edge with navy or a darker gold.

Or even using yellow patterned papers in layers.

MASTER FORGER MISTY :

I'm here with lots and lots (and lots) of butterflies using a die and scraps of paper. I also took some of the ideas and proceeded with shapes other than butterflies! More info in this video or this blog post.

Here is what the rest of the month has to offer.

• 6th May: Mini kit Reveal and Project Showcase - Inspiration for a smaller kit or project ideas.
• 12th and 18th May: Challenge #1 and #2 to inspire you to get creating from your own kit.
• 24th May: Followers Showcase - who has caught our eye this month
• 28th May: Killing Kits - an idea or two focusing up the bits and pieces left in your own kit.

You know that we always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. You can post them in our Facebook Community or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcMay2022).