January 2023 - Challenge #1 - Sketch It!

Yay! It's great to see you back here for Challenge #1! 

When I first started scrapbooking, almost all my layouts were double spreads and I kind of miss them! So, let's start the new year with a fabulous Page Maps double sketch which was featured in Scrapbook Cards and Today in their Project 12 feature (January 2010). 

 If you make a lot of spreads, this will be right up your alley and if you don't normally, this is a chance to stretch those creative muscles and give it a go! Double pages are a super way to include lots of photos and journalling with plenty of space for embellishments and all the fun stuff too! 

Sketches are such a fun way to create - copy it exactly, or totally tweak it and make it your own.

Here's the sketch! 

sketch link

Right! Let's see what our talented Guest Designers and Master Forgers rustled up for us today!

Guest Designer Anandi - "I don't usually make 2 pagers or use more than 2 photos so this was a good challenge for me! I used embellishments that matched the bright colors of our hair, and a few "imperfect" handwritten lines instead of the stitching on the sketch. ~ Anandi"

Master Forger Juliet went with a single page using the right page as her inspiration. She dug deep for these pictures of her when se was a little girl probably 1965 or 66! 

Master Forger Cindy Created the Double Page layout sticking close to the sketch.

Blog post here

Master Forger Misty loves a reason for a good double pager! She even used that snowflake pattern paper she forged back on the 4th!

Master Forger Leslie jumped in with both feet to document her grandson's first football season.

Blogpost HERE

And of course, as always, we have a full month of inspiration to keep you inspired!

January is going to look something like this:

• 18th January: Challenge #2 - to inspire you to get creating from your own kit 
• 24th January: Follower Showcase - who has caught our eye this month 
• 31st January: Killing Kits - an idea or two for using up the bits & pieces left in your kit box 

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 #ckcjanuary2023). 

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

Lisa!