February 2026 - Just the Gist of It

 

 

Here is a reminder of what we are using for inspiration this month The Scrap Room's Flavor of the Month and embellishment kits from January 2024.

When I first put together my kit, I take a look at the patterns and colors of the inspiration kit.  I have most of my papers organized by color, and then by pattern. For example looking at the inspiration, there is the paper that is orange and blue striped - to find something similar to this, because of how my paper is organized I would look in blue or orange colors and then in my stripes.  I choose something that is similar but not perfect - because most of the time I don’t have perfect matches!  Some of my papers are not color organized but themed organized - I found a perfect snowman paper in my winter/Christmas iris case! 

 

After I have all my papers picked out - I take look to see if there was anything in the inspiration kit that wasn’t represented in my kit - two things stand out for me - the Vicki Boutin paintbrush page and the Photoplay video gaming are not represented at all - this is when I lean into my stamps, stencils and embellishments to build out the rest of my kit!  I know I have a Wild Whispers stamp set with video gaming as a theme, so I am going to put that in my kit and I have a die set that has paintbrushes in them that I am just dying to use! (Pun intended)  Both would be great to use to make forgeries.

 

 

Then I round out my kit with things that I know I might need and haven’t used much lately - acrylic titles might be fun to use this month, some old hip kit stash fits in well and some winter themed embellishments will fit that snowman paper nicely!  Sometimes, but not always, I choose photos to go along with some of the papers - I know I have a photo of my husband and our youngest gaming while camping in the rain, so that’s a definite with this kit!

Now I have a massive kit to play with all month long! If you would like to see a real-time run through of how I put the winter portion of my kit together - going through the papers and most of the embellishments- you can see that here.

We have a full month of inspiration and challenges.  See you back here on the Fourth for Forgeries!

• 4th February- Forgeries on the Fourth: Creating elements from the inspiration kit using your own stash
• 6th February- Mini Kit & Project Reveal:  See how the Master Forgers create a smaller version of the inspiration kit
• 12th February- Challenge #1 -10 Things I love about... 
• 18th February- Challenge #2 - Birthday Blessings - create a birthday themed layout that focuses on a birthday tradition
• 22nd February- Sketch Challenge from our Guest Designer - Kathy!   
• 27th February- March Sneak Peak (In Facebook Community) 
• 28th February- Baby, Use Those Scraps 

The Master Forgers love to see what you create.  Share on our Facebook Community Find us on Instagram @counterfeitkitchallenge and tag us in your posts #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcfebruary2026.

Happy Scrapping!

Amanda Bass