Thursday, June 12, 2025

June 2025 - Challenge #1 - Let's Get Outdoors!!!

 Hi and welcome back!  Today, I am going to give you our very first challenge!  First, let me remind you of our inspiration kit:

NJFB "Intrinsic" Limitless Kit  

Today, I am challenging you to get outdoors!  Create a layout using some of the nature inspired icons in the inspiration kit to create an outdoors layout….hiking, mountain climbing, bicycling, running, walking, et cetera!!!  
 
 Let's see what our Guest Designer, MK, has created for this challenge.
 
 
Guest Designer MK created this beautiful layout for this challenge:
 

 

 







 
You can watch her process video here
  
 
 MF Cindy
 
 
Master Forger Laurie created a layout that captures a peaceful moment in nature, centered around a cozy campfire by a lake. She used earthy tones and a distressed background to create a rustic, outdoorsy vibe. The mushrooms, butterflies and botanical embellishments from her kit add a whimsical charm. 





 MF Tara
 
MF Tara created a two page layout using her kit and photos from 2019 of her family's break during a day filled with homeschool field trips.  She also used one of her forgeries on this layout.
 

 



 Let's check out what we have for you for the rest of the month:

  • June 18th - Challenge #2
  • June 22nd - Challenge #3 Let’s Get Sketchy
  • June 24th - Follower Showcase
  • June 28th - July Sneak Peek
  • June 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps

  • We love to see what you are working on!  Drop in your projects to our Facebook Community Group and of course tag us on Instagram at #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcjune2025 
     
    Master Forger Tara

     

     

    Friday, June 6, 2025

    June 2025 - Mini Kits & Projects Reveal

    Hello!  I am back again today to talk about time! Summer months are always so busy for most of us.  School is out, and we are keeping our kids busy during the longer, warmer days. Or maybe we are going on vacation.  Time....it's a huge deal for all of us.  What if you'd like to create a kit but know you aren't going to have time to use up a larger kit?  Then, this post is for you!  This is our mini kit post for those of you who are super busy this month!!  First, let me remind you of our inspiration kit:

     

    NJFB "Intrinsic" Limitless Kit    

    Let's see what our Master Forgers have curated for their mini kits this month.  Check out the awesome projects that they created with their mini kits too!

    MF Vikki

     Hello!  I was in need of a few quick birthday cards and saw this month's kit as the perfect opportunity to get them done.  I curated my super mini kit from the color palette of the inspiration kit.  Since I was creating cards this month, I added a sentiment stamp. 


    Here is the first card with my mini kit. I plan to get at least two more cards out of this kit.



    MF JoJo

     Hello scrappy friends, when I saw this months kit inspiration, I  immediately knew that I wanted to use some of my 49 and market supplies and go with a outdoor theme for my family trip to Utah at the beginning of this month. I am excited because camping and outdoor themed supplies are my favorite. Here is my mini kit for this month.

    Here is my first project with my kit, there is no photos yet ,it's for a up and coming road trip to Utah

    Let's check out what we have for you for the rest of the month:

  • June 12th - Challenge #1
  • June 18th - Challenge #2
  • June 22nd - Challenge #3 Let’s Get Sketchy
  • June 24th - Follower Showcase
  • June 28th - July Sneak Peek
  • June 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps
  •  
    We love to see what you are working on!  Drop in your projects to our Facebook Community Group and of course tag us on Instagram at #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcjune2025
     
    Master Forger Tara

     
     

     

    Wednesday, June 4, 2025

    June 2025 - Forgeries on the Fourth

     


      Welcome back!  Today, the Master Forgers and I are going to share our counterfeited kit items.  Let me remind you of our inspiration kit:

    NJFB "Intrinsic" Limitless Kit 

     Our Guest Designer has a special forgery for you this month.  She's created a cutfile that you can download for free if you are a member of the FaceBook Community Group.  Details will be on the group today.  After June is over, the cutfile will be available for sale in her shop

    Here's the photo of the cutfile from the inspiration kit.  If you are interested in grabbing this free cutfile from Some Assemblage Required, please go to the group and see today's scheduled post!  If you are new to this blog and haven't joined yet, the link is at the end of this post.  Make sure you answer the membership questions and agree to the group's rules.  

    Here's a photo of MK's cutfile-available for free on the FaceBook Group 

    To receive this cutfile, you must be a member of the CKCB FaceBook Community Group   
     
     
     
    Master Forger Jody really loved the stars in the add-on kits.  I agree-they ARE quite fun.
     
     
    These are great little textural accents for any layout.


    Jody found a piece of burlap paper and used her trusty Silhouette to cut out stars. 


    Here is the final layout!



     Master Forger Tara

    I loved the acrylic word "Roam" and the mushroom die cut so I checked out my Silhouette Design Studio library and found a font to create a similar "Roam" word and a cutfile of mushrooms (cutfile #416534) that is also similar to the one in the kit.  Here's a screenshot of my Silhouette Design Studio workspace prior to cutting out the designs:


     I will be using one of the sheets of the "rusty" patterned paper for the Roam and will be stacking the three to create a title piece from paper similar to the acrylic in the kit. Remember, forgeries can be close and not exact.  Here's my completed cutfiles:

     
     
    You may wonder why I cut three of the word.  It's because I stacked them to create the illusion of an acrylic title piece.  I also did the same with my mushroom cutfile. 


     

    Master Forger Julene 



    I wiped over an offcut of clock paper with a used teabag to age it ready to use this month.


     
    Misty was excited by multiple items again this month. She ended up making three forgeries.  She recreated the metal charms using shrink plastic and metallic pigment ink.

    The stars sure were popular with the team this month!
    Misty made hers out of felt instead of corduroy. 
     

    She loved many of the mushroom images and combined ideas to make mushroom postage stamps (as well as a slew of others). Not an exact forgery, but a lovely idea anyway.
     

    And a look at everything all together.
     
     
     Here's what we have in store for you this month:
    • June 6th - Mini Kit and Project Reveal
    • June 12th - Challenge #1
    • June 18th - Challenge #2
    • June 22nd - Challenge #3 Let’s Get Sketchy
    • June 24th - Follower Showcase
    • June 28th - July Sneak Peek
    • June 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps
    We love to see what you are working on!  Drop in your projects to our Facebook Community Group and of course tag us on Instagram at #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcjune2025 
     
    Master Forger Tara

     

     

    Monday, June 2, 2025

    June 2025 - Just The Gist!

    Sometimes it can be hard to curate a kit from your stash using an inspiration kit.  Maybe the colors aren't your thing.  Maybe the theme isn't one you will use.  Maybe it's too grungy or too cutesy.  Then, this post is for you!  I'll break down how I go about curating a kit from my stash a few different ways.  First, I'd like to remind you of this month's kit.

    NJFB "Intrinsic" Limitless Kit

    One of the first things I do when I am presented with a kit to use as inspiration to shop my stash is to look at the patterned paper.  I love paper and it's the basis of all of my kits.  What I saw first when I looked at this kit, I saw the woodgrain.  Woodgrain is one of my favorite backgrounds.  I grabbed a similar woodgrain from my stash.  In fact, I grabbed two sheets.  Mine came from Echo Park while the the one in the kit is from Simple Stores Color Vibe.  

    The next sheet I checked out was the grungy, rusty background paper.  I found a couple of these in a P13 Paper Pad so I pulled those to use in my kit.  I also grabbed the Simple Stories Boho Baby Rainbow paper in the kit since I have it.  Here are my papers from my personal kit:


    I also added in a Vintage Artistry Nature Study Foundations paper from 49 & Market, two more sheets from Boho Baby for some additional color and piece from Vintage Orchard (also 49 & Market) that looked a little like the collage sheet in the inspiration kit. 

    Adding florals and a stripe to my kit not only added a little more color but also made the kit more ME.  I think it's important to create a kit that YOU WILL USE.  I have been guilty of creating a CKCB kit exactly like the inspiration kit and not really using it because it wasn't my style.  So, my goal is always to make sure it's a kit that I will use by adding my own flair.

    So, what if the papers in the inspiration kit aren't your thing?  Easy.  The next step is to use a color palette.  I created this one on a freebie site.

    You can see how my own papers match this color palette fairly well.  After looking at the color palette, you should be able to pull in items from your stash. 
     
    How about checking on the overall theme of a kit?  Our inspiration kit is a grungy, travel theme.  There's a wood veneer compass rose in the kit.
     

     You could use this item to curate a nice travel themed kit in the colors of your choice if you'd like.  I pulled some wood veneer from my own stash to mimic this theme.
     

     As you can see, I am creating my own themed kit with my embellishments.  I have lots of hiking icons and other flora items in my own kit.  I have a TON of hiking photos to scrapbook.  So, this is perfect for me.  Maybe you don't hike.  Do you take walks in your neighborhood?  Take some photos and scrap them!  Tell the story of your daily walks.  

    There are so many wonderful icons in the Inspiration Kit, use some of those to create a kit of your very own.  I added some similar 49 & Market ephemera packs to my kit which are perfect for layering!  


    The inspiration kit also has some acrylic title pieces. I dug through my stash of Bramble Fox perspectives and pulled a few that should work well with my theme.
     

    Of course I also included several opened Thickers packs as well so if one of those titles doesn't work for my layouts, I can use those to make the perfect title. 
     
    I really hope that this little write up helps you to dig into your stash and create a kit that you will love.  Make sure you have photos to scrap on hand too!!!  
     
    Let's take a look at what we have left for the rest of this month:
     
     
  • June 4th - Forgeries on the Fourth
  • June 6th - Mini Kit and Project Reveal
  • June 12th - Challenge #1
  • June 18th - Challenge #2
  • June 22nd - Challenge #3 Let’s Get Sketchy
  • June 24th - Follower Showcase
  • June 28th - July Sneak Peek
  • June 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps
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    We love to see what you are working on!  Drop in your projects to our Facebook Community Group and of course tag us on Instagram at #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcjune2025
     

    Master Forger Tara