September 2026 - Challenge 2 - Travels Documented

Here is challenge number 2! The kit is all about traveling so before we get to the challenge lets take another look at what the kit looks like.

 

 

Travels Documented Challenge

Challenge: Don’t just take the trip—document the journey! Use this 3 part challenge to create your layout and hopefully the 4th part will continue

• Capture: Take photos or videos of the places you visit.
• Document: Write down one memorable moment, discovery, or lesson from each trip.
• Share: Create a post, video, journal entry, or travel album telling the story.
• Repeat: Keep documenting every adventure and watch your travel story grow!

Challenge phrase:

“Travel it. Capture it. Document it. Remember it.”

 

 Guest Designer Master Forger Karin Used some photos from a short trip to Stockholm, the capital of Sweden for her story

 

Master Forger Tina I added a few neutral pieces to my kit so I could make the pictures of the trip shine too. Used this to tell of the start of the first full day of my trip in July.

 

 

Master Forger Tara grabbed her kit and some 2018 photos she took while on airplane and started created. She ended up documenting the story and using something from all three designers from her kit.  

 

Here are some close-ups of her layout: 

 

Here's a link to Master Forger Tara's process video:

 

 Master Forger JoJo went on a day adventure with her friends from her community, she wanted to capture the fun time she had with her friends, and then she Documented it to remember the good time they had.

 

 

 

• 22nd - Challenge #3: Let's Get Sketchy
• 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps

We'd love to see what you create! Share your projects in the Counterfeit Kit Community on Facebook or tag us on Instagram @counterfeitkitchallenge.  #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcSeptember2026

Happy Scraping! Tina

 

September 2026 - 1st Challenge - Ready, Set, Explore!

 Our inspiration kit this month has a bunch of words throughout it so this challenge came from there.

  Here is a reminder what our inspiration kit looks like!

 

Ready, Set, Explore! Challenge

These words were on one of the word art pieces in the inspirational kit. Use it in a fun way for your layout. Goal: Step outside your routine and discover something new.

Ready — Pick a place, activity, food, or experience you’ve never tried before.

Set — Give yourself a time limit and one small goal to accomplish.

Explore — Go discover it, take a photo, and share one thing you learned.

Let's see what the Master Forgers created for this fun challenge:

 

Guest Designer Master Forger Karin

I’ve been afraid of horses since I was a child. So when the neighboring farm got two adorable little foals last year, I never imagined I would actually dare to get close to them. But they were just too cute to resist! I got to pet them when they were tiny, and it’s still such a special little treat whenever I get the chance to say hello.

She used 2 of her forgeries on this layout.
 

 

 

Master Forger Amanda

 

My daughter had always been a little shy of bugs, and the thought of eating them was unreal to her -- but when we went to the Bug Zoo in Victoria, BC, Canada, we bought some Bug Pops to try. She is definitely trying (and overthinking) eating a bug even in a lollipop! I also scraplifted our fellow Master Forager, Briana Spors for this layout. You can see her original, and how mine came together in my process here. 

 Master Forger Shala

We took a trip with our county 4-H group in 2018 called WOW (Wonders of Washington). These pictures are of my two kids and me at Mt. Vernon. I scraplifted a layout shared on a Facebook group this summer and used the Ready, Set, Explore for my title.

 

• 18th - Challenge #2: Travels Documented
• 22nd - Challenge #3: Let's Get Sketchy
• 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps

We'd love to see what you create! Share your projects in the Counterfeit Kit Community on Facebook or tag us on Instagram @counterfeitkitchallenge.  #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcSeptember2026

Happy Scraping! Tina

September 2026 - Forgery on the Fourth

 

 Today we show you ways to add to your kit items from the inspiration kit that you may not have in your stash. A fun way to include things is by creating it yourself. Here is a reminder what the inspiration kit looked like: 

 

Guest Master Forger Karin

 Here are my two forgeries for my kit. I used a stamp to make the cute signposts and dies to create my location pins. I had so much fun making these myself!

and these

So much fun created here for her kit.

 

Master Forger Tina 

She used her stamps also to create some journaling pieces and some icon pieces.

 

 

 

 We'll be back in two days with some Mini Kit inspiration. Stay tuned for that and much more.

• 6th - Mini Kit and Project Reveal
• 12th - Challenge #1: Ready, Set, Explore
• 18th - Challenge #2: Travels Documented
• 22nd - Challenge #3: Let's Get Sketchy
• 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps

We'd love to see what you create! Share your projects in the Counterfeit Kit Community on Facebook or tag us on Instagram @counterfeitkitchallenge.  #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcSeptember2026

Happy Scrapping! Tina  

September 2026 - Inspiration Kit Reveal and Social Media Hop

 Hello and welcome to the 1st of the month Inspiration Kit Reveal for September! Tina here for this month's hosting duties. I recently was on an awesome vacation and wanted to scrap some of it in September so was blessed that a friend pointed out this kit for me and new it was perfect for this month's inspiration  This month we are using a kit from Traci Reed called Story Foundations:  Destinations.  Let me share the kit with you.

Here's our Guest Designer:

 

I have been a scrapbooker since 2004 and just love to put the photos and the stories together.

I live on an island at the Swedish West coast with my husband and two cats. My brother with family lives an hour away and the two kids make me a proud aunt. ❤️

My scrappy social media is IG:

instagram.com/kadas_scrapbooking

 Here is my kit. I admit; I have gone rogue!
Usually the colors inspire me the most; this time it's the pattern the most :-)

I don't have any travel photos to scrap but will make it work for me in other ways.

In the paper pad I have one full sheet of each left + some small scraps. I do have some embellishments and stickers left as well. But I have added a lot of other things from my stash that I would love to get use of too. 

Such an awesome kit Karin!

 

Inspiration Hop Line Up: 

• Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog - http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/
• Brandi - https://www.instagram.com/scrappy.boymama/
• JoJo - https://www.instagram.com/scrappyconfessions
• Laurie - https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookingbits/
• Ryann - https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookjoey/
• Tara - https://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.com/
• Tina - https://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/
• Amanda - https://youtube.com/@amandacreates1980
• Shala - https://www.youtube.com/@Bookishshala
• Briana - https://www.youtube.com/@lovemylifeonpaper

Here's what we have coming up this month:

• 2nd - Just the Gist of It
• 4th - Forgeries on the Fourth
• 6th - Mini Kit and Project Reveal
• 12th - Challenge #1: Ready, Set, Explore!
• 18th - Challenge #2: Travel's Documented
• 22nd - Challenge #3: Let's Get Sketchy
• 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps

We'd love to see what you create! Share your projects in the Counterfeit Kit Community on Facebook or tag us on Instagram @counterfeitkitchallenge.  #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcSeptember2026

 

August 2026 Challenge #3 - Let's Get Sketchy

Here is a reminder what our inspiration kit had in it!

Your challenge for Let's Get Sketchy - is a sketch that I made -- I hope you have lots of fun with this sketch!

Guest Designer: Sarah 

Sarah stayed pretty close to the sketch with her layout! From using a border punch around the matting elements to using some fruit and even the smile title! What a super cute layout!

Master Forager Ryann

 Master Forager Ryann wanted an excuse to use the little orange shaker box she had made years ago that was still sitting in her stash.  The food table and all the fruit included in her son's luau birthday party seemed like a fun opportunity to use up some of the food items from her kit!

Master Forager Tina

Master Forger Tina used those wood frames in her kit to mimic the Polaroid frames in the sketch for this layout

Here's what we have coming up this month:

• 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps

We'd love to see what you create! Share your projects in the Counterfeit Kit Community on Facebook or tag us on Instagram @counterfeitkitchallenge.  #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcAugust2026

I can't wait to see what you come up with - I hope you will play along with your stash! 

Happy Scrapping!  XO Amanda Bass 

August 2026 - Challenge #2 Let's Get (a little) Messy!

 Our inspiration kit this month also had some spritz spray and some fabric trim, among other items that could be considered mixed media! 

Here is a reminder what our inspiration kit had in it!

Your challenge for Let's get (a little) Messy is to use some wet media (think spritz, splatters, inks, paste) and some fabric (trim, lace, ribbon, fabric square) on your layout! I always love some messy play with some of my layouts each  month -- you don't have to get super messy -- just a little messy will do! 

Guest Designer Sarah R

For For my layout I used one of the Vicki Boutin titles in my kit as a mask spraying Distress Spritz - this means I can use the cardboard title on another layout.

I’ve used the papers, a few odds and ends from ephemera and pompom trim that I put in my kit, which co-ordinate with the colours in the photo of my granddaughter.

Master Forger Amanda

I had a lot of fun creating this layout of my youngest and myself at the zoo at the butterfly garden.  The 49&Market paper from Nature's Haven was perfect to use on this along with some of the embellishments from the kit.  Since the challenge was to get a little messy, I used my heart stencil and Festive Berry Oxide and then some cream paste through a different stencil to add some texture. 

 The white flowers that I added is a fabric trim meant for sewing.  Lastly, I added some Nuevo drops to add some more mixed media and some glossy texture to the page. 

Here is the page all completed together, I love how the extra blends well with what was on the pattern paper, but adds additional texture and interest to the page! 

My process can be seen here: https://youtu.be/9vnrs26H0UE

Master Forger Briana

I started with texture paste and a Vicki Boutin stencil. This is actually my favorite stencil, and I've only used it a couple of times! I love polka dots, and this stencil is full of overlapping circles, so I'm not sure why I don't use it more often.

After adding the texture paste, I bordered the stenciled area with yellow pom-pom trim. I love the texture and little bit of whimsy it adds to the page.

Next came the experimenting. I took my regular watercolors and painted over the texture paste, hoping to mimic the colors of a sunset. I wasn't sure exactly how the watercolor would react with the texture paste, but I really liked the soft, imperfect effect it created.

I also pulled out some Vicki Boutin fiber paper, which was something I had never used before. I added it along the bottom of the page and painted over it with blue watercolor, hoping to give it the look of water. I love how the texture of the fiber paper adds another dimension to the page.

And since I was already playing with paint, I painted some clouds across the top of the page. Between the clouds, sunset colors, and blue “water,” the mixed media helped create a little beach scene around the photos.

The photos are of my husband and me on our Florida vacation in 2025. I used a clear “Sun & Sand” sticker for the title, which seemed like the perfect finishing touch.

I'm also getting to the point where I'm running out of embellishments from my August Counterfeit Kit, so instead of reaching for another collection, I stamped my own florals. I added sequins to the centers of the flowers for a little sparkle.

And then I stopped.

There was already quite a bit happening on this page between the texture paste, stencil, watercolor, fiber paper, painted clouds, pom-pom trim, stamped flowers and sequins. I didn't want to keep adding just for the sake of adding. The mixed media had already created so much texture and interest that I felt the page didn't need much more.  I definitely got a little messy with this one—and I had fun doing it!

My Process Video:  https://youtu.be/mbVsD2mx8EY

Master Forger Shala

Shala met the challenge by adding some splatter in multiple colors on the background paper, and added some ribbon up the sides!

Here's what we have coming up this month:

• 22nd - Challenge #3: Let's Get Sketchy
• 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps

We'd love to see what you create! Share your projects in the Counterfeit Kit Community on Facebook or tag us on Instagram @counterfeitkitchallenge.  #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcAugust2026

I can't wait to see what you come up with - I hope you will play along with your stash! 

Happy Scrapping!  XO Amanda Bass