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

 

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 

July 2026 - Challenge #1 - Summer Soundtrack

 Welcome to our first challenge of the month!

Since our inspiration kit is the fabulous Crescendo Deluxe Theme Kit, it seemed only fitting that we kick things off with a challenge inspired by music.

As a reminder, here's our inspo kit photo:

Challenge #1: Summer Soundtrack

Create a layout inspired by a song that reminds you of summer.

Challenge Requirements:

• Include the title of a song somewhere on your page.
• Use at least 3 bold or bright colors.
• Add something that represents movement (waves, sun rays, flowing banners, splatters, stitching, etc.).

When I think about summer, I immediately think about music. Certain songs can instantly transport me to a specific place or memory:  a family road trip, a day at the lake, a favorite vacation, a concert, or even a simple moment spent with friends and family.

That's the magic of music. It becomes part of our stories.

For this challenge, I want you to think about the songs that make you smile when they come on the radio. Maybe it's a classic summer anthem, a song that played during a special vacation, or a tune that reminds you of someone you love. Use that memory as the inspiration for your layout.

Don't feel like your page needs to be about music itself. The song is simply the starting point. Tell the story that comes to mind when you hear it.

To help capture the energy of summer, be sure to bring in some bold color and create a sense of movement on your page. Think flowing design elements, splatters, repeated embellishments, sunbursts, waves, banners, or anything else that helps your layout feel alive and full of summer fun.

Master Forger JoJo

Master forger JoJo made a summer road trip music playlist that tucks right in the pocket on her layout. This will be her opening page in her summer scrapbook album.

Master Forger Ryann

Master Forger Ryann wanted to capture the essence of the Guardians movie by adding the cassette tape to her page, and adding the musical notes in a couple colors to add movement and motion to her page. Since this song is one from the movie, and adds to the emotion or “feeling” of the movie, she used it as her title!

Master Forger Tina

This was a fun challenge. Tina used some of the brighter paper she had in her kit for this page of a recent bus trip. Using the Go-Go's Vacation song for the title and some of the lyrics for the journaling made this layout come together fairly quickly.

Be sure to share your projects with us in the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Community and tag us on social media so we can celebrate your creations.

Here's what we have coming up this month:

• 18th - Challenge #2: Turn Up the Volume
• 22nd - Challenge #3: Let's Get Sketchy
• 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps

Now turn up the volume and let's get scrapping!

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 #ckcjuly2026

Life moves Fast.  Scrap the moments that matter.

Love, Christine | ScrappingHarden

June 2026 - Challenge #1 - Documented!

 It is the first challenge of the month! Before we dive in, here is a reminder peek at our kit:

For this first challenge, that little typewriter really screams for us to document something.  So, for this challenge, I really want you to tell the story - go deeper than who and when  - using hidden journaling if needed, but I want at least 100 words of journaling!  

 

Bonus if you put some kind of typewriter on the page!

Guest Designer Lisa

 

She says, "I love telling a story on my layout, and I've been wanting to document this one about my brother for a while. I came across this picture a few weeks ago, and when I read about this challenge, I knew I wanted to create this page. " 

(And she even got the typewriter onto her page - and it looks beautiful!)

Master Forger JoJo

Master forger JoJo scrapped her new rescued kitten and made a pocket to tuck a journaling card and a tag for lots of journaling about the day she found her kitten. 

Master Forger Shala created this layout with her kit and typed out her journaling to include it on the layout!  She's created a process video as well, which you can watch HERE.

 

Now that we have our kits built, let's use them. Here is the inspiration coming up for that!

• 18th - Challenge #2
• 22nd - Challenge #3 - Let’s Get Sketchy
• 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps!

We love to see what you are working on, so don't forget to show us on our Facebook Counterfeit Kit Community.

Remember, Make Every Day a Day Worth Scrapbooking!

~Ryann