Hey... I can make THAT!

July Tutorials

Welcome to "Hey...I can make THAT!"  A monthly post to help you truly counterfeit many of the components of the current month's kit.  No need to go out and purchase...just use the supplies you already have to create some of the freshest and trendiest products out there.  Here you will find links to our amazing design team members' blogs and/or links to other craft sites on the web showing how to make these amazing products.

By now I'm sure you've had the chance to play around with this inspiration kit from Scrapbook & Cards Today.  It just screams "Summer Fun" and that's good because that's its name!

If you haven't started counterfeiting yet, you still have plenty of time to get going.  Check out the July Reveal post here to find out all the ins and outs.

Have you found your "angle"?  Are you going for a direct copy or are you going "rogue" and running off in your own direction?  Or, if you've already assembled your kit, you may want to fill in some gaps with some of these fun products you may not have by making your own.

First up, we have those fantastic black and white Thickers.  Several of your Master Forgers have given them a try.  Whether it's using a Cricut, some old chipboard letters or even some stamps, you are sure to find a way to make them with what you have in your stash.

Here's a link to Lynnette's version plus a close-up look at the way she copied the Glitz Bits and Pieces paper.

And here's a link to Lisa's version (as well as several other easy counterfeits of a few of the kit items):

Next we have some paper counterfeits.  One of our new design team members Leslie, created a variety of knock-off papers from the kit.  She is a pro at creating true-to-life, honest-to-goodness replicas of the real deal.  Here's just a teaser of one of her creations:

Simple Stories Urban Traveler

Leslie's version!  Wow, I'm impressed!

      

Check out her reveal post here where she shows you this and many other counterfeits that will amaze you! 

The other Lesley (another awesome newbie to CKC) has created a tutorial over on her blog to create Bingo Cards using Microsoft Word

- why not pop over and try it out...

Check out Ashley's fresh take on those bright clothes pins.  I love that our new design team members are showing off their stuff!

 Ashley says...Recreating the Pebbles Mini Clothes Pins from the inspiration kit is a breeze. All you need is Mini Clothes Pins and Fingernail polish. It does take a couple of coats for the colors to come through bright, but this way you can customize them according to your page!   Check out her blog here to learn more about how she recreated these Elle Studio labels.

I mean who couldn't use more of these in her stash!

So, what are you waiting for?  Go get busy and build MORE stash from your stash!  Be sure to link up your creations on our July Mr. Linky so we can ooooo and ahhhhhh and say, "WOW, it's so cool that you made THAT!"  

Welcoming Our New Design Team!

Now it's time to say goodbye to some of our Master Forgers and say HI to some new Design Team Members.

We are sad to say goodbye to some friends.  We have loved having Andrea, Jennifer, Libeeti, Lisa J., and Rebecca!  Thank you for all of your hard work and wonderful creativity!  We will be keeping our collective eyes on you!

We are thrilled to welcome back 

Angela

Jemma

Lisa

Lynnette

Milissa

And now please say...

to our new Design Team...the Master Forgers of the Counterfeit Kit Challenge!

Ashley

   

Hey There! My name is Ashley Spiller. I am so super excited to be a Master Forger here at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge. I am married to my high school sweetheart, I work full time and love to cook giant dinners. I am also a very silly or so I have been told! When I am not working or cooking you can find me scrapping. I call myself a "chaotic scrapper" because I can make a mess....a BIG mess.  To see my mess and some of the layouts that result from said mess check out my blog- Paper for People.

I choose Mist (and a wood veneer) as my scrappy item(s) that best represent me. About 6 months ago I refused to try mists because it always looked "weird" on my pages. But now (almost) no page is complete until I have inked, splattered, spotted or misted it!! As for the wood veneer well....I collect them!!

Dawn

Hi my name is Dawn and I live in Clever, Missouri a darling little town in SW Missouri.  And I LOVE my patterned paper.  The particular collection I'm holding is Allison Kreft for Webster's Paper.  I LOVE that designers are now teaming up with these fabulous companies to make splendid lines.  Some of my favorites are Maggie Holmes for Crate Paper, Amy Tan for American Crafts and anything Heidi Swapp.  There is something about the colors and patterns that just make me want to grab a photo and create something pretty =).  I am so excited to be on the Counterfeit Kit Club DT.  I am looking so forward to working with this amazing group of lovely ladies.  Please visit me at my blog www.dawnsscrapbookcottage.blogspot.com for more fun and inspiration ~~ Blessings ~~  

Stephanie

Hey everyone! My name is Stephanie and I live in beautiful Vancouver, Canada. I have been scrapbooking for 10+ years and I love how this hobby allows me to document my family's memories in such a unique, creative way. I am so excited and honoured to be part of the Counterfeit team, and I hope my monthly contributions inspire you to put your stash to good use. My favorite scrappy product are mists and spray inks. I've accumulated quite the collection and I love how versatile they are. I used to be sooo afraid to use them because I was terrified of making a mistake, but then I realized that mistakes are part of the creative process."When in doubt, ink it" is now my scrapping motto and I think that captures my approach to life as well. We should never be afraid to take chances and get our hands dirty. You can read more about my messy creative endeavours over on my blog, Skyline Paperie.

Lesley G.

Delighted to meet you - Lesley(G) here. 

My husband (Nick) of 18 years and my 14 year old daughter, Imogen are very understanding when it comes to my scrapbooking and they always take a great interest in my creations.

Luckily for me, Imogen loves being creative too and I enjoy nothing more than spending a day chatting and scrapping with her at the dining table.

If you care to hop over to  http://ohblogitifyoucantbeatthem.blogspot.co.uk/ you can find out more about me.

My favourite "scrappy" item (at the moment!) has to be Washi Tape, it is so versatile and colourful.
and also one thing that I just can't resist buying so I don't think I will ever use up my massive collection.

Go on, show me yours...

Leslie S.

Hi, I’m Leslie from just outside of Flint, Michigan, USA. My childhood sweetheart & I share our little acre with our grand-dog Lila & our cantankerous cat, Captain Hook. Retirement is looming and with 3 grandbabies to spoil & enjoy it should be sweet :~)

With all of the marvelous products available to us today I am convinced that none is more essential than patterned paper.  It can be torn, cut, pinned, pasted, stapled, stamped, painted, inked, folded, spindled & mutilated – well, you get the idea! It comes in an infinite variety of patterns, colors, textures & themes. My motto? “Let the Patterned Paper Do the Work!” I can’t seem to get enough of the stuff, and joining in here at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge has helped me to rescue some of my orphan papers from the back of the bin & to fall in love with them all over again.  Head on over to MY BLOG to see what I have been creating!

Julene

Hello fellow forgers, I’m Julene Matthews from Sydney Australia. I’m so excited to be part of Counterfeit Kits Design Team. My very busy blog is http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com .I also run http://archiscraps.blogspot.com ,a challenge site based on architecture.

Choosing one item is difficult. I’m never without double sided tape, Fiskars scissors and a ruler. However I guess the item that best describes me would be alphas. My world is books and letters. I’m a teacher-librarian, and it flows over into my scrapping. I’m often choosing a title or labels as I scrap.

Being a Virgo I’m precise, organised and practical.

So much talent in one blog!  It is going to be a great 2nd term!