Counterfeit Kit challenge #2 - Everyday Layout - Around Here - March 2024

 My challenge this month is to make an everyday layout. It's a really easy challenge, but what picture do I use. that was the hard part. I finally decided to pull a couple of photos of Derek and Darcy around bedtime. It happens every day and there always seems to be a lot of antics between them. 

I pulled out the two pictures of them playing before bedtime. Both were taken in March within a couple of weeks of each other. I am using my Stories by the Month for March 2021. 2022 and 2023 (chipboard piece, journal card, and stamp). The I pulled out a Martha Stewart punch to jazz up the page a bit with pink cardstock. pulled a floral spay I had cut a while ago and ran it through an embossing folder for more interest. The butterfly is a left over from a floral arrangement I dropped off at the nursing home. 

It's a cute layout with a lot of different left over elements. Thanks for looking 

September Inspiration Kit and Social Media Hop

 Welcome to September 2025 Inspiration Kit and Social Media Hop You should have arrived here from Brandi's Instagram. I will have the hop listed below.. Vickki has chosen Life Captured by Simple Stories. Our Guest Designer this month is Stephanie Olson. Stephanie can be found on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/mamabear1900/.  Please be sure to welcome her.

Here is a look at Life Captured -   https://www.simplestories.com/collections/life-captured .  

It's a beautiful collection we can use for just about any type of scrapbooking. 

Now for my kit - CKC September 2025 - Life stories. I did not match the pattern papers to what the kit had. I pulled in papers based on the colors though out the kit. I made page kits and matched them up to the pictures I am going to scrap. 

I am also including quite a few scraps in my kit this month. Then I made a page kits with scraps on from left over collections. I included some foil and glitter. I picked three main colors - Green, orange red and pink. 

As for embellishments, since the kit had a ton of journaling cards, I am going to pull from my Stories of the Month by Ali Edwards. Included in the kits are 4x6 and 3x4 cards, stickers, chipboard, stamps, wood veneer shapes, vellum, and word stickers. It just depends on the year. I am using years 2021 to 2025. 

I have sheet of My Minds Eye punch out shapes, I pulled in my elephant stamp for some of Darcy's monthly layouts, and several border punches. I have several Unity Stamp KOTM that I have included as well. I will add alphabet stickers when I need them.

Your next stop on the hop is JoJo and she can be found here: - https://www.instagram.com/scrappyconfessions

The full hop is here.

• Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog - http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/
• Guest Designer - https://www.instagram.com/mamabear1900/
• Brandi - https://www.instagram.com/scrappy.boymama/
• Cindy - https://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/
• JoJo - https://www.instagram.com/scrappyconfessions
• Julene - https://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/
• Laurie - https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookingbits/
• Ryann - https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookjoey/
• Tara - https://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.com/
• Tina - https://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/
• Vikki https://www.instagram.com/memoriesandmomentsscrapbooking/
• Amanda - https://youtube.com/@amandacreates1980

Thanks for Stopping by. 

Challenge #2 - Dog Days of Summer

Challenge #2 at the Counterfeit Kit is Dog Days of Summer: Create a Layout featuring pets, summer fun or lazy days.

I don't know about you, but I am definitely not having a Lazy summer or time for fun. It has been a very hectic summer for sure.  I'm using page set #2 from my August CKC - The Country Kit. 

I included this house paper, the stripes and gingham in my kit along with some flowers and ribbon. I added the white cardstock, wood veneer and a stamped flower. The orange ribbon is the only scrap I had. I did not use the gingham paper.

I have a couple of photos I need to scrap for myself and my youngest of Ms. Izzy and her last Halloween Costumes. We would always dress her at Halloween. She loved greeting the kids at the door when we handed out candy. 

I stamped the white flower added the wood veneer into the flower center 

Thanks for stopping by

Scrap lift Challenge - Helping out

 I'm using my July CKC Kit - Waiting for Summer for the Scrap life Challenge at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge.

We were to Scrap lift Julene's layout from 2014 

and her blog post is here: Julene By Design: July Counterfeit Kit for her kit and here Julene By Design: Stuck on U sketches for her layout.

I pulled in this paper from DCWV "Taja Mahal" from 2009. I thought the circle design was a good representation of Julene's paper. I also had no ideas of the photos I would scrap when I pulled my kit together. I found a few pictures of Derek helping out when we were shoveling snow. I thought the circles made excellent snowflakes. 

I added a few things when it came time make my layout, Dark Blue, white, orange and red cardstock, 3 snowflake punches, alpine snowflake, crystal and large Fiskars snowflake punch, I am using the Martha Stewart Cherish border punch.

I matted the paper with the dark blue cardstock along with the photos. My photos are a different size than Julene's 1 4x6 and 2 4x4. I added the punched border to the bottom of my 4x6 photo and the top of the page. I found a mitten ephemera and added that to the circle. The snowflakes are punched in the orange, red and white cardstock. I love how this layout turned out. Thanks for stopping by. 

The Dance

 Today I'm using papers from Capture Life that was in my CKC July 2025 - Waiting for Summer. I am also scrap lifting Shannon Keith at Creative Chaos in TN Fun in the Sun Challenge.

 

I made my template and cut my pieces for the layout. I did have to pay attention to the patterns in this set of papers.

I roughed up the edges of the papers, inside borders only. I used a gray cardstock for the mat behind the photos. I stamped the flowers and fussy cut them for the corners. 

For page two I used a few of the cut a-parts and left plenty of room for her journaling and her pictures. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Ate this and loved it layout

 I pulled the bright circle paper from my CKC July 2025 - Waiting for Summer kit and pared it with a DCWV Old World Stack paper. I am using 30 Days of Sketches Series 18 with Christy's Beautiful life sketch #1.

I used a ribbon and a scrap white scallop edge at the top of the layout. The photo has a paper clip and a chipboard element. I used a camera and circle with one of the "ate this and loved it" stickers from my kit.

For the 8 1/2x11 layout I used green ribbon at the top and changed up the elements on the side.

For my layout I used both the green and orange ribbon at the top.

Thanks for stopping by. 

July Inspiration Kit and Social Media Hop

 Welcome to July Counterfeit Kit - Inspiration Kit and Social Media Hop. Julene is the Master Forger in charge this month. She has decided to do a FLASH Back - take us back in time - to July 2014. In July 2014 Julene was also Master Forger in Charge and selected a kit from Noel Mignon - Balboa.   

Here is Julene's post from July 2014 and the kit she forged here: Julene July 1 2014. Another Team member was Lynette - The Sassy Scrapper and her kit is here: The Sassy Scrapper.  

Our Guest Designer is Kate Blue. 

"I'm Kate Blue, your guest designer for July! When I saw the Noel Mignon Balboa kit, the first thing that caught my eye was the mix of bright bold colors with a splash of black. The second things were the prints- hearts, butterflies and polka dots. So that's where I started my kit, I was determined to use vintage paper stash as much as possible. I then kept my embellishments add-on kit somewhat small (for me anyway) focusing on butterflies, cards, frames, sparkly bits and lots of various alphas. And there you have my July kit; hope I'll inspire you as the month goes by!"

Please give Kate a warm welcome. 

www.instagram.com/kraftyqueenkat

Kate has put together a awesome kit this month.

 

Here is my Kit - CKC July 2025 Waiting for Summer. 

I started with paper from Capture Life both the Black and White and the Colored kits. I've used a few of the pages but I have not used one sticker from the sticker sheets - lots of embellishments there. 

Then I have a few sheets from the Pink Fresh "Simply the Best", unknown papers, and 6x6 paper pad Shimelle "True Stories" and Jen Hadfield "Heart Home" and "DIY Home" and Crate Paper " Good Vibes".  I have a few stamped images.

Now for the embellishments. I added in from Pink Fresh "Simply the Best" chipboard, stickers and die cuts. Pink Paislee "Bloom Street" embellishments. 

Then I pulled in a few more tickets and labels, chipboard, ribbon and twine, a couple more butterflies another sticker book, and 4x6 and 3x5 journaling cards. 

Now here's the blog hop or social media hop so you can check out our kits.

• Counterfeit Kit Challenge - http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/
• Guest Designer - www.instagram.com/kraftyqueenkat
• Christine - https://www.youtube.com/@ScrappingHarden
• Cindy - Cindy's Creations
• Julene - https://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/
• Laurie - https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookingbits/
• Misty - https://craftysoup.com/
• Ryann - https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookjoey/
• Tina - Tina's Scrap Corner
• Brandi - https://www.instagram.com/scrappy.boymama/
• Jo Jo- https://www.instagram.com/scrappyconfessions

Here's the program for the month:

• July 1st Counterfeit kit reveal and blog hop
• July 4th Forgeries on the Fourth
• July 6th Mini Kit and Project Reveal
• July12th - Challenge #1
• July 18th - Challenge #2
• July 22nd - Challenge #3 Let’s Get Sketchy
• July 24th - Follower Showcase
• July 28th - August Sneak Peek
• July 30th - Baby Use Those Scraps

Thanks for Stopping by.

                                                                         

Transplant - Double page layout

 Today I pulled out page set #2 from my CKC February 2025 - The Neutrals kit.

My background paper is from DCWV - Vintage Memories (2017) and I have also added in two sheets of from Simple Stories Wood and Gingham Basics (2017) for my youngest son's layout and of course several scraps.  I am also playing along with Follow a Sketch February and am using Day 2's sketch.

 I cut a couple of strips of the green pattern paper for the top and bottom of my layout, then start cutting sown my photos and matting them on scraps of brown cardstock. I used a couple of bowls to cut out my circles for all four layout and inked the edges.

I substituted some previously die cut greenery for the star and skipped the chevron arrows. My journaling is at the bottom of the pages instead of on the side. 

The gingham paper I cut down to 8 1/2" x 11", following the same process for the 12x12 layout. 

Thanks for stopping by.

August Counterfeit Kit and Social Medial Hop

 Welcome to August's Counterfeit Kit and Social Media Hop. Tara is our Master Forger in charge this month.  As usual the full blog hop is listed below. Tara has selected a Sweet Shoppe Design collection for our inspiration kit this month, can be found here: Sweet Shoppe Designs - Making Your Memories Sweeter. Here are the papers and the embellishments:

Our Guest Designer this month is Sarah Rouault, Here is a little bit about Sarah: 

"I live in Newbury, Berkshire UK. I’m a PA to the Directors at a Building Society. I have

two grown up children and one granddaughter Daisy who is 6. I’m a widow of 19 years

so I know to make the most of every day - we’re only here for a visit.

As a child I kept Newspaper cuttings of the Royal Family in a scrapbook and I started

to scrapbook my photos about 11 years ago but stopped due to life events, however I

really got back into it during 2020 - COVID and lockdown! I have followed Counterfeit

Kit Challenge on the blog for years but only a few months ago joined the Facebook

group and got stuck into creating kits from the inspiration each month. I have hundreds

of photos still to scrap from many many years of snapping away and I like to use a

defined kit for each event, occasion or holiday so CKC is great to help me focus on

pulling different collections from my stash together to use this way for each project. I

love all the ideas each month and the support and comments posted in the group is so

encouraging - everyone is so lovely."

Please give her a warm welcome.

Here is my August CKC - Bee Happy.

First off, I pulled mainly yellow, kraft, black papers for my kit. 

I also have a 6x8 paper pad and embellishments. I added in the 12x12 chipboard frame I would like to use up I will be adding in 12x12 and 11 1/2 x8 cardstock and pattern paper for the backgrounds.

I also pulled in a few pieces of scrap paper, and a partially used 6x6 paper pad that I would like to finish off. 

Here are a few of the specific embellishments I will be using. I pulled these for my page kits that. As for the rest I will be using some stamps, tiny word stickers and of course I can add from my stash. I also have a white alphabet set that I will need to make a few letters for my title. 

I have several stamps that I want to use both on my layouts and for cards. I have also pulled in some Hexagon and circle dies. I am substituting butterflies and birds for the bees in my kit. 

thanks for stopping by. 

The full blog hop:

1st August - Counterfeit Kit Challenge Reveal and Hop

 Counterfeit Kit Challenge - http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/

 Guest Designer - Sarah Rouault https://www.facebook.com/sarah.rouault.3

 Ryann - https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookingjoey/

 Laurie - https://www.instagram.com/scrapbookingbits/

 Julene - http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/.

 Tina - http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/

 JoJo - https://www.instagram.com/scrappyconfessions

 Jody - https://www.instagram.com/floppyearedfarm/

 Misty - https://craftysoup.com/

 Cindy - http://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/