Showing posts with label CKC Kit Reveal. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

May 2024 - Inspiration Kit Reveal and Social Media Hop

Hello everyone! Master Forger Misty here to bring you our activities for the month of May. Don't forget that May celebrates interNational Scrapbook Day (aka iNSD) as well. So there will be extra fun happening! Stay tuned for that.

Now, let's go ahead and dive into this month's kit inspiration. I've chosen the Timeless kit from a company called DLS Design. If this kit doesn't sound familiar, there is a good reason for that. This kit is offered by a kit company in the Netherlands. Since you are unlikely to have any of these items, you will really have to put those counterfeit skills to use this month!


This image from the company's website is a bit hard to see. So I've taken screen shots of all the kit elements and compiled them into an overview.


I chose this kit for that bold circle print which features red. I don't normally use red. However this bold color is well balanced with white, yellows, greens and pink. It all just called to me. Plus, a few of the icons–books, moths, lanterns and tea kettles–felt right as we shift from spring into summer here in the States.

There is even more to this line of paper goodness. If you want to explore all the add ons and extras in this offering you can head over to the Timeless Collection page to see even more.

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Now, let's welcome our guest designer for May. I'm so happy to introduce you to my friend Alison Day. Here is what Alison wanted to share about herself.

"Hi I'm Alison and I've been playing with pretty paper since 2009. I've dabbled in crafts of every description all my life, but I discovered scrapbooking when my children were small, and I didn't look back. I trained as an Interior Designer and tend to use my knowledge of colour and design on my pages and in my cards instead of other people's houses. I'm a life-long student so learning from others inspires me and tends to lead to ideas. More ideas than I have time in the day to implement! 

In 2021 I opened an Arts & Crafts store in my town of Ladner, BC. [Ladner Village Arts & Crafts]. It became my home away from home and being surrounded by not only racks and racks of pretty paper, but also fabric, yarn and painting supplies has had my brain buzzing ever since. It also allows me to give back in the form of teaching others what I've learned over the years. In the fall of 2022 I audited a beginner crochet class to be better educated as a yarn salesperson, and now I'm completely obsessed with all things yarn! Don't be surprised if my layouts are all about crochet projects now LOL.

I am super grateful to my friend Misty for giving me the opportunity to share my passions with you and can't wait to see what you all do with this month's inspiration!"


You can find Alison on her social media

Now, let's take a look at what we have in store for this month's lineup.

  • 2nd May - Just the Gist of It
  • 4th May - Forgeries on the Fourth
  • 4th May - Kick Off iNSD
  • 6th May - Mini Kit and Project Reveal
  • 12th May - Challenge #1
  • 18th May - Challenge #2
  • 22nd May - Challenge #3 Let’s Get Sketchy
  • 24th May - Follower Showcase
  • 30th May - Challenge #4 Baby Use Those Scraps
  • 31st May - iNSD challenge deadline

 We really love to hear from our followers! Make sure that you come hang out with us on the Facebook Community Group. You can also hang out with us on Instagram by tagging #counterfeitkitchallnge and #ckcMay2024. See you next time.




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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

November 2023 – Counterfeit Kit Challenge Reveal and Hop

Master Forger of Ceremonies Lisa here, your Counterfeit Kit Challenge host for the month of November. 

I’m always excited to host November as it’s my favourite month – yes really! There is so much to love about this eleventh month of the year! - and also our last kit of the year which makes it very special. 

(We always change things up in December and offer a different type of inspiration for those busy days before Christmas!) 

And now let’s get started….  

Before we take a look at our inspiration kit I'd like you to meet our Guest Designer - a very dear member of my German scrappy circle of friends and prolific scrapper and mini-booker, Silvia Jorke! She is a creative force to be reckoned with and produces such lovely pages and mini-albums featuring everything which is important in her life – a true memory keeper and a creative inspiration. 

"Hi Counterfeit Kit Community, my name is Silvia. I am 42 years old, and I live and scrapbook in Oberhausen, Germany. 

My scrapbooking life contains of crafting mini albums about sightseeing trips, layouts about friends, family and special events, birthday cards, the quarterly Scrapabilly swaps with my crafty besties and much more. 

In my non-scrapbooking life, I am a mathematician working as Data Scientist, a bunny mum of two fluffy cuties, a space-lover and much more. 

Thanks Lisa for inviting me as November guest designer to the Counterfeit Kit Challenge. I am excited to assemble a kit based on the inspiration and create some good stuff with it this month." 

Welcome Silvia – I’m excited to share this month with you!  

Now, onto the inspiration kit... 

I had a hard time finding a kit that really spoke to me for this pre-Christmas… autumn-ish/spring-ish (depending on where you are in the world)… entering Advent-time… coming up to winter… end-of-year time…. but in the end went for a kit that is quite festive.  

However, I really believe that it can be changed up to anything you want it to be ðŸ™‚.  

There are bright colours and interesting patterns included as well as a good number of embellishments to inspire. 

I hope you like it as much as I do and are excited to enter the festive time of year in a gentle way or take it in a different direction – there’s a lot going on at this time of year and this kit can be adapted for whatever you need! 

The Hip Kit Club November 2022 main kit 

 

Creating with the kit videos 

I hope you are excited to make your own version from your stash & perhaps some "forgeries?  

Our Design Team of Master Forgers will inspire you as you hop through their kit reveals below.  

Don't miss a stop on the hop! 

Here is what the rest of November‘s inspiration will look like: 

  • 2nd November - Just the Gist of It - to help you find an easy way to create your kit. 
  • 4th November - Forgery on the Fourth - Master Forgers share simple ideas for creating kit elements. 
  • 6th November - Mini Kit Reveal and Project Showcase - Inspiration for a smaller kit or project ideas. 
  • 12th November - Challenge #1 - To inspire you to get creating from your own kit. 
  • 18th November - Challenge #2 - To inspire you to get creating from your own kit. 
  • 22nd November – Bonus Challenge #3 – To celebrate birthdays and offer even more inspiration to use your kit this month! 
  • 24th November - Follower's Showcase - who has caught our eye this month. 
  • 30th November - Killing the Kit - an idea or two focusing on using up the bits and pieces left in your kit. 

You know that we always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. You can post them in our Facebook Community or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcnovember2023).

Lisa


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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

August 2023 - Counterfeit Kit Challenge Reveal & Hop

Master Forger of Ceremonies Lisa here, your Counterfeit Kit Challenge host for the month of August. Before we take a look at our inspiration kit I'd like you to meet our Guest Designer - a dear old friend of CKC & former Master Forger - Clair Rigby!

"Hello! Hello! I'm Clair, I live in the NW of the UK with my lovely fella and two, lovely, little black cats. I am blessed to have a little craft room in the attic, where I can retreat whenever I need a little bit of me time. 

I created my first Counterfeit Kit in 2011, which means that the ladies on the DT have been in my life for almost a third of it! I was lucky to be offered a spot on the DT in October 2015 and, with a few 'life breaks' here and there, remained on the team until 2021. I used up a lot of my stash :)

I've loved to see an influx of new followers over in the Counterfeit Kit Community Facebook Group and, even if I can't be there as often as I'd like to be, it's such a source of inspiration for my own crafting. I'm really looking forward to my month as a GD and can't wait to see everyone's kits and makes! 

Clair xx"

Welcome back Clair - it's SO good to have you with us this month! 

Now, onto the inspiration kit...

 I've chosen another new kit club for August - this time from the European online shop Pink and Paper. It's run by Flóra who has designed and worked with some of the big names including designing the latest Pinkfresh Studio collection, Lovely Blooms. Her kit club is a little different - it's a private membership which includes two online live workshops to create pages together using the kit elements - and of course I had to give a go! I love it when something is coming out of my corner of the world!  

 

Apart from the fact that I think new kit clubs should be applauded in general, I think this is an interesting mix of colours and motifs as well as being a kit that can be stretched as you need it - stronger colours can be picked out for colder seasons, lots of florals and summer colours for us in the middle of summer. 

Pink and Paper Subscription Club - June kit

You can find individual photos of all the pieces of the kit in our FB Counterfeit Kit Challenge community.

I hope you are excited to make your own version from your stash & perhaps some "forgeries? 

Our Design Team of Master Forgers will inspire you as you hop through their kit reveals below. 

Come back tomorrow for our "Just the Gist of It" post that gives an insightful break down of the inspiration kit vibe. "Forgery on the Fourth" shows ideas to craft your own version of kit elements.

Don't miss a stop on the hop!

 Here is what the rest of the month of August's inspiration will look like:

  •  2nd August - Just the Gist of It - to help you find an easy way to create your kit.
  •  4th August - Forgery on the Fourth - Master Forgers share simple ideas for creating kit elements.
  •  6th August - Mini Kit Reveal and Project Showcase - Inspiration for a smaller kit or project ideas.
  • 12th August- Challenge #1 - To inspire you to get creating from your own kit.
  • 18th August - Challenge #2 - To inspire you to get creating from your own kit.
  • 24th August - Follower's Showcase - who has caught our eye this month.
  • 31st August - Killing the Kit - an idea or two focusing on using up the bits and pieces left in your kit.

You know that we always love to see your work, so please share your kits and projects with us. You can post them in our Facebook Community or share them on Instagram (we are @counterfeitkitchallenge or tag us using #counterfeitkitchallenge and #ckcaugust2023).

 

Lisa

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