Showing posts with label Counterfeit Kit Challenge Reveal. Show all posts
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Monday, September 01, 2025

September 2025 - CKCB Inspiration Kit Reveal and Social Media Hop

 Hello Friends!  It's the first of the month and it's time for the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog Inspiration Kit Reveal and Social Media Hop.  This month, Master Forger Vikki is taking over the blog and she chose this beautiful Simple Stories kit for us to use as inspiration to curate a kit from our own stash!


Before I get started on sharing my personal kit, I'd like to introduce you to our Guest Designer for the month of September.  Meet Stephanie, you can find her HERE.


 "Hello, my name is Stephanie and I am a single mom to one son, a dog and two cats.  I have been scrapbooking for 25 years and I have just started teaching classes at my local scrapbook store.  I love to travel and spend time outdoors so a lot of my scrapbooking is centered around that.  You can find me on Facebook under Scrappy Adventures, and in The Scrappy Square group I admin with my bestie, or on Instagram @mamabear1900."
 
You can see her kit both on the CKCB blog link and the FaceBook Community.
 
So, I took the "lazy way" out on creating my kit this month.  I have that collection in my stash.  So, I pulled it and then added more embellishments from my stash to round it out.  Let's take a look at my papers.  I did add a couple of other papers from another Simple Stories collection:
 
 
You can see my additional papers on the bottom row, the two are the far right. 
 
I had the 12x12 sticker sheet, the page pieces, and foam phrase stickers in my stash as well.  I added those plus a few other things.



 This is a smallish kit for me and may be just what I need to finish it off.  Maybe.  No promises! 
 
Make sure you check out our social media hop:
 

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today! You'll be able to see what I create with this kit both on my YouTube Channel and CKCB FaceBook Community group!  Have a great month! 

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Friday, August 01, 2025

August 2025 - Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog Inspiration Kit Reveal and Social Media Hop!

 Hello!  It's the first of August and that means that it is time for the August Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog Kit Inspiration Kit Reveal.  Master Forger Laurie is in charge of the blog this month and has chosen a collection for us to counterfeit!  Here's a photo of the collection from Carta Bella:

Before I get started with sharing my kit and thought process behind what I chose, I want to welcome our Guest Designer, Nadine Michelle.  You can find her on YouTube here. 

       I always start with the patterned papers for my counterfeited kits and this month, I checked my Carta Bella stash to see if I had any of this collection and I did!!! Here are the three papers from the Inspiration Kit that I had in my stash:


 When looking at this collection, I looked at the flowers on the far left hand patterned paper in the photo above.  They reminded me of a Paige Evans collection that I knew that I owned a little bit of so, I added some of those papers and the embellishments.  That collection is called Turn The Page.  Here's a photo of the inspiration I got from this collection:

And here's the floral pattern from the Paige Evans collection that those florals reminded me of:


 


It's not a perfect match but I am sure you can see why it reminded me of the original pattern!  Here's all of my papers for my August kit:


 I genuinely tried to keep the paper down to a minimum but I kinda failed since there are quite a few pieces in there.  Three of those sheets will be fussy cut because I didn't put many embellishments into my kit this month:  


 My kit is sort of small but still has choices in it.  I hope to use my Cameo or metal dies to create additional embellishments. 

Check out the social media hop with our Guest Designer and the rest of the Master Forger team!


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Thank you for stopping by today and I hope that you have an amazing month creating awesome layouts for your family's memories!   

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Sunday, June 01, 2025

June 2025 - Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog Inspiration Kit Reveal and Social Media Hop

 Whew!  It's June and I can't really believe it.  May was a whirlwind for me.  My husband came home on leave and that meant I had to have all design team obligations completed and uploaded to their various places before he arrived.  I worked hard and got them all up PLUS a few extra!  Now, that he's back at his deployment location again, I am slowing down a little bit.  BUT....it's time for our Inspiration Kit Reveal and Social Media Hop over at CKCB.  I hope you'll check out the full hop!

For the month of June, I am in charge of the blog and I chose an older kit from Not Just For Boys kit club. I chose their August 2023 "Intrinsic" Limitless Kit. I love that this kit is travel related but very neutral so that you can make it your own easily!!!  Here's a photo of the full kit but without the add-ons.


There were a few add-ons available when this was first put onto their website so here are some photos that I grabbed of those from unboxing videos.






 There was also a cutfile add-on.


Before I share the photos of my kit, I'd like to introduce you to our Guest Designer for the month of June.  I want to welcome MK Gunn who is not only a friend but a fellow YouTube content creator and owner of Some Assemblage Required.  

 


I cannot wait to see her layouts for the gorgeous kit that she curated.  Go check her kit out in the social media hop listed below!  

Now let's talk about my personal kit.  I always look at the papers first in a kit that we are using to shop our stash and recreate.  This month is no different.  I started with the woodgrain paper.  I didn't have that exact sheet but chose two sheets of Echo Park woodgrain that is very close.  I also dug through my Simple Stories Stash and pulled out that Boho Baby rainbow paper plus two coordinating sheets from that collection to add into my kit.  I also looked at the grungy, rusty looking papers and found a couple that matched closely.  After that, I rounded up my papers with other papers that were close.  Here are my papers. I tried to make sure I had some of the blue from the original kit in my own so improvised a little since I don't have a sheet with an airship/sunburst on it.


 Normally, I have a lot more papers than this but I expect it'll be hard enough for me to use all of these so I kept it small this month. 

My next step is to look through the embellishments in the kit and add some that are similar.  I also added quite a few Thickers and acrylic title pieces to my kit.




My kit isn't small but it isn't as large as I normally curate but I think that I have a chance of killing this kit if I work hard on some photos that need scrapped this month!!  

Please take the time to go through the social media hop and see what MK and the rest of my Master Forger team have come up with for their own kits.  

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today and I hope that you have an awesome day!

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Tuesday, April 01, 2025

April 2025 - Inspiration Kit Reveal & Social Media Hop

 Welcome April!  It's springtime in most of the United States right now or at least showing the beginning signs of it!  I am ready to not worry about snow and ice, are you?  

Today, I am bringing you my April Counterfeit kit but first let's take a look at the Inspiration Kit that Master Forger Brandi chose for us this month.  She chose the Lil' Man digital collection from Pickleberrypop created by Bella Gypsy.

 So, I will tell you right now, I adore this kit.  I wanted to purchase it but didn't.  LOL!  I did a pretty deep dive into my stash for some really old papers but printed out some digital embellishments to round it off from Cocoa Vanilla Studio.  Let's take a look at my kit!

Here are my papers:


 I pulled patterned papers from My Mind's Eye (3 different collections), Close To My Heart, Cocoa Vanilla, and Jillibean Soup to round out this 35 patterned paper plus a few scraps kit.  

Next up are my embellishments and Thickers/ABCs:




 There are a lot of print and cut embellishments from Cocoa Vanilla-several older collections that you can get digitally now on their website. I have a TON of old Ali Edwards Story Kits embellishments plus some Elle Studio pocket cards and Thickers and Hip Kit alphas and phrases sets.  I have a lot to choose from in this kit, which is how I typically curate a stash kit. I love choices.  I had to make myself  STOP looking at stuff to put in here or I would have never finished this kit! HAHA! 

Next up, I want to introduce you to our Guest Designer for Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog for the month of April.  She is a friend of mine and a fellow YouTuber!  Welcome Briana from My Life On Paper!  You will be amazed at what she comes up with this month for her kit and layouts. 


Here's what Briana has to say about her scrapbooking style: 


"I have been passionate about scrapbooking for 25 years — and my extensive stash is proof of that journey. I have 3 young adult daughters and a husband that are the subjects of my scrapbook layouts.  Over the past 2.5 years, I’ve had the pleasure of connecting with amazing new friends through my YouTube channel. My style leans toward simplicity, but I also have a deep love for mixed media. My layouts often reflect a blend of old and new, bringing together timeless supplies with fresh finds. Lately, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the process of creating counterfeit kits, which allows me to rediscover and combine my favorite products in exciting new ways."

 

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Saturday, March 01, 2025

March 2025 - Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog Inspiration Kit Reveal & Social Media Hop

Wow!  February felt like I blinked and it was gone.  This was especially true since January seemed like "the longest YEAR ever".  LOL!  Today, I am sharing the CKCB Inspiration Kit Reveal with our monthly social media hop.  This month, Master Forger Ryann is in charge of the blog.  So, let's take a look at the kit she chose for us to use to shop our own stash! 

This month we are using the Sweet Shoppe Designs collection called A Beach Tale created by Kristin Cronin-Barrow.  It's a beautiful summery collection and is perfect for vacation photos!

 Here are some photos of this collection, which I happen to own!  Look at that YUMMY colorful woodgrain in this kit! 



 Before I get to sharing the kit that I curated from my stash, let me introduce you to our Guest Designer for this month.  She is also a good friend of mine and I am so tickled that she's coming on board for this month!


Hello everyone!  My name is Martha Saenz and I live in San Antonio, TX.  I’ve been a scrapbooker since my early 20s – going on 27 years!  My favorite subject to scrap is my family.  It started with my nephews and nieces but then I got to be a Mom and my little boy Nick was my favorite subject, of course!  I may or may not have about 50 full 12x12 albums of just Nick’s life… LOL!  I blame it on being the youngest of five children in my family and there are hardly any photos of me growing up, but it’s all good!  I also have a chihuahua dog, my little Frankie, and three cats who Frankie works hard to “regulate.”  LOL!  All have their appropriate place in my treasured albums.

 

My scrapbook style is more symmetrical and neat with a touch of whimsy to keep it fun.  I love using my Cricut to make my own embellishments but do not set me loose in Hobby Lobby because things can escalate quickly!  Over about the last three years I’ve become more of a card-maker.  I lost my beautiful son Nick to cancer when he was 17 years old, which was almost four years ago.  I am here to tell you to never stop taking pictures because you never know if one of those may be the last one you have of that person (or pet)!  Keep on scrapbooking all.of.the.pictures. and always tell the stories of who and what you love, and the stuff that isn’t so great, too.  It’s so therapeutic to write it all down and get those treasured memories onto paper, not to mention Alzheimer’s is on the rise and it’s impossible to remember it all! 

 

I hope we have fun this month creating and chatting about all things scrapbooking with this newest counterfeit kit.  My IG is @msaenzmd – “see” you all there!

OK, without further ado, let's look at the kit that I pulled which started out much larger than it ended up!  I got back from my cruise and went through the kit and decided to put some of it away!  Here are my papers.  I did print four of the woodgrains from the inspiration kit for my own kit.


 The rest of the papers and the embellishments came from the July 2022 Hip Kit Club kit.  Their kit is almost the same color scheme as the inspiration kit.  My goal this year is to reduce the amount of HKC kits that I have hoarded.  YIKES.  


There's also only one alpha in the kit, which is making me twitch just a bit.  I like lots of alpha selections but I had restraint and didn't add anymore.  I did add some very old washi style tape (bottom right of the photo) from Making Memories.  It's been in my stash FOREVER.  I also added some Freckled Fawn chipboard hearts, otherwise, everything else came from that HKC kit.  When we received our kits that month, the ephemera and die cut words weren't ready for shipment, so they provided the digital files.  I downloaded those and used my Cameo to print and cut those out.  They sent the packages the following month with our August kits. 

So, that's my kit for March. It's smaller than normal but it's also something that I should be able to use up rather quickly.  Please check out the Social Media Hop for the Guest Designer and the Master Forgers to see how they pulled their kits together this month.

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Wednesday, January 01, 2025

January 2025 - Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog Inspiration Kit Reveal and Social Media Hop!

 Hello January 2025! Over the past year, I have had a lot of milestones happen for me in my personal scrappy world.  January 2024 I took over as lead Master Forger for Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog.  It's been an absolute blast leading this team.  They are all rock stars in their own right!  I am looking forward to another great year.  I also moved across the country in June...that meant taking my scrapbooking on the road and it was a little rough for a bit.  I made it through that and now am definitely settling into my new home and LARGER than ever scrappy space.  It is the biggest space I have had in a long while.  I reached 1000 subscribers on my YouTube channel in 2024.  I was humbled and honored by so many of you who have reached out, commented, liked, and subscribed to my channel.  Without you, it wouldn't have happened!!! In November, I became a Design Team member over at Traci Reed Designs as a hybrid scrapbooker.  I am still learning the ropes over there but am thrilled to be there. I also created my own FaceBook Community Group where I hostess three YouTube and Instagram hops each month.  Whew! How has your 2024 been for you?  No matter how it turned out, I hope 2025 brings you even better opportunities to create.  Scrapbooking brings me so much joy.

So, let's get on with the CKCB January reveal!  First, I'd like to introduce you to our Guest Designer for the month.  Meet Jennifer Cain.  She's a fabulous creator and I am so glad to have her for our first month of the new year.


 "I have been scrapbooking for 25+ years. I enjoy using just about anything to show off my photos and tell my story. I scrapbook 8 1/2x11 size, single layouts in portrait, landscape and double page layouts. I use lots of different items in my scrapbooking. I love learning new techniques and finding new items to use. I enjoy making interactive layouts including hidden tags, fold outs, mini waterfalls and pockets. I restarted my YouTube channel in that last year and have over a 100 videos posted. Also have over 1800 layouts posted on Instagram. I am under Jennifer ScrappinCain for both accounts."

Here's her YouTube channel and she'll be posting on the CKCB FaceBook Community Group all month long so be sure to check in:

ScrappinCain

Master Forger Christine is in charge of the blog for January.  She chose the September 2024 Hip Kit Club kit as our inspiration kit.  Here's the photos of the main kit as well as the embellishment kit:


 So, let me start right here with this: I am a subscriber to Hip Kit.  I have this kit untouched in my stash.  I could very easily just pull the baggie and use it this month and be done.  I really started to do this but in the end, I decided not to do so.  Instead, I chose the January 2023 Hip Kit because it is pretty much the same color scheme with a winter theme to it.  I added two sheets of HKC papers from other kits because they matched the color scheme of this one plus several embellishments and alpha sets to round it out with more choices for titles. Here are my photos:


This is another small kit for me....I know, it's not exactly small but it IS smaller than I normally build. I also know that I still won't use all of this.  If I do, it will be a miracle.  However, the goal is to use as much as possible!!!  

Don't forget our social media hop which will feature our Guest Designer, Jennifer, and the rest of the Master Forgers kits.  Two of our Master Forgers will have mini kits for you to view on the 6th, so check back on the CKCB blog. 


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Thank you for stopping by my blog today!  Have a great New Year!


 

 

 

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Sunday, September 01, 2024

September 2024 - Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog Inspiration Kit Reveal and Social Media Hop!!

 It's September!  Wow!  I think we all blinked and summer was over!  Fall is my favorite time of year so I am looking forward to some cooler weather-eventually.  So far, it's still rather warm here in Colorado so I will be waiting to enjoy that! LOL!!!  This month over at CKCB, Master Forger Brandi is taking over our blog and she has chosen an AWESOME kit from Cocoa Daisy for us to use as inspiration to curate our very own kits from our stash!  So let me show you this beautiful kit!

Cocoa Daisy's Daily Journal kit

I am going to say first off....this kit is gorgeous and it kind of reminded me of Simple Stories Simple Vintage Life In Bloom collection.  I don't have very many 12x12 sheets of this paper but do have the paper pad and some embellishments.  So, those were added to my kit first.  Here's a photo of my papers, which also Feature some Bo Bunny, Freckled Fawn, and Hip Kit papers. 


Next up are my embellishments! I have Simple Stories and Hip Kit Club embellishments in my kit as well as 49 & Market filmstrip frames and Illustrated Faith labels.


I’m really happy with how my kit turned out! I hope that you'll play along with us this month.  Join our Facebook Community Group and you'll meet some new scrappy friends!!!  Join HERE.

Make sure you check out our Social Media Hop!  Our Guest Designer, Amy, will be sharing her creations with us on the Facebook Community Group!

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