September CKC Kit

Welcome to September 2021 everyone. For me this year has flown by despite all the continuing troubles with covid. I thought for sure this would be another year that crawled by. Yet here we are. I hope you have all stayed safe and healthy. I send you extra wishes for continued health as we head back indoors with the chill of fall weather looming.

Lets get on to crafting, shall we? This month Master Forger Tina is our kit host and she has invited Tori Gaines as our guest designer!

Tina has offered up this kit called Vivid from the {Not} Just for Boys kit club from September 2020 as our inspiration this month. Of course it is sold out at this point so counterfeiting this kit is a great option to get the vibe you are going for.

This kit includes

“Vivid” Paper: 

• 1 piece 12×12 paper- Amy Tan-Late Afternoon “Make a Wish”
• 1 piece 12×12 paper- Amy Tan-Late Afternoon “Free Spirit”
• 1 piece 12×12 paper- Amy Tan-Late Afternoon “Warm & Cozy”
• 1 piece 12×12 paper- Heidi Swapp- Old School “Summerland”
• 1 piece 12×12 paper- Simple Stories-SN@P! Basics “Walnut/Cream Dot” 
• 1 piece 12×12 paper- Heidi Swapp- Old School “True Blue”
• 1 piece 12×12 paper- Elle & Viv- Oxidation “7” (single sided)
• 1 piece 12×12 paper- Echo Park- Witches & Wiards “Letters”

“Vivid” Embellishments: 

• Crete Paper “Magical Forest” Puffy Alpha Copper Foil Stickers-14 pieces
• 1 NJFB 3″ x 4″ Exclusive “Vivid” Stamp Set- 13 stamps
• 1 Amy Tan-“Late Afternoon” Ephemera Pack- 40 pieces
• 1 Jar NJFB “Vivid” Pearl Mix
• 3 Yards “Vivid” Trim (1 yard each of 3 colors)
• 1 Pack of NJFB Exclusive Acrylic Embellishments and 3 Mini Tassels  
• 24 “Vivid” Textured Buttons
• 1 “Tree Slice” cardstock cut by Sophie Gallo  

For the whole process of my kit build you can check out the video I made for this month.

The first thing I noticed about the kit is the warm oranges and browns of the classic fall season imagery. Since these are not my favorite colors and I am just plain not ready for fall, I looked deeper at the kit for inspiration. The Heidi Swapp blue and yellow stripe/geometric paper caught my attention next. I know I have this paper in my stash… well at least I thought I did. When building my kit I just couldn’t find it. (I may have tucked it away in another project and since forgotten which project and where!) Despite not being able to find that paper I let the colors lead the way for me. And then I followed this inspiration kit’s path in terms of pattern. I found some plaids/checks, a bold floral, woodgrain and some watercolor textures. I then added a couple of supporting patterns to round out the choices.

Moving on to embellishments I was inspired by the leafy die cuts, ribbon texture, wood texture buttons, and the log cut file. I decided to pull wood and cork elements and add in plenty of floral die cuts. It worked out that some of my leafy ephemera also had gold, which was included in the alpha from the inspiration kit. I also found some floral acetate that can take the place of the acrylics in the inspiration kit. Toss in a few natural fibers and some alphas and that topped off my kit.

With this lighter, brighter take on this inspiration that clings to the remnants of summer, I’m calling this kit Last Hurrah.

Be sure to check out all the fun over at the Counterfeit Kit Club blog for challenges and inspiration to build and use your kit. Don’t forget to see the other design team members’ takes on this months inspiration. Be sure to leave extra love for Tori for being our guest designer this time around.

• Counterfeit Kit Challenge – http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/
• Guest Tori Gaines – https://www.instagram.com/tag1681/
• Cindy – http://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com 
• Julene –  http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com
• Juliet –  https://www.instagram.com/julesd/
• Kate – https://kateblue.blogspot.com
• Leslie  – http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com
• Tara –  https://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.com
• Misty – https://craftysoup.com
• Tina – http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com
• Tracey – https://3obsessions.blogspot.com
• Laura –  https://www.instagram.com/mrsp_scrapsandtea/