CKC Kit Build, June ’23

I love kit building and that is why I am on the design team for the Counterfeit Kit Challenge project. We take an inspiration kit each month and proceed to replicate it, or as we say, counterfeit it. This is a free, friendly group that helps inspire you to use up supplies you already own. We are not about needing to buy the latest and greatest thing (though we won’t stop you if you enjoy new crafty goodies😉 ).

Let’s welcome our guest designer before we dive in. Stacy will be joining us for kit fun this time around. You can find here work at https://www.instagram.com/scrapstuffwithstacy/! Leave her some love as we move through June.

Now we can get to the pretty stuff. To start, here is our inspiration kit. It is The Friendship Collection kit by Weeds & Wildflowers Supply Company. They seem to be a digital product supplier, so keep that in mind! Our CKC team member hosting this kit is Tara and she was appreciated the range of options available in this kit. And since she is consistently creates large kits, this inspiration has plenty to offer! As you can see from the inspiration kit images, there is a lot going on!

I was inspired by rainbows and clouds, pops of black and white, washi tape, flair buttons and a few other bits and pieces. The very first thing I wanted to pull was my own paper collection design since it had clouds and rainbows! (It is a free download and you can check it out if you want more information.)

So these are the papers I came up with. The 8.5×11 sheets are from my collection. I didn’t include everything, but just the most relevant pieces. Notice I also have a couple of 6×6 paper pads. There are lots of techniques to incorporate these onto 12×12 layouts if that is your style (This YouTube playlist has many examples.) But… they always make great layers not matter what you do.

Here is a look at the embellishments. I’ve got way more supplies in here than I can possibly use, but having options is good. Kitting helps me limit my supplies just enough so that I am not browsing through my entire craft room each time I sit down to create. Yet a big kit offers plenty of options depending on the mood of the stories I have to tell.

Don’t forget that each month I also create my own elements to add into my kit. Of course these are inspired by the original kit, but often have a twist of their own. So don’t miss what I will make in just a couple of days for that Forgery on the Fourth project. I’ll tell you I’m showing you some doodling tips and tricks!

There is a tradition over at CKC of titling our kits just like companies do. So I’m calling mine Under the Sun.

If you want more details on my kit building thought process, check out my kit build video.

I hope you can follow along with the other designers and see how they interpreted their own kits.

Here’s the full hop link list

• Counterfeit Kit Challenge – http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/  
• Guest Designer Stacy – https://www.instagram.com/scrapstuffwithstacy/
• Anna – https://www.youtube.com/@piececraftlove
• Cindy – https://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/
• Julene – http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/
• Leslie – http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com
• Tara – https://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.com/
• Christine – https://www.youtube.com/@ScrappingHarden
• Tina – http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/
• Misty – https://craftysoup.com/

Have fun kit building and don’t forget to show off your stuff over on the CKC Facebook group, or tag us on Instagram @counterfeitkitchallenge or use #counterfeitkitchallenge.

I’ll be back on the 4th, for our Product Forgeries. Until then, have an artful day!