CKC Kit Build, August ’24

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😉 ).

I’m trying to hold on to the last month of summer. It has been passing quickly for sure. Luckily our inspiration kit captures some summer vibes to keep us going. Before we dive in to that inspo, let’s welcome the CKC guest designer for the month. Sarah Rouault is a UK scrapper who enjoys defined kits for her projects. CKC works great for that. To learn more about Sarah, head to the CKC blog for all the details.

Now we can get to the pretty stuff. To start, here is our inspiration kit. It is Bee-utiful Day Kit kit by Jennifer Fehr over at sweetshoppedesigns.com. Our CKC team member hosting this kit, Jody, appreciated the boldness of the kit.

I’ve been using plenty of black and enough yellow lately so I was a tad hesitant. But when I looked closer at the floral pattern papers and the cardstock color palette I knew I had plenty to work with. Throw in the add-on mixed media pack and I was golden.

So these are the papers I came up with. I leaned into some of the bee theme, included yellows and also gave a nod to the geometrics and woodgrains in the pattern paper graphic. It is easy to miss some of those smaller details when you have such a bold cover image. Be sure to take your time when checking out inspiration. You never know what small things will catch your attention.

I included the black the most in my embellishments. I have black mixed media paper by Vicki Boutin to do watercolor and inking techniques on. Plus I added black fibers & ribbons. That will give me enough black to work with and not be overwhelmed.

Don’t forget that each month I also create my own elements to add into my kit. This time you’ll get to see those coloring on top of black paper techniques!

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

The Bees Knees

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 – 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/

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!

PRODUCTS USED^^

VB Foundations paper, black: https://shrsl.com/4iibg

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