CKCB October kit Forgery on the Fourth with my versions of icons and metallic leaves

Isn't it fun to be creative and resourceful with a bit of whimsy when you tweak something or make your own inspired version from marketplace items?!!?!!

Forgery on the Fourth has made paper-crafting exciting for me in the past few months as I've participated with CKC blog! In September I took a coloring book page that I colored in bright autumn leaf colors to become one of my patterned papers for my kit and then I also used another sheet of it to make 3 different size paper bows which I've used two of. Pics will be at the end of the post. For October I got excited about the picture cards, text and icons papers, and quilt looks along with all the uses of metallic gold and glitter/shine accents. Reference photos from the Wild Hare (WH) kit selected for counterfeiting by CKCB will be towards the end.

Forgery #1: adding the razzle dazzle to purchased burlap leaves=

After photos shown above: glitter paint to give a metallic sparkle to burlap leaves bought in packs at Dollar Tree (YES!); and the glitter poster paints and brushes too are from DT for a very budget-friendly way to make a custom look

Before photos shown above: burlap leaves (one from each pack) to start my experimenting; and 2nd round a bit more bold approach with blues, pinks, greens

Forgery #2: picture card/text quilt forged designer paper by using Creating Keepsakes 2012 journaling cards freebie=
http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/articles/Scrapbook_Your_Memories_with_these_Free_Fall_Themed_Journaling_Spots?bc=c

This is a partial screen shot of the old freebie still available from Creating Keepsakes. Instead of cutting apart the journaling spots, I'm going to use these with trimmed off margins, mounted to a full sheet of notebook size scrapbook paper then add copies of photos with some labeling and a few embellishments.


Forgery #3: gold-accented embellishments using a gold paint pen=

more budget-friendly custom-made embellishments: gold paint pen, leaf pack, and small doilies ALL bought at Dollar Tree!

Forgery #4: text and icon designer imitation papers with 3 different approaches I made=

A. autumn theme text and icons made using Google docs and clip art images:

B. quilt or icon imitation paper made using Google docs and selfies:

C. quilt or icon imitation paper made using Google docs and duos:

Five forgery project items have been used for a 2 page layout "Then and Now" this is us theme:

*gold accented silk leaf

*gold accented mini doily with roses highlighted

*gold accent mini doily with trellis pattern

*glitter painted burlap oak leaf

*quilt format "paper" made with duo pics

And where were these papers buried in my All About Autumn kit? 

Top left group has a vivid blue that I've used 75%, gold hologram is reduced to 50%, plaid had 1 1/2 sheets notebook size and I used about 25%, and more parts of this set will be featured on Oct. 5.

Inspiration was taken from the kit to counterfeit that was curated specifically for Mandi Holmes by Wild Hare Kits. Pictured are the 'bits and bobs' and the paper selections:

CKC blog post for "Forgery on the Fourth":  https://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2018/10/october-2018-forgery-on-fourth.html

REMINDER: Some of my September forgeries and how I used them:

Busy paper-crafting in the heartland, Becca S.

CKC Blog will be showcasing mini kits and a project made with them by Master Forgers and the October Guest Designer (me) on October 6. Make sure to come back and check on this. And for October 4, see what all the fuss is about regarding forgeries and go to the Forgeries on the Fourth link that I had up near the CKC blog ID badge or here. https://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2018/10/october-2018-forgery-on-fourth.html

CKCB October kit reveal with me as the Guest Designer for the month

This is exciting news! Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog asked me to be their Guest Designer for October 2018. Wow! I'm so blessed!

My October kit has been titled as "All About Autumn" filled with unexpected twists like unusual color combos (add aqua, turquoise, and seafoam blues to yellows, oranges, and greens) and accents of metallic gold. 

**if you came from a master forger's blog or the CKC blog, THANKS! the blog hop list is at the bottom for you to use to get to the next MF after seeing my massive kit:

Above: the full super ambitious kit with the embellishments clustered in the front center section

Some of the papers are no longer in their packaging or aren't stamped on the back but I do know there's a section from The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby), Hot Off the Press (Paper Wishes), Colorbok, and solids are either Georgia-Pacific for white or Astrobrights for pastels, neon, and bolds (Neenah Papers).

Below: just the papers, some 12" squares, some 8.5" x 11", some 6" squares, some scraps, some ATC or slightly larger, and some 4" x 5" tablet sizes; colors range in turquoise and teal blues to seafoam/minty greens, browns, golds, pinks, greens, yellows, and some peach tones with a few raspberry and gray; patterns range from floral, wavy lines, chevrons, dots, etc.

Below: the "bits and bobs" include: plastic bits in red, pale pink, blue, black, gray, and smoky white; gold gems; some leftover leaf stickers, gold alphas, gold tulle, twine, burlap, yellow cording, green masking tape, orange masking tape, gold glitter tape, and 7 micro-thin decorative tapes in assortment of colors and patterns; burlap leaves; silk leaf assortment; gold napkins; Give Thanks text napkins; a few leftover pieces not used in September; and at least 3 stencils I'd liked to use in October: paisley tear drop, oak leaf, and a leafy branch.

I've got cording in grass green and orange and 2-tone browns that I didn't pull that might get used. I've also got ribbons in different colors and fibers, too. And I will probably need more solid color cardstock than what is seen at the top of the photos.

Compare my "All About Autumn" kit with the links and photos shown below:

The kit to counterfeit is a Wild Hare September curated kit for Guest Designer Mandi Holmes, unboxing video HERE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTzq7OciDVk

Papers: Jillibean Soup 1. “Farmhouse Stew” Bite Size Bits & 2. “Shades of Color” Gregarious Glow; Pink Fresh Studio 3. “Let Your Heart Decide” Thought & 4. Spur; Pebbles 5. “Girl Squad” Happy Day; Heidi Swapp 6. “Hawthorne” Hawthorne; Pink Paislee 7. collection?? #16, 8. “Pick Me Up” #21 & 9. “Turn the Page” Change is Good #14.

Bits & Bobs: 3 icon flair (envelope, heart, telephone), baker’s twine, Spiegelman Scraps “Blue Moon” sequin collection, Creative Devotion tiny square black alpha stickers, Pink Fresh Studio “Let Your Heart Decide” ephemera pack & puffy stickers, Jen Hadfield wooden sticker frames, Thickers Pebbles "Patio Party" woodgrain phrases, bonus Wild Hare wedding ring quilt pattern cut file.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTzq7OciDVk&authuser=0 

*unboxing video to see the full kit revealed (mentioned twice because it really helps make a stronger memory impression to look at this before going to your craft supplies and assessing your inventory)

*in my labeling WH is for Wild Hare and CKCB is for Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog

Embellishments/bits and bobs picked by Wild Hare's GD Mandi Holmes:

Papers picked by Wild Hare's GD Mandi Holmes:

The ID badge for CKCB:

October's Autumn fun continues with an amazing blog hop starting today, October 1, 2018!

October 1 - Full Kit Reveal + Blog Hop –

Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog - http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/

Guest Designer Becca Sadler - https://beccasheartland.blogspot.com/

Lori - http://loriannie670.blogspot.com/

Tina - https://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/

Cindy - https://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/

Julene - https://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/

Laura - https://www.instagram.com/mrsp_scrapsandtea/

Leslie - https://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com/

Please take time to visit the design team (the master forgers) members' individual blogs to get more details that might not be mentioned on the CKC blog post for the reveal. And you will also see how each has interpreted the colors and prints found in the original WH kit to be copied from their own old stashes. Leave them some blog love, too!

I'll be showing my forgeries on October 4th. Be sure to come back to read that post and see what caught my creative 'eye' to copy-cat!

Until next time, crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S