Welcome back!  It’s time for the Counterfeit Kit Challenge #1 for November.  The theme for this challenge was “Life Right Now” using the Pinkfresh Studio embellishment pack from the inspiration kit.

Be sure to visit their blog (link above) for lots of ideas and approaches for how to make a kit from your stash & then play along with their challenges to see how everyone uses their supplies.

There are so many ways to interpret this challenge – you could do a “currently” page about what you are reading or watching, current projects you are working on or what your hobbies look like right now.

Then there is the literal what is happening in your life, maybe at work, school or church.  A group you are part of, like a book club or exercise class.  Maybe you are somewhere that Fall is in full swing and you could do a page about the changing of the seasons.

You could also interpret that as a season of life you are in, such as a new parent or empty nester.

I decided to do a two-page layout documenting our “Life Right Now” fostering a puppy.  It has been quite a while since we’ve had a puppy and we couldn’t have asked for a better foster.

We are volunteers with a great rescue group called Texas Husky Rescue.  Their motto is #savemorehuskies.  We do some behind the scenes work for them but haven’t fostered since we “failed” with our dog Haley.

A few weeks ago; however, a plea came in for 5 puppies that the rescue couldn’t take unless they had dedicated fosters.  So we ended up transporting 3 puppies for a 2 hour car ride!  That was an experience for sure.

Two of the puppies went to other foster homes & we kept one.  All of them were very laid back for puppies and especially husky puppies.  We didn’t have him long though.  After just about a month, he found his forever home.  

I was very excited to dig into my kit “Everyday”  for the counterfeit kit challenge #1 & use some of the papers and die cuts.  I was able to use two 12×12 patterned papers for the background and a couple of the cardstock pieces for the layers and triangles.

I also used lots of cute puppy pics in various sizes.  I like using a few square photos mixed in with the regular 4×6 size.

I did pull some pet embellishments from my stash that were not part of the original kit; however, I also used several of the circle die cut pieces and both of the little notebook journal cards.

I also used the “This is the Life” 4×4 card that I have had for YEARS from an old Simple Stories collection.

I am really pleased with how this layout came out & am looking forward to using up some more of this kit soon. 

If you participate in the Counterfeit Kit Challenge #1, be sure to leave a comment or a picture of what your “Life Right Now” looks like.  

Be sure to check back in soon!

Machelle #1

Hey there!  I am excited to be the Guest Designer once again for the November 2022 Counterfeit Kit Challenge.  I always enjoy playing along with their challenge to use your stash.

This month the kit was picked by Lisa Hausmann & this is what she had to say about the inspiration kit:

“I wanted to find a different kit – something that can take us in different direction depending on where we are and how we feel about this time of year – you know that this is my FAVOURITE time of year and I think it has the right hint of autumn for me!”

Here is the kit that Lisa chose:

Scrapbook Werkstatt – October 2022 – Herbstzauber

It is a bright, colorful kit with cut apart sheets, lots of die cuts and gold letter stickers.  It also has a cozy feel with sentiments about self-care, road trips & life right now.  

Color is always the first thing that catches my eye, so I pulled some colors from one of the cut apart sheets & then added in a LOT of die cuts, some stickers, enamel dots and flowers.  I even had a sheet of gold letter stickers.

So here is my version of the kit:

November 2022 Counterfeit Kit:  “Everyday”

Now lets break it down a little so you can really see the details.

For the papers, I tried to pull some of the colors but also the patterns.  There was a lot of variety in the inspiration kit.  There are some circles, stripes and a ledger print.  I have added some solid scraps and a flower cut apart as well.

Next are the stickers.  I had a couple of partially used sticker sheets with labels, tags and coupons.  There are sentiments for family, travel and life in general.  Also included are the gold letter stickers.

Now let’s look at some of the die cuts.  I admit I went a little overboard here, but I have SO many of these type embellishments in my stash.  There were quite a few in the inspiration kit, too.

There are some 3×4 cards, fun sentiments, circles, gold accents and even a couple of little notebook paper journaling cards.

And, last but not least, we have a few more die cuts, paper flowers & enamel dots.

I hope that this inspires you to make a kit of your own and gives you ideas about different starting points.  It can be color, type of supplies or even just the general feeling of the kit.

You can leave a comment or send me a message if you have any questions.  Be sure to visit the rest of the designers to see out how they interpreted this month’s inspiration.

• Counterfeit Kit Challenge – http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/
• Guest Designer – Machelle Willing (that’s me!) – https://smalltownscrap.com/wp/blog/ 
• Cindy – https://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com
• Julene – http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com
• Laura – https://www.instagram.com/mrsp_scrapsandtea/
• Leslie – http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com
• Lisa – http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com
• Tara – https://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.com
• Tina – http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com
• Anna – https://youtube.com/c/piececraftlove

Come back soon for some more scrappy news!

Machelle