Guest Designer at Counterfeit Kit Community

And just like that, we’ve suddenly jumped into August.

This month I’m delighted to be the Guest Designer at Counterfeit Kit Community. I often play along with the monthly challenges because CKC really encourages me to use papers and supplies I already have, mix them with other kits, and make everything go further — especially all those little odds and ends left over from older kits.

This month’s inspiration kit is one I actually owned, as I’m a huge fan of Simple Stories, but I’ve used quite a lot of it already. By pulling in papers from my stash, I can recreate the same feel and make more pages for my summery photos.

I started by choosing papers that matched the inspiration kit, including unbranded fruit papers and some floral and checked designs from Carta Bella and Maggie Holmes — the patterns match even if the colours aren’t the same. Then I pulled out embellishing pieces such as file tabs, a few lemons, washi tape, pom-pom trim, and journaling cards that fit the theme and match the inspiration items. 

To stretch the kit even further, I added in older Simple Stories collections that share the same colour palette: Summer Snapshots, True Colors, Sun‑Kissed, plus the remaining pieces from Echo Park’s A Slice of Summer, which has lots of fruit elements. I also included my office style dies, a cut file (I have some birthday photos), some Vicki Boutin titles, matching Hobbycraft letters, and Bramble Fox Perspextives.

It’s a big kit, but I have plenty of photos to scrap — and hopefully more as we go through the month. I’ve called my kit Lemon Sunshine.

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