Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Monthly Challenge Blog - Kym's Inspiration Post - Monday 3 August 2015

Monday has whizzed around again and it is therefore time for me to show you my Inspiration Post for the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Monthly Challenge Blog.

Before I do I'd like to remind you that our challenge this month is "a floral display".  This could be that you use an image with flowers, backing papers with flowers, flowers as embellishments or all of these.  It would be lovely if you could take part.

For my card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamp called "Winter Fellows".  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and added Polar White Flowersoft to look like snow on the ground/scattered on the trees/in the sky and for the fur on this little girl's coat.

The backing papers I have used are from my Creative Crafting World "Perfect Companions Christmas CD-Rom".  I have used a freebie border embossing folder to add some texture to the middle of the card.

Unfortunately here in the UK our postage is a lot so it is necessary to try and keep things like Christmas quite thin if you need to post therefore I have kept my embellishment quite low.  These are some die-cut trees/deer, grosgrain ribbon, doily, sentiment and some poinsettia flowers I have made from some pearlescent paper.  I bought a pack of this recently and went for a neutral colour of "orchid" which then meant I could colour with my pens to whatever colour I wanted.  It worked perfectly and gives them a real shine.  I have just added some yellow seed beads to the centre.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

CRAFT - Christmas animals
As You Like It - Two favourite embellishments and why (mine would have to be ribbon and flowers.  Flowers can add such dimension to a card or can even be quite flat.  I do buy some flowers but I mainly make my own so I love that freedom that you can easily match ones you make to what card you have made.  Ribbon - I love ribbon's flexibility as you can lay it flat, tie in knots, tie in bows and even make into flowers)
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Your favourite occasion (Christmas)
Digi Choosday - Punches and/or die-cuts
Crafty Gals Corner - Any holiday (Christmas)
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
The Crafter's Cafe - The great outdoors
Create and Inspire - Anything goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Crafting by Designs - 3 or more layers
Graph'it - Colour palette or anything goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
Simply Create Too - Anything goes
Little Claire's Challenge - Christmas
Craft Hazelnut Christmas Challenge - Something old (these doilies I have had for 2-3 years.  I didn't want to use as I liked them so much but the time has come for them to be used)
Di's Digi Designs - Use ribbon/lace/twine
Christmas Card Challenge - Photo inspiration (I have gone for the theme of using lots of white for the snow, deer, trees and doily)
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes
Robyn's Fetish - Use a doily
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper August Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything goes
Love to Scrap - Anything goes
Bunny Zoe's Challenge - Shaped cards
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft Facebook Challenge - Anything goes