Sweet Pea Stamps Progressive Challenge Part 2 - September 2015

I took part in Part 1 of the Sweet Pea Stamps Progressive Challenge for September and therefore got the image called "How do I Look" by Gabriella Szabo free.  Obviously if you didn't take part in part one you can always purchase the image from Sweet Pea Stamps to take part in part two.

I decided to go with pastel pinks and blue with a touch of green.  I have coloured my image in with my Promarkers and chalked the background.

The backing papers are from my stash.

I have finished the card off with a die-cut sentiment, flowers made from the backing papers with brad centres, washi tape and Joanna Sheen confetti die-cut butterflies.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sweet Pea Stamps Progressive Challenge Part Two - Anything goes using the image "How do I look" by Gabriella Szabo

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper September Challenge - Anything goes

Cards and Scrap - Flowers

Crafty Calendar - Anything goes

Whoopsi Daisy - Add embellishments (flowers, brads, die-cut butterflies and washi tape)

Cuttlebug Mania - Anything goes (I have used Joanna Sheen's table confetti butterfly die and Marianne Designs Craftables Square (I haven't used the square but just one of the flower layers die-cut four times to make a dimensional flower)

Crafty Catz - Anything goes

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Chocolate, Coffee and Cream - Fancy and feminine

Allsorts - Lots of layers

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional twist to create your own challenge

A Lil Patch of Craft Friends - Anything goes

Love to Scrap - Do a double take (I have used four different papers - a blue stripe, pink stripe, pink dots and blue dots)

Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes

Not Just Cards - Anything goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Creative Craft Cottage - Let's get spotty

Passion for Promarkers - Use a sentiment

Fan-tastic Tuesday - Anything goes with a twist to make it feminine

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes

Create and Inspire - Anything goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything goes and sentiment
4 Crafty Chicks - Birthday

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New Release and Special Introductory Price

There have been two new releases to the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store:

The first image is called "Bon Voyage" and the second image is called "Autumn's here" and they are available in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store at a Special Introductory Price as a two stamp set.  The cost of both images is £4.40 (normal price $8) and they are available at this special price up to the end of 14 September 2015.  

Hurry on over to the Etsy Store.

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Monthly Challenge Blog - Kym's Inspiration Post - Wednesday 9 September 2015

It is 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 "the colours of Fall" eg yellow, orange, green and brown.  Your card/creation doesn't have to be Fall/Halloween related.  You just need to use the colours mentioned.

I decided to use the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamp called "Walk Unafraid".  I coloured the image in with my Promarkers.  I used some chalks for the moon and sky and then used a Brown Tint Pan pastel around the edge of the image.  I then went over the whole thing with my Coarse Medium Pan Pastel to add some sparkle and to give a bit of a muted appearance to it.

For the background I have used a piece of watercolour card, splodged on Tim Holtz's Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Shabby Shutters and Brushed Corduroy distress inks and then spritzed with water and allowed to dry.  I used a leaf stamp from IndigoBlu and Sheena Douglass and stamped with the same inks all around the edge of the card.  I used some of the leftover watercolour card and die-cut various leaf shapes and inked with Shabby Shutters distress ink around the outside.  I have used a Crafter's Companion Textures distress embossing folder and highlighted the embossing with my Shabby Shutters distress ink.

I have finished the card off with some ribbon, leaves and some gems.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Ooh La La Creations - Signs of autumn (to mean the signs of autumn are the changing colour of the leaves)
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes/use a sentiment
Crafting Musketeers - Autumn colours
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Graph'it - Anything goes/backgrounds
Crafty Calendar - Anything goes
Allsorts - Lots of layers
Glitter n Sparkle - Anything goes
Love to Create - Anything mixed media/creative/inky goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional twist to create your own challenge
A Lil Patch of Craft Friends - Anything goes
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Not Just Cards - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Photo inspiration
Create and Inspire - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps

Here is a weekly reminder to tell you that Ching-Chou Kuik's digital stamps are available from her Etsy Store.  You will see a wonderful array of beautiful images for all occasions and there will be more added on a weekly basis so remember to go and have a look.

Ching-Chou Kuik's Etsy Store can be found at:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/gjzcck

There is an Inspiration and Monthly Challenge Blog.  Here you will find a challenge topic for each month.  

There will be a Monthly Blog Challenge Winner who will get to pick two digital images as their prize from the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store.  This winner will be picked by Random.org.

There is also a Monthly "Artist's Choice Award" and this means that anyone that has entered the Monthly Blog Challenge using an image from Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Etsy Store will be in with a chance of winning 5 digital images of their choice award.  This winner will be picked by Ching-Chou Kuik herself.

The Monthly Blog Challenge Topic for September 2015 "The colours of Fall" eg oranges, greens, yellows and browns.

As from March 2015 we have a new idea for those that enter the Monthly Blog Challenge in that we will be asking for a Guest Designer to join the Design Team for a month.  For those that enter the March Challenge they will be get to be a Guest Designer for May to give the crafter chance to make a card/creation, those that enter the April Challenge will be a Guest Designer for June etc.  If you would like to be a Guest Designer please put “GDT” after your name.  You will be contacted ASAP if you are successful.  If you don’t get in the first time make sure you keep trying!!

Daily you will also find inspiration for Weeks 1, 2 and 3 from the Design Team members Alica, Aurora, Dianne, Linda, Lozzy, Sylvia, Vannessa and myself.

For Weeks 4 (and 5 if there is one) each day there will be a card/creation showcased that a crafter has entered into the monthly blog challenge or shared on the Facebook Group or entered into the monthly Facebook Challenge.

If you would like to have a look at these images made into cards why don't you join the Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Facebook Group.  This Group can be found HERE.

Here you will also find details of the monthly challenge they have. Anyone can also post cards/creations on here that they have made from Ching-Chou Kuik's digital stamps and you will see creations made by the Monthly Challenge Blog Design Team (Alica, Aurora, Dianne, Linda, Lozzy, Sylvia, Vannessa and myself) and the Facebook Design team (Bonnie, Collette, Felisha, Laura, Samantha and Sande).

Over at Kit and Clowder you will find details of various on-line classes that you can buy and participate in. Ching-Chou Kuik is one of the sponsors. At the moment the various classes are as follows:

Alcohol Markers - Skin and Hair Technique Class

Alcohol Markers - Clothing Technique Class

Alcohol Markers - Lightsource Technique Class

Alcohol Markers - All About Animals Class

Alcohol Markers - Creative Confidence Class

Alcohol Markers - Whimsical Class

Watercolours - Distress Ink Class

Pencils - Perfecting Pencils Class

If you want to find out a bit more about colouring techniques pop on over to Kit and Clowder and have a look.

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store Week-end Sale (5 and 6 September 2015) - 30% off all stamps in the Etsy Store

Just to let you you that there is a special event on over at the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store.

For two days only (5 and 6 September 2015) you can get an amazing 30% of all digital stamps in the Etsy Store.  There is a minimum spend of $12.

Hurry on over to the Etsy Store and grab some bargains.

Season's Greetings

Here is a Christmas card that I have made using a Sweet Pea Stamps image by Conie Fong called "Sally and Little Squirrel" and it is available as a digital stamp and a rubber stamp.  I have coloured the image in with Graph'it pens, chalked the background and added Stickles glitter glue to the fur on her clothes/boots and for some added sparkle to the tree/background.  I finally inked around the edge with Tim Holtz's Aged Mahogany distress ink.

The backing papers are from my stash and I have had for a quite a few years now.

I have finished the card off with punched flowers. die-cut holly, ribbon, Nuvo pearl drops (green) and a sentiment from my Creative Crafting World Perfect Companions Christmas CD.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Graph'it Challenge - Anything goes/backgrounds

Di's Digi Designs - Include a sentiment

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option to make your own challenge

Robyn's Fetish - Square cards only

Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/twist of school

Incy Wincy - Anything goes

Sparkles Christmas - Oh Christmas tree

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper September Challenge - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything goes

Creative Card Crew - Christmas

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes with an optional twist to recycle/upcycle (the ribbon came from a box of chocolates eaten a long time ago!!)

Creative Moments - Anything goes/use a sentiment

Crafting for all Seasons - Tic-tac-toe (I have used the middle horizontal row of ribbon, digi image and sparkle/bling (Stickles glitter glue)

ABC Christmas - Things beginning with "R" - red and ribbon

Simon Says - Make it colourful

Penny's Paper Challenge - Use a sentiment

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Sweet Pea Stamps Progressive Challenge Part 1 - Anything goes
Julia Spiri Challenge - Anything goes with the optional twist of something new (wishing Julia and all her Design Team all the very best for their challenge blog starting)

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps

Here is a weekly reminder to tell you that Ching-Chou Kuik's digital stamps are available from her Etsy Store.  You will see a wonderful array of beautiful images for all occasions and there will be more added on a weekly basis so remember to go and have a look.

Ching-Chou Kuik's Etsy Store can be found at:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/gjzcck

There is an Inspiration and Monthly Challenge Blog.  Here you will find a challenge topic for each month.  

There will be a Monthly Blog Challenge Winner who will get to pick two digital images as their prize from the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store.  This winner will be picked by Random.org.

There is also a Monthly "Artist's Choice Award" and this means that anyone that has entered the Monthly Blog Challenge using an image from Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Etsy Store will be in with a chance of winning 5 digital images of their choice award.  This winner will be picked by Ching-Chou Kuik herself.

The Monthly Blog Challenge Topic for September 2015 "The colours of Fall" eg oranges, greens, yellows and browns.

As from March 2015 we have a new idea for those that enter the Monthly Blog Challenge in that we will be asking for a Guest Designer to join the Design Team for a month.  For those that enter the March Challenge they will be get to be a Guest Designer for May to give the crafter chance to make a card/creation, those that enter the April Challenge will be a Guest Designer for June etc.  If you would like to be a Guest Designer please put “GDT” after your name.  You will be contacted ASAP if you are successful.  If you don’t get in the first time make sure you keep trying!!

Daily you will also find inspiration for Weeks 1, 2 and 3 from the Design Team members Alica, Aurora, Dianne, Linda, Lozzy, Sylvia, Vannessa and myself.

For Weeks 4 (and 5 if there is one) each day there will be a card/creation showcased that a crafter has entered into the monthly blog challenge or shared on the Facebook Group or entered into the monthly Facebook Challenge.

If you would like to have a look at these images made into cards why don't you join the Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Facebook Group.  This Group can be found HERE.

Here you will also find details of the monthly challenge they have. Anyone can also post cards/creations on here that they have made from Ching-Chou Kuik's digital stamps and you will see creations made by the Monthly Challenge Blog Design Team (Alica, Aurora, Dianne, Linda, Lozzy, Sylvia, Vannessa and myself) and the Facebook Design team (Bonnie, Collette, Felisha, Laura, Samantha and Sande).

Over at Kit and Clowder you will find details of various on-line classes that you can buy and participate in. Ching-Chou Kuik is one of the sponsors. At the moment the various classes are as follows:

Alcohol Markers - Skin and Hair Technique Class

Alcohol Markers - Clothing Technique Class

Alcohol Markers - Lightsource Technique Class

Alcohol Markers - All About Animals Class

Alcohol Markers - Creative Confidence Class

Alcohol Markers - Whimsical Class

Watercolours - Distress Ink Class

Pencils - Perfecting Pencils Class 

If you want to find out a bit more about colouring techniques pop on over to Kit and Clowder and have a look.

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group Monthly Challenge - September 2015 - Clean and Simple (CAS)

Today sees the start of another challenge over at the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group and time for you to see creations from the Facebook Design Team.

The challenge for September 2015 is "clean and simple (CAS)".  Yikes most of you say.  I did too but I have played along as well.

For my Halloween cards I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamp called "Exotic Night".  I have used the normal Halloween colours but decided to go for more muted tones.  I have coloured my image in with Promarkers, used Tim Hotlz's Stormy Sky and Black Soot distress inks around the edge and added some pearl dots.

Now for the "clean and simple" bit.  For "clean and simple" this generally means leaving a lot of white background and keeping embellishments to a minimum or not at all.

I scored around the edge of my card and then made a frame for my image using some Spellbinders dies.  I then used a Clearly Besotted Stamps Halloween sentiment and then did a doodle border around the edge.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Challenge - Anything goes
Create and Inspire - Anything goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything goes with the option of a sketch
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of create your own challenge
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/twist of school
Incy Wincy - Anything goes
CCC Digi Creations - Include a sentiment
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Delicious Doodles Challenge - September 2015 - On the dark side

 Today sees the start of another challenge over at the Delicious Doodles Challenge Blog.  Teri's images can now be found in the Delicious Doodles Etsy Shop.

The challenge for September is "on the dark side".  This means you can use a darker style of images or just darker colours.

For my card I have used the Delicious Doodles image called "Skully Bishop Chess Piece" and I have coloured it in with my Promakers and used chalks and a gold Pan Pastel for the background.

The backing papers are from my stash.  I used a Crafter's Companion Textures stamp on some kraft card, put through an Embossalicious embossing folder and highlighted the embossing with my gold Pan pastel.

I have finished the card off with a die-cut sentiment, gold filigree ribbon, kraft buttons and brads.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Simon Says Challenge - Anything goes
Create and Inspire - Anything goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything goes with the option of a sketch
Glitter n Sparkle - Add buttons
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of create your own challenge (I have created my own challenge with square - birthday - gold/metallic (gold/metallic ribbon and around sentiment)
Robyn's Fetish - Square cards only
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/twist of school
Incy Wincy - Anything goes
CCC Digi Creations - Include a sentiment
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper September Challenge - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog - September 2015 Challenge - The Colours of Fall

Today sees the start of another challenge over at the Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Monthly Challenge Blog.

This month the challenge is "The Colours of Fall" eg greens, orange, brown and yellow.  You don't need to make a Fall/Halloween card but just need to use the colours of the challenge.

To take part you do not have to use a Ching-Chou Kuik digital stamp but we all do love to see them being used.

 If you do use a Ching-Chou Kuik image from her Etsy store you can enter the challenge twice, thus giving you two chances of winning.

It also means that you could be "in the running" of winning the Artist Choice Award where Ching-Chou Kuik herself looks at all the entries using an image from her Etsy Store and the winner gets to pick 5 images free from the Etsy Store as their prize.

Here is a sneak peak of my card that you will see on Wednesday 9 September.  For my card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik digital stamp called "Walk Unafraid".

It would be lovely if you could play along with the challenge this month.