Happy Birthday

Here is a birthday card I have using my Katy Sue Designs Fabulous Shoes CD.

From the CD I used a decoupage sheet and three different backing papers (light blue, burgundy and patterned).

The shoe was a bit fiddly at times and I had to cut foam pads down into small pieces but it was worth it.

I have finished the card off with a die-cut sentiment, ribbon, gems , die-cut greenery and some die-cut flowers cut out from the backing papers using a Robert Addams flower die.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of a kinetic card
CD Sunday - Anything goes (I have used the Katy Sue Designs Fabulous Shoes CD)
Get Creative - Anything goes with the option of anything but a card
Incy Wincy - Let's use ribbon
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes with the option of embellish it
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything goes
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
Craft Rocket - Flowers
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New release

Today sees the arrival of a new set of images in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store: 

This set is called the Grayscale Mother and Daughter Mermaid Set. 

In this set you will get three GRAYSCALE images:  Lotus Delight, Aloha and Sakura Delight.

 

It is available in the Etsy Store for an introductory price of $4.00 instead of $6.00.

Hurry as this offer ends on 9 March 2019. 

 

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps March 2019 Facebook Challenge - SPRING/EASTER

  Today is the start of the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group Monthly Challenge.

The topic for the Facebook March 2019 challenge is "SPRING/EASTER".

Here is my inspiration post with this theme.

For my Spring-like card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Pale Messengers".  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers, highlighted areas with my white Posca pen and inked around the edges with Tim Holtz's Shabby Shutters distress ink.

The backing papers are from a Prima "Believe" pad and I liked the combination of pinks and greens.

I have finished the card off with ribbon (woven in the border across the card which was so fiddly to do), die-cut toadstools (the top was cut out of the Prima "Believe" papers and the bottom was inked with Tim Holtz's Tea Dye distress ink), gems and a sentiment from a Debbi Moore CD.

The Promarkers that I have used are: 

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 

Hair - Raw Sienna, Cocoa and Caramel

Rabbits - Pastel Beige, Khaki and Bright Green

Toadstools/greenery - Red, Poppy Red, Khaki, Cocoa, Bright Green and Leaf Green.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

World Wide Open Design Team - Anything goes

Crafty Friends - Gemstones and/or pearls (I have used sparkly gems on my card)

Di's Digi Designs - Include an animal (bunnies)
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything goes with the option of anything but square
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Simon Says - Anything goes
Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option of CAS
As you Like it - Layers - one of more? (I have to say I prefer lots of layers as they give more interest and depth to the card - but not so good when posting the card!!)
CRAFT - Mother's Day/Female
Digi Doodle - Spring Colour Palette (light green, dark green and pink (yes the paper is a pink colour with red butterflies))
Crafting with Friends - Anything goes
2 Crazy Critters - Anything goes with critters
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Pearly Sparkles - Make it Girlie
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper March Challenge  - Anything goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of best friends

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New release

Today sees the arrival of a new image in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store:

 This image is called "Beloved Hydrangea".  

In this set you will get a black-and-white image and a partially coloured image by Ching-Chou Kuik herself.

It is available in the Etsy Store for an introductory price of $3.00 instead of $4.00.

Hurry as this offer ends on 6 March 2019. 

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 22 February 2019

Here is my weekly 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 "VALENTINE'S DAY/LOVE/FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL".

Here is my inspiration post with that theme.

This week I decided to make a card for "someone special".  For my card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Purple Night Adventure - Grayscale" (which comes in a set along with "Lavender Night Adventure" and "Daisy Night Adventure").  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and created the background with pencils and a Posca white pen.

The backing papers are from The Works.  One of the papers I cut out with a new die from Pretty Quick called "Confetti Stars Panel and Die".  A friend I know used it recently and I loved it and had to have it and the delight was it was in a sale so I only paid £2.70 for it!!!

I have finished the card off with using some of the scraps of paper and stamping out with two different flowers from a Craftwork Cards sentiment set.  Once I had stamped them I cut them out, layered them up and added gems to the centre.

Other finishing touches are two different organza ribbon, some die-cut greenery from a friend, "happy birthday to a special friend" stamped and cut out from the Craftwork Cards sentiment set and finally some more gems.

The Promarkers that I have used are: 

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 

Hair/flowers - Pastel Green, Duck Egg, Soft Green and Amber

Dog - Ice Grey 1, Ice Grey 2, Ice Grey 3 and some Spectrum Noir pencils

Flowers/Fairy wings - Orchid, Amethyst and Purple

Background - Spectrum Noir pencils and blending solution and Posca white pen.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes

More Mixed Media - Anything goes with the option of red

Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option from the heart

Crafting by Designs - Anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything goes with the option of birthday
Ally's Angels - Anything goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
As You Like It - Favourite cards - birthday or Christmas (I would have to go with birthday cards as birthdays are spread out throughout the year which means you can get to spend more time thinking and creating beautiful birthday cards to send to people to brighten their special day)
Crafting with Friends - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Colour it
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
World Wide Open Design Team - Anything goes
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option of no designer papers
The Paper Shelter - Things that fly (fairy)
CRAFT - Fantasy (fairy)
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the option to add a circle on your project
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of something for a boy
Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Colour Crazy Challenge Blog - Friday 22 February 2019

  Good morning.  It is time for another challenge over at the Colour Crazy Challenge Blog.

The topic this week is "anything goes".

PLEASE NOTE:  We are a colouring challenge and therefore to take part in the challenge you MUST have coloured something on your card/creation and you MUST specify the colouring medium you have used.

 This week we are lucky to have our sponsor as the company "All Dressed Up".

For my very distressed/shabby chic style card I have used the All Dressed Up image called "Sightseeing in Paris".  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers, distressed around the edge with a tearing ruler and inked with Tim Holtz's Tea Dye distress ink.

For the mounts of the card I have used a piece of kraft card and a pale salmon colour to match the cute girl's dress in the image.  The other papers were given by a crafty friend Vannessa and I tore around the edges of all the papers - which was certainly a hard task when I haven't got much strength/problems with my hands.  I then inked around the kraft and salmon pink card.  All the other papers I inked all over with the Tea Dye distress ink so they all matched.

To finished the card off I used an Eiffel Tower die and cut two out of kraft card and two out of the salmon pink card and inked around with the Tea Dye distress ink, used a flower stamp and cut out three flowers and added pearls to their centre, stamped a sentiment and added some seam binding across the card and in the form of a bow.

The Promarkers that I have used are: 

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 
Hair/dog - Satin, Pastel Beige, Khaki and Coral

Dress - Dusky Pink, Sunkissed Pink and Coral

Eiffel Tower - Putty, Pastel Beige, Satin and Khaki.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Morgan's Artworld February Challenge - Anything goes
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes

Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes with the option of love it up
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes with the option of using Valentine's colours
More Mixed Media - Anything goes with the option of red
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything goes with the option of birthday
Ally's Angels - Anything goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Moving Along with the Times - A little shabby chic
As You Like It - Favourite cards - birthday or Christmas (I would have to go with birthday cards as birthdays are spread out throughout the year which means you can get to spend more time thinking and creating beautiful birthday cards to send to people to brighten their special day)
Crafting with Friends - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Make My Monday - Make it krafty
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Colour it
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
World Wide Open Design Team - Anything goes
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option of no designer papers
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the option to add a circle on your project
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of something for a boy
Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New release

 Today sees the arrival of a new image in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store: 

  This image is called "Pirate, Skeleton, Roses".

In this set you will get a black-and-white image and a partially coloured image by Ching-Chou Kuik herself.

It is available in the Etsy Store for an introductory price of $3.00 instead of $4.00.

Hurry as this offer ends on 26 February 2019.

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 15 February 2019

 Here is my weekly 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 "VALENTINE'S DAY/LOVE/FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL".

Here is my inspiration post with that theme.

 For my "with love" card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Key to my Heart - Grayscale" (which comes in a set along with "One and Only Heart" and "Key of Love").  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and inked around the edge with Tim Holtz's Victorian Velvet distress ink.

The papers that I have used are from Carta Bella.

I have finished the card off with two strips of lace, satin ribbon, Sue Wilson die-cut greenery, "with love" peel-off coloured black with a Promarker and a corrugated cardboard distressed heart and some roses.

The Promarkers that I have used are: 
Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 
Hair - Tan, Caramel and Cocoa
Dress/roses/key - Red, Poppy, Crimson Red, Bright Green and Walnut.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Digi Doodle Studios - All about love

Love to Craft - Anything goes

Pearly Sparkles - It's a love thing
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper February Challenge - Anything goes
Morgan's Artworld February Challenge - Anything goes
CCC Digi Creations - Valentine's/Love
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option to use a critter
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Crafty Calendar - Add texture and ribbon (texture = flowers, lace and corrugated card heart)
Get Creative - Anything goes with the option of a pop of red
Unicorn Challenge - Include a heart
Daisy Chain Challenge - Have a heart
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option to use a die-cut/punches (die-cut greenery)
Creative Craft Cottage - Valentine's
Aud Sentiments - Love or Valentine sentiments
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Sweet Stampin - Valentine's
A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything goes with the option of birthday
Ally's Angels - Anything goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Flowers
Passion for Promarkers - Something beginning with "L" (love, lots of layers and lace)
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Love is in the air (add a heart)
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Crafting by Designs - Love is in the air
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the optional twist of keep it simple
Polkadoodles - Anything goes

I Love You ....... Be my Valentine

 Here is the Valentine's Day card I have made for my husband.  I have used my Joanna Sheen House Mouse "Gruffies and Happy Hoppers CD" which sadly isn't on sale anymore on Joanna Sheen's website.  I love this cute little bunny as he's helping himself to some chocolates - he'll be in trouble if he eats all the dark chocolates as they are my hubby's favourite!!

For my card I have used a topper sheet from the CD as well as an insert which I have cut down to go on the back of the card.

The backing papers are from Summertime Designs which again are sadly no longer available.

I have used a gorgeous heart embossing folder under the main topper.

I have simply finished the card off with lots of gems as I wanted the image to be the focal point.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Male Room - Love your men
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Crafting by Designs - Love is in the air

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Brown Sugar - Love and/or St Valentine's Day

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option to use a critter

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes with the option of love it up

Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option from the heart

The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes with the option of using Valentine's colours

Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional twist of romance

Craft Rocket - Valentine

Aud Sentiments - Love or Valentine sentiments

CD Sunday - Anything goes using a craft CD (I have used the Joanna Sheen House Mouse "Gruffies and Happy Hoppers" CD)

House Mouse - Blog Hop Anything goes with the option of "love/Valentine"

  

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New releases

 Today sees the arrival of a set of new images in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store: 

 This set of images is called the "Dreaming of Love Set".

In this set you will get three grayscale images:  

Soft Wind Blows - Grayscale

Love - Grayscale

Spring Dreaming - Grayscale.

  It is on a special introductory offer and is $4.50 (instead of $6.00).

Hurry as this offer ends on 15 February 2019.

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 8 February 2019

 Here is my weekly 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 "VALENTINE'S DAY/LOVE/FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL".

Here is my inspiration post with that theme.

 For my "I Love You" card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Love Barn Owl - Grayscale".  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and used Pan Pastels for the background around the image.

On this card I decided not to use backing papers but instead used various inks and stamps to create the backdrop for the image.

I have finished the card off with die-cut feathers and hearts (I put these through and embossing folder), two different ribbons and a Leonie Pujol "I Love You" stamped sentiment.

The Promarkers that I have used are: 

Birds - Caramel, Cinnamon, Cocoa, Pastel Beige and Khaki.
Branches - Cocoa, Caramel and Pastel Beige.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything goes with the option of Valentine's
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option of love/hearts
Moving Along with the Times - Add a sentiment
Digi Doodle Studios - All about love
Love to Scrap - Anything goes with the option of monochrome
Alphabet Challenge - W is for wings
Cards Galore Encore - Anything goes
2 Crafty Critters - Anything goes with critters
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Brown Sugar - Love and/or St Valentine's Day
Pearly Sparkles - It's a love thing
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes
Love to Create - Anything creative/mixed media goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option to use a critter
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Crafty Calendar - Add texture and ribbon (texture = embossing)
Get Creative - Anything goes with the option of a pop of red
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes with the option of love it up
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Tales from the Craft Room - Love
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option from the heart
More Mixed Media - Anything goes with the option of red
Unicorn Challenge - Include a heart
Daisy Chain Challenge - Have a heart
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - For the one you love
Passion for Promarkers - Flora or fauna
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes with the option of using Valentine's colours
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option to use a die-cut/punches (I have used die-cut feathers and hearts)
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - With love
Craft Rocket - Valentine
Creative Craft Cottage - Valentine's
Aud Sentiments - Love or Valentine sentiments
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the optional twist of hearts and flowers
Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Thank You Card

One of my favourite presenters on Hochanda has to be Phill Martin.  The laughable thing that is until a friend bought me this gorgeousssssssssssss stamp for Christmas I had none of his stamps.  As a thank you for some kind people at work who bought me some chocolates for Christmas I made this "thank you" card for them.

I started off with a plain piece of card and used my Tim Holtz Faded Jeans and Peeled Pain distress inks to colour the sky and grass.  I have then used the Phill Martin rubber stamp "On Safari" with black Versafine via my Tim Holtz stamping platform.  Silhouette stamps can be difficult to stamp but thankfully with one of my best buys for 2018 I could re-stamp the image twice to get a clear impression with the stamping platform.

I then used a Spellbinders label and cut out from white card, stamped a sentiment on it and edged with the Faded Jeans distress ink so it would merge into the sky.

I finished off the card with some matting and layering and nothing else as I wanted this beautiful stamp to do the talking.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafting with Friends - Anything goes
Cards Galore Encore - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

Love to Craft - Anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes

Love to Scrap - Anything goes with the option of monochrome
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

2 Crafty Critters - Anything goes with critters

Stamping Sensations - All things bright and beautiful (for me things like trees, animals and birds are beautiful and we need to be grateful for these)

Love to Create - Anything creative/mixed media goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option to use a critter
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps February 2019 Facebook Challenge - VALENTINE'S DAY/LOVE/FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL

 Today is the start of the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group Monthly Challenge.

The topic for the Facebook February 2019 challenge is "VALENTINE'S DAY/LOVE/FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL".

Here is my inspiration post with this theme.

For my love card I have used one of the newly released Ching-Chou Kuik grayscale digital stamps called "Key to my Heart" (it comes in a set along with "One and Only Heart" and "Key of Love").  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and inked around the image with Tim Holtz's Pumice Stone distress ink.

The backing papers are from Carta Bella.

I have finished the card off with a doily (I have chalked over the rose and leaves of the doily), two different spotty ribbons and some gems.

The Promarkers that I have used are: 

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 

Hair - Ice Grey 1 and Ice Grey 2

Flowers - Red, Poppy and Crimson

Bird/other accents - Ice Grey 1, Ice Grey 2, Ice Grey 3, Red, Poppy and Crimson.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Crafty Friends - Animals/birds
Simon Says - Love is in the air
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything goes with the option of Valentine's
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Simon Says - Anything goes
Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option of love/hearts
CRAFT - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Valentine's
Digi Doodle Studios - All about love
Love to Scrap - Anything goes with the option of monochrome
Love to Craft - Anything goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything goes
Cards Galore Encore - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Brown Sugar - Love and/or St Valentine's Day
Pearly Sparkles - It's a love thing
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper February Challenge - Anything goes
Morgan's Artworld February Challenge - Anything goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of lots of layers
Polkadoodles - Anything goes