Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 21 October 2016

 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 "HALLOWEEN/SOMETHING SPOOKY".

This week the Blog Design Team have been challenged to "anything goes" so here is my inspiration post with this theme.

For my card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Blue Pumpkin" and I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and used Pan Pastels for the background.

I cut a piece of corrugated card and painted with Imagination Crafts Starlights paint and then adhered to a card blank.

The backing papers I have used from Summertime Designs.

I have finished this card off with a die-cut spider and pumpkin, spider ribbon, ticket sentiment and card candi.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Calendar - Halloween

Delicious Doodles - Halloween

Paper Creator - Anything spooky

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper October Challenge - Anything goes

Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes
Love to Craft - Anything goes
Unicorn Challenge - Pretty in pinks or Halloween
Crafty Boots - Halloween
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes
Simply Create Too - Halloween
The Ribbon Girl - October any image challenge
Glitter n Sparkle - Anything goes
Robyn's Fetish - Halloween cards
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
One Stitch at a Time - Halloween colours
Get Creative - Black and orange
Love to Scrap - Anything goes
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Always anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Festive pumpkins
A Snowflake's Promise - Anything goes/seasons
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Let's Craft and Create - Halloween/autumn/fall
Penny's Paper Challenge - Halloween
The Paper Shelter - Halloween
Create and Inspire - Just for fun
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Halloween/Fall
Crafting by Designs - Halloween
Crafty Ribbons - Ribbon or lace
Cute Card Thursday - Halloween
Brown Sugar - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of embossing if you want
Crafting with Friends - Always anything goes
Simply Papercrafts - Always anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Art by Miran - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik's Etsy Store - New Release and Special Offer

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

  The image is called "Mad Tea Party" and is available for $2 at a special introductory offer instead of $4.  This offer ends on 23 October 2016.  

There is also a SPECIAL DISCOUNT going on in the Etsy Store.  

If you use the code OCT2016 you can get an amazing 25% of all the digital stamps in the store.  

Hurry along to the Etsy Store as this offer ends on 23 October 2016.

PLEASE NOTE:  this discount DOES NOT cover original artwork. 

Kit and Clowder Classes - Sponsored by Ching-Chou Kuik

  

Over at Kit and Clowder there is now showing the October Online Class for Markers and Pencils.  

These classes are being sponsored by Ching-Chou Kuik.

If you take this class and have a liking for Ching-Chou Kuik's amazing images pop on over to the Etsy Store where there are lots and lots of images to pick from.

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 14 October 2016

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 "HALLOWEEN/SOMETHING SPOOKY".

This week the Blog Design team have been challenged to "use die-cuts" so here is my inspiration post with this theme.

I decided to make a piece of altered art.  I painted an empty wine bottle with Imagination Crafts Starlights blue and silver paints.  I then added some Dutch Doobadoo texture paste through a Dutch Doobadoo stencil and left to dry.  I then dabbed over the blue Starlight paint over the raised area.  The Starlight paints gave the bottle such a sparkle.

The Ching-Chou Kuik image I have used is called "The Serene Night" and I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and fussy cut out.

For the die-cut elements of the challenge I have die-cut lots of handmade flowers, shells and greenery and I have stuck these on and painted with Starlight paints.

I have finished the bottle off with some decorative silver mesh, organza ribbon bow, pearls and dew drops. 

Here is what the back of the bottle looks like.

I am entering this piece of altered art into the following challenges:

Noor! Design UK - CAS or fully loaded (I opted for fully loaded)

CCC Digi Creations - Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

Altered Eclectics - Anything goes

Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes
Love to Craft - Anything goes
More Mixed Media - Anything goes with the option of orange
The Pencil Case - Anything goes
Love to Create - Anything creative/mixed media goes
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes or the optional twist of pumpkins
Fab n Funky - Shades of grey or lots of sparkle
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/autumn colours
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Not a card
Create and Inspire - Anything goes
Brown Sugar - Handmade flowers
Crafty Catz - All tied up (ribbon)
Graph'it - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Art by Miran - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik's Etsy Store - New Release

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

 The image is called "Little Poodle" and is available for $2.00 at a special introductory offer instead of $4.  

This offer ends on 18 October 2016.

Ching-Chou Kuik's Etsy Store - New Release and 2nd Blog Anniversary

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

  The image is called "Autumn Moon" and is available for $2.00 at a special introductory offer instead of $4.  This offer ends on 16 October 2016.

 On Saturday 1 October 2016 it was the second anniversary of the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog.  

The Blog Design Team and Facebook Design Team have joined together to show you their "Halloween/something spooky" creations.

Make sure you pop by and visit the blog to see the full details.

PLEASE NOTE:  I cannot find details of entrants' e-mail addresses via Mister Linky so if you enter the challenge please can you E-MAIL ME so I can forward to you your free image "Spring Witch" for the taking part in our 2nd anniversary celebrations.  Thank you.

Another Thank You Card

Here is another thank you card I had to make.  This time the recipient is a male.  

I have used a rubber stamp that I have had from a company which is now Chocolate Baroque of this stunning lighthouse scene.  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and highlighted areas with my white Posca pen.

The backing papers are from my beloved Crafty Individuals seaside pad.

For some texture I have finished the card off with some twine and a charm and then finally a stamped sentiment has been added.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper October Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Add texture (twine and charm)
A Snowflake's Promise - Anything goes or twist of the seasons
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
The Pencil Case - Anything goes

Have a Rocking Time!

Here is a birthday card I have made using a design sheet, backing paper and decorated insert from my Debbi Moore Rock n Roll CD.

As this card needs to be posted I have had to keep the embellishments to a minimum but I am hoping the male recipient likes it.  Fingers crossed x

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper October Challenge - Anything goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes

Create and Inspire - Anything goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

Thank You

I need to make a few thank you cards so here I am showing you my first card.  For my card I have used a gorgeous topper sheet from a Debbi Moore magazine.

The papers are from my stash and I have added a cream Nuvo pearl dot to some of the dots on the paper.

I have finished the card off quite simply with some satin ribbon and some flowers.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Unicorn Challenge - Pretty in pinks or Halloween

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist to use green and gold

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper October Challenge - Anything goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

A Snowflake's Promise - Anything goes or twist of the seasons

Create and Inspire - Anything goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

In the Pink - Flower power

Brown Sugar - Think pink

Simply Papercrafts - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 7 October 2016

  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 "HALLOWEEN/SOMETHING SPOOKY".

Here is my inspiration post with this theme.

 For my card I have used one of my all time favourite Ching-Chou Kuik Halloween images called "Halloween Trio".  I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and used Pan Pastels and ink for the background.

The backing papers I have used are from Summertime Designs.  I have used some Clearly Besotted Halloween stamps to add the "BOO" and bird to the backing paper and image.

I have finished the card off with some raffia ribbon (this was originally purple but I paint with Hobbycraft gold acrylic paint), black fibres, ticket sentiment, buttons, Sue Wilson Finishing Touches Greenery (I die-cut out of silver mirri card and coloured with orange/green/brown Promarkers) and some die-cut black/gold tissue paper flowers.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Crafty Calendar - Halloween

A Gem of a Challenge - Halloween

The Pencil Case - Anything goes

CCC Digi Creations - Anything goes

Delicious Doodles - Halloween

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Paper Creator - Anything spooky
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper October Challenge - Anything goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist to use green and gold
Love to Craft - Anything goes
Robyn's Fetish - Square cards
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Die-cuts/punches
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Unicorn Challenge - Pretty in pinks or Halloween
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Add texture (raffia ribbon, wool fibres and scrunched up tissue paper flowers)
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
A Snowflake's Promise - Anything goes or twist of the seasons
Let's Craft and Create - Halloween/Autumn/Fall
Simon Says - Halloween inspiration
Crafty Gals Corner - Dies/punches
Penny's Paper - Anything goes
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes
Create and Inspire - Anything goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Crafty Ribbons - Halloween colours
CRAFT - Photo inspiration
4 Crafty Chicks - Die-cuts (die-cut flowers with die-cut greenery underneath)
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything goes
Simply Papercrafts - Anything goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Halloween theme with ribbon or trim

Ching-Chou Kuik's Etsy Store - New Release and Special Offer

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

 The image is called "Dark Lillies" and is available for $2.00 at a special introductory offer instead of $4.  This offer ends on 11 October 2016.

DON'T FORGET

On Saturday 1 October 2016 it was the second anniversary of the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog.  

The Blog Design Team and Facebook Design Team have joined together to show you their "Halloween/something spooky" creations.

Make sure you pop by and visit the blog to see the full details.

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group October Monthly Challenge - Halloween/something spooky

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

Today is also the 2nd Blog Anniversary of the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog and to celebrate this the Facebook Group are having the same topic of "Halloween/something spooky".

For my card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Night Wanderer".  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and inked around the edge with Tim Holtz's Chipped Sapphire distress ink.

The backing papers are from Summertime Designs.

I have finished the card off with a die-cut bat and ghost, ticket sentiment and some wide organza ribbon.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes

Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Simon Says - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes/2 patterned papers
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/use patterned papers
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Star Stampz - Layer it up
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything goes
Julia Spiri - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything goes with the option of let's celebrate
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Brown Sugar - Anything goes
Graph'it - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Art by Miran - Anything goes
The Pencil Case - Anything goes
CCC Digi Creations - Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper October Challenge - Anything goes
Paper Creator - Anything spooky
Delicious Doodles - Halloween
A Gem of a Challenge - Halloween
Crafty Calendar - Halloween
Crafty Creations - Halloween
Cardz 4 Galz - Fall colours
Crafty Ribbons - Ribbon or lace
CRAFT - Fantasy
Aud Sentiments - Anything goes and sentiment
QKR Stampede - Cut it up ie use scissors, punches or dies

2nd Blog Anniversary of the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog

Today is a very special day as it is the 2nd Blog Anniversary of the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog.

There are some Design Team members that we have sadly lost, some Design Team members that have joined in the recent year and some that have been on the 2 year journey that we have been on.  Thank you to you all.

Thank you to everyone that enters our Blog Challenge as with all your help it means the Challenge Blog continues.

There is also continued thanks to Ching-Chou Kuik for the amazing images that she creates for us to use.

Make sure you pop over to the Blog to find out what the 2nd Blog Anniversary celebrations involve.

Here's to the next 2 years!!

Ching-Chou Kuik's Etsy Store - New Release and Special Offer

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

 The image is called "Deer Autumn" and is available for $2.80 at a special introductory offer instead of $4.  This offer ends on 3 October 2016.

Also if you use the code "FALL30" you can get 30% off all digital stamps in the store when you spend $9 or more.

This offer ends on 3 October 2016.   

JUST A HEADS UP

On Saturday 1 October 2016 there will be celebrations taking place on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog and the Facebook Group as it will be TWO YEARS since the start of the Inspiration and Challenge Blog.

Make sure you pop by and visit to see what is happening.

Ching-Chou Kuik's Etsy Store - New Release and Special Offer

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

 The image is called "Autumn Whisper" and is available for $2.80 at a special introductory offer instead of $4.  This offer ends on 27 September 2016.

Also if you use the code "Alice25" you can get 25% off all digital stamps in the store when you spend $5 or more.

This offer ends on 27 September 2016.   

There is also another new arrival in the store called "Cheshire Cat Illusion".

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 23 September 2016

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 "SYMPATHY/THINKING OF YOU/THANK YOU".

This week the Design Team have the topic of "anything goes".

As you can see I have made a Pocket Letter.

I have definitely fallen in love with making these.

I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik images "Little Sparkles", "Little Talks" and "Gentleness".

I have coloured the images in with Promarkers and inked around the edges with Tim Holtz's Vintage Photo distress ink.

I have used various stamps for the remaining pocket letter fronts.

I have used a scroll/flower/leaf stencil and spread Dutch Doobadoo texture paste through it.  When I moved off the stencil I sprinkled some brown glitter on top.

These pocket letters have been finished off with flowers cut from some backing paper, brads, lace, ribbon, punched leaves, die-cut sentiment and a wooden snail and ladybird embellishment.

Here are the back of the pockets which include buttons, charms, flowers, wired leaves, stamp, die-cut leaves, gems, pearls and the most important part, the letter.

I am entering this pocket letter into the following challenges:

Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes

Love to Create - Anything mixed media/creative goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist of the colours of fall

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
Not Just Cards - Anything goes
Ooh La La Creations - Anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything goes with the optional theme of pick a tune - inspired by a song
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Graph'it - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 16 September 2016

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 "SYMPATHY/THINKING OF YOU/THANK YOU".

For this week the Design Team were challenged (well and truly for some of us!!) to the topic of white-on-white ie everything has to be white except the image that has been coloured in.

For my card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Dandelions Glow" and I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers, highlighted the dandelions with Stickles glitter glue and edged the image with Tim Holtz's Stormy Sky distress ink.

With the card being white-on-white I have used the same make of white card for everything on the card.  One layer is embossed with a Crafter's Companion Textures embossing folder, another layer is embossed with a dandelions embossing folder and I have repeated the pattern acrosse the card and highlighted the dandelions with glitter and butterflies die-cut with two layers for dimenion and glitter added.

I have finished the card off with a stamped sentiment, white ribbon, buttons, pearls and lace.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes

Craft Rocket - Anything goes

Creative Ladybirds - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist of the colours of Fall

A Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

The Pencil Case - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist of the colours of fall

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes

Pile it On - Die-cut embellishments (butterflies)

Not Just Cards - Anything goes

The Cutie Pie - Birthdays

Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes

Ooh La La Creations - Anything goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Freestyle

Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes

Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional twist of fall colours

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Anything goes

The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/funny

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

Creatalicious Challenge - Anything goes with the optional theme of pick a tune - inspired by a song

Crafty Ribbons - Birthday

The Crafter's Cafe - Use buttons

QKR Stampede - Anything goes

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Graph'it - Anything goes

Polkadoodles - Anything goes