Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Monday 18 December 2023

We ended the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Monthly Challenge due to lack of entrants earlier this year but we kept the Blog Challenge going and the existing Facebook Design Team members would showcase their cards each month on the Facebook Group.

Sadly as we get so few entrants each month to the Blog Challenge we have decided to end the Blog Challenge after December 2023 and that the Facebook page will only be left open for anyone using Ching-Chou's amazing images to show Facebook followers.

We have had an array of super talented Design Team Leaders and Design Team Members and we thank them for the beautiful creations they have made month after month.

So with many tears in my eyes this is my last inspiration post as part of the Ching-Chou Kuik Design Team.  I've had a wonderful journey since October 2014.

For my final tag this month I have used a Spellbinders die for the shape.

I have used the pre-coloured Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Aurora Woods" and have printed off onto canvas paper.

I have finished my tag off with some die-cut greenery, gold pearl dots and some ribbon to hang the tag on a present.

Thank you for joining in with my Ching-Chou Kuik journey since October 2014.  You will still see me create projects with Ching-Chou's utterly amazing images.

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Monday 11 December 2023

We ended the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Monthly Challenge due to lack of entrants earlier this year but we kept the Blog Challenge going and the existing Facebook Design Team members would showcase their cards each month on the Facebook Group.

Sadly as we get so few entrants each month to the Blog Challenge we have decided to end the Blog Challenge after December 2023 and that the Facebook page will only be left open for anyone using Ching-Chou's amazing images to show Facebook followers.

We have had an array of super talented Design Team Leaders and Design Team Members and we thank them for the beautiful creations they have made month after month.

So this is my second inspiration post for December 2023.

For this tag I have used a Sheena Douglass die and stamped holly around the edge and stamped a sentiment.

I have used the pre-coloured Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Crimson Holly" and have printed onto canvas paper to add some texture.

I have finished off with some  die-cut holly, red pearl drops for the berried and some ribbon to hang the tag on a present.

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Monday 4 December 2023

We ended the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Monthly Challenge due to lack of entrants earlier this year but we kept the Blog Challenge going and the existing Facebook Design Team members would showcase their cards each month on the Facebook Group.

Sadly as we get so few entrants each month to the Blog Challenge we have decided to end the Blog Challenge after December 2023 and that the Facebook page will only be left open for anyone using Ching-Chou's amazing images to show Facebook followers.

We have had an array of super talented Design Team Leaders and Design Team Members and we thank them for the beautiful creations they have made month after month.

So this is my first inspiration post for December 2023.

I have made a Christmas card tag using the pre-coloured Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Holly Fairy" and have printed her out onto canvas paper.

I have used a Sentimentally Yours die to cut the tag shape, stamped around with various holly stamps and finished off with some ribbon to hang the tag on a present.

I have finished the tag off with some die-cut holly, red pearl drops for the holly berries and a die-cut sentiment coloured with a gold Posca pen.

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Monday 20 November 2023

Sadly we have ended the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Monthly Challenge due to lack of entrants.

Instead the Design Team members will be posting three cards/projects each month on the Facebook Group for inspiration on what you could make with Ching-Chou Kuik's amazing images.

Here is one of my inspiration posts.
Today I have done a mixed media project in the form of a calendar for 2024.

I have used the pre-coloured Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Keep in Faith".

I used various Tim Holtz distress inks to colour the small canvas from The Works. 

The backing paper is a recent freebie from Sara Davies at Crafter's Companion.

I have finished the project off with a calendar pad and a Die-cut sunflower which I put a big amount of glue in the centre and added seed beads to the centre for some texture.

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Monday 13 November 2023

Sadly we have ended the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Monthly Challenge due to lack of entrants.

Instead the Design Team members will be posting three cards/projects each month on the Facebook Group for inspiration on what you could make with Ching-Chou Kuik's amazing images.

Here is one of my inspiration posts.
I have made another journal page with a newly released Ching-Chou Kuik pre-coloured decoupage for the image "Crimson Moon".  I have always loved this image but could never colour it to Ching-Chou's standards so now I get to use it in a pre-coloured form so that is wonderful.

Again this week I have used a backing paper from a recent freebie from Sara Davies at Crafter's Companion.  

I have finished the page off simply with some fussy cut poppies from the decoupage sheet, die-cut poppy and a stamped sentiment.

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Monday 6 November 2023

Sadly we have ended the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Monthly Challenge due to lack of entrants.

Instead the Design Team members will be posting three cards/projects each month on the Facebook Group for inspiration on what you could make with Ching-Chou Kuik's amazing images.

Here is one of my inspiration posts.
For my journal "lest we forget" journal page I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik digital image called "Field of Poppies" which I have coloured in with Promarkers.

The backing papers I have used are from a recent freebie from Sara Davies at Crafter's Companion.  Isn't it beautiful?

I have finished the page off with a die-cut poppy and my own writing.

I am afraid this post is a little late as we have been away.  I thought I had everything in motion but I forgot to press the "publish" button!!

New Release in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store

Good evening everyone. 

Just to let you know there has been a new release in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store:
This is a fully coloured decoupage image by Ching-Chou Kuik herself and called "Crimson Moon".

Hurry over to the Etsy Store as it is on a special introductory price of $4.00 (original price $6.00) but this offer ends on 10 November 2023.

New Release in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store

Here is an image that has been released in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store:

This black-and-White image is called "Sea Jelly Mermaid".

This image is available at a special introductory price of $2.00 (original price of $4.00).

Hurry as this offer ends on 25 October 2023.

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Monday 16 October 2023

Sadly we have ended the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Monthly Challenge due to lack of entrants.

Instead the Design Team members will be posting three cards/projects each month on the Facebook Group for inspiration on what you could make with Ching-Chou Kuik's amazing images.

Here is one of my inspiration posts.

For my final journal page this month I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "July Moon".  I cannot see she is in the shop at the moment in a black-and-white format but she is available here as a greyscale option which is just as amazing.

The backing paper is from my stash and I have stamped with a cloud stamps and crackle stamp to add some depth.  I then stamped on the word "BOO" twice.

I have finished off the page with a piece of ribbon, a stamped sentiment and a die-cut witch.

Just thought I would show you last weeks' page alongside this weeks' page.

 I am entering this journal page into the following challenges:

Morgan's Artworld - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Moving Along with the Times - Anything goes
CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes with a CD/USB or digital
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
Stamping Sensations - Autumn Colours or anything goes
We Love to Create - Anything mixed media/paper crafting goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of autumn colours
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes
Classic Design Challenge - Anything goes
Mirtillamente Challenge - Halloween
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of favourite colour combo
As You Like It - Halloween or fairies (I have to say I like fairies but the "pull" of Halloween is more as I like the cute or spooky image and I like the colours of orange/purple/green and black)
Craft Rocket - Autumn and/or Halloween
Daisy Chain - Autumn and/or Halloween
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes
Crafty Calendar - Autumn colours/Halloween
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Penny's Paper - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of monochrome
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Allsorts - Add some texture or anything goes
Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes
Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Monday 9 October 2023

Sadly we have ended the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Monthly Challenge due to lack of entrants.

Instead the Design Team members will be posting three cards/projects each month on the Facebook Group for inspiration on what you could make with Ching-Chou Kuik's amazing images.

Here is one of my inspiration posts.

For my second journal page this month I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Big Pumpkin" and coloured in with Promarkers and coloured the background with chalks.

The backing paper is a scrap from my stash and I have inked the edges with a large web stamp and some bats and added die-cut web corners to the top of the page.

I have finished the page off simply with a stamped sentiment and some die-cut pumpkins.

I am entering this journal page into the following challenges:

We Love Stamping - Mood board (I have chosen mainly the colours orange, purple and green)
Morgan's Artworld - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Moving Along with the Times - Anything goes
CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes with a CD/USB or digital
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
Stamping Sensations - Autumn Colours or anything goes
We Love to Create - Anything mixed media/paper crafting goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of autumn colours
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes
Classic Design Challenge - Anything goes
Mirtillamente Challenge - Halloween
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of favourite colour combo
As You Like It - Halloween or fairies (I have to say I like fairies but the "pull" of Halloween is more as I like the cute or spooky image and I like the colours of orange/purple/green and black)
Craft Rocket - Autumn and/or Halloween
Daisy Chain - Autumn and/or Halloween
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes
Passion for Markers - Spots and/or stripes (spots and stripes on her tights)
Fab n Funky - Show us some colouring
Krafty Chicks - Stamp act
Crafty Calendar - Autumn colours/Halloween
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the optional twist of colours of Autumn
Creative Moments - It's alive!!

New Release in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store

Here is an image that has been released in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store:

This black-and-white image is called "Victorian Witch".
This image is available at a special introductory price of $2.00 (original price of $4.00).

Hurry as this offer ends on 10 October 2023.

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Monday 2 October 2023

Sadly we have ended the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Monthly Challenge due to lack of entrants.

Instead the Design Team members will be posting three cards/projects each month on the Facebook Group for inspiration on what you could make with Ching-Chou Kuik's amazing images.

Here is one of my inspiration posts.

As we do not celebrate Halloween much here in the UK I have decided to make journal pages so I get the joy of looking at them over and over again.

For today's journal page I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik digital stamp called "Halloween Trio".

I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and inked around the edge with a white chalk ink pad.

I have created the main backing paper by inking a piece of watercolour card with Tim Holtz's Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire distress ink and then stamped around the edge with a web stamp.  The other two backing papers are scraps from my stash and I have inked around these with the same white chalk ink pad.

I have finished the page off with a die-cut ghost and some stamped sentiments.

I am entering this journal page into the following challenges:

Morgan's Artworld - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Moving Along with the Times - Anything goes
CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes with a CD/USB or digital
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
Stamping Sensations - Autumn Colours or anything goes
We Love to Create - Anything mixed media/paper crafting goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of autumn colours
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes
Classic Design Challenge - Anything goes
Mirtillamente Challenge - Halloween
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of spots or stripes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Simon Says - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes

Guest Designer for Jan's Digi Stamps Challenge Blog

I was recently asked to be a Guest Designer for Jan's Digi Stamps for September 2023.

I have been away and I thought my post was scheduled for 16 September 2023 but I had not pressed the "publish" button.  It is a long time since I did that but I could not rectify it whilst I was away but I am now publishing my card now.

Last month I was delighted when I saw that I was Jan's Digi Stamps Guest Designer for September 2023.  I was given the topic of "Fall/Autumn" and was able to pick an image from Jan's Digi Store.  Oh my goodness me there are wonderful images in the store and quite diverse but I was spoilt for choice.  In the end I chose "Harvest Scarecrow".

I used one of the large sentiments as a backing paper in Craft Artist and added the gorgeous scarecrow and sentiments.  I also printed out the scarecrow 3 times along with some of the flowers so I could fussy cut and decoupage.

I have simply finished my Autumn/Fall card with some glitter glue on the centre of the flowers and some of the pumpkins.

Thank you to Jan and her Design Team for having me as their Guest Designer.  You are truly lucky to work with such stunning images month after month. 

Sorry about the lateness of my post.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Creative Fingers - Anything goes
As You Like It - Favourite Fall colours and why - here in the UK we do not celebrate Fall but when we visited Utah to see my son's "in-law's" to be, it was so absolutely wonderful seeing Fall decorations in the shops.  I think brown, yellow and reds are brilliant Fall colours my favourite has to be the wonderful shades of orange for the pumpkins.
CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes with CD/USB or digital
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Fab n Funky - Wheels
The Paper Shelter - Food or drink (pumpkins)
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of a watercolour background
Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Monday 18 September 2023

Sadly we have ended the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Monthly Challenge due to lack of entrants.

Instead the Design Team members will be posting three cards/projects each month on the Facebook Group for inspiration on what you could make with Ching-Chou Kuik's amazing images.

Here is one of my inspiration posts.

For this Christmas card I have used the pre-coloured/decoupage Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Northern Blessing".

The backing papers are from a Debbi Moore Designs CD.

I have finished the card off quite simply with some die-cut snowflakes, a Lili of the Valley sentiment and some Nuvo pearl drops.

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Monday 11 September 2023

Sadly we have ended the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Monthly Challenge due to lack of entrants.

Instead the Design Team members will be posting three cards/projects each month on the Facebook Group for inspiration on what you could make with Ching-Chou Kuik's amazing images.

Here is one of my inspiration posts.

I need to try and keep my Christmas card keeping on coming as the year is flashing by.

For my Christmas card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Poinsettia Fairy".

I have coloured the image in with Promarkers.  The two backing papers were more teal coloured so I coloured over with Tim Holtz's Pine Needles distress ink.

On the scalloped mount I have stamped poinsettias and Mistlestoe.

I have finished the card off with a Debbi Moore sentiment, die-cut poinsettia with a large brad for the centre.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Try it On Tuesday - Fantasy
Stamping Sensations - Garden delights or the option of anything goes
We Love Stamping - Trees and leaves or the option of anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes
Crafty Calendar - Anything goes
Morgan's Artworld - Anything goes
Love to Scrap - Anything goes
Love to Craft - Anything goes
Mix it Up - Anything goes with the option to make your own background
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
CD Sunday - Anything goes with CD/USB/digital (digital image used)
Classic Design - Anything goes
Moving Along with the Times - Christmas
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes

Guest Designer at Through the Purple Haze

I was lucky recently to be asked to be a Guest Designer at the Purple Haze Challenge Blog.

The sponsor for the challenge is Moonflower Digital Stamps.

For my card I have used the Moonflower Digital Stamps image called "Candy Faery".

I have coloured my image in with Promarkers, used my Crafter's Companion clear sparkle pen to her wings (as a fairy needs sparkly wings) and the gorgeous hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows has some baking candy strips).

The backing papers are all from my stash.

I have finished the card off with a border, Lili of the Valley digital sentiment and some buttons.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations - Garden delights or the option of anything goes
We Love Stamping - Trees and leaves or the option of anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes
Crafty Calendar - Anything goes
Morgan's Artworld - Anything goes
Love to Scrap - Anything goes
Love to Craft - Anything goes
Mix it Up - Anything goes with the option to make your own background
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
CD Sunday - Anything goes with CD/USB/digital (digital image used)
Classic Design - Anything goes
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Allsorts - Anything goes or to use die-cuts
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Happy Birthday Niece

This is a card that I made recently for my niece.

I have used the Paper Shelter image called "Rebel".  For my card I used the composition paper and printed out a few times so I could decoupage up the image.

Backing papers are from Summertime Designs (sadly no longer available).  I distressed the edges of the papers and topper with my Tim Holtz distressing tool for a Shabby Chic style feel to the card.

I have finished the card off with a stamped sentiment, glitter drops, sparkly ruched ribbon and some beads.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams - Happy birthday
CRAFT Challenge - Shabby chic
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of paper strips
Daisy Chain - Spots and/or stripes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
CD Sunday Plus - Anything CD/USB/digital (digital image and papers used)
Unicorn Challenge - Layer it up
The Paper Shelter - Make it sparkle
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes