Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New releases

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

 The Flora and Fauna Set 1 includes 8 images and they are on a special introductory offer of $10.00 (instead of $12.50) until the end of 2 January 2017.  That is an amazing $1.25 per image.  You will get the images called Gift, Snowdrop, Sakura, Jasmine, Rose, Sunflower, Moonflower and Monarch.

Hurry over and grab a bargain.  

Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook Group and Inspiration and Challenge Blog CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS - Part 7

Wishing all the followers of my blog a very happy Christmas and all the vert best for 2017.

Over at the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge Blog and Facebook Group we thought we'd have some competitions up until Christmas Day.  This is a special thank you from Ching-Chou Kuik for loving her beautiful images and for your continued support.

Over on the Inspiration and Challenge Blog the competitions will be to "name the image" as you will see a snippet of an image and you have to name it.

Today is the FINAL PART of the celebrations.

Make sure you pop on over to the blog for the full details.

Thank you to everyone that has taken part.

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 23 December 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 "BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL".

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

Here is my inspiration post with this theme.

 For my card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Winter Warmth".  I have coloured my image in with Promarkers.

The backing papers are from my stash.

I have finished the card off with some tree ribbon, die-cut snowflakes, die-cut buttons, Stickles glitter glue, sentiment and some gems.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
Creative Ladybirds - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Papers December Challenge - Anything goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes
The Crazy Challenge - Everything goes
Love to Scrap - Anything goes
Crafty Boots - Winter Wonderland
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Incy Wincy Challenge - Non-traditional Christmas colours (blue and green)
Glitter N Sparkle - Christmas with glitter (Stickles glitter glue)
Come and Get It - Christmas
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Christmas Card Challenge - Anything goes with option of photo inspiration
Di's Digi Designs - Happy holidays
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas - Cute of anything goes Christmas
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Use your dies and/or punches
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/let it snow
Simon Says Challenge - Make it sparkle (Stickles glitter glue)
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Any holiday
Star Stampz - Christmas
CRAFT - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option of Christmas
Julia Spiri - Anything goes with the twist of no square cards
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything goes
The Crafty Purple Frog - Winter blues
Brown Sugar - Christmas
Art by Miran - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
That's Crafty - Anything goes

Christmas Bookfolding

 Here is a bookfolding project I have made for a friend for Christmas.

 For the front, back and inside images I went straight to one of my Debbi Moore CDs - Victorian Christmas.

 For the actual bookfolding pattern I used my Peerless Designs Cd4 (Christmas).  I loved the script used for the word "Christmas".

This is what the book looks like finished with some decoration.

I love doing bookfolding but unfortunately I can't do much these days as I can't find books thick enough for the most of the patterns.  I've tried so many charity shops but I can get 300-400 pages but no higher.  It's sad as it so therapeutic to do and the end result looks lovely when all finished off.

I am entering this bookfolding project into the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Come and Get It - Christmas
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/let it snow
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage - Anything goes
CRAFT - Anything goes

Some more Christmas cards

 Here are some more Christmas cards I have made this year.

 We all seem to go to favourite CDs to make our cards.

 For me my two favourite Christmas CDs are from Debbi Moore - Nativity and Santa Claus 2.

 They are such easy to use CDs and they don't need much to make lovely cards.

For all of the cards they have been decoupaged and decorated with various items like die-cut poinsettias, die-cut greenery, pearls, gems, Stamps by Chloe stamped sprig and pom-pom decoration (where some was also cut off to make snowballs).

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Papers December Challenge - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Holiday happiness
The Crazy Challenge - Everything goes
Love to Scrap - Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/let it snow
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage - Anything goes
CRAFT - Anything goes
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps 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 "Free Spring" and is on a special introductory price of $2.80 (instead of $4.00) until the end of 25 December 2016.  

Also if you use the code "XMAS35" you will get 35% off all digital stamps in store when you spend $11 or more.

Hurry as this offer ends on 25 December 2016.

Don't forget that up until Christmas Day there are Christmas Celebrations taking place on the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog and the Facebook Group as a special thank you from Ching-Chou Kuik for your continued support of buying her images, taking part in the Monthly Blog Challenge, taking part in the Monthly Facebook Group Challenge and taking part in the general conversations on the Facebook Group.

Make sure you keep on popping back to this blog for the competitions.

Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook Group and Inspiration and Challenge Blog CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS - Part 6

Over at the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge Blog and Facebook Group we thought we'd have some competitions up until Christmas Day.  This is a special thank you from Ching-Chou Kuik for loving her beautiful images and for your continued support.

Over on the Inspiration and Challenge Blog the competitions will be to "name the image" as you will see a snippet of an image and you have to name it.

Today is PART 6 of the celebrations.

Make sure you pop on over to the blog for the full details.

Please check back in a few days for the next instalment for the Christmas competitions.

Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook Group and Inspiration and Challenge Blog CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS - Part 5

Over at the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge Blog and Facebook Group we thought we'd have some competitions up until Christmas Day.  This is a special thank you from Ching-Chou Kuik for loving her beautiful images and for your continued support.

Over on the Inspiration and Challenge Blog the competitions will be to "name the image" as you will see a snippet of an image and you have to name it.

Today is PART 5 of the celebrations.

Make sure you pop on over to the blog for the full details.

Please check back in a few days for the next instalment for the Christmas competitions.

Ching-Chou Kuik 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 "Scarlet Holly" and is on a special introductory price of $2.80 (instead of $4.00) until the end of 24 December 2016.  

Also if you use the code "XMAS35" you will get 35% off all digital stamps in store when you spend $11 or more.

Hurry as this offer ends on 24 December 2016.

Don't forget that up until Christmas Day there are Christmas Celebrations taking place on this blog and the Facebook Group as a special thank you from Ching-Chou Kuik for your continued support of buying her images, taking part in the Monthly Blog Challenge, taking part in the Monthly Facebook Group Challenge and taking part in the general conversations on the Facebook Group.

Make sure you keep on popping back to this blog for the competitions.

Debbi Moore CDs to the rescue

This year out came my Debbi Moore Nativity and Santa Claus II CDs to make some of my Christmas cards.

I love the Santa CD as he is a nice proper looking Santa.

Then again I love the images on the Nativity CD.  It's all too easy to forget what Christmas is about.

I have kept the card quite simple (a) because of the cost of postage and (b) because I wanted the stunning images to be the focal point of these cards.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Crafty Calendar - Christmas time

Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Papers December Challenge - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Holiday happiness
Glitter n Sparkle - Anything goes
CD Sunday - Twas the night before Christmas
A Snowflakes Promise - Winter theme

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option of Christmas
CRAFT - Christmas
Brown Sugar - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas - Cute of anything goes Christmas
Pile it On - Any holiday/celebration

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 16 December 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 "BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL".

This week the Design Team have been given the topic of "add some sparkle".

Here is my inspiration post with this theme.

 For my card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Misty Eyes".  I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and made some highlights with a white gel pen.

For the background/sparkle I have used a flower stencil and my Creative Expressions purple sparkle paste.

I have finished the card off with a stamped sentiment, ribbon and button.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Pencil Case - Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes

Creative Ladybirds - Anything goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Sweet Stampers - Anything goes
Glitter N Sparkle - Anything goes
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Fab n Funky - Glitter and sparkle
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option of Christmas
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook Group and Inspiration and Challenge Blog CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS - Part 4

Over at the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge Blog and Facebook Group we thought we'd have some competitions up until Christmas Day.  This is a special thank you from Ching-Chou Kuik for loving her beautiful images and for your continued support.

Over on the Inspiration and Challenge Blog the competitions will be to "name the image" as you will see a snippet of an image and you have to name it.

Today is PART 4 of the celebrations.

Make sure you pop on over to the blog for the full details.

Please check back in a few days for the next instalment for the Christmas competitions.

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New release

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

 The image is called "Holly Night" and is on a special introductory price of $2.80 (instead of $4.00) until the end of 16 December 2016.  

Don't forget that up until Christmas Day there are Christmas Celebrations taking place on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge Blog and the Facebook Group as a special thank you from Ching-Chou Kuik for your continued support of buying her images, taking part in the Monthly Blog Challenge, taking part in the Monthly Facebook Group Challenge and taking part in the general conversations on the Facebook Group.

Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook Group and Inspiration and Challenge Blog CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS - Part 3

Over at the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge Blog and Facebook Group we thought we'd have some competitions up until Christmas Day.  This is a special thank you from Ching-Chou Kuik for loving her beautiful images and for your continued support.

Over on the Inspiration and Challenge Blog the competitions will be to "name the image" as you will see a snippet of an image and you have to name it.

Today is PART 3 of the celebrations.

Make sure you pop on over to the blog for the full details.

Please check back in a few days for the next instalment for the Christmas competitions.

Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook Group and Inspiration and Challenge Blog CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS - Part 1 WINNER

Just to let you know that the Part 1 winner of the Christmas celebrations has been announced on the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge Blog.