Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New release

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

 This is a GRAYSCALE image and it is called "Floating".

She is available at a special introductory price of $3.00 (instead of $4.00).

 Hurry as this offer ends on 3 November 2018.

Happy Halloween

Whilst away recently I coloured in this Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Autumn Moon" with my Promarkers and highlighted areas with my white gel pen and my Spectrum Noir clear sparkle pen.

I keep things like Halloween and Christmas papers separate so I went to my Halloween folder and used various pieces of scraps.  I am not sure where they all came from but the spider's webs that I cut out were from Bearlymine Designs which is sadly no longer available.

I have finished the card off with a torn piece of cheesecloth, stamped sentiment and a die-cut spider - yikes!!!!

The Promarkers that I have used are:

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal
Hair - Orchid, Lavender and Lilac
Dress/hat/gloves - Pumpkin, Amber, Apple, Poppy, Plum, Aubergine.
Moon - Ivory, Buttercup and Pastel Yellow
Cat - Ice Grey 1 and Ice Grey 2
Leaves - Grass and Apple.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

Creatalicious Challenge - Anything goes with the option of purple

Not Just Cards - Anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Halloween colours
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the option of spooktacular
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Halloween
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Halloween colours
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Simon Says - Halloween/spooky
Moving Along with the Times - Halloween
Cardz for Galz - Let's go digital (digital image and some digital papers)
As You Like It - Favourite - Halloween or autumnal colours - I would have to go for Halloween as I love purple and black with the addition of pops of bright green and orange
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of Halloween
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything goes with the option of Halloween

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New release

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

 In this "Spooky Halloween Set" you will get THREE grayscale images:  Halloween Dusk, Misty Reflections and Blue Pumpkin.

 This set is available in the Etsy Store for an introductory price of $4.50 instead of $6.00. 

Hurry as this offer ends on 27 October 2018.

Colour Crazy Challenge Blog - Friday 19 October 2018

 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.

  We are lucky to have "All Dressed Up" as our sponsor this week.

 For my Christmas card I have used the All Dressed Up image called "Christmas Robins".  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and inked around the edge with a green chalk ink pad.

I have used a Debbi Moore Inspiration Magazine paper at the back.

The mount underneath the image is one that I have created with different ink pads and stamps.  As the image had musical notes on it I have added some musical notes to the paper I have created as well.

The card has been finished off with my new die from Crafter's Companion's A Winter's Tale and I have used the greenery stalk in the large and medium size with various coloured green scraps of card.  I have used the pine cone die and stuck it onto some brown card and cut out.  I then just added some red gems to the card.

The Promarkers that I have used are: 

Robins - Caramel, Cocoa, Burnt Sienna, Lipstick Red, Red, Ice Grey 2 and Carmine.
Merry Christmas/Star/Musical Notes - Leaf Green, Bright Green and Gold.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

2 Crafty Critters Crazies - Anything goes plus critters
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

We Love to Create - Anything creative/mixed media goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes

Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes

Make my Monday - Animals
Sunny Day - Anything goes animals
Merry Christmas Challenge - Anything goes Christmas
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything goes with the option of purple
Not Just Cards - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
World Wide Open Design Team - Anything goes
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - BINGO board (I have gone for the middle horizontal row of patterned paper/image/die-cuts)
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option of birthday
Simon Says - Animal antics
613 Avenue Creates - Anything goes with the option to use something wooden
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
More Mixed Media - Anything goes with the option to use orange
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option to make it square

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 19 October 2018

 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".

This week the Design Team were challenged by Nicola to make a shaped card.

Here is my inspiration post with this theme.

 I decided to make a side-stepper Halloween card.  I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Exotic Halloween".  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and highlighted areas with my white pen.

I actually made the side stepper using the image as a guide where to cut the side stepped part like Debbi Moore often does on her shows on the TV.  I then inked the card with my Faded Jeans, Broken China and Chipped Sapphire distress inks.  I then used those inks along with my Black Soot distress ink to stamp various Halloween stamps on the side-stepper, remembering on the side-stepper that some images might have been upside down on the stepper if I had not thought about it beforehand.

I have finished off the card with some wide grey organza (which was a wrap that came with my formal dress so as I did not want to use it with the dress I have chopped it up for use on my cards/mixed media projects), stamped/coloured/Glossy accents pumpkins, stamped sentiment, die-cut bats, bow and button.

The Promarkers that I have used are: 

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 
Hair - Poppy, Spice and Ice Grey 4

Dress - Poppy, Red, Spice and Carmine

Candle/pumpkins - Buttercup, Ivory, Yellow, Spice, Orange and Ice Grey 3.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Digi Doodle - Pink for breast cancer awareness or Halloween
Love to Craft - Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
Morgan's Artworld October Challenge - Anything goes
We Love to Create - Anything creative/mixed media goes
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes
Unicorn Challenge - Autumn or Halloween
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything goes with the option of purple
Not Just Cards - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Aud Sentiments - Halloween/Fall sentiment
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
World Wide Open Design Team - Anything goes
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - BINGO board (I have gone for the bottom horizontal row of sentiments/button/ribbon)
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option of birthday
Fab n Funky - Embellished with ribbon or lace
The Paper Shelter - Digital image
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option to use something wooden
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option to make it square

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New releases

 Whilst I have been away there have been some new arrivals in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store:

 This image is called "Fall Squirrel".  In this set you will get a black-and-white image and a partially coloured image by Ching-Chou Kuik herself.

 This set is called the "Autumn Animal Set".  In this set you will get three GRAYSCALE images:  Red Panda, Autumn Fantasy and Gentleness. 

 

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 12 October 2018

 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".

This week the Design Team were challenged to "THINK PINK FOR BREAST CANCER".  Here is my inspiration post with this theme.

For my Just for You card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Spring Flower".  This comes as a set and you will get a black-and-white image and a partially coloured image by Ching-Chou Kuik herself.  For my card I have used the partially coloured image.

For my card I have used various scraps of pink papers from my stash and teamed it up with beautiful pearlised card with leaves on it that I got from Dolly Dimples at the Stamperama Event in Stevenage a few months back.

I have finished the card off with some raffia ribbon, stamped sentiment, washi tape, a Bo Bunny ribbon flower/heart that I got from a friend in the USA a few years back and some gems.

 I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Digi Doodle - Pink for breast cancer awareness or Halloween
Love to Craft - Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper October Challenge - Anything goes
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 5 October 2018

 Here is my weekly inspiration post for the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Monthly Challenge Blog. 

The challenge topic for October 2018 is "HALLOWEEN".

Here is my inspiration post with this theme.

For my Halloween card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik digital stamp called "Blue Pumpkin".  I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and inked around the edge with Tim Holtz's Black Soot distress ink.

 I have used various scarps of purple and green papers and card and with one of the papers I have used one of my Tim Holtz dies that cut a honeycomb effect into the paper.  All the papers and card I have edged with the Black Soot distress ink.

I have finished the card off with various die-cuts (pumpkin, cat (which I added googly eyes to) and splat stamps), some bat ribbon, stamped sentiment and black and purple Nuvo drops.

The Promarkers that I have used are: 

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 

Hair and cats - Cool Grey 1, 2, 3 and 4

Pumpkin/skull/flower - Gold, Yellow, Honeycomb, Orange, Burnt Sienna, Pastel Beige, Khaki and Purple

Dress/gloves - Amethyst and Purple.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything goes with the option of embossing wet or dry

Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes

Creative Moments - Anything goes with the option of autumn colours
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
As You Like It - Favourite season and why (I'd have to say Autumn as it includes Halloween.  I love seeing all the spooky creations people make.  Here in the UK we don't celebrate Halloween as much as places like the USA.  I'd love to visit the USA at Halloween time)
Hiding in my Craft Room - Freestyle/anything goes
A Gem of a Challenge - Halloween/Hallloween colours
2 Crafty Critters Crazies - Anything goes plus critters
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Make my Monday - Animals
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything goes
Unicorn Challenge - Autumn or Halloween
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes

4th Anniversary of the Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge Blog and Facebook Group

    

 Today is a VERY special day for the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog and the Facebook Group.

Today we are VERY excited that both of these challenges will have been running for FOUR YEARS. That is a wonderful achievement. 

To celebrate there will be:

FOUR Random winners on the Blog

The usual Artist Choice Award winner on the Blog

FOUR Random winners on the Facebook Group

The usual Artist Choice Award winner on the Facebook Group

The usual two Top 2 winners on the Facebook Group

and if this was not good enough EVERY entrant  to the Blog Challenge or the Facebook Challenge will get the image called "Fresh Blue" absolutely free.

Please note: The free image will be given at the END of both the Blog Challenge and the Facebook Challenge.

With all those extra prizes on offer and the chance of receiving a free image you certainly all need to come and enter the challenge next month!! 

 I have made a card using the free image "Fresh Blue" and have coloured my image in with Promarkers.

The backing papers are all from my stash.

I have finished the card off with some die-cut flowers with pearl brad centres and Sue Wilson die-cut greenery, Stickles glitter glue on the flower and her wings, green satin ribbon, green spotty organza ribbon, die-cut sentiment and some pearls.

The Promarkers that I have used are: 

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 
Hair/dress - Leaf Green, Bright Green and Forest Green

Flowers - Salmon Pink, Antique Pink and Lush Green

Wings - Pastel Yellow and Buttercup

Background - Cornflower.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything goes with the option of embossing wet or dry
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the option of autumn colours
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Simon Says - Anything goes
Penny's Paper - Anything goes
Aud Sentiments - Use a two word sentiment (happy birthday)
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the optional twist of autumn
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Love to Craft - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper October Challenge - Anything goes
Morgan's Artworld October Challenge - Anything goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps October Facebook Challenge - Halloween/Halloween colours ie black, purple and orange

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

The topic for the Facebook October challenge is "HALLOWEEN/HALLOWEEN COLOURS" ie black, purple and orange".

I decided to play along with their challenge this month.

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

The backing papers are from my stash and include scraps from a The Works paper pad and some papers from Bearlymine Designs (no longer available).

I have finished the card off with some black place, ghost die-cuts and a stamped sentiment.

The Promarkers that I have used are: 

Face/skin - Cool Grey 1, 2 and 3 
Hair - Cool Grey 2, 3 and 4

Hat/cloaks - Honeycomb, Orange and Burnt Sienna

Dress/gloves - Orchid and Amethyst.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

World Wide Open Design Team - Anything goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything goes with the option of embossing wet or dry

Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the option of autumn colours
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Simon Says - Anything goes
Penny's Paper - Anything goes
Fab n Funky - All creatures great and small
As You Like It - Favourite season and why (I'd have to say Autumn as it includes Halloween.  I love seeing all the spooky creations people make.  Here in the UK we don't celebrate Halloween as much as places like the USA.  I'd love to visit the USA at Halloween time)
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the optional twist of autumn
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
A Gem of a Challenge - Halloween/Hallloween colours
Digi Doodle - Pink for breast cancer awareness or Halloween
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
2 Crafty Critters Crazies - Anything goes plus critters
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper October Challenge - Anything goes
Morgan's Artworld October Challenge - Anything goes
Make my Monday - Animals
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything goes