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

There is a new image in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store:
This image is called "Moth and Fern".  You will get a set of two versions of the image.

This image is available at a special introductory price of $3.00 (original price of $4.00).

Hurry as this offer ends on 23 August 2021.

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Monday 16 August 2021

Today is the day for me to show you another creation for the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group.
Our challenge this month is:

"THANKSGIVING or AUTUMN or FALL or AUTUMN COLOURS eg RED, BROWN, ORANGE AND GREEN".

Here is my inspiration post with that theme. 

For my last card for this month I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Above the Dirt".

I have coloured my image in with Promarkers, highlighted areas with my Posca white pen and inked around the edge with Tim Holtz's Tumbled Glass and Vintage Photo distress ink.

The backing papers are again from my 6x6 pile.  I have cut all the layers out with my Tim Holtz deckle edged trimmer which I got last Christmas from a friend which I love.  I have gone around all the edges with Tim Holtz's Vintage Photo distress ink along with the two circles I die-cut and then embossed with a leaf stencil which was a freebie in the Simply Cards and Papercraft Magazine Issue No #217 and by Chloe's Creative Cards. 

I have finished the card off by cutting out some leaves out of brown and green card and using Vintago Photo distress ink around the edges ( a little bit fiddly with the very small leaves even with tweezers!!) and two Phill Martin Sentimentally Yours stamped sentiments.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Unicorn Challenge - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
The Paper Funday - Anything goes with the option of cute critters
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Get Creative - Anything goes
Penny's Paper - Anything goes
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of polka dots and/or stripes
More Mixed Media - Anything goes with the option of bright colours
The Cutie Pie Challenge - Girls, girls, girls
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option of for the boys
Ally's Angels - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes (digital image used)
Lil Patch of Crafty friends - Anything goes
Crafting Happiness - Anything goes

Go Wild - It's Your Birthday Son

Today is a special day as it is our eldest son's 29th birthday (the BIG 3) next year - yikes!!!).

I wanted to make an extra special card for him.  I bought this kit from CraftsUPrint called "Cheeky Monkey" by Gillian Hutchinson.

I have used the decoupage topper with lots of layers for the monkey, leaves and the snake and also the sentiment, backing paper and insert.

I have finished the card of with the die-cut word "son" and embossed with a small dotty embossing folder, embroidery thread bow and a button.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Pearly Sparkles - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of the colours of fall
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of polka dots and/or stripes
More Mixed Media - Anything goes with the option of bright colours
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Crafty Calendar - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
Ally's Angels - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes

It's Your Birthday - A Great Day to be a Diva

Every Thursday Debbi Moore has a Facebook live event with chat, offers and a free gift every week.  One of the kits given free was the "Summer Divas Cardmaking Kit" but it can be bought here.  

I used this diva girl walking her dog for a card for my niece.  Young adults are so hard to make a card for so this image was perfect.  I used backing papers from the digital kit along with the toppers and sentiment.

I have finished the card off with a die-cut Eiffel tower, no 15 die-cut out of black glitter card and ribbon.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of the colours of fall
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Get Creative - Anything goes
Penny's Paper - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
Crafting Happiness - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Crafty Calendar - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Ally's Angels - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Monday 9 August 2021

Today is the day for me to show you another creation for the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group.

Our challenge this month is:

"THANKSGIVING or AUTUMN or FALL or AUTUMN COLOURS eg RED, BROWN, ORANGE AND GREEN".

Here is my inspiration post with that theme. 

I have decided to make an "especially for you" card (I wonder how long I will hum in my head a special duo that sang a song with this title???) 

I don't do gardening but I love to see poppies growing out-and-about.  My hubby had some large ones growing at the front of our house.  The only trouble is they don't last long as a few gusts of wind blows off their petals.

For my card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Poppy Glamour".

I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and inked around the edges with my Tim Holtz Holtz's Tumbled Glass and Crushed Olive distress inks.

The backing papers are from my 6x6 pile that is quite quickly diminishing this year.  I inked around the edges of all the papers with Tim Holtz's Crushed Olive distress ink to make sure it all toned in nicely.

I have finished off some Tim Holtz die-cut leaves from a book which were inked with Tim Holtz's Crushed Olive and Peeled Paint distress inks, die-cut sentiment, Nuvo pearl drops and a flower from a friend in Canada.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Morgan's Artworld - Anything goes
Cute as a Button - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
CCC Digi Creations - Use some flowers
Unicorn Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
The Paper Funday - Anything goes with the option of cute critters
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes with the option of bright colours
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Di's Digi Designs - Include a sentiment
The Cutie Pie Challenge - Girls, girls, girls

Colour Crazy Challenge Blog - Friday 6 August 2021

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

The weekly topic is always "anything goes".

This week we are lucky to be sponsored by "Scribbles Designs".

For my card I have used the Scribbles Designs image called "BBQ Apron".

I have coloured the image in with Promarkers.  I have decoupaged the poskets and the heart.  I have inked around the edge with a Versa Magic Moonlight Black ink pad and used a Versafine Smoky Grey ink pad to stamp some stars around the image.

The backing papers are all from my stash.

I have finished the card off with some cheesecloth, dotty satin ribbon and a sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - Anything goes with sentiment
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Pink Gem - Anything goes
Incy Wincy Design - Summer/beach and/or animals (hope a BBQ in the summer is OK)
Morgan's Artworld - Anything goes
Cute as a Button - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Love to Craft - Anything goes
Mix it Up - Anything goes with the option of mixed media
CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes (digital stamp used for this card)
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
Stamping Sensations - Celebration
A Bit More Time to Craft Extra - Anything goes
Pearly Sparkles - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of the colours of fall
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything goes with the option of animals
Classic Design Challenge - Anything goes
Unicorn Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
The Paper Funday - Anything goes with the option of cute critters
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Get Creative - Anything goes
Penny's Paper - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes with the option of bright colours
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of polka dots and/or stripes
More Mixed Media - Anything goes with the option of bright colours
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes 

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Monday 2 August 2021

Today is the day for me to show you another creation for the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group.

Our challenge this month is:

"THANKSGIVING or AUTUMN or FALL or AUTUMN COLOURS eg RED, BROWN, ORANGE AND GREEN".

Here is my inspiration post with that theme. 

For my card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "The Perfect Pumpkin".

I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and highlighted areas with my white Posca pen.  For the background I used Tim Holtz's Tumbled Glass distress ink and then went over it with Tim Holtz's Mustard Seed distress ink.

The backing papers are all scraps and I have distressed around the edges with Tim Holtz's Spiced Marmalade distress ink and used a leaf stencil.  For the piece of mirri card it had a few marks on it.  Hey presto after being in an embossing folder nobody would ever know!!

I have finished the card off with a leaf fabric trim from a friend, grosgrain spotty ribbon, die-cut sentiment and some flowers.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Passion for Markers - Make it bloom
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Simon Says - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything goes with sentiment
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Krafty Chicks - Anything goes
Allsorts - Anything goes with the option of roses
Pink Gem - Anything goes
Incy Wincy Design - Summer/beach and/or animals
Inspiration Destination - Colour my world
Morgan's Artworld - Anything goes
Cute as a Button - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Love to Craft - Anything goes
Mix it Up - Anything goes with the option of mixed media
CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes (digital stamp used for this card)
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft Extra - Anything goes
Pearly Sparkles - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of the colours of fall
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything goes with the option of animals
Classic Design Challenge - Anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge Blog - August 2021

Today sees a new challenge over at the A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge Blog.

The topic is always "ANYTHING GOES" and you are allowed unlimited entries into the challenge.

This month our sponsor is CraftsUPrint:

This month I have made a retirement card using the kit called "Tropical Wild 6x8 Kit 5" from CraftsUPrint by s.vieira.

It took me quite a while to work out what colour that would make the elephants "pop" but I got there in the end with some orange pearlescent card I got when I was away recently.  

It took some time with all the layers of fussy cutting to do but I got there in the end.  I knew the card was being hand delivered so I could use all of the layers of decoupage.  The main card is 8x8 but the topper with the mats and layers I made it so it sticks above and the card is just a little bit short of an A4 size!!

The backing papers are from The Works.  Sadly when I went in one of their shops whilst away and once in the town I live there were no paper pads to be seen.  They were such gorgeous quality.  I just hope they have not discontinued them.

I finished the card off with a die-cut name cut twice to give a drop shadow effect, flowers from the kit, Nuvo pearl drops and a Phill Martin Sentimentally Yours sentiment.

The recipient of the card was given the card the second week of July.  She is a WRVS lady who was working on reception at the hospital where I work all throughout our lockdowns in the UK.  She has finished now but I didn't want her to just go without anything so I made her this special card.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Simon Says - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Cardz 4 Galz - Dies and/or punches (dies used for the sentiment layers and also for the lady's name)
Aud Sentiments - Anything goes with sentiment
Krafty Chicks - Anything goes
Allsorts - Anything goes with the option of roses
Love to Craft - Anything goes
Mix it Up - Anything goes with the option of mixed media
CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes (digital kit from CraftsUPrint used for this card)
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft Extra - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of the colours of fall
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything goes with the option of animals
Classic Design Challenge - Anything goes