Here is an image that has been released in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store this week:
This black-and-white image is called "Carnation and Butterfly".
It is available at a special introductory price of $2.00 (original price of $3.00).
Here is a grungy/distressed card I have made. The image I have used is by Ching-Chou Kuik and called "Bon Voyage My Love". I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and highlighted areas with a white gel pen.
The backing papers are from my Joy! Crafts Under the Sea Paper pad. Two of the papers I have just ripped around the edges for a more distressed feel. On one of the backing papers I used Tim Holtz's Squeezed Lemonade distress ink through a mylar stencil I made with some die-cut shells out of it and went around the edge for some faded out shell shapes.
For embellishments I have used a netting die from Crafter's Companion and various stamped out shells/rocks and compass from Sentimentally Yours, a stamped sentiment and some pearls.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes with a CD/USB/digital (digital image used)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist of April showers
Passion for Markers - In or on the sea
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option to add ribbon or twine
Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything goes
Today is the day for me to show you another creation for the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group.
Here is my inspiration post with that theme.
For my Halloween card - well I couldn't resist as it is a long time until October!! I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Dark Moon".
I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and inked around the edge with Tim Holtz's Salty Ocean and Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink. I then used Tim Holtz's Frayed Burlap and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Sprays and Faded Jeans Distress Ink. I have also used the same colour sprays/ink to stamp bats/splats and dots onto the background.
I have finished the card off with some die-cut bats, ribbon and Polkadoodles sentiments.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Mirtillamente Challenge - Anything goes
Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - Anything goes Halloween
Morgan's Artworld - Anything goes
Cute as a Button - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of April showers
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Things with wings
Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything goes
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Anything goes
CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes with a CD, USB or digital (digital image and sentiments)
Stamping Sensations - I Love ..... (for me when I first started crafting I didn't do messy ie inks/sprays etc and didn't do stamping but now I love nothing more than using inks/sprays and using stamps, big or small, to make something crafty)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Here is a card that I made for young male adult who is into music. For this card I have used my Debbi Moore Designs "Classic Cards for Men - Timeless Moments CD". This is a brilliant CD for those hard to make male cards, cards for teenagers and a lot of them I would love to have made into a card being a female!!
I have used a topper sheet and various backing papers on the CD. To tie in with the theme of music I have used various musical stamps to stamp onto the papers I have used.
As the card needed to be posted I have finished it off quite simply with some sentiments off the CD, cardboard buttons off the CD and a musical charm held in place with a brad.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of April showers
A Place to Start - Anything goes with the option to key it simple
Crafting Happiness - Always anything goes
Ally's Angels - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of April showers
Polkadoodles Challenge - Anything goes
Allsorts - Masculine
Here is an 8x8 inch card I have made using the fabulous kit Gillian Hutchinson over at CraftsUPrint called "You are Pawsome!" In this kit you get so much including a topper, decoupage, two inserts, sentiments and some little cards or you can make these into tags and all for the price of £1.60!!
For my card I have used the main topper image, sentiment and decoupage which I have printed onto photo paper and I have printed off the sentiment insert onto 160gsm card.
As this card has to be posted I have added the layers of decoupage up with double-sided tape. I know you don't get the full effect as if using foam pads or glue gel but it still looks better with the layers. Is he not handsome?
I kept the colour scheme of the card to black, white and gold. I have cut a piece of Hunkydory adorable scorable card and put through an A4 dotty embossing folder as I thought the gold and dots matched his gorgeous bow tie.
I have finished the card off simply with two sentiment tags from the kit and a plain tag which I have added a "With Love" gold peel-off.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of April showers
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Allsorts - Masculine
Ally's Angels - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
The Male Room - Dry embossing
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes
Classic Design Challenge - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of April showers
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of butterflies
Unicorn Challenge - Include an animal
Through the Purple Haze - Include an animal
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
Polkadoodles Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of April showers
Today is the day for me to show you another creation for the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group.
Here is my inspiration post with that theme.
Here is another tag I have made for my birthday/anniversary stand that lives by my computer so I can see at a glance what cards I need to make each month.
For April's tag I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Shih Tzu".
I have coloured my image in with Promarkers.
I coloured the MDF tag with a light purple acrylic paint and then used various texture/small flower stamps and inks to stamp the background.
I have finished the tag off with some purple fibres, glittery ribbon and a multi-layered flower.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option to use a die or punch
We Love to Create - Anything goes
Pearly Sparkles - No cards allowed
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes
Mirtillamente Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Calendar - Anything but square
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Morgan's Artworld - Anything goes
Cute as a Button - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of April showers
Unicorn Challenge - Include an animal
Passion for Markers - Animal Magic
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Paper Funday - Anything goes with the option of April showers
Through the Purple Haze - Include an animal
Dream Valley - Anything goes
Krafty Chicks - Stamp act
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Colour Crazy - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
Ally's Angels - Anything goes
Here is an Easter card I have made using an image from CraftsUPrint by Karen Wyeth called "Bella's Easter Wishes". Now who could not resist this little dog dressed up as a bunny?
I have used the main topper, decoupage and extra butterflies from the digital kit.
The backing papers are from The Works and Hobbycraft.
The card is finished off very simply with some pink pearls.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Creative Inspirations - Hoppy Easter/animals
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of butterflies
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Dream Valley - Anything goes
A Place to Start - Anything goes with the option to key it simple
Dragonfly Dreams - Spring/Easter
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of April showers
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
Crafty Friends - Spring
Alphabet Challenge - "A" is for animal antics
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Here is a birthday card I have made using a kit from CraftsUPrint from the ever-so-talented Gillian Hutchinson called "Bottom of the Garden - Bunny".
For my card I have used the main image, decoupage, sentiments and an insert.
To give some texture, like the quilting on the image, I have put some paper from The Works through an A4 embossing folder and then inked around the edge with Tim Holtz's Tattered Rose and Picked Raspberry distress ink to highlight the embossing a bit more.
I have finished the card off quite simply with some wide pink satin ribbon and sentiments from the kit.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Creative Inspirations - Hoppy Easter/animals
Unicorn Challenge - Include an animal
Daisy Chain - Birthday
Through the Purple Haze - Include an animal
CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes with CDs/USB/digital (digital image from CraftsUPrint)
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of April showers
Try it on Tuesday - Spring colours
Simon Says - Happy birthday
The Paper Shelter - Pastel colours
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option of Easter
Classic Design Challenge - Anything goes
Crafting Happiness - Always anything goes
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of butterflies
Alphabet Challenge - "A" is for animal antics
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
This set of images are available at a special introductory price of $3.00 (original price of $4.00).
Last Friday saw another monthly challenge start over on the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group.
There will be still the Monthly Challenge but this one has been specifically set up for those people that just like to colour Ching-Chou Kuik images and do not make their images into cards/scrapbook pages/mixed media etc.
The topic for the "Just Colour It" Challenge is always "ANYTHING GOES".
For my colouring in project I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Hummingbird" (which comes in a set along with "Misty Allure".
I have used the following colouring mediums:
Promarkers
Sakura stardust clear pen
Sakura gold pen
Posca white pen.
Why not print off a Ching-Chou Kuik image and colour it in and enter this challenge.
We'd love to see what you create.
Today is the day for me to show you another creation for the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group.
Here is my inspiration post with that theme.
For my birthday card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Sweet Puppy".
I have coloured my image in with my Promarkers and inked around the edge with Tim Holtz's Faded Jeans distress ink.
The backing papers are scraps from various Debbi Moore CDs.
I have finished the card off quite simply as it needs to be posted with a sentiment and a Prima flower.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option to use a die or punch
We Love to Create - Anything goes
Simon Says - Anything goes
Penny's Paper - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Girl power
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Krafty Chicks - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
Crafty Friends - Spring
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes
Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option of Easter
Classic Design Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of lots of layers
Colour Crazy - Anything goes
Mirtillamente Challenge - Anything goes
The Fairy and the Unicorn - Anything goes with fantasy
Di's Digi Designs - Two or more patterned papers
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Morgan's Artworld - Anything goes
Cute as a Button - Anything goes
CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes with CDs/USB/digital (digital image and papers)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of April showers
Jan's Digital Stamps - Always anything goes
A Place to Start - Anything goes with the option to key it simple
Crafting Happiness - Always anything goes
