Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Monday 18 January 2021

Today is the day for me to show you my another creation for the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group for January 2021.

Before I do I'd like to remind you that our challenge this month is:

"HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY” eg Happy New Year or Happy Birthday or Happy Christmas or even happy to get new crafting goodies.

This week the Design team were challenge to "USE AT LEAST TWO RIBBONS".

Here is my inspiration post with that theme. 

I have made another calendar for a crafty friend who loves the seaside just like me.

The Ching-Chou Kuik image I have for my calendar is "Bon Voyage My Love".

I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and used my Tim Holtz's Mustard Seed and Gathered Twigs distress inks for the background.

I have coloured the canvas this time with Tim Holtz's Mustard Seed and Gathered twigs distress inks and then used some Crafter's Companion nautical stamps to add some interest to the background.

I have finished the calendar off with a calendar tab, die-cut "Happy 2021" cut out of two pieces of card for some dimension, die-cut shells and bubbles, two satin ribbons (brown and chestnut) made into a bow and a starfish charm added onto it.

I am entering this calendar into the following challenges: 

Mix it Up - Anything goes with the option of bleaching
CCC Digi Creations - Include a sentiment
CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes (digital image used)

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes

CRAFT - Anything goes

Creative Craft Cottage - Must use a digi stamp

Creative Moments - Anything goes

Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option of to use kraft card

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes

Ally's Angels - Anything goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Digi Choosday - Anything goes

The Paper Shelter - Digital image

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Simon Says - Layer it up

Aud Sentiments - Anything goes and sentiment (Happy 2021)

QKR Stampede - Anything goes

The Creative Crafters - Anything goes

Girlz Creative Crafts - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the optional twist of tie it (I have tied a bow on my calendar)

Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Simon Says - We're on a roll (circles on bubbles die-cut)

World Wide Open Design Team - Anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Monday 4 January 2021

Today is the day for me to show you my first creation for the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group for January 2021.

Before I do I'd like to remind you that our challenge this month is:

"HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY” eg Happy New Year or Happy Birthday or Happy Christmas or even happy to get new crafting goodies.

Here is my inspiration post with that theme.  

I decided to make a calendar for a friend for 2021 and bought this canvas with a stand from The Works. I used various inks and texture stamps to decorate the canvas. 

The Ching-Chou Kuik I have used is called “Keep in Faith”.

I have coloured the image in with Promarkers, highlighted areas with a white and gold gel pen and Used Tim Holtz’s Mustard Seed and Gathered Twigs distress ink for the background. 

I have finished the calendar off with a die-cut sunflower, calendar tab, stamped sentiment, some stamped and coloured in leaves and “2021” die-cut out of thick mounting card and yellow card for some dimension.

Fingers crossed the recipient likes it!!

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes

Digi Choosday - Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes

Krafty Chicks - Anything goes

Love to Scrap - Anything goes

Love to Craft - Anything goes

Mix it Up - Anything goes with the option of bleaching

Digi Doodle Studios - Anything goes

QKR Stampede - Anything goes

Passion for Promarkers - Add a sentiment

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes

CCC Digi Creations - Include a sentiment

CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes (digital image used)

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

Jan's Digi Stamps - Anything goes

Calendars for 2019

For fourteen of my work colleagues I decided this year not to make Christmas cards.

Instead I made them all a handmade calendar with a sticky note dispenser.

 It took me a few months to make them all from my own template I made a few years ago.

 The backing papers I have used are all scraps from my scraps folder.

A few of the toppers are from a Hunkydory topper set and the rest are from various Debbi Moore Inspiration Magazines.

The calendars were all then decorated some with Stickles glitter glue, ribbon, doilies and die-cut embellishments.

Overall they were well appreciated.

I am entering these calendars I have made into the following challenges:

The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes with the option of its a purrfect day (two of the calendars were made with Hunkydory cat toppers)

Crafting by Designs - Anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything goes

As You Like It - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the optional twist of food or drink

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 20 January 2017

  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 "USE SOMETHING NEW".

This week the Design Team were challenged to "anything goes".

Here is my inspiration post with this theme.

 I decided to make a calendar to sit by my computer.  Of course I decided to go for one of Ching-Chou Kuik's unicorn images.  It was hard to pick one but in the end I went for "Northern Nightfall".  I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and made the dramatic skyline with Pan Pastels.

 The backing papers I have used are from my stash and the music backing paper was from a Debbi Moore CD.

I have finished this calendar off with some gems, calendar tab, seaweed dies with Stickles glitter glue added onto them and a die-cut butterfly with Stickles glitter glue added onto it.

I am entering this calendar into the following challenges: 

A Snowflake's Promise - Anything goes

Classic DT Open Challenge - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper January Challenge - Anything goes

Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
CCC Digi Creations - Use die-cuts and/or punches
Creatalicious - Anything goes and option of winter
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

World Wide Open Design Team - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes but Happy New Year
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Your favourite medium (mine has to be my Promarkers)
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Crafting by Designs - Something that shines (gems and Stickles glitter glue)
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Simon Says - Anything but a card (I have made a calendar)
Imagine That Digi Stamp Link Up - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything goes
Brown Sugar - Anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes or one for the kids
Crafty Catz - Anything goes

Calendars 2017

Here are are a selection of some calendars I made for people instead of Christmas cards.  I thought the recipients could make use of them all year round:

 The calendars I made all used images from CraftsUPrint.  The set is called "Bella's Bumper Kit".

 The backing papers I used are from various Debbi Moore magazines and some papers from Lozzy's Paper Store.

 The calendars have been finished off with various embellishments like lace, flowers, die-cuts, ribbon and flowers.

I am entering these calendars into the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper January Challenge - Anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - Anything goes

Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/monochromatic
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

Crafty Creations - Anything goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything goes

Brown Sugar - Anything goes

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Anything goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything goes
Hiding in my Craft Room - Freestyle
Glitter n Sparkle - Anything goes
Allsorts - Cats and/or dogs (images of dogs used for these calendars)

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes

Calendars for 2015

Here are a selection of calendars I have made for 2015.  I have used various papers from my stash.

 CALENDAR NO 1 - This calendar is using a pre-coloured LOTV topper, raffia ribbon, lilac flower stamen, purple cosmo daisies, doily and fibre for hanging the calendar.

CALENDAR NO 2 - This is a calendar using a Besties image and coloured in with my Graph'it pens and inked around the edge with Tim Holtz's peacock Feathers distress ink.  I have finished the calendar off with a doily, ribbon, gems and some cherry blossom flowers.

 CALENDAR NO 3 - This calendar uses a Ching-Chou Kuik digital stamp called "Poppy Love" from Sweet Pea Stamps.  This calendar has been finished off with some gems, crochet flower, red spiral stamen and a red rose.

CALENDAR NO 4 - This calendar uses a pre-coloured LOTV topper and is finished off with a rosette, button, raffia ribbon and card candi.

I am entering this calendars into the following challenges:

Suzy Bee's Blooming Challenge - Anything goes with a twist of spots/dots (calendar No 3)

Scribble and Scrap - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes or option to make your own challenge

Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes or snow

Not Just Cards - Anything goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Simon Says Challenge - Bling it on (calendars No 2 and 3)

Creative Inspirations - Anything goes and option of a sketch

Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything other than Christmas

Inky Impressions - Calendar

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

Calendar 2015

This week it is the Showcase Week on the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration and Monthly Challenge Blog.  This is when we showcase cards/creations that have been entered into the Monthly Blog Challenge, entered into the Monthly Facebook Challenge, shared on the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group or extra items made by the Design Team members.

Here is an extra item I have made:

 Here is a calendar for 2015 that I have made for a present.  I have used an MDF heart shape I got in a Michaels Store in Philadelphia.  I have covered the heart shape with some paper, sanded around the edges and then inked with Tim Holtz's Victorian Velvet distress ink.

The image I have used for my calendar is by the ever so talented Ching-Chou Kuik and it is called "Shih Tzu" and it is available from her Etsy Store along with another 75 wonderful images.  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers.

To finish off the calendar I have added some lace, beads threaded through wire, flowers, pearls, organza ribbon and some Veletta Textured pink ribbon 25mm from Buckwell Craft Supplies.

I am entering this calendar into the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes and/or warm and cozy

The Pink Elephant - Anything goes

Not Just Cards - Anything goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Passion for Promarkers - Blooming marvellous

Simon Says - Anything goes

Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes

The Paper Shelter - Metal somewhere (metal wire used to thread the beads onto)

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

The Stamping Chef - Anything goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

CRAFT - Christmas present (hope this is OK that I have made this as a Christmas present for a friend)
QKR Stampede - Anything but a card
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional twist to make a calendar

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps and Inspiration Blog - Post by Kym - Monday 17 November 2014

 It is Monday again and therefore time for another Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration Post from me.

 I decided to make a calendar for 2015.  Yes, 2015 will soon be upon us.  For my calendar I have used a new release to the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store called "Love".  Isn't she a beauty?

 I have coloured my image in with my Graph'it pens and coloured around her with my Pan Pastels.  I decided to make the calendar in the form of a cross-over card with the image on a tag.

 All the backing papers are from my stash and I kept to the colour scheme of pink and cream.  I have inked around the image and all the papers with Tim Holtz's Victorian Velvet distress ink.  I have finished the card off with some punched flowers, gems, ribbon/fibres, 10mm pink gingham ribbon from Buckwell Craft Supplies, 25mm Veletta pink textured ribbon from Buckwell Craft Supplies and a calendar tab.

 Here is a close-up of the calendar stood up - certainly wasn't easy to take the photo!!

Here is the back of the calendar.  Well you can't leave it just plain can you?  I've used a Marianne Designs embossing folder and matching die and I have used a Sizzix die-cut stand.

I am entering this calendar into the following challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Lia Stampz - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes and optional twist to use the word hello in any language because 21/11 is World Hello Day!
Card Mania - Use a digi
The Pink Elephant - Anything but a card

Bearly Mine Designs - Inspirational Post November 2014 - By Kym

The Bearly Mine Challenge is now a monthly challenge and in between that time you will see every two days an inspirational project from a member of the Bearly Mine Design Team.

Today it is my turn to show you an inspirational project for the Bearly Mine Inspiration and Challenge Blog.

 Here is a little easel calendar and post-it note holder I have made.  You can't always afford to get everyone you want to a present but to make something like this that they can use throughout the year will mean so much to the recipient.  The image I have used is a pre-coloured topper from LOTV.

  

For my calendar/post-it note holder I have used the Bearly Mine design sets called "Mini Dots" and "Mixed Media 2".

If you lift the cover with the calendar on it you will see the post-it note pad which of course can be replenished throughout the year.

I have finished this project off with a Tim Holtz doily die which I have inked with Tim Holtz's Fired Brick distress ink and threaded some gorgeous red satin ribbon through, some cream flowers which I have brushed with the Fired Brick ink and some gems for some sparkle.

I am entering this project into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - 2 or 4 legs
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Nutcrafters - Anything but a card
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Allsorts - Anything but a card
The Ribbon Girl - Red projects
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes and optional twist to use the word hello in any language because 21/11 is World Hello Day!
Crafting Musketeers - Anything but a card
The Pink Elephant - Anything but a card

Easel Calendar and Post-it Note Holder

Christmas time can be expensive.  You might want to give lots of people presents but can't afford it.  I think then these calendar and post-it note holders are the perfect idea.  I've seen various ideas across Blogland but I had a go at devising my own.  If anyone wants to know the measurements etc/how to make it just let me know.

 For my first calendar/post-it note holder I have used this gorgeous image by Ching-Chou Kuik called "Little Sparkles".  I have coloured the image in with my Graph'it pens and made the background of the image with a pink and purple Pan Pastel.

 The backing papers I have used are from Creative Crafting World "Perfect Papercrafting Companions" CD.

 I have taken the picture above so you can see where the post-it note lives ie under the calendar.

This calendar/post-it note holder has been finished off with some die-cut leaves, raffia ribbon, grosgrain ribbon, bought flowers, faux stitching, white gems, die-cut flowers and a Prima butterfly (which was originally a peach colour but I coloured it with my Graph'it pen).

 The image I have used for this second calendar/post-it note holder is by The Stamping Chef and is called "Stacey "Spec"tacular".  Again I have coloured with my Graph'it pens.

The backing papers I have used are from the Creative Crafting World "Mix and Match" Cd which I think was maybe an exclusive CD for Create and Craft.

The picture shows again where the post-it notes live.

I have finished this calendar/post-it note holder off with some dew drops, tissue paper flower (made with 10 layers of turquoise blue, 10 layers of white, alternated and scrunched up and held together with a brad), gingham ribbon bow and a handbag charm.

I am entering these two projects into the following challenges:

Oldie but a Goodie - Stitching (old item is the paper flowers on the first project.  I've had these for about 2-3 years and not used them!!)

Scrap-Creations - Favourite embellishment (Ribbon)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

The Stamping Chef - Anything goes

Penny's Paper Challenge - Stitching - real or faux

Moving Along with the Times - Texture

4 Crafty Chicks - Fancy folds

Alphabet Challenge - P for pretty petals

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

A Creative Romance - Anything goes

Crafts 4 Eternity - Favourite colour combo (I only used to use purple shades with white but I have now started to use it with kraft card and I love the combination)

Fussy and Fancy Friday - More than one fold

Sweet Pea Stampers - All creatures great and small (first project)

QKR Stampede - Things with wings (first project)

Suzy Bee's Blooming Challenge - Anything goes

Di's Digi Designs - Add stripes or checks (first project)

Allsorts - Sugar and Spice

Scribble and Scrap - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes

Pile it On - Flowers and/or feathers

Fitztown Challenge No 51 - Fantasy (first project)

Fitztown Challenge No 52 - Anything goes (both projects)

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper September Challenge - Anything goes

Love to Scrap - Anything goes
Crafty Boots - Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/add some bling
Not Just Cards Challenge - Anything goes