Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 9 March 2018

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

The challenge topic for March 2018 is "SPRING/EASTER".

Here is my inspiration post with this theme.

For my birthday card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik digital stamp called "Little Companion".  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and chalked the background.

The papers I have used are from a paper pack from B&M.

I have finished the card off with a Crafty Creations die-cut sentiment, gems, ribbon and a I have used a rosette die and dotty embossing folder to add a bit of difference to the bottom of the image.

Promarkers used: 

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 

Hair - Raw Sienna, Putty and Cocoa

Dress - Duck Egg, Denim Blue and China Blue

Flowers - Cerise and Maroon

Leaves - Forest Green

Bird - Putty, Khaki and Pastel Beige.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

Crafty Creations - Anything goes

Creatalicious Challenge - Anything goes with the option of girly

As You Like It - Single or multiple layers (I much prefer multiple layers as I feel it offers more dimension and interest in my cards)

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra - Anything goes

Aud Sentiments - Anything goes and sentiment

Alphabet Challenge - Y is your choice

Crafting with Friends - Anything goes

Crafty Girls Creations - Anything goes
CCC Digi Creations - For the girls
Allsorts - Ladies only
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option to reuse/upcycle
Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of Easter
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Unicorn Challenge - Make it girly
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Only girls allowed
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
I Love Promarkers - For a girl
Creative Craft Cottage - Make it feminine
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
Penny's Paper - Anything goes
Simon Says - Girl power
Creative Inspirations - Any occasion
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything goes with the optional twist of the bleach technique
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes with the optional theme of all about mums
Creative Moments - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Layer it up
Polkadoodles - Anything goes

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 "Aloha, Lady".

In this set you will get a black and white image for you to colour in and a partially coloured image by Ching-Chou Kuik herself.

This is available in the Etsy Store as a special introductory rate of $3.00 (instead of the original price of $4.00).

 Hurry as this offer ends on 11 March 2018.

Lemon Shortbread Etsy Store - New release

 Just to let you know that there has been a new release in the Lemon Shortbread Etsy Store:

 This image is called "Dance to the Groove".

Lemon Shortbread Etsy Store - New release

 Just to let you know that there has been a new release in the Lemon Shortbread Etsy Store:

 This image is called "Window Shopping".

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New release

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

 This set is "Hello Natural Set 2".  In this set you will get three GRAYSCALE images called "Purple Woods", "Spring Spread" and "Awake in a Purple Dream".

They are available in the Etsy Store at an introductory price of $4.50 instead of the usual $6.00.

 Hurry as this offer ends on 10 March 2018.

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps March Facebook Challenge - Easter/Spring

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

The topic for the challenge this month is "EASTER/SPRING".

I decided to play along with their challenge this month.

 For my bright and cheery Spring inspired card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik digital stamp called "Field of Daisies".  I have coloured my image in with Promarkers.

The pink backing paper I have used is from a Debbi Moore Inspiration Magazine.

I have finished the card off with some yellow satin ribbon, pink stitched grosgrain ribbon, sentiment, pearls and a Prima flower.  

Promarkers used: 

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 
Hair - Cinnamon, Caramel and Cocoa
Dress:  Cerise and Rose Pink

Flowers/butterflies/rabbit - Ice Grey 1, Ice Grey 2, Bright Green, Lush Green, Yellow, Sunflower,Orchid, Lavender, Spice, Orange and Poppy.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Digi Choosday - Anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Papercraft Challenge - Ribbon

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Simply Papercrafts - Anything goes
Crafty Friends - Springtime
Sweet Stampin' - Spring has sprung
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything goes with the option of butterflies and flowers
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything goes with the option of girly
Simon Says - Anything goes
Penny's Paper - Anything goes
Cardz 4 Galz - Furry friends
Delicious Doodles - March hare/rabbit
As You Like It - Single or multiple layers (I much prefer multiple layers as I feel it offers more dimension and interest in my cards)
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft Extra - Anything goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything goes and sentiment
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper March Challenge - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes

Lemon Shortbread Challenge - Tuesday 27 February 2018

 Welcome to another challenge over at the Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog.

The challenge this fortnight is "anything goes".

 For my Spring-like card I have used the beautiful Lemon Shortbread image called "Daisy Ribbon Lucille".  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and added some Stickles glitter glue to the centre of the daisies.

The backing papers are all from my stash.

I have finished the card off with a floral semi-circle Die'sire die-cut, flowers made from scraps of backing papers by a selection of Robert Addams' dies, ribbon and a Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment.

Promarkers used: 

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 
Hair - Vanilla, Cocoa, Saffron and Sandstone

Dress/hairband - Duck Egg and Denim Blue

Flowers - Pastel Yellow, Vanilla, Saffron, Orchid and Lavender, Salmon Pink, Antique Pink and Bright Green.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:  

Pile it on - 3D embellishments and/or stickers/washi tape (I have used die-cut flowers)

4 Crafty Chicks - Colour challenge or anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the optional twist of birthdays
Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything goes
Di's Digis - Die-cuts
Simply Papercrafts - Anything goes
Crafty Friends - Springtime
Simon Says - In my garden
Sweet Stampin' - Spring has sprung
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything goes with the option of butterflies and flowers
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Papercraft Challenge - Ribbon
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Lemon Shortbread Etsy Store - New release

  Just to let you know that there has been a new release in the Lemon Shortbread Etsy Store:

  This image is called "Ice-cream Break".  

You will get 3 high resolution 300dpi JPG files and 3 transparent background PNG files. 

You will get a version of both of the characters together and two more images of them individually.

Guest Designer for Love to Create Challenge Blog

I was lucky enough to be offered a Guest Designer post for the Love to Create Challenge Blog.  I've followed this blog for many years and have entered the challenges so it is a great honour.

I was allowed an image from the Ula Section at the Polkadoodles Shop.  I chose to use "Ula be a Mermaid".  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and fussy cut around the image.  I also printed off a sentiment that I got with the image, die-cut and edged with my Turquoise Pan Pastel.

For the background I used a Turquoise, Diarylide Yellow, Hansa Yellow and Pearlescent Yellow Pan Pastels to colour the background.  I then used various seaside orientated stamps (greenery, driftwood, bubbles and fish) and stamped these onto the background.

I then used a Marianne designs die to make the mount for Ula the mermaid.

I have finished the card off with some die-cut greenery and a die-cut shell border and individual die-cut shells highlighted with the the Pan Pastels used for the background and two large pearls.

Promarkers used:

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal
Hair - Yellow, Canary and Lemon

Mermaid/shells etc - Duck Egg, Turquoise, Putty, Tan, Burnt Orange and Dusky Pink.

Pan Pastels used:

Rich Gold

Diarylide Yellow

Turquoise

Copper Metallic

Hansa Yellow

Pearlescent Yellow.

Thank you to Louise for allowing me to be a Guest Designer.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

CRAFT - Alien/fantasy (mermaid)

Polkadoodles - Anything goes

QKR Stampede - Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the optional twist of birthdays

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything goes
Di's Digis - Die-cuts
Simply Papercrafts - Anything goes

I Love Promarkers - Anything goes

Penny's Paper - Anything goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes with the option of to use flowers

Creative Moments - Anything goes with the option of tell a fairy tale day

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
More Mixed Media - Anything goes with the option of red

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New release

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

 This image is called "Hello Dragonfly".

You will get a black and white image for you to colour and a partially coloured image by Ching-Chou Kuik herself.

It is available at a special introductory price of $3.00 (instead of the original price of $4).  

 Hurry as this offer ends on 28 February 2018.

Colour Crazy Challenge Blog - Friday 23 February 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.

This week our sponsor is "Lemon Shortbread".

 For my card I have used the Lemon Shortbread image called "Beanie Girl".  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and distressed around the edges with my Tim Holtz disressing tool and added some brown chalk ink pad to all the edges.

The backing papers are a magazine freebie designed by Sara Davies from Crafter's Companion.  They are shabby chic papers so that is why I went for a shabby chic card.  I have mixed some of the backing papers with Crafter's Companion kraft card and distressed all the edges of the paper and card with my Tim Holtz distressing tool and added brown chalk ink pad to the edges.  It's quite time-consuming distressing all the edges but it gives it a wonderful effect.

I have finished the card off with a scrap of ribbon underneath the lace, die-cut sentiment, die-cut banner, greenery, leaves and flower and a brad.

Promarkers used:  

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 
Hair - Burnt Sienna, Chestnut and Henna 
Dress/boots/hat - Salmon Pink, Antique Pink, Cocoa and Burnt Sienna.   

I am entering this card into the following challenges:  

World Wide Open Design Team - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything goes
Star Stampz - Make it girly
Allsorts - Handmade flowers
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Pile it on - 3D embellishments and/or stickers/washi tape (I have used lace, ribbon, die-cut flowers and a brad)
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes with the option of to use flowers
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything goes
Simon Says - Grunge it up
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the option of tell a fairy tale day
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes
Penny's Paper - Anything goes
Pause, Dream, Enjoy - Photo inspiration (I have gone with the colour scheme of pink and brown)
Little Miss Muffet - Anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Colour challenge or anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 23 February 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 "ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE".

This week the Design Team were challenged by Design Team Member Bonnie to "take a seat" ie a sitting image.

Here is my inspiration post with this theme.

For my card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik digital stamps image called "Wintry Night". I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and highlighted areas with my white Posca pen and Stickles glitter glue.

The backing papers are from a Debbi Moore Inspiration Magazine.

I have finished the card off with a stamped sentiment, washi tape, die-cut snowflakes with some Stickles glitter glue and some pearls.

Promarkers used: 

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 
Hair/mane/tail/wings - Cocktail Pink, Salmon Pink and Antique Pink

Unicorn - Ice Grey 1, Ice Grey 2 and blender pen

Trees/greenery/berries - Bright Green, Forest Green, Poppy Red, Burgundy and Gold

Ground - Ivory and Pastel Beige.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

2 Crafty Critters - Anything goes with critters

Noor! Design - Celebrations

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper February Challenge - Anything goes

World Wide Open Design Team - Anything goes

Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option for a boy/man
Crafting with Friends - Anything goes
Star Stampz - Make it girly
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Pile it on - 3D embellishments and/or stickers/washi tape (I have used washi tape)
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes with the option of to use flowers
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the option of tell a fairy tale day
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes
Merry Christmas Challenge - Anything goes with the option of elves
Penny's Paper - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Things that fly
Fab n Funky - Christmas
CRAFT - Alien/fantasy (fairy and unicorn)
4 Crafty Chicks - Colour challenge or anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Cute critters
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the optional twist of birthdays

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 set is called the "Hello Natural Set".

In this set you will get the images Dark Lillies, Flowing in Blue and Hello Spring.  

PLEASE NOTE:  All of these images are grayscale images.

This set is available in the Etsy Store at a special introductory price of $4.50 (instead of the original price of $6.00).

 Hurry as this offer ends on 20 February 2018.

Lemon Shortbread Etsy Store - New release

  Just to let you know that there has been a new release in the Lemon Shortbread Etsy Store:

  This image is called "Butterfly Meadow".

Good luck in Your New Job Kevin

Today is a special day for our eldest son Kevin.  He is re-joining the NHS and is going to be working at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and the West Middlesex Hospital.

I thought he needed an appropriate card so I have made this one for him using various images and papers from downloads from the Hunkydory Club called "Thursday - Man's World" and I have used a brown paper with faux stitching and a brown/blue check.

His dad and I so proud of Kevin going back to join the NHS.  Sadly we have nearly lost Kevin twice in his life due to brittle asthma but thankfully NHS staff have made him better.  As an adult Kevin has always said he wants to give back to the NHS so his new job will let him do this.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option for a boy/man
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

4 Crafty Chicks - Lots of layers
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes