Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 8 April 2016

It is time for me to show you my 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 kraft card".

I love to use kraft card as it makes the cards/creations very rustic in nature.  For my card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik digital stamp called "Toadstool Fairy".  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and used chalks for the background for a subtle effect.

For my back paper I have used various Tim Holtz distress inks (Mustard Seed, Rusty Hinge, Squeezed Lemonade and Tea Dye) and dabbed onto a craft sheet, spritzed with water and swirled by watercolour card into it.  I then used various texture stamps and the same ink pads to add texture.  Finally I inked through with a harlequin mask and Rusty Hinge distress ink mixed with a little bit of my pearl Imagination Crafts Starlight Paint to give some shimmer to the project.

I have finished the card off with die-cut butterflies, stamped sentiment, ribbon and some Dutch Doobadoo kraft embellishments.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Glitter n Sparkle - Use a punch/die

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist of a whiter shade of pale

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Love to Scrap - The big bow theory
Incy Wincy - Colour me wonderful (use your favourite colouring medium) - alcohol pens for me)
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Always anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
More Mixed Media - Yellow
A Snowflake's Promise - Anything goes
Creative Card Crew - Die-cut
Simon Says - Happy birthday
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
Create and Inspire - Anything goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Crafting with Attitude - Anything goes
Brown Sugar - Anything goes
Simply Papercraft - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New Releases

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

Here you will find a set of 4 gorgeous "Japanese Kimono Mermaid" images.

In the set of 4 you will get the image called "Nostalgia", "Spring Luna", "The Serene Night" and "Light of Beatitude".  They are available in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store for £7.44 (depending on currency rate).

These are an amazing addition to the other images available in the Etsy Store.

Cards for Men

Here are a selection of male cards I have made.

 The first card has been made with my Joanna Sheen Jayne Netley Mayhew Digistamps CD.  The backing papers are from my stash.  I have finished the card off with some ribbon, stamped sentiment and glass dots.

 The second card has also been made with my Joanna Sheen Jayne Netley Mayhew Digistamps CD.  The backing papers are from my stash from magazines.  I have finished the card off with some ribbon, stamped sentiment and pearls.

The third card has been made with my Crafter's Companion Morgan Fitzsimons "Flights of Fantasy" CD.   The backing papers are from magazines.  I have finished the card off with some ribbon, stamped sentiment and some pearls.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - Create a project with a birthday sentiment or the number 6

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Brown Sugar - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper April Challenge - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist of a whiter shade of pale

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Let's Craft and Create - Card for a man
Simon Says - Happy birthday
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
Create and Inspire - Anything goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

  

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New Releases

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

Here you will find a set of 3 gorgeous "Mother and Daughter Mermaid" images.  In the set of 3 you will get the image called "Sakura Delight", "Aloha" and "Lotus Delight".  They are available in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store for £5.22 (depending on currency rate).

These are an amazing addition to the other images available in the Etsy Store.

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps

Here is a weekly reminder to tell you that Ching-Chou Kuik's digital stamps are available from her Etsy Store.  You will see a wonderful array of beautiful images for all occasions and there will be more added on a weekly basis so remember to go and have a look.

Ching-Chou Kuik's Etsy Store can be found HERE.

There is an Inspiration and Monthly Challenge Blog.  Here you will find a challenge topic for each month.  

There will be a Monthly Blog Challenge Winner who will get to pick two digital images as their prize from the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store.  This winner will be picked by Random.org.

There is also a Monthly "Artist's Choice Award" and this means that anyone that has entered the Monthly Blog Challenge using an image from Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Etsy Store will be in with a chance of winning 5 digital images of their choice award.  This winner will be picked by Ching-Chou Kuik herself.

The Monthly Blog Challenge Topic for March 2016 is "Easter/Spring colours".

We now have a Guest Designer each month.  If you would like to be a Guest Designer please put “GDT” after your name.  You will be contacted ASAP if you are successful.  If you don’t get in the first time make sure you keep trying!!

Daily you will also find inspiration for Weeks 1, 2 and 3 from the Design Team members Aurora, Dianne, Linda, Lozzy, Sylvia, Vannessa and myself.

For Weeks 4 each day there will be a card/creation showcased that a crafter has entered into the monthly blog challenge or shared on the Facebook Group or entered into the monthly Facebook Challenge.

If you would like to have a look at these images made into cards why don't you join the Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Facebook Group.  This Group can be found HERE.

Here you will also find details of the monthly challenge they have. Anyone can also post cards/creations on here that they have made from Ching-Chou Kuik's digital stamps and you will see creations made by the Monthly Challenge Blog Design Team (Aurora, Dianne, Linda, Lozzy, Sylvia, Vannessa and myself) and the Facebook Design team (Bonnie, Ann-Marie, Laura and, Samantha).

Ching-Chou Kuik is now a proud sponsor over at the Passionate Paper Creations and Friends Facebook Group.

Why not pop on over and take a look.

Over at Kit and Clowder you will find details of various on-line classes that you can buy and participate in. Ching-Chou Kuik is one of the sponsors. At the moment the various classes are as follows:

Alcohol Markers - Skin and Hair Technique Class

Alcohol Markers - Clothing Technique Class

Alcohol Markers - Lightsource Technique Class

Alcohol Markers - All About Animals Class

Alcohol Markers - Creative Confidence Class

Alcohol Markers - Whimsical Class

Watercolours - Distress Ink Class

Pencils - Perfecting Pencils Class 

If you want to find out a bit more about colouring techniques pop on over to Kit and Clowder and have a look.

1500 Members for the Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook Group

Both the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps and Facebook Group have been going for some time now.

 There are celebrations going on over at the Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook Group as they have achieved an amazing 1500 members.  There are so many of us that love Ching-Chou Kuik's images throughout the world.

To celebrate this achievement there is a special challenge going on.

Please pop on over to the Facebook Group for more details.

For this week-end ONLY (2 April and 3 April) you can get a MASSIVE 40% off all digital stamps ONLY in the store if you use the code "THANKS40".  Hurry on over to the Etsy Store grab some bargains.

I have played along with the challenge.  For my favourite colour scheme I have gone for purple and blue - purple as it is my favourite colour and blue to remind me of the sea.

I have used the freebie image "Little Clover" and coloured her in with Promarkers trying to do an ombre effect on her hair with various purple/blue Promarkers, chalked the background, added white dots with my Posca pen, added some faux stitching with a fine detail pen and finally inked around the edges with my Tim Holtz Shaded Lilac and Dusty Concord distress inks.

The backing papers are by Tracy Wray (mens' set and oriental) and Club Hunkydory.  I have used my Tim Holtz distressing tool to distress the edges and then inked with a purple chalk ink pad.

I have finished the card off with some lace, ribbon, button, die-cuts from a friend, stamped sentiment, flowers die-cut from the leftover printed papers and Papermania Glitterations.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Tuesday Throwdown - Add lace

Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes

The Paper Shelter - Buttons

Aud Sentiments - Create a project with a birthday sentiment or the number 6

Brown Sugar - Anything goes

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Flowers

CCC Digi Creations - Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes

Creative Ladybirds Creations - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes
Glitter n Sparkle - Use a punch/die
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist of a whiter shade of pale
Robyn's Fetish - Handmade flowers (flowers made with dies)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook Group 1500 Members Celebration

Over at the Ching-Chou Kuik Facebook Group there are BIG celebrations going on as they are celebrating 1500 members.  That is a wonderful achievement and shows just how much people love Ching-Chou Kuik's images around the world.

For this week-end ONLY (2 April and 3 April) you can get a MASSIVE 40% off all digital stamps ONLY in the store if you use the code "THANKS40".  Hurry on over to the Etsy Store grab some bargains.

As an extra treat to promote this achievement of 1500 members of the Facebook Group Ching-Chou Kuik is offering up free an image called "Little Clover" which is available until 5 April 2016.

We would like you to use the FREE image and use your favorite color combo when you colour her up. It can be as many/few colors as you like.

Rules:

- 2 submissions limit per person

- Yourproject must be a new project not previously shared here or on any other social media, blog, etc.

- Your project must be uploaded to this album before the end of the challenge to be eligible for a prize. You do not need to post separately to the main wall. Once you've uploaded your colored image, please comment on your photo to bring it to the main wall. 

- Have fun!

- Deadline for entries is 15 April 2016.

Winners and Prizes:

- One "Artist's Choice" award, to be chosen by Ching-Chou Kuik. The winner of this challenge will receive the next NEW DIGI RELEASE by Ching Chou Kuik.

We will look forward to seeing what you all create and here's to the next 1500 members!!

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Challenge - April 2016 - The 4 Elements

It is time for another challenge over at the Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Facebook Group.

The challenge for April 2016 is "The 4 Elements" ie water, fire, earth and air.

I know I am not on Facebook Design Team but I have made a card for the challenge.

I decided to go with the element theme of water and I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik digital stamp called "Magic Wish".  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and fussy cut around the image.  I added my clear Wink of Stella pen over the mermaid tail.

I have used an MDF tag I had which I painted with some new Imagination Crafts Starlight paints.  This are wonderful for coverage ie a small bit goes a long way and the shiny and sparkly on them is fabulous.  After the blue Starlight paint was dry I used a handmade mask along with my Dutch Doobadoo texture paste to make dots for the water.  I used a piece of sticky back paper for the sand area (left over from hubby covering a coffee table).  On top of the water I painted on a Starlight pearl paint to give some more sparkle and shine.

I have finished off the tag with some cheesecloth, lots of ribbons and fibres, charm, wired leaves and some Joy die-cut shells coloured with Pan Pastels.

I am entering this decorated tag into the following challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes

Crafting from the Heart - Always anything goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything goes
A Beautiful Mess - Always anything goes
My Time to Craft - Girlie
Di's Digi Designs - For the girls
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with no twist
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything goes with the option of a sketch
The Pencil Case - P = pretty peculiar (I have gone for pretty)
Love to Create - Anything mixed media/creative goes
Simon Says - Anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional twist of inspired by a song
Crafting for all Seasons - Die-cuts/punches
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/Springtime
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Julia Spiri - Anything goes/film, song, book
Crafty Ribbons - Tag it
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything goes
Craft Rocket - Mythical creature (mermaid)
Altered Eclectics - Anything goes mixed media
Noor Design - Anything goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes
Brown Sugar - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
CCC Digi Creations - Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
Creative Ladybirds Creations - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Spellbinding Stamps - Make it sparkly

Delicious Doodles Challenge - April 2016 - Recipe

 It's time for another challenge over at the Delicious Doodles Challenge Blog.  

The topic for April 2016 is "RECIPE - 3 DESIGN PAPERS, 2 IMAGES AND 1 EMBELLISHMENT".

I have decided to make a Christmas card.  I have used the Delicious Doodles images called "Christmas Holly Border" and "Christmas Lantern".

I took the Christmas Holly Border into Serif Craft Artist so that I could fit the lantern inside the border along with the words "Happy Christmas".  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and highlighted areas with red Stickles glitter glue.  I have added Glossy Accents to the glass of the lantern.

I have used three different magazine freebie papers.

The embellishment I have used is a piece of wide gold edged red stain ribbon.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes

Crafting from the Heart - Always anything goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Simply Papercrafts - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas - Use a sentiment
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with no twist
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything goes with the option of a sketch
Simon Says - Anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional twist of inspired by a song
Fab n Funky - Christmas
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/Springtime
ABC Christmas - Green or gold (I have chosen green)
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Sparkles Christmas - CAS Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper April Challenge - Anything goes
Brown Sugar - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
CCC Digi Creations - Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
Creative Ladybirds Creations - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog - April 2016 Challenge - Use Kraft Card

Today sees the start of another challenge over at the Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Monthly Challenge Blog.

This month the challenge is "use kraft card".

To take part you do not have to use a Ching-Chou Kuik digital stamp but we all do love to see them being used.

If you do use a Ching-Chou Kuik image from her Etsy store you can enter the challenge twice, thus giving you two chances of winning.

It also means that you could be "in the running" of winning the Artist Choice Award where Ching-Chou Kuik herself looks at all the entries using an image from her Etsy Store and the winner gets to pick 5 images free from the Etsy Store as their prize.

Here is a sneak peak of my card that you will see on my blog on Friday 8 April 2016.

It would be lovely if you could play along with the challenge this month.