New Design Team Member for the A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge Blog - April 2020 Challenge

I am super excited to let you all know that I am a new Design Team Member for the "A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge Blog".

Anne and all the Design Team have made me feel very welcome.

This month the sponsor for the challenge is "The Hungry JPEG".

 The Design Team received the bundle "The February Spring Bundle" to use.  

At the time of typing this post up this bundle cost $29.  Believe me it was so worth it for the amount of beautiful images/fonts/papers etc that you got in it.

The topic for April's challenge is the always "ANYTHING GOES" and you are allowed an unlimited amount of entries into the challenge so what are you waiting for?

Onto my first card as part of the Design Team.

I decided to make a wall hanger for Easter.  When I saw these cute bunnies I HAD to use them.  I then came across an Easter basket and Easter basket backing paper and decided I would make an Easter basket full of flowers along with the Easter bunnies and Easter eggs.

From the "February Spring Bundle" I used items from the following kits:  Rabbits Clipart (rabbits), Spring Meadows Graphics Set (Easter basket, Easter basket backing paper and greenery), Watercolour Peony and Lavender (peonies) and Pink Peonies Clipart (peonies).

I cut two each of the bunnies out and repeated lots of the flowers so that I could decoupage the hanger.

For the first patterned paper I used a Phill Martin Chrysanthemum stencil I got for Christmas from a friend and inked it through with Tim Holtz's Spun Sugar distress ink.

I have finished my wall hanger off quite simply with a computer generated sentiment and some curled wire to hang the wall hanger.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

World Wide Open Design Team - Anything goes

Cardz 4 Galz - Cute animals

CRAFT - Easter/Spring

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Cute Card Thursday - Easter

Krafty Chicks - All occasions

Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of kraft card

Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Crafty Friends - Spring colour palette

Crafty Creations - Anything goes

Creative Inspirations - April showers and flowers

Classic Design Challenge - Anything goes

Love to Craft - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra - Anything goes

The Paper Funday Challenge - Anything goes with the optional twist of Easter

Pearly Sparkles - Bunnies, birds and/or bears (bunnies for me)

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps April 2020 Facebook Challenge - ANIMALS

 Today also sees the start of the new Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Challenge.

Due to the current coronavirus situation the world has become a very worrying place.  In times like this us crafters are so lucky as we have our crafting to get us through the difficult times.

Ching-Chou Kuik would like to give a new image away to everyone that enters the Blog or Facebook Challenge.  The image is called "Calla Lily Valley - Greyscale".

NB:  For anyone that enters the Blog of Facebook Challenge in April they will be sent this image once the challenges have closed.

The topic for this month's challenge is "ANIMALS".

Here is my inspiration post with this theme. 

 For my card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Green Frog Elf".  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and then die-cut the image with a tag die and added some ribbon.  I have cut the same tag out of green and black card for some dimension.

All of the backing papers I have used are from my stash.

I have finished my card off with some bought flowers (as I seem to make my own flowers more so I am determined in 2020 to use up some of my small stash of bought flowers), wide green satin ribbon, black lace, black lace die-cuts and a LOTV digital stamp.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

World Wide Open Design Team - Anything goes

Cardz 4 Galz - Cute animals

Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes

Krafty Chicks - All occasions

Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of kraft card

Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Di's Digi Designs - Birthdays
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Lace and flowers
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper April Challenge - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - April showers and flowers
Classic Design Challenge - Anything goes
Morgan's Artworld - Anything goes
Cute as a Button - Anything goes with the option of baby blue or pretty pink
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything goes with critters
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft Extra - Anything goes 
The Paper Funday Challenge - Anything goes with the optional twist of Easter
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option of birthdays
Simon Says - Happy birthday

A Little Birdie Told Me ..... It's Your Birthday Special Brother

For this birthday card I have used a kit by Janet Briggs over at CraftsUPrint.  The kit is called "Sea View Male Birthday".  In this kit you will get a topper, age badges, sentiment tags and decoupage.

I have printed the sheets out twice so I can do lots of decoupage.

The backing papers are from The Works.

I have finished the card off with a card candi.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

The Creative Crafters - Anything goes

Creatalicious Challenge - Anything goes

Penny's Paper - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of kraft card
Krafty Chicks - All occasions
CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes with a CD, USB or digital download (digital download from CraftsUPrint)

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New release

  There is a new image in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store:

 This image is called "Dahlia - Greyscale".

In this set you will get a darker greyscale image and a lighter greyscale image.

  This set is available at a special introductory price of $2.00 (original price of $4.00).

Hurry as this offer ends on 31 March 2020.

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New release

 There is a new image in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store:

 

 This image is called "Starry Wish".

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

Sending Birthday Wishes Nephew on Your 15th Birthday Logan

For my nephew Logan's birthday card I have used an image by Gillian Hutchinson over at CraftUPrint.  This cute wrinkly dog is from a set called "Another Year Another Wrinkle".

I have used the decoupage sheet and insert from the kit to make the wrinkly dog 3D.  I have used a paw print backing paper from a Joanna Sheen's Furry Friends CD (sadly no longer available).

I have finished the card off quite simply with a stamped sentiment.  I then die-cut the "15" and word "LOGAN" 6 times and stuck them together to gain height and then inked around the edges.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Love to Scrap - Anything goes

Love to Craft - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of coloured pencils
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of Easter
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything goes with a critter
Ally's Angels - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Cardz 4 Guys - Something beginning with "F" (fifteen)
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
The Creative Crafters - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything goes
CD Sunday - Anything goes (digital download from CraftsUPrint)
Digi Choosday - Anything goes (digital download from CraftsUPrint)
Penny's Paper - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Just for Fun
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of ribbon/twine
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Allsorts - Anything in the animal kingdom

Wishing you a Wonderful Birthday

For this special birthday card I have used the Pink Ink Designs image called "Giraffe".

I got a gelli plate for my birthday in October and I recently got it out to play with.  I used inks/stamps and stencils.  I then tried with acrylic paints/stamps and stencils.  I preferred used the inks as it was a lot less messy.  I stamped my giraffe and die-cut my tags out of a piece of yellow and a piece of copper coloured gelli plate designs.  I also cut the yellow frame out, embossed with a Crafter's Companion 8x8 embossing folder and inked the edges.  The white frame I embossed and then used a leaf stamp from the stamp set and stamped around the edge.  Of course the giraffe had to have glasses so I stamped and cut them out.

The black glitter card is rather gorgeous and is from Hobbycraft.

I stamped some leaves and flowers onto scraps of paper and cut out.

My card has been finished off quite simply with the flowers, leaves and stamped tag sentiment.

Fingers crossed the recipient likes it.  Not my normal type of card for her!!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Creative Craft Cottage - For the girls
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of coloured pencils
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Love to Scrap - Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything goes with a critter
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Ally's Angels - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Always Fun - Flowers
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
The Creative Crafters - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenge - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Penny's Paper - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Just for Fun
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of ribbon/twine
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Allsorts - Anything in the animal kingdom

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 20 March 2020

  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  "EASTER OR FLORAL".

This week the Design Team were challenged to the "Lots of Layers" - so an easy challenge for most of us!!

Here is my inspiration post with that theme.   

For my birthday card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Awake in Purple Dream".  This started off as my image for the previous week of the "spotlighting technique" but I just wasn't happy with it so I coloured the main image and then the die-cut piece so it's like decoupage now.  I coloured the image in with Promarkers.

The backing papers are from a paper pad I won in challenge recently and the paper pad is by Trimcraft. 

Before doing the mounts I knew I wants to die-cut flowers, leaves and feathers so I gutted the layers.  With just some scraps of pearlescent card for the leaves I managed it

I have finished off the card with some wide lace, die-cut sentiment, spotty ribbon, pearls, John Lockwood flowers, John Lockwood greenery and some die-cut feathers.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of coloured pencils

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes

Unicorn Challenge - Flower power

The Paper Funday Challenge - Anything goes with the option of St Patrick's Day

I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option of add a sentiment

Creative Craft Cottage - For the girls
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 13 March 2020

 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  "EASTER OR FLORAL".

This week the Design Team were challenged to the "Spotlighting technique" (where you just colour a portion of the image and keep the rest black-and-white thus making it a "spotlight").

Here is my inspiration post with that theme.   

 For my "spotlighting technique" card I used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Hello Dragonfly".  I printed the image out twice and then cut the centre part of one image out with a star shape.  I have then coloured the image in with my Promarkers.

The backing papers are from a lovely purple pad from The Works.

I have finished the card off with a ribbon bow, lots of die-cut dragonflies, organza ribbon, lace and LOTV digital sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of coloured pencils
Dragonfly Dreams - Make it feminine
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper - Anything goes
Cute as a Button - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Pretty pastels

Incy Wincy - Hand coloured images

More Mixed Media - Anything goes with the option of green
Daisy Chain - Use dies
Aud Sentiments - Feminine and sentiment
Through the Purple Haze - Anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage - For the girls
Allsorts - Anything with wings (dragonflies)
Passion for Promarkers - Make it feminine
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Ally's Angels - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Celebrate
Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New release

 There is a new image in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store:

 This image is called "Sakura in March".

In this set you will get a black-and-white image and a greyscale image.

 There is also a Spring sale on over at the Etsy Store.

You will get 30% off when you spend $10 or more in the Etsy Store if you use the code "SPRING2020".

Hurry as this offer ends on 9 March 2020.

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Inspiration Post - Friday 6 March 2020

 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:

 "EASTER OR FLORAL".

Here is my inspiration post with that theme. 

For my Happy Easter card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Hello Spring" - isn't that bunny just gorgeous?  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers.

The backing papers I have used are from a Trimcraft paper pad that I won in a challenge last year.

A friend bought me two Gemini border dies so I have used this flower and butterfly on and inked over the embossing with my Tim Holtz Rusty Hinge distress ink.

I have finished the card off with a stamped sentiment, ribbon, die-cut flowers and the leaves were paisley shapes gutted out of the backing paper I used.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option of monochrome

Crafty Friends - Animals/birds

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes

Love to Craft - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of coloured pencils

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything goes with a critter

Dragonfly Dreams - Make it feminine

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra - Anything goes

Pearly Sparkles - For the ladies/girls

Classic Design Challenge - Anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes

Morgan's Artworld - Anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

Digi Doodle Studios - Ribbon and/or lace (I have used ribbon)

CCC Digi Creations - Embossing of any kind

Unicorn Challenge - Flower power

Incy Wincy - Hand coloured images

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Digi Choosday - Anything goes

Crafty Creations - Anything goes

Creative Inspirations - Pretty pastels

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

The Paper Funday Challenge - Anything goes with the option of St Patrick's Day

I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option of add a sentiment

Simon Says - Something feminine

The Paper Shelter - Let it be Spring

Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of Easter

More Mixed Media - Anything goes with the option of green

CRAFT - Female

Craft Rocket - Flowers

Daisy Chain - Use dies

Aud Sentiments - Feminine and sentiment

Krafty Chicks - Stamp act

Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes

Through the Purple Haze - Anything goes

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

QKR Stampede - Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of flowers

Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Colour Crazy Challenge Blog - Friday 6 March 2020

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

The topic as always is "anything goes".

 This week we are lucky that we are sponsored by "The Paper Shelter". 

For my card I have used The Paper Shelter image called "Hammock Days" and I have used the black-and-white image and also the gorgeous backing paper.

I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and added Glossy Accents to her glasses and also to the glass in her hand.

The backing papers I have used are from The Works.

I have finished the card off with some velvet zigzag ribbon, gingham bow, LOTV digital stamp and John Lockwood Cornflower die-cut flowers.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option of monochrome

Love to Scrap - Anything goes

Love to Craft - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of coloured pencils

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Make it feminine

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra - Anything goes

Pearly Sparkles - For the ladies/girls

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper - Anything goes

Classic Design Challenge - Anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes

Cute as a Button - Anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

Digi Doodle Studios - Ribbon and/or lace (I have used ribbon)
Incy Wincy - Hand coloured images
Unicorn Challenge - Flower power
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Simon Says - Something feminine
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option of add a sentiment
The Paper Funday Challenge - Anything goes with the option of St Patrick's Day
Let's Craft and Create - Anything goes with the option of Easter
More Mixed Media - Anything goes with the option of green
CRAFT - Female
The Paper Shelter - Let it be Spring
Craft Rocket - Flowers
Daisy Chain - Use dies
Aud Sentiments - Feminine and sentiment
Krafty Chicks - Stamp act
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Through the Purple Haze - Anything goes
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of flowers
Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps March 2020 Facebook Challenge - EASTER OR FLORAL

 Today also sees the start of the new Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Challenge.  

This month the topic is "EASTER OR FLORAL".

Here is my inspiration post with this theme.  

For my Easter card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Spring Clover".  I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and used chalks for the background.

The backing papers are from a bright and cherry pad from The Works.

I have finished the card off with some grosgrain ribbon, some flowery ribbon a friend gave me, stamped sentiment, stamped Easter eggs into scraps of one of the backing papers, John Lockwood die-cut greenery and John Lockwood Lattice Flowers die-cuts.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

I Love Promarkers - Anything goes with the option of for a girl

Penny's Paper - Anything goes

Aud Sentiments - Anything goes and sentiment

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Jan's Digi Stamps - Anything goes

Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional twist of for the girls

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Passion for Promarkers - Dies and/or punches

Digi Choosday - Anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Your favourite colour (I have two favourite colours - purple and teal.  I decided to use teal this time as people might get fed up of seeing purple cards on my blog!!)

Fab n Funky - Handmade or die-cut flowers

The Paper Shelter - Colour it!

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Krafty Chicks - All occasions

Cute Card Thursday - Spring fever ( to me this means the growth of flowers and also Easter)

Alphabet Challenge - X for Xtra embellishments (lots of die-cut flowers and a chunky flower ribbon with beads on it is nice to go overload with flowers as some flowers can take it.  Also there are lots of stamped Easter eggs - I didn't grow up getting Easter eggs so maybe this card is making up for it!!)

QKR Stampede - Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the optional twist of using pretty papers

Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Crafty Friends - Animals/birds

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the option of coloured pencils
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything goes with a critter
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft Extra - Anything goes
Pearly Sparkles - For the ladies/girls
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper - Anything goes
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything goes
Classic Design Challenge - Anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes
Morgan's Artworld - Anything goes
Digi Doodle Studios - Ribbon and/or lace (I have used ribbon)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Cute as a Button - Anything goes