Gruffies and Guest Challenge Blog - October 2015 - Anything goes or the option of EMBOSSING (Wet or dry)

Today it is time for me to show you another card for the Gruffies and Guests Challenge Blog.

 The topic for October 2015 is "anything goes with the option of embossing (wet or dry)".

Don't forget you do have the option of anything goes plus if you do use the optional theme (this month it is "embossing (wet or dry)") you will get 2 chances in the prize draw.

Don't forget to enter the challenge you MUST use a House Mouse, Happy Hoppers or Gruffies image.

This month our sponsor is Bugaboo Digi Stamps.

They are offering the very lucky winner 7 digital images of their choice from the Bugaboo Digi Stamps Store.

For my Christmas card I have used some Joanna Sheen House Mouse decoupage which I have had for a few years now.  I love this image so much I've had to keep it for while!!

I decided not to use any backing papers and instead used plain card stock.  For the white card I embossed a piece with my Embossalicious large dots embossing folder and a magazine freebie Christmas sentiment border.  Both I have edged with Tim Holtz's Stormy Sky distress ink.

I have finished the card off with sentiments off the decoupage sheet, satin ribbon and pearls.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

House Mouse and Friends - In the pink or anything goes
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/Halloween
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Creative Card Crew - Ribbon
Creative Moments - Anything goes or spots and/or stripes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Alphabet Challenge - R is for ribbon
Winter Wonderland - Christmas with a ribbon
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Get a head start on Christmas or Hannukah theme with ribbon or trim
Allsorts - All sentimental
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Challenge Extra October Challenge - Anything goes
CCC Digi Creations - Anything goes
Crafting Musketeers - Christmas with a ribbon
Sparkles Christmas - Distress it!
Christmas Cards All Year Round Challenge - No stamping (I have used decoupage)

Happy Birthday

Here is yet another male card I have made.  It's certainly a busy time of the year for male cards.

For this card I have used backing papers and a design sheet from a Debbie Moore magazine.  I love the combination of the blue and brown craft.  As this card needs to be posted I have kept the embellishments to a minimum, just using a ribbon border and sentiment from the magazine.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes or use one of their free sentiments

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper October Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes

Trick or Treat Time

Here is a Halloween card I have made using a Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Kitty Tail Witch".  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and highlighted areas with my Sakura stardust clear pen.

The backing papers are from Tracy Wray.

I have finished the card off with a Martha Stewart web border, Clearly Besotted stamped cobwebs, spiders and cat, ribbon, googly eyes and a " "trick or treat time" sentiment by Tracy Wray.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Di's Digi Designs - Too cute to spook

The Corrosive Challenge - The dark side

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes or use one of their free sentiments

Digi Choosday - Feeling sentimental

Creative Card Crew - Ribbon

Crafty Gals Corner - Witches, ghouls and goblins

I Love Promarkers - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper October Challenge - Anything goes
Aud Sentiments - Halloween sentiment
Moving Along with the Times - Halloween

Happy Birthday

Here is another male birthday card I have made.  This time I have used backing papers and a design sheet from a Debbi Moore magazine.

I have finished the card off with flowers from the magazine, gingham ribbon, pearls, sentiment from the magazine and a die-cut sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Creative Card Crew - Ribbon

Creative Moments - Anything goes and/or spots and/or stripes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper October Challenge - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes or use one of their free sentiments
4 Crafty Chicks - Pearls

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 at:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/gjzcck

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 October 2015 is "Halloween/something spooky".

As from March 2015 we have a new idea for those that enter the Monthly Blog Challenge in that we will be asking for a Guest Designer to join the Design Team for a month.  For those that enter the March Challenge they will be get to be a Guest Designer for May to give the crafter chance to make a card/creation, those that enter the April Challenge will be a Guest Designer for June etc.  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 Alica, Aurora, Dianne, Linda, Lozzy, Sylvia, Vannessa and myself.

For Weeks 4 (and 5 if there is one) 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 (Alica, Aurora, Dianne, Linda, Lozzy, Sylvia, Vannessa and myself) and the Facebook Design team (Bonnie, Collette, Felisha, Laura, Samantha and Sande).

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.

Two Male Birthday Cards

 I needed to make two male birthday cards so I got out my trusty Crafter's Companion Camden Town Male CD.  For my first card I have used a gaming image.

For my second card I have used a football image.  I have kept the embellishments to a bare minimum with card candi and a sentiment as a lot of males don't like fussy cards.

I am entering these cards into the following challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner - Dude!

Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes

Create and Inspire - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

Creative Inspirations - Stars and/or stripes (both cards have stars on them)

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Not Just Cards - Anything goes

Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/Halloween
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

  

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Monthly Challenge Blog - Kym's Inspiration Post - Monday 12 October 2015

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 "Halloween/something spooky".

This week the whole Design Team are using the same Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamp called "Hallo' Owlie".  I always find these weeks amazing when we all use the same image but our creations are so very different.

I coloured the image in with my Promarkers and then fussy cut around the edge.

My card was inspired by some I had seen by Annie when she had used a clock template kindly given free on her blog by Annette (just hope she likes what her clock has turned into!!).

I have printed the clock off to the largest it would go on A4 and cut out by hand.  I then inked over it with my Tim Holtz Spcied Marmalade, Brushed Corduroy and Rusty Hinge distress inks.  I then used my Versafine Smoke Gray ink and a Visible Image crackle stamp and stamped all over the clock.  Next out came by Clearly Besotted Stamps called "Fright Night" and I used the black cat, bats and spiders to decorate around the clock.  I used Stickles glitter glue over the clock numbers for some sparkle and shine.

 Recently Tracy Wray gave some freebie Halloween papers away on the Art by Miran Facebook Group so I cut out a piece for the centre of the clock and added a piece of black lace on top.

This clock card has then been finished off with a sentiment off the computer, Martha Stewart punched web border, bat ribbon and some Martha Stewart punched bats.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes or optional extra is to make a Halloween treat holder
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
Create and Inspire - Anything goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Aud Sentiments - Halloween sentiment
CRAFT - Autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving/Bonfire Night
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Brown Sugar Challenge - Use a number (Numbers on my clock)
Graph'it - Autumn or Christmas colours
Fussy and Fancy Friday - Autumn colours
Spellbinding Stamps - Use at least 2 mediums (markers, distress inks and Stickles glitter glue)
Di's Digi Designs - Too cute to spook
The Corrosive Challenge - The dark side
The Ribbon Girls - Any image anything goes
Love to Create - Anything creative/mixed media goes
Pile it On - Funky and/or freaky
Robyn's Fetish - Use lots of orange
Crafting by Designs - All about autumn
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Halloween or make a card for October
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Anything goes
Not Just Cards - Anything goes
One Sweet Challenge - Use fall colours or use the theme of the souls
The Crazy Challenge - Orange, purple and green
Eureka Stamps - Pumpkins
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/Halloween

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps - New Releases and Special Introductory Price and 20% Off Images in the Etsy Store until 14 October 2015

There have been two new releases to the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store:

The first image is called "Time Flies" and the second image is called "Squirrel and Toadstool" and they are available in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store at a Special Introductory Price as a two stamp set.  The cost of both images is $5.70 (normal price $8) and they are available at this special price up to the end of  14 October 2015.

Also there is a Special Offer.

If you use the code "OCT20" when you spend a minimum of $10 you will get a massive 20% offer (this does not include original artwork - just digital stamps).

Hurry on over to the Etsy Store to grab the special offer stamp set or the 20% discount before the end of 14 October 2015.

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 at:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/gjzcck

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 October 2015 is "Halloween/something spooky".

As from March 2015 we have a new idea for those that enter the Monthly Blog Challenge in that we will be asking for a Guest Designer to join the Design Team for a month.  For those that enter the March Challenge they will be get to be a Guest Designer for May to give the crafter chance to make a card/creation, those that enter the April Challenge will be a Guest Designer for June etc.  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 Alica, Aurora, Dianne, Linda, Lozzy, Sylvia, Vannessa and myself.

For Weeks 4 (and 5 if there is one) 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 (Alica, Aurora, Dianne, Linda, Lozzy, Sylvia, Vannessa and myself) and the Facebook Design team (Bonnie, Collette, Felisha, Laura, Samantha and Sande).

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.

Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps Monthly Challenge Blog - Kym's Inspiration Post - Monday 5 October 2015

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 "Halloween/something spooky".

I have used one of the newer Ching-Chou Kuik's digital stamps called "Let's go party".  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers, chalked the background and added some Tim Holtz's Stormy Sky distress ink around the edge.

Tracy Wray recently gave away from fantastic Halloween papers that she had designed for the Art by Miran Facebook Group.  I have used three different backing papers by Tracy.

I have finished the card off with some Clearly Besotted stamped ghosts and bats with googly eyes, stick pin, ribbon, netting, sentiment off the computer, die-cut flowers, brads and a button.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Crafts and Me - Halloween
Scrapper's Delight - Fall/Halloween
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
Simon Says Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Gals - Things with wings
Creative Moments - Anything goes/autumn colours
Creative Inspirations - Anything goes/option of a sketchReally Reasonable Ribbon - Halloween with ribbon or trim
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Wags n Whiskers - Use a die-cut (die-cuts used to make flowers)
Crafty Catz - Fantasy/fairy
Spellbinding Stamps - Embellishments (stick pin, netting, flowers, ribbon, brads and button)
Crafty Calendar - Halloween
Pile it on - 1-2-3 of something (one button, two ghosts and 3 die-cut flowers)
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes or use pink
A Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Halloween or make a card for October
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper October Challenge - Anything goes
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Anything goes
Not Just Cards Challenge - Anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Hand coloured image
Get Creative Challenge - Halloween
Crafty Boots - Gold or silver (I have used silver)
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Love to Scrap! - Ribbon or lace (I have used ribbon)