Here is my DT inspiration piece for the Ching Chou Kuik Facebook page.

I used Lilies Commitment for this one and kept everything soft blue.  Her scales are a combination of lavender, blue and yellow.  I like the way it turned out.  All Copic markers here.

I added some shabby white frantage and distressed the edge.  While it doesn't show much, I flipped the lace up to look a bit like waves.

 

Hope you like it.

 

Make sure to check out Ching Chou Kuik's Etsy Page,

Ching Chou Kuik's Facebook Page,

and Ching Chou Kuik's blog for more beautiful designs created by the

Ching Chou Kuik design team members and wonderful fans.

 

Have a blessed day!

Ching Chou Kuik Inspiration Piece Scarlet Lips

This is my Design Team inspiration piece this week for Ching Chou Kuik's Facebook page.  I used Scarlet Lips ... I think the name is what made me choose the color of this beautiful mermaid. 

She was colored with Copics.

I found some fun paper that looks like water droplets, added some crocheted ribbon, faux pearls and a spray of red seeds.

 

Hope you like it.

Make sure to check out Ching Chou's Etsy Page,

the Ching Chou Facebook Page

as well as the Ching Chou Kuik blog for

lots more inspiration from the beautiful design teams.

 

Have a wonderful day!

Ching Chou Kuik's The Ponderer

This beautiful young lady is called  Ponderer and she's a digital image from Ching Chou Kuik.  You can find her HERE, and can check out all the other lovely images from Ching Chou in her ETSY SHOP HERE.

This card was made as my Facebook Design Team Inspiration piece for this week.

I colored her with Copics and then added a touch of Stickles diamonds to the butterfly top wings.  I distressed the edges with Ranger Vintage Photo, as well as the designer paper.  After I put the pretty wedding lace in place, I used the diamond Stickles again to help anchor the lace and add a bit of sparkle to it.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  They are fabulous!

I hope you have a chance to check out Ching Chou Kuik's Facebook page for lots more inspiration and to see what the other design team members have created this week.  Don't forget to check out the Ching Chou Kuik blog as well. 

Have a blessed day!

Ching Chou Kuik's Girl in Spring

Here is my Facebook DT inspiration piece for this week (thanks, Felisha, for switching days with me). 

This is Girl in Spring, and she can be found in Ching Chou Kuik's Etsy Shop.

I colored her with Copics and added some diamond Stickles to the butterfly's wings.

I fussy cut the top portion and left the bottom rectangular.

I distressed the digital paper as well as the rectangle portion of the image panel.

The image panel was popped up on dimensionals over a pretty spring green ribbon/bow.

Finishing touches were the distressed flowers from Wild Orchid and a pretty sparkler for the bow to tie in the peachy colors.

 

Hope you like it, and have a chance to check out Ching Chou's:

Facebook Page

Blog

Etsy Store

Ching Chou Kuik Facebook Inspiration

Here's my Facebook Design Team inspiration for Ching Chou Kuik, using Sweet and Fragrant.  She was a dream to color, but then again, they ALL are.

I colored her with Copics and used a combination of designer paper and digital designer paper, although the flowers are covering up most of the digi paper.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid.  Lace is from Martha Stewart.  The gemstone in the center was in with the pack of flowers.

Here's a close up of the image:

Hope you have a chance to visit Ching Chou's Etsy page where she has loads of beautiful images, or go to her Facebook page.  There's also the Ching Chou Kuik blog you can visit.  We'd like to see your images anywhere!

Blessings!

Little Red Wagon You're a Star

This week over at Little Red Wagon, Carolyn is challenging us with the theme "You're a Star!".

I chose this image from Ching Chou Kuik called Sinking Moon.

The image was colored with Copics, and I added some liquid pearls to her hair and some diamond Stickles for a few stars in the sky.
Since she's a mermaid, I used some digital water designer paper, and added a strip of 2 layered digi paper with burlap and overlay of stars.
The 3 stars are chipboard that I painted with metallic gold then stamped with a script image.

Here's a close up of the colored image.

I hope you like it, and have a chance to head over to Little Red Wagon and play along this week with the theme of using stars in some form or another.

 

Have a wonderful week!

Ching Chou Kuik/Kit and Clowder Altered Wings Challenge

This week, Kit and Clowder's Facebook Page and Ching Chou Kuik's Facebook Page have combined efforts for a magical coloring challenge.

I've noticed so much improvement on my coloring of both the hair and clothing in my images, thanks to Alyce and her Kit and Clowder Skin/Hair and Clothing classes.  They can be found here at Kit and Clowder. 

I've also purchased the Perfecting Pencils class for colored pencils, but am still practicing.  I can't believe the gorgeous depth of color Alyce has achieved here in her sample using just pencils.  One day, I hope to be half as good.

For this Altered Wings challenge, I chose the Treasure in Hand image from Ching Chou Kuik's Etsy Store (because I love, love, love books and reading). 

I printed the image 3 times and cut the 2nd and 3rd images wings off to alternate and layer them to create a 3D effect.  I also added a bit of diamond Stickles to the edges to give them the little extra 'pop'.

This one was colored with Copics.

 

Here's a close up of the image:

 

I hope you have a chance to check out the cross-challenges on the Facebook pages of Ching Chou Kuik and Kit and Clowder,  as well as the Kit and Clowder classes - there's technique classes as well as shorter fun project classes to choose from. 

 

And DON'T FORGET to check out Ching Chou's Etsy Store.

She's offering a 20% discount at the moment using the discount code:

SPRING20

 

Have a wonderful day!

Design Team inspiration from Ching Chou Kuik

Here is my design team inspiration piece for this week over at Ching Chou Kuik's Facebook page.  I chose to use Once In a Blue Moon found in her Etsy shop.

Because the image was on the busy side with the forest behind her, I kept the layers a little simple.

Digital paper is of a starlit night sky.  I added some diamond Stickles to the ends of the beauty's wings for some added sparkle

Here's a close up of the image:

Hope you enjoy and have time to check out Ching Chou Kuik's Etsy store to see all the wonderful images she has, as well as check out her Facebook Page for ways to see some of these images in action.  There is also the Ching Chou Kuik Blog ... Lots of challenges going on between the Facebook page and the Blog, so have fun.

Have a wonderful day!

Ching Chou Kuik: Rose With Thorns

Here is my Inspiration piece for this week's Ching Chou Kuik's Facebook Page.

I chose Rose With Thorns and colored her with Copics.  Can you tell I love purple?

Here's a close up of the image ... Isn't she pretty?

Hope you like what I came up with and try your hand at some of Ching Chou's beautiful images that can be found in her Etsy Shop.

Have a great day!

Ching Chou Kuik & Rick St. Dennis

Here's a lovely image from Ching Chou Kuik available through Sweet Pea Stamps,

The papers used are digital papers, and image is colored with Copics.  Love this new floral die, also used digital paper to cut this out.  Added a few Stickles to sparkle up her hair.

Here's a close up of the image:

 

I also finally put this cute Patriotic Turtle from Risk St. Dennis, MFA's Zibbet Shop onto a card.

 

The papers here are also digital papers, cut out and layered, along with a star border punch.

 

Here's a close up of the image: 

 

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Week 3 at Ching Chou Kuik's Facebook page

Here it is, week three.  For my Design Team inspiration this week at Ching Chou Kuiks Facebook page, I chose the Bones Imprint.  She's absolute lovely!

She was colored with Copics.

The background was Prismacolored pencil and gamsol with Molotow dots

all over to simulate stars.

I used some mini dots digital paper for the background, punching the top piece

with a star pattern and the bottom piece with a fence pattern.

That's a navy grosgrain ribbon on the fence panel.

 

Here's a close up of the image:

 

Don't forget the Ching Chou Kuik Facebook Challenge for February:

MUST use the image "Key to my Heart" from her Etsy Store.

 

Don't forget there is also a blog that you can check out for other challenges, and to see what the wonderful design team there has come up with.

 

Have a wonderful day!

DT Inspiration for Ching Chou Facebook Page

Well, here it is, week two over at Ching Chou Kuik's Facebook Page, and I've got a gorgeous image, Spring Banquet for inspiration. 

This beauty was colored with Copics.

I love Ching Chou Kuik's images, so I try to keep them on the

larger side to showcase them.

I did try to get some pretty designer paper in there, with a punch, lace strip and some ribbon.

 

Here's a close up:

 

Hope you're just as inspired to create something .. Make sure you check out

Ching Chou Kuik's Etsy Shop for more lovely images.

Make sure you participate in the Ching Chou Kuik Facebook challenge for February - Must use the image A Key to My Heart which was released February 1st, and the theme is Lace/Romance.

 

Don't forget, there is also a Ching Chou Kuik blog that runs monthly challenges as well.   

 

Hope you have a WONDERFUL day!

February Challenge at Ching Chou Kuik's Facebook Page

This month, over at Ching Chou Kuik's Facebook Page, the challenge is Lace/Romance, and you'll need to use this image.  She will be available today in Ching Chou's Etsy Shop.

This beautiful image is called Key to My Heart. 

She was colored with Copics.

Papers are digital with Stampin Up celery and pink pirouette for bases.

This beautiful lace is from a pack from Martha Stewart.

The sentiment is from Paper Trey which I then punched out using a mini tag punch.

 

Here's a close up of the colored image:

Your challenge will be to use THIS Ching Chou Kuik image from her ETSY store and create a project that inspires Romance or lace.  Remember, this is for the Ching Chou Kuik's FACEBOOK Page challenge which runs for the Month of February.

(not to be confused with the also wonderful Ching Chou Kuik blog).

 

Have a wonderful day!

Ching Chou Kuik's "Love"

Here is a lovely image from Ching Chou Kuik's Etsy Shop - isn't she devine?  Stop by Ching Chou's Facebook page to see more lovely creations by fans of Ching Chou Kuik's. 

I colored her with Copics. 

The layers are from Stampin Up, green from one of the

In-Color packs and melon mambo.

I used some new dies from PoppyStamps and Joy! Crafts

and added some pearls for highlights.

I just love the bright green of this skirt. 

I used YG's (00,03 & up to a G),

sorry I didn't write down colors, as I was flying by the seat of my pants.

I also added the YG00 to the highlights in her hair to tie it in,

but not sure how the photograph will show.

 

Here's a close up of the image.

Thanks for stopping by.

Would love to hear what you think of this beauty!



Bunch of Love from Ching Chou Kuik

Here is a beautiful image from Ching Chou Kuik called Bunch of Love.  Check out Ching Chou Kuik's Etsy Shop for more beautiful images.  I'm posting this in Ching Chou's Facebook page today.

I colored her with Copics.

Papers are digitals from the now closed Bearly Mine Designs

(boo-hiss, European VAT laws!)

 

I hope you like it ... here is a close up of the image:

Have a wonderful day!

Magical World of Ching Chou Kuik

This month over at Ching Chou Kuik's Facebook Page, they're having a challenge - World of Magic ... First, you'll need to become a member of the Facebook page, and then create any card you'd like with a magical theme to it - use your imagination.

I created a card using one of Ching Chou's beautiful images found in her Etsy Shop called Lil Bookworm Fairy. 

I colored her with Copics, sorry I didn't keep track this time, as I was

testing and re-doing, and going back when I wasn't satisfied.

 

I added diamond Stickles to her wings and then used my

clear Gelli Roll glitter pen for highlights here and there.

 

The sentiment is computer generated.

The paper is digital from Sweet Pea, I believe, with a brush overlay.

I printed this image fairly large, and didn't want to overwhelm her

because she's so pretty.

 

Here's a close up of the image:

 

Hope you like what I came up with and have a chance to head over to

Ching Chou Kuik's Facebook page, or her Etsy shop to see more lovely creations.

She's having a 15% sale through tomorrow, that you'll find on the Facebook page.

 

Have a wonderful day!

Color Challenge over at Kit and Clowder's Facebook page

This is my contribution to the Color Challenge over at Kit and Clowder's Facebook Challenge for this month.

These are the colors we were to be inspired by:

And here is my card, created with Ching Chou Kuik's Green Moth Fairy.  You can find this and more over at Ching Chou's Etsy page.

She was colored with Copics.  Don't you just love the way her hair looks ?

Cardstock was Stampin Up; designer papers are from the now closed Bearly Mine Design. 

I added some liquid pearls to the butterflies and finished off with a butterfly and grosgrain ribbon.

 

Here's a close up of the image:

Hope you like her as much as I do.

Remember to check out Kit and Clowder's Facebook page ... click on the Photos tab and look for the Color Challenge for this month.  Kit and Clowder also has some wonderful online classes by the wonderfully talented Alyce Keegan.  They're EVER so amazing!!!

Hope you have time to join in on the color challenge - it lasts all month!

Have a wonderful day - if you're in the northern hemisphere, try and stay warm.