Autumn Harvest

I hope that you all are having a very creative week. This is my first project for the week and I would like to introduce you to one of Ching Chou Kuik’s digis, Autumn Harvest. This beautiful image is also available in rubber. Search for Plate #57.

Autumn Harvest was colored with Copics and trimmed with Spellbinder’s A2 Curved Matting Basics B. For more depth I added Distress Ink in Frayed Burlap, Spiced Marmalade, and Seedless Preserves, to the border.

Copics used:

Skin: E000, E11, E13, R20

Hair: E50, E53, E43, E57, E49

Other:

BV20, BV23, BV25

G21, G24, G29

Y08, Y19

YR00, YR02, YR12, YR15, YR18

W0, W00, W1, W2

Colorless Blender

I added the butterfly as an afterthought.  Now that I am looking at it photographed, I think that I needed to add something darker to the edges. The butterfly was cut with Cheery Lynn’s Exotic Butterfly Small #2. I colored it with DI in Spiced Marmalade and Seedless Preserves.

The backdrop for Autumn Harvest is Spellbinder’s Locking Loops. I love the Oriental feel of this die. The bling and flowers are from my stash.

Sweet Pea Stamps has some new Ching Chou Kuik’s digis. Don’t you need to go shopping? I know that I do. Thanks for stopping by.

Aletha Jane

SPS Design Team

Autumn Harvest

Here's a stunning ching chou kuik image called Autumn Harvest. I just love it. I colored her in rich fall colors of purple and blue and then found matching cardstock to go with it. I had a wonderful fall theme embellishment set with beautiful autumn leaves and pumpkin accents.
It also came with a paper-clip with the word "Fall" on it. I clipped it to the top of my colored image and added a highlight behind it. The shimmery papers all sparkle in the light. This stamp is called Autumn harvest and it is sold individually or on Plate #57. Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving this year. I bet you can all guess what my favorite thanksgiving item is (*hint it's shown in the stamp). Yep, it's pumpkin. Pumpkin ANYTHING--pumpkin pie, pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin bagels, pumpkin muffins, ....ahhhh BRING IT ON!

Have a wonderful holiday! Cheers all, Holley

Customer Gallery Submission: Colleen Dewis

Colleen shares her beautiful cards today.

ching chou kuik's Silk Dance:

ching chou kuik's Kimono Butterfly Mermaid:

ching chou kuik's Autumn Harvest:

ching chou kuik's Lotus Trio:

ching chou kuik's Not Just a Pumpkin:

ching chou kuik's Moonlight Siren:

Multi coloured blocking

I've had so much fun playing with today's card. It's a technique I've never used before I think and I came up with it all on my own (although I had inspiration) I'm proud of it and thought I'd share it with you.

If you're not very happy with your colouring of the sweetpea images  - you don't have to be! There are so many ways to use your stamps and this is one of them.

I started by inking different stamps in different bold coloured inks on white paper and embossing them with clear embossing powder. After the powder has cooled off I inked the whole image with a contrasting colour with a direct-to-paper technique (which means you dab the inkpad directly on the paper) When I was happy with the result I wiped the images to remove any ink that was left on the raised embossed part. This will make the images pop. Finally I cut out different sized blocks and mounted them together. I added the little ribbon and bow to add some more interest to the card.

It's a super easy technique and I hope you'll give it a go. All you need is some embossable inks (I used small versacolor) and some clear embossing powder. Have fun!

Images used:
ching chou kuik: Seahorse plate 79
ching chou kuik: cheshire cat illusion plate 41
ching chou kuik: autumn harvest plate 57
Elaine Cox plate 102
Meredith Dillman: peacock fairy plate 76
Nikki Burnette: Tulsa
Sentiment: plate 30

Customer Gallery Submission: Kym Upshaw

Kym shares her beautiful cards today.

ching-chou kuik's Dance of the Butterfly:

ching-chou kuik's Inner Tender:

ching-chou kuik's Red Hearts:

ching-chou kuik's Spring Spread:

ching-chou kuik's Koi:

ching-chou kuik's Autumn Harvest:

ching-chou kuik's Fly Dandelions:

 ching-chou kuik's Poppy Love:

ching-chou kuik's Fluttering-Butterflies:

ching-cou kuik's The Silentness:

ching-chou kuik's Forest Blue:

Customer Gallery Submission: Nadia Bayazitov

Nadia shares her beautiful cards today.

ching-chou kuik's Moonlight Siren:

ching-chou kuik's Autumn Harvest:

Autumn Harvest

Hello! Today I have used a gorgeous new image by ching-chou kuik called Autumn Harvest! I colored her with Copics and used some corner and edge punches for a little interest. I did not use a sentiment because I like to have a few blank cards for any occasion that might pop up. This one could easily be a birthday card or a thank you card (or several other things) just by whatever sentiment I put on the inside.

The Details:
Stamp: Autumn Harvest - ching-chou kuik's Fantasy Art Collection (sheet 20, Plate 57) - Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: Bo Bunny, Basic Black, Whisper White (SU), White for image (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: R00,E00,E11,E13,R20
Hair: E02,E08,E09,E18
Grapes:V04,V06,V09,FV2
Clothes:YG21,YG23,YG25,YG17,V04,V06,FV2
Pumpkins: YR14,E08,E25
Misc: Martha Stewart Edge and Border Punch, KaiserKraft Pearls, Sakura Glaze Pen, Darice Gems, Corner Rounder (SU)

:-)Traci

Customer Gallery Submission: Kym Upshaw

Kym shares her beautiful cards today.

ching-chou kuik's Inner Tender:

ching-chou kuik's Autumn Harvest: 

ching-chou kuik's Forest Blue: 

 ching-chou kuik's Seeing Through:

ching-chou kuik's Spring Spread: 

ching-chou kuik's Winter Watcher:

ching-chou kuik's Come Softly:

ching-chou kuik's Red Hearts:

ching-chou kuik's Poppy Love:

ching-chou kuik's Misty Reflections: