All Occasion Card Using Ching-Chou Kuik Spring Banquet with CTMH Prickly Pear Paper

Hello friends.  I hope everyone is enjoying the weather wherever you are.  It is still super hot her in Southern CA.   It is best just to stay indoors when it is this hot.  

It is time for another Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration Post; plus our July Monthly Challenge "Monochrome".  I find it a little challenging to color a monochrome picture.  How many of you think leaves should be green and berries should be red?  It is hard to let go of what we think and believe; and do something outside the box.  Also, how hard is to not cover up the card with lots of embellishments?LOL!  

Glitter N Sparkle has a challenge of "Freedom"; which is a lot of what I am talking about above.  One form of Freedom is when we can color these items any color we want; outside the confines of the box; that many of us have been led to believe is true.  Grass is green, leaves are green, berries are red, etc.  Not necessarily.  LOL!

This is much prettier in person.  The colors are somewhat muted in this picture. Sorry about that.  I couldn't get it any brighter; but it is bright yellows.

Ching-Chou Kuik "Spring Banquet"

Supplies used to create this card:

Dies 

Frame with image - Gina Marie Designs Looped Ovals

Butterfly - La La Land Krafts

Sentiment die - Nellie's Multi Frame Die Rectangles

Image - Ching-Chou Kuik "Spring Banquet"
Paper - CTMH Prickly Pear X7221B
Cardstock - CTMH White Daisy and Canary
Sentiment Outside - CTMH "Hi Friend" - A1198
Bling - Want2scrap.com
Ink - CTMH Canary
Ribbon - Really Reasonable Ribbon Citrus Assortment (June Ribbon Club 2016?)

Copic Markers

Skin - E0000, E000, E00, R30
Hair - Y11, Y21, Y23
Eyes - Y000
Flowers - Y0000, Y38
Birds - Y000, Y35
Limbs - Y26
Leaves & Berries - Y35 

I am entering this cards in the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/option (1 of 8) (Sunday)

Dare2BArtsy - Bright Colors (1 of 3)

Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes (No limit)

Glitter "N' Sparkle - Freedom (1 of 3)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes (No limit)

Stamping Sensations - Flowers (1 of 3)

The Ribbon Girls - Any card plus ribbon (1 of 3)

 A Gem Of A Challenge - Summer Colors (No limit) (Saturday)
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Crafting With Dragonflies - Punches/Dies (1 of 1)
Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Dis Digi Designs - Layer It Up (1 of 3)
Scrap and Craft Inspiration - Summertime/Butterflies (1 of 3)
Scrappers Delights - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
The Fairy and Unicorn Challenge Blog - Anything Goes w/option (No limit)
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes (1 of 2)  (Friday)
QKR Stampede Challenge - Anything Goes/Options (1 of 3) 

Star Stampz Challenge - Bright Colors/Sunshine (3 of 3) (Thursday)

 DL.Art Linky Challenge - Anything Goes (1 per day)

 Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes (2 of 3) (Wednesday)
House The Stamps Built - Anything Goes (No limit)
Simon Says - Anything Goes (2 of 5)

 Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes (4 of 5)

Wonderful Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes (No limit)

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes (No limit)
Creates and Makes - Anything Goes/option sentiment (1 of 3) (Tuesday)
Digi Choosday - Anything Goes (1 of 2)
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything Goes w/option (1 of 3)  (Monday)
A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes (No limit) (Other Date)
A Perfect Time To Craft - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes (No limit)

Creative Ladybirds Creations - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Love To Craft Challenge Blog - Anything Goes (1 of 5)

Mix It Up Challenge - Anything Goes w/option Distressing (1 of 5)

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

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All Occasion Card Using Conie Fong Little Blossom and CTMH Prickly Pear Paper

Hello friends.  It is another sunny day here in Southern CA and going to be another hot one.  I hope everyone is doing well and finding time to craft.

My husband woke me up this morning to let me know that our feral cat Milo didn't show up this morning and the neighbor found cat body parts; left over from a coyote; down the road in someone else's yard.  I cried for over an hour and then finally went down there to pick up the pieces and place them in a box to bury.  We live in the city; but coyotes come down all the time when it is too hot, raining or fires.  It is heartbreaking when you lose an animal; even if it is a feral cat.  She just turned one year old in May.  

We started out with 13 feral cats in Dec. 2015 and lost 5 of them before January. We were able to catch 8 feral cats with cages; in January and get them all vaccinated and fixed; but it didn't stop their love to roam.  We lost 2 a few months ago; so we were down to 6 left.  They are all so gorgeous and so special to us.  We share custody and care of them with our neighbor; who loves them as much as we do. We even have a hole cut in the wood fence between our homes; so they can go back and forth any time they want to.  This is the first cat that we have actually witnessed for sure that was taken by a coyote.  That part is the hardest to get over.  I thought the not knowing what happened to them was worse; but I was wrong.

I decided the best way to stop crying; was to work on creating a post for my latest card; that I just finished last night.  This is another New release from Conie Fong "Little Blossom" and there are two more new releases.  You can buy all three for one low price or they are sold individually as well.   We would love for you to visit Conie Fong's Facebook group, join and create something to enter into our monthly challenges. We have two free digis on our Facebook group to get your started.  Even beginners have a chance to win with selection by random number generator.  

Conie Fong "Little Blossom" 

Inside Card

Supplies used to create this card:

Dies

Frame with Image - Gina Marie Designs Pleated Rectangles

Frame behind image frame - Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A

Flower/Vine - Memory Box Nottingham Border

Frames inside with sentiment - Gina Marie Designs Pleated Squares

Image - Conie Fong "Little Blossom" 

Paper - CTMH Prickly Pear

Cardstock - CTMH White Daisy and Blossom

Sentiment Inside - CTMH Workshops Your Way Miss You G1130

Ink - CTMH Sea Glass

Bow - Anna Griffin

Tiny Bling - Recollections

Flower Bling - Want2scrap.com

Copic Markers 

Skin - E0000, E000, E00, $30

Hair - E51, E53, E23

Lips - RV21

Eyes - BG11

Dress & hat - BG10, BG11, RV21, R43

Flowers - RV21, R43

Shoes - R43

Grass - BG10, BG11

Ribbon - BG11 

I am entering this cards in the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/option (8 of 8) (Sunday)

Glitter "N' Sparkle - Anything Goes (2 of 3)

Heartfelt Stamping Challenge - Anything Goes + Stamp (2 of 2)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes (No limit)
 A Gem Of A Challenge - Summer Colors (No limit) (Saturday)
The Fairy and Unicorn Challenge Blog - Anything Goes w/option (No limit)
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes (1 of 2)  (Friday)
QKR Stampede Challenge - Anything Goes/Options (2 of 3) 

Star Stampz Challenge - Bright Colors/Sunshine (2 of 3) (Thursday)

 DL.Art May Linky Challenge - Anything Goes (1 per day)

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes (2 of 2) (Wednesday)
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
House The Stamps Built - Anything Goes (No limit)
Simon Says - Anything Goes (1 of 5)

The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog - Anything Goes/Die Cuts (3 of 3)

 Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes (3 of 5)

Wonderful Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes (No limit)

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes (No limit)
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes (1 of 3) (Tuesday)
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes (1 of 2)
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything Goes (2 of 3)  (Monday)
A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes (No limit) (Other Date)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes (No limit)

Creative Ladybirds Creations - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Let's Craft and Create - Girls, Girls, Girls (1 of 3)

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