Kym's Inspiration Post - Friday 6 May 2016

Hello! This is Kym here again.  

Don't forget the new challenge started on 1 May 2016.  

The topic for this month is "CATS OR DOGS".

For my card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Sunflower Night".

Pop on over to my blog to see full details of my card.

Make sure you keep on popping by every few days as there will be inspiration on this blog from other Design Members, showcased cards/creations from people have entered the challenge or posted on the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Facebook Group, details of any new releases and details of any sales.

Yorkshire Terrier

Good Morning to all you wonderful crafters.  Today is my day for your inspirational card.  This is Called Yorkshire Terrier.  She is one of my favorite images.  You can find her in the esty store here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/229050064/yorkshire-terrier-digital-stamp-instant?ga_search_query=Yorkshire+terrier&ref=shop_items_search_1.  This is my entry for the monthly challenge as well and you can find it here: http://cck-digitalstamps-challenge.blogspot.com/

The challenge theme this month is Dog or Cat for your card.  

We also have a facebook challenge for you to join in on too.  If your not already a fan please come join us for some more fun.  Here is the address for that as well.https://www.facebook.com/groups/chingchoukuikdigitalstamps/

I am inviting you all to come play along with the challenge on here as well as the one on Facebook.  So till next time Happy Crafting to you all.  

Dianne's Inspiration Post Wednesday 4th May -Purple Woods

GOOD MORINING

Today it is my turn Dianne to show you some inspiration

using one of the many gorgeous images 

from 

CHING CHOU KUIK ETSY STORE 

My card today i have used one of a set of four 

you can find over on the store 

It's to co-inside with our New Challenge for this month 

'PURPLE WOODS' 

You can find out all of what i have used over on my blog -Here

Image from Ching Chou Kuik Etsy Store -Here 

You will see gorgeous and beautiful creations all thru out 

this week from the Design Team 

and i hope you will join us on this month's challenge 

'CAT'S AND DOG'S ' 

It would be lovely to see you there 

Bye for now 

Dianne xx

New Release and Mother's Day Sale

Today sees the arrival in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store of a new image:

Here is the new image called "Moths" and  it is available in the Etsy Store at the special introductory rate of $3.00 (usual price of $4), depending on currency rates.  

Hurry on over and grab a bargain as the special introductory rate ends on 8 May 2016.

Also it is Mother's Day in many countries and to celebrate there is a "HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY SALE" and if you use the code "MOTHER2016" you will get an amazing 25% of all digital stamps in the Etsy Store.  Hurry as this offer also ends on 8 May 2016.  

Please note:  The 25% off relates ONLY to digital images and not original artwork.

Vannessa's Challenge Card Tuesday 3rd May 2016 - Glowing Dazzle

Good Morning and welcome to my new post for Ching-Chou Kuik Inspiration and Challenge blog. This month our challenge is to use cats and/or dogs on your project. I have to admit I am not very confident with colouring animals just yet, so jumped in with both feet and went for an image with a big cat on it! I actually really like how this one came out!

I love all things Ancient Egypt and maybe, just maybe, one day I will get to go round the pyramids, just not yet though. This image, Glowing Dazzle, is just beautiful and comes as part of this set of Cat and Girl images. I even attempted to create a sunset sky too and whilst not perfect, gives you an idea of a sunset I think!




She has been coloured in with Copics and you can read more about her here on my blogpost.

Don't forget to check out all the other gorgeous design team posts this week and why not join in the fun with our challenge this month? There are some fabulous prizes to be won!

You can also join our Facebook group for more inspiration and we have a monthly Facebook Challenge as well.

Inspirational Post by Lozzy

Hi everyone and hope you all ok..

Its Lozzy here today with a quick reminder post about our new Challenge for May. Its "Cats or Dogs" so i just had to show Ching-Chou Kuik's so pretty images called Yorkshire Terrier.

Hope you keep popping back as we have more gorgeous creations from the lovely Design Team coming your way plus the challenge theme running for you is "Cats or Dogs". There's lots of gorgeous images over at Ching-Chou Kuik store.

The lucky winner picked by Random.org from the challenge will win 2 digital images from the Etsy Store of their choice.

Ching-Chou Kuik will pick the Artist’s Award each month – picking a winner from those that have used an image from her Etsy Store. This winner will win 5 digital images of their choice.
You can also join our Facebook group for more inspiration and we have a monthly Facebook Challenge there as well.

Take care

Hugs Lozzy xx

New Releases and Mother's Day Sale

Today sees the arrival in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store of two new images:

Here are the two new images called "Carnation of May" and "Golden Promises" and they are available in the Etsy Store at the special introductory rate of $5.70 (usual price of $8).  

Hurry on over and grab a bargain as the special introductory rate ends on 8 May 2016.

Also it is Mother's Day in many countries and to celebrate there is a "HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY SALE" and if you use the code "MOTHER2016" you will get an amazing 25% of all digital stamps in the Etsy Store.  Hurry as this offer also ends on 8 May 2016.  

Please note:  The 25% off relates ONLY to digital images and not original artwork.

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog - May 2016 - Cats or dogs

Thank you to all those crafters that entered last months' challenge.

As mentioned anyone that entered that used an image from the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamp Etsy Store would get a second entry into the draw. 

Random.org has picked the winner of 2 digital images from the Etsy Store as:

No 9 and that card has been created by Elena.  This is the card that Elena made:

Congratulations Elena.  Please pop on over to the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamp Etsy Store and e-mail me with your choice of 2 images.  Make sure you take your Monthly Challenge Winner badge from the sidebar to add to your blog.

Every month there is an "Artist's Choice Award".  The winner of this award will be picked by Ching-Chou Kuik herself.  To be in with a chance of winning this award you need to use one of Ching-Chou Kuik's Digital Stamps from her Etsy Store for your card/creation.  At the end of the month Ching-Chou Kuik will look at all those cards/creations using one of her digital stamps from the Etsy Store and pick one winner that will get the "Artist's Choice Award" and will also get to pick 5 digital stamps of their choice from the Etsy Store.

Ching-Chou Kuik certainly had a lot of beautiful cards/creations to choose from but the winner of the "Artist's Choice Award" for No 18 and that is Carole Ann and this is the card she made:

Congratulations Carole Ann.  Please pop on over to the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamp Etsy Store and e-mail me with your choice of 5 images.  Make sure you take your Monthly Challenge Winner badge from the sidebar to add to your blog.
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Unfortunately no-one put "GDT" after their entry in April 2016 so we will have no Guest Designer for June.

Don't forget if you wish to be considered for a Guest Designer for a future challenge please add "GDT" after your entry.  As a thank you for being a Guest Designer you will get a free Ching-Chou Kuik image to use for the challenge from the Etsy Store.
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Today sees the start of another challenge.

For the month of May 2016 the challenge is "CATS OR DOGS".

The first card I have to show you is from Bettina who is our Guest Designer for May:

Don't forget if you would like to be a Guest Designer for a forthcoming challenge please remember to add "GDT" after you name in the InLinkz or add a comment in the comment box.

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We are lucky this month to again we joined by some of the Facebook Design Team members:

This card has been made by Laura and she has used the image "Winter Watcher" which comes in a set of 4 images.

This card has been created by Bonnie.  She has used the image called "Pug".

Time to show you now the cards/creations made by the Design Team.

Aurora

Using the image Dreamy Lily

Dianne

Using the image Purple Woods

Kym

Using the image "Sunflower Night".  

Linda

Using the image "Yorkshire Terrier"

Lozzy

Using the image Yorkshire Terrier

Sylvia

Using the image "Night Walker"

Vannessa

Using the image Glowing Dazzle from the Cat and Girl set

The "rules" of the monthy challenge are very basic and can be found in the blog sidebar or in a page at the top of the blog.

It would be lovely if you could play along with the challenge this month.

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You might or might not be aware but they have been some stunning additions to the Etsy Store recently and these include:

Here is a set of 2 images called "Seeing Through" and "Come Softly" and they are available in the Etsy Store at an introductory rate of $4.50 until 3 May 2016.

This image is called "Dandelion Fairy Kingdom". 

This image is called "Forget me Not".

This image is called "It's my birthday".

This is a set of 4 Japanese mermaid images called "Nostalgia", "Spring Luna", "The Serene Night" and "Light of Beautitude".

Here is a set of 3 mother and daughter mermaid images called "Sakura Delight", "Aloha" and "Lotus Delight".

There is an amazing array of beautiful digital stamps in the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Etsy Store.

Why don't you pop on over and take a look?

There is also a Facebook Group where all new members are very welcome. The Facebook Group can be found HERE.  Here crafters will share their creations made with a Ching-Chou Kuik image.  On the Facebook Group there will also be the details of the monthly Facebook Challenge and details of any sales etc.

Ching-Chou Kuik is now a proud sponsor over at the Passionate Paper Creations and Friends Facebook Group.

Why not pop on over and take a look.

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.

Don't forget if you would like to be a Guest Designer for a forthcoming challenge please remember to add "GDT" after you name in the InLinkz or add a comment in the comment box.

Please remember when linking to this challenge you MUST link to your blog post and not just your actual blog. 

As you have taken the time to create something to enter into the challenge the Design Team members like to leave you comments but this is made more difficult when they have to look through your blog to find the right card/creation to comment on. 

Thank you for your understanding.

An InLinkz Link-up

Showcase Card - Sunday 1 May 2016

Below you will see some more showcased cards/creations:

Here is an image that has been coloured in by PJ Pearson and shared on the Facebook Group.

Here is a card created by Bonnie, Facebook Design Team leader and shared on the Facebook Group.

Here is a card created by Bridget and shared on the Facebook Group.

Here is a tag created by Tiina and shared on the Facebook Group.

Ching-Chou Kuik Sponsoring "A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge"

Just thought I would let you know that Ching-Chou Kuik has kindly agreed to sponsor the "A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge" this fortnight.

The winner of the challenge will get to pick 2 images of their choice from Ching-Chou Kuik's Etsy Store.

The challenge for this fortnight is "anything goes".

Why not pop on over to the "A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge Blog" and have a look at the wonderful creations made with Ching-Chou Kuik's stunning images that are available from her Etsy Store.