April 2016 Winners - Quirky raining cats and dogs.

That was a fun challenge, thanks Marg. I think you all like cats or dogs or both! I haven't worked out if we have more cats than dogs yet, have you?

Our sponsors for this challenge are the wonderful Crackerbox Palace who provided some cute digis to the team to show you.

All of your entries were wonderful, and the team had a tough time deciding on the top three. We made a decision and here are our winners:

In first place we have Jane Willis with a lovely kitty card.

Congratulations Jane, you have won three digis of your choice from Crackerbox Palace.

In second place we have Donna Mundinger, again with a kitty card! 

Congratulations Donna, you have won two digis of your choice from Crackerbox Palace!

In third place we have Scrap & C with a very cute puppy card.

Congratulations Scrap & C, you have one one digi of your choice from Crackerbox Palace!

Please contact me with your choice of digis (all stamps are available as digis from Crackerbox Palace) and I will pass your choices on and send you a personalised badge.

I would like to give a special mention to 8 year old Ellie who made a lovely kitty card.

I will send you a special badge Ellie.

So it looks like the kitty cats won over the puppies this time, poor puppies!

Thank you to everyone who entered, and don't forget to check back later today to find out about our new challenge!

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

April 2016 Midway Reminder: It's Raining Quirky Cats and Dogs.

It's reminder time, and our challenge this month is It's Raining Quirky Cats and Dogs, and Marg wants to see a cat or dog or both on your projects.

Don't forget also we need more Quirky team mates, if you are interested - even if you have no experience of doing this - please contact Cazzy in the usual way.

 Crackerbox Palace.

All of their fantastic images are available in digital form or real rubber stamps, mounted or unmounted or just on cling rubber. The cling rubber version has the image on the back so you can see what you are stamping!

The prizes are:

For our first place winner - 3 digis of your choice.

For our second place winner - 2 digis of your choice.

for our third place winner - 1 digi of your choice.

Now for some more inspiration, using images from our sponsor, from the team:

NanaConnie

using "Cat and Dog"

  Image is colored with ProMarkers, then die cut.  The two mats are lightly embossed with a "Linen" folder.  I used three ribbons from my stash for embellishment, two of them to tie the double-color bow.  Paper is a left over scrap of  12" x 12" scrapbooking paper.

Patacake

Using Hang on Cat from Crackerbox Palace

Cazzy

Using Cat on a Window and Kitty Cat Birthday

I love the Kitty Cat birthday sentiment and I hope my Mum will too, she has a Siamese cat but used to have a blue grey Persian - both rescues.

There is a lot of detail in the Cat on a Window image, lots of depth as a result. The red polka-dot ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons, fish bones charm from stash.

Using Dog Sidney and Dog-gone Special on my second card.

I love this cute puppy dog image in his too big collar! I kept it simple and masculine, and added some  of my favourite ribbon by Crafty Ribbons. 

I hope to add a third card later.

Marg
will be along later.

I made this card not only for the reminder post but also for my stepsons birthday later this month. I found all of the items used in my own craft stash so unfortunately I cant tell you where I brought anything.  I decided to place "Hang On Cat" on to cream hammered embossed card so it looked like the cat was trying to hang on to the wallpaper but instead hes making scratches in it. I then wrote "Hang on there" down the left hand side of the image, on the paw print cardstock in a black pen. 

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

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April 2016 Quirky Raining Cats and Dogs Challenge - DT Call still on.

Welcome back to another challenge at Quirky Crafts. Thank you to all that entered in our last challenge, they were all fabulous. Let's see if we can get more entries than March. Don't forget that you can enter up to 3 times, but it must still follow the theme and be a new make this month.

The new challenge, for April, I hope, will be as popular and it's chosen by me, Marg, DT member.

The theme is: Quirky Raining Cats and Dogs, and I would like to see any hand made project which has dogs, cats or both on it. In other words you can interpret the theme however you want as long as it has a cat or dog or both on it, stamped, digi, drawn, painted, sewn knitted or crocheted!

Our fabulous sponsor this month is the wonderful:

 Crackerbox Palace.

All of their fantastic images are available in digital form or real rubber stamps, mounted or unmounted or just on cling rubber. The cling rubber version has the image on the back so you can see what you are stamping!

The prizes are:

For our first place winner - 3 digis of your choice.

For our second place winner - 2 digis of your choice.

for our third place winner - 1 digi of your choice.

Cazzy said we don't have any guests this month, and none of last months (Feb) winners have contacted her to collect their badges or prizes. In fact some of January winners haven't contacted her to collect their prizes! Surprised? We are, who doesn't want to collect the great prizes we have?

So here is some inspiration from the team:

NanaConnie

using Crackerbox "Peeking Cat"

This is very CAS.  I printed the image twice; once directly onto the kraft card front along with the sentiment and a second time onto white paper.  I fussy cut the white image and layered it onto the card front right over the image printed there.   I also colored the white areas with a gel pen and chalk.  The lace and bow were added and it was complete.  :-D

Pat

I created my card using "Peeking Cat" from Crackerbox Palace,

embellishing with ribbon, crocheted flower and jeweled flourishes.

Don't you love my made up sentiment?!

I made an easel card with Crackerbox Palace's "Spot the Dog".

Above is the card closed,

and below is the card open with my punchline.

Marg

using Cat and Dog

I have made this card in the shape of an easel card, which does fold
down flat for posting. I decided not to colour the digi in as I thought
it looked really nice in black & white. As I wanted to use orange with
the cream card.  the splash of blue ribbon has silver paw prints
printed on it. The finishing touch was the sentiment, Ruff Day from
Crackerbox Palace as they have a good selection to match.

Cazzy 
using Peeking Cat

This is a card from 2013, which is cheating a little but I am really unwell and have been in bed all week with a nasty virus so I hope I am forgiven. I have also had the folder with my blog photos get corrupted, hope the hard drive isn't about to pack up, and I had to search my blog to find this photo! I will make something new for the reminder, at least one thing!
I have the rubber stamp of Peeking cat which is what I used to make this card, I wanted the cat to be peeking out of a present, so I tried to make it look like that with the ribbons.

Sadly Kelly Patricia is unable to join us this month as planned, she has had to give up crafting for health reasons. We wish her all the best for the future.

So we are still looking for some Quirky team mates - if you are interested in joining us for just one challenge, more than one challenge or permanently please contact Cazzy for details.

To see who won the last challenge see the previous post below this one. {add link to winner's post on the word previous post} Any crafty project is acceptable as usual. Important: BEFORE you link up please add a link to the Quirky Crafts Challenges blog (http://quirkycrafts.blogspot.com - the blog not this post) to your post - or you will not be able to enter. When you have done this you can go ahead and add a link to your blog post or your online photo gallery, SCS etc. using the button or link below. If you do not have a blog (or inlinkz will not accept your non blog link) you can email your entry to us via the sidebar link. Good luck!

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

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Winners for challenge #16 Quirky's gone fishing.

It's winner's time, and we had a lot of fun with this challenge. We only had 10 entries but they were all good ones, and it is Summer holiday (vacation) time in the UK and elsewhere which probably affected entries a little.

To remind you we were generously sponsored by:

Crackerbox Palace

Who provided some great images to the team to show you and have provided all three prizes to our top three.

So here are our top three as voted by the team:

In first place we chose Stampartpapel with a very fishy card, loving those cut outs.

Congratulations  Stampartpapel, you have won  3 digital images of your choice .


In second place we chose Twisted Witch with this brilliant fisherman card complete with hooks, lures and netting and it is stitched round the edges too. Great sentiment and detail.

Congratulations Twisted Witch, you have won 2 digital images of your choice.


In third place we chose Nanna Connie with this very amusing pelican card. Loving the fish peeping out of his crop!

Congratulations Nanna Connie, you have won 1 digital image of your choice.

I've decided to make a new badge and that is for the DT's personal favourite entry, because we all vote differently (well not all of the time) sometimes our favourite entry doesn't make top 3, sometimes it does.

I would like to say my personal favourite entry which didn't make the top 3 was from:

 Katrina Button

I can't give you a prize sadly, but I can send you a special badge and you are invited to be a guest designer too.

Well done everyone who entered and congratulations to our top three. Please all of you contact me (Cazzy) using the email link or the contact form in the sidebar. I will send your personalised winner's badge and if you tell me your choice of digital images I will pass them to our sponsor for you.
We would love all three of you to be our guest designers in the next challenge, please tell me you can!


Thank you to everyone who entered, and don't forget to check back later today to find out about our new challenge!

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

Reminder time: Challenge #16 Quirky's gone fishing.

Time to remind you of our challenge, we want you to play along with us because Quirky's gone fishing! Anything fish or fishing related can be entered to be voted into our top 3 and win a great prize from our sponsor:

Crackerbox Palace

Who provided us with all the fishing images and sentiments to show you today.

Prizes:

1º place: 3 digital images of choice 

2º place: 2 digital images of choice

3º place: 1 digital image of choice

HOT NEWS Vicky of Crackerbox Palace is so pleased with our examples she has put all of the fishing stamps used by the team on sale at 20% off - so go grab a bargain now!

A bit of Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby to inspire you.

GABRIELA

For this project I made a boat shaped box, I used the image "Fisherman" from our sponsor CRACKERBOX PALACE

DORIS

This week I made a card using the Trever image from Crackerbox Palace, I also used printed papers, an oval background, sentiment and distress ink.



MYRIAM

I made two cards and I used these beautiful images from our sponsor Crackerbox Palace!

MONICA

"Life's better under de sea" ... until you´ll get fished.

A funny card made with "Smiley" digi provided by our sponsor Crackerbox Palace.

KEMLY

Hi everyone!! This week I made a fishing vest card. 

This funny worm is from our sponsor

CrackerBox Palace.

Cazzy

I used Smiley the fish with the funny worm and placed them in the jar with the fishing line coming from the "i" in line, the sentiment was also provided by Crackerbox Palace.

I've added some real shells, and micro beads and some ribbon that came from Crafty Ribbons a long time ago - oh and letters spelling Hi.

I made one edge wavy with my rotary trimmer so you can see the pale blue card insert behind when it is close.

To enter the challenge link your project to the challenge post before this one click HERE or scroll down.

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

Challenge #16 Quirky's gone fishing!

Hi it's Cazzy here and I am challenging you to Go Fishing with us at Quirky Crafts.

 I would like to see anything with fish, swimming fish or cooked, or someone fishing. You may also use pet fish, in ponds or bowls or anything that swims in the sea or ponds, or boats. I think that is a lot of creative possibilities.

If you want to see who won our last challenge please scroll down to the next post or click here.

We are sponsored by Crackerbox Palace, who kindly provided all the images to the team and are providing all three prizes to our top three.

UPDATE: HOT NEWS Vicky of Crackerbox Palace is so pleased with our examples she has put all of the fishing stamps used by the team on sale at 20% off - so go grab a bargain now!

Crackerbox Palace.

Who provided us with all the fishing images and sentiments to show you today.

Prizes:

1º place: 3 digital images of choice 

2º place: 2 digital images of choice

3º place: 1 digital image of choice

Prize winners can choose from the rubber stamps on 

the Crackerbox Palace shop website

  and they will be supplied in digital image format.

Now for some inspiration from the team.

First our guest designers.

Gabriela - 2 month GD

I built up a layered mini Shadow Box, using the image of this nice fish given by our sponsor Crackerbox Palace.

Emma

 I have used the brilliant Fisherman, smiley fish & Trever images for my card all from this weeks sponsor Crackerbox Palace. My Husband loves to fish so this card is perfect for him.

Lorraine

I have made a CAS style and let the image do all the talking.

 I used an MFT Blueprint 14 die for the image mat and an MFT Dispersed Dots Die for the background panel. The image was coloured with my Letraset Promarkers.

Design Team

MYRIAM

 I used this great image and sentiment from our sponsor Crackerbox Palace.



MONICA

For my project, I used this funny "Worm On Hook" provided by our sponsor. Added some real shells.

Cazzy

I used the funny fisherman, with the funny worm and Nibbles the fish, and the Give a Man a fish sentiment. I've added some real twine for the fishing line and some fish charms.

KEMLY

Hi! I used the funny digi Smiley. This fish is great and handsome in his fishbowl. 

DORIS

I´m so sorry, I´m late. My today´s project is a tag using the Smiley and Teach a Man images, from our great sponsor Crackerbox Palace. This time I used some Silhouette Cameo tools and different printed papers. See you soon!!

 Any crafty project is acceptable as usual. Important: BEFORE you link up please add a link to the Quirky Crafts Challenges blog (http://quirkycrafts.blogspot.com - the blog not this post) to your post - or you will not be able to enter. When you have done this you can go ahead and add a link to your blog post or your online photo gallery, SCS etc. using the button or link below. If you do not have a blog (or inlinkz will not accept your non blog link) you can email your entry to us via the sidebar link. Good luck!

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

Challenge #16 Quirky's gone fishing!

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Challenge #8 Winner of "Blooming Quirky"

 Hi!! Thanks you so much for all your beautiful participations. Now, it's time to tell you about our winners.

1º Place:

The winner is:

CAROL. 

With a beautiful Shabby Chic Card. 

Carol, you win:  3 digital images of choice

2º Place

The winner is: 

 BETTINA.

With your lovely and magical card. 

Bettina, you win:  2 digital images of choice

3º Place:

EMILY 

 

With your oriental card.

 

Emily, you Win: 1 digital image of choice

The prizes are sponsored by:

Prize winners can choose from the rubber stamps on 

the Crackerbox Palace shop website

  and they will be supplied in digital image format.

Congratulations to all of you, please contact Cazzy (using the email link or the contact form if the link doesn't work) so that  she can send your personalised winner's badges and get your prizes on the way to you.

We would love you all to be guest designers in our next challenge, if you would like to, please tell me if you can - or a later challenge!

Thank you to everyone who entered, and don't forget to check back later today to find out about our new challenge!

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

Challenge #8- Blooming Quirky. - Reminder.

 Hi everybody!! A new week!! We are so happy for our beautiful projects!!  Many flowers in this challenges, pastel colors in yours creations!!  It's wonderful!!

For your inspiration  this photo:

 To this challenge the requirements are: 

1. Use: This color palette. 

or

2. Use: Many flowers. 

or 

3. Use both: Color palette and many flowers.

 Our generous sponsor: 

Who provided us with many cute images to use.

Prizes:

1º place: 3 digital images of choice 

2º place: 2 digital images of choice

3º place: 1 digital image of choice

Prize winners can choose from the rubber stamps on 

the Crackerbox Palace shop website

  and they will be supplied in digital image format.

Again and your inspiration, you see the projects to our team:

Guest Designers:

 CHRISSY

Chrissy used that lovely gerbera flower with the cracked pot which she paper pieced, a lovely tall card!

 JEAN

Jean used Spring Goddess and the word "Spring" (both available from Crackerbox as stamps or digi images) on her gorgeous card, with lots of pinks and blues.

It is a swing card, so it has the flowerpot and the flowers inside, also in pink and blue, with some additional die cut flowers in the corner - very pretty Jean.

BONNIE

2 month GD

DEBORAH

I used Crackerbox stamp - SeaBreeze, with TH Distress inks used as watercolors, with DCW paper stack. Used lots of flowers from my stash and MS butterfly punch, pearls and corner dazzles, Spellbinder Devine Floral Die.

DESIGN TEAM:

 
MYRIAM

For this card I used 2 flowers from our sponsor CrackerBox Palace 

 

DORIS

Today, I made a card using the beautiful Summer image, provided by Crackerbox Palace.

MONICA

 

For my reminder project, I chose to work with this stunning silhouette digi "Sea Breeze", provided by our sponsor and coloured with distress inks.

KEMLY
 

Hi! To this week, in the reminder project, I made a card, I used the digis  flowerpot, tulips and Bunny back. These digis are provided by our sponsor. Crackerbox Palace

I used acuarelables pencils, Spectrum Noir Pencils and Distress Inks.

CAZZY

I have the rubber stamp of this Sea Breeze scene, but I used the digi version today which I changed to print pink onto blue cardstock.  I also printed the daisy flower on the blue card and added colour with Koh-i-Noor pencils. Simply mounted on a blue and white striped card blank.

This bunny is so cute, I printed it and the flower and flowerpot onto blue card then added some colour with my Koh-i-Noor pencils, then cut them all out. The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons.

To see who won the last challenge see the previous post below this one.  

Important: BEFORE you link up please add a link to the Quirky Crafts Challenges blog (http://quirkycrafts.blogspot.com - the blog not this post) to your post - or you will not be able to enter. When you have done this you can go ahead and add a link to your blog post or your online photo gallery, SCS etc. using the button or link below. If you do not have a blog (or inlinkz will not accept your non blog link) you can email your entry to us via the sidebar link. Good luck! {Reminder post:} To enter the challenge link your project to the challenge post before this one click HERE or scroll down. {Add the link to the challenge post to the word HERE} {Winner's post} Thank you to everyone who entered, and don't forget to check back later today to find out about our new challenge! {delete all the words in curly brackets}

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.