Winners of March Challenge 2017 Quirky Picture This.

Well I think our first challenge was a bit too challenging (or too Quirky) for most people, although it really wasn't that hard if you read the details. We only had 4 entries, but they were all really good.

Here are our winners:

In first place we have:

Lisa with her great ice hockey card.

Congratulations Lisa, you have won a Bugaboo $12 voucher!

In second place we have:

Sue with her fabulous digital scrapbook page.

Sue is in the UK so can choose a mystery ribbon bundle or a £10 voucher to spend with Crafty Ribbons. You might notice that Sue is a member of the Quirky DT, and wonder how she can win a prize - well she entered the challenge before she applied for the DT and has not yet taken part as a DT in a challenge - but she will in April! Not only that she will have some Crafty Ribbons ready for the next challenge sponsored by them!

Crafty Ribbons

In third place is:

Marina with her lovely fresh rowing layout.

Congratulations Marina, you have won a $3 voucher to spend at Bugaboo.

That leaves just one more entry, and we don't want to leave it out:

B.G. Payne Crafts layout of their favourite watering hole!

We want to award you a Quirky Runner's up badge.

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.

Challenge #1 2017 - Quirky Picture This! DT Call.

At last we are back with some new team members and all really happy to be up and running once more. Did you miss us?

We have two great sponsors and three prizes for this challenge:

Bugaboo

Bugaboo are generously giving our first prize winner a $12 voucher to use in the Bugaboo store, and our third prize winner a $3 voucher.

Crafty Ribbons

Crafty Ribbons are giving our second place winner a choice of a lovely mystery ribbon pack (UK winner only), or a £10 voucher (Worldwide).

All very nice prizes as I'm sure you will agree.

This is also a DT call, we are now looking for more Quirky Design Team members so please contact me if you are interested.

It had to be a really Quirky challenge to start off with, and the challenge is called Picture This. What I want you to do is use a photograph. You can either add a photo you have taken, or one you love to your project OR you can take inspiration from that photo, either the colours, or to incorporate the elements in the photo (say wood, metal, material that sort of thing) or cut out parts of a photo to use on your project. Add digital images, stamped images and embellishments to your make also.

You must show us the photo you used and tell us how you used it.

Now for some inspiration from the team (visit their blogs by clicking on their name to give them some appreciation):

Cazzy

I used four photos I took with my phone including a selfie, and they are all about my dogs. Mainly my new rescue dog Luna, but Sooty is in the bottom photo too. The far right is when she first arrived, shaved and looking so cute in the buttoned jumper. Later she destroyed the buttons and it had to be sewn together, and now it had a few chunks out of it! The top photo is the first shoe Luna destroyed.

I used Bugaboo's Bugvalpupset which contains the three cute digis you see here, in jpg and png formats. I flipped some of the images. I used a DTP program to add the .png version of the digis and my photo's and a background photo I also took, but made it more transparent. I printed it on paper canvas and stretched it over a frame that was going into the charity bag. I added Crafty Ribbons Instagram camera ribbon and lots of Crafty Ribbons muddy paw print ribbons (I bought six for the price of five), and a few buttons, a bit of twine and an odd sequin that was handy. Crafty Ribbons sell buttons too.

I wrapped the whole frame in paw print ribbons too. When I set this challenge I had no idea if I would be able to make something or what it would be but had dog photos in my mind.

Marg 

This is Marg's dog Reggie.

Diane

This was a really difficult challenge for me as I HATE having my photo taken, which means I rarely take any photos myself. That's makes me a bit weird in this day and age I know.

I decided to make a scrapbook page of one of my favourite photos. This was my Maggie, we had her for 17 years until we lost her two years ago. It was actually her anniversary when I started to think about what I could make. Here is my page:-

Tinz

I used the photograph (original) as the focal point od the card. Then added a photo of an ant eating what I have coloured to be a radish (as this is what is 'sitting' on the car). I coloured the image with promarkers. The sentiment was done in Word and then cut to size.

Image used - Picnic ANT

Jane

Here's my card, using the Flower Tag 1 digi:

and this is the photo that inspired it:

I have used a beautiful photo that my husband took in the gorgeous (and themselves quite quirky) gardens of West Green House, a National Trust garden close to Hartley Wintney in Hampshire.  It's only a few miles from us so we visit quite often. I love this circular archway! I took my inspiration from the circle, the red brick, the blue flowers and the plethora of green foliage, and I used Bugaboo's Flower Tag 1 image to make the card.

now let's see what you can do!

Any crafty project is acceptable as usual. Important: BEFORE you link up please add a link to the Quirky Crafts Challenges blog  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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March 2016 Challenge winners: Quirky Masculine with ribbon or twine DT call

Hi everyone, WOW - the quality of entries was outstanding for our Quirky Masculine challenge with ribbon. That makes it hard to decide on just three winners because the team clearly love them all!

We do have a top three, just wish we could give you all a prize!

If any of you would like to join our team either short term or long term please contact me and I can tell you what will be involved. Lets keep Quirky crafting!

So without further ado here are our top three for the March challenge:

In first place and sponsored by the wonderful Crafty Ribbons is:

Entry #20 Jan R 

With her adorable Mr Chick card for Easter. This is a lovely card with a lot of detail.

Congratulations Jan, you have won a £10 gift voucher to spend at Crafty Ribbons, where they sell ribbons - many exclusive - buttons and more!

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In Second place and sponsored by our lovely amazing Bugaboo is:

Entry #25 Maya

With this gorgeous golden Tim Holtz style tag.

Congratulations Maya, you have won 7 digis of your choice from Bugaboo. You know we love Bugaboo digis - I hope you will enjoy your prize!

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In third place and sponsored by the gorgeous SLS Lines we have:

Entry #22 Elena F

Congratulations Elena, you have won 3 digi images of your choice from SLS Lines. This is our first challenge sponsored by SLS Lines and we have enjoyed using their images immensely. 

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Please can all three of you contact me by email, or the contact form if email doesn't work - both in the sidebar. I will send your customised winner's badge and arrange for you to receive your prizes.

We would love all of you to be Quirky Guest Designers in our May challenge, it is going to be very exciting - with three new sponsors - so please let me know if you can!

Thank you to everyone who entered, and a big thank you to our sponsors. Don't forget to check back later today to find out about our new challenge!

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

March 2016 Challenge reminder: Quirky masculine with ribbon or twine.

Here we are again, it's reminder time for the March challenge which is Quirky Masculine with ribbon or twine.

Also don't forget we want some more DT members here at Quirky, please contact me if you want to know more! We also could do with some 2 month guests.

Here's a reminder of our lovely sponsors:

Crafty Ribbons

 Who are providing our first place winner with a £10 voucher to spend on gorgeous ribbons.

Bugaboo

Our second place winner can choose 7 digis from Bugaboo.

and finally a new sponsor for this year, we would like to welcome the very Quirky:

SLS Lines

Our third place winner will be able to choose 3 digi images from SLS lines.

Now for some more inspiration from the team:

Patacake

I used Bugaboo's "Har Repotter the chosen one" on a birthday card. My organza ribbons  are green and purple and decorate the corners of my card.

My second card, using SLS Lines Math Geek.

I created a boomark for hubby today using SLS Lines Book Lover 

on a "foldover" bookmark. Colored with Copics and fussy-cut, my sentiment is from Pinterest.

I used patterned ribbon on the edge and added Copic-colored hearts to pull the trim into the rest of the color scheme.

Below, she's peeking out over the book to mark hubbys place. He laughs every time he uses it. He says it reminds him of the "fussy librarian" who used to shush him when he was in the stacks. 

Cazzy 

Well Pat did well didn't she, how do I follow that? At least I got here in time for a change!

I used a cute cowboy digi from Bugaboo called Wee Ones Cowboy - Horseshoe, together with some DCWV for the boys paper, some horse ribbon, which is exclusive to Crafty Ribbons and comes in several colours and different animal silhouettes - even dinosaurs, and some twine on which is knotted a horseshoe charm.

Marg

My card using Guy - Car Keys by Bugaboo

Cars & Trucks 15mm (Exclusive to Crafty Ribbons)
& pale blue bakers twine
to follow the theme of Masculine with ribbon or twine.

I hope you are enjoying our challenge and will play along too!

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

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March 2016 Challenge: Quirky Masculine with ribbon or twine - and DT call

Welcome back to Quirky for another challenge. We had some great entries for our last challenge, I think it was very popular and our top three are published in the post below this one. I hope you like the new challenge as much.

The challenge for March is Quirky Masculine with ribbon or twine, let's see cards for a man or boy, cards with a digi of a man on them, and don't forget that ribbon or twine MUST be included if you want a chance of being in the top three!

We have three wonderful sponsors for this challenge and they are:

Crafty Ribbons

 Who are providing our first place winner with a £10 voucher to spend on gorgeous ribbons.

Bugaboo

Our second place winner can choose 7 digis from Bugaboo.

and finally a new sponsor for this year, we would like to welcome the very Quirky:

SLS Lines

Our third place winner will be able to choose 3 digi images from SLS lines.

As you know a couple of our Design Team members have had to leave us already, and the rest are suffering from ailments but we have recruited a new team mate and we want to give a big welcome to Kelly Patricia! Unfortunately Kelly has dislocated her wrist (is Quirky cursed?) so will be unable to make anything this month, but you can look forward to seeing her work next month!

Kelly will introduce herself properly to you soon!

We are still looking for at least one person to join us on the Quirky side! If you think it could be you please contact me for details.

Now for some inspiration, first of all from our Guest Designers:

Stempelomi (Beate)

Hi, my name is Beate alias Stempelomi . I’m an “over fifty” Mum of 3 grown-up children, wife of a lovely husband and dog owner of 2 wonderful dogs. We live all together in our house in the west of Germany near the state border to the Netherlands. Since 2005, my hobby is to make/stamp cards and I love it! I’m proud to be a Guest Designer in this "Quirkycrafts challenge" and wish you good luck! Enjoy it! Hugs, Beate

 For my card I used the Bugaboo stamp from my stock Jesse Bear Angel - stars.

Thank you Beate, I love your baby boy card!

Rae Ann

Rae Ann used the very funny Gus Birthday - optional digi from Bugaboo, and used twine on her lovely card.

Now some inspiration from the Design Team:

 Patacake 

Pat using "akv boy sitter with dog" from Bugaboo on a digital birthday card. Her ribbon is tied ito bows and adorn the dog bones along the bottom.

AND

Pat using Math Geek from SLS Lines on another birthday card. The inside reads: You can't be 29 AGAIN!! Ribbon is use as a strip behind her sentiment.



Cazzy 

Phew, here at last. Sorry I'm late - I've had a lot to do. 

This fierce chap caught my eye, and I keep thinking he is a Viking and I never noticed he was wearing modern boots until I got colouring! Anyway he isn't a Viking, so that is alright then! He is from SLS Lines and is a Dwarf Axe Warrior! My silver and gold ribbon was from one of the bargain £1 bags from Crafty Ribbons, I thought it picked out the gold and silver from the image (was still thinking Vikings and Viking gold I have to admit).

I hope to sneak back in with my Bugaboo project later on.

Marg 

using Whimsical Pirate by SLS Lines

The ribbon essential is holding the metal skull charm on. The treasure map

was downloaded from Google and labeled for Reuse which is why I have used it.

The "Happy Birthday" sentiment, skull & backing card behind with the "ocean waves" on it are all from my own stash. I coloured the digi with Harmony alcoholic marker pens. I will be using this fun digi again for my grandsons/friends sons cards as its a wonderful image to colour and reminds me of Captain Pugwash!! (Of which some people will remember from the 1970's childrens tv shows). 

and

Video Game Guy from Bugaboo

who reminds me of both of my grandsons, but mainly the eldest one as he sits in a chair to play but the youngest one sits on the floor. Anyway, I used both a lace ribbon from Crafty Ribbons and pieces of unthreaded hessian from my own stash.

The digi, is amazing for any playstation/xbox lads birthday cards. I staged it on my card to be in his bedroom on the console, colouring with Harmony marker pens & Sakura Gelly Roll Metallic pens. Everything else on the card is from my own stash,inc the base card from Papermill Direct.

 To see who won the last challenge see the previous post just below this one.  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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Challenger 23: "LIGHT AS A QUIRKY FEATHER".- Winner

Here are our winners...thank you for participating and their wonderful designs!!!

Congratulations!!!

1st Prize: from Crafty Ribbons UK winner or voucher form non UK winner.

CRAFTY RIBBONS

ELENA F

2nd Prize: 7 imagen form Bugaboo.

BUGABOO

PATACAKE

3rd Prize: 4 images form Sweet Pea Stamps

SWEET PEA STAMPS

RUTSCHT

Congratulations to all of you, please contact Cazzy (using the email link or the contact form if the link doesn't work) so that I 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 Cazzy if you can - or a later challenge!

Again, 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.