June 2017 - Quirky Things With Wings

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}

This month is it my turn (Jane) to choose the challenge theme, and I have chosen "Quirky Things With Wings."

Please note that due to Inlinkz expiring on the 22nd June the challenge will end on 22nd June not the normal 28th. 

Due to personal problems this will be the last challenge for a few months.
We hope to regroup and get back in the Autumn, possibly with a new focus more on mixed media and stamping, and we still want a few new team members and we would love any non digi sponsors who can contact us if interested.

Our first sponsor  is:

 Limited Runs,

 who are giving a prize of any 3 digis of the winner's choice

and our second is:

 Bugaboo Stamps, 

who are giving a prize of a $12 voucher.

Bugaboo have a brand new store and now take Paypal, don't forget to check out the weekly freebie and sale offers too!

Now here is some inspiration for you and first of all I would like to welcome our guest designers.

First up is
 Margreet 
who has used Mini Birds with Tea from Limited Runs

The image I have used is Minibirds - tea. I have colored with copics and die cut with a stitched die and added some sequins. The sentiment is part of the digi, but as I wanted to use it on a tag, I made the sentiment in Word, printed it out and used a stitched label die. I put some Glossy Accents on the birds' eyes.

and next is
Michelle
who has used Butterfly #1 from Limited Runs

Art is not about perfection, but about creating. I try to use different materials and see what I come up with. I think a blue and gold butterfly is different and unusual. I definitely like the unusual!

Tracy

My Quirky Thing With Wings is the adorable Mini Bird Mummy from Limited Runs.  Could there be anything cuter or quirkier than a pretty little yellow bird wrapped up in ghoulish mummy bandages?  I printed the image, coloured with Copic markers, fussy cut it out, then used it to make a Halloween shaker card, a quirky mix of cuteness, spookiness and interactive fun.

Now onto the regular team's makes:

Tinz
As this is our last challenge for a couple of months I have made two cards this time - one from each sponsor. From Limited Runs I have used the progressive challenge Digi Steampunk Bug - It did take some consideration as to how I was going to use him but here he is:

I coloured him with Promarkers and used X-cut nexting oval dies to cut the shapes. The holographic paper was in my stash, and the sentiment was just typed on the computer and means 'Don't let the B***ards grind you down', which I thought was great for this guy!

My second card uses last weeks Friday Freebie from Bugaboo stamps - Spring Bird - again coloured with Promarkers and then layered over several scraps of patterned paper - both printed from a Digital Delights Boofle CD-Rom:

Sue

I used Ed the Turkey from Limited Runs coloured with Copics. I ebossed the background with a tree folder as it just didn't look right plain. The fence was cut on my Silhouette and added as without he looked like he was floating in mid air! The trees are Tim Holtz dies cut out in white and sponged with green ink

Diane

My first make is using MiniBirdsCake4 from Limited Runs. I thought this was a great image for cards for young and old, boy and girl. Coloured with Spectrum Noir pens.

 Jane

I have used Dragonfly #1 from Limited Runs and combined it with a stamped sentiment, some pretty dragonfly brads and a selection of papers from an old K & Company stack

Cazzy

Both of my cards are ones I made for previous challenges, I just haven't had the time or a tiny space to work! For this card I used a  Circle Sentiments Little Bird Told me (which I can't find in the new shop, so it may be retired) and Ladybug stack, both from Bugaboo, kinda cute I think! Again ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons.

From Limited Runs I used Mushrooms 7 and a Whootie Owl for my card, with Papermania double sided papers, using both sides matted, and finished off with some some polka dot ribbon. 

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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Challenge #17 "Quirky Embossing"- Reminder

Hi everyone!... it's reminder time!

Our challenge theme is:

Quirky Embossing

Requirements: Any kind of project with Embossing folders or dry embossing - any type of embossing will do - even fake embossing using die cuts.

Our fabulous sponsors are: 

Sweet Pea Stamps

Limited Runs Stamps

Robyn's Fetish

And the prizes are:

1st place: 4 images from Sweet Pea Stamps
2nd place: 3 images from Limited Runs Stamps

3rd place: 1 images from Robyn's Fetish

Guest Designer

GABRIELA

For my project use the cute mermaid "Pearl" coloured with Spectrum markers and dots embosing folder, thanks to our sponsor Limited Runs Digital.

DESIGN TEAM

MYRIAM

I created a bookcard and I used the digi Dancing Like Nobodys Watching from our

sponsor Sweet Pea Stamps. I also used a Sheet Music Embossing Folder on a vellum sheet
  with distress inks and Flowers and Vines Embossing folder

DORIS

My today´s project is a card I made using the Queen of Wonder image from Sweet Pea Stamps. I used Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, some gems, and a sentiment. I also used emboss folder for the white and red background.

MONICA

For this project, I had the honor to color this stunning "Blue Moon" digi, design by Joanne Schempp and provided by our sponsor Sweet Pea Stamps. My embossing is over transparency film paper and colored with alcohol inks. Here is a detail of the embossed:

CAZZY

This cute digi is from Sweet Pea Stamps and is Lisa Victoria's Dragon Luck. The background is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder and the flowers are punched and embossed with Nellie Snellen punch and emboss sets.

KEMLY

 

Hi everyone! This week in my card I used  the adorable image of Conie Fong's Feeling Fabulous (My Little Sunshine Series)- DIGI,.

of our sponsor Sweet Pea. 

I used framelies and embossing folders in my project.  

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 #17 "Quirky Embossing"

Hello...Myriam here with our new challenge post for you,

so hope you can play along with us....

I am sad to tell you that this is my last challenge with the Quirky Crafts team, I am leaving due to other commitments. I have really enjoyed this whole experience with the design team and obviously I learned a lot. I want to say thank you to the team for giving me the opportunity to share my ideas and to have been able to improve with every challenge!!!

Gabriela will be taking my place on the Design Team from challenge 18, she has been a great 2 month Guest Designer, and we will need another 2 month guest designer so if you are interested please let Cazzy know.

Now this week our challenge theme is:

Quirky Embossing
 

Requirements: Any kind of project with Embossing folders or dry embossing - any type of embossing will do - even fake embossing using die cuts.

 

Our fabulous sponsors are: 

Sweet Pea Stamps

Limited Runs Stamps

Robyn's Fetish

And the prizes are:

1st place: 4 images from Sweet Pea Stamps
2nd place: 3 images from Limited Runs Stamps

3rd place: 1 images from Robyn's Fetish

GUEST DESIGNER



LOZZY

Using Sweet Pea Stamps Cherry-Blossom by Helena Reiss Crafts-Too Dotd embossing folder and Frantage embossing powder.

GABRIELA

I made an ecological setting for my card, I used the image MOLLY HARRISON LITLLE GIRL from our sponsor  SWEET PEA STAMPS and my tree stump is embossed with an embossing  folder.

DESIGN TEAM

MYRIAM





For my project I made this tag with the digi Watermelon Margarita

 from our sponsor Limited Runs Stamps. The image was coloured with colors pencils. I used an embossing folder to emboss dots on my background.

DORIS

For this new challenge, I worked a card. I used a dots embossing design all around the card with not very homogeneous lines. The image that I used: BD Shark Cupcake from Limited Runs. I used the Paper Piecing technique; then I used a wide blue ribbon and a sentiment The sentiment is in Spanish, because I plan to give this card to a special friend.

MONICA

For my card I used embossing folders with distress inks and  "Art Deco Flower", digi provided by our sponsor Limited Runs.

KEMLY

  

Hi everyone! For my card, I used "Vintage Cupid", of our sponsor Limited Runs. On my card I used embossing folders with different designs and effects. 

Cazzy

I used Limited Runs Birds on a wire and Bird House, and gave them a background using embossing folders that were free with a magazine, there are three of them, and I enhanced the embossing with chalks.

This beauty is Helena Reis's Dia de los Muertos from Sweet Pea Stamps, I think she is gorgeous! I used a Sizzix Tim Holtz cracked glass embossing folder with Coordinations paper sanded to reveal black.

To see who won the last challenge click here or see the previous post 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.

An InLinkz Link-up

Challenge #14 Reminder: Quirky Christmas In July!

Hi everyone. Hope you've had a great week! Lyn here again to remind you about our Quirky Christmas In July  Challenge. You still have  week to make something festive and be in with a chance to win some fab prizes from....

 Our fantastic sponsors!


Crafty Ribbons

Offering these lovely Christmas Bauble ribbons to our first place UK winner (or the voucher if you prefer), and a £10 voucher to our overseas first place winner.

Bugaboo Stamps

Offering seven Digi's for our second place winner

 and...

 Limited Runs...

Who are offering our third place winner 3 digital images of their choice!

Go HERE to find Mr Linkin and join in or scroll down to where you'll find more creations to give you ideas! Here's what the team has done this week!

 Gabriela

I decided to make a decorative accessory used the beautiful image of "Winter Fairy" from Limited Runs.

DESIGN TEAM

MYRIAM

For my card and tags I used Christmas stamps #2 from our sponsor Limited Runs Stamps


Lyn

Here's my card for this week, sorry it's a bit late!(even later than Cazzy!!)  I've used 'Make-it-Snappy--Skelekinz-Merry-Christmas' I've coloured her (or him) with Promarkers, added, buttons, ribbon, loads of stickles glitter, ribbon, a paper clip (because it was red) and a tiny pom-pom. The little Skelekinz has been 3D-ed with about four layers.

I've added some oldies too, just in case I didn't get done in time! (you can add an oldie as long as we haven't seen it or it's no older than the last challenge!) This one's  BearCane from Bugaboo! And below this little cute Santa and the Snowman are from Limited Runs

DORIS

Hello every one, happy Sunday!!! For my today´s project I made a frame using the Christmas-Brat-Boy-Elf from BugabooStamps. I painted it using the Spectrum Noir alcohol makers.

And this is my second one, a gift bag using the Winter May digi from Limited Runs

MONICA

I love Stella!!!! And as soon as I saw this Santa Died digi, it made think of some of my friends, that always said that they are good lol

This funny image was provided by our sponsor Bugaboo Stamps.

KEMLY

Hi everyone! Christmas is my favorite season! Love it the Sunbonnet! I made my card with a adorable Fancy Sunbonnet of our sponsor Bugaboo Stamps. 

She looks beautiful with the littles winter birds. 

CAZZY

Sneaking in late again, and hoping I am forgiven because I have 4 more cards to show you!

The first is made with one of the Limited Runs cupcakes - this one is Trees on a Cupcake, nice and simple and just a small piece of Crafty Ribbons exclusive ribbon on this one.

This is so cute, a little dog who wants to be a reindeer from Bugaboo and he is called Puppy - enough reindeer. The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons.

 Another Stella card, I hope someone finds this as amusing as I do! The image and sentiment is from Bugaboo and is called Stella - Merry Christmas not Happy Holidays. 
 It is an 8"x 8" card, and I thought the Keep Calm ribbon, which is another Crafty Ribbons exclusive, was just perfect with this sentiment.

You might recognise this cupcake from the Limited Runs badge, it is called Snowman on a Cupcake! I used lots of ribbons from Crafty Ribbons on this one, can you see the three different Christmas ribbons here? I added some Stickles glitter glue and it is still wet!

We're looking forward to seeing all your fabulous Christmas Creations! 

 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.