Challenge #14 2013 - Daddy's taking me to the zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow.....

Welcome to another Quirky Challenge! If you would like to see who won the last challenge click here or scroll down to the previous post.

It's my birthday today so I get to choose an extra challenge! Still on the theme of songs, this challenge is to interpret the song "Daddy's taking me to the zoo tomorrow" ..."we're going to the zoo zoo zoo, you can come too too too".

I want to see lots of zoo projects, the more zoo animals the better and we have some lovely examples to inspire you with images from our lovely sponsors.

We have some great prizes from our two generous sponsors for this challenge.

 1st prize is from Bugaboo

2nd prize is from Doodle Dragon Studios

$10 worth of images.

3rd Prize from Bugaboo

2 Bugaboo images.

Now for some wonderful inspiration from the Design Team, this will be the last challenge for Monica and Marg for now, they both joined us for two months (you can apply using the link on the page for 2 month GDT applications). We would all like to thank Monica and Marg for providing us with some wonderful contributions which I am sure have inspired you to join in. I hope you will visit their blogs and share some love. 

Cazzy

 I decided to make a story book for Kenny, and I only decided this last night! So today I have spent all my time (when awake) preparing this little book which is very much a work in progress (will have to print some words to cover my awful handwriting), and I will show you the rest soon! I used the Chameleon from Bugaboo, (I see that Daire likes him too, too, too), to star in my story about the zoo!

This is the inside of the front cover, and you see I have a lot of pages to go! I hope you will forgive me not getting further, as you read this I am sitting in a restaurant about to order my birthday meal, and had to stop to post this and get ready or there would have been nothing to see! (Lots more Bugaboo animals to follow).

I have completed the first two pages, and one more, and here they are, the image is Lion Topper from Bugaboo, and Chameleon. I am not sure if I need to add more words or an arrow at this point. Can you see the patch? I forgot to take my finger off the Decopatch covered page, ended up ripping a fingerprint size hole in it!

Daire

I'm not quite so skilled as the rest of our design team... so no fancy cards from me! Today I have another art journal page to share with you, using the Chameleon from Bugaboo. I tried something a bit different this time, instead of colouring the image in, I collaged scraps of painted paper to build this little guy. The background is one I've had in my sketchbook for a while... I made it from cleaning excess paint off stencils and brushes, and the colours just seemed to go perfectly with my chameleon, it's like they were meant to be! To finish the page off I outlined each element and added a simple border with a black sharpie... and there you go!

Doris

Today I want to share this stretch card for our new challenge. I used images from our sponsor  Doodle Dragon Studios. I enlarged the images and printed them according to the size of the card, then with watercolor pencil, I painted each of the images then cut them out and stuck them to the appropriate places. You can visit my blog for more images and details. (Note from Cazzy: I will be visiting to see how this wonderful card is made).

Lyn

Fantastic card Doris! Here's my fold out 'zoo' I played with the images on the computer and rounded them all up and put them into cages!

    Marg

 I used the Doodle Dragon images as their wild animal images are so right for this theme to go with the song title Daddy's Taking Us To The Zoo Tomorrow.
I coloured them with a mixture of Promarkers & Graph It pens, cut them out, including the cage (which was coloured with Sakura Silver Metallic pen). I cut out the scalloped oval yellow card with a spellbinder die & the music notes were cut with Dies to Die For die (I wrote the song title "Daddy's taking us to the Zoo tomorrow" in a Sakura Glitter pen) & the backing paper with paw prints on is from my own stash as is the sentiment..

 I coloured the Bugaboo Zebra with my Promarkers & Sakura Glitter/Metallic pens. I used my Dies To Die For Music Notes cutting dies to make the notes in both pink & pastel green card. The green backing paper was embossed with my Provocraft embossing folder (leaves) added the wide white ribbon. The Zebra I decided, was going to be made into a musical carousel animal & that made the decision to colour the Zebra in pastel pink & a pale green. The pole the Zebra is stuck to is a plastic straw that I cut down (I don't have the cup that it went to anyway). The last item is the banner which has the title of the song that is this challenge: "Daddy's Taking Us To The Zoo Tomorrow"

Monica

  I made a Zoo Shadow Box, showing the panda, the tiger, the ostrich ant the toucan from the Doodle Dragon Studios 20 Zoo Collection. To make these animals I used the paper piecing technique. I love the ostrich, it has a great personality.

Now lets see what you can do, lets see lots of going to the zoo!

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Winners of Everybody wants to be a cat, challenge #13

Thank you all for entering the challenge with your lovely creations, so many cats - and one pig!

 I don't really believe in bad luck, but was it because it was number 13 that nobody got the part about relating their project to the film or song, and I mean not only a cat but music, instruments, roof tops, the other characters from the film or song. Well if anyone did do that they didn't tell us about it and it wasn't obvious at all.

We picked out our favourite top 6, added together the scores and these are the resulting top three:

In first place Tracey M with ther very elaborate cat lady card.

Congratulations Tracey, you have won 5 images of your choice from:

Robyn's Fetish

In second place Leeann who used one of our own Spyder Lyn's digis, and as well as the second most votes, got voted as best by my husband, who hasn't a clue who drew what! This is a lovely cheerful card with lots of layers and detail.

Congratulations Leeann, you have won a $5 voucher from:

Digital Delights

In third place by just one point is Kali with her shadow box card and cute kitten stamp.

Congratulations Kali, you have won 3 digis of your choice from:

Robyn's Fetish

We would like to thank both of our sponsors for once more providing us with some great prizes.

Our runner up is Marina, who did mention she was singing the song and her card does feature a wall!

Congratulations Marina, you get a runner's up badge to display on your blog.

To collect your prizes and badges please contact me (Cazzy) by email using the email link in the right hand side bar. We really hope you can join us as Guest Designers too, either in two weeks time or later, please tell me if you can.

Don't forget to come back later (6pm) to find out about the new challenge!

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Challenge #13 Reminder - Everybody wants to be a Quirky cat!

 It's a Quirky Reminder Time! You have until Saturday 6th July to enter our fun challenge based on the Aristocats and sponsored by:

Robyn's Fetish

Digital Delights

We want you to take inspiration from the film The Aristocats, or the song Everybody wants to be a cat - see the post below for full details and links that will help you if you don't know the film or song.

Here are a few more examples from the team:

Monica

I made a square lever card with the "Too Kewl Cat" from Robyn Fetish. I used a large cello and some cat charms to embellish the card front. Inside the lever card you will find the logo "Everybody wants to be a cat"... don´t you????

Daire

I think my art journal page was heavily influenced by the cold and flu medicine I'm taking, because even I have to admit this is a little bit odd! I used 'I Taught It Was A Putie Cat' from Robyn's Fetish and dressed my birds up it kitty costumes. I used very few materials on this one... a few felt tips blended with water to give a washy effect, a couple of coloured pencils,and some scraps of painted paper from another project. What do you think? Quirky enough?

Marg

Marg has made this fabulous creation! Marg tells you how...
I used "I have a crush on you", coloured the cats with Promarkers, an antique white colouring pencil for the white cat (with a Warm Grey 1 from Promarkers for shading). I used a decorative tent fold ready made card for the base, (Ive had these in for months & this is the first time Ive used them). I downloaded the music from Google, leaving on the details of the gentlemen that wrote the words &music to the song "Everyone Wants To Be A Cat" from the Disney film The Aristocats. I added a small blue metallic bow tie for "Tom" and a pink metallic bow (in her hair) & collar for "Lady." I distressed the outer edges of the card, music & sentiment using a mixture of Scattered Straw & Bundled Sage from Tim Holtz range of Distress Inks. The coloured backing papers & sentiment are from my own stash. See my blog for more photos..

Lyn

 

 I'm sneaking in hoping no one notices I'm late! Here's my reminder card (I did do two last week!) I've used Forever Friends by our Sponsors Robyn's Fetish. I've 3D-ed the chicken, added freebie music paper, (Link on blog) some acetate, a cat button, peel off corners, some punched out cats and a couple of musical brads too!

Doris 

Today is a day to remember our Challenge, Everybody wants to be a cat Cat. On this occasion, I work a Shadow Box, simulating a night in the forest, with small stars and a romantic couple of kittens. The image used is Pussycat Luv, courtesy of our sponsor Robyn's Fetish, and I worked with watercolor  pencil.

 Go HERE or scroll down to join in!!

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Challenge #13 2013 - Everybody wants to be a cat

Welcome back and here is your latest Quirky Cazzy challenge, I hope you will enjoy it!

If you would like to see who won last time please scroll down or click here.

We have two sponsors for this challenge

Robyn's Fetish

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this challenge.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and
is owned by Robyn Weinrib.  Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, 
designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to award the winner their choice of 5 digital stamps and the 3rd place winner their choice of 3 digital stamps.

Digital Delights

Digital Delights are providing a $5 voucher to the second place winner.

All images used by the team were kindly provided by Robyn's Fetish.

I don't know why this sprang into my mind - it happened when I browsed Robyn's Fetish for some images to use and saw some great cat images.

This song called Everybody wants to be a Cat is from the film The Aristocats (the link is to Wikipedia where there is a lot of useful information on the film and characters). You can interpret this however you like, and use either the song lyrics (see video and shortened version of the words below) or use something from the film to inspire you.

Everybody Wants to be a Cat by 
Everybody wants to be a cat,
because a cat's the only cat
who knows where it's at.
Everybody's pickin' up on that feline beat,
'cause everything else is obsolete.
Now a square with a horn,
can make you wish you weren't born,
ever'time he plays;
and with a square in the act,
he can set music back
to the caveman days.
I've heard some corny birds who tried to sing,
but a cat's the only cat
who knows how to swing.
.............................................
Everybody wants to be a cat, (etc)
...................................................
while playin' jazz you always has a Welcome mat,
'cause everybody digs a swingin' cat.
Everybody digs a swingin' cat.

Here are some examples to inspire you:

Guest Designer Kate.

This was not easy, many year´s since I have seen that movie!!

Thinking when they hid under the bridge…

A little about my card:  I drew the background and colored it with Tombows and Spectrum Noirs. I used the same pen on the images and cut cut them out so it feels a little like pop outs! I made a sentiment colored with “old Paper” added text written with a glitter pen, then added some notes and a little piano in black. Finally I used a corner punch and some flowers and leaves. 

Guest Designer Carol Gill

 I have coloured the image with promarkers,the paper was a craft magazine freebie from last year,coloured cardstock from Papermill Direct,card candy from stash and used precious Hearts and Corner Bow Memory Box dies.

For my second card the grass paper is from Wrinklies CD-coloured cardstock from Papermill Direct the bird was cut from Graphic 45 Little Darlings paper,the bird cage was white but heat embossed in gold-the cat head and ball of wool recycled from an old card .
Carol said she was inspired by the song as I she has never seen the film, but has been owned by a few cats lol -Millie being the latest.

and from the Design Team:

Cazzy - will be along later (again).  (Always late, sez Lyn!) (cheeky mare sez Cazzy!)

I used "friends forever" and "I taught I saw a pudie cat" images from Robyn's Fetish, decided the cat looks like Thomas O'Mally the Alley Cat so gave him a bow tie, and the cats were rescued by hound dogs and made friends with a goose (okay I know it is a chicken but you can pretend it is a goose). Images coloured with Promarkers.

Doris 

For this card I used ¨I Have a Crush on You¨ and ¨Snoozing Bob¨, from our sponsor Robyn's Fetish. What I did was trace the images, give them color, print and cut. I also added some other details.

Daire - can't be with us this week but will make up for it on the reminder post.

Lyn - is around somewhere (anyone seen Lyn?)

(((Wave)) I'm here! Now then, quick before Cazzy sees and swipes it away again (wot me??!! but where is the rooftop). I'm adding this card which I naughtily added a few weeks ago by mistake, with shouts of  "Wrong challenge Lyn!" from Cazzy, but it was only here for about thirty seconds (although it was on my blog, ssshhh!) A sleeping pussy cat (he is called "snoozin Bob) having a lazy day and dreaming of fish! I've 3D-ed the cat from Robyn's Fetish and added the sentiment via the computer. Another one coming up by me in a little while...( or an hour or two!)

Here's my second card, using 'Snoozin' Bob' who's been 3D-ed again. Coloured with Promarkers and Home made Promarker stripy paper, I've cut the card across and added acetate, black lace, brads and lots a mini punches!

Marg

 I've used the Tookewlcat image from the Robyns Fetish images, and decided immediately that he should be sitting in the park,with a rainbow. I found all of the backing papers in my stash.To add some dimension I twisted two different colours of bakers twine and added that to the left hand edge of this Joy Fold card.  Please see my blog for more instructions and details about this card.

Monica

  I made a 3d piano box and placed the "Pussy Cat Love" digi from Robyn Fetish, just over the piano keyboard, like the Aristocats playing all over the piano.

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