Challenge # 19 2013 “It´s a Quirky Small World”

Who hasn't heard the Disney´s song “It´s a small, small World”??

“It's a world of laughter, a world or tears
it’s a world of hopes, it’s a world of fears
there’s so much that we share
that its time we're aware
it’s a small world after all…”

Well this new challenge is all about this Quirky Small World.

We want to see different places of the World represented in your projects.

It could be the place you live, the place you had born,  the place you will like to live, the place you will like to visit, even the place you need to see before you die.

Feel free and let your creativity fly and show us “it´s a small World after all”

To see who won the last challenge click HERE or scroll down to the next post. 

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

 Samaflora 

We are thrilled to introduce a brand new sponsor, Sam of Samaflora makes gorgeous flowers to order for all of your crafty projects.

and

Paper Pretties

We will be working with their lovely digis.

And now the prizes: The first place winner will get £15 worth of Sam's gorgeous flowers; the second place, 6 Paper Pretties images; and the third place, £5 worth of Sam's lovely flowers.

I´m sure the winners will enjoy this lovely prizes.

We have a new 2 month GD starting today, the talented Gemma Maggs who we spotted on Creative Showcase, which is a Facebook group set up for people to show their work so that Design Teams can recruit them and for Design Teams to advertise places.
Welcome Gemma, we really hope you enjoy working with us!

Come and see some great and inspiring projects from our Design Team:

GUEST DESIGNER Vicky

Vicky used Washington, Merci Beaucoup, Fantastic Sophie and Thanksgiving from Paper Pretties, and she said "I think this is the card that took the longest to make lol and that’s not including the thinking about how this would come together!!!" 

We can see why, this is amazing Vicky, and we love that you included greetings in the appropriate languages! There are 4 more photos of Vicky's project on her blog so hop on over and see more and don't forget to leave a comment.

Guest Designer Leeann

Leeann used Merci Beaucoup from Paper Pretties to make this darling card, she has even found some pink poodle papers to go with the French Poodle!

Gemma

Hello Quirky Crafters, I am so excited to be a Guest Designer for Quirky Crafts Challenge Blog.  I have to admit I was a bit stumped by the theme at first and what to make, but I decided on a journal page in an old ledger.
I made the background using Dylusions ink sprays.  I used a stencil to add the vine leaves around the page and applied gesso through a stencil to give the page added  texture and depth.

The fabulous digi stamps were provided by Paper Pretties' for this challenge.  I coloured the images in using Copic markers and drew the hot air balloon. The digi stamps were so lovely to use.
I really enjoyed creating this page, and am already looking forward to future challenges. I hope you like it.  

CAZZY 
(sorry I'm late, here at last)

I made this 8"x8" card using some of the Paper Pretties images, Fantastic Sophie, Thanksgiving, Well Wishers, and Oh So Tropical, and decided to make it into a bon voyage card. I created the sentiment with PagePlus, it is supposed to be red with a shadow. The round the world stickers are from a set I received as a gift.

DORIS

For this new Quirky Challenge, I made a small souvenir box . I used to make it, in addition to the box file, two beautiful images, travelers from two different continents, courtesy of our sponsor Paper Pretties.  Both are painted with watercolor crayon.

LYN

I've done something different (for me) I've made a digital scrapbook page using  my own pictures from a weekend away in Paris, to see the Monet Gardens and of course the Eiffle Tower with hubby and my mum and dad. It turned out to be our very last trip away together. I've added the little Merci Beaucoup French Poodle from our sponsors, as it was a last minute decision to go with them so I'll always be thankful we did!

 

 ...and, of course, I've also made a quick 'Thank You' card with the same French poodle. She's been 3D-ed and coloured with Promarkers.

MONICA

From this small Quirky World, I want to represent France, mainly Paris. 
A place I will love to visit and take some pictures at the Eiffel Tower.
I used this lovely "Mercy Beaucoup" digi from Paper Pretties, working it with heat transfer vinyl to add it to this simple fabric bag.
To add some color, I used some ribbon in France`s flag colors.
The final touch is a beautifull charm my friend Mariela Cardozo sent from France -she lives there-. As you can see it has a tiny Eiffel Tower and my name next to it, maybe is a good sign and some day I will be able to be there and take that dream picture.


Daire

For this challenge I made a quirky bookmark for my cousin, who went off to University today, using the 'Thanksgiving' stamp from Paper Pretties. The background paper was hand doodled using a black pen over spray ink. The colour and sparkles were added with coloured pencils and my lovely new Sakura Stardust gel pens, and the tassel was macramed with embroidery thread and a selection of plastic beads

VALOU - will make something for the reminder post next week.

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Challenge #18 Move it Winners!

I hope you had a lot of fun with Move it! Thank you for joining in my challenge. We had some really good entries, and some new techniques to me! However only three of them can win the fantastic prizes from our generous sponsor:

The Cutting Cafe

So each of the team picked their favourite top 6 in order of preference, and the scores were added together and here are the top three:

In first place we have Valerie with her cute and funny sprung animals.

Congratulations Valerie, you have won 3 sets from The Cutting Cafe.

In second place Laura Love, with this very clever peek a boo card, the image changes to a different girl, amazing!

Congratulation Laura, you have won 2 sets from The Cutting Cafe.

In third place Gabriella with her easel card which also had a pull out tag to reveal a hidden message.

Congratulations Gabriella, you have won 1 set from The Cutting Cafe.

If you would all like to contact me (Cazzy) via the email link in the sidebar I will arrange for the sponsor to contact you about your prize, and will provide you with a lovely personalised winner's badge.

We would love all of you to join us as Guest Designers in two weeks time, or later if you can't do that, so please also let me know if you can.

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

Challenge #18 Move it reminder.

Here is your challenge reminder, you have until Saturday Sept 13th midday to enter our challenge and here are the details again:

I want to see things that move on your project, they can be very clever slidey  or mechanical things, or just something like a flap that opens to reveal something you pull out, drawers, or a pull out tag that is hidden until you pull it out. You could even make one of those old fashioned theatre stages that I had as a child, with paper actors that move around.

Our very generous sponsor this time is The Cutting Cafe.

The Cutting Cafe are giving the top three winners 3 sets, 2 sets and 1 set files, and those files have so many images and sentiments in them, they are very versatile.

Here are some more examples from the team to inspire you:

Monica

I made a popup slider card with Birthday Fun digis provided by The Cutting Cafe. For some of the digis I used the paperpiecing technique, other were traced and cut in vinyl.

Here is a short video to show this card movement

Doris

Hello Quirky friends! This week I thought a lot what project I wanted to do with movement but not a card. I made this box for cup cake, Yes, a box. I use besides the box, the image files provided by our friend Regina from The Cutting Cafe. Some are hand painted and others are printed. To open the box and eat the cup cake, first you have to pull out the door that will allow you to take the cup cuke. I have some pictures to give you a better idea. Have a Great Week!

                      

Lyn

Well here's my monstrous card! I used the same monster/alien as I did last week, but with a different sentiment, all from our sponsors, and roughly the same idea, but not quite. This time when you spin the alien, he gets more cakes!  Wouldn't that be great if it were true! I haven't got a cutting machine or any dies big enough to cut the circle, so it's a bit wobbly! (But we won't mention that!)

The cakes are all glued onto circles of acetate and fixed to another hidden circle under the first one.

Cazzy

I wanted to make something I haven't tried before, and I found this pop up card tutorial on Spilt Coast Stampers that was perfect. My card is not laying beautifully flat when closed like the one in the example, I have creased it loads! All images on the front are from Birthday Fun, except the sentiment that I created in PagePlus. 

Here it is laying down, but not flat!

You pull up the tag to reveal the panicking monster from A Bunch of Monsters and Keep Calm from Keep Calm it's your Birthday files (I bought that one, had to have it and there are lots of Keep Calm sets you can buy). Now the card is finished there are things I would have done differently, I thought I had it all perfect until I popped it up! Also I think it would be fun to decorate the back of the tag and maybe the box so it looks good from every side!

There might be some more projects added later so pop back to check.

 To enter the challenge link your project HERE.

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

Challenge #18 2013 I like to {Quirky} Move it, Move it, I like to Move it!

Cazzy here, and it is challenge time once more, and I have that song from Madagascar stuck in my head, I often sing it to the dogs when I want them to get a move on!
(If you would like to find out who won the last challenge click HERE or scroll down to the next post.)

Well the challenge: I want to see things that move on your project, they can be very clever slidey  or mechanical things, or just something like a flap that opens to reveal something you pull out, drawers, or a pull out tag that is hidden until you pull it out. You could even make one of those old fashioned theatre stages that I had as a child, with paper actors that move around.

Our very generous sponsor this time is The Cutting Cafe.

The Cutting Cafe are giving the top three winners 3 sets, 2 sets and 1 set files, and those files have so many images and sentiments in them, they are very versatile.

We are excited to welcome two new team members:

First we welcome Valou who is with us for 4 challenges having applied for the 2 month GD via the tab at the top of this page. Welcome Valou - we hope you have some fun with us.

Secondly we are thrilled to welcome back the very talented Monica Soto as part of the Design Team, Monica was a 2 month GD earlier this year and we loved her work. Monica was invited and accepted the position only a few days before this challenge, and had the option of starting from the next challenge, however she wanted to have a go and  managed to make a wonderful card in very short time!

So lets have some inspiration from the team:

Guest Designer Karal

Karal used A Bunch of Monsters to make this clever and fun slidey turny card, Karal we love what you did, thank you for joining us!

Guest Designer Jennifer

Jennifer was unable to print the sponsor's images due to printer problems and has used her own, and she said: I have made a suspension card, so sent 2 photos to show both sides of portion that twirls. also, the pinwheels turn, so there is motion there too. Jennifer we love that you managed to get so much movement into your card, and the mini pinwheels are adorable, thank you for joining us!

Now the Design Team (in alphabetical order):

Cazzy 

I decided to make a pop up card, the first I have made. I found the mechanism on SCS, I hope I did it right. The cake on the front of the card is from Birthday Fun.

Inside the card the monsters are from a Bunch of Monsters, their party hats and balloons are from Birthday Fun, as is the backing paper, the circle sentiment round the pop up monster is from Bunch of Monsters.
Daire - will be along later.

Here is a rubbish video of the card, have a good laugh!

Doris

For this week, I have prepared a Spinner Card. It is a nice card for which use a small monster, image courtesy of our sponsor The Cutting Cafe. Using adhesive foam and two coins, we have this beautiful card. I also added some interplanetary elements, for the purpose of our friend feels like at home!

Lyn 
 has computer issues, will be along later
(No...Lyn's been away dog sitting and didn't take her laptop! )

I've used one of the monsters  and  circled sentiments from our sponsors on the front of my card, added arrows and made  very simple spinning wheel.

 And on the inside....

More Monsters popping out of the card...they all wobble... honest!
Papers are all PinkPetticoat, even the inside of the circle, everything else was coloured with ProMarkers



Monica

I used some monsters of the Monster Collection, working the paper piecing technique. I made a cascade card (my first one -a little tricky). And the sentiment I loved since I saw it: "You bring out the Monster in me",  traced it and cut it out in green vinyl.
A short video to show this card movement

Valou

I chose to use the file " Birthday Fun " available HERE. I used the cake stand and cake shape to create a slider card, the cake slides up to reveal the stand! I also used a complete cake and stand shape to decorate the large cake. I also used Magnolia Tilda, Bazzil and printed papers, lace, pearls, die cuts and punchies, as well as glitter and a doily. The full details are on my blog.



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Challenge #17 Christmas In August: Winners!

Hi Quirky people! Happy 1st September!! Time is flying by!  Lyn here, thank you to everyone who had  go  at our Quirky Christmas In August with a twist! Not too many people entered, so voting was nice and easy but VERY close! 

So the winner of Seven fabulous digi's from Bugaboo is....

  

Jackie

With this fabulous card, well done Jackie!

And the winner of  some lovely ribbons from Crafty Ribbons is....

 Tracy
 
With this lovely blue Christmas card, Bugaboo image and Charm!! Well done ladies, super cards!

Would  you both plesae contact Cazzy via the link on the sidebar and she will sort out your prizes for you. Please take a banner to add to your sidebar with a link back to Quirk Crafts and of course we'd love you to join us as Guest Designers in one of the next Quirky Crafts Challenges!! So please contact Cazzy about that too!

 We've also decided (as the voting was very close) that you all deserve to take a Quirky banner for your sidebar and  would...

Ginny

Vicky

Leeann

...like to join us as Guest Designers in one of the next Quirky Crafts Challenges coming up in the next few months  too!! So please contact Cazzy about that as well! 

That's it! Another challenge is coming up later today, so come back again and join in with that! I'll be late, (as usual) as I'm not home... I've been sitting on two very hairy Airedale dogs, but should be home later today!!  And! (there's more) I've just had a message that my mum locked herself out last night and has spent the night in her conservatory! So John's whizzzed home to rescue her!! Happy Crafting!

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.