Challenge #6 Reminder - What's in your Quirky Cupboard (or shelves, or dressers)?

It is reminder time - you have until Saturday 29th March at midday to enter your cupboards!

This challenge is sponsored by the wonderful:

Crackerbox Palace

(Link is to the blog, because there are still major problems with the website)

who have  provided the team with some lovely stamps to use and you can win a very generous prize from them too:

1st Prize is a $20 voucher from Crackerbox Palace

2nd Prize is a $15 voucher from Crackerbox Palace

3rd Prize is a $10 voucher from Crackerbox Palace

Please note the voucher does not include postage.

Breaking news: The Crackerbox Palace new website is NOW UP AND RUNNING HERE!

Past winners will also get vouchers when they are ready.

Reminder of the challenge: I want to see your cupboards or shelves or dressers, and they can't be empty - what is in your cupboard?

You can stamp cupboards, shelves or dressers, use digi's or alter an item, or make it yourself, use your imagination!

Here is some more inspiration from the team, and please check back tomorrow because there could be some more makes added by then!

Cindy

This time I printed the images on white cardstock and cut them out.  Coloured them with my Stampin' Up markers.
I covered the front of a 5x6.5" card with papers from the Boho Chic 8x8" pad.  Then placed the cupboard, gifts and two images from my vintage stash.
Stamped a greeting from Digital Princess Designs in the cupboard and embossed.

Doris

For this week, I worked one Step Card in blue shades.Using Distress ink I gave it a little shade to the edges, I added some flowers and small details. I used images of Crackerbox Palace, our great sponsor. What I did was print on paper of different patterns and with the same Distress Ink I gave it some shade, and finally I added a sentiment from Crackerbox Palace.

MONICA

For this reminder I made a "Dresser Aperture Card" with a Shirley Young cut file. I cut each piece of the design in different pattern papers from the Julie Nutting´s paper collection "Buff". I even print the digis provided by our sponsor "Crackerbox" on pattern paper, then I add a little of distress ink and just a little bit of color to keep the color palette I was using. Finally, I add a encouraging sentiment: "Be your own kind of Beautiful". Have a nice Sunday.

Lyn

I've used the Crackerbox cupboard again and had it in my head that I also had to use this lovely 

lady...Odd I thought... so I put her inside the cupboard! (Nooo!) So, you'll probably be seeing her again in a more suitable challenge!

I've used ProMarkers to colour, added gems and Stickles Glitter and have 3D-ed part of the cupboard. The lilac gingham papers on the front come from a  6x6 pack by Wild Rose Studio, 'Gorgeous Ginghams'. Inside papers are from my stash.

Gemma

I've had to compromise again this week as my printer is still not working, but should be fixed by tomorrow, so fingers crossed....

My project this week is a mix of things from my own craft room, but I wanted to make it look really distressed, vintage and as close to the theme as I could. 

I began by choosing some paints and used my fingers instead of a brush, to give the page more of a textured background....

 I then used a piece of tissue paper, scrunched it up and applied walnut stain with a blending tool over the raised areas of the paper, using gel medium to stick it to the page.

I found a die-cut of a wardrobe and clothes in my stash and inked the edges and stuck this to my page. I was out of my comfort zone doing this project as I'm not used to using die-cuts.

To enter the challenge link your project HERE.  or scroll down

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

Challenge #6 What's in the Quirky cupboard?

It is my turn (Cazzy) to set the challenge, and you know I love it to be quirky!

If you are looking for the winners of the last challenge click HERE or scroll down to the next post.

This challenge is sponsored by the wonderful:

Crackerbox Palace

(Link is to the blog, because there are still major problems with the website)

who have  provided the team with some lovely stamps to use and you can win a very generous prize from them too:

1st Prize is a $20 voucher from Crackerbox Palace

2nd Prize is a $15 voucher from Crackerbox Palace

3rd Prize is a $10 voucher from Crackerbox Palace

Please note the voucher does not include postage.

Because there is no website to use a voucher on as yet, and hasn't been for some time the following will apply:

the winners can go and browse the blog and pick out the stamp or stamps they want, (it is easy to tell if they are large or small, since they are shown on cards.)

 the $10.00 winner gets one big stamp or 2 small

the $15.00 winner gets one big and one small stamp, or 3 small stamps

the 20.00 gets one large and two small or 4 small stamps,

Breaking news: The Crackerbox Palace new website is imminent!

Now for the challenge: I want to see your cupboards or shelves or dressers, and they can't be empty - what is in your cupboard?

You can stamp cupboards, shelves or dressers, use digi's or alter an item, or make it yourself, use your imagination!

Here is some inspiration from the team.

Cazzy

 I already had this stamp set from Crackerbox Palace, it is a large stamp if any of the winners would like it! I cut out two cupboards, then layered them with foam tape to give depth so I could add embellishments to the inside. I scored the doors and bent them up slightly. I also coloured the foam tape to match so it wouldn't show up so much. Ribbons from Crafty Ribbons.

I cut the doors off the image underneath and stuck them to the back of the doors of the top image, then cut out two of the hearts and added them as handles so if viewed from the side the cupboard 

looks complete. I hoped to close the doors but they don't quite fit all the way across, and my 

embellishments stick out so it would be tricky.

Cindy

I printed out the image onto wood printed paper and fussy cut it out.  The tea and plant were printed onto white paper.  All were accented with my markers, then adhered to a Spellbinders 
Labels 25 panel cut out of Die Cuts With a View red Shimmer paper.  This then onto printed paper from my stash and then a 5x6.5" kraft card base.

Doris

This really has been a challenge for me. When I saw the topic and the images I felt lost, and after much thought, I decided what I wanted to do. So, I made this adorable cupboard card from Silhouette studios. I cut it in different papers, them I added some shadow using the Distress Ink, some embellishments and a sentiment from Crackerbox Palace, our great sponsor. 

But also, when we opened the front door, we found different things in my cupboard. What I did was print and paint with watercolor pencil from Faber Castell , then trim. For the purse, I printed and cut on prints paper,  and added a bit of shadow using watercolor pencil.

And finally, this is the inside of my card.

Gemma

Hello everyone, I've had a few problems with my printer this week.  It seems to have decided to give 

up on me, so for this challenge I had to use things from my own crafty stash....!!

 I decided to make my wardrobe using tags.  I took two tags of the same size and painted one to try and make it look like wood with a combination of paint and distress ink pads...
I then cut a door into the front of the first tag....and added a brad as a door knob..

Everyone has skeletons of some sort in there closets,  and I'd like to think that the skeletons in my closets are happy, dancing, friendly ones...

With my printer not wanting to work, I found this more of a challenge than I usually would. As I wasn't able to print out what I needed from the sponsors and had to use my own stuff.  Once I'd decided what to make, however, it got much easier.  I hope you have enjoyed my take on what's in my wardrobe, I just couldn't resist the happy, dancing figures.....xx

Lyn

I'll be here very soon!

What?? I was here....where did I go??? It must be gremlins in the cupboard!! Or spooky skeletons! aren't they great!

 

 Here's my card.....again. I decided to used the cupboard and sentiment kindly supplied by our sponsors 

 Crackerbox Palace  There's about five layers, counting the drawers, which I've crammed full with bits and bobs to make it look like my messy craft room a messy craft room. I've cut a hole so you can see through to the inside of the card, where I've added little jugs, pots and little parcels also from our sponsor. All the papers are from PinkPetticoat (digital as well as paper stack) 

 

Inside I've even made a tiny backing paper sheet using a fish we had for another Crackerbox Challenge some months back.  The sentiment here I made on the computer, and just framed the 'hole' on the other side with half the dresser to hide my not so good knife cutting!

Monica

A few weeks ago, I bought the Tasty K & C Smashbook and with this topic Carol gave me the perfect excuse to start it up. For this project I used "French Country" Graphic 45¨s paper collection, cause I love its vintage look. I filled my cupboard with the images provided by our sponsor Crackerbox, I just distress it and added a little bit of color, just to keep vintage look.Finally, I added to beautiful kitchen quotes.I love to cook and I will enjoy smashing!!!

Now let's see what you can do!

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

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Challenge #5 The Secret Garden Winners

The DT team is thrilled by the beautiful entries we had for this challenge.
Thank you for enjoying this topic as much as we did.

For this challenge we had two generous sponsors

SAMAFLORA

UNKY

1st Prize: £15 on Samaflora products

2nd Prize: 5 digital images from Unky

3rd Prize: £5 on Samaflora products

In first place and winning £15 on Samaflora products, we have a stunning card from Donna Mundinger using the lovely "Aurora Poppy" from our sponsor Unky

In second place and winning 5 digital images from Unky, we have this lovely card from Vanja

In third place and winning £5 on Samaflora products, we have an original card from Gaby "Tarjeta Mania"

Please all of you contact Cazzy using the email link in the sidebar and she will send you a winner's badge and arrange for you to get your prizes. We would love you all to be Guest Designers in two weeks, or later if that isn't convenient - please tell us if 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.

Challenge #5 "The Secret Garden" Reminder

Hi everyone, have a great Sunday!!!!

Quirky team wants to remind you about our current challenge

"The Secret Garden"

You still have a week to come and play with us. Just link your post HERE

Remember our fabulous sponsors for this challenge:

SAMAFLORA

UNKY

1st Prize: £15 on Samaflora products

2nd Prize: 5 digital images from Unky

3rd Prize: £5 on Samaflora products

Here's a few more of our team's makes:

GUEST DESIGNERS

Ike

Image was coloured using Copics. I had the perfect Sizzix die for the shape of this lovely image and edged it with some pale pink Whispers ink.  I used some gauze behind and some die cut swirls. The backing card is from First Edition  'Love Letters' pad. The rose and ribbon to finish my hanging is from my stash.

And the Quirky Crafts team:

Cazzy

 I used Hipster Goddess on my first card, she reminds me so much of what I thought I looked like in the early 70's (but didn't), I had the hot pants - I will tell you more about that on my blog! I tried to make her as psychadelic as possible with the colours and patterns.

I am working on a very special second card and will add it as soon as I am finished - it will be this evening!

This gorgeous young lady is Ashley, a friend of Unky's who has cancer and Unky is giving half the money from the sales of this image to her friend to fund her chemotherapy, how cool is that!

So I thought  would make my card about breast cancer, and I die cut the ribbon with a Sizzlet die, and added a sentiment using a Unity stamp, it says "Be brave, strong and courageous". 

Cindy

I used Unky's image 'Hipster Goddess' for our reminder post.  Watercolour crayons and a water brush were used to colour her in, then I fussy cut her.  The papers are from a Michaels paper pad called Boho Chic and I used my new Spellbinders Labels 25 too! 

MONICA

For this week project, I used a Tina Fitch cut file, to make this gorgeous stargazer gate fold card.

As en every SECRET GARDEN, something is hidden inside.

Inside you will find this stunning digi "Aurora Poppy"  from our sponsor Unky.

For coloring the digi, I used a mix of Spectrum Noir pens and Prismacolor pencils.

I hope you have enjoy this challenge as much as I did.

DORIS

For the reminder today, I chose to work Pinkrose. It is a beautiful image provided by UNKY, our sponsor. I worked with Spectrum Noir and in addition I added some flowers and a charm. I have to say that these images are fabulous and I really had fun working on them.

GEMMA

I have a confession to make.....I have fallen in love with the digi images provided to us this month by 

our sponsor Unky - they are strikingly beautiful. I really did enjoy using them.

I made a journal page with the focal image being my Unky digi stamp. The background has been sprayed with Dylusions inks , and the image is coloured with Tim Holtz DistressMarkers.

 

I also added some crackle texture paste through a vine stencil to frame the page, adding some gilding

 wax to give it a sheen.  

I then sprayed some flowers the same colour as the background

 

I hope you have all enjoyed this challenge and the images as much as I have... X

 Lyn

Just got home and I'm not here! Where did I go!? But I'm sure no one noticed! Here's my card! I've used the digi Hanbo, along with some of my favourite Dovecraft papers. Mostly red, grey and black, so I've kept to those colours in the rest of my card. I even re-coloured the white and pink flowers with  a red Promarker. I've added black eyelash wool and red ribbon along with grey and black pearls and loads of Stickles Glitter glue and a black vinyle butterfly.

Inside I've continued with the same papers and added 'Just For You' and a Happiness sign....I think! (Perhaps you know better!) Go  HERE to join in this challenge!

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.