Welcome to Quirky Crafts Challenges

Welcome to Quirky Crafts Challenges the place where any craft project is allowed.

We're a small design team with big inspiration.

On the first Sunday of the month, at 6pm UK time, we will set a new challenge which will close on the 28th of that month at midday. The DT will pick their top three favourites and you could win a prize and join us as a Guest Designer. Winners are posted on the first Sunday in the month (midday usually) before the new challenge - don't forget to come and check if you are a winner.
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Sunday, 11 May 2014

Winners Of Challenge #9 Something Beginning with S

Hi Quirky people! Lyn here with the winners of my Something Beginning with S challenge!  Oh My Goodness it wasn't easy choosing our favourites!! In fact I think we all voted for different cards!! So a bit of how many of us voted for a creation was also taken into consideration...
 Thanks to our fabulous Sponsors! Here after much tearing out of hair and cups of coffee are our winners!!!!

   Margreet
 
with seven lovely digis from Bugaboo!
next is...

who wins
from Crafty Ribbons!!

who wins digis from
                                                            
 

 Thank you to everyone who entered, there were some fantastic creations most of which I would have loved to  give a prize, perhaps we'll send you a private email and ask if you'd like to be guest designers for a future challenge!?  Please connect Cazzy for your prizes(see side bar) and please join us as guest designers too! Don't forget to check back later today to find out about our new challenge! 
Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

Wednesday, 7 May 2014

A little more Cazzy-S inspiration!

I think you are all having so much fun with our Quirky Something beginning with S challenge you hardly need any more inspiration - but you are getting some anyway!
My first card is made with Flower Name Sunflower paired with Flower Gals - Sunflower, I think we featured her in an earlier challenge. I found some paper with the same colour scheme as I had coloured the image then added some ribbons from Crafty Ribbons, and stamped a sentiment.


My second card features Snails- Belated birthday. These are such cute snails, I would use them with other birthday sentiments too. I found some hand made embroided paper that reminded me of snail trails, added some macroon ribbon from Crafty Ribbons and some eyelets.


To enter the challenge link your project HERE.

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

Sunday, 4 May 2014

Quirky Challenge Reminder: Something Beginning With S

 Hi guys, it's me Lyn reminding you that there is still a week left for you to come and join in with my latest Quirky Crafts Challenge, nice and easy....Something Beginning with S! 
Sun, Sea, Snow, Smiley faces, it's up to you! We're sponsored by the one and only....
Bugaboo

The Fabulous Crafty Ribbons!  
 AND Our third sponsor is the Amazing
Robyn's Fetish


Here's some creations from our Quirky Team!! (more to come!)


Here's my second make using a freebie from Bugaboo A Flower Shaker Card! There's also Sewing machine, scissors, a star, stitches, stickles, spectacles, silver, Happy Spring is typed on the flowers stem and Happy Birthday has been stamped in side.




In this project, I have a lot of "S": First, the famous "Stella" this quirky character from our sponsor, Bugaboo. Second, this "Summer look". And finally, 5 o´clock "Somewhere". I colored this image with Spectrum Noir markers and Prismacolor pencils.

Cazzy

I used Bugaboo's Scene it - Happy Spring to Ewe, instead of the "Happy Spring to ewe" sentiment that came with it, I used "Happy birthday to ewe", which came with a different Bugaboo image.
The image is coloured with Promarkers, and die cut with Spellbinders Card Creator dies. Paper is Papermania and both ribbons are from Crafty Ribbons. Buttons from my local market, tied through wit baker's twine. 
S is for: Scalloped card (8"x8"), Spotty Ribbon, Sheep, Sentiment, Springs, Snail button, String and Scene!


Cindy used Seahorse, on a Seaweed background, with a Sentiment - Super!



The Springy Sheep image is Bugaboo's Scene it - Happy Spring to Ewe.  I printed the Springy Sheep on X-Press paper and colored them with Copics.  The flowers, bumblebee and butterfly where highlighted with a Spica pen.  The patterned paper is Daphane's Closet - Petite from Lawn Fawn.   I added a ribbon and a frog eyelet (since frogs are very Springy in Spring).  The creek near my house is full of Springy Spring Frogs who are Serenading me every night.  I love it!  The Springy Sheep are enjoying, or at least I think so, their Springtime fun.  I hope you are enjoying your Spring too!


Please add a link to your blog post (not your blog) or your online photo gallery, SCS etc. To enter the challenge link your project HERE. or scroll down


Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

Sunday, 27 April 2014

Challenge #9 - Something beginning with S

Hello Quirky People, it's Lyn here with the 9th Quirky Challenge of 2014!  It's an easy one so I will expect to see a trillon entries! I want you to include in your crafty creation, (which can be anything crafty) Something Beginning With the letter...
S
See! Told you it was easy! Sun, sea, spring, summer, sewing, seaweed (seedweed?) silver, stickles, snow, sugar lips, strawberries, well, you get the picture! Don't forget to list your S's though. This fortnight we're sponsored by my favourite.... BUGABOO
 
with seven lovely digis for our winner!

AND....
We're also sponsored by our favourite ribbon people
Crafty Ribbons
AND Our third sponsor is the lovely  
Robyn's Fetish
To see last the last challenge winners go HERE

Here's some inspiration from our lovely guest designers...


“Hi, I am Desire Fourie from sunny South Africa and am so thrilled to be a guest designer here – thanks for having me.
I used this cute image from Bugaboo called AVA SWING to play with and you can purchase it here. Of course 'S'wing is my interpretation of anything beginning with an 'S'.My design is a centre step card, my favourite card design. The sentiment is a from Create with TLC.  The image and sentiment were coloured with H2O water colour pencils and dry chalks.  The flower embellishments were created with flower and circle punches and the tutorial for it can be found here on my blog.  The design paper are from BasicGrey and the bling and photo turns from my stash.Your can read a bit more about my card over at my blog, DOING LIFE www.desiref.blogspot.com


Bettina said S is for Snail, and S is for Shaped card, also S is for Stars (S for stamps on the mail too)! Good one Bettina. The cute snail image is called Snail Mail.


....and a few more crafty makes from our fabulous Design Team!!

We would love to welcome a new 4 challenge team mate....

Stella is full of Sunshine and Snark!  Stella, along with her dogs (from left to right) Stenton, Stewart, and Steel are having a Sunshiny day...or are they?  Well, anyone who's anyone knows Stella, and Stella is no slouch!  She won't let you get away with S@*#...unless it's her dog's S@*#!  Obviously Someone did Something to Send Stella in to a Stellar S@*# fit!  I hope it wasn't you!!! 

I love everything Stella, especially her Snarkiness!  Stella Tidbits - Ray of Sunshine is from Bugaboo, our generous sponsor for this challenge!  She was printed on Xpress Paper, colored with Copics, and fussy cut  I used Tim Holtz's Rays Layering Stencil and inked it with Mustard Seed Distress Ink to make the background.   A strip of green washi tape was added to the bottom.  The adorable Puppy brads are from Eyelet Outlet.

Monica



Hi, I read a beautiful quote: "Somewhere out there is a swing that misses you. You`re never to old for fun, swing, dance, sing, laugh and act silly"  and I love it. We always have to take some time for having fun.
For my project I used "Ava swing" in a gate fold card. The image was colored with Spectrum Noir, Prismacolor pencils and chalks.
Gemma - on sick leave

 I went with the obvious... Sunflower.  I have decided to make a set of tags, one for each month to decorate my space and this image (Flower name - Sunflower) is the first to be used for this project.  More pictures and details on my blog.

Cazzy
This is such a fun challenge, I can find so many Bugaboo images beginning with S for a start, and this one is Sock Monkey Sitting. He is sitting on Happy Birthday also from Bugaboo, and I just realised S stands for Spotty ribbon - from Crafty Ribbons of course, and S stands for for Scallops.
This image is Clown Six, he is on a Shaped panel (with Scallops), and there is more of that Spotty Ribbon, and Sparkly Stickles glitter glue, and Spotty paper. Ribbons from Crafty Ribbons.

Doris - on sick leave too.

And lastly here's my card...I've used two digi's from Bugaboo. One I already had (Deacon Swing) and the other (Ava Swing) was supplied especially for the challenge! S for Swing...Stripes, shoes, a screw brad, string, silver, sunflowers, (well....they're yellow!) and.... the pale blue back ground behind the swings  (PinkPetticoat) has tiny stars on it. There's also some mock stitching, swirls, some stickles glitter and I've used silicone glue!

Over to you now! Don't forget, please add a link to your blog post (not your blog) or your online photo gallery, SCS etc. using the button below. To see who won the last challenge click HERE or scroll down to the next post.
Your entry must be a new creation, no back-dated entries (older than 10 days) allowed (yes we allow back dating!)and don't forget to mention in your post that you've entered a Quirky Craft Challenge!


Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

Saturday, 26 April 2014

Winners of Challenge #8 - mixed media mayhem!

I hope you all enjoyed Gemma's challenge. We had some wonderful entries and Gemma is very happy that you all entered with such great projects, A BIG Well Done to all of you. Gemma is recovering slowly and is longing to get Quirky again.

Doris is also recovering from major surgery and we wish both Gemma and Doris a speedy recovery from us all. We miss them very much!

Now onto the winners, which is what you all want to know.

Our first place winner is:



Lynda share her wonderful Magical Mermaid peice with us, it is totally stunning and we just love it!

Congratulations Lynda you have won a cherub stamp and stamp set from:




In second place we chose:

 Kren

This is a another complex and beautiful piece, a lot of work went into it and again we love it.

Congratulations Kren, you have won 3 images of your choice from:




Our third favourite was:


Frea made a wonderful journal page and used lots of different techniques and her home made glass gell (I must look that one up). Lots of texture and a great subject and lyric.

Congratulations Frea, you have won a $5 voucher to spend with:

favo

Digital Delights are providing the third prize which is a $5 gift voucher.

Well done all three of you, please email me (Cazzy) using the link in the sidebar, telling me your choices, or address where appropriate, and I will send you a winner's badge and arrange for you to get your prize. We would love you all to join us as Guest Designers in two weeks time, or later if you can't manage that challenge - please tell me 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.

Tuesday, 22 April 2014

DT inspiration post.

Hi Cazzy here!
I added this card to the main challenge post yesterday, but in case anyone missed it I thought I would post it again. The image is Ferald Sleepwalking from Squigglefly, so cute. The background is described in great detail on my blog, and slightly below, but it is my first attempt with the Gelli Plate.

Boxer by Enid Barnes is also from Squigglefly. I love Boxer dogs, they look so fierce but are daft dogs that melt and roll over when you speak to them! I was going to try another new technique but I had some of the Gelli Plate background left and decided it would be better to use that, and quicker! I made a square card, the square behind the dog on the card is a part of my ghost print (see my blog for details). The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons.

The card, you can see the gorgeous Boxer dog better.

Found some doggy card to line the inside, adn cut a panel of kraft paper to write on.

When I looked at the offcuts I just had to make them into a tag bookmark, this can be used as a tag then a bookmark afterwards.

Lined inside to match the card.


The tag/bookmark is also free standing, it could be used as a card in it's own right. The dogs are slightly different colours, I might have to rectify that!


 To enter the challenge link your project HERE.


Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.