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, 12 July 2015

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.


Offering seven Digi's for our second place winner
 and...

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!


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





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




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.



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.

Sunday, 5 July 2015

Challenge #14: Quirky Christmas In July!

Hi Quirky People, it's Lyn here. Who? Okay, I know I haven't been in blogland for months and months (actually since last Christmas!) But....well...I'm here now with the next challenge! (so don't faint, get your Christmas stash out, your pretty papers and tinsel, we want you to make something xmastreemenous!) Don't forget to scroll down, or click HERE to see who won the last challenge and also remember you can make ANY crafty project as long as it fits in with our theme, so grand-dad's long woolly red socks might just be the thing! and talking about themes?? Well, it's July, it's half way through the year, have you guessed yet? It just has to be....
   
Christmas In July!

 Our fantastic sponsors are:-

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.



Offering seven Digi's for our second place winner
 and...

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

  
Here are some  fabulous makes from the Quirky Crafts Design Team: first from our Guest Designer (and winner of some of our past Challenges) ...hope they give you some insnowration!



A big welcome to Gabriela - our new 2 month Guest Designer


Card in the form of snowflakes decorated beautifully with a pretty girl " 
Ava Christmas - sitter " from our sponsor Bugaboo.



Design Team

 For this weeks project, I made a petal box and I used Winter Circle Sentiments digi
from our sponsor Bugaboo Stamps.


For this weeks project, I chose the beautiful Noelle, provided by our generous sponsor Limited Runs. I added little adhesive stones to add all the light and shine that I love from Christmas time.


For my card this week I've used this cutie from Bugaboo, called Kidzreindeer She's been 3D-ed and printed straight onto the snowy background, which I've used loads of times, along with the sentiment. The papers were freebies from a crafty magazine, which luckily hadn't been packed away with all my stash! And of course, I managed to find enough Promarkers to colour her in! It's all been layered on to some shinny silver card, with a few silver peel-offs and loads of glitter!

I've also been a bit naughty and added two golden oldies, also from Bugaboo. You can add projects, which are older than the challenge, as long as we haven't seen them, and you've made them within the last ten days!




Hi everyone! I love the Christmas! To this challenge I made this card with the lovely Winter Penguin
to our sponsor Limited Runs.  

The little penguin is playing in the snow. He loves the Chrismas also.


Cazzy will be here later... Here I am!
Cazzy
Oh I'm late, it is 1.00 am Monday morning (there was a good reason, which I will explain on my blog) and I really need my bed, but devotion to duty..... I think this Stella Note to Santa  from Bugaboo is just too funny! I've added two different Christmas ribbons from Crafty Ribbons (hey Ali - how about Bah Humbug ribbon?).

I can't resist Limited Runs cupcakes, maybe because I can't eat the real thing! This one is from a set of two called Penguin Set Cupcake, one has a blank sign.    Again the Singing Penguin ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons and is exclusive to them, perfect with the penguin on the cupcake I think!



Very 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.

Winners Challenges #13- Quirky Rosettes.



Hi! I hope you fun with this challenge. 


Thanks you to our sponsor: 

http://stitchybearstamps.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&zenid=90eb9fd53676aed89454a1fe7ddceeb5


All entries are wonderful thanks you so much for play with us. 


Now the top 3 winners. 


1º Place.



http://desiref.blogspot.com/2015/06/shoes-fresh-brewed-designs-new-release.html


Your card is adorable! 
You win 3 images toof choice from the whole of the store of Stitchy Bear's Outlet.



2º Place.

Kat.


http://katscraft.tumblr.com/post/123188607643/finish-it-friday


This job is cute! So sweet!

You win any 3 of the DT's chosen images.



3º Place.

Się Błyszczy



http://sieblyszczy.blogspot.com/2015/07/dla-mechanika-for-car-mechanic.html

Beautiful job!!

You win any 2 of the DT's chosen images. 





Congratulations ladies! 


All of you please contact Cazzy, using the link in the sidebar, with your choice of images. She send your winner's badges and pass your choices to our sponsor. We would love you all to be Guest Designers in two weeks time - please tell her 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.

Sunday, 28 June 2015

Challenge #13- Reminder to Quirky Rosettes.


Hi people!!


 In this week here is our reminder about  my challenge,

it's all about your beautiful projects decorated with rosettes.


Any type of hand made project with rosettes is allowed.



Our sponsor for this challenge is:






The Prizes are:

1st place: 

3 images of choice from the whole of the store of Stitchy Bear's Outlet.

2nd place: 

Any 3 of the DT's chosen images

3rd place: 

Any 2 of the DT's chosen images



The images that the team used, all provided by Stitchy Bear are:

BB Kakes


Digi Blessings


Ike's Art



Beary Dust



Ken Brenner



Sentimental Susan


Kaz Kraftz



Guest Designers.





Geesje used Digi Blessings Baked with Love on this pretty card, another ribbon rosette too!




I decided to make a big Rosette,I used BBKakes - Babybug set from our sponsor Stitchy
 bear stamps .



Design Team.

MYRIAM


 I made a Door Hanger with my precious digi Cowgirl from our sponsor.





For this week project, I´m using the adorable "Angel Wing" by Digi Blessings and provided by our generous sponsor.

Hello, everyone. My today´s first project: a little gift bag decorated using the Babybug Set from our generous sponsor: Stitchy Bear Stamps.



My second one is a card I made using the exquisite Robot #1 image.



KEMLY.



 Hi everyone! In this reminder, my project. I made a 3D mason jar. I used the adorable, Baked with Love of our sponsor Stitchy bear. 

 To my project I made a small rosettes
 as if they were chocolate chip cookies. Do you like the chocolate cookies? 

Cazzy
Here I am sneaking in late. I used this brilliant Cartoon illustration of a happy boy in a wheelchair by Ken Brenner. I coloured him with Promarkers and gave him "go faster" white paint marks. Same rosette as last time, die cut with Sizzix die, this time with an oval sentiment on it.


To enter the challenge link your project to the challenge post before this one click HERE or scroll down. 

Thanks 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.

Sunday, 21 June 2015

Challenge #13 - Quirky Rosettes.


Hi everyone!


In this week, in Quirky Crafts have new and funny challenge.

To see who won the last challenge see the previous post below this one.

To this challenge, we want you use rosettes in your projects.

The rosettes are beautiful elements with many opportunities to play.



Our sponsor for this challenge is:





The Prizes are:

1st place: 

3 images of choice from the whole of the store of Stitchy Bear's Outlet.

2nd place: 

Any 3 of the DT's chosen images

3rd place: 

Any 2 of the DT's chosen images



The images that the team used, all provided by Stitchy Bear are:

BB Kakes


Digi Blessings


Ike's Art



Beary Dust



Ken Brenner



Sentimental Susan


Kaz Kraftz




Guest Designers.



Jennifer.


Jennifer has added some unusual rosettes to her pretty card featuring Siannie. Many apologies from Cazzy for putting your name against Geesje's card initially.

Geesje.


Geesje used Siannie with Happy Circle Sentiments on her pretty card, and added a ribbon rosette, and some of her trademark pretty stitching.
Many apologies from Cazzy for putting Jennifer's name with your card (blush).

Gabriela.



Gaby used Cartoon illustration of a happy boy in a wheelchair on this fun ornament with paper rosettes. Gaby said "My project is a table decoration that can be used for a birthday or some similar occasions, hope you like it." Gaby - we love it!




Design Team.

MYRIAM


 For my card I chose the digi Home made love from our sponsor Stitchy Bear Stamps





For this week project, I made a tag with a huge flower shaped rosette, perfect to match with the adorable Siannie from Kaz Kraftz and provided by our generous sponsor.








Hi!! To this week I made a step card. I used the beautiful Mz Emolie - Flapper,  provided by our sponsor,

 I used a rosette, flowers, a butterfly and many crystals. 

Cazzy

First I must apologise for the post going out late, this is entirely my fault - I accidentally left the post open while I worked on my late card. I must also apologise to our Guest Designers - got totally muddled adding their makes and attributed Geesje's card to Jennifer and missed Jennifer's out completely - so sorry ladies!
I love Ike's cats as you know, and I used Cushion Kitty and gave her a crown, so she could be queen for a day (or king for a day) using Coronet. I die cut my rosette. I added Liquid Pearls and Stickles glitter glue to the coronet, and image is coloured with ProMarkers.



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.