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, 29 November 2015

Challenge #24 Reminder. Merry Quirky Christmas!

Hi Quirky People. Lyn here. It's not long to Christmas so here's a reminder about our latest Challenge. We what to see... 

Anything Christmas!
 Scroll HERE to enter and see our DT  and Guest creations from last week and to find Mr InLinkz
  Any crafty project is acceptable as usual.
  Our Super Sponsors this time are...

 
 
And
Third place winner will receive a $5 voucher from
Proud Designer for Digital Delights


We'd also love some more Quirky Crafters to join our design team!!! (card makers, mixed media artists we need you!) - interested? If so, contact Cazzy using the links or form in the sidebar or put DT after your name on your entry. If you've never been on a Design Team before, this is the place to have a go!

Here's a few idea's to get you going!

 Our Guest Designer


Margreet made a lovely Christmas card with this adorable digi "Scene it.-Winter Friends" provided by Bugaboo Stamps.


 From the Design Team.
    Lyn

This time I've used Mixie from Ditzie Designs, and coloured her blue to match the blue Christmas papers and letters by Dovecraft.  (Winter Wonderland) I've 3D-ed the frilly bit of her dress, layered the backing papers with silver mirri card and added gems, stick on ribbon, white eyelash wool, silver peel-offs and Stickles Glitter.

Added this  Friday 4th Dec, very later but I really wanted to colour Mixie with Christmas colours. Mounted on to Gold, Green and Red miri card, loads of Stickles Glitter, coloured with Promarkers. Christmas backing paper  and matching sticky ribbon by Dovecrafts. Snowing blue paper my own. Hope you like it!




To embellish my cup gift box, I used the adorable "Snowman Cocoa" digi, provided by Bugaboo Stamps.
I made a gift box using the  Christmas horse image from Bugaboo 


Here at last, so sorry I missed last week and am late today - I have had a week of Lyn's Hubby's Man Flu I think! I'm still not over it, but better than I was. I just realised that Lyn set the Christmas in July challenge too, must be something about Christmas!
I used two cute Bugaboo images together Skinny Bird Candy Cane and Skinny Bird Christmas Ornaments, they are Robins now!  The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons.


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.

Sunday, 22 November 2015

Challenge #24 It's Nearly Quirky Christmas! (And A Quirky DT Call!)

Thank you to everyone who joined in  the last Challenge by adding a feather to their fantastic projects! And thank you to our sponsors too! To see the winners go here, or scroll down!
It's the end of the year and we were thinking we really need some more Quirky crafters! (card makers, mixed media artists we need you!) - interested? If so, contact Cazzy using the links or form in the sidebar or put DT after your name on your entry. If you've never been on a Design Team before, this is the place to have a go! Please bear with Cazzy - her computer is very poorly at the moment so she might not get back to you right away. In fact apologies to our lovely guests - your badges will be made when Cazzy's computer is well again.  Good news - it is fixed, and Cazzy will sort out badges and winners tomorrow. (Yippee Cazzy!)
Back to the post! This is Lyn. I was thinking about the  last creations I added to last weeks challenge post  and was suddenly in the mood for making Christmas Cards, and seeing it's almost upon us, that's my next challenge for you!!
 Anything Christmas!
  Any crafty project is acceptable as usual.
  Our Super Sponsors this time are...

 
 
And


Proud Designer for Digital Delights
 Guest Designers
Elena used the lovely "Chibi reindeer" provided by Bugaboo Stamps to make a gorgeous Christmas ornament.


Margreet makes a lovely Christmas gift box with "Big Present", a lovely digi provided by Ditzie Designs aka That Craft Place.

(sorry the next two cards are a little late, due to Cazzy's computer problems)
Cristina used a Bugaboo image she had already to make this lovely red and white card.

Susan used Mixie from Ditzie Designs, isn't she pretty? A non traditional Christmas card that any little girl would love!

Design Team


For my Christmas card I used the adorable "Gift Giving Cedric", provided by Digital Delights.
My today´s first project is a tag. I used the Gift Giving Cedric from our sponsor Digital Delights.

My second one, also a tag, using the sweet twinkle, from  Ditzie Designs aka That Craft Place.
Cazzy 
will be here later

As usual I'm running late so I've added this card, using two Bugaboo snowmen.lil-snowman/star and Lil-Snowman, which I've 3D-ed and coloured with Promarkers. You too can back-link, providing, we haven't seen your creation in any of our challenges and it's no older than ten days old!



  Here's my 'real' DT card for this challenge using  "Gift Giving Cedric" from  Digital Delights.
 
I've finally managed to print out four of him, (my computer run out of coal again!) coloured him with Promarkers,and then cut him up so I could 3D him. I've added extra stick-on presents, loads of Stickles Glitter, red gems and a bit of holly as well as a snowflake button and ribbons. The papers were free from a crafting mag. They're called 'Me to You'  The sentiment was done on the computer.



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.

Challenger 23: "LIGHT AS A QUIRKY FEATHER".- Winner


Here are our winners...thank you for participating and their wonderful designs!!!

Congratulations!!!
1st Prize: from Crafty Ribbons UK winner or voucher form non UK winner.



2nd Prize: 7 imagen form Bugaboo.











3rd Prize: 4 images form Sweet Pea Stamps








Congratulations to all of you, please contact Cazzy (using the email link or the contact form if the link doesn't work) so that I can send your personalised winner's badges and get your prizes on the way to you.
We would love you all to be guest designers in our next challenge, if you would like to, please tell Cazzy if you can - or a later challenge!
Again, 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, 15 November 2015

Challenge #23: "LIGHT AS A QUIRKY FEATHER".- REMINDER

 This is the reminder post for challenge #23.
 Remember that we see all kinds of projects related to feathers!!!!





With this last challenge, it's time for me to say goodbye to Quirky Crafts Challenges, it was beautiful to share designs over the blog, thanks Carol for trusting in my work and Monica for her patience and invaluable help. Thank you very much for the opportunity, I had a lot of fun and a great time!


Our sponsors, provided our design team with some beautiful digital stamps

 




 


 
 
PRIZES
  1st place:From Crafty Ribbons £10 voucher
  2nd Place: 7 images from Bugaboo
3rd Place: 4 images from Sweet Pea Stamps


GUEST DESIGNERS

Edwina.
Edwina made another very pretty card again using the Sweet Pea Stamps Digi called Coni Fong’s Buttercup.” this time in blue and yellow with real feathers to match, so pretty Edwina, thank you. Edwina is very poorly right now and we wish her a speedy recovery.

Margreet used a Bugaboo digi, named Flowerbird. She added some die cut embossed feathers, and this is pretty in pink too. We love it Margreet, thank you.



DESIGN TEAM



Shadow Box using the digi Ching Chou Kuik's Red Rose digi
SWEET PEA STAMPS sponsor.

MONICA


For my easel card, I used "A little bird told me" design by Norma Burnell`s and provided by Sweet Pea Stamps.

Doris
 
Here is my today´s project, this time I made card using the Heather Valentine´s Summer image, courtesy of Sweet Pea Stamps.

Cazzy
I used Chickz - Cool Chick from Bugaboo on my card, and real feather again. I didn't have green or denim blue feathers - these were pale blue and I applied Promarker pens to them to change the colours!
Thank you Gaby for being a wonderful team member, and I wish you all the best. I will say a proper goodbye next week.
Lyn
We're going to miss you Gaby! Here's my cards....better late than never, so I've added them both to the reminder. I've used Bugaboo snowman images
This is Snowman Skates. I've sort of 3D-ed him, his hat, nose and skates, coloured him with Promarkers and added Stickles Glitter Glue. One of my backing papers also has feathers on it.

This is my second card. I've used some cute Bugaboo penguins sitting on a bench, called Little-Penguin-Winter--winter-bench, some lilac/ lilac and white PinkPetticoat backing paper, lilac card, silver miri card, silver snowflake peel offs, white snow flakes, some sparkly gems, white eyelash wool, Stickle Glitter, purple feathers and flower buds (yes they are purple not blue!) and a Merry Christmas peel of sentiment




 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.