Friday mid-month inspiration :)

Hello! We are back again with some beautiful mid-month inspiration :) The theme for May is:

"Wings" (you can interpret it whichever way you choose!)

Today Sylwia is showing her last project for Craft for the Craic's DT. We will all miss her :'(

Check out Sylwia's beautiful journal page.

Today Sylvie is showing a beautiful one layer fairy card - that fairy dust looks so real!

Eithne's Best Wishes card

If you are crafting this weekend, why not give the challenge a go?! If you are interested in joining our DT, check out here.

Our challenges are open to ANYTHING crafty or arty - cardmaking, scrapbooking, altered art, crochet, knitting, sewing, cake decorating, painting, drawing, candle making, jewellery making, whatever makes you craft or be creative we would like to see it!

Our challenge is open until midnight Sunday May 31st.

Hope you have a wonderful Friday, and if you are doing some crafting, why not enter for the craic?!!

We will be back next week with more mid-month inspirations, until then hope you enjoy the weekend.

Eithne & Michelle :)

Mid month inspiration!

Hello! And happy Friday to you :) Hope you are having a wonderful day, in Ireland this week we are having some beautiful sunny days.

Today we have some mid month inspiration from our design team.

 Sylwia's beautiful card, using die cuts.

 

 Henryka made this beautiful treasure box:

 Pixie's beautiful card -

 Eithne made a birthday card using different die cuts

Our challenges are open to ANYTHING crafty or arty - cardmaking, scrapbooking, altered art, crochet, knitting, sewing, cake decorating, painting, drawing, candle making, jewellery making, whatever makes you craft or be creative we would like to see it!

Our challenge is open until midnight Thursday April 30th.

Hope you have a wonderful Friday and if you are crafting, why not give the challenge a go?

Happy crafting,

Eithne and Michelle

Mid Month Inspiration

Hello! Hope you are "recovering" after St. Patrick's Day (or otherwise known as Paddy's Day) It was so wonderful to see so many people dressed in green in my hometown, watching the parade go by!

For March's challenge, Henryka chose the BINGO theme. (You can use one line either diagonally, vertical or horizontal!)

Please make sure to mention what three elements you use!!

Thank you Henryka :)

Our challenges are open to ANYTHING crafty or arty - cardmaking, scrapbooking, altered art, crochet, knitting, sewing, cake decorating, painting, drawing, candle making, jewellery making, whatever makes you craft or be creative we would like to see it!

For today's mid month inspiration, check out Sylwia's beautiful card.

Joanna did a beautiful Easter card, check out what combo from the Bingo card she used!

Pixie made a beautiful card, for the Bingo challenge. Check out the blog to see which line she used.

Our challenges are open to ANYTHING crafty or arty - cardmaking, scrapbooking, altered art, crochet, knitting, sewing, cake decorating, painting, drawing, candle making, jewellery making, whatever makes you craft or be creative we would like to see it!

Our challenge is live open until midnight Tuesday March 31st.

Hope you have a wonderful Friday, and if you are doing some crafting, why not enter for the craic?!!

We will be back with more mid-month inspirations, happy crafting,

Eithne & Michelle :)

Happy 1st Birthday!

Hello and Happy Friday :) This month marks Craft for the Craic's first Birthday! One year ago, we set up the Irish challenge blog to promote and encourage crafting for a bit of craic (fun), and would like to thank each and everyone of you for taking part in some or all of the past 12 challenges. Here's to many more challenges to come!

Thank you to all of our beautiful entrants last month. We found it difficult to choose, but our design team chose
#1 14 Tofa
#2 12 Srebrnolistka
#3 16 Nancy Brown

Please take the badge and display it proudly on your sidebar. Well done to our top 3 and to everyone who took part.

For February's challenge, the theme is:

"Birthdays or Anniversary" (You can interpret this whichever way you like!)

Our challenges are open to ANYTHING crafty or arty - cardmaking, scrapbooking, altered art, crochet, knitting, sewing, cake decorating, painting, drawing, candle making, jewellery making, whatever makes you craft or be creative we would like to see it!

Here is what some of our talented Design Team members have to show you, with their take on the challenge theme -

Geraldine

Yvonne

Sylwia

Our challenges are open to ANYTHING crafty or arty - cardmaking, scrapbooking, altered art, crochet, knitting, sewing, cake decorating, painting, drawing, candle making, jewellery making, whatever makes you craft or be creative we would like to see it!

Our challenge is live open until midnight Saturday February 28th.

Hope you have a wonderful Friday, and if you are doing some crafting, why not enter for the craic?!!

We will be back with mid-month inspirations, happy crafting,

Eithne & Michelle :)

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Mid month inspiration

Hello! Hope your new year is starting well and you are enjoying your Friday :) This months challenge theme is a project incorporating "your favourite word" and we have beautiful journal page from Sylwia.

 Sylwia's favourite word is 'Love". Make sure to check out Sylwia's blog and the video tutorial.

Our challenges are open to ANYTHING crafty or arty - cardmaking, scrapbooking, altered art, crochet, knitting, sewing, cake decorating, painting, drawing, candle making, jewellery making, whatever makes you craft or be creative we would like to see it!

Our challenge is live open until midnight Saturday January 31st.

January's theme is:

Hope you have a wonderful Friday, and if you are doing some crafting, why not enter for the craic?!!

We will be back with more mid-month inspirations next week. Until then happy crafting!

Eithne & Michelle :)

Mí na Nollaig (December's) Challenge - Favourite Christmas Colours

Woohoo! It is December. Can't believe it is only a few weeks until Christmas. Have you been crafting much for Christmas lately? We are having very cold weather with freezing fog here, so the perfect excuse to sit in and craft!! This month the theme of the challenge is your 'Favourite Christmas Colours'.

Before we see the DT's beautiful creations, Thank you so much for all the beautiful entries for November. It was so hard to choose a top 3, but our DT chose-
Tied 1st Macarena #55 and Papersniffer #16
2nd Stamping with Meighan #36
3rd Lalky Girl #47

Please take the badge and display it proudly on your sidebar. Well done to our top 3 and to everyone who took part.

For December (Mí na Nollaig) challenge, the theme is:

Your "Favourite Christmas Colours" (You can interpret this whichever way you like!)

Our challenges are open to ANYTHING crafty or arty - cardmaking, scrapbooking, altered art, crochet, knitting, sewing, cake decorating, painting, drawing, candle making, jewellery making, whatever makes you craft or be creative we would like to see it!

Here is what some of our talented Design Team members have to show you:

Henryka

Geraldine

Joanna 

Sylvie

Sylwia

Yvonne

Our challenges are open to ANYTHING crafty or arty - cardmaking, scrapbooking, altered art, crochet, knitting, sewing, cake decorating, painting, drawing, candle making, jewellery making, whatever makes you craft or be creative we would like to see it!

Our challenge is live open until midnight New Years Eve, Wednesday December 31st.

December's theme is:

Hope you have a wonderful Friday, and if you are doing some crafting, why not enter for the craic?!!

We will be back with mid-month inspirations, but we would all like to wish you and your family a very happy, peaceful and crafty Christmas and New Year :)

Nollaig Shona Duit :)

Happy Crafting,

Michelle and Eithne :)

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Mid month Inspiration

Good morning! Hope you are having a wonderful Friday :) We are having torrential rain here in Ireland this week, but hopefully it changes for the weekend ;)

This weeks mid month inspiration is from Sylwia, and today also happens to be her birthday!

A big Happy Birthday from all of us at Craft for the Craic.

Here is Sylwia's beautiful project that she created for her Birthday! :)

Isn't it beautiful? Why not head over and wish her a happy birthday! :)

Geraldine made a beautiful glittery card

If you are crafting this weekend, why not head over and enter the challenge.

Our challenges are open to ANYTHING crafty or arty - cardmaking, scrapbooking, altered art, crochet, knitting, sewing, cake decorating, painting, drawing, candle making, jewellery making, whatever makes you craft or be creative we would like to see it!

Our challenge is live open until midnight Sunday November 30th.

November's theme is:

Hope you have a wonderful Friday, and if you are doing some crafting, why not enter for the craic?!!

Happy Crafting,

Michelle and Eithne :)

Deireadh Fomhair Mid Month Inspiration

Hello! Hope your October is going well :) In Ireland, the weather has taken a turn for the cold and it is really beginning to feel like Autumn! For October's (Deireadh Fomhair) challenge, the theme is:

"Something suitable for a child or has a childish theme"

Our challenges are open to ANYTHING crafty or arty - cardmaking, scrapbooking, altered art, crochet, knitting, sewing, cake decorating, painting, drawing, candle making, jewellery making, whatever makes you craft or be creative we would like to see it!

For some inspiration this Friday, check out what our talented DT have designed:

Sylwia created an amazing 'Simplicity Girl' Notebook/ Art Journal Cover

Yvonne created a 'BOO-tiful' Halloween project.

Joanna made a gorgeous card :)

Our challenge is live open until midnight Friday October 31st.

Don't forget to enter our giveaway! Mixed Media Place have very kindly sponsored - "Early Fall" kit. Look at that fabulous kit. You can enter here to be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize.

Hope you have a wonderful Friday, and if you are doing some crafting, why not enter for the craic?!!

Happy Crafting,

Michelle and Eithne :)

September Challenge #8 - Something with Circles on it

Hello! Happy Friday to you :) Hope your September is going well. In Ireland September is usually the beginning of a new school year, and we are usually guaranteed hot weather! In typical fashion, we are experiencing an 'Indian' summer with beautiful, warm, sunny days.

Thank you all for joining in our August challenge. We had a great response, and as usual found it very difficult to decide on only 3. Our tied top 3, in no particular order are

Geraldine #6, Liz #81, ScrappEllen #111

Please take the badge at the side for your blog, well done!

The new challenge for September is:

Our challenges are open to ANYTHING crafty or arty - cardmaking, scrapbooking, altered art, crochet, knitting, sewing, cake decorating, painting, drawing, candle making, jewellery making, whatever makes you craft or be creative we would like to see it!

Here is what three of our Design Team members have to show you:

Sylwia

Sylvie

Katya 

For this month challenge I have made a birthday card for my colleague who is soccer mad. I used Prima All Star papers, some paper scraps, die cuts, brads, stamping and crackle paint. 

Next week we will do another reveal so be sure to come back then :)

To see more photos and details on each of the projects, just visit the blogs! Why not give the challenge a go? 

We would love for you to join in our challenge, remember anything that encourages, motivates or promotes your creativity, if it has circles on it, we would LOVE to see it ;) Our challenges start the first Friday of the month, and end the last day of the month (so this month's deadline is Tuesday 30th September)

We are pretty easy going about rules, but if you'd like, read this page.

Marleen has stepped down from Craft for the Craic DT. :( We will all miss her, but wish her well in her adventure ahead. If you would like to join out DT, we have a DT call at the minute. You can read more here or else email me at the address on the left.

Thanks for popping by, don't forget to come back next week for more inspiration!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Crafting,

Michelle & Eithne :)

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