Mid month inspiration

Hello and happy Wednesday! Can you imagine we are in the middle of June? Here in Ireland we are having a week of beautiful weather. Hot and sunny, with temperatures reaching 25ºC and higher some days. I'm not cut out for this heat, so usually hide out in the shade ;)

Thank you for all the wonderful entries so far. It is a pleasure looking at everyone's interpretations of the theme. Today we are showing Pixie's beautiful DT piece for our June theme

Check out Pixie's blog for a closer look at her summery card :)

If you are crafting why not give the challenge a go? 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!

Thanks for stopping by,

Michelle and Eithne :)

June Challenge - #5 Something Summery or with Flowers

Hello! In Ireland it really beginning to feel like Summer (well some days! ;) ) We are getting some sunshine in between the rain!! Thank you so much for joining us last month for our challenge "Something for a Baby". We had a great response and as usual found it so hard to choose a top three! With great deliberation we choose -

1st - #14 Dunja

2nd - #50 Nellie

3rd -  #19 Jennifer

Thanks again to all who played along with Craft for the Craic, and congratulations to our Top 3!

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In Ireland, June is dominated by state exams - Junior Cert. and Leaving Cert. And in typical fashion, the weather improves dramatically once all the students have to sit the exams! :/ This month our theme 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!

This month we are showcasing some of our DT entries today, and then mid-month we will show some more! So be sure to pop back on Wednesday 18th June for the other DT projects.

Henryka

Sunny, bright colors and flowers, that's my project for June Challenge.

Simple card made for Mothers Day.

In Poland we have that celebration on 26th of May.

Katya

For this month challenge I made a soft shabby chic card for my sister's confirmation. 

Angela

For the Summery / Flowery challenge I chose the Summer at the Beach option .

The card was made with a 5x5 tentfold card,  freebie papers form my stash and a clear stamp set from Stamps of Life.

Sylvie

Geraldine

Summer to me means long days and gorgeous sunsets, teenagers doing exams, off to college, first job ... I'm hoping a Good Luck card will come in handy for some of these Summer occasions!

Marleen:

 I used a freebie pad of paper for this project, then simply covered the box.

I painted the corners with white paint and decorated with flowers.

Eithne

I made a keepsake box for a very good friend, with flowery papers, doilies etc.

Michelle

So that's our Design Team's beautiful inspiration :) 

To see more photos and details on each of the projects, just visit our 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 is summery or has flowers, 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 Monday 30th June)

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

Thanks for popping by, don't forget to come back on Wednesday 18th for more inspiration!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Crafting,

Michelle & Eithne :)

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May Challenge - Something for a baby

Hello! Thank you so much for joining us last month for our challenge. We had over 160 entries and found it so hard to choose a top three! With great difficulty we chose -

#98 - Liz

#57 - Amelia

#61 - Paper Profusion

Thanks again to all who played along with Craft for the Craic, and congratulations to our Top 3!

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This weekend in Ireland, we have our May bank holiday!! Woohoo!! I hope to squeeze some crafting in at some stage!! This month's theme 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!

Marleen

Marleen made a beautiful card for a baby girl! Using some goodies from Denmark, matting, layering, stamping and promarkers to create this adorable card. Check out her blog for more details - 

Henryka made this fabulous 17cm x 17cm card, with a frame inside. Check out Henryka's blog for more details on this beautiful card/frame.

Geraldine made a square card, embossing, stampinglace, ribbon, some pearls, a puffy heart and a glitzy gem. Check out Geraldine's blog for more details on this beautiful card.

Pixie made this adorable card using a template repeatedly and joining it at the paws. Each bear is dressed differently, pop over and see more details.

 

Katya created a diary for a Mum to be. It has 3 dividers, one for each trimester. The neutral colours allow it to be used for boy or a girl. Check out Katya's blog for more details on this wonderful keepsake-

Angela used a 5cm x 5cm tentfold card base, and did some layering, die cutting, adding ribbons, stamping, punching. Check out more details here.

Sylvie designed these adorable baby vests. How cute! To check out more, watch Sylvie's video.

Michelle made a beautiful baby project for Evan. Check out her blog for more details

Eithne made a framed creation for her newborn niece Anna.

So that's our Design Team's beautiful inspiration :) 

To see more photos and details on each of the projects, just visit our 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 something for a baby, we would LOVE to see it ;) Our challenges start the first Friday of the month, and ends the last day of the month (so this month's finishes May 31st)

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

Thanks for popping by, hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Crafting,

Michelle & Eithne :)

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Easter Saturday inspiration :)

Hello and hope you are enjoying this lovely Easter Saturday :) This past week in Ireland, we are having an unusually fabulous week of warm, sunny weather :) It even reached 17ºC one of the days (*gasp* That used to be our maximum 'hot' summer temperature in the "olden days" ;) ;) )

This month's challenge theme is:

 and we have some more inspiration from our DT Member Geraldine.

Geraldine has made a beautiful pop up card. It is amazing - look at all those pop up details :) Wonderful.

To see more details on this project, visit Geraldine's Blog.

We are thrilled with all of the entries so far, why not come over and join in for the CRAIC.

CLICK HERE to enter your crafty project ;) You have until April 30th to join in the fun!

Wishing you and your family a wonderful Easter :)

Happy Crafting,

Michelle & Eithne

Meet our new DT member

Hello, and happy Saturday :) Hope your crafting month is going well. Today I would like to introduce our newest Design Team member - Angela.

My name is Angela Deasy, originally from Dublin but I have recently returned to Ireland having lived in the UK and Germany for the past 25 years. I got into cardmaking when I couldn't find suitable cards for English speaking family and friends whilst living in Germany. It started with a few birthday cards that I could make with a stash that fit in a shoebox, to a full blown obsession that takes up a room.
I have a very understanding husband Patrick and my son Ian and daughter-in law Sabrina also support this madness!


From cards I graduated to scrapbooking and then when I taught myself to use the Photoshop program on the home PC I went digital. My happy place is my craft room, stamping, cutting, inking and folding. I love learning new techniques and sharing creative ideas with crafty friends. You can check out my blog here.

If you would like to join in our challenge, something for Easter or Spring please click here.

Please pop back next week, when we will be showcasing an Easter project!

Happy Crafting,

Michelle and Eithne

April's Challenge - Something for Easter or Spring

*Something for Easter or Spring*

Hello! Hope you are having a wonderful Friday. Wow!! We had 119 fabulous entries for last months challenge. Boy was it hard to choose our top 3! Our design team chose:

1st: Liam (#27)
2nd: Ciara Lee (#111)
3rd: Katie Tate (#102)

Well done to all entrants and especially our winners. Please take the badge from the side for your blog :)

This month we also would like to wish Emily the best as she steps down, temporarily, from our DT. Emily is due her 6th baby in a couple of weeks, and is going on 'maternity leave' ;) ;) ;)
We would like to introduce two new DT members to Craft for the Craic -

Hi, my name is Henryka. I am working full time in pharmaceutical company and on my free time I am addicted card maker and scrapbooker. I am originally from the south of Poland, from the most beautiful city Krakow. I am living in Ireland, Dublin from 2004, so I'm already 10 years here. My journey with card making started 2 years ago. My style is a little bit of shabby chick, I love ribbons, laces, pearls, flowers and light, pastel colors. Occasionally I make some albums and paper gifts. I also love baking. You can visit me on my blog page or follow me on my FB fun page.

and

Hi my name is Marleen and I come from Denmark. Im married to my best friend and ever supporting husband, Kevin. We have 3 children and live in Ireland in Kevins hometown in Co. Donegal.

I've been crafting ever since our eldest was born. Being a stay-at-home mum, I needed something to keep me entertained when Emma was sleeping. I started by making cards but after our son Michael was born 2 years later and a toddlerhood in and out of hospital, I started doing scrapbooking.

Since then we added our little ray of sunshine to the mix, Abbie now 3. All our chidren love crafting and we spend many hours crafting together.

I am and has been very lucky to be on several Design teams over the last few years. Im also very lucky to be invited to do craft demonstrations as well as evening classes fro my local craft shop. Its my dream to be a full time demo/teacher when our babies gets a bit older.

If you wish to see more of my crafty work, why not visit my blog or why not pop by my FB page.

So, Easter is in April this month, and we hope the Spring weather continues! Our theme this month is:

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

On to the beautiful creations by our Design Team!

Thinking of the bright colours of Spring, Geraldine was inspired and made this beautiful die cut butterfly card. Pop over to her blog to find out more details of this beauty -

For Pixie, nothing says spring quite like daffodils. Check our her beautiful aperture card with some exquisite everlasting florals -  

          

For her first challenge. Marleen made a beautiful birthday card. Look at the fabulous shape and colours -

This being Henryka's first challenge, she made an amazing project with such beautiful flowers and colours -

Look at Katya's fabulous Easter card, with such a beautiful nest -

Sylvie made a beautiful Easter card, with a wonderful selection of flowers -

Michelle has made a Mixed Media Picture using lots of Punches :-)

For a step by step on this project visit Michelle's Blog 

Eithne used some delicate pink tones to balance with the crude greyboard on her card -

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 something for Easter or Spring incorporated onto it we would LOVE to see it ;) Our challenges start the first Friday of the month, and ends the last day of the month (so this month's finishes April 30th)

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

Thanks for popping by, hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Crafting,

Michelle & Eithne :)

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