Design Team Call

Hello and happy Tuesday to you. Here in Ireland, the weather is fabulous - sunny and warm :)

We are having a Design Team call! We are looking for Irish or crafters living in Ireland for the DT, who can commit to 1 or 2 projects per month, commenting on entries, voting and promoting the challenge blog on your social medias. We would love crafters of all levels, ability and talent to join the team to encourage the many different crafts popular in Ireland today. Please email us at the address to the left with photos or links to two of your favourite projects, to get the ball rolling! We would love to hear from you.

Remember if you are crafting this month, and your project meets the theme of "favourite colours" please be sure to join in the fun!

Have a wonderful Tuesday and happy crafting to you,

Michelle and Eithne :)

Mid Month Inspiration

Hello! Hope your July is going well, whatever you are up to :) This mid month inspiration, we have some beautiful projects from our DT. The theme for July is - 

Here are some of the DT's mid month inspiration for you:

Marleen made a beautiful Thank You Card. Check out her blog for more details. 

Pixie's card using one of her favourite colours, Purple!

Angela

You're on my mind.

Inspired by the beautiful scenery here at lough Ree especially at evening time.  Fabulous yellow and orange with blues and mauves...it is so hard to pick just one colour.

Using a masking technique with Ranger Distress Inks and Papermania and Verve clear stamps.

Thank you so much for all the wonderful entries to date. If you are crafting why not give the challenge a go? Challenge is open until 31st July. 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 :)

July Challenge - #6 Your Favourite Colours

Hello! Happy July to you :) If you are celebrating Independence Day, hope you have a wonderful day :) 

Thank you so much for joining us last month for our challenge "Something for Summery or with Flowers". We had a phenomenal response and as usual found it so hard to choose a top three! With great deliberation we choose -

1st - #76 Norma

2nd - #67 Dots Dabbles

3rd -  #54 Julie P

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

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For July, the theme is an easy one! Your Favourite Colours :)

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 mid month for the other DT projects.

Henryka

Purple and pink are my favourite colours.

This is a Canvas as a gift for my husband :)

I have used mists to make the 4 different colours, gesso, chipboard shapes and flowers.

Check out Henryka's blog for more close ups.

Katya

For this month challenge- I have made my first attempt at mixed media and I used my favourite colours- purple and pink. Also I used Prima All Star papers, cheesecloth, paints, acrylic paint, gears, chipboard, brads, flowers, stamps, washi tape, embossing with white and clear powder and rhinestones. 

Geraldine

I had fun with inks, embossing paste, stencils, stamps, die cuts and lots of blues! 

Sylvie 

Michelle

Eithne
Normally my favourite colour is purple, but this summer the neutral colours are appealing more to me!

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 has your favourite colours, 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 Thursday 31st July)

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 mid month for more inspiration!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Crafting,

Michelle & Eithne :)

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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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