New challenge for May :)

Hello! Hope your Friday, the first in May is going well. It is the Irish May Bank holiday this weekend, and the beginning of "summer"!! We have had hail stones almost every day this week, but here's hoping the Summer is on the way! ;)

Thank you so much to everyone who took part in our April's challenge . With great deliberation, the DT choose -

#1 - 76 Paper Profusion
#2 - 9 Ira's Crea Corner
#3 - 7 Nanda

Please take the badge and display it proudly, thanks again to all who took part.

For May's challenge, the theme is:

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

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

 Joanna

 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 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 with mid-month inspirations, until then hope you enjoy the weekend.

Eithne & Michelle :)

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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

April's Challenge - Die-ing for Spring or an Easter theme.

Hello! Easter is only a few days away, where is the year going?! Hope this Good Friday finds you well :)

Thank you so much to everyone who took part in our March's challenge. With great difficulty our design team chose :

#1 -  112 Zubmomi

#2 -  125 Norma

Tied #3 - 61 Liftowanie and 41 Paper Profusion

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

For April's challenge, Geraldine chose the theme. It is:

"Die-ing for Spring (use a die cut) or an Easter theme"

Thank you Geraldine :)

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

Sylvie

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 doing some crafting, why not enter for the craic?!!

We will be back with mid-month inspirations, until then a very happy Easter to you and yours. Enjoy the chocolate buzz ;)

Eithne & Michelle :)

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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 :)

Challenge #14 - BINGO!

Hello! Hope your March has started off well :) We had snow here in Ireland a few days last week, so much for Spring weather ;)

Thank you so much to everyone who took part in our February challenge, our 1st Birthday for Craft for the Craic. Where has that year gone?!  Thank you for all the lovely, kind comments also, very thoughtful. It was so hard to choose a top three, but with much deliberation our Design Team chose:
#1 - Paper Profusion
#2 - Paper Primrose
#3 - Sweet and Coloured

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

For March's challenge, Henryka chose the theme. It is:

"Bingo" (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!

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

Henryka

Yvonne

Sylvie

Be sure to check out the blogs to see which way the Bingo was 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 mid-month inspirations, happy crafting,

Eithne & Michelle :)

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Mid Month Inspiration

Hello! Here in Ireland this week it is the school's midterms. Having lazy days are wonderful for reviving the soul!! Today we have some beautiful mid month inspiration from Henryka. February's challenge, the theme is:

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

Today for our mid month inspiration Henryka has this beautiful project, a Best Wishes card:

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.

February's theme is:

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

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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