Challenge #15.- The Quirky Silk Road.- Reminder

Hi Quirky friends!!! It´s Monica here, to remind you about our Quirky Challenge.

The Quirky Silk Road

It´s a challenge where any project is allowed, but Oriental theme. Just show us the treasures and wisdom of Orient cultures: China, Japan, India, Korea, etc..

This challenge is sponsored by:

THAT CRAFT PLACE

SQUIGGLEFLY

THE EAST WIND

The prizes for this challenge are:

1st place everything in this photo (stamps, ribbon, buttons) from That Craft Place

2nd place: 3 images from Squigglefly

3rd place: 2 images from The East Wind

And now the Design Team:

Lyn

Remember last weeks creation? I'd run out of all my ice grey Promarkers and didn't have enough colour to 3D her. Well here she is again, but this time finished! I've 3D-ed her hair (My Promarkers arrived!!) and changed the colour of her book, (here's about five layers in all) and added a little tag, loads of stickles glitter and a few peel-offs, coins and fans, which I really think do make a difference.

My second card will be along in a little while...it's a cute cat!!
And here it is!! (added Tues 29th July)

  This time I used Mewshu Pork cat from Squigglefly  
 I've also added one of their sentiments too.I've 3D-ed the little kitten and added him to papers from a crafting magazine. (Link to freebie download on my blog) The peel-offs look like brads. I fixed them to paper I'd coloured with a matching Promarker colour and used silicone glue to add to the card so they pop out a little.

 
Cindy 

Isn't this little guy adorable?  The background is made of a napkin and the kitty image is called Tuxedo Sleeping Cat by Unky.

 Monica

Once I had promised Unky, The East Wind owner and designer, that I will make one of her lovely digis in a vinyl project. Well, here it is.

For this project I used this stunning digi "Kigsen mon amour Korean hanbok". It wasn`t easy to "weed" (clean vinyl process) because all the lovely digis details. I spend almost 3 hours weeding, but I love how it turned out. It's height is 7 inches and I applied it to a Chinese dish I bought on Costa Rica Chinatown.

For my second project, I made a shaped card using the digi "China characters: Beautiful" provided by our sponsor Squigglefly. To embellish the card I made an origami kimono doll.
You can find a tutorial to make the origami doll here.

Cazzy 

For my first reminder card I used Lucy Loo Fire Dancer from The East Wind. I printed her in two sizes and this was the largest, she is still very intricate to colour and I think she needs to be bigger still!

I coloured her with Promarkers, added a bit of Spica pen to the flames for sparkle then rough cut her out to go on the dark background. The paper is more (other side of red double sided) Papermania, and so are the stickers.

For this masculine birthday card I used Junk Boat from Squigglefly with Chinese Happy Birthday from Squigglefly also. Both are coloured with Promarkers and I added a few waves with a white Prismacolor pencil.

I die cut the Junk Boat after marking the part that came outside the die which I cut around manually afterwards.

Paper is Papermania, and it has a slightly metallic sheen. The sentiment is not straight but the Affixit tape is so instantly permanent that I daren't try and peel it off to straighten it! I added a Chinese coin charm, might be Woodware.

To enter the challenge link your project HERE.

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

Challenge #15.-The Quirky Silk Road

"The Silk Road is the world's oldest, and most historically important overland trade route. 

For over 2000 years, traders and merchants travelled the deserts of central Asia exchanging goods between the Chinese empire and the rest of the world." 

To get some inspiration, you can watch this video:

It´s my turn -Monica- to set the challenge and I want you to travel the ancient Silk Road and bring projects full of the beauty, colors, textures and sounds of Orient. It´s a challenge where any project is allowed, but Oriental theme. Just show us the treasures and wisdom of Orient cultures: China, Japan, India, Korea, etc...

Our sponsors for this new challenge are:

THAT CRAFT PLACE

SQUIGGLEFLY

THE EAST WIND

The prizes for this challenge are:

1st place:

From That Craft Place

2nd place: 3 images from Squigglefly

3rd place: 2 images from The East Wind

Some beautiful projects from our Guest Designers:

Papersniffer

I paper pieced the digi (Chinese Beautiful from Squigglefly) with patterned papers and added Glossy Accents to the character, then layered up up with various papers, mostly Papermania, but one is a gorgeous, textured one with a glorious shimmer.  The tag and corner elements are also Papermania.  To embellish, I added some black organza ribbon, a bow, black pearls, and a flower that I made with my Tim Holtz Tattered Florals dies.

And now the Design Team:

MONICA

For this fan card I used the stunning "Chinese Dancer" digi from The East Wind and this lovely chinese sentiment "Happy Birthday" from Squigglefly.
I used a lot of red because it represents good fortune and joy in Chinese culture. It is use in Chinese New Year and other holidays and family gatherings.
The Chinese calligraphy for the word "fan" has the same sound as the character of "kindness" or "good". So fans are viewed as good luck charms and expressions of generosity.
I love all the richness behind Orient cultures.

Cazzy 

I love this little Mewshu Pork cat from Squigglefly and thought it went perfectly with the Chinese Thank You also from Squigglefly. I found some Han-ji oriental paper to go with the theme. I added a gold double tassled cord to finish. (Note to self: check which way the card opens before sticking on cat and greeting next time!).

I love this Unky image called Lucy Loo Bookaholic - just look at all that hair, how long it must be! Normally I would keep the sponsors apart but the Chinese Proverb from Squigglefly went so perfectly with this image! Papermania papers, Crafty Ribbons ribbon.

Lyn 

  Here's my card (at last!) Not having my glasses set me back a bit! I've used the Unky image called Lucy Loo Bookaholic too. I was going to 3D her, but every one of my 'Ice Grey' Promarkers has run dry. So, I'll show her as she is for now and with any luck, show her again later with all her other bits added! At the moment the only bit that's been 3D-ed is the book. The papers I used were freebies from Cardmaking & PaperCraft Magazine sometime ago. The punched out Chinese word I think might mean Happiness or Blessings. And I apologise if it's the wrong way round!

Cindy 

- Poor Cindy - she has the flu and managed to send this gorgeous project to Cazzy to put on, before going back to her sick bed. We hope she gets well soon.

 Cindy used the gorgeous Ghetto Fabulous Ashley from The East Wind, and that looks like real silk behind her. The sentiment is from a set called Circle Quotes Set from Squigglefly.

Just look at this fabulous printer tray, what a gorgeous thing to have! Lots of  Chinese ephemera used here.

To see who won the last challenge click HERE or scroll down to the next post.

Please add a link to your blog post (not your blog) or your online photo gallery, SCS etc. using the button below.

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

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Winners of Challenge #8 - mixed media mayhem!

I hope you all enjoyed Gemma's challenge. We had some wonderful entries and Gemma is very happy that you all entered with such great projects, A BIG Well Done to all of you. Gemma is recovering slowly and is longing to get Quirky again.

Doris is also recovering from major surgery and we wish both Gemma and Doris a speedy recovery from us all. We miss them very much!

Now onto the winners, which is what you all want to know.

Our first place winner is:

Lynda Hall

Lynda share her wonderful Magical Mermaid peice with us, it is totally stunning and we just love it!

Congratulations Lynda you have won a cherub stamp and stamp set from:

That Craft Place

In second place we chose:

 Kren

This is a another complex and beautiful piece, a lot of work went into it and again we love it.

Congratulations Kren, you have won 3 images of your choice from:

Squigglefly

Our third favourite was:

Frea

Frea made a wonderful journal page and used lots of different techniques and her home made glass gell (I must look that one up). Lots of texture and a great subject and lyric.

Congratulations Frea, you have won a $5 voucher to spend with:

Digital Delights

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Digital Delights are providing the third prize which is a $5 gift voucher.

Well done all three of you, please email me (Cazzy) using the link in the sidebar, telling me your choices, or address where appropriate, and I will send you a winner's badge and arrange for you to get your prize. We would love you all to join us as Guest Designers in two weeks time, or later if you can't manage that challenge - please tell me if you can.

 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.

DT inspiration post.

Hi Cazzy here!

I added this card to the main challenge post yesterday, but in case anyone missed it I thought I would post it again. The image is Ferald Sleepwalking from Squigglefly, so cute. The background is described in great detail on my blog, and slightly below, but it is my first attempt with the Gelli Plate.

Boxer by Enid Barnes is also from Squigglefly. I love Boxer dogs, they look so fierce but are daft dogs that melt and roll over when you speak to them! I was going to try another new technique but I had some of the Gelli Plate background left and decided it would be better to use that, and quicker! I made a square card, the square behind the dog on the card is a part of my ghost print (see my blog for details). The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons.

The card, you can see the gorgeous Boxer dog better.

Found some doggy card to line the inside, adn cut a panel of kraft paper to write on.

When I looked at the offcuts I just had to make them into a tag bookmark, this can be used as a tag then a bookmark afterwards.

Lined inside to match the card.

The tag/bookmark is also free standing, it could be used as a card in it's own right. The dogs are slightly different colours, I might have to rectify that!


 To enter the challenge link your project HERE.

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.

Quirky Challenge #8 Reminder - Mixed Media Mayhem

Welcome back for the reminder of Gemma's challenge, Mixed Media Mayhem in which she wants you to "get messy" and whatever you make please tell us how you did it!

First we have a reminder of our three sponsors and the great prizes you could win if you are chosen for the top three:

That Craft Place

That Craft Place has a bricks and mortar shop in Eastbourne, and a Facebook shop where you can have a "pigeon hole" and add goodies to it all month, pay at the end of the month and get it all sent for one postage fee.

That Craft Place are providing our first prize of - a cherub stamp and a Clearly Sentimental baby stamp set both designed by Ditzie Designs and made in high quality polymer.

Squigglefly

Squigglefly are providing second  prize of 3 images of the winner's choice.

Digital Delights

Digital Delights are providing the third prize which is a $5 gift voucher.

Now for some inspiration to get you started:

Guest Designer Lynn

I used the Buttercup image from Squigglefly. The background is spray inks and stamping, I used the co-ordinating embossing folder from Stampin Up and did a letterpress technique. I put versamark clear ink over the raised part of the folder and embossed some card. I then used verdigris embossing powder and mica flakes and other embossing folders with glitter to created a mixed media background. The digi is coloured with fleximarkers and I roller over a SU script stamp in bundled sprayed with a mica ink again.

Cindy

I used numerous types of material for this Art Page!  Aluminum foil, distress ink, modge poge, tissue paper, acrylic paint, scrap screen door screening, lol!  Check out my blog for detailed info on construction.  The images I used for this page is "Venus Has Arrived" by Squigglefly.  I immediately thought of a cool water scene when I saw it.  

MONICA

For my project I used this sexy digi "A corset and fish nets", provided by our sponsor Squigglefly.
This card is really a "mixed" of different mediums and techniques.
To the left side I used the faux leather technique, adding pieces of regular tape to a card stock, then distressing it and finally embossing it with clear embossing powder.
To the right I used two different techniques: In the upper corner I stamped with distress inks and gesso. In the lower corner, I used distress inks and sprinkle water for the background, then stamp with distress inks and a final touch with perfect pearls, to add a little bit of shimmer.
For the corner embellishments, I just embossed it with black embossing powder.

 Lyn

I used this little flower girl from Squigglyfly and had another go at playing with my only three colours of Cosmic Shimmer Mist, plus a dark blue metallic ink brush-pen that I flicked all over it as well as run a few marbles across it, so it made a nice splattery mess! I added this paper to a pink card that fades to white and then goes a darker pink, and made flowers out of what was left of the splattered paper. The digi has been 3D-ed and coloured with Promakers with a few highlights from the metallic ink brush-pen.

Cazzy

This is Princess Delightful from Digital Delights, she is a newly released image. I coloured her with Promarkers and Copic Spicas, then mounted her on a die cut panel which was a sheet of card that I used behind things I sprayed with various ink sprays, and it was covered in multi colours of spray. I didn't think it would look this good! The sentiment is also mounted on a piece of the sprayed card. I threaded ribbon throught the die cut, and added some fibre to the edge.

I should be back with two more projects - watch this space!

Here is the first one...

This image is called Ferald Sleepwalking from Squigglefly, I thought it was great fun and reminds me of my own sleepwalking haha. I finally got my Gelli Plate out and the background mess is the result - think I need more practice and paint colours! I added raffia, metal ribbon slider letters and some flat headed "eyelets". 

To enter the challenge link your project HERE.

Have Fun - The Quirky Crafts Challenge Design Team.