September Challenge

Hello!
Hope where you are today, you are safe, healthy and enjoying this September morning. The evenings in Ireland, are slowly getting darker earlier and the autumnal feel is seeping in.

Thank you so much to our four crafters, for their lovely entries for August's challenge - "Project must include a triangle shape"
We received four beautiful entries, thank you to Red Obsession, CG, Marie Flayer and Vickie Odell. Thank you all so much for the beautiful entries, and this month we are having a top 4.

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This month's challenge is "Autumnal Coloured project"

Please note some blogs we are unable to comment on, as we don't have a subscription/membership.

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!

Leslie made an amazing double gate folded card. Check out her blog post for more details on this.

This is Leslie's last challenge to take part with us as a GDT. She has been on our Guest Design Team  for a year, and has given such fabulous projects, dedication, and true joy to work along side. We will miss her dearly, but wishing you Leslie all the best in your future. Thank you for everything  💗💗

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 Saturday 30th September 2017. Hope you have a wonderful Sunday, and if you are doing some crafting, why not enter for the craic?!!

We will be back with more mid month inspirations, until then hope you have a great day!

Eithne and Michelle

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August Challenge

Hello!
Hope you're enjoying your morning wherever you are! My, how the summer months are flying by so quickly.

Thank you so much for all the lovely entries for July's challenge - "Project must have handmade flowers, not a card"
We received some beautiful entries and we choose a top 3.
1st - #1  Liesbeth

2nd - #5 Katrina Bulton

3rd -  #3 Susanne

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This month's challenge is "Must include a Triangle Shape"

Please note some blogs we are unable to comment on, as we don't have a subscription/membership.

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!

Leslie made a girly friendship card, with a triangle layer.

Geraldine made a beautiful triangular gift box.

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 Saturday 2nd September 2017. Hope you have a wonderful Friday, and if you are doing some crafting, why not enter for the craic?!!

Have a great Friday!

Eithne and Michelle

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July Challenge

Hello and Happy July to you! Hope your June was filled with wonderful summer times. In Ireland all schools are on holidays, which is joyous. In usual fashion, we had a heat wave the last few weeks of school, and now that the holidays are here, the weather is a little, how would I put it, wetter!! 

Thank you so much for all the lovely entries for June's challenge - "Fathers Day - Something masculine, not a card"
We received some beautiful entries and we choose a top 3.
1st - #9  Lorraine A

2nd - #3 Lynne Geib

3rd -  #1 Pattys Kreative Seite

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This month's challenge is "Project must have Handmade Flowers (not a card)"

 --PLEASE NOTE--
The challenge is for a project that is NOT A CARD. All projects that are a card will not be considered for the Top 3.

Please also note some blogs we are unable to comment on, as we don't have a subscription/membership.

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!

Leslie made a perpetual calendar, look at those beautiful handmade flowers. Check out her blog for more details.

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 Monday 31st July 2017. Hope you have a wonderful Friday, and if you are doing some crafting, why not enter for the craic?!!

Have a great Friday!

Eithne and Michelle

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Father's Day around the corner!

Hello! Hope your Friday is going well. This is our bank holiday weekend in Ireland. I'm looking forward to a few days off to relax!

Thank you so much for all the lovely entries for May's Anything Goes challenge.
We had a huge response, and it was very difficult to choose a top 3. After some decisions the top 3 are:

1st - #69 Jessica Stamping and Crafting

2nd - #33 Harriet

3rd -  #87 Lou Sims

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Father's Day in Ireland, is Sunday June 18th. Incorporating the, for June our theme is "Something Masculine, not a Card"

Please note some blogs we are unable to comment on, as we don't have a subscription/membership.

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!

Leslie made a brilliant 3 pocket desk caddy. Check out her blog for more details.

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 Friday 30th June 2017. Hope you have a wonderful Friday, and if you are doing some crafting, why not enter for the craic?!!

Have a great Friday!

Eithne and Michelle

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Anything goes for May Challenge :)

Hello! Hope your May is treating you well wherever you are.  In Ireland we are having fabulous sunshine. It is so glorious having such fine weather, we are nearly afraid to get used to it! ;)

Thank you so much for all the lovely entries for April's challenge.
As usual it was difficult to choose a top 3, but after some decisions the top 3 are:

1st - #4 Suzi Mac

2nd - #9 Lou Sims

3rd -  #1 Caro Art

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For our May theme, we have "Anything Goes"!

Please note some blogs we are unable to comment on, as we don't have a subscription/membership.

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 Geraldine made a beautiful card.

Leslie made a Christmas card in non traditional 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!

Our challenge is open until midnight Wednesday 31st May 2017. Hope you have a wonderful Monday, and if you are doing some crafting, why not enter for the craic?!!

Have a great Monday!

Eithne and Michelle

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Happy April to you :)

Hello! Happy Friday to you!I Hope your March went well. Here in Ireland, the saying “March of many weathers” certainly held true for us! We had snow (a rare sight in Ireland) and 18 degree (Celsius, another rare thing in Ireland ;) ) all in the one week.

Thank you so much for all the beautiful entries for March. It was a difficult job, but with great deliberation we narrowed it down to our top 3. Our top 3 are:

1st - #2 Cartai

2nd - #14 Light Whimsy

3rd -  #17 Ike

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For our April theme, to incorporate Easter, it's "Easter - Anything but a card". You can interpret the theme any which way you wish!

Please note some blogs we are unable to comment on, as we don't have a subscription/membership.

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 Leslie made a beautiful shabby chic gift bag!

Eithne, with help from her children, made these two gift bags for their teacher's Easter gifts!

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 30th April2017. Hope you have a wonderful Friday, and if you are doing some crafting, why not enter for the craic?!!

Have a great Friday!

Eithne and Michelle

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March Challenge!

Hello and happy March to you 😀 Hope wherever you are, your day is going well and enjoying the beginning of March. In Ireland, March is the month of our patron saint, Patrick (or the colloquial way, Paddy!) We wish you all a very happy, healthy and safe St. Patrick's day 🇮🇪🇮🇪

Thank you so much for all the beautiful entries for our February challenge. With great difficulty, our top 3 are-

1st - SewPaperPaint #23

2nd - Dewi #53

3rd -  Gerda #26

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For our March theme, to incorporate our Irish saints day, St. Patrick the theme is "Green and Glittery". You can interpret the theme any which way you wish!

Please note some blogs we are unable to comment on, as we don't have a subscription/membership.

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 Leslie made a card that is sure to lift your spirits with a good old chuckle!

Geraldine made this beautiful card with watercolour powder, full of glitter!

  

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 Friday 31st March 2017. Hope you have a wonderful Friday, and if you are doing some crafting, why not enter for the craic?!!

Have a great Friday!

Eithne and Michelle

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Happy New Year - Pick Me Up!

Hello and Happy New Year! Hope your Christmas was filled with joy, happiness and health. Today is the last day of Christmas :( My children are so sad to see our Christmas tree, decorations and light get put away. The new year always brings great hopes and intentions for me. Have you started any new resolutions?

Thank you for all the wonderful entries for our December challenge. It was so lovely and inspiring to see all the entries. We are slowly getting out of holiday mode! Our top 5 in numerical order (it was too difficult to narrow it down to a top 3!!)
#5 Asha
#6 Cartaí
#27 Lena Loken
#36 Lorraine A
#39 Paper Profusion
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For our January challenge, our theme is "Pick Me Up". However you wish to interpret it!
Please note some blogs we are unable to comment on, as we don't have a subscription/membership.

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 Leslie has the most amazing gift bag!! A beautiful, pretty bouquet of flowers on a gift bag, a great interpretation of the 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!

Our challenge is open until midnight Tuesday 31st January 2017. 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,

Have a great Friday!

Eithne and Michelle

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Ho Ho Ho! Happy 1st Friday of Advent :)

Ho Ho Ho! Happy 1st Friday of Advent :) Wow, can you believe it's December already? Where has that year gone to? We are experiencing a few weeks of cold, foggy weather in Ireland, and it's looking sooooo Christmassy!!!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our November challenge. It was wonderful to see all the beautiful projects. Because the deadline was very close to the new challenge, we will have the results in on Sunday morning.

This month our challenge is " Christmas - Anything but a Christmas Card". We are looking forward to seeing all your beautiful Christmas projects.
Please note some blogs we are unable to comment on, as we don't have a subscription/membership.

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 Leslie has the most beautiful Onesies cards!! Perfect for baby's first Christmas! 

Leslie made this beautiful set:

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 Tuesday 3rd January 2017, just to give you a bit of extra crafting time over the season!. 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,

Have a great Friday!

Eithne and Michelle

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November challenge - 2 colours

Hello! Happy Friday to you :) In Ireland, you can feel the winter coldness! Within a week, the weather has turned cold and blustery. The colours in the countryside here, are fabulous. Such vibrant rust golds and orangey yellows. Amazing to see the turn of colours.

Thank you to everyone who participated in our challenge. It was wonderful to see all the beautiful projects. We will have the results in on Sunday morning.

This month our challenge is "Use Two Colours". (Excluding white or black) We are looking forward to seeing all your beautiful projects, 
Please note some blogs we are unable to comment on, as we don't have a subscription/membership.

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 Leslie and Geraldine are getting Christmas ready!! Both have made beautiful cards that fit in with the two colour theme perfectly!
Geraldine's made this beautiful Christmas card:

Leslie made this beautiful Christmas card:

Eithne made a card for a friend.

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 Wednesday 30th November 2016. 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,

Have a great Friday!

Eithne and Michelle

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Autumnal Twist!

Hello! Happy Friday to you :) We are back after a two month long challenge. Thank you to everyone who participated in our challenge. It was wonderful to see all the beautiful projects.

With great difficulty we choose our top 3:
1st - Agnieszka #9
2nd - Lizzie #6
3rd - Laura #29

This month our challenge is "Autumnal Twist - Must include Kraft product/colour". We are looking forward to seeing all your beautiful projects, 
Please note some blogs we are unable to comment on, as we don't have a subscription/membership.

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 Geraldine has a beautiful card made, that fits in with the theme perfectly!

We also have a new DT member Leslie! We are delighted to welcome Leslie on our GDT, and we all look forward to crafting alongside her. For this month, Leslie has made this fabulous twisted accordion pop up card.

Eithne made a card for a 7th Birthday

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 Monday 31st October 2016. 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,

Have a great Friday!

Eithne and Michelle

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