Wednesday, March 25, 2015

#27 Butterflies + C is for Corners.

Welcome back to my Butterfly Challenge.

Winners results for #26 are in the post below

Each challenge will  be a different letter of the Alphabet.
It will always be Butterflies but with the addition
of an item/theme beginning with a chosen letter.
The twist is that my Guest Designers
will choose which letter goes next and I will supply the theme.
They will also be commenting on your entries. 

Please give a warm welcome to my next Guest Designer.



Kitty
(a joint Winner of #24)

Kitty has chosen the following letter for you.

#27 Butterfly/ies + C is for Corners.

You may interpret  this theme in any way you like
 just so long as  I can see a decorated corner/s
plus your butterfly's on your project.

KT Fit Kitty
Hi, I’m Kitty and I am excited and honoured to be a Guest Designer at the Butterfly Challenge!  I live in Nova Scotia, Canada, and I just turned 50 last year. I am no longer able to work so I spend my time making cards!  I definitely craft on a budget!  I started my blog in June 2013, after being invited to join a design team. My card-making style would be considered “cute” and my favourite subjects are cats, mainly due to my three beautiful kitties, Honeydew, Kiwi, and Snowie. But there are no cats on my cards today – just butterflies – another favourite subject of mine!  In case you’re wondering how I chose my blog name, KT are my initials, Kitty is a nickname, and Fit Kitty is my user name on a fitness web site I used to frequent.  Since I was already set up with the name Fit Kitty on Google and Gmail, I decided to stick with it.  Thank you, Mrs. A, for inviting me to be your Guest Designer!  Wishing you and your followers a joyful day!

You are in for a treat today as Kitty has made not 1 but 2 cards
and this 1st one is a real think outside of the box idea for the theme.
Can you see the Rhine stones  corner.
The corner doesn't have to be in the corner
 of the card for the the theme to work!
I love this idea Kitty.

Kitty's  2nd card is this aperture butterfly
off the card in the corner.
I'm not sure if design papers or washi tape has been used 
or both to create the background. You will need to visit 
Kitty's blog to see the full details of how it was made.

Thank you Kitty  for being my Guest Designer
for #27.

Please take your Guest Designer badge
from the side bar.


Here is my inspiration for you.
I have chosen to use a die cut for my corner piece.
Full details can be found here on  my blog.

The Winner may choose one item from the following prizes.


Hessian goody bag
containing either



(A)  Pink selection 



(B) Green selection
or

$10 gift certificate from
Little Blue Button Stamps 
(they have digi stamps and paper)

Please be sure to read all the rules on the tab
above
and enter your creations in 
Mr Linky below.
Happy crafting .
See you soon.
ValeryAnne.

Winners #26

Thank you  all for fluttering by again.
6 new players joined in the fun.
I'm very happy to see you all.

Well you certainly loved using  your Patterned papers.
58 entries this time round. 
Lots of different ways of showing them off too..

Here are my Top 3 selection
In numerical order they are

(16)  Cathy
(With a cute Mo Manning image
 and a paper butterfly embellishment.)

(24) Lindsey
(Used a gorgeous butterfly die cut 
inset with her patterned paper.)

(58)  Susan
( Made a set of Atc cards 
using a pretty flower stamp.)

Congratulations Ladies please help yourselves to the Top 3 badge
from the side bar.


I'm unable to show as working from my Ipad  but 
The Winner of #26
chosen by Random Org
is

(34) Lesley

Congratulations Lesley
Please send me your details to the email address
in the side bar letting me know the prize you have selected 
shown in #26.
Please also take your Winners Badge from the side bar.

++

2 extra prizes awarded this time for cards
that especially caught my eye.

(2) Nnalorac
(Made her own patterned paper)

(55) Glenda 
(Makes the most beautiful embroidered butterflies)

Please get in touch with your details and a 
Raspberry Road Designs gift Certificate
will be winging it's way to you both. 

Thank you all for your continued support.

Hope to see you back in #27.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

#26 Butterflies + P is for Patterned Paper

Welcome back to my Butterfly Challenge.

Winners results for #25 are in the post below

Each challenge will  be a different letter of the Alphabet.
It will always be Butterflies but with the addition
of an item/theme beginning with a chosen letter.
The twist is that my Guest Designers
will choose which letter goes next and I will supply the theme.
They will also be commenting on your entries. 

Please give a warm welcome to my next Guest Designer.


Andree Clark
(Winner of #23)

Andree has chosen the following letter for you.

#26 Butterfly/ies + P is for Patterned Paper.

Design of paper can be any pattern you like
and you are free to use other embellishments as well.

Hello, my name is Andree and I live in Maidstone in the UK and work in a local school office and so lots of my school holidays get spent in my craft room.
I am married and have two wonderful children in their early twenties which makes me feel really old.
I’ve been making cards for the last 10 years and I love both digi and rubber stamps and colouring with  Promarkers.  I also have a bit of an addiction to pretty papers-like most crafters I have far more than I could ever use but just can’t seem to help myself.
I started my blog ‘Aloha Cards’ a few years ago mainly to keep a track of the cards I was making  but then I discovered so many other wonderful blogs and challenge blogs and I now have lots of crafty blog friends.
My husband made me a craft shed in the garden which was lovely but a bit cold and lonely in the winter. My daughter has recently left home so I have taken over her bedroom with my craft stash and I am loving being able to craft in the house now.
I’d like to thank Mrs A for this opportunity to be her guest designer for this challenge, and I’m very proud to take part.

Here is Andree's card.


Isn't it georgeous!
 I love all those different papers and the way
they have all been stacked on the card.
I keep seeing something different every time I look. 

You will find all the details on Andree's blog  Here


Thank you Andree  for being my Guest Designer
for #26.

Please take your Guest Designer badge
from the side bar.


Here is my inspiration for you.


The card shape is made from Acetate
sandwiched between layers of patterned paper.

Full details of how it was made can be found Here

The Winner may choose one item from the following prizes.


Hessian goody bag
containing either


(A) Blue selection 


(B) gold/brown selection
or

$10 gift certificate from

Raspberry Road Designs


Please be sure to read all the rules on the tab
above
and enter your creations in 
Mr Linky below.
Happy crafting .
See you soon.
ValeryAnne.

winners #25

Thank you  all for fluttering by again.
2 new players joined in the fun.
Happy to see you.

Well you did me proud with all your Hexagons.
I loved looking at all the very different designs.

Here are my Top 3 selection
In numerical order they are

(10)   Glenda
(her card had hand drawn hexagons with 
 gorgeous  stitched butterflies inside.)

(13)   Jackie T.
(went with paper hexagons and a lovely  large butterfly
in a hexagon as the focal point. )

(18)    Margreet
( a hexagon shaped card with a 
beautifully coloured butterfly)

Congratulations Ladies please help yourselves to the Top 3 badge
from the side bar.

The Winner of #25
chosen by Random Org
is

(11) Kate P.

Congratulations Kate.
Please send me your details to the email address
in the side bar letting me know the prize you have selected 
shown in #25.
Please also take your Winners Badge from the side bar.

Thank you all for your continued support.

Hope to see you back in #26.