Wednesday, November 18, 2015

#43 Butterflies + Q is for Quadruple

Welcome back to my Butterfly Challenge.

Winners results for #42  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. 


There are just 2 letters left for my Guest Designers 
to choose from for this current run. 

Please give a warm welcome to my next Guest Designer.
Tina Z.  ( winner of #39)



Hi. I am Tina and I live in Slovenia, a country well known for its stunning nature. I have been married to my high school sweetheart and we have a 5 year old daughter and two sons (4 and 1,5 year old). I started card making in 2010 when my husband bought me a green Cuttlebug J.  I didn't know a hobby could be so addictive … So, in April this year I created my blog to share my love of crafting and to enter challenges, which inspire my  crafting.
Both decisions – to start crafting and to start blogging  - are among the best in my life, it is so inspiring. I don’t have any specific ‘crafter style’,  I just love playing with papers and trying different styles and techniques, e.g. CAS, vintage, bokeh, smooshing, water coloring … The name incorporates my passion for environment (»tree«) and card making (»bug« is short for my green Cuttlebug)
I am so happy to be a Guest Designer at Butterfly challenge – butterfly dies were among the first dies I bought. Thank you Mrs A.!

Have a great day and I look forward to seeing your Butterfly + Quadruple creations!



Tina 
has chosen the following letter for you. 

#43 Butterflies + Q is for Quadruple.

Quadruple = 4 of something.
So I would like to see 4 of the same item on your project. It can be anything you like.
Here are just a few suggestions for you.
 4 butterflies/4 design papers/4 buttons/4 flowers/4 gems etc.
The choice is yours but you must include at least
one Butterfly.

Tina has been been mega busy and made 2 cards for you.

Her 1st one is this elegant filigree style
with four butterflies on the front.


With an extra surprise inside.


Tina's chocie for her 2nd card
was to use Pearls.

+ 4 butterflies inside her card.

These are both lovely examples.
Please pop over to Tina's
own blog to see further details of them.


Thank you Tina  for being my Guest Designer
for #43.

Please take your Guest Designer badge
from the side bar.

Here is my  Inspiration for you.


My choice is 4 Gems with my butterfly paper.


You can find more details Here on my blog.

The Winner may choose one item from the following prizes.

Hessian goody bag
containing either

A)  Blue  selection 


or
(b) Brown/gold selection 


or 
$10 gift certificate from

D A I S I E company


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 #42

Well girls what can I possibly say other than 
I'm speechless at the lovely cards you have
produced with this zig zag theme. 
You have really done me proud.
Thankyou all.

I new player fluttered in this time.
Welcome to my Butterfly World. 

Here are my Top 3  makes for this challenge.
In numerical order


(23) Veerle
I looked at this card for a long time
Then I finally got it!!! 
Check out the lines zig zagging across themselves. 
Brilliant take on the theme. 

(27)  Samantha Wade
This card takes Vintage to a whole new meaning
all set on a zig zag base. 
(Samantha, also see below).

(28) Amanda.
Using pinking shears to create her design.

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

It gives me great pleasure to announce
the Winner for this challenge
Picked by Random org
(I'm working from my iPad so can't show)
 as she has played along week after week
and always gives encouragement to others.     
My Winner for # 42 is:
(20) Jenny Lawrence 
A black and white master piece. 

Congratulations Jenny.
Please send  your details to the email address
In the side bar letting me know the prize
You have selected shown in # 42.
Please also take your winners badge from the side bar. 

Now there are 2 Wow  prizes this time for 
cards that had me looking twice .
(26)  Pat
Poppies on a ziz zag embossed base. 

&
(27) Samantha Wade
Vintage to perfection.

Pat and Samantha please email me your details
to the address in my side bar
and  a Raspberry Road Gift  certificate
will be winging it's way to you. 

Hope to see you back in #43
Hugs Mrs A. 

Wednesday, November 04, 2015

#42 Butterflies + Z is for Zig Zags

Welcome back to my Butterfly Challenge.

Winners results for #41  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. 

Down to the last 3 letters now and you'll be 
surprised to know that X has been taken
but you will have to wait until the end of December
to find out the challenge.
And no it isn't Xmas or Xxxxx for Kisses
or even X marks the spot. 
My Guest Designer #45  is busy preparing her project 
but is sworn to secrecy 
What can it possibly be!!!!!
I'm a tease aren't I.

Anyway I'm way ahead of myself so back to 

#42
Please give a warm welcome to my next Guest Designer.
 Claudia   (winner of #38)


I'm Claudia and I turned just 40 (in July). I'm living in Belgium. I'm married for the past 11 years with Wim and we have 2 children. Jarno is our son (13) and Joran, our daughter is 9. I've been making cards for 3 years now. At first I was making a lot of 3D cards, then I found out about copics, gorgeous digis and crafting and never stopped doing it since then. I work part time  as an administrative assistant. I'm trilled to be part of the DT team at Creatalicious. Hugs xxx  


Claudia 
has chosen the following letter for you. 

#42 Butterflies + Z is for Zig zags.

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So any paper design which has zig zags on it or  maybe ric rac brad or just draw the lines on your card + your Butterflies of course.

Here is Claudia's  project for you.


Claudia has chosen to make this hidden pocket tag card
using zig zag paper for the tag holder.

Here you can see the tag removed showing more of the design.

Please pop over to Claudia's blog
to see how her card was made.


Thank you Claudia for being my Guest Designer
for #42.

Please take your Guest Designer badge
from the side bar.

Here is my  Inspiration for you.



You can find more details Here on my blog.


The Winner may choose one item from the following prizes.

Hessian goody bag
containing either

A)  Red  selection 


or
(b) Pink 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 #41

Three new players fluttered in this time .
Welcome to my Butterfly World.
Also new followers too.
Thankyou for settling here for a while
 and hope to see you play along.

N is for Numbers certainly put the cat 
amongst the pigeons but those of you 
who played along came up with some 
ingenious ideas.

It was really, really hard to choose just 3 top makes
so I didn't. I chose 5 instead!!

Here are my top 5 makes for this challenge.

In numerical order

(3) nnaloraC
With this pretty 80th Birthdy card
using Nitwit papers. 

(12) Alison C
With this stunningly embossed  purple card 
again for an 80th Birthday.

(16) Samantha Wade
With this Shabby chic card.
Check out those numbers!!

(17) Donna
With this Weathered clock card
showing Roman numerals.

(24) Jenny Lawrence 
Check out Jenny's No1. shaped card
which she raced in with,  almost at the last minute.

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

The Winner picked by Random Org
Is

(18) Lia B 
It is Lia's first time playing with us
and her card is a stunning twisted Easel card
for a 65th Birthday. 

Please send me your details Lia to the email address
in the side bar letting me know the prize you have selected 
Shown in # 41.
Please also take you Winners Badge from the side bar.


Hope to see you all back in # 42.
Not many letters left to go now.