#45 Butterflies + X is for Xanthine.

Welcome back to my Butterfly Challenge.

Winners results for #44  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. 

Well the dreaded letter X has finally arrived 

#45 Butterflies + X is for Xanthine.

but before this has you all  fleeing for the hills

let me explain!!!

Xanthine =  The yellow colouring matter found in certain plants as in Yellow Madder.
(Madder is from the Genus Rubia and has small yellow flowers, whorled leaves and a reddish brown root.)
 
So I would like to see Yellow Butterfly/s  and  also a splash of Yellow on your project somewhere.  Where and how you put the yellow is entirely up to you.  (i.e ribbon, gems, paper  etc.)
 
See told you it was  Simples!!

I'm  delighted to introduce you  to my next Guest Designer

Please Welcome

Amanda

(winner of  #40)

I'm Amanda.

I live in Derbyshire with my fiancé Andrew,  3 dogs, 5 cats and 5 chickens. I work part time in food retail, so I am at home quite a lot - looking after all the animals!

I love to craft - cards, digital projects, atc's, altered frames, hand embroidery, pom-pomming. If I'm not crafting I'm reading (proper books, not one of those e-reader thingymebobs) or baking.

Kind of an old fashioned gal, that's me.

I have a blog where I post my makes and other bits & bobs: purplemurtlemakes.blogspot.co.uk

Looking forward to seeing all your takes on the letter X.

Amanda xx

I can't wait any longer to show what 

Amanda brought along  with her.

Well actually she didn't as she has sent it to me!!

Amanda made this Journal Book especially for me.

 It arrived on Christmas Eve and has to be just  about 

the best unexpected Christmas Present I have ever received.

Thankyou so much Amanda Xxxxxx

I love every single  page.

These are just a few to share with you.

The front cover.

There are several pages with tags.

Old postcards. This one is dated  01/10/1926

Sent to Freda from Gladys.

(I wonder who they were!)

Lots of the pages had punched out butterflies.

The very last page that says

Hand Crafted with Love.

It certainly was.

Thankyou

Amanda.

Please pop over to Amanda's blog to see more detailing.

Thank you  for being my Guest Designer

for #45.

Please take your Guest Designer badge

from the side bar.

2 quick pictures of cards from me

for inspiration.

Criss Cross Fold Card.

Z fold Card.

You can read more details and see other 

photos on my blog post here.

The Winner may choose one item from the following prizes.

Hessian goody bag

containing either

A)  Blue  selection 

or

(b)  Red 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 #44

Hello one and all.

Time to announce the winners of 

my month long Fairy challenge.

22 players fluttered by and what gorgeous

fairies you brought along to play.

Thankyou for taking time out

from your busy Christmas schedules to enter.

I really enjoyed all the different projects

and couldn't wittle it down to just a Top 3

so here is my T4!!

In numerical order they are

(1) Lia

(A gorgeous LOTV image used with 

beautiful embroidered leaves in the design).

(12) Bernadette

(Brought along this lovely New Baby box

that she created with such a cute baby fairy

nestling in amongst all the embellishments).

(19) Amanda

(Tried her hand at a spot of book binding 

and created this wonderful fairy house 

for her wee fairy fae to live in)

(21) Tricia 

(This is Hand cut 3d decoupage taken 

to another level. Just checkout that intricate cutting).

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

The 2  Winners picked by Random Org
are

(20) Alison C. 

I already had Alison earmarked as 

a Top3 contender so pleased that 

Mr Org agreed with me!

 (8) Margaret.

I'm really pleased that Mr Org

picked Margaret as one of the Winners

as she plays along in every challenge.

(Everything come to those that wait!)

Please send me your details Alison  and Margaret to the email address

in the side bar letting me know  which voucher you would like to receive

Shown in # 44.

Please also take your Winners Badge from the side bar.

Hope to see you all back in # 45.

in which the Butterflies are back.

#44 All kinds Of Fairies

Hello and welcome back 

to a very Special Challenge.

Please stop and flutter for a while.

Winners results for #43 are in the post below.

The butterflies are all now in the chrysalis stage 

and will be back in the New Year

ready to spread their wings.

In The meantime 

for the whole of December 

(closes 29th )

The Fairies have come along to play.

The New challenge for #44 is

All kinds of Fairies.

You can make Christmas/Non Christmas items

just so long as I can see a fairy/ies with wings 

 on your project.

There will be two winners chosen

and a Top 3 selected.

Here is my inspiration for you.

My 1st creation is a wall Hanging.

Using  a digi image by 

Patties Creations called

'Moon Fairy Snow Globe.

My 2nd is a scenic Spring Card

created with various 

Lavinia Stamps.

Please stop by my Blog for full details

on these 2 projects.

Another card to show as inspiration for you.

You can find the details for this card

here.

The 2 winners may choose

a $10 Gift Certificate each

from one of  the following companies.

Robyn's Fetish

Nitwit Collections

The Art Of Crafts

Doodle Pantry

Aspire Crafts

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 #43.

Two 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.

It was interesting to see what you

all came up with as your quadruple element.

Again it was really hard to pick a Top 3.

In numerical order

they are

(13) Cherio Urgia 

With this stunning creation using Shimmering yarn.

Not only were there 4 butteflies  but also 4 white pearls,

4 red gems and a repeat pattern of 4 scrolls in the design . 

(16) CreaMaria

With these butterflies and snowflakes in shades of blue.

4 different design papers used along with 4 snowflakes.

(26) Flutterbies and Heffalumps

With a glorious box full  of different  butterflies.

4 beautifully decorated ones in pinks and purples.

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

AND

also please email me  to the address in my side bar

to receive  a $10 gift certificate  from 

D.A.I.S.I.E. company.

The Winner picked by Random Org
Is

(11) Linda T

It is Linda's first time playing with us

and her card  has  a cute pink elephant with 

fluttering butterflies sporting 4 grey pearls 

Please send me your details Linda to the email address
in the side bar letting me know the prize you have selected 
Shown in # 43.
Please also take your Winners Badge from the side bar.

Hope to see you all back in # 44.

which will be a Special Edition 

for December.