#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.

#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. 

#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. 

#41 Butterflies + N is for Numbers

Welcome back to my Butterfly Challenge.

Winners results for #40  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 4 letters now and that 

elusive X is still there.

What can it be!

Please give a warm welcome to my next Guest Designer.

 Elena F.   (winner of #37)

Hello Everyone! I´m Elena F , I´m 41 and I live in the Basque Country with hubby, our 2 kids and a baby.

I work full time in the only newspaper that is published entirely in Euskera (our oldest than Latin official language) but now I´m happily to have a break.

Since I can remember, I spent time doing all kind of crafts and colouring. I also sew, knit and crochet when I can.

I think what I enjoy making the most is doing handmade gifts. Craft (specially scrapbooking) is my hobby and I love copic colouring.

I started blogging in January 2013 and you can find my work at:

http://esku-lanak.blogspot.com.es/

(SCRAP-lanak GANBARAN; that means scrap works in my storage room).

Thank you for having me as a Guest Designer!. Thanks to all the readers / followers too for being here. Elena F.  

Elena has chosen the following letter for you. 

#41 Butterflies + N is for Numbers.

So I would like to see a number or numbers on your project.
The number could be to celebrate a Birthday (age) or an Anniversary for example.
You can interpret any way you wish and add any embellishments + your butterfly of course.

Here is Elena's  project for you.

Elena has chosen to make this gorgeous tag with a

vellum pocket and used the number 10.

Please pop along to Elena's blog

to see the techniques that were used.

Thank you Elena  for being my Guest Designer

for #41.

Please take your Guest Designer badge

from the side bar.

Here is my  Inspiration for you.

I'm back with my love /hate relationship 

with acetate for this 18th Birthday card.

You can find the link here to my blog

giving full details.

Elf Candy is still also running until 31st Oct.

The Winner may choose one item from the following prizes.

Hessian goody bag

containing either

A)  Pink  selection 

or

(b) Gold/Brown selection 

or 

$10 gift certificate from

Doodle Pantry

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.