Wednesday, April 25, 2018

#99 Challenge Extension.

Due to severe disruption to my computer and my internet connection caused by  being hacked not once but twice to the same account in the space of 10 days my  poor computer has had to have it insides scrubbed and disinfected with a Malware program and I only got back on line late last night . I have therefore reset #99 to run for a further 2 weeks in order for me to catch up. Whilst I do  have the cards and the prizes ready for the next challenge, as it is a milestone number (#100) I did not want to rush getting the post and pictures up in a hurry  plus I also need to get all links to previous winners and Guest Designers blogs removed in order to comply with the new privacy legislation rules  coming into play at the end of May.
Please continue to play along with the current challenge which is below this post and enter your cards in Mr Linky.
Thankyou for your understanding .
#99 will close on Tuesday 8th May.
#100 will now  open on Wednesday 9th May. There will be a bumper number of prizes for this special edition.

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

#99 Spin The Butterfly Wheel with the Letter D.

Welcome back to the new style/format Butterfly Challenge. Thank you all for playing along  with the last challenge. There were 40 entries    Winners results for #98 are  published  in the post below. Make sure you check back as it could be you. Only two prizes were claimed and sent out on the last challenge. Can I please ask that Winners acknowledge their prize in the comments on the Winners post as well as emailing their details to me. This way I will know to expect an email. Sadly I had one unclaimed prize winner notify me that she had neither heard from me nor been sent  her prize but I had never received her original email. (This has since been rectified and prize posted.)  Please state if you are only playing for fun so that it gives someone else the chance to win.  There are 3 prizes for this challenge again.
Come on in.

Lets Spin the Butterfly Wheel.

Each challenge will still be a letter of the Alphabet but there will  now be a choice of 3 Colours and 3 Themes all beginning with the chosen letter.
You must use your butterfly/ies on your creation, 
then you can either choose a Theme or a Colour from the wheel  to be entered  for the 1st Prize.
If you use a Butterfly + a Theme + a Colour from the wheel then 
you  will  be entered into the 2nd Prize. 
Please state in your post which part of the wheel you are using to play with.
New for this Yr.
If you manage to use all 7 elements of the wheel then you will be entered into a 3rd Prize.

So lets get started.
The wheel for this challenge is

#99 Spin The Butterfly Wheel with the letter D. 



Dark Salmon/Denim Blue/Dirt/Diecut/Digi Image/Dimension/ Butterfly.
 I have used  Wikipedia's  excellent site for obtaining most of the colours chosen for the wheels. I then went through all my Promarkers,Marvey le PlumeII, Graph'it and Spectrum Noir pens to find the nearest colour match for me to use.
Below is the pen colours I found nearest and have used for my cards. Hope this helps.

Here is my inspiration for you.

Using Butterfly/ Dark Salmon / Dimension


Please go to my blog here  for how it was made.

Lets see how many of you can  use all seven elements of the wheel for your card.

1st Prize.
(for using either One Theme or One Colour with your butterfly/ies)
Please state in your post which part of the wheel you are using to play with.

 Butterfly stickers
+ 4 wooden butterfly embellishments

2nd Prize.
 (for using both a Theme and a Colour + your butterfly/ies )
Please state in your post which part of the wheel you are using to play with.


Crafts-Too Embossing Folder
' Pansies'
+ Dovecraft  2 butterflies  die cut set.

 3rd Prize.
(For using all 7 elements of the butterfly wheel on your project. )

Tonic Studios
'Apple Blossom' die set
+  Studio Light  Butterfly stamp.


Please be sure to read all the rules on the tab above
and enter your creations in Mr Linky below.
Please also state if you are only playing for fun.

Happy crafting and see you soon.


Winners #98

Thank you for playing along in the last challenge. 40 entries this time round and a great selection to choose from . Six  people managed to use all seven elements on their cards so well done to you . 
 All of the entries were worthy of a mention and after the manic day I have just had I really couldn't get my Top 3 down any lower than 5 so here they all are in

 Numerical order

(5) Sindu
I love this recycled box. Isn't it pretty. Sindu has used Butterfly/Teal/Triangle.

(10) Dawn
I love these Butterflies which Dawn has used as her Identical element.

(22) Nicola G.
Can you spot the triangle made from the twine hanging on the loop. Brilliant idea!

(26) Lia
Lia has incorporated all seven elements in this lovely card.

(39) Beverly S
I counted 5 identical pairs of items. Can you spot them all.

Congratulations to everyone. Please take a bow and help yourselves to the 
Top 3 Badge from the side bar.


  1st Prize.

As there were just 8 entries that had entered either just a colour or a theme with their butterfly  I used Teacup Org.  and hubby did the honours.

(40) Helen




 2nd Prize.
 (for using both a theme and a colour + your butterfly/ies)

(17)  Sandy J.


3rd Prize.
(For using all 7 elements of the butterfly wheel. )
Again as there were  6 entries that qualified  I used Teacup Org.  and hubby did the honours.

(25) Karen P.


Helen, Sandy and Karen P.

Please get in touch using the email address in the sidebar to collect your prizes.. 
Please also take the Winner's Badge from the side Bar.
Can I also please ask that you acknowledge your win in the comments below
so that I know to expect an email from you.
(Sadly I never received one previous winners email)


Hope to see you all back in # 99.
Happy Crafting