Summer Break....

Butterfly crafts will now be taking a summer break. I have been running the site for over a year and a half now and think this is a good time for me to take a little break to think up some new ideas.

So I want to take a moment to thank our fabulous spring DT:-

Andie
Beki
Bekka
Chiqui
Claire
Emma
Fabi
Hannah
Hayati
Karen W
Kristin
Lisa
Louise
Louisa-May
Michelle
Mirjam
Nat
Sandie
Tracy-Lihanne

You Ladies have been so fantastic over the past few months, 'thank you' so much for all your hard work.

To all our generous sponsors - 'Thank you', you are the best!

Also a massive 'Thank you' to everyone who has taken part in the challenges, without you we wouldn't have a site :)

So we will be back in the Autumn with a new DT call and lots more challenges, hope to see you then......

XOXO

June Winner....

Our June winner is:-

Valerie

Congratulations Valerie!! Please e-mail me at Butterflycrafts1@aol.com so we can get you your prize from our June sponsor Wink Wink Ink

June Written Challenge.....

This month's challenge is:-

Create a LO using a song title or lyric's as your title. It can be any song you like.

Please upload your layouts to our gallery, leave us a link in the comments or e-mail them to Butterflycrafts1@aol.com by 30th June. This month our winner will receive a prize of 3 x Digital Stamps from our June sponsor - Wink Wink Ink - Thank you Melanie xxx.

Here's what our fantastic DT came up with:-

Fabi

Fabi Say's:- 'When Ive got the challenge I wrote Karen to say im with a music in my mind lately and just had choosen the picture to scrap it.
Im moving to USA for 3 months in 2 weeks from now and things are hectic at home and also at my mind - some personal issues going on. So this music reflects a lot what Im going on.
Ive used a lot of layers to add dimension and stamped the major part of the title.
This is a very creative challenging and we are waiting your layouts :)'

Claire

Lisa

Louise

Sandie

Karen (me)
Tracy-Lihanne

Guest Designer - Anna

We can't wait to see your creations......

Meet our June Guest Designer - Anna

Here's a little about Anna:-

Hi! My name is Anna I am 22 and a Mummy to Jack aged 1 year. I live in Suffolk, UK with my partner Lee and Jack. I work part time in a Montessori nursery, which I enjoy doing, but my main passion is of course scrapping! I started scrapbooking originally when I was about 14, as my mum and godmother were both eager scrappers. I had a break from it during my GCSE's, Alevels and College Diploma. I got back into it about 3 years ago, shortly after I found out I was pregnant as I new I would want to scrap my pregnancy and of course my baby boy. Today I love scrapping more than ever, and enjoy the online world of scrapping aswell! I love photography as well and love to create pages using all of the scrummy products out there. I look foward to taking part in this challenge!

You can visit my blog here - www.mycreations-anna.blogspot.com

You can see Anna's guest designer layout for our June written challenge coming along ASAP....

June Visual Challenge.....

For our June Visual Challenge, we want you to use this advert to inspire a layout:

Please upload your layouts to our gallery, leave us a link in the comments or e-mail them to Butterflycrafts1@aol.com by 30th June. This month our winner will receive a prize of 3 x Digital Stamps from our June sponsor - Wink Wink Ink - Thank you Melanie xxx.

Here's what our fantastic DT came up with:-

Chiqui

Andie

Beki

Bekka

Emma

Karen W

Louisa-May

Mirjam

Nat

We can't want to see your creations.....

Meet Our June Sponsor - Wink Wink Ink....

Here is a little bit about our June sponsor Wink Wink Ink:-


*Wink *Wink Ink is a brand new digital stamp company as of January 2010. *Wink *Wink Ink images are original, well drawn, clear images with a style you won't find anywhere else! If you like animals, children and fantasy creatures you will love our stamps! I add new stamps to my store weekly so there is always something new to see! All images are 300 dpi and come in 3 versions- black and white jpg for coloring, transparent png for layering on all your digital creations, and a colored jpg for use as a coloring guide or print and embellish for quick beautiful projects in no time flat!

You can visit Wink Wink Ink here...

A big 'Thank you' to Melaine for sponsoring us this month.

May Winner....

Our May winner is.....

Anna

Congratulations Anna!! Please e-mail me at Butterflycrafts1@aol.com so we can get you your prize from our May sponsor Nikki Sivils.

Stay tuned for our June Visual Challenge......

May Written Challenge.....

Here is this months written challenge:-

Create a LO using items from the following list: (you do not have to use every item, but please try to use a minimum of 3 items)

Yellow
Red
Bee's
Buttons
Brown
Glitter
Pearls
Banner
Ink
Stamping
Any Nikki Sivils product *

*As our sponsor this month is Nikki Sivils you will get an extra entry into the prize draw if you use any Nikki Sivils products on your LO.

Please upload your Lay-outs to our gallery, leave us a link in the comments or e-mail them to Butterflycrafts1@aol.com by 31st May to be in with a chance of becoming our June guest designer and this month our winner with also receive this prize from our May sponsor - Nikki Sivils - Thank you Nikki xxx.

*Due to the weight of this months prize, international winners (outside of the UK) must be willing to pay their own shipping.

Here's what our fantastic DT came up with:

Hayati

Krissy



Louise

Sandie

Tracy-Lihanne

Karen (Me)

Lisa

Fabi

I found this challenge exciting as I could try some materials from Nikki - and they are not so easy to find in Brazil.(Unfortunately!). I used Nikkis great paper with colorful trees as basis for my picture.I love this type of challenges as we look at the list and think: OMG...how can I use everything together lol. And in the end, we are always positively surprised with the final layout. One this one I only missed the glitter, but everything else is there.Thanks Karen for this inspiring challenge - actually red is my favourite color ;) Girls, dont miss the chance fo get this wonderful Nikki kit!

Guest Designer - Krystle

We look forward to seeing your creations......

Meet our May GD - Krystle....

Hi everyone! My name is Krystle and I live in Albuquerque, NM with my wonderful husband of 7 years. I first picked up scrapbooking way back in 1997 and it has been so fun to see both my personal style and this industry grow over the past 13 years. For me, scrapbooking is a relaxing creative release and a beautiful way to preserve memories. I love everything about this craft, especially sharing inspiration and connecting with other scrappers.

Check back tomorrow to see Krystle's guest designer LO for our May written challenge......

May Visual Challenge.....

This month we want you to create a lay-out using this sketch, also as our sponsor this month is Nikki Sivils you will get an extra entry into the prize draw if you use any Nikki Sivils products on your LO:-

Please upload your Lay-outs to our gallery, leave us a link in the comments or e-mail them to Butterflycrafts1@aol.com by 31st May to be in with a chance of becoming our June guest designer and this month our winner with also receive this prize from our May sponsor - Nikki Sivils - Thank you Nikki xxx. *Due to the weight of this months prize, international winners (outside of the UK) must be willing to pay their own shipping.

Prize Contains - 12x12 papers - Willow Bee, 12x12 papers - My sweet Cherry Pie, 12x12 papers - Victoria's Street, 6X6 papers - Willow Bee, 6x6 papers - My sweet Cherry Pie, 6x6 papers - Victoria's Street, Willow Bee stickers, Victoria's Street stickers, Blue Buttons, Black Buttons.

Here's what our fantastic DT came up with:-

Andie

Beki

Bekka

Chiqui

Emma

Hannah

KarenW

Mirjam

Louisa-May

Nat

We look forward to seeing your creations....