Guest Designer for Challenge 70 - Back To School

Hello and Happy Friday!

Today the Fussy and Fancy girls

are very proud to

introduce our very talented

guest designer

Alison

aka Butterfly

Here is a little bit about Alison:

I'm quite a newbie to the world of crafting, though
I've always made bits and pieces with my hands as I
was growing up, often to help with my mum's dolls
house hobby.  So when I recently re-discovered the joy
of crafting, it was sort of like coming home. I'm incredibly
lucky that my 'day job' is also deeply stimulating: I'm a
text and voice coach (if you want to know more, there's
a link on my blog), though I've recently gone freelance
and that's what's given me the time to play and explore
Craftyblogland - a place I've grown to love & a hobby
I've become hopelessly addicted to.  

I LOVE all things Tim Holtz, shabby chic, grunge
and especially distressing.   I'm very excited to have won a
GD spot here at Fussy and Fancy for the "Back To School"
challenge, though I'm afraid I'm one of those strange people
who never minded going back to school. I loved learning
new things I guess that's still going on today my crafting!

Alison created a wonderful

frameable collage to share with us

for our current challenge

Back To School

Isn't this collage special?

We love the textured background and the

adorable vintage images along with the

distressed design papers and alphabet strips.

The contrast of the soft blue

math paper and the fun embellishments
compliment the sentiment perfectly.

We hope that you can visit Alison's blog

Words and Pictures 

to read all about this very special project 

and to see more of her talented work

It's been a real pleasure Alison - thank you!

xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx

Challenge 69 - Guest Designer Winner and Top 5

Happy Friday Fussy and Fancy followers

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We want to thank everyone that entered
our Orange, Lime and Citrus challenge.

All of your cards were so bright and 

cheerful with this color combination.

We hope you had lots of fun!

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With the help of random.org

we have a new 

Featured Guest Designer Winner

And the winner is:

Vicki

Here's her yummy winning card:

Congratulations Vicki

Please contact Sheryl at shercauble455@aol.com

for your guest designer details

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And now onto our 

Top 5 winners

(in no particular order)

#1 Jane Middleton

#5 Mia Scott

#6 Gale

#12 Coops

#24 Shelby

Congratulations to you all and
please make sure you grab our

 Top 5 blinkie from the side bar

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Our current challenge is

Back To School 

and it will run until midnight

6th September GMT

xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx

Challenge 70 - Back to School

Happy Friday Fussy and Fancy followers

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Our new guest designer and top 5 will be

announced next Friday (31st August) so

please pop back then to see if 

you are amongst the winners

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Our challenge for the next fortnight is:

BACK TO SCHOOL

It's that time of year again when Mum's

are rushing around getting those last final

bits and pieces for their little ones (and not

so little ones) to go back to school!  Some of

them will be going to school for the first time

and no doubt many a tear will be shed at the

school gate, I remember it well and that was

just me, lol :-)

So to cheer our little soldiers and angels up,

what better way than to make them a card or

gift.  It should put a smile on their faces and

also give them something for their first show

and tell and hopefully be the envy of all

of their friends too!

Here's the Mum's from our DT to give

you some ideas to get you started:

May


Laila

Chrissy


Wendy


Nicola


Natalie


Mary
  

Sheryl C


Danielle

Hope your little ones enjoy their first

days at school and don't forget to take

plenty of tissues with you!  My

daughter is 21 now and I can still

remember that first day - a moment

to cherish forever...

You have until midnight on
6th September GMT to enter

xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx

Guest Designer Spot for Challenge 69 - Orange, Lime and Citrus

Hello and happy Friday!

Today the Fussy and Fancy girls are very proud
to introduce our talented guest designer

SUZI

Sue McManus

Here is a little bit about Suzi:

My given name is Susannah but I'm known as Suzi and I live
in bonny Scotland.

I took up crafting as a hobby after taking early retirement from
my career as a professional musician 3 years ago.  That wee
hobby I took up to whittle away a few hours has now turned into
a (dare I say it) obsession.  I love stamping, colouring, altering,
recycling and I'm in my element when I enter my craft room each day.
I just wish I had found it earlier in my life.

Here's the gorgeous card that Suzi has made

for us using the colours orange, lime

and citrus from our current challenge:


The use of the colours in this challenge are brilliantly
picked out in the papers that have been used as well as
the superb colouring of the image along with all of
those pretty embellishments too. 

We hope that you can visit Suzies blog

SUZIES

to read more details about her fabulous card
and of course the rest of her lovely work

It's been a real pleasure Suzi - thank you!



xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx



Challenge 68 - Guest Designer Winner and Top 5

Happy Friday Fussy and Fancy followers

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Thank you to everyone that entered our Vintage

challenge with such beautiful cards and

some real masterpieces too!

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With the help of random.org

we have a new

Featured Guest Designer Winner

And that's you:

Alison
(aka Butterfly)

and here are her gorgeous tags:

 

Congratulations Alison

Please contact Sheryl at shercauble455@aol.com

for your Guest Designer details

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And now onto our

TOP 5 winners

(in no particular order)

#8 Liz Marsden

 

#22 Marianne

 

#28 Judith

 

#35 Elizabeth

 

#60 Zora

 

Congratulations to you all and

please make sure you grab our

Top 5 blinkie from the side bar

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Our current challenge is 

 

and you have until midnight on

23rd August GMT to enter

xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx

Challenge 69 - Orange, Lime & Citrus

Happy Friday Fussy and Fancy followers

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Our new guest designer and top 5 will be

announced next Friday (17th August) so

please pop back then to see if you are

amongst the winners

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For the next fortnight our challenge is

a colour challenge:

 

We would like you to use all 3 colours

on your projects so I think we may be

needing sunglasses when we pop by

your blogs to leave our comments!

Here's our own fruity delights with a

bit of inspiration for you:

Céline

Christine


Flying Fresian


Debbie


Ann


Karen


Sarah-Jane 


Ashley

Hope you have fun with this challenge!

You have until midnight on 23rd August GMT to enter

xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx

Challenge 67 - Guest Designer Winner and Top 5

Happy Friday Fussy and Fancy followers

It's hard to believe that its already August!

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Unfortunately, we weren't able to reach

our last Guest Designer Winner

so we don't have a special feature 

for you today.  However,

we do have lots of gorgeous cards

for you to feast your eyes on

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We want to thank everyone that entered our

Photo Inspiration Challenge

It was such a treat for us all to visit your blogs

and see your lovely cards and projects!

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With the help of random.org

we have a new

Featured Guest Designer Winner

and the winner is:

#13 SUZI

Here is Suzi's beautiful card

Congratulations Suzi

Please contact Sheryl at shercauble455@aol.com

for your Guest Designer details

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And now onto our 

TOP 5 Winners

(in no particular order)

#4 Cris

#18 Vanessa Nessy

#30 Marion L

#41 Nadell

#50 Mary C

Congratulations to you all

and please make sure that you take our

 Top 5 blinkie from the side bar

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Our current challenge is 

Vintage

 with distressing and lace 

and you have until midnight on

9th August GMT to enter

xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx