Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge: June 2013

Friday, June 28, 2013

Challenge 92 - Steampunk

Happy Friday Fussy and Fancy followers

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Our new guest designer and top 5 from

challenge 91 "button up" will be

announced next Friday (5th July)

so please pop back then to see if

you are amongst the winners

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For the last few challenges we have

been saying hello and goodbye to

design team members, but today

we are saying "welcome" to

a talented crafter who will complete

our team and bring us back up to

full numbers again.

Simone Campbell was one of Ivonne's

top 5 picks from challenge 90 and

we are pleased that she accepted our

invitation to join us.

Here's Simone to introduce herself:

(click on my photo to visit my blog)

Hi my name's Simone Campbell and I'm 41 years young.
I have an identical twin sister, Eulanda, who is huge into
card making as well as my mother Dorothy who I'm
assuming we got our creative abilities from.

My fiancée and I have recently relocated from Williams Lake
in Canada to Vancouver Island, Canada for his work. We are
really loving it here but I prefer to be closer to my family if
given the choice. Of course we make the best of it and it
has been a new experience for all of us.

I've been crafting for a long time but I'm mostly drawn
to card making as my main hobby. I don't work at the
moment so am able to focus huge on my cards. I find
when I don't get enough time to allow my "creative
juices" out I actually get a little cranky so I consider it
more of a necessity than a hobby.

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Our challenge for the next fortnight

is hosted by Laila

And the theme she's chosen is:

Laila would like to see all of your

gorgeous steampunk projects and

maybe a bit of altered art too

We can't wait to see your entries

for this challenge!

This challenge has taken a lot of

our design team out of their

comfort zone, but they've

produced some great artwork

for your inspiration despite this

May

We hope you have fun with this challenge!

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You can also enter our challenges via email

We have an email entry blog set up where

your cards are placed, entered into the

challenge via the linking tool and

commented on by our design team

Email: fussyandfancy@hotmail.com

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You have until midnight on

11th July (GMT) to enter

xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx

Friday, June 21, 2013

Guest Designer for Challenge 91 - Button Up

Hello and happy Friday

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Today the Fussy and Fancy girls

are happy to introduce

our very talented guest designer

Kelly Smith

Here's a little bit about Kelly:

Hi my name's Kelly and I'm from Lincolnshire, England.

I've been married to Karll for 10 years on the 28th of June

this year! Where does the time go?

We have a fiesty ginger cat called Ruby and an adorable,

but a bit nutty, Cavalier King Charles called Archie.

I work in a school office, so lucky ol' me gets the school

holidays to craft away! I've always loved being creative and

as a little girl I constantly had a colouring book and crayons

with me. So of course I LOVE stamping and colouring!

My favourite stamps are Penny Black (I couldn't tell you

how many I have of these), closely followed by Lili of the

Valley, Wild Rose Studio, House Mouse, Sugar

Nellie and Humphrey's Corner. I use my Promarkers for

colouring with mostly but do still love my Faber-Castell

Watercolour Pencils. My favourite embellishments are

lace, pearls and ribbon and I adore the digi papers from

Pink Petticoat.

Here's the adorable baby card that Kelly

has made for our current challenge

Button Up

This is such a beautiful baby card Kelly.
The Penny Black image is so cute and
your colouring is lovely.

We love these gorgeous soft blue papers
that you've chosen and just look at those
pretty flowers you made! The blue inked
edges really make them pop. Our favourite
part has to be the blue button centers
you added, just perfect for our challenge!

The lace and pearls you used are
so soft and the adorable little charm
makes the perfect finishing touch.

We hope that you visit Kelly's blog

Little K Smith's Crafty Corner

to read more about Kelly's lovely card
and how she made it.

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

xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx

Challenge 90 Featured Guest Design Winner and Top 5

Hello and happy Friday

Fussy and Fancy followers

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Thanks you to everyone who entered

our "Bling it On" challenge

hosted by Ivonne

You certainly know how to bling

your projects up don't you and

the selection of artwork has

certainly been a delight for

our design team to visit

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With the help of Randon.org

we have a new

Featured Guest Design Winner

And the winner is:

#85 Mila

Here's Mila's blinged up wedding card:

Congratulations Mila!

Please contact Sheryl at shercauble455@aol.com

for your Guest Designer details

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And now onto

Ivonne's Top 5 Winners

(in no particular order)

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

Button Up

which is being hosted by Debbie

and will run until midnight

on 27th June (GMT)

xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx

Friday, June 14, 2013

Challenge 91 - Button Up

Happy Friday Fussy and Fancy followers

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Our new guest designer and top 5 from

challenge 90 "Bling it On" will be

announced next Friday (21st June)

so please pop back then to see if

you are amongst the winners

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We're saying a sad farewell to one of

our design team this week, so thank

you to Ashley for all of her inspiration

over the last 14 months and we wish

her well out there in blogland.

We also have a new face to introduce

into the design team and that comes

in the form of Berit Synnove.

Berit was chosen as one of the top 5

from our last challenge and we've

invited her along to come and join us.

Here's Berit to introduce herself to you:

(click on my photo to visit my blog)

I live in the middle of Norway, have been engaged to my

fiancée now for 18 years and we have two beautiful sons.

I've been paper crafting since 2007 when I made some
layouts for my eldest sons confirmation. Since then I've made
lots of cards and layouts, but I prefer card making. I really
enjoy colouring images with my distress inks and water and I
can sit down doing this for many hours. Of course I also like
buying new stash much like any other paper crafter!

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Our challenge for the next fortnight

is hosted by Debbie

and the theme she's chosen is:

Debbie would like to see all of those

lovely buttons on your projects.

We can't wait to see your entries

for this challenge!

Here are the design team with their

own button creations to inspire you:

Debbie

Céline

Annie

Sam
Sam has also included a tutorial for her button storage too

Sam

Shell

Sazzle

We hope you have fun with this challenge!

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You can also enter our challenges via email
We have an email entry blog set up where
your cards are placed, entered into the
challenge via the linking tool and
commented on by our design team.

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You have until midnight on
28th June (GMT) to enter

xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx

Friday, June 7, 2013

Guest Designer for Challenge 90 - Bling It On

Hello and happy Friday

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Today the Fussy and Fancy girls

are happy to introduce

our very talented guest designer

Katie Tate

Here's a little bit about Katie:

I am a wife of 18 years and a Mum to three beautiful
children. I'm English by birth, but have been in the
US now for over sixteen years and I reside in
sunny north Texas.

I've been paper crafting for fourteen years and card

making for four. I love to color! I've been colouring
all my life. You could always find a colouring book
and felt tip pens in my Christmas stocking.

Copic Markers are my medium of choice and I'm

certified in the use of them. The blending that can be
achieved with them is so wonderful and you can

often find me cheerfully colouring, even though
I have no card idea in mind.

I love all types of cards, but struggle a little with the

CAS style, I'm a more is more kinda gal!

And here's the gorgeous card that Katie

has made for our current challenge

Bling It On

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This is such a beautiful, fun
and inspiring card Katie.

The butterflies you've created
with corrugated cardstock and pearls
look beautiful teamed up
with the pretty embroidered lace.

And the adorable "My Besties" digi
image you chose to work with is so fun.
You coloured her up so beautifully with
such soft pretty pastels.

Then you finished your card off with
the sentiment "Believe in yourself",
we can't help but smile and feel inspired
when we look upon your card!

We hope that you visit Katie's blog

Both Sides Of The Paper

to read more about Katie's lovely card
and how she made it.

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

xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx