Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge

Friday, January 16, 2015

Fussy and Fancy Winners for Challenge 129 - snowflakes and ribbons

Hello and
Happy Friday

Fussy and Fancy followers!

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Thank you to everyone that
entered our
Snowflakes and Ribbon Challenge
Hosted by our very sweet
and talented Mary Lou!

Your entries were all so

Lovely, creative and festive!

It was such a pleasure to visit

all of your blogs!

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We have lots of

WINNERS

to announce!

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First we would like to thank
the very sweet and talented
Heather Dennis at
Fresh Brewed Designs

Heather is offering

One lucky winner

3 digi stamps

of your choice from her store!

With the help of Random.org

The winner of
Fresh Brewed Designs
3 digi images is

#15 Lorraine Collet

Congratulations Lorraine!

Please e-mail Sheryl at

fussyandfancy@hotmail.co.uk
with your mailing address!

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Now for our new

Featured Guest Designer Winner!

With the help of Random.org

the winner is

#25 Marilyn Webb

Congratulations Marilyn!

Please contact Sheryl at
fussyandfancy@hotmail.co.uk

for your Guest Designer details

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And now onto
Mary Lou's

Top 5

(in no particular order)

This wasn't easy for Mary Lou!

#29 Elena F

#59 Sue U

#64 Lynne Bishop

#85 Deborah Adams

#96 Meg

Congratulations to you all and

please make sure you grab our
Top 5 badge from the side bar!

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Our current challenge is

Swirls and Pearls

our very talented Norma

is hosting and it will run until midnight on

22nd January (GMT)

We hope that you can join us!

xx Happy crafting xx

Friday, January 9, 2015

Fussy and Fancy Challenge 130 - Swirls and Pearls

Happy Friday
Fussy and Fancy followers!

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Our challenge for the next
fortnight is hosted by our

very sweet and talented

Norma

Hello. My name is Norma and when it comes to card-making I am definitely a

Fussy and Fancy kind of gal.

I simply love adding embellishments to my cards. The hardest type of cards for me to create is actually when I have to make CAS (clean and simple) cards and have to restrain myself from embellishing...ha ha.

My cards tend to feature cute images (rubberstamps or digis) that I like to colour with alcohol-ink markers and/or coloured pencils. My favorite embellishments are flowers, pearls and swirls/flourishes. I'm a die-and-punch addict. I feel guilty if I don't make use of the floral dies and punches that I've spent way too much money on (gulp), so I like to make my own flowers. I also love doing fancy fold cards.

The challenge Norma has chosen is:

Pearls and Swirls

Here is the lovely
Pearls and Swirls card
that Norma has created!

(using Aurora Wings Big Eye Poppy Elf - Himalayan Blue)

Gorgeous colouring and so very pretty with the blue tones
bringing out the vibrant blue of her eyes!
The flower embellishments are a perfect match to
the lovely poppy's in her hair!
Did Norma make them herself or did she buy these at
the store?
We will have visit her lovely blog to find out!
The pretty swirls and pearls make the perfect finishing touches
on this gorgeous card!

Norma will be choosing the

Top 5 Winners

for this challenge!

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We are excited to announce
that Aurora Wings

is our sponsor for this challenge!

Fantasy artist and digital stamp designer Mitzi Sato-Wiuff started offering digital stamps in Aurora Wings shop on Etsy in May of 2013. It has experienced a phenomenal growth, thanks to the wonderful response to her unique style of art that ranges widely in terms of subject matter, style, and complexity from simple beginners' images to highly detailed, advanced colorists' images -- different from a lot of digital stamps that are available in the paper crafting industry.

Mitzi is a Colorado based artist, who is originally from Japan. Her artwork shows a clear and distinct influence of vintage shojo manga (少女漫画), tattoo art, woodblock prints, and kimono textile art of her native country. Mitzi has been drawing since early childhood, playing with crayons, watercolor, colored pencil, pastel, acrylics, and more recently, digital.

The very sweet, generous and talented

Mitzi

is offering one very lucky winner

$15.00 USD worth of digital stamps of your

choice from her shop!

Thank you, Mitzi!

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And now, with lots of wonderful
"Swirls and Pearls"
ideas to inspire you,
I'm so very proud to introduce
the very talented and creative

Fussy and Fancy Girls!

Pat K

(using AuroraWings Pearls that can be found here

Sandra

Using Aurora Wings "Elf with poppy blooms"

Beth

Using Aurora Wings "Eye Butterfly-Butterfly Mask"

Nikki

Using Girl with Pansy, Lobelia & Butterfly

Ivonne

Using Aurora Wings "Big Eyes Hydrange Sprite"

Vannessa

( Aurora Wings Pearls digi)

JUDY

Using Girl with Pansy, Lobelia & Butterfly

Gunn-Eirill

Nathalie

I hope you can pop by the girls blogs

to read about their lovely creations.

They would love a visit from you!

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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

22nd January (GMT) to enter

We look forward to seeing your

Swirls and Pearls creations!

**Happy Crafting**

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Friday, January 2, 2015

Snowflakes and Ribbon Challenge reminder!

Hello Fussy and Fancy Followers!

Happy Friday and Happy New Year!

Our current Challenge is

#129 Snowflakes and Ribbon

hosted by our very own Mary Lou!

This challenge is being sponsored

by the very generous Heather

at Fresh Brewed Designs

Heather, the super sweet and very

talented owner, is offering

One lucky winner

3 digi stamps

of your choice from her store!

Here are a couple of lovely cards created

by Heather, and her very talented DT member Lori,

as a Challenge reminder for us this week!

Heather

using FBD Snow digi

This digi is so pretty! I love how you tucked the gold

snowflake embossed cardstock behind your

snowflake framed image.

It matches her gold hat and scarf beautifully!

Then the pretty yellow snowflake brings out the yellow/blonde in her hair!

The big soft bow adds the perfect finishing touch and

makes this card perfect for Valentines Day!

Lori Barnett

using FBD candy cane Latte

What a super fun and cheerful card!

I love the embossed snowflakes with the blue stickles.

The red snowflakes are so bright and cheerful!

I never would have thought to make my snowflakes red!

I love how it looks with the fun Candy Cane Latte digi!

Aren't they beautiful?

What wonderful inspiration for our

Snowflakes and Ribbon Challenge!

Thank you so much, Ladies!

You have until midnight

8th January 2015 (GMT)

to enter this fun challenge!

We hope that you can join us!

You will find the original

Challenge post here.

**Wishing you a Happy and Crafty New Year**

Friday, December 26, 2014

Fussy and Fancy's Featured Guest Designer for Challenge 129 - Snowflakes and Ribbon

Hello and happy Friday!

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Today the Fussy and Fancy girls

are happy to introduce

our very talented
Guest Designer

Karien

Here's a little about Karien:

I am proudly South African and I live in a town called Newcastle in KZN.

During the day I am a Business Banker at one of SA's largest Banks.

I usually scrap early mornings and an hour or 2 at night.

I have been Married for 23 years and we have a son and a daughter.

I am excited that I will soon to be grandmother to a little boy and his

due date is Christmas day!

I started doing scrapbooking in 2005.........and I am totally addicted to scrapbooking, card making and altered art. Other hobbies include photography, baking, painting, sewing and beading!!!

Thanks and hugs

Karien

Very special update!
Karien has shared the birth information of her precious new grandson!

"Our grandson was born 19th December by C-section in the morning at 8h22
and weighed in at 3.77 kg. He is too cute for words and will be christened
Du'Mondt Dante de Nysschen."

Congratulations Karien!

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Karien has created this gorgeous blue
Christmas card for our
Snowflakes and Ribbon Challenge
using the "Holly Stocking digi"
from Fresh Brewed Designs!