Our Creative Corner: OCC Challenge - Beautiful Butterflies!!!

Good Morning!!! Welcome to another weekly challenge from Our Creative Corner. We greatly enjoyed seeing all your lovely creations last week using bows!! We LOVE seeing all of your card displayed, what a beautiful parade of cards!!!

We'd love to showcase this great card from Kelly Becker (below)! Just look at that gorgeous spring card she created and those flowers are fantastic. You can see more of Kelly's creations on her blog, La Maison De Papier. Congrats Kelly!!!

Now, onto this weeks challenge. This week, Dana Grothaus is challenging us to use butterflies on our cards. They can be big, small, punched, stamped, on patterned paper... we just want to see your beautiful butterflies!!!

To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then link it here with the direct link with our NEW linky system. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC

Here are some samples from our Design Team to get your juices flowing. Our April hostess will start us off:

Dana Grothaus - Dana's Dabbling Studio

Joycelyn Turner ~ Stamps 'n' Coffee

Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper

Diane Gilbert ~ My Little Stampin' Spot!

Julie ~ "Kewl"Stamps-n-More

Loretta Lock - love to create

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

25 comments:

Dawn said...: OMG - I love butterflies and have soo many stamps.... I just finished my card but waiting for morning to photograph it....; April 17, 2010 4:45 AM
Kelly said...: Thank you for showcasing my card this week (bows)! I am honored!

I am on such a butterfly kick lately and can't wait to join this week with a creation. The DT's examples are fabulous- kelly; April 17, 2010 7:43 AM
Lynn said...: What gorgeous cards you have on this great challenge blog..Thanks for the inspiration :)Lynn; April 17, 2010 8:53 AM
Silke Ledlow said...: Happy weekend ladies!!! I made my butterfly card last night and I hope you don't mind that I added it?!? Your samples are gorgeous!!! Hugs ~S~; April 17, 2010 11:15 AM
Sol said...: Almost a bit difficult to choose what Butterflies to use! I love them all.
I love that I can se all the cards right away.. That is very inspiring! and.. Gosh.. So many lovely entries...

I also love that you can see, at what time the submissions Close... A bit difficult sometimes with different time around the world! Have a nice weekend Everyone! :); April 17, 2010 1:21 PM
Karen Lee said...: I love all the butterfly cards. I actually made this card on Tuesday of this week and it fits right into this challenge. I hope it was okay to submit. Butterflies are always a favorite of mine.

xoxo Karen Lee; April 17, 2010 10:08 PM
Cokie Pop Paper Boutique said...: Perfect challenge for spring. Love the inspiration by the DT.; April 18, 2010 2:07 AM
Sandybeaches said...: Just love playing along! Thanks for the inspiration:); April 18, 2010 9:28 AM
Karen Lee said...: Just me again. I made a card last night after I submitted the one that I had made on Tuesday. Sorry for the double entry. So my challenge card is the one I just entered this morning. I couldn't get a thumbnail pic????

xoxo Karen Lee; April 18, 2010 1:02 PM
Becky said...: What beautiful cards, and I am ready for Spring..; April 18, 2010 1:47 PM
Heather said...: Loved the Butterfly theme this week!
Beautiful cards by the DT.
Many thanks for a great challenge,
Heather. x; April 18, 2010 4:24 PM
Beverly Gotthardt said...: Just in time for my new stamp, so glad to see Spring this year.; April 18, 2010 5:59 PM
jen said...: i LOVE all the wonderful DT butteflies!; April 18, 2010 8:51 PM
Gloria said...: Great Challenge...love all the DT Samples. Nothing like Butterflies in the spring!; April 18, 2010 9:18 PM
Carla (cmsuto) said...: Great challenge! Butterflies are perfect for spring! Gorgeous DT samples! Thanks for the inspiration!; April 18, 2010 10:01 PM
Melisa Waldorf said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; April 19, 2010 12:02 AM
Melisa Waldorf said...: Wonderful butterfly projects ladies! I LOVE butterflies and those velum ones are just gorgeous! I will have to give that a try sometime.

Well if you are interested, I have an altered butterfly box I created back in february. I wrote a little poem to go along with it and would be honored for other butterfly lover's to check it out!
http://melisawaldorf.blogspot.com/search/label/Butterflies
Have a great week!; April 19, 2010 12:04 AM
Helen said...: Fab challenge & gorgeous DT cards!
I've been trying all morning to find Mr Linky...but am giving up now...so here's a link to my card
Helen x; April 19, 2010 8:06 AM
Julie- justwritedesigns said...: Wonderful challenge! Someone at SCS clued me in on this challenge so here I am.; April 19, 2010 11:22 AM
Makiko Jones said...: Thank you for the wonderful challenge and fabulous samples!!; April 19, 2010 12:51 PM
Helen said...: Have managed to add my link now!
Helen x; April 19, 2010 6:22 PM
Anonymous said...: i love butterflies....; April 21, 2010 2:08 PM
Edith said...: Butterflies are my favorites! Great challenge!; April 21, 2010 6:36 PM
Beverley said...: Loved working with the butterflies this week...had the stamp set and never used it till now...the DT samples were great inspiration...thanks.

stampin' hugz
Beverley; April 22, 2010 8:43 AM
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