Favourite Brights or Pastels (& why)

Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge. 
We had a great time looking at all of the fabulous entries.

Our winner is:

Marianne
I love the colour combination and the beautiful colouring.

Please email us at AsYouLikeItChallenge@hotmail.co.uk to claim your prize, 
and don't forget to grab your *winners* badge below:



and our Top 3 are

Pauline 


Heather

Lynne

Congratulations and please grab our *Top 3* badge to display on your blog:

So, onto our next challenge

The sponsor of this challenge is


Sweet Pea Stamps

This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using 
your Favourite Brights or Pastels (& why).

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

Here are the beautiful creations made by our Design Team to get your mojo flowing:

Annette

I rarely use bright colours because I prefer softer, romantic tones that pastels give.

Samantha

I love love love brights and would choose them every time over pastels
I wear brights and I make brights I love the bright colours in nature too!

Brenda
I love pastels when I am trying to create a soft feel for my creation, but when I look around my blog, I use mostly brights.

Carol
Love pastels, especially when it comes to flowery cards I think pastels make pretty feminine cards.

Elaine

I love all colour but for babies I do prefer pastel colours best. They are so delicate and happy.

Kat

I love the soft romantic look that pastels give and am always reaching for my huge stash of pretty pastel papers!

Lori

I love bright, bold colors - especially against black so that they "pop" :)
 

Lorraine

I love bright, bold colours especially the colour red but I also love the pastel shades that are used in so many beautiful cards that my blogging friends make but I find these muted shades very difficult to work with for some reason and so, I have decided to set myself a challenge to create a pastel coloured card... or two

Mojca

**coming soon**

Sarah

Brights for me as they tend to suit the style of image that I enjoy colouring.

Suzette

**coming soon**


Wilma
For me it is definitely bright. As bright as possible!
I love bright colours because they make me happy. 

So now it's over to you.
We hope you will join in our challenge, show us your style and 
showcase your Favourite Brights or Pastels (& why).

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

Good luck, and happy crafting.
Hugs from the AYLI girls.

Favourite Fur or Feathers & WHY

Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge. 
There were a few entries who didn't focus on just one main colour so didn't qualify for the prize, but there were some lovely colours and cards.

Our winner is:

E. Marie  
I really loved her card :0)


Please email us at AsYouLikeItChallenge@hotmail.co.uk to claim your prize, 
and don't forget to grab your *winners* badge below:



and our Top 3 are

JanR



Lynne in NI 



Ina



I've also got an honourable mention as I really loved this card. The image was so comical and I loved the colouring.  A fab card from Karen Pimblett 


Congratulations and please grab our *Top 3* badge to display on your blog:

So, onto our next challenge

The sponsor of this challenge is


Sweet Pea Stamps

This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using 
your Favourite Fur or Feathers (& why).

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

Here are the beautiful creations made by our Design Team to get your mojo flowing:

Annette

Definitely fur for me.  Although we did used to have some chickens who had some fabulous characters, I'm generally not very keen on fluttery things.  There are a lot of seagulls and pigeons around where I live which are real pests.  I do quite like our resident robin red-breast, but just prefer cute and furry, like bunny wabbits!

Samantha
My favourite has to be fur!  although we do have some chickens, ducks and a goose, the eggs are AWESOME and we really do love them! But the flip of the coin is I HATE Seagulls and pigeons and Crows/Rooks ... Like Annette we have a lot where I live too and they are pests and also take the eggs and we have to be very careful because when the chicks are born the Seagulls and Rooks will even take them... I love my furry friends I have 2 Rabbits and a lovely cute guinea pig... and I even had mice for a few years

Brenda
It's fur for me, though I did have a very personable, lovable parrot.  He barked like a dog and meowed like a cat (which I had at the time), quite the entertaining fellow and talked like a human being.  I love puppies and kittys, pretty much anything with fur.

Carol

I love my fur babies and they love me, probably cause Im the one that feeds them lol! I have three dogs and my card is for my longest companion, a Westie called Rory, he is big on attitude which makes him such an adorable companion, love him to bits. 

Elaine

I do like our feathered friends, but I prefer the cuddly furry variety. Nothing nicer than cuddling up with a dog on a cold winters night in front of a roaring fire.

Kat
ddddd I love all things furry, for me they just have that cute and cuddly factor and I find them so lovely to colour, especially bears!

Lori


I have to admit, I love me some cute feathery "peep-peep's" but when it comes right down to a favorite choice, I'd have to say FUR. You can cuddle with more animals that are furry - teddy's, kitties, puppies.....

Lorraine

I love both really as I had pet Budgerigars when I was younger and now I have two cats but I have chosen fur for this challenge. I love it when they snuggle on your lap in the evening.

Mojca

Must be fur for me, I love everything furry and fuzzy, I had cats in the past so there is no doubt why I chose fur, right? But the second furry creature that I love are little cute teddy bears and this three are just too cute, don't you agree?

Sarah

Give me fur any day, be it dogs, cats, horses, cattle, bunny rabbits well anything furry really!! The reason is that birds are Ok, from a distance, but they actually scare me!! 

Suzette

**coming soon**


Wilma
I do like both, but I chosen for fur. I love cows, especially the black and white ones. They look friendly and gentle.  And who can resist this supercute stamp from Penny Black.

So now it's over to you.
We hope you will join in our challenge, show us your style and 
showcase your Favourite Fur or Feathers (& why).

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

Good luck, and happy crafting.
Hugs from the AYLI girls.

Favourite Single Colour and WHY and some exciting news!

Hi all how are you this beautiful summer day?

Samantha here to share some

EXCITING NEWS

Any our new challenge

but first..

Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge

seems that Sport was a little bit of a tough challenge for a lot of you!

We had a handful of entries so we can have a winner

and

Our winner is:

Creationsnz; CarolG

Who made this fab card and her write up is priceless

One of my favourite sports is fishing.  I could sit out in the little dinghy for hours.  I can forget everything when I am out on the water, dream, or solve all the world's problems,  and then get to take home something to eat!  

However it takes a bit to encourage hubby as he is out there for 10 minutes and if he's not catching, he wants to go home.    He says it should be called Catching, not Fishing as otherwise what's the point?  I disagree.  I really don't mind if I don't catch anything all day... being out there is the point!

Please email us at AsYouLikeItChallenge@hotmail.co.uk to claim your prize, 

and don't forget to grab your *winners* badge below:

and our Top 3 are

Carol S

Teresa 

CarolG 

Congratulations and please grab our *Top 3* badge to display on your blog:

Ok ok sooooo the exciting news is...

Annette and myself would like to welcome our new teamies!

YAY!

Yes we have some lovely new teamies joining us

so you will have loads more inspiration...

Please join me in welcoming them:

Brenda, Elaine, Kat, Lorraine and Lori

and what's really brilliant is they are all here from this challenge too!

Yippeeeeeeeee!

So then on to our challenge

The sponsor of this challenge is

Sweet Pea Stamps

This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using 
your Favourite Single Colour (& why).

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

Here are the beautiful creations made by our Design Team to get your mojo flowing:

Annette

For me it simply has to be pink. I love several soft pastels, 
but pink is the colour of pretty flowers and blossom.

Samantha

I have to say my most favourite colour is blue
I love the depth you get with blue and love that is has so many uses with other colours too.. ie mixing red and blue and getting purples.. etc but for this card I have concentrated on just blue!

Brenda
I have always loved blue the most, it makes me think of the beautiful Pacific Ocean that surrounds our island home.

Carol
Always been a blue fan and this blue/violet shade is my favourite at the mo, reminds me of Lavender growing in my garden, moving gently in the wind giving off its lovely scent.

Elaine
My favourite colour is blue - my daughter has the most beautiful blue eyes and when she was a little girl I would often dress her in blue dresses. Now as a grown woman she still favours blue.

Kat
My favourite colour is pink, it's just so pretty and girly, which suits the style of cards I love to make. 

Lori
I have many favorite colors, but when I made cards, I tend to "veer" towards Cherry Cobbler or RED....CC is very a very rich, deep red and goes well with so many different combinations....

Lorraine
My favourite colour has always been RED, even when I was a little girl I always loved red things. I love the warmth and vibrancy of this colour and maybe I'm just a little bit fiery by nature?

Mojca
At the moment mine is definitely green. I think it's such a soothing colour for the eyes ... if you just imagine meadows, trees, frosts ... I love nature, so green does it for me ;)

Sarah
It's blue for me, although I rarely wear blue (except for jeans) it HAS to be a favourite because I replace more blue Promarkers than any other colour!! It's also summer skies and sparkling sea at this time of year.

Suzette

**coming soon**


Wilma
For me it is green. I don't know why but I love that colour. Maybe the color of (new) leaves on the trees and shrubs and meadows.
Sometimes I make a series of little cards to give to someone and I always like the green one the best. 

So now it's over to you.
We hope you will join in our challenge, show us your style and 
showcase your Favourite Single Colour (& why).

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

Good luck, and happy crafting.
Hugs from the AYLI girls.