Challenge #8 - Favourite Ribbon or Twine & Why

Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge. 
Our winner, selected at random is:

#4 Helen
This adorable card reminds me of my ginger-tom who loves tree baubles!!



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

#5 Sue Kment



#21 Renata



#33 J Atterbury Creations



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

So, onto our 8th challenge

The sponsor of this challenge is 
Fantastic Ribbons
who are offering £10 voucher to their lovely store for our winner.

This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using 
your Favourite Ribbon or Twine & 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

My favourite ribbon is this 15mm double sided satin, and this rich red colour is just gorgeous.

To be honest, I have this 15mm satin ribbon in quite a few colours 

(as many reels as I can stuff into my ribbon box, plus a few more besides!),

and I would struggle to pick a favourite colour.

The red is so rich and warm for Christmas projects, 

but usually my favourite colours would be pink, aqua and purple. 

Our sponsor, Fantastic Ribbons, is my favourite ribbon company because

 they do fantastic value multi-buy offers and I can afford to have more than one favourite.

I just can't seem to help myself when I see all the gorgeous colours!

I need a bigger ribbon box!!    :0)

Samantha
My favourite has to be twine I love the things I can do with it and that include crochet
I have found that using a 3.5mm Crochet hook give a perfectly sized flower for cards.

Carol

I've chosen twine over ribbon for my card because I love the rustic feel it gives especially with Kraft card,

Mojca

I just love using ribbon on my cards, because it makes the card so special - my favourite is silk ribbon.

Sarah

Favourite ribbon or favourite twine?
 Well, I couldn't decide and used both and this is the result!!
Seam binding didn't have quite enough substance for this wreath so I used dotty satin
ribbon instead.

Suzette
I love ribbon and twin could not decide, so I thought I would use my precious lace ribbon, I have a few of these and I did not want to cut them lol!  but they work well with my new digital stamp.

So now it's over to you.
We hope you will join in our challenge, show us your style and 
showcase your Favourite Ribbon or Twine.

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

Challenge #7 - Favourite Fancy Fold & Why

Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge. 
Our winner, selected at random is:

#31 Debbie S



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 5 (yup, I couldn't reduce it to 3 again) are :

#2 Mian Hahne



#4 Lorraine A



#9 Papersniffer



#22 Lesley




#41 Debbie S




Congratulations and please grab our *Top 5* badge to display on your blog:

So, onto our 7th challenge

The sponsor of this challenge is 
Handy Hippo
who are offering £10 voucher to their lovely store for our winner.

This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using 
your Favourite Fancy Fold & 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

Using Penny Black Carolling Trio

My favourite fold is a J-fold (or Joy-fold). 
It's so quick and easy to make and I love the focus on the image in the finished result.
Here's my finished card:

And here's an image before I constructed it so that 
you can see the main two component parts. 
The smaller folded square is stuck down inside the larger one,
and they open in opposite directions.

Samantha

Well my NEW favourite Fancy fold has to be the one that 
Annette recently did a tutorial for.
You can see the tutorial here.
Thanks Annette :)

Carol
One of my favourite folds is the gate-fold.
Have made it clean and simple with the focus on the image and use of pretty papers.

Mojca
I love book cards! 
They are so simple to make and a little bit special and fancy.



Sarah
My favourite fancy fold is the centre stepper card.
 The layout is done and all you have to do is decorate it!!

So now it's over to you.
We hope you will join in our challenge, show us your style and 
showcase your Favourite Fancy Fold.

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

Challenge #6 - Favourite Special Occasion & Why

Thank you to everyone who entered our last 'Embellishment' challenge. 
There were some GORGEOUS creations.

Sadly there can be only one winner, 
and today that winner is :

#6 Tanya OD



Congratulations Tanya.
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

#19 Kim T



#24 Sue Bearhouse



#61 Alyce


Well done ladies, your creations are lovely.

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

So, onto our 6th challenge

We are sponsored by the talented Tammy Louise of 
Shape EZ

Tammy Louise is offering 2 free templates to the lucky winner of our challenge.  
The winner will be drawn at random from all entries that qualify for the theme. 

This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using 
your Favourite Special Occasion & Why.

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

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

Tammy Louise (Guest Designer)
Using Shape EZ Nutty Card
My favourite holiday is Halloween in October, because both of my children are October babies, and it brings back wonderful memories.

Annette

using Shape EZ Snowflake Card Template
Favourite Occasion & Why :
I know it's only July, but my favourite occasion is Christmas because I love snowflakes and sparkle, and it's the only time of year I can combine the two!

Samantha

Favourite Occasion & Why :
I think I have to say my favorite occasion is Birthday
as its the occasion I make the most cards for! thehehheee!
this card is from my Son to my Mum.

Carol
My favourite occasion card has to be a new home card. An exciting time for anyone and  especially when your own brood finally settle down. Made this for one of my Sons and I so look forward to the day when I can make the long journey to the other side of the world to visit him. 

Mojca
using Shape EZ Deisgner Purse
Favourite Occasion & Why :
My favourite occasion are birthdays and I just love 3D projects so this little purse is just a right thing to give away for a birthday present.

Sarah
using Shape EZ Roll Bag
Favourite Occasion & Why :
 I think it's a lovely and unexpected gesture to let people know you care with a
 " Just Because" card or, in this case, a gift in a hand made bag.

Suzette
using Shape EZ Take Out Box
Favourite Occasion & Why :
 I love gift box and bags and my favourite occasion is Christmas, a very special time of the year, also the last season of the year.
  

So now it's over to you.
We hope you will join in our challenge, show us your style and 
showcase your Favourite Special Occasion, but don't forget
to tell us why it's your favourite occasion.

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