Do you prefer images of Animals or People (& why)

Thank you to everyone who entered our Favourite Die challenge. 

It usually makes me smile me that each week when we ask to see a 'favourite' something, we often get people enter the challenge several times using different 'favourites' each time.  I admit that sometimes it's hard to choose just one favourite, and I'm guilty of changing my favourites as I find a new addiction!!

In this instance there is no doubt which die is our winner's favourite this week as she entered not once, nor twice, but 3 times, with the same amazing die, each one different, but all three are adorable.  

So, without further ado, our worthy winner this week is ....

JennyH

and to prove the owl is her favourite, here are her fabulous entries:
Firstly a masculine version:


Second, a pretty pink version:



And lastly, I think my favourite one with pretty flowers:


Congrats Jenny.
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

Helen
I love Helen's choice of corner die - it's fab for male cards.


Laine
A gorgeous summery card, and lovely colours.



Kat W
Amazing colouring (love her hair!) and lovely pastels. Love it.



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

So, onto our 31st challenge

The sponsor of this challenge is
Joanna Sheen who is offering a 
£10 voucher to her fabulous store

This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using 
either Animals or People (& tell us why you've picked that option).

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite choice.

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

Annette

As far as crafting style is concerned, it is definitely animals all the way for me, as I love anything cute and fluffy.  I especially love teddy bears, but this little duo from LOTV has recently captured my heart, and I've ended up with quite a few variants of them in different poses!

Samantha
I have to say that choosing my favourite between animals and people
is VERY hard indeed as I LOVE both, but I really love this House Mouse stamp
and I have used it quite a lot over the last couple of months.
It's easy for me to colour and I LOVE that I can make it C&S.

Carol

I love this image called Pippa Longsocks from Sugar Nellie.  She's cute but the icing on the cake was the cheeky looking frog at her feet. Perfect for my granddaughter who has been called the frogster since she was tiny!  Will always remind me of her!

Mojca

I must say I am more an animal fan than a people (haha in real life as well as in stamp world) because they are so cute and furry.  So I used a cute Cottage Cutz Owl die.

Sarah

I LOVE animals, in fact some of my best friends are animals!! You can achieve all manner of cards with animal stamps and images, largely due to their facial expressions, so for that reason ANIMALS for me!!

Suzette
I love Annabel from my Annabel range of stamps.  She is so fun and cheeky.

Wilma

I like them both, but  when making cards mostly I choose animals. They are so cute, funny and versatile. This Tatty Teddy from DoCrafts is one of my favorite stamps and is not complicated to colour :)

So now it's over to you.
We hope you will join in our challenge, show us your style and 
showcase either Animals or People (& tell us why you've picked that option).

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite choice.

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

Favourite Die and WHY it's your favourite

Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge. 
Our fabulous winner is:

39 Alica
who created some beautiful arty cards using resist embossing.


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

from our fabulous sponsor Lee Holland Digis, 

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



and our Top 3 are

13 Tip Top




26 Sanja Grdinić




29 Amy A. (All Things Beautiful)



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

So, onto our 30th challenge

The sponsor of this challenge is
Care2Stamp and a fabulous prize of $15
to spend in her shop

This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using 
your Favourite Die (& 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

After the fiasco of finding one of my favourite dies a couple of weeks ago (see here if you missed all the fun) I realised how much I like it.  Not only is it really pretty in its own right, but the cut outs can also be used to create flowers (especially the largest one), although I've not done that today.

Samantha

I love dies and have quite a few, but I think my favourite by far has to be
one of the first I bought: the spellbinders plain circles. Why?  'Cause cutting perfect circles
without it is near enough impossible, and why waste time trying!

Carol

Quite a tall order to pick my favourite but went for this heart flourish. I so loved the look of it and thought I could not only use it as it was but could add flowers where the heart is, love dies I can adapt.

Mojca

I have to admit that mine are circle and scalloped circle Spellbinders dies ... I know, so simple but you can do so much fun stuff with them :) I made some cute baby cards this time.

Sarah

This was tricky so I spent a while scrolling back through my creations to check out my most used die  (most used = Favourite in my book) and it was my Tonic scalloped circles, great for shaped cards and frames.

Wilma
I really love butterflies, because they mean spring and summer!  And they have beautiful colours and patterns. We have lots of plants and flowers in the garden that attract butterflies. I like these dies of Memory box very much.

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

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

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

Favourite Embossing Technique (and WHY)

Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge. 

Our fabulous winner is:

Catherine

Catherine's card was really gorgeous.  

Her colouring was perfect she'd picked a lovely choice for the colour duo.

Love it!

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 4 are:

Coops

Scatty Jan

Jo L

Sanja Grdinić

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

So, onto our 29th challenge

The sponsor of this challenge is :

Lee Holland Illustrations

My name is Lee Holland and I am a freelance illustrator who loves to design and draw cute characters. I've worked in many industries over the years including greeting cards, card making, cross stitch and books to name a few. I love nature and going for walks with my family which provides a lot of inspiration for my work. I decided to open an etsy shop to sell my designs as Digi stamps for crafters to use in their crafting projects. I hope people enjoy using my images as much as I do drawing them :)

This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using 
your Favourite Embossing Technique (& 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

When I first started stamping I dabbled with embossing powders, but I really like the quick and easy textured effect you can get with embossing folders.

Using : Girl with Flower

Using : Baby Giraffe

Samantha
using : Girl with Flower
My favourite embossing, I just love how lines
of embossing on a board look crisp and clean.

Carol

Love embossing folders, love the texture and depth they give to your card and there is so many lovely folders out there to be had!

Mojca
I love my embossing folders, the texture gives the card such powerful effect.

Sarah


For texture you can't beat a good old embossing folder. 
It adds a certain something to a CAS card. 
Using : Girl with Flower

Suzette

Wilma
It's more work, but I love the extra dimension that you get with embossing powder and a heat tool. 
Using: Baby Giraffe

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

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

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