Do you prefer Old or New stash (and WHY?)

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Lucy W

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This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project telling us (and showcasing) whether you prefer using Old or New Stash (& 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 Bently Christmas 
We all like new stash (often there's stuff we just 'have' to have), but there's also the satisfaction when we rediscover a lost gem that we have had a while and forgotten about.  I've had this bunny image and the pretty winter backing papers for years and love them both. But I've also recently discovered the Wishes text die from WPlus9 and I'm really loving it.  I love that the new die has given fresh ideas for using my older items. For me therefore, it's a mix of both old and new. :0)

Brenda
I love adding to my stash.  There are so many fun images and papers and mediums for us to play with.  I also love digging around in my old stash finding things I have never used or even forgotten I had.  For this challenge I am choosing to go with goodies from my stash.  I couldn't pass up the opportunity to use this cute new digi from our very kind sponsor, DigiStamp Boutique.  This is from Rosie Collection 1 and I love her!

Elaine
Cute Pup set

I love to use both old and new stash and I have plenty old. Saying that, I love new stash  because it is always inspiring. This cute puppy just hit the spot, I knew exactly what I wanted to make with it. A crafter cannot have too much in the store cupboard.

Kat

I absolutely LOVE having new stash to play with as it always inspires me to try new things such as this double z-fold card design.

Lori

I always love getting new stash! Who doesn't?? This cutie pie image from Digi Stamp Boutique is adorable and I will be sure to use it OFTEN! Thank you so much for the awesome image! xoxoxo

Lorraine
Using Sketchy Flower Frames

I love new crafty stuff don't you? But I also have plenty of old stuff too. After crafting for ten years you tend to accumulate lots of things over time. I have used papers from an old
First Editions pad called Boho Chic and an old Spellbinders Wavy Border Die. My image is a new to me though which came as a set of four, head over to my blog and see what I did with the others.

Mojca

I actually like both, but who doesn't love playing with new stuff, right? This stamp is a brand new one in my collection and I made a lovely hanger for anniversary with it. 

Squirrel

 I love playing with new stash stamps and dies, I get inspired by what I can do with them, and excited by the possibilities but I mix it up a bit with old stash papers as I have such a hoard of them.  I love new papers too, but by the time I have finished stroking and sniffing them, they have turned into old stash

Suzette

I love cute and whimsical, with lots of expressions and this image tick those boxes.

Wilma
I love to play and experiment with my new stash. These cute little bears was a present from my teammate Annette and I love them. I used my new  paperpad from Fawn Lawn (perfectly plaid): gorgeous colours. 

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

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

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

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Favourite Flowers (Die cut or Bought) & Why

Yoo-hoo everyone!  Squirrel here today, apparently I'm in charge so brace yourselves!

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Kristina's Art Corner


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Kuni's Bastelblog


Lucy Woods


Laughing Ducks - Michelle

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So, onto our next challenge

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

Although I do like die cut flowers, mulberry flowers have to be my all-time favourites.  I have them pretty much in every colour combo and love using various sizes in little floral arrays around my images.  I particularly like matching the colour of the flowers to my card.

Samantha

**coming soon**


Brenda

I think it's so much fun to make flowers however I love having a stash of ready mades on hand for when time is short.

Elaine

I love making my own die cut flowers. I can make them any colour to match my project, but I think I would pick the ready made.  

Kat

I love to use all kinds of flowers on my projects but my favourites are definitely bought 3D paper flowers.  I have rather a large collection of them and love to create cute arrangements with them to add dimension to my cards.

Lori

I prefer making my flowers with die cuts over bought flowers (don't get me wrong, I still love bought flowers), but I feel that there is more versatility in using die cuts and creating your own :) 

Lorraine

I love bought flowers and seem to have rather a collection! he, he.
There are so many different types, colours and sizes that I can always find something to fit my project.

Mojca

I love making my one flowers, because you can choose lots of different colour combinations, textures and sizes.

Sarah

Like a lot of my team mates I have drawers full of bought flowers, however die cut ones have to be my favourite and my inspiration card shows probably my most used set. They can be cut from so many different mediums, in this case foil and shimmer cardstock.

Squirrel

Yup, I have boxes of bought flowers but only bring them out occasionally for special cards that don't have to be posted.  As the majority of my makes do get posted, I favour die cut or punched flowers for that reason.

Suzette

**coming soon**


Wilma
I love bought flowers and have drawers full of them. But lately I don't use them so much. This clothes peg I made last year. I like to make tufts of flowers.

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

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

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

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Favourite Colour Combo & WHY

Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge. 
Our winner is:
#5 Hester



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#24 Gloria Shirr




#17 Kristina's Art Corner




#25 Tracy




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So, onto our next challenge

The sponsor of this challenge is
Wild Orchid Crafts with a £12 gift voucher

This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using 
your Favourite Colour Combo (& 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 favourites are pink and blue. I love pastel colours and pink and blue go beautifully together. Blue reminds me of summer skies, and pink is very feminine and also reminds me of summer.  I also like purple so could have included or substituted that colour too, but I usually prefer only 2 main colours on my design to avoid it getting too "busy", unless I'm feeling particularly rebellious!

Samantha

My favorite colour combinations hmmmm this is a another hard challenge
because it depends on what I am making and for whom?
My favourite colour is blue and I love blue and grey together
so I have made 2 crochet monkeys for my great nephews.... and in this case it's my favourite combo for boy monkeys :)

Brenda

One of my most favourite colour combinations is pink, green and blue.  These colours make me smile!

Elaine

I have many colour combos I love, but I do like Kraft, white and blue together.  I think it is a lovely non-traditional colour scheme for Christmas which I use often. 

Kat

My absolute favourite colour is pink and I love pretty much any other colour with it, but I think teal/aqua would just sneak into first place because it's such a vibrant and cheerful combination.

Lori

One of my all-time favourite colour combos is black, teal and pink....I love the bright colours of teal and pink and the black adds that WOW factor!

Lorraine

I have a few colour combinations that I like to use on my cards and projects, red and grey being one of them. I love that it can be used for both male and female themes.

Mojca

Well I love green-brown combinations, because they are such subdued colours and with a little touch of white they can really stand out, don't you think?

 

Sarah

It's pink and green for me...any shades...they just "go". 

Squirrel

I thought I knew what my favourite colours were until I started this challenge, and then several combos were competing with each other, so in the end I checked my ink palette to see which colours I use the most!
So this favourite combo is pink, turquoise and purple.

Suzette

**coming soon**


Wilma
I do have a few colour combinations which I like, but my all-time favorite is green (lime) and aqua. The bright colours cheer me up.

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

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

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

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