Thursday 31 October 2024

Favourite Critter (and why?)

Welcome to As You Like It Challenge

Our fortnightly challenge is a home for you to create something 
which gives you a warm "inner glow" of pride, without lots of entry rules.




CHALLENGE RULES:

Usually we provide 2 contrasting options for you to choose from. 
Join us by using your favourite option in your creation. 

To be eligible to win our prize, or top-3 spot, 
you must explain why you've made your choice,
so we can understand why you like it so much!

eg, if the theme is 'favourite animal' and you decide on 'rabbits', tell us why.
eg, you love Thumper, the bunny from Bambi !

So get crafting and remember the main requirement in creating is 
to have fun and enjoy your crafting time!





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



Sue B





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

#1 Ella


#7 Esther



#19 Inke




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








So, onto our next challenge





The sponsor of this challenge is:




This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using 
your Favourite: Critter (& why).
You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

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



Bob-tailed bunnies are one of my favourite cute and fluffy critters, but I also like cuddly teddy bears, so this image which features both is perfect for this theme!





I like all kinds of critters, give me critters over people any day.  I really love this cute little Halloween mouse because he is so cute and not scary at all.  He will be perfect for one of my very small neighbors.



It has to be my beautiful girl and cats in general, love their attitude.







I have a soft spot for rabbits. We used to keep them as pets when my children were young, so many happy hour playing with them. 






My favourite animal is a mouse. Love how cute they are with their big ears. I really enjoy using them on a card when I have a cute mouse image.




Dogs are my favourite domestic animal and pandas my favourite wild animal, so I have chosen to use pandas this time.  I think they are such soft gentle giants and always look so sad with their black eyes.




I have many, many favourite critters but the one that I love (and miss) the most is Barry who was a lovely character from The Stamp Fairy. He is a really versatile bear and gets up to all sorts of mischief. Added to which he is really lovely to colour too!! I am fortunate enough to have quite a few in my digi stash and this one is perfect for today!!





I love all the Penny Black critters but a cat is my favourite. I like cats very much. When I was little we had several cats. A black cat, black and white cat and a tabby. Later we had two persian cats: a grey one and a brown one. Nowadays we don't have cats anymore.




It's over to you.

We hope you will join in our challenge and show us your style.
Don't forget, you MUST explain WHY it is your favourite to be eligible to win.

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Thursday 17 October 2024

Favourite: Ribbon or Twine (and why)

Welcome to As You Like It Challenge

Our fortnightly challenge is a home for you to create something 
which gives you a warm "inner glow" of pride, without lots of entry rules.




CHALLENGE RULES:

Usually we provide 2 contrasting options for you to choose from. 
Join us by using your favourite option in your creation. 

To be eligible to win our prize, or top-3 spot, 
you must explain why you've made your choice,
so we can understand why you like it so much!

eg, if the theme is 'favourite animal' and you decide on 'rabbits', tell us why.
eg, you love Thumper, the bunny from Bambi !

So get crafting and remember the main requirement in creating is 
to have fun and enjoy your crafting time!





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



#25 Maryann Scrapbooking




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


#16 Elin




#39 Jackie




#55 Vicki


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








So, onto our next challenge






No sponsor this week - just for fun!




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:



This is an easy choice for me as I have a huge box of ribbon rolls, in various colours, textures and widths. My favourite is a lovely 15mm satin ribbon tied in a double bow, which beautifully frames the festive image that I've watercoloured for today's card.  I love the softness of the ribbon and the beautiful range of colours to accent my card.




I love ribbon and have a very nice stash of it, but I seem to use twine more often.  I love the rustic, grungy look of it and the fact that it isn't so thick.


 

Not a big ribbon user but I do love my twine, be it, leather, string or whatever
to tie up my booklets...






I don't use ribbon or twine too often, but I do have lots in my stash. I am not the best at making bows so a simple knot looks better on my cards. 






I love using twine, because it is thin and easy to use. I love the look of it.




I do use both but, with this style of card, I think ribbon with a little bow is more suitable.




Since I have branched out into journalling and other forms of papercrafting, twine has been my favourite. Here I have used it as fastenings for this folio.

              



Twine for me. I like this twine very much it's versatile and thin. And my ribbon bows are horrible. 


It's over to you.

We hope you will join in our challenge and show us your style.
Don't forget, you MUST explain WHY it is your favourite to be eligible to win.

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Thursday 3 October 2024

Favourite Cardbase Shape (and why)

Welcome to As You Like It Challenge

Our fortnightly challenge is a home for you to create something 
which gives you a warm "inner glow" of pride, without lots of entry rules.




CHALLENGE RULES:

Usually we provide 2 contrasting options for you to choose from. 
Join us by using your favourite option in your creation. 

To be eligible to win our prize, or top-3 spot, 
you must explain why you've made your choice,
so we can understand why you like it so much!

eg, if the theme is 'favourite animal' and you decide on 'rabbits', tell us why.
eg, you love Thumper, the bunny from Bambi !

So get crafting and remember the main requirement in creating is 
to have fun and enjoy your crafting time!





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




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













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








So, onto our next challenge





The sponsor of this challenge is:




This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using 
your Favourite: Square or not (cardbase shape) & why.
You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

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



While I love a shaped cardbase, a 6" square really is my go-to cardbase.  I find it's not too big to fill the space, and I prefer the square to a rectangle.






I make mostly A2 sized cards which measure 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".  I think the reason for this is its cost efficiency.  I can get affordable A2 envelopes and 2 cards from one sheet of card stock.

 

I've been a rectangle girl for a long time, 5 x8 to be exact, my favourite size and shape..






I use 6x6'' cards more than anything else. I find this size is ideal for my dies and images to fill the card without being overpowering. 




I love making square cards. Most of the time I use 13,5 x 13,5 cm, but I also love working on a smaller card very much. This card is 10x10 cm. With a square card you have enough room to create a little scene and I just love the look of them. I also love it that they are easy for my photos on social media and my blog. ;)





I make both rectangle and square but square is my favourite as I'm able to use a whole 6" sheet of which I have many!   A 5"x7" always means having to use two different sheets leaving many oddments of which I also have too many!




I am a square, pure and simple!! I LOVE symmetry so squares satisfy my need for order and in this case I've gone completely square!!







My most favorite card base is rectangle. I don't know exactly why? maybe because of my big stash of rectangular card bases and (coloured) envelopes.





It's over to you.

We hope you will join in our challenge and show us your style.
Don't forget, you MUST explain WHY it is your favourite to be eligible to win.

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter