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:

#65 Tina Z Treebug

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

#11 Crafticarri

#26 Think Pink

#59 Carol G

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

So, onto our next challenge

The sponsor of this challenge is:

Dies to Die For

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

Ribbon is one of my favourite embellishments, and I have boxes of it in dozens of colours and shades.  My favourite is satin, but today I've used a gingham one which tones better with my card colours. I love the 3D effect on a card which makes it look more handcrafted when it's gifted.

Brenda

I tend to use twine more that ribbon.  I like that it is easy to tie into a cute bow and it fits a little easier in an envelope for posting.

Elaine

I don't use ribbon or twine very often. I do like a little bit of ribbon when grouping a few flowers together. I think it is useful to add a small tag to complete the card. 

Larissa

I can't pick, because I really love the combination of ribbon with a little bow made out of twine. I love adding it on tags or on little treat boxes, like I made today.

Lynne

I use twine a lot more than ribbon.  I can make smaller bows with it and it's not so bulky as ribbon.

Sarah

Ever mindful of the cost of postage these days, I am more likely to add twine to my cards. It adds just a little touch of texture and dimension without the bulk.

Wilma

My favorite is twine. I do have enough ribbon but seldom use it, because my bow doesn't look right and neat or am I too picky? With twine my bows looks like I like it.

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.

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Click here to enter

Favourite: Square or not? (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:

KelliAnn

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

Carrie

CraftyHairLady

Jackie

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

So, onto our next challenge

The sponsor of this challenge is:

Lili of the Valley

This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using 

Your Favourite: Square or not (& 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 James Pirate by Lili of the Valley

Square cards are my favourite standard shape cardbase. I caveat that by saying I still love a fancy shaped card, like an apron shape for a food related image, or snowflake shaped cards for Christmas, but for my go-to cards, it's always a 6" square. Maybe it's the symmetry of them, but there's plenty of space for an image, pretty papers, and some fancy bits.  Today's card is for my Brother-in-Law, so I've kept the fancy bits limited to some fonts with a personalised typed sentiment.

Brenda

I usually work with A2 sized rectangular card bases.  I do this because it is easy to find envelopes and simplifies posting.

Elaine

I usually make square cards, but occasionally it is nice to create a slimline card. I think this shape can be rather elegant and suit the subject well. 

Larissa

I love making square or rectangle cards, but if I have to really make a choice square cards are my favourite. I love the space, especially when I want to create a little scene. 

Lynne

I make both square and rectangle cards, but square is my favourite as I find it easier to fit everything in. I normally use 6" square, but this one is 7".  I definitely needed it with the large sentiment.

Sarah

I am making more rectangle cards these days. In a bid to use up my cardstock I have been making two card blanks from a single A4 sheet.

Wilma

Square is fine for me. I don't often make square cards but I like the space.
More space for embellishments.

With this card I didn't want to use too many embellishments because the paper is so beautiful.

 

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

Favourite Die (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:

#20 Crafty

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 Maryann

#52 Julie

#60 Brenda

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

So, onto our next challenge

The sponsor of this challenge is:

Lee Holland Digis 

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

Using Flower Gnome by Lee Holland Digis

This is an easy one for me, because I absolutely love my circle dies, of which I have a few with different stitching designs. But my most used is this simple single stitch design by MFT.  I love the variation of using a circle die on a square card, and the stitching is a lovely textured effect.  What did we do before these stitched edge dies became popular!

Brenda

This is a tough one for me because I have so many dies I love.  I really enjoy all the fun panel or cover plate dies.  This reverse snowflake panel is a great one for making multiple cards quickly.

Elaine

I have a few favourite dies, but I do use this one a lot. These are Sizzix nesting stitched squares. They are versatile and can be configured to make many designs. 

Larissa

  Is it cheating when you favourite die is a new one and this card is the first card you used it on? I hope not, because I know this new slatted circle die from Craft addiction will be a real favourite for me. I love the look of it and I think it will be perfect on a lot of cards!

Lynne

This arch die seems to be a favourite at the moment.  It looks good on either a square or rectangular card and makes a nice change from my usual shapes.

Sarah

My Favourite die sets are the Tonic Scalloped essentials, in square and circle. So versatile for layering

Wilma

My favorite die is the postage die from Waffle Flower. I love the versatility of it. On facebook I saw this card from Ingeborg Renze (she makes beautiful cards) and I needed a card for a newborn so I copied her card.

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