Favourite Embossing Folder - and WHY

Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge. 

Our winner is:

J. Attenbury Creations

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

Coops

Liselot

Jana

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

So, onto our 45th challenge

The sponsor of this challenge is

My Mum's Craft Shop

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

This Embossalicious Floral embossing folder is my favourite. The design is perfect for lots of occasions but it's also 6" square, which means it's the perfect size to cover my card blanks perfectly without the getting join marks which I get with my 5 x 7 folders.

Samantha

On a break


Carol

I love using the embossing folder 'Tied Together' for Weddings,  Anniversary's  etc. I love how you can add embellishes to the trellis work or leave it as it is. 

Mojca

Mine is definitely the dotty one because dots are so lovely and look good on everything, don't you think?

 
Sarah

My favourite embossing folder of all time has to be Provocraft Swiss Dots.
 Perfect for any occasion, a truly versatile folder!!

Suzette
I really don't own embossing folders. I die cut and the edges get embossed, I will have to invest in a few sometime.

Wilma
I recently bought this embossing folder and it's my favorite for the moment. It's great for birthday cards and with this fun image it's a perfect match.

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

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

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

Favourite Card Shape or Fold (& tell us WHY)

Happy New Year!!

Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge, as usual we had some wonderful entries and ta da.....


Our winner is:

Sue U



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

Laine


Jackie C


Lucy Patrick


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

So, onto our 44th challenge

The sponsor of this challenge with a prize of 3 digi images is  :

Crafty Sentiment Designs

Crafty Sentiments Designs is an online based family company owned and run by Suzette.  The images are cute, fun and make any cards and projects look amazing. Suzette and Justyna are the main artists.  All images are exclusive to Crafty Sentiments Designs and there are lots of digital stamps available, sentiments, rubber stamps, crafting CDs, exclusive Crafty Sentiments Designs dies and much more at www.craftysentimentsdesigns.co.uk. You can also find us on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter.

This fortnight's challenge theme is to showcase a project using 
your Favourite Card Shape or 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

I love this Go Kreate Lables die; 
the largest of the set makes a beautifully shaped card.


I also like tent-fold cards the best, I'm not sure why, 
but I find them much easier to photograph than side-folds!

Samantha

This was a difficult one of me because I nearly always make square cards and love them
but this is also a card shape I love too.  It's very simple; you just trim off about 2 inches from the end of the card front, and add your image layer so it hangs over.

Carol

I love this shaped card, not sure what its called. 
I love it cause there's plenty of squares to dress up or down.

Mojca

I just love easel cards, especially this kind of twisted one. They are so unique and special.

Sarah

Stepper cards are my favourite "alternative" card shape/fold. I love that you can dress them up as I have done here. I usually make my own but on this occasion I discovered a ready made card blank that was a little bigger than I'd normally make and suited the sponsor's image perfectly!!

Suzette

I love shape cards as they are different from your everyday cards plus they lend themselves to all different embellishments

Wilma

An easel card is my favourite card shape. I must confess I don't use it very often, because I only use it for very special occasions or persons. It is easy to make and the result is always special. 

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

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

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

Favourite Christmas Image & WHY

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

Jane


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

Sanja
This is just one of Sanja's cards, there were LOTS so please check out her blog



Wendy - Crafty Kiwi Mama
I love everything about this, the fairy image, the stitching, the nestie, simply fab.


Lucy
These little kitties made me smile. Fab card.
 


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

So, onto our 43rd challenge

The sponsor of this challenge is
Care2Stamp



The prize from Care2Stamp will be these
2 stamps from the Wild Rose Studio range:

     

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

I love penguins and this image has been a firm favourite for a long time.  He's just adorable and I love that he's quite a small stamp, and very quick to colour.  I've cut him out with a huge stitched circle die to give him lots of focus.  
He's called 'Snow Cute' - and he is exactly that!!!

Samantha

My favourite stamp this year is a Robin stamp from Woodware.
There are so many opportunities with it.

Here is what I have done with this cute and versatile stamp, with 

a little of my doodling.

Carol

My favourite this year has to be this Snowman, he's handsome, quick to colour, if like me running out of time! And he looks like he's sending best wishes for me lol.

Mojca

My most favourite Christmas stamps are owls and this one is really one of the best. I make this kind of card every year; so quick to colour and what a great effect on CAS cards!

Sarah

It's Holly for me. I've used her for the last three Christmases. She is so pretty, easy to colour and little girls love her (and big ones for that matter!!)

Suzette

**coming soon**


Wilma
My all time favourite Christmas image is any snowman. I have a lot of snowmen stamps and I adore every one of them. Some are cute and some are fun and they are easy to colour. 

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

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

This is our final challenge of 2014 and we'd like to thank you all for playing along with us this year.  We'll see you on 1 January with our first challenge of 2015.

Good luck, and happy crafting.

Merry Christmas from the AYLI girls.