Favourite 2 Embellishments AND WHY

Good morning all,


Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge.  We had a great time looking at all of the fabulous entries!

Today we have a new challenge for you, but first the announcement of the winner and top three known of our last challenge.

Our winner is:

Larissa
I love the fibrant colours, colouring and the cute little mice.

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 (in random order) are

Pia
Gorgeous CAS card in black and white!

Kristina
Beautiful colours and colouring.

Susan
I love the shape, papers and the cute image of this card.

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

So, onto our next challenge

The sponsor of this challenge 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 2embellishments (& why).

You MUST explain WHY they are your favourite.

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

Annette

My favourite embellishments are probably flowers and pearls as I use them on most of my cards.  I must admit that once I start adding the embellishments, I find it hard to stop, and I also like ribbon, lace and dies, the latter two also found themselves onto my card!

Samantha
My totally favourite embellishments are enamel dots and I love jute twine so
I have to say that those are my favourites

Brenda
I love them all, but for this particular card I loved ribbon (one of my very favorites) and a wooden speech bubble.  I thought they were perfect for this little Birdbrain Chick.

Carol

Im a romantic! Lace and pearls are my favourite when it comes to Wedding cards. this is my all time favourite Lace, just so so pretty.

Elaine

My favourite embellishments are ribbon and flowers. They can be as big or small as you like for different effects.

Kat

I love to make pretty cards so I always find myself reaching for my top two favourite embellishments of flowers and pearls.  Colour co-ordinated flowers make any card look special and pearls go with everything!

Lori
My favorite embellies are adhesive pearls or gumdrops...anyone who knows my crafting style knows I love to put them on just about everything LOL...they are fun, add texture and come in various sizes, some sparkle and some have patterns.  

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Lorraine

I love to use ribbon on my cards, especially organza ribbon and then it just seems natural to follow with pearls or gems to compliment it. I love the shimmer and sparkle of the added bling.

Mojca

I must say I like to use flowers and pearls. You can add theme to almost any project and it looks pretty :D This is a wedding book card and it makes such a perfect gift for newlyweds.

Sarah

I tend not to use embellishments very much but when I do I try to reduce my ribbon mountain and add a pearl or two for a bit of sheen and interest!!

Suzette
My Favourite embellishment of all times is ribbons and flowers can never have enough!

Wilma
My all time favorite embellishments are rhinestones and charms, they are so versatile.
The rhinestones give some bling to a card and I like to use them a lot and charms are a nice and extra touch to a card.

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

You MUST explain WHY they are your favourite.

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

Favourite Fur or Feathers & WHY

Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge. 
There were a few entries who didn't focus on just one main colour so didn't qualify for the prize, but there were some lovely colours and cards.

Our winner is:

E. Marie  
I really loved her card :0)


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

JanR



Lynne in NI 



Ina



I've also got an honourable mention as I really loved this card. The image was so comical and I loved the colouring.  A fab card from Karen Pimblett 


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

So, onto our next challenge

The sponsor of this challenge is


Sweet Pea Stamps

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

Definitely fur for me.  Although we did used to have some chickens who had some fabulous characters, I'm generally not very keen on fluttery things.  There are a lot of seagulls and pigeons around where I live which are real pests.  I do quite like our resident robin red-breast, but just prefer cute and furry, like bunny wabbits!

Samantha
My favourite has to be fur!  although we do have some chickens, ducks and a goose, the eggs are AWESOME and we really do love them! But the flip of the coin is I HATE Seagulls and pigeons and Crows/Rooks ... Like Annette we have a lot where I live too and they are pests and also take the eggs and we have to be very careful because when the chicks are born the Seagulls and Rooks will even take them... I love my furry friends I have 2 Rabbits and a lovely cute guinea pig... and I even had mice for a few years

Brenda
It's fur for me, though I did have a very personable, lovable parrot.  He barked like a dog and meowed like a cat (which I had at the time), quite the entertaining fellow and talked like a human being.  I love puppies and kittys, pretty much anything with fur.

Carol

I love my fur babies and they love me, probably cause Im the one that feeds them lol! I have three dogs and my card is for my longest companion, a Westie called Rory, he is big on attitude which makes him such an adorable companion, love him to bits. 

Elaine

I do like our feathered friends, but I prefer the cuddly furry variety. Nothing nicer than cuddling up with a dog on a cold winters night in front of a roaring fire.

Kat
ddddd I love all things furry, for me they just have that cute and cuddly factor and I find them so lovely to colour, especially bears!

Lori


I have to admit, I love me some cute feathery "peep-peep's" but when it comes right down to a favorite choice, I'd have to say FUR. You can cuddle with more animals that are furry - teddy's, kitties, puppies.....

Lorraine

I love both really as I had pet Budgerigars when I was younger and now I have two cats but I have chosen fur for this challenge. I love it when they snuggle on your lap in the evening.

Mojca

Must be fur for me, I love everything furry and fuzzy, I had cats in the past so there is no doubt why I chose fur, right? But the second furry creature that I love are little cute teddy bears and this three are just too cute, don't you agree?

Sarah

Give me fur any day, be it dogs, cats, horses, cattle, bunny rabbits well anything furry really!! The reason is that birds are Ok, from a distance, but they actually scare me!! 

Suzette

**coming soon**


Wilma
I do like both, but I chosen for fur. I love cows, especially the black and white ones. They look friendly and gentle.  And who can resist this supercute stamp from Penny Black.

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

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

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

Favourite Single Colour and WHY and some exciting news!

Hi all how are you this beautiful summer day?

Samantha here to share some

EXCITING NEWS

Any our new challenge

but first..

Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge

seems that Sport was a little bit of a tough challenge for a lot of you!

We had a handful of entries so we can have a winner

and

Our winner is:

Creationsnz; CarolG

Who made this fab card and her write up is priceless

One of my favourite sports is fishing.  I could sit out in the little dinghy for hours.  I can forget everything when I am out on the water, dream, or solve all the world's problems,  and then get to take home something to eat!  

However it takes a bit to encourage hubby as he is out there for 10 minutes and if he's not catching, he wants to go home.    He says it should be called Catching, not Fishing as otherwise what's the point?  I disagree.  I really don't mind if I don't catch anything all day... being out there is the point!

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

Carol S

Teresa 

CarolG 

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

Ok ok sooooo the exciting news is...

Annette and myself would like to welcome our new teamies!

YAY!

Yes we have some lovely new teamies joining us

so you will have loads more inspiration...

Please join me in welcoming them:

Brenda, Elaine, Kat, Lorraine and Lori

and what's really brilliant is they are all here from this challenge too!

Yippeeeeeeeee!

So then on to our challenge

The sponsor of this challenge is

Sweet Pea Stamps

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

For me it simply has to be pink. I love several soft pastels, 
but pink is the colour of pretty flowers and blossom.

Samantha

I have to say my most favourite colour is blue
I love the depth you get with blue and love that is has so many uses with other colours too.. ie mixing red and blue and getting purples.. etc but for this card I have concentrated on just blue!

Brenda
I have always loved blue the most, it makes me think of the beautiful Pacific Ocean that surrounds our island home.

Carol
Always been a blue fan and this blue/violet shade is my favourite at the mo, reminds me of Lavender growing in my garden, moving gently in the wind giving off its lovely scent.

Elaine
My favourite colour is blue - my daughter has the most beautiful blue eyes and when she was a little girl I would often dress her in blue dresses. Now as a grown woman she still favours blue.

Kat
My favourite colour is pink, it's just so pretty and girly, which suits the style of cards I love to make. 

Lori
I have many favorite colors, but when I made cards, I tend to "veer" towards Cherry Cobbler or RED....CC is very a very rich, deep red and goes well with so many different combinations....

Lorraine
My favourite colour has always been RED, even when I was a little girl I always loved red things. I love the warmth and vibrancy of this colour and maybe I'm just a little bit fiery by nature?

Mojca
At the moment mine is definitely green. I think it's such a soothing colour for the eyes ... if you just imagine meadows, trees, frosts ... I love nature, so green does it for me ;)

Sarah
It's blue for me, although I rarely wear blue (except for jeans) it HAS to be a favourite because I replace more blue Promarkers than any other colour!! It's also summer skies and sparkling sea at this time of year.

Suzette

**coming soon**


Wilma
For me it is green. I don't know why but I love that colour. Maybe the color of (new) leaves on the trees and shrubs and meadows.
Sometimes I make a series of little cards to give to someone and I always like the green one the best. 

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

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

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