Favourite Pet Animal (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.

Usually we provide a few options for you to choose from. 

You just need to select and use your favourite option in order to join in. 

For a chance to win our prize or top-3 spot, 

you need to tell us why you've made your choice.

That way our team and readers can appreciate why it's your favourite.

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

So get crafting and remember to have fun 

and enjoy your crafting time.

Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge. 

Our winner is:

#8 Sarah R

Please email us at [email protected] to claim your prize, 

and don't forget to grab your *winners* badge below:

and our Top 3 are

#10 Meghan Kennihan

#14 Thinking of you

#17 Lorraine A

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

So, onto our next challenge

The sponsor of this challenge is

*** NEWSFLASH ***

Before we get onto the theme of this fortnight's challenge

I am so happy to announce that we have a lovely new teamie joining us.

I'm sure many of you will already know

Chrissy from Chrissy's Card Land

but please do pop by her blog and take a look at her lovely creations.

It's her first week playing along with the rest of the team,

so please welcome her.

We're so proud to have her on board with us.

xxxx

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

Your Favourite Animal that can be a Pet (& why).

You MUST explain WHY it is your favourite.

(extra bonus points for sharing a photo of your own pet!!)

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

Annette

My home isn't complete without a feline furball or two. Our current furbabies, Pickle and Jenson (JB) are both rescue kitties and have definitely got us wrapped around their tiny furry paws.  Here's my card using an adorable kitty from one of my new Penny Black stamp sets...

And firstly a quick pic of ickle Pickle, our timid calico sweetheart; she is more hubby's than mine, and she tends to be more of a house cat:

and then here's Jenson, initially his angelic 'please pick me, I'll be as good as gold' RSPCA mugshot, (which was 'purrfectly' designed to lure us in):

This was before we knew what a little monkey he was going to be, and he swiftly turned into a bread-stealing, carpet-shredding, bin-trashing, treat-begging furry house-wrecker fairly soon after we brought him home:

(of course, we wouldn't have him any other way!!!)

Brenda

I love cats and dogs for sure.  We are hoping to add a dog to our family soon, but I think the animal that wins this tribute is my angel cat, Shami, a lilac point Siamese.  She was a tiny little girl and was my constant companion at home.  I loved her funny antics and demand for attention when she didn't feel she was getting what she wanted.

Chrissy

The love of my life is my cat Holly, who came in through my backdoor one day as a kitten who then produced three kittens in my wardrobe and never left..this is how she fills her day to terrify me..she sits on the fence and stares at the black cat over the road, and I know she goes over there too, I just don't want to think about it..we live on a main road.

Elaine

I have opted for a playful puppy. It is lovely to see my Grandson interact with his springer spaniels. One is still a pup and so full of nonsence and life. 

Lupin and Rosie

Larissa

My favourite pet would have been a dog. Unfortunately I have bad allergies, so no animals for me. :( But if I could have an animal, I think I would like a dog. My aunt used to have a dog and often she stayed at our house, when I was young and didn't have my allergies yet, and then Smurf would be my best friend during that week. I loved to walk the dog and cuddle with him. So I coloured a cute little doggie for my card. 

Lynne

It has to be a dog for me seeing as we have two of them and I've never owned a cat. They are brothers from the same litter, both so loving, but with completely different personalities.

Charlie, on the left, is in need of a trim in this pic, but I thought it was such a cute one of him sat on the edge of our little pond.  On the right is Buddy and they both love sitting on your knee.

Sarah

I am fortunate to have had New Forest Ponies in my life for the last 25 years. 

 Surprise, the oldest is 32 and has supervised absolutely everything that has gone on in our lives since I got her. I worry sometimes that sombody might actually hear when I am chattering away to her!!  Wills is a relatively new addition to the family and now that Surprise is retired, he is my riding horse and will be my last. He is 11 now so if he lasts as long as Surprise I will be well into my 70's!!

Wills & Surprise

Squirrel 

My favourite pet is a kitty cat, I've been owned by several over the years, and our latest overlord is Rosie, adopted from the Blue Cross six years ago.  She is twelve now, but shows no signs of getting soft in her older years, she still has us on a string.

Wilma

My favorite pet is a cat. I had cats since the age of 8. Unfortunately we don't have cats now though. We both work and are very often in our cottage in the weekends. Over the years my husbands allergy worsened so no cats for us anymore.

So now 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 non-square/rectangle shaped cardbase 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.

Usually we provide a few options for you to choose from. 

You just need to select and use your favourite option in order to join in. 

For a chance to win our prize or top-3 spot, 

you need to tell us why you've made your choice.

That way our team and readers can appreciate why it's your favourite.

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

So get crafting and remember to have fun 

and enjoy your crafting time.

Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge. 

Our winner is:

40. Katrine Bufton

Please email us at [email protected] to claim your prize, 

and don't forget to grab your *winners* badge below:

and our Top 3 are

2. Meghan Kennihan

9. Allisa

11. Tina z. treebug

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 non-square/rectangle card base 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:

Annette

Using Bang the Drum from LOTV

Recently I've tried to use my Silhouette more and have tried making some creative cardbase shapes to match my image themes. I've used this babygro shape before and it's one of my favourites because it works so well for any baby themed image.  I think shaped cards really make it look like you've made more of an effort for a special occasion and hopefully make a memorable keep-sake for the recipient.

Brenda

I invested in these Go Kreate dies years ago and still love them to bits.  They add that little something special to a card and work so well with a squared image.

Elaine

I find it so easy to reach for square and rectangle card bases, but this shape fits easily into a 6x6 envelope and it looks so much more elegant.

Larissa

I love making circle shaped cards, they look just cute. They are really easy to make and have a special look.

Lynne

As with Brenda, mine is still this Go Kreate die.  It makes a card look a little more special than a square and I often get asked for it by my daughter.

Sarah

I just love my Presscut Stepper die and use it often for special cards. I love that there are multiple areas for embellishment and that the shape makes a statement on the mantelpiece.

Squirrel 

I love squares and rectangles so I had a bit of a job with this one.  I cut circles and ovals, and weird shapes, but somehow none of them floated my boat (or would stand up) so I'm afraid I ended up with a rather predictable hexagon card.  I do like a good hexagon and use the shape a lot ON cards, but haven't made many AS cards.  I quite enjoyed it!

Wilma

It's easy to make a rectangular or square card because I have a stash of those cards in my drawer. Sometimes I make a card in a different shape and a round card is my favorite. Round cards also have a playful effect I think.

So now 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 way to add Stitching (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.

Usually we provide a few options for you to choose from. 

You just need to select and use your favourite option in order to join in. 

For a chance to win our prize or top-3 spot, 

you need to tell us why you've made your choice.

That way our team and readers can appreciate why it's your favourite.

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

So get crafting and remember to have fun 

and enjoy your crafting time.

Thank you to everyone who entered our last challenge. 

Our winner is:

Sarah R.

Please email us at [email protected] to claim your prize, 

and don't forget to grab your *winners* badge below:

and our Top 3 are

 

ScrappyHorses

Wendy Batchen

Donna W.

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 kind of Stitching

(eg the real deal, fake it with stitched dies or drawn doodle-style).

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 really love stitching as a detail and I used to use my sewing machine to stitch around the edges of my images, but that was before the beautiful stitched nesting dies were common. Nowadays my sewing machine has been tucked out of sight and I use stitched dies a lot.  However, there's always room for more stitching and for today's creation I've also doodled some stitching around the edge of my cardbase. This wouldn't be possible with a die becuase it's a bespoke shape, and stitching with thread would need a lot of patience (that I don't have) because of all those curves, but doodle stitches were easy to add all the way around and give it a more finished look.

Brenda

I find hand stitching very relaxing and enjoy "messy" stitching on my junk journals but, I have to say I currently would have to choose stitched dies because of the wonderful variety and the fact they are such time savers.

Elaine

I like to use dies or doodling for my stitching. My sewing machine is stashed in a cupboard and is a struggle to get out, so I take the easy option. To be honest the dies give me a straighter line than if I was sewing.

Larissa

I love the look of stitching on my cards and I love all styles: real stitching, doodling with a pen and with my dies. Adding stitching with a die is the easiest and quickest way to add stitching, so that is my most favourite way to add stitching. I love the little extra it gives on a card and that it looks really neat.

Lynne

For the majority of the time I use stitched dies because I like the way they finish the edges so neatly.  Sometimes I like to hand stitch, but it depends on the style of the card.

Sarah

I love the look of stitching on my cards but have never seem to have mastered the art with my sewing machine. To achieve a similar look I prick the paper with a piercing tool and join the dots with a fineliner pen. Not a bad lookey likey!!

Squirrel 

I used to doodle stitching on my cards, but then I discovered the stitched dies and fell in love with their neatness and perfect finishing touch to my edges.

Wilma

Like Elaine, my sewing machine is stored in a cupboard in the attic and it is difficult to get it out. I love stitched dies and have a lot of them in many shapes. 

They are easy to use and the lines are straight. 

So now 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