As You Like It Challenge (DT) Your Favourite Person To Make For

 Hello chaps, hope you are all keeping your toes toasty warm in this

little cold snap, anyone would think tomorrow was December!

So, before I tell you about the theme for this challenge, I have a little bit of news for you.  This is my penultimate post as a DT member for AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE.  After several years of putting up with my scatterbrainedness, insanity, and hysteria, the team have finally sacked me.

KIDDING!  But I am stepping down, it wasn't an easy decision, and I'm sure I will regret it by January, but I need some time to recharge some creative batteries.  I have had a blast with the team, will miss all my teamies, and I should say that I will miss Red Leader, but she doesn't get rid of me, mwahahahahaaaaa.

ANYWAY - the theme for this challenge is

Your Favourite Person To Make For (and please tell us why)

For me, it's my darlin' mum, she loves receiving something unique that she knows has been

hand crafted just for her, and I know she stashes all her cards in a drawer in the dining room (she thinks I don't know about that)

What could I use for Mummy Bear other than the adorable James Bear from LOTV

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Sentiment is from a set of rubber stamps (ancient now) from C C Designs

Papers are from two different Christmas sets from Dovecraft

Star punch from Hobbycraft

Red cardstock from somewhere random on Amazon

The sponsor of this challenge is

Lee Holland

I do hope you will be able to pop over and join the fun, after all, everyone has someone to make for

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As You Like It Challenge (DT) Autumn or Winter

 Brace yourselves, I'm on time this week!  It's another new challenge from the

AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE team and this one is

Your Favourite - Autumn or Winter (and why)

With the exception of wasps, I love everything about autumn, the soft light, the gorgeous colours, sunny days but (in theory) cooler nights.  I don't even mind it getting darker earlier because I can be cosied up indoors!

This little foxy is from Lili Of The Valley

painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Sentiment from My Favorite Things

and a mixture of papers from MFT and Honey Bee

Our sponsor (with a gorgeous range of autumn animals to choose from)

Lee Holland

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As You Like It Challenge (DT) Favourite Two Colour Combo

 Oooh, it's a colour challenge theme over as

AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE

this time, and we would like to see (and hear about)

Your Favourite Two Colour Combo

I have lots of favourite colour pairings, but I always seem to come back to

blue and brown, I don't know why, to me it's just a comforting combo, and can be

used in so many different ways.

I've used one of the Lili of The Valley Spring Gnomes stamps

Teamed with a mix of Honey Bee and Sunny Studio papers

and a sentiment from Clearly Besotted

Gnome coloured up with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and Polychromos Pencils

The sponsor of this challenge is

Last Minute Manda

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As You Like It Challenge (DT) Spring or Summer

 Hello peeps, I hope you are all ok.

It's time for another challenge from the AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE

and this time the theme is Spring or Summer

(please remember to explain your choice)

I hate summer!  It's too hot and sweaty, I get burned outside, it's too hot to sleep, nobody opens enough windows, and it's full of bugs.  There, I've said it.  I. Hate. Summer.

So I made a Spring card, because everything is still fresh, new, and delicate, and there are no wasps.

I've used an older stamp (rubber!) from Lili Of The Valley and

painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

This has a real Spring feel about it with all the sweet daisies

Sentiment is from an Easter set from Pretty Pink Posh

The squeak of pink matting layer is Lawn Fawn

The sponsor for this theme is

Amanda Jayne Designs

You have two weeks, come and join us

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As You Like It Challenge (DT) Favourite (mostly) One Colour

Oh goodness me, so sorry I am so late with posting, this week has conspired against me, and tonight a 20 minute bus journey took 90 minutes (thank you Anglian Water, again!!)

So, anyhoo, our AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE theme this time is

Your Favourite (Mostly) One Colour (and why)

For me, at this time of year my thoughts turn to Spring and the better days ahead, so I find my makes full of bright and warm yellow/orange tones

Both the image and the sentiment are from my extensive collection of

Lili of The Valley stamps

And that is handy because our sponsor for this theme is

Lili of the Valley

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As You Like It Challenge (DT) Favourite Non-Traditional Colour for Christmas

Hello peeps, so here we are, heading towards mid November and only

six and a half weeks to Christmas.  Eeeeeeeek!

So, if you are behind with your Christmas makes, AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE

are here to encourage you with the new challenge of

Your Favourite Non-Traditional Colour for Christmas

For me, it's purple, I think it just feels a little bit luxurious, especially if it

is paired with with a glint of silver or gold

So, for this one I have used

High Hopes Stamps - Stackable Santa

Nitwits (LOTV) Snow Princess papers

Spellbinders Large Scallop Circle dies

Sentiment from Lili of The Valley

Mini snowflake punch from Hobbycraft

Santa watercoloured with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

The sponsor of this challenge is

Lawn Fawn

 

Hope to see you there

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Oddball Teacher

 Are you keeping up with me?  I'm not sure that I'm keeping up with myself, must be a rush

of blood to the head this week.

So, another made but not posted card.  This one was for a dear colleague who left work for new pastures last month.  I do miss him a lot, a really dry sense of humour and a little bit whacky.  As I said to a junior once, when you get past the weird you will love him.

Yes, I know this is a "teacher" stamp, but the similarity to my colleague is scary

Stamping Bella Oddball Boy Teacher

Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Polychromos Pencils

Old sentiment frame and stamp from Lili of The Valley

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As You Like It Challenge (DT) Traditional or Contemporary Christmas

 Hello chaps, I'm finally back in the AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE saddle, having missed the last few challenges.

For the new challenge starting today, AYLI would like you to share your

Traditional or Contemporary Christmas makes (please explain your choice)

I tend to make quirkier Christmas cards so contemporary suits me well, it allows me to use all sorts of cute character images, some tongue-in-cheek sentiments, and to avoid the traditional red and green combo.

A very clean and simple design 

Lili of The Valley - James In The Snow rubber stamp

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Background paper from The Works (Fairytales I think)

and a vertical Merry die from MFT DieNamics

The sponsor of this challenge is

Lee Holland

You have two weeks to enter, looking forward to seeing you all there.

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For My Dad

Morning all, hope you are feeling fine and dandy today!

I've been going through a phase of super CAS cards again, but for Father's Day last weekend

I did actually go a little bit (but not much) further.  Dad's not a great one for fuss, and he was

absolutely chuffed as little mintballs with this one.

So, let's see what I used

Lili of The Valley Vintage Boy (from the last time they released some physical stamps)

Lawn Fawn Puffy Clouds edger die

MFT 6x6 plaid papers

MFT 6x6 striped papers

MFT DieNamics Modern Serif Alphabet dies

and a fair splashing of the ol' Distress Inks (ReInkers)

One of his favourite things to do is go for a fish n chip lunch at their local

garden centre, so as well as 1/2 ton of liquorice allsorts and fruit jellies, I gave him

some universal gift vouchers for him and mum to treat themselves.  I made a little gift wallet themed

for the occasion.

Well, that's about all from me folks, I have a joint of pork in the oven (fingers crossed for crackling rather than sogling) and it smells divine, and a washing machine full of stuff that I am about to get out on the line.  If I'm not back within a week then I'm dangling from the washing line still.

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As You Like It Challenge (DT) Feminine or Masculine

 Hello peeps, remember me?  I seem to have been away a while.....but I have still been crafting, honestly.

So, it's a Thursday, and that means it is time for another new theme with

AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE

and this time we'd like to hear which is your favourite type of card to make

Feminine or Masculine

The majority of my makes are for the ladies, but I do really enjoy the boys cards because I can get away with simplicity without losing impact.

So for this one I hauled out one of old LOTV rubber stamps for this one

and he is one of my all time favourite boys

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) with a hint of Polychromos

Sentiment is from a very old set with no packaging left, but I think it's Hero Arts

Simple as!

The sponsor for this challenge theme is

Polkadoodles

I know the weather is getting nicer now, but that is no excuse - get crafting!

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AS You Like It Challenge (DT) Favourite Occasion

 Well hello, how are you diddling?!

I've been on annual leave from work this week - you know, this wet, windy, stormy, week.  Oh well, not to worry, it's been a great excuse for some additional crafting time (grins).

Anyhoo, this time over at As You Like It Challenge the new theme is

Your Favourite Occasion (any why)

As I get older, there are fewer and fewer times this happens in my circle of friends now, but I do love being able to make a new baby card (even though I'm allergic to children) - it's a good excuse to go extra cute!

This is one of my most favourite baby stamps, it's an old rubber one from Lili of The Valley, no idea what is called, but I have used it several times.  I know the little chap is most readily identifiable as a boy, but I have coloured it up in pinks and lilacs before now and it works equally well for a girl.

I really am rubbish, as I can't even tell you who the papers are by - could be Echo Park but I'm not sure any more.

I can tell you that I painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) though!

Our sponsor for this theme is

FANTASTIC RIBBONS

I do hope you will be able to pop over and share your favourite occasion card with us.

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As You Like It Challenge (DT) Favourite Colouring Medium

Hey everyone, it's time for another challenge from the
AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE
and this time our theme is (my personal favourite) Your Favourite Colouring Medium (tell us why!)

Like all my teamies, I've played with so many different colouring medium over the years.  My first love was watercolours, then I veered off course for a short affairs with Copics and ProMarkers, and then came the discovery of Distress Inks (ReInkers).  All the full of watercolour painting but with inks - I was like a pig in s....... very happy indeed.  I have lost count of the number of years I have been inking now but it is a lot.

I've raided my old Lili of The Valley stash and used this fabulous rubber stamp (remember those?) and collection of NitWit papers.

Oval dies are from Crealies XXL range

Sentiment is from Clearly Besotted

and corner die is an old unlabelled one

I do hope you will pop over and share with us your happiest way to colour.

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As You Like It Challenge (DT) Favourite Animal

Hello everyone!  Breezy enough for you?  Chuff, it has been fresh around the frilly bits, I hope you are all safe and sound.

So, it's time for a new challenge over at the AS YOU LIKE IT blog

and the theme for this fortnight is Your Favourite Animal (and why).

Firstly, big apology for the really rubbish photo, I sent the card before I realised I only had this quick snap.

Favourite animal for me is a Felis Catus, that's a domestic cat to you and me.  Apart from a very brief spell when I lived too close to a busy road, I have always had a cat in my life.  Not the same cat, obs, because I'm old, but a few kitties have shared my bed over the years.  I just adore their "I'll love you if I want to, and if I don't I won't" attitude.

This was made for a cat mad friend, natch.

Simon Says Stamp - Playful Kittens stamp set

Whimsy Stamps - Calories Schmalories stamp set

MFT Die-Namics Stitched Dome Stax dies

Lili of The Valley Circular Sentiment

MFT 6x6 Dots and Stripes papers

and some absolutely ancient gold photo corners

Kitty and cupcake painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

and of course you will want to know who the sponsor is for this time and it is

FANTASTIC RIBBONS

I do hope you will be able to join  in the fun and share your favourite animal with us.

Hugs to all

Squirrel

Bird or Beast (DT) As You Like It Challenge

Hello chaps, I hope your week is going well.  As it is a Thursday, it means a new theme over at

AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE

This time we would like you to choose your favourite (and tell us why)

BIRD or BEAST

Don't get me wrong, I like birds - out in the garden.  The song of a blackbird absolutely fills my heart with joy, and I love the antics of sparrows and starlings, and of course a cheeky robin.  With no offence to pigeons, they are a blinkin' nuisance though!  However, as much delight as our feathered friends bring, I'm afraid that the furry critters will always win in my affections.

How cute is that smile?!!

Lili Of The Valley Digi Stamp : Little Friends - Rabbit With Daisy

although I used the rubber version (retired now, boo hiss)
Lawn Fawn 6x6 Knit Picky - Fall
Crealies XXL No 70 Open Scallop Square
Poppystamps Bubble Daisy Border
MFT Stencil - Mini Cloud Edges
Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

For this furry and feathery challenge, our sponsor is
CRAFTS U LOVE

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Favourite Baby Make (DT) As You Like It Challenge

Happy Thursday folks!  Another fortnight has flown by and that means another new theme from the 

AS YOU LIKE IT CHALLENGE team.

This time, we would like you to share your Favourite Baby Makes with us.

I do like to make small keepsakes but as I was told it wasn't appropriate to make a muzzle, I made a door-hanger for the nursery instead, which could double-up as a do-not-disturb when the sprog sweet little thing is sleeping

So for this I have used

Lili of The Valley Babies Clear Stamp Set (retired)

MFT Die-Namics Wine Tag

L'il Inker Designs Stitched Bow die

Personal Impressions sentiment stamp (Baby Girl)

Lili of The Valley sentiment (Follow Your Dreams)

Whimsy Stamps 6x6 papers

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) as watercolours

Our sponsor for this challenge is

CRAFTY RIBBONS

Hope to see you there!

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