AYLI (DT) Shape or Fold

It's Thursday (almost the weekend, hurrah) and you all know what that means,

it's a new challenge from the AS YOU LIKE IT team

Our theme this time around is Your Favourite Shape or Fold

(please remember to tell us about your choice)

So, I did consider a shape for this challenge, but as my favourite shapes are square or

rectangle I thought I would push the boat out and go for a fold.  My favourite fold for a card

is a good old easel, it's easy to do but still has the impact factor, but I forgot

what a bugger it is to photograph!

So for this I have used

Stamping Bella: Nancy Reads A Newspaper

MFT: Stay Tuned

Dovecraft Basics: Perfectly Pink

Image painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

and our sponsor for this fortnight's challenge is

CraftsULove

Hugs to all

DTDF (DT) Milton

Happy Saturday to you all from me - do you have anything exciting planned?

We're waiting for our builder to pop round to have a look at a rather suspicious damp

patch that has appeared, and then, if he isn't too late, we're over to the Oldies for a cuppa

and a sneaky assessment of garden vegetables!

For my DTDF make today I have a cheeky little fella to share with you

Look at that smile!

Stamping Bella - Milton

MFT 6x6 Dots and Stripes Confection

MFT 6x6 Roses All Over Pastels

Die-Namics Celebrate

Have yourselves a wonderful crafty weekend!

Hugs, Squirrel xx

Dies To Die For inspiration blog

Dies To Die For online store

AYLI (DT) Embellishments

Yoo-hoo folks, happy Thursday to you!  Alternate Thursdays mean a new challenge from AS YOU LIKE IT and this time around we would like you to share with us your Favourite Embellishment(s) and tell us why they are your favourites.

You may have guessed that I didn't choose the theme!  Embellishments, phooey!  I'm a clean and simple kinda girl, some days more simple than others (ha), so I tend to restrict embellishments, a lot.  Rather than being able to add lots of stuff skillfully, my makes tend to look a little, shall we say, rugged.  So I keep it simple.  I love die-cut embellishments but try to use them to echo the theme, like this one with the stars

So, for my simple card I have used:

CC Designs - Dancing

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and Polychromos Pencils

Joanna Sheen Starry Night Border Die

Sentiment from who-knows-where but it was one of those "that'll be useful" purchases years ago

MFT 6x6 Tribal Prints

DoCrafts wood pattern paper

Our sponsor for this challenge is CRAFTS U LOVE

Looking forward to seeing how much you can attach to a card all your beautiful and creative uses of embellishments!

Love and hugs

Squirrel xx

In The Pink (DT) Special Occasion

Morning all, it's a new challenge for the next fortnight with IN THE PINK

and the theme is

SPECIAL OCCASION
(NB: this theme is running for 4 weeks while the Pinkies have a wee summer breather)

CC Designs - Surprise

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) and Polychromos Pencils

Sentiments are both Hero Arts

Papers are magazine freebies

Martha Stewart crochet border punch

Star shaped hole punch

Sponsor for this challenge is

DigiStamp Boutique

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx