Friday, June 30, 2017

Arsenic and Old Lace

The latest sketch by Amanda brought that title to mind. It's actually the title of an old play by Joseph Kesselring about a pair of spinster sisters who run a boarding house and have taken to murdering lonely old men with a glass of elderberry wine laced with arsenic. It was later made into a movie starring Cary Grant. Actually, without Arsenic and Old Lace, I might not actually have existed, because my parents met while acting in a local production of that play in Banff, Alberta! 

While your designs may not have murderous intentions, I'm sure you're going to kill this challenge!



The Design Team's creations will definitely give you some more inspiration:


Taking a break this week.
Amy Jasper










Tara Angus



Teresa Kline
  • Create any card, scrapbooking page, 3D project or packaging   project that fits the challenge.
  • Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch and to substitute one   shape for another but we must still be able to see the sketch   in your finished submission.
  • Please include the challenge graphic and link back to the   challenge in your blog post. Turn off word verification so we   can send you lots of feedback. Make sure you link the post not the whole blog to the Linky. Use #AYSI153 when uploading to a public gallery.
  • If you’re unsure about ‘the rules’, check the details under the Challenge Guidelines tab.

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Winners for Challenge #152

Art mirrors life and apparently roundabouts are a little harder to negotiate than some shapes, but you handled it with panache! It certainly gave you the chance to showcase some stamps and dies you might not have used in other circumstances! Kudos to all who attempted it! Here are the two chosen for our winners this week:


Our Top Pick is: Christy Lynn





Christy made such clever use of some gorgeous designer paper for this challenge. The colours are unusual, but rich and there is a sense of motion in the center! Then when you add in the copper die cut sentiment - WOWZA! Beautiful design, Christy!



And our Featured Artist is: Jen Mitchell



It takes an artist to use a stamp, a die cut, and some enamel dots and come up with a "seriously fabulous" CAS card creation! That circle grunge stamp was perfect for this challenge and the colours literally fly off the page without being in your face! The Design Team was unanimously in love with Jen's amazing card! 

Congratulations to our two winners, who clearly know how to handle roundabouts, and thanks to everyone who played along! I hope you'll come back and check out our new challenge tomorrow! Our winners can pick up their badges on this page and display them with pride on their blogs or sites.

Friday, June 23, 2017

There is Still Time to Play Challenge #152!

You still have time to play with our sketch challenge #152 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?




The Challenge will close on Wednesday, June 28th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.

Friday, June 16, 2017

Big Exciting News and In Praise of Roundabouts

Well, today, before I show you our new challenge, I have some Big News to share with you! With a need to enlarge our Design Team, we put out some feelers and came back with some very exciting responses. Starting today, we are very happy to announce the addition of two new Design Team Members, who, I know, will need very little introduction to the papercrafting world: 

Our first new member is LeAnne Pugliese, from The Paper Players and Stamps, Ink, Paper Design Teams. She has a great blog, weeinklings, (don't you love that name?) and is amazingly adept at a number of styles and techniques and a true artist! I'll let her introduce herself in her quick bio:






Our second new member is Teresa Kline, and you'll recognize Teresa from her time as a Design Team member on Mojo Monday, which just completed it's last challenge, but she is also on the Design Teams of Verve Stamps, Simon Says Monday Challenge, and Sunday Stamps! Teresa's awesome blog is paperie blooms, and her style encompasses all the latest techniques and trends, within a lovely artistic framework! We are so happy to introduce her:


Please welcome them to our As You See It Challenges team!

Now, to today's challenge:

Roundabouts, or traffic circles, are supposed to be traffic calming, but for some, I think they create panic, while others just find them to be an occasion for fun! I hope Amanda's new sketch doesn't create panic in you! I'm sure you'll find it to be an occasion for fun, just like our new and enhanced Design Team did:


The Design Team's creations will definitely give you some more inspiration:













Tara Angus



Teresa Kline
  • Create any card, scrapbooking page, 3D project or packaging   project that fits the challenge.
  • Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch and to substitute one   shape for another but we must still be able to see the sketch   in your finished submission.
  • Please include the challenge graphic and link back to the   challenge in your blog post. Turn off word verification so we   can send you lots of feedback. Make sure you link the post not the whole blog to the Linky. Use #AYSI152 when uploading to a public gallery.
  • If you’re unsure about ‘the rules’, check the details under the Challenge Guidelines tab.

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Winners for Challenge #151

Banners have a universal appeal and apparently you thought so, too, as we had lots of entries to enjoy these past two weeks! This sketch challenge also gave you a lot of choices as well, and it's always mind blowing to see the variety and creativity. We had to arm wrestle to finally pick the two winners, it was that close! But they are:



Our Top Pick is: Cindy Major

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X marks the sweet spot for this adorable creation of Cindy's with her pirates and their chest! The Design Team loved the colour choices, the colouring and all the amazing details that went into this "treasure" of a card!



And our Featured Artist is: LeAnne Pugliese


With Father's Day coming up, what could be more appropriate than a vintage road trip down Route 66! This sepia-toned trip down memory lane caught the collective eye of the Design Team immediately and was a perfect take on the sketch. We loved LeAnne's old motorcycle and the aged map paper in the background. Even with the vintage details, it still maintained a clean and focused look! Awesome job, LeAnne!

Congratulations to our two winners, and thanks to everyone who played along! I hope you'll come back tomorrow and check out our new challenge tomorrow! We will have some big news tomorrow as well! Our winners can pick up their badges on this page and display them with pride on their blogs or sites.

Friday, June 9, 2017

You Still Have Time to Play Challenge #151!

You still have time to play with our sketch challenge #151 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?




The Challenge will close on Wednesday, June 14th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.

Friday, June 2, 2017

A Banner Day!

What is it about this new sketch from Amanda that is so pleasing to the eye? It's nicely balanced, for one. I'm a cat lover, so the image grabs my attention, even though you can choose any shape or design for that spot. Maybe it's just because a banner has universal appeal! A couple of our Design Team were obviously on the same wavelength with this one! Creative minds often think alike! Here's our challenge sketch:


The Design Team's creations will definitely give you some more inspiration:













Tara Angus
  • Create any card, scrapbooking page, 3D project or packaging   project that fits the challenge.
  • Feel free to flip or rotate the sketch and to substitute one   shape for another but we must still be able to see the sketch   in your finished submission.
  • Please include the challenge graphic and link back to the   challenge in your blog post. Turn off word verification so we   can send you lots of feedback. Make sure you link the post not the whole blog to the Linky. Use #AYSI149 when uploading to a public gallery.
  • If you’re unsure about ‘the rules’, check the details under the Challenge Guidelines tab.

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Winners for Challenge #150

Love was in the air around here for two weeks and we got quite the surprising array of anniversary cards! Definitely not all hearts and flowers! But your hearts were in the right places for sure and it was hard to choose our Top Pick and Featured Artist again!
Our choices for the two winners are:


Our Top Pick is: Heather Heroldt

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Heather really was thinking outside the box for this anniversary theme and her tumbling triangles in their ombre hues of Fresh Fig and Lemon Lime Twist created a real air of celebration for a one of a kind card!



And our Featured Artist is: Sara Mattson-Blume


Sara chose a more traditional route, and used an elegant combination of Fresh Fig and White to create a formal Anniversary greeting. The design team loved the graceful font of the greeting which made a beautiful focal point for this heartfelt wish for someone special. Lovely card, Sara!

Congratulations to our two winners, and thanks to everyone who played along! I hope you'll come back tomorrow and check out our new challenge tomorrow! Think colour! Our winners can pick up their badges on this page and display them with pride on their blogs or sites.