Challenge #354 - Dining Al Fresco

It's definitely picnic season in the Northern Hemisphere and dreaming of picnic season in the Southern Hemisphere, so what does a picnic look like to you? Do you have a dedicated picnic basket complete with gingham tablecloth, or blanket, thermos, cutlery, plates and food containers, or do you pack a Tupperware container with food and eat with paper plates, or pull things out of a backpack?That's our Theme Challenge this week, thanks to our creative team mate, Heather H.

Show us your best idea of a picnic in your entry project! Can't wait to see it.

Let's see how our Design Team dine Al Fresco:

Deborah Wheeler

Heather Cooper

Heather Heroldt

Jan Clothier

Joanne  James

LeAnne Pugliese

Here are some guidelines for the challenges:

• Create any card, scrapbooking page, 3D project or packaging project that fits the challenge.
• Stampin' Up! colours are used for reference but any matching colours are welcome. You can use black/neutral for outlines and sentiments but don’t use any other colours. Make sure you use all the colours in the challenge banner. Neutrals include black, white, vanilla, Crumb Cake.
• 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 AYSI #354 when uploading to a public gallery.
• You can combine our challenge with up to 3 other compatible challenges.*
• We do reserve the right to delete, or not consider, entries that do not comply with these guidelines.*

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winners for Challenge #353 - Recipe for the Gala

Thanks to all the guest "chefs" who tried out our Recipe Challenge last week! The glamour vibes were strong and shiny! It was very hard to pick winners, but that's our job, so we did it and here they are:

Our Top Pick is: Jolanda Johnstone

Jolanda really got her glam on for this beautiful project. The Design Team loved the amazing glimmer paper floral layer that included die cuts. Then the choice of background paper was so perfect for this black and white and gold elegance. ANd check out the gold embossed sentiment and the coloured rhinestones! This card is so skillfully done, it really deserves the Top Pick! Congratulations, Jolanda.

And our Featured Artist this week:

Our Featured Artist is: Julia Sager

Julia, our Featured Artist this week and winner, used the elements of the recipe with ornate style. The black, gold and white panels created a quietly elegant background, while the die-cut foliage and ribbons add a touch of exquisite splendour!  Well earned Featured Artist award!  Congratulations, Julia!

And we think you may want to check out the following Honorable Mentions on their sites:

      3. Jaydee

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who played along! Come and check out our new Theme Challenge tomorrow morning on our blog! Our winners today can pick up their badges on this page and display them with pride on their blogs or sites.      

 

You Still Have a Few Hours Left to Play Challenge #353 - Recipe for the Gala

You still have a few hours left to play our Recipe Challenge Challenge #353 - Recipe for the Gala at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here.

The Challenge will close on Wednesday, Aug. 6th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.   

 

You Still Have Time to Play Challenge #353 - Recipe for the Gala

You still have time left to play our Recipe Challenge Challenge #353 - Recipe for the Gala at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here.

The Challenge will close on Wednesday, Aug. 6th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.   

Challenge #353 - Recipe for the Gala

What is it about black, white and gold that increases the elegance factor by so much? After all, except for the gold, it is pretty basic! But somehow the contrast elevates the value so much. Today as part of our Recipe Challenge, cooked up by yours truly, we're asking you to include the colours black, white & gold, sequins or rhinestone or both, die cuts, glimmer paper or foil, and heat embossing. I'm expecting some pretty ritzy cards, but who knows what will transpire? I'm always ready to be surprised by "A Recipe for the Gala!"

Remember our last Colour Challenge? Well, the winner of that challenge, Jenny  Engelke, won the right to be a guest designer on today's challenge:

Here's Jenny:

and here's her wonderful card. I love the elegance and texture: 

Jenny Engelke

And let's see how the Design Team's card designs clean up?

Deborah Wheeler

Heather Cooper

Heather Heroldt

Jan Clothier

Joanne James

LeAnne Pugliese

Here are some guidelines for the challenges:

• Create any card, scrapbooking page, 3D project or packaging project that fits the challenge.
• Stampin' Up! colours are used for reference but any matching colours are welcome. You can use black/neutral for outlines and sentiments but don’t use any other colours. Make sure you use all the colours in the challenge banner. Neutrals include black, white, vanilla, Crumb Cake.
• 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 AYSI #342 when uploading to a public gallery.
• You can combine our challenge with up to 3 other compatible challenges.*
• We do reserve the right to delete, or not consider, entries that do not comply with these guidelines.*

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Winners for Challenge #352 - The Shape of Things to Come

 It was so much fun, and informative, too, reading about everyone's favourite shape.  And here are your winners for Challenge #352!

Our Top Pick is: Deb Horst

Deb's sense  of  humour is shining through here as she has used her favourite circle shape as coffee rings, highlighting a frazzled bird with bad morning vibes. I can just hear the poor thing saying, "Don't talk to me until I've had my first cup of coffee!" The sentiment is hilarious: Caffeinate and hope for the best!  and the coffee beans and coffee splatters add to the stressed atmosphere! Congratulations on Top Pick, Deb!

 

Our Featured Artist is: Birgit

Our Featured Artist, Birgit, has used her favourite shape, the oval to create a beautiful background display for her florals. The variation of colours for the lavender plants, the butterflies flitting around, and the background texture all contribute to a rich and pleasing design. Note how the embossing flattens out for a place to add the sentiment, another great usage of shapes in this layout. Congratulations on being the Featured Artist, Birgit!

                                                      

And we think you may want to check out the following Honorable Mentions on their sites:

  1. Johanna@LavenderHouseCreations

  3. Sandra Strobel

  9. Wild Rose & Pearl

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who played along! Come and check out our new Recipe Challenge tomorrow morning on our blog! Our winners today can pick up their badges on this page and display them with pride on their blogs or sites.       

You Still Have A Few Hours Left to Play Challenge #352 - The Shape of Things to Come

You still have a few hours left to play our Fill in the Blank Challenge Challenge #352 - The Shape of Things to Come at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here.

The Challenge will close on Wednesday, July 23rd, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.