Winners for Challenge #191 - Framed

It was good to get back to routine after the holidays and we set the framework for the first challenge with our sketch, while you went to work and filled out the concept with your creativity! You framed your cards with colour, texture and design, and made us slightly crazy trying to pick winners! It's always close, but this week it was a squeaker! Here are your two winners:

Our first Top Pick is: Joanne James

Joanne took our "framed" theme very seriously and created a great 3D frame highlighting the bold paper with the sentiment panel which echoes the colours and the mood of the card! The cheery feeling this card creates is going to lift some lucky person's day to a new level! Awesome!

And our Featured Artist is: Shirley Gentry

               

                                   

Shirley's creation is just a stunner, with the gorgeous texture from the embossing folder, the delicacy of the printed vellum, and the simple sentiment with the addition of the twine threaded through the borders and the foliage tucked in behind! The overall effect is peaceful and pleasing and balanced - just a joy to look at! Congratulations, Shirley!

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who played along! I hope you'll come back and check out our new theme challenge tomorrow! Our winners 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 #191 - Framed

You still have a few hours left to play with our sketch challenge #191 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?

The Challenge will close today, Wednesday, Jan. 16th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.

There is Still Time to Play Challenge #191 - Framed

You still have time to play with our sketch challenge #191 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?

The Challenge will close on Wednesday, Jan. 16th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.

Challenge #191 - Framed

Welcome back, and Happy New Year! We hope you're ready to get down and get inky and creative again. We've enjoyed our break, but we're eager to start stamping and challenging you again. Our first challenge back is a sketch challenge, and we don't want to leave you holding the bag or anything, but we're framing you!

And let's see how the Design Team framed their creations:

Amy Jasper

Heather Cooper

Jan Clothier

Off this week!

Jane Knudson

LeAnne Pugliese

Tara Angus

Here are some guidelines for the challenge:

• 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 #AYSI191 when uploading to a public gallery.
• If you’re unsure about ‘the rules’, check the details under the Challenge Guidelines tab.

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