Winners for Challenge #199

Well, it wasn't quite the hottest spot north of Havana here at As You See It Challenges, but we did score some pretty sweet entries from our Copacabana colour challenge!  Here are the winners:

Our Top Pick is:  Nancy at Nananas

That stunning flower was the breathtaking focus of Nancy's sweet card and it looks as though it was just made to pair with the designer paper in the background. Nancy managed to use the strong colours in the challenge without them overpowering each other to create a crisp, fresh and delightful design!                                                                                

And our Featured Artist is: Joanne James

Joanne made good use of her dark and light Stampin' Blends alcohol markers to put the brakes on the intensity of these colours in this beautiful birthday card. Using a large single image stamp in the darkest ink of the challenge, she colours in the image with the lighter tones for the most part, except for the sentiments, creating a focal point. Even with the bright and cheery background, her colouring manages to walk that fine balanced line and creates a masterpiece of tropical pinks and yellows that would do the Copacabana proud!! 

                                                          

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who played along! Our winners can pick up their badges on this page and display them with pride on their blogs or sites.

I'm issuing a special invitation to everyone to join us tomorrow for a very special challenge - our 200th Challenge!! There will be some special features for this occasion so don't miss the surprises!

You Still Have a Few Hours Left to Play Challenge #199 - Copacabana

You still have a few hours left to play with our colour challenge #199 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?

The Challenge will close on Wednesday, May 8th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.

You Still Have Time to Play Challenge #199 - Copacabana

You still have time to play with our colour challenge #199 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?

The Challenge will close on Wednesday, May 8th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.

Challenge #199 - Copacabana

Okay, I don't know why, but the first word that came into my head when I saw this inspiration photo was Copacabana(and now the song is stuck in there)! I think it was the feathers and the colours. Then I noticed that the wall was made of something like giant Lego bricks! And there is bright pink shag carpet! So I don't have a clue where this is or why this is, but it has these colours and I'm calling it Copacabana, so.... Good Luck!!

Let's find out how the Design Team created meaning out of all that:

Taking a break

Amy Jasper

Heather Cooper

Jan Clothier

Jane Knudsen

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.
• 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.
• 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 #AYSI199 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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