Winners for Challenge #253 - Fast Foliage

We had a few brave and daring risk-takers who were willing to pit their crafting skills against the clock for our last speed-stamping challenge, Fast Foliage! Always in good fun, it is nonetheless a great adrenaline rush, trying to fit on one last embellishment, or trying to fix that crooked sentiment before the stop watch runs out! The blog posts are almost as delightful as the projects themselves! Here are the cards which particularly delighted the Design Team with their simple artistry and what they were able to accomplish in under 10 minutes:

Our Top Pick is: Jules

Jules learned to reduce the layers in order to complete her design on time, but it didn't take away from the amazing embossed leafy background for her cute striped honeybee-like heart and her whimsical sentiment plus the actual stitching she did around the sentiment and the embossed layer. Now that is speedy!!

We had a tie for Featured Artist!

Our first Featured Artist is: Deborah Wheeler

Deborah created a stepped up project by adding a narrow white frame to her square shaped card, adding a silhouette die cut in white to the dark green leaf sprig, and popping up her birthday sentiment on a strip of cardstock, which was again popped up on dimensionals. The background paper was so perfect for this foliage theme!

Our second Featured Artist is: Jolanda Johnston

Jolanda's design is striking but simple which is a perfect solution for a speed stamping challenge. There are amazing contrasts in this simplicity, though, that create the polished look that is so hard to come by in a time crunch. The dark colours against the light image panel really create a crisp, clean final look. The black die cuts against the stamped graphic backgrounds in a geometrical arrangement is so eye-pleasing! And the texture in the center adds a finished note to it all!

                                                      

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

2.  Christy Stanford

6.   Heather Heroldt

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who played along! Come and check out our new Sketch 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 #253 - Fast Foliage

 You still have a few hours left to play with our Speed Challenge #253 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?

The Challenge will close on Wednesday, Jul. 7th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.

You Still Have Time to Play Challenge #253 - Fast Foliage

You still have time to play with our Speed Challenge #253 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?

The Challenge will close on Wednesday, Jul. 7th, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.

Challenge #253 - Fast Foliage

Our last speed challenge was blossoms! Continuing on the same flora speed track, this time we move on to leaves - fast foliage. How quickly do you think you can make a card featuring greenery? Under 10 minutes? Good, because that's what a Speed Challenge requires and what Design Team member Jan had in mind when she chose this theme for the speedy stampers you all are!

When we do a speed challenge we are not expecting a detailed masterpiece from you. We want you to have fun and see what you can create in under 10 minutes! You can design it in your head or sketch it out first. You can gather all your supplies ahead of time. But once you start the cutting/stamping/die cutting/embossing /etc. process, you must start the timer! 

You have 10 minutes! Let us know, with your entry, how long it took you to complete your card or project! The key is to KISS!! Keep It Simple, Stamper!

Let's see how many leaves our Design Team members stamped in 10 min.:

Amy Jasper  8m29s

Heather Cooper 7m26s 

Jan Clothier 6m36s

Jane Knudsen 8m0s

                                    LeAnne Pugliese 9m2s                                        

Joanne James   9m8s

Here are some guidelines for the challenge:

• Create any card, scrapbooking page, 3D project or packaging   project that fits the challenge.
• You can come up with your design and gather materials before you start the clock, but once you start work, you have to complete your design in 10 min. State in your blog or description, how long it took you to make it.
• Use the given theme in your project.
• 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 #AYS253 when uploading to a public gallery.
• If you’re unsure about ‘the rules’, check the details under the Challenge Guidelines

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