Winners for Challenge #248 - Simple Layout

What is it that's so inspiring about a Simple Layout? It think it's because it allows you to use your own creativity to fill in the spaces that aren't prescribed! (Either that or it just works really well generically with something that you already have on your mind!) Either way, we were blessed with loads of beautiful designs based on our sketch over the past two weeks and the Design Team had a lot of favourites between them. It was hard work to narrow them down to pick the winners, but we did it! (That's what they pay us the big bucks for! Just a minute, they don't pay us anything! Should we be complaining??) Here are the winners:

Our Top Pick is: Kim S.

Kim combined beautiful colours and dies to create the focal point for this sketch, but the creative way she formed the frame is what caught the eye of the Design Team. She used an embossing folder! Add to that an overall ombre look and the contrast of the sentiment and you have an impressive Top Pick!!

Our Featured Artist is: Akiko Sudano

This week's Featured Artist, Akiko, has lifted all our spirits with this beauty of a creation! The vivid colours and floral backgrounds outlined by the solid primary colours are so effective! They are reminiscent of a beloved quilt! With the wood grain embossed red frame inviting us all to feast our eyes, this card certainly makes a big impact! 

                                                      

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

4.   Tara Carpenter

7.  Christy Stanford

12. Jules

20. Jolanda Johnstone

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who played along! Come and check out our new Colour Challenge tomorrow morning on our blog! The Featured Artist from the new Colour Challenge tomorrow will be invited to be a Guest Designer for one up-coming Challenge! 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 #248 - Simple Layout

 You still have a few hours left to play with our Sketch Challenge #248 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?

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

You Still Have Time to Play Challenge #248 - Simple Layout

You still have time to play with our Sketch Challenge #248 at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here?

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

Challenge #248 - Simple Layout

I don't know about you, but I love using a sketch to help me with the creative process of designing a card. There's something about a new layout that gets my mojo going again. and if it's a simple sketch with lots of room for creativity and embellishment, so much the better! That's what our Design Team member Jan has for you today, a simple but effective sketch with lots for room for your creative ideas!

Feel free to rotate or flip the sketch, just keep the integrity of it, so we can recognize it. 

How creative did the Design Team get with the sketch? Let's see:

Amy Jasper

Heather Cooper

Jan Clothier

Jane Knudsen

Joanne James

LeAnne Pugliese

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 #AYSI248 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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