Friday, August 22, 2025

Amber Autumn for As You See It Speed Challenge #355

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Well, it's another speed challenge at As You See It Challenges and this time the theme for it is Leaves, which is appropriate as the fall season approaches, at least in my part of the world. With more stamp sets and bundles hitting the Last Chance list, I find my stash of current stamp sets dwindling quickly, which is a problem when I try to find sets to match a theme. Luckily, I had just ordered and received the Amber Autumn bundle from the upcoming Sept./Dec. Mini Catalogue, so I was able to use that even though some of my choices were probably a bit time consuming for a speed challenge. Here's the challenge banner:


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And here's how it turned out:

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  • The card base is an 5 1/2" x 11" piece of Timid Tiger cardstock, scored and folded at 4 1/4". 
  • On the card front the large 4" x 5 1/4" die from the Amber Autumn bundle was used to die cut the leaf cut outs. The extra pieces were removed using the brush attachment to the Take Your Pick Tool.
  • A piece of the Autumn Toile DSP was glued just behind the leafy cut out to provide contrast to it.
  • Using Tuxedo Black Memento ink, the leaves and acorns image was stamped on Basic White cardstock. I started by ink blending some Crumb Cake and Timid Tiger ink on to the image, to save time, but I wasn't happy with the outcome, so I brought in some Stampin' Blends Combos to even out the colour: Gray Granite, Timid Tiger, and Strawberry Slush. That took up most of the time.
  • I die cut the image and added it to the card front with dimensionals.
  • I stamped the sentiment, from the same stamp set, in Tuxedo Black ink and trimmed the sentiment strip with the Stampin' Trimmer.
  • I added the sentiment with dimensionals and also some Streaked Dots as embellishments.



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Friday, August 8, 2025

Weekend Adventures with Adventure Together for AYSI #354

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Oh man! I'm getting so behind! I'm not getting to use sets until they are on the Last Chance list! I've got to do better! You see, we have a Theme Challenge this week and the theme, decided on by clever team mate, Heather H. is Picnics! I was so stumped by this one! I couldn't think of any picnic sets I had. But then I remembered my latest order from the Online Exclusives and it was some DSP and stickers called Weekend Adventures and with the checkered pattern and outdoors motif, I thought it would be a start. And the stickers had a sweet little mug that would work! Then I remembered a stamp bundle called Adventure Together, that I had loved, because we enjoy RVing. The trouble is, it's already on the Last Chance list and I hadn't touched it yet! Well, better late than never! Here's the Challenge Banner:




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Take a closer look at how it all worked out:

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  • On a Crumb Cake card base, I added a 4" x 5 1/4" layer of the Weekend Adventures DSP in Old Olive shades, then added the Cajun Craze checked pattern die cut with the largest Stylish Shape square die.
  • I trimmed the Cajun Craze mug sticker from the Weekend Adventures sticker sheet and added it as shown on the checkered "rug" and removed the round sticker, as shown, and added it to the card front.
  • From the Adventure Together bundle, I stamped the trailer, and the largest tree, coloured and die cut them and added them to the card front, the tree with glue dots, and the trailer with Stampin' Dimensionals.
  • Finally, from the More Than Autumn Bundle, I stamped three of the apples, coloured them and die cut them, also adding them to the card front; two of the apples with glue dots and the front one with a Stampin' Dimensional.
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Friday, July 25, 2025

Cheers & Sips for As You See It Challenge #353 - Recipe for the Gala

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 It's a Recipe Challenge over at As You See It Challenges this week and the theme is Recipe for the Gala, so elegance and black tie occasions are what we're looking for. And nothing says elegance like black and white, especially if you throw in a little gold with it. Am I right? Since I created the challenge, you're going to have to take my word for it. Take a look at our Challenge Banner:

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I got out the Cheers & Sips set for something a little different. I figure that most galas feature some Cheers and Sips sometime during the evening by way of celebrating the occasion! I kept my drinks clear so as not to compromise the black & white elegance of the theme and even though I attempted to stamp on the Gold foil paper, I needed a more permanent ink for that to hold. So I left them die cuts. Here's a close up:

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  • On a Basic Black card base, a Basic White layer was added, embossed using the Softly Sophisticated 3D embossing folder. 
  • The images of the glasses and the ice cubes were stamped on Basic White with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and die cut with the Cheers & Sips dies. 
  • The swizzle stick and olive were die cut from Basic Black cardstock and the cocktail umbrella and orange slice were die cut from Brushed Metallic Gold Foil.
  • I used a ruler and the bullet tip of the Basic Black Dark Stamping Blends Marker to draw the liquid level across each glass.
  • The sentiment was embossed in gold on a banner die cut with the Stylish Shapes dies.
  • The glasses, when assembled, were mounted on the card front on a section of retired Navy Blue Gold Glittered Ribbon.
  • A selection of black and regular rhinestones were added.

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