It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It’s a speed challenge to use punches!

I am back after a short break fighting with my computer.  I am just happy to have a working computer again!  This challenge is about speed and punches.  I pulled out one of my top three punches – the bitty butterfly and promptly punched three butterflies.  (That sounds bad…lol)

I used a word background stamp and added a thank you sentiment.  I added the butterflies and some bling, die cut the card front, adhered to the base and was done.  Time used: 9 min!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! White and brights dsp.  PTI soft stone.  Stamps: background stamp (unknown).  SU! Heart shaped.  Dies/punches: SU! Deckled rectangles and bitty butterfly punch.  PTI linen plate.  Other: rhinestones.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It’s a speed challenge to make a card with trees in 10 minutes or under!

I started by stamping and die cutting a couple of scrub brush trees.  Then it was off to the races.  I quickly die cut the card front with my deckle edge rectangles and added two pieces of dsp and adhered to the card base.

I popped up the trees, whipped up the sentiment and with shaky hands was pressing it on the card when the timer went off!  My monochromatic trees card was done with no time left over!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! very vanilla, pecan pie and iconic celebrations dsp.  Stamps:  PTI joyful Christmas.  Dies:  PTI linen plate and joyful Christmas.  SU! deckled rectangles and washi punch.  Inks:  SU! pecan pie.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It’s a speed challenge to make a card with fruit!

I dug out some old pear stamps and my pear pizzazz ink and paper – naturally.  I started the clock and set to work.  I cut down the card base, a piece of black and the white card front and ran them all through the linen plate.

I stamped random pears and only inked in one set of pears with the pear pizzazz and some crushed curry ink.  I stamped the sentiment and then used my washi punch on it and a piece of pear pizzazz.  I layered everything and was done.  With 2 seconds to spare.  I was sure I had more time than that left on the clock!  That ten minutes goes by fast in these speed challenges!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, basic black and pear pizzazz.  Stamps:  W+9 punny produce – pears.  Inks:  SU! crushed curry and pear pizzazz.  Other:  SU! washi punch.  PTI linen plate.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It’s a speed challenge to make a thank you card!

I have a love/hate relationship with speed challenges.  I love them when I know exactly what I am going to make and I can get it done in the required time…and I hate them when I know what I am going to make and it takes more than 10 minutes…lol!  I had to make this card twice so I was an expert the second time around.

I stamped the image from the long ago retired SU! always thankful stamp set.  I love this stamp set because of this one image.  I stamped it in wild wheat and ran the card thru my linen impression plate.  I stamped the sentiment and went to check the time…and cleared the timer!!  Argh!  So I started over!

So I repeated the above paragraph, sans clearing the time, snipped the sentiment edges and popped up on the card.  I was so proud of myself – I was about 5 minutes in when I decided to add some bling – which cost me a minute and a half trying to unstick the dots and get them on the card!  But at 6 minutes and 30 seconds, my card was done!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white.  Stamps:  SU! always thankful.  SSS sailing.  Inks:  SU! wild wheat.  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  Other:  SU! wild wheat dots.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It’s a speed challenge to use spring flowers!

I dug out this spring flowers stamp set that I have had for a long time and never used.  I thought I could finally beat this challenge and make a card in about 6 minutes (I know we have 10 minutes but I always seem to need the whole 10 minutes).  I did not think this through.  LOL.

The image stamping (and linen plate) took about 3 minutes – I took a quick peek at the timer and thought I can do this – just the coloring left!  Umm…no I couldn’t.  I spent the next 6 minutes and 53 seconds coloring.  Maybe next time!  Time left:  7 seconds.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  Stamps:  SSS spring flowers and friendship blooms.  Inks:  SU! blends – parakeet party, granny apple green, bubble bath, melon mambo, daffodil delight and lemon lolly.  Dies:  PTI linen plate.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It’s a speed challenge to use stars!

I leaned into the star theme and finished my card in 10 minutes exactly.  I started by running the cardstock thru the linen plate and then the real red and white thru the star spangled impression plate.  I adhered the three layers together.

I die cut the star and cut down a couple of pieces of bitty star paper and then adhered to the white.  I stamped the sentiment, added the gold star and then some enamel stars.  Oof!  My hands were shaking at the end!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, real red, old olive, and gold foil.  PTI bitty stars.  Stamps:  PTI winter bench.  Dies:  PTI linen plate, star spangled plate.  SSS sketchy star.  Other:  SU! enamel stars.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It’s a speed challenge to tell us about your hobbies!

I love to read and actually made a card with the one book stamp I have.  But I didn't like it.  So I changed to my other favorite hobby - cardmaking!  I have had this particular image for a while and it suits this challenge quite nicely.  

I stamped my image and sentiment, colored in with my alcohol markers and layered it up.  It was meant to have some dots but I knew I couldn't get them on in time so I stopped with 5 seconds to spare!

What’s your hobby?

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white and parakeet party.  Stamps:  MFT Pure Innocence - Crafty Friends.  Inks:  SU! blends - 1000, 900, crumbcake, Tahitian tide and parakeet party.  Dies:  PTI linen plate.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It’s a speed challenge to use seashells on a card.

I dug around in my stash to find some seashell stamps and was pretty happy I had some!  Lol!  I dug out my paper, inks, dies and stamps so that I was ready to go when I started the clock.

I stamped, colored and die cut the small seashells, die cut two sand dollars out of two different card stocks and then stamped a sentiment.  I was in full panic mode because all of that took the vast majority of the clock.

 I adhered the sand dollar and then quickly added three small seashells next to it.  I was just trying to position the yellow seashell when the clock ran out so it looks a little random but that’s how it goes.  I used all 10 minutes.

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Supplies:  CS: SU! very vanilla, white and Sahara sand.  Stamps:  SU! by the tide.  Lawn Fawn life is good.  Dies:  PTI linen.  LF life is good.  Reverse Confetti sand dollar.  Inks:  SU! blends:  crumbcake, pineapple punch, Tahitian tide and bubble bath.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It’s a speed challenge with an outdoor theme.

I pulled out everything I needed and got started.  I stamped the image in crumbcake on my card base and then colored using alcohol inks.  I ran the card front and base through my linen plate.

I die cut with my deckled edges, adhered the ribbon to the back and then to the card base.  I added some dots and pearls and was done.  Surprisingly, I had 1 minute and 18 seconds left.

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Supplies:  CS: SU! crumbcake.  PTI rustic white.  Stamps:  SU! sunkissed.  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  SU! deckled edges.  Inks:  SU! blends – Daffodil delight, Tahitian tide, parakeet party, crumbcake.  Crumbcake.  Other:  SU! Tahitian tide ribbon.  Dots and pearls.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It’s a speed challenge to use Christmas baubles on your card.

I started by stamping and die cutting an ornament.  I die cut a piece of parakeet party and white to showcase the ornament.

I added some sweet sorbet twine for a pop of color and layered everything up.  I was planning to add some bling but ran out of time as I was putting the last layer on the card.  Thus – I ended up with 0 seconds left!

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Supplies:  CS: SU! white and parakeet party.  Stamps:  Papertrey Ink vintage ornaments.  Inks:  SU! garden green and parakeet party.  Dies:  PTI vintage ornaments and linen plate.  SU! deckled edges.  Twine:  SU! sweet sorbet.