It’s a new year and a new challenge at As You See It!  Not only did the year start over, but we refreshed our website with a cool new banner and challenge images!  The challenge today is a speed challenge (i.e. 10 minutes) to use your scraps.

Well, I have lots of scraps and they are organized with my cardstock so I just had to decide on colors and what kind of card I was going to make.  I opted for a thank you card that is going to my lovely aunt.  She recently wrote a memoir and gifted a copy to me.  I was happy I made the short list of her favorites and even happier to read the book!  I learned so much about her life!  She is a vibrant lovely person whom I adore!  Love you Aunt MaryAnn!

I stamped my sentiment and then added some scraps of blue around it.  I die cut the sentiment and then layered on some stripey pops of color.  Easy peasy!  I hope auntie loves my card as much as I love her book!

Time left:  surprisingly 2 seconds.  Honestly, it seemed like it took less time than that!

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Happy New Year everyone!

Supplies:  CS:  PTI white and kraft.  SU! magenta madness, granny apple green, pineapple punch and misty moonlight.  Dies:  PTI linen.  SU! stitched rectangles.  Stamps:  The Greetery opposites attract.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  A speed challenge to use butterflies.

I started by stamping a line of butterflies in daffodil delight on my card front and then added the sentiment. 

I ran both the card front and card base through my linen plate.  I die cut the card front and layered on the card base after I added a strip of butterfly paper.  I beat the clock by 40 seconds!

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  SU! botanical butterfly dsp.  Stamps:  PTI bitty butterflies.  Inks:  SU! daffodil delight.  Dies:  PTI linen.  MFT blueprint 20.  Other:  pearls and dots.

It’s a new As You See It Challenge.  This one is a speed challenge (under 10 minutes) and to use elements of three. 

I started with three leaves in three colors.  Then I added three sentiments and ran the card front thru the linen impression plate and the zig zag stitched rectangle die.

Finally I added three dots and adhered to the card base.  My remaining time:  0.02 seconds.  I cut it close!

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white and kraft.  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  MFT zig zag stitched rectangle dies.  Stamps:  SU! vintage leaves.  PTI quoted right moment.  Inks:  SU! crushed curry, pumpkin pie and old olive.  Other:  SU! dots.

It’s a new As You See It Challenge!  It’s a speed challenge with the theme of flowers!

I started by using a multiple stamp set of wildflowers from Rubbernecker.  I stamped the several layers in appropriate colors and then ran the card thru my linen impression plate.

I just had to use this lovely sentiment.  I have had it for several years and never used it.  Shame on me!  I die cut around it and then popped it up on the card base.

Time left:  0.00.  Let me tell you - doing the multiple stamping took up more time than I thought!  I was just pressing the sentiment on the base when the alarm rang!

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  Stamps:  RN wildflowers in the wind.  SSS you got this.  Inks:  Distress inks – mustard seed, candied apple, shabby shutters, crushed olive and tumbled glass.  Dies:  PTI linen.  SSS sketchy banners.

Welcome to a new As You See It Challenge!  This one is a speed challenge (10 minutes) in shades of brown. 

I started with a card base of crumbcake.  Then I stamped the thanks image on white before running thru my linen plate and stitched rectangle die.

I grabbed a scrap from my scrap bag and also some ribbon.  I layered these and attached using staples.  Then I adhered everything to the base at a slant.  I quite like this card!

Remaining time – 2 minutes 50 seconds!  I was shocked!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, crumbcake, chocolate chip.  Dies:  MFT chunky chevron and blueprints 20.  PTI linen plate.  Inks:  SU! crumbcake.  Other:  SU! soft suede ribbon.  Stamps:  SU! a world of thanks.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  The challenge is to use shades of blue and make a card in ten minutes or less.

I started by running my blueberry bushel card base thru my linen plate.  Then I ran the white card front thru the linen plate and die cut the stitched rectangle.

I stamped the feathers in three shades of blue – marina mist, bashful blue and soft sky.  The sentiment was stamped in blueberry bushel.  I adhered the card together and then decided it needed some bling.

With just over two minutes left, I thought I had plenty of time to put some bling on there.  Well, I didn’t!  I had just found what I wanted to use when the timer went off.  So the card was done with 0 seconds left and no bling!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white and blueberry bushel.  Inks:  SU! bashful blue, marina mist, soft sky and blueberry bushel.  Dies:  SU! stitched rectangle framelits.  PTI linen impression plate.  Stamps:  SU! lovely amazing you.  W+9 hand lettered hello.

We have a new speed challenge at As You See It!  These are fun!  The objective is to make a card in under 10 minutes.  You must make the card in shades of purple and report how much time you had left on the clock after you finished the card.

I started with a base of gray granite which I ran thru the linen impression plate.  I felt I needed a neutral tone to balance all of the purple.  Then I diecut a piece of elegant eggplant and white after which I ran them thru the linen plate.

Then I randomly stamped the images in three shades of purple: wisteria wonder, elegant eggplant and perfect plum.  I adhered the three pieces together and then stamped the sentiment.  Finally, I added pearls and rhinestones.

I had 56 seconds left on the clock!  Link up HERE to play along!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! gray granite, white and elegant eggplant.  Inks:  SU! elegant eggplant, perfect plum and wisteria wonder.  Dies:  MFT pierced rectangles.  PTI linen impression plate.  Stamps:  MFT party patterns.  Other:  SU! rhinestones and pearls.