Showing posts with label Fill in the Blank Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fill in the Blank Challenge. Show all posts

Friday, 3 July 2026

Garden Gatherings for As You See It 376

Welcome to a new challenge at As You See It. It's our Fill in the Blank challenge and we're asking you to tell us about your favourite Embossing Folder.  

This is a tricky thing for me because I love embossing folders. I use them all the time. I choose to use them over patterned paper almost always. So asking me for my favourite embossing folder is a bit like asking me which is my favourite child... I love them all! Over the years, my favourites have been the Subtle folder, Exposed Brick and Softly Falling. 

Of current folders, my favourite changes pretty much daily. The new Floral Spray is awesome but the one I keep coming back to is Lazy Daisy, so that's what I've used today. 

To add a bit of interest, I embossed a piece of Basic White, then tore one edge of it before attaching it to the card front. 



I've used my latest acquisition, Garden Gatherings for the flowers. I cut two vases from scraps of Beautiful Ordinary Life  DSP. The squat one, I ran through the Lazy Daisy folder to give it some patterning.


The flower stems were stamped in Pretty Peacock. The flowers were stamped in Flirty Flamingo, daubed with touches of Melon Mambo. The front vase and flowers are popped up on dimensionals. 

The sentiment is from the same set and is cut using a banner die from Stylish Shapes. I finished off with a trio of dots from Array of Dots.

The team and I would love to see what you do with your favourite embossing folder for this challenge. 

You can see what the rest of the Design Team have done, and link up your entry, on the As You See It page. The team and I are all keen to see how you see it!

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. 

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Friday, 10 February 2023

Dainty Delight for AYSI268


It's Fill in the Blank week at As You See It this week. What's your favourite thing about Spring?

The return of flowers is the obvious and most beautiful thing but I decided that I wanted to do the return of the butterflies instead. It turns out that it's pretty much impossible to do butterflies without including at least some blossom as well! 😀

I had two in-person classes yesterday so my craft things were spread out between my craft room and my teaching space. I decided to use the things I had out in for classes and only had to go fetch the Butterfly Brilliance dies, the Bricks & Mortar embossing folder and some inks.

After some ink-smooshing and some die-cutting, this is where I ended up.

The sentiment and die is from the Something Fancy bundle. The embellishments are Iridescent Rhinestones.


If you'd like to see how I made this - and maybe CAS(e) one of your own - watch this tutorial. I've included some tips and tricks to make it even easier.



Don't forget to visit the As You See It page to see what the rest of the team have done with this sketch and to share your own take on the sketch. We'd love to see how YOU see it. 

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