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Hello lovely people,

As I expected I had a fabulous time catching up yesterday with the lovely Sue and Debs and it also involved the most enormous pieces of cake I have ever seen - yummy!
We had a great discussion about craft stash organisation and I am feeling determined to organise some of my supplies a bit better!  

So, while I see if I can whip some of my stash into shape, here's the new challenge at As You Like It and our theme this time is...

YOUR FAVOURITE...FANCY FOLD OR SHAPE
...and don't forget to tell us why it's your favourite!

Our sponsor this time is Sweet Stamp Store with a $10 voucher

I really love making any kind of fancy folded or shaped cards but my favourite is the criss cross card because I think it looks so very special and it's fun to have a tag inside that you can pull out.

I can't believe how long it has been since I coloured up a James bear image!
I have recently been using a 'dotting' technique to add texture to fur, which works well for smaller images but I prefer the 'flicking' technique for this larger James bear image.

Aw, don't you just want to give him a hug?!

I kept the tag inside quite simple with just a few co-ordinating details.

The flower clusters are a Kat classic combo although I only used the leaves from my fave die rather than the swirl bits and just for a slight change!

I also scattered a few pearls around which I haven't done on any designs for a while; to be honest I thought the corners of the heart panel were a bit bare so out came the pearls!

Card recipe;

Image: James - big heart - LOTV

DP: A gift for you - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Family sentiment tags - LOTV

Dies: Heart swirl - Magnolia Doohickeys, Heart stems - Impression Obsession

Copic colours;
Fur: E40/41/42/43
Rose: R46/39/89 & YG95/97
Shading on heart: W00/0/1/2
Ground: W00/0/1/2/3

I hope you will pop over to As You Like It and check out the fabulously creative projects from the rest of the team :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Challenges I am entering;