CAS Game #169 - Made In Minutes + optional twist Christmas In July

So here we are in July! 

How are you all doing? Ready for a new challenge I hope!

So the main and compulsory theme of July's CAS card challenge is Made in Minutes. Now don't panic you can have as long as you like to gather your ideas and supplies, but once that's done your card should come together quickly.

We also have a very popular twist for this time of year - Christmas in July. I know lots of you are going to go with the twist but please remember not to get too carried away and forget that your card not only needs to be CAS but also quick and simple to create.

We'll pick a top winner and some runners up!

It could be you!

We're really excited to welcome a brand new sponsor for this challenge -
Time For Tea Designs. Their prize is a £15.00 credit to their store.

You are so going to love their cute stamps!

And look at this mega sweet Christmas card Joanna from Time For Tea Designs has created to showcase her stamps and dies.

Thank you for joining our sponsors Time For Tea Designs. 

We are so enjoying having you on board.

We have a very well known and respected CAS crafter as our Guest Designer -  Kylie. We're super delighted to have her join in with this challenge.

WOW! How adorable is this awesome example of a CAS card! Thanks so much Kylie for guesting with us.

And I'm sure you can't wait to see what the AAA Cards DT have been up to!

Francesca

Ishani

Jane
(using sponsor stamps)


Joy

Lucie

Maaike

(using sponsor stamps)

Melissa

Michelle

(using sponsor stamps)

Nancy

A Rose

Åsa

Ceal

We're looking forward to seeing your CAS cards fill our gallery. Just remember here at AAA Cards we love empty, non patterned white space.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

The Winners Circle #167: One Layer + Inspired by a graphic

It's time to showcase our fabulous prize winner and runners up for Game # 167

Thank you for all your gorgeous cards in our gallery. We loved how so many of you were inspired by our optional twist photo. And once again you made it very difficult to pick favourites.

But it had to be done so here we go:

1st place

and winner of a STAMPlorations $15 giftcard to their digi store is:

#9 Vicky

The most beautiful one layer card with perfect placement of the image and sentiment to leave plenty of empty white space. We loved how you were inspired by the optional twist photo too.

Congratulations Vicky!

 Please contact Shery to claim your prize - stamplorations@gmail.com and Jane about a Guest Design spot - aaacardchallenge@gmail.com 

Top Three 
 In order of entry

#20 Meghan

Keeping all the images and the sentiment in a strip is a perfect CAS design and leaves loads of empty white space. We also loved the cute little butterflies and colours taken from the optional twist photo.

#33 Gayle

Using a defined space on a card like this inked up circle is a brilliant design trick to help keep your card CAS. The simple stamping of the butterfly outline and greeting on top works brilliantly!

#50 Jaydee

Another superb example of leaving plenty of white space without taking away the beauty of a card. In fact we think the empty white space around the butterflies just increases the impact of the awesome colouring.

Congratulations to you all, please grab our winners badge to display on your blogs.

Our current Challenge #168 is One Corner + Use Masking and there is still plenty of time to get your entries in.

 We'd love to see how you interpret this theme and come visit your blogs, 

so don't delay, get crafting!

  Peace and hugs

The AAA Cards DT

CAS Game #168 - One Corner + optional twist Use Masking

Time is flying and it's already the last challenge for June. Can't believe it will tumble over into July!

For the next fortnight we'd like your CAS cards to have all its elements in one corner.

We'll pick a top winner and some runners up!

It could be you!

Our sponsor this fortnight is CAS-ual Fridays and they're offering a $20 credit to their store.

Thank you CAS-ual Fridays!

We're delighted to have Milka joining us as our Guest Designer for this challenge. She makes the most AWESOME CAS cards and you're going to be so impressed by this one!

Now there's a lesson on getting movement and masking onto a one layer card. Be sure to pop over to her blog to find out all about it - HERE.

I'm super thrilled to tell you that we are welcoming former DT member Melissa back to the team. Her life has now got back on track and she is once again creating those awesome cards we all remember.

Melissa

(using sponsor stamps & stencil)

And of course the rest of the multi talented AAA Cards DT have also been busy creating CAS card to inspire you to play along.

Åsa

Ceal

(using sponsor stamps)

Francesca

Ishani

(using sponsor stamps)

Jane

(using sponsor stamps)

Joy

Lucie

Maaike

(with a video on her blog)

Michelle
(using sponsor stamps)

Nancy

A Rose
(using sponsor stamps)

We're looking forward to seeing your CAS cards fill our gallery. Just remember here at AAA Cards we love empty, non patterned white space.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

The Winners Circle #166: 6th birthday

It's time to announce the winner and Top Picks for our 6th birthday challenge.

Thank you for all your gorgeous cards and birthday wishes. 

Here's the DT Top Picks

( in order of entry)

#16 Nananas

A fabulous CAS card with over half of the card front left as glorious empty white space.

#43 Meghan K

A corner placement and a crisp image makes this card super CAS. And I love balloons!

#52 Lisa J

Well look at all that empty white space and fabulous colouring! And how lovely to have a masculine card in the gallery.

#87 Sue

Clean clear simple images and plenty of white space around them makes for a fantastic CAS card.

Congratulations to you all, please grab our winners badge to display on your blogs. If any of you would like to Guest Design with AAA Cards for a future challenge please contact Jane - aaacardchallenge@gmail.com

The random picked winner for the £20.00 credit to an online shop of their choice is #41 Kath. Please contact Jane to claim your prize - aaacardchallenge@gmail.com -  claimed

Just a little reminder about our current challenge before I go. Challenge #167 is One Layer with the optional twist of Inspired by the graphic and there is still plenty of time to get your entries in.

 

 We'd love to see how you interpret this theme and come visit your blogs, 

so don't delay, get crafting!

  Peace and hugs

The AAA Cards DT