CAS Game #118 - Use A Frame

Here we go again with a brand new challenge! Ksenija has chosen the theme for the next fortnight and she'd like to see a frame on your CAS cards.

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

It could be you!

Our sponsor this fortnight is STAMPlorations for a $15 gift certificate to their shop.



Shery from STAMPlorations is getting us off to a fabulous start and has made this card using goodies from her shop:

Thank you Shery for your sponsorship and beautiful card.

As well as the 1st place prize from our sponsor we also offer the winner the chance to be a Guest Designer for a future AAA Cards Challenge.

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is Natasha from Craft Away With Me.  Although she says she is quite new to blogging her blog already has the most delicious samples that are sure to inspire you. Do go take a look!

Her Guest Design card is an absolute delight with plenty of empty white space to keep it CAS.

Not sure what makes a card CAS? Then check out our definition here or just absorb some inspiration from the DT cards.

Jane
(using sponsor stamp and stencil)

 Ksenija


Lucie


Maaike

Melissa
(using sponsor dies)

Tracie


Åsa


Bharati


Ceal


Cheryl


Elaine
(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.

An InLinkz Link-up

The Winners Circle #116: 4th birthday

Hey! And welcome to this massive Winners' Circle for our 4th Birthday Blog Hop and celebrations!

I know everyone is going to be looking excitedly down the page to see if their name is amongst our winners, but I just need to say the most enormous THANK YOU to everyone who supported us and made us feel so loved and appreciated!!!!

And now we'd like to show our love by rewarding you with prizes!

Hold on to your hats - here we go!

1st place

and winner of a Visible Image £30.00 gift certificate

#78 Karen claimed


Apart from that adorable trio of beautifully coloured pups we also loved how Karen made use of one of our favourite ways to keep a card CAS - only one third.

2nd place
and winner of a Happy Little Stampers AUS $50 gift certificate

#145 Charlotte E claimed


We loved the icy cold blending and all that luxurious empty white space below it!

3rd place
and winner of a STAMPlorations $25 gift certificate

#67 Michelle claimed


We couldn't resist that pretty line up of party hats and of course all that brilliant empty white space!

4th place
and winner of a CASual Fridays $25 gift certificate

#33 Morticraft claimed


Such a pretty line of party lanterns and once again all that lovely empty white space we love here at AAA Cards.

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

 Please contact Jane with your details - aaacardchallenge@gmail.com

Well that's the end of the DT picks and now we move on to the randomly picked winners - and there are quite a few!

The Birthday card challenge
and winner of a MFT $25 gift certificate

#56 Meg claimed

Treasure Hunt
and winner of a Lawn Fawn $25 gift certificate

Elizabeth Hodgins claimed

The colour that appeared three times was:

Facebook
and winner of an Altenew $20 gift certificate

Vijaylaxmi Siyal claimed

Instagram
and winner of a Pretty Pink Posh $25 gift certificate

Scrapeva28 claimed

All of the above winners were picked using the random number generator. 



And finally for the lucky comment leavers on the DT blogs.

A random name generator was used to pick the DT names and then the random number generator was used to pick the comment.

1. from Maaike and winner of a  Winnie & Walter $25 gift certificate - Denise Bryant claimed

2. from Melissa and winner of a $20 Newton's Nook gift certificate - Rebecca Yahrling claimed

3. from Asa and winner of a $15 Neat & Tangled gift certificate - Jen Evers claimed

4. from Lucie and winner of a Precious Remembrance Happy Mail stamp set - Raga Senthil claimed

5. from Bharati and winner of an in stock Uniko stamp set of their choice  - Helen claimed

6. from Elaine and winner of a Heffy Doodle Eggcellent News stamp set - Jane Willis claimed

Congratulations all of you!
Please contact Jane with your details - aaacardchallenge@gmail.com

So that completes all of our winners!

Not you?

Well how about joining in our current Geometric Challenge - there's a Uniko stamp set for one lucky winner!

 And if you're an instagram follower you'll know we're nearing 1000 followers. 

When we reach this benchmark there will be a giveaway! 

So how about joining our followers or encouraging a few friends to follow us.

Thanks for you time today!

  Peace and hugs

The AAA Cards DT

CAS Game #117 - Geometrics

Hello! And welcome to a new CAS challenge here at AAA Cards. 

Before I go any further can I just say a huge thanks you to all of you who joined in with our 4th birthday celebrations over the last two weeks. We've been really touched by all the kind comments, it's so wonderful to have so many lovely followers and players! 

So on to today's challenge! 

For the next fortnight we'd love to see your CAS cards feature something geometric. DT Elaine chose this theme as it's a favourite of hers, so she will be especially delighted to see your CAS cards pop up in our gallery.

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

It could be you!

Our sponsor this fortnight is Uniko and the prize is an in stock stamp set of the winner's choice.

Thank you Uniko!

As well as the 1st place prize from our sponsor we also offer the winner the chance to be a Guest Designer for a future AAA Cards Challenge.

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is Carol Gunn . Just check out her fabulous CAS card:

All that lovely empty white space keeps her card right on track for AAA Cards CAS definition. 

Awesome card Carol!

 Do pop over to her blog and leave her some love, she loves creating in a variety of styles and you're sure to be inspired.

Now it's the turn of the AAA Cards DT and they have made an exciting array of CAS cards to inspire you.  And look who's kicking us off with an amazing rainbow of Uniko geometrics!

Elaine
(using Uniko)


Jane
(using Uniko)

 Ksenija
~taking a break~

Lucie


Maaike
(using Uniko)

Melissa
(using Uniko)

Tracie


Åsa


Bharati

Ceal


Cheryl

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.

An InLinkz Link-up

The Winners Circle #115: Inspired By Nature

It's time to showcase our fabulous prize winner and runners up for Game # 115

Thank you for all your gorgeous cards, our gallery was filled with the 

most beautiful cards and we had a tough time picking our favourites.

But it had to be done so here we go:

1st place

and winner of a Happy Little Stampers  $20 gift certificate to spend in their store is
#8  Sandie

We loved the simple background behind the focal die cut butterfly, the minimal use of embellishments and all that gorgeous white space.

Congratulations Sandie,
 please contact Jane with your details - aaacardchallenge@gmail.com

Top Three

 In order of entry

#53 Mugdha

 A beautiful example of using die cuts without compromising the CAS style of the card. And look at all that perfectly empty white space!

#111 Jen Evers

A spectacularly patterned leaf contrasting so brilliantly with all that wonderful empty white space.

#114 Sabiha Khan

Yes we do like the empty white space here at AAA Cards and this is another perfect example of how impressive it looks with a single focal beautiful bloom.

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

Our current Challenge #116 is Birthday 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 #116 - The 4th Big Birthday Bash

Hello and welcome to AAA Cards on this very special challenge fortnight. 

YAY! We're 4 years old, how absolutely amazing is that?

And of course we're marking this achievement with our usual incredible blog hop and multiple ways to win some absolutely fantastic prizes from our incredibly generous sponsors!

And here they all are with links to their shops.

WOW! Impressive! A massive thank you to you all!

Want to know how to win? Well here's the info:

1. Enter a card into our birthday themed challenge using the link up at the bottom of this post - 5 prizes!

2. Enter our Treasure Hunt. Visit each DT blog and find the colour they have hidden. When you've collected all eleven colours find the colour that has appeared three times and email this colour to Jane, aaacardchallenge@gmail.com. A draw of all the correct answers will be made.

3. On facebook like, comment and share our birthday post to be entered into a random draw.

4. Like, comment & follow us on instagram to be entered into a random draw.

5. Leave a comment on each of the eleven DT blogs. There are six prizes up for grabs, but we're not saying which DT blogs have a prize so you need to leave comments on all eleven to increase your chance of winning.

And what would a birthday celebration be without some cards? Well here they are!

Cheryl
(using MFT)


Elaine
(using STAMPlorations)


Jane
(using Happy Little Stampers)

 Ksenija
(using Pretty Pink Posh)


Lucie
(using Newton's Nook)


Maaike
(using Newton's Nook)

Melissa
(using STAMPlorations)

Tracie
(using Altenew)


Åsa


Bharati
(using Winnie & Walter)


Ceal
(using Visible Image)

Here's the blog hop order to help you on your Treasure Hunt quest:

Åsa
Bharati

Ceal
Cheryl
Elaine
Jane

Ksenija
Lucie
Maaike
Melissa

Tracie

And another reminder of those many ways to win:

And did I mention all those fabulous sponsors?  Well it doesn't hurt to say thanks to them once again!

Good luck to you all, have fun and enjoy our celebrations!

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.

An InLinkz Link-up