The Winners Circle #137: Made in Minutes+ Dry Embossing

It's time to showcase our fabulous prize winner and runners up for Game # 137 Made In Minutes with the optional twist of Dry Embossing

Thank you for all your gorgeous cards, you certainly embraced the theme and our gallery was filled with amazing ideas for quick cards.

The twist for this challenge was DT Lucie's choice and she has chosen her winner:

1st place

and winner of a £25.00 voucher from Heffy Doodle is:
  #43 Nananas

Lucie said: I loved Nancy's eye-catching take on our challenge theme and optional twist. The embossed ombre panel is wonderfully bold and the sentiment and Nuvo drops complement it so well. A great design which is beautifully CAS!

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

Top Three 
 In order of entry


#48 Izzy Scrap

We loved the embossed frame round Izzy's focal image and how it still allowed for that all important smooth empty white space. Great choice of stamp too, small and neat and very beautifully coloured.

#87 Francesca

Well this super cute and understated card really caught our eye! We loved the simple font of the greeting and the subtle colour scheme. The central placement also left lots of empty smooth white space.

#93 Lynda

A perfect CAS card! We loved Lynda's clever use of the negative die cut over her bold and vibrant coloured background. The addition of a trio of enamel dots just frames it perfectly without being too fussy.

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

Our current Challenge #138 is Along the Edge + Sewing 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

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Guess what?

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CAS Game #138 - Along The Edge + Optional Twist Sewing

Hi! It's time for a new challenge here at AAA Cards.

We'd like to see your CAS cards have a focal element along the edge.  And please remember that we love empty white space that is smooth unpatterned and untextured.

  If you'd like to twist with us then the sewing can be real or faux.

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

It could be you!

Our sponsor this fortnight is STAMPlorations for a $15 gift code to their store.



We're delighted that Shery has joined in with this challenge and created the most awesome card to showcase her products. Follow the link to her blog for even more inspiration.

Thank you Shery & STAMPlorations!

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 Michelle W from seashellcreates. Michelle has the most wonderful CAS style and her blog is well worth a visit to seek out ideas for creating awesome cards.

And of course the AAA Cards DT have made CAS cards to inspire you too.  It would make their day if you popped over to their blogs and left a lovely comment.

Ishani


Jane
(using sponsor stamps)


 Ksenija

Lucie


Maaike
(with a video on her blog)

Tracie


Åsa


Bharati


Ceal

And there just might be a bit of exciting news here tomorrow about a brand new sister challenge to AAA Cards coming soon!

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 #136: One Image + Spring

It's time to showcase our fabulous prize winner and runners up for Game # 136 One Image + the optional twist of Spring.

Thank you for all your gorgeous cards, our gallery was packed full of the most incredibly beautiful  cards. you certainly made our decisions really difficult!

But it had to be done so here we go:

1st place

and winner of a Craftyscrappers $20 gift certificate (to be spent on stamps)

 Michelle W

Gorgeous background to showcase that amazing image. We loved how the image was simply stamped allowing the blues to shine through. And plenty of that empty white space we love too!

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

Top Three

 In order of entry

#6 Brenda

A clever choice of stamp - one stamped image but containing lots of smaller ones inside it. A simple matted layer, lots of empty white space and a crisp clean look made this card beautifully CAS.

#52 Ardyth

A really fabulous use of patterned paper peeking through the pretty die cut butterfly. We loved the white space and overall white feel of this crisp uncluttered CAS card.

#83 Wei

Another fabulous use of a die cut allowing a monochromatic bright background to shine through. A beautiful clean and simple but eye catching card.

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

Our current Challenge #137 is Made in Minutes + Dry Embossing. There is still plenty of time to get your entries in, but please remember that although the twist is embossing there should still be plenty of  smooth empty white space on your card too.

 Peace and hugs

The AAA Cards DT

CAS Game #137 - Made In Minutes + Optional Twist Dry Embossing

Hi!

Welcome to the new challenge here at AAA Cards. For the next fortnight we'd like you to be quick when creating your CAS cards.

But don't panic, you can gather your supplies and ideas together taking your time. Once that's all sorted we'd like your card to be created in minutes, we're saying 30, but 15 or less would be even better. The idea is that with time at a premium your card should be simple enough to create quickly.

Remember the S in CAS means SIMPLE!

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

It could be you!

Our sponsor this fortnight is Heffy Doodle for a £25 voucher to their shop.

Thank you Heffy Doodle!

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 Kateryna. She is one of our instagram followers and linked up her winning card from there. Do go visit her instagram stream and leave her some love.

A couple of goodbyes to long serving members of the AAA Cards DT

Cheryl has needed to step down as her busy life and family commitments are preventing her from getting into her craft space at the moment. Thanks for all your inspiration and hard work at AAA Cards. We will miss you, but wish you luck and happiness for your future.

Elaine
And I'm sad to say this will be Elaine's last gig as an AAA Cards DT member. Sometimes life just gets too complicated and crafting has to take a bit of a back seat. We're sorry to see you go Elaine and wish you all the best for the future.


And here are the speedy CAS cards  from the rest of the DT.  It would be lovely if you visited our blogs and left us some love!

Ishani
(using sponsor stamps)


Jane
(using sponsor stamp)


 Ksenija

Lucie


Maaike
(using sponsor stamps & a process video on her blog)

Tracie


Åsa


Bharati
(using sponsor stamps)


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.

An InLinkz Link-up

The Winners Circle #135 A Sentiment + 3 elements+ Friends

It's time to showcase our fabulous prize winner and runners up for Game # 135

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 Pink and Main $20 store credit is:

#99 Perky Hobby

A sentiment + one matted layer, a die cut and colouring pens. Clean, simple and with lots of empty white space. We loved it!

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

Top Three 

 In order of entry

#5 Rahmat

A sentiment + one stamped image, colours and a trio of small embellishments. Simply beautiful!

#50 Hannelie

A sentiment + one stamped image, colours and a die cut. This shows just how magnificent and stunning a CAS card can be.

#87 Mugdha

A sentiment + an inked stencil pattern, a die cut and one matted layer. Perfect use of our chart and a beautiful CAS card.

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

Our current Challenge #136 is  One Image with the optional twist of Spring 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