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

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

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

The Winners Circle #134 One Corner + Music

It's time to showcase our fabulous prize winner and runners up for Game # 134

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

most wonderful one corner cards! It was really tough picking some favourites.

But it had to be done so here we go:

1st place

and winner of an in-stock stamp from Uniko is:

#22 Michelle

We loved how you twisted with us and kept your card so crisp and clean. All that beautiful empty white space and the simple colour scheme made this our winner.

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

Top Three

 In order of entry

#73 Bobby

That bloom just looks so perfect sitting in the corner - what a great choice of image. We loved the water droplets too, a beautiful trio of embellishments that don't compromise the CAS feel of the card.

#76 Francesca

Such a clever choice of image, love how the rocket appears to be zooming off into space. And of course we love that you left the bulk of your card completely empty and smooth.

#80 Anita

A gloriously perfect example of a CAS card. Empty smooth white space, one image and a simple colour scheme.  

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

Our current Challenge #135 is A Sentiment + 3 elements. BUT be very careful with this one, it seems to be tripping quite a few players up!

We can see that it's easy to misinterpret, but when we say a die cut or a stamped or digi image, we really do mean a as in ONE!

  Peace and hugs

The AAA Cards DT

The Winners Circle #133 One Layer + Love

It's time to showcase our fabulous prize winner and runners up for Game # 133 One Layer +  optional twist of Love

Thank you for all your gorgeous cards! You were definitely feeling the love for one layer cards and our gallery was jam packed with beautiful cards. You certainly don't make things easy for us to pick winners.

But it had to be done so here we go:

1st place

and winner of a Stamplorations $25 gift code to the shop is:

#54 Kateryna Pioniya

We were really take by Kateryna's beautiful card. We loved all the empty white space and the placement of the elements. So many tiny little details like the music notes, the use of colour on the leaves and the eyes on the bird, all without compromising the overall CAS style of her card.

Congratulations Kateryna!

please contact Shery to claim your prize - sheryruss@gmail.com

AND

 Jane to sort out a Guest Design spot - aaacardchallenge@gmail.com

Top Three

 In order of entry

#4 Christine

The most adorable image - why add any more! Loving all the empty smooth white space this allows on this mega CAS one layer card.

#65Francesca

Placement of the elements in the top half of the card allows for that beautiful empty and smooth white space we love at AAA Cards. 

#87 Crafty Milka

Cute in a quirky way and placed in the bottom half of the card. This card has plenty of kraft coloured empty, smooth white space.

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

Our current Challenge #134 is One Corner + Music  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

The Winners Circle #132: Up to One Third + Masking

I'm kicking off today's post with the random pick winner of the giveaway to say thank you for helping us reach 500 followers here on the challenge blog.

  

The winner of this Clearly Besotted stamp and matching die set is:

Liz Cavill

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

And now it's time to showcase our fabulous prize winner and runners up for Game # 132

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 CAS-ual Fridays $25 gift certificate is:

#56 Aleksa

A perfect placement of a home made stencil using masking to ensure only one third of the card was coloured. We also loved the beautiful pastel colours and empty, unpatterned and flat smooth white space.

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

Top Three

 In order of entry

#25 Maria F

We loved the stamp choice that allowed for plenty of colour and plenty of faux texture without impinging on the CAS requirement of our challenges. Once again loads of empty, unpatterned and flat smooth white space.

#93 Bobby

This stamp set was made for our challenge! It automatically only used one third of the card front, but allowed for a rainbow of bright colours and lots of empty, unpatterned, flat smooth white space.

#100 Nananas

The use of this die adds extra interest and dimension without compromising the empty, unpatterned flat smooth white space. We loved the placement and blend of pretty colours peeping through.

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

Our current Challenge #133 is One Layer + the optional twist of Love 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

The Winners Circle #131: Sketch + Pastels

It's time to showcase our fabulous prize winner and runners up for Game # 131

Thank you for all your gorgeous cards. We were so impressed by how you took our simple little sketch and created so many variations with it. An extra thank you to those of you that joined in with our just for fun twist of pastel colours. Our gallery was filled with the 

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

Here's our picks:

1st place

and winner of a Happy Little Stampers SMILE stamp set is:
Janet Swanlady

Such amazing blending of those pastel colours and the sweet addition of simple flowers is just perfect. Love the stitched detail of the strips that adds extra without compromising the CASness of this card.

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

Top Three

 In order of entry

#36 Hannelie

A pretty ombre selection of pinks and the boldness of the black die cut sentiment really caught our eye. We loved how the empty white space was just left as empty white space!

#43 Izzy

Beautiful pastel wavy stripes and an inlaid die cut sentiment makes this card a perfect example of what we were looking for. Once again plenty of empty white space.

#47 Bobby

We loved how this card turned the sketch and the flowers were so perfect for the stripes. The addition of a die cut greeting across the bottom still allowed for plenty of empty white space and you know we love that at AAA Cards.

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

Our current Challenge #132 is Up to One Third + 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

The Winners Circle #130: Three of Something

It's time to showcase our fabulous prize winner and runners up for Game #130 - Three of Something

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 an in stock stamp set from Uniko

# 86 Mac Mable

How beautiful is this card! We loved the subtle pastel colours, the bokeh effect, the curved sentiment and the layout that left plenty of white space.

Congratulations Mac Mable,
 please contact Jane to claim your prize by 27th January - aaacardchallenge@gmail.com

Top Three 

 In order of entry

#15 Wei

A crisp and beautifully clean looking card. The placement of the three images uses only a third of the card leaving loads of smooth empty white space.

#16 Nisha

This stamp could have been made for our challenge of using three! We loved how it was given centre stage, simply coloured and left to be the star of the show.

#65 Ma Mi

And how super cute is this image! The starry night sky behind the bears really helps to make them pop without encroaching on that all important white space.

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



Are you a follower of this blog? We hope so! If not please sign up, we're getting close to 500 followers now and there will be a little giveaway once this milestone is reached.

Our current Challenge #131 is Sketch + Pastels 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

The Winners Circle #129: Mostly White

It's time to showcase our fabulous prize winner and runners up for Game #129 Mostly White

Thank you for all your amazing cards, our gallery was resplendent in the cool peaceful whiteness of your creations.  Such a difficult decision to pick some favourites.

But it had to be done, so here we go:

1st place

and winner of a $20  gift certificate to STAMPlorations is Karen



Asa chose this card as her winner and it's easy to see why. This is such an elegant and classy card and definitely stuck to our theme of Mostly White. Just beautiful!

Congratulations Karen!

 please contact Shery - sheryruss@gmail.com - by 30th December to claim your prize.

And Jane about a Guest Design spot - aaacardchallenge@gmail.com

Top Three

 In order of entry

#7 Cimba creative fun

An absolutely exquisite use of a beautiful die. We loved how the only colour was the background peeping through. The simple font of the greeting and the empty white space keep this card super CAS.

#49 Kellianne

Such a fun card incorporating the joy of the season. We loved the addition of a few pastel colours, minimal layers and all that important empty white space.

#54 Anila

Another superb use of a beautiful die, extra gorgeous in all its white finery. The addition of the red sequins and tiny bow kept the embellishments to a minimum but allowed the wreath to pop.

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

Our current Challenge #130 is Three of Something and will be staying open until 5th January, so there is 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