AAA Card Challenge 302: and it's time to FOLLOW MY LEAD!

Hi everyone and I'm very excited to announce that I am this fortnight challenge's LEAD. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's CAS cards inspired by my card.

This is one of my favourite styles of CAS cards, just a wee ink blend behind a cute critter or "something"... this little cutie is from the Avery Elle set One in a Melon. I have ink blended Worn Lipstick Distress ink behind the image. My wee bunny has been Copic coloured up with the following colours:

Bunny E33/53/51/50 R20
Watermelon YG17/13 B32 R24/22/20

I hope I have inspired you to play along with us at AAA Cards Challenges, definitely check out how the rest of the Design Team was inspired by me as well.

✿Karen✿

AAA Card Challenge 292: Sketch Challenge

Hi everyone and it's time for another challenge with AAA Card Challenges and this fortnight we have a sketch to play along with. I do love the twists some of the Design Team have used for the "any shape".

I've gone with the twist of any colour and have used a graduation/ink blend of  darkest blue to lightest blue to lightest green to darkest green using a Wavy Stripes stencil (TE) and some post-it notes for masking.

Supply List:
Stamps: Friendly Silhouettes (GKD)

Green Inks (all PFS): Fresh Pear, Key Lime, Olive (lightest > darkest)

Blue Inks (all PFS):Slumber, Storm, Stargazer (lightest > darkest)

Other: Wavy Stripes stencil (TE), Versafine Clair Nocturne ink, post it notes, Hammermill card stock, blending brushes (TE)

I'm loving my rainbow of blues and greens which make a great scene for the silhouette trees, I hope you can find some time to play along with us. Thanks for popping in and definitely check out what other creative ways the AAA Cards Design Team came up to inspire you as well, there are some great fun ideas to get your creative juices flowing

✿Karen✿

AAA Card Challenge 290: and it's follow Sue's Lead

Hello everyone we have another fun challenge at AAA Card Challenges to follow one of the Design Team's lead and this week we have the very talented Sue Symens as our lead and she's created a very classy and elegant CAS card as our inspiration.

Sue makes fabulous cards with die cut words which are very CAS, but she's really stepped it up for the challenge with the gold embossed areas on the black.

I have been inspired to use gold and black behind my cut out sentiment. I have added the gold using some gold striped vellum I have as a scrap in my stash. If I had more of it I would have made my mats 1/8" increments rather than the 1/4" I chose to do so I could have squeezed in a bit more of my bear holding the gold glitter heart.

Supply List:
Stamps: All Inside (EBE)

Ink: Warm Buff (PFS)

Dies: Wild About You (SSS)

Well I hope you can play along and put your "twist" on Sue's fab card.

Thanks for popping by.

✿Karen✿