Golden New Year AAAC31

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Create with Gold

Happy New Year! 

Just a Clean and Simple Impression Obsession gold frame, envelope liner back ground, memory box hanging star and JustRite stamps sentiment.

I hope you will share your CAS creations with Gold at AAA Cards!

Stampin' Up "Builder Owl Punch", memory box "star burst" and Holiday Hats dies, JustRite sentiment.

Plaid Holly AAA Cards #30

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Game 30 Holiday Plaids

I love all the plants and flowers for the holidays. Today Holly is tops. I've used the holly part from a Sizzix Bigz extra long "Candle with Holly & Bow" die. This holly is a good size to be the focal point.
I've enhanced the plaid holly with a fussy cut 'Christmas Holly' by Rubber Stampede colored with copics. 

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Holiday Cheer TCC25

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 The colors just scream Yummy Holiday don't they! I tried to incorporate all of the colors from the inspiration. The mistletoe has the white berries and the stars at the end of the stir all white liquid pearls. The martini is a silver Gelly Roll pin, the image is stamped onto ivory with a shimmery frame and background. The card base is brown.

Christmas Cards 2014

Adding a few of my cards for the Holidays

memory box glowing candles die

Stampin' Up 2 step bird, Elizabeth "Peace" die

WPlus9 "Silver Bells" stamps and dies

Sizzix TH "Carved Ornament" die, memory box bow die

Lil' Inker "On the Diagonal" and "Cover up Swirls" dies

TH Sizzix Toy Soldier die

Random mix of leftover pieces

Christmas Door

MOJO MONDAY 374

I'm so far behind on my Holiday card quota and just love any opportunity to get some done. I've turned Julee's wonderful sketch to showcase a Christmas Door.

Again, I've used Verve's "O Christmas Tree" set of 15 for wreath and sentiment. I stamped the wreath in Distress ink forest moss and used QuicKutz circle dies. The bow is colored with copics RV34 Dark pink and R59 Cardinal.The door shape is a Lil' inker rectangle mat covered with an Impression Obsession  Rectangle framelit die. 

Warm Blue Wishes

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Game 29 Christmas/Hanukkah/Blue Cards

We still have snow from the day before Thanksgiving and the ground and trees are glistening. It's very cold so no melting yet.

I've used memory box "small Madison Window" and "Calm Countryside" dies and sentiment. The embossing is Lifestyle Crafts "Whimsy" folder.

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Have yourself a very Merry...

 MOJO MONDAY 372 

Julee has presented a very elegant and versatile sketch this week. I've got loads of cards to make and this sketch has easy -to create- layers. I've used three stamps from Verve's 'O Christmas Tree' set of 15 VS-09-041. I embossed the focal panel with a Lifestyle Crafts "Whimsy" embossing folder. I sponged with Distress Ink forest moss. The wreath is colored with red and green copics.

Give Thanks AAA Cards #28

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November16 - 29  #28 Inspire Player Guest- Thanksgiving

November16 - 29  #28 INSPIRE - Thanksgiving

Player Guest- Kimberly Wiener 

Our guest designer this week is the fabulous Kimberly Wiener! Kimberly's blog is filled with modern, chic, hip, and very gorgeous designs. Every creation is bright, fresh and very appealing to the eye. She is as sweet as can be as well. We are delighted to have her as guest designer at AAA CARDS  for the two weeks.  

I went dumpster diving for old crafting supplies with this one. The Santa Rosa "Acorns & Wheat" stamp was purchase in the early 90's but I still love it. The K & Company designer paper has seen some years but the print reminds me of turkey feathers. Too beguiling!

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Christmas Kraft Wreath TCC #23

 The Card Concept 23 Krafty Christmas 

Kraft products are wonderful for the holidays. Kraft paper wrapped gifts with bright festive bows are beautiful. I've used a recycled Kitchen Papers for dining & Serving product (www.kitchenpapers.com). It's a Reversible Placemat "Tapestry" that has gold tapestry on one side and silver on the other. The Pad of 25 placemats is too pretty to use as a place mat so I die cut the 18.5" by 12.5" into all kinds of paper craft projects. It's great for treat/favor boxes as well.

Hop on over to The Card Concept  and be inspired!

Celebrate Watercoloring AAA Cards Game #27

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Game 27 - Play with Watercolors

This week for playing with watercolors I've painted the Twinkling H2Os directly on to the Hero Arts Large Floral Background Stamp. My colors are Pink Azalea and Sunflower. I added water to the containers and applied with a paint brush and stamped. Can't get much easier than that!

Now, show us your Watercolor Creations at AAA Cards! 

Hallotini - AAA Cards #26

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Game 26 CAS Halloween Card

For my CAS cards I've used Lil'Inker stitched rectangle mat, Martha Steward "drippy goo" border punch, Impression Obsession "Hallotini" wood mount stamp, ghost brad, Stickles, Copic markers, memory box sentiment and doodlebug "halloween parade" designer cardstock. 

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Bat Puppy!

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INSPIRED - Halloween

 My little Bichon Frise likes dressing up for Halloween too! I think she looks Pawesome!

 Simon Says Stamps and dies SSS101423 - "You Are Pawsome" are fun to play with. I will use them for a few more holidays. Too cute!  Your turn - Show us your Inspired Halloween in the AAA Cards Gallery!

Country Sunflowers TCC #21

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Country & Sunflowers

Card Ingredients: Tim Holtz Sizzix Doily #657496, Rubber Stampede Sunflower #A1663H, Gingham ribbon, Crystal Stickles, Verve Sentiment. Copic markers and a pop dots.

 I really enjoyed creating for this week's challenge at

 The Card Concept! Sunflowers look so great with black and white checks. Throw in a little lace for a country feel and I can smell the jams being made. 

I stamped the Sunflowers image in versamark, heat embossed with white powder, colored with copics in yellows, greens and brown tones and fussy cut.

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Autumn Colors AAA Cards #24

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Game 24 Autumn Colors

You just can't resist the colors of Autumn! Fall puts on a majestic show of warm, bright and dazzling colors.  I die cut the leaves with impression obesession fall leaves die #DIE030-S and painted them with Twinkling H2Os. The woodgrain background label was colored with gelatos and I blended the colors by rubbing with fingers over the embossed background. Please see Tiffany's video.

I used Lil' inker "Frames & Flowers set #59926173 for the woodgrain label. The sentiment is WPlus9

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Painted Poinsettias AAA Cards #23

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Game 23 Play with Watercolors

We're having more fun with watercoloring at AAA Cards! I've switched it up from usual Distress inks and an aqua brush. This week I'm  using Twinkling H2Os in spiced pumpkin and olive vine and a paint brush. (Also some old LuminArte in Sunflower)
I first stamped the image in Distress Ink crushed olive onto watercolor paper. I then added a little water to the twinkling H2O containers and painted inside the lines with an actual water brush! So easy! Gold micro beads were added to the poinsettias centers and splatters from the brush in each color.

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