AAA Cards ~ Challenge #324

Ready for our next clean and simple challenge at AAA Cards? Here's the challenge.

For this challenge, we're following Helen's lead. Here's Helen's card.

Here's my card

I was inspired by the circle in the lower, right quadrant and the focal image being something that flies. I used Pink & Main's Mask It Circle with tumbled glass distress ink lightly applied with an oval ink blending brush on a white A2 card base. I stamped the image using Avery Elle's Dyno-Mite Day and Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added color with Ohuhu markers G191, R193, V189. For the sentiment, I used STAMPlorations' Dino Things stamp set. I love a good pun-ny sentiment.

We'd love to see how you are inspired by Helen's card in our gallery.

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sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #323

Time for a new clean and simple challenge at AAA Cards. The challenge for the next two weeks is

When I saw this challenge, I knew what I had to make. Here's my card.

Yup. I was finally able to use my Stuart stamp and One in a Minion and Thanks set of 2 sentiment stamp from Crackerbox Stamps. I stamped Stuart using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock. I added color using Ohuhu marker MG170 and Copic markers B24, C2, E29, Y06, Y17. I trimmed the white to 2" x 2 3/4" and matted with blue cardstock. I stamped the sentiment on some white cardstock and trimmed to a fish-tail banner. I found some bright yellow patterned paper similar to Stuart and cut a 2" x 5 1/2" strip for behind Stuart and the sentiment. I adhered the pieces in place on a white A2 card base to complete my card.

We'd love to see your "M" creation in our gallery.

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #322

It's time for our next challenge at AAA Cards. This challenge is a fun one.

I was in middle and high school as well as early years of University during the 70s and 80s. So, really for me, those two decades were about schoolwork. I know, that it's not the same for others. I had to put on my thinking cap about what the 70s and 80s were about. This is what I decided on. Here's my card.

According to my research, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came out in comics in the mid 80s. I used Kindred Stamps' Turtley Awesome stamp set. I believe that this is Leonardo with its two swords. I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock. I added color Copic markers B24, C2, C5, E29, G14, Y17 and Ohuhu marker MG170. I cut the panel at 3" x 3" and matted with blue cardstock. I found some patterned paper that was green and blue. I added a strip behind the image. I glued them in place on a white A2 card base. I stamped the sentiment using the same stamp set to complete my card.

We'd love to see your 70s/80s creation in our gallery.

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sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #321

Hello Crafty Friends! It's time for a new challenge at AAA Cards. Here's the challenge.

Here's my card

Loved the Theme of this challenge. I guess I used the central circle "On the Farm" and either "Animals" or "Buildings" as my second circle. I used Sunny Studio's Farm Fresh stamp and die set, which has been sitting unused in my collection. This was the perfect time to finally use it. I stamped the elements using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock. I added color with Ohuhu markers BG042, E280, E293, E357, E463, G289, G483, MG109, MG170, R457, R586, WG140, WG150, WG170, Y295 and Copic marker Y11. I then used the coordinating die to die cut the images. On a white A2 card base, I stencilled using MFT Clouds stencil and tumbled glass distress ink in the upper central area a bunch of clouds. I die cut a white A2 card panel using a Sizzix circle die. I glued the windmill, barn and tree to the back of the circle window and adhered the A2 panel in place with double-sided tape. I glued the goat and chicken to the front. I stamped the sentiment using Your Next Stamp's Barnyard Love stamp set to complete my card. 

We'd love to see what you create in our gallery. Please remember to keep it Clean and Simple.

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AAA ~ Challenge #320

It's time for our next challenge at AAA Cards. Here's our next code word.

Here's my card. I chose S is for Snowman

For my card, I used Sunny Studio's Snowman Kisses stamp set. I stamped this cute snowman on a white A2 card base with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added color with Ohuhu markers BG038, G284, G472, MG109, R586, YR792. I stamped the sentiment using the same stamp set. To add some snowflakes, I stamped and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Here's a close-up.

We'd love to see your S is for ... card in our gallery. Be sure to keep your card Clean and Simple.

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #319

Our clean and simple challenge at AAA Cards is a color challenge. Here are the colors

When I saw these colors, I thought about flowers. Here's my card.

For my card, I chose STAMPlorations' Flowers 1 stencil with picked raspberry, carved pumpkin, mustard seed and kitsch flamingo distress inks applied with an oval ink blending brush. To keep my card clean and simple, I used post-it tape to limit my stencilling to a 1 1/2" x 4" area on a white A2 panel. I used some scraps of paper to help separate the colors as I was stencilling. I added a simple sentiment using Clearly Besotted's A Little Sentimental stamp set. To finish the card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

We'd love to see how you're inspired by our color challenge in our gallery.

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sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #318

Time for a new clean and simple challenge at AAA Cards. Our challenge is to Follow the Lead of Marlies.

Here is Marlies' card for inspiration.

Here's my card

I rotated the card 90 degrees. I started by die cutting the cute sheep using Concord & 9th's Happy Herd dies. I glued the pieces together to make four sheep. I ink blended the grass on the bottom of a light blue A2 panel with Lawn Fawn's Grassy Stencil and mowed lawn distress ink applied with an oval ink blending brush. For the sentiment, I chose, like Marlies, a pun-ny sentiment. I stamped it using Clearly Besotted's Feeling Sheepish with Versafine Onyx Black ink and PinkFresh Studio's Mermaid Cove ink. I glued the sheep in place. To finish my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

We'd love to see how you're inspired by Marlies' card in our gallery.

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sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #317

Ready? New challenge starting at AAA Cards. Here's the sketch.

Here's my card

For my one layer card, I stamped the image using Gina K Designs' Peaceful Petals stamp set  which I received as part of Scrapbook and Cards Today's Crop & Create Delivered  Spring 2026 event kit and Versafine Onyx Black ink. I added color with the coordinating stencils that I also received in the event kit and distress inks - wilted violet, Mowed lawn, blueprint sketch. The sentiment uses the Simon Says STAMP's Bouquet of Thanks stamp set. To complete my card, I adhered the one layer panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

We'd love to see your interpretation of our sketch in our gallery.

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sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #316

It's time for a new challenge at AAA Cards. For the next two weeks, here is our challenge.

So, I chose "Beach" to go with "Summer". Here's my card

I started my card with Pink & Main's Mask It Circle stencil and a white A2 panel. I cut a scrap piece of cardstock with a slight curve. I used this to add the sky by ink blending with tumbled glass distress ink applied with an oval ink blending brush. I used the "negative" piece to add the beach by ink blending with antique linen with an oval ink blending brush. I removed the circle stencil. I stamped the sentiment using Honey Bee Stamps' Hello Summer stamp set and PinkFresh Studio's Sapphire ink. I stamped the shells, starfish and flip flops using the same stamp set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added color with Ohuhu markers B281, B290, BG038, BG042, E494, R193, V189. I die cut the images with the coordinating die set. I glued them in place around the sentiment. To finish my card, I adhered the A2 panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape. 

We'd love to see how you're inspired by our challenge in our gallery.

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sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #315

It's time for a new challenge at AAA Cards. For those of you new to AAA Cards, it's a spot to showcase clean and simple cards. Here's the sketch for the next two weeks.

Here's my take on the sketch.

For my card, I used Spellbinders' Squeaky Clean die set and Spellbinders' New Day Sentiments stamp set. I received both sets as part of the event kit for Scrapbook and Cards Today's Crop & Create Delivered Spring 2026 event. I die cut the spray bottle, the sponge and the scrubby brush from scraps of cardstock and glued the pieces together. I wanted to create a little "mess" to help focus the die cuts on so I ink blended a blob of antique linen distress ink  in the top right corner of a white A2 card base. I stamped the sentiment in place and glued the die cuts to the card to complete my card.

We'd love to see how you are inspired by our sketch by adding your card to our gallery.

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sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #314

 There's a new challenge starting at AAA Cards. Here's our inspiration for the next fortnight.

Here's my card

My card uses Simon Hurley products that I received as part of the Spring 2026 Crop & Create Delivered event box. I used Simon Hurley's Snappy Birthday stamp set and coordinating die set. I stamped the crocodile image using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Ohuhu markers B289, BG042, E357, G289, G345, G472, R865, V189, V284, WG150 and Y397. I then die cut out the crocodile. I wanted to keep my card, clean and simple. I wanted to add a little color behind my crocodile so I lightly ink blended with tumbled glass distress ink onto a white A2 card base. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set below and glued the crocodile in place to complete my card. What a fun image, Simon!

We'd love to see your CAKE-inspired cards in our gallery. Please remember to keep your cards clean and simple as we are a clean and simple challenge group.

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #313

There is a new color challenge at AAA Cards starting. Here's the color challenge grid.

It took me some time to get some inspiration on how to use thes colors. Here's my card.

I used Spellbinders Flying High stamp set and die set that I received as part of the event kit for Scrapbook & Cards Today's Crop & Create Delivered March 2025. I die cut the pieces using scraps of cardstock in the colors of the challenge. I glued the pieces together (before I lost any, LOL!). The bird seemed to get lost on a white A2 card base. So I added a light oval using My Favorite Things' Oval Extraordinaire stencil and dusty concord distress ink, applied with a light hand and oval ink blending brush to a white A2 card base. I stamped the sentiment with the coordinating stamp set with the dusty concord ink. I glued my bird friend in place to complete my card.

We'd love to see what you create using our colors in our color challenge in our gallery. Please remember to keep your creations Clean and Simple!

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sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #312

For me, I appreciate the calm and quiet of crafting, especially when making clean and simple cards. It's time for a new clean and simple challenge at AAA Cards. Our challenge for the next two weeks is 

We're following Jane's lead. Here's her card.

Here's my card

I focused on a colourful vertical strip, slightly to the left of the card and a large black "hi" sentiment placed over the colourful strip, slightly below the center of the card. My card is slightly smaller than A2 because the stencil I used wasn't "tall" enough. The finished card is 4" x 5 1/8". I started with a white A2 card panel and STAMPlorations Bloomdalascopic #2 stencil. I masked off some areas and added colour with distress inks - picked raspberry, wilted violet, mustard seed, mowed lawn applied with mini ink blending brushes. I trimmed the panel and matted with black cardstock. For the sentiment, I used Concord & 9th's Brightside Blooms die that I received as part of Concord & 9th's Winter Retreat 2026 kit and some black cardstock. I glued the letters to the panel. To complete my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base and then trimmed it to a 4" x 5 1/8" card.

We'd love to see how you're inspired by Jane's card in our gallery.

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sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #311

Ready for another clean and simple challenge? Over at AAA Cards, we have a fun challenge.

This was a tough one for me. I couldn't find something interesting that started with the letter E. I found a Kindred Stamps stamp set with Eeyore and felt this was my E word (after all, Eeyore has 3 Es out of 6 letters!). Here's my card

For my card, I used the Eeyore stamp from Kindred Stamps' Childhood Friends stamp set. I stamped Eeyore with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock. I added color with Ohuhu markers MG069, MG109 and Copic markers E41, V06. I cut the cardstock into a 2" square. I matted with dark gray cardstock. I found some weathered plank patterned paper and cut a 4 1/4" x 1 1/2" strip to back the focal panel. I adhered the strip and the focal square onto a white A2 card base and I used Simon Says STAMP's Handwritten Sentiments stamp set for the sentiment. 

We'd love to see what you create based on the letter E in our gallery.

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sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #310

We have a new challenge starting at AAA Cards. Here's our challenge for the next two weeks.

Here's my card

Zoo animals? How could I resist? Yup, I couldn't! For my card, I used Pawsome Stamps' Picture Pals. I stamped the animals with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock. I added color with Ohuhu markers B575, E769, G483, R586, WG170, Y696, 120 and Copic markers E41, E43, R11. I used a 1 1/2" circle punch to punch out each animal. For the background, I masked off a 2" area of a light gray A2 card panel and used STAMPlorations ARTplorations Crisscrossed stencil with Concord & 9th's Mushroom ink applied with an ink blending brush. For the sentiment, I used Simon Says STAMP's Critter Crowd stamp set and Versafine Onyx Black ink. To complete my card, I adhered the A2 panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape. 

We'd love to see your clean and simple creation in our gallery. Will you be able to resist adding critters?

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sue

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