Wednesday, May 14, 2014

AAA Card Challenge and Papertrey

So, last week I found a new CAS challenge site, AAA Card Challenge!  I popped over to check it out, but unfortunately, the challenge was already closed.  Well, that didn't happen this week!  In fact, one of the Hostesses sent me a free digi download!  Because of her generosity, I made a card using it~

Isn't that sunflower just stunning!  I did cut some of it off with the circle die, but left it as light gray and used colors to off set it.  I water colored my "hello" - loved the end result of the bright colors against the black and gray of the flower.  I did used the AAA Card Challenge #2 Sketch.


I also played in Papertrey's Make It Monday #164; cluster stamping.  I am not real sure about this card, but it is clustered :).

I used one of my new sets, Birthday Bash Sentiments, along with my PTI go-to - Butterfly Dreams.

Another fun day playing in blogland~


Thanks for stopping by~

14 comments:

Deepti said...

These are so lovely, I like the neon hello and butterfly BG in the second one is superb !

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

These are such happy looking creations! Great job, my friend.

Julia said...

Really like how you used the sketch for the AAA Card Challenge. I love your stitched detail around the flower. Great cards! Thanks for playing along.

Jacquie Southas said...

Love the watercolored "hello" - gorgeous! The butterfly stamp works great for the cluster technique.

Angela said...

Wow Vicki, I love so much your use of the digi! I've got to get one... The handsome and striking colors are dynamite with the sketch! Thank you so much for joining us for our 2nd challenge of our brand new AAA Cards challenge blog!

K said...

Very pretty butterflies! I almost pulled them out for my card. It just looks like they are flying up to the sky.

NanaConnie said...

What a great take on the AAA Sketch, Vicki! Love the "Hello" sentiment. Wonderful job on the butterflies on the second card. :-D

Victoria Lavender said...

Oh Wow! You've used the digi I just sent out, Ha ha ha. Great use of it girlie! that may be the brightest card I've ever seen. You've recreated the sketch wonderfully, thanks so much for coming back and entering this happy hello card! How are you doing in all this wind in Mesa? My yard furniture has been blown around and fished from the pool so far!

craftieodmae said...

both are gorgeous!!

Petra Swart said...

Oh, I love the neon colours against the black!! Beautiful sunflower and it's perfect in the light grey. Your watercolouring of the 'hello' looks fantastic!! Lovely card!!
Lovely cluster of butterflies on the second one. Great use of colour and the vellum butterfly is just so very beautiful!! Stunning card!!!

Greetings form George, SA!!
Have a lovely day!!

Patti said...

Two outstanding cards!! I love them both but your cluster stamping is over the top great!

Jane said...

Love your bold colour choices, so very striking! Thanks for playing at AAA Cards this week.

Hannelie said...

I am so glad you made it in time this week Vicki!
Super card!

Joanne (jojot) said...

the first is CAS and bold....the seccond is a specatacle of color for the eyes.....beautiful