*AAA Colourful #31*

Hello friends... it's time for a new colourboard challenge at AAA Colourful.  I just love this inspiration piece... So many beautiful colours

I see a little hit of purple along the left hand side and some beautiful shades of blue and aqua. I took four colours of cardstock and cut them in to 3/4" wide strips.  I put them through an embossing folder and then put them on a panel with foam adhesive. 

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Gorgeous Grape, Brocade Blue, Blueberry Bushel, Coastal Cabana

*Stamps:  Hunkydory Crafts
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Hunkydory Crafts

*Embossing:  Daisy Swirl

*Challenges:  AAA Colourful #31

*AAA Colourful #30*

 There's a wonderful new colourboard challenge at AAA Colourful that starts today... what a beautiful photo Jane chose for us to be inspired by...

These colours are not ones I use very often...  but wow they look good together!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Boho Blue, Midnight Muse, Night of Navy, Golden Glow, Cajun Craze

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Paper Rose Studio Little Etched Butterflies;  The Ton Easy Expressions
*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  AAA Colours #30

*AAA Colourful #29*

 A brand new colourboard challenge starts today at AAA Colourful.  Some really pretty colours to inspire you!

I chose to play with the pink, green, blue and teal that I see in this image to create my card.  But I struggled a bit to put things together.  I hope it came out OK...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Seaside Spray, Bermuda Bay, Magenta Madness, Garden Green

*Stamps:  Honeybee Stamps Best of Everything

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne
*Dies:  Picket Fence Studio Fanciful Feathers; Honeybee Stamps Best of Everything
*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  AAA Colourful #29

*AAA Colourful #28*

 It's time for a new colourboard challenge at AAA Colourful... I can't wait to see what you create using this colourboard as inspiration!

I was thinking about skipping this month as I am feeling behind on my design team duties... but when I saw the colours, I had to play along!  They are my favourites! But then I had to decide what I wanted to do.  I decided to pull out a layering stencil and have some fun.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black
*Stamps:  For The Love Of Stamps Sparking Sentiments

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Tim Holtz Distress Ink Salty Ocean and Wilted Violet

*Stencils:  MFT Flower Fusion
*Dies:  Waffle Flower Nesting Circles
*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  AAA Colourful #28

*AAA Colourful #27*

 Hello friends... and welcome to a new challenge at AAA Colourful!  Every month we inspire you with a fabulous colourboard.  I LOVE the colours in challenge #27!

And while I love these colours, I struggled with what I wanted to do with them... but I found almost all of the colours in my bin of extras and decided to put them together to make my card!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Granny Apple Green
*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions Birthday
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Stampin' Up! Pierced Blooms; Spellbiners Be Bold Blooms Floral Spray

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  AAA Colourful #27: All About #4

*AAA Colourful #26*

Happy Sunday, creative friends... it's time for a new colourboard challenge over at AAA Colourful!  I can't wait to see what colours YOU pull out of this fabulous graphic!

I see sunshine glinting off of what looks like ice bubbles... I used a kraft coloured cardstock as well as a pretty but muted yellow and a deep dark blue.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Soft Saffron

*Stamps:  Studio Katia Birthday Greetings

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Paper Rose Studio Alora Layered Butterfly

*Embossing:  Stampin' Up! Soft Waves

*Challenges:  AAA Colourful #26; Just Add Ink #781

*AAA Colourful #25*

 We have a wonderful new colourboard challenge to inspire you this month at AAA Colourful...

I saw this and immediately thought "rainbow".  So I found some rainbow patterned paper in my stash and made a super simple birthday card (this is what happens when my mojo has left the building)

Card Info

*Paper:  Paper Rose Studio Rainbow Twirl 2.0

*Stamps:  Simon Says Stamp Big Old Birthday

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Simon Says Stamp Big Old Birthday; A Jillian Vance Design Daisies

*Embellishments:  Picket Fence Studio pearl

*Challenges:  AAA Colourful #25

*AAA Colourful #24*

 I can't believe we've been doing these fabulous AAA Colourful Colourboard Challenges for two years already!  Where has the time gone?

I'm not sure I was quite ready to play with shades of pink... but I couldn't not participate this month!

First here's the colourboard...

I chose to do some ink blending in shades of pink for my card... and added a white silhouette on top...

Card Info

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry

*Dies:  The Ton Easy Expressions; Memory Box Kensignton Border

*Tools:  Scor Buddy

*Challenges:  AAA Colourful #24

*AAA Colourful Challenge #23*

 What a wonderful colourboard for our last challenge of 2025 at AAA Colourful...  I can't wait to see how you are inspired by these colours!

I did something that I don't think I've ever done before... I used colour cardstock as my base for ink blending!  I used a pretty light blue colour and blended some other shades around the edges before running my panel through my Big Shot with an embossing folder.  The only thing I would change about this card would be to have masked off the sentiment before doing the ink spatter.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Spellbinders Cascade

*Stamps:  Penguin Palace Magical Christmas Sentiments

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Tim Holtz Distress ink Peacock Feathers, Evergreen Bough

*Embossing:  Spellbinders Notched Corner Poinsettia

*Etc:  Kuretake Gamsai metallic watercolour paint

*Challenges:  AAA Colourful #23

*AAA Colourful #22*

 There is a *gorgeous* new colourboard at AAA Colourful that starts today and runs for the next month.  

I took the simple red, white and gold from this image to create my Christmas card... and I pulled out that gorgeous star die I used last week as well!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler; Bazill gold mirror

*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Tidings of Christmas

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Stampin' Up! Tidings & Trimmings; The Ton Easy Expressions Holiday

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  AAA Colourful #22

*AAA Colourful #21*

Happy Day, creative friends!  It's the 15th of the month and time for a new colourboard challenge at AAA Colourful!  We are asking you to be inspired by the colours in the graphic to create a card this month

I chose the red, green and a dusty blue to highlight in my card today...  a simple wreath of flowers and some added colourful mats

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Misty Moonlight

*Stamps:   Honey Bee Stamps Best of Everything

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Essentials by Ellen Essential Circles; Spellbinders Floral Spray, Be Bold Blooms

*Embellishments:  Kaiser Pearls

*Tool:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  AAA Colourful #21; Freshly Made Sketches #708

*AAA Colourful #20*

 There's a new colourboard challenge that starts today at AAA Colourful... you have a full month to play along with these fun colours!

Of course, these colours scream Hallowe'en to most of us... and while I wanted to resist the urge, I went with it...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Lavender Lace, Basic Black

*Stamps:  Studio Katia Meowy Halloween

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  MFT Stitched Rectangles; Poppy Stamps Squeaker Ghosts

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  AAA Colourful #20

*AAA Colourful #19*

It's the middle of the month which means there is a new colourboard challenge at AAA Colourful!  I feel like it's too soon for such fall-looking colours, but they sure are pretty!

I had some fun with some colourblocking for my card today... I chose some of the colours from the colourboard photo and cut some small squares out.  I added a bright white pierced flower to the centre.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler, Dusty Durango, Peach Parfait, Rose Red

*Stamps:  Uniko Wonderful Day

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Stampin' Up! Pierced Blooms; Waffle Flower Nesting Squares; MFT Stitched Rectangles

*Challenges:  AAA Colourful #19

*AAA Colourful #18*

 What a wonderful summer image to inspire us for the latest AAA Colourful challenge that starts today!  Take a look!

I don't know what it is about brightly coloured straws, but they've always made me think of summer and pool parties and fun with friends in the sunshine!  I pulled out these colours and created a beautiful floral spray...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Daffodil Delight, Sage Shadow, Garden Green, Melon Mambo, Mango Melody

*Paper:  MFT Black & White Stripes

*Stamps:  MFT Something for Everything
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Prism Studio Sew Many Rectangles; Spellbinders Be Bold Bloom; MFT Something for Everything

*Challenges:  AAA Colourful #18

*AAA Colourful #17*

 There's a new colourboard challenge that starts today at AAA Colourful.  We challenge you to find inspiration in the colours in our colourboard to create something wonderful!

I had fun with these colours and a simple stencil.  I almost feel like I did some graffiti on this card or something!  

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black
*Stamps:  Visible Image Best Birthday Ever

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Tim Holtz Picked Raspberry, Candied Apple, Wilted Violet, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade

*Stencil:  Lawn Fawn Brick

*Embellishments:  Michael's Bridal Flowers; Robin's Nest Dew Drops

*AAA Colourful #16*

 It's time for a new colourboard challenge at AAA Colourful.  This one was fun for me as I love cards with just a hint of colour.  

When I look at this colourboard, I see black, white, purple and a little bit of gold... I had some fun with some concentric circles and a pop of purple!  Although I will admit, my purple is a little too bright and maybe a little too prominent.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black; Spellbinders gold foil
*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions

*Ink: Versafine Clair Nocturne; Copics

*Dies:  Essentials By Ellen Essentials Circles; A Jillian Vance Design Daisies; The Ton Easy Expressions
*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Embellishments:  Kaiser Pearls

*Challenges:  AAAColourful #16; Simply Clean and Simple

*AAA Colourful #15*

It's time for a new colourboard challenge at AAA Colourful.  We have some gorgeous shades of blues and greens with a touch of a purply-pink for you to play with this month!

I was inspired by the image as well as the colours for my card.  I used this gorgeous layering stencil and then used the excess blue ink on the brush to just soften the background just a bit instead of being a stark white behind the stencilling.  I also decided to layer the stencilled panel and added a mat and foam adhesive to make the top panel pop a little more.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Stamps:  Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Birthay
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Catherine Pooler Be Bine, Suede Shoes, Mardi Grash

*Dies:  Taylored Expressions Simple Strips; Waffle Flower Nesting Rectangles

*Stencil:  MFT Flower Fusion

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Etc:  foam adhesive

*Challenges:  AAA Colourful #15

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*AAA Colourful #14*

What a bright and fun colourboard challenge we have for you this month at AAA Colourful...

 Aren't those colours fun?!  The yellow is not a colour I usually reach for so it took me some time to figure out what I wanted to do.  I found this great patterned paper that had similar colours (although my yellow is a bit darker) and I cut it in to strips that made it look almost like bamboo!

Card Info

*Paper:  Stampin' Up Full of Life

*Stamps:  Honeybee Stamps Best of Everything

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Pinkfresh Studio Slim Strips; Waffle Flower Nesting Circles; Honeybee Stamps Best of Everything

*Challenges:  AAA Colourful #14

*AAA Colourful #13*

 It's a special challenge over at AAA Colourful because this is our first challenge of our new year!  Hard to believe we've been doing this for a year already!

And what a beautiful colourboard we have this month...

We all know how much I love a good rainbow....  I used some pretty patterned paper from my stash to create my card for today..

Card Info
*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Melon Mambo
*Paper:  Stampin' Up! Full of Life
*Stamps:  MFT Something for Everything
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne
*Dies:  Waffle Flower Nesting Circles; MFT Something for Everything
*Tools:  Perfect Layers
*Challenges:  AAAColourful #13

*AAA Colourful #12*

 There's a beautiful new colourboard challenge over at AAA Colourful... I can't wait to see what you create this month!

This colourboard is very much a Valentine's theme, but since I don't give out Valentines cards to anyone, I decided to play with the colours to make a birthday card instead.  I was inspired by a card by Verena Shapiro on Instagram.  I cut some different sized strips of cardstock and then adhered them to a white panel.  I played around with the placement and then trimmed it up.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Sweet Sorbet, Melon Mambo, Polished Pink, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  The Ton Easy Expressions; A Jillian Vance Design Daisy