It's time for another challenge at AAA Cards and it's our 3rd birthday celebration so there are prizes.
We are having a treasure hunt, so sure to stop by everyone's blog and look for a number until you find all 6, total them up and email your total to aaacardchallenge@gmail.com
here is the bloghop order in case you get lost
To make my birthday card I started with a top folding card base and a birthday set by Concord & 9th, Eat Cake & Celebrate along with the Eat Cake and Celebrate Dies. I stamped the image with Memento ink and colored it with Copic Markers BG23, BG13, E23 and E25. The grunge in the background is also by Concord & 9th, from the set Hello Lovely. A one layer card with a big statement to wish AAA Cards a Happy 3rd birthday!
For a chance to win a £10 voucher to the Digi Stamp Boutique, answer the following question. What is your favorite occasion to make handmade cards for? I love making Christmas cards, but my favorite occasion is birthdays. Birthday cards give you so many design options depending on who you are sending it to, masculine, floral, humorous, punny, cartoony and the list goes on.
A huge thank you to all of our sponsors for donating the prizes.
Love your card with that cute cake! Yum!
ReplyDeleteLove your card with that cute cake! Yum!
ReplyDeleteI love making birthday cards! It's fun to customize the card to the recipient!
A great looking card, think I need those stamps and dies! My favourite occasion to make cards for are kids' birthdays as you can have so much fun with their cards, although I rather like making them for older friends too, the ones with a good sense of humour who can stand some ribbing about their age. Thanks for the chance at winning (c:
ReplyDeleteWhat a fab CAS card, I'm lovin your cake!
ReplyDeleteChristmas cards are my favourite to make, any excuse for lots of glitter and sparkle! :)
Nice card!! Congratulations!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!!Ilove making birtday cards
ReplyDeleteSuper CAS card Ceal, love it! And making handmade thank you cards are my favourite, love that they can have just about any stamp from my stash on them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful creation (love the name of the blog too).. what a pretty CAS design. My favourite occasion is Birthday.. and just for the similar reasons like yours Ceal. Also, One can always put an element the Birthday boy/ girl can associate with!
ReplyDeleteAnother party extravaganza card Ceal and you can't beat a multi layered cake like that for birthdays. Great CAS design and brilliantly coloured. I think birthday cards would have to be my favourite, probably because I send most of those!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Ceal, Fabulous coloring too!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite cards are birthday cards too. As you wrote I love making cards thinking about the person will receive it. It's a kind of challenge where the prize are happiness and gratitude of the receiver of the card. It's priceless. Regards from Slovenia, Maja
ReplyDeleteLove your happy birthday cake. Great card. Love birthdays but Halloween is my favourite card making celebration. Hugz
ReplyDeleteMy favorites to make cards for are new baby, birthday's and Christmas. Try to make them funny for kids. Masculine for as well boys/men and girl/woman. Why not!? Love your card..
ReplyDeleteMy favorite occasion has to be birthday cards. You can turn just about anything into a birthday card but they can also be silly and fun.
ReplyDeleteCute card, Ceal. Love the colours as it would work for a male or female recipient.
ReplyDeleteIt was a toss up between Christmas and birthday cards, but in the end I have to say birthday cards. Everyone has a birthday and they are needed year round.
Love your card, that cake is awesome! My fav occasion cards to make are bday too! Beautiful way to start the blog hop!
ReplyDeletepretty card - as for the question - same as you Birthdays followed by Christmas
ReplyDeletebeautiful cas card :) I love the grunge in the background and the color combo of brown with blue and white. My favorite occasion to make cards for is for birthdays because it is a time to celebrate and I love making my friends and family feel special by gifting them something handmade with love.
ReplyDeleteCeal, what a great colour combo - teal and chocolate! My answer to your question: lately I make more Thank you cards and encouraging cards. Card makers' society is very supportive and there are always many situations I am grateful for to my crafty friends. And with many girls I became really close, and encouragement is always needed ;) - Sweet Kobylkin
ReplyDeletegorgeous Ceal-perfect for the celebration and adore how the splatters seem to ground the image x
ReplyDeleteCute card - I love making Halloween cards - so much spooky fun:)
ReplyDeleteYum! Chocolate cake! I love the splatter behind the cake too :) My favorite cards to make are encouragement cards. I like sending out cards for no reason other than to try and make someone smile.
ReplyDeleteWonderful card design ,I loved the colors and whats more is it can be gifted to any one kids,girls,guys ,perfect for all :)Thank you for the Inspiration.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite occasion to make cards is Birthdays followed by anniversaries :)
ReplyDeleteSuper cute CAS card, Ceal! By far I make birthday cards the most and they are fun to make. But I think my favorite is whatever card I can personalize to the recipient. It could be a birthday card or it could be a card for any reason. I make a lot of generic birthday cards or thinking of you cards but making it special and personal makes all the difference. Thanks for the lovely hop and the chance to win! Happy Memorial Day.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute card....
ReplyDeleteMy favorite ocassion for card making is Birthdays....
I look at your creation and think, YES, chocolate cake... always a winner! Great card and great design. I especially enjoy making Halloween cards for my 17 nieces and nephews. For some reason this celebration sparks my 'fun' side of card making.
ReplyDeleteMy sweet tooth is tingling in seeing your delicious chocolate-iced cake here, Ceal! Thank you for the reminder that I have this set; it needs some play time! My favourite cards to make: the monthly ones for my niece and nephew, as well as the ones I make for them and their classmates for special occasions (Halloween and Valentine's Day, in particular). Next, Christmas, followed by birthday and 'just because'. Thank you for the inspiration and smiles today!
ReplyDelete~carol
Very cute card; love the teal cake stand.
ReplyDeleteI think I like making cards the best for birthdays, just like you.
Especially for my Aunt who will be 80 this year. She LOVES a nasty pun card so she's getting a really good one this year! LOL Something about needing A LOT of fire extinguishers. :-)
Wonderful CAS birthday card! Love the splatter behind the cake - it adds interest but doesn't take away from the main image. I love to make punny cards for any occasion.
ReplyDeleteAn awesome card! I just got that set & am ready to go play with it after seeing this creation. Thanks for the inspiration!!
ReplyDeleteGreat card! I have this set. I need to use it more. I love making Birthday cards because any design element goes. Such a fun hop.
ReplyDeleteLove your CAS card, my favourite is making birthday cards
ReplyDeleteLove the splatter there and your coloring is beautiful always Miss Lady
ReplyDeletegreat CAS card
but I did not found any NUMBER on your post...maybe you forget??
my ANSWER is
I love making BIRTHDAY CARD and CHRISTMAS CARD Too so I must not in a hurry at December if I already made since January...Bday Card I love to make cause I can used all my manly stamp my shoes stamp my critter stamp etc...
I am waiting for your NUmber miss Lady
can you added it to your Post please or give RED color on your text then I can guess it is the number you are HIDING for us..
hugs
Monika
FOUND IT I FOUND YOUR NUMBER 2 ...dont show this comment ..your can DELETED please ;)
ReplyDeleteThis is really beautiful! I love CAS cards and this one is stunning! ♥
ReplyDeleteI forgot to anwser your question.. LOL
ReplyDeleteMy favorite occasion must be birthday, I love making birthday cards cause it can really be anything on a card and just by putting a birthday sentiment on there you make it birthday themed :)
What a sweet card! My favorite occasion to make cards for is "general". I am not limited in any way other than by my own imagination. Thanks so much for the chance to win!
ReplyDeletei think i need a piece of chocolate cake now...yours looks so yummy ;-)
ReplyDeleteToo cute and
ReplyDeletelove the dies.
I enjoy making
cards for all
the holidays!
Carla from Utah
Fun birthday card. Love the splatter behind the cake and awesome colors for the card.
ReplyDeleteYour card is adorable!! Congratulations on the 3rd birthday!! I like to make sympathy cards. I try to make them elegant most times, but sometimes just simple...seems like I am always in need of one and it's usually for someone special.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun card...love your splatter behind the cake, the color and design. Fun blog hop too...happy birthday AAA Cards Challenge.
ReplyDeleteLove your cute birthday card <3 My favorite kind of cards to make are birthday cards, especially when I can make them personalized for each individual recipient!
ReplyDeleteSusan
Ceal this is fabulous. Like the simplicity yet beauty of it and the great stamped and coloured image. Perfect for posting too.xx[aNNie]
ReplyDeleteFirstly happy birthday to AAA cards , love seeing all the CAS inspiration too. My favourite occasion for making cards is birthdays too as I love being able to personalise cards for the individual I am sending to, my family like it too and often put in their orders for a personalised card that often only has meaning to them and the recipient which makes it even more special and fun too guessing the meaning behind their choice.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great card! I love your colouring and such a great CAS design.
ReplyDeleteWhat a precious card Ceal. Believe it or not, I actually enjoy making sympathy cards. To me, it brings comfort at a time of deep loss. The response that I get from the recipients means more to me than any other card that I send.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully balanced CAS card. I love the background splatter.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite occasion for making cards has to be Christmas - it means I can throw around the glitter and sequins with abandon.
xxx
Very beautiful CAS card, Ceal ! Love how you kept it simple only with some splatters in the background ! I think that my favourite cards to make are Birthday cards too. I love making them thinking to the person, her favourite colour, object, hobby...It's always a real challenge and a real message of our love or friendship. Thanks for this fabulous challenge and for the chance to win !
ReplyDeleteCute! :) I love making Helloween cards - they can be fun, they can be creepy - very special mood :)
ReplyDeleteFabulous birthday card Ceal. The stamp sets you used are so apt: the cake with the 3 candles has been superbly coloured and it looks so yummy. Really love the splatter stamp in the background. Congrats on the 3rd birthday at AAA cards and thanks for your inspiration. I'm a birthday card girl too at heart because, being as rubber stamping is my vice, there are so many different stamp images to use that can be tailored to the recipient. And, yes, my real weakness for sentiments on those cards are the pun and humerous ones, but I never seem to blog about those xx
ReplyDeleteI love your card, Ceal. Most of the cards I make are birthday cards but I love making prayer cards. So many people go through tough times and they need to know people care and are praying for them.
ReplyDeleteThe perfect CAS card, Ceal. I love that cake - beautifully coloured. I'm partial to splats too and they are the perfect background. I would have to say that Birthday cards are my most favourite to make. xx
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kylie, perfect CAS card!! The cake is deliciously colored!! Okay I know I am going to be a 'Debbie Downer' but I really love making sympathy cards. Why? Because I know it will the recipient some comfort in their time of grief.
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun card and loving the colourcombination x
ReplyDeleteMy favourite occasion to make cards would be for birthdays. It's so unique and special for that special person on that day and I love making them personally for them x
ReplyDeleteMy favorite occasion for making cards is birthdays. I like making a card which suits the personality of the person I am sending it to. I think it is a great way to tell a person that you care at least once a year!
ReplyDeleteSuper CAS card and perfect for any age. My favourite occasion is not really an occasion but a 'just because' card to let someone know they are special to you xx
ReplyDeleteI'm like you, Ceal - I love making Christmas cards too, but birthday cards are super fun and the ones I seem to send more often!
ReplyDeleteReally pretty and versatile card. My favourite occasion cards are birthday cards, with Christmas cards coming a close second. I do enjoy cards that can work for a variety of occasions too though :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun birthday cake you've made Ceal! I love making Birthday cards, and Thank you cards for those who gave me handmade Birthday cards!
ReplyDeletegreat card, I love the colours!
ReplyDeleteI love making Christmas cards too, but my favorite occasion is birthday. I also love making thank you cards.