Colourboard #1

 Hello!

Welcome to a brand new card challenge blog.

We're a sister challenge to AAA Cards and AAA Birthday and we're all about using colour. 

We're a monthly challenge beginning on the 15th of each month and running until the 14th of the following month. 

Each month we'll give some colour suggestions on our badge and ask that these should be the most prominent on your creation. There is no need to match exactly and neutrals like black, white, greys, browns and skin tones are ok.

A winner & top picks will be announced on the 1st of each month. The winner will be invited to guest with us for a future challenge.

So let's announce our second Betta Scrap - claimed Please contact Jane to claim your prize - aaacolourful randomly picked winner from our blog followers - 

Betta Scrap - claimed

Please contact Jane to claim your prize - aaacolourful@gmail.com

Now it's time to check out our Colourboard for Game 1

So for this first challenge we've used the colours from our blog header - a gorgeous selection from the rainbow. Did you guess this?

Your cards can be for any occasion and any style. We'd also love to see any other type of papercraft creation - tags, atcs, scrapbook pages, journal pages ...

You've met the DT and maybe checked out their Instagram or blogs. So let's see what they've created to inspire you.

Anne

Christine

Diane

Disha

Hanneke

Jane D

Jane T

Maaike

Maggie

Nancy

Well how about that? Are you buzzing with ideas like we were?

Over to you now, have fun with colour!

Peace & Hugs

The AAA Colourful Team

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Pre -Challenge Hint 2

Hello & welcome! 

Just two days to go now and we'll be off and running!

So to get you into the mood and give you another peek at the colours from Colourboard #1.

 Check this out....

Have you guessed yet? Not long to wait now for the full reveal.

Meanwhile why not click on the followers button on the right hand side bar? I'll be announcing the final randomly picked blog follower who's won a prize on the 15th. 

Peace & Hugs

DT Jane T

Pre-Challenge Hint 1

 Hello & welcome!

The excitement is building and it's not long to wait for the first challenge.

So how about a little hint about the colours coming up on the Colourboard #1?

Do you create ATC cards? 

I find they're a great way to relax and experiment with new ideas.

And I'm always up for a swap. Let me know if you're interested - aaacolourful@gmail.com

I'll be back on 13th with one more sneaky peek at Colourboard #1 colours. Hope to see you then.

Peace & Hugs

DT Jane T

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Meet the DT

 Hello & welcome!

Just two more AAA Colourful DT to introduce and we're done!

Maggie

Hi! I’m Maggie, and I’ve been card making in the Chicago suburbs for over 20 years. My day job as a high school social studies teacher takes up a lot of my bandwidth during the day, and it’s a nice retreat to come home and crank out a card when I’m not taking my two hound dogs for a walk with my husband, or plotting our next national park hiking adventure. I’m happy to be here to help bring some colorful inspiration to the card making community.

Nancy

My Mom was a "jack of all trades" when it came to crafting... she always had her hands busy with something.  In the fall of 1996 she told me she found a new craft she wanted me to see and honestly, I rolled my eyes... she showed me this small collection of stamps and ink but what got me hooked was the magic of heat embossing.  Mom passed away in 2010 but her crafty genes lives on.  I live in Western Canada with my husband and two sons as well as our cat and two dogs.  When I'm not at my full time job, you'll find me in my craft room, in front of the TV or reading a book.

Well that's all the DT introductions done and dusted. So what next?

Well on the 11th there will be a share of a little project which may just hint at the colours for our first challenge on 15th February.

Hope to see you then!

Peace & Hugs 

The AAA Colourful Team

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Meet the DT

 Hello & welcome!

Were you the random picked follower from our Instagram page yesterday? Another chance to win today as we're randomly picking a follower from this blog.

Big shout out for:

Susan Blamey

Please contact Jane to claim your prize - aaacolourful@gmail.com

Let's meet the next two AAA Colourful DT

Hanneke

Hi! I'm Hanneke. I live in New York with my husband and two kids. An electrical engineer by training, I now tutor students in math.  Crafting has been a life-long passion and I love learning new things. I like everything just so, and if I can't find it in the store, I try to make it myself.  And yes... that frequently lands me in trouble with too much to do and not enough time to do it.  Like Christine, I got started with cards by creating invitations to my kids' birthday parties, but I really became hooked when my friend hosted a card-making party and opened my world to all the tools of the trade.

Jane D

Hi, I'm Jane, also known as Jane D. I'm a photo and paper loving nurse, wife, mother of four and grandmother to six, living in the south of Sweden. 
When I'm not working, sailing, reading a book or spending time with family and friends you'll find me in my craftroom making cards, ATCs, tags, pocket page albums and the odd scrapbook layout. I love to learn, and to try different styles and new techniques, and I love colour(!) so hopefully I can help spread a little colourful inspiration.

Tomorrow will see the last two DT introductions, so please come back.

In the meantime why not pop over to our instagram page and follow us - https://www.instagram.com/aaacolourful/ 

There might just be another randomly picked follower to win a prize coming up soon! Could be a follower from instagram or this blog or maybe both - best follow at both places to be in with a chance to win.

Peace & Hugs

AAA Colourful Team

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Meet the DT

 Hello & welcome!

Before I introduce the next two DT can I urge you to click on the followers badge on the right hand side bar. There will be some randomly picked spot prizes over the next few days!

Let's meet and greet the 2Ds on our team....

Diane

Hi, I’m Diane. I live in Montreal, Canada with my husband and daughter.  I have been crafty since before being crafty was cool. I come from a line of creative women, starting with my seamstress grandmother, and my talented knitting mother, who both passed along their love for creating. I have been making cards for approximately 10 years, but before that I was getting a diploma in haute couture sewing, just for fun, and beading, knitting, embroidering, painting, you get the picture. Even before that I can remember making my own birthday party invitations as a child, no store bought invites for this crafter. I am a maximalist card maker who loves colour. I hope you enjoy my creations. 

Disha

I am an IT engineer and a passionate crafter. I Love to be creative in all walks of life and it's more than a hobby for me. I live in Sweden with my family ( my partner and a sweet little toddler). I am a social person, love to be around people, be out in nature and these days, for the most part, I just spend time with my baby as much as I can.

Are you excited to see the faces of the AAA Colourful DT popping up? Have you recognised anyone yet? And are you clicking on the name links to take a peek at their style of creating?

Come back again on 7th and say hello to two more. And the first of our randomly picked spot prizes for one blog follower will be announced.

Peace & Hugs

Jane

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Meet the DT

 Hello & welcome!

Are you ready to say hello to two more of the AAA Colourful DT?

First up we have Anne

Hi, I'm Anne - a 'kiwi' living in Australia, my day job is a web content publisher. I've done crafts most of my life - Mum always said I'm never happy unless I'm learning something new. I've been cardmaking since early 2021, but there are always new techniques and styles to learn, so I can't see me stopping any time soon. I also do cross-stitch and canvaswork, with the odd crochet or sewing session here and there, but cardmaking is my current love.

Followed closely by Christine

Hi, I'm Christine.  Since I was a kid I have always loved crafting.  My interest in scrapbooking started as I wanted to document the birth of my daughter and capture all of her milestones. Those milestones included her little brother and of course I needed to document his life too! 

 My passion for cardmaking began when my son turned two.  I needed his birthday party invitations to be exactly what I wanted, nothing less. I have not stopped making cards since.  I love a variety of styles and I am looking forward to getting colorful.

So excited to have these two talented ladies on board. You're going to be blown away by their creations!

Come back on the 5th to meet two more DT.

Peace & Hugs 

The AAA Colourful Team

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Meet the DT

 Hello and welcome!

It won't be too long now before our first challenge begins on 15th February.

In the meantime let's get to know the DT.

Today it's the turn of the two founder members of AAA Challenges - Jane T and Maaike.

Jane T runs the AAA Birthday Challenge, a monthly birthday card only challenge, and Maaike runs AAA Cards, a fortnightly CAS only card challenge. Follow the links to check them out.

Jane T

I think there has never been a time when I haven't got some sort of craft on the go. I love to scrapbook, cross stitch, doodle, letter and create cards, atcs and pocket letters. I also love reading, jigsaws, knitting, crochet and putting my feet up in front of the TV.

I'm really excited to start this new craft challenge and am looking forward to connecting with crafter friends both old and new.

Maaike

I'm a cat mom of 3 and volunteer at the community centre 2 days a week, youtuber once in a while, crafter every day, gardener most days and cook when I'm hungry.

Come back again on 3rd for the next meet and greet of DT - maybe a face you'll know or maybe someone new. It's great to make friends.

Peace & Hugs

The AAA Colourful Team

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