The Card Concept

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

The Card Concept #210 {Pumpkin Season}

Welcome to The Card Concept !

For those of you who are new to our challenge, every month we will post our inspiration photo challenge and hope that you will join us by creating a card for our challenge gallery.

If you would like to join us on Instagram, please follow us at our new IG acct- @thecardconceptchallenges2

Also, if you post on social media, please tag @thecardconceptchallenges2 and use the hashtag #tccxxx (xxx=challenge # for ex: this challenge would be #tcc210).

Just a reminder, an inspiration photo is exactly that- a starting point.

At the end of the challenge, our Design Team will choose one Main Winner and at least three Honorable Mentions. We will announce the winners here on our challenge blog, as well as our Facebook page and our new Pinterest board.

Our Design Team shares the cardmaking style that they have chosen for their design as well as how they were inspired.

Please free to use any of the styles we have defined here, or create your own with a combination of styles. We want you to have fun with our inspiration!

Now for our Design Team's inspiration:

Esther Asbury

Esther's Inspiration:I was inspired by the colors and
pumpkins when I created my Mixed Media card.

Julie Gearinger

Julie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the colors and

gingham patterns for my Clean and Layered/

Mixed Media card!

Julie Gearinger

Julie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the pumpkins

to create another Clean and Layered/

Mixed Media card!

Michele K. Henderson

Michele's Inspiration: I was drawn to the color palette

and all those gorgeous pumpkins for

my Clean and Layered card!

Karen Ksenzakovic

Karen's Inspiration: I was inspired by the pumpkins
and rustic feel of the photo along with the colors
for my Clean and Layered card.

Karen Letchworth

Karen's Inspiration: I was inspired by the pumpkins,
overall theme and the checked patterns to create a
Clean and Layered card!

Jenny Martin
Jenny's Inspiration: The door, steps and pumpkins in
the photo and the colours were the inspiration for
my Clean and Layered card.

Kerry Parkinson

Kerry's Inspiration: The pumpkins and colours were the
inspiration for my watercoloured Mixed Media card.

The deadline to participate will be

Monday, November 11th at 12:00 pm EDT.

We look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery!

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If you would like to be included in our entries for possible Winner or Honorable Mention, please make sure you include our inspiration photo in your blog post, and, if possible, explain how you were inspired by our challenge.

Thanks again for playing along with us!

Winners #209 {Fall Florals}

Happy Wednesday! Julie, here with the Winners and Honorable Mentions for our

#209 {Fall Florals} Challenge!

As usual, with all of your fabulous cards, it is extremely difficult narrowing down winners each month! Thanks so much for playing along with us!

Our Design Team has voted and and our Main Winner is...

(listed in order of appearance in our gallery)

Wanda Cullen

And our three Honorable Mentions ...

again, listed in order that they appeared in our gallery...

Donna Phelan

Arlene R.

Teresa S.

(sorry for the blurry photo- her card is posted on IG)

Congratulations to all of our winners!!

We hope that you will take the time to visit each of the Winner/HM

blogs to see how they created their cards, and, if you have time, leave a comment and show them some "love" :-)

Also, if you have a chance, check out our Facebook page as well as on our Pinterest board to see all of our Challenge and Honorable Mention winners!

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

The Card Concept #209 {Fall Florals}

Welcome to The Card Concept !

For those of you who are new to our challenge, every month we will post our inspiration photo challenge and hope that you will join us by creating a card for our challenge gallery.

If you would like to join us on Instagram, please follow us at our new IG acct- @thecardconceptchallenges2

Also, if you post on social media, please tag @thecardconceptchallenges2 and use the hashtag #tccxxx (xxx=challenge # for ex: this challenge would be #tcc209).

Just a reminder, an inspiration photo is exactly that- a starting point for inspiration. Will it be the colors, the overall theme, the texture, the actual items and/or something else that will inspire your card?

Just a reminder, an inspiration photo is exactly that- a starting point.

Our Design Team shares the cardmaking style that they have chosen for their design as well as how they were inspired.

Please free to use any of the styles we have defined here, or create your own with a combination of styles. We want you to have fun with our inspiration!

Now for our Design Team's inspiration:

Esther Asbury

Esther's Inspiration: I was inspired by the flowers
when I created my Mixed Media card.

Julie Gearinger

Julie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the colorful florals and colors

(and, of course, had to include a kitty, lol!) for my

Mixed Media card!

Michele K. Henderson

Michele's Inspiration: I loved the bright color palette and

the florals and added them to my Clean and Layered card.

Karen Ksenzakovic
Karen's Inspiration: I was inspired by the yellow daisies
in the photo along with the gingham ribbon for my
Clean and Layered card.

Karen Letchworth

Karen's Inspiration: The beautiful colors were
my primary inspiration when creating this
Clean and Layered Autumn card.

Jenny Martin

Jenny's Inspiration: The flowers and black and white gingham
ribbon inspired her to make a Clean and Layered Card.

Kerry Parkinson

Kerry's Inspiration: The general autumn florals
theme inspired my Mixed Media card.

The deadline to participate will be

Monday, October 7th at 12:00 pm EDT.

We look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery!

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Thanks again for playing along with us!

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Introducing Our 2024 Fall/Winter Design Team!

Welcome Back to The Card Concept!

We hope all of you had a wonderful summer holiday and we are back with our monthly inspiration challenges starting tomorrow, Wednesday, September 11th at 8 am EST.

In the meantime, please help us say goodbye to one of our beloved teammates and a warm welcome to our returning Design Team members!

We are sad to announce that Mackie Robertson will be stepping down from our Design Team to spend with family and pursue other artistic endeavors. We fully understand!

Being part of a Design Team can be rewarding but it does take time - Mackie has been on the team for almost ten years! So many gorgeous creations, she has been a true inspiration to many! We wish her all the best and will miss her! Hugs and love, Mackie!

Now, please welcome our Fall/Winter 2024 Design Team

Esther Asbury

Hello, my name is Esther, and I live in the beautiful state of Virginia with my husband and daughter. My mom encouraged me to take up cardmaking in 2005, and I've been hooked ever since. I’ve made some wonderful friends through this hobby, and love that I can use my creations to brighten someone’s day with a bit of handmade kindness in their mailbox! It's a pleasure to be a part of The Card Concept team.

Julie Gearinger

Hi Everyone! My name is Julie and I live in Maryland. As a fairly new widow, I am fully relying on the Lord to give me strength to take of all of the chores that my beloved hubby used to do for me. I am also, slowly, continuing to remodel my home and create cards in my spare time, lol! I have been artistic all of my life, and in addition to creating cards, I enjoying quilting, drawing/painting, and vintage junk journaling! Since I enjoy experimenting with different styles and mediums, my overall style tends to be a bit eclectic. Hopefully I will inspire you to create a card and join us!

Michele K. Henderson

Hi! My name is Michele. My husband and I, along with our feline fur babies live here in tropical Florida where we love the beautiful beaches and the year-round golf! When I'm not crafting, I work as an Employment Consultant for people with intellectual disabilities. I love working with layers of paper and color and am thrilled to be a part of The Card Concept!

Karen Ksenzakovic

Hello stampers! My name is Karen Ksenzakovic and I am so excited to be a part of this creative team. I live in central New Jersey with my husband of 36 years. I have 2 adult children a 2-year-old puppy and 7-month-old puppy. My son is a soccer coach, and my daughter just graduated with a degree in Forensic Chemistry. I've worked in accounting for over 40 years and also work for a Dog Bakery Boutique for the past 7 years. I love to cook & bake, garden and I've always done some kind of crafting. I've sewed, crocheted, knitted, cross stitched and have been doing paper crafting for over 16yrs when I was introduced to Stampin' Up! I decided to become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator 6 years ago and love it. I love designing all styles of cards from clean and simple to collage and I've also done some scrap booking. I love layering and especially love water coloring and coloring with alcohol markers.

Karen Letchworth

Hey there, crafty friends! I'm Karen Letchworth of My Cup Runneth Over. First and foremost, I love the Lord Jesus Christ; and I live for Him. I've been crafting most of my life...cross stitch, scrapbooking, card-making and now even doing fun arts & crafts projects with my (6) beautiful grandbabies. I'm a retired, married (39yrs), wife and mother (3 grown kids) who spends the vast majority of my free time either in my craft room or in front of the tv watching my favorite shows. I'm excited to be part of The Card Concept Design Team, and I hope that some of my cards/designs will inspire you.

Jenny Martin

Hi there! My name is Jenny and I’m from Melbourne Australia. I began sporadically card-making 25 years ago, but many years later, when I discovered the wonderful online community and challenges, I became hooked! Do I have have a style? I think it changes constantly. I guess you would call it ‘Clean and Layered’ these days. However, as a Designer for The Card Concept, I look forward challenging myself to try new styles.

Kerry Parkinson

Hi, I'm Kerry from Melbourne, Australia. I have two gorgeous adult daughters and a very new and adorable grandson. My crafting journey began when my girls were young and I discovered scrapbooking, then from there progressed to card making. My style has evolved over the years from primarily clean and layered to experimenting with shabby chic, clean and simple, and dabbling more and more into mixed media. I currently work from home, so have plenty of opportunities to slip into my craft room and lose myself in creating. It's a pleasure to be part of The Card Concept design team for another year.

We are looking forward to inspiring you to join us for our new monthly 2024

Fall/Winter Challenges!

Our September Challenge starts tomorrow, Wednesday September 11th at 8 am EDT.

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Winners #208 {Hello Summer}

Happy Wednesday! Julie, here with the Winners and Honorable Mentions for our

#208 {Hello Summer} Challenge!

As usual, with all of your beautiful cards, it is so difficult narrowing down winners each month! Thanks so much for playing along with our final challenge before our summer break!

Our Design Team has voted and for the first time in our challenge history, we have a three way tie for our Main Winner in addition to our four Honorable Mentions!

(listed in order of appearance in our gallery)

Wanda Cullen