Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Introducing Our 2026-2027 Design Team

            Welcome Back to The Card Concept!  

  We hope all of you had a great summer/winter break and we are back with our monthly inspiration challenges starting tomorrow, Wednesday, September 9th at 8 am EST.


Now, please welcome our 2026-2027 Design Team 


Hi Everyone!  My name is Julie, I live in Maryland and love the Lord Jesus Christ!    I am still remodeling my home on my own (my hubby went to be with the Lord in 2022) and am trying to keep up with all of the household duties that my hubby used to do for me, lol!   I have been artistic all of my life, and started my blog in August 2010 (Stamping with Julie Gearinger).  Over the years, I was a Stampipn' Up! demonstrator for almost 20 years, have been on several different company Design Teams as well as Card Challenge Design Teams and love cardmaking!  Due to time constraints, at this time, I am only on The Card Concept DT right now (as well as the admin for TCC).  In addition to creating cards, I enjoy Bible Study, sewing/quilting, drawing/painting, and vintage junk journaling!  Since I enjoy experimenting with different styles and mediums for card making, my overall style tends to be a bit eclectic. Hopefully I will inspire you to create a card and join us!


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!

                                                   
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 37 years.  I have 2 adult children, a 4-year-old puppy and 2-year-old puppy.  My son is a soccer coach, and my daughter is chemist.  I've worked in accounting for over 40 years, mostly at the same company.  I love to cook & bake, garden and I've sewed, crocheted, knitted and cross stitched.  My biggest passion is card making which I've been doing for over 20yrs. When I was introduced to Stampin' Up! years ago I fell in love with their product. I decided to become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator 8 years ago and love it.  I love designing all styles of cards from clean and simple to collage.  I love layering and especially love water coloring and coloring with alcohol markers.


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, watching my favorite shows or being the FUN Grandma.  I'm excited to be part of The Card Concept Design Team, and I hope that some of my cards/designs will inspire you.



Hi, I'm Jolanda.  I currently live in Greenville, South Carolina, originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  I am now retired and very happy to have the time to pursue my hobbies and principally my cardmaking every day.  I have been stamping for most of my adult life.  Along the way, I discovered card challenges and set up my blog site The Inque Spot Studio in 2020 to better participate and share my creativity.  I just love combining challenges.  A layout from here, colors from there, and a theme from yonder. It is exciting to see what develops.  I am such a fan!  What fun to be asked to join the talented group of Designers of The Card Concept as a Guest Designer.  I am delighted!  The Card Concept has been a favorite of mine ever since I discovered them.  Such great inspiration and I am looking forward to what is to come.  Cheers.


Hi, my name is Jennie Maier and I live in New Berlin, WI. My husband Steve and I are empty nesters, as our three adult kids are all on their own and adulting. I am a Substitute Teacher. We enjoy traveling, pickleball and golf. When I'm not crafting, I love to read!  I'm also on a mission to visit all 50 states, having only 9 left to visit. I've been a Stampin' UP! Demo since 2007. My blog is Jennie M's Stampin Spot.  I love to play with all kinds of challenges. I'm so excited to join The Card Concept Design Team!


Hi, My name is Karen Mead and I live in Tasmania, Australia. I am a Christian, Wife, Mother of boys, fur babies and chickens. I have been cardmaking for many years and love to try all styles of cards. I especially like using inky techniques and copic colouring. I am so delighted to be joining the lovely team here at The Card Concept and can't wait to be inspired by all the future challenges.

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

The Card Concept #228a {Summer By The Sea} or #228b {Christmas in July}

             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 #tcc228a or #tcc228b).

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? 





Choose a design style (or combine styles), create a card, and in your blog post, let us know what inspired you from the photo, what style and/or styles you chose and don't forget to display our inspiration photo and link back to our challenge :-)


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.  

Again, as we mentioned above, please feel free to use any of the styles we have defined or create your own with a combination of styles.  We want you to have fun with our inspiration!

So come and join us!  We'd love for you to try your hand at a brand new style of card making or feel free to work in your comfort zone.  It is totally up to you!

In case you missed the link above, the styles are explained HERE.

Now for our Design Team's inspiration: 


Julie's Inspiration: I was inspired by "The Summer by the Sea" 
theme for my Clean and Layered/Mixed Media card!

Julie's Inspiration: I was inspired by "The Summer by the Sea" 
theme to create a second 
Clean and Layered/Mixed Media card!


Julie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the 228b "Christmas in July" 
theme along with the Christmas tree and colors 
to create my Shabby and Vintage/ Mixed Media card!


Michele's Inspiration: Get ready for a bright and glittery 
Christmas in July with a Clean and Layered card inspired 
by traditional Christmas colors!


Jolanda's Inspiration: I was inspired by the nautical theme 
and the general color scheme for my Clean and Layered 
Father's Day card.


Jolanda's Inspiration: I was inspired by the tree shape and 
the general color scheme for my very Clean and Simple 
single layer holiday card.


Karen's Inspiration: I was inspired by the overall 
theme along with the lighthouses and colors 
in the photo for my Clean & Layered Card.


Karen's Inspiration: I was inspired by whole
"Summer by the Sea" theme. The lighthouses and
textures inspired my Clean and Layered project. 



Jennie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the 
colors-the red, white and blue, to create a 
Clean and Layered card.


Jennie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the Christmas 
theme and colors to create a Clean and Layered card.




Karen's Inspiration: I was inspired by 'The Summer by the Sea' 
theme for my Clean and Layered style card.

The deadline to participate will be  
Monday, August 31st 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.  Also, please make sure that we are the only inspiration challenge and direct link to our challenge site.  
Thanks again for playing along with us!

Winners- #227 {Seaside Adventures}

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

                     #227 {Seaside Adventures} Challenge!

 
Thank you for joining our Maychallenge!  

Our Design Team has voted and here are 
our Winner and Honorable Mentions....


our Main Winner is ...





 And our three Honorable Mentions ...


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




                






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!  

Please join us in an hour for our next challenge!

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

The Card Concept #227 {Seaside Adventures}

       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 #tcc227).

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? 



Choose a design style (or combine styles), create a card, and in your blog post, let us know what inspired you from the photo, what style and/or styles you chose and don't forget to display our inspiration photo and link back to our challenge :-)


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.  

Again, as we mentioned above, please feel free to use any of the styles we have defined or create your own with a combination of styles.  We want you to have fun with our inspiration!

So come and join us!  We'd love for you to try your hand at a brand new style of card making or feel free to work in your comfort zone.  It is totally up to you!

In case you missed the link above, the styles are explained HERE.

Now for our Design Team's inspiration: 



Julie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the compass, 
nautical theme, and textures for
 my Mixed Media card. 


Michele's Inspiration: I found inspiration in the round 
shapes, the colors, and the nautical theme for my 
Clean and Layered card. 


Jolanda's Inspiration: The nautical influences and colors 
inspired my Clean and Layered styled card for 
Father's Day.


Karen's Inspiration: I was inspired by the overall 
Theme along with the sailboat in the photo for my 
Clean & Layered Fun Fold Shadow Box Card



Karen's Inspiration: The overall nautical theme
and colors inspired my Mixed Media card. 


Jennie's Inspiration:
I was inspired by the color 
combination to create a Clean and Layered 
thank you card.

Karen's Inspiration: I was inspired by the colours and
 the background for my Clean and Layered 
style card.



The deadline to participate will be  
Monday, June 8th at 12:00 pm EDT.

We look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery!
---------------------------------------------------------

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.  Also, please make sure that we are the only inspiration challenge and direct link to our challenge site.  
Thanks again for playing along with us!



Winners- #226 {Patriotic Blooms}

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

                     #226 {Patriotic Blooms} Challenge!

 
Thank you for joining our April challenge!  

Our Design Team has voted and here are 
Winners....

 



 

 And our three Honorable Mentions ...


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




                





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!  

Please join us in an hour for our next challenge!