The Card Concept #87 {Freshly Brewed}- There's Still Time!

Just a reminder that you still have plenty of time left to join us for 

The Card Concept #87 {Freshly Brewed} Challenge!!! 

We would love to see your card creations using the photo above as your inspiration.

You have until Monday, March 5th at noon (EST) to 

link up your card!  Click HERE to join us!

The Card Concept #87 {Freshly Brewed}

Welcome to The Card Concept! Every two weeks we post our inspiration photo challenge and hope that you will join us and create a card for our challenge gallery.  

Before we post our inspiration challenge photo, we would like to say farewell to two of our designers, Ruth Andrews and Becca Cruger.  Both ladies are stepping down from the DT due to life changes and responsibilities.  We have enjoyed seeing their artwork each week and will miss them!  We wish them all the best in the future and hope that you will take a moment to visit their blogs and wish them well! 

Now, on to our new inspiration photo....

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!

Our design team members will also be selecting a style (or combination of styles) and will explain how they were inspired by the challenge.  So come and join us!  We'd love 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!

The styles are explained HERE.

Now for the design team and their inspiration: 

Julie Gearinger

Julie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the beautiful

flowers as well as the gray white-washed wood 
for my Classy & Elegant Mixed Media card!

Kim Heggins

Kim's Inspiration: So much inspired me on this one, 
from the table top, pretty pink flowers and 
that amazing cup of coffee! I kept my card pretty 
Clean and Simple so the coffee would shine.

Michele K. Henderson

Michele's Inspiration: I was inspired by the colors 
and shapes, and a wanted to include botanical 
pink elements in my Freestyle Collage design.

Nancy Penir

Nancy's Inspiration: What didn't inspire me?!?! 
The cup of coffee, sweet pink daisies, wood background, 
a touch of black and just a bit of rustic elegance 
for my Mixed Media card.

Maureen Plut

Maureen's Inspiration: My Clean and Layered card 

was inspired by the gorgeous flowers, wood slat table 

and that yummy grande non fat latte 

with extra heart foam :)

Susan Powell

Susan's Inspiration: I was inspired by the colors, 

all that woodgrain and of course the cup of 

what I'll call tea for my somewhat 

Clean and Layered card.

Angel Rivera

Angel's Inspiration: I loved the textured 

background with the pink flowers and obviously
 the cuppa coffee for my Clean and Layered card :) 

Mackie Robertson

Mackie's Inspiration: My Clean and Layered card 

was inspired by the pinks and COFFEE!!!!

Our Rules:

1.  Use the challenge inspiration to create a card.

2.  Use one of the challenge styles to create a card (or if you prefer, combine a few styles).

3.  Explain in a post which style or combination of styles you used and what inspired you from our photo.  

4.  Link your post using our linky (please link to the actual post on your blog and not just your blog).

5.  Please try to comment on the cards ahead of you and behind you in the linky.  Everyone loves comments!

The deadline to participate is 

Monday, March 5th at 12:00 pm EST.

We look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery! 

Winners #86- Old Fashioned Love

Happy Wednesday, Julie here and what a gorgeous gallery you created for our "Old Fashioned Love" challenge!  

Every card entered in this challenge was incredible and 

winners all for sure!!   

As difficult as it is, our Design Team finally narrowed it down to five (a tie for one of the HM)....

Our main Challenge Winner was chosen by the entire team and 

this week's winner is...

Julee Tilman

Julia Aston

Silke Ledlow

Yoonyoung Kim

Char Crawford

Congratulations to all of the our winners!!

Please be sure to click on the winning photos to visit their blogs to see how they created their cards and, if you have time, leave them some "love" :-) 

Thanks again for stopping by! Check back in an hour for our next challenge- we look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery!

The Card Concept #86 {Old Fashioned Love}- There's Stil Time!

Just a reminder that you still have plenty of time left to join us for 

The Card Concept #86 {Old Fashioned Love} Challenge!!! 

We would love to see your card creations using the photo above as your inspiration.

You have until Monday, February 19th at noon (EST) to 

link up your card!  Click HERE to join us!

The Card Concept #86 {Old Fashioned Love}

Welcome to The Card Concept! Every two weeks we post our inspiration photo challenge and hope that you will join us and create a card for our challenge gallery.  

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!

Our design team members will also be selecting a style (or combination of styles) and will explain how they were inspired by the challenge.  So come and join us!  We'd love 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!

The styles are explained HERE.

Now for the design team and their inspiration: 

Ruth Andrews 

Ruth is taking a break for this challenge- 
please stop by her blog and say "hi"!

Becca Cruger

Becca is also taking a break for this challenge- 

please stop by her blog and say "hi"!

Julie Gearinger

Julie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the vintage feel, lace, 

roses and colors for my Shabby Chic Mixed Media card!

Kim Heggins

Kim's Inspiration: I love all the pretty in pink 
roses and the romantic feel of the room 
for my Clean and Simple card.

Michele K. Henderson

Michele's Inspiration: I love the shades of pink,
the roses and the old-fashioned romantic bedroom 
and included them in my Freestyle Collage card.

Nancy Penir

Nancy's Inspiration: The roses and femininity 
of the room. Definitely the pinks inspired 
my layered Elegant and Classy card.

Maureen Plut

Maureen's Inspiration: My Shabby Chic card was 

inspired by the flowers and different shades of pink

Susan Powell

Susan's Inspiration: I was inspired by the flowers 

and the shape of the plate on the table 

and the mirror to make my Clean and Simple card.

Angel Rivera

Angel's Inspiration: I loved the color palette 
and all those pretty flowers for my 
Clean and Layered card!

Mackie Robertson

Mackie's Inspiration:  I was inspired by all of 

the beautiful pinks to create my 

Clean & Layered style card!

Our Rules:

1.  Use the challenge inspiration to create a card.

2.  Use one of the challenge styles to create a card (or if you prefer, combine a few styles).

3.  Explain in a post which style or combination of styles you used and what inspired you from our photo.  

4.  Link your post using our linky (please link to the actual post on your blog and not just your blog).

5.  Please try to comment on the cards ahead of you and behind you in the linky.  Everyone loves comments!

The deadline to participate is 

Monday, February 19th at 12:00 pm EST.

We look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery! 

Winners #85- Rustic Blooms

Happy Wednesday, Julie here and what a spectacular gallery you created for our "Rustic Blooms" challenge!  

Wow, I know I say this every challenge, but you are making it extremely difficult to pick only four winners! Every card for this challenge was unique and gorgeous, winners all for sure!!

As difficult as it was,  our Design Team finally narrowed it down to four....

Our main Challenge Winner was chosen by the entire team and 

this week's winner is...

Kimberly W.

SonjaK

Zeljak

Paper Petunia

Congratulations to all of the our winners!!

Please be sure to click on the winning photos to visit their blogs to see how they created their cards and, if you have time, leave them some "love" :-) 

Thanks again for stopping by! Check back in an hour for our next challenge- we look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery!