Wednesday, February 27, 2019

The Card Concept #109 {Pineapple Party}- There's Still Time!

Just a reminder that you still have plenty of time left to join us for 
#109 {Pineapple Party} Challenge!!! 



We would love to have you join us with your card design
 for our gallery!!

You have until 
Monday, March 4th at noon (EST) to 
link up your card!  Click HERE to join 

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

The Card Concept #109 {Pineapple Party}

Welcome to The Card ConceptEvery two weeks we post our inspiration photo challenge and hope that you will join us by creating 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 designers 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's inspiration: 

Tangii Crain
Tangii's Inspiration: All of the festive and fun colors 
inspired my Clean and Layered card!



Julie Gearinger
Julie's Inspiration: I was inspired by all of the bright colors 
(especially the hot pink :-)) to create a 
simple Mixed Media card!


Michele K. Henderson
Michele's Inspiration: I just had to feature a pineapple 
in my super easy breezy stamped Clean and Simple card!


Kim Lackenbach
Kim's Inspiration: The party fans, pineapple and colors 
were my inspiration for my Clean and Layered card. 


Nancy Penir
Nancy's Inspiration: I was inspired by the party theme, 
bright colors and used those along with a bit of 
inking for my Clean and Layered card. 


Maureen Plut
Maureen's Inspiration: My Clean and Layered card was 
inspired by the colours and crisp lines.


Susan Powell
Susan's Inspiration:  Stripes and leaves inspired my 
Clean and Simple card.



Angel Rivera
Angel's taking a break for this challenge- 
please stop by her blog to say "hi"!


Mackie Robertson

Mackie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the pineapple and 
tropical feel of the inspiration photo to make 
my Clean and Elegant style card.


Marcie Sharp
Marcie's Inspiration:  My Clean and Layered card was 
inspired by the cheery and bold colours
 and the whimiscal pineapple cake! 


Pam Staples
Pam's taking a break for this challenge- 
please stop by her blog to say "hi"!


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 4th at 12:00 pm EDT.

Our Challenge Winner and the Honorable Mentions will be announced on Wednesday, March 6th.


We look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery! 



Winners #108 {Love is in the Air}

Happy Wednesday!  Julie, here with the winner and honorable mentions for our #108 {Love is in the Air} challenge!  

Wow, we had over 60 gorgeous entries and 
what a tough decision for our DT to choose only four winners!  

Thanks again for making our challenge so much fun for all of us- 
you are definitely all winners for sure!! 

Our main Challenge Winner was chosen by the entire team and 
this week's winner is...

Sue






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 to all who played along with us! 
We hope you will join us in our new challenge 
that will be posted in an hour!

Thursday, February 14, 2019

The Card Concept #108 {Love is in the Air}- There's Still Time!

Just a reminder that you still have plenty of time left to join us for 
#108 {Love is in the Air} Challenge!!! 


We would love to have you join us with your card design
 for our gallery!!

You have until 
Monday, February 18th at noon (EST) to 
link up your card!  Click HERE to join 

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

The Card Concept #108 {Love Is In The Air}

Welcome to The Card ConceptEvery two weeks we post our inspiration photo challenge and hope that you will join us by creating 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 designers 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's inspiration: 

Tangii Crain
Tangii's Inspiration: I was inspired by the wonderfully 
warm colors and the layout of those pillows on the sofa.  
My Clean and Layered card is full of those colors 
and there's plenty of "love" too!



Julie Gearinger
Julie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the colors as well as 
the different patterns to create a Shabby Chic Valentine!


Michele K. Henderson
Michele's Inspiration:  I was so inspired by the bold color 
combination, along with the lines and shapes, and
 brought them into my Clean and Graphic card.


Kim Lackenbach
Kim's Inspiration: I tried to keep my Clean and Layered card 
mostly light with a heart and text like the inspiration photo. 

Nancy Penir
Nancy's Inspiration:  Red and white standing out against 
the black and white. Contrast and design for a 
Clean and Layered card.


Maureen Plut
Maureen's Inspiration: My Clean and Layered card was 
inspired by the colours and the word "Love."


Susan Powell
Susan's Inspiration:  My Clean and Simple card was 
inspired by the letters and the overall theme of love.


Angel Rivera
Angel's Inspiration: My Clean and Simple card was 
inspired by the bold print on those fun pillows!


Mackie Robertson


Mackie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the colors and 
Valentine theme for my my Clean & Simple style card!


Marcie Sharp
Marcie's Inspiration:  My Clean & Layered card was
 inspired by the pretty monogrammed pillow with the stitching. 


Pam Staples
Pam's Inspiration: I was inspired by the colors, pillows, 
hearts and elegant font for this 
Clean and Layered 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 18th at 12:00 pm EDT.

Our Challenge Winner and the Honorable Mentions will be announced on Wednesday, February 20th.


We look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery! 

Winners #107 {Rainbow Cupcakes}

Happy Wednesday!  Julie, here with the winner and honorable mentions for our #107 {Rainbow Cupcakes} challenge!  

Wow, we had so many wonderful entries!  

Every card linked to our gallery could be a winner, and it was very difficult to choose only four winners!

Thanks again for making our challenge so much fun for all of us- 
you are definitely all winners for sure!! 

Our main Challenge Winner was chosen by the entire team and 
this week's winner is...

Tenia Nelson





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 to all who played along with us! 
We hope you will join us in our new challenge 
that will be posted in an hour!