The Card Concept Challenge #116 {Pink Retro}

Welcome to The Card Concept! Every 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 taking a break for this challenge.  
Please stop by her blog to say "hi"!

Julie Gearinger

Julie's Inspiration: I took a bit of a different take- I was inspired 
by the colors and incorporated the pink, black and gray as well as 
the silver patterns in the glass background to 
create a simple Mixed Media card!

Michele K. Henderson

Michele's Inspiration:  I went a little outside the box for 
my Pink Retro Clean and Layered card, inspired by 
that great color combo and the musical theme.

Nancy Penir

Nancy's Inspiration: The retro record player 
inspired my 3-D fold up Clean and Layered card.

Maureen Plut

Maureen's Inspiration: My Shabby Chic/Vintage card 
was inspired by the gorgeous colours and vintage vibe.

Susan Powell

Susan's Inspiration: The record and the color pink 
inspired my retro Clean and Layered card.

Angel Rivera

Angel will be taking a break for this challenge- 
if you have time, stop by her blog to say "hi"!

Mackie Robertson

Mackie's Inspiration: The colors of pink, black and silver 
and the record inspired my Clean & Simple style card!

Marcie Sharp

Marcie's Inspiration: The pastel colours and musical 
theme inspired my Clean & Simple card this week! 


Betty Wright

Betty's Inspiration: I was inspired by the record, the colors,
 and all the white space to create a Clean and Layered card.

1.  Use the challenge inspiration photo 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, June 10th at 12:00 pm EDT.

Our Challenge Winner and the Honorable Mentions will be announced on Wednesday, June 12th.

We look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery! 

Winners- #115 {Mosaic Madness}

Happy Wednesday!  Julie, here with the winner and honorable mentions for our #115 {Mosaic Madness} challenge!  

We did not have as many entries as normal for this challenge (we know that this time of year with school ending and the holiday weekend, you are very busy :-)), but wow, every card was absolutely perfect!!  
Thanks again for making our challenge so exciting for all of us!

Our main Challenge Winner was chosen by the entire team and 

this week's winner is...

Joanne Travis

And our Honorable Mentions....

Claire A

ElizStewart

Amy

Congratulations to all of the our winners!!

Please be sure to click on the winner's names 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- to be posted in one hour!

The Card Concept #115 {Mosaic Madness}- There's Still Time!

Just a reminder that you still have plenty of time left to join us for 
#115 {Mosaic Madness} Challenge!!! 

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

You have until Monday, May 27th at noon (EDT) to 

link up your card!  Click HERE to join us!

The Card Concept #115 {Mosaic Madness}

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

Before we proceed with our inspiration photo, we would like to 
welcome Betty Wright to our Design Team!  

Betty Wright
Hello, I am Betty. I am thrilled to design for The Card Concept Challenge. Inspiration Challenges are my favorite.  I live in North Carolina with my husband, Greg, and our two cats. I am a high school English teacher. I have two children. My daughter Erica is a nurse, and my son Dawson is in college. I feel I have always done some sort of crafting since I was a kid. However, I really started paper crafting when I was a stay at home mom. I started scrapbooking our memories which led to cardmaking.

We are so excited to have Betty join us!

Now, on to our inspiration photo for our #115 Challenge....

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 taking a break for this challenge.  
Please stop by her blog to say "hi"!

Julie Gearinger

Julie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the colors as well as the patterns
 to create a Classy and Elegant/ Mixed Media card!

Michele K. Henderson

Michele's Inspiration:  I was inspired by the beautiful 
symmetry along with the colors and used both
in my super Clean and Simple layered card.

Nancy Penir

Nancy's Inspiration: The colors and mandala style 
inspired my Elegant and Classy/Clean and Layered card.

Maureen Plut

Maureen's Inspiration: The bright colours and circular 
shapes inspired my Clean and Layered card.

Susan Powell

Susan's Inspiration:  My Clean and Layered card was 
inspired by those patterned circles which made me think 
of maracas and that made me think FIESTA.

Angel Rivera

Angel's Inspiration: I was inspired by the shapes and
 fun colors for this die-cut happy 
Clean and Layered card!

Mackie Robertson

Mackie's Inspiration: My Clean and Graphic card was
 inspired by the geometric patterns and colors!

Marcie Sharp

Marcie's Inspiration: My Clean and Layered/ Clean and Graphic 
card was inspired by the mosaic look and 
colours of the inspiration photo. 


Betty Wright

Betty's Inspiration: I was inspired by the colors, circles, 
and patterns for my Mixed Media card!

1.  Use the challenge inspiration photo 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, May 27th at 12:00 pm EDT.

Our Challenge Winner and the Honorable Mentions will be announced on Wednesday, May 29th.

We look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery! 

Winners- #114 {Galoshes Galore}

Happy Wednesday!  Julie, here with the winner and honorable mentions for our #114 {Galoshes Galore} challenge!  

Again, we had a fabulous gallery with so many fun and beautiful card designs!  Thanks again for making our challenge so exciting for all of us!

Our main Challenge Winner was chosen by the entire team and 

this week's winner is...

Kathy Straw

And our Honorable Mentions....

Hannelie

Sharon B.

Anila

Congratulations to all of the our winners!!

Please be sure to click on the winner's names 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- to be posted in one hour!

The Card Concept #114 {Galoshes Galore}- There's Still Time!

Just a reminder that you still have plenty of time left to join us for 
#114 {Galoshes Galore} Challenge!!! 

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

You have until Monday, May 13th at noon (EDT) to 

link up your card!  Click HERE to join us!

The Card Concept #114 {Galoshes Galore}

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

Before we proceed with our inspiration photo, we would like to announce that 

Pam Staples will be stepping down from the Design Team for a while.  

We are hoping she will be able to re-join us in the fall- 

we will miss you Pam!  

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:  The gorgeous spring colors and cut flowers 
inspired my Mixed Media card.

Julie Gearinger

Julie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the colors and 
garden theme to create a Clean and Simple 
one layer card!

Michele K. Henderson

Michele's Inspiration:  I found my inspiration from the 
garden fence and the colors of the galoshes 
for this Clean and Layered look.

Nancy Penir

Nancy's Inspiration: I was inspired by the polka dot 
rainboots used for planting for my 
Clean and Layered card.

Maureen Plut

Maureen's Inspiration: My Clean and Layered card was 
inspired by the bright colours and happy flowers!

Susan Powell

Susan's Inspiration:  My Clean and Layered card was inspired 
by the garden theme and those cute boots.

Angel Rivera

Angel's Inspiration: I was inspired by the row of flowers 
and pop of color for my 
Clean and Layered/Mixed Media card!

Mackie Robertson

Mackie's Inspiration: My Clean & Layered style card was 
inspired by the flowers, galoshes and rainbow colors!

Marcie Sharp

Marcie's Inspiration: My Clean & Layered card 
was inspired by the cute and colourful 
springtime scene. 

1.  Use the challenge inspiration photo 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, May 13th at 12:00 pm EDT.

Our Challenge Winner and the Honorable Mentions will be announced on Wednesday, May 15th.

We look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery!