Welcome to The Card Concept!
Before we show you our challenge photo, we would like to say farewell to Pam Staples- she is stepping down from the Design Team to spend more time with her family. We will miss Pam's beautiful cards and we wish her all the best in the future!
Plus, we are welcoming another new designer to the team-
Anita Trippi ! We have enjoyed seeing Anita's artwork in our challenge galleries and we are so excited to have her on the team!
Hi crafting friends! My name is Anita and I am so excited to be part of The Card Concept team. I am originally from Buffalo, NY but have lived for the last 11 years in Durham, North Carolina. I have been married to my best friend for 44 years, We have 3 daughters and 2 grandchildren. Through the years I have been a Decorative Painter and quilter. That love of color translates now into card making! I enjoy mixed media with a somewhat clean and simple style. Let's see what we can create together!
Now, on to our new challenge! As you know, every two weeks we will post our inspiration photo challenge and hope that you will join us by creating a card for our challenge gallery.
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, in addition to letting us know what inspired you from the photo, please let us know what style and/or styles you chose.
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.
Before we show you our challenge photo, we would like to say farewell to Pam Staples- she is stepping down from the Design Team to spend more time with her family. We will miss Pam's beautiful cards and we wish her all the best in the future!
Plus, we are welcoming another new designer to the team-
Anita Trippi ! We have enjoyed seeing Anita's artwork in our challenge galleries and we are so excited to have her on the team!
Hi crafting friends! My name is Anita and I am so excited to be part of The Card Concept team. I am originally from Buffalo, NY but have lived for the last 11 years in Durham, North Carolina. I have been married to my best friend for 44 years, We have 3 daughters and 2 grandchildren. Through the years I have been a Decorative Painter and quilter. That love of color translates now into card making! I enjoy mixed media with a somewhat clean and simple style. Let's see what we can create together!
Now, on to our new challenge! As you know, every two weeks we will post our inspiration photo challenge and hope that you will join us by creating a card for our challenge gallery.
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, in addition to letting us know what inspired you from the photo, please let us know what style and/or styles you chose.
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 the design team's inspiration:
Esther Asbury
Esther's Inspiration: I was inspired by the red truck, black
and white plaid, and snowflake to create this fun
Mixed Media Christmas card.
Tangii Crain
Tangii's Inspiration: I just LOVE that buffalo check!!!
The colors, snowflakes and check really inspired
my Clean and Layered card!
and white plaid, and snowflake to create this fun
Mixed Media Christmas card.
The colors, snowflakes and check really inspired
my Clean and Layered card!
Julie Gearinger
Julie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the reds, greens as well
as the black and white checked pillows to create a
Classy and Elegant Mixed Media vintage style card.
as the black and white checked pillows to create a
Classy and Elegant Mixed Media vintage style card.
Michele K. Henderson
Michele's Inspiration: I
LOVE that bright red Christmas
truck and had to include it in my
Clean and Layered design!
Nancy Penir
truck and had to include it in my
Clean and Layered design!
a hint of Christmas green inspired my
Clean, Classy and Layered card.
Susan Powell
Susan's Inspiration: I was inspired by the plaid pillows
and the overall theme of the card to make
my Clean and Layered card!
and the overall theme of the card to make
my Clean and Layered card!
Mackie Robertson
Mackie's Inspiration: The buffalo checked patterns and
the red, black and white colors inspired me to create
my Clean & Layered style card.
the red, black and white colors inspired me to create
my Clean & Layered style card.
Marcie Sharp
Marcie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the buffalo plaid
along with the cute red truck to create
a Clean and Layered card.
Anita Trippi
along with the cute red truck to create
a Clean and Layered card.
Anita Trippi
Anita's Inspiration: My style is
Clean and Layered and
I was inspired by the checked pillows, the snowflake
and the pops of pure white and green.
Betty Wright
Betty's Inspiration: I was inspired by the word
sign, the
snowflakes, the touches of gold with the Christmas tree lights,
and the blue/gray tones in the background to
create a Clean and Layered card.
I was inspired by the checked pillows, the snowflake
and the pops of pure white and green.
Betty Wright
snowflakes, the touches of gold with the Christmas tree lights,
and the blue/gray tones in the background to
create a Clean and Layered card.
The Card Concept Rules:
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) and please display our graphic (inspiration photo) in your blog post.
5. We do not mind if you combine our challenge with others, but please do not combine ours with another inspiration challenge.
5. We do not mind if you combine our challenge with others, but please do not combine ours with another inspiration challenge.
6. 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, December 16th at 12:00 pm EST.
Our Challenge Winner and the Honorable Mentions will be announced on Wednesday, December 18th.
Fantastic takes on the beautiful photo inspiration!! Thank you! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteI'm seeing some really cute projects here! My blog doesn't qualify this week, but I'll keep checking for ideas!
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