Welcome to The Card Concept!
For those of you who are new to our challenge, 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.
For those of you who are new to our challenge, 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.
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 oval picture
frame and the beautiful flowers to create
this Shabby Chic Mixed Media card.
frame and the beautiful flowers to create
this Shabby Chic Mixed Media card.
Tangii Crain
Tangii's Inspiration: I love the feminine colors and
that vintage-y gold, that was the inspiration
for my Clean and Layered card.
that vintage-y gold, that was the inspiration
for my Clean and Layered card.
Julie Gearinger
Julie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the colors of the
bouquet as well as the overall vintage feeling to create
a Shabby and Vintage/Mixed Media card!
Julie Gearinger
Julie was so inspired by the beautiful bouquet,
she also created a Clean and Simple card!
bouquet as well as the overall vintage feeling to create
a Shabby and Vintage/Mixed Media card!
Julie Gearinger
she also created a Clean and Simple card!
color palette and the pretty burst of blooms for my
very Clean and Layered card.
beautiful bouquet? They inspired my Clean and Layered/
Mixed Media/Classy and Elegant themed card.
LeAnne Pugliese
the florals, and the copper accent pieces to create
my Classy and Elegant card this week!
Mackie Robertson
Mackie's Inspiration: My inspiration came from the
pretty pink flowers and gold in the photo, to
create my Classy and Elegant Style card.
pretty pink flowers and gold in the photo, to
create my Classy and Elegant Style card.
Marcie Sharp
Marcie's Inspiration: The inspiration for my
Classy and Elegant card came from the gorgeous
colours and the beautiful gold frame.
Anita Trippi
Anita's Inspiration: I was inspired by the soft colors,
the glitz and the floral image for this
Classy and Elegant style card!
Classy and Elegant card came from the gorgeous
colours and the beautiful gold frame.
Anita Trippi
the glitz and the floral image for this
Classy and Elegant style card!
Betty Wright
Betty's Inspiration: I was inspired by the assortment
of flowers in the bouquet as well as the touches
of gold to create a Classy and Elegant/
Shabby and Vintage styled card.
of flowers in the bouquet as well as the touches
of gold to create a Classy and Elegant/
Shabby and Vintage styled card.
The Card Concept Rules:
1. Use the challenge inspiration photo to create a card- no back linking.
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, May 11th at 12:00 pm EDT.
Our Challenge Winner and the Honorable Mentions will be announced on Wednesday, May 13th.
We look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery!
