Wednesday, February 23, 2022

The Card Concept #169 {Cozy Cabin}- There's Still Time!

 Just a reminder that you still have a few days left to play along with us for the 

                              #169 {Cozy Cabin} Challenge!


We would love to have you join us! Our gallery link will be open until  
Monday, February 28th at noon (EST)!  
Click HERE to play along!

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

The Card Concept #169 {Cozy Cabin}

           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, our 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, let us know what inspired you from the photo, what style and/or styles you chose and don't forget to display our inspiration photo and link back to our challenge :-)


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 our Design Team's inspiration: 

Esther's Inspiration:  I was inspired by the colors and 
the sailboat when I created my vintage style 
Clean and Layered card.  


Kerry's Inspiration: With the summer heat still upon us 
here, the nautical theme and colours made me think 
beach and beach huts are the perfect cabins for some 
seaside fun! I've watercoloured on my 
Shabby and Vintage layered card. 


Julie's Inspiration:  I was inspired by the cozy theme, 
colors and sweet dog on the pillow
 as well as the dog figurines on the shelves 
to create a set of Clean and Graphic/ 
Clean and Layered cards!


Michele's Inspiration:  The little dog in the boat inspired 
me to be brave and to live life, and of course, 
make a Clean & Layered card!


Karen's Inspiration:  I was inspired by the colors 
and the sailboat for my Clean and Layered card.



Karen's Inspiration: The retro colors, the cute
ginghams, and the lake/ water images inspired
my vintage style Clean and Layered card!


Nancy's Inspiration: The colors and patterns were 
the inspiration for my Clean and Layered card.


LeAnne's Inspiration:  I was inspired by the colors 
and the boating theme to create my 
Clean and Layered card.



Mackie's Inspiration: I was inspired by the nautical 
theme to  create my Clean and Simple style card.  

 
Kim's Inspiration: My Clean and Simple card was inspired by 
the colors, the various patterns in the photo and 
the fresh, clean look.



Betty's Inspiration- I was inspired by the soft blues and 
thoughts of cozy evenings at the lake.  I created a 
Clean and Simple styled card!
  

The Card Concept Guidelines:

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 the linky tool (please link to the actual post on your blog and not just your blog) and please display our 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.  
 
6.  Please try to comment on the cards ahead of you and behind you in the gallery.  Everyone loves comments!


The deadline to participate will be  
Monday, February 28th  at 12:00 pm EST.

We look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery!
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If you would like to be included in our entries for possible Winner or Honorable Mention, please make sure you include our inspiration photo in your blog post, direct link to our challenge site and, if possible, explain how you were inspired by our challenge.  Thanks again for playing along with us!

Winners #168 {Love is in the Air}

 Happy Wednesday!  Julie, here with the Winners and Honorable Mentions for our

#168 {Love is in the Air} Challenge!

Wow, what a gorgeous gallery- as always, we are always blown away by your talent and you make it so difficult to choose winners! 

Our Design Team has voted and our Main Winner is...


     And our Honorable Mentions ...



listed in order that they appeared in our gallery...

                          
Congratulations to all of our winners!!
We hope that you will take the time to visit each of the Winner/HM 
blogs to see how they created their cards, and, if you have time, leave a comment and show them some "love" :-) 

Just a reminder, this year we will be highlighting our winners and honorable mentions on our Facebook page as well as on our Pinterest board.  

We will be back in an hour with next challenge!

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

The Card Concept #168 {Love is in the Air}- There's Still Time!

  Just a reminder that you still have a few days left to play along with us for the 

                         #168 {Love is in the Air} Challenge!


We would love to have you join us! Our gallery link will be open until  
Monday, February 14th at noon (EST)!  
Click HERE to play along!

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

The Card Concept #168 {Love is in the Air}

           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, our 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, let us know what inspired you from the photo, what style and/or styles you chose and don't forget to display our inspiration photo and link back to our challenge :-)


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 our Design Team's inspiration: 

Esther's Inspiration: I was inspired by the roses when 
I created my Mixed Media card.


Kerry's Inspiration: The flowers, heart and colours 
inspired my Clean and Layered card


Julie's Inspiration:  I was inspired by the colors, heart and 
flowers to create a Clean and Layered/ 
Classy and Elegant card!


Michele's Inspiration:  I was inspired by the open 
green wreath, the bright flowery pinks, and the thin 
gold arrow in my Clean and Layered/ 
Classy and Elegant card.


Karen's Inspiration:   I was inspired by the heart wreath
 in the photo and the beautiful colors for my 
Clean and Layered card.


Karen's Inspiration: Oooo....the colors, the 
textures, the flowers and the heart inspired my 
Clean and Layered vintage style card!


Nancy's Inspiration: The heart wreath, the colors, 
the touches of pink, all inspired my 
Clean and Layered card.


LeAnne's Inspiration:  I was inspired by the beautiful heart-shaped
 wreath, the lovely flowers adorning it, and that fabulous brick
 background, to create my Clean and Layered card.



Mackie's Inspiration:  I was inspired by that beautiful heart 
shaped wreath against the white brick wall to create 
my Clean and Layered/ Classy and Elegant Style card.


Kim's Inspiration: My Clean and Layered card was 
inspired by the delicate wreath with the grouping of
 pink flowers, the brick background, and the colors.'



Betty's Inspiration:  I was inspired by the colors and 
heart for  my Clean and Layered styled card.
 
The Card Concept Guidelines:

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 the linky tool (please link to the actual post on your blog and not just your blog) and please display our 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.  
 
6.  Please try to comment on the cards ahead of you and behind you in the gallery.  Everyone loves comments!


The deadline to participate will be  
Monday, February 14th  at 12:00 pm EST.

We look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery!
---------------------------------------------------------

If you would like to be included in our entries for possible Winner or Honorable Mention, please make sure you include our inspiration photo in your blog post, direct link to our challenge site and, if possible, explain how you were inspired by our challenge.  Thanks again for playing along with us!