Wednesday, November 12, 2014

The Card Concept #23 {A Krafty Christmas}

Welcome to The Card Concept. 

Twice a month, we offer up a challenge for you to try, and we hope that you will create a card in one of the styles we have offered here. The team is divided into the different styles and each designer explains how they were inspired by the challenge! 

The styles are explained HERE.

For November and December, we are thrilled to have Kristie Goulet joining the team and to have Nancy Leppek Guest Designing with us! Welcome ladies!
Kristie Goulet

 Hi, my name is Kristie Goulet and I live in Northern, NH with my husband of 18 years and 4 amazing children. I am a SAHM who loves to create after our homeschooling day is finished. I love making cards to send to family and friends. I started my blog Kreative Kristie and am amazed at the amazing bond that card makers have and the friendships I have made. I'm super excited to be on this design team with these very talented ladies and sharing my CAS style with you.

Nancy Leppek
Hi...My name is Nancy and I am over the top excited to be a Guest Designer here at The Card Concept. I live on the West Coast of the Sunshine State and my hubby and I both work in the school system. We have the most amazing 22 year old son a parent could ever ask for.  When I am not making cards or scrapbooking (if there is anything better to do) you can find me either baking, blog surfing, or attending my Pinterest Addict meetings.  

Kristie is stepping in for Deanna Dean who is stepping down from our team. We are so sad to see Deanna go! Thank you for your dedication and amazing inspiration, Deanna! We hope you will return to play along with us when you can! Kristie is now joining us as a permanent "Clean and Simple" designer! We are so delighted to have her with us!
For the next two weeks we have an inspiration challenge sure to get your Christmas juices flowing! Feel free to create a card with the colours or with any part of the inspiration photo. Maybe you want to use trees, tags, die cuts or snowflakes. Show us how you were inspired! All product is welcome!

Clean & Simple

Kristie Goulet
Keep it simple with a creative stamp!

Clean & Graphic

A little dimension makes a big statement!

Clean & Layering


Kay Miller
Keeping it neutral is perfect for a clean and layered card!

Shabby Chic

Debbie Marcinkiewicz
This week I was inspired by the kraft, red & white color 
palette as well as the bows and triangle shape of the trees!

Freestyle Collage

 White REALLY pops on Kraft!

Classy & Elegant


 
Kraft is the new elegant touch for the Holidays!
Wild Card Team

(The Wild Card team have each chosen a style to represent...
visit their blogs to see what they chose!)



Nancy Leppek 
(Guest Wild Card Designer)
Neutral mixed with texture always creates an elegant card!

Kim Heggins
I love the pairing of kraft & red, just a beautiful combination.

 Yoonsun Hur

I so very love Krafty Christmas!!

 Sue Trembeth
Pop of red against the kraft background- always a winner.

Mary Marsh
Kraft & red, Christmas & snowflakes

Kristie Larsen
Create a neutral scene with pops of colour!

Our Rules
  1. Use the Challenge to create a card.
  2. Choose one of the design team "styles" to create your card. Click HERE for the different styles summary.
  3. Explain in your post which style you used.
  4. Link up your blog post here, not your whole blog.
  5. Comment on the card ahead of you and behind you in the linky. Everyone loves comments!
This challenge will end on Monday, November 24th at Noon (PST).




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Challenge #22 Winners

Hello Tracey here with the winners for The Card Concept Challenge #22 - Thank"Fall"! We loved seeing how you were inspired.  The projects in the linkup were all all so creative as usual. We have each chosen a winner who we liked the best but not necessarily in our own design style, and who followed the rules and challenge.

Challenge #23 goes live in one hour at 5:00 AM (PST).

If you are viewing this in Google Reader, please visit our blog, to see the winning projects, by clicking on the pictures.


Challenge #23 goes live in one hour at 5:00 AM (PST).


If you are viewing this in Google Reader, please visit our blog, to see the winning projects, by clicking on the pictures.


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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Challenge #22 ~ Thank "fall" ~ There's Still Time!

There is still plenty of time for you to play along with our current challenge  - to create a card using the theme of the inspiration photo in one of the styles of the designers. This challenge will end Monday, November 10th at noon (PST).

There are lots of fabulous entries already, check them out if you'd like some inspiration to get you started! 



Here is a reminder of our rules if you'd like to join in the fun:

1. Use the challenge to create a card

2. Choose one of the design team "styles" to create your card. Click HERE for a summary of the different styles.

3. Explain in your post which style you used. 

4. Link to your blog post for this challenge only, not your whole blog. 

5. Comment on the card ahead of you and behind you in the linky. Everyone loves comments!

Go HERE to link your creation!
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Challenge #22 - Thank "fall"

Welcome to The Card Concept. 
This week we have a theme for you to try! You must use the theme and create your card in one of the styles of the designers. 

The styles are explained HERE.
Clean & Simple

Laurie Willison 
Fall is my favorite season, so I love this inspiration pic. The leaves were my inspiration for this card.


Clean & Graphic
 
My design was inspired by the stained glass window resting against the wall, behind the large pumpkin.


Clean & Layering

Kerin Sylvester
I was inspired by the pumpkins and decided to bring in the light beige from the background as well.


Shabby Chic

Narelle Farrugia 

I took the colours from the inspiration picture and used them in my leaves.


Freestyle Collage

Cathy Weber
I used an embossing folder to re-create the siding in the photo.


Classy & Elegant

I was inspired by the color scheme and of course, the pumpkins!

Wild Card Team
(The Wild Card team have each chosen a style to represent...
visit their blogs to see what they chose!)

Cindy Lovell
 
I was inspired by the pumpkins and the cart from the photo.

This is my favorite time of the year...my stamp says it all. I was inspired by the beautiful pumpkins.

I love the fall season and was inspired by those rustic fall colours!

One of my fav techniques is to layer images onto a text stamp.


The fall elements from this rustic photo was inspiration for my card

I wanted to try the simplicity of cut panels combined with some fall flavour.

Our Rules
  1. Use the Challenge to create a card.
  2. Choose one of the design team "styles" to create your card. Click HERE for the different styles summary.
  3. Explain in your post which style you used.
  4. Link up your blog post here, not your whole blog.
  5. Comment on the card ahead of you and behind you in the linky. Everyone loves comments!
This challenge will end on Monday, November 10 at Noon (PST).
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Challenge #21 - Winners

Hello Tracey here with the winners for The Card Concept challenge #21 - Sunflowers! We loved seeing how you were inspired.  The projects in the linkup are all so creative. We have each chosen a winner who we liked the best but not necessarily in our own design style, and who followed the rules and challenge.

Challenge #22 goes live in one hour at 5:00 AM (PST).

If you are viewing this in Google Reader, please visit our blog, to see the winning projects, by clicking on the pictures.
Be sure to click on the images to visit the winning blogs.









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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Challenge #21 ~ Sunflowers ~ There's Still Time!

There is still plenty of time for you to play along with our current challenge  - to create a card using a country/sunflower theme. This challenge will end Monday, October 27th at noon (PST).

There are lots of fabulous entries already, check them out if you'd like some inspiration to get you started! 



Here is a reminder of our rules if you'd like to join in the fun:

1. Use the challenge to create a card

2. Choose one of the design team "styles" to create your card. Click HERE for a summary of the different styles.

3. Explain in your post which style you used. 

4. Link to your blog post for this challenge only, not your whole blog. 

5. Comment on the card ahead of you and behind you in the linky. Everyone loves comments!

Go HERE to link your creation!
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