The Card Concept: Happy Mother's Day

 

Welcome friends! It's time for a new challenge at the Card Concept, and the photo 

inspiration below is a favorite!

Don't you just want to enjoy sitting at this table! I was inspired by the transferware

pot, the crisp blue and clear white, and the gorgeous blooms to create my 

Clean and Layered card.

My unforgettable, and awfully missed mom is in heaven, but I created a Thinking

of You card with C9's wonderful new dies. The background stamp is from the

Stamp Market.

I did a quick and loose watercolor on the floral part of the frame, and cut the frame die 3

times, gluing them together for dimension. 

Hope you play along. The stunning inspiration photo can be interpreted in so 

many ways. Remember to include the photo on your post to be eligible to win.

Have a wonderful week!

The Card Concept #154 {Happy Mother's Day}

Poppystamps Post

 

Oh Happy Day! I'm up on the Poppystamps Blog today with this set of notecards.

A set of 4 with matching envelopes, tied with a ribbon makes a spiffy gift! 

Check out the deets on 

Notecard Set by Nancy Penir

The Card Concept: Loads of Lavender

 

Hi and welcome to my post today. The Card Concept has a new challenge, called,

Loads of Lavender. Check our the the challenge photo.

Colors, subject, and the lavender stems inspired my card. The problem I had

was, I have no lavender plant stamps! 

I paired some of Betsy Veldmans' Greetery stamps (Simple Things) with another of her

sets from PTI, Herb Garden.

I call my card Clean and Layered, (maybe not so clean?), definitely layered. 

Our challenges are for 2 weeks. Hope you'll read the rules, one of which is to

post the challenge photo on your blog. Can't wait to see how you're  inspired.

Thanks for the visit! See you in the lineup!

The Greetery :

Simple Things, Opposites Attract, Shiplap die

PTI:

Make It Market: Herb Garden

All Inks: Altenew

The Card Concept #153 {Loads of Lavender}

Waffle Flower Guest Designer

 

It's a happy day dance I'm doing today! I get to be a guest designer for Waffle Flower!

My über talented friend, Jeanne Jackna asked if I'd join her team to showcase 

WF's April weekly challenge. The theme for April is sewing, and I'm featuring one

of their stitching dies.

I love any sort of needlework, and crosshatch is a favorite.  

The die is called Stitchable Pinking Rectangle, just right for any pattern you'd like 

to create. They even include one with the die.

Originally I chose these 3 colors of embroidery thread, but changed my mind after 

starting the card. (OK, don't judge me, I'm fickle!)

I started with the green, full 6 strands, and carefully counted my holes between the

diagonals. Next the green, then teal, and finally grey and darker green in the opposite

direction. This is a pleasant evening's work while watching TV, and I loved the look of the

pale blue behind and through the unstitched holes. 

The added die cut is Waffle Flower's Potted Lily. The sentiment is included in

the stamp set. 

Lots of foam pop ups for extra dimension.

Hope you'll play along with this week's challenge, and try your hand at one or more of 

Waffle Flower's Pinking dies. There are many in the shop, all shapes and sizes! 

Hope you're enjoying a happy healthy spring!

Nancy Penir