The Card Concept: Christmas Greetings

 

Welcome! It's officially Christmas Time! And the Card Concept has a new challenge 

for you, 

Christmas Greetings!

...this merry front door, complete with Christmas colors! Lots of inspiration here.

I was inspired by the colors, the red door, and one of my favorite symbols of the 

season, a wreath. 

All my die cuts are from The Greetery's new release for November, and I'm so 

thankful for every one!

The Card Concept #185 {Christmas Greetings}

The Card Concept: By the Sea

 

It's time for a new challenge at the Card Concept, and it's the last one through thee summer.

We take a break, before coming back in the fall. Our theme is, By The Sea.

Cool refreshing sea colors and the glass jar and shells inspired my Layered Theme card.

I loved a card by Kelly Lunceford, who designs for PapertreyInk. She was featuring

the Message In a Bottle set, and her card was wonderful! I used the colors on our 

photo, and added a bit of pink to the shells. 

I love the sentiment sticking out of the bottle!

The Shells and Palms are also from PTI, the sand swatch is an older set, not sure if it's

still available.

Hope you'll give By the Sea a try, and play along for our last (until fall) challenge. 

Have a great week!

The Card Concept #178 {By The Sea}

A new challenge at the Card Concept,  Vacation Time. This rustic, cabin-esque photo

has a painting of a lake, which inspired my Clean and Layered card below

We'd love to see your take on the inspiration photo. Come, play along!

Stamps, dies and Stencils: the Greetery

The Card Concept #157 {Vacation Time}

A P.S. to this post:

I wanted to add reflection  to the water, of the tree trunks, and a bit darker around the shoreline, 

did so with copics. The results were just what this card needed!

A closer look at the changes. 

Liking the additions! 

Hope your week is full of crafty goodness

 

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}

The Card Concept Challenge: Easter Blessings

Easter time greetings everyone!

I have some inspiration for the new challenge at the Card Concept:

Easter Blessings

My eye went immediately to the cross hung on the mirror.

My card features the cross and greens from the Greetery's Caring Cross.

I painted on some Shimmery Goodness (actual name) from TCW (Amazon)

I tried so hard to get it to show in the photo, it's really pearly irl!

I stamped the sentiment in Pirate's Gold on vellum, and fussy cut it so the Nuvo

drops could show.

Clean and Layered for this challenge!

Play along for 2 weeks,

we love to see your creations!

Love card

We have a new challenge at the Card Concept, Cozy Cabin.

I created a Wedding or Anniversary card with Poppystamps' Simple Leaf Heart Split Border.

It's a beautiful subtle and simple die that I let shine using a wood embossing folder for the 

background.

The wedding topper in the background is from parents' wedding cake. My mom kept

it in a cabinet for years, quietly watching over the other knick knacks on the shelves.

When she was failing, she asked if I'd like to have it. Of all she passed on to me, this

sweet piece of her life of 49 years with my dad is my dearest treasure.   

Poppystamps' Valentine release is in the shop now, and this love with it's flourish tail

is among my favorites! 

The Card Concept Challenge runs for 2 weeks, and we love seeing what

inspires you from the photo.

I used the wood to inspire my Clean and Layered card. But there are many things

you could use for inspiration.

Our designers have lots more inspiration for you. 

The Card Concept #127 {Cozy Cabin} 

Supplies

2286 Simple Leaf Heart Split Border

The Card Concept: Summer Swirls

Summer's here (if you haven't noticed!), and The Card Concept is challenging

us to choose a style and do a card for our latest inspiration photo:

The first thing that hit me (should say, SLAMMED me), were those

bright primary colors! 

And from there I did what I love to do most... Quilt!

A SAHM, I had a cottage company sewing baby quilts for cribs. The 

combining of patterns and colors was something I loved. And you know what

they say... 'do something you love, and you'll never work a day in your life.'

At least I think that's how it goes...

Haven't visited PTI's Quilted: Summer in ages, and just knew that's where I wanted

to start. From there, and with 3 ink colors, CP: Rockin' Red, Altenew: Ultramarine,

and CP: Tiara, I assembled my quilt.

PTI's Tag Sale: Quilted, popped up on a Country Fair double cut die cut.

(Betsy Veldman's Make It Market: Country Fair).

You know how some cards just bring you so much joy to construct? 

This is one that was darn fun! Was it the colors? The summery feel?

The pinwheel pattern play? 

~Don't think I'll put this set away just yet~

Hope your summer's off to a great start.

Don't forget to get your fingers inky, and

while you're at it, play along with us at The Card Concept!

The Card Concept #117 {Summer Swirls}

The Card Concept: Pineapple Party

It's time for a new Card Concept Challenge, and we're having a 

party... a 'Pineapple Party'.

I was instantly drawn to the bright tropical colors, and the pineapple

that takes the cake! (Excuse the pun) Definitely inspired by color and theme.

Kinda Bold Classy, mostlyLotsa  Layers, is the style that I ended up with. 

All PTI stamps and dies. I made my own stencil (background stripes) with PTI's 

Coverplate Stripes Horizontal.

Play along on the Card Concept Challenge Blog. We love to see how the

challenge photo inspires you and what style/styes you use.

Some Like it Hot Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Some Like it Hot Die

Penned Elegance Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Noted: Scalloped A2 Die Collection (set of 9)

Card Concept 100th Post Celebration!

Hello! And welcome to my post today. 

The Card Concept is celebrating it's 100th post and challenge,

and we are bringing you double inspiration!

Each of us has invited a special guest to our celebration. 

My guest designer is someone you all probably know, Marcia Hill from

Marcia's Stampin' Pad.

Here's my card:

As you know, we at the Card Concept follow design styles, or combine them, or even 

create a style of our own.

I combined a few this week, calling my card 'layered elegant'.

A little touch of gold in the sentiment, adds a bit of elegance to any card,

and I was inspired by the gold on the pumpkins in the inspiration photo.

Can't wait to see how you are inspired and hope you'll play along this week!

Be sure to visit Marcia's blog and give her some love! 

Have a great week, and Happy Crafting!

The Card Concept #100 {Elegant Fall} & Special Celebration!

Like a certain stamp or die I used?

They are all PapertreyInk, and my links will take you to their store.

Papertrey Ink - Pierced Feature Frames: Oval Die

Papertrey Ink - Simply Gourd-eous Die

Simply Gourd-eous Stamp Set

Farmer's Market Florals Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Farmer's Market Florals Die

Forest Floor: Autumn Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Forest Floor: Autumn Die

Cloche Quarters Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Cloche Quarters Die

The Card Concept: Sweet Inspiration

Welcome back to the Card Concept Challenge,

where you create a project using your choice of styles.

We had a nice long holiday, and are glad to be creating again!

This fabulously sweet photo is our inspiration.

Pink & Grey, Cupcakes & Roses, Pearls & Ribbon ~

Didn't stray far from my first impression to create my Classy Elegant card.

Cupcake, cake plate, frame and ribbon banner: PTI's Baker's Dozen

Floral cut and embossed cover plate: Spellbinders (It's an old one, not sure if it's still

available).

Hope you're inspired to play along. Our challenges run for 2 weeks and we love to

honor our winners with Card Concept Badges.

Happy Creating!

Hello There

Don't you love working with metallics?

Gold, copper, silver, it sure glams up anything and everything! 

The Card Concept's challenge, #65, 'Pretty Things', 

is this feminine office desk top, trimmed in shiny gold objects.

Zoned right in to the pink peonies (a favorite of mine, I just can't grow

in the Central Valley), and of course, the gold stripes on the cup.

Going with 'Classy and Elegant'

Main panel is white embossed with PTI's Peonies On Parade, a set made for watercolors!

When dry, I masked off the images and flicked on some gold paint,

which looks really rosy in the photo.

Twice cut my sentiment from white and gold card stock and PTI's Scripted.

Gold Foil dp, and pink Shimmer on right also from PTI.

All mounted on PTI's Lovely Lady Cardstock.

Far right panel is a gold washi floral, that when laid on the Lovely Lady,

allows the pink to come through the petals. Loved it!

Couldn't resist adding a few metallic sequins.

Play along for a few more days.

The Card Concept #64 {Pretty Things}- There 's Still Time!

Also posting this card with AAA Cards, where the theme is 'Hello',

And Kylie Purtell from HLS is sponsoring a gift certificate!

I know, it says, 'CAS Game' and my card borderlines anything but CAS,
but it is rather flat, and will go through the mail...
I really tried to keep it Clean, but those sequins were calling me...

Enjoy your weekend!