The Card Concept #106 {Pink Party}
We are having a Pink Party over at The Card Concept this week. I focused on lots of pink flowers (embossed on my card), the black china, and gold silverware. Continue reading →
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Top 12 2018 Cards/The Card Concept #105 {Favorite Card}
For the final challenge in 2018, Card Concept is asking us to pick our favorite card of 2018. So love this idea! Although I did pick ONE final card, I chose 12 cards that I either love or loved making in 2018. Continue reading →
The Card Concept #102 {Homestyle Holiday}
At Card Concept this week, our photo inspiration is all about a Homestyle Holiday. I focused on the two pillows: 1) buffalo check in black and tan, and 2) the Christmas tree atop a car. Continue reading →
The Card Concept September 5 {Colorful Basics}
Wonderful photo inspiration over at The Card Concept this week. I focused on the rainbow stripes on the wall. I watercolored stripes, then die cut and layered the sentiment. Continue reading →
The Card Concept #95 {Owl Cherish Our Friendship}
So love the owl pillow in the photo inspiration at The Card Concept this week! I focused on the blue polka dot background, peeking owls (all paper pieced), lots of color! Continue reading →
The Card Concept #93 {Floral Centerpiece} and Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge #21 – Floral
I am combining two challenges with the above card... I realize this is something I don't do often. When I looked at The Card Concept photo inspiration, I thought of Concord & 9th's round floral centerpiece. I painted the flowers in the soft pastel pinks from the photo inspiration. Continue reading →
The Card Concept #92 {Bold Bloom}
The photo image at The Card Concept this week, Bold Bloom, left a clear picture in my mind as to the card I wanted to build. I picked one bold blossom from Ellen Hutson, and watercolored in dark reds. Continue reading →
The Card Concept #91 {Blossoms in Blue}
Have you ever read the Girls in their Summer Dresses (Irwin Shaw, The New Yorker, 1939)? This is the short story that immediately came to mind when I saw the photo inspiration at The Card Concept this week. Continue reading →
The Card Concept #89 {Spring has Sprung}
This week at The Card Concept, the theme is Spring has Sprung and the photo inspiration, bright and cheery. I focused on the predominance of yellow in the photo, bits of other color, and created another Easter card for my stash. Continue reading →
The Card Concept #88 {Monochromatic Green}
This week at The Card Concept, the theme is Monochromatic Green. The photo inspiration looked like a quilt so using lots of 1" green squares from my stash of bits and pieces, I created a mosaic background. Continue reading →
The Card Concept #87 {Freshly Brewed}
I had a lot of fun with the photo inspiration this week at The Card Concept. I created a detailed "wood" tabletop focusing on the gray and black elements in the photo. Continue reading →
The Card Concept #83 {Parisian Postale}
We have a very timely photo inspiration at The Card Concept this week. The pile of packages reminds me that I am lucky...I mailed all my Christmas packages this morning! Continue reading →
The Card Concept #81 {Rich Holiday}
This week at The Card Concept, the theme is "Rich Holiday". The photo inspiration is fabulous! I love the red and cream china, and the glittery gold candles. Continue reading →
The Card Concept #78 {Pastel Party}
Love the photo inspiration at Card Concept this week! It gave me the opportunity to play with a new die (for me!) from MFT, Bundle of Baby Clothes. Continue reading →
The Card Concept #77 {Weathered Florals}
Good to be back at the Card Concept after the summer holiday. We have a beautiful photo inspiration this week. I focused on the bag of pink flowers to recreate in my encouragement card, setting the bag on a woodgrain panel. Continue reading →
The Card Concept #75 {Boldly Graphic}
Have you ever had déjà vu? I really believe I have made a card to the photo image at Card Concept before! How weird is that? I couldn't find the card but it is eerily familiar. "This" time I have followed the challenge title and stuck to a boldly graphic card. Continue reading →
The Card Concept #74 {Freshly Elegant}
We have an incredibly elegant photo inspiration over at Card Concept this week. I decided to create a background of pink Altenew florals then inlay a large ampersand to pull together key design elements from the photo. Continue reading →
The Card Concept CC#73 – May 10th {Vintage Notes}
Our photo inspiration at Card Concept this week is a collage with pops of color focused on birds and insects. So collage is not my style at all but I gave it a try! Continue reading →
The Card Concept CC#71-April 12th- {Fresh Flutters}
The Card Concept has such a great photo inspiration this round, I didn't want to miss my chance to make a card. I focused on the white flowers and the colorful butterflies...such a fun combination. Continue reading →
The Card Concept CC #69- March 15 {Rich Texture}
Challenging photo inspiration at Card Concept this week! The design team, however, created some amazing cards! Karen Davis and Michelle Henderson blew me away with their creations... truly embracing "rich texture". Continue reading →
The Card Concept #66 {Love & Romance}
Roses and love this week at The Card Concept! Plus a lot of red glitter and gems on my part! Continue reading →
The Card Concept #64 – Pretty Things
Wow! The photo inspiration for the first challenge of 2017 at the Card Concept is fantastic! I incorporated the spotted black background, pink peony and gold Hello into my first card of the year. Continue reading →
The Card Concept #62 {Thanksgiving}
Such a fabulous inspiration picture over at The Card Concept this week. I zeroed on the sunflowers, trying to highlight the variation in color, and those wonderful gingham plates, incorporating the pattern into my background. Continue reading →
The Card Concept #55 {You Are My Sunshine}
First, my apologies to anyone who popped over to the blog and found my draft notes for the post. I am still fairly new at the “blog” thing and I published rather than saved last night! Okay. So The Card Concept is... Continue reading →