The Card Concept Challenge #201- Fall Leaves

Hello my stampy friends!

I hope you have been enjoying this beautiful time of the year!

The leaves are just beginning to turn here where I live, but the weather has been gorgeous!

I can't wait until they turn the pretty colors of the leaves in our Inspiration Photo! 

I was inspired by the leaves and colors to create my Clean & Layered Style Card:

~Designer papers, embossing

~Clean lines

~Embellishments/accents

~Clean & Fresh looking

~Some colored images

~White space

Here is my card:

I die cut lots of leaves in the colors that are in the photo and made an autumn collage!

I think the colors look fabulous against that black background!

I hope I have inspired you to join our challenge!

We love seeing all of your beautiful creations, and

we want you to have fun with your inspiration!

Here's how you can join us:

~ Choose a design style (or combine styles) and create a card.

~ Please feel free to use any of the styles we have defined or create your own with a combination of styles. The styles are explained HERE. 

~ In your blog post, let us know what inspired you from the photo, what style and/or styles you chose 

 ~ Display our Inspiration Photo and LINK back to our challenge!!

At the end of the challenge, the 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.  

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!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mackie

Stuff I Used:

Stamp: Happy Fall (Brutus Monroe)

Dies: Fall Foliage(Brutus Monroe)

The Card Concept Challenge #200 - Autumn Chill

Hello my stampy friends!

I hope you are all doing well and getting to spend lots of time creating!

This time of year is when I seem to want to create the most. 

It's too chilly to be outside, so I'm happy to be in my craft room either watching football or a good movie!

Our inspiration photo at 

The Card Concept Challenge

is perfect for these kind of days!

Autumn Chill

 

 I was inspired by the leaves and the fall colors to created my Clean & Elegant Style card.

~Designer papers, embossing

~Clean lines

~Embellishments/accents

~Clean & Fresh looking

~Some colored images

~White space

Here is my card:

The pretty background paper is from a paper pad that I picked up from JoAnne's. 

I thought it was perfect for this challenge!

The leaves were created by spraying some Brutus Monroe Chroma Mist Sprays on to some water color card stock. 

I also added some splatters of gold distress paint.

Once the paper was good and dry, I die cut the leaves.

 My sentiment was heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

I hope I have inspired you to join our challenge!

We love seeing all of your beautiful creations, and

we want you to have fun with your inspiration!

Here's how you can join us:

~ Choose a design style (or combine styles) and create a card.

~ Please feel free to use any of the styles we have defined or create your own with a combination of styles. The styles are explained HERE. 

~ In your blog post, let us know what inspired you from the photo, what style and/or styles you chose 

 ~ Display our Inspiration Photo and LINK back to our challenge!!

At the end of the challenge, the 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.  

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!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Stuff I Used:

Stamp: Fall Greetings (Brutus Monroe)

Dies: Fall Leaf (Brutus Monroe)

Ink: Clear Embossing Ink (Brutus Monroe)

       Gilded Embossing Powder (Brutus Monroe)

Card Stock: Very Vanilla (Stampin Up)

Patter Paper: Bungalow Lane (Page Evans)

       

THE CONCEPT CHALLENGE #199- COUNTRY STYLE

Hello my stampy friends!!!

I hope all of you have had a wonderful summer.

It has been extremely hot here in Charlotte, as well as the rest of the country!

I an definitely ready for some fall weather.

We are back from summer break here at the 

    CARD CONCEPT CHALLENGE

and we have a fun photo inspiration to get us started!

I was inspired by the rooster in the photo and the farm theme 

to create my Clean & Layered style card.

~Designer papers, embossing

~Clean lines

~Embellishments/accents

~Clean & Fresh looking

~Some colored images

~White space

Here is my card:

I had so much fun creating this fun card! 

I used 3 different die collections to create my card. 

I loved picking out all the different colors of card stock and piecing it all together.

I hope I have inspired you to join our challenge!

We love seeing all of your beautiful creations, and

we want you to have fun with your inspiration!

Here's how you can join us:

~ Choose a design style (or combine styles) and create a card.

~ Please feel free to use any of the styles we have defined or create your own with a combination of styles. The styles are explained HERE. 

~ In your blog post, let us know what inspired you from the photo, what style and/or styles you chose 

 ~ Display our Inspiration Photo and LINK back to our challenge!!

At the end of the challenge, the 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.  

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!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Stuff I Used:

Stamp: Chick Chick Hooray (Brutus Monroe)

Dies: Spring Chicken (Brutus Monroe)

         Build  A Booth (Jaded Blossom)

         Build A Booth:Easter Add-Ons (Jaded Blossom)

 

Barbie 's Pink City?

 Big City in Pink!  

Could this  be in line with the new Barbie movie!!!

 

I am in love with the new Brutus Monroe Big City Dies and the new Big City Stencil!  These were introduced at the CYOE Event that took place this month at Brutus Monroe. Now they are available for everyone to purchase! 

First, I used Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry and Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Inks to create an ombre look with the Big City Stencil. Next, I used the road die which is part of the new Big City Die Set and cut out a road with pink card stock. The darling little cars are part of this die set, too! They were cut out of black glitter card stock.  I added some windows to some of the buildings with a Fine Point Sharpie.

The sentiment is from the matching Create Your Own Ending Big City Card Companions set. You will love this cute companion set!!!! All kinds of sentiments and color papers to go with the Big City Dies and Big City Stencil.

I hope that I have inspired you to be creative!!!!!

I know you will LOVE this new Big City Stencil  and Big City Dies

from Brutus Monroe as much as I do!

Happy Stamping!!!!!

Mackie

BRU5277 BIG CITY DIES

BRU5284 BIG CITY STENCIL 

BRU6151 BIG CITY CARD COMPANION SET

 

The Card Concept Challenge #198 Summer Time Fun!

Welcome to a new Challenge Inspiration starting today at the

CARD CONCEPT!

I have just received my Graphic 45 Kit of the month and

 I thought it would be perfect for this nautical challenge!

Here is my card:

 I chose to use the Clean & Layered style for my card:

~Designer papers, embossing

~Clean lines

~Embellishments/accents

~Clean & Fresh looking

~Some colored images

~White space

I made the middle background panel with Distress inks and a sponge dauber.

Then I placed the mermaid and shells ephemera pieces onto it.

I am in love with the gorgeous papers in this Graphic 45 Collection!

I hope I have inspired you to join our challenge!

We love seeing all of your beautiful creations, and

we want you to have fun with your inspiration!

Here's how you can join us:

~ Choose a design style (or combine styles) and create a card.

~ Please feel free to use any of the styles we have defined or create your own with a combination of styles. The styles are explained HERE. 

~ In your blog post, let us know what inspired you from the photo, what style and/or styles you chose 

 ~ Display our Inspiration Photo and LINK back to our challenge!!

At the end of the challenge, the 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.  

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!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mackie

 This will be our last challenge for the summer.

The Card Concept Challenges #197a Industrial Modern or 197b Nature Calls

 

Hello my stampy friends!

Welcome to the new challenge starting today at

THE CARD CONCEPT!

We have 2 challenges to choose from.

I chose 197a to create my Clean & Layered style card.

~Designer papers, embossing

~Clean lines

~Embellishments/accents

~Clean & Fresh looking

~Some colored images

~White space

Here is my card:

I cased this card from one of my favorite Stampin Up creators Brandi's Cards. The tutorial for this card can be found HERE

I just fell in love with the simplicity of this card's design!!!

I hope I have inspired you to join our challenge!

We love seeing all of your beautiful creations, and

we want you to have fun with your inspiration!

Here's how you can join us:

~ Choose a design style (or combine styles) and create a card.

~ Please feel free to use any of the styles we have defined or create your own with a combination of styles. The styles are explained HERE. 

~ In your blog post, let us know what inspired you from the photo, what style and/or styles you chose 

 ~ Display our Inspiration Photo and LINK back to our challenge!!

At the end of the challenge, the 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.  

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!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mackie

 

The Card Concept Challenge #196 - Patriotic Picnic

Hello my stampy friends!

 We have a new challenge starting today at the

CARD CONCEPT.

 We have a patriotic theme because we are about to celebrate the beginning of summer this Memorial Day week-end.

Here is our photo inspiration:

I was inspired by the red, blue and white colors to create my 

Clean & Elegant style card:

~Designer papers, embossing

~Clean lines

~Embellishments/accents

~Clean & Fresh looking

~Some colored images

~White space

Here is my card:

I created this fun pop up card with a cutting die from Pink & Main called Envelope Pop Up. 

I had an older pattern paper collection in my stash from Doodle Bug called Land That I Love.

It was perfect for this challenge. I cut out several stars with red, blue and white glitter papers and foil papers. I attached them with strips of acetate so they could dance when the card is open.

I hope I have inspired you to join our challenge!

We love seeing all of your beautiful creations, and

we want you to have fun with your inspiration!

Here's how you can join us:

~ Choose a design style (or combine styles) and create a card.

~ Please feel free to use any of the styles we have defined or create your own with a combination of styles. The styles are explained HERE. 

~ In your blog post, let us know what inspired you from the photo, what style and/or styles you chose 

 ~ Display our Inspiration Photo and LINK back to our challenge!!

At the end of the challenge, the 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.  

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!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!

Mackie

Stuff I Used:

Pattern Paper: LAND THAT I LOVE (DOODLE BUG)

Card Stock: BASIC WHITE (STAMPIN UP)

Other: RED, BLUE & SILVER FOIL PAPER,RED,BLUE & WHITE GLITTER PAPER            

             ACETATE STRIPS