Hello! I hope you are doing well. I think Spring has arrived early here in the Piedmont area of North Carolina and I love it!! However...that means allergy season, too! YUK!!!
It's time for a new challenge here at the Card Concept.
Every two weeks we post a new inspiration photo challenge.
Each designer chooses a different style of card to make!
All of the styles are explained HERE.
You can use any of the styles we have defined or create your own with a combination of styles.
This week I chose the Classy & Elegant style:
- polished
- shiny finish
- sparkling embellishments
- rich colour scheme
- sophisticated sentiments
- regal
- sweeping
- dramatic
- monochromatic
- layered textures
- awe
- impress
And here is my card:
I used the stamp set Flower Sparks ( Penny Black) . First, I would ink a flower stamp with distress ink, give it a spritz of water and then stamp it onto watercolor paper. When the images were dry, I stamped them again with the same inks, but did not spritz them with water. I used Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio and Peacock Feathers Distress inks. I think these colors are so beautiful together!
The sentiment is from the stamp set YOU (Simon Says). I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment onto some vellum. And the YOU was die cut with silver glitter paper. I added some clear dew drops for some dimension.
I hope you will be inspired to join us here at
And don't forget to visit my very talented team mates for some fabulous inspiration!



I LOVE these bright and beautiful colors, Mackie! This just jumps off the page!
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Michele
This made me sigh with happiness. I don't know how you managed to make a card that is simultaneously messy and perfectly tailored. It's fantastic!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Mackie! Love the bouquet of flowers.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, I love your beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteI love your watercolour flowers Mackie. Your card is so fresh and pretty.
ReplyDeleteMackie this is gorgeous! And you are right about these colors being beautiful together!
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