The Card Concept Challenge #134-Mother's Day

Welcome to a new challenge starting today at the

Card Concept!

Aren't the flowers beautiful in our new inspiration photo?
I knew right away I wanted to use my Stampin Up Forever Blossoms stamps and matching dies,
to create my Classic & Elegant style card.

I stamped the images onto white card stock with Versamark ink. I covered the images with gold embossing powder, and I heat set them with heat tool.

I used alcohol markers to color the images. Next I cut them out with their matching dies.

I attached the flowers and gold filagree to a panel of white card stock, which I had embossed.

So many of you participated with our last challenge!!!
We appreciate that so much! 
It's great seeing all of that wonderful talent!!!

The style of my card would be considered

Classy & Elegant:

Polished

Shiny finish

Sparkling embellishments

Rich color scheme

Sophisticated sentiments

Regal

Sweeping

Dramatic

Monochromatic

Layered Testures

Awe & Impress

I hope you have been inspired to join us here at 

THE CARD CONCEPT CHALLENGE !!

Create a card or project using any of the  styles we have defined or create your own with a combination of styles.
All of the styles are explained HERE.

The Rules:

1.  Use the challenge inspiration to create a card.

2.  Use one of the challenge styles to create a card (or if you prefer, combine a few styles).

3.  Explain in a post which style or combination of styles you used and what inspired you from our photo.  

4.  Link your post using our linky (please link to the actual post on your blog and not just your blog).

5.  Please try to comment on the cards ahead of you and behind you in the linky.  Everyone loves comments!

The deadline to participate is 

Monday, May 4 at 12:00 pm EDT.

We look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery!

Thanks for stopping by!

Mackie

Stuff I used:

Stamps:  Forever Blossoms (Stampin Up)

               Peaceful Moments (Stampin Up)

Dies:      Cherry Blossoms (Stampin Up)

               Stitched So Sweetly (Stampin Up)

               Parisian Dies (Stampin Up)

Ink:        Versamark, Black Memento

Paper: Whisper White, Melon Mambo (Stampin Up)

Embossing Folder:   Parisian Flourish (Stampin Up)

Other:

      Gold embossing powder, gold foil paper, sequins

Peaceful Moments

Hello my stamping friends.

I have been spending lots of time in my craft room during this Stay AT Home time. It really hasn't been too hard for me and my husband. We are both such home bodies! However we have been worrying a lot about our loved ones health.

 I wanted to share one of the cards that I created to send to one of my friends, who I have missed greatly!

I stamped the images onto vellum card stock with Versamark ink.
I sprinkled white embossing powder of the stamped images, and then set with a heat gun.
I colored the backside of the stamped images with Stampin Up blends.
I cut the images out with their matching dies.

The back panel is a 3 1/4 X 5 inch piece of thick Whisper White card stock.
I placed that panel into the Basket Weave embossing folder and ran it thru the Big Shot.
I adhered a 1 1/2 X 5 inch piece of striped card stock to the left of the embossed panel, leaving a half inch border.

I attached the flowers with glue dots.
I stamped the sentiment onto a scrap of black card stock with Versamark ink, then sprinkled it with white embossing powder. I set this with my heat gun, then attached to my card.

This is how I have been staying in touch with my loved ones during this time! 
I usually just put my cards in a box somewhere! 

Please take care of yourselves!

Mackie

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:

Painted Poppies Stamp                     151599

Poppy Moments Dies                      151594

Thick Whisper White card stock     140272

Vellum Card Stock                          101856

White Embossing Powder               109132

Versamark Ink.                                102283

Stampin Blends:

      Daffodil Delight Combo           144603

      Shaded Spruce Combo             147938

      Basic Black Combo.                 147942

Embossing Folder-Basket Weave  151797

Sending you Thoughts (Not available-Was a Sal-a-bration item)

Black Stripe Paper (Not available-Was a Sal-A-Bration)

The Card Concept Challenge #133-Hello Spring!

Welcome my stampy friends!

I hope all of you have been healthy! 

So far my family and friends have been virus free.

And I am so thankful!

Praise God!

I have spending lots of time in my craft room

aka my therapy room! 

We are starting our new challenge today

at The Card Concept!

Nothing says spring better than beautiful flowers!!!
And that is what inspired my Mixed Media style card.

The first thing I did was cut some sheets of Bristol white paper.Then I pulled out my Color Bursts.
They seem to be really on trend right now!
 I had so much fun playing with these Color Bursts! 
So many beautiful colors!

After my papers had dried, I took several different punches and made some flowers and leaves.
I stamped a background on the back panel with some script and pretty leaves in Crumb Cake ink. I attached the flowers to that panel to create a beautiful bouquet ! I added some Nuvo Drops as some extra dimension.

The style of my card would be Mixed Media

2 or more mediums

such as inks, watercolors, stamps,

fabrics, foil.

Anything that adds texture to your project

I hope you will create a card or project using any of the  styles we have defined or create your own with a combination of styles.

All of the styles are explained HERE.

The Rules:

1.  Use the challenge inspiration to create a card.

2.  Use one of the challenge styles to create a card (or if you prefer, combine a few styles).

3.  Explain in a post which style or combination of styles you used and what inspired you from our photo.  

4.  Link your post using our linky (please link to the actual post on your blog and not just your blog).

5.  Please try to comment on the cards ahead of you and behind you in the linky.  Everyone loves comments!

The deadline to participate is 

Monday, April 27 at 12:00 pm EDT.
Please join us!

We look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery!

I hope you will join us!
Mackie

Stuff I used:

Stamp: Very Versailles(Stampin Up)

            Label Me Bold (Stampin Up)

Paper: Very Vanilla (Stampin Up)

            Bristol Smooth  (Strathmore)

Punches:Perennial Flower, Medium Daisy, Small Floral Punch, Sprig, Leaf (Stampin Up)

               Flower (Tim Holtz)

Color Bursts: Orchid, Fuchsia, Chartreuse, Lime Green (Ken Oliver Crafts)

Ink: Soft Suede, Chocolate Espresso (Stampin Up)

The Card Concept Challenge # 132-Easter Blessings

Welcome to another challenge here at the Card Concept!

The Cross really inspired me!

We are going through some of the toughest times that any of us have ever seen during our lifetime!

So we need to Hold onto Hope!

And have faith!

And we need to pray!
Pray for all of our loved ones, family, leaders, scientists, healthcare workers to stay healthy and
 to find a stop to this insidious Pandemic.

 My card would be considered

CLEAN & LAYERED

~Clean lines

~Lots of Layers

~Designer papers, embossing

~Embellishments/accents

~Clean & Fresh looking

~Some colored images

~White space

I hope you will create a card or project using any of the  styles we have defined or create your own with a combination of styles.

All of the styles are explained HERE.

The Rules:

1.  Use the challenge inspiration to create a card.

2.  Use one of the challenge styles to create a card (or if you prefer, combine a few styles).

3.  Explain in a post which style or combination of styles you used and what inspired you from our photo.  

4.  Link your post using our linky (please link to the actual post on your blog and not just your blog).

5.  Please try to comment on the cards ahead of you and behind you in the linky.  Everyone loves comments!

The deadline to participate is 

Monday, April 13 at 12:00 pm EDT.
Please join us!

We look forward to seeing your artwork in our gallery!

Please visit The Card Concept 

to see what the other Team Members have created.

Stay Safe! Stay Inside!
Make pretty things!
Mackie

Stuff I used:

Stamp: Hold on to Hope (Stampin Up)

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso (Stampin Up)

Dies: Cross of Hope (Stampin Up); Squares (Spellbinders); Stitched Squares (Lawn Fawn)

Embossing Folder: Parisian Flourish (Stampin Up)

Paper: Whisper White, Mossy Meadow, and Crumb Cake (Stampin Up)

Pattern Paper: Wood Textures (Stampin Up)