THE CARD CONCEPT #205 Spring has Sprung

Hello there Crafty Friends! It's time for another challenge at The Card concept.  The theme this month is 

                                                                'SPRING HAS SPRUNG'

Well I'm sure you can see how I was inspired! The birds in the photo are so sweet, so I used the same colouring. I used a stamp from AALL & Create and some patterned paper to make a Paper Pieced card. 

Some shading was added with Prismacolor pencils and the images were fussy cut by hand.

The Antique Frame die is from Penny Black.

I think my card would be considered a Clean and Layered Style, using the colours and the picture as my inspiration.

Remember, an inspiration photo is exactly that- a starting point for inspiration. Will it be the colours, the overall theme, the texture, the actual items and/or something else that will inspire your card? 

I hope you'll visit The Card Concept Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the team has created and will be inspired to play along in the challenge with us. 

Choose a design style (or combine styles), create a card, and in your blog post, let us know what inspired you from the photo, what style and/or styles you chose and don't forget to display our inspiration photo and link back to our challenge.

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CAS Mix Up April '21

   Hello there. It's April already and it's time for a new CAS Mix Up Challenge!

This month is a Mixed Media themed challenge. Linda is our host and the prompt is 'Paper Piecing'. There are some links to video tutorials on the CAS MIX UP blog. Please be sure to keep your card designs Clean and Simple and include one other Mixed Media element.

Inused the very popular Concord & 9th Hello Lovely stamp and various patterned papers. 

I stamped the image 3 times and fussy cut each layer. I actually left out the smaller parts of the image, because it would have been impossible to fussy cut and it also made my card more CAS. 

The sentiment stamp is from CASual Friday Stamps. I added some sequins for my extra element. 

Tip: Cut right on the line and use a black marker to colour the edges

We have the talented Bonnie from Paper Crafter at Large as our Guest Designer this month and you can see her card  and more inspiration at our blog.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Feb 21 (reminder)

 Hi there.  It's mid-month at Penny black Saturday challenge and you still have time to join in.

The theme this month, as always is Anything Goes or the optional twist, 'Paper-Piecing'.

I had fun making this card! I used patterned paper, which was a bit fiddly, but worth it I think.

The background card is a gorgeous textured grey. 

Stamps: Penny Black 'Nose to Nose' 

Sentiment from Mama Elephant

Paper: Lawnfawn

You can see more cards from our Design Team at our blog.

The prize for this challenge is provided by our generous sponsor:

Prize - $20 voucher!

                                      Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)