Thanks for Teacher – The Card Concept 36

Happy Hump Day!! Do you have as much trouble as I do getting out of bed? Ugh. For me, this is the WORST day of the week for wanting to just pull the covers back over my head! But now…I have something to look forward to so who knows, it may become one of my favorite days of the week now! It could happen! lol

I’m excited to share that I have joined the design team over at The Card Concept. It’s a challenge blog with a fun twist! Each challenge showcases different design styles and provides examples of each style and then challenges you to make a card within the parameters of one of the styles! How fun! I rarely design that way, I just make whatever happens to float my boat that day! This is going to be a FUN challenge!

Here is the design concept photo this week:

05:27CC36Isn’t it yummy?? What about this photo inspires you most? I barely even noticed the fact that they were cupcakes and to go with a birthday theme, or to pull out the gray in the counter top. All I saw were the bright, graphic lines of the straws and cupcake liners. Which is probably not a coincidence, as I am a designer for the Clean and Graphic design! Please click on the link for a description of the styles.

I know I’ve blathered on quite a bit…so here’s the card I was inspired to create:

SKP Watermarked Photos4-020Isn’t this pattern stamp amazing?? And the MISTI makes it so easy to line it up and create a repeat. The stamp set also has lots of options to fill the design with, I chose a bold pattern, but used it only only the smaller sections of the pattern, I wanted to leave lots of white space.

SKP Watermarked Photos4-021I then accented it with an adorable little apple and fun sentiment. This card is a wonderful thank you to that teacher who always puts out that extra effort! And guess why I chose the ink color??? It’s a bit different than the inspiration photo, but I couldn’t resist it as it is called GREEN APPLE!!!! Hahahahahaha, I’m falling all over myself at how cute that is 🙂

So…did I fulfill the definition of Clean and Graphic? Let’s see…

  • clean lines (check)
  • simple treatment of text (check)
  • no frills (does this mean no Wink of Stella???)
  • bare boned (I think so?)
  • message is communicated quickly (check)

Please feel free to tell me how you think I did with the style guidelines…and I hope you think this is fun too and decide to play along! Please do hop over and see the lovely cards by the rest of The Card Concept‘s design team and let me know which style you think matches you the best! Or, trying stepping out of your box and try a different design style! It’s all up to you!! Have fun!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Joyous by Authentique (for envelope)

Ink: Green Apple by Simon Says Stamp and Tuxedo Black by Memento Ink

Stamps:   An Apple A Day & Teacher’s Pet by Clearly Besotted Stamps; Quilt Prints by Wplus9

Dies: Apple Die by Clearly Besotted Stamps and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools:  MISTI by My Sweet Petunia

Embellishments: None

8 comments

  1. Sandy M says:

    Congratulations, Shannon! The Card Concept is fortunate to have you. I love your green apple card and think you met the guidelines perfectly!

  2. Kimberly says:

    Congratulations!!! I think you did an awesome job following the guidelines! Unfortunately, you are doing a very BAD job of helping keep my finances intact! Now I must have that Quilt Prints stamp…..thanks alot Shannon! Lol

  3. snipnsisters says:

    Fun card today, Shannon. Congrats to you on being selected for The Card Concept’s design team. You will be a great addition. I am intrigued with this group’s organization. I will keep them in mind for challenges. Thanks! You are always an inspiration.

  4. Jackie says:

    Shannon, I love this card wish I had seen it earlier. I would of made my granddaughters teacher one.
    Thank you for all these beautiful cards. Jackie

  5. laurie says:

    Love your stamping! What a perfect card for the challenge. I’m so glad to have you join us at The card Concept… I love your designs!

  6. Joanne James says:

    Congrats on joining The Card Concept Team – they are lucky to have you Shannon! Great card – I’m off to buy the apple stamp as I’ve been feeling like I am missing one of these from my collection and they are so useful for teacher cards.

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