The Card Concept Challenge # 186

 Happy New Year!

Can you believe it is 2023! WOW!

The Card Concept Challenge is back from our Christmas break.

I hope every one had a wonderful holiday and I hope you have blessed 2023!

Our new Inspiration Photo is perfect to start off the new Year:

The Green and Gold colors inspired my Clean & Layered Style card.

~Clean lines

~Lots of Layers

~Designer papers, embossing

~Embellishments/accents

~Clean & Fresh looking

~Some colored images

~White space

Here is my card:

I decided to create a Happy New Year card. 

What better way than with champagne!

I hope that 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 New Year (Brutus Monroe)

Ink: Black Memento

Die: Stitched So Sweetly (Stampin Up)

        Large Funky Festive (tim Holtz)

Paper: Evening Evergreen, Basic White (Stampin Up)

Specialty Paper: Gold (Tim Holtz Metallics)

Copic Markers, Gold beads