The Card Concept 26

Hi there, blog friends!! I hope the middle of the week finds you having a great one so far.  A little while ago I was asked to be part of the 2015 creative team at The Card Concept challenge blog.  This is a fun challenge that explores all the different types of styles, & utilizes inspiration photos to base your project off of.  I've been added as one of the freestyle collage designers, & I will get more into the definition of that style below.

Today not only marks the first challenge of 2015, but also the one year anniversary of the blog being open!!

As you can see, the inspiration photo is beautiful!  I fell in love with the colors, although I used a more liberal amount of blue on my card, and the gorgeous flowers.

Creating a freestyle collage card is all about freedom & mixing.  It is about using items that might typically be unrelated, and finding a way to use them together.  Mostly it's about not limiting yourself with boundaries when it comes to card design.  And that is why I fit in this category best...I dabble in all styles of cardmaking, I never fear adding tons of layers, and I create best when it is an organic experience.

For my card today, I've mixed & matched some My Mind's Eye products (all will be linked below), and just layered to my hearts content.  It's feminine & full of my favorite colors with a little bit of added glitter...I love how it turned out!

   What do you think of my take on the inspiration photo?  It's a little more eclectic & funky...but that kind-of fits me perfectly.  :)  The chipboard flower in the background was one larger piece, but was too big for my card.  So I cut it into two pieces so I could layer one part on top of the other.  It made it fit better, and gave my card some extra dimension...which I think is an added plus!!

Other Card Challenges:

• Retro Sketches #147
• Cupcake Inspirations #292 - rose, blush, sky blue
• Cure for the Monday Blues #38 - inspiration photo

I really hope that you will join us in using this beautiful inspiration photo, & defining what your style of card making is!!  Here is a reminder of the rules:

1. Use the Challenge to create a card.
2. Choose one of the design team "styles" to create your card. Click HERE for the different styles summary.
3. Explain in your post which style you used.
4. Link up your blog post here, not your whole blog.
5. Comment on the card ahead of you and behind you in the linky. Everyone loves comments!

This challenge will end on Monday, January 19th at Noon (PST).  So be sure to join in on the fun before then...who knows, you could be picked as a favorite!

That is all that I have for you today!  If you want to see sneak peeks of future projects & keep up with me on Facebook, please head on over & like the Lea Lawson Creates page!!  And don't forget to become a follower in the right sidebar so you never miss a post.  Have an awesome rest of your day!!

Until later,
~L.