Wednesday, January 8, 2014

the Card Concept - Challenge #1 - Colors


WELCOME TO


where I design in the CLEAN & GRAPHIC style.


Yay!  Opening day is finally here! 

We are sooooo excited about the concept behind this new challenge?


First of all, it is a bi-weekly challenge blog that features twelve designers and six different styles.


Secondly, the participants are encouraged to create a card based on the challenge...but YOU get to choose which 'style' you would like to design in!


It could be your regular style...or perhaps you would like to challenge yourself and try something new! Lesley's clever idea to combine various styles in one challenge makes this a one-stop challenge shop!


AND, to make things just a wee bit more interesting, each challenge will also have a specific theme...it could be a color challenge, a sketch challenge, a texture challenge....the possibilities are endless!


I am thrilled to be working side by side with the amazingly talented Ardyth Percy-Robb, a fellow Canadian with a clean and graphic style that totally rocks! Yes, I see all your heads nodding in agreement! 


You really don't want to miss being part of the first challenge, so click on any of the kazillion links that I have provided in my post to join in the fun!


See you over at the card Concept blog!



Card details:  SU card stock; SU Fabulous Phrases; Prima Stamps ... and rolls and rolls of tape for the nine million failed attempts at getting my images lined up and neatly stamped.  The proof is in the picture!


               
                          FYI...several of these also have an 'attempt' stamped on the flip side as well








27 comments:

  1. Well now I'm blushing. But that will help keep me warm! LOL! Love this perfectly stamped card - the placement of the little dots and the heart is perfect too - definitely worth all that paper!

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  2. Wowza! I love everything about this!

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  3. Oh, my gosh, Geri...You must have thought you would lose your mind! I should have known it wasn't easy, though...your card is PERFECTION!!! (and it ain't always as easy as is look!;) LOVE!!!

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  4. Clunk ... I had a chin-hitting-the-floor-moment when I saw this, Geri ... it's entirely, completely and utterly spectacular! Everything ... and I mean everything ... is so perfectly aligned and balanced (so worth all those 'design experiments'!) ... I love it! I also adore the wee pink sweetheart amid all those masculine gear wheels ... stunning, dear friend, just stunning! Anita :)

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  5. *Wild applause, loud cheering, and several happy dancing steps* You're back!! You're back! And the card that accompanies your arrival is to-the-moon-and-back awesome!! Anita has it right: jaw-dropping marvelous! Balanced, straight (yes, I felt your pain with the remnants of the attempts you shared..mine would have been twice that many, crumpled into balls of frustration and an "I give up" grrrr...), amazing choices of images and that wee heart...swooon! LOVE x LOVE this! Perfectly delightful; delightfully perfect! Note coming your way soon; hope you're safe and warm in the midst of the freezing cold! I see the forecast if for better temperatures beginning tomorrow! Many hugs~c

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  6. This is terrific, I love the graphic look and that little heart truly perfect!!

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  7. Wow beautiful card crisp clean and packs a statement

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  8. Oh Geri!!! Well worth a recycle bin full of attempts. Like Carol, I'd have given up; love your perseverance of perfection. And what perfection this is! Darn fine stamping. Sweet little heart. Great conception. I absolutely love this! Hope you're staying warm. It got above 10 today! Woohoo--heat wave! EM after dr. tomorrow, I hope! Bev

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  9. Geri this is beyond fabulous!! I love your clean and graphic style and this card is just beautiful! I had to laugh at all of your attempts to get everything lined up though! I do that all the time!

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  10. oh my goodness...this is one amazing card! Geri, you totally outdid yourself on this one, no matter how many attempts it took you. I am in love, love, love with this...simply perfection my friend!

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  11. Um WOW (can I put that in 1000 pt font?!!). Holy absolutely blow-my-mind-crazy awesome, Geri! PERFECT, there's just no other way to say it. Oh how you rock this style. LOVE how you used the colours, especially the circles that the heart in the middle of the spokes. I am going to play along FOR SURE. I'm totally inspired! And THANK YOU SO MUCH for your comments on my blog - wish you could see my face when I'm reading them - it lights up like a billion watt bulb!!! The ink that you were asking about is Hero Arts Tide Pool. It was part of a cube pack that I bought during Black Friday, and I have to agree - I'm having a little love affair with it myself!

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  12. OH EM GEE!!! How did I miss this?!! What an awesome gig you've acquired - I am thrilled beyond words to see that you're adorable face and incredible design skills will be featured in this new challenge blog!! Woohoo!! It looks a ton o' fun, and I will most definitely be playing along as soon as I get back from CHA (heeheehee)! Boy is Lesley a lucky girl to get such an amazing designer such as yourself for this team! And your sample is BEYOND amazeballs!! I cracked up at your "attempts" - so glad to see someone keeping it real. LOL Can't wait to hear all about your adventures in Vegas - be sure and fill me in when you get back!! Happy New Year, friend!! XOXO

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  13. Geri, you ROCKED this card! I absolutely love it.

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  14. Hi Geri,

    Your card is simply brilliant! I think it is so graphically pleasing.

    Hope you are having better weather, we here on the BC side of canada (Okanagan, no less) are positively balmy compared!

    Blessings,
    Barb

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  15. I love the card Geri (and feel a little better about my overflowing recycle basket when I see you don't achieve this perfection on the first try) - looking forward to seeing your creations regularly at the card concept!

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  16. Ah Geri! This looks like the place to be. What a great challenge blog... congratulations for being on this fab team... well deserved!
    A perfectly executed card... as always! Love your take on the challenge.
    I also want to wish you a very blessed 2014!

    Hugs and lots of love

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  17. Geri your card is just fabulous, sorry I am so late to comment. Your design is perfectly balanced!

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  18. I have tried now five times to leave a comment. If I see that adorable "WHOOPS that's an error!" one more time ....!!!!

    Thank you for this post that shows, yes, even ultra CAS cards can be a lot of work! I think there might be folks who think we just whip them up in two minutes! I have to tell you that all your work was well worth it, Geri! This CAG card is a design masterpiece in my book! The kind of card you can't tear your eyes away from!! Well done! So excited to see you on this DT!! I hope you are enjoying the weekend! Hugs, Darnell

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  19. Hi Geri, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving lovey comments. I adore how perfect your card is and I'm so glad to know you need more than one attempt to get such perfection- I feel like a failure when I miss-stamp! Rebecca x

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  20. Hi Geri, I can see the clean and graphic style takes a certain dedication to perfection. Your card is exactly that, perfect. A fabulous design.

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  21. Wowza! Geri this is gorgeous! I love the perfect stamping, although I know it takes work...which is why I could never be as fabulous at CAS graphic design as you...excellent teacher that you are though! ;) And, the teeny heart is the perfect accent!

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  22. This is just stunning Geri! I have absolutely no idea how you make CAS look so easy - just stunning!

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  23. Geri, I think this is my favorite card of the bunch for this first challenge! This is sooo creative and absolute perfection. I do love to play with shapes now and again, so you are quite an inspiration to me. I am thrilled to be on the team with you!

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  24. Love this Geri! An oh so perfect card, the wee heart and the perfectly placed spoked wheels with the little circles of the kraft card stock. I really am in awe of all of the designers on the team for this new Card Concept challenge.. I am going to be playing along for sure and trying my hand at as many styles as I can!

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  25. Love your card Geri, so perfect. I laughed at seeing all your attempts, good to know that we are all the same. I am totally going to be improving my CAG style, now I have seen the work you and Ardyth do. Cx

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  26. Oh my - I can't believe you persevered through so many pieces of cardstock - but it was totally worth it, this card is amazing!

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