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Good morning! I am so thrilled to be helping Concord & 9th celebrate their first birthday! It’s hard to believe they’ve only been in the industry for a year because they’re everywhere (in a good way)! 😉 Greg and Angie are ridiculously kind and I love how supportive they are of crafters and other companies! I’m so thankful for the opportunity to join in on their month-long birthday bash! And, as with all great parties, there are prizes! You’ll find more information on that at the bottom of my post! 🙂
I’ve been a big fan of Concord & 9th ever since Kymona introduced me to them last September! Here are some of my favorite cards using their stamps and dies:
And here’s what I created for their birthday bash!
I wanted something bright and cheerful and I had a lot of fun getting distress ink all over my fingers (and some on my cards)!
For the first card I blended festive berries, picked raspberry, abandoned coral, and dried marigold distress ink onto a piece of cardstock. Then I flicked water over the card twice blotting the first drops after 10 seconds and the second drops after 30 seconds. Once it dried completely I flicked white paint over the card and let it dry overnight. The next day I prepped it with a powder tool and then stamped the flowers from Wildflower with versamark and heat-embossed them with white embossing powder. Then I went over the flowers with a spectrum noir clear glitter brush for a little extra sparkle. Can you see all that shimmer?
I stamped the sentiment from Beautiful Words and Layers of Love onto black cardstock with versamark and heat-embossed them with white embossing powder. I fussy cut it to down to a label and adhered it to my card with foam mounting tape. To finish the card I added a mix of clear droplets and sparkling clear sequins.
For my second card I used seedless preserves, mermaid lagoon, and salty ocean distress ink. I used the same Wildflower stamp set for the background and Layers of Love for the sentiment.
So, happy birthday Concord & 9th!! I wish you MANY MANY more years of success!!
Concord & 9th has quite the birthday bash planned this month! Every day of August there’s a special guest (or two!) who will be giving away a $20 gift card to Concord & 9th! Leave a comment on my post before 11:59PM EST on August 8th for a chance to win! You can also visit the Concord & 9th blog to enter everyone’s giveaway each day! 😉
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Your BLUE blooms and Teacup is my favorite card of yours from Concord and 9th Jess. The Watercolor washes for today are lovely too:)
These are stunning, Jessica, way to rock the Concord & 9th!!!
The cards are beautifully colored,, I loved them! Thank you for the great tutorial.
Beautiful cards!!
Love your color combos, and love Concord & 9th. You’re a busy girl! 🙂
I just love the bright, cheery color combos you used! Then the white embossing to make the flowers stand out is perfect!
All your cardmaking is exceptional, and these two heat-embossed and colored cards are exceptional as well.
Beautiful color blending.
I am loving the Wildflowers and can’t believe I waited months to break them out. These cards, especially with the color blending, are a perfect way to show them off.
That is a beautiful background! It seems so simple but gives a dramatic look.
Beautiful color combinations, and I never get tired of white heat embossing, it’s so clean and crisp.
Great cards! Just wondering- did flicking on the white paint before stamping and embossing cause any problems with the stamps coming out clearly? Or were you just careful to stamp in places where you weren’t right on the paint?
Nope didn’t have a problem but the acrylic paint I used was watered down slightly so it was pretty flat when it dries!
I love your beautiful sparkly cards!
I love Concord & 9th products, and they make my great videos!
Your cards are so pretty Jessica!
I am totally in love with these cards. I just got my 1st Concord & 9th stamps, the sophisticated scripted letters. ..there are several other stamp sets I want (including these flowers now) and dies too…
Thank you for sharing your cards
Beautiful cards.
Gorgeous cards! I love the white embossing with the blended inks; so pretty!
Jessica, your cards are stunning as always! Love the color combos and variegation on them! Thank you for sharing your beautiful art work!
Happy 1st Birthday to Concord and 9th! Love the the cards!
Absolutely love both cards Jessica!! Love the colors you chose! Thanks for the step by step instructions!
Happy birthday!!? Your cards are all so beautiful.
I love everything you do! These turned out so amazing!
Lovely cards with the distress inks and Concord and 9th stamps!! Plan to pin your pretty creations!
I love this card! It seems so easy to make and lord knows I need all the help I can get!
Thanks for making this so do-able! Lol
Sweet! I need these sets in my life! I love this company!
Great job and keep them coming!