C9's Card Stacks Base

 

Merriest of Holidays to you all!

I made 3 cards with the new Concord & 9th Card Base Die and Home for the Holidays

Die set. Just too cute! Saw Wanda Guess's spectacular card during the release, 

Christmas Magic with Concord & 9th! and had to 

have the sets!

The nighttime background with dark blue cardstock really lets the snowflake embossing

stand out. 

So I made 2 with the dark background, only changing the roofs from white to red.

It's so much fun putting the little houses together!

A top view shows the 3 stacks the houses attached to, the bases, with a few of the trees

glued on the background.

The 3-D diorama folds and fits perfectly inside an A2 envelope. 

Such fine detail, with a jolly result! 

Speaking of jolly, hope your holiday is a jolly one!

Concord and 9th Love Card

 

Hello friends! I recently got some of C9's newest, and among the stamps and dies was

this floral from the Painted Peony set.

I am always in need of Birthday cards, and LOVE the sweet little script of 'Sending love'

added to the corner. Inside, the birthday sentiment can be personalized.

I die cut several of the peony, and stamped it with 3 coordinating colors, using Altenew Inks.

Visualizing colors together always helps!

The top bloom is the only die cut flower, the 2 side blooms are stamped onto the card front.

The lacy edging is part of their new release as well.

 Hope you're having a good weekend, with lots of time to create wonderful

cards!

The Card Concept: Beautiful Butterflies

The Card Concept's back!

Hi friends, and welcome back to the Card Concept's Card Challenge. 

It's a challenge that gives you styles to create the perfect card. And if

those styles aren't just right, combine them, or create one of your own! 

Our styles are listed here: 

The Styles Defined

I have some inspiration for you 

I went with a Clean and Layered card, with a bit of Classy Elegance too. See how 

combining your styles is just fine? Rather monochromatic, rather dramatic (with the

black). Have fun with your choice of styles, but don't be confined! We'd love to see

what style you create with, and what butterflies are in your stash.

The Butterfly Love is the brainchild of Concord and 9th. I used their 'thingamajig' (yes

it's a real tool) and stamped 4 times to cover the background. All Inks Altenew.

Banner: C9's Everyday Bouquet.

Grab your favorite butterfly stamp (or 2 or 3) and join the fun!

Our challenges are 2 weeks and we'd love to see what inspired you. 

Happy Crafting!

The Card Concept #119 {Beautiful Butterflies} 

Vintage Artichoke

Happy Saturday to you!

I recently got my order from Concord & 9th, and among their new

release was the Vintage Artichoke stamp and dies.

The Vintage Artichoke is a lined stamp, perfect for coloring.

I did 2, one stamped with Hero Arts' Wet Cement, and Copic colored, the other

stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black on Kraft, and colored with pencils.

The sketchy quality of the stamp gives the image a wonderfully shaded form to

each 'petal' of the artichoke. But the fun comes when you use the die to cut

the choke's petals.

Isn't that genius? And who doesn't love artichokes? Dipped in aloli, or some other

creamy delicacy... yum!

I've paired my artichokes with C9's Woven Plaid Background stamp die 

cut with the Greetery's Crimped Frame die.

Tried to keep both cards simple so the artichoke would shine, but couldn't resist 

adding the acorns and leaf to the Kraft card. They'[re from another C9 recently released

set called, Autumn Harvest.

Hope you enjoyed my post today and felt a little taste of autumn. 

We've cooled down to high 90's today, after a week of 102-104. 

So ready for fall!

the Card Concept: Shamrock Blessings

Shamrock Blessings is the theme for the Card Concepts' newest challenge.

I saw the big rustic, multi colored and patterned shamrock, and went with a rather

elegant and layered card.

I used the Quilted Heart die from Concord & 9th, cutting it 6 times and sewing 3 sets of 

2 hearts together. Then assembling them in the shape of a shamrock. PTI Celebrate.

Play along for 2 weeks for a chance to be our guest designer.

Can't wait to see your take on the inspiration.

Speaking of inspiration, check out the blog for more inspiration from our designers.

Happy Crafting!

The Card Concept #110 {Shamrock Blessings} 

Day 3 25 Days of Christmas Tags

It's day 3 of 25 Days of Christmas Tags, and the inspiration  just keeps

coming. Today Concord and 9th are the sponsors, and I decided

to use Tenia's tag as my muse.

Here's Tenia's tag:

I love the gold rings, non traditional pink and green, shape of the tag,

well, honestly loved the whole thing!

So here's mine:

Didn't stray far from the tree rings (sorry...) with my tag.

Used the same C9 Tree Ring stamp on PTI's Quilted tag. Even added a bit of 

washi in the bottom right hand corner. Did add the tree and sentiment from 

C9's Christmas Cottage.

Play along here on Tracey's blog:

 The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2018 - Day 3 

Birthday Wreath

Hi there, I'm playing along with Concord and 9th, where 'Anything Goes'.

Challenge #24 – Anything Goes

I just love C9, and their new release was wonderful. This is one of their new sets,

So Happy For You, that I paired with Floral Hoop Dies.

Play along for a few more days (it ends the 26th).