Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge #4: Winter

Hello! I found a few minutes to make some tags to enter the Concord and 9th "Where creativity meets C9" challenge. The challenge this month is "winter".

My first tag uses the large tree from the "Christmas Cottage" stamp set, along with a sentiment from the same set. I used two different green dye inks to stamp the tree, then used a water brush to watercolor over it. The tree looks so wintery with the snow on it - I thought it could be used all winter instead of just Christmas!

My second tag also uses tress from that same "Christmas Cottage set", but this time I used the smaller trees as a border on the bottom of the tag. I stamped the trees in green inks and watercolored around the trees and the sentiment. The sentiment is from the "Holy Night" set.

My last tag uses the Mary figurine from "Holy Night", which I watercolored using Zig markers. I also watercolored blues in the background as a starry night backdrop for her. The sentiment is from "Holy Night" also.

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek at my tags! I think I will put these on a couple of the special gifts under the tree!

Second Concord and 9th 3D card

Hello! Here is another card for the Concord and 9th "Where Creativity Meets C9" challenge. It uses the Christmas Cottage stamps and dies. The trees and house are stamped and then watercolored. I created the background with colored pencils and a water brush.  I added "snow" to the trees and the ground using a sparkly white paint. In real life it really shines!

I am entering this in the Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge since it celebrates Christmas. The challenge this month is Celebrations. Thanks for stopping by!

Concord and 9th 3D Chrismas card

Hello! I had fun playing with my new Concord and 9th Christmas stamps today! I just love these stamps and the dies that make 3D cards! So innovative! I decided to cut my card panels out of watercolor card stock so I could watercolor them. I used watercolor pencils and then blended with a water brush. I loved making the starry backgrounds!

 This is made with the Holy Night stamps and dies. There are no stamps for the figures, so I did the best I could to watercolor them.

I am entering these in the Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge since it celebrates Christmas. The challenge this month is Celebrations. Thanks for stopping by!

Celebrate with Concord and 9th

Hello! I have recently discovered Concord and 9th - a relatively new stamp company. Their stamp sets and dies prove to be innovative and unique. I love the way they think out their designs so well to be used in many different ways. In their September release, they came out with dies and stamps to make 3 dimensional cards with Christmas themes! Both of those bundles are on the way to me, and I will be blogging about them soon. Love this design - just one more example of their innovative designs.

During the month of September, Concord and 9th is having a Celebration challenge as part of Creativity meets C9. You can read about it here http://www.wherecreativitymeetsc9.com/ch1/ 


Here is one of my cards for this challenge: It is a celebration of fall. I made a shaker card using the Layering Leaves dies. I cut the leaves from the card base, then inserted different colored ones back in. I backed the base with clear cardstock and made a shaker out of it. I filled it with little gold beads. It's hard to see the sparkle in this picture, but it really shakes and sparkles great! I just love how this turned out! 

Thanks for stopping by! Now go out and check out Concord and 9th here: http://concordand9th.com/

More Concord and 9th

Hello! Here are a few more cards with my new Concord and 9th stamp sets. I am just loving the alphabet! Makes it look like I can do calligraphy!
These cards use the Wildflower, Beautiful Words and the Sophisticated Script Stamp sets.
This first one was watercolored using my Gansi Tambi watercolors.

This next one was colored with Copics.

This card uses the Friend Like You Die - very unique die!

 And last, but not least, the Flourish Stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you are having a great day!

#concordand9th

Concord and 9th Birdie Banners Stamp set

Hello! I have recently discovered a new stamp company - Concord and 9th. I am loving some of their recent stamps. I did a whole series of cards using their Birdie Banners Stamp set for my daughter to encourage her in the Boston Marathon this year. I sent these to her over a period of two weeks before the race.
This was the first one I sent. It also uses the Banner Alpha Bits stamps for her name.

 Second card - again using the Alpha Bits stamps.

 Third card - uses Papertrey's Outline Alphabet for "Boston".

 Fourth card - all the little birdies stacked up.

 Fifth card - this one is all about Heartbreak Hill. She said she thought about those little birds when she was going up the hill. :)

 Inside of the 5th card.

 Card 1 to open at the end of the race.

 Card 2 to open at the end of the race - outside of the card.

 Inside of card 2.

 She really enjoyed the cards! Here is a picture of Kelly crossing the finish line - we are so proud of her!

Thanks for hanging with me to the end - lot's of pictures in this post!

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