Hi everyone!! I am over the moon excited about today's blog post! I worked really really hard on this post and all the photos and projects and everything. Truly a fun and exciting post that I really put my heart into. I'm glad I can finally share everything with you and tell you what's up with our friends at Concord & 9th! Today I am part of the team helping to launch the first Color Collection from Concord & 9th! Creating in Color! Beautiful ink pads and matching cardstock in gorgeous colors! YIPPEEEE!
At Creativation I was able to see the new color collection in person at the C9 booth... and I was excited back then! But then, you know, 2020 happened and everything kept getting delayed. Well...now it's time! Finally it's time! I have been making projects for a couple of weeks and really have given the inks and papers a crafty workout. Verdict: LOVE. For sure these inks are staying on my desk. They are wonderful. I'll talk more about them later in my post. I have two projects to share today. AND...there is a huge Instagram Hop going on with AMAZING prizes!! I'll tell you the details about that too!
Concord & 9th is one of my favorite companies - you guys already know that! I used new dies from this month's release for my card today! I'll be posting today to launch the festivities, and then I'll be posting every Friday in July - more projects made with the new inks and papers. Soooo a lot happening and I'm so glad. All the new ink pads, cardstock and July stamps/dies will be available in the C9 Store on Thursday, July 9th at 11am EST!! Set your alarm for it!
First up today is a big chunky flower card!! I used six of the new hues to make this one.... SO FRESH! I also used the new Fresh Cut Florals dies that will be released later this week. A whole card with just dies - no stamping on this one. The finished card is slightly larger than an A2 card. I made a custom size for this one. Colors: Honeysuckle, Stardust, Ballet Slipper, Parsley, Aqua Sky and Sorbet. YUM.
It was super fun and relaxing to sit and die cut flowers and put them together.... You can see that I used the same color ink pad and cardstock to make the florals: I used Honeysuckle cardstock and then inked the edges with Honeysuckle Ink, etc. Gives more depth and dimension to otherwise plain die cuts. I also used a white gel pen to add accents to all the pieces.
I unified the look by making the flower centers all black. Makes it pop and look graphic too. Very modern! The sentiment is also a die cut from black cardstock. I love how this turned out. These flowers are pretty on a card but would be perfect for making a paper wreath, or gluing onto treat boxes or presents!!
Here are the cardstock colors used on this project.... I'll be sharing my cute little swatch book next!!!
Let's talk about that beautiful Stitched Blooms Die! OH MY WORD.... It's a die that makes this amazing design into the paper!!! I think you're going to be seeing this a lot in my projects. I felt like it just added a little something!
Okay - so the color collection comes in: Full size ink pads, ink cubes, reinkers and cardstock. 22 fresh and fabulous colors of ink. The paper pack includes black and white also. Kraft is called Wheat in this collection. The pinks and greens are luscious... All the ink pads are foam. They are CRISP and clear! So my test of new inks is to use Neenah Solar White paper with a brand new stamp and the brand new ink... These ink pads passed the test with flying colors! NO pooling or blotches... You'll see in my project on Friday - I used tons of inks. They are so nice.
CLICK HERE to read the details about the colors on the C9 website!
I made this adorable little swatch book on a ring to keep track of my colors. I love this project!! Here are all the cardstock colors...
And here are all my pretty ink pads all in a row.... Swoon....
And here is my sweet little swatch book!! EEP. Don't you love it!? I used the Crafty Turnabout Stamp Set, Crafty Dies, Tall Type Alphas and Numbers, and of course the new cardstock. I used the postage stamp die from the Crafty Dies set and die cut one of each color of cardstock. I used a hole punch to punch a hole in the corner of each one. Then I made a front cover and a back cover!! I put them all on a ring that is now happily hanging in my craft room. The #C9 part is the back cover!!
Here is the front cover.... The scissors are from Oceanside and Dove papers and the stamp is Wheat and Honeysuckle papers. The hearts are the Cranberry paper.
And here is the back cover! Black, Dove, Aqua Sky, and Mushroom papers. Aqua Sky ink! I used the Crafty Dies and the Tall Type Alpha and Numbers...
Here's a picture of it in my hand so you can see the scale of it. Those dies are the sweetest thing!!
Okay! You've made it through this long post! Thanks for coming by to visit today! I hope you can feel my excitement and I hope you are excited too! I cannot wait to share all month with you. My projects are coming along nicely and I'm very inspired. All the new inks and papers will be available with the July release: Thursday July 9th, 11am EST.
PRIZE ALERT PRIZE ALERT PRIZE ALERT!!! The prizes for this release are all happening on Instagram!! We are doing an Insta-hop with 18 craft bloggers. We are all featuring the new color collection on our Instagram feeds!! Please pop over to my Instagram for all the details. The prizes are AMAAAZZZING but you can only enter on IG. Here's a hint - the grand prize is one of everything!!! Oh YEAH! Good Luck friends!
CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies I used for today's projects! (Affiliate Links Used). I will see you soon (Friday!) Take care. XOXO
Wow, Wanda you’re amazing! A big thank you for sharing your work with the C9 inks and cardstock. I L-O-V-E your modern floral card! It’s gorgeous!!! It looks tropical to me but either way, I love it! 😎💖
Posted by: Stephanie Clapper | 07/14/2020 at 07:14 AM
Such a lovely card and aren't you lucky to have a chance to play with these wonderful colours. Love the swatches you made x
Posted by: Maria Alder | 07/12/2020 at 03:35 PM
Fun, pretty card! And your swatches are great!
Posted by: Rosa M. Vasquez | 07/10/2020 at 06:57 AM
I am so inspired!!! All those beautiful colors....and dies!! I want one of everything. Lol
Posted by: Kari VanNoy | 07/09/2020 at 12:00 PM
Another adorable, cuter-than-cute, Wanda project!!! You rock, Wanda!!! TFS
Posted by: Peggy Parsons | 07/09/2020 at 10:52 AM
Simply gorgeous
Posted by: Jean Marmo | 07/08/2020 at 05:38 PM
My oh my, you have been busy! Love C9 so much, and their addition of ink/paper is very welcome... love the swatch ring. How handy to just grab it. I am anxious for your Friday posts. Always fun!
Posted by: Anne Sturgeon | 07/08/2020 at 07:54 AM
No fair! Not everyone uses IG.
Posted by: Marisela Delgado | 07/08/2020 at 01:46 AM
These are darling!! I LOVE the pretty colors and your cardstock ring is fabulous!!
Posted by: Nora Noll | 07/07/2020 at 11:35 AM