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Happy Birthday Concord & 9th!! (+GIVEAWAY!)

Lots of giveaways going on right now…don’t forget to comment on my Christmas in July series or the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero giveaway!

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:

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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!!

giveawayConcord & 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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Comments

  2. Christy Q says

    Gorgeous cards, Jessica!! I love the blending you did – just stunning!! The white embossing on top makes it pop!

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  3. Michelle says

    This wild flowers stamp set has been on my WISHLIST for a Long time And your card just reaffirms that I NEED THIS STAMP! Yes. In it goes to my cart!

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  7. Rita Ritacco says

    What fun you must have had creating these beauties …… thank you for sharing all your technique details.

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  15. Debbie Anemaet says

    Beautiful cards, Jessica! I love the coloring, the flowers, and the clear droplets. Thanks so much for sharing with us and for participating in this great hop and giveaway.

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  20. Linda N says

    Love the ombre look so as soon as I get another 50% off coupon I’m getting some distress inks. Thank you for showing such a neat way to use them.

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