Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge #1 – Celebration

This is my second post for today.  For my MarkerPop post please click here!

Good morning!!  Today I have the pleasure of introducing the very first Where Creativity Meets C9 challenge!  I’m still in a little bit of disbelief that Greg and Angie gave the go ahead for this challenge blog AND that 8 super talented designers accepted my offer to join the team!  I am so excited to get this challenge started and I really hope you’ll play along!  You can find all the details and the rest of the design team’s creations here!

We are sponsored by the fabulous Concord & 9th and one lucky random winner will receive a $25 gift certificate for a Concord & 9th shopping spree and our favorite entry will be asked to guest-design for a future challenge!

And here’s what I created for our Celebration theme:

I love those adorable birds!  To start I blended picked raspberry, spun sugar, shaded lilac, and blueprint sketch distress ink onto a piece of watercolor paper and let it dry for a few minutes.  Then I pressed a versamark pad all over the watercolor paper and heat-embossed it with holographic embossing powder for a gorgeously sparkly look!

Next I placed the By Your Side Bird dies onto a piece of black cardstock and ran it through my Bigshot.  I love that the ends of the branch the birds are sitting on doesn’t cut all the way through so the birds are attached to the black cardstock.  I removed the cut outline of the birds (which I saved for another card) and then slid the distress inked background behind the birds.  I used a little adhesive to make sure the distress inked panel won’t slide out.  Then I stamped the banner from Happy Day and added the sentiment inside the banner.  I stamped them with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder.  I die-cut the banner with the coordinating dies and then tucked it under the birds wings and added a little adhesive to keep it in place.  Finally I added a few sparkling clear sequins to finish the card!

So now it’s your turn!  The challenge ends on September 29th and I can’t wait to see what you’ll create!  Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram for more design inspiration throughout the month!  Thanks so much for visiting and have a fabulous weekend!

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!)

Happy Day	Happy Day Dies	Concord & 9th BY YOUR SIDE BIRD Die 10044C9	By Your Side Bird Die	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY Ranger TDP40088
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SPUN SUGAR Ranger TDP40194	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SHADED LILAC Ranger TDP40170	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BLUEPRINT SKETCH Ranger TDP47346	Ranger Mini Blending Tool	Canson Arches French Bound Hot Press Watercolor Paper Pad 9×12
Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Licorice Twist, 10 pk	Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White 80# Cover 8.5	Classic Crest Cover Solar White 8-1/2×11 110lb 250/pkg	Powder Tool Adhesive Deactivator	VersaMark Ink Pad
Ranger Embossing Powder 1-Ounce, Holographic	Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder, Clear	WAGNER HT 400 650-Degree Heat Gun	Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, Sparkling Clear Mix (4mm, 6mm, 8mm &10mm )	Scotch Acid Free Advanced Tape Glider, Pink Applicator with 2 Rolls of 1/4-Inch Tape (085)
3M Scotch 1/2-Inch by 36-Yard Double-Sided Foam Tape	Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents Precision Tip, 2-Ounce	Sizzix 660340 Big Shot Plus Cutting/Embossing Machine, White/Gray

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