Where Creativity Meets Concord & 9th – Watercolor!

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This is my second post for today! When this post goes up I’ll be in Manhattan! I’m going to try and see some of my peeps before I head back home. I do love a day in the city as most of you know! The reason for two posts today you may be wondering? Well it’s time for the second challenge over on the Where Creativity Meets Concord & 9th Challenge Blog! This time we are featuring a technique which is one of my favorites… watercoloring! You have a whole month to play along! Winners will be picked on Monday, November 7th and announced on Tuesday November 8th!

Here is this month’s challenge badge…

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I have been dying to use the Holy Night Dies from last month’s release! I die cut all of the pieces for the main parts of the card from Arches 140lb Watercolor Card. Before I scored them I used my Mijello Mission Gold Watercolors to create my scene. After the pieces had dried (I let them air dry to minimize warping) I scored them at the notches that die cuts add and then added Scor-Tape and adhered all of the pieces together. The star just had to be cut from Gold Mirror Card along with the noel. I also cut two noels from a piece of Solar White 110lb and adhered them together and to the card with Multi-Purpose Spray Adhesive. Just a few Pretty Pink Posh Gold Sequins complete the card! I love that die set, it makes it so easy to make a dimensional pop-up card, and the best part is that it folds flat and fits in a standard envelope! I hope that you enjoyed my Design Team card for this month’s Where Creativity Meets Concord & 9th Watercolor Challenge! We hope that you will play along with us and if you need a little additional inspiration stop by the BLOG and see the amazing cards that the rest of the Design Team has created! Hope to see your card in the gallery! Enjoy the rest of your weekend! 🙂

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Products used:

Watercolors: Mijello Mission Gold 36 Color Set

Specialty Paper: Arches 140lb Watercolor Card and Gold Mirror Card (The Paper Cut)

Dies: Holy Night (Concord & 9th)

Embellishments: Gold Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Adhesives: Scor-Tape, Multi-Purpose Spray (Elmer’s) and Multi-Matte Medium (Ranger)

Tools: Artisan X-plorer (Spellbinders) and #2, #4, and #8 Silver Brushes

Sweet Pineapple Thanks

We had a very rainy and humid end to the day here yesterday. The Stamp, Ink, Paper Store was fun as always! I do enjoy spending time with the ladies at the crop. Pat and I had some fun with heat embossing on chipboard, wood veneer and MDF! She made a beautiful layout with some Blue Fern Papers and Embellishments. I did have to run to the Post Office to drop off a few packages and on my way back I stopped at DSW. I needed a new pair of sneakers and I had a $20 off coupon. I always look on the clearance rack first and there was a pair of Frye sneakers. I knew that they made boots, very expensive boots but apparently they also make expensive sneakers! They were $228!! After the markdown and 70% off and my $20 off coupon I got them for $29!! Woo hoo! I do love a bargain and that was a serious one! They are really nice navy blue suede an leather with a hint of brown. When I got home I had Chinese with my Parent’s, it has become a Sunday tradition and I love it. After that I went with Anthony and Bill to get Anthony a new iPhone. They didn’t have the 7Plus and won’t until late November so Ant got the 7. I personally would have waited but he has even less patience than me! Once I got home I chatted with Andrea for a bit and then a little down time before bed. This morning I’m off to Manhattan with Heather to drop her brother off at Comic-Con and then I’m going to stop by and see my friends Jim and Diane. Should be a fun day! Oh, and for a little added bonus I’ll be back later on today at 11:00am with the new challenge post for the Where Creativity Meets Concord & 9th Blog so be sure and come back for that! 😀

I started working on this card at the store and finished it when I got home. Apparently it’s stamped background weekend! LOL! My card base is Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock. All of the images and greetings are from the Concord & 9th Pop Art Pineapple Photopolymer Stamp Set. I stamped the flower in Hero Arts Soft Purple and the You’re Sweet in Fresh Peach onto some Solar White 80lb. I used my Grid Mat to line up the images as I stamped them.The pineapple base is stamped in Dandelion Hybrid and Soft Brown with the crown stamped in Green Apple Hybrid. My greeting is stamped in Soft Brown with the banner stamped in Green Apple Hybrid and they are all cut out with the Coordinating Dies. I also die cut a panel of 36lb Vellum with the Lawn Fawn Cross Stitched Rectangle Stackables Lawn Cuts. The images and greeting are adhered to the Vellum with 3D Foam Squares and then adhesive is added behind them and the panel is adhered to the card. A scattering of Pretty Pink Posh Wisteria, Lemon Drop and Sand Sequins completes the card! I really am enjoying the stamped backgrounds, can you tell?! I hope that you like this morning’s card! I thank you for visiting today and don’t forget to come back at 11:00am for my Where Creativity Meets Concord & 9th Design Team Post! Enjoy your morning and I’ll see you in again a little while! 🙂

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Products used:

Stamp Set: Pop Art Pineapple Photopolymer (Concord & 9th)

Ink: Soft Purple, Fresh Peach, Soft Brown, Green Apple Hybrid and Dandelion Hybrid (Hero Arts)

Card Stock: Solar White 110lb and 80lb (Neenah)

Specialty: 36lb Vellum (The Paper Cut)

Dies: Pop Art Pineapple (Concord & 9th) and Cross Stitched Rectangle Stackables Lawn Cuts (Lawn Fawn)

Embellishments: Wisteria, Lemon Drop and Sand Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Adhesives: E-Z Runner (Home & Hobby), 3D Foam Squares (Scrapbook Adhesives) and Multi-Matte Medium (Ranger)

Tools: Artisan X-plorer (Spellbinders) and Crystal Katana