Showing posts with label #concord&9th. Show all posts
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Saturday, June 20, 2020

Crafty Friends: Concord & 9th and a 20% Discount!

Hey everybody! How are you all doing? It's a gorgeous day here in California, USA and I am itching to get outside and do some yard work in the sunshine. Before I head off to do that... today is My Crafty Friends day! If you haven't joined us before, we are a group of crafty friends who get together every month on the 20th for a blog hop. We feature projects from a specific company each month and they are so kind as to offer you all a discount! One of the cool things about this hop is that we feature our favorite sets from the company which means that you might see some oldie but goodie sets (inspiration for stamps you already have).

This month's featured company is none other than the fabulous Concord & 9th! and they are very generous to offer a 20% DISCOUNT to their entire store when you use THIS LINK and the code: CRAFTYFRIENDSJUNE20 (details below). 

Ok, now on to my card! Hello Lovely is one of my favorite ever stamp sets from Concord & 9th. It has a gorgeous floral bunch as well stamps to fill in the set with a watercolored look. There are also coordinating dies which you can get separately or buy the whole thing as a bundle. I decided to do a one layer card (ok, yeah, I did pop it up and cut a sliver off the side to peek the black card base) so I repeatedly stamped the large floral image around the edges of my card in Inkon3's Fade Out ink. This ink is made for no-line watercoloring as it takes on the color of the ink or watercolor that you use on top of it.
Maria Willis, #cardbomb, #concord&9th, Hello Lovely, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #craft, #create, #art, #handmade, #diy, #cardmaker, #watercolor, #nuvo, #danielsmithwatercolors

I used my Daniel Smith watercolors to paint this. I started with lighter layers of color and as they dried back I added more color. 
Maria Willis, #cardbomb, #concord&9th, Hello Lovely, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #craft, #create, #art, #handmade, #diy, #cardmaker, #watercolor, #nuvo, #danielsmithwatercolors

When I was done watercoloring I added a little extra shading with some colored pencils and a Sharpie. It might sound a little crazy to add sharpie to your watercolor pieces but I am telling you that Sharpies are one of my most used coloring tools.
Maria Willis, #cardbomb, #concord&9th, Hello Lovely, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #craft, #create, #art, #handmade, #diy, #cardmaker, #watercolor, #nuvo, #danielsmithwatercolors

To finish my card off I added some highlights with white gel pen, some gold Nuvo drops and a sentiment in Versafine ink. I also added splatters of gold with the Midas Touch shimmer pen from Tonic Studios and it was the perfect, subtle magic touch for this card (I wish that the camera picked up the shimmer).
Maria Willis, #cardbomb, #concord&9th, Hello Lovely, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #craft, #create, #art, #handmade, #diy, #cardmaker, #watercolor, #nuvo, #danielsmithwatercolors


Here are the details for the discount code from Concord & 9th. Remember that you need to use THIS LINK to get the discount. It's good for two days so if you'd like to take advantage of the discount head on over there before the time is up. 

Maria Willis, #cardbomb, #concord&9th, Hello Lovely, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #craft, #create, #art, #handmade, #diy, #cardmaker, #watercolor, #nuvo, #danielsmithwatercolors


I hope you'll keep on hopping along with us. Next up is the talented Becky Roberts! 
I hope you all have an amazing weekend! See you back here soon (in two hours bc today is a busy day for blogging for me!)!

Bye for now!
Maria





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Jill Hilliard
Amy Kolling
Tanya Boser
Ilina Crouse
Maria Willis: YOU ARE HERE
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Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Crafty Friends Blog Hop: Concord & Ninth

Hey you guys! Guess what? I've got some really exciting news for you... Today is the debut of a fantastic new blog hop called the Crafty Friends Blog Hop! This group of insanely talented crafters will be getting together on the 20th of each month to bring you all some crafty goodness. Every month we will be focusing on a different company and this month it is none other than the fabulous Concord & 9th which is perfect because they are having their Fourth Birthday this month! Happy Birthday Concord & 9th! They are celebrating their birthday with Giveaways, incentives and sales so be sure to head over there to join in the fun.

DISCOUNT: 

Concord & 9th is such an amazing company and they have generously given us a 20% Off Discount code to share with you! So, if you'd like to do a little crafty shopping head on over to  Concord & 9th and use discount code: CRAFTYFRIENDS20  to get 20% Off of your order between now and August 22nd. 
For today's cards I decided to pull out an old favorite of mine called Just Love from Concord & 9th. I've shared cards before using this gorgeous set but the possibilities for this stamp and die bundle are endless and I couldn't resist pulling it out again.  I made two cards. One card is bright and bold and the second is shimmery and soft. 
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #concord&9th, #craftyfriends, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #create, #art, #handmade, #handmadecards, #love, #flowers, #watercolor, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #nuvo, #nuvoshimmerpowder,
This card is my favorite of the two as I love bright, happy colors. I used my Nuvo Shimmer Powders to watercolor my embossed image. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut out the floral image so that I could mount it onto some colored cardstock. I also die cut the large "Love" sentiment out of black cardstock three times and glued the layers together. After coating the top layer in a thick coat of Nuvo Crystal Glaze I adhered the dimensional sentiment to my card.
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #concord&9th, #craftyfriends, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #create, #art, #handmade, #handmadecards, #love, #flowers, #watercolor, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #nuvo, #nuvoshimmerpowder,
On my second card I used the same image and heat embossed it in clear onto watercolor paper. This time I used a combination of my Daniel Smith watercolors and my Nuvo Shimmer Powders to watercolor the image. Again I tripled up my sentiment but this time I decided to keep it simple and I did not gloss it up.
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #concord&9th, #craftyfriends, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #create, #art, #handmade, #handmadecards, #love, #flowers, #watercolor, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #nuvo, #nuvoshimmerpowder,
I finished off both of my cards by splattering the backgrounds with watercolor or gesso. Then I added embellishments to each of them as a final touch.
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #concord&9th, #craftyfriends, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #create, #art, #handmade, #handmadecards, #love, #flowers, #watercolor, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #nuvo, #nuvoshimmerpowder,
This is such a great set for so many reasons but one of them is that it is great for beginning colorists. The small flowers and leaves on this set provide a great opportunity for learning to shade and to color blend no matter what your favorite medium is (Alcohol markers, pencils, watercolors, etc...). So, if you're looking for a great new set this might be the one you're looking for... and at 20% off remember to pick up the dies too!
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #concord&9th, #craftyfriends, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #create, #art, #handmade, #handmadecards, #love, #flowers, #watercolor, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #nuvo, #nuvoshimmerpowder,
Click here to shop Concord & 9th at 20% Off until 8/22/2019.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you will hop along with the rest of the hop to see all of the amazing Concord & 9th inspiration that we have for you today. If you're interested in checking out any of the products that I've used today I will link to them at the bottom of my post.

Next up on this hop is the amazing Becky Roberts!
Have a great day! See you back here soon,
Maria



CRAFTY FRIENDS BLOG ROLL:

Jenny Hall
Tanya Boser
Ilina Crouse
Maria Willis : You are HERE.
Becky Roberts : Next in hop.
Sandi MacIver
Sue Plote
Sara Finkey Sherlock
Lydia Fiedler
Jill Hilliard
Jen Timko



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Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Watercolor Emboss Resist with Concord & 9th

Hey you guys! I hope you're having a great day. I'm back with another card made from Concord and 9th's Just Love Bundle. This time I used an Emboss Resist Technique with watercoloring. First, I embossed the floral stamp in white embossing powder (if you don't have white, clear embossing powder will work well too)...
#art, #arteza, #artezarealbrushpens, #cardbomb, #cards, #color, #concord&9th, #craft, #create, #handmade, #love, #mariawillis, #paint, #watercolor, #wowembossing, #distressinks, #handmadecards, #valentinesday,

Then I used Distress Inks and a water brush to watercolor the image. You can see that the embossed image resists the ink and remains white. This is a great technique for beginning watercolorists because the raised, embossed image helps you to keep your paint/ink where you want it. 
#art, #arteza, #artezarealbrushpens, #cardbomb, #cards, #color, #concord&9th, #craft, #create, #handmade, #love, #mariawillis, #paint, #watercolor, #wowembossing, #distressinks, #handmadecards, #valentinesday,

After my watercoloring dried I used my anti-static pouch on my card. Then I used Versamark ink and my Rose Gold Embossing Powder from Wow! Embossing to heat emboss the large "Love" sentiment straight onto the card face. 
#art, #arteza, #artezarealbrushpens, #cardbomb, #cards, #color, #concord&9th, #craft, #create, #handmade, #love, #mariawillis, #paint, #watercolor, #wowembossing, #distressinks, #handmadecards, #valentinesday,

I decided not to add any background splatter or sequins to this card this time. It's such a simple but pretty one-layer card and I decided to leave it alone.
#art, #arteza, #artezarealbrushpens, #cardbomb, #cards, #color, #concord&9th, #craft, #create, #handmade, #love, #mariawillis, #paint, #watercolor, #wowembossing, #distressinks, #handmadecards, #valentinesday,

That's all for today folks! Let me know if you have any questions. I'll add product links below so that if you want to add any of these products to your crafty stash it's as easy as a mouse click.  

Have an amazing day!

Maria



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Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Sending Love: No-line Watercoloring with Arteza Brushpens

Happy New Year Everybody!!
I hope you all closed 2018 out with a bang and are ready for a beautiful new year. It's that time of year where so many of us decide to create change in our lives in hopes of bettering either ourselves or our quality of life. Some of us make resolutions, some of us set goals, some of us get philosophical... I'm curious to know how all of you are approaching the new year? 

Long ago I stopped making New Year resolutions. I suppose it's because I feel that January 1st is just another marking of the passage of time. It is the beginning of a new year but it is also just like any other day of the year. It's like a bookmark marking a page in a book and in the same way that bookmarks can be moved... so can the markings of the passage of time. For whatever reason I don't feel like a need a bookmark on January 1st every year. I do feel it's important to set goals throughout the year (and through the different phases of our lives) and right now I'm really feeling like it's important to focus on the small choices that we (I) make everyday. These small choices become the building blocks of our lives. I don't know if this makes sense to any of you who are listening to my rambling thoughts... if so, I just want to say that you don't have to put pressure on yourselves to immediately achieve greatness in 2019. You can start by making tiny, conscious choices everyday-choices that are doable, achievable and that feel good. Over time these choices will become a huge part of you and can help create the change that you are seeking without feeling overwhelming and without setting yourself up for failure. Be kind to yourself, set realistic expectations and goals, set yourself up for success! This is what I plan to do for myself and I wish the same for you all. 

Ok, on to the card because I'm pretty sure this is why you are here. I had a ton of fun making this card. I haven't had much time to craft over the last couple of months (I fear this may continue as we enter tax season) so it felt fantastic to sit down, put on my audio book and lose track of time as I created. I used the Concord & 9th "Just Love" Bundle to create a couple of cards and this is one of them. I stamped the floral image onto Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper in Fade Out ink from Inkon3. This ink allows you to see the image well enough to to color or watercolor but it's light enough that you can't see the ink when you're done coloring. It's perfect the no-line watercoloring technique that I used. 


#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #cards, #handmade, #love, #concord&9th, #watercolor, #arteza, #artezarealbrushpens, #color, #art, #create, #craft, #paint,


Next, I used my Arteza Brush Pens and a water brush to watercolor the floral image. I wanted the flowers to be bold and bright so they would pop behind the black sentiment. In order to help the floral elements stand out I did a light gray watercolor wash in the background with splatters added in for texture. #cardbomb, #mariawillis, #cards, #handmade, #love, #concord&9th, #watercolor, #arteza, #artezarealbrushpens, #color, #art, #create, #craft, #paint,


After finishing up the background I die cut the word Love twice out of black cardstock. I layered one on top of the other adhering them with liquid glue. Then I used a coat of Tonic Nuvo Crystal Glaze over the top of it to give it a shiny, crystalline finish. I glued that straight to the background, added some sequins and called it a day. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #cards, #handmade, #love, #concord&9th, #watercolor, #arteza, #artezarealbrushpens, #color, #art, #create, #craft, #paint,


Simon Says Stamp has a fun Wednesday challenge going on right now. It's Anything Goes theme so I'm adding my card to their gallery as this fits the bill. I'm also adding some product links below in case you'd like to add any of the products I've used today to your own crafty stash. Some of the links are affiliate links and I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use my links (thanks for using them I really appreciate it!).

Wishing you all a wonderful day and a happy new year full of all of the very best things!

Maria



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Monday, September 10, 2018

Watercolor fun and a Fancy Envelope!

Hi guys! Today I've got a fun watercolored card to share with you. It's a long overdue hug/thank you card for a kindness that somebody paid me a couple of months ago. I've been meaning to send this out forever and I figure it's better ridiculously late than never. I started off by heat embossing this gorgeous floral image from Concord & 9th (stamp set is called Hello Lovely) in black onto watercolor paper. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #card, #concord&9th, #flower, #watercolor, #distressinks, #distressoxides, #timholtz, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #papercrafting, #cardmaking, #handmade, #diy, #craft, #create, #art,

Then I used my Distress Inks (regular not Oxide) to watercolor the image. I love how vibrant these inks are even when you watercolor with them. Also, I don't know what you all think about blue leaves but I think they're pretty fun especially alongside the vibrant greens of the other foliage.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #card, #concord&9th, #flower, #watercolor, #distressinks, #distressoxides, #timholtz, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #papercrafting, #cardmaking, #handmade, #diy, #craft, #create, #art,

After watercoloring the main image I added some lighter watercoloring in blues and greens to the background. Then I splattered it with the same colors and added some sequins. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #card, #concord&9th, #flower, #watercolor, #distressinks, #distressoxides, #timholtz, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #papercrafting, #cardmaking, #handmade, #diy, #craft, #create, #art,

I decided to make a crazy, fun envelope to go with the card. I used my Distress Oxide inks to lay down some color on my craft mat. Then I spritzed it with shimmer spray and pressed my envelope into it repeatedly making sure the whole thing was covered with color. 

That's all for today folks. Thanks so much for stopping by. Just in case you're interested in picking up either the original Distress Inks, or, the Distress Oxide Inks so that you can play around with them at home I am adding a link to Ranger Ink below. These inks are made by Ranger and I like purchasing directly from the source! Have fun!

Have an amazing day!
Maria


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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Let's Get Hopping Blog Hop: Not Your Standard Card

Hi Everybody! I'm so glad to have you here today because it's been forever since I've taken part in a blog hop and today I am hopping along with the crew from Let's Get Hopping. This month the theme is "Not Your Standard Card." Many card makers stick to making the standard A2 sized card (4.25" x 5.5") and don't deviate much from that size. This challenge is great because it forces us to think a little bit differently and I can't wait to see what sizes and shapes the rest of the crew has come up with. 

I've really been looking forward to using this gorgeous stamp that I just got from Concord & 9th called Grateful for Everything. It is such a beautiful floral image and even though it's intended for the Fall season I just wasn't ready to take it that direction yet. It's perfect for this challenge because the image is large and won't fit on an A2 sized card. This gave me the chance to make a narrower, wider card and fill it with this beautiful image. I heat embossed it in White Satin Pearl Embossing Powder (PW118) from Hero Arts. This embossing powder is so pretty because it takes on a little bit of the color of cardstock that it is embossed on and is pearlescent (sentiment is also embossed in this same EP but looks different because it's on black cardstock). 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #heroarts, #concord&9th, #c&9, #altenew, #card, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #technique, #watercolor, #watercolorbleaching, #distressoxideinks, #distressoxides, #distressinks, #timholtz, #copics, #heatemboss, #copicmarkers,

After heat embossing the image I sponged it using my Distress Oxide Inks (colors listed at bottom of post). These inks are such a dream to blend! They look creamy, have a matte finish and even oxidize when you add water. After sponging I flicked some water droplets onto my card with a wet paintbrush. Then I used a paper towel to absorb the water which left behind some pretty, light colored splatter. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #heroarts, #concord&9th, #c&9, #altenew, #card, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #technique, #watercolor, #watercolorbleaching, #distressoxideinks, #distressoxides, #distressinks, #timholtz, #copics, #heatemboss, #copicmarkers,

Next, I used a technique that I learned from the talented Kelly Latevola. She calls it water color bleaching (I think I've called it ink lifting in the past) but then she takes it a step further and incorporates some copic coloring to make her images really pop off of the page. Here's a link to the video I watched where she demonstrates this technique: CLICK HERE. Anyhow, I used a wet paint brush to color over my image. As I wet the image I pressed a paper towel over it to remove some of the ink so that the image looked "bleached." This doesn't remove all of the color but it does leave it looking faded out. After that I went back to the image with my Copic Markers and added shading and drop shadows to give it more detail and add back in some more color where I wanted it. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #heroarts, #concord&9th, #c&9, #altenew, #card, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #technique, #watercolor, #watercolorbleaching, #distressoxideinks, #distressoxides, #distressinks, #timholtz, #copics, #heatemboss, #copicmarkers,

I heat embossed the sentiment from Altenew in the same Hero Arts embossing powder that I used on the floral image. It looks a bit darker and more silvery against the darker cardstock. I popped the image up on foam tape to give it a bit of dimension. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #heroarts, #concord&9th, #c&9, #altenew, #card, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #technique, #watercolor, #watercolorbleaching, #distressoxideinks, #distressoxides, #distressinks, #timholtz, #copics, #heatemboss, #copicmarkers,

To finish the card off I add a coat of Wink of Stella to my image. Then I added some clear sequins in a variety of sizes to give it a little more sparkle.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #heroarts, #concord&9th, #c&9, #altenew, #card, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #technique, #watercolor, #watercolorbleaching, #distressoxideinks, #distressoxides, #distressinks, #timholtz, #copics, #heatemboss, #copicmarkers,

Well, that is it for today folks. I hope you've enjoyed my project because I really enjoyed trying out a new (to me) technique. I've put a list of the products that I used and links to the shops where they can be purchased just in case you're interested in trying this technique out for yourself. I am also entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (Anything Goes). 

I hope you'll keep on hopping along with us to check out what the rest of the crew has made for this hop. You can head on over to Jennifer Frost's blog by clicking the next button below.

Have an amazing day!
Maria





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Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool (Round)
Ranger Mini Blending Tool Replacement Foams 

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Tim Holtz Waterbrush Detailer Tip

-Tim Holtz Tools by Tonic Stamp Platform





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