This is the final Feature Friday focused on color. Today our designers are highlighting spectrums of color from Concord & 9th's color collection—whether it's the full 24-color spectrum or a color spectrum of their own design. Check out what makes our ink and paper a cut above; then see how our guest designers use them to create inspired works of art. When you've created your own works of colorful art using our color collection, share them on social media using the hashtag
#c9creatingincolor
WHY OUR INK?
Ink Pads | Ink Cubes | Ink Refills
Our premium dye ink uses the latest in ink formulates for vibrant, fast-drying color; our pads and cubes use extra firm foam pads, resulting in crisper images with more even coverage. All of this adds up to stamping fun instead of stamping fails! In addition, our ink products are acid-free and made in the USA.
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WHY OUR PAPER?
8-1/2" x 11" Cardstock
Our 80-lb cardstock is milled in the USA and Europe, which means the highest of quality for your cardmaking and papercrafting projects! Each color pack contains 12 sheets of 8-1/2" x 11" acid- and lignin-free cardstock. Available in 24 colors, including black and white. Also available in an Assorted Pack (2 sheets of each color for a total of 48 sheets).
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BECKY ROBERTS - @INKINGIDAHO
Buttercup | Stardust | Cranberry | Peacock | Oceanside | Aqua Sky
Becky created a spectrum of primary colors moving from yellows (Buttercup and Stardust) to red (Cranberry) to blues (Peacock, Oceanside, and Aqua Sky)—light to dark to light.
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CARISSA WILEY - @CARISSAWILEY
Parsley | Buttercup | Sprout | Stardust | Honeysuckle | Grapefruit | Peacock
Instead of the conventional superbright rainbow, Carissa has created a gorgeous, almost pastel-like rainbow by tempering the brighter colors with lighter, more subtle shades.
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DANA JOY - @MZDANAJOY
Poppy | Sorbet | Buttercup | Sprout | Aqua Sky | Peacock
Dana may have created the happiest happy birthday card ever with this bright rainbow of colors! Note how even though she's only used six colors, it's enough to give you the feeling of a complete ROYGBIV color spectrum.
ERICA AB - @ERICA_CACACRAFT
The Full Concord & 9th Color Spectrum
Something you may have noticed about Erica is that she's "ca-ca"-crazy about color! Here she created her own designer paper by piecing together thin strips of all 24 colors of our cardstock, and then die cutting "hello" from it, making a really fun and colorful greeting! She also used "mini" spectrums to make little rainbows using the Rainbow Turnabout™ Stamp Set. Pure happiness!
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JANA MILLEN - @JANAMILLEN
The Full Concord & 9th Color Spectrum
Jana created angled stripes using 22 of our cardstock colors—and then took it to the next level by changing the angle, giving her card front a definite focal point highlighted by the use of the black and white circles and the Hey Bestie sentiment. This is sure to be one of your favorites too!
JEFF LINDBERG - @MRJEFFLINDBERG
The Full Concord & 9th Color Spectrum
Jeff has demonstrated several ways to use a paper-pieced block of colors: as an accent at the bottom of a card front; as the background of an open cutout; and the background of a less open cutout. He's also used them with three different colors of cardstock showing how versatile a color spectrum is!
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JESSICA FROST-BALLAS - @JESSICAFROSTBALLAS
Honeysuckle | Cranberry | Poppy |Grapefruit | Marmalade | Buttercup | Sprout | Parsley | Sea Glass | Aqua Sky | Oceanside | Peacock | Midnight | Eggplant
Jessica takes us on a journey through a winter wonderland with this dazzling display of colorful holiday trees! Want to make your own darling display? Check out the Take a Bough Dies!
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JUSTINE HOVEY - @JUSTINEHOVEY
The Full Concord & 9th Color Spectrum
Justine used the color spectrum in a different way: by die cutting single letters and hearts from each color of cardstock. The result is a delightful birthday greeting that shows a lot of heart—and color!
LAURA BASSEN - @LAURAFADORA
Honeysuckle | Poppy | Sorbet | Grapefruit | Stardust | Buttercup | Sprout | Parsley | Sea Glass | Aqua Sky | Oceanside | Peacock
Laura takes us on a virtual tropical vacation with this beautiful flower lei! She shows how you don't need to use all 24 colors to cover a full spectrum of colors from the pinks and reds to yellows to greens to blues.
LINDSEY LARSEN - @OCCASIONALCRAFTING
Honeysuckle | Poppy | Marmalade | Buttercup | Parsley | Oceanside
Lindsey created some darling bookmarks covering a basic color spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue (and a touch of pink for good measure). Each is adorable in its own right; together, they're gorg!
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LYDIA FIEDLER - @UNDERSTANDBLUE
The Full Concord & 9th Color Spectrum
Lydia's designer backdrop is magnificent using all 24 of Concord & 9th's colors! She has pieced them all together on a white background, then cut out a hexagonal centerpiece to highlight the sentiment. Stunning!
SEEKA - @SKYPAPERSCISSORS
The Full Concord & 9th Color Spectrum
Seeka demonstrates how a bright spectrum of color can be softened with some vellum and white embossing using the Grateful for Everything Stamp Set. The use of white cardstock and the graceful font of the sentiment further establishes the delicate mood of this sweet card.
TENIA NELSON - @TENIANELSON
Full Concord & 9th Color Spectrum
Tenia had fun with ink on her Love You card doing a bit of ink splattering with 21 of our 22 ink colors! She used the 22nd color (Wheat) on the cardstock hearts. The result is like a magical piece of abstract art—all the colors working together, with no single color standing out above another.
WANDA GUESS - @STAMPCATWG
Honeysuckle | Sorbet | Buttercup | Aqua Sky | Parsley | Oceanside | Eggplant
Can you get over how exquisite this card is? Wanda used the Hexagon Designer Dies along with a beautiful spectrum of cardstock colors to paper piece the flowers for an inspiring tiled effect.
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