Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

turnabout

Hero Arts and Concord and 9th- You Amaze Me!

Hi there! Today, I’m thrilled to be a part of an extra special blog hop collaborating between two of my very favorite stamp companies: Hero Arts and Concord and 9th! These two fantastic companies have worked together to create this awesome stamp set: HA+C9 Props Turnabout! It is now available on the Hero Arts website, and it will be available on the Concord and 9th website (as well as other retailers) as soon as July 10th! You should have arrived here from Caly Person’s blog.

From Hero Arts: Hero Arts is celebrating 45 years, and we are honored and humbled that Concord & 9th is sharing in the celebration!  A special “Partners” Hero Arts + Concord & 9th 6×8 clear set, and other related products, is available on www.HeroArts.com starting June 26, and will be available online and in a store near you starting July 10.

Here’s a peek at the turnabout:

These turnabout stamps are so fun, right? It’s an amazing concept, and the results that you can get are fantastic. You can totally change the look of your turnabout depending on the color scheme that you use. I have two projects for you using the new HA+C9 Props Turnabout, as well as the coordinating Rounded Rectangle Infinity Dies, so let’s get started with the details!

Confession. The turnabouts used to scare me a little. Lining the stamp up exactly right the first time seemed basically impossible. Enter: The Turnabout Jig. That thing is worth it’s weight (and a lot more, since it weighs basically nothing, ha) in gold. Between the jig and the little printed acetate guides included in the HA+C9 Props Turnabout stamps, you are set up for success! I happened to have the Hero Hues Azalea, Pebble, Nautical, Arctic, and Adriatic card stock next to each other on my desk and absolutely loved the combination, and so I used it as the basis for my cards today!

I began by stamping my HA+C9 Props Turnabout using my Misti, Turnabout jig, and four colors of Hero Arts ink: Blue Raspberry, Ultra Pink, Navy, and Wet Cement. I did all of my stamping on a panel of white card stock, then trimmed it down slightly smaller than A2 and mounted it on a panel of Nautical card stock.

I stamped the block image (included in the large 6×8 HA+C9 Props Turnabout) using the same shades of ink, as well as some silver sparkle embossing powder. I cut the image out using the Hero Arts Rounded Rectangle Infinity Dies. (The stamp set was designed to work with these dies. Score for multiple uses!) I trimmed some strips of Hero Hues card stock in the same shades of ink, then layered them over the turnabout card base using foam tape, adding the rounded rectangle label over the top, as well. Super cheerful and colorful!

For my second project today, I wanted to do something that was more bold and graphic, focusing mostly on that fantastic label image included in the HA+C9 Props Turnabout. I began by trimming several strips of various widths from Hero Hues card stocks: Azalea, Pebble, Nautical, Arctic, and Adriatic. I then placed lots of very strong double sided adhesive on a panel of A2 card stock and began layering stripes of color at an angle to create a bold, custom pattern for the background! I trimmed the excess strips off of the panel to create a perfectly rectangular A2 panel.

After creating my graphic striped background, I stamped the block sentiment using Navy ink on Pebble card stock, adding the details in colored ink and the sentiment in white embossing powder. I created a frame using more Nautical card stock and the Rounded Rectangle Infinity Dies, popping it up with foam adhesive around the edge of the striped background panel. I also die cut the block sentiment again using the Rounded Rectangle Infinity Dies and adhering with foam tape.

Now, for some giveaway information!

One lucky winner will receive one HA+C9 Props Turnabout set, one jig and one rounded rectangle infinity dies set. Blog hoppers have until Sunday night June 30 11:59pm PST to comment and enter. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win! The winner will be announced next week on the Hero Arts blog.

Your next stop on the hop is Ilina Crouse!

Concord and 9th Feature Friday, Volume 3!

Good morning! Today is the third installment of the Where Creativity Meets C9‘s Feature Friday for Concord and 9th’s 3rd Birthday Month! Today, we are focusing on the absolutely gorgeous Leaf Turnabout stamp and die set! There have been so many gorgeous examples of projects using the Leaf Turnabout stamp set that I wanted to focus on the beautiful details maple leaf die set that coordinates with the stamp set. Let’s get started with the details!

To begin, I die cut the intricate vein and frame portion of the Thankful Leaves die set from some gold glitter card stock. I had initially thought that I would use just solid colored card stock to back my leaf, but it was just a bit bland for my taste. I have several alcohol ink panels already made up (I like to spend an hour or two just playing with my alcohol inks, which results in a nice little pile of backgrounds waiting to be put to use!), so I die cut the solid leaf from an orange and gold panel. I love how the colors of the alcohol inks swirl and meld with each other, definitely reminiscent of the colors on an autumn leaf.

After die cutting the solid leaf from the alcohol ink panel, I decided that the veined frame covered up too much of the pretty mottled alcohol ink pattern and decided to place it back within the negative space of the full panel. I adhered the whole thing to a panel of plain card stock to keep everything in place, then adhered the veined frame to cover the die cut lines. I heat embossed the sentiment from the Leaf Turnabout using gold embossing powder onto some heavy weight vellum, then adhered both sentiment strips to the card front using liquid adhesive. Thankfully, the chunky font used on the sentiments allowed for me to easily hide the adhesive behind the letters.

The final step was to add some jewels from Pretty Pink Posh for some more sparkle.

Well, that’s all for me today! Remember, you still have some time left this month to get your project in to the linkup for the Where Creativity Meets C9 challenge. This month’s theme is Anything Goes, so pull out your favorite Concord and 9th stamp set, create a project, link it up here, and you could be eligible to win a $25 shopping spree to Concord and 9th! (Please be sure to read all of the rules for eligibility so if you’re chosen, you’re not disqualified!)

Thanks so much for dropping by today, and have a marvelous weekend!


Where Creativity Meets C9: Anything Goes!

Good morning! Today marks the start of a new challenge over at the Where Creativity Meets C9 blog…. and this month we are celebrating the end of the year with Anything Goes!!

The Where Creativity Meets C9 team were lucky enough to get to play with the new release for December, and let me tell you… there are some fabulous new sets released today. I chose to work with the new Polka Dot Turnabout stamp set and the amazing Love You So stamps and dies to make a card with a cheeky little sentiment. I love how C9 adds little snippets of sass into their stamp sets so you can go totally traditional or be a little smart alecky if the mood strikes!

I started with the new Polka Dot Turnabout set… I know it is supposed to be turned four times and made into a colorful dotty background, but those random polka dots are a stamp I’ve had a hankering for for quite a while, so I just stamped it once with black ink and I’m in LOVE. (appropriate for the sentiment, right?) I trimmed it down and mounted it on a gold foil panel.

Next, I die cut the “LOVE” from plain black card stock. There are about a bazillion different ways you could use this Love You So die set… one of my favorite things about C9 is how versatile their designs are! I also stamped “your face” from the coordinating stamp set on a thin strip of black card stock and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. I mounted them on the bottom corner of the dotty panel, and added a few little die cut hearts (also from the Love You So die set). I covered those with some gold Wink of Stella, then added some Glossy Accents over the top to add some more shine and texture.

The final step was to add some foam tape to the back of my gold foil panel and mount it to my card base!

Now, it’s your turn! Use your goodies from Concord and 9th to create a project, ANY project, and add it to our link up by December 29th. You could be our random winner of a $25 shopping spree to Concord and 9th, generously donated by Greg and Angie from Concord and 9th! Please PLEASE be sure to look at the rules for entering the contest. We’ve had so many entries disqualified because they were not following all of the rules.

Have fun, and good luck!!