Cherry Nice x 4
July 2025 Concord & 9th
I got out the Cherry Nice products from Concord & 9th to create a card or two. As usual, I was debating which direction to go and which products to use… and suddenly ended up with 4 cards and pieces left for more. Here’s a quick look at each, with colors listed and links to products below.
Techniques:
I wanted to go bright on this card, and I think that shows. :)
This background is created by inking one side of the embossing folder, so the ink is pressed into the card panel as it embosses. (I did a few passes of inking and pressing.)
I left the ink uneven in some places, and along one edge of the card panel. I like the visual texture it creates (like on a canvas, or with plaster) and the artistic style it adds.
Though I did most of the inking with Sprout, I added a touch of Starfruit in some areas on one pass, for a little more depth. (Also, I think I need to re-ink my Sprout, so that helped fill it in without it getting dark.)
The cherries are cut from bright warm colors, and the stems and leaf from cool.
To provide color balance on the card, I used the cooler colors to stamp the sentiment blocks.
Colors:
cardstock: Concord & 9th Dragonfruit, Watermelon, Pimento, Oceanside, Blueberry and White.
ink: Concord & 9th Starfruit, Sprout, Oceanside, Blueberry
Techniques:
I wanted to try the full turnout to create a bold single-color pattern. The Black on Poppy is not a high contrast, but it certainly shows well and is the bold look I wanted.
I used an asymmetric arrangement for my single cherry and the single sentiment block. It is a loose take on a color block approach since the cherry is mostly pink and the sentiment block is white.
Colors:
cardstock: Concord & 9th Dragonruit, Sweet Pea, Poppy, White.
ink: Black.
Techniques:
I wanted to try the full turnout to create a bold single-color pattern. The Black on Poppy is not a high contrast, but it certainly shows well and is the bold look I wanted.
I used an asymmetric arrangement for my single cherry and the single sentiment block. It is a loose take on a color block approach since the cherry is mostly pink and the sentiment block is white.
Colors:
cardstock: Concord & 9th Sweet Pea, Watermelon, Poppy, Pimento, Oceanside, Lakefront, White.
ink: Concord & 9th Pimento, Black.
Techniques:
Here’s another with the Turnabout, but for this one I used two colors on top of colored cardstock. I knew the Nectar would have a very soft look on this Watermelon cardstock, and also used Watermelon for two rotations so it would layer on the cardstock to create more variation. (Note: You can also create more variation with a single color by inking one rotation more.)
The large cherries are done in similar colors to the background - all variations of warm red/pink colors. I did some ink blending on the die cut cherry parts to add some depth, and took advantage of the highlight shape that’s part of the dies.
For the sentiment, I used the die cut “sweet” and then did partial stamping of a sentiment so I could have the “Hello” and “Friend” above and below the “sweet” rather than in one line.
Colors:
cardstock: Concord & 9th Sweet Pea, Watermelon, Poppy, Pimento, Oceanside, Lakefront, White.
ink: Concord & 9th Watermelon, Pimento, Nectar, Black.
Thank you for visiting! I hope you get some time to create something soon.
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