Pattern Play
April 2025 Release from Concord & 9th
The Pattern Play die set is part of the April 2025 release from Concord & 9th, and one of the products I was most excited about when I saw what was coming! To see the whole new release, take a look at this link here.
Techniques:
Of course, this had to use the two new colors I was most excited about. I used the cover panel die on A2 sized pieces of both Brickyard and Pimento.
After deciding where I wanted the color split to be, I trimmed the Pimento panel carefully between the two rows, and attached it to the Brickyard one, making sure that everything lined up just right.
TIP: When lining something like this up, I focus on where it matters most - in this case that was the “seam” where the two colors meet. If something was slightly off on the edges I knew I could trim that down so it wasn’t an issue. Which I did have to do.
I used the various shape dies to cut pieces from both colors of cardstock, and added in some from Wildberry also. I wanted some color play along with the Pattern Play. Having a third color in this analogous color series helped ground it all.
Selecting a variety of shapes to use from the three colors, and varying the placement of them in the rows and columns on the card panel adds interest. Stacking a few of them up adds to the depth and texture in the design also, which enhances and plays off the great stitched pattern from the cover plate die.
A couple of the things I did here to create a good rhythm with the shapes that wasn’t busy feeling were to
group placement - each of the three color pieces are generally a grouping of three that flow together well. Two are closer together with one slightly more offset.
alignment - While none of the three color groups are perfectly aligned within each other, but there are two main axis points that each include all three colors - one vertical and one horizontal. All three groupings closer around that.
The greeting is die cut from white for great contrast against the colors, stacked for dimension, and given a resting place along the grid which grounds it.
Three white enamel dots carry on the repetition established with the other groupings, and also help lead your eye from the focal point greeting to the secondary sentiment.
Colors:
cardstock: Concord & 9th Wildberry, Brickyard, Pimento, Pebble, White.
Techniques:
Shapes remaining from card 1 became inspiration for this one. This is a more simple take, with more white space, but shows off the two new colors and the great geometric shapes from this product.
The stitched diagonal background is clean and open, adds texture and pattern that is repeats some of the details in the shapes, and adds a dynamic angle to the design and flow.
Colors:
cardstock: Concord & 9th Wildberry, Brickyard, Pimento, Pebble, White.
Thank you for visiting! I hope you get some time to create something soon.
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