Hello there, SCT friends! We could not do what we do without our amazing industry partners who manufacture amazing products for you to create with, and for us to show off in our issues, on the blog here and on our social media feeds. Since we know them so well and work with them on a weekly basis, we wanted YOU to get to know them, and love them all as much as we do, too! That’s why we are kicking off a new blog feature today: Meet & Greet! Each month we will feature one of our fantastic partners in a little “Q&A” post so that you can learn more about who they are and where they have come from! We are starting off this fun feature with our friends at Concord & 9th today! Let’s find out more about this wonderful company!
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Tell us your history! How did Concord & 9th begin and how did you get to where you are now?
Concord & 9th came into existence in 2016 when our cofounder, Greg saw an opportunity to combine his creativity and background in business. From day one our goal has always been to provide innovative, high-caliber products that inspire creativity and a love for making.
Tell us a little about your team!
Right now we have seven amazing people on our team–Greg, Robyn, Jen, Lindsie, Allie, Alisha, and Nick. As a small team, we’re all busy wearing many hats, but we love coming together and working together. We’re pretty lucky to also enjoy one another’s company and look forward to our Taco Tuesday tradition and a good team outing to the movies!
What product in your shop best represents Concord & 9th?
We have to go with Turnabouts! Turnabouts are an exclusive line of stamps, dies, and stencils that use our trademarked process to create beautiful and bold backgrounds with just four turns of your paper.
What can we expect to see coming in 2022 that you are excited about?
So many things! We had a blast doing our first major virtual events, the C9 Summer Camp and Holly Jolly Holiday Workshop, and we are looking forward to using what we learned to make this year’s events even better.
We’re also looking to expand on our color line, which is always exciting, and of course, we’ll continue filling our monthly releases with new and exciting products.
If someone has never heard Concord & 9th before, what is the one takeaway you’d like to give them?
Here at Concord & 9th, we believe that community enables creativity and we feel so lucky to be part of this particular community. Our mission is to provide innovative and high-caliber products that help fuel the love of making.
What was the very first product/collection you released?
Our first product release included Being Classy, Eat Cake & Celebrate, Love You. Mean It., Painted Thank You, and Pop Art Pineapple. They have all since been retired, except for Pop Art Pineapple which is available in our shop!
Any Concord & 9th secrets to share?
A lot of people don’t know this, but Greg actually designs a lot of our product. He was the only designer until Jen came on board in July of 2017!
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What a great peek into Concord & 9th, a partner that we just love working with, as well as sharing their products and inspiration with you! Now it’s time for the “greet” part of today’s post! Leave a comment here for our friends at Concord & 9th telling them which of their products you love the best, or how they have inspired you to create! And, be sure to keep up with the latest from Concord & 9th at the links below!
Concord & 9th: Shop | Instagram | Facebook
Great company!
I love this Meet and Greet idea! So many things to learn and appreciate about the crafting companies we all love. I’ve been wanting to invest in Concord & 9th’s beautiful card stock. Thanks!
Beautiful stuff love the kink colours and love those pineapples ????
Thank you for the history of this sweet company. I love turn abouts!
I love learning about the company behind the products I use for crafting.
I have a few turnabout stamps that I love!
I love your turnabout invention – so creative
I can’t wait to see what workshops you’ll have this year!!! I’m so happy I was able to join in both of them last year!!
I like the turnabout stamps. I finally purchased one last year. Looking forward to more exciting products.
Greetings from Minnesota! I really love the Turnabouts Concord & 9th comes up with! I have several, and can’t wait to see what they come up with next.
The Pop Art Pineapple stamp set is so cute!
I have loved C&9 since the beginning. I always purchase a few of their stamps and dies through out the year. I’m also excited to try their inks. They arrived a couple weeks ago and am ready to break them out! I love their large Happy Birthday sentiment stamp set.
I love the “Meet and Greet”, the stories, how it started, how it is now. It makes you closer/feel more connected to the brand, after all, we all know it is not only a stamp, there are a lot of things behind it.
I’ve been a fan from early on. I particularly liked the products and projects we received for Crop and Create last October, too.
I just love the Card Stacks Base Dies. I received my first part at Summer Camp, but when the winter season came by and there were so many more ways to build on to the base, it was a lightbulb moment. But my first love is the turnabout, and love that you are making combos of the turnabouts too.
It’s not so much a specific product I like – it’s the colours!!!! So bright & cheery. ???? I can hardly wait to see the expansions!!!! ????????✨
What a new and exciting way to scrap thank you for making it so !!
What a fun new blog feature! Concord & 9th is such a great company! I love their Turnabouts and new cardstock. :)
Love their products – I have several turnabouts and have 3 ink pads from last years crop and create and just love them.
Love learning more about Concord and 9th!!
I love Concord & 9th!!! They have amazing and beautiful stamp and die designs.
I love the idea of these Meet & Greets, and I love Concord & 9th! My first C9 product was a turnabout stamp and I was hooked! They have great products and their two virtual events were so much fun! Love that their products have also been included in the SCT Crop & Create cardmaking kits, too!
loved being introduced to your company with the turnabout stamp set that Cathy Z. used in her card class at the card event! I had never used any of your products until then.
I discovered them during a crop and create event! I love my stamp and die set from the event. Love your products but your ink pads are divine!!! I should say luscious lol!!!
I love Concord & 9th products! I have taken both workshops they offered and loved them both!
My favorites are definitely the Turnabout stamps. I had never seen anything like these, and love being able to customize a background with this technique.
I remember the first time I saw a Turnabout in action, my mind was completely blown. Such a unique idea!