Concord & 9th | October 2024 Guest Designer | On Display Bundle

I'm back with another project for Concord & 9th's December Release and today's post features the On Display Bundle. Being a bibliophile, I obviously fell in love with this immediately! The On Display Pop-Up Dies not only include a collapsible 3D pop-up shelf, it also features books, a multitude of vases and plants, plus a globe and a cat. Who wouldn't love it?!

I love that this shelf is styled like IKEA's 2x2 Kallax shelf unit. You can imagine all the design possibilities with this one! I created my card base and 3D shelf using Cranberry cardstock and the front of the shelf, which is a separate die, was cut from Cayenne cardstock. You can also use this piece on its own for a completely flat card and it'll still look like a bookshelf.

I definitely wanted to feature at least one cat so I die cut my cat from Spiced Cider cardstock and stamped it with the face included in the On Display Stamp Set. These first three colours I mentioned are only used once so there's no competing with the other elements. Next, I cut all of the books, plants, globe and heart from Carnation, Briar Rose, Creamsicle, Oceanside and Blueberry. I also cut the circular vase, two vase stands and the base of the globe from Matte Gold Foil Paper.

After arranging the books, and mixing and matching the plants with their respective pots, I decided where each piece was going before stamping the sentiment from the On Display Stamp Set in black ink, and die cutting the sentiment from the On Display Pop-Up Dies. I wanted it to have a bit of dimension so I cut it from Carnation and Briar Rose, not knowing which colour would look best. In the end, I placed the Carnation die cut on top. Behind the card, you'll see one of the new envelope colours in Creamsicle.

I hope you enjoyed today's projects. If you missed my previous posts, you can find those here:

Day 1: Afternoon Tea Bundle

Day 2: Feathered Friends Bundle

I'll see you again tomorrow with more inspiration featuring the True Story Bundle! If you're inspired, please shop my affiliate links below. Thanks so much for your continued support!

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Concord & 9th | October 2024 Guest Designer | Feathered Friends Bundle

Hello, crafty friends! I'm back with another project for Concord & 9th's October Release and today's featured bundle is the darling Feathered Friends Bundle. I adore the folk-art inspired style of these birds, both in the amazing Feathered Friends Turnabout™ Stamp Set and the Feathered Friends Dies.

I was completely enamoured with the details on the Feathered Friends Dies so I decided to feature those on my card today. The colour palette I chose includes Carnation, Wildberry, Spiced Cider and Eggplant. This may just be my new favourite colour palette and I definitely want to try them out with the Feathered Friends Turnabout™ Stamp Set!

I cut the large birds from Wildberry, and the small birds from Carnation and Spiced Cider cardstock. All of the bird bases were cut from Lilac cardstock and after glueing the two layers together, I added the inlaid pieces using Eggplant for the eyes, the remaining three colours for the hearts, and Silver Glitter cardstock for the flowers and leaves.

Originally, I thought I would heat emboss one of the stamped sentiments on to the Eggplant card base but in the end, I decided to use the thanks die, which I cut from (top down) Lilac, Silver Glitter, Wildberry and vellum cardstock.

I added foam squares to the backs of the birds and attached them to the card base. The thanks sentiment was glued flat to the card. To finish, I added three little Silver Glitter hearts which were leftover inlaid pieces. Behind the card, you'll see one of the new envelope colours in Wildberry.

I hope you enjoyed today's project. If you missed yesterday's project featuring the Afternoon Tea Bundle, you can find that HERE. I'll see you again tomorrow with more inspiration featuring the On Display Bundle! If you're inspired, please shop my affiliate links below. Thanks so much for your continued support!

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Concord & 9th | October 2024 Guest Designer | Afternoon Tea Bundle

If you missed Concord & 9th's guest designer announcement for October, you can find it HERE or by clicking on the Fun Facts badge below. As always, I'm ecstatic to be creating for them and can't wait to show you all my projects for this month! Today's featured bundle is the Afternoon Tea Bundle and it's absolutely outstanding! The Afternoon Tea Stamp Set and Afternoon Tea Dies are as wonderful on their own as they are together. 

When I saw this set, I couldn't help but think about how much my late friend Lindsey would've loved this set and those of you who knew her probably had the same thought! While there have been many tea sets on the market over the years, this is my favourite by far. It's just so beautiful and versatile with all the stamp and die layers!

It was hard not to use the detailed dies for this card and the colour palette I chose includes Wildberry, Briar Rose, Grasshopper, Rainforest, Powder, Blueberry, Midnight, Cocoa and Hazelnut. You can buy most of these colours individually or as part of the Assorted Color Pack (48 colors), 2024 Color Collection Assorted Cardstock Pack (6 colors) and Neutrals Assorted Cardstock Pack (6 colors).

I primarily used the Afternoon Tea Dies and cut the largest tea pot and tea cups with customizable handles from Blueberry, Midnight and Cocoa cardstock. I layered the scalloped edge and base details in Blueberry and added the inlaid details in Midnight. The tea (with milk) was cut from Cocoa cardstock.

I stamped a sentiment from the Afternoon Tea Stamp Set with watermark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder, then set it aside to die cut the flowers and leaves. I cut the daisies from Wildberry, the posies from Briar Rose, the flower centres from Hazelnut, the leaves from Grasshopper, and the stems from Rainforest.

To create the background, I cut an A2 panel from Powder cardstock and die cut it using the Sunburst Card Front Die. The teapot and teacups were popped on to the die cut base panel using foam squares. Behind the card, you'll see two of the new envelopes in Wildberry and Grasshopper.

I hope you enjoyed today's project. I'll see you again tomorrow with more inspiration featuring the Feathered Friends Bundle! If you're inspired, please shop my affiliate links below. Thanks so much for your continued support!

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