Concord & 9th | October 2024 Guest Designer | Cottage Charm Stencil Pack

Today is my last guest post for Concord & 9th's October Release and I'm featuring the Cottage Charm Stencil Pack. This pack of four layering stencils is truly charming and you can get very different looks just by switching up the colour palette or even going with a monochromatic look. Aside from using ink pads, you can try embossing pastes to add dimension, texture and shine!

My colour palette for this card is the simplest of all my guest designer cards but it allows the stencilled pattern to shine. The colours I used are Tidepool, Juniper, Blueberry, Eggplant and Matte Gold Foil Paper.

After stencilling, I set the panel aside and cut two strips from Juniper and Eggplant cardstock. I die cut the sentiment from the Short & Sweet Dies using Blueberry cardstock with a Matte Gold Foil shadow, adhering both layers to a Tidepool base.

After attaching all the pieces to the card base and popping up the sentiment with foam tape, I added tiny Gold Enamel Dots to the stencilled panel which finishes the card nicely. The gold elements are reflected in the shadow of the sentiment.

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

Day 1: Afternoon Tea Bundle

Day 2: Feathered Friends Bundle

Day 3: On Display Bundle

Day 4: True Story Bundle

I'm so grateful to Concord & 9th for having me as their guest designer this month! If you're inspired, please shop my affiliate links below. Thank you for your continued support!

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Concord & 9th | October 2024 Guest Designer | True Story Bundle

Hello again! Today's project for Concord & 9th's October Release features the True Story Bundle and this set comes with its own wow factor. It looks amazing no matter how you use it, which is exactly what we want from cardmaking, right? ;)

When I saw the True Story Dies, the very first thing I noticed was the book edge die that cuts the top edge to create a shaped-card! As I mentioned in yesterday's post, having a love for all things book-related means that I love the True Story Bundle just as much as I love the On Display Bundle.

The colours I chose for today's card include all-time favourites Poppy and Nectar, with Grapefruit, Aqua Sky and new-to-me Rainforest. I also included Matte Gold Foil Paper for shine because all the best books have gold foil details! ;)

If you use the book edge die like I did here, your books will always need to be in this order but, if you don't, then you can stack them in any order, whether vertically or horizontally. My books are die cut (from left to right) from Poppy, Grapefruit, Rainforest and Aqua Sky.

The details on the spine of the Poppy novel are cut from Nectar, Grapefruit and Matte Gold Foil Paper, and the sentiment from the True Story Stamp Set was stamped with black ink. On the spine of the Grapefruit novel, I stamped the stripes with black ink, the small words with Poppy ink and the large word with Rainforest ink.

I embossed the Rainforest novel with the Stitched Vines Card Front Die and love how it looks! Then I added flower details using Poppy, Nectar, Aqua Sky and Matte Gold Foil Paper. For the Aqua Sky novel, I die cut the vines and flowers from Matte Gold Foil Paper, Poppy, Nectar and Rainforest cardstock, then stamped the sentiment with black ink. Behind the card, you'll see one of the new envelope colours in Rainforest.

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

Day 1: Afternoon Tea Bundle

Day 2: Feathered Friends Bundle

Day 3: On Display Bundle

I'll see you again tomorrow with more inspiration featuring the Cottage Charm Stencil Pack! 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 | 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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Spellbinders | NEW RELEASE | Amaryllis Christmas by Yana Smakula

Today's post features more new release products from Spellbinders and this shaped card features the Amaryllis Christmas Collection by Yana Smakula. Every collection designed by Yana is absolutely gorgeous and this one is no exception! 

It may have been designed for the holidays but Yana's Amaryllis Dies can definitely be used for more than Christmas cards and I'm sharing a card that shows how it can be used for birthdays and other celebratory occasions.

I love that this has a base die on which all the die cut pieces can be glued to. That makes it so easy to work with and arrange on a card. While the obvious option is to ink blend or colour the inlaid pieces, I chose to cut them from Lavender Glaze, Briar Rose and Passion Fruit. I cut the outline with Mirror Gold cardstock and assembled all the pieces on a Vellum base.

I used the Nested Postage Labels for the card base and stitched panel. I cut the card base from Artichoke cardstock and the stitched panel from Snowdrift, which I dry embossed using the Amaryllis Garden 3D Embossing Folder.

After creating the postage-shaped card base and glueing the embossed panel on it, I heat foiled the sentiment from Let's Celebrate Sentiments Press Plate & Die Set using Polished Brass Hot Foil on Mocha cardstock. I chose this colour because it closely resembled a pot or soil and thought this combination of foil and cardstock complemented the other colours nicely.

Both Yana's Amaryllis and the Let's Celebrate Sentiment were popped up on foam squares. To finish, I added three Fashion Oyster Pearls.

Be sure to check out the full Amaryllis Christmas Collection HERE or by clicking on the banner above. I'll be sharing more inspiration from the new collections soon so be sure to stop by again soon!

If you're inspired, please shop my affiliate links below and remember to accept your cookies so I can be credited for the referral. Spellbinders would love to know that you were inspired by me. Thanks so much for your continued support!

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Spellbinders | NEW RELEASE | Beads of Friendship Collection

Hello, crafty friends! I'm back with a card featuring new release products from Spellbinders and this one features the Beads of Friendship Collection inspired by Taylor Swift. Even if you aren't a Swiftie, you may have grown up in the late 80s and early 90s making friendship bracelets and sneaker pins to adorn your wrists and sneakers!

Simply based on the nostalgia alone, I'm absolutely smitten with this beautiful collection and had so much fun creating with all the hands (you know me) and bracelets. I could literally sit for hours assembling these and there are so many colour options!

The sets featured here are the Heart Hands Etched Dies and the Bestie Sentiments Press Plate & Die Set. I finally got my hands on Concord & 9th's Neutrals Assorted Cardstock Pack and couldn't wait to use it with these hands. I love that they made custom colours just for skin tones and that makes it easy to create with! I used Cocoa for the top layer and Espresso for the shadow.

For the beads of the bracelets, I used Dragonfruit, Poppy, Gold Coins, Juniper and Silver Glitter cardstock. The bracelet comes with a shadow piece but I didn't use it here, opting to layer two bracelets on each wrist. If you use the shadow, only one bracelet will fit. You could also keep it simple and add a single bracelet or make it asymmetrical. It's easy and fun to customize!

The sentiment from the Bestie Sentiments Press Plate & Die Set was heat foiled using Matte Silver Hot Foil on Juniper cardstock and I added a shadow cut from Silver Glitter cardstock. I popped the hands and sentiment on black foam squares after creating my signature background from Gold Coins, Fog and Snowdrift cardstock.

Be sure to check out the full Beads of Friendship Collection HERE or by clicking on the banner above. I'll be sharing more inspiration from the new collections soon so be sure to stop by again soon!

If you're inspired, please shop my affiliate links below and remember to accept your cookies so I can be credited for the referral. Spellbinders would love to know that you were inspired by me. Thanks so much for your continued support!

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