Concord & 9th | January 2026 Guest Designer | Radiant Heart Bundle

Today is my last guest post for Concord & 9th's January Release and I'm featuring the Radiant Heart Bundle. Since the Sunburst Card Front Die is one of my most-used backgrounds and also one of the most versatile products available, I was excited to receive this version which can be used with and without stitching.

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Although these colours briefly made an appearance on my Stitch of Love and Sweet-cart cards, I wanted to highlight them on their own. Nectar, Clementine, Cayenne, Midnight and Gold Glitter are unusual but make a very striking and a touch more masculine colour palette which is really beautiful for Valentine's Day.

I stitched the Nectar card base using Gold Thread, then gold heat embossed the sentiments on Midnight and Cayenne cardstock before die cutting them. All four hearts were popped up on thin foam squares which adds just enough volume while allowing the card to be mailed with ease.

I hope you enjoyed today's project and all six of my cards for Concord & 9th's January Release. If you missed my previous posts, you can find those here:

Day 1: Fueled With Love Bundle

Day 2: Love Games Bundle

Day 3: Stitch of Love Piercing Dies

Day 4: Sweet-cart Bundle

Day 5: Oceans & Potions Bundle

I'm so grateful to Concord & 9th for having me as their guest designer this month! If you’re inspired, some affiliate links are included below at no extra cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by and I’ll see you again soon!

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Concord & 9th | January 2026 Guest Designer | Oceans & Potions Bundle

Hello, crafty friends! I'm back with another guest post for Concord & 9th's January Release and I'm featuring the Oceans & Potions Bundle, my favourite bundle of this release! When I was asked to pick a favourite, it was a tough question to answer but this one narrowly won because I love glass bottles of all shapes and sizes and, ever since I was a little kid, I've been fascinated by little ships in bottles.

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I loved creating this card and I want to mass-produce it because it was that much fun! The colours featured here are the same as on previous cards: Carnation, Briar Rose, Plumberry, Powder, Midnight, White and Silver Glitter. Much like the cake dome on yesterday's Sweet-card card, I didn't want to put an acetate layer in front of the image so I chose vellum over Powder for that effect here but left the ship in front to preserve the colour. I tucked the cork behind the vellum to add to the illusion of the ship being inside the bottle.

The three Silver Glitter hearts on the sails are, from smallest to largest, Fueled With Love, Love Games and Oceans & Potions, respectively. I selected a Briar Rose card base and cut it with the Sunburst Card Front Die which highlights the ship in a bottle perfectly.

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

Day 1: Fueled With Love Bundle

Day 2: Love Games Bundle

Day 3: Stitch of Love Piercing Dies

Day 4: Sweet-cart Bundle

I'll see you again tomorrow with more inspiration featuring the Radiant Heart Bundle! If you’re inspired, some affiliate links are included below at no extra cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by and I’ll see you again soon!

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Concord & 9th | January 2026 Guest Designer | Sweet-cart Bundle

Hello again! Today's project for Concord & 9th's January Release features the Sweet-cart Bundle and this set looks amazing no matter how you use it! There are so many treat dies in this set that you'll never run out of ideas, plus can use the treats with or without the cart.

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Today's card features the colours Carnation, Briar Rose, Plumberry, Powder and Midnight as seen on my first two cards for this release. There were so many elements that I had to throw in a few more colours including Nectar, Pistachio, White, White Glitter and Matte Gold Foil. I had so much fun picking the different elements to go on the cart. It was quite hard to decide on colours, too, because I love everything in this set!

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

Day 1: Fueled With Love Bundle

Day 2: Love Games Bundle

Day 3: Stitch of Love Piercing Dies

I'll see you again tomorrow with more inspiration featuring the Oceans & Potions Bundle! If you’re inspired, some affiliate links are included below at no extra cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by and I’ll see you again soon!

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Concord & 9th | January 2026 Guest Designer | Stitch of Love Piercing Dies

I'm back with another project for Concord & 9th's January Release and today's post features the Stitch of Love Piercing Dies. If you know me, you know I love stitching on cards, as well as the embroidery arts. This was my first opportunity to use a product from Concord & 9th's Piercing Dies Collection and it was so much fun!

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In my Fun Facts, I listed a six-colour palette that is fully utilized on this card:  Carnation, Briar Rose and Plumberry, Nectar, Clementine and Cayenne. I chose Carnation for my card base so I cut the smallest of the hearts in this set from each of the other five colours. Then I created a layout and rotated both the patterns and the colours in a pattern.

I used the Gold Thread on the Nectar hearts and the needle that came with the thread. I was pleasantly surprised at how well the needle paired with the pierced holes on the dies. I popped up the stitched hearts on foam squares and used glue dots to adhere the rest of the hearts, using a T-ruler to ensure perfect alignment. Finally, I stamped the sentiment from the Love Games Stamp Set using Plumberry ink.

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

Day 1: Fueled With Love Bundle

Day 2: Love Games Bundle

I'll see you again tomorrow with more inspiration featuring the Sweet-cart Bundle! If you’re inspired, some affiliate links are included below at no extra cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by and I’ll see you again soon!

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Concord & 9th | January 2026 Guest Designer | Love Games Bundle

Hello, crafty friends! I'm back with another project for Concord & 9th's January Release and today's featured bundle is the darling Love Games Bundle. I'm a huge fan of board games, collect them and play them as often as I can with my family which makes this bundle near and dear to my heart.

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The first game I noticed was Connect 4 which was a childhood favourite. The heart-shaped discs make it even cuter! And who doesn't love playing Tic Tac Toe? The uneven grid lines and hearts instead of Os makes these dies whimsical and unique. I don't mind word search puzzles but I can't do crossword puzzles to save my life so it's a good thing that there are both options in this fun set!

On this card, the colours I used include Carnation, Briar Rose and Plumberry. The card base features Powder cardstock and I added a Silver Glitter layer behind all three elements for that bit of sparkle which gives the card its wow factor.

I hope you enjoyed today's project. If you missed yesterday's project featuring the Fueled With Love Bundle, you can find that HERE. I'll see you again tomorrow with more inspiration featuring the Stitch of Love Piercing Dies! If you’re inspired, some affiliate links are included below at no extra cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by and I’ll see you again soon!

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Concord & 9th | January 2026 Guest Designer | Fueled With Love Bundle

If you missed Concord & 9th's guest designer announcement for January, 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 Fueled With Love Bundle and it's so original and unique! Concord & 9th is one of the most innovative companies and I love how they've taken a rather mundane every day object and made it so fun. I don't think any of us love buying gas or think much about gas stations but when the pumps are this cute, how can you resist?

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As mentioned in my Fun Facts, the colour palette I chose for most of my cards includes Carnation, Briar Rose and Plumberry. While I was making my cards, I ended up adding Powder and Midnight to most of the designs since they were great complementary neutrals for this trio.

I cut every shape of the gas pumps from each of the three colours and rotated the parts between them. Then I used Matte Silver Foil as accents, including the handles and tiny heart pebbles on the ground. The background was created with the Cloudy Double Card Front Die and Slanted Shortcuts Dies.

I hope you enjoyed today's project. Tomorrow, I'll be featuring the Love Games Bundle! If you’re inspired, some affiliate links are included below at no extra cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by and I’ll see you again soon!

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Spellbinders Guest Post feat. the Beads of Friendship Collection

Hello, crafty friends! I'm on the Spellbinders Blog with three cards featuring the Beads of Friendship Collection, one of many awesome releases now available in the Spellbinders store!

If you missed my post featuring another card using products from this collection, you can find all the details HERE or by clicking on the image below.

Affiliated product links are listed below at no extra cost to you. Details on how I made each card and more photos are on the Spellbinders Blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Spellbinders Guest Post feat. the Shine Bright Collection by Carissa Wiley

Hello, crafty friends! I'm on the Spellbinders Blog with three cards featuring the Shine Bright Collection by Carissa Wiley, one of many awesome releases now available in the Spellbinders store!

Affiliated product links are listed below at no extra cost to you. Details on how I made each card and more photos are on the Spellbinders Blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Spellbinders Guest Post feat. Amaryllis Christmas by Yana Smakula

Hello, crafty friends! I'm on the Spellbinders Blog with three cards featuring the Amaryllis Christmas by Yana Smakula, one of many awesome releases now available in the Spellbinders store!

If you missed my post featuring another card using products from this collection, you can find all the details HERE or by clicking on the image below.

Affiliated product links are listed below at no extra cost to you. Details on how I made each card and more photos are on the Spellbinders Blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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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 project. 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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