Guest Designing for the December 2024 release from Concord & 9th

This Burst of Cheer bundle has great elements for celebrations. You can make flat cards or tags with these, or combine them with the Pop Up Burst Base Dies for something really fun.

Techniques:

• This version goes all in with the dimension, thanks to the Pop-Up Burst Die Set. The card has a band that goes around the outside and slides off (or unhooks) to reveal the pop-up inside.

• Cutting the pop-up base from the same cardstock as the card background (Powder, in the case) helps it to be less obvious. I wanted to keep the focus on the other graphics for this card.

• For the burst portion of the letters, I chose a palette of warm colors, and used them roughly in rainbow order. I liked the idea of the bright white letters with those colors, but in order for them to have a little more contrast with the light blue background, I layered them on a “shadow” letter cut from Mushroom cardstock.

Colors:

• cardstock: Concord & 9th Dragonfruit, Sweet Pea, Poppy, Sorbet, Clementine, Creamsicle, Blueberry, Powder, Dove, and Glitter White. Neenah Solar White.

Techniques:

• This card was inspired by the letter bursts. As I was cutting the colors for the card above, I noticed the fun shapes, and that the “O” die didn’t even necessarily look like it has to be a letter. (I have other ideas for this one also… stay tuned.)

Colors:

• cardstock: Concord & 9th Parsley, Clover, Juniper, Oceanside, Peacock, Blueberry, Harbor, Powder, Lilac, Grape Soda, and Kraft. Neenah Solar White.

Thank you for visiting! I hope you get some time to create something soon.

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