Spellbinders | Pansy Seed Co.

Hello there, today I have a card to share using the Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Club Kit for April 2026 called Pansy Seed Co. The set creates pansies in three sizes - one large, one small and one bud. There is also a flower pot and border. I didn't use the border today, but used the rest! 

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I started off my card by die cutting the dies from the Spellbinders April 2026 Small Die of the Month Club Kit from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock. I cut the pansy heads from Lavender, Lilac, Classic White and Beeswax. The stems and leaves were cut from Rainforest, and the pot cut from Raven. The flowers were assembled adhered using Bearly Art Glue. 

I assembled the pot, adhered the pansies to the stems, and then popped them into the pot, followed by the leaves. I added Best Ever Craft Tape to the arrangement so that I could keep it as one, turned it over and added thin foam tape to the back. I placed a panel of cardstock inside the Spellbinders April 2026 Embossing Folder of the Month (called Market Weave) and ran it through my die cutting machine. 

I adhered the panel to a US A2 sized white card base with tape runner adhesive and added the pansies on top. I removed the tape and cut the excess from the bottom of the pot that was overhanging using scissors. I rummaged through my pre-made sentiment pockets and found a sentiment that I had already foiled using Spellbinders Black Glimmer Foil from the Spellbinders Always & Forever Sentiment Strips Press Plate & Die Set. It was adhered to the card using thin foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Silver Mix Color Essentials Gems. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

SPELLBINDERS CLUB KITS

To buy the kit - if you are a current subscriber to the Small Die of the Month Club Kit (or any kit), you do not need to do anything. You will be charged as normal on the 5th of the month and your kit will be shipped to you. If you are a new subscriber, you can purchase the kit from the 6th - 27th April 2026. Members can cancel their membership at any time. If you are not keen on subscribing to the kit but still want it, you can purchase it individually (without a subscription) on the 10th of the following month but the price will be higher. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Altenew | April 2026 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Altenew today to celebrate the April 2026 release with a fun and inspirational blog hop. I already shared one card using the release here, and today I have lots more to share with you, so grab a drink and a snack and I hope you enjoy the inspiration! 

Since I have so many cards to share, I am not going to go into as much detail as usual about how I made the cards (so that they post is not so long), but if you are unsure of anything, please just ask in the comments and I will get back to you as soon as possible! 

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ZERO-WASTE FLUTTERING FANTASIES

My first card today uses the beautiful new Altenew Creative Cuts: Zero-Waste Fluttering Fantasies. This set features butterfly wings and bodies in different sizes so that you can mix and match to create your own butterflies. I cut them from Altenew Crafty Necessities Cardstock in Pink Diamond and Rubellite for the pink butterflies, Lemonade Stand and Amber Rose for the orange butterflies, and Buttercream and Maple Yellow for the yellow butterflies. 

The bodies were cut from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock. They were assembled and adhered together using liquid glue. The smaller ones were adhered flat to a US A2 size (4.25" x 5.5") white card base and the bigger ones adhered with Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. The excess was cut off the top and bottom using scissors. 

I stamped a sentiment from Altenew One-Go: Friendship Flowers Stamp Set onto Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock using Altenew Embossing Ink. I applied Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with liquid glue. 

ONE-GO: FRIENDSHIP FLOWERS

My next card uses Altenew One-Go Friendship Flowers. This set is made to be one go, so you stamp all the flowers in one go (one big stamp), you add colour with the stencils in one go, and then you die cut them all out in one go. I just used one image today, but that is the idea of the set. 

I added ink blending to the flowers with Altenew Cherry Blossom Fresh Dye Inks for the petals, Altenew Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Inks for the centres, and Altenew Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks for the leaves. I die cut an Altenew Nesting Arches Die from white cardstock and adhered it onto a white A2 sized card base using foam tape. The floral image was adhered on top with more foam tape. 

The sentiments from the set were stamped onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. I die cut the 'friend' using the coordinating die and cut the 'thank you ...' into a strip. I adhered them both to the card using foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

BUTTERFLY RANUNCULUS

My next card uses the beautiful Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Butterfly Ranunculus. I die cut it from white cardstock and added ink blending to the petals using Altenew Cherry Blossom Fresh Dye Inks. I used Altenew Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Inks for the centres, and Altenew Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks for the stems and leaves. 

The flower heads and centres were adhered to together using liquid glue. I adhered the leaves and stem flat to a white A2 card base and adhered the flower heads using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. The sentiment, from Altenew One-Go Friendship Flowers, was stamped onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. 

It was die cut out and adhered to the card with more foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Ivory Pearl Dots. 

SAKURA BLOSSOMS

I have two cards to share using the fabulous new Altenew Sakura Blossoms suite. There is a (huge) 8.5" x 11" stamp set, coordinating stencils and a 3D embossing folder. The stencils coordinate with both the stamp set and embossing folder. 

The first card uses the Altenew Sakura Blossoms Stamp Set. It was stamped onto a panel of white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. I used Altenew Fresh Dye Inks in Cherry Blossom (flowers), Green Valley (leaves) and Coffee Break (branches) to the colour the image in using the coordinating stencils. I kept the flower centres white but there is part of the stencil to colour them in! 

It was simply adhered flat to an A2 sized white card base and the sentiment stamped and heat embossed onto Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card using foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

The second card with the suite uses the Altenew Sakura Blossoms 3D Embossing Folder, which I embossed onto an arch cut from white cardstock using the Altenew Nesting Arches Dies. I added ink blending to the image with Altenew Cherry Blossom and Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks using the coordinating stencils.

I adhered the panel onto a an arch shaped card base made from black cardstock. The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed onto more Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock and cut into a strip. It was adhered to the card with foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins and added white gel pen dots to the centres of the flowers. 

GARLAND GRACE

My last card today uses Altenew Build-A-Garden: Garland Grace. I stamped the image onto a panel of white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. I added colour to the image using the coordinating stencils and ink blending. I used Altenew Cherry Blossom (large flower), Golden Sunset (small flower) and Green Valley (leaves) Fresh Dye Inks. 

The panel was adhered to an A2 sized card base. The sentiment from the set was stamped and heat embossed onto Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock, cut into a strip and adhered to the card with Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

BLOG HOP:

As mentioned, this blog post is part of a fun, inspirational blog hop with prizes. Please click on the other participants in the hop below to visit their blogs. 

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GIVEAWAY:

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $50 gift certificate to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by April 16th for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew's Blog Hop Post on April 18th, 2026. The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog. 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the projects. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

If you have made it to the end of the post, thank you so very much for spending time with me today. I know it was a lot, so I really do appreciate it! I hope you have a wonderful time on the rest of the hop and a fantastic weekend too! 

Spellbinders | Essentially Yours Layered Thank You

Hello there, I am delighted to be over on the Spellbinders Blog sharing a card using the new Layered Thank You Etched Dies from the Essentially Yours Sentiments Collection. This collection features eight sentiments that have both a word die and a shadow. I love when word dies have shadow layers, it gives them more versatility, I think! 

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The peek above shows the Spellbinders Layered Thank You Etched Dies cut from Spellbinders Raven and Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock. The flowers are from the Spellbinders Gorgeous You Florals Etched Dies. Those were cut from Spellbinders Seaside, Waterfall and Teal Topaz ColorWheel Cardstock, and the leaves cut from Spellbinders Peridot ColorWheel Cardstock. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Silver Mix Color Essentials Gems. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

For the full step by step photo tutorial, please see the blog post HERE. A really simple card but I like how it turned out! I am looking forward to using the other sentiments in the collection on future projects. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I wish you a wonderful day! 

Spellbinders | Summer Camp

Hello there, today I have two cards to share using the new Spellbinders Summer Camp Collection by the amazing Allison Frazier, which is out today. I have been a fan of Allison's for ages and I am so happy to see a collection from her for Spellbinders. 

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The collection features critters that you can dress up for summer camp activities. Of course, you can use them in other ways too by combining other products, but for today, I combined a few of the sets to have one fishing and one playing tennis. 

I started off my first card by die cutting the racoon from Spellbinders Trailside Trio Etched Dies. I die cut him from Spellbinders Fog, Anchor, Raven and Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock. The darkest grey is Concord & 9th Mushroom. The pieces were adhered together using Bearly Art Glue. 

I then die cut the hat from Spellbinders Camp Days Etched Dies from Spellbinders Celestial and Cascade ColorWheel Cardstock, assembled it and adhered it to the racoon's head, followed by adhering the ears. The fishing rod and fish were die cut from Spellbinders Splash Days Etched Dies from Spellbinders Anchor, Raven, Celestial and Cascade Cardstock. 

I die cut a Spellbinders Everlasting Circles Etched Die from a panel of white cardstock. I stamped the sentiment from Spellbinders Summertime Sentiments Stamp Set below it using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. I then placed the racoon to the right of the circle opening and held it in place with low tack tape. 

I added thin foam tape to the back of the panel and Altenew Instant Dimension Foam tape behind the racoon. I adhered Spellbinders Seaside ColorWheel Cardstock to the front of an A2 sized card base and adhered the panel on top. I removed the low tack tape and adhered the fishing rod and fish to the card. 

For my second card, I started off by die cutting the fawn from Spellbinders Woodland Trio Etched Dies from Spellbinders Alabaster, Fawn, Truffle, Raven and Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock. The pieces were assembled and adhered using Bearly Art Glue. 

I die cut the dress from Spellbinders Splash Days Etched Dies from Spellbinders Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock and adhered it on top of her. The bow for her hair was cut from Spellbinders Camp Days Etched Dies from Spellbinders Lavender Cardstock. It was assembled and adhered to her head. 

I then die cut the tennis racket and ball from Spellbinders Camp Days Etched Dies from Spellbinders Classic White and Lavender ColorWheel Cardstock for the racket, and Spellbinders Peridot Cardstock for the ball. I die cut a Spellbinders Essential Star Etched Die from a panel of white cardstock and like the first card, placed the fawn inside the star and held her in place with low-tack tape. 

I added thin foam tape to the back of the panel and Altenew Instant Dimension Foam tape to the back of the fawn. The panel was adhered to a white A2 sized card base with a panel of Spellbinders Seaside ColorWheel Cardstock on top. The tennis racket and ball were adhered on top using liquid glue. The sentiments from Spellbinders Summertime Sentiments Clear Stamp Set were stamped onto white cardstock using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink, cut into strips and adhered to the card with thin foam tape. To finish, I added a Spellbinders Crystal Mix Gem to the bow on her dress. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the projects. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

This collection is absolutely adorable! I had a lot of fun making these cards! I will be sharing another card using the collection later in the month, but for now, thank you so much for visiting, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Altenew April 2026 Release | Sending Sunshine

Hello there, today I have a bright (you need your sunglasses on for this one!) and summery card to share using the new Altenew Lush Botanicals: African Daisy 3D Embossing Folder & Die Set. This set is fab as not only can you cut the petals to make a beautiful flower using the wonderful keyhole system, you can also emboss them to add beautiful texture too! 

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I started off my card by die cutting the Altenew Lush Botanicals: African Daisy die set from white cardstock. I then placed them on my Sticky Mat to add ink blending on top. I used Altenew Cherry Blossom Fresh Dye Inks (Rubellite and Razzleberry), as well as Altenew Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Inks (Snapdragon) for the petals. I then used Altenew Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Inks (Sunray & Chamomile) for the centres. 

I placed the die cuts into the Altenew Lush Botanicals: African Daisy embossing folder and ran it through my die cutting machine. I then set them aside to dry. Adding the ink onto the die cuts first adds moisture to the cardstock and helps them to not crack when being embossed. The flowers were then adhered together using the keyhole system and liquid glue. 

They were adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with liquid glue, cutting off the excess from the sides using scissors. I stamped a sentiment from the new Altenew Sakura Blossoms Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

I hope you will check out the rest of the Altenew April 2026 release, it is a fab one! 

I will be back on Saturday sharing lots more cards using the release. Thank you so much for stopping by, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful rest of the day! 

VIDEO | Partial Stencilling

Hello there, today I have a tag to share using partial stencilling for the background. Partial stencilling is a great way to add interest to a background without distracting from the focal point. If I had added the stencilling over the whole tag, it would have overpowered the flowers. By adding a few crosses here and there, they add to the overall look and feel of the tag. 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

I started off my tag by stamping the floral image from Altenew Build-A-Garden: Scripted in Bloom onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. The image was die cut out and placed on my Sticky Mat. I then added colour to the image using the coordinating stencils and ink blending. 

I used Altenew Sweet Dreams Fresh Dye Inks for the petals, Altenew Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Inks for the flower centres, and Altenew Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks for the leaves. I used a combination of Altenew Mini and Micro Blending Brushes. 

I die cut two tags from the Altenew Terrific Tags Die Set from white cardstock. I used one as a guide for where to cut my floral image, so that I could add the hole in the top (please watch the video below on how I did the partial die cutting). I then added stencilling to one of the tags using the crosses image from the Altenew Daydream Doodles Stencil Set. 

I moved the stencil around so that I could figure out what crosses would look best where, using the floral image as a guide. When I had the placement sorted, I masked off the parts of the stencil that I did not want to add ink blending to, using Post-It Tape. I then added ink blending to the crosses that I wanted on the tag with Altenew Jet Black Fresh Dye Ink. 

The two tags were adhered together back to back with Altenew Glue Tape. The image was adhered on top with Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. I tied twine through the top of the tag and tied in a bow. To finish, I stamped a sentiment from Altenew Twin Blooms onto Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock using Altenew Embossing Ink. I applied Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the tag with more foam tape. 

VIDEO:

Here is the video showing how I made the tag:

If you are viewing this post via email subscription, you can watch the video HERE on YouTube. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

As I say in the video, I really love the graphic look of this tag. I like having the black and white background with the pop of colour from the flowers. I did experiment with a teal background but ultimately liked the black and white better! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I will be back later with a look at the new Altenew release but for now, I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Spellbinders | Happy Birthday Beer

Hello there, today I have a card to share that I made for my Dad's birthday last week. I thought the beer set from the Spellbinders Just Add Cake Birthday Card Making Kit would be perfect for him! 

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I started off my card by die cutting the beer glass from the Spellbinders Just Add Cake Birthday Card Making Kit from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock in Classic White, Alabaster, Beeswax and Tuscan. The hand was cut from Alabaster and I added Copic Marker colouring on top (E11, E00) for some added shadows. The sleeve was cut from Cascade and Celestial, and the watch from Raven, Classic White and Treasured Silver. 

The pieces were assembled and adhered using Bearly Art Glue. I took a US A2 sized card base made from Spellbinders Indigo ColorWheel Cardstock and added scoring lines on to the front panel using the Altenew Scoring Board and stylus. The arm/hand/beer glass were adhered on top using thin foam tape, cutting off the excess from the sleeve using scissors. 

I stamped a sentiment, from the Spellbinders Just Add Cake Birthday Card Making Kit stamp set, onto white cardstock using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. I die cut it out using the coordinating die and adhered it to the card with more thin foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Hero Arts Clear Enamel Dots. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

If you are interested and haven't seen it yet, I did an unboxing video of what is included in the kit. You get a ton of products! This card uses just two of them. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great day! 

Spellbinders | Lavender Fields

Hello there, I hope you are well. Today I have a mini card to share using the Spellbinders Lavender Fields Collection from Spellbinders which is a collaboration with Simple Stories. I am using the Lavender Fields Hexagons Dies which feature three hexagons (which can be used with or without stitching detail), lavender and a bee. I love the look of lavender but sadly, the smell makes my migraines worse so I tend to avoid it. So for now, I'll just stick to it in paper form! 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

I started off by creating my card base. I did cut the largest hexagon die in the Spellbinders Simple Vintage Lavender Fields Hexagons Etched Dies twice from white cardstock using the stitching detail die. I then scored one towards the top to create a hinge. I added adhesive to the hinge and adhered it to the back of the other one. This created my mini hexagon shaped card base. 

I die cut the lavender from the set from Spellbinders Lavender and Lilac ColorWheel Cardstock for the flower parts, and Spellbinders Peridot and Rainforest ColorWheel Cardstock for the stems and leaves. I adhered the two parts together using Bearly Art Glue and then adhered them to the card. I cut off the excess from the bottom using scissors. 

I stamped a sentiment from Spellbinders Lasting Impressions Clear Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card using thin foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Silver Mix Color Essentials Gems. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you have a wonderful day and a great weekend. If you celebrate, wishing you a very happy Easter!