Pinkfresh Studio | Flourish & Glow October 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Pinkfresh Studio today to celebrate the Flourish & Glow release, which is out now! I have a card and tag to share today and I also have another card to share tomorrow too! This is such a beautiful release, filled with wonderful florals. 

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

I started off my card by hot foiling the Pinkfresh Studio Moonlit Blooms Press Plate (if foiling or pressing  is not your thing, there is stamp set too!) onto white cardstock using Spellbinders Silver Foil and the Glimmer Hot Foil System. I placed the Pinkfresh Studio Moonlit Blooms Stencils over the top and used them to colour the images using ink blending. 

Using Pinkfresh Studio 1" Blending Brushes, I blended Pinkfresh Studio Inks in Slumber, Blue Jay and Sapphire for the leaves and stems, and Wisteria, Hydrangea and Sparkling Rose for the flowers. They were then die cut out using the Pinkfresh Studio Moonlit Blooms Dies. 

I die cut the Pinkfresh Studio Octagon Grid Coverplate Die from white cardstock. I popped out three of the frame pieces and adhered them to a white A2 sized card base. One of the flower images was then adhered on top using thin foam tape, cutting off the excess from the sides with scissors. 

I stamped the sentiment from the Pinkfresh Studio Freesia Flourish Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Hybrid Ink. It was die cut out using the coordinating die. I cut the die another two times from white cardstock and adhered them behind the stamped one before adhering onto the card. To finish, I embellished with Pinkfresh Studio Ice Clear Drops. 

I didn't want to waste the other flower that I foiled and stencilled, so I thought I would use it on a tag. I die cut the tag from the Pinkfresh Studio Shaker Tag Book Die Set from white cardstock and adhered the floral on top with thin foam tape. 

I cut the excess off the bottom and left side, but kept the right side overlapping. I stamped a sentiment from the Pinkfresh Studio Peony Glow Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Hybrid Ink. 

It was cut into a strip and adhered to the tag with thin foam tape. To finish, I added black twine through the hole at the top and tied in bow, followed by embellishing with Pinkfresh Studio Ice Clear Drops.

BLOG HOP:

This blog post is part of a fun, inspirational blog hop with prizes. Please click on the participants below to visit their blogs. Next on the hop is the amazing TaeEun Yoo. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

GIVEAWAY:

Pinkfresh Studio will give away ten $50 gift cards along the hop, selected from the comments left along the hop at random. They will also give away the full release over on the Pinkfresh Studio blog and YouTube Channel. Winners will be announced on the Pinkfresh Studio Giveaway Page on 29th October 2025. Please make sure to check if you are a winner and claim your prize within two weeks. 

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.

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

Hero Arts | Best Gift Ever

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Hero Arts today to celebrate the release of the new Best Gift Ever collection. The collections consists of stamps, dies, stencils and plates that all coordinate with each other to create presents/gifts. 

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I started off my card by placing the Hero Arts Wrap It Up Letterpress + Foil Plate onto the chase of the Spellbinders BetterPress Letterpress System. I then inked it up using Spellbinders BetterPress Black Ink. I placed a panel of Spellbinders Fairy Tale ColorWheel Cardstock onto the platen and adhered in place with Best Ever Craft Tape. I placed the platen on the base and ran it through my Platinum Six to transfer the ink onto the cardstock. 

I then repeated the process with Spellbinders Lavender ColorWheel Cardstock. I die cut both out using the Hero Arts Gift Boxes Die. I adhered two of the lavender gifts and one of the fairy tale ones onto a black A2 card base made from Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock with thin foam tape. 

I die cut the older Hero Arts Flower Pattern Cover Plate from Spellbinders Classic White and Peridot Cardstock and adhered the foliage down first using liquid glue, followed by the flowers. I stamped the sentiment from the Hero Arts Just Because Stamp & Cut Set onto white cardstock using Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink. 

It was die cut out using the coordinating die. I also cut the die another two times from white cardstock and adhered them behind the stamped one, before adhering onto the card. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Prism AB 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.

This is part of a hop happening over on Instagram. You can see my Instagram page here and Hero Art's here. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Spellbinders | Merry & Bright

Hello there, I am delighted to be over on the Spellbinders Blog today sharing two cards using the Pear Blossom Press One Lights. These lights are fab as both the switch and light are on the same mechanism, so really easy to use and no fiddling around with circuits! 

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The peek above shows one of the cards I made. I used the Spellbinders Essential Stars Etched Dies and cut one of the stars from a panel of white cardstock. I then added a double layer of vellum behind. The Pear Blossom Press One Light is behind that and when you press the centre of the poinsettia, the light comes on! 

The poinsettia and foliage are from the Spellbinders Christmas Foliage Etched Dies and the sentiment, from Spellbinders Merry Messages, was hot foiled. 

Please head over to the blog post to see how the card came together and to see the other one too. It is super cute if I do say so myself! :) 

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 really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great rest of the weekend! 

Hero Arts | For You Christmas Gift Tag

Hello there, today I have a little gift tag to share using the Hero Studio October 2025 Stamp & Cut of the Month. The set features ornaments that can be decorated with patterns, as well as foliage and accessories. They look great on cards but I decided to create a little gift tag today using the same colours that are part of the main card kit. 

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I started off by stamping the images from the Hero Studio October 2025 Stamp & Cut of the Month onto Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock with Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I used Waterfall cardstock for the ornament, Tutu for the bow, Blush for the poinsettias, and Peridot for the holly. 

I applied Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. They were then die cut out using the coordinating dies. I added the bow and holly leaves onto the ornament flat with liquid glue, followed by the poinsettia with thin foam squares. 

I stamped the Hero Arts Christmas Sentiment Strips Stamp Set onto Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock and heat embossed in white. It was die cut out using the Hero Arts Sentiment Strips Fancy Die. I cut the 'for you' down to size and adhered it to the ornament with foam squares. 

To make the ornament into a gift tag, I adhered DMC White Diamant Thread to the back. I then die cut another of the ornaments (without the stamping) and adhered it to the back to cover up the thread. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Pink 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.

I think it would be great to make a few of these to add to Christmas gifts using whatever colour combination matched the wrapping! I think they would look really pretty! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Spellbinders | Snow Day Friends

Hello there, I hope you are having a good week so far. Today I have a card to share using the Spellbinders October 2025 Small Die of the Month Club Kit called Snow Day Friends. The set features a snowman, a tree and two people that you can create scenes with. 

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I started off by die cutting the people from the Spellbinders October 2025 Small Die of the Month Club Kit. I cut both of their faces from Spellbinders Alabaster ColorWheel Cardstock. I cut both of the bobbles for the hats from Spellbinders Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock. I cut the clothing for the person on the right from Spellbinders Seaside, Waterfall, Teal Topaz and Cosmic Sky ColorWheel Cardstock. 

The clothing for the person on the left was cut from Spellbinders Fairy Tale, Lavender and Lilac ColorWheel Cardstock. I assembled and adhered the layers using Bearly Art Glue. I then die cut the tree base layer from Spellbinders Peridot ColorWheel Cardstock and the snow from Spellbinders Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock. The snow was adhered the tree using Bearly Art Glue. 

I die cut the snowman from Spellbinders Classic White and Raven ColorWheel Cardstock, the arms from Truffle, and the nose from Carrot. The pieces were adhered together using Bearly Art Glue. I took an A2 sized card base made from Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock and added the tree on first using Bearly Art Glue. 

The snowman and people were then adhered on top using thin foam tape. I hot foiled the sentiment from the Spellbinders Merry Messages Plate & Die Set onto white cardstock using Spellbinders Champagne Foil and the Glimmer Hot Foil System. I die cut it out using the coordinating die and cut another layer of the sentiment from more white cardstock and adhered it behind the foiled one before adhering to the card. To finish, I added white gel pen 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.

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 October 2025. 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. 

It's such a cute set and you can use the elements all separately too, which is great! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great day! 

Simon Says Stamp | Merry Catmas!

Hello there, today I have a card to share using the new Simon Says Stamp Christmas Cats Stamp Set from the latest Sugar & Spice release. The set, as the name suggests, features lots of cats dressed up for Christmas! 

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I started off by stamping the cat decorating the tree stamp, as well as the cat jumping with the lights from the Simon Says Stamp Christmas Cats Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I then coloured them using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supply list). I fussy cut them out using scissors, but there is a die set available. 

I stamped the sentiment from the set onto a white A2 sized card base using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. The images were then adhered above with thin foam squares. To finish, I added Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the star on the tree, and Ranger Star Dust Stickles to the fluffy bits on the cat's hats. 

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.

COPIC MARKERS: Cats - N7, N5, N4, N3, N2, N1, N0/R22. Hats - R89, R39, R37, R35. Tree - Y28, YG17, YG03, YG01/E59, E57, E55. Baubles/ornaments - V17, V15, V12, V01. Star and lights - Y17, Y08, Y04. 

This is such a cute set and whilst I have used it in a very CAS way, great for making scenes with too! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day and a great week ahead! 

Altenew | October 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Altenew today to celebrate the October 2025 release. I already shared one card here and today I have two more to share using new products from the release. 

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

MIX FOLIAGE + MINI SENTIMENTS

My first card uses the new Altenew Mix Foliage Layering Die Set. I die cut the large flowers and leaves from white cardstock and added ink blending on top with Altenew Mini Blending Brushes. I used Altenew Enchanted Garden Fresh Dye Inks for the petals, Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Inks for the flower centres and then for the leaves, I used Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks on some and Whispering Woodland Fresh Dye Inks on the others. 

I assembled and adhered the flowers using the keyhole system and then set them aside while I worked on my card base. I took a panel of Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock and placed it inside the Altenew Mini Sentiments 3D Embossing Folder before running it through my die cutting machine. The panel was then adhered to a black A2 sized card base with Altenew Glue Tape. 

The leaves and flowers were then adhered on top using liquid glue. I stamped a sentiment from Altenew Sentiment Strips 2 Stamp Set onto more 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 Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

SERENE BLOOMS

My second card uses the new Altenew Build-A-Garden: Serene Blooms. This kit features a stamp set, coordinating dies, a standalone die, stencils and a mini blending brush. I started off by stamping one of the flower stems from the set onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. I then used the stencils to colour the image with ink blending. 

I used Altenew Shades of Purple Fresh Dye Inks for the petals, and Altenew Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks for the leaves and stems. It was then die cut out using the coordinating die before adhering to a black A2 sized card base with Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. I cut the excess off the bottom with scissors. 

I stamped the sentiment from Altenew Build-A-Garden: Serene Blooms onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. It was die cut out using the coodinating die and then the die cut another two times from white cardstock and adhered behind the stamped one for added dimension before adhering to the card. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Iridescent Stellar Sequins.

BLOG HOP:

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

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 October 19th 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 October 21st, 2025. 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 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 really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great time on the rest of the hop and a wonderful day too! 

Spellbinders | Beautifully Imperfect

Hello there, I am over on the Spellbinders Blog today sharing three cards using the new Beautifully Imperfect collection, which is out today. This collection as a whole is a little on the grungy side and maybe more suited to scrapbookers or mixed media artists with die cut shapes, papers etc but don't rule it out if you are a card maker as it is so pretty! Not only can the die cut shapes be used on cards, there are also press plates, dies and embossing folders in the collection too! 

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

The peek above uses the Spellbinders Beautifully Imperfect Die Cut Shapes which I colour tinted using BetterPress Inks. The scribbled pattern in the background is a stamp from the Spellbinders Sculpted Scripted Floral Stamp & Die Set, which I thought made for a nice grounding for my flowers and leaves to sit on. The sentiment is from one of my favourite ever sets - Spellbinders Typewriter Adventure Sentiments Stamp Set. 

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 more information on how I made the card, as well as the other two that I made, please head over to the Spellbinders Blog. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I very much appreciate it. I hope you have a great rest of the day! 

Simon Says Stamp | Snowflake Cut Outs

Hello there, today I have two cards to share using the new Large Snowflake Cutouts Stencils from the new Simon Says Stamp Sugar & Spice release which is out today. The set has two stencils - one large snowflake inside a rectangle shape, and the other, a large snowflake inside a circle shape. 

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

I started off my card by taking the rectangle stencil from the Simon Says Stamp Large Snowflake Cutouts Stencils and placing it onto a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of white cardstock. Using blending brushes, I blended Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Mermaid Lagoon and Wilted Violet on top. 

I removed the stencil and then went over the snowflake with the same brushes and ink, with just a lighter hand this time. I then splattered on some water using a paintbrush and set it aside to dry. Once dry, I stamped a sentiment from the new Simon Says Stamp + CZ Design Inside Holiday Greetings on top with Versamark Ink. 

I applied white embossing powder and heat set. The panel was then adhered to a white US A2 sized card base with tape runner adhesive. To finish, I embellished with Pinkfresh Studio Iridescent Dew Drops. 

For the second card, I took the circle stencil from the Simon Says Stamp Large Snowflake Cutouts Stencils and placed it onto a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of white cardstock. I added ink blending with the same Tim Holtz Mermaid Lagoon and Wilted Violet Distress Inks. 

I added water splatter with a paintbrush, removed the stencil and set it aside to dry before adhering it onto a white US A2 sized card base. I stamped a sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Christmas Stamp Set onto black cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with thin foam squares. To finish, I embellished with Pinkfresh Studio Iridescent Dew Drops.

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 tried to keep these cards pretty flat for posting/mailing. I think these would be good ones to mass produce too! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Altenew | Hearts & Paislies

Hello there, Altenew are releasing lots of new products today including stamps, dies, embossing folders, inks, watercolour tubes, plus more! I have one card to share today and will have another two on Sunday for the blog hop.

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

Today I am using the new Hearts & Paislies 3D Embossing Folder and stencils. These can be used separately or together. I started off by placing a panel of white cardstock inside the Altenew Hearts & Paislies 3D Embossing Folder and ran it through my die cutting machine. 

I placed the Altenew Hearts & Paislies Stencils on top, one by one, to add colour to the images with Mini and Micro Blending Brushes. I used Altenew Rose Petal Fresh Dye Inks for the pink flowers, Altenew Enchanted Garden Fresh Dye Inks for the purple flowers, Altenew Sweet Dreams Fresh Dye Inks for the aqua/teal flowers, and Altenew Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks for the leaves and stems. 

There is a stencil layer to colour in the paisleys but I decided not to add ink to them. I adhered the panel onto a US A2 sized white card base using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. I stamped the 'hello' from Altenew Build-A-Garden: Sulfur Cosmos onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. It was die cut out and adhered to the card with more foam tape to finish. 

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 mentioned, I will be back on Sunday sharing some more inspiration using the release but in the mean-time, I hope you will check it out! It's another great release! Thank you so much for stopping by today. I really appreciate it. I hope you have a great day!