Spellbinders | Stitched Classic Pooh

Hello there, if you have been a follower of my blog for a while, you will know that I have been doing some felt stitching projects from time to time. Today I have my last one of the year to share and he is a cutie! As soon as I saw the Spellbinders Stitched Classic Pooh Collection I knew I wanted to make a plushie for my very dear friend Sarah. It took a little longer than I hoped to get him to her, but I got there in the end! 

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As with all Spellbinders felt plushie stitching dies, they are made to be cut from felt, but you can cut them from cardstock too. These ones especially would work well for that purpose as they do not have stitching holes made into them. This is so that you can use any stitch you want to make these. There is a tutorial on the Spellbinders YouTube channel, showing how to stitch them with the blanket stitch but I only learnt that the other week when making Fergus, so opted for running stitch instead! 

I used Spellbinders Merino Wool Felt Sheets - Classic Pooh Collection to cut the Spellbinders Stitched Classic Pooh Etched Dies. I used Beeswax for Pooh's body, arms and legs, and Coal for his eyes, inside ear and nose. I stitched him together using DMC 726 Floss. I did add quilt batting and polyester filling to his body but just used the batting for the arms and legs. 

The honey pot was cut from Cornflower felt for the main honey pot, Cream for behind the label, and Honey for the honey. The label itself was cut from Demin felt from the Spellbinders Merino Wool Felt Sheets - Cool Collection. I used DMC 813 Floss. The label was adhered to the pot using hot glue but you can stitch it as well. The bee was cut from Coal, Sunflower and Cream felt , adding a Spellbinders Crystal Mix Color Essential Gem to the the centre of the wings. The bee was adhered to the pot and then Pooh's arms adhered to the honey pot. I did stitch in thread at the top of Pooh's head, so that it can be hung up too. 

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.

Since there are no stitching holes in this one, I did find it a little difficult to keep my stitching consistent in term of size and in a straight line, however, I am hoping that Sarah will just see the love that went into it, rather than my not so perfect stitching! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Spellbinders | Light Up Reindeer

Hello there, today I have my last Christmas card to share with you (sorry I couldn't share it before Christmas Day but I did not want the recipients to see it!). I thought it would be fun to have a reindeer with a light up nose, so I grabbed my Pear Blossom Press Lights and a reindeer die and this is what I came up with ...

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I started off my card by die cutting the reindeer from the Spellbinders Cocoa Greetings Small Die of the Month July 2025 Kit. I cut it from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock in Truffle, Fawn, Chiffon (for the inside of the ears), Raven (for the eyes), Poppy (for the nose and lightest shade on the scarf) and Pomegranate (for the darkest shade on the scarf). 

I assembled and adhered him together using Bearly Art Glue. The die is meant to be used a cocoa cup, so his head is a little bit odd shaped, but I quite liked the quirkiness of him! I then punched a hole in the nose. I decided to add the hole in the nose to the left (his right!), kind of like if I were adding a highlight to it, rather than in the middle. I placed the reindeer onto the card base and drew a pencil mark through the hole in the nose. I then adhered the Pear Blossom Press - One Light on top of that mark. You can see how the mechanism works in this post. 

I added R89 Copic Marker onto a bit of vellum and adhered it to the back of the reindeer behind the hole in his nose. The reindeer was then adhered to the card, on top of the light, using two layers of foam tape. I die cut the heart die in the set from Spellbinders Glitter Metallic Ruby Treasured Cardstock and lined it up with where the switch is for the light. When you press the heart, the reindeer's nose lights up! 

I hot foiled the 'Merry Christmas' from the Spellbinders Merry Messages Plate & Die Set using Spellbinders Champagne Foil and die cut it out. I cut the die another two times from white cardstock, adhered them behind the foiled one for dimension, and then adhered to the card. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Gold 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.

Because of the size of the reindeer and the size of the mechanism, I wasn't able to put foam tape all around it (it just barely fit behind it!). You can see a little glow around the reindeer when the light is on but that is ok, I think it adds to the charm. I did originally add the reindeer onto a panel, which hid the mechanism better, but when the light was on, you could see a rectangle of foam tape around it, which did not look good! 

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

Christmas Robin

Hello there, today I have a card to share that I made for my mum for Christmas. I bought the Concord & 9th Birdhouse Blossoms set back when it was released quite a few months ago with the intention of making some summer cards with it. Well, time ran away with me a lot this year and I didn't manage that, but I am glad I was finally able to use it for a Christmas card. 

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I started off my card by die cutting the birdhouse from the Concord & 9th Birdhouse Blossoms Die Set from Concord & 9th Wheat Cardstock for the main part and Concord & 9th Nutmeg Cardstock for the roof and base. I placed them inside the Concord & 9th Birdhouse Blossoms Embossing Folder and ran it through my die cutting machine to add the woodgrain texture to them. 

I then assembled and adhered it together using Bearly Art Glue. I die cut the bird from white cardstock, Altenew Crafty Necessities: Mocha Cardstock, Spellbinders Poppy ColorWheel Cardstock and Spellbinders Beeswax ColorWheel Cardstock. It was assembled and adhered together using more liquid glue. I die cut the pine branches from Concord & 9th Evergreen Cardstock, the leaves/stems for the flowers from Concord & 9th Parsley Cardstock and the flowers from Spellbinders Poppy ColorWheel Cardstock. 

The berry stems were cut from Concord & 9th Nutmeg Cardstock and the berries from white cardstock. I adhered the flowers, branches and  berries to the a black A2 sized card base first, using a combination of liquid glue and thin foam tape behind the flowers and berries. The birdhouse was then adhered on top using thin foam tape. 

The bird was adhered also using thin foam tape. I cut the heart twice from Spellbinders Poppy ColorWheel Cardstock and adhered it to the house (one on top of another). The sentiment, from Spellbinders Sealed Poinsettia Stems Press Plate, was hot foiled onto white cardstock using Spellbinders Champagne Foil and the Glimmer Hot Foil System. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Gold 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.

I would usually go with lilac flowers for something like this but it didn't feel very Christmassy, so I went with red! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I will be back after Christmas to share some more cards but until then, if you celebrate, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas, if you don't, I hope you have a wonderful festive season! Take care! 

Simon Says Stamp | Sending Warm Hugs

Hello there, today I have a card to share using two new products (and one older!) from the Simon Says Stamp DieCember 2025 release, that they kindly sent me to use. The focus is the CZ Design Sending Warm Hugs Die which is great for these winter months. 

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I started off my card by die cutting a panel of white cardstock using the new Simon Says Stamp Basic Shapes Squares Dies. I placed it inside the Simon Says Stamp Delicate Pine Branches Embossing Folder and ran it through my die cutting machine. 

I then added ink blending on top using Altenew Enchanted Garden Fresh Dye Inks and a Small Blending Brush. I focussed the darker shades around the edges of the panel, keeping the middle slightly lighter. I mixed Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleed Proof White with a little water and splattered it onto the panel before setting aside to dry. 

Once dry, it was adhered to a white 5" x 5" card base with foam tape. I die cut the Simon Says Stamp + CZ Design Sending Warm Hugs Die from white cardstock three times for the word itself and once from Simon Says Stamp Premium Vellum for the shadow. I adhered the word dies onto the shadow, one on top of another and then adhered the whole thing onto the card using more foam tape. 

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.

Obviously purple is a bit untraditional for pine branches, but I thought it was pretty! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great day! 

Altenew | A Year in Review 2025

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Altenew today for a fun Instagram Hop sharing a look at our favourite projects we made in 2025. Whilst the fun for the hop is happening over on Instagram, I wanted to share some more information on the projects here. 

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We were asked to pick our top four projects from the year. As always it was a difficult choice for me. I do like different projects for different reasons. But these are the four I ended up choosing:

CARD 1

This card uses the Altenew Parchment Bouquet Layering Die Set. This is such a fun set as you can create both the flowers and the bouquet wrapper (I did mine in vellum). I love how it takes centre stage on a card and really pops from the black card base. You can read more on how I made the card here. 

CARD 2

This card uses the Altenew Creative Cuts: Houseplants Layering Die Set. Another fun set that you can mix and match to create either a hanging basket (like I have with this card) or a potted plant. You can read more about how I made the card here. 

CARD 3

This card uses the Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Prairie Roses Layering Die Set, creating a fun floating tag with acetate. I created a video for Altenew for this card and you can see that and the blog post here. 

CARD 4

This tag uses the Altenew Build-A-Garden: Rose Reverie Set. I added colour to the flowers with ink blending and popped it on an acetate tag. This time using it as a standalone tag. I created a video for Altenew for this tag and you can see that and the blog post here. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to the main products I used for the projects. Please visit the individual blog posts for the full list of supplies. 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, the hop is happening over on Instagram. You can see my profile here. Thank you so much for popping by, I very much appreciate it. I hope you have a great weekend! 

Spellbinders | Good Fortune Horse

Hello there, I am delighted to be over on the Spellbinders Blog today, sharing a step by step photo tutorial using the new Good Fortune Horse Clear Stamp & Die Set. The set features dies to create a horse (perfect for the Year of the Horse 2026) as well as a sentiment stamp set that works well with it. 

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I die cut the Good Fortune Horse from Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock and used Treasured Gold for the hooves, mane and tail. It was popped onto a card base made from Poppy ColorWheel Cardstock with a little ink blended added around the edges. I went with traditional red and golds for Lunar New Year but you can definitely use this horse all year round for other occasions. The sentiment was heat embossed using Gold Embossing Powder. 

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 and step by step photos for the card, please visit the blog post. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it it. I hope you have a great week ahead! 

Altenew | December 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Altenew today to celebrate the December 2025 release with a fun and inspirational blog hop (with prizes!). I already shared one card using the release, which you can see here, and today I have another three cards to share all featuring birds!

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WHISPERS IN THE CANOPY

My first card uses the Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Whispers in the Canopy. This fabulous kit includes a stamp set, die set, embossing folder and stencils (there is an optional add-on die set too for the sentiments). I focussed on the die set for today. 

I started off by die cutting the birds from the set from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Iceberg, Ultramarine, Azurite and Jet Black Cardstock. The pieces were layered up and adhered using liquid glue. I then die cut the bird house from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Sand Dunes, Milk Chocolate and Espresso Cardstock. Again, the pieces were layered up and adhered using liquid glue. 

I die cut the stem and leaves from the set from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Bamboo Cardstock. I used the branch piece as a stem but in hindsight, I should have cut it from brown cardstock and made it a branch! Never mind! I added the top piece of the bird house (the hanging part) around the stem/branch and then adhered them to a black US A2 sized card base with liquid glue, followed by the leaves. 

I then adhered the bird house on top using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape, followed by the birds. I stamped a sentiment from the kit stamp set onto 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 more foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

FEATHERED BEAUTY + SHAPER TOOL SET

For my second card, I used Altenew Creative Cuts: Feathered Beauty. The set creates a large bird as well as some foliage and flowers. I die cut the bird from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Iceberg, Ultramarine, Azurite and Jet Black Cardstock. I die cut the ends of the wings from white cardstock. The pieces were adhered together using liquid glue. 

I then used the new Altenew Petal Shaper Tool Set to add some dimension to the wings. I placed the bird on the foam mat and then using one of the stylus tools, ran it over the wings to help shape them. This tool set is perfect for flowers but as you can see, works for other things too! 

The bird was adhered to a US A2 sized black card base (I will need to create a customised envelope for this card to fit into but I loved having the bird overlap the side of the card base!) using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

I then stamped a sentiment from the Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Whispers in the Canopy Stamp Set onto black cardstock using Altenew Embossing Ink. I applied Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut into strips and adhered to the card using foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

DECORATIVE LANTERN

My last card for today uses the new Altenew Decorative Lantern Layering Die Set combined with the Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Whispers in the Canopy. I die cut the lantern from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Ultramarine and Azurite Cardstock. It was assembled and adhered using liquid glue. There is a candle that you can add to the lantern but I left it off for this card. 

I die cut the leaves from the CYL project kit from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Bamboo and Parrot Cardstock. They were adhered first to a 4.25" x 5.5" card panel using liquid glue. I then tied thread through the top of the lantern and adhered it to the panel using foam tape, adhering the thread behind the panel with tape. I then adhered the panel to a US A2 sized black card base. 

I tied a bow at the top of the lantern and then created the bird. I die cut him from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Dew Drops, Aqualicious, Teal Cave and Jet Black Cardstock. The pieces were adhered together using liquid glue and then adhered to the card using a combination of liquid glue and foam tape. I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from Altenew Build-A-Garden: Hellebore Haven onto black cardstock, cut it into a strip and adhered it to the card. To finish I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

BLOG HOP:

As mentioned, this post is part of a blog hop. Please click on the other participants links below to visit their blogs. 

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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 December 18th 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 December 20th, 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 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.

I love using black card bases as I feel that, especially colourful die cuts, really pop from them. The downside, however, is that when taking photos, they never look that clean. I can assure you that in real-life, you cannot see those little specs of white on them! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great weekend! Take care! 

Simon Says Stamp | Birds in the Pines

Hello there, I hope you are well! Today I have a card to share using the Simon Says Stamp Birds in the Pines Embossing Folder and Die Set from the DieCember 2025 release. These embossing folder and die sets are great because you can either using the embossing folder as is, or die cut the focal point (in this case the birds) and use them as an extra layer or separately. 

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I started off my card by placing a panel of Spellbinders Teal Topaz ColorWheel Cardstock inside the Simon Says Stamp Birds in the Pines Embossing Folder and running it through my die cutting machine. I then die cut the birds from white cardstock and placed them inside the embossing folder and ran it through my die cutting machine again. 

I added ink blending to the background first using Altenew Sweet Dreams Fresh Dye Inks, focussing the darker shades where the pines are. I then added a little Altenew Jet Black Fresh Dye Ink to the corners of the panel. I splattered on Dr Ph Martin's Bleed Proof White Paint, again, mainly where the pines are. Once the panel was dry, I adhered it to a white US A2 sized card base. 

I added the lighter shades of Altenew Sweet Dreams Fresh Dye Inks to the birds, focussing mainly on the wings. Since the Teal Topaz cardstock gave more of a green hue to the background, I added Altenew Mystic Lake Fresh Dye Ink to the birds to try and match the colour. They were then adhered to the card using thin foam squares. 

I stamped a sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Jingle All Way Stamp Set onto Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip using the Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels Dies and adhered to the card with more foam squares. To finish, I added teeny tiny Spellbinders Onyx Color Essentials Gems to the birds for the eyes, and embellished with Concord & 9th 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.

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

Hero Arts | Get Well Soon

Hello there, today I have a card to share using some sets from the Hero Studio December 2025 release. You can see the cards that I made for the release here. Today I am using the Die Set and the Cling Stamp. 

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I started off my card by die cutting the Hero Studio December 2025 Die Set of the Month from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock. I used Classic White for the bowl, Terra Cotta for the soup, Cinnamon for the swirl and Alabaster for the pasta.  To make the soup into minestrone, I die cut the coordinating die from the Hero Studio December 2025 Stamp & Die Set of the Month to add some extras. I used Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock again - Carrot for the carrots, Rainforest for the peas and Fawn for the croutons. 

I adhered the soup to the bowl, followed by the swirl and then the pasta, carrots, peas and croutons on top. I added dots to the soup using E08 and E07 Copic Markers. I then die cut the spoon from Spellbinders Matte Silver Treasured Cardstock and the hand from Spellbinders Classic White ColorWheel  Cardstock. I added Copic Marker shading to the hand with E11, E00 and E000 Markers. 

I adhered the soup to the spoon, followed by the pasta 'get well soon'. The spoon was then adhered to the hand. I took a panel of Spellbinders Waterfall ColorWheel Cardstock and stamped the Hero Studio December 2025 Cling Stamp of the Month on top with Hero Arts Paradise Core Ink to make it look like a placemat. It was adhered to an A2 sized white card base, followed by the bowl using thin foam tape. I then adhered the spoon part to the card with more thin foam tape and the hand part with thicker foam squares. 

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.

Have you seen the news? My Monthly Hero Kits are returning to Hero Arts from January! There will be a My Monthly Hero Kit and a Super Hero Kit. I am really excited for them to be coming back! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great day! 

Altenew | Hellebore Haven

Hello there, I hope you are well. Today I have a card to share using the new Build-A-Garden set from Altenew called Hellebore Haven. It is part of the December 2025 release, which is out now! 

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I started off my card by stamping the floral image from the Altenew Build-A-Garden: Hellebore Haven stamp set onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. Using the coordinating stencils, I added colour to the image with ink blending. 

I used Altenew Lapis Lazuli Fresh Dye Inks for the petals. For the leaves, I used Altenew Whispering Woodland (Limeade & Lime) and Green Valley (Grass Field) Fresh Dye Inks. It was die cut out using the coordinating die and then adhered to a white A2 sized card base with Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape, cutting off the excess with scissors. 

I die cut the 'friend' sentiment from white cardstock for the base and Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock for the word itself. The layers were adhered together first and then onto the card base. I stamped the accompanying sentiment from the set onto white cardstock with Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. Cut it into a strip and adhered it to the card. 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 will have more cards to share on Saturday for the blog hop, so I hope to see you then. Thank you so much for visiting me today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day!