Spellbinders | Christmas Cats

Hello there, today I have two projects to share using the Christmas Cats collection from Spellbinders and Yana Smakula. This collection released back in July, so I am a little late to the party with this one, but these mischievous cats are fun, so I wanted to use them! 

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For the tag, I started off by die cutting the base of the window, from Spellbinders Christmas Cats Window View Etched Dies, twice - once from white cardstock and once from Spellbinders Fairy Tale ColorWheel Cardstock. I added ink blending to the white cardstock one using Altenew Enchanted Garden Fresh Dye Inks. I then splattered Spellbinders Splatter White on top and set aside to dry. 

I die cut the window frame from white cardstock twice, adhered them one on top of each other, and then onto the window base. The Fairy Tale piece was adhered behind, back to back. I then punched a hole at the top to create the tag. I die cut the cat from Spellbinders Christmas Cats Etched Dies from Spellbinders Fog, Anchor, Classic White and Raven ColorWheel Cardstock. The bow was cut from Lilac. The cat was assembled and adhered using liquid glue. 

I die cut the Santa hat from the Spellbinders Christmas Cats Accessories Etched Dies from Spellbinders Pomegranate and Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock. It was assembled and adhered to the cat's head. The tree, from the same set, was die cut from Spellbinders Rainforest, Truffle and Pomegranate ColorWheel Cardstock. The baubles/ornaments were cut from Lilac, Lavender and Matte Metallic Silver cardstock. It was assembled and adhered to the tag with thin foam tape. 

The cat bed, from the Spellbinders Christmas Cats Window View Etched Dies, was die cut from Spellbinders Lilac and Lavender ColorWheel Cardstock. It was assembled and adhered to the tag with more thin foam tape and then the cat adhered on top, adding a Spellbinders Prism AB Color Essentials Gem to the bow. 

I hot foiled the sentiment from the Spellbinders Meowy Christmas Sentiments Press + Foil Plate & Die Set onto white cardstock using Spellbinders Opaque Black Foil. It was die cut out and adhered to the back of the tag. To finish, I threaded DMC Light Silver Thread through the top of the tag and tied in a bow. 

For the card, I die cut the cat from Spellbinders Christmas Cats Etched Dies from Spellbinders Fog, Anchor, Classic White and Raven ColorWheel Cardstock. The bow was cut from Lilac and the hat, from the Spellbinders Christmas Cats Accessories Etched Dies, from Pomegranate and Classic White cardstock. The cat was assembled and adhered together using liquid glue. 

I die cut the tree the same as the tag, but this time, cut the pot from Spellbinders Lilac ColorWheel Cardstock and the baubles/ornaments from Fairy Tale, Lavender and Matte Metallic Silver Cardstock. The presents were cut from Fairy Tale, Lavender and Lilac cardstock. 

I die cut two arches from the Spellbinders Essential Arches Etched Dies from white cardstock. I made a score line towards the top of one to create a hinge. I added adhesive to the hinge and adhered it to the back of the other arch piece to create an arch shaped card base. The tree was adhered first, with thin foam tape, followed by the cat and presents. 

The sentiment, from the Spellbinders Meowy Christmas Sentiments Press + Foil Plate & Die Set, was hot foiled onto white cardstock using Spellbinders Opaque Black Foil. It was die cut out and adhered to the card using foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Silver and Prism AB Color Essentials Gems. 

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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.

The tag is definitely my favourite of the two projects. I really like that window and I'm excited to use it for non-Christmas projects too! Is the cat playing with the bauble or knocking it off the tree? Probably the latter! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

18

Hello there, I hope you are well! Today I have a card to share that I made for my niece who turned 18 last month. I cannot believe I have an 18 year old niece! I thought it would be fun to have the 18 inside the champagne glass and then decorate it with flowers, adding lots of sparkle with glitter cardstock. 

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I started off by die cutting the champagne glass from Spellbinders A Special Toast Etched Dies. I die cut it three times and adhered them one on top of another. I die cut the champagne from Spellbinders Alabaster and Chiffon ColorWheel Cardstock and adhered them together. Before adhering it to the back of the glass, I die cut the Hero Arts Number One and Number Eight Dies from Altenew Moonstone Glitter Cardstock.

The numbers were adhered behind the glass first and then the champagne adhered behind them. The glass was then adhered onto a US A2 sized card base made from Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock. I adhered the glass using Bearly Art Glue and then added black foam tape behind the top of the numbers. 

I die cut the flowers from Spellbinders A Special Toast Etched Dies from white cardstock, the flower centres from Altenew Moonstone Glitter Cardstock, and the leaves from Spellbinders Peridot and Rainforest ColorWheel Cardstock. I then die cut the ribbon tails from the same glitter cardstock. 

I assembled the flowers first, using liquid glue, and then adhered them to the card with a combination of liquid glue and black foam tape, popping the leaves behind. The ribbon tails were adhered below, popping the tops of them underneath the flower cluster. 

I hot foiled the Spellbinders Cheers Sentiments Press Plate onto white cardstock using Spellbinders Opaque Black Foil and the Glimmer Hot Foil System. It was die cut out and then the 'cheers on your birthday' sentiment adhered to the card. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Silver 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.

Unfortunately the Number Dies are being discontinued. Such a shame as they are perfect for customised cards. Thanks so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Spellbinders | Simon's Sentiments

Hello there, I was over on the Spellbinders Blog yesterday sharing a step by step tutorial using the new Must-Have Sentiments Press + Foil Plate & Die Set. This set is part of Simon's Sentiments Collection, which features four sentiments sets. These were previously released as glimmer plates (foiling only) but now they have been re-released as both press + foil plates. 

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I used the 'hello' from the Spellbinders Must-Have Sentiments Press + Foil Plate & Die Set, pressing it using Iris BetterPress Ink. I love the font on these sentiments! I combined the sentiment with with the beautiful Spellbinders Petal Fresh Etched Dies and the Spellbinders A2 Herringbone Décor 3D Embossing Folder. 

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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.

Please head over to the Spellbinders Blog to see more photos and the step by step on how I made it! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Pinkfresh Studio | Sending Sunshine

Hello there, today I have a card to share using the new Pinkfresh Studio September 2026 The Simple Things release. I already shared one card here, and today, I have another to share. Like my first card, I have gone very CAS with this one! 

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I started off my card by stamping the pot and lemon images from the Pinkfresh Studio Steeped in Comfort Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Hybrid Ink. I then used the Pinkfresh Studio Steeped in Comfort Stencils to add colour to the images with ink blending. 

I used Pinkfresh Studio 1/2" and 1/4" Blending Brushes and the following Pinkfresh Studio Inks:

• Lemons - Lemon Whip, Sunshine and Sweet Mustard
• Leaves - Grassy Knoll and Key Lime
• Flower - Sparkling Rose
• Pot - Lemon Whip, Sunshine and Sweet Mustard
• Pot lid - Waterfall and Turquoise
• Pot string to tie lid on - Warm Buff and Doe

The pot is supposed to be honey, but I made it into lemon curd instead! 

The images were die cut out using the Pinkfresh Studio Steeped in Comfort Dies. I then took the Pinkfresh Studio Leafy Loops Coverplate Die and die cut it onto a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of white cardstock. There is no cutting edge to the die, it just pierces the holes. The panel was adhered to a white A2 sized card base using tape runner. The images were adhered on top using thin foam tape. 

I stamped the sentiment from the Pinkfresh Studio Steeped in Comfort Stamp Set onto white cardstock using black ink. It was die cut out and then the die cut again from white cardstock. The die cut was adhered behind the stamped one and then adhered onto the card. 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.

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

Spellbinders | Festive Evergreens

Hello there, I'm delighted to be over on the Spellbinders Blog sharing a step by step tutorial on how to press plates using multiple colours of ink. Registration plates let you do that anyway, but for this set, I still wanted an extra colour so I masked off the areas to use another one! 

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The Spellbinders Festive Evergreens Registration Press & Foil Plate + Die Set has two press plates for the image and another for the sentiments. I pressed the foliage first, using Malachite Ink (it is showing as blue in the photos but is slightly more teal in real-life!), and then when it came to pressing the door, it also presses the ornaments, well I did not want them black, so I masked off areas with Best Ever Craft Tape and used both BetterPress Black Ink and Magenta Ink. 

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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.

Please head over to the blog post on the Spellbinders Blog to see how I did it! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great rest of the weekend! Take care!

Pinkfresh Studio | The Simple Things September 2026 Release Blog Hop

Hello there, I'm delighted to be joining Pinkfresh Studio today to celebrate The Simple Things September 2026 release with a fun and inspirational blog hop. I have one card to share today and will have another on Monday! Today I am using the beautiful Dragonfly Dreams suite. 

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I started off my card by stamping the image from the Pinkfresh Studio Dragonfly Dreams Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Hybrid Ink, twice. I then used the Pinkfresh Studio Dragonfly Dreams Stencils to colour the image using ink blending with Pinkfresh Studio 1/2" Blending Brushes. 

I used Pinkfresh Studio Inks in Hydrangea and Turquoise for the dragonflies. I decided to keep the floral image free from colour. The images were then die cut out using the Pinkfresh Studio Dragonfly Dreams Dies. I cut the floral piece in half so that I had two separate stems. 

I took a US A2 sized white card base and stamped the sentiment from the Pinkfresh Studio Dragonfly Dreams Stamp Set on top. The floral stems were adhered to the card using Pinkfresh Studio Precision Clear Craft Glue at the bottom (the excess of the stems cut off the bottom of the card base using scissors) and thin foam tape at the top. 

The dragonflies were adhered on top using more thin foam tape. To finish, I added black dots using Altenew Fine Liner 2.0 Pens. 

BLOG HOP:

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

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 2nd October 2026. Please make sure to check if you are a winner and claim your prize within two weeks.

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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! 

Concord & 9th | Assorted Frames

Hello there, I am back to share my final card with you as a guest designer for Concord & 9th. If you missed them, you can see my others here. My focus today is on the Assorted Frames Die Set. There are four frames in the set. Whilst these are part of the holiday release, they are not specifically Christmassy, so can be used all year round! I paired them with the Peaceful Dove Dies and Tidings of Joy Stamp Set. 

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I started off my card by die cutting the rectangle scalloped frame from the Concord & 9th Assorted Frames Die Set twice from Concord & 9th White Cardstock. They were adhered one on top of another and then adhered to an A2 sized card base made from Concord & 9th Midnight Cardstock. 

I die cut the oval scallop frame from the same Concord & 9th Midnight Cardstock. I stamped the sentiment from the Concord & 9th Tidings of Joy Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. It was then die cut out using the same scallop oval die, but  this time, I wanted the negative (oval), rather than the frame. I placed the frame around the stamped oval and then secured them together using tape at the back. 

I die cut the branches from the Concord & 9th Peaceful Dove Die Set from Concord & 9th Juniper and Tidepool Cardstock. The berries were cut from Concord & 9th White Cardstock. The piece were adhered together first using liquid glue and then adhered to the card using a combination of liquid glue and thin foam tape (behind some of the leaves). 

The sentiment piece was then adhered to the centre using thin foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Concord & 9th Dew Drop Embellishments, adhering in place with liquid glue. 

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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 have loved creating with Concord & 9th products this month. Their holiday releases are always favourites of mine! I still have some sets to create with that I didn't use yet, so hopefully I will be back sharing more inspiration with those soon! Thank you so much for stopping by, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Simon Says Stamp + Pinkfresh Studio STAMPtember 2026 Collaboration

Hello there, today I have a card to share using the Simon Says Stamp + Pinkfresh Studio STAMPtember 2026 collaboration set called Grace and Gratitude. It features a beautiful foliage and flower image that, if using both pieces, fills an A2 sized card front. 

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This set is exclusive to Simon Says Stamp and can be purchased a stamp set only, stamp and dies set, and stamp, dies and stencil set. I used all three products on my card today. Once they sell out they are gone, so if you like it, grab it while you can! 

I started off my card by stamping the image from the stamp set onto white cardstock using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. I then used the coordinating stencils to add colour to the image using Pinkfresh Studio Inks and Pinkfresh Studio 1/2" Blending Brushes. I used Hydrangea, Turquoise and Blue Jay Inks. 

The image was die cut out and adhered to a white US A2 sized white card base using thin foam squares. I stamped the sentiment from the set onto more white cardstock and then die cut it out. I die cut the die again twice from white cardstock and adhered them behind the stamped one before adhering to the card. To finish, I added white gel pen dots to the image, and embellished with Pinkfresh Studio Ice Clear Drops. 

Here is a look at the stamp set, dies and stencils:

As mentioned, the sets are exclusive to Simon Says Stamp and will not be restocked. 

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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 I did not go traditional with the colours on the image, but I felt like they had a flowing look to them, that they could be simply a pattern, rather than actual leaves and flowers! Thanks so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Concord & 9th | Chandelier Card Front

Hello there, I am back with my fifth card guest designing with Concord & 9th. If you missed them, you can see my other cards here. Today I am focussing on the Chandelier Card Front Die. This wonderful die pierces a pattern into a card front. Although this die is part of the holiday release, I don't think it particularly screams holiday/Christmas to me, so I think can be used all year round. For my card today though, I paired it with the Peaceful Dove dies. 

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I started off my card by die cutting the Concord & 9th Chandelier Card Front Die from a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of Concord & 9th Aster Cardstock. I then added ink blending to it using Concord & 9th Aster, Fig and Eggplant Inks, using blending brushes, focussing the darker shades around the edges and keeping it lighter in the centre. 

The panel was then adhered to a US A2 sized white card base using tape runner adhesive. I die cut the dove from the Concord & 9th Peaceful Dove Die Set from Concord & 9th Cardstock in White, Black (eye and beak) and Ballet Slipper (for the cheek). It was assembled and adhered together using liquid glue. It was adhered to the card using thin foam tape. 

I die cut the sprig from Concord & 9th Juniper and Tidepool cardstock, and the berries from White cardstock. I adhered the pieces together first and then onto the card. I stamped a sentiment from the Concord & 9th Holiday Trimmings Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. 

It was die cut out using the banner die from the Holiday Trimming Die Set but I did partial die cutting on either side to make the banner smaller in length. It was also adhered to the card using thin foam tape. To finish, I 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.

That dove is so pretty and really pops against the darker background. I'll definitely be using that Chandelier Card Front again on non-holiday/Christmas cards! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I will be back with my last guest designer card on Friday. Have a great day! 

Spellbinders | Sir Skeleton

Hello there, I hope you are well! Today I have two cards to share using Halloween products from Simon Hurley and Spellbinders. The first uses the Halloween Hugs collection, and the second, Simon Hurley Framed Frights Stamp & Die Set. 

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My first card uses the Spellbinders Exclusive Sir Skeleton Etched Dies. As the name suggests, this die set is exclusive to the Spellbinders shop. I die cut the skeleton from Spellbinders Classic White and Raven ColorWheel Cardstock. 

I cut the bow tie and hat band from Spellbinders Lavender ColorWheel Cardstock. The hat is cut from Spellbinders Matte Metallic Onyx Treasured Cardstock and the monocle from Spellbinders Brushed Silver Treasured Cardstock. He was assembled and adhered using liquid glue. 

I took a 6.25" x 3.5" panel of Spellbinders Lilac Color Wheel Cardstock and added ink blending around the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Wilted Violet, Villainous Potion and Black Soot. I splattered Spellbinders Raven Splatter Effects on top and set it aside to dry. Once dry, it was adhered to a white mini slimline card base using tape runner adhesive. 

The skeleton was adhered on top using thin foam tape. I hot foiled the Spellbinders Spooky Sentiments Press + Foil Plate onto white cardstock using Spellbinders Opaque Black Foil and the Glimmer Hot Foil System. It was die cut out and the 'boo to you' one adhered to the card. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Prism AB Color Essentials Gems. 

My second card uses the Spellbinders + Simon Hurley Creates Framed Frights Stamp & Die Set. I stamped the male skeleton image from the set onto white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. It was coloured using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supply list) and die cut out using the coordinating die. 

I took a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of Spellbinders Lilac ColorWheel Cardstock and added ink blending to the bottom right-hand corner and bottom of the panel using Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Wilted Violet, Villainous Potion and Black Soot. I then stamped the sentiment on top using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. 

I splattered Spellbinders Raven Splatter Effects onto the panel and set it aside to dry. Once dry, it was adhered to an A2 sized Lilac card base using tape runner. The image was adhered on top using thin foam tape, with the excess cut off the bottom using scissors. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Prism AB Color Essentials Gems and then added Crystal Glaze to his monocle. 

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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.

COPIC MARKERS: Skeleton - E51, E50, E40. Jacket and hat - 110, C10, C8, C7. Bow tie, handkerchief and waistcoat - V08, V17, V15, V12. 

I know that not everyone is into Halloween (I don't actually celebrate it myself and I don't send the cards out that I make, but I do enjoy making them!) but I hope I still may have shared some inspiration with you regardless. I particularly enjoyed making the Sir Skeleton card! Thanks so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great day!