Concord & 9th | Accordion Tree Farm

Hello there, I am both delighted and honoured to be guest designing with Concord & 9th this month for their amazing holiday/Christmas release! I have loads to share with you but first up is the Accordion Tree Farm Bundle. This set is made to be used with the Accordion Card Base Dies but you can use it on it's own too! 

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For my first card, I die cut the base layer of the trees in the Concord & 9th Accordion Tree Farm Die Set from Concord & 9th Wheat Cardstock. I then cut the top layers from Concord & 9th Sprout, Oceanside and Peacock Cardstock. I adhered the tops onto the bases with liquid glue. 

I took the adorable little fox from the Concord & 9th Accordion Woodland Dies and die cut him from Concord & 9th Spiced Cider, White and Ballet Slipper Cardstock. He was assembled and adhered using liquid glue. I then die cut the slope/landscape from the Concord & 9th Sleigh Full of Cheer Dies from white cardstock. 

I die cut a panel of white cardstock and stamped the sentiment from the Concord & 9th Accordion Tree Farm Stamp Set on top using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. I then adhered the trees below using liquid glue, as well as thin foam squares. 

The snowbank was adhered on top, followed by the fox. I adhered a panel of Concord & 9th Aqua Sky Cardstock to a white A2 sized card base and then adhered the tree panel on top using thin foam tape. 

For my second card, I die cut the base layer of the trees, as well as the layer with the tree farm stand on, from Concord & 9th Wheat Cardstock. The top layer of trees were cut from Concord & 9th Sprout, Oceanside and Peacock Cardstock. I adhered the trees down first to an A2 sized white card base, followed by the tree farm stand on top. I cut the wreath from Concord & 9th Sprout Cardstock and the bow from Concord & 9th Dragonfruit Cardstock. The wreath was adhered to the stand. 

I took a panel of white cardstock and die cut it using the front oval panel die from the Concord & 9th Accordion Card Base Dies. I cut the string of lights from Concord & 9th White Cardstock and the lights themselves from Concord & 9th Aqua Sky Cardstock. They were adhered together and then adhered so that either side is adhered to the back of the oval panel. 

I added foam tape onto the back of the oval panel and then adhered it on to the card. I cut the car from the Concord & 9th Accordion Tree Farm Die Set from Concord & 9th Ballet Slipper, Buttercup, Black, White and Matte Silver Cardstock. The pieces were adhered together and then I added vellum on the back for the windows. I cut the tree for the top from Concord & 9th Sprout Cardstock and the stump and ties from Concord & 9th Wheat Cardstock. 

It was adhered on top of the car and then the car adhered to the card with liquid glue. I stamped the sentiment from the Concord & 9th Accordion Tree Farm Stamp Set onto Concord & 9th 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 foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Concord & 9th Dew Drops. 

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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.

I absolutely love the cut line detail on those tree dies! They make perfect Christmas trees but trees for all year round too, I think! Thank you so much for visiting me today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Spellbinders | Autumn Cheer

Hello there, today I have two cards to share using products from the Spellbinders Autumn Archives Collection by Kelly Bangs. This collection, as the name suggests, is all about autumn. I have two clean and simple cards to share using some of the products from the collection. 

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For both cards, I used the Spellbinders Falling Leaves Etched Dies. You cut the base of the leaves and the veining separately, so you can cut the veins from a darker or lighter colour of cardstock, or something like gold would be nice too. For my cards, I went tone-on-tone! 

I started off my first card by die cutting the acorns from the Spellbinders Falling Leaves Etched Dies from Fawn ColorWheel Cardstock for the base layers and Spellbinders Truffle ColorWheel Cardstock for the top pieces. They were adhered together using Bearly Art Glue. 

I cut the leaves from Spellbinders Beeswax and Terra Cotta ColorWheel Cardstock and adhered the veins on top with Bearly Art Glue. I took a white US A2 sized white cardstock and arranged them on top. Once I was happy with the placement, I adhered the leaves down first with Bearly Art Glue, followed by the acorns with thin foam squares. 

I hot foiled the Spellbinders Autumn Sentiments BetterPress Plate & Die Set onto white cardstock using Spellbinders Opaque Black Foil and the Glimmer Hot Foil System. They were then die cut out with the coordinating die. I cut the dies again from white cardstock and adhered the die cut behind the foiled sentiment. It was then adhered on top of the acorns and leaves. 

For the second card, I started off by die cutting the tag from the Spellbinders Documenting Labels Etched Dies from white cardstock with the hole reinforcer from Spellbinders Raven ColorWheel Cardstock. I adhered the hole reinforcer on top and then threaded black twine through and tied in a bow. 

When die cutting the acorns and leaves from the Spellbinders Falling Leaves Etched Dies for the first card, I die cut extras to use on the second card. The leaves were adhered flat to the tag with Bearly Art Glue and the acorns with thin foam tape on top. The tag was then adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with more thin foam tape. 

I adhered the sentiment on top, from the Spellbinders Autumn Sentiments BetterPress Plate & Die Set, that was foiled with the first card's sentiment. To finish both cards, I added black dots using Altenew Finer Line Pens. 

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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.

Whilst spring is my favourite season, autumn comes a close second! I am so ready for some cosy/cozy days! Thank you so much for stopping by today, as always, I really do appreciate you taking the time to visit. Wishing you a wonderful weekend! 

Spellbinders | Boo Crew

Hello there, I'm delighted to be over on the Spellbinders Blog today sharing a card with a step by step photo tutorial using the Spellbinders Spooktacular Collection by Simon Hurley. 

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I thought it would be cute to have the ghost from Spellbinders Boo Crew wearing the witches hat from the Spellbinders Bewitched! I then added the glasses over the top because, well, I had too! So cute! I added ink blending to the card base and then simply added the ghost and sentiment on top. 

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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.

For more details on how I made the card, please head over to the Spellbinders Blog. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great day! 

Spellbinders | Spooky Hugs

Hello there, I hope you are well! Today I have a card to share using the Spellbinders September 2025 Small Die of the Month Club Kit called Harvest Magic. The set features a pumpkin, a cat, a ghost, a skull, flowers, and foliage. I did not use the ghost or skull but used everything else. 

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I started off my card by creating the pumpkin/jack-o'-lantern. I started off by die cutting the face and body from the Spellbinders September 2025 Small Die of the Month Club Kit from Spellbinders Carrot ColorWheel Cardstock, as well as the layer that goes inside to make the carved parts look 3D. I added ink blending to these using Hero Arts Core Inks in Papaya and Tangerine. I cut the base layer from Spellbinders Raven ColorWheel Cardstock. 

I cut the tongue from Spellbinders Tutu ColorWheel Cardstock and then adhered the pieces together leaving the front part without glue, so that I could pop the cat inside. The cheeks were cut from Spellbinders Blush ColorWheel Cardstock and adhered on top. The cat was cut from Tim Holtz Distress Black Heavystock. The eyes were cut from Spellbinders Beeswax ColorWheel Cardstock and the nose from Blush. The ears were cut from Tutu. 

She was assembled and adhered inside the pumpkin. I die cut the top of the pumpkin from Carrot and Rainforest ColorWheel Cardstock and adhered them on to her head. I added thin foam tape to the back of the cat and pumpkin and adhered them to an A2 sized white card base. I cut the foliage from Spellbinders Peridot and Rainforest ColorWheel Cardstock and adhered them around the pumpkin. 

The flowers were cut from Spellbinders Lavender and Lilac ColorWheel Cardstock and the centres from Beeswax. They were adhered to the card with Bearly Art Glue, as were the leaves. I hot foiled the sentiment plate from the Spellbinders Halloween Icons Press Plate & Die Set onto white cardstock using Spellbinders Opaque Black Foil and the Glimmer Hot Foil System. It was die cut out using the die and adhered below the pumpkin. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Onyx 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 September 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. 

If Halloween isn't your thing, you could definitely use the cat and foliage from this kit on their own. Whilst Halloween cards aren't really my thing (I don't generally send them), I really love how this one turned out. I think it's spooky cute! Thanks so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Simon Says Stamp + Altenew STAMPtember 2025 Collaboration

Hello there, today I have a card to share using the Simon Says Stamp + Altenew STAMPtember 2025 collaboration set called Joyful Bouquet. As the name suggests, it features a beautiful bouquet plus lots of lovely sentiments. 

This set is exclusive to Simon Says Stamp and once it sells out it will not be restocked, so if you like it, grab it while you can! 

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I started off my card by stamping the bouquet image from the Simon Says Stamp + Altenew STAMPtember 2025 stamp set onto white cardstock using Altenew Permanent Black Ink. I then coloured the image using alcohol markers, adding some shadows with colour pencils. 

The image was die cut out using the coordinating die. I stamped the sentiment using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink onto the same white cardstock and die cut that out as well. I cut the die another two times from white cardstock and adhered them behind the stamped one for dimension. 

I adhered a panel of Altenew Crafty Necessities Jet Black Cardstock onto a US A2 sized white card base and mixed a little Altenew Titanium White Gouache with water. I splattered it onto the card and set it aside to dry. Once dry, the image was adhered on top using foam tape, cutting the image overhanging the sides of the card base with scissors. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

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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.

This is such a pretty image, perfect for lots of different occasions! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Simon Says Stamp + Hero Arts STAMPtember 2025 Collaboration

Hello there,  today I have a card to share using the Simon Says Stamp + Hero Arts STAMPtember 2025 collaboration set. It is called Snowy & Bright and features mountains, trees, a snowman, a little dog, two skaters and sentiments. I loved the design of the mountains, so used those as my focal point today. 

This set is exclusive to Simon Says Stamp and once it sells out that's it! So if you like it, grab it while you can! 

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I started off by stamping the bottom of the mountains from the Simon Says Stamp + Hero Arts STAMPtember 2025 Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Hero Arts Orchid Core Ink. For the snow at the top, I wanted a light layer of ink, so I grabbed a Hero Arts Small Ink Blending Brush and just dabbed Hero Arts Passion Flower Core Ink at the top of the stamp before stamping them above the bottom part of the mountains. 

There are two mountains in the set, so I stamped one of them twice. I then stamped the dog from the set onto white cardstock using Hero Arts Intens-ified Black Ink. I added a teeny tiny bit of Copic Marker colouring using V15 & V12 for the scarf and C1 for the shading on the dog. I then cut the dog out using the coordinating dies. I cut the dog die another two times from white cardstock and adhered them behind the stamped one. 

Since the mountains are cut in two pieces with the dies, I decided to fussy cut these out using scissors instead. I took a US A2 sized white card base and stamped the sentiment on top using Hero Arts Intensified Black Ink. I also stamped the snow flurries from the set too. The mountains were adhered on top with thin foam tape, followed by the dog.  

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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.

This is such a cute set, very whimsical in feel! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great day! 

Spellbinders | All About Christmas

Hello there, I am delighted to be over on the Spellbinders Blog today sharing a step by step tutorial using new products from the All About Christmas Collection by Lisa Horton. This is such a wonderful collection as there are products for Christmas in it, but lots of staples too that can be used all year round. 

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I used the Spellbinders Christmas Sentiments Clear Stamp & Die Set as my main focal point and then built around it from there. I used the Spellbinders Christmas Foliage Etched Dies and then of course had to add one of the super cute birds from the Spellbinders Little Birdies Etched Dies wearing a hat, scarf and boots! 

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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.

For more details and photos of how I made the card, please head over to the Spellbinders Blog Post. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Spellbinders | Foliage 2 Ways + New Tools

Hello there, I hope you are well! Today I have two cards to share using the new Spellbinders Seasonal Wreath Etched Dies. I wanted to show that the set isn't just for Christmas and the holidays but can be used all year round too! 

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I started off my Christmas card by die cutting the greenery die in the Spellbinders Seasonal Wreath Etched Dies set three times from Spellbinders Waterfall ColorWheel Cardstock. I adhered them to the front of an A2 sized white card base with Bearly Art Glue, popping the end of each one behind the end of the next one. 

I then cut the dies that look like mistletoe (to me!) from Spellbinders Seaside ColorWheel Cardstock. They were adhered on top of the greenery ones but you could definitely just use one or the other and not both! I die cut the berries from Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock and adhered them on top. 

I then die cut the bird from Spellbinders Little Birdies Etched Dies from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock. I used Lavender for the body of the bird, Lilac for the wing, Raven for the eye, Beeswax for the beak, and Poppy and Classic White for the hat. I adhered the pieces together and then onto the wreath, adding Spellbinders Micro Foam Squares behind his head. 

For the sentiment, I hot foiled the Spellbinders Merry Messages Plate onto white cardstock using Spellbinders Silver Foil and the Glimmer Hot Foil System. It was die cut out using the coordinating die and adhered overhanging the wreath. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Silver Color Essentials Gems. 

For my next card, I used just the greenery dies from the Spellbinders Seasonal Wreath Etched Dies set. To me they looked like generic leaves so I thought they would work for all year round. I die cut the die three times from Spellbinders Rainforest ColorWheel Cardstock and three times from Spellbinders Peridot Cardstock. 

They were adhered to an A2 sized white card base with Bearly Art Glue. I then die cut the bird again, this time using Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock in Seaside for the body, Waterfall for the wing, Raven for the eye and Beeswax for the beak. I also cut flowers from the Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms Etched Dies set from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock in Blush, Carrot, Beeswax, Classic White and Hero Arts Ultra Pink Cardstock. 

The flowers were assembled and adhered using Bearly Art Glue and adhered to the wreath, the bird was then popped in between so it looked like it was sitting in amongst them. For the sentiment, I hot foiled the Spellbinders Birthday Wishes Sentiments BetterPress Plate & Die Set onto white cardstock using Spellbinders Silver Foil. It was die cut out using the coordinating die.  I then adhered the 'happy birthday' one on to the card. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Silver Color Essentials Gems.

NEW SPELLBINDERS TOOLS

Before I go, I just wanted to share some new tools from Spellbinders with you in case you haven't seen them. These are great for die cutting. There is the new  Lilac Shimmer Tool 'n One. This is the same as the other Tool 'n One's, so if you already have one you don't need another, but of course, I love the new Lilac Shimmer colour that matches my Platinum Scout! The Tool 'n One is great for removing the little bits inside the die cuts that you don't want - whether that be using the brush end or the pokey end. The pokey end is great for placing down gems too! 

There is also the new Handy Foam Mat. This fits inside the Large Craft Stax Trays. The idea is that you would place your die cuts on top and use the brush end of the Tool 'n One to pop out the inside pieces. This also works for the dies themselves too. You can do this on any surface but the foam mat gives a nice resistance to the tool. You can also just use the pokey end of the Tool 'n One and I found that works as well. The benefit of using the mat inside the tray is that all the little die cut pieces stay contained and not strewn across your desk! You can then use lift out the foam insert and slide the pieces into the bin. Is it necessary? No, but I have found it hand when doing a lot of die cutting! 

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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.

I think the birds are a cute addition to the wreaths but they would look beautiful one their own too! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Simon Says Stamp | STAMPtember 2025 Party

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Simon Says Stamp today to celebrate all things STAMPtember with a fun party! Loads of designers have come together to share tons of inspiration using the new release. 

For today's party, each designer has a prize promotion to share, so make sure to stop off on as many guests blogs/social media as you can to find all the prizes! More info on that below. 

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

For my card today, I am using the new Simon Says Stamp Magnificent Mums Embossing Folder and Cutting Die. I started off by placing a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of white cardstock inside the folder and ran it through my die cutting machine. I then die cut the die in the set four times from white cardstock. I placed these inside the embossing folder, behind the flower heads, and ran it through my die cutting machine again. 

I added ink blending to the main panel with Altenew Sweet Dreams Fresh Dye Inks (Dew Drops and Aqualicious) and added ink blending to the flower heads using Altenew Bubblegum Dreams Fresh Dye Inks (Baby Pink, Fuchsia and Magenta). I adhered the main panel onto a white A2 sized card base, followed by the flower heads, cutting off the excess hanging over the sides with scissors. 

I popped the card into my splat box and splattered over Spellbinders Sparkle Splatter Effects for some added shimmer. I die cut the 'thanks' sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp CZ Design Basic Trio Dies four times from white cardstock. I adhered them one on top of another and then onto the card. 

I stamped the 'forever grateful' sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Stamp Set onto 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 using thin foam squares. 

STAMPTEMBER PARTY TIME!

As mentioned, this is a fun party and you are all invited! It is also a scavenger hunt of sorts as you need to find all of the free gifts/promotions. All of the guests at the party are listed over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog. Visit their blogs/Instagram to find their prizes! 

My promotion for you is a free Simon Says Stamp Pinwheels 3x3" stencils with any purchase. Use the code in the graphic. Valid until 3rd September 2025 11.59pm ET. 

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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 wonderful time at the party and a great day too! Take care!