October, 2026 - The Songbird Stamper

Tis the Season for Shining Stars and Christmas Crew – Creativity Abounds Blog Hop October ’26…

The creativity abounds blog hop team are showcasing all things ‘Holiday Season’ this month and I have paired the Shining Stars and Christmas Crew stamp sets to create this one! For this project, I stepped away from the classic red and green and embraced a striking colour palette of Secret Sea, Bubble Bath, Melon Mambo, and Pool Party. The card features a cheerful snowman holding a “Sending Holly Jolly Wishes” sign, layered playfully over a large, vibrant pink star. Tucked behind his sign are two sweet candy canes, while smaller silver foil stars are scattered across the sky. To create […]

How to Make a Double Page 12×12 Christmas Scrapbook Layout (Home for Christmas Kit!)

If you have been looking for an easy, stress-free way to get your festive memories into an album, you are in the right place. For our third-Monday of the month YouTube live scrapbooking session, I shared a gorgeous double page 12×12 Christmas scrapbook layout using the brand-new Stampin’ Up! Home for Christmas Scrapbook Workshop Kit. Sometimes, the best thing you can do for your creativity is to let someone else do the designing for you! The Magic of the Home for Christmas Kit Normally, I love to go rogue and mix up my patterned papers, but for this double page […]

How to Make Easy Die-Cut Christmas Cards (No Stamping Required!)

Welcome back to my blog – The Songbird Stamper where today I am sharing how to create beautifully textured, easy die-cut Christmas cards without reaching for a single ink pad. If you are looking for quick, striking festive projects, you are in the right place. These designs are all about letting your die-cutting machine and embossing folders do the heavy lifting, by relying on rich textures and beautiful layers, you can create elegant cards in no time. The Project Details For these two cards, I used the stunning Pretty Poinsettia dies to create gorgeous, dimensional white blooms. The poinsettias serve […]

Autumn Birthday Card – Color Fusers Blog Hop – October ’26

Hello and welcome to this month’s Color Fusers Blog Hop, where I am sharing a gorgeous Autumn Birthday card using a really lovely colour fuse, Golden Glow, Mossy Meadow and Early Espresso. This is the first time I have used Golden Glow in such a big way, and it is PERFECT! I have paired the old with the new for this card, because I like to show how we can use our stash, and the Coneflower stamp was the perfect addition to the card using the lovely papers from the Sunflower Fields DSP pack. Golden Glow and Early Espresso make […]