Festive Fridays | A Very Merry Christmas to You

For this week’s Festive Friday project, it was time for a little break from tiny and not-so-tiny houses.

Something simple but impactful to put together.

So out came the wonderful Spectacular Bear die set from Spellbinders.

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Products featured today:

Spellbinders | Spectacular Bear dies
Hello Bluebird | Typed Christmas stamps (r)
Pinkfresh Studio | Double Stitched Rectangles dies (r)
The Greetery | PreText Banners dies
More supplies linked in the supply list at the bottom of this post

I recently did a little sort-through and tidy of supplies near my desk, including the Simple Stories Winter Wonder collection.

So my colour choices for this card were most definitely inspired by the papers I picked.

The striped paper in particular featured pinky purple tones, mint, and a kind of sage green – so I leaned into the purple tones for my polar bear’s cosy accessories.

This is definitely the kind of die set that allows you to use up scraps of card you have stashed away for a rainy day. Always a bonus.

Once my bear was assembled, I covered my card base in the striped paper and cut the pink gingham paper with one of the Double Stitched Rectangles from Pinkfresh Studio.

I had hopes of featuring one of the sentiments from the recent Treasured Greetings set from Pinkfresh, but there wasn’t enough room, alas. Maybe next time!

So in the end, I grabbed my ever-faithful Typed Christmas stamps from Hello Bluebird, stamped the sentiment on C9 Eucalyptus card and cut it out with a Pretext Banner from The Greetery.

And there we go, no need to add anything else.

Until next time, happy crafting!

Supplies

Below you’ll find links to the supplies used to create this project. See the note in the sidebar about my project supply lists and the use of affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Your support is always appreciated!

Hello Bluebird – Typed Christmas stamps (r) Shop at: MISC	Pinkfresh Studio – Double Stitched Rectangles dies (r) Shop at: MISC	Spellbinders – Spectacular Bear (S5-722) dies Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC
The Greetery – PreText Banners dies Shop at: SHC (UK) \| TG	Versafine – Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: MISC \| SBC \| SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th – Assorted Core Collection cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)
Concord & 9th – Assorted Neutrals Collection cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)	Spellbinders – ColorWheel – The Full 48 12×12 Cardstock Pack Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Concord & 9th – Cocoa cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)
Concord & 9th – Dragonfruit cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th – Eucalyptus cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th – Ivory cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)
Concord & 9th – Parsley cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th – Shortbread cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th – Sunflower cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)
Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Blush Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Fawn Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Fern Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC
Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Mint Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Orchid Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Poppy Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC
Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Raven Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Tutu Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Violet Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC
Simple Stories – Winter Wonder collection Shop at: MISC	Bearly Art – Precision Craft Glue Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Lawn Fawn – Stamp Shammy Shop at: SBC \| SHC (UK)
Mini MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Pinkfresh Studio – Dual-tip embellishment tool Shop at: SB (US) \| SBC \| SHC (UK)
Crafter’s Companion – Gemini machine Shop at: MISC	Sizzix – Big Shot machine Shop at: MISC \| SBC	Sizzix – Sidekick machine Shop at: MISC \| SBC
Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: MISC \| SBC	Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: MISC \| SBC

Recent comments

Thank you so much! 🙂 Glad you liked it! xx

Thank you so much Joanne! Yep, you know I can’t resist a bit of pink with my festive red. 😀

Oh my goodness- this is just lovely!

Lovely sampler look here Nat, the bow and hanger details are perfect with it and your colour choices are beautiful,…

About my project supply lists

I only use and share products that I genuinely love. The product supply lists that accompany my projects are simply intended to provide a visual overview of what I’ve used in case you have the same items at home or would like to add them to your own shopping list.
In my supply lists, I link to several stores in the UK and US and am an affiliate member of Scrapbook.com, The Greetery, Concord & 9th, Altenew, Spellbinders US and UK, and Amazon UK. This means that when you click on an affiliate link and go on to make a purchase, I will receive a small percentage at no cost to you. Money raised through affiliate links will go straight towards my crafting fund, which includes hosting this blog.
Please note that any products marked “(r)” are retired and may no longer be available for sale online.
Following the transition of my old blog, Kool Kitty Musings, to Handmade by Natty, the supply lists in those posts may have missing images and out of date links. There is no easy fix for this, I’m afraid – but you can still see which stores stocked the items in question at the time of posting.
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Hello Bluebird – Typed Christmas stamps (r) Shop at: MISC	Pinkfresh Studio – Double Stitched Rectangles dies (r) Shop at: MISC	Spellbinders – Spectacular Bear (S5-722) dies Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC
The Greetery – PreText Banners dies Shop at: SHC (UK) \| TG	Versafine – Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: MISC \| SBC \| SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th – Assorted Core Collection cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)
Concord & 9th – Assorted Neutrals Collection cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)	Spellbinders – ColorWheel – The Full 48 12×12 Cardstock Pack Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Concord & 9th – Cocoa cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)
Concord & 9th – Dragonfruit cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th – Eucalyptus cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th – Ivory cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)
Concord & 9th – Parsley cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th – Shortbread cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)	Concord & 9th – Sunflower cardstock Shop at: C&9 \| SBC \| SHC (UK)
Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Blush Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Fawn Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Fern Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC
Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Mint Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Orchid Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Poppy Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC
Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Raven Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Tutu Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Spellbinders – ColorWheel cardstock – Violet Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC
Simple Stories – Winter Wonder collection Shop at: MISC	Bearly Art – Precision Craft Glue Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Lawn Fawn – Stamp Shammy Shop at: SBC \| SHC (UK)
Mini MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SB (US) \| MISC \| SBC	Pinkfresh Studio – Dual-tip embellishment tool Shop at: SB (US) \| SBC \| SHC (UK)
Crafter’s Companion – Gemini machine Shop at: MISC	Sizzix – Big Shot machine Shop at: MISC \| SBC	Sizzix – Sidekick machine Shop at: MISC \| SBC
Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: MISC \| SBC	Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: MISC \| SBC

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