Hi there and welcome to my stop on the Ellen Hutson Holiday release blog hop! I’m so glad you’re here!
This is such a great release y’all! I love every single thing! So grab yourself a cup of hot cocoa and settle in because I have so much to share!
>>> Find the whole release right HERE! So many good things! <<<
In today’s post I’ll be mostly working with the Gingerbread Plushies Kit, plus a few other new release items that go with FELT! Check out this super sweet kit:
Now, on to the projects!
No Peeking/Creep It Real Door Hanger
The first thing that popped into my mind when I saw the Gingerbread Plushies Kit was to make a door hanger! Oh yes! One side is for Halloween with the Skellie add-on and the other for Christmas, complete with a No Peeking sign and BELLS for when you’re wrappin’ pressies and don’t want anyone sneakin’ up on ya!
These are SEW easy to put together y’all! I’m not very patient when it comes to sewing and I had no problems at all. I just added a loop at the top and hey presto — a door hanger!
Pro tip: I used plastic bags from the grocery store to stuff the plushies! Yay for recycling!
Then I made some signage on separate hangers so I could easily switch things up. Here’s the Christmas one:
This uses some Lawn Fawn Let it Shine striped paper — can’t stop using this paper, you’ll see it on more projects from me this season for sure! It’s a classic! I die cut the letters with my trusty EBE Classic Block Alpha.
And here’s the Halloween one! This one uses the “creep it real” sentiment from the EBE Pumpkin to Talk About set.
Pro tip: use the long leg of the gingerbread die to cut stitching holes in cardstock! Works like a charm.
A Coupla Deer
Once I had that lovely felt out I couldn’t stop playing with it! This time I used the new Deer Couple with the Knockout Forest as a background and sentiments from Love & Light — such a great new set.
Pro tip: coat a piece of cardstock with PVC glue — Elmer’s works fine — and adhere your felt to it. Let it dry and then die cut your deer. This makes their little legs and antlers super sturdy!
Sharp-eyed readers my notice that the heart up there is from the Skellie add-on! I love getting more from my supplies like that! And there’s that Lawn Fawn Let it Shine paper again :)
The EBE Landscapes dies are perfect for cutting snowy scenes from felt and cardstock.
One last pro-tip for ya: die cut the Knockout Forest from cardstock and use it as a stencil! Here I used it with translucent embossing paste and sprinkled it with glitter, and again with gold embossing paste. So pretty.
The Knockout Forest looks lovely cut from woodgrain cardstock — I think this would be a great card to mass-produce. I saved those trees up there for another card I’ll be sharing soon — so stay tuned! In the meantime we have…
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Hop On
Your next stop on the hop is Michele’s blog — just wait ’til you see what she’s made!
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Supplies
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And here are some older products that you might wanna pick up as well:
Thanks so much for joining me! xo
I can always tell a Lisa card, tag or project—always a bit of whimsy and lots of creativity and fun packed into each project. Love these! 💖
Oh, Lisa – always good to see you my old crafty mentor! You sure added character to these characters with your stitching! Love them. And your coupla are sweet enough to pet! Thanks for the fun inspiration!
Oh wow! I love how you incorporated the felt into your cards! The deer cards with the felt–those are super cute! They give the card such a cozy feel! Thank you for sharing all your awesome projects with us! The felt skeley and gingerbread man are awesome too! Those little signs are just the cutest finishing touch! :)
Love the skeleton for this Halloween birthday girl. The Knockout Forest has so many uses (diecut and stencil).
Great idea gluing the felt to cardstock first then die cutting the deer. Could also use as white gel pen to add dots on the female I bet.
Love, love, love the little felted deer! Such a nice touch!
Love your cards!
Hello, my friend, Lisa! 💜 Beautiful cards! I love those pretty deer! So sweet! 🐼 Marisela in San Antonio
I wish I had more time to sew and make these cute gingerbreads!
Very impressed with your use of felt on your cards. Great job.
These are so fun! Love the gingerbread and skellie plushies! Sweet cards with the deer… love that Knockout Forest!
Great tips for using the felt in a project. I love that the Plushie is reversible, so smart, especially if you are giving it as a gift! Your cards are lovely too!
The deer cards are so darling! Love them!
I love the felt
I love that you cut the deer from felt; I’m going to have to try that! Thanks for the great tips too!
Everything is so cute & I love the little felt deer. What a great idea.
Beautiful work! Everything is sweet and oh so cute. Thank you for sharing, so much appreciated.
Super projects. Thanks for sharing your inspiration!
Fantastic cards!
Great idea to sue the plastic grocery bags to stuff the plushies!
Thanks for sharing.
I really like the knock out forest card and love the fact that the knocked out trees can be used for another card. Can’t wait to see what you do with those!