My Funky Valentine: Tim Holtz Palette Fabric Pocket Hearts by Richele Christensen

Hi friend! Happy Saturday! With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we thought this fun little craft project would be a fun one to share to get your creative mojo flowing! Please welcome back special guest Richele Christensen to showcase a fun way to give little gifts showcasing the Tim Holtz Palette Fabric Collections! Read on and enjoy!

Hello friends! Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate then with a little project using the Tim Holtz Palette Fabric collection. These “My Funky Valentine” pocket hearts are perfect for adding treats like a gift card from Simon Says Stamp, chocolates, or any sweet treats for your favorite peeps. Gather your sewing supplies and Palette Fabrics in pink, red and even purple  for the cutest little hearts! Fat quarters will work beautifully and you can get two hearts from each fat quarter. So the question is how many will you make?

Print your FREE pattern from Lella Boutique by Vanessa Goertzen and cut out the pattern pieces using your favorite Palette Fabrics. The pattern “My Funky Valentine” is easy to follow with lots of step photos.

Press the pocket piece in half and add lace or trim. If you’d like to leave it plain just top stitch close to the top edge.

Layer the pocket over the heart right sides up then add the second heart right sides together.

Sew around the edge using a 1/4” seam allowance leaving a small opening about 1 1/2” wide.

Trim around the curved edges and snip the V of the heart being careful not to snip the stitching. I love the Tim Holtz Mini Snips Scissors for trimming seams and clipping thread.

Turn heart rights sides out. I like to use a chopstick to help get the point of the heart.

Stuff the heart with fiber fill stuffing and hand sew the heart closed.

Embellish as desired with Velvet Ribbon, buttons, Flash Cards, etc. 

Slip a Simon Says Stamp gift card into the pocket with some chocolate for a sweet treat.Thanks so much for stopping by and happy sewing! –Richele

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A big thank you to YOU, our reader — and to Richele for being our guest!

Join us!

We’re going LIVE on Monday, January 19th at 12 PM ET! Heidi will be showcasing the latest Simon Says Stamp coordinating dies designed to match select popular Tim Holtz Stamps with inspiration and a chance to win a $100 gift card!

Building the Perfect Snowman with Layered Backgrounds: Making the Cut

Hi friend! Happy Friday! Please join me in welcoming special guest Nichol Spohr to our blog back in our monthly installment of Making the Cut – our monthly blog series that celebrates the love of all things die cutting! Nichol is showcasing some darling new products JUST released in our exclusive Heart to Heart collection including the Bundled Snowman die set, Chunky Scalloped Oval dies, Warm Thoughts dies, Lots of Snowflakes stamps, and Swirling Snowbreeze embossing folder! Be sure to watch the video for all the details!

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A big thank you to YOU, our reader — and to Nichol for being our guest!

Soft Neutrals and Texture with Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year

Welcome back friends, it’s Nina-Marie Trapani here with you today! Every year I enjoy sharing a project inspired by the Pantone Color of the Year. 2026 has brought us Cloud Dancer—it evokes quiet beauty, offering a light, airy foundation that lets texture and detail shine! I was excited to stretch my creative muscles and focus my project on exactly that.

I used many products from our Simon Says Stamp exclusive collection—the Lots of Snowflakes stamp and die set, the Balcony Windows dies, the Label Slides Love and Friendship stamp and die set, as well as the Snowfall and Banks stencil.

Utilizing those pieces, I added texture and detail with things such as Tim Holtz Texture Paste, Rock Candy Chunky Glitter, Opal Dazzling Gems, Iridescent cording, and even Shimmer Vellum as the base for my stamped and embossed snowflakes!

The card also has a coordinating envelope that I stamped with the Lots of Snowflakes stamp set, which really ties the whole project together.

It can be an inspiring exercise to base your project on a specific color and let the simplicity of it highlight the fantastic details you add for embellishment. I hope you will watch the video below to see this project come together!

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