Handmade Winnie the Pooh Cards with Spellbinders Classic Pooh Baby Collection

January 10, 2026March 4, 2026 Karen Brown1 Comment

3 Winnie the Pooh theme handmade cards for baby showers and birthdays.

There’s just something timeless about Winnie the Pooh. The gentle illustrations, the sweet stories, and the nostalgia make Pooh-themed projects extra special—and the newly released Spellbinders Classic Pooh Baby Collection captures that magic beautifully.

For today’s post, I created three handmade cards using this collection. Two are perfect for spring baby girl showers, and the third is a rustic birthday card with a mixed media twist. Even though the themes are different—Baby, Maps, and Pooh—they all celebrate the charm of the Hundred Acre Wood.

Card One: A Sweet Baby Shower Card from the Hundred Acre Wood

Handmade baby shower card featuring the Hundred Acre Wood BetterPress map from the Classic Pooh Birthday Collection, softly watercolored and accented with a die-cut high chair and pink card base.

This first card absolutely stole my heart. I started with the Hundred Acre Wood BetterPress Plate, which features a detailed map of Pooh Corner—home to Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Kanga, and friends.

I pressed the plate using my BetterPress LetterPress System and black ink onto a Bisque BetterPress A2 panel, then added soft color using Zig Watercolor Markers and a damp brush. This simple watercolor technique adds just enough storybook charm without overwhelming the delicate map details.

To give the card a baby theme, I added a die-cut high chair from the Baby Accessories Die Kit, layering it on a soft vellum die cut. The sentiment, “How do you spell LOVE?”, comes from the new Sweet Sentiments BetterPress Sentiment Set and feels just right for a baby shower.

I finished the card by mounting everything onto a pink watercolor card base, creating a soft, dreamy look that’s perfect for welcoming a baby girl.

Side-by-side photo of two handmade baby shower cards using the Classic Pooh Birthday Collection Baby Accessories dies, one featuring a BetterPress map and high chair, the other a pink stroller design.

Card Two: A Traditional Pooh Baby Shower Card with a Stroller

Pink baby shower card with a die-cut stroller, postage-style background created with the Spellbinders January 2026 Large Die of the Month, and vintage-inspired embellishments.

For my second baby card, I leaned into a more classic baby shower style, again using the Classic Pooh Baby Accessories Die Kit This one features a pink die-cut stroller (pram) accented with sweet sticker embellishments from Simple Stories Vintage Flower Shoppe.

The background is one of my favorite elements—it was created using this month’s Spellbinders Large Die of the Month Kit. The postage/polaroid-style frame makes such a versatile card base and is a true cardmaking staple. If you don’t already subscribe to this kit, it’s a fantastic one to try—I’ll link to my Hummingbird Delight post where I used the full kit.

This card feels timeless, gentle, and perfect for a traditional baby shower. I also have a photo showing both baby cards together (above), highlighting how different they can feel while still using the same Pooh collection.

Same Map, Two Completely Different Looks

Side-by-side comparison of two BP343 Hundred Acre Wood BetterPress map cards—one soft and pink for a baby shower, the other rustic and masculine with mixed media details.

One of my favorite things about this project is seeing how versatile the Hundred Acre Wood BetterPress Plate really is. In one card, it’s soft, pink, and perfect for a baby shower. In another, it’s rustic, layered, and mixed media inspired.

Card Three: A Rustic Pooh Birthday Card with Mixed Media

Handmade Winnie the Pooh 100 Acre Wood birthday card with an aged mixed media map background created using ink smooshing, brown splatters, and a navy “Let’s Celebrate” sentiment.

My third card takes the Hundred Acre Wood BetterPress Plate in a completely different direction. This one has a more rustic, slightly masculine vibe, making it ideal for birthdays beyond baby cards. This is one of my favorite crafting machines and here are my 9 tips, tricks and insights to the BetterPress process.

I created the background using an ink-smooshing technique with three shades of brown ink. After spritzing with water, I dipped a Bisque BetterPress panel into the ink and let it soak for about a minute (see two photos below) . Once dry (or heat set), I flattened the panel under a weight. I then used my BetterPress LetterPress System to press the map into my smooshed background.

Cardmaking process photo showing ink smooshing and the completed rustic background.

To add even more depth, I:

Ink blended darker browns around the edges
Added splatters using brown acrylic ink and a fan brush

My preference is to use color-coded blending brushes for ink blending. I find my brushes last longer since I only use one ink colorfamily on each brush.

BP343 Spellbinders The Hundred Acre Wood BetterPress rustic map birthday card

The result is a beautifully aged, mixed media map background. I mounted the panel onto a navy card base and added a bold navy “Let’s Celebrate” sentiment using the Hero Arts Hooray Birthday Cover Plate.

This card is heading to a friend who loves Winnie the Pooh, but it would also work wonderfully as a masculine birthday card.

I’ve included a photo (above) showing both map cards side by side, and I love how different they feel—even though they started with the exact same plate.

Key Products Used:

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Why I Love Creating with Classic Pooh

👉 My past Winnie the Pooh Die Cut Card and BetterPress Winnie the Pooh Card have always been reader favorites, and it’s easy to see why. Pooh designs feel personal, nostalgic, and meaningful—whether you’re creating for a baby, a birthday, or someone who simply loves these classic characters.

👉 I’ll be linking to my Pooh & Piglet die-cut card from last year, which is still one of my most-loved projects. If you missed it, be sure to check it out for even more Pooh inspiration.

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Spellbinders Cards | Better Press Spring Collection

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 Karen BrownLeave a comment

BetterPress A Friend Like you card two ways.

I adore the timeless elegance of BetterPress letter press cards. Today I wanted to share two cards using the press plate – A Friend Like You. One card is pure letter press….no coloring or embellishment. The second card is loosely colored with Zig Watercolor Brush Markers. I love them both!

If you’d like to read my post on Tips, Tricks and Insights into the BetterPress system you can find it HERE.

A Friend Like You – Pressed Posey Collection

My Process:

I taped a Porcelain cotton card panel to the top plate, inked my press plates (flower and sentiments are both included in the A Friend Like You press plate set) with Black BetterPress ink and ran the sandwich through my BetterPress system.
For my watercolor card, I repeated step one using watercolor paper.
I cleaned the press plate and BetterPress platform with Ultra Clean.
I taped my watercolor panel to a hardboard with painters tape.
Using Zig markers, I applied watercolor along the etched lines and then used a water brush to move the color around. I did wet-on-dry painting. I also scribbled some watercolor on my work surface and using my water brush, I added additional color to some areas. I experimented with watercolor brushes and my round water brush and I found that I liked the result with the water brush best.
I let my panel air dry.
For the watercolor panel, I made a card base using Stylish Ovals Nesting Dies.
I also used Stylish Ovals to cut down my watercolor panel.
For the black and white panel I die cut my letter press panel with Essential Rectangles, which unfortunately is retired. I matted with black and glued to an A2 top folding card base.
Zig Colors Used: cobalt, light blue, bright yellow, orange, yellow green, mid green, mustard, cool gray, light gray.

Black and white Spellbinders BetterPress letter press floral card.

Products Used on My “A Friend Like You” Cards:

Sealed Cord and Faux Seal Sentiments (BP-107)

I wanted to make a traditional masculine card and I love how this one turned out. Minimalist yet elegant. The Sealed Cord press plates have 6 great sentiments, but I wanted to top my card with a wax seal. I used one of the included circular sentiments on a card that you can see HERE.

I love making and using wax seals. I have a blog post titled 18 Tips and Tricks For Making Wax Seals that you can read HERE. I used the wax beads and seal that were included in Spellbinders Wax Seal Starter Kit. I used a Posca Paint pen to highlight the sentiment. I haven’t tried it, but I think a Sharpie would also work.

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

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Altenew Mini Flan Cake

February 2, 2021 Karen BrownLeave a comment

I have a quick blog post for my two newest cards using Altenew\’s Mini Flan stamp and die set. For my first card, I used my Large Blending Tool to blend Sand Dunes and Mocha from The Coffee Break Ink Cube Set onto some textured watercolor paper. I then stamped, used water color markers and die cut the flan. My sentiment is from new favorite Essential Sentiment Strips.

I used watercolor markers on my second card as well. The sentiment is from Essential Sentiment Strips. I also added three enamel dots from the New Day set.

I am so pleased that you stopped by!

Karen

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Altenew Academy: Polychromatic

July 26, 2020 Karen Brown3 Comments

Hello! I just completed the Polychromatic Class at Altenew Academy and I have some cards I would like to share. Our instructor, Nina Marie Trapani, taught us about color and color combinations. The cards in this post are from lesson #4 \”Watercoloring with Similar Colors\”. I will say this monochromatic look is difficult to photograph because of the minimal contrast.

For my first card, I heat embossed the spray in white and then colored the blooms and leaves with Zig markers and a wet paint brush. I used 5 similar shades ranging from light blue to aqua to turquoise to teal. I made an A2 card base from watercolor paper and heat embossed some leaves for the background. I took the same five colors and scribbled in the leaves, sprayed with water and dried. The next round I added scribbles of color in the leaves and on the background, sprayed and dried. I repeated one more time and then added paint splatters in the same five colors. The background is subtle but really adds dimension to this monochromatic card.

I decided to create the card again but with similar colored embossing powder for a bit more definition. The Zig colors ranged from Blush for the leaves to Sugared Almond, Light Pink, Peach Pink and Dark Pink. On this card, I did not emboss the background but just scribbled color, sprayed and dried and repeated a couple of times. I finished with pink paint spatters.

Altenew Supplies Used:

Altenew Best Mom stamp and die bundle

Altenew Mini Branch stamp (for blue background)

Altenew Golden Peach Embossing Powder

I would love to hear which card you like best. Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

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Altenew Academy "With A Twist"

July 20, 2020 Karen Brown5 Comments

I just completed Altenew Academy\’s Class \”With A Twist\” and I created a bunch of cards. The class was all about trying the unexpected. I am sharing my favorite card from the series and it was from Class #6 \”Die Cutting With a Twist\”. Our instructor, Therese Calvird, showed us how to do faux embossing with die cuts. I had never done this technique before but it does result in a dramatic and showy card.

My Process:

I stamped two A2 Bristol panels full of leaves and blooms from Altenew\’s Smile More stamp and die bundle.
I colored them with Zig markers and used a damp brush to blend the colors.
I die cut everything.
I wanted to use a big scripty sentiment so I heat embossed Enjoy on an A2 card front made of Bristol cardstock and Your Birthday on a scrap of black cardstock.
I played around with the layout and when I was happy, I glued the die-cuts down with liquid adhesive. I was sure to leave all the edge images over the edge and then I took sharp scissors and trimmed the die-cuts flush to the edge.

Pro Tips:

Stamp and color a lot of images. For this card I stamped and colored two complete A2 panels worth of blooms and leaves. You don\’t want the card to look skimpy and there is quite a bit of waste after your trim around your card.
I made my own card base out of Bristol cardstock so the cardbase and die-cuts would blend well.
I stamped one panel with Ranger Archival Jet Black ink and one with Versamark Onyx black and found I got a better result with the Onyx Black. The Archival required multiple stamping and after drying for one day, one bloom still smeared a bit.

I am also playing along with:

Allsorts \”Flowers All Over\” I \”faux embossed\” flowers all over my cardbase.

The Flower Challenge \”Summer or Winter\” The answer for me is summer! I love summer…the sun, warm weather clothes, bright colors, long days…. These daisies are very summery to me.

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

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WWC278 – Michelle\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Feminine Twist

July 1, 2020 Karen Brown9 Comments

Do you ever have a leftover scrap that you just love? That is how this card came to be….I made a pretty background (link to card here) and had a bit left so that was the starting point for this creation. I thought it was a pretty feminine card so I selected it to be my design team card for this week\’s Watercooler Wednesday \”Feminine\” Challenge.

I added a bold floral focal point, heat embossed a sentiment, created a layered look with foam tape and added a couple of embellishments from my scrapbooking days.

Supplies Used:

Altenew Watercolor Stripes Stencil

Altenew Smile More stamp and die bundle

Spellbinder\’s Sentiment

Distress Inks (Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon, Twisted Citron)

Zig Markers: Emerald, Green Shadow, Pale Yellow, Yellow, Bright Yellow

Initial Embellishments

Make My Monday \”Use Stencils\” Challenge My background is watercoloring with distress ink over a stencil.

Festive Friday FF0062 I picked CAS design, birthday theme and floral theme.

Cut It Up Summer Colors Challenge

Sweet Stampin\’ Create Your Own Background

I am so pleased that you stopped by!

Karen

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Altenew Academy – Irresistable Inking

June 7, 2020 Karen Brown2 Comments

Hello and welcome! I\’ve been working my way through Altenew Academy\’s Irresistible Inking class and I wanted to share this card. Sara Naumann is the instructor and she provided loads of inking details, tips and techniques to make cards more interesting. I used three of these techniques on my card. After watching all the videos, I was inspired to make a vintage look masculine card.

My Process:

I started by using the stamp block inking technique we learned in Class #3. I took a square acrylic block, inked it with Altenew Sand Dunes ink, spritzed with water and then stamped on a Bristol cardstock panel. Sand Dunes was a great ink to use because it looks vintage but it is light enough to color over. I was going for a rustic, uneven masculine effect.
I popped out to have a latte and once the panel was dry, I stamped the planter on the inked square and then colored with Zig markers.
I trimmed the panel down and then inked around the edges (lesson #4) of the square with the same Sand Dunes ink. This is very subtle but the inking frames the vignette and gives a little more definition to the card.
I also block stamped the Sand Dunes on a scrap of Bristol cardstock so the sentiment strip would coordinate with the square panel. I inked the edges of the sentiment strip and then heat embossed the sentiment.
I made a top folding A2 card out of Bristol cardstock and then used a small paint brush to make Sand Dunes splatters over the card base.
I adhered the square panel and sentiment to the card base with foam tape.

Supplies:

Altenew Garden Grow stamp set

Altenew Sand Dunes ink (background, edges and paint splatters)

Square Acrylic Block

#2 paint brush

Small Spray Mister

Bristol cardstock

Zig Markers (Deep Red, Wine Red, Pale Rose, Oatmeal, Dark Oatmeal, Olive, Mid Green, May Green and blender)

Versamark Ink (planter and sentiment)

clear embossing powder.

Foam Tape

I am also playing along with:

Sweet Stampin Masculine/Father\’s Day Challenge

With all the social distancing, I have been staying home a lot more than usual and these Altenew Academy classes have been the perfect activity for me to grow my card making skills.

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

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Altenew Academy: Celebration Stencil Techniques

June 4, 2020 Karen Brown4 Comments

Hello and welcome. I just finished a wonderful Altenew Academy course and I am excited to share my card with you. Laurel Beard taught us stencil techniques and I loved them all! This is my favorite card from the class. I also used my favorite Altenew stamp and die bundle called Weekend Doodles.

My inspiration came from lesson 3: Stamping with Stencils and I chose to watercolor over my stencil.

My Process:

I taped my stencil to a 6 x 6 piece of watercolor paper. Next, I wet my watercolor paper well with a brush. I then \”pounced\” three colors of distress ink onto the wet watercolor paper.
I haven\’t used my Zig markers in months but they were exactly what I wanted for this project because of their bright vibrant colors. I heat embossed my floral image, colored with Zigs and then die cut.
I die cut a white panel for the sentiment and to provide some contrast with the bold stripes and then heat embossed the sentiment. I glued the white panel to the background and then used foam tape to adhere the flowers.

Supplies:

Altenew Watercolor Stripes Stencil

Altenew Weekend Doodles stamp and die bundle

Distress Inks: Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon and Twisted Citron

Zig Markers: Emerald, Green Shadow, Pale Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Yellow and Bright Yellow.

Watercolor Paper

Neenah Cardstock

Versafine Onyx Black ink and Clear Embossing Powder

Liquid Glue

Foam Tape

I am also playing along with:

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #458

Lil Red Wagon Create Your Own Background Paper Challenge

Seize The Birthday All About Summer Challenge

I was so pleased to see this card chosen as a Top 3 at Tuesday Thowdown!

I am so pleased you stopped by and I would love to hear what you think about this card.

Karen

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Altenew Academy – Clean and Simple Boutique Card

May 23, 2020 Karen Brown4 Comments

Hello and welcome. Today I am sharing my third card from my Altenew Academy journey. Jennifer Rzasa taught us about Clean and Simple Boutique cards and I learned a lot. I chose to write my blogpost about my homework assignment for lesson 2 – Stamped Backgrounds. I love pattern stamping, but this card pushed me out of my comfort zone because of the loose water coloring.

My inspiration came from Jennifer when she said don\’t worry about being precise…keep is casual. I chose to use Altenew\’s Garden Grow stamp set, which was the first Altenew purchase I ever made. It is still one of my favorites.

My Process:

I started by making an A2 card out of Bristol cardstock. I found the center of my card, and using an acrylic block, I stamped the first potted plant in the middle of the card. Working out from the middle I stamped the rest of the plants. I then went back and filled in with the rainboots. Next, I scribbled four colors of Zig watercolor markers on my glass media mat. The next part was the most challenging for me as Jennifer encouraged us to use a large brush and big strokes to fill in the images. I used two colors on each image starting with the lighter color and then adding contrast with the darker color.

The background is the card and I like how the colors are muted and understated.

Supply List:

Altenew Garden Grow Stamp Set

Bristol Cardstock

Zig Watercolor Markers (yellow, bright yellow, mid green and olive green)

I would also like to play along with Cardz 4 Galz CASE Your Wardrobe Challenge I have not one, not two but three pairs of olive green pants. They are all so comfy I keep buying more. My card has a simple palette of olive green and pale yellow.

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

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WWC251 – Dawn\’s "All About Occasions" Challenge

December 11, 2019 Karen Brown12 Comments

Hello and welcome. This week we are making \”Occasion\” cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge which means holiday cards to birthday cards to sympathy cards…the list is vast. Dawn is our talented hostess.

I chose to make some thank you cards to use during the holiday season. I wanted bright, festive and fun so I opted to go with my Zig markers.

I stamped, colored and die-cut my wreath. My wreath has five Christmas colors. I wanted a clean and simple look but with a bit of interest on the background so I dry embossed an A2 panel. I liked that the planks look snow covered when embossed on white paper. I also wanted a small sentiment that would fit inside the wreath and within the boundaries of the plank so I looked through my sentiments and found this cute little one.

I like the top folding cards I see online but I had never made one until this card. I do think it adds a fun little twist to cards. While I was at it, I made a batch of top folding cards so I will be making more in the future.