Waffle Flower Snow Fun Release

The November release from Waffle Flower is now available to order. 

-->click here to see the Snow Fun Release <--

I have several cards to share, all featuring the cutest snowmen you ever did see! Below each photo I have listed all Waffle Flower supplies used and a few creative notes. You can click on each item listed to take you to the individual product page. 

• Oversized Snowman Stencil - he fills an A2 size card!
• Snow Cheer Sentiments stamps & dies

I have made an infinity shaker with the A2 stencil snowman panel.  I added the stenciled panel into the shaker pocket then filled with glitter and fake snow. Once sealed up, I adhered the greeting and some die cut snowflakes on the outside. 

• Gifting Snowmen dies
• Snowflake Cluster die - This is a single die that cuts a bunch of snowflakes that are connected. 
• Frosty Texture die - cuts a detailed snowflake pattern for an A2 size background panel
• Snow Cheer Sentiments stamp

• Snowman & Friends die - this set includes dies for the large snowman, accessories, and birds. The snowman with hat measures about 4.75 inches tall
• Frosty Texture die
• Snow Cheer Sentiments stamps & dies

• Gifting Snowmen dies
• Snowcapped Tree dies - I applied an opaque white paste on the trees and then sprinkled with fine glitter before the paste was dry. 
• Snowflake Background Stencil - I used the same white paste with this stencil. I peeled off the stencil and sprinkled on the glitter. I also splattered this background panel with thinned white paint. 
• Snow Cheer Sentiments stamps & dies

Be sure to check out my latest Instagram post where I'm giving away a $20 gift card to the Waffle Flower Shop. -->click here to take you to the post<--

Sunny Studio Toasty Hugs Card

Hello everyone! Today's card features some adorable images from the Toasty Hugs Stamp Set. I've made a 4.75 inch square card to house a little snow globe with these winter cuties all bundled up and ready to play in the snow. 

Here are the Sunny Studio supplies needed to recreate this card design:

• Toasty Hugs stamps - for boy & girl images plus the sentiment
• Snowmen in Sweaters stamps - for tree images
• Stitched Semi-circle dies - for globe dome
• Woolen Mitten dies - mitten cuff die for globe base
• Snowflake Circle Frame dies - for snowflakes 
• Scalloped Squares 2 small dies - largest in the set for white scalloped mat
• Stitched Square dies - for square mat

I used the middle size Semi-circle die for the globe part of my snow globe. I die cut it from white card stock then blended on the aqua blue ink. I splattered with thinned white paint to give it the snowy look. I then hand cut a little snow drift to layer onto the bottom of the semi-circle. I used the mitten cuff die to create the base with silver glitter card stock.

I adhered the Copic colored images and stamped the sentiment. To complete the snow globe, I tied some twine around the base and added a few snowflakes for embellishment. 

If square card formats aren't your thing, this snow globe certainly can be used on an A2 size card base instead. Just fill in the extra space with more snowflakes. 

Here are the Copic colors I used on the stamped images: pink - R30, R22; light green - G40, G43; dark green on trees - G43, G46; shading on white areas - C1, C3; brown - E41, E42, E44; flesh tone - E000, E00, E21

Honey Bee Stamps Christmas Cookies Card

Hi everyone and happy November! It's officially Christmas card making season and I'm here for it! You'll be seeing lots of Christmas Holiday and winter cards from me over the next few weeks.  I have lots of fun ones to share including today's which I created with products from Honey Bee Stamps Cozy Christmas Release. 

I am totally a sucker for anything gingerbread related so I was super excited about the new Handmade with Love stamp set and Lovely Layers Christmas Cookies die set. You're seeing them in action on this card. 

Below is a list of all the new Honey Bee Stamps products I used to create this card. Each product is linked with a short description of how they were used.

• Handmade with Love stamp set & dies - for the wood board and gingerbread cookie recipe
• Lovely Layers Christmas Cookies die set - for the gingerbread boy, girl, & holly cookies
• Sprinkled with Joy stamp set & dies - for the Hope your holidays are sprinkled with joy sentiment 
• Postcard Holiday Add-on die set - for the wavy die cut background mat
• Gingerbread Village Paper Pad - for the peppermint stripe and green plaid paper

This card is a unique size at 6.75 inches long by 4.75 inches tall. It ended up that size because I loved the die cut wavy mat you get with a die from the Postcard Holiday add-on set. It's postcard size which allowed enough room for the recipe board and cookies. I also wanted to used the patten paper as additional mats to frame up the scene. So the card ended up being an unsual size which I'm ok with because it will fit nicely into an envelope intended for A7 (5x7) sized cards. 

Be sure to check out the Cozy Christmas Instagram Hop happening now where you can win one of two $50 gift cards to the Honey Bee Stamps shop.  -->click here to begin the hop<--

Honey Bee Stamps Cozy Christmas Release

The newest Honey Bee Stamps release is now available to order! This is a big one since it's their Christmas/Holiday release.  There's so many fun things in this release including gingerbread houses, cookies for Santa, and beautiful florals. You can check it out by using the link below:

-->HBS Cozy Christmas Release<--

I will have many cards to share in the coming weeks so keep an eye out for them! This first card I'm sharing features a sweet little gingerbread house made with a new Lovely Layers die set. This card is a unique size. It measures 6.5 inches tall by 4.5 inches wide. It will fit into an envelope for an A6 sized card. 

Here's a list of everything from the Cozy Christmas Release I used to create this card:

• Lovely Layers Alice's Gingerbread Lane die set - for house and trees
• Postcard Holiday Add-on die set - for decorative frame, pine sprigs, & holly
• Great Greetings: Holiday dies - for Happy Holidays greeting plus shadow layer
• Gingerbread Village paper pad - peppermint stripe & green plaid paper

The Gingerbread Lane set includes dies to create three different gingerbread houses with accessories. The houses and trees are nicely detailed but very easy to assemble. I die cut the pieces from kraft card stock. I then used a blending brush and Catherine Pooler Spiced ink to color. I thought this combination made the perfect gingerbread color. You can vary the intensity of the ink onto the kraft to get lighter and darker shades. 

I thought it would be cute to make the greeting look like gingerbread too! I did same as the house pieces by die cutting the shadow layer from kraft, then applied the Spiced color ink. The white handwritten "happy holidays" looks like icing.

For that little bit of Christmas magic, I applied Stickles glitter glue to the snow areas on the house and trees. The Stickles adds such lovely sparkle to the snowcapped roof. It is so pretty in person! 

Just FYI, there will be an Instagram Hop on Nov. 2nd. The design team will be sharing  lots of project inspiration using products from this release and yes there will be a giveaway too!

That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by! 

Sunny Studio Mitten Shaped Card

Hi friends! I have a unique holiday card to share today. It's a mitten shaped card and it's so easy to make with the Woolen Mitten dies plus Buffalo Plaid Straight die from Sunny Studio. 

To create the mitten shaped card base, I die cut two of the mitten shape. I then used the Buffalo Plaid die to add the fun check texture to one of the mittens (this will be the card front). To add color to my plaid mitten, I used the Straight Stripes Stencil with Catherine Pooler It's a Girl ink. 

I then decorated the mitten front using all the dies included in the Woolen Mitten set (poinsettia, leaves, cuff, buttons). After I had the mitten front decorated, I splattered with thinned white paint. 

On the back mitten piece, I scored a line towards the top of the mitten. I adhered the back to the front by applying the glue only above the score line. This creates a hinged card as you can see in the photo below.  I recommend stamping the inside sentiment before adhering the back to the front. It's much easier before it's attached to the front especially with the dimensional decoration on the front. 

For the outside and inside sentiments, I used the Inside Greetings Seasons stamps.