Sunny Studio Christmas Gift Tags

Hello friends! I'm sharing some Christmas tags today. I've combined a mix of Sunny Studio products to create these festive tags. 

Below are all the Sunny Studio supplies needed to recreate these tags.

Joyful Holiday paper pad - Patterned paper used for tag base.

Stitched Arch dies - I used the largest die in the set to cut out the tag base. I then punched a whole at the top with 1/4" paper punch. 

Season's Greetings stamp set & companion dies - For the large Merry Christmas. The pink ones have been stamped with Catherine Pooler Party Dress ink. The red is CP Rouge ink. 

Woolen Mitten dies - For the holly leaves. 

Brilliant Banner 3 die - For the white banner I stamped to/from on.

Inside Greetings Seasons stamp set - For the to & from.

To make the tags extra special, I added a little clay peppermint piece to the holly leaves and tied a jingle bell to the ribbon. The finished tag with ribbon measures 6 inches tall and 4 inches wide. 

One time saving tip I wanted to pass along...  when you need many of the stamped and die cut Merry Christmas words, die cut several blanks first with the companion die. Then use the negative die cut in a Misti to line up the stamp in that negative space. Close the Misti lid to pick up the stamp and place a blank die cut Merry Christmas piece into that opening. Stamp as you normally would, repeating the process with all the blanks. 

Papertrey Ink Build-a-Hat Card & Tags

Hello crafty friends! I'm showcasing the new Build-a-Hat dies from Papertrey Ink. This adorable set includes dies for the hat base and many extras to customize it. I made a card, some tags, and a felt ornament with this set. 

With all the extra dies included, you can add stripes and faux stitching detail plus pick from two styles of pom pom toppers. There's even a die that cuts a row of slits to create a weave design element like I've done on the snow days hat. 

The hat turns out to be a good size at 4.5 inches tall and 3.5 inches wide. The card I made is A2 size and it fills the space nicely. 

The tags are a hinged style that open up like a card. The solid color and patten paper I used for the card and tags comes from the Merry 6x8 paper pad from Scrapbook.com.  I loved the fun color palette of pale aqua, pink, and red but there's so many other color and pattern combinations I'd like to try for these. 

I got out my sewing machine to make the felt ornament below. The dies easily cut through felt and the size is perfect for ornaments. I used a hot glue gun to add the stripes and snowflake embellishment. This was fairly quick and easy to make so I have a feeling I'll be whipping up a few more of these little hats for gifts. 

Sunny Studio Holiday Shelf Scene Cards

Hello everyone! I'm sharing a fun way to use the Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on dies from Sunny Studio. I have made two cards that feature a shelf all decked out for the holidays. I'm always trying to come up ways to stretch my supplies and thought some of the dies in Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on set would make cute little decor pieces for a wall shelf. 

For both cards I used the Build-a-Birdhouse dies with the Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on dies to create my decorated shelf scenes. This first card is A2 size and features a shorter shelf with one birdhouse. The stamped sentiment on this card is from the Inside Greetings Seasons set. 

In the Build-a-Birdhouse set there's dies to create the houses, little birds, and a pole. The pole die is what I used to make the shelf. You can connect two poles together to make a longer shelf which is what I did for the mini slimline card. I was able to fit three birdhouses on this longer shelf.  

To dress up the shelves for Christmas, I used dies in the Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on set to create the snow cover on the shelves, the garland plus tiny bows, and the trees. 

The large greeting on this card is from the Season's Greeting stamp set. I used the coordinating dies to cut out the word "greetings" and fussy cut the word "season's". 

I hope my cards inspire you to find ways to stretch your supplies and use them in an unexpected or new way. Thanks for stopping by today!

Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers Christmas Cookies Card

Anyone have holiday baking plans this weekend? One of my favorite holiday activities is baking and decorating shaped sugar cookies. I think that's why I love the Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers Christmas Cookies die set so much. The card I'm sharing today features these fun shaped cookies and a custom sentiment for a special recipient. 

This card is A6 size. All Honey Bee Stamps supplies used are listed and linked below. 

Lovely Layers Christmas Cookies dies - Used for the snowman, snowflake, and tree cookies. 

Decorative Star Layering Frame dies - Used for all the decorative mat layers which includes the large white one, the polka dot pattern paper one, and the one I've stamped the sentiment onto. 

Hug in a Mug stamp set - Used to stamp first part of the sentiment (I love you more than)

Homemade with Love stamp set - Used to stamp second part of the sentiment (Christmas Cookies)

Gingerbread Village Paper Pad - the star print kraft paper,  red & white polka dot paper

Creative notes:

-I hand cut the hat for the snowman since the Christmas Cookies die set does not include one. It's very easy to make one from scratch. It's just two layers, a square shape with a small rectangle shape as the brim. 

-To get more realistic sugar cookies, I die cut the cookie bases from a cream colored card stock and shaded the edges with a light brown ink. 

-To mimic a sugary coating to the icing, I applied Stickles glitter glue to some areas. 

-I decorated the tress with some tiny pearl stickers and snowflake confetti. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I think I'm headed to the kitchen to whip up a batch of sugar cookies to decorate and share with the recipient of this card.  :)

Waffle Flower December Release - Better Together

Hello everyone! It's release day for Waffle Flower! I'm sharing four cards I've made with some of the products included in this fun release. Click here to visit the Waffle Crafts shop. I've listed and linked all the individual products used under each card photo.

First up is a tri-fold card featuring how I have used the Intertwined Swans dies with Overlapping Hearts Stencil. This card when folded closed is A2 size (4.25" X 5.5"). 

Intertwined Swans Die - The swans measure 4.5 inches tall x 3.75 inches wide. I used a gold pigment ink and a small sponge dauber to shade the outer edges and wings of the swans. I also lightly misted them with Antique Lined Distress Spritz. 

Overlapping Hearts Stencil - This is a 2 piece stencil set. I stenciled the first layer with a bright pink ink that I applied heavier at the bottom and lighter towards the top. For the second layer I used a gold pigment ink, then applied a gold glitter paste. 

Better Together Stamp Set and matching dies - For the "miss you" and "life is better together sentiments stamped in gold pigment ink. 

The next three cards all feature frogs with easy to create pond scenes using the new stencils included in this release. There's also a new stamp set with playful puns that go perfectly with the pond and frog theme. These are all A2 size cards. 

Inquisitive Frogs Dies - For the frog which measures 2.5 inches tall. I die cut the body from white card stock then colored with small blending brushes and Catherine Pooler inks (Matcha, Sage, and Lemongrass)

Pond with Lily Pads Dies - For the lily pads, flowers, and cattails. 

Pond of You Stamp Set - For the birthday sentiment stamped directly onto the background. 

Shimmering Water Stencil - This is a single layer stencil I used for the background. 

Inquisitive Frogs Dies - For the frog (this is the smaller frog in the set and measures 1.5" tall). I die cut the frog body from white card stock. I then colored with blending brushes and Catherine Pooler inks (Green Tea, Eucalyptus, and Lemongrass)

Pond with Lily Pads Dies - For the lily pads, flowers, and cattails. 

Pond of You Stamp Set - For the stamped sentiment, dragonflies and ripple lines in the pond. 

Pond Stencil - For the oval pond shape. I used an aqua blue ink (Catherine Pooler Auqatini) to stencil the pond then splattered with plain water to get the speckled look. 

Pond with Lily Pads Dies - For the lily pads, flowers, and tiny frog. 

Shimmering Water Stencil -  For the background (stenciled with Catherine Pooler Cummerbund ink).

Better Together Stamp Set and matching dies - For the stamped and die cut sentiment. 

***for the larger frog on this card, I have used a die that's a gift with purchase of $25 or more*** (see graphic below)