Sneak Peek: Quill Cuties Stamps, Radiating Circles, & Zig Zag Circles

Hello, and welcome to day 2 of our Spring Sneak Peek Week!  All this week I am sharing cards showcasing our newest collection, which will be available for purchase this Friday!

Card No.1: Today, I am sharing cards using our new Quill Cuties Stamps and Dies featuring ten adorable hedgehogs and two brand new nesting circle die sets. I started my card by cutting an A2-sized panel from red cardstock and then covered it with the 1-3/4" wide Radiating Circles Die, cut from pink patterned papers from the Joyful Holiday Paper, Flirty Flowers Paper, Gingham Pastels Paper, and Dots & Stripes Pastels Paper packs. I heat-embossed a greeting from the set onto the center circle and then filled the other circles with six of the hedgehogs from the new set, colored in coordinating pink & red tones.

Card No.2: For my second card using the new Quill Cuties Stamps, I created a frozen pond for the hedgehogs to ice skate on. I started by adding the row of the snowy trees to the background using the stamped border from the Winter Scenes Stamps. I then inked a panel with tumbled glass distress ink for the pond and cut the top edge using the Winter Scenes Dies. Next, I cut a snowy hillside using the Slimline Nature Border Dies and added three more hedgehogs dressed for Valentine's Day to the foreground. Lastly, I heat-embossed the punny greeting from the set onto a red speech bubble from the new Speech Bubbles Extras Dies.

Card No.3: Up next, I focused on the cute little hedgehog in the bathtub and all the coordinating accessories like the rubber ducks, shampoo, bar of soap, and bubbles from the Quill Cuties Stamps. To frame my scene, I layered a Stitched Circle Large Die over the largest of the new Zig Zag Circles Dies. To give the feeling of a bathroom, I added yellow striped wallpaper using the Dots & Stripes Pastels Paper pack, wainscotting using the wrist band from the Woolen Mitten Dies, and a yellow checkered tile floor with the Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die and Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils. Lastly, I mounted my finished circular scene on a blue quilted heart print panel from the Flirty Flowers Paper pack.

Card No.4: For my next card showcasing the Quill Cuties Stamps, I added them to a living room scene using the armchairs, lamp, and side table from the Cozy Christmas Stamps. I framed my scene using the leftover pieces from a cookie card shared yesterday with the Loopy Rectangle Frame Dies. I love that when you cut these out, you don't have to toss the extra pieces, but can save them to mix and match for future cards. I then customized my greeting by pairing the punny greeting from the Quill Cuties Set with the word "Kisses" spelled out using the Sydney Alphabet Dies cut from red cardstock.

Card No.5: For this fun 6x4-inch birthday card, I used the hedgehog bursting out of the present from the Quill Cuties Stamps for my focal point image. I die-cut three medium-sized Zig Zag Circles Dies from white cardstock. I then lined them all up and layered them over a stitched panel die-cut using the Slimline Pennant Dies, cut from a blue star print from the Surprise Party Paper pack. I centered them on my card and added strips of rainbow polka-dot paper along the top and bottom of my card from the same paper pack. Flanking each side of my main image, I added the cute little plain hedgehog from this set, added a party hat, and used the extra die from the set to cut out his hands to hold a birthday gift. I also added the peeking hedgehog to peek over the edge of my center circle to keep things visually interesting. I completed my card by heat-embossing a punny greeting using words from both the new set and the word "birthday" from the Happy Thoughts Stamps onto a Brilliant Banner 2 Die cut from red cardstock.

That wraps up today's sneak peek. I'm so happy you joined me today! I'd love to give a $40 gift code to one lucky winner, who will be randomly selected from the comments on this blog post, as well as our Facebook and Instagram posts. Our daily contests will run through Saturday, January 10th, at Midnight PST, with winners announced here on our blog on Sunday, January 11th.

Here's a closer look at our new Quill Cuties Stamps, Quill Cuties Dies, Radiating Circles Dies, and Zig Zag Circles Dies used today, which will be available for purchase on Friday, January 9th.

Other Supplies Used:

Happy Thoughts Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dots & Stripes Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Surprise Party 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Slimline Pennant Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cozy Christmas Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cozy Christmas Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Joyful Holiday Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woolen Mitten Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils Shop at: Sunny Studio	Loopy Rectangle Frame Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Speech Bubbles Extras Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sydney Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sneak Peek: Baked With Love, Loopy, & Icing Rectangle Frame Dies

Hello, and welcome to the first day of our Spring Sneak Peek Week!  All this week, I am sharing cards showcasing our newest collection, which will be available for purchase this Friday!

Card No.1:  Today I'm happy to be sharing ideas with our adorable new Baked with Love Stamps and Dies. This set includes a variety of heart cookies, a fun oversized cookie sheet, and a number of baking-themed kitchen accessories. 

I started this card by creating a subtle white pierced background using the Dotted Diamond Portrait Die. To form a shelf to hang my oven mitts and spatulas from, I used the crown molding from our Distinctive Door Dies. For my greeting, I cut out one of the two labels from our new Loopy Rectangle Frames Dies, first from metallic silver cardstock and then from white cardstock, to fill the center. I then inked the center with a light amount of Mermaid Lagoon Distress ink and stamped a punny greeting from the Baked with Love Stamps. My own kitchen is accented with red, but I must admit this card made me think how happy a rainbow of colors would be!

Card No.2: For my second card, I started by stamping the large oversized baking sheet from the Baked With Love Stamps and arranged six heart cookies with sprinkles from the set, added to personalize two of the cookies. I colored all the images with Copic Markers and then framed them with the largest frame from our Loopy Rectangle Frames Dies, which looks a bit like icing. I cut a second frame from pink textured cardstock to fill the center and stamped my kraft background using the Background Basics 2 Stamps. Lastly, I stamped the cute greeting from the Baked With Love set onto a pale pink banner die-cut with the Brilliant Banner 2 Dies.

Card No. 3: For my next card using the Baked With Love Stamps, I kept an almost identical color palette, but this time I stamped my background with the polka-dot border from the Background Basics 2 Stamps. I paired my heart cookies from the new set with the cocoa, coffee, latte, and star cookie from the Mug Hugs Stamps. I then framed the grouping with one of our new Radiating Circle Dies (to be shared more closely tomorrow) and stamped it with a greeting from the Mug Hugs set.

Card No.4: Next up is another card using the baking sheet from the Baked With Love Stamps, but this time I scattered the cookies and other kitchen accessories to look a bit messy after what I picture as a long day of baking. I once again stamped my card's background using the same Background Basics 2 Stamps and added a scalloped edge using the Icing Border Dies. I completed my card by creating a custom sentiment using our new Sydney Alphabet Dies, together with the cookie image in place of the letter "O". 

Card No.5: Up next, I switched things up with a new color palette, coloring the cookies from the Baked With Love Stamps in shades of pink and arranging them in a 3x3 grid. For my card base, I cut the Scalloped Square 2 Large Die and layered it with a Stitched Square cut from a hot pink diagonal stripe from the Sleek Stripes Paper set. For my greeting, I substituted the words "Love You" with words from our Gift Card Pocket Dies and Scalloped Oval Mat 2 Dies. If you don't have either of these two sets, you could also spell out the words using our Loopy Letters Alphabet Dies. Finally, I positioned the icing bag to look like it was spelling out the scripty words in icing.

Card No.6: For my last card of the day, I couldn't resist pairing the Baked With Love Stamps with the cookies from our Baking Spirits Bright Stamps. This new set was born out of my wanting a baking sheet and other accessories to pair with the holiday set. Unlike my second card, this time I gave my baking sheet a landscape orientation and colored the snowman, mitten, and snowflake cookies to coordinate in blue and white. I framed my little scene using the new Icing Rectangle Frame Dies and filled the center with a cutout from the Classic Gingham Paper pack. Lastly, I stamped a punny sentiment from the Baking Spirits Bright set onto a Brilliant Banner 3 Die.

That wraps up today's sneak peek. I'm so happy you joined me today! I'd love to give a $40 gift code to one lucky winner, who will be randomly selected from the comments on this blog post, as well as our Facebook and Instagram posts. Our daily contests will run through Saturday, January 10th, at Midnight PST, with winners announced here on our blog on Sunday, January 11th.

Here's a closer look at our new Baked With Love Stamps, Baked with Love Dies, Icing Rectangle Frame Dies, and Loopy Rectangle Frame Dies used today, which will be available for purchase on Friday, January 9th.

Other Supplies Used:

Mug Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Mug Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gift Card Pocket Shop at: Sunny Studio	Icing Border DIes Shop at: Sunny Studio
Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sleek Stripes Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Oval Mat 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Baking Spirits Bright Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Baking Spirits Bright Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Square 2 Large Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Brilliant Banner 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Background Basics 2 Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sydney Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Dotted Diamond Portrait Shop at: Sunny Studio	Distinctive Door Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio
VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio