Sneak Peek Week: Home Sweet Gnome, Comic Strip & Woodland Border

Hello there!  We're only one more day away from our last reveal and release day tomorrow.  Yay!  I can't wait to dig and share what I created for you today using four more new products!  

Card No. 1: Up first is card using a super fun and versatile new die called Comic Strip Everyday die.  For this card card I created a sampler of sorts showing you all the cute ways the parts and pieces within the Comic Strip frame can be layered and used.  For my sentiment I turned to our Happy Home Stamps.

Card No. 2:  For this card I focused on using the houses à la carte without the comic strip frame, pairing it with another sentiment from our Happy Home set. Once again I must point out that these dies have some very tiny pieces to contend with given the small windows and doors you can layer together, but nothing a little glue pen can handle and the results make it all worthwhile.  ;)  

For the center house I cut the my own rectangular base to turn it into a two-story house and add some extra height and variation to my neighborhood scene.  I also popped up the center portion of each house with foam tape to make them look more 3D and happily discovered our Striped Silly 6x6 Paper is sized just right to create the look of lap siding.  There truly are so many different combinations you could create and I can't wait to see what you all dream up!

Card No. 3: Up next is a card using the Comic Strip frame without the other parts and pieces.  Instead I combined it with the images of another new stamp set called Home Sweet Gnome. Rather than inking up my background like I did on my first card, this time I created a colorblocked look by filing the squares with a mix of our Classic Gingham Papers and new Gingham Jewel Tones Papers.  I love how it looks to have the little groupings extend beyond the confines of the individual frames!

Card No. 4:  For my next card I used a similar idea, this time turning the Comic Strip Everyday die on it's side for a horizontal design.  The little grassy border that comes with this die is quickly becoming a new favorite of mine.  Its small scale is the perfect compliment to so many of our smaller stamp images.

Card No. 5 (outside):  For my next card I combined the gnomes from Home Sweet Gnome with a new standalone die called Woodland Borders which comes with two stitched hillside dies that give you 4 possible edges to use, along with three layering trees and a small bonus pop-up die.  For this card I cut all my trees from white cardstock and colored them with quick brushstrokes using my Copic markers in three or four different shades of green.

I thought it would be fun to create an everyday gnome card by bringing in the mushroom house from our Backyard Bugs Stamps.

Card No. 5 (inside): For the inside I used the bonus little pop-up die to create a pop-up card. For my background I inked up my sky using Tumbled Glass Distress ink and stamped the clouds from our Rain or Shine and Sunny Sentiments sets with Colorbox Mermaid Ink.

That's the last of the today's sneak peeks, but I'm saving one of the best new products of this release for last so you'll have to make sure to come back again tomorrow.  ;)

Thanks so much for hanging with me today.  I'd love to give a $25 gift code to one lucky winner.  Don't forget each day has a new prize for up to five chances to win.  The contests run through Saturday at Midnight PST with winners announced here on Sunday, July 15th. :)

a Rafflecopter giveaway Here's a sneak peek at the new stamps & coordinating dies (which will be available for purchase tomorrow morning).

     

   

Other Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Backyard Bugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Backyard Bugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Home Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rain or Shine Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sunny Sentiments Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio

*Some linked supplies are part of the Fall release and will not be available for purchase until July 13th.

Sneak Peek Week: Fall Kiddos, Happy Harvest & Fall Flicks Filmstrip

Hello there! We're halfway through our sneak peek week and I'm super excited to share today's 5 newest products with you.  I love them all so much that I couldn't resist creating 7 cards with them.  :)

Card No. 1:  My first card combines all of the new products in one fun card.  We have a new standalone die called the Fall Flicks Filmstrip die which creates the perfect frame for scene building.  The die set also takes advantage of the negative spaces between the frames to include some bonus mini layered pumpkin and sunflower dies (which I've used in my last two cards below).

For this card I created a little scene using our new Fall Kiddos stamps & dies and Happy Harvest stamps & dies (and the grassy border from a new set that will be featured tomorrow).  As many of you know I actually enjoy fussy cutting my images, but the tree is one image that I quickly realized is best used with the coordinating dies or stamped directly to your card background because it turned out to be one crazy image to cut out by hand.  ;)  The tree trunk comes with an opening in the wood grain print to either stamp a carved heart or a happy face which is super fun!

I completed my card with argyle borders above and below my scene by cutting strips of paper from our new Amazing Argyle 6x6 Paper pack.

Card No. 2:  For this card I created a different scene using those same five products.  This time instead of using patterned paper, I stamped a subtle tone-on-tone striped pattern using our Background Basics stamps.  These sunflowers images can be stamped plain or be personalized with one of the many smiley faces in the Happy Harvest set like I did here.

Card No. 3:  Up next is a card I created using the girl with umbrella, wind and sentiment from the Fall Kiddos.  I love how well the she paired with the puddle from Rain or Shine and our mini Rain Showers background stamp!

For my patchwork border I used the square die from our exclusive Basic Mini Shaped dies together with the papers from our Amazing Argyle 6x6 Paper pack. For the die-cut squares I adhered them to my card base starting in the top corner near the fold and worked along the edge.  After I had the top row on, I had to trim my notecard slightly narrower to approximately 5-3/8" or something close to that.

Card No. 4:  For this card I wanted to show how the filmstrip die can well for vertical cards too. In this format, one of the sections is the perfect size to fit a sentiment.  To keep things from getting too busy, I chose one of the two brown polka-dot prints from the Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper pack.

Card No. 5:  I love that depending how you color the tree it can work with autumn leaves or green ones for early fall or even Spring.  For this card I added a happy face to the trunk of my tree and layered it with a number of the little apples from the set which I also stamped with the smallest happy face and coated with glossy accents.  I then added those same little faces to the apples in the basket.

For this card I colored my scene to match my two papers taken from the Gingham Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper pad, although these colors can be found in all four new paper packs.  I love how well they mix and match with each other!  To add a little interest I created button flaps using the pennant from our Fancy Frames Rectangle dies and heat embossed my sentiment with white powder on the smallest oval from our Fancy Frames Oval dies.

Card No. 6: Up next is a card showcasing the mini layering pumpkins that come with the Fall Flicks Filmstrip die.  These are sized to work together with the stamped images and not be too gigantic in your scenes, but I must warn you that the parts are definitely on the small side if you struggle with little pieces.  ;)  To make them look even more 3D, I used a finger dauber to ink the edges with Carved Pumpkin distress ink and then assembled them using a Zig glue pen.  Love how they pop!

As I was looking for a paper to use I came across this fun stripe in our Preppy Prints 6x6 Paper pack that I was drawn to so I decided to pull out the darker blue and turn my scene into a evening visit to the pumpkin patch (after all It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown is still one of my favorites). Using a Sharpie Extra Fine White Paint Pen, I hand drew some stars and dots to create my night's sky.  I finished off the card with a simple sentiment using a stitched label cut in half from a new die set that I'll be sharing on Friday.

Card No. 7: For my last card of the day I used the mini layering sunflower dies that also come with the Fall Flicks Filmstrip die and papers from our Amazing Argyle and Preppy Prints 6x6 Paper Packs.  For my sentiment I used the word "harvest" from the Fall Kiddos stamps and paired it the new Greetings Word die which I cut from three pieces of white cardstock and layered together with a glue pen.

Phew!  That was a lot to take in.  Are you still with me?  

I'm so happy you've joined me for today's sneak peek and I'd love to give a $25 gift code to one lucky winner.  Make sure to keep checking back all this week for more peeks & prizes for up to five chances to win.  The contests run through Saturday at Midnight PST with winners announced here on Sunday, July 15th. :)

a Rafflecopter giveaway Here's a closer look at the new stamps & coordinating dies (which will be available for purchase on Friday, July 13th).

     

     

          

Other Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Rain or Shine Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: Sunny Studio	Memento Tuxedo Black Marker Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rain Showers Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Fancy Frames- Ovals Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fancy Frames- Rectangles Shop at: Sunny Studio	Background Basics Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Amazing Argyle 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Preppy Prints 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Greetings Word Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Mini Basic Shape Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

*Many linked supplies are part of the Fall release and will not be available for purchase until July 13th.

Sneak Peek Week: Beautiful Autumn, Nutty For You & New Fall Paper

Hello and welcome to day 2 as we count down to our new release for Autumn debuting on Friday!

Today I'm sharing product peeks and card ideas for a new 2x3 stamp set and coordinating dies we having coming called Beautiful Autumn.  We also have a cute new standalone acorn die called Nutty For You and 4 new 6x6 patterned paper packs that I'm very excited about!  :)

Card No. 1: Up first is a card showcasing the Beautiful Autumn Stamps along with a few of the striped papers from our new Dots & Striped Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper pack.  I colored my leaves & little acorns with Copic Markers and layered them under my two strips of brown patterned paper that had been stitched on my sewing machine for a fun border.  I then stamped my sentiment (from a new set that will be shared tomorrow) onto a pennant from our Fancy Frames Rectangle dies which I popped up with foam tape in the center.

Card No. 2: For my next card I positioned my Happy Word die where I wanted it before stamping the leaves and acorns around it using VersaMark ink which was heat embossed in white onto Bristol paper.  I then watercolored the images using THESE Daniel Smith Watercolors mixing them on a palette to create my own custom colors. 

While my images were drying I stamped them again onto masking material and fussy cut them out (several stacked at a time).  I then positioned the masks over my watercolored imaged and sponged on some Mermaid Lagoon and Blueprint Sketch Distress Inks onto the background.  To keep with the waterolor look of my images I spritzed the entire background with water and dabbed it with a paper towel to give the look of water droplets. 

After everything was completely dry I heated embossed my Autumn sentiment in white and stacked several of the happy die-cuts on top of each other to give the look of chipboard.

Card No. 3:  Up next is a peek at our newest standalone die called Nutty For You.  This die set comes with all the pieces to create a layered acorn perfect for small shaped cards, gift tags, shaker card windows or embellishments for all sorts of paper crafts!  

Here I cut him out of our new Gingham Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper and added some epoxy dots for his eyes to create a little gift enclosure sized shaped card.  I can't help but smile every time I see him.

Card No. 4:  For this version, I went more pretty than cutesy by eliminating the face and turning it into a gift tag using the "to" and "from" stamps from our Christmas Icons Set.  I punched a 1/8" circle just under the knot of my bow to tie some twine through and then used a sheer polka-dot ribbon topped with a little die-cut leaf (the new freebie for this release) coated with some glossy accents.  I love the results.  I think these would be really fun to make for a fall retreat or as a housewarming gift.

Card No. 5:  Up next is a card showing that you can also use the dies to cut the acorn from felt.  For this technique I started by adhering my felt to a piece of cardstock in a similar color using a double sided adhesive like Stick It.  To get the adhesive sheet to really adhere well to the wool felt I first ran the felt with the adhesive and cardstock backing through my die-cutting machine with no dies.  Loved the results and how well this worked to give my felt stability!

When building my card I mixed patterns from our new Preppy Patterns 6x6 Paper and Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones Paper packs.  The acorn die set comes with the "nutty" word which I combined with the words "for you" using a sentiment from our Christmas Icons stamps.  To ground them I cut two pennants using our Fancy Frames Rectangle dies.   As a final finishing touch I added a little ric rac edge using our Ric Rac Border dies and some little hearts die-cut from hot pink cardstock.

Card No. 6:  For my last card of the day I thought it would be fun to show how well the dies work for shaker cards too!  I started by cutting the whole acorn shape from my front card panel using a diamond pattern from our Preppy Patterns 6x6 Paper.  I then backed the opening with a piece of acetate and adhered the top portion of the acorn over the top of the acetate.

For the inside portion of my shaker, I heat embossed my sentiment from the Beautiful Autumn set onto a brown striped paper from the Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones Paper pack and colored a bunch of the small acorns from that same Beautiful Autumn set to be my shaker element.

To continue my acorn theme, I colored a tree stump and two chipmunks by combining heads, tails and bodies from our Comfy Creatures and Woodsy Creatures sets.  :)

I hope you've enjoyed today's sneak peeks.  I'd love to give a $25 gift code to one lucky winner.  Make sure to keep checking back all this week for more peeks & prizes for up to five chances to win.  The contests run through Saturday at Midnight PST with winners announced here on Sunday, July 15th. :)

a Rafflecopter giveaway Here's a sneak peek at the new 6x6 paper packs, stamps & coordinating dies (which will be available for purchase on Friday, July 13th).

        

   

Other Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Christmas Icons Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Comfy Creatures Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Comfy Creatures Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodsy Creatures Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodsy Creatures Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: Sunny Studio	Memento Tuxedo Black Marker Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ric Rac Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Fancy Frames- Rectangles Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Clair Ink- Acorn Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

*Many linked supplies are part of the Fall release and will not be available for purchase until July 13th.