Feeling Frosty & Snowman Kisses Winter Holiday Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi popping in to share some winter-themed holiday cards featuring our Feeling Frosty Stamps and Snowman Kisses Stamps. If you are scrambling to finish up your holiday cards but are worried you won't get them done before Christmas, snowman cards work great all winter long.

My first card showcases three of the six snowmen from the Feeling Frosty Stamps. I paired them with the stylized tree from the set, colored with Copic Markers in frosty blue tones and topped with Stickles Stardust Glitter. For the backdrop behind them, I inked in two of the three layers of the Forest Trees Stencils using Tumbled Glass & Salty Ocean Distress inks. Lastly, I rounded the bottom two corners of my card using a corner rounder. This card was very easy to color and came together quite quickly, especially when using my heat gun to speed up the Stickles drying time.

For my second card, I paired the snowmen from both the Feeling Frosty Stamps and Snowman Kisses Stamps to form a rainbow slimline card by coloring each snowman's snowy gear in monochromatic colors. For the base of my 9" wide x 4" high card, I started by inking the background using a light touch of Salty Ocean Distress ink. I then layered on a snowy stitched hillside using the Slimline Nature Border Dies, where I lined up my snowmen to match the hill's curve. Once I had all my snowmen in place, I added four speech bubbles above them from the Comic Strip Speech Bubbles Dies. I added greetings to each of the bubbles from the Feeling Frosty set and the "sending hugs" sentiment from the Alpaca Holiday Stamps using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink. At this point, my card felt a little flat to me, like it was missing something, so I pulled out the snowflakes from the Snowflake Circle Frame Dies to cut one from each color of cardstock to match the snowmen.

That wraps up my projects for today. Thanks so much for hanging out with me. I hope I've inspired you to spread a little happiness by sending out a card to someone you love. 💛

Supplies Used: 

Feeling Frosty Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Feeling Frosty Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowman Kisses Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowman Kisses Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Comic Strip Speech Bubble Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowflake Circle Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Forest Trees Stencils Shop at: Sunny Studio
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stickles Stardust Glitter Shop at: Sunny Studio
Alpaca Holiday Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Botanical Backdrop Die Focused Card with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I'm happy to be back with this bright and traditional holiday card showcasing the Botanical Backdrop die set, which was originally not a Christmas themed set, but the flower dies reminded me of poinsettias, so I thought it'd be fun to create a holiday card with that set.

I started off by cutting everything I needed to make the card base. I cut two Botanical Backdrop leafy panels: one out of dark green cardstock, and one out of a Polka Dot Parade green pattern paper. I mixed copic opaque white ink with water and used a slim brush to add splatters to both panels, and I did the same with liquid stardust for sparkles. Next I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches dark kraft panel, placed it inside my Woodgrain embossing folder, applied brown ink inside the folder on the opposite side of the panel, closed the embossing folder and ran it through my die cutting machine to create a nice tone on tone brown woodgrain texture, mixed vintage photo distress ink with water to add brown splatters all over my panel, and then cut a dark brown frame using the Tropical Trees die set. Next I attached all those elements to my Woodgrain background. I cut both of the Botanical Backdrop panels in pieces, stuck one leafy element at each corner of my Woodgrain panel using 1mm foam squares, attached the dark brown frame on top using liquid glue, and then stuck my panel to a kraft card base.

I gold heat embossed "Merry Christmas" from Season's Greetings on white cardstock, cut it with the matching die, attached it right in the middle of my panel using 1mm foam squares, and then cut all the bits and pieces: the poinsettias pieces are from the Botanical Backdrop die set, and the branches and greenery are from the Winter Greenery die set. Cut all those pieces out of colored cardstock, gold mirror cardstock and vellum, added white splatters and liquid stardust splatters to the poinsettia elements, and white splatters only to the greenery pieces, and then assembled the poinsettias using 1mm foam squares to give them a lot of dimension. When it was done, I stuck the poinsettias and greenery to my card using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, and liquid glue as well. And finally, I gave my card a frosty winter look by applying white stencil paste on most of the elements. 

And that's it! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next time!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Botanical Backdrop Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodgrain Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Season's Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Season's Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Winter Greenery Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Trees Backdrop Shop at: Sunny Studio

Snowman Kisses Card with Tina

Hi there crafty friends, Tina here with a Christmas card featuring one of the adorable cuties from the Snowman Kisses stamp and die set.

After creating a white card base, I cut a slightly smaller white panel with the outer die of the Frilly Frames Chevron set and added texture to this piece using the Dotted Diamond Portrait die.

Next, I worked on creating an oval frame from white card stock, I used the largest of the Scalloped Oval Mat 1 dies and a smaller oval from Stiched Ovals 2. The middle part of the frame will be my focal point, but I needed to cut an extra oval to create the two snowbanks. I was going for that winter frosty look, so the sky portion of my panel was inked up with Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide.

After selecting a cutie from the Snowman Kisses stamp, I colored him with my Copics, adding white details with a gel pen. Before assembling the scene, I needed to stamp the sentiment (Festive Greetings) directly to the focal panel with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

To assemble the card, I glued the rectangle and oval frame directly to the card base. Next, I inlayed the sky oval and mounted the snow border with foam tape, so I could tuck in the snowman. A trio of light blue snowflakes (Snowflake Circle Frame) were added in a triangle shape around the snowman. Each of them got embellished with a Champagne Clear Jewel. To finish this card I added a few branches (Winter Greenery dies) and a bow (Sweater Vest) to the top of the oval.

I loved combining all these amazing products and I hope you got inspired by this sweet scene. Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Frilly Frames Chevron Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowflake Circle Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Oval Mat 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Oval 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Greenery Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Snowman Kisses Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowman Kisses Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dotted Diamond Portrait Shop at: Sunny Studio

Happy Owlidays Card with Amanda

Hey, Sunny Studio Stamp friends, Amanda here! Only 9 more days until Christmas! Whenever I’m invited to a Christmas party, I like to have some holiday cards on hand to write a thank you note for the host! I save these special cards for special people! This card will definitely be saved for someone special! It wasn’t hard to make, either! Grab your Happy Owlidays Stamps and craft along with me!

First, trim a white piece of cardstock down to 4.25” x 5.5”.  On this panel, ink blend some pinkish red colors together! I’m using Catherine Pooler Clay Mask and Polished inks. I’m keeping the center very light and getting darker as I move outwards. Once the ink blending is finished, spritz the panel with some water and set it aside to dry.

Next, we’ll stamp the images from the Happy Owlidays Stamps. These owls are just too stinking cute - and that bird with his little Santa hat!  Next, let’s color the images in. I’m using Copic markers and a gold Gelly Roll pen. Once you’ve got them all colored in, cut them out with scissors or the coordinating dies.  I’m using the coordinating dies to get a quick clean cut!

Now, let’s grab our pink panel and stamp our sentiments straight onto the background!  We’re also going to stamp the strings for the wreath and ornaments. To do this, I put 3D foam squares behind all of my stamped images and place them (without removing the paper backing) where I want them on the card. Then, I can position my sentiments and strings where I want them. Then, I remove the images while I stamp. Then, I remove the paper backing and start adding all of my elements to the card front.

To create that beautiful snow, I simply use a little tool that has a ball at the end of it, dip it into white acrylic paint, and then create dots all around the scene. I make some dots smaller than others so that it looks more realistic. Once that paint is dry, we can glue the panel to an A2 card base!

This card might be one of my favs that I’ve made this season! I think it’s the gorgeous pink and that snow! This one will be hard to give away!  

Thanks for hanging with me today on the blog and make sure you come back tomorrow for more holiday inspiration!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Happy Owlidays Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Happy Owlidays Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Penguin Party & Cozy Christmas Holiday Card with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi popping in to share some winter-themed holiday cards featuring our Penguin Party Stamps and Cozy Christmas Stamps. These two stamps are some of my sets for the holidays, so I can't believe I never thought to pair them together before this. They complement each other so well!

I started by adding "wallpaper" to my living room scene using the heart print from the Flirty Flowers Paper pack. I added the wood floor from the Sprawling Surfaces Stamps by stamping the border onto white cardstock with Hero Arts Sand Ink and ink-blending the entire piece using Antique Linen Distress ink and a PinkFresh Studio Blending Brush. I then added two arched windows to my wall using the inner frame from the Wonderful Window Dies that I trimmed down to only be four panels, instead of six. I also backed them with cardstock inked to look like a sky and snowy slopes.

I then set to work filling my scene with the sofa, pillow, lamp, and holiday tree from the Cozy Christmas Stamps and the five penguins with cocoa mugs, and gifts from the Penguin Party Stamps. Lastly, I stamped "Hope your holiday is fun & festive" using a greeting from the Penguin Party set with Versafine Onyx Black ink. I adore how this scene came together and how cozy and festive it feels!

That wraps up my project for today. Thanks so much for hanging out with me. I hope I've inspired you to spread a little happiness by sending out a card to someone you love. ❤️

Supplies Used: 

Cozy Christmas Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cozy Christmas Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Party Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Wonderful Windows Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sprawling Surfaces Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts Warm Browns Core Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio