Stitched Arch Die Focused Holiday Tags with Amanda

Hello, dear friends, and happy December! Amanda here. I can hardly believe we’ve already made it to the last month of the year — and that Christmas is only 23 days away! Since we’re in full holiday mode, I thought it would be the perfect time to share some gift tags I made featuring the sweetest little critters. These tags are sure to bring a smile to anyone who finds one attached to their gift!

To create the tags themselves, I reached for the Stitched Arch Dies and made my own DIY tag shape. After die-cutting, I simply used a hole punch to add the opening at the top for the twine. 

Next, I grabbed a mix of patterned papers from the All is Bright paper pack. The colors and designs in this collection are so cheerful and festive that it made it really easy to create tags that look joyful and cohesive. I layered different patterns together to give each tag its own unique little personality, while making them coordinate well with one another.

For the critters, I stamped images from the Holiday Express, Happy Owlidays, and Penguin Party stamp sets. These sets are full of adorable cuties and fun holiday elements!  I colored everything with Copic markers to bring them to life and then used the coordinating dies to cut them out!

When it came to the sentiments, the Build-a-Greetings: Holidays stamp set was absolutely perfect. I wanted greetings that would fit nicely on small tags, and this set gave me so many options. I stamped the sentiments onto black cardstock using my WOW! embossing pad, sprinkled on white embossing powder, and melted it with my heat tool for that crisp, shiny finish. After that, I trimmed them into cute little strips with my paper trimmer and used scissors to round the corners or create banner ends. Once all the pieces were ready, I adhered the critters and sentiments to the tags using 3D foam squares. I love the dimension they add!

To add a touch of winter magic, I took a small tool with a ball end and dipped it into white acrylic paint to create tiny snowy dots across each tag. I love the effect the snow brings to each tag! After the paint dried, the final step was tying on the twine. I chose twine that coordinated beautifully with the colors from the All is Bright papers!

And that wraps up today’s project! I absolutely loved putting these little tags together — they’re quick, fun, and the perfect way to dress up your holiday gifting with a handmade touch. I hope this inspires you to create some of your own festive tags this season. Thank you so much for hanging out with me today, and I can’t wait to share even more Christmas creations with you leading up to the holidays!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Holiday Express Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Express Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Owlidays Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Owlidays Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
All Is Bright Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Party Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Build-a-Greeting Holidays Shop at: Sunny Studio

Baking Spirits Bright Holiday Sweet Treat Gift Bags with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi popping in to share some Christmas holiday gift bags featuring our Baking Spirits Bright Stamps and Sweet Treat Gift Bag Dies. 

It's been a while since I've revisited our Sweet Treat Gift Bag Dies, and I almost forgot how cool they are! They come with all the pieces to create three different styles of gift bags and/or handle options. You can also add a cutout to the front to create clear cellophane windows. The possibilities are truly endless. For both my gift bags today, I chose to use the optional curved flap with the added slit and tab to hook them closed. They are the perfect size to give a handmade felt ornament, cookies, candies, gift cards, or jewelry.

For both of my bags, I cut all the pieces from red cardstock. Before I started folding them along the score lines, I stamped them with a seamless polka-dot pattern assembly line style in my MISTI tool using the border from the Background Basic 2 Stamps. I then cut panels for the front using the brown prints from the All is Bright Paper pack with the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I added the candy cane striped patterned paper strip to the bottom of each panel and then trimmed them down to only be 3-3/8" high so they wouldn't interfere with the slot closure.

Using white embossing powder, I heat-embossed punny greetings along the bottom of each panel. I arranged all the darling images from the Baking Spirits Bright Stamps (and a couple of hearts from the Christmas Cookies Stamps). Before adhering the curved flap for my treat bags, I cut a white scalloped piece using the Scalloped Circle Mat 1 Dies and cut out the center with the Stitched Circle Large Dies. I then cut the scalloped circle in half to use as a decorative trim piece for both bags. I love that it worked out that nothing went to waste. These were so fun to create!

Here's a side view of the gift bags closed up and ready for gift-giving. I positioned my bows with a strong liquid adhesive above the slit and tab closure so that the bag can easily be opened and closed without tearing anything. The ribbon came from my stash and was one of those old mini 4-foot spools by American Crafts. The completed bags measure 3-1/2" wide x 4-3/8" high. 

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. 

Also, don't forget today is the final day for our Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sale! Save 15% on Sunny Studio branded products, automatically receive a free "Mouse in Mug" enamel pin with orders of $25 or more, and free USA shipping on retail orders of $50 or more using discount code BLACKFRIDAY. These deals run through December 1st at Midnight PST, but some clearance items are in short supply, so shop early for the best selection. 💛

*Limit one discount code per order and one free enamel pin per household.

Supplies Used: 

Sweet Treats Gift Bag Shop at: Sunny Studio	Baking Spirits Bright Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Baking Spirits Bright Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Background Basics 2 Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Christmas Cookies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Christmas Cookies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Circle Mat 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	All Is Bright Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio

Roly Poly Penguins Card with Hanh

Hello Crafty Friends! This is Hanh on the Sunny Studio Stamps blog today sharing a fun Christmas card featuring these adorable Roly Poly Penguins and the Build-a-Greeting Holidays Stamp sets. 

I used the smallest die from the Scalloped Square 1 Large Dies set to diecut three squares and the smallest die from the Scalloped Square 1 Small Dies set to diecut one square out of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock. I masked off the scalloped edges stamped the images from the Roly Poly Penguins Stamp set onto the larger scalloped squares with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored the images with Copic markers and accented with a white gel pen.

COPIC COLORS:
Penguins: T4/5/7, W00/0/1, Y38 YR04, R000/20
Red: R14/24/29/39
White: C00/1/3
Blue: B0000/000/00/02

For the sentiment, I used the Build-a-Greeting Holidays Stamp set from the latest release to create the "Merry Christmas" sentiment. I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Satin Red ink onto the smaller scalloped square. 

I adhered the scalloped squares onto a piece of light blue cardstock with foam tape. I added some snowflakes diecut from white cardstock using the Woolen Mitten Dies, Basic Mini Shape Dies 2 and the Basic Mini Shape Dies 5. Finally, I adhered the entire panel onto the front of a top folding white card base (4.25" x 5.5"). 

I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit today. I hope you liked my card. Be sure to check out the Sunny Studio Stamps Shop for more info and ideas. Please also visit my INSTAGRAM feed for more inspirations.

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

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Plus, check out our Black Friday Sale, which is in progress! Save 15% on Sunny Studio branded products, automatically receive a free "Mouse in Mug" enamel pin with orders of $25 or more, and free USA shipping on retail orders of $50 or more using discount code BLACKFRIDAY. These deals run through December 1st at Midnight PST, but some clearance items are in short supply, so shop early for the best selection. 💛

*Limit one discount code per order and one free enamel pin per household.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Basic Mini Shape Dies 2 Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woolen Mitten Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Square 1 Small Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Square 1 Large Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Roly Poly Penguin Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Roly Poly Penguin Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Basic Mini Shape Dies 5 Shop at: Sunny Studio	Build-a-Greeting Holidays Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sunny Saturday Share: Holiday Customer Cards

Hey everyone, how are you all doing this weekend? I'm so excited to be popping in today with a Sunny Saturday Share. There have been so many amazing cards popping up on Instagram that have made my jaw drop so I couldn't wait to share them with all of you! 

Penguin Party, Comic Strip Everyday Dies, and Woolen Mitten Dies holiday card by Nicky Meek

Truckloads of Love, Scenic Route, and Inside Greetings Seasons card by Amanda Fitterer

Snowmen in Sweaters card by Lio

Woolen Mitten and Cable Knit Embossing card by Donna Mikasa

Toasty Hugs and Frilly Frames Eyelet Lace card by Becca Yahrling

Thank you for sharing all these fabulous ideas with us! I hope you will continue to share your gorgeous projects with us--It always makes my day to see them. Please tag us on instagram @sunnystudiostamps or share your projects with us in our flickr group. Sadly we are no longer able to view all the posts using our hashtag on Instagram so it's super important for you to also tag us @sunnystudiostamps so we can find them and they don't get missed. ❤

Plus, check out our Black Friday Sale, which is in progress! Save 15% on Sunny Studio branded products, automatically receive a free "Mouse in Mug" enamel pin with orders of $25 or more, and free USA shipping on retail orders of $50 or more using discount code BLACKFRIDAY. These deals run through December 1st at Midnight PST, but some clearance items are in short supply, so shop early for the best selection. 💛

*Limit one discount code per order and one free enamel pin per household.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Cable Knit Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scenic Route Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scenic Route Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames-Eyelet Lace Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Penguin Party Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woolen Mitten Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Truckloads of Love Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Truckloads of Love Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Inside Greetings Seasons Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowmen in Sweaters Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowmen in Sweaters Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Toasty Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Toasty Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio