Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Sneak Peek: Distinctive Door, Holiday Add-on, & Inside Greetings Seasons

Hello and welcome to Day 4 of our Holiday Sneak Peek Week!  All this week I have been sharing cards showcasing our newest collection which will be available for purchase this Friday!

Today I am sharing ideas using our new Distinctive Door Dies and Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on Dies, and unveiling our newest inside greetings set called Inside Greetings Seasons Stamps. While I primarily plan to use these sentiments on the inside of cards for quick heartfelt messages in my holiday cards, I also used a few of the greetings on the front of my cards this week.

Card No. 1: I went with an everyday design for my first card featuring the Distinctive Door Dies. For the house porch, I used the brick border from our Sprawling Surfaces Stamps and cut thin strips of cardstock to adhere as vertical siding. This die set comes with two transom window options and I layered together one of them to form elongated windows on either side of my front door. To give my columns, pediment, and front door a more realistic feel, I die-cut them from Memory Box Woodgrain cardstock and inked them with Vintage Photo Distress ink. I then added the fun little door knocker, handle, mailslot, porch lights, and planters on either side of my door using the accessories from the new die set. Lastly, I added our new Brilliant Banner 3 Die which I positioned to look like it was being carried by birds from our A Bird's Life Stamps and used the "there's no place like home" sentiment from the same set.

Sunny Studio There's No Place Like Home Card (using Distinctive Door & Brilliant Banner 3 Dies, A Bird's Life & Sprawling Surfaces Stamps)

Card No. 2: 
The new Distinctive Door Dies were designed to be the same width as our Wonderful Window Dies so you can use the arched windows interchangeably with the door like I did here. To get everything to fit within the confines of my mini blue bungalow house, I cut off the top arch from each of these windows and used one above the door. I then decorated my house with the curtains and flower boxes from the Wonderful Windows Dies and added a little metallic kickplate to my door with the alternate door handle from the set. For my house's siding, I simply used a clear grid ruler and traced evenly spaced lines with a Copic Marker in a slightly darker shade than my cardstock. 

To create my roofline, I used the triangular pediment die and took my scissors to snip out the bottom portion of the pediment to turn it into a gabled roof. For my roof shingles, I used our Dotted Diamond Landscape Die to emboss a piece of brown cardstock. I then used that same triangular pediment die to cut a notch out of the brown cardstock for the gable, covering the transition between the two surfaces with white trim pieces from the door set. Lastly, I used the holiday wreath from the new Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on Dies to layer under some of the tiny flowers from our Wonderful Window Dies to create a Spring wreath.

Sunny Studio Blue Bungalow House Home Card (using Distinctive Door, Wonderful Windows, & Dotted Diamond Landscape Dies)

Card No. 3: 
Up next is card pairing the costumed doggies from our Happy Howl-o-ween Stamps with our new Distinctive Door Dies for a cute Trick-or-Treating scene. I fashioned my own fall wreath using the leaves from our Autumn Tree Dies which I layered over the wreath from the Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on Dies and added the spider webs and pumpkins from our Too Cute To Spook Stamps. I finished my card with a heat-embossed greeting stamped onto our new Brilliant Banner 4 Dies. I love how the door handle, mailbox slot, and lights cut from shiny gold metallic cardstock catch the light in person!

Sunny Studio Dogs in Halloween Costumes Trick or Treating Card (using Distinctive Door & Brilliant Banner 3 Dies, Happy Howl-o-ween & Too Cute To Spook Stamps)

Card No. 4: Next up is a series of Christmas cards pairing the Distinctive Door Dies with the Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on Dies. For this card, I used the two garland dies and the garland pieces to go around each of the columns. The holiday add-on dies also include a new lantern option, a holiday wreath, two layered bows, and a new potted Christmas Tree. For my porch, I used the cobblestone border from our Sprawling Surfaces Stamps and fashioned a red door mat which I cut on my paper trimmer, adding texture with some stippling dots using my Copic Markers. 

Sunny Studio Door with Christmas Wreath & House Porch Decorations Home Card (using Distinctive Door & Holiday Add-on Dies, and Sprawling Surfaces Stamps)

Card No. 5: For my next Christmas card using the Distinctive Door Dies and Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on Dies I used the triangle pediment together with the snow drifts that come with the add-on set. This time instead of using all the garland pieces to decorate my house for the holidays, I used the various strings of lights to decorate my roofline and columns. Since there was already a lot going on with the colorful lights, I left my potted fir trees relatively simple, adding only colorful red pots and little stars to the top of each that come with the die set. To add some roof shingles and texture, I embossed a piece of black cardstock with our Buffalo Plaid Straight Die. I love how the colorful lights pop against the neutral black and grey colors of my house and the metallic silver accents! These dies are so fun to play with all of the endless options and combinations available!

Sunny Studio Door with Christmas Lights & House Porch Decorations Home Card (using Distinctive Door, Holiday Add-on, & Buffalo Plaid Straight Background Die)

Here's a look at the inside of this card with the sentiment I stamped from our new Inside Greetings Seasons Stamps. To dress up my greeting, I added a trio of mini hearts using our Basic Mini Shape 2 Dies.

Sunny Studio May the Magic of Christmas Fill Every Corner of Your Heart and Home with Joy Holiday Card using Inside Greetings Seasons Clear Stamps

Card No. 6: I went with a clean and simple design for my last card featuring the Distinctive Door Dies and Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on Dies. This A6-sized card is larger than a standard A2-sized card, measuring 6.25" wide x 4.5" high. This size better matched my vision for using the garlands from the add-on set to become scallops. Under the scallops, I used a black striped tone-on-tone patterned paper from our Sleek Stripes Paper pack. However, because they are only 6" wide, I had to cut along one of the stripes and piece two strips together to span the extra 1/4" width. It's a bit difficult to tell here, but the bows and ornaments on the trees are hot pink for a bit of a shake-up to traditional Christmas colors. With the extra space I had available, I was able to use one of the wonderful sentiments from our new Inside Greetings Seasons Stamps.

Sunny Studio Classy Home Scalloped Christmas Card (using Distinctive Door & Holiday Add-on Dies, Inside Greetings Seasons Stamps, Sleek Stripes Paper)

A Closer Look at Card No. 6: It was difficult to capture the full beauty of this card from straight on. I just adore how this card turned out with the touches of shiny gold metallic cardstock! A little bit goes a long way and I love how classy this simple design feels in person!Sunny Studio Classy Home Scalloped Christmas Card with Metallic Gold Accents (using Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on Dies, Inside Greetings Seasons Stamps)

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Here's a closer look at our new Distinctive Door Dies, Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on Dies, and Inside Greetings Seasons Stamps used today and available for purchase on Friday, August 23rd.

Sunny Studio Stamps Distinctive Door Metal Cutting Craft Dies include Column, Pediment, Transom Window, & Accessories Sunny Studio Stamps Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on Metal Cutting Craft Dies include Christmas Tree, Ornaments, Lantern, Light Strings, Wreath, & Garland

Sunny Studio Inside Greetings Seasons 4x6 Holiday Christmas Card Sentiment Clear Photopolymer Craft Stamps

Other Supplies Used:

A Bird's Life Stamps
A Bird's Life Stamps
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A Bird's Life Dies
A Bird's Life Dies
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Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber
Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber
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Versafine Onyx Black Ink
Versafine Onyx Black Ink
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Too Cute To Spook Stamps
Too Cute To Spook Stamps
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Too Cute To Spook Dies
Too Cute To Spook Dies
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Autumn Tree Die
Autumn Tree Die
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Wonderful Windows Dies
Wonderful Windows Dies
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Dotted Diamond Landscape
Dotted Diamond Landscape
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Sprawling Surfaces Stamps
Sprawling Surfaces Stamps
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Happy Howl-o-ween Stamps
Happy Howl-o-ween Stamps
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Happy Howl-o-ween Dies
Happy Howl-o-ween Dies
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Brilliant Banner 3 Dies
Brilliant Banner 3 Dies
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Brilliant Banner 4 Dies
Brilliant Banner 4 Dies
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Buffalo Plaid Straight Die
Buffalo Plaid Straight Die
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Hero Arts White Detail
Hero Arts White Detail
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Basic Mini Shape Dies 2
Basic Mini Shape Dies 2
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Sleek Stripes Paper
Sleek Stripes Paper
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VersaMark Watermark Ink
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43 comments:

  1. I love decorating for Christmas! So many memories in the Christmas boxes.

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  2. We really only decorate for Christmas. I still need to find the perfect porch decoration for our new home!

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  3. Yes yes yes these dies are sooo good!!! I honestly only decorate for Christmas.

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    1. This is Danielle Dunlop 🫣

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  4. Love the little details in these. The snow "v" in the add on set, the embossed door handle, the different kinds of plants you can put in the planter...great planning in these.

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  5. We go all out to decorate for Christmas

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  6. I decorate my front door all year. Since we get trick-or-treaters, I add some extra decorations to the porch area and yard.

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  7. Christmas decorations are my favorite. We've tried to declutter our holiday storage, but Christmas decorations always stay!

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  8. My fav holiday is Christmas but I decorate for EVERY holiday.

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  9. I decorate my front door and porch for every holiday and season!

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  10. I really like that you ca decorate your door front for Christmas with your add on dies!

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  11. My holiday to decorate for is Christmas, but we decorate the porch and front flower gardens for every occasion.

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  12. My whole house gets decorated for Christmas - even the bathrooms! LOL I decorate the outside as well (for all holidays!).

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  13. Wonderful! The door fronts are so versatile and can be decorated in different themes. I love the idea and creativity! I only decorate for Christmas.

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  14. I love houses, windows, and doors stamps. These dies are fabulous with so many possibilities!

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  15. The door set is awesome! So many possibilities!
    I love decorating the porch for both Halloween and Christmas!

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  16. The door is such an added die for all Halloween and Christmas cards and even for everyday "Hello" and "Congratulations on your new Home" cards....

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  17. I love to decorate for all the holidays..Christmas is my favorite...the add ons are terrific

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  18. I love decorating for every season but Fall and Christmas decorating get the most attention! Especially love decorating our front porch - so cozy in the Fall and so wintry at Christmas time!

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  19. So many options for scenes with the new sets. I don't decorate in real life, only on my card creations.

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  20. I love decorating for the fall season!

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  21. I love to decorate for the Fall Holidays! I love to decorate my front door and porch the most!

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  22. I love to decorate my porch for the holidays especially fall and Christmas.

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  23. I decorate for every season! But I LOVE my Christmas mantle the most!!! I LOVE the new dies today!

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  24. I like to decorate for most every season/holiday. I decorate the most at Christmas.

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  25. I love decorating for Christmas most of all with FALL following a close second

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  26. I love decorating for fall

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  27. I like to decorate for so many holidays but probably Christmas the most!

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  28. In the Fall I put a pretty wreath on the door.

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  29. Marisela Delgado said: Ooo, those tiny Christmas trees are so cute! mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  30. I like to decorate my door for Easter and Christmas.

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  31. Your doors collection is delightful. I love decorating for Halloween (nothing creepy-scary) and Christmas.
    carol

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  32. I think that Halloween is my favorite holiday to create for. It's fun!

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  33. I love Christmas and Chinese New Year!

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  34. Cute door card ideas!
    Sherry Storjohann

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  35. I would decorate my porch if we had a porch. We decorate the house for Halloween and Christmas

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  36. I love decorating for Christmas. I used to decorate my porch and front door. I need to start doing that again.

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  37. I enjoy decorating my porch for the holidays, but sometimes time gets away from me before I can get my decorations out and up.

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  38. My asbsolute favorite season to decorate for is FALL!!! I wish I could say I decorate my front porch but I usually only put an item or two out per season.

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  39. I love decorating for FALL! Aside from a decoration on my door I haven't done too much to decorate my front porch though.

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  40. I love the full front design ideas for the door scene! I don't decorate.

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  41. I put different wreaths on the door. I change decorations inside with the season.

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