Showing posts with label Christmas Cookies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas Cookies. Show all posts

Monday, November 10, 2025

Gingerbread House Holiday Cards & Gift Boxes with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi, popping in to share some shaped Christmas cards featuring our Gingerbread House Dies

Sunny Studio Stamps Gingerbread House Holiday Christmas Cards & Gift Boxes using Sweet Treat & Icing Border Metal Craft Dies

These fun cards measure 4-3/8" wide x 4" high. Several of the elements, like the roof, scalloped trim, the body of the house, and the foundation, all cut out in one pass, so I figured to keep pieces from going to waste, I would cut them out of kraft, red, and pink cardstock and then mix & match the pieces. I also sat and cut many of the decorative elements from small leftover scraps of white cardstock and then colored them with distress inks or Copic markers over a glass mat that was easy to clean up afterward. This allowed me to choose colors as I was assembling them and to give the shapes more shading and highlights, like I did for the gumdrops and doors that all started out as white cardstock. This was my first time using the dies this way, and I love how the woodgrain of the door was accentuated with the distress inks. It also meant I didn't have many leftover pieces since the door and the frame cut out together, and I wanted the door frame to be white to match the windows.

For my first card, I crafted a pink house using the Gingerbread House Dies, with a wreath and bow added from the Sweet Treat House Add-on Dies and loopy trim from the Icing Border Dies. The cute little gingerbread man and girl from our Christmas Cookies Stamps and Baking Spirits Bright Stamps perfectly complement these houses.

Sunny Studio Stamps Pink Gingerbread House Holiday Card using Christmas Cookies & Baking Spirits Bright Stamps & Craft Dies

Next, I have a more traditionally colored Gingerbread House. This time, I colored the candy decorations in a rainbow of colors using my Copic Markers and accents with a white gel pen. My candy canes started out as solid white. I could have cut another one from red and pieced them together entirely from cardstock, but I found it much quicker to just use the embossed stripes to trace and fill them in with my markers to match. I also utilized some different windows from the die set for this particular card.

Sunny Studio Stamps Rainbow Gingerbread House Holiday Christmas Card using Sweet Treat House Add-on Metal Cutting Craft Dies

My last Gingerbread House card uses many of the same elements as the others, with the wreath from the Sweet Treat House Add-on Dies. However, this time, instead of adding decorative elements along the scalloped trim of the house, I adhered rows of scallops to the roof using the Icing Border Dies. This versatile die set comes with a third adorable border that I didn't get around to using today, but also complements the gingerbread houses so well.

Sunny Studio Stamps Red & Pink Gingerbread House Holiday Christmas Card using Sweet Treat House Add-on & Icing Border Dies

Before I go, I wanted to share how easy it is to turn your shaped cards into shaped holiday gift boxes instead by cutting two of the outer house base shapes and adhering them together on either side with some scored cardstock. Isn't it so cute?! This is the perfect way to dress up a gift card or give small gifts like jewelry, soaps, and candy.

Sunny Studio Stamps Red & Pink Gingerbread House Holiday Christmas Gift Box using Sweet Treat House Add-on & Icing Border Die

To take some of the guesswork out of measuring, I created a custom SVG cut file for use with a Silhouette or Cricut machine to make boxes of your own. It has been sized just right to work with our Gingerbread House dies, which you can download HERE. This is a visual example of a couple of cutouts illustrating where to score using a scoring board. To download the cut file from the Dropbox link, click "file" at the top left corner of the screen and select "download" from the dropdown menu (or click the downward arrow button at the top right).

Free SVG Cut file to turn Sunny Studio Stamps Gingerbread House Cutting Craft Dies into Christmas Holiday Treat Box Gift Bag

That wraps up my projects for today. I would love to hear which of the three designs is your favorite. I can't personally choose. I love them all, and I had so much fun creating them! Of course, these are just a few of the ways these houses can be decorated. You are only limited by your imagination and I can't wait to see how YOU use them!🩷

Don't forget to check out the Gingerbread House Dies and Sweet Treat House Add-on Dies in our online shop, which are currently on sale!

Also, please check out all the card ideas using these sets on each of their product pages. I always upload tons of card ideas following the product image, so there are lots of ideas to scroll through, organized by set.

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Gingerbread House Dies
Gingerbread House Dies
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Icing Border DIes
Icing Border DIes
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Sweet Treats House Add-on
Sweet Treats House Add-on
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Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen
Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen
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Christmas Cookies Stamps
Christmas Cookies Stamps
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Christmas Cookies Dies
Christmas Cookies Dies
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Baking Spirits Bright Stamps
Baking Spirits Bright Stamps
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Baking Spirits Bright Dies
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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Holiday Express Card with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I'm back with this lovely gingerbread themed card featuring images from different sets, which is my favorite thing to do when I make cards, I really love how the Sunny Studio stamp sets can be mixed to create super cute scenes!

Sunny Studio Stamps: Holiday Express Christmas Card by Marine Simon (featuring Christmas Cookies, Baking Spirits Bright, Frilly Frame Dies, Dotted Diamond Dies, Build-A-Greetings Holiday)

I started off by stamping the images on light kraft cardstock instead of the usual white cardstock because for some reason when I color gingerbread themed images I like to use kraft cardstock. I cut them all with the coordinating dies and colored everything with my Ohuhu markers. Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Holiday Express - locomotive, wagons, presents, smoke, holly, connecting pieces • Christmas Cookies - gingerbread characters (wagons) • Baking Spirit Bright - gingerbread character (locomotive) • Snowmen In Sweaters - snowflakes.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Holiday Express Christmas Card by Marine Simon (featuring Christmas Cookies, Baking Spirits Bright, Frilly Frame Dies, Dotted Diamond Dies, Build-A-Greetings Holiday)

I added highlights and details to the images with a white gel pen, and next I worked on the background. I cut a scalloped panel out of the same cardstock as the images using a Frilly Frames Eyelet Lace die and added texture to that panel using the Dotted Diamond Landscape die. I applied vintage photo and ground espresso distress inks to my scalloped panel edges, next I mixed some vintage photo distress ink with water and added brown splatters all over the panel, I did the same with vintage photo distress spritz for sparkles, and then the same again with copic opaque white ink for contrast. When my panel was dry, I attached it to a 5,5 x 4,25 inches light kraft panel using 1mm foam squares, and then to a card base using liquid glue.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Holiday Express Christmas Card by Marine Simon (featuring Christmas Cookies, Baking Spirits Bright, Frilly Frame Dies, Dotted Diamond Dies, Build-A-Greetings Holiday)

I cut a banner out of dark brown cardstock using a Notebook Photo Corners die, white heat embossed "Have a holly jolly Christmas" from Build A Greeting Holidays on it, attached that banner to my card using 1mm foam squares, and finally the images using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. 

And that's it! Are you ready to get on the gingerbread holiday express? Come on and let's have some fun! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next time!

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Christmas Cookies Stamps
Christmas Cookies Stamps
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Christmas Cookies Dies
Christmas Cookies Dies
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Holiday Express Stamps
Holiday Express Stamps
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Holiday Express Dies
Holiday Express Dies
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Frilly Frames-Eyelet Lace
Frilly Frames-Eyelet Lace
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Notebook Photo Corners Dies
Notebook Photo Corners Dies
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Dotted Diamond Landscape
Dotted Diamond Landscape
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Baking Spirits Bright Stamps
Baking Spirits Bright Stamps
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Baking Spirits Bright Dies
Baking Spirits Bright Dies
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Snowmen in Sweaters Stamps
Snowmen in Sweaters Stamps
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Snowmen in Sweaters Dies
Snowmen in Sweaters Dies
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Build-a-Greeting Holidays
Build-a-Greeting Holidays
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Thursday, December 19, 2024

Baking Spirits Bright & Christmas Cookies Holiday Gift Set with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I'm so happy to be back with this super cute set of interactive card + treat bag topper + shaker tags featuring the lovely gingerbread cookies from Baking Spirit Bright and Christmas Cookies

Sunny Studio Stamps: Baking Spirits Bright & Christmas Cookies Christmas Card, Shaker Tags, and Treat Bag by Marine Simon (featuring Scalloped Tag Dies, Sliding Window Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Scalloped Oval Mat Dies, Ribbon & Lace Border Dies)

My first plan was to make the shaker tags and treat bag topper only, but I had some extra stamped images, so I quickly created a sliding card to go with my tags and treat bag topper. And to make sure that everything coordinates nicely, I used the All Is Bright 6x6 paper pack.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Baking Spirits Bright & Christmas Cookies Christmas Card, Shaker Tags, and Treat Bag by Marine Simon (featuring Scalloped Tag Dies, Sliding Window Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Scalloped Oval Mat Dies, Ribbon & Lace Border Dies)

I started off by stamping all my images on kraft cardstock using memento tuxedo black ink. I cut them all using the coordinating dies, and colored everything using my alcohol markers. Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Baking Spirit Bright - house, trees, stars, candy canes, small gingerbread man • Christmas Cookies - large gingerbread people.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Baking Spirits Bright & Christmas Cookies Christmas Card, Shaker Tags, and Treat Bag by Marine Simon (featuring Scalloped Tag Dies, Sliding Window Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Scalloped Oval Mat Dies, Ribbon & Lace Border Dies)

So, let's start with the Sliding Window card, shall we? I cut a 5 x 3,75 inches All Is Bright pink gingham panel using the largest Stitched Rectangle, cut the Sliding Window out of it, as well as the notch at the very top, and also cut a 5 x 3,25 inches All Is Bright green panel.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Baking Spirits Bright & Christmas Cookies Christmas Card, Shaker Tags, and Treat Bag by Marine Simon (featuring Scalloped Tag Dies, Sliding Window Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Scalloped Oval Mat Dies, Ribbon & Lace Border Dies)

I folded my Sliding Window pink panel on the score lines, flipped it over, and added double sided tape on the slim bottom tab. I peeled the backing paper off this tab, flipped my 5 x 3,25 inches green panel over, and attached it at the back of my Sliding Window pink panel, lining up the bottom edge of my pink panel with the slim tab. And I wanted to frame my sliding pink panel nicely, so I cut a 5 x 3,75 inches All Is Bright snowflake panel, cut a Sliding Window out of it, as well as the notch, I trimmed that panel to get a frame, and I stuck that frame to my pink panel using liquid glue.

Next I cut an All Is Bright gingerbread man paper as wide as my sliding panel, I flipped my Sliding Window panel over, and added foam strips along the bottom edge, on the long edges as well, but not along the top edge. I peeled all the backing papers off, and attached my sliding panel to the gingerbread man panel. I attached my panel to a 5,25 x 4 inches All Is Bright stripe panel, and finally to a 5,5 x 4,25 inches All Is Bright red panel.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Baking Spirits Bright & Christmas Cookies Christmas Card, Shaker Tags, and Treat Bag by Marine Simon (featuring Scalloped Tag Dies, Sliding Window Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Scalloped Oval Mat Dies, Ribbon & Lace Border Dies)

To totally complete my interactive panel, I attached the remaining piece of snowflake paper at the top of the green pull tab panel, cut an pink eyelet using a Sliding Window die, stuck that eyelet, pierced a hole through it, and added some turquoise twine to be able to pull the interactive panel.

Next I decorated the front of my Sliding Window panel. I cut two All Is Bright polka dot panels as wide as the interactive panel (3 inches), used a die from the Ribbon & Lace Border die set to create two scalloped borders, attached those borders using 1mm foam squares, and then I stuck the images to the scalloped borders and to the pull tab panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Baking Spirits Bright & Christmas Cookies Christmas Card, Shaker Tags, and Treat Bag by Marine Simon (featuring Scalloped Tag Dies, Sliding Window Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Scalloped Oval Mat Dies, Ribbon & Lace Border Dies)

I created two different greetings: one for the front of the card, and one for the inside. For the first one, I cut my two Brilliant Banner 1 pieces out of red cardstock, I white heat embossed "Sweet Christmas Wishes" from Baking Spirits Bright on the front pieces, attached that front piece to the back piece using 1mm foam squares, and then I stuck the whole banner above the trees using 2mm foam squares. For the second greeting, I cut a small Scalloped Oval Mat 1 panel out of aqua cardstock, white heat embossed "Sugar & Spice Make Christmas So Nice" from Baking Spirits Bright on that scalloped panel, I pulled the interactive panel of my card, and attached my small scalloped panel on the bottom section using 1mm foam squares.

To finish my card, I added a few extra details: I cut a 3 inches wide slim stripe out of an All Is Bright paper, and attached it to the tab right below the gingerbread people using liquid glue. I added a few White Snowflake confetti around the Brilliant Banner 1, added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen, and added a bow at the very bottom of my card using liquid glue.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Baking Spirits Bright & Christmas Cookies Christmas Card, Shaker Tags, and Treat Bag by Marine Simon (featuring Scalloped Tag Dies, Sliding Window Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Scalloped Oval Mat Dies, Ribbon & Lace Border Dies)

Now let's move on the shaker tags! They both were made following the same steps and matching All Is Bright papers:

1. Cut a Scalloped Square Tag panel out of a snowflake paper, and used the fifth smallest Stitched Square die to cut an opening inside my tag panel

2. Cut a whole Scalloped Square Tag panel out of acetate, and attached that acetate panel to the back of the snowflake frame using liquid glue

3. Still at the back of the frame, added foam strips on the four edges

4. Poured some candy cane confetti from my stash inside the frame

5. Cut a whole Scalloped Square Tag panel out of a pink gingham paper, and stuck that pink panel to the foam strips to totally close the shaker tag

Sunny Studio Stamps: Baking Spirits Bright & Christmas Cookies Christmas Card, Shaker Tags, and Treat Bag by Marine Simon (featuring Scalloped Tag Dies, Sliding Window Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Scalloped Oval Mat Dies, Ribbon & Lace Border Dies)

I cut a polka dot panel using the fifth smallest Stitched Square die again, trimmed that panel into two slim strips that I attached at the bottom of each shaker window using liquid glue, and then I stuck my images using 1mm and 2mm foam squares.

I created two identical greetings using Brilliant Banner 3 dies. I cut each banner piece out of red cardstock, white heat embossed "Sweet Holiday Wishes" from Baking Spirit Bright on the front piece, stuck that front piece to the back piece using 1mm foam squares, and then attached the whole banner to the shaker window using 2mm foam squares.

For the final details, I added highlights to the images using a white gel pen, and tied some ribbon with golden bells at the top of each tag.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Baking Spirits Bright & Christmas Cookies Christmas Card, Shaker Tags, and Treat Bag by Marine Simon (featuring Scalloped Tag Dies, Sliding Window Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Scalloped Oval Mat Dies, Ribbon & Lace Border Dies)

And last but not least: the Treat Bag Topper. I used the main die to cut the base out of red cardstock, another base out of an All Is Bright snowflake paper and I trimmed the handle off, and one last base out of an All Is Bright red gingham paper and I trimmed it to keep the handle only. I attached the red gingham handle to the red Treat Bag Topper base using liquid glue, and next the snowflake panel. I used another Treat Bag Topper die to cut the pink gingham panel, attached it to the snowflake panel using liquid glue, and then stuck the images using 1mm and 2mm foam squares.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Baking Spirits Bright & Christmas Cookies Christmas Card, Shaker Tags, and Treat Bag by Marine Simon (featuring Scalloped Tag Dies, Sliding Window Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Scalloped Oval Mat Dies, Ribbon & Lace Border Dies)

For my greeting, I first cut a light brown tag using a Window Quad Square die, I white heat embossed "Baking Spirit Bright" from Baking Spirit Bright on the lower section of my tag, cut the top decorative piece out of an All Is Bright gingerbread man paper, stuck it to the top of my tag using 1mm foam square, and tied the tag to the handle along with three golden bells using turquoise twine. I added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen, glued a few White Snowflake confetti, and finally attached a bow on the handle using liquid glue.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Stitched Rectangle Dies
Stitched Rectangle Dies
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Christmas Cookies Stamps
Christmas Cookies Stamps
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Christmas Cookies Dies
Christmas Cookies Dies
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Sliding Window Dies
Sliding Window Dies
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Scalloped Tags-Square
Scalloped Tags-Square
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Window Quad Square Die
Window Quad Square Die
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Scalloped Oval Mat 1 Dies
Scalloped Oval Mat 1 Dies
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All Is Bright Paper
All Is Bright Paper
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Ribbon & Lace Dies
Ribbon & Lace Dies
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Brilliant Banner 1 Dies
Brilliant Banner 1 Dies
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Baking Spirits Bright Stamps
Baking Spirits Bright Stamps
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Baking Spirits Bright Dies
Baking Spirits Bright Dies
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Treat Bag Topper Die
Treat Bag Topper Die
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Stitched Square Dies
Stitched Square Dies
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Brilliant Banner 3 Dies
Brilliant Banner 3 Dies
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