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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Merry Mocha Card with Tina

Hello crafters, it’s Tina and today I am creating a cute square card featuring the adorable Merry Mocha stamp and die set.

I started with a white square card base and added a layer of striped paper (Holiday Cheer) which was cut with the largest die from the Scalloped Square 1 small dies. Before adhering this panel to the base I created four square boxes with the Window Quad Square set. I love how these dies create the perfect design for smaller stamps.

I used the same die to create more square pieces from white card stock and a pink gingham paper (Gingham Pastels). Next, I glued these squares inside their frames, layering the white pieces on top, after I cut them to be a third of the size.

The mug from Merry Mocha stamp is a perfect match for the cuties from Christmas Cookies! All these images fit perfectly inside the frames as well, I love to combine several sets and see how well they work together!

After stamping and die cutting the mug and cookies, I used my Copics to color all the images in vibrant holiday tones. I added some details with a brown marker and a white gel pen. I used foam tape to adhere my images to the frames.

Lastly, I stamped the sentiment from Merry Mocha in a pink ink from my stash and used the matching die to cut it out. I mounted this phrase to the last remaining box with foam tape. I love finishing a card with some embellishments and today I chose the beautiful Pure White Jewels.

Thank you for joining me and I am looking forward to seeing your gorgeous creations with this sweet set! Happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Christmas Cookies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Christmas Cookies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Cheer 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Window Quad Square Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Scalloped Square 1 Small Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Merry Mocha Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Merry Mocha Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Merry Mocha Card with Marine

Hello crafty friends! Happy Thanksgiving! Marine here, super happy to be back on the blog with this set of see-through shaker tags showcasing the adorable Merry Mocha mini stamp set. I love making tags throughout the year, but especially during the holiday season, and I thought this cup of mocha was the perfect size for tags. And what's better than gingerbread cookies to go with this delicious hot beverage?

To give my tags some kind of a vintage look, I stamped my images on a light kraft cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink. As always I used the coordinating dies to cut them all, and colored everything using my alcohol markers, except for the white sections that I colored using a white colored pencil. So, along with the Merry Mocha cups, I stamped the gingerbread couple from Christmas Cookies, as well as the one from Baking Spirits Bright and the candy canes from that same set.

Next I worked on the tags. I started off by cutting six tag shapes out of a dark kraft cardstock using a die from Mini Mat & Tag 3, cut an opening inside each tag panel using another die from the same set, and then attached a piece of acetate at the back of each tag. I set three of those tags aside, and at the back of the three other tags, I attached foam strips all along the opening to create room for my shaker material. I added polymer clay candy cane slices inside that space, as well as clear glitter, and used the three tags I had put aside to close the three others.

I attached a cup of Merry Mocha, candy canes and a gingerbread cookie on each tag using 1mm foam squares, I also created three identical greetings using the "Eat Drink and Be Merry" sentiment from Merry Mocha. I white heat embossed three greetings on brown cardstock, and used the matching die to cut them. Next I cut three small tags out of the same light kraft cardstock as the images using a die from Wrap Around Box, and I stuck a greeting on each small tag using 1mm foam squares again.

To finish my tags, I tied each small tag to a bigger one using white thread, and I created three red bows that I stuck at the top of each tag using 3mm glue dots. And for once I didn't feel that it needed white highlights, maybe because I colored on kraft cardstock, who knows? 

I hope that you will be inspired by those cute and festive see-through shaker tags! Thank you so much for stopping by, happy Thanksgiving, and see you next week!

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The Merry Mocha Stamps used today are not available for purchase this holiday season but rather will be automatically included with all retail orders of $45 or more from our online store through November 27th at Midnight PDT. Here are all the details:

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+ Receive the exclusive mini "Merry Mocha" stamp set with a $45+ purchase.

+ Receive the coordinating "Merry Mocha" dies with a $75+ purchase.

+ 10% of retail sales will be donated to the Maui Strong Fund with the Hawaii Community Foundation.

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Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Christmas Cookies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Christmas Cookies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Wrap Around Box Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Mini Mat & Tag 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Baking Spirits Bright Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Baking Spirits Bright Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Gingerbread House Die Focused Card with Tina

Hello crafty friends, it’s Tina and today we are making a fun Christmas card featuring the adorable Gingerbread House Die. This set is a perfect match for the Christmas Cookies stamp and die set!

I am starting this project by creating a white panel using the Dotted Diamond Landscape die and adhering this to my card base. I love the fine detail this die gives! Next, I die cut all the pieces for the cute gingerbread house and colored them with my Distress Oxides (Salvaged Patina, Saltwater Taffy and Abandoned Coral) and blending brushes.

The base layer for the house was made from white card stock, this base makes it easy to assemble the house. The fun part is (of course!) the decorating with all the yummy sweets! The cute couple from the Christmas Cookies stamp set are colored in matching Copic marker tones. I added them in from of their little house, it’s just too cute!!

For my sentiment, I selected the ‘Happy Holidays’ from Reindeer Games and stamped it on a banner with Versafine Onyx Black ink. A few stars from the Snowflake Circle Frame Die were scattered around the house as additional decorations.

I hope this card inspires you to create your own sweet gingerbread house! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Christmas Cookies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Christmas Cookies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingerbread House Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowflake Circle Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Reindeer Games Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Dotted Diamond Landscape Shop at: Sunny Studio