Sneak Peek: Vintage Valentine Stamps & Speech Bubbles Extras

Hello, and welcome to day 3 of our Spring Sneak Peek Week!  All this week I am sharing cards showcasing our newest collection, which will be available for purchase this Friday!

Card No.1: Today I am sharing ideas using our adorable new Vintage Valentine Stamps and Dies, featuring a retro phone, typewriter, envelope, letter, and a variety of typewritten sentiments. For my first card, I colored three of the telephones in bright, happy colors and arranged them in a 2x2 grid, adding a speech bubble from the new Speech Bubble Extras Dies. These dies are flipped or the mirrored opposite of the dies from our Comic Strip Speech Bubbles, and I'm so happy to finally have them. I always ran into situations where, based on my card design or the sentiment I wanted to use, the card would have benefited from them facing the opposite direction, so now I have unlimited options between the two sets.

Before adhering the telephones, I inked up the background with some Peacock Feathers Distress Ink in the center of my white cardstock panel, and added a stitched zig-zag edge using our Ric Rac Border Dies. For the bottom of my card, I added a 4.25" x 1.25" rainbow striped patterned paper from the Surprise Party Paper pack. I then topped it with a bow by Lawn Fawn and a stitched ribbon from our Ribbon & Lace Border Dies, cut from a blue polka-dot print from the Polka-dot Parade Paper pack.

Card No.2: For my second card, I paired the retro telephone from the Vintage Valentine Stamps with the big bear from our Holiday Hugs Stamps. I then cut an A2-sized panel from blue striped paper from the Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones Paper pack. To frame my bear, I used the smaller frame from the new Loopy Rectangle Frame Dies. I love how this frame mimics the look of a phone cord! Lastly, I stamped a greeting from the set onto one of the new Speech Bubble Extras Dies, which I had inked up with some Tumbled Glass Distress ink.

Card No.3: Next up is a card showcasing the adorable new typewriter from the Vintage Valentine Stamps, which comes already loaded with a piece of paper to add your stamped greeting. This time, I added some little panda bears from our Bighearted Bears Stamps and Panda Party Stamps. For my card background, I cut a piece of red striped paper from the Sleek Stripes Paper pack, and added a stitched band with the black grid paper from the Classic Sunburst Paper pack, using the Slimline Pennant Dies, and trimming off the pennant portion. To frame my little scene, I used our brand new Zig Zag Circles Die, cut from a grey quilted heart print from our Subtle Greytones Paper pack.

Card No.4: For my next card using the typewriter from the Vintage Valentine Stamps, I stamped and colored four of the typewriters in Aqua, Pink, and Red and staggered them in a row across a slimline card. To frame my typewriters, I stamped a black tone-on-tone polka-dot print onto a piece of charcoal grey cardstock using the Background Basics 2 Stamps, and then die-cut it using the Slimline Scalloped Frame Dies. To add visual interest and break up the row of stamped sentiments, I added the large red heart from the set onto the second typewriter's paper and stamped it with "xoxo" in the center.

Card No.5: Next up, I focused on the adorable little letters and matching envelopes from the Vintage Valentine Stamps. For my background on this card, I cut a pink cardstock panel using the Quilted Heart Portrait Dies and backed it with a piece of red cardstock to peek through the heart openings. To frame my grouping of envelopes, I used our new Radiating Circles Dies. I am so in love with the simple, subtle detail that the edging adds to my card! Lastly, I scattered the small, medium, and large hearts from the Vintage Valentines Stamps around like confetti. This is such a fun, simple design that is super easy to color and mass-produce, which is always a bonus!

I should note that one side of the paper is made slightly narrower than the other side. It is actually laying in landscape mode on the stamp set's acetate because that's the way it fit best in the space I had to work with, but you will want to stamp your greeting onto your paper when it is in the "portrait" orientation so that it is thin enough to slide through the opening created in the envelope by the Vintage Valentine Dies.

Card No.6: For my last card of the day, I paired the telephone and the typewriter from the Vintage Valentine Stamps with the birds from the Little Birdie Stamps, the bunny from the Tulip Path Background Stamps, and the party hats from the new Quill Cuties Stamps. I created a variation on the greeting from the Vintage Valentine Stamps by spelling out the word "rining" using our new Sydney Alphabet Dies, and stamping the rest of the greeting from the set onto a Speech Bubble Extras Die. Lastly, I added a simple white frame around my scene using the largest die from the Icing Rectangle Frame Dies.

That wraps up today's sneak peek. I'm so happy you joined me today! I'd love to give a $40 gift code to one lucky winner, who will be randomly selected from the comments on this blog post, as well as our Facebook and Instagram posts. Our daily contests will run through Saturday, January 10th, at Midnight PST, with winners announced here on our blog on Sunday, January 11th.

Here's a closer look at our new Vintage Valentine Stamps, Vintage Valentine Dies, and Speech Bubble Extras Dies used today, which will be available for purchase on Friday, January 9th.

 

Other Supplies Used (some items linked are part of the new release & are not yet available):

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ric Rac Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Scalloped Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio
Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rainbow Bright 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sleek Stripes Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classic Sunburst Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Subtle Grey Tones Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Little Birdie Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Little Birdie Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Panda Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Panda Party Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Bighearted Bears Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bighearted Bears Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Background Basics 2 Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Quilted Hearts Portrait Shop at: Sunny Studio
Majestic Meadow Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Majestic Meadow Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tulip Path Background Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tulip Path Background Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Quill Cuties Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Quill Cuties Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Icing Rectangle Frame Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Loopy Rectangle Frame Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Radiating Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Zag Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sydney Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sneak Peek: Quill Cuties Stamps, Radiating Circles, & Zig Zag Circles

Hello, and welcome to day 2 of our Spring Sneak Peek Week!  All this week I am sharing cards showcasing our newest collection, which will be available for purchase this Friday!

Card No.1: Today, I am sharing cards using our new Quill Cuties Stamps and Dies featuring ten adorable hedgehogs and two brand new nesting circle die sets. I started my card by cutting an A2-sized panel from red cardstock and then covered it with the 1-3/4" wide Radiating Circles Die, cut from pink patterned papers from the Joyful Holiday Paper, Flirty Flowers Paper, Gingham Pastels Paper, and Dots & Stripes Pastels Paper packs. I heat-embossed a greeting from the set onto the center circle and then filled the other circles with six of the hedgehogs from the new set, colored in coordinating pink & red tones.

Card No.2: For my second card using the new Quill Cuties Stamps, I created a frozen pond for the hedgehogs to ice skate on. I started by adding the row of the snowy trees to the background using the stamped border from the Winter Scenes Stamps. I then inked a panel with tumbled glass distress ink for the pond and cut the top edge using the Winter Scenes Dies. Next, I cut a snowy hillside using the Slimline Nature Border Dies and added three more hedgehogs dressed for Valentine's Day to the foreground. Lastly, I heat-embossed the punny greeting from the set onto a red speech bubble from the new Speech Bubbles Extras Dies.

Card No.3: Up next, I focused on the cute little hedgehog in the bathtub and all the coordinating accessories like the rubber ducks, shampoo, bar of soap, and bubbles from the Quill Cuties Stamps. To frame my scene, I layered a Stitched Circle Large Die over the largest of the new Zig Zag Circles Dies. To give the feeling of a bathroom, I added yellow striped wallpaper using the Dots & Stripes Pastels Paper pack, wainscotting using the wrist band from the Woolen Mitten Dies, and a yellow checkered tile floor with the Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die and Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils. Lastly, I mounted my finished circular scene on a blue quilted heart print panel from the Flirty Flowers Paper pack.

Card No.4: For my next card showcasing the Quill Cuties Stamps, I added them to a living room scene using the armchairs, lamp, and side table from the Cozy Christmas Stamps. I framed my scene using the leftover pieces from a cookie card shared yesterday with the Loopy Rectangle Frame Dies. I love that when you cut these out, you don't have to toss the extra pieces, but can save them to mix and match for future cards. I then customized my greeting by pairing the punny greeting from the Quill Cuties Set with the word "Kisses" spelled out using the Sydney Alphabet Dies cut from red cardstock.

Card No.5: For this fun 6x4-inch birthday card, I used the hedgehog bursting out of the present from the Quill Cuties Stamps for my focal point image. I die-cut three medium-sized Zig Zag Circles Dies from white cardstock. I then lined them all up and layered them over a stitched panel die-cut using the Slimline Pennant Dies, cut from a blue star print from the Surprise Party Paper pack. I centered them on my card and added strips of rainbow polka-dot paper along the top and bottom of my card from the same paper pack. Flanking each side of my main image, I added the cute little plain hedgehog from this set, added a party hat, and used the extra die from the set to cut out his hands to hold a birthday gift. I also added the peeking hedgehog to peek over the edge of my center circle to keep things visually interesting. I completed my card by heat-embossing a punny greeting using words from both the new set and the word "birthday" from the Happy Thoughts Stamps onto a Brilliant Banner 2 Die cut from red cardstock.

That wraps up today's sneak peek. I'm so happy you joined me today! I'd love to give a $40 gift code to one lucky winner, who will be randomly selected from the comments on this blog post, as well as our Facebook and Instagram posts. Our daily contests will run through Saturday, January 10th, at Midnight PST, with winners announced here on our blog on Sunday, January 11th.

Here's a closer look at our new Quill Cuties Stamps, Quill Cuties Dies, Radiating Circles Dies, and Zig Zag Circles Dies used today, which will be available for purchase on Friday, January 9th.

Other Supplies Used:

Happy Thoughts Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dots & Stripes Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Surprise Party 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Slimline Pennant Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cozy Christmas Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cozy Christmas Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Joyful Holiday Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woolen Mitten Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils Shop at: Sunny Studio	Loopy Rectangle Frame Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Speech Bubbles Extras Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sydney Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio