Treat Bag Topper Gift with Cathy

Hey friends! Cathy here today sharing a fun Valentine's gift using the Treat Bag Topper Dies. These dies are perfect for any occasion and add such a great touch to a little gift!

I started by die-cutting the topper from white cardstock and then die-cutting it with the Dotted Diamond Landscape Die for a little texture. Since I chose a panda in my little scene, I die-cut the topper again from black cardstock and overlapped/adhered the white and black toppers together.

Next, I die-cut the stitched rectangle in the dies from cream cardstock and inked it lightly with Saltwater Taffy Distress ink. I also splattered a little watered down white and black paints with a fan brush. I then stamped the cobblestone stamp from the Sprawling Surfaces Stamps on Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock and colored it with Copics. I used the same stitched rectangle die and die-cut the top portion of the stamp. I used scissors and cut along the top edge of the cobblestone and adhered it to the bottom of the cream stitched rectangle.

Next, I stamped the panda, truck, hearts and heart balloons on Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock, colored them with Copics and die-cut them using the coordinating dies.

I used the following stamps/dies:
Bighearted Bears Stamps/Dies (heart balloons)

Balloon Rides Stamps/Dies (panda)

Truckloads of Love Stamps/Dies

 

I adhered the heart balloons to the treat bag topper first and then adhered the stitched rectangle with the truck. I heat embossed small sentiments from the Truckloads of Love Stamps and Panda Party Stamps on pink cardstock with white embossing powder and hand cut around them. I die-cut the "love" sentiment using the Loopy Letters Dies from black and white cardstock and layered them together.

 

The Treat Bag Topper Dies are sized perfectly to fit the top of a cellophane treat bag, but I decided to make an outer sleeve to go over a cellophane bag. This allowed the treat bag to stand upright with candy inside. To make this, I cut a piece of kraft cardstock 4" x 11" and scored it on the 11" side at 4 3/4" and 6 1/4". I then die-cut one end of the cardstock using the Dotted Diamond Landscape Die to match the topper.

I created a window to see the treats inside by die-cutting the cardstock 3/4" up from the score line using the second largest Stitched Heart 2 Dies. To get a scalloped heart border around the opening, I die-cut a piece of pink cardstock using the second largest Scalloped Heart Dies and then die-cut it using the second largest Stitched Heart 2 Dies. I then adhered the scalloped frame around the opening.

 

To finish, I filled a cellophane treat bag with some candy, set it inside the folded kraft cardstock piece and stapled it at the top.  I then adhered my treat bag topper to the top of the kraft cardstock.

 

I had a lot of fun making this and hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by today! For more inspiration, please visit my blog www.inkredibleadventures.com and you can also find me on Instagram as @cathy.chapdelaine.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Loopy Letters Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Rides Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Rides Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Heart Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Heart 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Panda Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Panda Party Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dotted Diamond Landscape Shop at: Sunny Studio	Truckloads of Love Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Truckloads of Love Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bighearted Bears Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bighearted Bears Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sprawling Surfaces Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Treat Bag Topper Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

Treat Bag Topper Die Treat Bags with Leanne

Hello friends, Leanne here! If you are looking for a fun way to give someone a little treat, I have just the thing... a cocoa bomb treat bag with coordinating topper.  The new Treat Bag Topper die makes it so easy to kick your treat bags up a notch. I found some 4"x6" clear food safe party bags at my local craft store that are the perfect size to hold a cocoa bomb and attach the bag topper to.  

I started by die cutting the bag topper from 110lb white card stock.  To decorate the topper, I added die cut hearts and a little mug of cocoa.  The heart dies are found in two different die sets - Stitched Heart 2 and Gift Card Envelope.  The little mug dies come from Warm & Cozy.  

To finish the bag topper, I added a fun sentiment. I stamped "you're the" which comes from the Passionate Penguins set. With the Hayley Uppercase Alphabet dies I was able to spell out the word "bomb".  

I added some mini marshmallows, tiny heart sprinkles, a small stirring spoon, and one cocoa bomb into each bag. I then used some strong adhesive tape to attach the decorated topper to the bags.  These will be perfect Valentine gifts to give to friends and family.  

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Warm & Cozy Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Passionate Penguins Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Heart 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hayley Uppercase Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gift Card Envelope Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Treat Bag Topper Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

My Heart Card with Leanne

Hello everyone! Leanne here and I have another Valentine's Day card to share. Today's card showcases the My Heart stamp set.  I love the big and bold Valentine greetings in this little set. I've used them for both the outside and inside of my card.  

I started this card by embossing a white panel with the Quilted Hearts embossing folder.  I trimmed the panel a bit smaller than A2 size and adhered to a white A2 card base.  I used the Gift Card Envelope die to make a pink envelope. I stamped Happy Valentine's Day onto a 2"x3" mini note card to tuck into the envelope.  The edges of the note card have been lightly inked so there would be some contrast from the white background. I adhered the envelope to the background with foam squares. I then added some die cut hearts and postage stamp as embellishments.  

For the inside of the card I die cut a pink heart with the largest die included in the Stitched Heart 2 set.  I stamped the sentiment in red onto white card stock and then used the coordinating die to die cut. You could stamp the sentiment directly onto the pink heart, but I feel the die cut version stands out so much better.  

Thanks for stopping by today! I have a really fun project to share next Monday that you won't want to miss.  See you then! 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Quilted Hearts Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Heart 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	My Heart Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	My Heart Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gift Card Envelope Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

Treat Bag Topper Card & Treat Bag with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I'm so thrilled to be back on the blog with my first project of the year, and I'm so excited about the new items from the Spring 2024 release! As you may or may not know, I am for mixing and matching new stuff with older stuff. Here my new stuff is the Treat Bag Topper, and my older stuff is Love Monkey, which I used for the very first time, and that was so fun!

As very often, I started off with the coloring and stamped all my images on 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink. I cut them all using the coordinating dies, and used my Spectrum Noir Illustrator markers and Graph'it brush markers to color everything. And as you can see, I went for traditional Valentine colors.

Next I cut two identical Strathmore bristol smooth square panels and colored them both using a cloudy stencil along with spun sugar and worn lipstick oxide inks. I kept one of those two panels and cut a heart window out of it using the largest Stitched Heart 2, attached a piece of acetate at the back, on the front I stamped my "Swinging by to say I love you" greeting from Love Monkey on the acetate using black Stazon ink, and at the back of my panel I added foam strips all along the heart window, following its shape, and on the four sides as well. I poured some iridescent heart confetti and Red & Pink Confetti on the acetate, and then stuck my second cloudy panel to the foam strips to totally close my shaker.

I attached my shaker panel on a larger red panel from Holiday Cheer, and stuck my images using 1mm foam squares. Added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen, and then moved on to the Treat Bag Topper.

I started off by cutting the small stitched panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock and colored it the same way as my card using spun sugar and worn lipstick oxide inks. I stamped my "For my little love monkey" greeting from Love Monkey on the right side, cut the main Treat Bag Topper piece out of the same red Holiday Cheer paper as before, and attached my small stitched panel on the main piece using liquid glue. I stuck the images using 1mm foam squares, added highlights and details using a white gel pen, and finally added a cute little bow on the handle.

And that's it! Coloring those cute monkeys was super fun, and I adore the Treat Bag Topper, it's so cool I want to use it all the time. By the way, it is not impossible that my next project features it, so stay tuned for more inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you soon!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Holiday Cheer 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Love Monkey Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Love Monkey Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Heart 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Treat Bag Topper Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

Bighearted Bears Card with Leanne

Hello crafty friends, Leanne here! Happy New Year! I'm absolutely thrilled to be back on the blog. Every Monday I'll be here sharing paper crafting inspiration featuring all the latest and greatest products from Sunny Studio.  

For today's post, I have made what I call a triple heart slimline card. This special shaped card design is easy to make with heart dies. I have used the Stitched Heart 2 dies. With the largest one in the set I die cut six hearts to create a card front and back. I have decorated my card with adorable images from the new Bighearted Bears stamp set. 

I've assembled the back of the card with three of the hearts cut from white heavy weight card stock. I adhered them together with the center heart on top and overlapping the other two. I used a slimline envelope as a guide so the total length of my card base is just a bit shorter. I wanted to be sure the assembled card fits in the envelope. 

After the back three hearts have been adhered, I scored a line along the top edge. Above the scored line is where I adhered the hearts for the card front. I used two red and one pale pink for the front. When all the hearts are secured, the card will have a hinge and open as any traditional card would.  

To finish the front of the card, I layered on some smaller hearts which have been ink blended, splattered, and stamped with Valentine sentiments from the Bighearted Bears stamp set. I then picked out a few of the bear images to Copic color and add... three for the front and one for the inside. Even though this is a unique shaped card, there's still plenty of space on the inside to write a personal message to the recipient. It also will stand up for displaying just like a regular card. 

Here are the Copic colors I used to color the bears: grey shading & black - N0, N2, N4, N4; red & pink cheeks - R00, R20, R32, R35, R39. 

Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you all next Monday! 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Stitched Heart 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Bighearted Bears Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Bighearted Bears Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Love Birds Ornaments with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I'm back for the last time of the year with this duo of Valentine ornaments showcasing the ever so sweet Love Birds. And I had so much fun coloring on kraft cardstock for my Merry Mocha see-through tags that I decided to do it again with those lovely birdies.

So I started off by stamping the four birds, the branches, multiple leaves, flowers and hearts on a light kraft cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink, I used my Spectrum Noir Illustrator and Graph'it brush markers to color them all, and then used the coordinating dies to cut everything. And I don't know why, but when I color on kraft cardstock I don't feel the need of adding white highlights to my images, but in that case I did add a dot on each bird's eye using a white gel pen, just to make them pop a little bit more.

Next I created my two heart shaped ornaments following the same design for both, so here are the different steps for one:

1. Cut a large Scalloped Heart out of a light brown woodgrain cardstock, another one out of a dark kraft cardstock, and attach them back to back using liquid glue

2. Cut a large Scalloped Heart out of a colored cardstock, and cut a heart shaped window out of it using the largest Stitched Heart 2 to create a heart frame

3. Glue this heart frame on the woodgrain heart panel using liquid glue

4. Cut a small Stitched Heart 2 out of a darker brown cardstock than the one at step 1, stamp and emboss a greeting from Love Birds on that heart, and attach that heart at the back of the ornament using 1mm foam squares

Next I attached my images using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, added hemp twine to create the handles, and tied bows that I added at the top of each ornament using liquid glue. And that's it! Very simple, but yet super cute. 

I hope that you like those ornaments! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you very soon!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Scalloped Heart Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Stitched Heart 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Love Birds Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Love Birds Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio