Sneak Peek Week: Introducing Sliding Window Die with Video Tutorial

Hello and welcome to the final day of our fall release sneak peek week!  Of course, I truly love everything that we have, but I think I just might have saved one of the best for last.  There are just so many possibilities for our new Sliding Window dies and I seriously can't wait to see how you guys use them.  

I think for these dies you are only limited by your imagination so pull up a chair and check out today's cards.  Also make sure to scroll down for the video I created (gasp) and for a special offer for free shipping this weekend.  ;)

Card No. 1: So these dies create a window in the center of your card front with a sliding pop-up window where you have have hidden messages and other surprises below. This was the first one I created so I kept my design fairly simple and just heat embossed my sentiments below the sliders.  Love how the trees from our Woodland Border dies look when popped up.

And here's the front view of the card before it has been popped up...  I used papers from our Classic Gingham, Gingham Jewel Tones & Amazing Argyle 6x6 Paper packs, along with the clouds from our Comic Strip Everyday die, pumpkins from our Happy Harvest Stamps and the boy pulling the wagon from Fall Kiddos.

Card No. 2:  For this card I started by coloring my scene on a A2 sized cardstock panel before cutting the front with the sliding window die.  I die-cut masks for the clouds from full adhesive post it notes using cloud dies from our Rain or Shine, Sunny Sentiments and Comic Strip Everyday dies.  

For my little leaf pile I cut several masks of the leaves from our Fall Kiddos set and went to work moving them around as I stamped the pile one by one.  When I was done, I colored in the background with a darker brown and filled in the ground with quick brush strokes using my Copic marker to create the look of grass. I then added my girl to the top of the heap which I had fussy cut out, being careful to not adhere the top portion of her hat that pops up.  I then finished my card front with a sentiment from the Happy Harvest set.

Here's a view of the card when the sliding window has been popped up... As I was starting to get a little bit more into my groove, I started to think through what I wanted to show on my sliding pop-up and down below my scene. Flat designs help the slider move smoothly so I masked off these the leaves and clouds and did all my coloring before assembling the card which wasn't the case in some of my earlier card designs where I tried to figure that out after the card was assembled.

Card No. 3: For my third card I combined our Nutty For You die together with our Beautiful Autumn stamps.  I started by stamping the leaves and acorns onto my A2 sized card panel and coloring the images with Copics.  I then masked off the images and inked on some distress inks, first in Peacock Feathers and then mixing in some Broken China to better match my striped paper from the Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper pack.

The 3-1/4" x 4-7/8" panel that you cut to pull on and operate the sliding window is a third opportunity for embellishment with a hidden surprise.  For this card I used a contrasting color of patterned paper which I stamped with a custom sentiment using our Sweet Script stamps.  I decided to switch things up and use a piece of ribbon as my pull tab.  To counterbalance the extra thickness of the ribbon, I also die-cut a circular notch from the front of my card base, choosing to go with a side-folding card.

Card No.4:  This is another early experiment with a prototype of the dies.  I had all my papers cut and the card assembled before knew how I would embellish it which is very doable, but also limited me in some of my design choices.  I had already adhered my rainbow created with our Sunny Semi Circle dies when I screwed up the stamping of my sentiment and needed a way to cover my mistake.  I decided I would use it as an opportunity for embellishment so I pieced together and elongated our Fancy Frames Square dies, snipping them off where they hid behind my rainbow and re-stamped my sentiment from our Sunny Sentiments set on a contrasting piece of paper.  In the end I actually like how it turned out better than my original plan, but it took some work scoring the frame to match the folds of the window.

And here's the view inside the pop-up with the sentiment continued on the inside... This was a really simple way to quickly add a fun surprise below using a single color of ink using images from our Sunny Sentiment stamps.

Card No.5: Here's my second take on the previous card, this time planning the various layers beforehand.  As I was working on my other card, I really had wished I could have some colored rainbows on the reveal so for my video today I decided to use this card as my example and have a second go at it using our Rain or Shine stamps for the stamped rainbows.

As one last project for the day I created a trio of gift tags using one of the three bonus dies from the set that would be perfect for adding to the top of a birthday present on the go.  At 1-5/8" x 2-3/4" they are also a great size for mass producing for the holidays.  

I used a mix of Gingham Jewel Tones, Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones and Preppy Prints for my paper and our Christmas Icons set to stamp the "to" and "from".

Miracles of all Miracles I actually created a video sharing our entire fall release as well as a tutorial using the sliding window dies (at the 11:10 mark) that you can view in HD on our YouTube channel HERE. :)

Due to overwhelming popularity the Sliding Window die has already sold out, but is now available as a pre-order.  Orders that include the die will be held and sent out when more come back in stock on approximately July 30th. Thank you for your patience.

Here's a set of printable step-by-step instructions (click on image to view larger):

And here's a peek at this month's mini die freebie that comes automatically with orders placed this weekend. Sadly we received very limited supplies this time so they may not last long.  ;)

Please note: The leaf dies are now gone and will be substituted with our previously released mini flower die.

Weekend Offer: Receive free shipping on all retail orders over $25 shipping within the USA using the promo code FREESHIP today through Monday at 11:59 pm PST.  :)

I'm so excited you've joined me for today's sneak peek and I'd love to give a $25 gift code to one lucky winner.  Make sure to keep checking back all this week for more peeks & prizes for up to five chances to win.  The contests run through Saturday at Midnight PST with winners announced here on Sunday, July 15th. :)

a Rafflecopter giveaway Here's a full look at the new sliding window dies featured today...

Other Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Christmas Icons Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rain or Shine Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rain or Shine Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sunny Semi Circles Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Sunny Sentiments Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sweet Script Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fancy Frames- Rectangles Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Amazing Argyle 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Preppy Prints 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beautiful Autumn Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Comic Strip Everyday Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fall Kiddos Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Sunny Sentiments Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Harvest Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Nutty For You Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodland Borders Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Polar Playmates Arch Framed Winter Scene with Eloise

Hi everyone, Eloise here and today I'll be using the Polar Playmates set to create a Christmas winter scene card along with the Semi Circles Dies to create an inlaid frame.

To begin I first stamped out my images from Polar Playmates onto some white cardstock, then coloured them with Copic Markers. I used very similar colours to my last card using this set since they worked so well together. Once they were coloured, I cut them out using the coordinating dies. 

Next, I wanted to create an arched panel, so I first cut a rectangle die and cut a piece of watercolour paper out, then I took the Semi Circles Dies and used the third size down and cut that into the rectangle, the I used an exacto knife and a ruler to cut the rest of the piece out so it looks like an arch. I then used some Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean and Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink to ink blend over the arch frame. I splattered on some water and then dried it off with a heat tool.

Next, I adhered a piece of paper behind the arch panel and stamped the sentiment 'Hoping you have a' from the Polar Playmates stamp set and then 'Merry Christmas' from Playful Polar Bears with black ink into the centre. I then adhered down all my images with foam tape at the bottom of arch. I pulled a piece of plaid paper from Lawn Fawn and adhered it down to my white card base. Then adhered my arched panel on top also and that finished up my card.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I'll catch you all next time.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Sunny Semi Circles Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Playful Polar Bears Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Polar Playmates Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Polar Playmates Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

25 Days of Christmas Tags with Franci, Lexa & Mendi

Hello there!  We're so excited to be joining you today to share some fun ideas for holiday gift tags for Day 8 of Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags!  :)

Hello there! Franci here with you today with some festive tags! I'm super happy to be part of the 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2017 by Tracey!!

I created these tags with the Petite Poinsettias and the Festive Greetings stamp sets. I die cut them with the Tag Topper Dies -Traditional and I colored them with Distress Inks. The colors that I used are: Spiced Marmalade, Tumbled Glass, Shabby Shutters and Abandoned Coral. I sprinkled them with a little with water, and then put a paper towel on the top to remove the excess water and let them dry.

I stamped all my poinsettias and I die cut them with the coordinating dies. Then I stamped all of my sentiments onto my tags with the Versamark ink and heat embossed all of them with a silver embossing powder. Finally, I glued all of the flowers in place and added some twine and ribbons to make them extra festive. Perfect for all my Christmas gifts! 

Next up is Lexa... Hi there!  Today I used the Cresent Tag Topper Dies to make my tag.  I used the largest one which is 3" wide. Since I'm totally a dog person, I choose this adorable puppy from Pet Sympathy and add the Santa hat from Jolly Gingerbread Stamps. This little friend originally had a heart on his mouth, but I replaced it with a Christmas sock from Playful Polar Bear instead. The present comes from the older stamp set, Christmas Icons, just like it's name you can find anything related to Christmas in one stamp set.

I blended some Mowed Lawn Distress Inks for the background and stamped some cute paws with green dye ink. A classic red, green and gold won't hurt at all. It's simple and lovely as always. I use matching thin ribbon and twines, and finished it with some pretty sequins.

For the last set of tags, I couldn't resist joining in the fun with some tags of my own using our Sunny Semi Circles dies for the tag shape and Polar Playmate stamps (& various other sets) for embellishing.  ;)  

I cut a 2.5" wide x 4" high tag from white cardstock which I masked off for the snow drift before applying Shaded Lilac distress ink to my background and rounding the bottom corners.  I then stamped the background twice with our mini Frosty Flurries stamps which I heat embossed with white pearl embossing powder.

Then for each tag, I cut two more from black polka-dot paper measuring 3" x 4.5".  I wanted my tags to look as cute on the back as on the front so I adhered my cardstock tag to the patterned paper and stitched around the edge before adhering the second piece cut from patterned paper to the back of my tags.  Once they were adhered together, I was able to use my Crop-a-dile to punch a hole in the top and set an eyelet to run my twine through.  I love the finished look an eyelet gives to gift tags, don't you?

I hope we've inspired you to create some gift tags of your own and will join the festivities over on Tracey's blog.  There's so many great prizes up for grabs.  ;)

Here's a list of all the fabulous sponsors sharing ideas for Christmas tags this month:

1 Simon Says Stamp
2 Newtons Nook
3 CAS-ual Fridays
4 Reverse Confetti
5 Altenew
6 Lil’ Inker Designs
7 Birch Press
8 Sunny Studio
9 Paper Sweeties
10 Winnie & Walter  
11 Studio Katia 
12 Lawn Fawn & Lawn Fanatics 
13 Neat & Tangled 
14 Concord & 9th and C9
15 Muse
16 Ellen Hutson 
17 Jillibean Soup
18 Avery Elle
19 Technique Tuesday
20 Waffle Flower
21 Uniko
22 Stamplorations
23 Pretty Pink Posh
24 Right at Home
25 Pink & Main
26 High Hopes Rubber Stamps (bonus day)

Thanks so much for joining us!  :)

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Tag Topper Dies-Traditional Shop at: Sunny Studio	Festive Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Petite Poinsettias Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Petite Poinsettias Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Bundled Up Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Christmas Icons Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snow Kissed Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sunny Semi Circles Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frosty Flurries Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Playful Polar Bears Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Playful Polar Bears Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Polar Playmates Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Polar Playmates Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Christmas Icons Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tag Topper Dies-Crescent Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pet Sympathy Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pet Sympathy Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Jolly Gingerbread Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio