Sneak Peek: Feeling Frosty, Snowflake Frames & Subtle Grey Tones Paper

Hi there!  Welcome to the third day of our Winter Sneak Peek Week!  All this week I am showcasing cards featuring our newest collection for the holidays which begins shipping on Friday, September 27th. 

Today's sneak peeks include a new 4x6 stamp set, two standalone dies and a new 6x6 Patterned Paper Pack. Let's get started!

Card No. 1:  For my first card of the day I created a 4.75" x 4.75" square card showcasing 5 of the 6 snowmen from our new Feeling Frosty Stamps together with the largest frame and scripty greeting from our new Layered Snowflake Frames. This die set comes with snowflake windows in two sizes that layer together or can be used separately like I did for this card. In addition to the "winter wishes" phrase, it includes 4 coordinating snowflakes to layer over the top or use on their own.

For this card I started by layering the die-cut, cut from white cardstock onto a piece of blue diagonal grid patterned paper from our Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper pack. I then used that as inspiration for coloring my snowmen, coloring them all in coordinating cool jewel tones using Copic Markers.

Card No. 2: For my next card, I went bright and happy focusing on the little companion tree from the Feeling Frosty set. I thought the stylized trees looked a little like the metal Christmas trees that Linus complains about in A Charlie Brown Christmas so I colored each one in a different cheerful color and went over them with my Nuvo Glitter pen for a bit of sparkle. To continue my Charlie Brown inspired scene, I strung the lights from our new Scenic Route Stamps overhead and used the leftover snowy patterned paper (from my critter sleigh card I shared on Monday) for my background and a striped paper from our Very Merry Paper Pack to tie in all the rainbow colors. To create my simple snow covered hillside, I used our Woodland Border Dies which I stamped my sentiment directly onto.

Card No. 3:  Up next a card using our other new standalone die called Snowflake Circle Frame (such an original name, right? I swear I'm terrible at naming things).  I love that the two components of this die can be used together or separately. Unlike the snowflakes in the first die set, this one has snowflakes in a large range of sizes and the loopy frame is so great for grounding focal point images all year 'round.  

To make things really pop I mounted them onto a piece of black cardstock and tied all the colors in with a polka-dot print from our Very Merry Paper pack, rounding the bottom corners with my We R Memory Keeper Corner Chomper. For this card I used just half of the Winter Wishes die phrase, pairing it with the "wishes" word from our Alpaca Holiday stamps which I heat embossed with opaque white embossing powder. A Snowman from Feeling Frosty was the perfect focal point image and coordinating pearls placed in the center of each snowflake from our Rainbow Pearls embellishment mix were just the right finishing touch.

Card No. 4: For this card I started by repeatedly stamping and heat embossing a piece of inexpensive watercolor paper with a snowy background using our Frosty Flurries stamps (making sure to cover a larger piece than I would need so I would have room to cut it down).  I then added a wash of rainbow colors over the top using Daniel Smith Watercolors (in Opera Pink, Permanent Orange, Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue, Phthalo Yellow Green, Cobalt Teal Blue, Manganese Blue, Phthalo Blue and Quinacridone Purple). The heat embossed portions resisted the color and the spots that maybe were a tiny bit stained could be repaired with my white Sharpie Pen.

To create my scalloped mat, I ran our new Scalloped Tag Square dies through my die-cutting machine twice with the top half of the die running off the edge of my plate so that it wouldn't cut that portion of the die. I then flipped the die the other direction and lined up the scallops going the other way, repeating the process to create a rectangle. This is a great way to elongate basic dies and get extra life from your supplies.  While it may not be something you want to do for mass producing, it's a great little trick to have in your back pocket.  

I finished my little scene using images from our Feeling Frosty stamps which I colored to match using Copic Markers. When I was completely done and able to set my card aside to dry, I gave my hearts a bit of pizzazz by coating them with some Stickles Glam Pink Liquid Glitter by Ranger.

Card No. 5 (Outside): For this card I returned to the Layered Snowflake Frame dies, this time using them layered together on an A2 sized card front. For my background I used a blue snowflake print from our Holiday Cheer Paper pack that was layered with a snowy hill using our Woodland Border dies.  For my tree I used our Seasonal Trees Stamps which I colored in snowy hues and then topped with some glittery polka-dots using my favorite Stardust Stickles Glitter by Ranger. To create a visual triangle around my scene, I used three of the four snowflakes that come with the Layered Snowflake Frame dies and then colored my little snowman from our Feeling Frosty Stamps to match.

Inside Pop-up Card: For the inside of my card I was inspired to create a shadow box pop-up using THIS amazing video tutorial by Jennifer McGuire.  

This time I had a little less space to work with so I only used the smaller of the two snowflake windows from the set. I also wanted to make sure my snowflakes didn't get bent up during use so I adhered a piece of acetate behind my little snowflake frame before permanently gluing the pop-up to the inside of my card.  

To decorate my scene, I used the fourth leftover snowflake, together with the smaller tree from our Seasonal Trees Stamps and two snowmen with their hot cocoa mugs from our Feeling Frosty stamps.  I rarely stamp the inside of my cards so my mom will literally be shocked when she comes across this one (since she has a habit of opening each one I show her despite them being empty in there).  ;)

Gift Tag Set:  For my final project of the day I have a trio of holiday gift tags using our new stitched Scalloped Square Tag Dies (the same ones I elongated for card no. 3) together with our Feeling Frosty Snowmen. I mass produced a bunch of these using all the great tone-on-tone prints from our Very Merry Paper pack, stamping the "to" and "from" using our new Season's Greetings stamps featured more tomorrow. Little baker's twine bows which I adhered with some hot glue were the perfect, quick finishing touch. For these I will adhere them directly to my gifts with some double sided tape.

That wraps up today's sneak peeks.  I'm so happy you've joined me!  If you missed it, make sure to check out our Birthday blog hop post HERE for a chance to win one of eighteen $25 Gift codes to our online store. Plus I share a few more details about our Holiday release promos shared below.  :)

Here's a closer look at the new items used today (available now as a pre-order HERE and shipping out on Friday, September 27th).

    

   

Other Supplies Used:

Frosty Flurries Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodland Borders Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Cheer 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Seasonal Trees Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Seaonal Trees Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Very Merry 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scenic Route Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scenic Route Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Scalloped Tags-Square Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rainbow Pearls Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sneak Peek Week: Merry Mice, Hogs & Kisses, Stitched Scalloped Tag Dies

Hello and welcome to our Winter Sneak Peek Week!  All this week I will be showcasing cards using our new collection for the holidays shipping on Friday, September 27th. 

Today's sneak peeks includes two additional new holiday critter stamp sets and two new stitched scalloped tag die sets.

Card No. 1:  My first card of the day spotlights our new Merry Mice Stamps which feature 5 adorable mice and lots of fun companion images for scene building options.  For this card I focused on the little caroling mouse, adding various warm weather accessories to each one to personalize them.  

To set my scene in the background, I heat embossed a piece of watercolor paper using our Frosty Flurries Stamps, which I then colored with a wash of Daniel Smitth watercolors using a resist technique.  I then layered over the top, a row of houses from our new Scenic Route Stamps and snowy hillsides using our Woodland Border Dies which were inked up with Tumbled Glass distress ink. 

To finish my card I stamped musical notes from our Little Angels Stamps and heat embossed my sentiment using a sentiment from the set, pairing it with the word "Christmas" from our new Christmas Garland Frame die being shared more later this week.

Card No. 2:  For the little mouse image in the stocking, I immediately thought of our Fireplace Shaped Die set. I wanted to add the look of tiles to my fireplace so after die-cutting the card shape, I pulled out my Dapper Diamonds 6x6 Embossing Folder.  

To give the appearance of grout between my "tiles", I used a brayer to apply an even layer of Colorbox Cape Cod pigment ink to the raised parts of my embossing folder before carefully sandwiching a piece of white cardstock in between and running it through my die-cutting machine. I then sponged on a lighter layer of that same ink all over my entire embossed panel. 

To give my log and flames a realistic appearance, I added free-handed coloring details to my die-cut pieces using Copic Markers.

Card No. 3: Up next is a card showcasing one of my favorite images from the set and the star of our new enamel pin: the mouse in the coffee mug. The cup he's in looks great paired with the other mugs from our Mug Hugs Stamps. For my speech bubble, I used an image from our new Hogs & Kisses Stamps (featured more below).

To create a subtle print in my background, I used another little mug from our new Feeling Frosty Stamps (shared tomorrow) stamped with red ink onto red cardstock.  I then created a bit of definition between the panels using the smallest border from our Ric Rac Border Dies.

Card No. 4: My next card features the adorable mouse snowman from the set!  I colored my houses from our Scenic Route Stamps to match a striped paper from our Holiday Cheer Paper pack and then used an unconventional pink for my sky for an evening rosy glow. Those ear muffs... I just want to pinch that little mouse's cheeks!

Card No. 5: For my last mouse themed card of the day, I turned to our new Christmas Garland Frame which I cut twice from two complimentary colors of green cardstock.  I then ran one of them through my die-cutting machine sandwiched with a piece of printer paper (thank you Jennifer McGuire) to flatten it out and make it suitable for mirroring and using wrong side up.  The extra layer gives my garland frame a fuller appearance that I just adore!  

For this card, I wanted to create the appearance that we are peering at them in their cozy little spot in the wall from a peep hole.  To set my scene I borrowed the fireplace and stockings from our new Santa Claus Lane Stamps and the Hot Cocoa Mugs from our new Feeling Frosty stamps.  The subtle red diamond print from our Very Merry Paper pack made the perfect wallpaper.

Card No. 6: I'm switching gears, moving from mice to pigs with a card featuring our newest 3x4 stamp set called Hogs & Kisses.  These three little pigs make me smile!  I was looking for a way to frame them on my card and I thought turning them into little portraits using our Fancy Frames Square dies would be a fun way to display them. 

To add a bit of color I used a rainbow striped print from our Very Merry Paper pack which was layered with a simple grey grid print from our new Subtle Grey Tones Paper pack. For my sentiment, I used a phrase from the set which was stamped onto a speech bubble using the coordinating Hogs & Kisses Dies cut from a pink polka-dot print from our Holiday Cheer Paper pack.  

At this point I was feeling like my card was a bit heavy on the right side so to help balance things out visually, I scattered some die-cut hearts from our Basic Mini Shape Dies II which were topped with Glossy Accents to give them shine.

Card No. 7: I couldn't resist using one of the everyday pigs from the set to create a love themed card.  As I started building my little scene using our Fluffy Cloud dies and Stitched Heart dies, I thought the piggies would look adorable as flying pigs so I borrowed the wings from our Pet Sympathy Stamps.  

For my sentiment I used the "hogs and kisses" phrase from the set, pairing them with the "sending" word from our Happy Thoughts Stamps. To add a little interest to my background I used a polka-dot print from our Dots & Stripes Pastels Paper and finished off the bottom edge of my card with our Stitched Scallop Dies.

Tag Set No.1:  For my next piggy project I used the holiday pigs on some bright and happy Christmas tags using our newest Scalloped Circle Tags.  Each die set comes with tags in two versatile sizes.  These here use the larger of the two tags from the set and can be dressed up in so many ways.  

I started by cutting tags from solid blue cardstock to use as my tag back (which I stamped with my "to" and "from") and then from there cut extra pieces from patterned paper to layer on the front from our Very Merry Paper pack.  I love the interest adding a little bit of extra pattern adds without being too busy.  I finished my tags with some heart reinforcers from our Build-A-Tag 2 dies and some solid baker's twine.

Tag Set No.2: Up next is another set of holiday gift tags using the second new tag set, this time the Scalloped Square Tag dies.  The largest of the two tags in the set measures 3.25" wide and is the perfect size for little stamped vignettes.  

For these here I paired them with images from our Merry Mice Stamps and the heart print paper from that same Very Merry Paper pack and the candy cane striped pattern from our Holiday Cheer Paper pack.  On the backside I kept things simple and stamped my "to" and "from".

Tag Set No.3:  Both these sets come with a smaller mini tags which are so perfect for mass producing quick and easy tags for all the people on your gift list.  Even better both sizes of  tags from these new sets layer nicely with the dies from our Fancy Frames Circle Dies and Fancy Frames Square Dies.  

To dress up my 2" tags I cut them from brightly colored tone-on-tone papers from our new Very Merry Paper pack and then stamped them with a few mini snowflakes from our Feeling Frosty Stamps using coordinating ink colors and matching pieces of baker's twine.

Well that wraps up today's sneak peeks.  I'm so happy you've joined me!  I would love to hear what you think about today's newest products.

If you missed it, make sure to check out our Birthday blog hop post HERE for a chance to win one of eighteen $25 Gift codes to our online store. Plus I share a few more details about our Holiday release promos shared below.  :)

Here's a closer look at the new items used today (available now as a pre-order HERE and shipping out on Friday, September 27th).
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Other Supplies Used:

Little Angels Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Mug Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Mug Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Heart Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Scallop Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Pet Sympathy Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fireplace Shaped Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frosty Flurries Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ric Rac Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Fancy Frames-Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fancy Frames-Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodland Borders Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Cheer 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Dapper Diamonds Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dots & Stripes Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Mini Basic Shape Dies II Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fluffy Clouds Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Subtle Grey Tones Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Very Merry 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Santa Claus Lane Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Santa Claus Lane Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Feeling Frosty Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scenic Route Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scenic Route Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Christmas Garland Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio