Sneak Peek: Introducing Baking Spirits Bright & Dashing Dachshund

Hello and welcome to day 5 of our Holiday Sneak Peek Week!  Each morning this week I am showcasing projects using our newest fall & winter collections which will be available to purchase tomorrow morning! Hooray!

Card No. 1: Kicking things off, I have a card using our new Baking Spirits Bright Stamps which features 8 unique sugar cookies, 2 candy canes, a hot cocoa mug, a glass of milk, and a number of cute punny sentiments to match. I started my card by loosely coloring three frames using Daniel Smith watercolors on watercolor paper using Phthalo Turquoise, Quinacridone Rose, and Sap Green. When they were fully dry, I added a little powder before heat embossing my sentiment from the set, combined with the word "bake" which I die-cut using our Loopy Letters Dies. The rest of my card relies on the adorable images from the set which I arranged in each of the frames.

Card No. 2: For my next card showcasing the adorable new Baking Spirits Bright Stamps I paired the new gingerbread man cookie with the boy and girl gingerbread from our Christmas Cookies Stamps. I then used the house and tree cookies with the two candy canes to create a little scene on the right tucked behind a snowy powder sugar hillside cut using our Slimline Nature Border Dies, inking behind them with a little Tumbled Glass Distress ink so that my hill would stand out against my white cardstock background. I added the stitched edge to the top of my panel using our slimline Slimline Basic Border Dies. I then added a thin strip of candy cane print followed by the brown gingerbread print patterned paper to the top and bottom of my card from our All Is Bright Paper to tie my theme altogether.

Card No. 3: Next up is a bright and cheerful grid-style card featuring the Baking Spirits Bright Stamps. To form my grid, I ran our Window Trio Circle Dies through my die-cutting machine twice centering them on my 5.5" wide card panel. I then trimmed the top and bottom of my panel with a stitched edge using our Ribbon & Lace Border Dies. Trimming them close allowed me to have some leftover space to add a striped rainbow print to peek out from the top and bottom of that same All Is Bright Paper pack. I then used the coordinating tone-on-tone plaid prints from the set to pick up the individual colors from the stripes and to add more pops of color behind each of my circular openings. I finished my card by adding 5 of the adorable cookies and milk images to the framed openings and heat-embossed the "Sweet Christmas Wishes" greeting from the set to stack in the last opening.



Card No. 4: When I was trying to think of some new ways to use these Baking Spirits Bright stamps, I thought it would be fun to recreate the look of a cookie sheet. To build my cookie sheet I used silver metallic cardstock with the Hero Arts Rounded Rectangle Infinity Dies, nesting two of them to create the lip of my sheet and then just the larger die by itself for the bottom. I then cut the handles for my cookie sheet using the tab die from our Notebook Tabs Dies. I mounted them to a red and white gingham patterned paper from our Joyful Holiday Paper pack to form my "tablecloth" and then added a heat-embossed sentiment from the set onto our new Brilliant Banner 2 Dies cut from red cardstock.

Card No. 5: Continuing with the theme of recreating the look of a table, this time I used Hero Arts Nesting Circle Infinity Dies to create the look of red holiday plates on a wooden table. To form my red plates, I started by cutting 1-3/4" circles from red cardstock and used the 1-1/4" circle die with an embossing mat to emboss the center of my saucer. I then took that same 1-1/4" circle to cut out a window from masking material and positioned the mask over where I had just embossed it to make it more exaggerated by inking up the center with a darker red ink color.

I embossed my wood texture background using our Woograin Embossing Folder with kraft cardstock. To give it a darker aged look I colored over the surface with a Vintage Photo Distress Crayon and then rubbed it in using a paper towel. I followed up by adding a little distress ink in the same color rubbed along the edges for extra definition. Lastly, I stamped the punny greeting from the set onto a small pennant strip from our Notebook Photo Corner Dies using Versafine Onyx Black Ink.



Card No. 6: Next up I have a sweet & simple card using the mitten, snowman, and snowflake cookies from our Baking Spirits Bright stamps which I lined up all in a row and colored in a matching blue and rosy red color palette. I inked up behind them with a light dusting of Worn Lipstick ink and then stamped my sentiment all in a row below them. Before I adhered them though, I ran my cardstock panel through my die-cutting machine to cut a lacy scalloped edge along the bottom using the die from our Slimline Pennant Dies. I couldn't resist the opportunity to then use the small peppermint candies from this set to add a dot to the center of each scallop. Lastly, I adhered a blue striped patterned paper to the bottom of my card from the Sleek Stripes Paper pack, inking up the top edge that goes under my scallop to make it a bit darker and blend better with the other stamped elements I had already colored with my Copics.

Card No. 7: For my last Baking Spirits Bright project of the day, I created a set of holiday gift tags perfect for tying onto plates of homemade cookies during the Christmas season. I used our Mini Mat & Tag 1 Dies to form the base of my tag, cutting them out from patterned paper from our All Is Bright Paper pack. I finished them off with a hot pink heart reinforcer from our Mini Mat & Tag 2 Dies and a simple aqua twine tie.

Up next is a series of cards that we shared last year as part of our Black Friday promo, but as is our tradition this set was not available to purchase until now. Give it up for our adorable  Dashing Dachshund Stamps!

Card No. 8: Dashing Dachshund Card by Alma (previously blogged about HERE)



Card No. 9: Dashing Dachshund Card by Marine (previously blogged about HERE)



Card No. 10: Dashing Dachshund Card by Vanessa (previously blogged about HERE)



Card No. 11: Dashing Dachshund Card by Kavya (previously blogged about HERE)



Card No. 12: Dashing Dachshund Card by Rachel (previously blogged about HERE)

That wraps up today's sneak peeks. I'm so happy you spent part of your day with me today. I read all your comments and they mean so much!  I'd love to give a $25 gift code to one lucky winner using the Rafflecopter below. 

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Our daily contests will run through Monday, August 28th at Midnight PST with winners announced here on Friday, September 1st. :)

Here's a closer look at our new Baking Spirits Bright Stamps & Dies, and Dashing Dachshund Stamps & Dies used today (which will be available to purchase starting on August 25th):

Other Supplies Used:

Christmas Cookies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Christmas Cookies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Express Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Express Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Window Trio- Circles Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Loopy Letters Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Seasonal Trees Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Seaonal Trees Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Lots of Dots Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodgrain Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio
Santa Claus Lane Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Santa Claus Lane Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scenic Route Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scenic Route Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Snowflake Circle Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Basic Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	North Pole Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
North Pole Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sleek Stripes Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Slimline Pennant Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	All Is Bright Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Charming City Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Charming City Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Paris Afternoon Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Paris Afternoon Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cozy Christmas Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cozy Christmas Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Mini Mat & Tag 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Mini Mat & Tag 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Joyful Holiday Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Notebook Photo Corners Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Notebook Tabs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts Nesting Circle Infinity Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ranger Glossy Accents Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sneak Peek: Introducing Holiday Hugs Stamps & Woolen Mitten Dies

Hello and welcome to day 4 of our Holiday Sneak Peek Week!  Each morning this week I am showcasing projects using our newest fall & winter collections which will be available to purchase on August 25th.

I'm so excited to share today's projects with you sharing a fun new oversized Bear called Holiday Hugs from our Black Friday graphics last year. A few of you had asked where to buy him so I'm super happy to have him available this year. As a follow-up to our popular Santa's Stocking Dies, I am also proud to introduce a similar concept with our fun new Woolen Mitten Dies! Let's dive right in! 

Card No. 1: For my first card of the day, I used our new Holiday Hugs Stamps to create a slimline card (measuring 9" wide x 4" high). I added a candy cane-striped patterned paper strip to the bottom of my card piecing together two strips from our Joyful Holiday Paper pack. I was able to completely make my seam invisible by cutting my paper on the diagonal to hug one of the red stripes. I then colored three of the bears to look like polar bears with matching candy-striped scarves and holding three of the holiday-themed objects with the cocoa mug, gift box, and stocking. For my background, I inked it using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and then randomly stamped some of the snowflakes from the set in the background and filled the space between them with the large script greeting from the set, cut out using the Holiday Hugs Dies.



Card No. 2: Up next is a colorful holiday card using Holiday Hugs, together with our Frilly Frames Chevron Dies which I cut out a couple times from white cardstock and then inked the pieces in a rainbow of Distress Ink colors to stack up and bleed off the edges of my card. To do this I applied them to a thin piece of printer paper which I had coated in sticky adhesive and then was able to make quick work of lining them up. Afterward, I added a simple white ricrac edge using our Ric Rac Border Dies on either side. I colored my bear's scarf to match the Distress inks, this time coloring my bear a warm brown color to look like a traditional teddy bear. I stamped my "Winter Hugs" greeting onto a white thought bubble using our Comic Strip Speece Bubble Dies and then added three small snowflakes as an embellishment. One of these will be our new free die with purchase this holiday season (the top two) and the other style come from our online store-exclusive Basic Mini Shape 2 Dies. 

Card No. 3: The Holiday Hugs Stamps aren't limited to just the Christmas holiday season. For this love-themed card, I took inspiration from the scalloped heart in the set that the bear can hold by repeating the motif, layering our Stitched Heart 2 Dies and Scalloped Heart Dies in a similar fashion for my background. I love that I was able to ink my stitched hearts with various inks in my stash to closely match the heart I had colored with my Copic Markers. I then mounted them onto a piece of hot pink grid paper from our Classic Gingham Paper pack and added the "sending hugs" sentiment to the largest heart in the center of my card.



Card No. 4: Continuing with non-holiday cards, I created a birthday card using the wrapped gifts and cupcake from the Holiday Hugs Stamps which I paired with the cherry from our Birthday Cat Stamps. I framed my sentiment and polar bear by layering an aqua blue polka-dot patterned paper from Polka-dot Parade Paper pack and a white scalloped mat from our Mini Mat & Tag 1 Dies. I stamped the happy birthday greeting from our Scrumptious Cupcakes Stamps with Versafine Onyx Black Ink and added rainbow streamers overhead using the Crepe Paper Streamers Dies.

Card No. 5: My next Holiday Hugs card spotlights the adorable iconic holiday images from this set without the bear. I think they are cute enough to stand out all on their own so I created a 4.25" x 4.25" square grid-style card by pairing our Window Quad Square Dies with patterned paper from our Classic Gingham Paper and Gingham Pastel Paper packs. To add a little pizazz, I added white polka-dots to my stocking and the bow on my gift using a white Sharpie paint pen. Lastly, I heat embossed my sentiment with White Detail Embossing Powder in the top, right square using our Inside Greetings Holiday Stamps.



Card No. 6: Switching gears, I have a shaped holiday gift card holder using our new Woolen Mitten Dies with a fun red and white Nordic pattern. These dies come with a number of elements to embellish these cute mittens including rows of stitches, snowflakes, holly leaves, poinsettia layers, and faux buttons. They have also been sized to fit in an A2 envelope with a little room to spare on top to fit your gift card.

For this card, I repeatedly cut out the stylized snowflake print from the center of my mitten in a straight line, filled the negative space with a strip of white cardstock below, and then added the rows of stitches on either side before sewing on some Tiny White Buttons with red thread. I then took a paper piercer and added some little holes on the outside edge of my mitten by piercing through a piece of scratch foam before hand stitching around the outside edge. I did this merely for decoration though before using a strong line of liquid adhesive to actually adhere my front piece to my back piece. Lastly, I added a white cuff from the set which I had layered with a red snowflake (also from the set).



Card No. 7: Up next is a bright and happy Woolen Mitten card. They might be a little busy, but I really wish I had a pair of mittens like these! I started by cutting two mittens from Navy cardstock, scoring the back one about an inch from the top, parallel to the flat bottom of my cuff, and adding adhesive above my score line to adhere to the back of my other mitten piece. I then cut a number of colorful snowflakes from cardstock using the snowflake die from the set. I made sure to not throw away my scraps though because I was able to trim approximately 1/8" wide strips of rainbow cardstock to stack on printer paper and die-cut with the coordinating cuff die. I then stamped the "warm wishes" greeting from our Heartfelt Wishes Stamps using a shortened pennant from our Notebook Photo Corner Dies. Lastly, I added Pure White Jewels to the center of each of my snowflakes to pick up the white of my sentiment strip.

Card No. 8: For this Woolen Mitten card I couldn't resist creating a classic ivory cable knit design using our Cable Knit Embossing Folder, lightly inking the raised surface with some Antique Linen Distress Ink. This set comes with a small scalloped lace edge to tuck between the cuff and mitten. I then layered my mitten with the poinsettia pieces, holly, and faux wood button using the two individual dies from the set to layer together. Loving the ability to create a realistic-looking button that is flat enough to mail.

Card No. 9: For my last card of the day I couldn't resist using some of the individual poinsettia and holly decorative elements from the Woolen Mitten Dies for a non-mitten card. I started by cutting all the pieces from white cardstock. I then inked up all the flowers with Spun Sugar Distress ink and all the holly leaves with Gina K. Key Lime Ink. I then took my heat gun to the poinsettias to make sure they were good and dry before tracing the veins using my R83 Copic Marker. I then softened them a bit by going over them with my RV10 and R81 colors. To add a little dimension to my flowers I popped up the center section using foam tape. Since this already added enough bulk, I didn't want to add jewels or peals to the center that would make this card difficult to mail so I used some Stickles Lime Green Glitter Glue with three dots in the center of each flower and filled any empty spaces I had on my black background. I love how they catch the light!

Lastly, I stamped my "happy holidays" sentiment using our Holiday Greetings Stamps and Dies which I first stamped in dye ink and then stamped a second time in my MISTI tool with Versamark ink so I could sprinkle on some pearlized embossing powder. I actually had prepared this sentiment for a card last year, but at the last minute chose to go with a different color so sadly I no longer remember the exact color combo I used here. 



That wraps up today's sneak peeks. I'm so happy you spent part of your day with me today. I read all your comments and they mean so much!  I'd love to give a $25 gift code to one lucky winner using the Rafflecopter below. 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Our daily contests will run through Monday, August 28th at Midnight PST with winners announced here on Friday, September 1st. :)

Here's a closer look at our new Holiday Hugs Stamps & Dies, and Woolen Mitten Dies used today (which will be available to purchase starting on August 25th):

 

Other Supplies Used:

Heartfelt Wishes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cable Knit Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Basic Mini Shape Dies 2 Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Chevron Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Comic Strip Speech Bubble Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Window Quad Square Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Inside Greetings-Holidays Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Heart Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Heart 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Holiday Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Mini Mat & Tag 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Joyful Holiday Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Notebook Photo Corners Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Birthday Cat Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Birthday Cat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scrumptious Cupcakes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Crepe Paper Streamers Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tiny White Buttons Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pure White Jewels Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Ric Rac Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio