Hello everyone,

today I'm introducing you to this year's Black Friday exclusive mini stamp set. It's called Christmas Cookies and part of the ongoing promo (find all details in the graphic below).

Of course I had to turn these cuties into gingerbread cookies and build them a little gingerbread house. For that I used the Sweet Treat Bag Dies along with the Sweet Treat House Add-on Dies.

I die cut the bag base from brown cardstock, inked the edges and added ink splatters with a paint brush. The roof was cut from cream cardstock and I applied sparkly Crystal Stickles to the scalloped edges. It also creates the flap to close the bag and I sticked a small piece of Velcro underneath to keep it shut. I decorated the door with a fir wreath to create a festive look. I thought the pink die-cut borders (Heartstrings Border Dies and Slimline Basic Border Dies) would make perfect little decor elements, too.

Next, I stamped the gingerbread cookies in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut out the images and adhered them with foam tape. I stamped the heart twice in VersaMark Ink and did some heat embossing with white embossing powder.

Finally, I white heat embossed the sentiment onto a pink cardstock banner and popped it up with foam tape.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Wishing you a sweet day!
Anja

Sunny Studio Stamps • Fall/Winter Release • Window Quad Dies

Hi everyone,

I'm showcasing the Window Quad Square Dies today which create a grid of stitched cutouts – just perfect to place sweet images inside. I picked some of my favorite holiday and winter themed critters from four different stamp sets.

I started with trimming the snowflake patterned paper from the Holiday Cheer Paper pack with the stitched rectangle die included in the Frilly Frames Quatrefoil Dies set. Next, I die cut the square window grid, adhered colorful paper squares (Very Merry Paper) behind the openings and popped up the whole thing with foam tape.

I stamped the images (Alpaca Holiday, Gleeful Reindeer, Foxy Christmas, Harvest Mice) in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and did some Copic coloring. I fussy cut them out but of course there are coordinating dies available.

The lovely sentiment from the Inside Greetings Holiday set was stamped in VersaMark Ink onto black cardstock. I heat embossed it with white embossing powder and used a banner die (Fancy Frames Rectangle Dies) to create a stitched and rounded rectangle. Finally, I adhered the sentiment and images with foam tape.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have an amazing day!
Anja

Sunny Studio Stamps • Fall/Winter Release • Sledding Critters

Hello everyone,

today I'm back with another holiday card featuring the Sledding Critters – love how they are piled up with some gifts, taking a sleigh ride through the snow. I created a card which is taller in size but not quite in the usual slimline format – it measures 4 5/16" x 7".

For the background, I blended together the Distress Oxide Inks Broken China, Tumbled Glass and Cracked Pistachio. To add some texture, I splattered on ink and white paint with a brush.

I stamped the Sledding Critters and the fir tree border from the Winter Scenes set in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut out the images.

Next, I stamped one of the large sentiments from the Season's Greetings set in VersaMark Ink onto a piece of white cardstock and heat embossed it with WOW! Royal Crush Embossing Glitter. The sparkle is absolutely gorgeous! I cut it out with the matching Season's Greetings Word Die and also added an additional layer cut from white fun foam to the back to make it dimensional.

To complete the sentiment, I white heat embossed the word 'Holiday' onto a small cardstock strip which I popped up with foam tape. I embellished the card with white snowflakes (Snowflake Circle Frame Die) and adhered Iridescent Pearls to their centers.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a beautiful day!
Anja

DT Stempelgarten Challenge November

Good evening peeps,

hope you're all doing well! We have a new theme over at the Stempelgarten Challenge and this month it's all about Stars.

It's obvious that I have a thing for penguins 😉 This cute fellow is from the new My Favorite Things "Warm Hugs and Frosty Kisses" stamp set.

For the night sky, I did some blending with the Distress Oxide Inks Blueprint Sketch, Peacock Feathers and Wilted Violet. I used the MFT "Starry Circle" Die-namics to add the star pattern to the background and splattered on white paint with a brush. I also cut out the stitched circle window from white cardstock.

Next, I stamped the penguin in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, did some Copic coloring and fussy cut it out with scissors and a craft knife. I adhered the image with foam tape and stamped the sentiment from the MFT "Stars Above" set with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink.

You will have time until November 30th, 2020 to join the Stempelgarten Challenge and this is the prize you could win:

A craft package from the Stempelgarten Online Shop with a value of CHF 20.–.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!
Anja

Sunny Studio Stamps • Fall/Winter Release • Penguin Pals

Hi everyone,

today I'm sharing a fun winter card made with the adorable Penguin Pals Stamps. Not only can these cuties be used for playful holiday cards but also for birthdays.

I decided to create a 5"x5" square card and did an ink blended background with Distress Oxides. The ink colors I used are Dried Marigold, Victorian Velvet, Seedless Preserves and Black Soot. I let it dry completely and added lots of white paint splatters with a brush.

Next, I die cut two snow hills using the stitched border dies from the Slimline Nature Borders Dies set. I trimmed them down, inked the edges with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink and layered them on top of each other.

To decorate my scene, I picked a fir tree and igloo (Winter Scene) as well as some gifts (North Pole and Gleeful Reindeer). I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut everything out.

The sentiment was stamped in VersaMark Ink onto a banner and I heat embossed it with white embossing powder. All the images were adhered with liquid adhesive. I finished off the card with an enamel heart that I put between the two bottom penguins.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Enjoy your day!
Anja

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2020 with Sunny Studio Stamps

Happy Sunday everyone,

for the 10th year already, Tracey McNeely is hosting the 25 Days of Christmas Tags event! And we're kicking it off today by featuring the wonderful company Sunny Studio Stamps. You can find all the details for this fun event at Tracey's blog In My Creative Opinion.

I created a trio of tags using the Building-A-Tag #2 Dies along with the sweet Penguin Pals Stamps and some patterned papers (Holiday Cheer Papers and Very Merry Papers).

I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, did some Copic coloring and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. The sentiments were stamped in VersaMark Ink and I heat embossed them with white embossing powder. I finished off my tags by attaching some matching baker's twine.


Here you can see all the sponsors participating this year with a new company being featured each day and lots of fab prices up for grabs.

Please hop over to Tracey's blog for your chance to win a $25 gift code to the Sunny Studio Stamps shop!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful Sunday!
Anja