Alpaca Holiday Winter-Themed Christmas Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some holiday cards featuring our Alpaca Holiday Stamps.

My first card showcases all the adorable critters, gifts, and mountain range from the Alpaca Holiday Stamps. In fact, aside from using the Slimline Nature Border Dies for my stitched snowy slopes, this entire card was created using only elements from this stamp set. For my beautiful northern sky, I lightly blended Salty Ocean and Picked Raspberry Distress Ink using Pinkfresh Studio Blending Brushes and then stamped a greeting from the set. This stamp set is one of my favorites for endless mix-and-match sentiment options. I then stamped some tone-on-tone snowflakes from the set to match the blended background using Gina K. Blue Sky, Gina K. Light Orchid, and Altenew Puffy Heart.

For my second card using the Alpaca Holiday Stamps, I paired two of the alpacas and mountains from the set with the birch trees from the Bear Hugs Stamps. I once again added snow-covered hills using the Slimline Nature Border Dies; however, this time I inked up my sky using Seedless Preserves Distress ink. For the decorative border along the bottom of my card, I added a stitched edge using the Ribbon & Lace Border Dies and an aqua scallop from the Slimline Basic Border Dies. To pull my color scheme together, I alternated purple, fuchsia, and teal striped strips from the Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones Paper pack which had been die-cut using the Slimline Pennant Dies.

That wraps up my projects for today. Thanks so much for hanging out with me. I hope I've inspired you to spread a little happiness by sending out a card to someone you love. 💛

Don't forget to check out the Alpaca Holiday Stamps, Bear Hugs Stamps, and Slimline Pennant Dies in our online shop, which are all currently on sale!

Also, please check out all the card ideas using these sets on each of their product pages. I always make sure to upload tons of card ideas following the product image, so there are lots of ideas to scroll through, organized by set.

Supplies Used: 

Alpaca Holiday Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Alpaca Holiday Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bear Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bear Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Basic Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Pennant Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio
VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

Also, before I go, Glassboard Studio has provided us with a special affiliate link and coupon code for their Black Friday Sale to share with our readers. Use the discount code SUNNYSTUDIO at checkout, to save 20% off for the next 10 days. Plus, they also have an option for free gifts with a $150 purchase, so you can choose to shop on the day with the best freebie that suits you. And, if that weren't enough, orders of $75 or more will automatically include free shipping! Yay! Stay tuned for details about our own Black Friday Sale starting on Sunday. 💛

Rustic Winter Card with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here. I'm so happy to be back with this monochromatic holiday card showcasing the beautiful Rustic Winter die set. I've had this set in my stash for years but for some reason never used it, and that was a huge mistake because it is amazing, I love those delicate and pretty deer!

I started off by cutting all the bits and pieces out of dark grey, light grey, white, and silver glitter cardstock. I added liquid stardust splatters to the white pieces, copic opaque white ink splatters and liquid stardust splatters to the dark grey and light grey pieces, and then assembled everything. I layered the deer, pine trees, birch trees, and bow on top of silver glitter pieces, but shifted them a little bit to get a pretty silver border around each element. The deer and birch trees are from Rustic Winter, the pine trees are from Distinctive Door Holiday Add-On, and the bow is from Wicker Basket.

Next I worked on my shaker background and cut a Rounded Rectangle Mat panel out of a Joyful Holiday snowflake pattern paper using the second largest die from the set. I used the second Stitched Semi Circle die to cut an opening out of my snowflake panel, cut an acetate panel slightly larger than the opening, created a frosty effect on the edges using copic opaque white ink and a sponge dauber, and once dry, I attached this piece of acetate at the back of my panel to create a window.

To turn this opening into a snow globe, I temporarily taped the second Stitched Semi Circle die to a piece of dark grey cardstock using washi tape, cut the semi circle shape following the outside edges of the die, and then run the panel through my die cutting machine, with the die still attached, to cut a thin frame that I stuck to the front of my snowflake panel around the acetate window using liquid glue. I cut a white panel using the second Stitched Semi Circle die again, cut a wavy border out of this panel, added liquid stardust splatters to it, and once dry, I stuck that border at the bottom of the acetate window using liaquid glue. I cut a fishtail banner out of light grey cardstock using a die from the Stitched Rectangle die set, white heat embossed "Peace, love & joy to the world" from Build-A-Greeting Holidays on it, and attached that banner right below the window using 1mm foam squares.

For the inside of my shaker, I first cut a Classic Sunburst black & grey panel using the second largest Rounded Rectangle Mat die, and added white splatters and liquid stardust splatters to it. On that black & grey panel, I added another white wavy border, making sure it was higher than the one on the front panel, and then stuck seven birch trees from Rustic Winter. I attached two layers of foam strips all around the edges of my inside panel, poured tiny crystal stones on the trees, peeled all the backing papers off the foam strips, and then stuck my front panel to the foam strips to totally close my shaker panel. I attached my shaker panel to a 5,5 x 4,25 inches black panel, next to a white card base, and then I stuck the deer, pine trees, and bow using 1mm and 2mm foam squares.

To decorate each top corner of the card, I cut Lacy Snowflakes out of the same cardstock as the other pieces, added the same details and textures, and assembled them using liquid glue. Finally, I glued White Snowflake Confetti in the center of each snowflake and bow as well. 

And that's it! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next week!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used: 

Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Lacy Snowflakes Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rustic Winter Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Semi-Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classic Sunburst Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Joyful Holiday Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Wicker Basket Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Build-a-Greeting Holidays Shop at: Sunny Studio

Classy Christmas Card with Tina

Hello crafters, it’s Tina and I love to add sparkle and shine to my Christmas cards! For this project, I pulled my golden pigment ink and a golden paint pen to provide lots of holiday cheer! And although I adore cute critters, I also enjoy coloring beautiful flowers like these poinsettias from the Classy Christmas stamp and die set.

I stamped and cut all the flowers, leaves and berries so I could arrange them in the two corners of my card. For this project, I selected pink, red, yellow and blue Copic markers. I added lots of sparkle to the flowers and berries with a fine gold paint pen.

After creating a coral card base, I cut a white panel using the scalloped die from the Frilly Frames Stripes set. I wanted to keep a white border, so I masked the edges with Post-it tape before inking my panel with a stripe stencil and the golden pigment ink. I set this panel aside since this ink takes a while to dry.

I love adding layers to my projects by dry embossing (Dapper Diamonds folder) a piece of white card stock cut with the largest of the Limitless Labels 1. I distressed the edges of this piece with the same gold ink before gluing it to the scalloped piece and the card base.

Bold sentiments are amazing focal points of cards, and that is why I love the Season’s Greetings Stamps and Word Dies so much! I stamped the Merry Christmas in gold, and while that was drying (yes, I needed a bit of patience for this card, but it was well worth the wait!) I played around with the floral arrangement. Finally, I glued all the elements in place and used foam tape to add the large sentiment. For some extra shine, I sprinkled a few Gold Jewels on each side of the card.

I hope you got inspired by this project, and I can’t wait to see your take on this layout. Thank you for joining me, and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Dapper Diamonds Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Stripes Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Season's Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Season's Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classy Christmas Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Classy Christmas Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Limitless Labels 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Mendi here popping in to share that Glassboard Studio has added an incredible new Scrapbook Magnetic Glass Craft Mat to their line-up. The size is a bit more manageable for travel than my favorite 36x24 mat, and it's also the perfect size for making cards! I love that it's oversized, so you not only have room to work on a 2-page scrapbook layout, but have an extra 1" border around it. The magnetic surface will also be super helpful for keeping elements in place until I glue them down. Use the code SUNNYSTUDIO to save 20% off through tonight at Midnight. After that, the code will still be good to save 15% off every day. 💛

Roly Poly Penguins Card with Amanda

Hey friends and Happy Tuesday! Amanda here! I hope your week is off to an amazing start! I’m so glad you’re here with me on the Sunny Studio blog today for a little crafty inspiration! The card I’m sharing today is MERRY and BRIGHT—full of festive fun with pink and green pops of color!

To create the frame, I used the Comic Strip Speech Bubbles Dies. On each of the cutouts, I ink-blended some Catherine Pooler inks in Melon Ice, Garden Party, It’s a Girl, and Party Dress. I spritzed the backgrounds with water for a subtle splatter effect, then added some black splatter using watered-down black acrylic paint and a paintbrush.

I placed the frame on a plain white card base and held it in place with magnets on my magnetic craft mat. Using the frame as a guide, I adhered each of the ink-blended rectangles. Next, I added white foam strips to the back of the frame and popped it onto the card front.

My chubby little penguins and their accessories were stamped from the Roly Poly Penguins Stamps. After stamping, I colored them with Copic markers and cut them using the coordinating dies.

With some foam squares added to the back, I arranged the penguins onto the card. For the sentiment, I used the “merry & BRIGHT” stamp from the Build-a-Greetings Holiday Stamps, stamping it in crisp black ink. The finishing touch was a sprinkle of Party Confetti across the card for a little extra festive sparkle!

I love the layers, texture, and cheerful colors in this card, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty today. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Comic Strip Speech Bubble Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Roly Poly Penguin Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Roly Poly Penguin Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Build-a-Greeting Holidays Shop at: Sunny Studio

Retro Ornaments Christmas Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some Christmas cards featuring our Retro Ornaments Stamps. 

For all of my cards today, I used ornaments I had previously stamped and shared HERE when this set first debuted. I took my images to the next level today by stamping over them a second time using clear VersaMark Watermark Ink or Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink before sprinkling them with Judikins Iridescent Sparkle Embossing Powder. I own about a dozen different sparkly embossing powders, and this one is truly my favorite due to it's all around versatility. It comes in a huge 2-ounce bottle (a lifetime supply), has a clear base, and one of the best sparkles that doesn't lean towards a particular color family, so it takes on whatever color you are pairing it with.

First, I made a card using traditional Christmas colors with the Retro Ornaments Stamps. I positioned my three vintage glass baubles in a window cut using the Stitched Arch Dies. I colored behind the opening using Salvaged Patina Distress Ink and heat embossed the beaded chains using Ranger's Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder. 

I created a garland over the archway using the flower from the Pretty Poinsettia Stamps with some Glossy Accents added to the center and the leafy vines from the Winter Greenery Dies. Lastly, I heat embossed a customized greeting from our new Build-a-Greeting Holidays Stamps, which I stamped onto a red banner using the Brilliant Banner 1 Dies.

For my second card, I started by inking my background with a light hand of Picked Raspberry Ink, blended with a light amount of Seedless Preserves near the top, which gradually became darker near the top. I then stamped small snowflakes with lilac ink in the background using the various snowflakes from the Deck the Halls Stamps. I then added a Tree Branch Die, topped with snow, which I created by slightly altering the snow border from the Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on Dies. Once the tree branch was in place, I sprinkled in some larger white snowflake die-cuts using the Snowflake Circle Frame Dies. 

I then added three baby blue, silver, and white ornaments to hang from the branch. I used a paper piercer to poke holes to run silver thread with a needle through, taping them down on the back of my panel, before adhering the entire background piece to my card base. Lastly, I stamped my "Happy Holidays" sentiment on the bottom of my card using the Holiday Greetings Stamps and VersaFine Clair Hawthorn Ink.

For my last card using the Retro Ornaments Stamps, I tried to capture a 1950s vintage feel with glittery flocked glass baubles in shades of aqua and pink. Pluto's Christmas Tree is one of my holiday favorites, so I'm always trying to find ways to recreate the sparkle and glow from the scene where Chip and Dale are inside the Christmas tree. I added the garland frame around my card using the two fir tree branch images from the Classy Christmas Stamps. I then stamped my "Merry Christmas" greeting in the center using the sentiment that comes with the Retro Christmas Stamps.

I stamped my first few atomic stars from the Retro Ornaments set using only VersaMark Ink with the Judikins Iridescent Sparkle Embossing Powder, however, I quickly realized that the stars were almost invisible at certain angles without a colored ink beneith them so I did my best to trace those first attempts with a Copic Marker (since my card was pretty far along at that point), and then I switched to stamping them first with a dye ink and then immediately going over them a second time with the VersaMark before heat embossing. It made the stars so much crisper and gorgeous, so I hope my trial and error can help you avoid similar pitfalls in your cardmaking.

That wraps up my projects for today. Thanks so much for hanging out with me. I hope I've inspired you to spread a little happiness by sending out a card to someone you love. 💛

Don't forget to check out the Retro Ornaments Stamps, Classy Christmas Stamps, Pretty Poinsettia Stamps, and Snowflake Circle Frame Dies in our online shop, which are all currently on sale!

Also, please check out all the card ideas using these sets on each of their product pages. I always upload tons of card ideas following the product image, so there are lots of ideas to scroll through, organized by set.

Supplies Used: 

Classy Christmas Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classy Christmas Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Retro Ornaments Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Retro Ornaments Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Deck The Halls Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Build-a-Greeting Holiday Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowflake Circle Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Pretty Poinsettia Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pretty Poinsettia Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tree Branch Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Greenery Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	Verafine Clair Ink- Hawthorn Rose Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio
Hero Arts Sparkle Embossing Powder Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	Judikins Iridescent Sparkle Powder Shop at: Sunny Studio	Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder Shop at: Sunny Studio
Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Fairy Dust Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
PinkFresh Heartbeat Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Over The Hills Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Garden Stroll Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Island Oasis Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
PinkFresh Morning Sky Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio