Bighearted Bears Love-Themed Valentine's Day Cards with Mendi

Hello there! This is Mendi popping in to share some love-themed Valentine's Day cards featuring our adorable Bighearted Bears Stamps.

For my first card showcasing the Bighearted Bears Stamps, I lined up four of the panda bears holding Valentines and gifts. As a backdrop, I inked up a cardstock panel using the Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils with Candied Apple Distress ink. I layered that with an elongated Rounded Rectangle Mat Die, which I ran through my die-cutting machine twice so that I could have it bleed off the top of my card. I cut our Stitched Heart 2 Dies from masking material to use as a stencil to ink a heart onto my background with Worn Lipstick and Candied Apple Distress ink. I heat-embossed the word "love" onto the heart's center using the Love & Light Stamps and strung the banners from the Panda Party Stamps. I also heat-embossed a punny greeting on a shortened black Slimline Pennant Die by mixing words from the Bighearted Bears and Panda Party Stamps. I love how it all came together with the red, black, & white color scheme!

For my second card today, I used the Bighearted Bears Stamps to create a town scene with the pandas riding a bike, a mailbox, and the panda holding a balloon bouquet. For my scene's backdrop, I used the three buildings from the City Streets Stamps and the tree from the Happy Home Stamps. I masked off each building with hand-cut masks to ink my sky with Broken China Distress ink and then inked the pavement with Black Soot Distress ink. Lastly, I heat-embossed a punny sentiment from the Bighearted Bears set in the bottom, right corner.

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. Also, since this is my last post before Christmas, I wanted to wish you a very merry Christmas with your family and friends. May your day be cozy, relaxing, and surrounded by those you love.❤️

Supplies Used:  

Panda Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Panda Party Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bighearted Bears Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bighearted Bears Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
City Streets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	City Streets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Home Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Home Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Love & Light Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Pennant Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Heart 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spellbinders Masking Sheets Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio
VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio

Roly Poly Penguins Card with Hanh

Hello Crafty Friends! This is Hanh on the Sunny Studio Stamps blog today sharing a fun Christmas card featuring the adorable images from the Holiday Hugs, Roly Poly Penguins and the beautiful Classy Christmas sets. 

I stamped the images from the Holiday Hugs Stamp, Roly Poly Penguins Stamp and Classy Christmas Stamp on a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the coordinating Holiday Hugs Dies, Roly Poly Penguins Dies and Classy Christmas Dies to die cut them out. I colored the images with Copic markers and accented with a white gel pen.

COPIC COLORS:
Penguins: T4/5/7, W00/0/1, Y38 YR04, R000/20
Bear: W00/0/1, W1/5/7, R000/20
Hats: R14/24/29, C00/0/1
Scarf: R20/22/24, R00/20/22, C0/1, YG01/03
Earmuffs: YG01/03, C1/3
Poinsettias: R20/22/24/29, Y06

For the background, I used the largest die from the Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies to die cut a piece of white cardstock. I lightly ink blended some Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink onto the center. 

For the sentiment, I stamped the "Holiday Hugs" sentiment from the Holiday Hugs stamp set onto a piece of white cardstock with Versafine Satin Red ink and used the Holiday Hugs Dies to die cut it out. 

I adhered the sentiment, bear and back two penguins onto the inked panel with liquid glue. The center penguin and flowers were adhered to the panel with foam tape for a bit of dimension and interest. The panel was adhered to a piece of pink cardstock before it was adhered to a white A2 card base.

I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit today. I hope you liked my card. Be sure to check out the Sunny Studio Stamps Shop for more info and ideas. Please also visit my INSTAGRAM feed for more inspirations.

Wishing all of you who celebrate the Merriest Christmas ever! Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used: 

Classy Christmas Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classy Christmas Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Roly Poly Penguin Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Roly Poly Penguin Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Snowmen in Sweaters & Snow One Like You Winter Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi popping in to share some winter-themed holiday cards featuring our Snowmen in Sweaters Stamps and Snow One Like You Stamps. If you are scrambling to finish your holiday cards in time for Christmas, I think sending snowman cards works wonderfully for the entire winter season! Plus, who can resist an adorable snowman? They make me smile every single time.

My first card showcases four of the cute snowmen from the Snowmen in Sweaters Stamps. For both of my cards today, I stuck with a limited color palette of blue, pink, and green. I have been doing that a lot this season to have two cards to share that coordinate and look pretty together for my main photo, but I've enjoyed creating this way. It streamlines my creative process so I have one less decision to make, and I've been more satisfied with my completed cards that work with a specific color palette. 

Another thing I've really been trying to do is use up leftover stamps and die-cut pieces that didn't make it onto earlier cards, so I used the trees from the Christmas Home Stamps that I popped into my background to add some more complementary green color to pop against my pink sky (inked with Spun Sugar & Picked Rapsberry Distress Inks using the PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes). I repeatedly stamped and heat-embossed the Frosty Flurries Stamps for my snowfall backdrop in a 2x2 grid pattern. I stamped the "warm winter wishes" greeting from the Snowmen in Sweaters set using PinkFresh Studio Seaside ink and added a snowy hill with the Slimline Nature Border Dies.

For my second card, I used the darling focal point image and sentiment from the Snow One Like You Stamps. I paired the girl and her snowman with the trees from the Winter Scenes Stamps and Snowmen in Sweaters Stamps. I then framed the little vignette with a Scalloped Oval 2 Mat cut from white cardstock and inked in the center with a light dusting of Salty Ocean Distress ink. I then die-cut the Scalloped Oval Mat 1 Dies and inked that up with the same Salty Ocean ink along the edges to tuck below and have peeking out of the eyelet lace holes of my first scalloped frame. I inked up a piece of pale pink cardstock with a light amount of Picked Raspberry Distress ink and then heat-embossed the swiss dot print using the Background Basics 2 Stamps. Lastly, I heat embossed the greeting from the set onto a Brilliant Banner 2 Die inked to match the same Salty Ocean pale blue color. The greeting included the word "else" but it made the sentiment too long to fit comfortably on my banner, so I pulled out my scissors to carefully cut the two words apart. It's extremely easy to line them back together the next time I use them, but it gave me the flexibility I needed for this card.

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. 💛

Supplies Used: 

Snowmen in Sweaters Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowmen in Sweaters Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snow One Like You Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snow One Like You Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Christmas Home Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Christmas Home Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Background Basics 2 Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frosty Flurries Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Scalloped Oval Mat 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Oval Mat 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Morning Sky Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio