Saturday, August 22, 2020

Sunny Studio 5th Birthday Blog Hop with Product Video

Sunny Studio Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Birthday Blog Hop, New Fall & Winter 2020 Release, Prizes and a Special Sale!
Hello & welcome to Sunny Studio's fifth Birthday celebration!!!  

Can you believe it's already been five years? In many ways it feels like I have been attempting to scale a mountain to reach this special milestone, but on the other hand I can't believe how quickly the years flew by. Our little company wouldn't be here today without YOU, our loyal customers. Your kind support and sweet notes of encouragement truly keep me going.  

I would also like to take a moment to thank the 28 designers (from both past and present), countless more guest designers and Laura Vegas, our social media coordinator, for keeping this blog full of inspiring projects week after week. Their tireless efforts and oodles of creativity have meant the world to me and I couldn't run this company without them. ❤️


I'm super excited to share that we will have three new team members joining us starting next week! Please help me in welcoming these sweet and talented ladies to the blog!

Sunny Studio Stamps: Introducing 3 New Design Team Members- Isha Gupta, Mayra Duran-Hernandez and Christiana Reuling

Isha Gupta
Blog: http://hobbyandideas.blogspot.ch/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ishagupta_ig/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isha.gupta.526875
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/HobbyandIdeas 
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ch/isha/

Today I have a video sharing a closer look at all the new products from our fall & winter sneak peek week, along with all the cards I created using them: 

I also have a few new cards that I didn't get to share earlier in the week. 

Card No. 1: Up first is a card showcasing our new Season's Greetings Word dies to go with last year's Season's Greetings Stamps. I'm so excited to finally have a way to use these beautiful sentiments over a textured background like this one!  For my background, I used our new Frilly Frames Quatrefoil Dies together with the small stitched mat dies from our Frilly Frames Retro Petals Dies set. 

For my flowers I used a combination of the poinsettias that come with our Window Quad Circle Dies and the mini poinsettia die that automatically come FREE with all orders placed in our store while supplies last, adding Wine Berry Pearls to the center of each. For the sprigs of greenery tucked behind my flowers I used those same Season's Greetings stamps together with the Season's Greetings dies.Sunny Studio Stamps Merry Christmas Red & Green Poinsettia Handmade Holiday Card (using Season's Greetings Stamps & Word Dies, Frilly Frames Quatrefoil & Window Quad Circle Dies)

Card No. 2: For my next card, I finally got to create my ice skating rink that I didn't get to share earlier in the week using our new Winter Scenes Stamps and dies. This set come with the option a curved line can be added or omitted to the tree border to create the edge of a pond or ice skating rink like I did here. For my snowy background I ink up my sky with tumbled glass distress ink and then heat embossed the flakes using our Frosty Flurries stamps.  I was excited to pull out an older favorite, Playful Polar Bears, for my ice skating bear which I colored with Copic Markers. 

I then added stitching and ric-rac trim to the edge of my panel using our Slimline Basic Border Dies and stamped my sentiment using the Inside Greetings Holiday Stamps with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink. To tie in the blue of my bear's scarf, I added a strip of blue striped paper from our new Sleek Stripes Paper pack and scattered some royal blue snowflakes using our Snowflake Circle Frame dies. When everything else was done I added some Stardust Stickles to my row of trees and set it aside to dry for a couple hours.  I just love the they sparkle!Sunny Studio Ice Skating Polar Bear Handmade Holiday Christmas Card (using Winter Scenes, Playful Polar Bears, Frosty Flurries, Inside Greetings Holiday Stamps, Snowflake Circle Frame Dies & Sleek Stripes Paper)

Card No. 3:  I was sad I didn't get to create a card using one of the two different balloon options that come with our North Pole Stamps so I squeezed one in for today, pairing them with some metallic gold embroidery thread for the strings. I used our Slimline Scalloped Frame dies to create a panel that goes off the edge for my A2 sized card, mounting it onto a green striped paper from our Dot & Stripes Jewel Tones Paper.

I colored both my girl and balloons with Copic markers and stamped some stars from the set with clear VersaMark Ink before heat embossing them with glittery gold embossing powder.  I learned the hard way that is definitely a step you will want to do before you glue down your balloons though as the metallic thread will melt and snap in two when it comes in contact with the heat gun. I guess I should have thought that through. For my sentiment I cut apart the scripty words "Christmas Cheer" that come with the stamp set and instead replaced the word "Christmas" with one of the smaller options in the set that would fit better in the space I had left to work with.

Sunny Studio Spreading Christmas Cheer Holiday Elf with Star Balloons Handmade Card (using North Pole Stamps, Slimline Scalloped Frame Dies, Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones Paper)

To celebrate our fifth birthday we're having a special sale which is good for 20% off all Sunny Studio branded products in our store (excluding newly released and retired products) using the promo code FIVEYEARS that will run through Wednesday, September 26th.  

Or if you're only in the market for our newest items you can use the promo code FREESHIP to receive free shipping on all USA orders over $25.  

Unfortunately only one discount code can be used per order so please choose the code with the biggest savings for you.❤️

Before you go, don't forget to enter our $25 gift code giveaway by leaving a comment down below and then using the rafflecopter to be entered.  

a Rafflecopter giveaway
Each designer in our hop is also giving away a $25 gift code, so including our post here and our 6 sneak peek week posts earlier this week, you have 21 chances to win a prize, for a total of $525 in prizes. You have through Wednesday, August 26th at Midnight PDT to hop along and enter to win by leaving a comment, with winners announced here on our blog on Sunday, August 30th. ❤️

Your next stop in our hop is Ana's Blog.  If you get lost, here's the full list of designers helping us celebrate today:  


Thanks so much for joining me today and helping us celebrate!
Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber
Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber
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Versafine Onyx Black Ink
Versafine Onyx Black Ink
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Frosty Flurries Stamps
Frosty Flurries Stamps
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Playful Polar Bears Stamps
Playful Polar Bears Stamps
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Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper
Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper
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Season's Greetings Stamps
Season's Greetings Stamps
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Season's Greetings Dies
Season's Greetings Dies
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Snowflake Circle Frame
Snowflake Circle Frame
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Frilly Frames Quatrefoil
Frilly Frames Quatrefoil
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Slimline Basic Borders
Slimline Basic Borders
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Slimline Scalloped Frame
Slimline Scalloped Frame
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Window Quad Circle Die
Window Quad Circle Die
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Inside Greetings-Holidays
Inside Greetings-Holidays
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North Pole Stamps
North Pole Stamps
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North Pole Dies
North Pole Dies
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Winter Scenes Stamps
Winter Scenes Stamps
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Winter Scenes Dies
Winter Scenes Dies
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Sleek Stripes Paper
Sleek Stripes Paper
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Season's Greetings Word Dies
Season's Greetings Word Dies
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PinkFresh Heartbeat Ink
PinkFresh Heartbeat Ink
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Playful Polar Bears Dies
Playful Polar Bears Dies
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Frilly Frames Retro Petals Dies
Frilly Frames Retro Petals Dies
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Wine Berry Pearls
Ruby Red Pearls
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105 comments:

  1. Hi, Mendi! Congratulations on your 5 years! Wishing you many more! I love seeing sets that can interact with others for mixing and matching. I am always on the lookout for inside sentiments, particularly for birthdays.
    Rosalie 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🎉🎊🎉🎊

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  2. Happy 5 years! I love all your designs!

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  3. Congrats on five years and love your product and designs.

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  4. You did it again, this release is amazing, Mendi! Love your wonderful samples, thank you so much for making my little crafty heart happy with your sweet products!!

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  5. Happy 5th Birthday...and what a fabulous release you've created to celebrate this milestone! Future ideas: maybe a set of astrological signs...stamps, dies, sentiments. That would be fun and, given your style-of-art, amazing!
    ~carol

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  6. wishing you the happiest of birthdays and many more to come I've only just discovered you and I love your stamps and dies 💜

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  7. Awww this is so sweet Mendi! I'm so happy to celebrate with you all! The new goodies are adorable and you know how much I love Sunny Studio! Being part of this team is amazing and more than everything I'm so happy and thankful I found a friend in u and Laura! xoxo

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  8. Congratulations on five years! You have such cute products and I love your cards today.

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  9. Congrats and happy birthday. Love this release. I would love to see more inside greetings for all occasions - birthday - thinking of you - sympathy.

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  10. I'm a huge Sunny Studios fan! I think you offer a good variety for everyone - cute critters, pretty florals, versatile background dies - keep doing what you're doing! Happy 5th birthday!

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  11. Happy Birthday!!!! Keep up the good work! 5 years of spreading smiles to stampers everywhere, who in turn send your stamped images around the world! 🌎❤ My favorite from the new release has to be the wagon. And the wheelbarrow in the mouse set!!!! 💞💞💞💯

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  12. Happy 5th Birthday!!! Such fun new products and adorable cards.

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  13. Huge Congratulations Mendi. Gorgeous projects and wonderful release. So honored to be part of this talented team and to be able to play with the products I love :)

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  14. Congrats on 5 years! What a fabulous release! I would love to see some Panda bears!

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  15. Happy birthday and here's to many more celebrations! Would love to see scene building sets.

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  16. Happy Anniversary! Cute cards on your post, especially the adorable polar bear!!!

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  17. Hsppy 5th!! Love this release! Fabulous inspiration by all!

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  18. Happy, happy birthday! With the talented team and adorable products that you have, you will be celebrating many more birthdays, that’s for sure! I would love to see some music-related stamps and maybe more cute insect stamps. Maybe even large background stamps, stencils, and more paper pads! Whatever you come up with will be great, no doubt about it! Crafty hugs to all of you!

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  19. Happy 5th Burthday! I love your products!

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  20. Happy #5!!! Cute designs as always

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  21. Happy 5th...and many more to come...your products are just the best!

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  22. I love all your stamps and dies! Wish I was a millionaire so I could buy it all! I especially love the polar bear card, so darling.

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  23. Happy 5th Birthday and here's to MANY more!!! I'm still hunting for a bonsai stamp/die set. My hubby has quite a few he works on. There are many different styles like cascade, semi-cascade, literati, windswept, forest (hubby has a bamboo forest), etc. Add a tiny butterfly, Asian garden lantern, etc. Maybe some day!! :-)

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  24. Congrats on the 5th Birthday. Lots of beautiful work from the design team. Congrats to all the new members.

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  25. Congrats on your 5th birthday and warmest wishes for many more. Your cards are always delightful and your design team showcases your products beautifully. Keep doing what you've always done, releasing fresh design that bring joy to crafters.

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  26. Happy 5th birthday! Love your range of products.
    I would like to see some interactive dies.

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  27. Happy Birthday! I can't wait to see what the future brings!

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  28. Love all your products and awesome inspirations!!

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  29. Happy Birthday! So many adorable products!

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  30. Hello! Happy birthday to Sunny Studios! I have to say, the harvest mice are just too darn cute! 😊

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  31. Happy Happy Birthday! You bring smiles to many faces! Thank you for the inspiration and fantastic products!

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  32. Congratulations on 5 years!! I don't have anything in particular I'd like to see in the future--keep doing you! :)

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  33. Mendi, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Five years of goodness and products that make us all better card makers. Love the new release. Inside sentiments, YES please. Love the greetings die and the penguins and hedgies.. Congrats to you and all your designing ladies!

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  34. Congratulations on your fifth birthday!

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  35. Happy Birthday!!!! I would love to see more scene border stamps!!! The trees and houses are Amazing!!!!

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  36. Loved the blog hop! Such wonderfully talented people on your design team, I loved all of their makes. Happy Birthday and cheers to another 5 years!

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  37. Congratulations on 5 years!!!! There has been so many wonderful amazing products, talented Design Team members, and tons of inspirational ideas over the past 5 years and I’m super excited to see what the next 5 years will bring! You have so many terrific products but I would love to see layering word dies, more slimline background dies and square background dies too! I would also love it if you would come out with your own line of self adhesive enamel dots. Happy Birthday and Congratulations again on 5 years!!!

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    1. So many great ideas. Thank you for your suggestions Charity. :)

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  38. Congrats on 5 years! :) I would like to see some cute fantasy creatures sets.

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  39. Happy birthday. One of my favourite stamp companies. So cute!

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  40. How about more word dies?
    Love your skating polar bear card!
    Congratulations on your design team, new release and 5 year anniversary

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  41. Happy Birthday! I love the balloon stamps!

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  42. Love all the creations and Happy 5th Birthday!

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  43. Great new release = I want it all - love your products - so fun and always high quality. Love to see stamps for celebrating Chinese New Year, sports/masculine images like motor bikes/horses/golf/kite surfing etc

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  44. This was a great release and so much fun from all the designers. Congrats to all the new designers.

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  45. Really beautiful cards and outstanding new release great job on it and HAPPY 5Th BIRTHDAY congratulations on making 5 years I wish you all the best

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  46. Beautiful cards love all the ideas and colors are so beautiful . I love them all!

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  47. Happy 5th! Just finished watching the video on Youtube & came away from it wanting more than I originally had on my shopping list...figures! What I'd like to see in the future, just more of the same awesomeness that's in this release. (Practical, usable & very, very cute!)

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  48. Happy 5th birthday to you all at Sunny Studios! Thanks for all the inspiration this past week with the new release. I would love to see some Faith-based stamp sets for encouragement and thinking of you type cards. :D

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  49. I love the fonts you use for sentiments and those beautiful paper packs.

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  50. I would just like to see more animals, I think. Different animals.

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  51. Happy 5 Years! I'm thrilled to be joining this amazing team and your cards are all so fabulous! Thank you for being so inspiring!

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  52. Happy birthday!! These cards are wonderful! :)

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  53. Awesome cards, and happy 5th birthday!
    I am loving the slimline cards, so more dies or stencils that would go with that size!

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  54. Marisela Delgado said: So pretty! Love it all! mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  55. Congratulation on the 5th year anniversary. This year was a tough one and you guys preserved. Your stamps are simply adorable.

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  56. Awesome cards! And happy 5th Birthday! Love your products!

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  57. Congratulations on five years of fun! Great job designers! I would like to see more gender neutral - sports, music, and thinking of you type of cards.

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  58. Congrats on 5 years. I would like to see new products that coordinate with previous products.

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  59. What a steller group of talented people helping you along these 5 years. Happy birthday and wishing you many more. I would like to see maybe some masculine/teen/elderly appropriate stamps.

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  60. Happy 5th Anniversary!!! And congratulations to your new team! Love this release and wish you many more years of success!

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  61. Happy 5th Birthday! So many cute new products and I went to every stop along the blog hop and enjoyed seeing so many cute card inspirations and enjoyed your designers from all over the world! Christina is one of my favorites, so I am glad to see her as your newest design team member! Now to decide what to purchase:). Your cards examples and video were great showing the new products...so many creative ideas.

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  62. Happy 5th birthday! May there be many more birthdays to come. Thanks for the chance to win! 😊

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  63. Congrats on 5 Years! Your stamps ROCK!!!!! Love the sale and the chance to win - along with the crazy awesome new products & inspiration.... WOW!

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  64. Congratulations on 5 years! I love your stamps and dies. The quality is beyond outstanding. And the images are fantastic!!!

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  65. CONGRATS on 5 YEARS!! I LOVE the Sunny Studio Stamps Designs and I'm SUPER EXCITED about the NEW Products!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and for ALL of the chances to WIN!! Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! <3

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  66. Happy 5years!!! Beautiful Release!! I love your stamp and dies!!

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  67. Happy birthday! Thanks for sharing such great cards.

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  68. Such a great release! Especially loving the holiday sets!

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  69. Marisela Delgado said: So pretty! Lovely cards! mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  70. Happy 5th Anniversary! What a fun milestone wishing you many more years of success and sharing your wonderful stamps and dies!

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  71. Oh I wish your show was in Europe... I would have bought so much already haha. Luckily there are birthday sale, an order is comming soon; HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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  72. Congratulations on your first 5 years. I would love to see more penguins and more slimline.

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  73. Wow what stunning new and over the new stamps and dies..love them ALL!! Happy 5th birthday!!

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  74. I am such a huge fan of Sunny Studio! This release is amazing Mendi! I think my favorite is the adorable mice! Thank you for continuing to bring cuteness to us!!! ❤️

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  75. Happy 5 years! I love the quatrefoil frame die and all your products especially your paper and layering stamps

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  76. Happy 5th birthday, I hope there are many more! The inside christmas greetings stamps will be fantastic for this years cards- I never know what to write.

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  77. Happy 5th birthday Sunny Studio! This release is AMAZING, Mendi! I love it so much!

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  78. Happy 5th birthday! I will admit the first thing I thought of when you asked what I wanted to see more of was "More pictures of your little one!" He's so adorable. But as far as products, I don't even know! I love seeing what your creative mind comes up with.

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  79. Awesome and Happy
    Birthday! I'd like
    to see some type of
    archery ideas.
    Carla from Utah

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  80. Congratulations of 5 yrs!!! Love your creations!!

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  81. Congrats on 5 years! I absolutely love your card samples. Keep doing what you're doing - you're so creative and I love to see your products in action!

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  82. Congrats on completing 5 years! I love your cute designs. The new release is fabulous! Looking forward to the blog hop!

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  83. I adore your products, I am so glad I was introduced to this company. Congrats on 5 years!!

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  84. I love this new release, and congratulations on turning 5. Woohoo.

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  85. Happy birthday!! Keep up the great work. Your stamps are so cute!

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  86. Would love to see more slimline dies

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  87. Happy Birthday! Love your releases! They are so cute!

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  88. Three more beautiful cards, Mendi, and congrats on 5 years!! Has it been that long already? Seems like yesterday that I got my first sets from you... Great to see Isha joining the team - love her work! And just keep doing what you're doing - I always find things I can't live without :)

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  89. Love all your cards They are so cute!

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  90. Happy 5th Birthday! So many fun new products.

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  91. Happy Birthday! Five is a good number and you have a little of good cards for example.

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  92. I'm so glad I found you guys. So fun!

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  93. Happy 5th birthday. Love this new release.

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  94. Wonderful products. You have the most amazing paper packs! Happy Birthday Sunny Studio!

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  95. The new products all look so cute and fun! I love, love, love these christmas cards, especially the poinsettia one!!

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  96. Yay! Love everything in this new release! Sooooo CUTE!

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  97. Happy happy this many 👋 birthday!!

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    1. Sorry I dont know how to pin or instant gram. I would like to see koala bears in a stamp. Saw the copter after I wished you birthday wishes. Many many more.

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  98. Happy Birthday!! You have such a great variety of products it's hard to think of what's missing. I do love your mice stamp images!

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  99. Love all the new products! I have already received my order & can’t wait to use them! Happy Birthday Sunny Studio Stamps! Congratulations on 5 great years with wishes for many more!

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  100. Happy 5th Birthday, Mendi! I love your products, but particularly your frilly dies! I love how you think like a cardmaker when designing your products...you think about what you would want in a set of dies or stamps and then create it. Wishing you much success in the years to come!

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