Rainy Days Die Focused Cards with Catherine and Marie

Hello Crafty Friends! Catherine here, and today I am sharing an alcohol ink background card featuring Rainy Days Dies and Panda Party Stamps.

To start, I created a rainy background using Navy Blue, Manganese, and Turquoise Piccassio Alcohol Inks on Yupo white cardstock. I highlighted the rainy background with a few rain drops from Rainy Days Dies. I die cut the umbrella from Rainy Days Dies using paper from Spring Fever Paper. I ink blended the umbrella handle with Hickory Smoke and Black Soot Distress Oxide.

Next, I stamped and die cut the adorable pandas from Panda Party Stamps and colored the pandas with Copic Markers listed in my blog link below. I finished off the card with a White heat embossed sentiment from Spring Showers Stamps and adhered it onto the matching background paper from Spring Fever Paper.

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Here there crafty friends! It's Marie back again for another Springtime card inspiration! Today I am featuring the Rainy Days Dies. This set includes the cutest rain boots and umbrella dies perfect for creating Spring themed projects. 

To begin this card, I used a square die to cut my card base from Bristol smooth cardstock. I cut a smaller square using a bright and fun pattern paper from the Spring Fever Paper. Taking a circle die, I cut out a circle in the middle of my pattern paper. I then adhered the pattern paper to my white card base. I cut another circle using the same die I used to cut the center of my pattern paper. I cut the bottom of the circle using a grass die. I inked up the grass using Mowed Lawn Distress Ink, and gave it some water splatters for texture. I then adhered it inside the center circle for a perfect fit.  For the sky portion, I lightly ink blended the inside of the circle using Salvaged Patina Distress Ink.

My next step was to die cut the umbrella and rain boots from 110 lb. Neenah Solar White Cardstock. This heavyweight paper gives each shape a sturdy base perfect for paper piecing and layering. I then used some yellow polka dot pattern paper for a classic rain boots look and a pink floral pattern for my umbrella using the same Spring Fever Paper. I gave the bottom of the rain boots some distressing using Vintage Photo distress ink to mimic being out in the mud. I also gave the umbrella a little bit of distressing on the edges. 

I wanted to add something super cute to the inside of one of the rainboots, so I pulled a super adorable bunny image from the Chubby Bunny Stamps.  I stamped this little image onto watercolor paper and used some Faber-Castell WaterColor pencils to quickly color. Then I cut out the image using the corresponding Chubby Bunny Dies. I had to trim down the bottom half of the bunny so it would fit inside the rain boot. I added some cute flowers to my grass using the dainty little flower dies from the Wonderful Windows Dies.  Lastly, I added a cute "Hello Spring" sentiment from the scripty words included in the Chubby Bunny Stamp set! 

I am in love with how this card turned out and how it screams Spring is here! Thank you for joining me today! I hope you all have a wonderful crafty week! And until next time, Happy Cardmaking! 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Chubby Bunny Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Chubby Bunny Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Showers Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Panda Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Panda Party Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Rainy Days Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Wonderful Windows Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Fever Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio