Classy Christmas Card with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here with you today! I'm back with this traditional holiday card showcasing the gorgeous Classy Christmas stamp set. Such beautiful images to color, and I'm sure that the same design would look great in blues for a frosty and more wintery look, or pinks for a cute and whimsical look.

I started off by stamping my Classy Christmas images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink. I cut them all using the matching dies, and then colored everything using my Ohuhu markers. When the coloring was done, I mixed copic opaque white ink with water and used a slim brush to add white splatters on all my images, I did the same with fossilized amber distress spritz, and then set everything aside to dry.

I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches dark kraft panel, placed it inside my Woodgrain embossing folder, applied brown ink inside the folder on the opposite side of the panel, closed the embossing folder and ran it through my die cutting machine to create a nice tone on tone brown woodgrain texture. I mixed vintage photo distress ink with water and used a slim brush to add brown splatters all over my panel, did the same with white ink, and then the same again with fossilized amber distress spritz. And when my panel was dry, I attached it to a white card base.

Next I attached all the images symmetrically at the top and bottom using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, creating a beautiful wreath. I white heat embossed "Season's greetings" from Holiday Greetings on dark brown cardstock, cut it using the matching die, and finally stuck my sentiment right in the center of the wreath using foam squares again. 

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

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Woodgrain Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classy Christmas Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classy Christmas Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Merry Mice Card with Tina

Hi there crafty friends, Tina here and I am super excited to show you my first Christmas card of the year! How fun is it to add lots of snow to your projects or make them sparkle and shine! You know I love cute critters and today is no exception, we are featuring the cute images from Merry Mice and it’s coordinating dies.

As usual, I started with a white card base and cut an extra panel with the outer die from Frilly Frames Chevron. Next, I created my focal point for the snowy scene and die cut a window with the second largest of the Stitched Arched dies. I set this piece aside for another project.

For extra dimension, I ran the chevron panel again through the die cutting machine with the Dapper Diamonds embossing folder. Fun fact about this method is that you can reverse the panel and get a totally different look, and that is what I did today.

To create the sky and snow banks I used extra pieces of white card stock slightly bigger that the arched frame. I finally decided to use my Distress Mica Stain in the color Snow Flurries which has been in my stash for a while now. The result is a beautiful shiny sky, but you can also use any Distress Oxide inks that you have and a shimmer spray. I glued the snow banks and sky piece to the back of the diamond panel and added the whole to my card base.

After selecting the images from the adorable Merry Mice set, I started coloring with my Copics. I went with yellow, pink and blue shades which go well with the background.  

Next, I mounted the images into the scene with foam tape. The sentiment was taken from the Inside Greetings Holiday set (they also work great on the outside of a card!) and stamped onto a Brilliant Banner 4 piece with a blue ink from my stash. Lastly, I added a few Champagne Clear Jewels for that extra shimmer and shine.

I can’t wait to see all your wonderful Christmas cards! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Dapper Diamonds Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Chevron Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Merry Mice Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Merry Mice Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Inside Greetings-Holidays Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 4 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Holiday Express Card with Amanda

Hello there and welcome to the Sunny Studio blog! It’s Amanda here with you today and I’m so glad you stopped by! Today, I’m sharing a card that I made for the holidays! (I know!  I can’t believe it’s that time already either!). With so many holiday cards to make, we have to start early!

To create this card, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to slimline size. I took a long piece of low-tack masking tape and trimmed the edge into a little hilly background. I adhered the mask to the bottom portion of my card panel. Then, I used Catherine Pooler’s On the Lake and Bay Breeze inks to blend the sky with a blending brush. I spritzed it with water and then set it aside to dry.

All of my stamped images come from the Holiday Express Stamps. I stamped all the images onto white cardstock with black ink and then colored them with Copic markers. I mix and matched the same markers throughout the scene.

Here are the colors I used:
YR21, YR24, YR27
N3, N6, N8
R00, R22, R35, 37, 39
RV23, RV25, RV29
E00, E11
BG93, BG96, BG99
BG70, BG72, BG75, BG78
G24, G94

Once the cute little images were colored in, I cut them out with the coordinating dies. Grabbing my card front again, I stamped the sentiment in the upper right hand corner. I put 3D foam squares behind all of the stamped images and added them to my card front. Then, I took some white acrylic paint and added dots all over the card to look like snow! I, then, attached my card front to a teal card base that matches the sky.

Thanks so much for stopping by the Sunny Studio blog today! Hope to see you back here for more crafty inspo tomorrow! 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Holiday Express Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Holiday Express Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Merry Sentiments Christmas Light String Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some cute and colorful holiday cards using one of my oldest favorite 3x4 sets, our Merry Sentiments Stamps.

For my first card of the day using the Merry Sentiments Stamps, I started by die-cutting the curved light string SVG file on my Silhouette (which I've shared below as a free download). I then adhered it to a strip of rainbow-striped paper from our Rainbow Bright Paper pack and used my scissors to trim close around the bottom of the string. I marked in pencil lightly where each of my seven lightbulbs would go and then I moved them out of the way to lightly ink around them using Distress ink and PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes. I then slipped each bulb under the string, covering my pencil markings. Lastly, I stamped the words "friends make the season" using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink and added the Merry Word Die cut from red cardstock.

Next, I created a circular, radiating design with 14 spokes of lightbulbs in a repeating rainbow using the Merry Sentiments Stamps to match the diagonally striped Rainbow Bright Paper in the background. I trimmed down the white cardstock panel by using our Stitched Rectangle Dies. I then stamped the stacked sentiment "merry & bright" from the set using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink and Gina K. Dark Carnation Ink for the ampersand symbol. This card came together rather quickly using the free printable (provided below).

For my last card of the day, I used a different light string die-cut on my Silhouette Machine using the SVG download below with the lightbulbs from the Merry Sentiments Stamps. I laid out where I roughly wanted my bulbs to land, lifting them one at a time to pencil in a faint oval below them where I would ink with Distress ink to give the look of glowing lights. I stamped the "May your Christmas be merry & bright" from the same stamp set and added a thin strip of Rainbow Bright Paper with a stitched edge using the Ribbon & Lace Border Dies.

I have created two FREE DOWNLOADS to share for both the light string cut files I used today and a printable for the 14-spoke lightbulb card I made.

• Light Strings SVG Cut File Download HERE 

• 14-spoke PDF Printable for Circular Bulb Card Download HERE

To download from the Dropbox link, click "file" at the top left and select "download" from the dropdown menu (or click the downward arrow button at the top right).

Here's the fun pile of rainbow bulbs I stamped to have on hand for the cards I shared here today (plus for so many more cards in the future). This is a super-easy stamp image to line up in my Misti tool and stamp assembly line style, so I could stamp and die-cut all of these in a single evening session.

I am frequently asked which ink colors I used for my layered images, so I have shared what I used today for these examples (from lightest to darkest).

Red Bulb
Gina K Dark Carnation
Gina K Cherry Red

Hot Pink Bulb
Hero Arts Ultra Pink
Gina K. Medium Orchid

Orange Bulb
PinkFresh Studio Clementine
Hero Arts Tangerine

Yellow Bulb
PinkFresh Studio Sweet Mustard
PinkFresh Studio Marigold 

Lime Green Bulb
Versafine Clair Verdant Green
PinkFresh Studio Grassy Knoll

Blue Bulb
PinkFresh Studio Sky Blue
VersaFine Clair Bali Blue
Hero Arts Aquatic

Lavender Bulb
PinkFresh Studio Lavender
Gina K. Dark Orchid

Bulb Socket
Hero Arts Soft Granite
Hero Arts Charcoal

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 retired Merry Sentiments Stamps, Merry Sentiments Die, and Merry Word Die in our online shop, which are all currently on sale and in limited supply.

Supplies Used:

Merry Sentiments Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Merry Sentiments Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Merry Word Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Rainbow Bright 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

Holiday Hugs Card with Hanh

Hello Crafty Friends! This is Hanh on the Sunny Studio Stamps blog today with an autumn themed card featuring this sweet Holiday Hugs bear and his Wood Barrel full of pumpkins. 

I stamped the bear from the Holiday Hugs Stamp set, pumpkins from the Harvest Mice Stamp and leaves from the Beautiful Autumn Stamp sets onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the coordinating Holiday Hugs Dies, Harvest Mice Dies and Beautiful Autumn Dies to diecut them out. I made sure to use the special die that allows you to diecut the arms on the bear to allow the him to hold a pumpkin. I colored the images with Copic markers and highlighted them with a white gel pen.

COPIC COLORS:
Bear: E51/53/33/99/35, E50/51, E25/27/29, R20, R000/20
Scarf: YR21 Y17/38 YR04, YG01/03/25, BG11/53/45
Pumpkins: Y17/38 YR04, YG03/25
Leaves: YR21 Y17/38, G20 YG01/03, BG10/11/53

I used the Wood Barrel Die to diecut a barrel out of kraft and silver shine cardstock. Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink was used to add some color to the barrel. I adhered the metal straps with liquid glue. The outer die of the Frilly Frames Polka Dot Die was used to diecut a white panel. I adhered the bear, leaves and barrel of pumpkins to the panel with a combination of liquid glue and foam tape. 

For the sentiment, I stamped the "Autumn" sentiment from the Autumn Garland Stamp set and the "Greetings" sentiment from the Holiday Hugs Stamp with Versamark Watermark ink onto a piece of black cardstock and heat embossed with Detail White Embossing Powder. I used the coordinating Autumn Garland Dies and a paper trimmer to trim them out. I adhered the sentiments onto the barrel with some foam tape for a bit of dimension. Finally, I adhered a piece of craft foam to the back of the panel before adhering the entire panel to a kraft colored cardbase (4.25" x 5.5").

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.

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Beautiful Autumn Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beautiful Autumn Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Polka-Dot Shop at: Sunny Studio	Harvest Mice Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Harvest Mice Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Holiday Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Autumn Garland Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Autumn Garland Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Wood Barrel Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sunny Saturday Share: Customer Cards

Hey everyone, how are you all doing this weekend? I'm so excited to be popping in today with a Sunny Saturday Share. There have been so many amazing cards popping up on Instagram that have made my jaw drop so I couldn't wait to share them with all of you! 

Pumpkin Patch card by Donna Mikasa

Harvest Mice and Scalloped Square 1 Small Dies card by Nicky Meek

Big Bunny, Too Cute To Spook, Scaredy Cat, Fall Scenes, and Balloon Alphabet card by Janneke Peters

Majestic Meadows card by Lounon

Tulip Path Background, Bunnyville, and Candy Shoppe card by Janneke Peters

Party Pets card by Maartje

Thank you for sharing all these fabulous ideas with us! I hope you will continue to share your gorgeous projects with us--It always makes my day to see them. Please tag us on instagram @sunnystudiostamps or share your projects with us in our flickr group. Sadly we are no longer able to view all the posts using our hashtag on Instagram so it's super important for you to also tag us @sunnystudiostamps so we can find them and they don't get missed. ❤

Also, I just wanted to remind you that I have a special sale to share from one of our favorite partners. In honor of World Cardmaking Day, use our affiliate link HERE to save 20% at checkout through tonight (our link will continue to save you 15% off after the sale ends). I love my oversized glass mat so much—it's undoubtedly the best craft supply I've ever invested in!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Candy Shoppe Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Candy Shoppe Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Harvest Mice Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Harvest Mice Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Scaredy Cat Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scaredy Cat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bunnyville Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bunnyville Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Fall Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fall Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Too Cute To Spook Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Too Cute To Spook Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Pumpkin Patch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bunny Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bunny Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Square 1 Small Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Majestic Meadow Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Majestic Meadow Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tulip Path Background Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tulip Path Background Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Balloon Alphabet Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio