Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Pink Peonies Card with Tina

Hello crafters, it’s Tina and today’s card layout is very versatile, it can be used for so many occasions. But since I am always in need of birthday cards, that is what I made! 

Sunny Studio Stamps: Pink Peonies Birthday Card by Tina Henkens (featuring Scalloped Square Dies, Buffalo Plaid Embossing Folder, Fancy Frame Dies)

When I started my card making journey, I was a bit afraid of ‘flower arrangements’ and how to style them. I found that using the flowers as a center point with any kind of frame is always a winning combination. The beautiful Pink Peonies stamp and die set is great for these type of cards because it contains several shapes and sizes of peonies, making it easier for us to compose stunning bouquets.

After creating a square card base, I cut a panel with the biggest of the Scalloped Square 1 Large dies from white card stock. To add texture, I embossed it with the Buffalo Plaid Embossing folder and splattered the piece with Wilted Violet and Villainous Potion Distress Oxides.

While that was drying, I worked on my ‘frame’ element of the card. The Fancy Frames Circle dies are a perfect match for this square card. I cut them from a sheet of lilac Gingham Pastels and glued them directly to the card panel with liquid glue.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Pink Peonies Birthday Card by Tina Henkens (featuring Scalloped Square Dies, Buffalo Plaid Embossing Folder, Fancy Frame Dies)

Next, it was time to create the flower centerpiece. I decided to stamp all the flowers and the leaves in this set and colored them in green, pink, and lilac shades with my Copics. Adding shadows with a darker maker and highlights with a white gel pen.

My sentiment was chosen from the Party Pets set and I love that it comes with a matching die! I stamped the ‘Happy Birthday’ with Versafine Onyx Black ink and cut two extra layers to make it very sturdy. After placing this sentiment on the top right of the circle, I could start to arrange my peonies and leaves. I opted for the three largest flowers, and they fill the circle perfectly. Finally, I sprinkled a few Silver Jewels to finish this card.

I can’t wait to see your creations with this beautiful flower stamp! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

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Fancy Frames-Circle Dies
Fancy Frames-Circle Dies
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Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper
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Buffalo Plaid Embossing
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Pink Peonies Stamps
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Pink Peonies Dies
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Scalloped Square 1 Large Die
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Party Pets Stamps
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Happy Hamster Card with Amanda

Hey crafty friends! It’s Amanda here with you on the Sunny Studio Stamps blog today sharing the cutest little hamster card! I had to get a little creative when creating this cage for my little Happy Hamsters! I actually used the Tropical Trees Backdrop Dies to create their little home.  

Sunny Studio Stamps: Happy Hamsters Card by Amanda Fitterer (featuring Comic Strip Speech Bubble Dies, Tropical Trees Backdrop Dies)

First, I die cut the frame piece.  I used the stitched border piece as my frame and the sand piece for the “bedding". I also used the “sky” piece  for “bedding” by flipping it over and trimming it down with my paper trimmer. I blended Catherine Pooler Shea Butter ink on these two pieces.  

On a piece of A2 cardstock, I blended Catherine Pooler Cotton Candy ink all around the panel. From the Happy Hamster Stamps, I placed all the little heart images onto an acrylic block. Using the Cotton Candy ink pad, I stamped them all around the background. I glued this panel to an A2 card base.  Next, I glued my “bedding” and frame pieces to the card base.

I stamped all the hamsters, the wheel, and some sunflower seeds with black ink. Using Copic markers, I colored the images. 

Here are the markers I used:
N1, N3, N5
W6, W9
R00, R20, R22, R37
E30, E31, E33, E35, E50
White Gelly Roll pen

Sunny Studio Stamps: Happy Hamsters Card by Amanda Fitterer (featuring Comic Strip Speech Bubble Dies, Tropical Trees Backdrop Dies)

Once colored, I die cut them out with the coordinating dies. For the hamsters behind the bedding, I adhered them to my card front with liquid glue. For the other 2, I used 3D foam squares.

And, finally, for the sentiment! I die cut one of the word bubbles from the Copic Strip Speech Bubbles Dies out of black cardstock. I stamped the sentiment with my Wow! Embossing pad and then applied white embossing powder. I melted the powder with my heat tool and then put 3D foam tape behind it and stuck it to the front of the card.

Thanks so much for coming by the blog today! I hope you find some time to get crafty! Come back tomorrow for more inspiration from the Design Team!

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Happy Hamsters Stamps
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Happy Hamsters Dies
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Comic Strip Speech Bubble Dies
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Tropical Trees Backdrop
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Monday, April 28, 2025

Captivating Camellias Spring Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some floral cards for Spring using our gorgeous Captivating Camellias Stamps and Dies. These have always been a favorite set of mine, so I had so much fun revisiting them for these two clean and simple cards.

Sunny Studio Floral Mother's Day & Thank You Cards using Captivating Camellias Stamps and Diagonal Stripes Stencils

For my first card, I chose a hot pink and grey color scheme and personalized the card for Mother's Day. After I had my floral arrangement laid out the way I wanted, I stamped a banner from our Banner Basics Stamps in Sparkling Rose ink onto a polka-dot print paper from our Polka-Dot Parade Paper pack. I then fussy cut the banner out with my scissors and masked off the top portion with a post-it note so I could ink around the pennant ends with that same ink with an ink dauber to create the look of extra dimension. 

When I was done, I stamped my "Happy Mother's Day" greeting using the sentiment from the Captivating Camellias set. To get the sentiment to match the curve of the banner, I used my Misti tool with a piece of acetate layered over my banner. This gave me a sticky surface for my stamps to cling to in a curved position before picking up the words with the Misti Lid to stamp them with ink.

Ink used for diagonal stripes: Gina K. Soft Stone

Sunny Studio Pink & Grey Floral Mother's Day Card using Captivating Camellias Stamps and Diagonal Stripes Stencils

I used many of the same elements for my second card but experimented with a different color scheme and floral arrangement for my flowers. This time, I made a thank you card using the oversized "thanks" sentiment from our Big Bold Greetings Stamps and Dies.

The ink used for diagonal stripes: PinkFresh Studio Misty Coast

Sunny Studio Red & Grey Spring Floral Thank You Card using Captivating Camellias Stamps and Diagonal Stripes Stencils

To achieve the checked backgrounds for each card today, I masked off every other stripe for our Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencil using a 1/2" wide low tack masking tape from my craft stash. This had the benefit of masking off every other stripe while also holding my stencil in place as I inked up the background. Then, when I was done adding stripes in one direction, I rotated my stencil 90 degrees and inked them up in the opposite direction to form the oversized plaid look I was going for.



That wraps up my projects for this morning. I hope I've inspired you in your own cardmaking and that you spread a little happiness by sending out a card to a loved one today.

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Captivating Camellias Stamps and Dies which are both on sale in our online shop right now! 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 there organized by set.💗

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Versafine Onyx Black Ink
Versafine Onyx Black Ink
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Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper
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Captivating Camellias Stamps
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Captivating Camellias Dies
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Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber
Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber
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PinkFresh Fairy Dust Ink
PinkFresh Fairy Dust Ink
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PinkFresh Heartbeat Ink
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PinkFresh Over The Hills Ink
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Banner Basics Stamps
Banner Basics Stamps
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Banner Basics Dies
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Big Bold Greetings Stamps
Big Bold Greetings Stamps
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Big Bold Greetings Dies
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Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils
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Sunday, April 27, 2025

Birthday Mouse Card with Hanh

Hello Crafty Friends! This is Hanh on the Sunny Studio Stamps blog today with a fun birthday card featuring images from the Harvest MiceMerry Mice and Birthday Mouse sets. I love how the mice from these sets play so well together. 

Sunny Studio Stamps: Birthday Mouse Birthday Card by Hanh Nguyen (featuring Harvest Mice, Merry Mice, Stitched Circle Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies)

I stamped the images from the Harvest Mice Stamps, Merry Mice Stamps and Birthday Mice Stamps sets onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the coordinating Harvest Mice DiesMerry Mice Dies and Birthday Mouse Dies to die cut them out. I colored them with Copic markers and highlighted them with a white gel pen.

COPIC COLORS:
Mice: E50/51/53/33/35, R000/20
Cheese: Y13/15/19
Balloons: YG00/01/03/17, RV000/10/13/14, Y11/13/15/19
Bicycle: RV13/14, C1, W5/7

Sunny Studio Stamps: Birthday Mouse Birthday Card by Hanh Nguyen (featuring Harvest Mice, Merry Mice, Stitched Circle Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies)

For the background, I took a piece of white cardstock (4.25" x 5.5") and die cut two windows into it using the third largest circle dies from the Stitched Circle Small Dies and Stitched Circle Large Dies. Using this panel as a guide, I ink blended Spun Sugar and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide inks onto a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock in the location of those windows. I used Copic markers (YG01/03) to add dots to the green inking for a bit of interest. I adhered the two panels to each other using foam tape.

For the sentiment, I stamped the words from the Harvest Mice stamps set with Versamark Watermark ink onto a piece of black cardstock and heat embossed with Detail White Embossing Powder. I used one of the sentiment strip dies from the Stitched Rectangle Dies to die cut it out. 

Sunny Studio Stamps: Birthday Mouse Birthday Card by Hanh Nguyen (featuring Harvest Mice, Merry Mice, Stitched Circle Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies)

I adhered the sentiment and colored images to the front of the card with foam tape for additional dimension and interest. The card front was adhered to an A2 white card base (4.25" x 5.5"). I finished the card with a few Majestic Clear Confetti.

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

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

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Stitched Rectangle Dies
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Merry Mice Stamps
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Harvest Mice Stamps
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Harvest Mice Dies
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Stitched Circle Small Dies
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Stitched Circle Large Dies
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Birthday Mouse Stamps
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Birthday Mouse Dies
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Saturday, April 26, 2025

Puddle Jumpers, Froggy Friends, & Spring Showers Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some spring cards showcasing our Puddle Jumpers Stamps.

Sunny Studio Frog & Duck Umbrella Cards using Puddle Jumpers, Spring Showers, Froggy Friends & Country Scenes Clear Stamps

For my first card, I used the girl, frog umbrella, and baby ducks from our Puddle Jumpers Stamps, the frogs, lily pads, and cattails from our Froggy Friends Stamps, and the pond border from our Country Scenes Stamps. I love how they all came together! 

To ink up my pond, I stamped and fussy cut a mask (which I store with the stamps and have already used on a handful of cards) to protect the pond's edge and cattails before inking up the bottom half with Mermaid Lagoon, Salty Ocean, and Peacock Feathers Distress ink. I then cut the grassy hill in the background using our Mini Grass Border Dies and inked around the cattails in my pond scene with a Copic Marker so that they would blend into the grassy background. I also used Copic Markers to sketch some water rings around the pond's edge, each cattail, and flicking some blades of grass in the background. Lastly, I stamped a cute punny greeting from the Froggy Friends Stamps.

Sunny Studio Frog & Girl with Umbrella Spring Card using Puddle Jumpers, Froggy Friends & Country Scenes Clear Craft Stamps

For my second card featuring the Puddle Jumpers Stamps, I paired the girl, puddle, and four ducks from the set with the duck umbrella, clouds, raindrops, and tulips from our Spring Showers Stamps, and the extra duck from our Farm Fresh Stamps. To frame my scene, I adhered our Scalloped Square 2 Small Dies to a 4.25" square card base, making sure to sandwich some yellow cardstock in between to show through the eyelet lace openings. I then masked off the scalloped edges with thin strips of masking material to form a square just inside the stitched square of the die and inked within by blending an ombre with Salty Ocean, Mowed Lawn, and Twisted Citron Distress inks. Lastly, I stamped the small "hello" greeting from our Lovely Lilac Stamps using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink.

Sunny Studio Ducks & Girl with Umbrella Card using Puddle Jumpers, Spring Showers Clear Stamps & Scalloped Square Small Dies

That wraps up my projects for this morning. I hope I've inspired you in your cardmaking and that you spread a little happiness by sending a card to a loved one today. 💛

Don't forget to check out our Froggy Friends Stamps and Spring Showers Stamps in our online shop, which are currently on sale! 

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

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Froggy Friends Dies
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Froggy Friends Stamps
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Versafine Onyx Black Ink
Versafine Onyx Black Ink
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Spring Showers Stamps
Spring Showers Stamps
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Spring Showers Dies
Spring Showers Dies
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Farm Fresh Stamps
Farm Fresh Stamps
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Farm Fresh Dies
Farm Fresh Dies
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Country Scenes Stamps
Country Scenes Stamps
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Country Scenes Dies
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Lovely Lilacs Stamps
Lovely Lilacs Stamps
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Puddle Jumpers Stamps
Puddle Jumpers Stamps
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Puddle Jumpers Dies
Puddle Jumpers Dies
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Mini Grass Border Dies
Mini Grass Border Dies
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Scalloped Square 2 Small Die
Scalloped Square 2 Small Die
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Spellbinders Masking Sheets
Spellbinders Masking Sheets
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Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber
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