Notebook Die Focused Card with Bobbi

Hello Sunny friends! It’s Bobbi here with a file folder filled with get well wishes! I’m using the new Notebook Tabs dies, to make the manila folder with some well wishes inside. 

I’m also using the following products:

Notebook Photo Corners dies

Puppy Love stamps and dies

Heartfelt Wishes stamps

A Cut Above stamps

Bright Balloon dies 

Sending Sunshine stamps 

To make this 5″ X 7″ card, I started with a light yellow cardstock that looks similar to the color of a manila folder. I cut the piece to  9 -1/4″ wide X 7″ long and scored at 5″  to make the front panel shorter than the back panel. I used a corner rounder (1/4″) to round the edges. I added a tab to the top of the front panel in a light blue with a white center. This card could be personalized with the name of the recipient on the tab.

I decorated the front of the file folder with the cute puppy holding the heart, the balloons and the sentiment strips from Sending Sunshine stamps. I added some confetti in bold cardstock colors. I also used the die cut scrap border from one of the notebook pages (located inside the folder) to the front for a background for the balloons and pup.

Inside, I added two pieces of  “notebook” paper, a red and white striped paper clip and a puppy at the bottom. I stamped the sentiment, “get well wishes” on the inside. I used a stamp from the A Cut Above stamp set to make the lines on the notebook paper. A little personalized note could be written on the lines!

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Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Heartfelt Wishes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sending Sunshine Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Puppy Love Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Puppy Love Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	A Cut Above Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Notebook Photo Corners Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Notebook Tabs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bright Balloons Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

A Cut Above Card with Bobbi

Hello friends. It’s Bobbi with one “cutting edge” card for you … literally! I’m using the new Cut Above stamps and dies. This stamp set includes a pencil, push pin, graph and lined papers, and sharp scissors! It’s the scissors that makes this card really “cutting edge!”.

I used Neenah 80lb white cardstock for the front panel and the A7 card base. All of the stamping and coloring was done on the front panel and then attached to the card base before I cut it on an angle for a fun opening. To cut this 5″ X 7″ card in almost half, I used the sharp, red scissors (well and my Fiskars cutter). I stamped the grid paper up the left side, matching the lines of the stamp design for a continuous pattern and colored in a number of random squares. I also stamped the lined paper up the middle of the card for a fun notebook look.

I stamped the push pin and pencils, stamping in layers to achieve the dimensional look. The sentiment was stamped on the top line and the pencils and push pin were glued to the front. I thought it would be fun to add some colorful dots/confetti to the front to fill in the white spaces, too. I used a hand paper punch to punch these out of coordinating cardstock.

Inside the card, I added a teal A7 piece of cardstock. I used a ruler and my white Gelly Roll pen to add the “cut lines” for a coordinated look. The top dotted line follows the actual front panel cut line. I also stamped, die cut and glued the “thank you” greeting using the Big Bold Greetings stamps and coordinating dies to the top left.

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Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Big Bold Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Big Bold Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

A Cut Above Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

A Cut Above Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Grad Cat Card with Cathy

Hey friends! Cathy here today and we are wrapping up our graduation themed projects for the week featuring the cute Grad Cat Stamps. I love how several of the new products from the Summer Release work so well for graduation cards!

I started this mini slimline card by cutting a panel for the card front 3” x 6” from white cardstock and inking it with Uncharted Mariner Distress ink. I lightly inked the top and applied more pressure with a blending brush towards the bottom of the panel. Next, I die-cut the notebook paper die from the Notebook Photo Corners Dies twice from light blue cardstock and stamped the graph paper/grid stamp from the A Cut Above Stamps in dark teal ink on both die-cuts. I adhered them at angles across the panel and trimmed the excess along the edges.

Next, I die-cut a banner from the Notebook Photo Corners Dies twice from dark yellow cardstock and white cardstock. I inked the white banners with Uncharted Mariner Distress ink and heat embossed the sentiments with white embossing powder. I then layered the banners slightly overlapping and adhered them to the card front, trimming the excess from the edges.

I die-cut the star balloon from the Bright Balloons Dies from white cardstock and inked it with Scattered Straw and Fossilized Amber Distress inks. I tied some dark yellow embroidery floss to the balloon and adhered it in the top right corner.

To finish, I stamped the cat, books and stars from the Grad Cat Stamps on Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock, colored them with Copics and die-cut them using the coordinating dies. I also stamped and colored a diploma from the Woo Hoo Stamps and die-cut it using the coordinating dies.

I hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by! For more inspiration, please visit my blog www.inkredibleadventures.com and you can also find me on Instagram as @cathy.chapdelaine.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Woo Hoo Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woo Hoo Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Grad Cat Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Grad Cat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	A Cut Above Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Notebook Photo Corners Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bright Balloons Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Guest Designer Spotlight: A Cut Above Cards with Leanne West

Hello everyone! Leanne here and I'm excited to be here showcasing some the new stamps and dies from the summer release. I just love anything related to school and crafting supplies. So I was thrilled to see the new A Cut Above stamps, Notebook Photo Corners, and Notebook Tabs dies. 

I'm sharing three clean and fairly simple note cards which would be quick and easy to mass produce. With the end of the school year coming up, we will need lots of teacher thank you cards. These designs would also be great if you need thank you or birthday cards for any of your co-workers.  

First off, I'd like to talk about how I set up my Misti for mass producing layered stamped images. I die cut a bunch of blanks using the coordinating dies from A Cut Above. I then use a template overtop the black Misti pad. I find that I can position the stamps easily using the negative space of my die cut templates because I can clearly see the open area. I close the Misti door with the stamps perfectly placed. I then put the blank die cut pieces into the template and stamp the first layer. I repeat this process until all the layers have been stamped. I did this with different colors so I'd get many completed stamped images as you can see in my colorful scissors mini slimline card.  I love the little scissor image and could not resist stamping them in all the colors of the rainbow. 

I also really love the Notebook dies and line stamp to create realistic mini notebook pages. I simply used one notebook page on each of the A2 sized cards and a greeting plus a few stamped images. This design can be easily replicated and results in a very eye catching card especially with bright happy colors. 

On all my cards today, I have used the Lots of Dots Embossing Folder to create the textures backgrounds. I thought this was a great way to add interest to the cards without distracting from the focal images.  

Other Sunny Studio supplies used were the Thank You Word dies and Inside Greetings Birthday Stamps. 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Thank You Words Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Lots of Dots Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Inside Greetings Birthday Shop at: Sunny Studio	A Cut Above Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	A Cut Above Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Notebook Photo Corners Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Notebook Tabs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

A Cut Above Card with Marine

Hey crafty friends, Marine here! I'm so happy to be back on the blog and to start sharing the projects I've made using the new products! So exciting! I'm starting off today with some colorful scissors from A Cut Above. I went for a simple design with the scissors all lined up on my panel, but used bright colors to create a beautiful rainbow.

I first cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel, and used distress oxide inks to color it. From the left to the right: kitsch flamingo, dried marigold, squeezed lemonade, twisted citron and salvaged patina. I splattered water and white ink on the panel to make it less flat, and set it aside to dry.

Next I created the scissors using distress oxide inks again to match the background. For each scissor, I did the grey metal part using lost shadow + hickory smoke + black soot distress oxide inks. And for each colored handle part, I used:

- pink: kitsch flamingo + picked raspberry
- orange: dried marigold + spiced marmalade
- yellow: squeezed lemonade + mustard seed
- green: twisted citron + mowed lawn
- aqua: salvaged patina + peacock feathers

I used the coordinating die to cut each element, and then I attached them on my panel using 1mm foam squares.

I picked my "You're a cut above the rest" greeting from A Cut Above, and I wanted the word "cut" to pop, so I die cut the letters out of gold glitter cardstock using the Hayley Lowercase Alphabet, glued them below the scissors, and then white heat embossed the rest of the greeting. And finally I added golden heart sequins on each side.

And that's it! I hope you like this super bright card! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next time!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Hayley Lowercase Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

A Cut Above Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

A Cut Above Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sneak Peek: Introducing A Cut Above Stamps & 2 Notebook Dies

Hello and welcome to day 4 of our Sneak Peek Week!  Each morning this week I have been showcasing projects using our newest Summer collection which will be available to purchase on April 21st.

Card No. 1 & 2: Today I am showcasing our new A Cut Above Stamps & Dies, along with two new Notebook dies which this first set of two cards fully utilizes. The layering stamps come with all the pieces you need to create a pair of scissors, colored pencils, and thumbtacks, as well as both the option to add a repeated grid or lined background for both new notebooks dies.

Card No. 1: The new A Cut Above Stamps have been designed to complement our previously released Color My World Stamps so I was able to include both types of pencils for my card here today. The pencil image that comes with the Color My World set has quite a few components, however, for the colored pencil image that comes with A Cut Above set there is no eraser involved which allowed me to streamline the layers which really speeds up the stamping process and makes it a breeze to line up for assembly line style stamping.

For this card, I turned to our new Notebook Photo Corners Dies which features a 3x4 Notebook Paper with a spiral tear along the top. The set also includes pennant strips in two different widths, perfect for stamping greetings, and four fun photo corners. For both the cards in this set, I used the 4" x 1" grid print stamp with my Misti, moving the die incrementally up one inch at a time until the entire background was covered. I then mounted it onto a piece of black cardstock so that it would stand out against my colorful polka-dot background from our Rainbow Bright Paper pack.

Card No. 2: For my second card featuring the A Cut Above Stamps, I used our new Notebook Tabs Dies which feature another 3x4 Notebook die, this time with the spiral down the long edge. This die set also comes with four unique tab dies perfect for adding a sentiment to your cards or for use with scrapbooks and planners. For this card, I utilized a colorful striped patterned paper for my background from that same Rainbow Bright Paper pack, along with the yellow dot from our Polka-Dot Parade Paper for the pennant-shaped sentiment strip that comes with the Notebook Photo Corners Dies.

Card No. 3: Up next is a card focusing just on the cute pair of scissors from A Cut Above which I stamped in a rainbow of colors, alternating their direction and positioning them on the diagonal across my horizontal card. To make them stand out, I adhered them to a piece of black cardstock which I trimmed down using the stitched edge die from our Ribbon & Lace Border Dies. For my background, I added a simple yellow striped print from our Striped Silly Paper pack and stamped the punny sentiment from the stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black Ink to match the diagonal angle of my scissors.

Card No. 4:  For this rainbow-inspired card I stamped a variety of colored pencils using the new A Cut Above Stamps and then fanned them out in a circle for a fun radial design. I made sure to leave a little space in the center for my "hi" greeting from our Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps. I then kept the rest of my card very simple, trimming down my panel to be square and mounting it onto a black scalloped square from our Fancy Frames Square Dies. To make lining up things easier, I created a free printable template for some similar cards I created using our Color My World Stamps which you can download HERE (You can also see those card examples and read about them HERE).

Card No. 5: Next up in a teacher card combining the colored pencils, thumbtack, and lined background from the A Cut Above Stamps with the Notebook Tabs Dies. After stamping the lines onto my spiral-bound paper, I added the sentiment from our Teacher Appreciation Stamps with Versafine Onyx Black Ink. I chose to stamp the "thank you" portion of my phrase onto a tab die from the set to help break up the longer sentiment and add a little extra visual interest, cutting the tab from a yellow polka-dot print from our Polka-dot Parade Paper pack.

Card No. 6: For this card, I thought it would be fun to use the pushpin image from the A Cut Above Stamps to recreate the look of a framed corkboard. I had some thin sheets of cork made for crafting in my stash (I think this one came from one of those specialty pads by DCWAV) which I adhered to a piece of kraft cardstock for extra stability. Since the pins would be pushed into the cork, I omitted the tack portion and used the alternate die from the set. I cut some Memory Box woodgrain cardstock into thin 1/4" strips and added them to the edges of my corkboard to give the look of a frame by mitering the corners.

To arrange my tacks in a perfect circle, I die-cut a circle using our Stitched Circle Large Dies in the cork material and then left the circle in place and covered the cut with the pins. You could also achieve a similar result by tracing a circle with a pen onto the cork material, but I thought the cut would be more invisible. For my note, I stamped the grid print from the A Cut Above Stamps and used our Notebook Photo Corners Dies to give the spiral notebook edge, trimming it down to fit within the confines of my circle. I used printer paper to give it a more realistic look and tore it along the bottom edge for some extra interest. For my sentiment, I added the phrase "Just a note" from our Balloon Rides Stamps and the phrase "to say" from our Floating By Stamps using Versafine Onyx Black Ink. Lastly, I layered two shades of blue cardstock cut using our Hello Word Die.

Card No. 7: For my last card of the day, I created a vibrant, colorful background by repeatedly cutting out one of the stitched photo corners dies from the new Notebook Photo Corners Die set using different rainbow shades of patterned paper from our Gingham Jewel Tones Paper pack. I then drew some light pencil line grids on the front of my card base to help me keep things somewhat straight, added rows of adhesive with my tape gun and then set to work adhering the stacked photo corners down the center of my card front, alternating them the opposite direction on either side to create a fun chevron print! It took me a bit of time to cut the tabs out from various paper scraps, but I really enjoy paper-piecing backgrounds like this--It's the perfect mindless activity to do while watching TV and I found it really relaxing to create.

To complete my card, I cut an oval mat using our Stitched Oval 2 Dies to frame my greeting. The Cut Above Stamps includes the punny "I'm sorry I was snippy" sentiment to compliment the layered scissors images, but the words were feeling a bit too small for the space I had to fill so I substituted the word "snippy" with my own version cut using our Hayley Lowercase Alphabet Dies. I then tucked the handle of my scissors in under the loop of my letter "s" to give the appearance they are hanging there.

Scrapbook Layout: I have been working on completing my daughter's school portrait album before she graduates from high school next year and I knew that our new A Cut Above Stamps, Notebook Photo Corners Dies, and Notebook Tabs Dies would be perfect for a page in her scrapbook! 

I started by die-cutting the stitched strips to add along the top of my page using the pennant strip from our Stitched Rectangle Dies, cutting them for our Gingham Jewel Tones Paper. I then layered the bottom edge with the ricrac trim cut from white cardstock using our Slimline Basic Border Dies and the stitched strip from our Ribbon & Lace Border Dies cut from black cardstock. To add interest to my 5x7 photo, I mounted it onto a decorative mat with 4 of the two different notebook dies which had been mounted onto black cardstock to help them stand out against the kraft background and make them feel like a cohesive block. I added the year to a photo tab using our Kinsley Alphabet Stamps and added it to the top right corner of my photo. 

For my title block, I started by die-cutting the curved tag from our Build-a-Tag 1 Dies using a darker shade of kraft cardstock. I die-cut a black circle using our Stitched Circle Large Dies and layered it over a circle cut from white cardstock using the die from the same Build-a-Tag 1 Dies. I then used the number 8 from our Chloe Number Dies, the 'th" from our Kinsley Alphabet Stamps, and paired it with the word "grade" cut using our Hayley Lowercase Alphabet Dies. 

For my journaling I used the spiral paper from our Notebook Tabs Dies, adding the notebook lines that come with our A Cut Above Stamps. I then calculated the size of my journaling block by measuring the space I had to work with, adjusting my margins in Microsoft Word, and then printing it out onto printer paper. I believe in my case based on my font size, I needed to adjust my line spacing to 1.2 rather than the standard 1 or 1.5 spacing, but I was able to play with it before adhering my cardstock to my printer paper with photo splits and running it through my printer using the manual feed tray. I then just pull it off and adhered it to my page. Lastly, I embellished my page with the colored pencils and scissors from our new A Cut Above Stamps and Color My World Stamps.

*Please note: my daughter's photo has been substituted with a stock photo as she requested I not share photos of her publicly.

I frequently am asked which ink colors I used for my layered images. While I think there are so many great options out there, these are the colors I used today for my stamped images from light to dark:

Berry Pencil & Scissors
PinkFresh Studio Raspberry Bliss
Hero Arts Raspberry Jam
Stampin' Up Rich Razzleberry

Red Pencil & Scissors
PinkFresh Studio Coral Reef
Gina K. Red Hot
Concord & 9th Cranberry

Orange Pencil & Scissors
Hero Arts Butter Bar
Pinkfresh Studio Apricot
Pinkfresh Studio Clementine

Yellow Pencil & Scissors

Pinkfresh Studio Sunshine
Pinkfresh Studio Sweet Mustard
Pinkfresh Studio Marigold 

Green Pencil
PinkFresh Studio Meadow
Concord & 9th Clover
Gina K. Christmas Pine

Green Scissors
PinkFresh Studio Meadow
Concord & 9th Clover

Dark Green Scissors
Concord & 9th Clover
Gina K. Christmas Pine

Blue Pencil & Scissors
Gina K. Blue Raspberry
Hero Arts Deep Ocean
Stampin' Up Pacific Point

Turquoise Pencil
Gina K. Turquoise Sea
Gina K. Blue Lagoon
Gina K. Tranquil Teal

Purple Pencil
PinkFresh Studio Lavender
VersaFine Clair Purple Delight
Hero Arts Grape Juice

Hot Pink Pencil
PinkFresh Studio Sparkling Rose
PinkFresh Studio Bubble Gum
Hero Arts Ultra Pink

To help you line up our layered stamps I've created a special layering guide (you can click on the photo below to view it larger).  The guide shows the stamps starting with the lightest ink color, working towards the darkest, but sometimes I find it easier to start backward when setting up my layers. They both work depending on what your preference is.  The black outline indicates where that layer touches the previously stamped layer. 

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Here's a closer look at our new A Cut Above Stamps & Dies, Notebook Photo Corners Dies, and Notebook Tabs Dies used today (which will be available to purchase starting on April 21st):

 

Other Supplies Used:

Teacher Appreciation Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Chloe Number Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Striped Silly 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rainbow Bright 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Gingham Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Build-A-Tag #1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Kinsley Alphabet Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Slimline Basic Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Oval 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hayley Lowercase Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Color My World Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Color My World Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fancy Frames-Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Hello Word Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Floating By Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Rides Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio