Guest Designer Spotlight: Fall Themed Cards with Sara Zoppi

Hi crafty friends, Sara here! Today I am so happy and grateful to be here again, guesting for Sunny Studio Stamps! And today I have two cards featuring some of the recent released fall products. So, let's dive into the first one!

Fall is around the corner and as soon as I saw the newest Autumn Garland Stamp set I fell in love and I knew I would have created a card with some unconventional fall colors. If you know me, you might know I am a big fan of the huge Sunny Studio critters and this bear included in the Holiday Hugs Stamp was the perfect match to this garland. So I firstly stamped the garland, the big bear and the small pinecone he is keeping using a dark brown copic friendly ink (Memento Espresso Truffle) and I started coloring everything with the copics listed below. I went for a desaturated palette, and I absolutely E08 loved the result.

- Bear: E44 – E43 – E42 – E40 – RV34 – R20
- Pinecone: E59 – E57 – E35 – E31
- Orange combo:– E97 – YR21
- Purple combo: RV69 – RV66 – V01
- Olive green combo: BG96 – YG95 – YG93
- Teal combo: BG78 – BG18 – BG72
- Berries: R89 – R56 – R35 – R43

I then die cut the images using Autumn Garland Dies and Holiday Hugs Dies and I moved into the background. I wanted a soft look and I decided to use the Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die as a hot foil plate. This background die was perfect to get a light impression of foiling, I used a shining gold on white cardstock (every die can be used with the hot foil system, the look is really soft because the "lines" are really thin). I also white heat embossed the autumn word that comes from the Autumn Garland Stamp set on some teal cardstock and I completed the sentiment with a purple "greetings". I arranged the colored images and the sentiment on the background. 

To complete the card, I matted the foiled panel (which is slightly smaller than 4,25"x5,5") with a purple coordinated cardstock and then with a 6"x4,75" white panel too. And here's the finished result!

My second and last inspiration for today is more "spooky" and features the Happy Howl-o-ween Stamp set.

This is an almost one layer card and I know it looks more "intimidating" because there is an hand drawn background. But I can assure you it is not soo hard to do. I firstly stamped the four Halloween dogs using some Judikins Masking Paper: I started with the two in the foreground and then moved into the back. 

Then I colored everything with the copics listed below.

- Pumpkin: E08 – YR68 – E97 – YR15 – YR12 – YR21 | T7 – T4 – YR68 – Y13
- Dogs: T10 – T9 – T7 – T6 – T5 – E43 – E41
- Background: T10 – T8 – T7 – T5 – T4 – T3 – T2 – T1 – T0

For the background I firstly colored the sky, leaving a white hole as the moon. I then added layers of branches to create the wood.

I then trimmed the panel to 4"x5,25" and I decided to matt it with a 4, 5"x5,75" white panel in order to create a white frame around. For the sentiment, I die cut the word BOO with the Chloe Alphabet Dies (I die cut it twice from orange glitter cardstock and a black die cut with a small offset). I then added the white stripe with the orange "Happy Howl-o-ween" stamped sentiment. And here's the finished result!
 
Thanks for stopping by! I really hope you will like my projects and you will be inspired to create something!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Chloe Alphabet 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
Happy Howl-o-ween Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Howl-o-ween Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

Autumn Garland Card with Amanda

Well, hello there! It's Amanda Fitterer here with you today to share how I made this beautiful holiday card with you! This stamp is actually from the Autumn Garland Stamps, but I wanted to show you how it could also be used for a Holiday card!! 

Do you ever have those days where you don't really feel like crafting, but you want to do something in your craftroom? That's what happened to me! I just decided to stamp out this beautiful garland, put on a show, and use my Copics to color it in!  I added some highlights and dots with a white Gelly Roll pen.

I die-cut the image out using the Autumn Garland Dies. Then, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 3.5"x4.75". I added a sentiment from the Inside Greetings Seasons Stamps directly onto my white cardstock. The background paper is from the Joyful Holiday Paper. I trimmed this paper down to 4"x5.25" and glued it directly to my card base. I used 3D foam tape to adhere my white cardstock to my patterned paper. Then, I used 3D foam squares to adhere my garland to the white cardstock.  

I added a few sequins on the left to help balance out the entire card. Here's another photo of the finished card!

Thank you so much for stopping by the Sunny Studio Stamps Blog today!  I hope you have a great rest of your week!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used: 

Joyful Holiday Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio

Autumn Garland Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Autumn Garland Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Inside Greetings Seasons Shop at: Sunny Studio

Brilliant Banner 3 Die Focused Card with Leanne

Hi there! Leanne here with you today. Autumn cards are simply my favorite types of cards to make. I just can't get enough of all the pretty fall color palettes with pumpkins, apples, acorns, leaves, etc. Leaves are especially fun to play with and today's card is filled with them! 

Here are the Sunny Studio supplies you'll need to recreate my card: Autumn Greenery dies for the leaves & acorns, Autumn Garland stamps and dies for the greeting, Brilliant Banner 3 dies to emphasize the word "autumn", and largest die in the Stitched Square die set for a mat to help ground the leaves. 

This type of card design is so easy and fun to make. It's just as simple as die cutting a bunch of leaves, coloring the leaves, and arranging them to fill the card front. Add a greeting plus some embellishments and it's done! 

My finished card measures 5"x5" square. All the leaves and acorns were die cut from white card stock and then I blended on the ink colors. I used the following Catherine Pooler inks: Green Tea, Rose Petals, Spiced, Sauna, & Over Coffee. 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Autumn Greenery Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Autumn Garland Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Autumn Garland Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Autumn Garland Cards with Leanne

Hello everyone! Leanne here and I have a two for one post today showcasing the beautiful Autumn Garland stamp set. This set includes a large swag like image that can stand alone making it very easy to complete a card. 

I decided to makes two cards with slightly different layouts. Both cards have a textured check background created with the Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die and some solid color card stock that coordinates with colors in the garland. 

I Copic colored the garland image and then used the companion Autumn Garland die to cut it out.  You may notice subtle differences between my two autumn garlands. Can you spot them?

Copic colors used are listed below:
pinecones E41, E42, E44; dark berries R56, R59; light berries R81, R85, R89; orange leaves YR12, YR16, YR18; yellow leaves Y32, Y35, YR24; green leaves YG61, YG63, G40, G46

One is stamped in black ink and the other in brown.  The garland image on the mustard yellow card has been splattered with white and gold paint. The last difference is I colored the berries and green areas on the orange card a bit lighter.  This seemed to brighten up the image and make the orange leaves stand out more. 

To finish this card I added the greeting (included in the Autumn Garland stamp set) and some jute twine. 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Autumn Garland Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Autumn Garland Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

Autmnn Garland Card with Hanh

Hello Crafty Friends! This is Hanh. I am so excited to be back with my first post as a member of the Sunny Studio Stamps Design Team. I am honored and beyond thrilled to have officially joined the team. 

Autumn Greetings! Today, my card features the gorgeous new Autumn Garland set. This beautiful image is just perfect for the upcoming fall season. And the best part ... a layered look without the need to layer or mask! I had so much fun coloring up this one with all of the rich fall colors.

I stamped the image from the Autumn Garland stamp set onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and used the coordinating Autumn Garland Dies to die cut it out. I colored it with Copic markers and accented with a white gel pen.

COPIC COLORS:
Pinecones: E53/33/35/37/39/29
Pine needles: YG63/67
Green Leaves: YG21/23/25
Yellow Leaves: Y13/15/17/38
Orange Leaves: Y17/38 YR04 R24/27
Red Orange Leaves: Y38 YR04 R24/27
Berries: Y38 YR04 R24/27/59

This is such a beautiful image with so many intricate details that I wanted to keep the card design clean and simple to give all of the attention to the garland. The largest die from the Stitched Rectangle Dies was used to diecut the white panel. I stamped the word "Greetings" from the set directly onto the front panel with Memento Rich Cocoa ink. I adhered a piece of craft foam to the backside of the panel before adhering the panel to a piece of brown cardstock. 

Next, I stamped the word "Autumn" from the set with Versamark Watermark ink and gold heat embossed it onto a piece of white cardstock. The coordinating die was used to diecut the word "Autumn" and 2 additional blank die cuts, which I then used to layer and adhere to the back of the embossed word to add a bit of dimension and interest. 

I adhered the garland and "Autumn" onto the panel with liquid adhesive before adhering the panel to a white A2 cardbase (4.25" x 5.5"). A few matching jewels from the Bright Jewels Mix were added to the card for a little sparkle.

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 inspirations. Please also visit my INSTAGRAM feed for more inspirations.

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Autumn Garland Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Autumn Garland Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sneak Peek: Autumn Garland, Buffalo Plaid Dies, & Striped Stencils

Hello and welcome to the first day of our Holiday Sneak Peek Week!  All this week I will be sharing cards showcasing our newest collection which will be available for purchase this Friday!

Card No. 1: I'm thrilled to kick off today sharing a beautiful new stamp set for fall called Autumn Garland. There is no need to work at layering individual images in a perfect way because they have already been grouped together in a gorgeous arrangement that is so easy to use! For my first card, I chose to stamp them using Hero Arts Contour Ink for a no-line coloring technique with my Copic Markers. 

When positioning the garland on my vertical card, I didn't want the leaves and berries I cut off to go to waste so I tucked them under the main garland to fill out some of the white space around my sentiment from the stamp set. I then added a matching orange striped tone-on-tone print from our Sleek Stripes Paper pack and rounded the bottom two corners of my card using a Corner Chomper.

Card No. 2: For my next card I chose to stamp the Autumn Garland Stamps onto Bristol Paper using clear VersaMark Ink, which I then heat embossed using Brass Embossing Powder, and colored using watered-down distress re-inkers. To compliment my brass embossing, I used a strip of metallic gold cardstock for the center of my card and layered it with another greeting from the Autumn Garland Stamps.

Card No. 2 Detail Shot: Seeing the card at an angle better shows how the beautiful metallics catch the light.

Card No. 3: For this next card, I used the new Autumn Garland Stamps to stamp a repeating tone-on-tone background. I then used the layered leaves from our Crisp Autumn Stamps to form a wreath framing my greeting from the Autumn Garland Stamps. To help keep my wreath symmetrical, I used a circle from our Stitched Circle Large Dies. A trio of hearts from our Basic Mini Shape 2 Dies topped with Glossy Accents was the perfect finishing touch.

Card No. 4: Next up I returned to my favorite Copic Markers to color the Autumn Garland Stamps. When I decided to use the rich dark blue for my background, I didn't like how the stark white background around my stamp image stood out so to help it blend better, I colored around them with my B95 marker to help them better blend with the background. 

Using the garland piece as my guide I then lightly penciled in a cut line between the top and bottom portion of my card where I could cut them apart with my scissors. For the bottom portion, I added the embossed texture using our new Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die. Cutting the two sides apart, gave me the smooth portion to heat emboss my sentiment onto from our Inside Greetings Seasons Stamps (which I will be sharing more of throughout the week). Lastly, I popped up my focal point image with black foam squares. Shockingly this was my first time using them and it was life-changing when working with darker colors. Where white would have easily caught the eye when viewing this card at an angle in person, the black foam adhesive completely fades into the shadows! I'm sold and will be ordering a big roll of THIS very soon.

Card No. 5: For this card, I thought it would be fun to show that these Autumn Garland Stamps don't have to be limited to only fall-themed cards. I started by stamping the images onto masking material and then fussy cut the mask with scissors, using the outside portion to protect the negative parts of my image so I could quickly ink them with a rainbow blend of distress inks. I was able to reuse the masks to ink up multiple images for my card and then went back and added some white highlights with a gel pen. To add interest to my background and still keep things clean and simple, I cut a panel using our new Buffalo Plaid Straight Die. Lastly, I colored a scrap of cardstock with a similar rainbow blend and die-cut out the "Happy Birthday" phrase using a die that comes with our Blooming Frame Dies.

Here's a closer look at the mask I created to ink my stamped images in a rainbow of Distress inks. For the berries, I found it easier to not mask around the individual berries so I colored them to seamlessly blend in using my Copic markers.

Card No. 6: Keeping with the idea of stretching these stamps for other seasons, my next two cards showcase Christmas cards using the Autumn Garland Stamps. I stamped the main images using clear VersaMark Ink, heat-embossed them using White Detail Embossing Powder, and colored them with watered-down Distress re-inkers.

For this card, I created the textured gingham print for the bottom portion of my card using our new Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die with our new Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils. I cut my panel in half and saved the other half to have on hand for a future card. I finished my card by adding an oversized sentiment from our Season's Greetings Stamps.

Card No. 7: I love pink and green Christmas cards so for my last card today I used the complimentary fir tree sprig that comes with the Autumn Garland Stamps to repeatedly stamp pink tree branches in my background and then inked up around them using Spun Sugar Distress ink. I cut off some of the berries in one spot on the garland and added them on the other end to balance out the pops of red on both sides of my card and then filled in the arrangement with the extra pinecones from the set. I then cut a little bit off the bottom of my card panel to tuck in a small strip of pink gingham paper from our Gingham Pastels Paper pack and added a sprinkle of pink pearls from our Iridescent Pearls. Lastly, I added the word "Season's" from our Holiday Greetings Stamps which I paired with the word "greetings" from our Autumn Garland Stamps. I love the way this came together!

That wraps up today's sneak peek. I'm so happy you joined me today! I'd love to give a $25 gift code to one lucky winner using the Rafflecopter below. Our daily contests will run through Monday, August 26th at Midnight PST with winners announced here on Friday, August 30th.

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Here's a closer look at our new Autumn Garland Stamps & Dies, Buffalo Plaid Straight Die, Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die, and Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils used today and available for purchase on Friday, August 23rd.

And here's a look at some of the additional ways the Buffalo Plaid Dies and new stencils can be used together. The stencils work best with a stencil spray to prevent the stripes from wobbling or moving with ink application so with that in mind, I was able to create a number of backgrounds in a single sitting while the stencils were still tacky since cleaning the stencils afterward is the most time-consuming part of the process.

The combinations are truly endless! I had so much fun with them and it was equally fun having these backgrounds pre-made to grab for quick cards. I will be sharing so much more with them throughout the week, including a rainbow gingham I made with a little masking.

Other Supplies Used:

Crisp Autumn Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Crisp Autumn Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Season's Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Blooming Frame Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sleek Stripes Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Season's Greetings Word Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Iridescent Pearls Shop at: Sunny Studio
Versafine Clair Ink- Acorn Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brass Embossing Powder Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Basic Mini Shape Dies 2 Shop at: Sunny Studio	Inside Greetings Seasons Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Over The Hills Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ranger Glossy Accents Shop at: Sunny Studio