Sunflower Fields Fall Card Set with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some floral cards for Autumn using our beautiful Sunflower Fields Stamps.

First, I have a card with a wood embossed background using our Woodgrain Embossing Folder. I started by running the folder through my die-cutting machine with a piece of aqua-blue cardstock, and then I ran over the surface with two different distress crayons and used a damp cloth to blend them and buff out the waxy spots. These crayons came from Ranger's holiday sets #4 and #5 in Shiny Bauble and Juniper Berry, so they were special seasonal pearlescent colors with flecks of sparkly mica that give my background a beautiful glimmer in person. I used the layered images from our Sunflower Fields Stamps for the focal point for flowers and bees. I completed my card by stamping the word "hi" from our Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps on a small tag from our Window Quad Square Dies, cutting off its top to make it look like a stitched pennant strip.

For my second card featuring the Sunflower Fields Stamps, I created a floral bouquet, adding another tag from the Window Quad Square Dies cut from kraft cardstock and stamped with the phrase "many thanks" from the same stamp set. For my background, I stamped the tone-on-tone diagonal mesh print from our Background Basics 2 Stamps, trimming off about 1/8" along the bottom so my white card base could peek out and provide a bit of contrast, visual interest, and balance with the top-heavy feeling of my flower bouquet. Lastly, I added a jute cording bow on the top of my tag to make it look tied around the bouquet.

I am frequently 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 sunflowers from light to dark:

Sunflower Petals
PinkFresh Lemon Whip
PinkFresh Sunshine

PinkFresh Sweet Mustard 

PinkFresh Marigold

Sunflower Seeds Center
PinkFresh Doe
Versafine Clair Acorn

Leaves 

PinkFresh Grassy Knoll
PinkFresh Key Lime
PinkFresh Studio Olive
PinkFresh Studio Evergreen

That wraps up my projects for today. 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.💛

Don't forget to check out the Sunflower Fields Stamps and Sunflower Fields Dies in our online shop, which are currently on sale!  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. 💛.

Supplies Used:

Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sunflower Fields Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sunflower Fields Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Window Quad Square Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Woodgrain Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Background Basics 2 Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Clair Ink- Nocturne Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Clair Ink- Acorn Shop at: Sunny Studio
PinkFresh Rise & Shine Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Over The Hills Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Garden Stroll Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

School Time Teacher Appreciation Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi, popping in today to share some cards for teachers showcasing our School Time Stamps.

For my first card of the day using the School Time Stamps, I created a colorful rainbow card using the crayon image from the set. I share a template to download below that helped me line them up to form a perfect circle reminiscent of a sunburst. When I was done positioning them on my cardstock, I used some 3M Micropore tape to hold a 4.5" Stitched Square Die in place while running the entire piece through my die-cutting machine. I matted the piece with a 5" square piece of black cardstock. I then stamped the "Thank You Teacher" sentiment from the set in the center and added a small die-cut heart from the Basic Mini Shape 2 Dies that I colored hot pink to match two of the crayons.

Here's a closer look at the radiating crayons. I hadn't revisited these images in a long time, and I had so much fun coloring them! It felt like a full circle moment (no pun intended) knowing this was the second stamp set I ever designed as a brand new company owner, still learning how to use the design software, and here I am now playing with them again ten years later. I love how the black stripe on the labels of the crayons forms a visual circle when all lined up!

To create the perfectly symmetrical spokes for my circle, I have designed a free PDF for you to download and print directly onto cardstock. This template could be used for all sorts of images. Also, because I wanted to be able to hide the lines after I had my crayons in place, I only made the portion that would be hidden under the crayons print out so you can use a pencil with a ruler to attach the spokes with light lines that are easy to erase after your images are adhered. 

I also used the We R Memory Keepers Nesting Circle Dies to trace around the outside edge so I would have a visual line to align the bottom portion of each crayon. If you don't have something large enough to trace around, you could also achieve a similar result by tracing a smaller circle in the middle to line up with the crayon tips. However, I must confess these dies are the most-used dies in my craft room. If you don't own a set already, I highly recommend them. I'm so thrilled We R Memory Keepers decided to bring them back out of retirement! The set includes 21 dies that create circles from .5" To 5.5" in size. It's tough to find other sets that go that large, and those larger die sizes are always so helpful!

For my second card, I inked up four strips of white cardsock with bright primary colored distress inks and then stamped the ruler from the School Time Stamps. I trimmed each ruler down using my paper trimmer and then used a Memento Black Tuxedo Marker to ink the edges to keep them looking crisp black. I then used the rulers to frame the front of my 4.5" wide x 5.5" high card base. I made the card a bit wider than a typical A2-sized card because I felt the extra .25" width better framed my focal point images, which included the notebook paper, two pencils, and a shiny red apple. I used the punny "You Rule Teacher" greeting from the set to stamp directly onto the lines of the notebook paper using red ink. Lastly, I used my We R Memory Keeper Crop A Dile to punch three 1/8" circles for the holes of my notebook paper.

It was challenging to capture the beautiful texture in the background of my card for my first photo. I added a tone-on-tone black embossed polka-dot by repeating the polka-dot border from our Background Basics 2 Stamps using Versamark Clear Ink with Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder.

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 our School Time Stamps and Dies in our online shop, which are currently on sale! This set is retired so once these sell out they won't be restocked.

Also before you go, today is the final day of our 10th birthday sale!!! Use the discount code TENYEARS to save 20% on all Sunny Studio branded products (excludes retired items already on sale) through Monday, August 25th at Midnight PDT. Plus, all retail orders that exceed $100 will automatically receive free shipping. Limit one discount code per order.

Supplies Used:

School Time Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	School Time Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Basic Mini Shape Dies 2 Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Background Basics 2 Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Xyron Adhesive Eraser Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts Ultra Fine Clear Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
We R Nesting Circles Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Summer Sweets Ice Cream Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some ice cream-themed cards for Summer using our Summer Sweet Stamps.

For my first card showcasing the Summer Sweet Stamps, I created a 6-window grid using our Window Trio Square Dies, which I ran through my die-cutting machine twice. I then backed the openings with a pale pink polka-dot print I stamped using our Background Basics 2 Stamps. For my greeting, I stamped a punny birthday sentiment from the Summer Sweet Stamps onto a Brilliant Banner 3 Die cut from pale blue cardstock to compliment the blue in the glass dishes. I then filled all the openings with chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry-flavored ice cream treats, with a touch of red accents for the cherries and cola labels.

My second card pairs the swirl soft-serve ice cream cone and the phrase "Did you hear the scoop?" from the Summer Sweets Stamps with the ice cream truck and the hard-serve ice cream cone from our Cruisin' Cuisine Stamps. I had fun coloring one cone to look like chocolate chip mint ice cream to match the retro aqua ice cream truck! I carried through the retro 1950s vibe with a bubblegum pink polka-pot print using the same Background Basics 2 Stamps. and framed the elements on two Rounded Rectangle Mats. Lastly, I die-cut a small pennant strip from aqua-striped patterned paper from our Dots & Stripes Pastels Paper pack using the die from our Notebook Photo Corners Dies and stamped it with my greeting.

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.💛

Don't forget to check out our Summer Sweets Stamps and Cruisin' Cuisine Stamps in our online shop, which are currently on sale! 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.

Supplies Used:

Window Trio- Square Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dots & Stripes Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cruisin' Cuisine Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cruisin' Cuisine Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Summer Sweets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Sweets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Notebook Photo Corners Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Background Basics 2 Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio