Summer Greenery Rainbow Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share a bright and happy rainbow card set featuring the tropical leaves from our Summery Greenery Dies!

For my first card showcasing the Summery Greenery Dies, I started by inking a cardstock panel with Picked Raspberry, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Salty Ocean, and Wilted Violet Distress inks. Rather than a straight rainbow, I layered patches of color adjacent to each other on the color wheel and then spritzed them with water to help them blend a tiny bit more and to get the look of some of the reactive drops. I then arranged all the tropical leaves cut from white cardstock over the top, leaving them plain for a graphic look and to keep the focus on all the wonderful embossed details these dies provide. 

I then inked up a small scrap of white cardstock with a similar blend of inks where I wanted my sentiment to go. I then stamped my "Happy Birthday" greeting from our Big Bold Greetings Stamps using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink, and heating-embossing it with Clear Embossing Powder. Lastly, I used the Big Bold Greetings Dies to cut out a shadow around my greeting and glued another strip of cardstock behind, which had been covered with adhesive to give me a sticky surface to pop the negative portions back in place. Having these sections in place kept my greeting from looking too busy with the white parts of the leaves that were peeking through the openings.

For my second colorful card using the Summery Greenery Dies, I started by die-cutting the tropical leaves from white cardstock. Then I inked each one using a different bright color of distress ink, alternating between Picked Raspberry, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers, and Wilted Violet. To add a little interest, I inked the left side of each leaf with a heavier hand and kept the right side lighter to give the appearance of a light source on the right. I then die-cut a stitched strip from black cardstock using the smallest pennant from our Slimline Pennant Dies (elongating it by hanging it off the cutting plate and running it through my machine a second time). Lastly, I heat-embossed the sentiment "wishing you a happy retirement" from our Happy Thoughts Stamps using White Embossing Powder with VersaMark Ink.

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 Summery Greenery 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:

Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Thoughts Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Pennant Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Greenery Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Big Bold Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bold Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts Ultra Fine Clear Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

Everything's Rosy Card with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I'm very happy to be back with something different than I usually do. I mean, you know that I'm a "the busier the merrier" type of girl with lots and lots of critters. Well, today I'm sharing this floral shaker card showcasing the gorgeous Everything's Rosy stamp set, and I had a blast creating all those beautiful roses and foliage with this layering stamp set!

And speaking of which, I started off by stamping the roses and leaves, using all the layers, along with Lawn Fawn premium dye inks and Altenew crisp dye inks. For the roses, light to dark I used frosty pink (Alt.) + peachy keen (LF) + guava (LF) + lobster (LF) + raspberry (LF). And for the leaves, light to dark I used frayed leaf (Alt.) + forest glades (Alt.) + moss (Alt.)

I cut all the images using the matching dies, mixed some copic opaque white ink with water and used a slim brush to add splatters to each rose and piece of greenery, and set them aside to dry. I also cut additional pieces of greenery out of vellum using Spring Greenery dies, added white ink splatters to each piece and set them aside as well for later.

Next I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel, and started by covering it with tattered rose oxide ink. I added a brick pattern to my panel using a brick stencil from stash along with saltwater taffy oxide ink, splattered water all over the panel and dried it with a paper towel, mixed some worn lipstick oxide ink with water and added more splatters to the panel, and then did the same with copic opaque white ink.

Once my panel was dry, I cut an opening out of it right in the center using the second largest Stitched Rectangle die, kept the frame piece only, and added a piece of acetate at the back of my brick frame using liquid glue. And I wanted my roses to be climbing up on a lattice, so I cut three white panels using the same die I used to create the opening, and cut a lattice design out of each white panel using the Frilly Frame Lattice die set. I layered the three lattice panels on top of each other using liquid glue to create a little bit of dimension, and then attached my lattice panel in the middle of my brick panel, right on the acetate using liquid glue again.

I flipped my brick panel over, added foam strips along the opening, close to the edges, and on the edges of the panel as well. I poured a lot of Pink Blossoms confetti inside the acetate opening, peeled all the foam strips backing papers off, and then closed my shaker panel with a Flirty Flowers pink panel.

Next, back to the front of the brick panel. Along with my climbing roses, I wanted to add some extra foliage, so I cut a Botanical Backdrop panel out of green cardstock, added some rustic wilderness oxide ink to darken some spots, mixed that same ink with water and added splatters to the leaves, did the same with copic opaque white ink, and attached this leafy panel to my brick panel using 1mm foam squares.

Before attaching the roses and leaves, I wanted to frame my panel with wood, so I used the Tropical Trees die set to cut my frame out of light brown woodgrain cardstock, attached it to my panel using liquid glue, and then finally stuck the roses and leaves using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, and the vellum greenery using liquid glue. For my greeting, I white heat embossed "Miss you" from Big Bold Greetings on dark brown cardstock, cut it using the matching die, and attached it to my panel using foam squares again. I attached my panel to a white card base, and to finish my card I added a scattering of clear droplets from my stash for shine and brightness.

And that's it! I hope that you like this card as much as I enjoyed creating it. It was pretty amazing to see those beautiful roses come to life layer after layer, and it was super easy to line everything up! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next week!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Everything's Rosy Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Everything's Rosy Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Frilly Frames Lattice Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Greenery Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Trees Backdrop Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bold Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Big Bold Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Botanical Backdrop Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

Cheerful Daisies Layered Daisy Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some floral cards for Spring using our Cheerful Daisies 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.

For my first card today featuring the Cheerful Daisies Stamps, I started by stamping a classic white daisy using only the top petal layer of the daisy image, which I stamped with a very pale ink called Barely Beige by Simon Says Stamp. I kept my color scheme yellow and green to match my daisies, filling the background with a yellow polka-dot patterned paper from our Polka-dot Parade Paper pack. I then layered our Botanical Backdrop Die over the top, which I cut from olive green cardstock. 

I cut three extra groupings of leaves by positioning some of my leftover cardstock to run through my machine again with the same die so I could fill in more of my edges with the leafy vines since my two daisies grouped on the bottom were pretty large and obstructed the view of many of the leaves. To add interest, I added some vein details to each leaf with my G07 Copic sketch marker. For my sentiment, I stamped the oversized "Happy Birthday" phrase from our Big Bold Greetings Stamps in Versafine Onyx Black ink. Lastly, I adhered some yellow Citrine Jewels to add a little sparkle and help fill in some visually empty spots.

Ink Color used for White Daisy: 

• Simon Says Stamp Barely Beige (Petals)
• Versafine Cheerful (Flower Center)
• Gina K. Wild Dandelion
• PinkFresh Studio Marigold

Ink colors used for Green Leaves:

• PinkFresh Grassy Knoll
• Hero Arts Fresh Lawn (or Gina K. Lucky Clover)
• PinkFresh Studio Olive

For my second card today, I inked up all my gerber daisies from our Cheerful Daisies Stamps in various pink hues, pairing them with the woven basket from our Layered Basket Stamps. To embrace my country feel, I paired the flowers with a scalloped mat cut using our Frilly Frames Hexagon Dies from a lilac gingham print. However, the lilac gingham from our Gingham Pastels Paper pack is a bit more vibrant and it felt like it was competing for attention with the flowers in the foreground. I considered covering it with a piece of vellum, but decided I didn't want to mess with finding a way to hide the adhesive. Instead I applied a layer of white Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink over the top of my patterned paper with a Jumbo Dauber to tone it down and make it appear more muted. This was my first time attempting something like this and while the background is still a bit busier than I wanted, it helped give me the look I was after. I finished my Mother's Day card with a small sentiment from our Puppy Parents Stamps.

Ink colors for pale pink daisy:

• Hero Arts Peony
• Hero Arts Cotton Candy

Ink colors for medium pink daisy:

• Gina K. Bubblegum Pink
• Versafine Charming Pink

Ink colors for hot pink daisy:

• Versafine Charming Pink
• Altenew Razzleberry

Ink colors for lilac daisy:

• PinkFresh Studio Soft Lilac
• PinkFresh Studio Candy Violet

Ink colors for centers of each daisy:

• Versafine Cheerful
• Gina K. Wild Dandelion
• PinkFresh Studio Marigold

Ink colors for leaves:

• Hero Arts Lime Green (or Gina K. Key Lime)
• Verasfine Avocado (or Gina K. Jelly Bean Green)
• Verasfine Shady Lane

Ink colors for layered basket: 

• Skipped Lightest Layer
• Hero Arts Soft Sand
• Memories Soft Sand or Gina K. Sandy Beach
• Memories Sand

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 Cheerful Daisies Stamps, Layered Basket Stamps, Botanical Backdrop Die, and 6x6 Patterned Paper Pads in our online shop, which are all currently on sale!

I also encourage you to check out all the card ideas with 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.

Supplies Used:

Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Puppy Parents Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Botanical Backdrop Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Hexagon Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cheerful Daisies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cheerful Daisies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Layered Basket Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Layered Basket Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bold Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Citrine Jewels Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

Cherry Blossoms & Dotted Diamond Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some floral cards for Spring using our Cherry Blossoms Stamps and the two variations of our Dotted Diamond Dies.

For my first card of the day I have a soft and pretty sympathy card using the Cherry Blossoms Stamps with the tree branch from our Out on a Limb Dies. For my background, I inked up my cardstock panel with Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, and a light hand of Prize Ribbon Distress inks. I then die-cut / embossed the background with our Dotted Diamond Portrait Die. I inked up another small piece of cardstock with a similar blend of inks, which I die-cut using our Rounded Rectangle Window Dies. I shorted the rectangle by running it through my die-cutting machine again to better fit my sentiment from our Inside Greetings Sympathy Stamps. Lastly, I added a sprinkling of Majestic Clear Confetti adhered with Ranger's Multi Medium Matte.

Next up is a more vibrant take on the Cherry Blossoms Stamps. I paired them with a dramatic navy blue cardstock, which I had die-cut using our Dotted Diamond Landscape Die. For my focal point birthday greeting, I heat embossed the words "Happy Birthday" using our Big Bold Greetings Stamps and die-cut a navy frame around it using our Limitless Labels 1 Die, which I popped up with black foam tape to help it stand out. As a finishing touch, I added a few scattered Midnight Blue Crystals for some subtle sparkle. I love the tone-on-tone look with the different textures!

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 stamped images from light to dark:

Flower Blossoms
PinkFresh Ballet Slipper
Hero Arts Soft Pink
Hero Arts Bubblegum
Gina K.Passionate Pink

Flower Centers / Stamen

Gina K. Key Lime (card no. 1)
Gina K. Sweet Corn (card no. 2)

Flower Anthers 
VersaFine Clair Pinecone

Leaves
Gina K. Key Lime
Concord & 9th Parsley

Brown Buds
PinkFresh Doe
Versafine Clair Acorn 

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.💗

Supplies Used:

Cherry Blossoms Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cherry Blossoms Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bold Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bold Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Dotted Diamond Landscape Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dotted Diamond Portrait Shop at: Sunny Studio	Limitless Labels 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rounded Rectangle Window Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Versafine Clair Ink- Acorn Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Clair Ink- Pinecone Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	Majestic Clear Confetti Shop at: Sunny Studio
Inside Greetings Sympathy Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Fairy Dust Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Out on A Limb Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Multi Medium Matte Shop at: Sunny Studio