Spring Garland Card with Tina H

Hello crafters, Tina here and I swear that on certain days I can feel Spring in the air! That is why I am so excited to create a card with the gorgeous Spring Garland stamp and die set. Not only are the images stunning, this stamp gives you so much options with the separate clusters and butterflies.

Since the flowers are slightly curved, I thought they would work very well with an oval design. I started by cutting a pink piece of cardstock from my stash with the largest of the Stitched Ovals. Next, I dry embossed this piece with the beautiful Buffalo Plaid Diagonal die and layered the panel on top of a white scalloped border (Scalloped Oval Mat 1). 

My simple white card base got some extra interest by adding a striped design with a stencil and Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide. I set this base aside to dry before mounting the oval pieces. Then I pulled out my Copics and selected happy Spring colors for the flower arrangements.

I played around with both pieces and loved the idea of them following the oval shape while slightly overlapping. I used foam tape for the largest cluster to get that extra dimension. 

This card could be perfect for Easter or Spring, but since I always need a lot of birthday cards, I wanted to show you that it is perfect for that occasion too! My sentiment (Tropical Birds) was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black ink on a small pink banner and placed in the top right corner. A few Pink Spinel Jewels are the perfect embellishment for this design.

I always enjoy creating with flowers and I hope you will love this set as much as I do! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Stitched Oval Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Oval Mat 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Birds Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Garland Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Spring Garland Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Roly Poly Penguins Red Gingham Winter Holiday Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi popping in to share some winter-themed holiday cards featuring our Roly Poly Penguins Stamps. 

I made all my cards today using the same basic elements, only changing out the penguin, the object he (or she) is holding, and the customized greeting. I started by trimming a sheet of white 120 lb. cardstock into four A2-sized panels, which I die-cut and embossed with the Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die. I then inked them up using the coordinating Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils using Candied Apple Distress Ink. 

I filmed a short video showing how those products were designed to work together HERE. 

Next, I worked on creating my focal point scenes. I cut the largest Scalloped Circle 2 Die from white cardstock and then layered it over a Scalloped Circle 1 Die cut from red cardstock. I cut a 2-7/8" Stitched Circle Large Die from white cardstock and inked it with Peacock Feathers Distress ink for my sky with white gel pen dots for snowfall. I cut another partial circle from white cardstock and die-cut a stitched slope through the center using the Slimline Nature Border Dies to form my snowy hill. As the star of each card, I paired the Roly Poly Penguins Stamps with the tree and gift images from the Holiday Express Stamps. Last, I heat-embossed a customized greeting to fit each individual card theme using the Build-a-Greeting Holidays Stamps, which I added to the Brilliant Banner 4 Die cut from aqua cardstock.

Here's a closer look at the four cards from this set, which I created assembly line style. Making cards as small sets, like this one, with your supplies already out and ready, is a great way to speed up cardmaking while keeping the creative process interesting.

Card No. 1: "Wishing You Warm Holiday Wishes" Penguin with Hot Cocoa Mug

Card No. 2: "May You Be Wrapped in Happiness" Penguin with Gifts

Card No. 3: "May Your Days Be Merry & Bright" Penguin with Candy Cane

Card No. 4: "Sending Joy Across the Miles" Penguin with Santa Letter to the North Pole

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. 

Supplies Used: 

Roly Poly Penguin Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Roly Poly Penguin Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Express Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Express Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Circle Mat 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Circle Mat 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Buffalo Plaid Straight Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 4 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Build-a-Greeting Holidays Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

Holiday Style Jingle Bell Christmas Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some cute and colorful holiday cards using our Holiday Style Stamps.

It's been years since I've had the chance to revisit our Holiday Style Stamps, and I fell in love with them all over again. For my first card, I played with the classic glass ball ornament, consisting of only two simple layers, which I inked up in a pastel color palette. It's always fun mixing in non-traditional Christmas colors, and I turned to patterned papers from the Spring Sunburst Paper and Dots & Stripes Pastels Paper packs to tie in with the ornaments. I cut the "ribbon" border using the Ribbon & Lace Border Dies and the scalloped edge with the Slimline Pennant Dies. Lastly, I heat embossed my greeting using a sentiment from the Holiday Style set.

For my next card set, I used the fabulous bell and bow images from the Holiday Style Stamps. I went clean and simple, turning to the two tree bough images from the Classy Christmas Stamps to repeatedly stamp and heat-emboss along the top and bottom of my two card fronts. I used my MISTI tool to stamp them assembly line style by rotating the panels 180 degrees and stamping again while the images were set up. I strung Silver Embroidery thread by DMC through the openings I had punched with a 1/8" hole punch and taped to the back of the bells and card panels before adhering them to my card base. I then stamped the greeting from the Holiday Style Stamps using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink and sprinkled them with Clear Embossing Powder to make them shine.

For my last card using the Holiday Style Stamps, I thought it would be fun to experiment with stamping gold jingle bells. After trying several different ink combinations, I found a mix I really like using inks from three different companies (linked below). I created a festive arrangement by stacking several bells in a basket using our Layered Basket Stamps, filling in around the basket with the tree bough image from the Holiday Style set. I had this leftover red gingham piece from another window card that I decided to hold onto, and it added just the right splash of red and holiday feel I was looking for. It was created using the Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Dies, inked up with the coordinating Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils, and trimmed down with a stitched edge using the Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies. I completed my card by heat embossing a custom-made sentiment with our new Build-a-Greeting Holidays Stamps, which I heat embossed onto the red pennant strip cut using the Notebook Photo Corner Dies.

I am frequently asked which ink colors I used for my layered images, so I have shared what I used today for these examples (from lightest to darkest).

Silver Bells
Hero Arts Soft Granite
Hero Arts Charcoal
Versafine Onyx Black

Gold Bells
Gina K. Kraft
Concord & 9th Wheat
Hero Arts Cup O' Joe

Basket
Hero Arts Soft Sand
Gina K. Sandy Beach
Memories Sand
Gina K. Kraft

Pink Ornament
Gina K. Bubblegum Pink
Hero Arts Ultra Pink

Hot Pink Ornament
Hero Arts Ultra Pink
Gina K. Medium Orchid

Lilac Ornament
PinkFresh Studio Soft Lilac
Gina K. Light Orchid

Blue Ornament
VersaFine Claire Arctic
Hero Arts Cornflower

Aqua Ornament
Gina K. Ocean Mist
GIna K. Sea Glass

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 the Holiday Style Dies, Classy Christmas Stamps, and Layered Basket Stamps in our online shop, which are all currently on sale.

Supplies Used:

Holiday Style Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Style Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Sunburst 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dots & Stripes Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Classy Christmas Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classy Christmas Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Layered Basket Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Layered Basket Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Slimline Pennant Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils Shop at: Sunny Studio
Notebook Photo Corners Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Build-a-Greeting Holiday Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Over The Hills Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Versafine Clair Ink- Verdant Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio