The Graduate Card with Hanh

Hello Crafty Friends! This is Hanh on the Sunny Studio Stamps blog today and I am so excited to share a fun graduation card featuring the new The Graduate set from the new Summer Release! Have you seen all of the amazing products from the new release?! This graduation set couldn’t have come at a better time. Graduation season is just around the corner and I have several graduates to celebrate this year. The Graduate set is a smaller but very versatile set that can be used for both younger and older graduates. So let's get started.

I stamped the images from the The Graduate Stamps and a few cat images from the Cat Antics Stamps and Party Pets Stamps sets onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the coordinating The Graduates Dies, Cat Antics Dies and Party Pets Dies to diecut them out. I colored the images with Copic markers and accented with a white gel pen. 

COPIC COLORS:
Cats: YR30/20/21/24/27, W1, R000/20, R22, W7
Caps: B21/24/28, Y13/15

Full confession: I had to perform a little surgery on that cat in the center of the card from the Party Pets Stamps set. The original image is a full-body view of the cat with his hand positioned so that he could hold balloons. I thought the hand gesture would be perfect for the appearance of him tossing up his graduation cap. So I used scissors to trim the legs off of the colored image so that he would look more like the other cats who only had their upper bodies showing. But rest assure that no real cats or clear stamps were harmed in the process of making this card. 

For the layout, I used the second largest die from the Stitched Rectangle Dies to diecut a panel out of white cardstock. I matted this with a slightly larger piece of yellow cardstock. I adhered a piece of craft foam to the back of the panel before adhering it to a piece of patterned paper from the Surprise Party Paper.

For the sentiment, I stamped the “Congrats Grad” sentiment from the The Graduate set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a piece of white cardstock and used the coordinating die to diecut it out. I love the beautiful font and how bold the sentiment is. I added some highlights with a white gel pen and adhered the sentiment to the panel with foam tape.

I adhered the colored images to the panel with foam tape for a bit of dimension and interest. The panel was adhered to a white A2 cardbase (4.25” x 5.5”). I finisshed the card by adhering some stars diecut out of yellow cardstock with the stars die from the Basic Mini Shape Dies 2.

I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit today. I hope you liked my card. Be sure to visit the Sunny Studio Stamps Shop to check out the new Summer Release and for more info and ideas. 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	Basic Mini Shape Dies 2 Shop at: Sunny Studio	Surprise Party 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cat Antics Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cat Antics Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Party Pets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	The Graduate Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	The Graduate Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Designer's Choice: Wonderful Window Die Focused Card with Yan

Hello friends! Yan here—I’m excited to share a soft and heartfelt Mother’s Day card featuring the lovely Wonderful Windows Dies. I love how this die set creates a charming window scene, perfect for adding a warm and meaningful touch to a card for someone special.

To begin, I stamped the sweet mama cat and kitten image from the Cat Antics Stamps onto Neenah Solar White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I then colored the image with Copic markers, bringing out the warm and loving details. Once finished, I used the Cat Antics Dies to cut it out neatly.

COPIC COLOR:
Mama Cat with Kitten : E18, E31, E35, E41, E43, R32 
Fish in Food Bowl : BG10, BG23, R32, YR65, YR000
Ball of Yarn : R30, R32
Mice : W1, W5, R32

Next, I used the Wonderful Windows Dies to die cut the window frame from another piece of white cardstock three times, then stacked the layers together with glue to create a bit of dimension. I also added a soft touch of color using Copic markers (R32 and R30) to give the window frame a gentle, warm look.

For the background, I chose a piece from the Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper to add a soft and playful touch. I then stamped a sweet sentiment from the Inside Greetings Friends Stamps directly onto the background to complete the heartfelt message. Next, I used the Sydney Alphabet Dies to die cut the letters “MOM” from another piece of white cardstock three times, then stacked them together with glue to create a bit of dimension. Finally, I assembled all the elements using glue and double-sided tape to bring the whole design together.

I hope this card brings a touch of warmth and inspiration to your day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Wonderful Windows Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cat Antics Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cat Antics Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Inside Greetings Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Sydney Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Inside Greetings Friends Card with Tina H

Hello crafters, it’s Tina and today we are creating a card all about friendship. I love sending my cards out to other crafters and this project is perfect for that. I will be using a sentiment from the Inside Greetings Friends stamp. These sentiments also work great on the outside of a card as show in this design!

After creating a white card base, I cut a white panel with the rectangle die from Frilly Frames Eyelet Lace. This piece was dry embossed with the Woodgrain folder before adhering it to the card base.

My background is an arch (Stitched Arch Dies) cut from a pink heart paper (Flirty Flowers) and also from white card stock. This latter arch will become the floor after I stamped a wooden texture (Sprawling Surfaces) with a brown ink from my stash. I did go in and added more color with my Copics. Next, I layered both arch pieces and glued them to the white wooden panel.

By now you will know that I love cute critters, so I selected two kittens and a box  from Cat Antics. As usual, I used my Copics for the coloring. I stamped the XOXO message (Vintage Valentine) with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto the little sign one of the cats is holding.

Finally, I used the same ink to add the sentiment (Inside Greetings Friends) to a white banner. All that was left was to mount the images and sentiment to my arch background. A few Champagne Clear Jewels gave this project that extra sparkle!

Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodgrain Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames-Eyelet Lace Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sprawling Surfaces Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Cat Antics Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cat Antics Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Inside Greetings Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Vintage Valentine Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Loopy Rectangle Frame Die Focused Card with Marieke

Hello all, Marieke here. I'm back again with my weekly post for Sunny Studio Stamps. Today I hope to inspire you with a card that I made using the Loopy Rectangle Frame Dies.

Cut a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch pattern paper rectangle using the Spring Sunburst Paper. Out of the middle I cut the Loopy Rectangle Frame Dies and adhered a piece of acetate behind the pattern paper. 

Cut a white topfold base card and inked it up using Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass. Added some foam tape to the back of the pattern paper piece and filled it using shaker material. Adhered the white base card to the back and my shaker was done.

Heat set the banner out of the Little Birdie Stamp on some vellum and cut the banner using the matching Little Birdie dies. Stamped the small sentiment using blue ink and cut it to a small banner. 

Used Copic Colors:
Left Cat - E57, E55, E53, E51, E50 / R22, R20
Right sitting Cat - N8, N6, N4, N2 / R22, R20
Flying Cat - E47, E44, E43, E42, E40 / R22, R20
Cake / Cupcakecream - E53, E51, E50, 0
Pink - R85, R83, R81
Purple - V17, V15, V12
Blue - B04, B01, B00
Green - YG07, YG05, YG03
Yellow - Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11
Orange - YR18, YR16, YR12
White - C5, C3, C1, 0

Stamped all the images using Party Pets, Birthday Cat, Cat Antics and the Make a Wish Stamps. Colored them up using my Copic markers and cut them using the matching Party Pets dies, Birthday Cat dies, Cat Antics dies and the Make a Wish dies.

Have a wonderful day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Spring Sunburst 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Make A Wish Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Make A Wish Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Little Birdie Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Little Birdie Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Birthday Cat Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Birthday Cat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cat Antics Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cat Antics Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Party Pets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Loopy Rectangle Frame Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Vintage Valentine Card with Tina H

Hello crafters, it’s Tina and with Valentine approaching I am making a love themed card! The special twist today is that I am using very cute products, namely the Vintage Valentine stamp and die set.

These images remind me of my youth and the fun days as a kid growing up. We owned a phone and a typewriter just like these. In fact, I still have a typewriter in my home as vintage decor! But I digress, back to the card where I started with a white rectangle card base.

To match the cool tones of the devices, I used one of my favourite neutral paper pads (Subtle Grey Tones). I selected two patterns and cut them with the outer die of the Frilly Frames Chevron set. I love how these panels bring interest to the project without distracting from the main scene. I layered them and added both pieces to the base with liquid glue.

I stamped all the images from the Vintage Valentine set and used a mainly grey, red and blue Copic color palette. The kittens from Cat Antics were the perfect critters to bring some playfulness to the scene. I tried to color each cat slightly different to give them their own personality. 

Finally, I stamped one of the sentiments from the the Vintage Valentine stamp on the sheet of paper placed into the typewriter. To make it stand out a bit more I used a red ink from my stash. I finished the card by adding a few Champagne Clear Jewels to the panel.

It was so much fun using these vintage images in a project, I hope to see your cards with this sweet set very soon!! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Frilly Frames Chevron Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Subtle Grey Tones Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cat Antics Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cat Antics Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Vintage Valentine Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Vintage Valentine Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio