Holiday Hugs Valentine's Day Card with Hanh

Hello Crafty Friends! Happy New Year! This is Hanh on the Sunny Studio Stamps blog today, and I am thrilled to share a sweet postcard-style Valentine's Day card featuring the adorable bear from the Holiday Hugs set.

I am currently obsessed with postage and postcard-style cards. I was so excited to pair this cute bear with some stamp die cuts from the Gift Card Envelope Dies and stenciling with the Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils to create a postcard-like design. So let's get started.

I stamped the bear and heart images from the Holiday Hugs Stamp onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the coordinating Holiday Hugs Dies to die cut them out. I colored the images with Copic markers and accented with a white gel pen.

COPIC COLORS:
Bear: W00/0/1, W1/5/7, R000/20
Scarf: R14//24/29, RV10/21, C0/1
Heart: R14/24/29

For the background, I used the Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils and some Candied Apple Distress ink to create a striped border on a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock. I took another piece of white cardstock and lightly ink-blended some Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide ink onto the edges. I trimmed a bit off the edges of the pink panel and adhered the two panels together.

For the sentiment, I stamped the "Happy Valentine's Day" sentiment and red heart from the Foxy Friends Stamp set, the "Sending Love &" sentiment from the Big Bunny Stamp set, "Hugs" sentiment from the Holiday Hugs Stamp set and the "Especially For You" sentiment from the Inside Greetings Seasons Stamp set directly onto the pink panel with Versafine Satin Red and Onyx Black inks. I used a black pen to draw in the line and dots to create a separation of the left and right side of the postcard. 

I used the Gift Card Envelopes Dies to die-cut two stamps and the LOVE and XOXO letters out of white, red, and silver cardstock. I affixed them to the upper-right corner of my postcard. I adhered the bear to the panel with foam tape for a bit of dimension and interest. The panel was adhered to a white A2 card base.

I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit today. I was super happy that I was able to create the postcard design. Be on the lookout, you may see more postcard-style cards from me. I hope you liked my card and are inspired to create your own postcard-style cards to send out. For more info and ideas, be sure to visit the Sunny Studio Stamps Shop. Please also visit my INSTAGRAM feed for more inspiration.

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Holiday Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bunny Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gift Card Envelope Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Inside Greetings Seasons Shop at: Sunny Studio
Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils Shop at: Sunny Studio	Foxy Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Bighearted Bears Love-Themed Valentine's Day Cards with Mendi

Hello there! This is Mendi popping in to share some love-themed Valentine's Day cards featuring our adorable Bighearted Bears Stamps.

For my first card showcasing the Bighearted Bears Stamps, I lined up four of the panda bears holding Valentines and gifts. As a backdrop, I inked up a cardstock panel using the Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils with Candied Apple Distress ink. I layered that with an elongated Rounded Rectangle Mat Die, which I ran through my die-cutting machine twice so that I could have it bleed off the top of my card. I cut our Stitched Heart 2 Dies from masking material to use as a stencil to ink a heart onto my background with Worn Lipstick and Candied Apple Distress ink. I heat-embossed the word "love" onto the heart's center using the Love & Light Stamps and strung the banners from the Panda Party Stamps. I also heat-embossed a punny greeting on a shortened black Slimline Pennant Die by mixing words from the Bighearted Bears and Panda Party Stamps. I love how it all came together with the red, black, & white color scheme!

For my second card today, I used the Bighearted Bears Stamps to create a town scene with the pandas riding a bike, a mailbox, and the panda holding a balloon bouquet. For my scene's backdrop, I used the three buildings from the City Streets Stamps and the tree from the Happy Home Stamps. I masked off each building with hand-cut masks to ink my sky with Broken China Distress ink and then inked the pavement with Black Soot Distress ink. Lastly, I heat-embossed a punny sentiment from the Bighearted Bears set in the bottom, right corner.

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. Also, since this is my last post before Christmas, I wanted to wish you a very merry Christmas with your family and friends. May your day be cozy, relaxing, and surrounded by those you love.❤️

Supplies Used:  

Panda Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Panda Party Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bighearted Bears Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bighearted Bears Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
City Streets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	City Streets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Home Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Home Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Love & Light Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Pennant Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Heart 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spellbinders Masking Sheets Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio
VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail 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