Crisp Apples Card with Tina

Hi crafty friends, Tina here and today we are creating a fun card with the versatile Build-a-Bowl dies. You can fill this bowl with lots of fruits, I opted for some yummy Crisp Apples!

Instead of a normal rectangle card base, I decided to round the corners and add a fun stripe pattern (stencil from my stash and Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide).

I love adding lots of layers to my card, so next I cut a panel from a blue purple paper with one of the Rounded Rectangle Mat dies. I dry embossed this piece with the Dotted Diamond Portrait die. After cutting a smaller white piece of card stock with one of the Stitched Arch dies, I used the Woodgrain embossing folder for extra texture.

Then it was time for my centerpiece, which consists of the pretty bowl (Build-a-Bowl dies) cut from a purple gingham paper (Gingham Pastels) and embellished with a purple border (Ribbon and Lace Borders).

I cut a bunch of apples and leaves (Crisp Apples) from white card stock. I love that you get two sizes and colored them with Distress Oxide Abandoned Coral, Saltwater Taffy, Peacock Feathers and Scorched Timber.

My combined sentiment was taken from the Punny Apple Greetings set and stamped onto a white Brilliant Banner 4 with Versafine Onyx Black ink and a red ink from y stash. I stacked this banner on top of a purple one. A few Champagne Clear jewels were added for that extra sparkle.

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Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodgrain Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dotted Diamond Portrait Shop at: Sunny Studio
Build-A-Bowl Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Punny Apple Greetings Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 4 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Crisp Apple Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Enchanted Card with Tina

Hello crafters, it’s Tina and my project today is so sweet and romantic! I am using the adorable Enchanted stamp and die set with lots of fairytale images. You can mix and match the sentiments to create the cutest messages!

Lots of romance going on and that is reflected in my color palette of soft pink, green and a bit of yellow. Such a perfect combo for this theme card. The scene wouldn’t be complete without lots of layers, I think it adds so much to the definition of a card.

Today I star with a standard pink card base, which I ‘created’ by coloring the edges of a plain white base with the darkest pink Copic marker I used for my coloring. Simple, and a perfect match!

Next, I cut a white panel using the outer die from the Frilly Frames Chevron set, which was further embellished by the Dotted Diamond Portrait die. This latter die is great to have in your stash, I love how it always elevates my cards and it is so easy to use!

Creating the oval focus point was achieved by combining the largest die from Scalloped Oval Mat 1 and the largest of the Stitched Ovals 2 dies. I used both to create a pink border, next, I cut three panel with the stitched die from white cardstock. One of these was splattered with Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide ink and a small paintbrush. The other two were turned into grass borders (mini grass border dies, colored with Cracked Pistachio).

After selecting a cute princess, a knight and of course a castle (Enchanted stamp), I started my coloring with Copic markers. I added highlights with a gel pen.

I opted to stamp the combined sentiment (Enchanted stamp) onto a curved banner (Brilliant Banner 4) with Versafine Onyx Black ink. For extra interest, I cut the same shape from the pink card stock I used for the oval frame. I added all the layers and images to my card base and finished this project with some Pink Spinel Jewels.

I hope you like this sweet card and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Frilly Frames Chevron Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Enchanted Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Enchanted Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Oval Mat 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Oval 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Dotted Diamond Portrait Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 4 Dies 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

Background Basics 2 Card with Tina

Hello crafters, it’s Tina and today I am making a sweet Easter card featuring the Background Basics 2 stamps, more specifically the large diagonal grid.

I selected a white card base and cut a rectangle background panel from white paper with the outer die from the Frilly Frames Stripes die. I love the scalloped edge, but to enhance this piece even more I added an ‘embossed look’ with the Dotted Diamond Portrait die. Next, I simply glued this panel to the card base as my first layer.

The adorable Big Bunny is going to be my main focal point of this card and I discovered that she fits perfectly inside the largest of the Stitched Ovals. This pieces was then decorated with the big grid from Background Basics 2 stamps and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide. I deliberately kept some areas of the stamping lighter or even white.

For extra detail I glued this panel to a white Scalloped Oval Mat 1 piece and added the whole to the card with liquid glue. For the star of the show (the cutie from Big Bunny), the bouquet and the bow, I selected Copic markers in fun Spring colors matching the blue of my grid background. The combined sentiment is from the same set and stamped in Versafine Onyx Black ink.

To put the scene together, I cut a white strip with one of the Slimline Basic Borders and the largest of the Stitched Ovals to give this piece it’s rounded edges. I glued this piece in place and added the bunny with the bow and tulips. Lastly, I placed the sentiment on the bottom of the oval shape. As a final embellishment, I added a few Gold Jewels. 

I hope you will enjoy these fun background stamps as much as I did! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Stitched Oval Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Stripes Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Basic Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Oval Mat 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dotted Diamond Portrait Shop at: Sunny Studio
Big Bunny Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bunny Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Background Basics 2 Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio