Classy Christmas Card with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here with you today! I'm back with this traditional holiday card showcasing the gorgeous Classy Christmas stamp set. Such beautiful images to color, and I'm sure that the same design would look great in blues for a frosty and more wintery look, or pinks for a cute and whimsical look.

I started off by stamping my Classy Christmas images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink. I cut them all using the matching dies, and then colored everything using my Ohuhu markers. When the coloring was done, I mixed copic opaque white ink with water and used a slim brush to add white splatters on all my images, I did the same with fossilized amber distress spritz, and then set everything aside to dry.

I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches dark kraft panel, placed it inside my Woodgrain embossing folder, applied brown ink inside the folder on the opposite side of the panel, closed the embossing folder and ran it through my die cutting machine to create a nice tone on tone brown woodgrain texture. I mixed vintage photo distress ink with water and used a slim brush to add brown splatters all over my panel, did the same with white ink, and then the same again with fossilized amber distress spritz. And when my panel was dry, I attached it to a white card base.

Next I attached all the images symmetrically at the top and bottom using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, creating a beautiful wreath. I white heat embossed "Season's greetings" from Holiday Greetings on dark brown cardstock, cut it using the matching die, and finally stuck my sentiment right in the center of the wreath using foam squares again. 

And that's it! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next week!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Woodgrain Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classy Christmas Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classy Christmas Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Merry Mice Card with Tina

Hi there crafty friends, Tina here and I am super excited to show you my first Christmas card of the year! How fun is it to add lots of snow to your projects or make them sparkle and shine! You know I love cute critters and today is no exception, we are featuring the cute images from Merry Mice and it’s coordinating dies.

As usual, I started with a white card base and cut an extra panel with the outer die from Frilly Frames Chevron. Next, I created my focal point for the snowy scene and die cut a window with the second largest of the Stitched Arched dies. I set this piece aside for another project.

For extra dimension, I ran the chevron panel again through the die cutting machine with the Dapper Diamonds embossing folder. Fun fact about this method is that you can reverse the panel and get a totally different look, and that is what I did today.

To create the sky and snow banks I used extra pieces of white card stock slightly bigger that the arched frame. I finally decided to use my Distress Mica Stain in the color Snow Flurries which has been in my stash for a while now. The result is a beautiful shiny sky, but you can also use any Distress Oxide inks that you have and a shimmer spray. I glued the snow banks and sky piece to the back of the diamond panel and added the whole to my card base.

After selecting the images from the adorable Merry Mice set, I started coloring with my Copics. I went with yellow, pink and blue shades which go well with the background.  

Next, I mounted the images into the scene with foam tape. The sentiment was taken from the Inside Greetings Holiday set (they also work great on the outside of a card!) and stamped onto a Brilliant Banner 4 piece with a blue ink from my stash. Lastly, I added a few Champagne Clear Jewels for that extra shimmer and shine.

I can’t wait to see all your wonderful Christmas cards! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Dapper Diamonds Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Chevron Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Merry Mice Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Merry Mice Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Inside Greetings-Holidays Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 4 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Elegant Leaves Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some fall cards featuring the Elegant Leaves Stamps.

For my first card showcasing the Elegant Leaves Stamps I started by creating a rainbow blend on watercolor paper by washing my paper in water and then dropping in bits of color using Daniel Smith Watercolors. When it had dried entirely (which you can speed up with a heat gun), I heat embossed the leaf images using Hero Arts Brass Embossing Powder. I proceeded to fussy cut each image right next to the embossing outline to keep things looking bold and clean against my navy blue background. I then rearranged the leaves loosely on my card panel and took turns adhering them with my Zig Glue Pen. 

Lastly, I used that same Brass embossing powder to heat emboss my "Thankful for all you do" sentiment onto coordinating navy cardstock, fussy cutting again around the word "thankful" leaving a small shadow to make it easier to cut out. This navy shadow blends with my background and also helps the word stand out in the places where it overlaps with the leaves beneath to keep it from being illegible. I love how these leaves pop against the navy and how the metallic embossing catches the light! 

For my second card, I created a radically different look with the Elegant Leaves Stamps. I chose a more modern & graphic design with the leaf images, incorporating a pink, grey, black, and white color scheme. I started by embossing a piece of pink cardstock using our Cable Knit Embossing Folder for my card's background. I then stamped the bold leaves and leaf outlines using various Versafine inks (linked below). I arranged my leaves into a garland arrangement, positioned in the bottom center of my card. I then heat embossed the word "Grateful" using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink and Ultra Fine Clear Embossing Powder onto the same pink cardstock. Once again, I fussy cut a slight shadow around the word and paired it with other parts of the greeting, which I heat embossed with White Detail Embossing Powder onto black cardstock.

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 Elegant Leaves Stamps and Elegant Leaves Dies in our online shop, which are currently on sale!  Also, make sure to check out the loads of other card ideas on the Elegant Leaves Stamps product page, as there are so many other beautiful ways to use these stamps!

Supplies Used:

Elegant Leaves Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Elegant Leaves Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cable Knit Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio
Versafine Clair Ink- Charming Pink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Clair Ink- Morning Mist Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brass Embossing Powder Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts Ultra Fine Clear Shop at: Sunny Studio

Crisp Autumn & Pretty Pumpkins Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some fall cards featuring the Crisp Autumn Stamps.

For my first card showcasing the Crisp Autumn Stamps, I paired the layered fall leaves and the "Happy Autumn" sentiment from the set with the large sunflower and green leaves from the Sunflower Fields Stamps. I then layered them with a couple of loopy circle die-cuts cut from brown cardstock using the Snowflake Circle Frame Dies to form my grapevine twine wreath.

Here's a closer look at how I inked only the recessed portions of my embossed background. I used a spongy foam ink brayer with VersaFine Clair Cheerful Ink to apply ink to only the raised diamond side portion of my embossing folder. I then laid a clean white A2-sized cardstock panel on the dry side of my embossing folder, positioned just where I wanted it, and carefully closed the lid onto my sheet of paper before rolling the sandwich through my die-cutting machine. It's important to note that this technique only works with pigment inks, which are sticky enough to adhere to the slick plastic surface of the embossing folder. Sadly, dye inks will only bead up on the surface. 

As a finishing touch, I applied our Champagne Clear Jewels with Multi Medium Matte liquid adhesive to the center of my sunflower to add sparkle and make it the true focal point of my card. It was difficult for me to capture in the photo, but the clear rhinestones really catch the light in person and helped add that tiny bit of bling I was looking for. I also love that their clear nature allows the stamped image from below to peek through, making these the perfect match with whatever you use them with.

For my second card of the day, I started by creating an oversized picket fence using the pencil die from our Color My World Dies, cut from woodgrain textured cardstock. This cardstock is naturally a kraft brown color, but I decided it would be fun to create a whitewashed look to brighten up my fence and emphasize the incredible texture of the paper. I achieved this just by dipping my finger into Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink and rubbing it along the surface of each die-cut fence piece before hitting them with a heat gun to speed up the drying process. 

I then used a Tim Holtz clear ruler to line them up on my card front and help keep them evenly spaced. I started by adhering the two slats on the outside edges. I then added the one in the very center of my card. From there, I found the center between the two posts on each side, leaving me with only two posts to fill in between each of those, which I eyeballed. I then added a grass border using the grassy border die from the Picket Fence Dies, adding flicks of "grass" with my Copic Marker pen. I created an arrangement of pumpkins in front of my fence using the images from the Pretty Pumpkins Stamps and Crisp Autumn Stamps. Finally, I stamped my thank you sentiment from the Words of Gratitude Stamps onto a stitched label from the Sliding Window Dies.

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 from light to dark:

Sunflower Petals
PinkFresh Lemon Whip
PinkFresh Sunshine

PinkFresh Sweet Mustard 

PinkFresh Marigold

Sunflower Seeds Center
PinkFresh Doe
Versafine Clair Acorn

Sunflower Leaves 

PinkFresh Grassy Knoll
PinkFresh Key Lime
PinkFresh Studio Olive
PinkFresh Studio Evergreen

Pumpkins
PinkFresh Studio Apricot
PinkFresh Studio Clementine
Concord & 9th Marmalade
Hero Arts Green Hills
Hero Arts Fresh Lawn

Red Leaf
PinkFresh Studio Passion Fruit
Hero Arts Red Royal
Concord & 9th Cranberry
Gina K. Warm Cocoa

Orange Leaf
PinkFresh Studio Apricot
Gina K. Sweet Mango
PinkFresh Studio Persimmon 

Yellow Leaf
Concord & 9th Buttercup
Hero Arts Butterbar
PinkFresh Studio Apricot
Gina K. Sweet Mango

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 Pretty Pumpkins Stamps, Pretty Pumpkins Dies, Sunflower Fields Dies, and Dapper Diamond Embossing Folder in our online shop, which are currently on sale!  Also, while you are there, check out the loads of other card ideas on each of the product pages, as there are so many other beautiful ways to use these stamps!

Supplies Used:

Crisp Autumn Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Crisp Autumn Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sunflower Fields Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sunflower Fields Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Pretty Pumpkins Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pretty Pumpkins Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Words of Gratitude Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dapper Diamonds Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio
Picket Fence Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sliding Window Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowflake Circle Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Color My World Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Clair Ink- Cheerful Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Clair Ink- Acorn Shop at: Sunny Studio
PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Multi Medium Matte Shop at: Sunny Studio	Champagne Clear Jewels Shop at: Sunny Studio