Merry Mocha Card with Tina

Hello crafty friends, it’s Tina with a very adorable Christmas card featuring the sweet Merry Mocha stamp and die set! And who better to add to a ‘Merry’ card than five cuties from Penguin Party. I always had a soft spot for these little guys, so I was thrilled to let them join the festivities!

For my base panel I die cut a piece of white Neenah paper with the largest of the Stitched Semi Circles. Sometimes I feel a bit intimidated to create a full A2 size scene. Using a smaller shape as your focal point really comes in handy to limit that space. It’s a technique I love to use on my cards. Next, I added some fun texture to this white piece by dry embossing it with the Lots of Dots embossing folder.

I created a white card base and added a beautiful red plaid paper from the All Is Bright pad cut with the outer die from the Frilly Frames Stripes die. This instantly provides a pop of color!

After stamping and die cutting all my images, I used my trusty Copics for the coloring. Going for the traditional holiday colors this time. Since you can never have enough sparkle, I added some white glitter to the brim of the hats, pompoms, and candy canes.

Before placing the penguins onto the white semi-circle, I masked off the bottom portion and inked it with some Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide ink. My sentiment is from the Merry Mocha set and I stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

To assemble the card, I glued my white panel to the card base, added all the critters and the cute mug. Finally, I mounted the sentiment to the left corner with some foam tape. A few Chrystal Clear jewels were added as embellishments. These are by far my favorite gems as they go with so many designs!

Wishing you lots of crafty fun making your own scene with this sweet Merry Mocha set! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

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The Merry Mocha Stamps used today are not available for purchase this holiday season but rather will be automatically included with all retail orders of $45 or more from our online store through November 27th at Midnight PDT. Here are all the details:

Receive free shipping on U.S. orders of $40+

+ Receive the exclusive mini "Merry Mocha" stamp set with a $45+ purchase.

+ Receive the coordinating "Merry Mocha" dies with a $75+ purchase.

+ 10% of retail sales will be donated to the Maui Strong Fund with the Hawaii Community Foundation.

*Please note: No discount codes are needed. All offers will be applied automatically and cannot be combined with additional discounts at checkout. Purchases are based on order subtotal, prior to shipping & tax.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Frilly Frames Stripes Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Lots of Dots Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Semi-Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Pals Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Pals Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
All Is Bright Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio

Woolen Mitten Die Focused Gift Tags with Bobbi

“This mitten belongs to…” Just add a name to these cute mitten gift tags and your gifts are in good “hands!” Bobbi here and today I’m using the new Woolen Mitten dies by Sunny Studio Stamps. This is such a cute die set. 

You get a large mitten base that can be used to make cards, gift tags, fireplace or tree garland, table or buffet name tags and more. There’s lots of accessories to add to the mitten, too.  I made these two gift tags and I added a "to/from" on the back side using the Christmas Icon stamps.

To make these mittens, I cut the mitten bases from 80lb Neenah Solar White cardstock. I like to cut two for my tags and attach the back panel at the end with a string sandwiched in between for a nice, finished, hanging tag. Most of the accessories for these tags are cut from white cardstock with the exception of the blue and lavender holly leaves, lavender knit band and the colored strips on the striped mitten.

To make the first mitten, I cut the mitten base from white and ran it through my die cutting machine with the Cable Knit Embossing Folder. I love the texture achieved by doing this. I ink blended Ranger Distress Oxide Ink in Broken China to the textured base using a light hand.

TIP: I wanted to make the yarn look like it was a multi-color fiber variety so I used a Copic V01 marker to add  lavender fibers to the blue inked, embossed design. Think of all the possibilities for creating unique yarns! 

I added a lavender knit band, two cute marbleized buttons in blues and purples, thread, lace trim, a layered snowflake, and white and lavender holly leaves to the mitten front.

TIP: Create marbleized buttons by ink blending on multiple colors to the buttons. I used an ink blender and Distress Oxide Inks in Broken China, Milled Lavender and Spun Sugar for this look.

Once everything was assembled and glued in place, I attached a holiday string to the back of the front panel and then added the back panel to cover the string ends. I glued the front and back together and stamped a "to/from" on the back side to finish the tag.

To create this striped mitten, I cut strips in various widths and attached them to a white piece of cardstock. I ran the striped sheet through my die cutting machine to make the mitten shape.

I stenciled on darker-shaded snowflakes to the blue and light pink wider stripes to make the mitten more interesting.

TIP: To make the snowflake design, use the scrap of the snowflake cutouts from the first mitten to create the stencil. I used Broken China and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Inks to stencil the design on the pink and blue wide stripes. 

I used my white gel pen to add smaller snowflakes over the larger, stenciled ones for a fun pattern.

To finish this look, I added the ribbed cuff, lace edge, layered poinsettia, holly leaves, a button center with the threaded “X” and lots of extra stitching between the stripes. For the smaller stripes, I used my white Gelly Roll white gel pen to add faux stitching lines in white. Like the first mitten, I added an iridescent string to the back and attached a mitten back panel to conceal it.

Thanks for stopping by today. If you want to see more ideas and inspiration from me, subscribe to my blog, BobbiHartDesign.com. I’ll send you updates on new posts! You can also find me on Instagram as @BobbiHartDesign and on Facebook as BobbiHartDesign.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Christmas Icons Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Christmas Icons Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Buffalo Plaid Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio

Woolen Mitten Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Love & Light Card with Tina

Hello crafty friends, it’s Tina and today I am featuring a card using the beautiful dove image from the Love & Light stamp and die set. 

The color palette for this project is kept very soft and pastel. I started by creating a white card base. Next I made a dry embossed panel using the Buffalo Plaid Folder for some elegant details in the background. This panel was cut with the outer die of the Frilly Frames Stripes die which gives a pretty stitched scalloped border to your card panel. 

The focal point of this card consists of two arched panels. I used the largest of the Stitched Arch dies to cut a beautiful teal flower paper from Flirty Flowers. A second arch was created from white card stock.

Smaller images like the dove and stars from the Love & Light stamp are perfect to make your own patterned background. I used a piece of scrap paper to figure out which layout would fit the best into the arch shape. All the coloring was done with Copic markers in soft shades of pink and teal. I added some details with a white gel pen.

Next, I stamped the stars onto the panel with Distress Oxide Speckled Egg, the perfect match for the teals and pinks in this project. A few dots with a black marker provided a ‘splattering effect’.

I love the look of the two layered arches, but adding some greenery on both sides of the design really enhances the card. I die cut several small branches from the Winter Greenery Dies from shiny pink and white card stock from my stash. I love this die set so much; I use it a lot in my cards. For my sentiment I created the word ‘peace’ using the beautiful letter dies from the Chloe Alphabet and the same shiny pink card stock as some of the branches. I stacked three layers to give the letters lots of dimension.

Finally, I added a few Pure White Jewels as embellishments and that finishes the card! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Stripes Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Buffalo Plaid Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Greenery DIes Shop at: Sunny Studio
Love & Light Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Love & Light Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Guest Designer Spotlight: Cards with Donna Mikasa

Hello and Happy Saturday! Donna Mikasa here and I’m excited to share some projects using products from the newest Sunny Studio release.

I’ve combined new and older products that I thought worked well together. For my first project, I made a card with the happy go lucky pup from Dashing Dachshund.

A sky was ink blended on watercolor card stock and spattered with water. I used the Snowflake Circle Frame Die as a focal point, die cutting the snowflakes from glitter card stock.

A little secret on how I “colored” the pup. Since my Copic markers are drying up from not being used, I decided to stencil in the colors by cutting out the pup and laying it over the stamped image. I stenciled in the color and die cut him out. It’s not perfect coloring but I wanted o test out a different way to color an image. The sentiment is from Holiday Style.

For my second project, I made a simple tag using Holiday Hugs. I made a polar bear holding a large snowflake, again using snowflakes from the Snowflake Circle Frame Die.

An arch shaped tag was cut from white card stock and ink blended with blue inks. To give the tag some texture, I ran it through the Moroccan Circles embossing folder.

The polar bear was colored and cut with the matching dies and adhered to the tag. I added more snowflakes and a simple sentiment from the same set.

I like that Sunny Studio Stamps can be mixed and matched with older sets so you can stretch their usage throughout the holiday.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used: 

Holiday Style Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Moroccan Circles Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowflake Circle Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dashing Dachshund Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dashing Dachshund Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Holiday Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Woolen Mitten Die Card with Gladys

Hello crafty friends! Gladys here and I'm back to share two fun projects using the awesome Woolen Mitten dies!! Let's get started shall we.

First, I created a shape card using the mitten cut from blue cardstock. To add more interest, I used the Cable Knit embossing folder. Then ink blended white pigment ink on the raised pattern. For more depth I inked the edges with chipped sapphire and splattered white paint using a small paint brush. To complete the assembly, I glued the cuff and stitch on the mitten. Finally, I stamped the sentiment from Holiday Hugs stamp set and used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

For my next project I made a tag using the poinsettia dies from the Woolen Mitten set. I used the Mini Mat & Tag 3 cut from the same blue cardstock and added lots of details like the mitten card. I cut the poinsettia petals from white cardstock and ink blended using spun sugar and picked raspberry distress oxide inks. For details I splattered white paint and glued a silver pearl and vellum leaves to add some elegance. 

That is all for me, I had a blast creating these projects! Thank you for stopping and I hope you found some inspiration. Have a wonderful day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Cable Knit Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Mini Mat & Tag 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woolen Mitten Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Pretty Pumpkins Card with Tina

Hello crafty friends, it’s Tina and today’s project consists of lots of Pretty Pumpkins! This is a beautiful layering set and I love that the pumpkins come in three sizes. Loads of possibilities for your card designs!

As always, I used the printed sheet on which the stamps come as my guide for placement. For the pumpkins I went with teal, coral, and yellow colors. I used several inks from my stash to get that great dimensional look these stamps provide! The set comes with it’s own leaves but I decided to go for the Autumn Greenery dies which I inked in similar colors. To create that rustic fall look, I added lots of splatters with matching inks and white gouache.

Next, I stamped and die cut the Layered Basket onto a piece of cream paper that I had dry embossed with the Woodgrain embossing folder. I took a blending brush to darken the edges of the basket. I wanted to add a scalloped strip using one of the Ribbon And Lace Border dies. This white border was perfect for my sentiment as well (Words Of Gratitude).

I created a white card base and adhered a coral gingham panel (Frilly Frames Eyelet Lace die and Gingham Pastels pad). Next, I added a white border.

Then it was time to assemble the pumpkin scene starting with the basket and working my way up. I used some temporary glue so I could arrange all the elements until I was happy with the design. Lastly, I added the leaves and pumpkin in front of the basket and scattered a few Chrystal Clear Jewels over the entire scene.

Thank you for joining me and I hope you have fun creating cards with these pretty pumpkins! Happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Words of Gratitude Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pretty Pumpkins Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pretty Pumpkins Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodgrain Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio
Frilly Frames-Eyelet Lace Shop at: Sunny Studio	Layered Basket Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Layered Basket Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Autumn Greenery Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Brilliant Banner Die Focused Card with Tina

Hello crafty friends, Tina here with an oval shaped card featuring the festive Brilliant Banner 2 Dies. They come in two different shapes and I used the curved one for this project. It matches perfectly with the largest of the Scalloped Oval Mat 1 dies!

To start this design, I cut the banner and the oval mat from white Neenah paper. Next, while I had the oval die out, I created my oval card base by scoring the paper in two and leaving the top part uncut.

For my background I did some ink blending with Distress Oxides Salvaged Patina and Peacock Feathers. I used some white gouache and a small paintbrush to create little snowflakes. The snowbank was made of some white Neenah paper that I first dry embossed with the Buffalo Plaid folder. I love the little extra it gives to the ‘snow’. Next, I created the white frame by cutting the middle part of the oval mat with a smaller die from an infinity set.

For this Christmas card, I selected the adorable Santa from Santa Claus Lane, a sweet reindeer and presents from Reindeer Games and the birch trees from Bear Hugs. These are all amazing holiday sets which work so well together! Love browsing my stash to come up with different mix and match ideas! All the images were colored with Copic markers. I stamped a greeting from Reindeer Games onto the white banner with my go to Versafine Onyx Black ink.

Now let’s assemble the card, starting by adhering the sky panel and snowbank to the card base. Next, I created the snowy scene by adhering all the images that needed to be placed inside the frame. Finally, I added the frame, the banner, the bags and a some presents on top of the oval frame. A few small white snowflakes with Chrystal Clear Jewels were the only embellishments this card needed.

I hope you will have fun mixing and matching new products with supplies from your stash! Thank you for visiting the blog and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Buffalo Plaid Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Santa Claus Lane Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Santa Claus Lane Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Oval Mat 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Reindeer Games Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Reindeer Games Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio