Scrumptious Cupcakes Birthday Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! We are celebrating Sunny Studio's 10th Birthday all this week, so this is Mendi here today popping in to share some bright and happy birthday cards for Summer using our fabulous Scrumptious Cupcake Stamps.

First up, I have a slimline-style card featuring a rainbow of our Scrumptious Cupcakes. I had stamped a number of these a couple years ago when we first introduced these stamps HERE so I just matched up as many pieces as I could and then stamped a couple extra cupcake wrappers for the yellow and green cupcakes to fill in some gaps in the color wheel. I had to check myself, because knowing the design patterns I often fall into I couldn't believe I hadn't thought to make this card back then.

I added a small slit in each cupcake with an X-acto knife to slip the candles through to look like they were buried in the frosting. I then inked up my card background using Mustard Seed distress ink to look like a glow behind each of the candles. I felt like my card was still missing a little something so I added the sparkle images from our Garden Fairy Stamps. I wanted a really long sentiment to span the length of my card under my cupcakes, but I didn't have something that long. I realized that it would be fun to repeat the sentiment from our Happy Thoughts Stamps twice like you would when singing the "happy birthday" song. I didn't even have to reposition the sentiment in my MISTI tool. I just let part of the card hang out and carefully stamped it again.

My second card mixes all the colorful layers from our Scrumptious Cupcake Stamps , and this time, instead of topping them with a candle, I topped each cupcake with a cherry from the set. I then layered each cupcake onto a polka-dot stitched square using our Window Quad Square Dies and patterned paper prints from our Dots & Stripes Pastels Paper and Polka-dot Parade Paper. I finished my card by stamping the "happy birthday" sentiment from our Everyday Greetings Stamps using Versafine Onyx Black Ink.

I am frequently asked which ink colors I used for my layered images so I have shared what I used today for these examples (from lightest to darkest).

Red Cherries 
PinkFresh Studio Coral Reef
Gina K. Red Hot
Gina K. Cherry Red
Gina K. Grass Green

Candle Flames
Pinkfresh Studio Sunshine
PinkFresh Studio Marigold
Gina K. Sweet Mango

Yellow Frosting & Cupcake Liner
PinkFresh Studio Lemon Whip
Pinkfresh Studio Sweet Mustard
PinkFresh Studio Marigold

Mint Green Frosting 
PinkFresh Studio Mint
Concord & 9th Sea Glass
PinkFresh Studio Aquamarine

Green Cupcake Liner
PinkFresh Studio Mint
PinkFresh Studio Grassy Knoll
PinkFresh Studio Key Lime

Aqua Frosting & Cupcake Liner (slimline card)
PinkFresh Studio Ocean Breeze
Gina K. Ocean Mist
Gina K. Turquoise Sea

Teal Cupcake Liner 
Gina K. Turquoise Sea
Gina K. Blue Lagoon
Gina K. Tranquil Teal

Blue Frosting & Cupcake Liner 
PinkFresh Studio Summer Shower
Hero Arts Summer Sky
Gina K. Blue Raspberry

Lavender Frosting & Cupcake Liner 
Pinkfresh Studio Soft Lilac
Pinkfresh Studio Candy Violet
VersaFine Clair Purple Delight

Pink Frosting & Cupcake Liner
Gina K. Bubblegum Pink
PinkFresh Studio Sparkling Rose
PinkFresh Studio Bubblegum

Hot Pink Cupcake Liner 
Hero Arts Ultra Pink
Gina K. Passionate Pink
PinkFresh Studio Raspberry Bliss

Warm Pink Frosting (slimline card)
Concord & 9th Ballet Slipper
Hero Arts Cotton Candy
Gina K. Dusty Rose

Chocolate Frosting 

PinkFresh Studio Warm Bluff

PinkFresh Studio Doe

PinkFresh Studio Gathered Twigs

Red Cupcake Liner 
Hero Arts Pale Tomato
Gina K. Red Hot
Concord & 9th Cranberry

Options Used for Cake Portion of Cupcake:
Yellow Cake- Gina K. Sweet Corn
White / Tan Cake- PinkFresh Studio Warm Buff
Milk Chocolate Cake- PinkFresh Studio Doe

Before you go, I'd love to share the details about a special sale that we are having in honor of our 10th birthday!!! Use the discount code TENYEARS to save 20% on all Sunny Studio branded products (excludes retired items already on sale) through Monday, August 25th at Midnight PDT. Plus, all US retail orders that exceed $100 will automatically receive free shipping. Limit one discount code per order.

Supplies Used:

Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Thoughts Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dots & Stripes Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Everyday Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Window Quad Square Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Garden Fairy Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scrumptious Cupcakes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Scrumptious Cupcakes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio

Potted Rose Scalloped Mini Mat Card Set with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some more cards featuring our Potted Rose Stamps. I had stamped several rosebuds, leaves, and flowerpots from various colors years ago when this set was first released. I'm obsessed with mass-producing layering images so I can have them on hand to grab for quick cards since half the batttle feels like getting them aligned and set up in the Misti.

I struggled to decide which color scheme I liked better, so I thought creating two versions of the same clean and simple card design with different color palettes would be fun. Half the battle is pulling out all the supplies, so doing them together in an assembly line didn't add much more time to my process. I started by laying all my images out where I wanted them and then carefully adhering the pieces to the flowerpot with liquid adhesive. Once I had an arrangement I was happy with, I used the first card as a template for my second card. I stacked the pieces on top of each other, giving me an easy way to quickly assemble them without the guesswork involved with the first card. I then stamped each flowerpot with my "best wishes" sentiment from our Everyday Greetings Stamps using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink and added foam tape to the back of the entire floral grouping.

To frame each card, I die-cut the scalloped mat using our Mini Mat & Tag 2 Dies, adhering thin strips of complimentary colored cardstock behind the eyelet lace holes to have the color peek out. For my card background, I inked a striped tone-on-tone print using our Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils with the same dye inks I used in my floral arrangements. 

I still can't pick a favorite. Which color palette is your favorite?

I am frequently asked which ink colors I used for my layered images. Some of these images were previously stamped using now-retired Colorbox inks; however, I spent considerable time trying to find the closest matches to share them here with you (from lightest to darkest).

Pink Roses
Gina K Bubblegum Pink
Hero Arts Ultra Pink
Versafine Charming Pink
Gina K Passionate Pink

Peach Roses
Hero Arts Peony
PinkFresh Cherry Blossoms
PinkFresh Coral Reef
PinkFresh Peony

Medium Green Leaves
Hero Arts Green Hills
PinkFresh Key Lime
PinkFresh Olive

Dark Green Leaves
Gina K. Lucky Clover
PinkFresh Olive
PinkFresh Evergreen

Olive Green Leaves
Gina K. Key Lime
Gina K. Jelly Bean Green
Stampin' Up Old Olive

Flowerpot
Lawn Fawn Manatee
Lawn Fawn Narwhal
Versafine Clair Pinecone

That wraps up my projects for this morning. I hope I've inspired you in your cardmaking and that you spread a little happiness by sending a card to a loved one today. 💗

Don't forget to check out our Potted Rose Stamps and Potted Rose Dies in our online shop, which are currently on sale!

Supplies Used:

Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Everyday Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Potted Rose Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Potted Rose Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Hero Arts Pinks Core Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Rose Garden Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Heartbeat Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Over The Hills Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Mini Mat & Tag 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Clair Ink- Pinecone Shop at: Sunny Studio

Guest Designer Spotlight: Big Panda Cards with Hanh Nguyen

Hello Crafty Friends! This is Hanh. I am thrilled to be back to Guest Design for Sunny Studio Stamps. Today I am sharing a couple of fun birthday cards that I made with the adorable Big Panda set. I love this series of larger sized critters! They are so versatile and can be used individually as well as paired up with critters from other previously released sets.

Happy Birthday!  For my first card, I paired this super cute panda with the Gift Card Envelope set to create a complete birthday theme with card, present and all. 

I stamped the panda from the Big Panda stamp set and the present from the Holiday Hugs Stamp set onto some Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the coordinating Big Panda Dies and Holiday Hugs Dies to die cut them out. I love that these bears have a special die that allows you to die cut the arms to allow the her to hold a present. I colored them with Copic markers and accented with a white gel pen.

COPIC COLORS:
Panda: C00/0/1/3/5/7, R00/20
Present: RV10/21, C1, RV02/04/06/09

I used the Gift Card Envelope to die cut the envelope and a few flowers out of white, pink and teal cardstock. I assembled the envelope with liquid adhesive.The smaller die from the Fancy Frames Rectangle Dies was used to die cut a little notecard to slip into the envelope. This was intended to be a frame die but I attached all of the parts onto a slightly smaller piece of paper in order to keep all of the parts together. I trimmed the bottom so that the notecard was just short enough to fit into the envelope. 

For the sentiment, I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Big Bold Greetings Stamp set with a pink ink and die cut it out with the coordinating Big Bold Greetings Dies before adhering it onto the top of the notecard. 

The outer die of the Frilly Frames Eyelet Lace Die was used to die cut a white panel. I adhered the envelope and bear and decorated the panel with some of the die cut flowers. Finally, I adhered the panel onto a piece of teal cardstock before adhering it to a white cardbase (4.25" x 5.5").

Happy Birthday From All of Us! For my second card, I created a Polaroid-style selfie photo card featuring the adorable Big Panda and some of his bear friends from the Holiday Hugs and Panda Party Stamp. I thought that this would be a fun way to create a card from the whole family.

I stamped and colored the bears and accessories from the Big Panda Stamp, the Holiday Hugs Stamp and the Panda Party Stamp sets in the same manner as I did for the first card. The coordinating Big Panda Dies, Holiday Hugs Dies, and Panda Party Dies were used to die cut them out. 

COPIC COLORS:
Brown Bear 1: E50/51/53/33/35, W5/7, R00/20
Pandas: C00/0/1/3/5/7, R00/20
Brown Bear 2: E50/51/53/33, E25/27/29, R00/20
Red: R22/24/29
Blue: B000/00/02/04

For the Polaroid-style frame, I took a piece of white cardstock (4.25" x 5.5") and used the third largest die from the Stitched Square Dies set to cut out the square opening. I pieced together the sentiment using the words from the Panda Party Stamp, Everyday Greetings Stamps and Inside Greetings - Holiday Stamps. The sentiment was stamped onto the frame with Versafine Onyx Black and Versafine Satin Red inks.

For the background, I took a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock (4.25" x 5.5") and lightly ink blended with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink. I added a few dots with a Copic marker (B00) and a white gel pen to resemble confetti. I used the Polaroid frame to layout the colored images. Once I achieved the layout that I wanted, I adhered the colored images to the inked panel and trimmed off any of the excess parts hanging off the edges. I adhered the Polaroid frame to the front of the card before adhering the entire panel to a white cardbase (4.25" x 5.5").

As always, I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit today. I hope you liked my cards. Be sure to check out the Sunny Studio Stamps Shop for more info and ideas. Please also visit my INSTAGRAM feed for more inspirations.

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used: 

Fancy Frames- Rectangles Shop at: Sunny Studio	Everyday Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames-Eyelet Lace Shop at: Sunny Studio	Inside Greetings-Holidays Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bold Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Big Bold Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Panda Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Panda Party Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Holiday Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gift Card Envelope Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Panda Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Panda Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio