Bear Hugs Stamps & Holiday Express Stamps Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some Christmas cards featuring our Bear Hugs Stamps and Holiday Express Stamps.

For my first card today, I used all the cute polar bears from the Bear Hugs Stamps with the Comic Strip Speech Bubbles Die to frame each miniature scene using the set's tree, ice block, balloon, and candy cane. I inked up behind the frame using a light touch of Mermaid Lagoon Distress ink and then cut out stitched snowy slopes using the Slimline Nature Border Dies. Finally, I stamped a punny greeting using VersaFine Onyx Black ink from the set. I really loved how clean and fresh this turned out with the simple red, white, and blue color scheme, so I thought it would be fun to challenge myself to design both cards today using that limited color palette.

My second card features the adorable train, critters, decorations, and gifts from the Holiday Express Stamps. To help make my train feel extra festive, I added peppermint candies to the wheels of the locomotive and train cars using images from the Candy Shoppe Stamps and Baking Spirits Bright Stamps. For the backdrop behind my Christmas train, I taped two of the three 6" borders from the Forest Trees Stencils together and inked up one continuous line of trees with Salty Ocean Distress ink. Above the trees, I added a cloud border using the Slimline Nature Border Dies cut from masking material and inked with Mermaid Lagoon Distress ink. Lastly, I combined several mix-and-match greetings from the Holiday Express stamps to create one long, continuous sentiment to span the length of my 8" wide card.

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 the Bear Hugs Stamps and Bear Hugs Dies in our online shop, which are currently on sale!

Plus, check out our Black Friday Sale, which has also kicked off! Save 15% on Sunny Studio branded products, automatically receive a free "Mouse in Mug" enamel pin with orders of $25 or more, and free USA shipping on retail orders of $50 or more using discount code BLACKFRIDAY. These deals run through December 1st at Midnight PST, but some clearance items are in short supply so shop early for the best selection. 💛

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Supplies Used: 

Bear Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bear Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Express Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Express Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Candy Shoppe Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Candy Shoppe Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Baking Spirits Bright Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Baking Spirits Bright Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Comic Strip Speech Bubble Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Forest Trees Stencils Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spellbinders Masking Sheets Shop at: Sunny Studio
Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio

Let's Chill Card with Hanh: Black Friday Exclusive!

Hello Crafty Friends! This is Hanh on the Sunny Studio Stamps blog today sharing a clean and simple card featuring the exclusive new Let's Chill Stamps and Dies. The set includes the sweetest pair of seals!

I stamped the images from the Let's Chill Stamps set onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the coordinating Let's Chill Dies to diecut them out. I colored them with Copic markers and accented with a white gel pen.

COPIC COLORS:
Seals: C00/0/1/3, R00/30
Heart: R24/29

For the layout, I diecut a piece of white cardstock using the larger die from the Fancy Frames Rectangle Dies set. I adhered the entire panel onto the front of a top folding white card base (4.25" x 5.5"). 

The Forest Trees Stencils and some Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide inks were used to create the background on a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock. I started by lightly ink blending the sky on the upper edge of the cardstock. I placed the first layer of the stencil and very lightly ink blended the Tumbled Glass with a blending brush. Next, I placed the second layer of the stencil and ink blended again with the Tumbled Glass but with a slightly heavier hand. Finally, I placed the third stencil and lightly ink blended with the Salty Ocean ink.

Once the ink was dry, I diecut the panel with the larger die from the Stitched Rectangle Dies set. I used the same die to diecut a white panel out of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock. One of the slope dies from the Slimline Nature Borders Dies was used to diecut the white panel in half. I used the colored images to layout my scene and decide on the placement of one of the sentiments from the set. I stamped the sentiment directly onto the white half panel with the same Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I adhered the half panel onto the inked panel before adhering the entire panel to the scalloped edge panel and card base.

I adhered the colored images onto the card front with some foam tape for a bit of dimension and interest. I finished the card with a few snowflakes diecut from white cardstock using the Basic Mini Shape Dies 2.

I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit today. I hope you liked my card. Be sure to check out the Sunny Studio Stamps Shop for more info and ideas. For those in the US, I wish you a warm and Happy Thanksgiving with your loved ones. Gobble, gobble 'til you wobble! Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Supplies Used:

Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fancy Frames- Rectangles Shop at: Sunny Studio	Basic Mini Shape Dies 2 Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Forest Trees Stencils Shop at: Sunny Studio
Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Let's Chill Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Let's Chill Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Merry Mocha Card with Alma

Hello everyone, Alma here! Today I want to show you a card that is as colorful and cheerful as I imagine Christmas to be! At the center of the card is the winter mug from the Merry Mocha Stamps set. 

Since everyone loves to enjoy a big slice of Christmas cake with their hot cocoa, I stamped the cake from the Special Day Stamps set and decorated it with elements from the Holiday Express Stamps set to give it a festive Christmas look. For me, the "marzipan" tree ;-) is the big highlight of the cake. The cake’s pattern is created with the snowflake from the Merry Mocha Stamps set. I colored the images using Copics.

Overall, the card is designed as an indoor scene, as I created the card base using the Windows Quad Square Dies. This die is perfect for quick window cards and fits a classic card format beautifully. It's also great for making shaker cards. The scent of hot chocolate and Christmas cake has even drawn in guests from outside! As you can see, Santa and his reindeer friends have sneaked up to the window, waiting for a big slice of delicious cake. Santa is from the Santa Claus Lane Stamps, and the reindeer are from the Reindeer Games Stamps set.

For the background, I used Distress Oxide Inks in Chipped Sapphire and Peacock Feathers, and created a winter landscape using the Forest Trees Stencil and a white gel pen. Finally, I added sequins to complete the shaker card! To finish, I used the Brilliant Banner 4 Dies and stamped the text "Have a super jolly Christmas" from the Reindeer Games Stamps set.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Holiday Express Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Express Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Santa Claus Lane Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Santa Claus Lane Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Window Quad Square Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Forest Trees Stencils Shop at: Sunny Studio	Reindeer Games Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Reindeer Games Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Special Day Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Special Day Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Merry Mocha Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Merry Mocha Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Guest Designer Spotlight: Holiday Cards with Sara Zoppi

Hi crafty friends, Sara here! Today I am really thrilled to be here, guesting again for Sunny Studio Stamps! I really love their products, they are always so funny and sweet! For my guesting spot, I made two cards, using their recent Holiday released products. So, let's dive into the first one!

Look how cute is that big bear from the Holiday Hugs stamp set. I absolutely fell in love with him as soon as I saw him!

I stamped the image with a really light grey ink since I wanted a no-line look over a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock. I then colored with Copics (Y28 – E84 – E81 – N5 – N4 – W7 – W5 – W4 – W0) and I added some details with white gel pen. I then fussy cut it because I wanted no white edges.

I then moved into the background: I started from a light sage cardstock and I created a quick hill shape with tape to darken the sky. I then used a white texture paste with the Forest Trees Stencil to create a white line of trees.

To complete the card, I added some snowflakes with white gel pen, I white heat embossed the "holiday" script from the Holiday Hugs stamp over some grey cardstock and I die cut it with coordinating dies. The wishes word was stamped over a strip of white cardstock. And here's the finished result!

To complete the card, I added some snowflakes with white gel pen, I white heat embossed the "holiday" script from the Holiday Hugs stamp over some grey cardstock and I die cut it with coordinating dies. The wishes word was stamped over a strip of white cardstock. The finished sage panel measures 3,5"x4,75" and I matted it firstly with a slightly larger silver sparkly cardstock and then with an A2 white panel impressed with the Dotted Diamond Portrait Die.

And here's the finished result!

My second and last inspiration showcases the Pretty Poinsettia stamp set. I started with the idea to create a red monochrome poinsettia wreath but I when I was stamping the red flower, I had the idea to create a rainbow wreath for some colorful wishes!

I created a 5,5"x5,5" square card, with the script sentiment at the centre and all the poinsettia around.

I firstly die cut all the poinsettia shapes from some white cardstock and I created a sort of "template" to insert the die cut pieces and repeatedly stamp the solid flowers in the same place using a stamping tool. I carefully stamped all the layers for each color (you can skip the change of colors and create a monochromatic card). I then gold heat embossed the sentiment included in the stamp set and I cuti t with a circle punch.

I attached all the flowers with foam tape to a 5"x5" piece of white cardstock, I also added the circle sentiment in the centre. I then matted the panel with a slightly larger mirror gold cardstock and then with a 5,5"x5,5" white panel again. To complete the card, I added some gold gems here and there. And here's the finished result!

Thanks for stopping by! I really hope you have found my projects inspiring!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Forest Trees Stencils Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dotted Diamond Portrait Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pretty Poinsettia Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Pretty Poinsettia Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio