Beautiful Autumn Card with Tina H

Hello crafters, Tina here, and today I am featuring the cute Beautiful Autumn stamps and dies. This set may be small, but it offers a lot of potential, and it’s a staple in your Fall cardmaking!

You can do many techniques with these stamps, and for this project I used them to create my own custom background with Versafine Onyx Black ink. I started with a piece of white cardstock slightly larger than A2 so die-cutting the panel would be easier. To fill in the blanks, I added smaller leaves from the sweet Turkey Day set. 

Next, I used the outer die of Frilly Frames Eyelet Lace to create my background piece, which I glued to a simple white card base. Before adding any focal point, I wanted to tone down the busy pattern with a rectangle of vellum. Then I created a small grassy border with a die from my stash and some yellow Distress Oxide ink.

To stay with the autumnal vibe, I added three large pumpkins in bright colors (Pumpkin Patch dies) and a cutie from Foxy Friends. I used the Beautiful Autumn sentiment and added it with Versafine Onyx Black ink to a white border. To adhere the vellum, I simply added some glue behind the banner and focal images. I drew some highlights with a white gel pen to finish the project.

Now I am looking forward to seeing your cards with this sweet Beautiful Autumn stamp set! Thank you for joining me, and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Beautiful Autumn Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beautiful Autumn Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pumpkin Patch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames-Eyelet Lace Shop at: Sunny Studio
Turkey Day Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Turkey Day Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Farm Fresh Card with Tina H

Hi there, crafty friends! Tina here with a fun card for you today featuring the sweet Farm Fresh stamp and die set.

I started by stamping the large scenery and added a few cute sheep from Woolly Friends to the party! It’s so fun to browse through your stash and come up with new mixes of stamps! After doing some Copic coloring, I used the matching dies to cut all the images. 

The largest of the Stitched Semi Circles Dies was the perfect frame for this scene. I cut this piece from white card stock and added a blue-grey sky with Distress Oxides and a stencil from my stash. Next, I glued my die-cut scene into place so I could choose the perfect sentiment for the design. Always in need of celebration cards, I selected the big ‘Happy’ and ‘birthday’ phrases from Happy Thoughts (Versafine Onyx Black ink).

With all the stamping done, I mounted the sweet sheep with foam tape. I created a cream side-folding card base and added a layer of Gingham Pastel paper cut with the outer of the Frilly Frames Chevron dies. Lastly, I glued my scene in place and added a few Champagne Clear Jewels.

I hope you got inspired by this sweet card! Thank you for joining me, and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Farm Fresh Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Farm Fresh Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Thoughts Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Semi-Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Woolly Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woolly Friends Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio

Fall Friends Card with Tina H

Hello crafters, it’s Tina and I adore a card with a cute critter. The Fall Friends stamp and die set is of course one of my favourites this time of year. Although I keep using this set all year round for the lovely animals it contains!

For this design I went full fall with heaps of pumpkins, mushrooms and apples! All the coloring was done with Copic markers and I added white highlights with a gel pen. The frame for this card was made with both dies from the Frilly Frames Stripes die set.

Next, I used the outer die again to cut two smaller pieces from white card stock to create grassy borders (Mini Grass Border dies). For some contrast in the background I added a beautiful blue striped paper (Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones). Next, I mounted both grassy borders with foam tape before adhering all my images. 

I felt the top part of the project was a bit plain, and since this is a birthday card I added two white party banners (Crepe Paper Streamer dies). The big sentiment was taken from the Heartfelt Wishes set and stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink. Lastly, I glued a few Orange Topaz Jewels in place for that extra bling.

I am sure you will love this fun Fall Friends set as much as I do! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Heartfelt Wishes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fall Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fall Friends Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Stripes Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Crepe Paper Streamers Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Mini Grass Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Nativity Scene Builder Card with Marieke

Hello all, Marieke here. I'm back again with my weekly post for Sunny Studio Stamps. Today I hope to inspire you with a card that I made using the Nativity Scene Builder Dies.

So for this project I thought it would be fun to create a light up card. So for this to work I cut a black and a white scalloped rectangle using the Frilly Frames Hexagon dies. Scored one at 1 1/2 inch and adhered them together. This is the base of the card. Cut a slightly smaller watercolor panel and decided where I wanted the light to be placed.

Die cut a circle out of the rectangle and ink blended the top of the card using Dried Marigold, Seedles Preserves and Black Soot. Splattered some water and cut a black strip of cardstock. Decided where the light up button was going to be and heat set the "press" using gold embossing powder.

Cut a watercolor rectangle, placed this on the front of the base card and traced the outside on the card and added the inked panel on to. Traced the circle on the watercolor panel and ink blended it using Scattered Straw.

Die cut all the elements of the scene using black cardstock and gold Glitter cardstock with the Nativity Scene Builder Dies. Placed the scene so I knew where I wanted to place the sentiment. Stamped the sentiment out of the Build-a-Greeting Holidays Stamp directly on a small inked rectangle.

Glued the small rectangle on the base cardstock, decided where the light element needed to go and adhered it to the base. Assembled the elements on the front of the card and finished the card by adding some gold stars.

Have a wonderful day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Frilly Frames Hexagon Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Build-a-Greeting Holidays Shop at: Sunny Studio

Nativity Scene Builder Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sneak Peek: Introducing Sleigh Ride Surprise Craft Dies

Hello, and welcome to the second day of our Holiday Sneak Peek Week!  All this week I am sharing cards showcasing our newest collection, which will be available for purchase this Friday!

Card No. 1: Today I'm showcasing our new Sleigh Ride Surprise Dies, and I have fallen completely head over heels in love with them! This set is full of so many fun details. I must point out, though, that the intricate tree die from this set is one of those dies where you need a metal shim with a strong electronic die-cutting machine, or the Sizzix Chrome Precision Base Plate with a manual die-cutting machine. Even with these measures, I found it helpful to run it through a few times, shifting the direction it passed through my machine each time.

My first card today uses almost every element from the set for a colorful Christmas card, and I love the way it turned out! The set includes a fun string of holiday lights to tuck below the sleigh's trim, and I layered up the tree and wreath with two cuts from two different colors of green cardstock to give them a fuller appearance. I trimmed my 4.25" x 4.5" panel from white cardstock and added stitching on the top and bottom edges using our Ribbon & Lace Border Dies. I then tucked 5/8" strips of colorful striped patterned paper from our Joyful Holiday Paper pack, along the top and bottom. The "wrapping paper" on the gifts used prints from our Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones Paper, Classic Gingham Paper, and Joyful Holiday sets. Lastly, I added a sentiment from our Build-a-Greeting Holidays Stamps.

Card No. 2: Next up is a card utilizing many of the same elements from the Sleigh Ride Surprise Dies, but this time I went with a pastel pink, green, and gold color scheme. For my background, I pierced my shimmery Opal Cardstock with our Dotted Diamond Portrait Dies and then randomly scattered die-cut stars from the set, cut from gold leaf cardstock. I used this same metallic gold cardstock to cut matching bows for my wreath and gifts. 

For the presents, I used prints from our Dots & Stripes Pastel Paper and Gingham Pastel Paper packs. Lastly, I added my greeting from the Build-a-Greeting Holidays Stamps to a pennant strip cut using the Notebook Photo Corner Dies. I stamped my sentiment using VersaMark ink with Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder to perfectly complement my metallic gold stars.

Card No. 3: For this Christmas card, I used the Sleigh Ride Surprise Dies and went with a classic red and green color scheme, using the dark green checked print from the Joyful Holiday Paper pack and topping it with its crisp white scalloped mat from the Frilly Frames Eyelet Lace Dies. I created a frame around my red sleigh filled with Santa's bags of toys using the smallest holly and berries dies from the set, adding extra touches of realism to the berries with my Copic Markers and a white gel pen. I then layered my greeting over the middle of the sleigh using a sentiment from the Build-a-Greeting Holidays Stamps and the word "holiday" from the Cozy Christmas Stamps, which I heat-embossed onto a green dotted print from the Polka-dot Parade Paper pack, and cut out using the Brilliant Banner 3 Dies.

Card No. 4: Up next is a festive, monochromatic slimline card in cool blue tones using the Sleigh Ride Surprise Dies. This time, I used the tree die from the set outside the sleigh, cutting it from white cardstock and topping it with sparkly Stickles Twinkle liquid glitter to give it a snowy appearance. I added a snowy hillside using the Slimline Nature Border Dies and a large oversized blue greeting to match from the Season's Greetings Stamps. For the gifts in my sleigh, I cut them from patterned paper from the Surprise Party Paper, Classic Gingham Paper, and Polka-dot Parade Paper packs and topped them with Metallic Silver Bows.

Card No. 5: I could resist pairing our new Sleigh Ride Surprise Dies with some cute critter stamps, and our Roly Poly Penguin Stamps and Penguin Pair Stamps fit the bill. I wanted the adorable penguins to take center stage, so I kept the rest of my card clean and simple, adding a snowy background using the Snow Flurries Stamps together with Gina K. Blue Sky ink. I should note that these stamps usually stamp quite crisp; however, my new ink cube was very juicy, and I decided to double-stamp them, as I'm in the habit of doing. I also failed to zap them with the heat gun to prevent the ink from bleeding, but in the end I decided I kind of liked the blurry, dreamy background that resulted. I added a simple white snowy hill using the Slimline Nature Border Dies and heat-embossed a greeting from the Sledding Critters Stamps, which I added to a Brilliant Banner 2 Die, cut from red cardstock.

Card No. 6: Switching gears, I always enjoy finding ways to stretch my dies by using them a bit outside the box, so for this card, I made the tree from the Sleigh Ride Surprise Dies my focal point, decorating it with the trimmed-down string of lights, mini ornament, and star from the set, and the little pot from the Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on Dies. I then paired the tree with the three deer from the Rustic Winter set, cut from black cardstock, and framed them using the Rounded Rectangle Window Dies, cut from a lime-green checked print found in the Joyful Holiday Paper pack. I added holly and berries to the corner of my frame and a red bow to one of the deer's necks from the Sleigh Ride Surprise Dies. Finally, I heat-embossed a sentiment from the Build-a-Greeting Holidays Stamps onto a red banner cut using the Brilliant Banner 1 Dies.

Card No. 7: Continuing the idea of using the Sleigh Ride Surprise Dies on a card without a sleigh, I created a card focusing on the wreath, bow, and holly from the set. I layered and lined up three wreaths, adding the peeking reindeer and Santa Claus from the Holiday Express Stamps. I then added a scalloped edge to my white cardstock panel and topped it with a red stitched strip using the Ribbon & Lace Border Dies. I cut a few 3/4" circles from red cardstock and then cut them in half so that I could glue them behind the eyelet openings of my scalloped border to help keep things from looking too busy when I added the red and white candy striped print from the All Is Bright Paper pack to the bottom of my card. Lastly, I added the retro "Merry Christmas" greeting stamped in red ink from our Bells & Baubles Stamps.

That wraps up today's sneak peek. I'm so happy you joined me today! I'd love to give a $40 gift code to one lucky winner, randomly selected from comments on this blog post and on our Facebook and Instagram posts. Our daily contests will run through Saturday, August 29th, at Midnight PST, with winners announced here on our blog on Sunday, August 30th.

Here's a closer look at our new Sleigh Ride Surprise Dies, which will be available for purchase starting on Friday morning. I've also shared a number of cards today using our newer Build-a-Greeting Holidays Stamps, which we released on their own without a full release last year, and have since become one of my favorites. You can create hundreds of custom sentiments, and I have compiled them in a printable guide HERE that I've found helpful to store with the set.

 

Other Supplies Used:

Notebook Photo Corners Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Season's Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Season's Greetings Word Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bells & Baubles Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bells & Baubles Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Frilly Frames-Eyelet Lace Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dotted Diamond Portrait Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Rounded Rectangle Window Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rustic Winter Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snow Flurries Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Roly Poly Penguin Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Roly Poly Penguin Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Pair Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Pair Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Sledding Critters Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sledding Critters Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	All Is Bright Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Joyful Holiday Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Striped Silly 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Surprise Party 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dots & Stripes Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stickles Twinkle Glitter 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	Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder Shop at: Sunny Studio