Guest Designer Spotlight: Cards with Ashlee Bellinger

Hey, Sunny Studio friends my name is Ashlee and I'm here with a guest post using a bunch of awesome products from Sunny Studio Stamps to get you inspired. I had so much fun creating these cards, I hope you enjoy them too!

For my first card, I used these products :

- Dotted Diamond Portrait die

- Holiday Hugs stamps plus coordinating dies

- Crepe Paper Streamers die

- Perfect Gift Boxes die

- Mini Mat & Tag 2 die

To create this card I started with a grey card stock base. I then die cut the dotted diamond portrait die from a lighter grey card stock before adhering it to the base leaving a slight edging. I wanted this card to be perfect for a birthday celebration so I die-cut a bunch of the crepe paper streamers along with the extra little die pieces in blue so they could be multi-coloured streamers! 

Using the mat from the mini mat and tag die 2 I die cut that from white card stock and adhered that to the base using foam tape to start adding dimension to the card. Once that was in place I was able to add my streamers. 

I just adore the Perfect Gift Boxes die so I die-cut lots of pieces and created three presents which I wanted to pop out from behind the images. I stamped, coloured and die-cut the super sweet Holiday Hugs bear along with an extra present. These were all coloured using spectrum noir tri-blend markers with added white gel pen highlights. 

I adhered these all in place using different levels of foam tape which made it all pop! To complete the card I added a stamped sentiment that was mounted on pink card stock and a touch of pretty sequins for that little bit of bling. 

Onto my second card. For this one, I have a slimline card full of lots of Christmas fun.

I used these products for this card :

- Dashing Dachshund stamps plus coordinating dies 

- North Pole stamps plus coordinating dies

- Slimline Scalloped Frame dies

- Slimline Nature Borders dies

- Victorian Christmas stamp

To create this card I started by die-cutting the largest die from the slimline scalloped frame set from green card stock. I then went ahead and die-cut the sky using the stitched rectangle die from the same set. I wanted to create some snow for the North Pole so I die-cut the rectangle again but this time from white card stock before die-cutting it into snowy ground using a die from the nature borders. I made two layers of snow and adhered them together using foam tape so there were different depths of snow. Now it was ready to stamp and colour a bunch of cuties to create my scene.

I stamped coloured and die-cut a whole bunch of images from all these sets including North Pole, Dashing Dachsund and Victorian Christmas. These were all coloured with a mix of Copic and Spectrum noir tri-blend markers. Using a white pen I added some white highlights. Now they were all coloured and die cut it was time to arrange them into a North Pole scene. 

To complete the card I stamped a sentiment directly into the sky on the card using Memento tuxedo black ink "seasons greetings"  along with a touch of sequins. I think it looks like they are having an absolute blast with Santa and Mrs Claus, don't you?!

Thank you so much for checking out my cards today, I really hope you like them as much as I enjoyed creating them. Happy crafting and big crafty hugs! 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Scalloped Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	North Pole Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	North Pole Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Victorian Christmas Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Victorian Christmas Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Mini Mat & Tag 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Crepe Paper Streamers Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Perfect Gift Boxes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Dotted Diamond Portrait 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

Lovable Llama Card with Tina

Hello crafty friends, Tina here and today we are making a fun shaker birthday card! The super adorable llama is from the Lovable Llama stamp set and comes with matching dies. This set also includes a pile of presents which would work great with the Perfect Gift Boxes, so that is the design I am going for!

First, I cut a panel from white Neenah paper with the outer of the Frilly Frames Stripes dies. I then dry embossed this piece with the Quilted Hearts folder. I love the subtle detail it gives to a simple white background!

The shaker opening was created with the largest Stitched Arch die. I adhered a piece of acetate to the back of this panel with strong double-sided tape. Then I build a ‘wall’ for my shaker around the arch with double sided foam tape.

I folded a white card base and glued a piece of pattern paper with cute hearts (Subtle Grey Tones paper pad) to the front of the base. This will be the backing for the shaker element of this card. The three boxes were cut from pink, purple and orange tones (Gingham Pastel paper pad) with white trim and lids.

The focal element of the card is this adorable llama with the party hat and gifts (Lovable Llama stamp set). All these images were colored with Copic markers. I also added a small bow tie from Spring Showers. The sentiment was selected from the Happy Thoughts set and stamped onto a small white strip with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

After filling the shaker with pink, purple and clear sequins from my stash, I added all my images and sentiment to the arch window frame. A few Chrystal Clear Jewels were adhered to the gift boxes and the little bow tie. 

I had a lot of fun creating this shaker with the cutest llama ever! Can’t wait to see your creations! Thank you for visiting the blog and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Happy Thoughts Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Quilted Hearts Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Stripes Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Subtle Grey Tones Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Spring Showers Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Showers Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Lovable Llama Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Lovable Llama Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Perfect Gift Boxes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Guest Designer Spotlight: Cards with Kristie Marcotte

Hey everyone, Kristie Marcotte here. I'm so excited to be sharing several cards with you today that focus on the Surprise Party paper pack. Let's get right to it!

I made a fun patriotic birthday card featuring red and blue tone on tone patterned papers. I added a couple balloons above the sentiment and included the Ric Rac Border across the card. I used the Bright Balloons, Ric Rac Border,and Big Bold Greetings.

This card features the Subtle Grey Tones paper for the background. I used some of the tone-on-tone patterns from the Surprise Party paper pad for all the presents and filled the background with lots of gifts. I used Perfect Gift Boxes, Crepe Paper Streamers and Big Bold Greetings.

The background features the colorful party hat paper. I added a couple tone on tone strips. I included 3 balloons on an oval die cut. I used Bright Balloons and Big Bold Greetings.

I used some white shimmer cardstock for the background and added several narrow strips of patterned paper in pink and teal. I added a couple of present images on a vellum circle, plus a few balloons above the sentiment. I used Bright Balloons, Perfect Gift Boxes, and Big Bold Greetings.

 It's still July, so I couldn't resist making a fun Christmas card. I used the green star tone on tone paper for the background and cut out some wonky windows. I added a tiny poinsettia inside each window. I used Wonky Windows, Window Quad Circle, and Inside Greetings Holiday.

Thank you Mendi for the opportunity to guest design! You can find me on my blog, my Instagram, or my YouTube channel.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Ric Rac Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Surprise Party 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Window Quad Circle Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Inside Greetings-Holidays Shop at: Sunny Studio	Wonky Windows Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Big Bold Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bold Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bright Balloons Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Crepe Paper Streamers Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Perfect Gift Boxes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Perfect Gift Boxes Card with Catherine

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Catherine! Today, I’m sharing a colorful birthday card created with Perfect Gift Boxes Dies and Birthday Cat Stamps!

To start, I die cut white cardstock with the medium rectangle in Stitched Rectangle Dies. I lightly inked the panel with Squeezed Lemonade, Spun Sugar, and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxides. I splattered the panel with some yellow, pink and teal water colors.

I die cut the gift boxes using paper from Surprise Party Paper and Spring Sunburst Paper. I die cut the gift box lids with white cardstock and ink blended with Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Spun Sugar, Kirsch Flamingo, and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxides.

I die cut the ribbon and bows with yellow, pink, and blue tissue paper. As tissue paper is quite thin, I folded the tissue paper into 4-5 layers and then I die cut. I adhered the ribbon and bows onto the lids. I added a glittery gold center onto each of the bows.

I stamped the cute kitties from Birthday Cat and die cut with Birthday Cat Dies. I colored the kitties with Copic Markers listed in my blog link below. I added some left over party hats from Party Pups Stamps. I adhered some mini pompoms on top of each party hat. I glued all the images onto the panel.

I die cut A2 sized paper from Spring Sunburst Paper and adhered white cardstock 3 ½” x 4 ¾” onto the paper. I then adhered the panel onto the background frame.

Thanks so much for joining me today! For a list of Copic Markers used, please visit me at Crafti-Cat. Have a lovely week!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pups Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pups Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Sunburst 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Surprise Party 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Birthday Cat Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Birthday Cat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Perfect Gift Boxes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Perfect Gift Boxes Card with Bobbi

So many boxes adorn this card for a special birthday. It’s Bobbi here with a celebration card featuring our Perfect Gift Boxes dies. This set features a tall box and a smaller square-shaped box, both fitted with coordinating bows on top. 

I cut four sets of box/bow pieces in yellow, green, blue and red and then mix and matched the colors for unique looks. I also used my white Gelly Roll pen to add dots, stripes, and stitches to make them a little more decorative.

I like to make 5″ X 7″ greeting cards so I attached these cute presents to the top of a white A7 card base. I added strips of warm gray cardstock strips in three graduating widths with white showing through between each strip. I like the contrast of the clean strips on the bottom with the bold presents on top.

To complete the card, I added a bright red heart balloon at the top using the Bright Balloons dies. I hand drew the black string to connect it to the boxes. I also added some hand cut banners at the top. If you prefer a die, Sunny Studio has one! The Banner Basics die set works perfect for this! I stamped the word “celebrate” from the stamp set, Birthday Cats. Lastly, I added a few pieces of shimmery confetti above and around the balloon for a bit of fun sparkle.

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:

Birthday Cat Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Bright Balloons Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Perfect Gift Boxes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Birthday Cat Card with Cathy

Hey friends! Cathy here today and these adorable little kitties are throwing the purrfect birthday party!

I chose a really simple design for this A2 card to really let these kitties take center stage. To start, I cut a piece of white cardstock 3 5/8” x 4 7/8”, placed a post-it note across the panel 3/4" from the bottom and lightly inked with Lost Shadow Distress ink. I covered the gray area with the post-it note and stamped confetti using stamps from the Birthday Cat Stamps on the rest of the panel in aqua, lime green and pink inks. For more festivity, I watered down a little of each ink and splattered the panel using paintbrushes.

Next, I heat embossed the sentiment from the Birthday Cat Stamps in black embossing powder 1 1/4” from the top of the panel. I die-cut a silver metallic cardstock using the largest Stitched Rectangles Dies, matted the panel on it and adhered it to the card front.

I die-cut 3 streamers from white cardstock using the Crepe Paper Streamers Dies and inked them with the same ink colors I used on the background. I adhered them across the top of the card and trimmed the excess from the edges.

To finish, I die-cut a gift box, ribbon and bow from white cardstock using the Perfect Gift Boxes Dies. I inked the box using Kitsch Flamingo Distress ink and added some depth with Copic markers. I also colored the ribbon and bow with Copics. I stamped the images on Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock, colored them with Copics and die-cut them using the coordinating dies.

I used the following stamps and dies:
Birthday Cat Stamps and Dies
Birthday Mouse Stamps and Dies (balloons)

I hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by today! For more inspiration, please visit my blog www.inkredibleadventures.com and you can also find me on Instagram as @cathy.chapdelaine.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Birthday Cat Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Birthday Cat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Birthday Mouse Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Birthday Mouse Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Crepe Paper Streamers Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Perfect Gift Boxes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio