Santa's Helpers Happy Howliday Card with Marion

Hello - it's Marion again with some more inspiration for you using the Santa's Helpers stamp set and the coordinating dies. I've also used the popular Fishtail banners dies to create the focal panel on my card.

I stamped the puppy image and then die cut it before colouring it with Copic markers. I added the dots on the box with a white Uniball Signo gel pen and also added some clear Wink of Stella glitter brush pen to the ribbon. I sewed the banner on with my sewing machine for some added interest.

 

The sentiment is from the same set and was white heat embossed. The holly was die cut from the Santa's Helpers die set and also colored with Copic markers. The berries are covered with Glossy Accents and add a Christmas element, to a very non-traditional Christmas card.

Products used:

• Santa's Helpers stamp set
• Santa's Helpers dies
• Fishtail Banners dies

For today's sneak peek we have a second look at our Sunny Borders stamps.  I think you are going to love the way you can use these on their own or along with the coordinating border dies.

Thanks for stopping by today,
Marion

Santa's Helpers Purrfect Christmas Card with Elise

Hi everyone! It's Elise here to share a fun Christmas card with you that features the Santa's Helpers stamp set and dies! I really like the punny sentiments that are included in this set!

I chose to use the "Wishing you a Purrfect Christmas" sentiment with the cute kitty decorated in Christmas lights! It's hard to tell from the picture, but I added glossy accents to the light bulbs and star to make them shine a little bit. I also used the paw prints stamps to create a fun background along the bottom edge of the card with some green and red inks! I finished the card by adding some Christmas colored sequins and a white bow. Here is a close up on the kitty and the paw print background:

Before I go we have another sneak peek of the day with second look at the Sunny Sentiments set coming soon.   This set includes a second sun image (look familiar?) that can be used with or without the happy face, along with a large cloud and three stars in varying sizes.  You're going to love all the happy sentiments in this set perfect for brightening someone's day!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day! :)

Santa's Helpers: Santa Paws Christmas Card with Audrey

                             

Hello there!!  Audrey here!  Today I have a card to share with you using the little kitten in a stocking image from the Santa's Helpers stamp set!  I had my distress inks out, and I was playing around with making my own watercolor-esque patterned paper.  I used a bit of Barn Door, Twisted Citron and Lucky Clover to create my striped background.  I intended for this card to look like a Christmas package, wrapped in pretty striped paper, with a cute tag hanging from it.  

I stamped, colored and die-cut the stocking image using the coordinating Santa's Helpers dies.  I used Lucky Clover ink to add some color to the bottom right of the tag for a little more interest,  Then I mounted the image onto the tag with foam tape, punched a hole to thread my twine through and tied a bow.  I wrapped the twine around the back of the watercolor piece, taped it down with scotch tape and popped the tag up with foam tape before adhering the panel to a red card base.  I felt like something was missing so I added some tiny googly eyes to the kitten.  I think his wide eyes add a bit of whimsy and it works well with the playful, whimsical striped background.

That's all for me today!  I hope you liked my card.  

For the sneak peek of the day we have another look at some of the images from the new Rain or Shine stamp set being released on December 26th.  You may use this umbrella together with the puppy dog shared earlier, pair it with some clouds or even use it on it's own for bridal and baby shower cards.

Please be sure to stop back by again tomorrow for even more inspiration from the design team!  Thanks for stopping by! :)

Santa's Helpers Have a Purrfect Christmas Card with Heidi

Hello everybody!  Heidi here welcoming you back to the Sunny Studio Stamps blog.  I am hoping that all your holiday preparations are going great! Today I am sharing a card using the "Santa's helpers" stamp and its coordinated die set.  It's a lovely holiday stamp set that features kittens and puppies.

I stamped, die-cut, colored the images and then added some details with a white gel pen. I used one of the "Fishtail Banner dies" to created a banner for the front panel and I partially die cut a circle on the banner to set the scene. I adhered to the front of the card and images using foam adhesive and then as a finishing touch added some clear sequins.

The "Santa helpers" stamps and dies are available on the Sunny Studio Shop, as well as the "Fishtail Banner" dies.  We can't wait to see your creations, using the Santa's helpers stamps!

For today's sneak peek we have a second look at the Sending My Love stamp set being released on December 26th.  As you can see you have a number of options for different animals and hands holding different objects.  By switching out what the critters are holding this set can work for birthdays (or even Christmas) depending on how you color them and what you pair with them.

I hope you have a lovely day! 

Santa's Helpers Merry & Bright Puppy Dog Card by Melissa

Hello everyone, Melissa here. Today I have a clean and simple card to share with you using the Santa’s Helpers stamp set and coordinating dies. This die set not only comes with the dies to cut out the little critters but it also comes with some bonus word dies, which are amazing!  I decided to use some of these for my card today. 

To make my card I first laid the merry & bright dies out where I wanted them on a piece of white cardstock, held them in place with some post it tape and ran them through my Big Shot. I also die cut an arch out of the top of the card with a hill border die. I then stuck this piece of card on top of a piece of patterned paper. After that I had to stick the tiny pieces of the die back in place to make the negative space in the middle of some of the letters. 

Once that was done I stamped the little dog in the gift box from the stamp set. I colored him in using Copic markers and added little dots to the gift box with a gel pen. To finish off the card I mounted it onto a piece of black card stock. 

I hope you enjoyed the card for today!  While you're here we also would like to share with you our sneak peek of the day with another look at some of the images from "A Good Egg".  This set was designed with scene building in mind.  The little bow tie can be stamped on the little chick or left off. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Sunny Saturday Share: Red, Black & White Christmas Cards

Happy Saturday!  Can you believe we're only 12 days away from Christmas Eve?  That's crazy, right?  Well, we have two really cute Christmas cards to share to inspire you in your holiday card making.

Up first is a darling shaker card using our Santa's Helpers stamp set by Cindy Horvath over at the Mod Squad Challenge blog.  I am in love with her red, black and white color scheme and the cute way she heat embossed her background with the alternating paw prints and snowflakes!

Up next we have a super cute card by Nikosinas using our Bundled Up stamp set. Isn't her use of negative space with her snowflake background so much fun?!

I hope you will leave these ladies some much deserved love and as always we would love to see your lovely creations using our stamps and dies.  You just might be the next person to be featured here on our Sunny Saturday Share.  ;)

Before I leave you today, it's time for another sneak peek at our Spring Release coming out on December 26th.  This is a second look at our stamp set called Backyard Bugs with a toadstool house, mushroom, a caterpillar and some fun little ladybugs.  I created my first card with this set earlier this week and I am loving all the scene building possibilities!  :)
 

I hope the rest of your weekend is happy!

Santa's Helpers Merry Puppy Dog Card with Marion

Hello. Marion here with a simple Christmas card using the Santa's Helpers stamp set, along with the coordinating die set.

I coloured in this cute little guy with Copic markers and popped him up on some foam squares to add some dimension to the card. To create the sentiment, I adhered four layers of the word merry together to form a thicker die sentiment from red cardstock.

The holly berries are covered in Glossy Accents and there is a little bit of shimmer on the Santa hat with some clear Wink of Stella Glitter brush pen.

Sunny Studio products used:

• Santa's Helpers stamp set
• Santa's Helpers die set

How is your Christmas card making going? Hopefully this week the DT has inspired you with some new ideas.

Thanks for visiting today,

Marion

Merry & Bright Holiday Christmas Card with Elise

Hello there! It's Elise again to share a fun Christmas card with you today that features the Santa's Helpers coordinating dies!

I really wanted to focus on using some of the extra dies that are included in the die set, such as the merry & bright sentiment, as well as the holly leaves and berries!

I die cut the sentiment from gold glittery paper as well as black card stock. I offset the black die cut to give the sentiment a shadowy look to help it stand out against the white background. Here is a close up on the sentiment:

Next, I die cut the holly leaves and berries from green and red striped patterned paper, and arranged them around the sentiment. I finished the card by adding some gold enamel dots, red patterned paper for some more color, and a large green bow on the side!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great Thanksgiving!  :)

Santa's Helpers: Happy Howlidays Christmas Card with Audrey

Hello there! Audrey here with a card featuring the Santa's Helper's stamp set.  It was difficult trying to decide which images to use for my project today, but then as I was coloring them, I had a lightbulb moment.  At first when looking at this image I didn't see a cocker spaniel, but then I decided to color the patch of hair under their chin like a bandanna and suddenly I thought they started looking like my babies!  I'm so excited to finally have a stamp that looks like them!

I started off by watercoloring a piece of Tim Holtz watercolor paper with my Artist's Loft watercolor set from Michaels.  When it was dry, I ran it through my die-cut machine to give it a stitched edge. I wanted to bring in a bit of red to coordinate with the Santa's hats so I pulled out a piece of red and white striped patterned paper from my stash.  I popped the dogs up using foam tape after die-cutting them with their coordinating dies.  I stamped a sentiment from the set on a speech bubble die-cut and then added some diecut snowflakes which are also included in the Santa's Helpers die set.  To add a bit of sparkle around the snowflakes, I added some sparkling clear sequins, and then mounted the panel on a dark green card base using foam tape.  Finally, I added a bow with my favorite red and white bakers twine.

That's all for me today!  I hope you like my card!  Be sure to stop back by tomorrow with more inspiration from the design team!  Happy Thanksgiving to you!!

Santa's Helpers Purrfect Kitty Cat Christmas Card with Heidi

Hello everybody, welcome back to the Sunny Studio Stamp blog!  This week we are introducing the Santa's Helpers stamps and coordinated die set. This stamp set is perfect for all you cat and dog lovers out there. Here is my card that I created to share with you today.  I hope you'll enjoy it!

For this card I stamped and colored the images using Copic Markers.   I then created a brick background on a piece of red cardstock using a stencil.  I added a scalloped glittery green border and hung the stockings with the kittens on top using some festive colored bakers twine. 

I stamped the sentiment directly onto the card base along with a little paw print from the set. I also added some detail with a white gel pen on the stockings. 

The "Santa's helpers" stamp and die set are available at the Sunny Studio Stamp shop.  We can't wait to see what you create with them!   Have a lovely day!

A Santa's Helpers Kitty Card with Free Fireplace Cutting File

I just wanted to pop in and share a peek of a card using our Santa's Helpers stamps that's being featured over on the CardMaker​ blog today.  

I hope you will visit for a closer look and to get a free download of the fireplace shaped card cutting file.  ;)

Santa' s Helpers Cat Tangled In Christmas Lights Card by Melissa

Hello everyone, Melissa here. Today I have a card to share with you using the Santa’s Helpers stamp set. I love all the cute critters in the set but my favorite has to be this little kitty dressed up as a Christmas tree. He is too cute! 

To create this card I first stamped the cat image onto a piece of blank cardstock and then masked him off with masking paper. I then die cut a hill border with masking paper and placed that over the bottom portion of the card, this would become the snowy hill. I then worked on inking up the sky. This time I used Simon Says Stamp inks and they worked perfectly! I added a light yellow around the cat to make him look like he was glowing and worked my way out to the edges of the card using darker blues. 

To finish off the sky I stamped a Santa and reindeer flying over head and added some dots of white gel pen for the stars. I then removed the masks from the cat and the hill. I colored the cat with Copic markers and added some shadow to the snowy hill. To finish off the card I embossed the greeting with red embossing powder and mounted the card on top of some white and red papers. 

I hope you enjoyed the card for today!   Don't forget that the Sunny Studio Online Store is having a 20% off sale that ends tonight at Midnight (using the code: SCTMagazine).

Thanks for stopping by!

CardMaker & Sunny Studio Blog Hop Featuring Holiday Cards

Hello there!  You should be arriving here from Jennie's blog.  For those visiting for the first time, we would love to welcome you!  We are a new company specializing in quality made clear photopolymer stamps and steel dies lovingly made in the USA.  Here's a peek out our debut release... We are planning new releases every three months with our next release due out by early January.  

Today for my project I created a rainbow inspired card using our popular Bundled Up stamp set along with word & snowflake dies from our Santa's Helpers and Snow Kissed die sets.

As I was stamping out the accessories, I thought to myself how cute it would be to make the penguins represent all the colors of the rainbow so I created a card that is 4" x 9" and fits perfectly in a business sized envelope.

For my background I lightly inked it up with some Tumbled Glass distress ink and scattered tiny snowflakes.  For my sentiment I blended the colors of the rainbow using the same Copic markers I had used to color my images and then added some glossy shine over the top using Ranger Glossy Accents (after adhering the words to my card with a Zig glue pen).

In honor of today's hop we are offering 20% off on all orders using the code "CARDMAKER" today through Saturday at Noon PST.  You can find our online store HERE.

We are also giving away a stamp set (of the winner's choosing) to two lucky winners!  You have up to 5 chances to win using the rafflecopter below.  :)

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This is the last stop in the hop, but if you are just joining us, make sure to check out all the inspiring ideas using our holiday stamps starting at the beginning with the Cardmaker Blog.

CardMaker  
Melissa Bowden
Chitra Nair
Audrey Tokach
Mendi Yoshikawa (you are here)
Heidi Criswell
Stacy Morgan
Elise Constable
Gini Williams Cagle
Marion Vagg
Jennie Harper
Sunny Studio Blog

Thanks so much for stopping by.  We're so happy you joined us!  :)

Holiday Puppy Fishtail Banner Shaped Christmas Card

This week I will be sharing a variety of Christmas and Winter themed cards using our three holiday stamp sets.  Today's card focuses on the Santa's Helpers stamp set and the Fishtail Banners die set.

I love the little puppy in the present.  I think he would be so cute turned into a birthday card with a change of colors!

To dress up my card I used the extra holly dies that come with the Santa's Helpers die set and added some red pearls for the berries.

A couple months ago I shared a video tutorial on how I created this card base on our YouTube channel (which you can view HERE).  I love that I was able to stretch the fishtail banners and use them in a multitude of ways on this little card.  :)

Sunny Saturday Share: Pets Themed Cards By Francine

Hello there!  I'm popping in today with what I hope is the first of many Sunny Saturday Shares with some darling cards uploaded to our Flickr group by the talented Francine Vuilleme.

Francine's first card took the little dog from the Santa's Helpers stamp set and turned him into a darling everyday image.  She also paired a sentiment from the Happy Home stamp set.  I am so in love with her idea!  

Her next card focuses on our Furever Friends stamp set.  I love her starry background and the cute little dream bubble for the mouse and sentiment!   

I hope you will join Francine by uploading your own creations using our stamps and dies to the Sunny Studio Flickr Group.  Don't be shy.  You just might see your lovely projects featured on our next Sunny Saturday share.  ;)

Introducing Santa's Helpers: Holiday Themed Pet Cards

Hi there!  Today I have another pet inspired stamp set to share with a holiday spin called Santa's Helpers.

For my first card I created my card base using a 5-inch circle die from Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Circle set.  I simply cut two of them, scored one along the top and adhered it with some good strong adhesive to the back side of the front circle.  To help it stay upright I cut a little sliver off the bottom of the back circle as well.

My images were colored once again with Copics and fussy cut, although they too will have a die set available to spare you the hassle if you prefer.  The dies are actually really cool because they come with loads of extra stand alone dies like words and shapes such as holly and snowflakes!

For my colors I inked up my pieces using barn door and mowed lawn distress ink.  I love how cute the kitty and puppy look paired together!

For my next card I lined up several kitties in stockings.  I love making them look like they are all hanging in a row.  I added some small gold brads to the little stocking loops as an extra detail.

The sentiment was the perfect size to fill the space I had leftover along the bottom of my card, but you could also cut it apart to fit onto two lines to extend your options.

Here's a look at the full Santa's Helpers stamp set used for both of today's cards (available for purchase on September 8th):

I hope you've been enjoying these little peeks so far.  I can't wait for you to see all the amazing projects the gals are putting together for our grand opening blog hop on Tuesday!  :)