Merry Mice & Harvest Mice Love-Themed Card with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I'm back one last time on the blog with this colorful and fun Valentine card featuring a big mix and match of stamps and dies. My journey with Sunny Studio ends today, after almost five amazing years full of bright colors, cute critters and busy little scenes. I used the mice on many cards and created a lot of scenes with them, so I had to feature them one last time as a nod to my time on Sunny Studio's design team.

I started off by stamping the images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using Memento tuxedo black ink, I cut them all with the matching dies and colored everything with my Ohuhu markers. Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Merry Mice + Harvest Mice - mice • Bighearted Bears - envelopes, bows • Heart Bouquet - balloons. When the coloring was done, I added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen.

Next I worked on all the panels to create the background. I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches aqua panel, mixed some liquid stardust with water and added sparkling splatters to my panel using a slim brush. While my panel was drying, I cut a Bursting Hearts panel out of turquoise cardstock, added sparkling splatters and white splatters to it, and once dry, I attached it to the aqua panel using 1mm foam squares, and then to a white card base.

For the heart-shaped panel, I first cut a large Stitched Heart 2 panel out of light pink cardstock, ran it through my die cutting machine along with the Quilted Heart Portrait die to cut tiny hearts out of it, and then added splatters to my pink heart. I cut another large Stitched Heart 2 panel out of white cardstock and stuck the pink heart panel on top using 1mm foam squares. I cut a large Scalloped Heart panel out of pearlescent vellum, attached my pink heart panel to it using liquid glue, and finally stuck my heart panel to the card base using 1mm foam squares.

Next I stamped "You are always in my heart" from My Heart on white cardstock using red dye ink, cut it with the matching die, and stuck it in the middle of my Stitched Heart 2 pink heart using 1mm foam squares. I attached the images on both sides of the heart using 2mm foam squares, and then added a scattering of hearts all over the card. I cut those hearts out of red cardstock using Stitched Hearts 2 dies, attached them using foam squares, and finally applied glossy accents on each of them to add more shine and sparkle to my card.

And that's it! Thanks for stopping by, and thank you so much guys for supporting me and my work during my Sunny Studio journey. Thank you Laura for being the greatest right-hand lady to Mendi and an amazing supportive friend, with the kindest words always. Thank you Mendi for asking me to join the team in August 2021, it's been an honor and so much fun to work for you and Sunny Studio. So many stamped and colored images to build the extra busy scenes I loved creating! It was a blast to be on this team among such amazingly talented crafters, and I look forward to seeing everyone's future projects with the upcoming release! Bye, and see you all someplace else.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Merry Mice Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Merry Mice Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Harvest Mice Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Harvest Mice Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bursting Heart Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Heart Bouquet Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Heart Bouquet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Quilted Hearts Portrait Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Heart Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Heart 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bighearted Bears Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bighearted Bears Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	My Heart Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
My Heart Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Meow & Furever Cat Love-Themed Cards with Mendi

Hello there! I hope you had a lovely Christmas. This is Mendi popping in to share some love-themed cards for Valentine's Day featuring our adorable Meow & Furever Stamps.

For my first card showcasing the Meow & Furever Stamps, I made the adorable cat peeking through the heart-shaped cutout in his newspaper the focal point. I used a sketch for this card, keeping my card design relatively clean and simple. I relied on the fun, bright striped paper from the Spring Sunburst Paper pack and layered die-cuts to add interest. I landed on this particular color palette and patterned paper because I had colored this tabby cat image years ago, and I was looking for a way to incorporate orange into a Valentine's Day card, which felt like a bit of a challenge.

For my background, I started by die-cutting the diagonal grid print from the Gingham Pastels Paper pack using the Fishtail Banner 2 Dies. I then stacked the Stitched Heart 2 Die, cut from Bazzill's swiss dot cardstock, with a white Scalloped Heart Die inked with a bit of Salty Ocean Distress ink in the center. Lastly, I heat-embossed the punny "Meow You Doin'?" phrase from the Meow & Furever set onto a blue Brilliant Banner 1 Die.

For my second card using the Meow & Furever Stamps, I created another cat love-themed card perfect for Valentine's Day! I had colored all of my cat images and red hearts many years ago, and I was determined to use every last piece for today's cards, so it was fun challenging myself to find the perfect way to use what I had. For this card, I started with a dark kraft cardstock base and layered a blue heart print from the Flirty Flowers Paper pack over the top, which had been die-cut using the largest banner from the Slimline Pennant Dies. I added four of the smallest dies from the Scalloped Square 1 Small Dies into a 2x2 grid and centered my kitties over the top of each of the squares. I completed my card by heat-embossing the greeting from the set onto a red Brilliant Banner 2 Die and sprinkling the five small red hearts like flat mail-friendly embellishments.

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 Meow & Furever Stamps, Slimline Pennant Dies, and Fishtail Banner 2 Dies in our online shop, which are currently on sale!

Also, please check out all the card ideas using these sets on each of their product pages. I always make sure to upload tons of card ideas following the product image, so there are lots of ideas to scroll through, organized by set.

Supplies Used:  

Meow & Furever Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Meow & Furever Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Heart Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Heart 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Fishtail Banner II Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Square 1 Small Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Slimline Pennant Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Sunburst 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio

Treat Bag Topper Gift with Cathy

Hey friends! Cathy here today sharing a fun Valentine's gift using the Treat Bag Topper Dies. These dies are perfect for any occasion and add such a great touch to a little gift!

I started by die-cutting the topper from white cardstock and then die-cutting it with the Dotted Diamond Landscape Die for a little texture. Since I chose a panda in my little scene, I die-cut the topper again from black cardstock and overlapped/adhered the white and black toppers together.

Next, I die-cut the stitched rectangle in the dies from cream cardstock and inked it lightly with Saltwater Taffy Distress ink. I also splattered a little watered down white and black paints with a fan brush. I then stamped the cobblestone stamp from the Sprawling Surfaces Stamps on Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock and colored it with Copics. I used the same stitched rectangle die and die-cut the top portion of the stamp. I used scissors and cut along the top edge of the cobblestone and adhered it to the bottom of the cream stitched rectangle.

Next, I stamped the panda, truck, hearts and heart balloons 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/dies:
Bighearted Bears Stamps/Dies (heart balloons)

Balloon Rides Stamps/Dies (panda)

Truckloads of Love Stamps/Dies

 

I adhered the heart balloons to the treat bag topper first and then adhered the stitched rectangle with the truck. I heat embossed small sentiments from the Truckloads of Love Stamps and Panda Party Stamps on pink cardstock with white embossing powder and hand cut around them. I die-cut the "love" sentiment using the Loopy Letters Dies from black and white cardstock and layered them together.

 

The Treat Bag Topper Dies are sized perfectly to fit the top of a cellophane treat bag, but I decided to make an outer sleeve to go over a cellophane bag. This allowed the treat bag to stand upright with candy inside. To make this, I cut a piece of kraft cardstock 4" x 11" and scored it on the 11" side at 4 3/4" and 6 1/4". I then die-cut one end of the cardstock using the Dotted Diamond Landscape Die to match the topper.

I created a window to see the treats inside by die-cutting the cardstock 3/4" up from the score line using the second largest Stitched Heart 2 Dies. To get a scalloped heart border around the opening, I die-cut a piece of pink cardstock using the second largest Scalloped Heart Dies and then die-cut it using the second largest Stitched Heart 2 Dies. I then adhered the scalloped frame around the opening.

 

To finish, I filled a cellophane treat bag with some candy, set it inside the folded kraft cardstock piece and stapled it at the top.  I then adhered my treat bag topper to the top of the kraft cardstock.

 

I had a lot of fun making this and hope you enjoyed! 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:

Loopy Letters Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Rides Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Rides Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Heart Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Heart 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Panda Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Panda Party Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dotted Diamond Landscape Shop at: Sunny Studio	Truckloads of Love Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Truckloads of Love Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bighearted Bears Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bighearted Bears Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sprawling Surfaces Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Treat Bag Topper Die Shop at: Sunny Studio