Guest Designer Spotlight: Sweet As Can Bee Gift Set with Tammy Stark

Hello friends! Tammy here with a fun project featuring the adorable set, Sweet as Can Bee. I decided to create a cute tea pocket and muslin bag, filled with tea, honey, and a honey dripper. This is such a sweet little gift for a tea lover!

To begin, I stamped the images from Sweet as Can Bee, colored with Copic markers, and die cut with the coordinating dies. Next, I die-cut 2 Scalloped Oval Mat 3 dies from Bristol cardstock, masked off the edges, and ink-blended them using the Pink Fresh Ink Cubes- Napa Valley. I arranged the images onto the inked oval mats, attaching some with foam tape for dimension. I then stamped a white banner, die-cut with the Brilliant Banner 3, and attached it along the bottom of the ovals using foam tape.

To create the pocket, I simply took a brown paper bag, folded up the bottom, and glued it along the edges to create a pocket. I covered the bag with the Dots & Stripes Jewel Tone Patterned Paper, then tied some lavender crinkle ribbon around it before attaching the scalloped oval with foam tape. I then filled my little pocket with tea, honey, and a honey dripper.

I also created a little tea pouch with an adorable tag. It is a little muslin bag that I repurposed, filled with tea and honey. It is tied up with a honey dripper and finished with a tag and crinkle ribbon.

That's it! You have a cute, little, simple, and inexpensive gift! You could also tuck in a gift card for a little something extra! I hope you are inspired to make some adorable tea gifts for the tea lover in your life!

Thanks so much for stopping by and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Oval Mat 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sweet As Can Bee Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sweet As Can Bee Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Ribbon & Lace Border Die Focused Card with Yan

Hello all, Yan here!  Sometimes the simplest ideas can create the most fun results, especially when you start playing around with border dies.

For today’s project, I’m using the Ribbon & Lace Border Dies to create a custom background, paired with the adorable Party Pets Stamp set for a sweet focal point.

First, I die cut the straight stitched border die from several different colours of cardstock. Instead of using them individually, I mixed and arranged the strips like a little puzzle, then secured everything with double-sided tape. This is such an easy technique, but it instantly creates a bold and playful background—and the best part is that every combination looks a little different.

Next, I stamped the cute cat and balloon from the Party Pets Stamp set onto Neenah Solar White cardstock, coloured them with Copic markers, and cut them out using the Party Pets Dies.

COPIC COLOR:
Cat: E41, E43, R30
Balloon: B000, B12, R30, RV10, RV11, Y02, Y11

For the sentiment, I used the Scalloped Oval Mat 3 Dies together with a greeting from the Party Pets Stamp set. This adds a soft focal layer that balances the busy background nicely. To finish, I adhered everything with foam tape for extra dimension.

This is one of those projects where the supplies really do the work for you—the border dies make it so easy to create something that looks detailed and layered, even with a very simple process. I love how many different backgrounds you can create just by changing colours and placement.

Hope this inspires you to try mixing your border die cuts in a new way!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Scalloped Oval Mat 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Party Pets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Party Pets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Country Scenes Card with Tina H

Hello crafters, it’s Tina and did you know that I am a big fan of coloring, especially with my Copics! If you are like me than you will also love the Country Scenes stamp and die set! These stamps do all the work for you and create the most stunning landscapes. You get three completely different looks and today I am using the ‘orchard’ stamp for my design.

I also love that this set has matching dies to make multi-layer scene building even more easier. Since these scenes can cover an entire card front, I choose an oval design for my project.

To make it easy on myself, I first stamped the scene on a piece of white card stock and then placed one of the Stitched Oval dies on top to select the best placement for my die cutting. While I had the dies out, I cut a second slightly larger white oval as a border piece for my design. I love a nice edge to frame my panels, so I cut another oval this time using the largest of the Scalloped Oval Mat 1 dies and a green  polka dots paper (Polka-dot Parade). 

My card base is also on oval, I used a smaller die from the Stitched Oval set and added the green and white oval panels with liquid glue. Of course, I needed a cute critter to add to my scene. Foxy Friends is one of my favourite sets and I thought it would be fun to have a sweet fox pick some apples. I used a little cart from this set and took a crate and apples from the Truckloads Of Love stamp. Next, I enjoyed coloring the images and scene with my Copics.

I could have added some clouds but decided to keep that part of the design simple to make space for a my sentiment which was taken from the Punny Apple Greetings. I love how perfect this goes with this scene!

After gluing the scene oval to the layered card base with liquid glue, I used foam tape to adhere my images and sentiment strip. A few sparkly Champagne Clear Jewels were scattered around the sentiment strip.

I am so looking forward to see which sweet scenes you are creating with this amazing set! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Oval Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Country Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Country Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Oval Mat 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Truckloads of Love Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Truckloads of Love Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Punny Apple Greetings Shop at: Sunny Studio	Foxy Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Foxy Friends Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Love Birds Card with Tina M

Hi there! Tina M here sharing a birthday card made using the cute Love Birds set!

I started off by trimming a piece of pink patterned paper, from the Classic Sunburst Paper to 5,5 x 4,25 inches, the sunburst patterned side up and adhered it to my A2 size card base.

From white card stock I die cut out the largest of the Scalloped Oval Mat 3 Dies and ink blended with gray ink, darker at the bottom to fade to light gray and finally white.
I finished it off by splattering gold watercolor to it!

I then stamped all the images I wanted to feature from the Love Birds Stamps set and the Afternoon Tea Stamps set, using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on alcohol ink friendly paper and colored them with my Copic Markers, see list below. Next, I die cut out the colored pieces using the coordinating Love Birds Dies, and the Afternoon Tea Dies.

Copic colors used:
Birds: RV52/55/66, V000 and YR21/24/27
Teacups: RV52, V000
Flowers: G94, YG61/63, YR21/24/27, C0/1

As I wanted my greeting to coordinate with the gold watercolor splatters, I stamped the Happy Birthday from the Big Bold Greetings Stamps set with VersaMark Watermark ink, added gold embossing powder from my stash and heat embossed it with my heat gun. I then cut it out using the coordinating Big Bold Greetings Die. I used liquid glue to adhere it to the Scalloped oval.

Lastly, I added foam dots to the back of the die cut birds, teacups and flowers for dimension and adhered them to the card.

Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you a happy and colorful day! 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Classic Sunburst Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Oval Mat 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bold Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bold Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Love Birds Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Love Birds Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Afternoon Tea Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Afternoon Tea Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Build-A-Bowl & Strawberry Patch Card with Yan

Hi there, It’s Yan here! There’s something so fun about creating cards inspired by fresh summer treats. Today’s project features a cheerful handmade card using the Build-A-Bowl Dies and Strawberry Patch Dies. I really enjoyed combining these sets to build a bright and playful fruity scene filled with sweet little details.

First, I die-cut the fruit basket pieces from Creamy Cardstock using the Build-A-Bowl Dies. At the same time, I die-cut several strawberries from white cardstock using the Strawberry Patch Dies and colored them with Copic markers. Then I picked some of the adorable bunny images from the Balloon Number Stamp set, stamped them onto Neenah Solar White Cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, and colored them with Copic markers to bring them to life. Once finished, I used the coordinating Balloon Number Dies to cut them out neatly.

COPIC COLOR:
Bunny : E30, E41, E43, E47, R30
Strawberry : R30, R32, R43, RV00
Leaf : G14, G19, Y00, YG03, YG17, YG63

For the background, I blended Distress Oxide Ink in Worn Lipstick onto a separate piece of white cardstock to create a soft, warm backdrop. I then die-cut the word “hugs” three times from another piece of white cardstock using the Scalloped Oval Mat 3 Dies, and layered them together with liquid glue to add thickness and dimension.

Next, I arranged all the elements onto my card front and layered the strawberries inside the basket to create a full and cozy look. I added the little bunnies around the basket to make the scene feel extra playful and lively. To finish the card, I attached everything with foam tape and glue for added dimension and completed the design with a simple sentiment.

This was such a joyful project to create, and I love how the soft background and bright fruity elements work together to bring out a warm summer feel. I hope it inspires you to mix and match your dies and stamps in new and creative ways.

Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing in my little crafting adventure!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Scalloped Oval Mat 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Strawberry Patch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Build-A-Bowl Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Numbers Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Numbers Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Feeling Froggy Card with Tina H

Hello crafters, Tina here and you know I absolutely love a cute critter! Today, I made a card with the adorable Feeling Froggy stamp and die set.

Of course this frog needed a beautiful pond to live in and browsing through my stash I found the perfect one in the Country Scenes bundle. I love that I can die cut this pond, it makes creating the whole landscape so much easier. 

The shape of the pond also made me decide to go for an oval focal point. I cut two ovals from white card stock with the largest of the Stitched Ovals. One was used to stamp the pond, which I then colored with my copics (plants) and a stencil with Distress Oxide Speckled Egg for the water. I used the matching die to cut out this border. My other white oval was turned into a pale sky, using a stencil and the same Distress Oxide ink.

I always like a nice scalloped frame so I glued both oval pieces to a white Scalloped Oval Mat 1 with liquid glue. The birthday boy today is the cute frog from Feeling Froggy, I also stamped and colored a dragonfly, a birthday hat (Foxy Friends) and a lily pad with lotus flower (Country Scenes). My white card base felt a bit plain so I added a striped pattern with a stencil and Distress Oxides Peeled Paint and Pine Needles.

I wanted a bold sentiment and went with the Happy Birthday one from Party Pets, which I stamped in a pink ink and die cut with the matching die. After adding all the elements to the scene, I simply sprinkled a few Iridescent Jewels. This frog is ready to party!

Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Stitched Oval Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Country Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Country Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Feeling Froggy Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Feeling Froggy Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Scalloped Oval Mat 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Foxy Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Foxy Friends Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Party Pets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio