Inside Greetings Friends Cards with Janneke

Hello crafty friends, Janneke here and today I am excited to share these adorable friendship cards featuring the Inside Greetings Friends stamp set.

For this card project, I started by die-cutting 6x the Scalloped Square 1 Small from white cardstock, three of which I turned into grassy borders using our Slimline Nature Border dies. I decided to make three different colored cards, blending the insides of the scalloped squares with pastel blue, pink, and green Distress Oxide inks. For the grass borders, I also blended only the inside with green ink. I masked off the edges to achieve this, but honestly, it would be even easier to use Stitched Square Dies and stick them on top (I’ve already added them to my Wishlist!).

Next, I stamped the Inside Greetings Friends sentiment in a shade slightly darker than the background color, then stamped it again 1mm below in black ink to create a little depth.

I layered the grass borders onto the blended scalloped squares, tucking in some flowers from the Bunnyville stamp set behind the grass. From the Gingham Pastels paper, I cut squares slightly larger than the scalloped ones and rounded the corners with a punch before adhering the scalloped squares on top.

For each card, I chose a different cute critter:

On the blue card, the bunnies from Bunnyville stamp set and the Balloon Numbers stamp set, on the pink card, the sweet penguins from the Passionate Penguins stamp set and  on the green card, the adorable foxes from the Foxy Friends stamp set.

Lastly I added the butterflies also from the Bunnyville stamp set and the heart lollipop from the Bighearted Bears stamp set to each card. After coloring all the stamps with Ohuhu markers and adding highlights with a white gel pen, I adhered them onto the card bases and I mounted everything onto white cardstock bases, rounding the corners to match.

Cards done, ready to send joy! Thanks for joining me, and see you next week.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bunnyville Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bunnyville Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Passionate Penguins Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Passionate Penguins Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bighearted Bears Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bighearted Bears Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Scalloped Square 1 Small Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Numbers Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Numbers Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Foxy Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Foxy Friends Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Inside Greetings Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Zig Zag Circles Die Focused Card with Tina H

Hello crafters, it’s Tina with another sweet Spring card. This design is framed by one of the fun Zig Zag Circle dies. 

I started this project with a square card base. Next, I cut a white panel with the largest of the Scalloped Square 1 Small dies. I dry embossed this piece with the Woodgrain folder. I love how this texture matches the nature vibe of this card! Next, I glued this panel to the card base.

For my focal point I cut a large white circle (Zig Zag Circle dies) and turned it into a frame by using one of the Stitched Circles Small dies. Both pieces will fit together like a puzzle during the build-up of the design. I cut another piece (teal paper Flirty Flowers) with the stitched circle die to create a grassy border (die from my stash). The top part of the white circle was turned into a sky (cloud stencil from my stash and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide). I glued the grass piece to the circle with liquid glue.

To complete the scene I stamped a tree branch, a little birdie (A Bird’s Life), some Easter eggs, a basket and a cute chick (Chickie Baby). All the coloring was done with my Copic markers and I added white highlights with a gel pen.

My sentiment comes from the Chubby Bunny set and was stamped on a white strip with Versafine Onyx Black ink. Before building the card, I took the white circle frame and the inner landscape part and flipped them both backwards. Then, I used some tape to hold them together. This extra step made it a lot easier for me to add foam tape and mount both parts to the embossed square panel.  I put all the images in place using tape where needed for that extra dimension. Lastly, I added the sentiment strip and some Aquamarine Jewels for that soft touch of bling!

I love how the Zig Zag Circle frames this sweet scene. But this set can be used for so many other designs! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used: 

A Bird's Life Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	A Bird's Life Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Chubby Bunny Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodgrain Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio
Chickie Baby Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Chickie Baby Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Square 1 Small Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Zag Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Penguin Pair Card with Tina H

Hello crafters, it’s Tina and today I have a sweet Valentine’s card for you! Stars of the show are the cuties from the Penguin Pair stamp and die set! Not only are they super adorable, they bring their own little sweaters and accessories. I love when sets give you these extra options for so many different looks.

I started with a white square card base and added a textured layer created with one of the Scalloped Square 1 Large dies and the Dapper Diamonds embossing folder. A quick and easy way to elevate any panel. 

Since this card is love themed, it also needed a heart shape (Scalloped Heart dies). I just cut  the largest die but then decided that it would be fun to add extra dimension with the smaller heart from that set. For these pieces I selected pale blue heart and flower papers from the Flirty Flowers pad. 

Now it was time to stamp and colour the cute penguins (Penguin Pair stamp) with my Copic markers in blue, pink and yellow tones. As always I added some white highlights. I gave the girl a headband and an adorable sweater for the boy. 

After browsing through my stash I found the perfect sentiment (Foxy Friends) and stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black ink on a small white banner. I mounted the hearts, penguins and banner with some thin foam tape. For that extra bling, I sprinkled a few Pink Spinel Jewels.

I hope this card inspires you to create some sweet love cards with this cute penguin couple! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Dapper Diamonds Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Heart Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Square 1 Large Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Foxy Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Penguin Pair Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Pair Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sneak Peek: Introducing Spring Garland & Inside Greetings Friends

Hello, and welcome to day 5 of our Spring Sneak Peek Week!  All this week I am sharing cards showcasing our newest collection, which will be available for purchase tomorrow!

Card No.1: Today, I am sharing ideas using our beautiful new Spring Garland Stamps and Dies, which feature two groupings of tulip & daffodil flowers, an extra tulip flower & leaf to use as filler, two butterflies, and one large bold greeting. For my first card, I stamped and colored all the elements from the set using artPop! Chisel and Brush Dual Tip Alcohol Markers. I then adhered them to a square card base cut from hot pink patterned paper from the Classic Gingham Paper pack using the Scalloped Square 1 Large Dies. I added another mat over the top using the Stitched Square Dies cut from white cardstock to frame my clean and simple card.

Card No.2: For my second card using the Spring Garland Stamps, I arranged the flowers from the set around two of the stacked labels from the Icing Rectangle Frame Dies and heat-embossed a friendship sentiment from the newest Inside Greetings Friends Stamps. I mounted everything onto a piece of coordinating lavender-patterned paper trimmed down to fit an A2-sized card from the Flirty Florals Paper pack. 

Card No.3: Up next, I created an all-yellow and green card with the Spring Garland Stamps, coloring the tulips yellow to match the daffodils for a fresh monochromatic look. I cut apart a few of the tulips and filled in with the extra tulip and leaf from the set to create one continuous growing border. To the left of the border, I added a mini green swiss dot print, and to the right, a yellow tone-on-tone floral print from the Spring Fever Paper pack. Lastly, I stamped a greeting in the bottom, right corner using the new Inside Greetings Friends Stamps with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink.

Card No.4: My next card using the Spring Garland Stamps, I arranged the flowers colored in pastel pinks and lilacs onto the largest die from the Stitched Oval Dies. I then layered them over a pale blue pierced background using the Dotted Diamond Landscape Dies, and added two butterflies colored to match. Lastly, I once again stamped a friendship sentiment using the Inside Greetings Friends Stamps with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink.

Card No.5: For my last card, I stamped the two groups of flowers from the Spring Garland Stamps in opposing corners with clear VersaMark Ink, heat-embossed with White Detail Embossing Powder, and then watercolored them using Zig Clean Real Brush Markers. I then colored around the flowers using a really watered-down mixture of Broken China Reinker, before splattering the entire panel with Picket Fence Spritz. Watercolors and I are usually not a great match with my perfectionist tendencies and struggling to color inside the lines, so the white mist was the perfect way to disguise some of those coloring imperfections and smooth out the uneven overlapping lines in my background. I finished my card with a simple white frame using the outer die from the Tropical Trees Backdrop Die set and heat-embossed a birthday greeting onto a coordinating shade of blue cardstock using the sentiment from the Big Bold Greetings Stamps. While this card felt like a hot mess through most of the creative process, I persevered, and I love the painterly feel of my finished card.

That wraps up today's sneak peek. These cards make me so excited for Spring, and I'm so happy you joined me today! I'd love to give a $40 gift code to one lucky winner, who will be randomly selected from the comments on this blog post, as well as our Facebook and Instagram posts. Our daily contests will run through Saturday, January 10th, at Midnight PST, with winners announced here on our blog on Sunday, January 11th.

Here's a closer look at our new Spring Garland Stamps, Spring Garland Dies, and Inside Greetings Friends Stamps used today, which will be available for purchase on Friday, January 9th.

Other Supplies Used:

Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Fever Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Inside Greetings Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Big Bold Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bold Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Trees Backdrop Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dotted Diamond Landscape Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Square 1 Large Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Oval Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Icing Rectangle Frame Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio