Passionate Penguins Card with Tina

Hello crafters, it’s Tina with a card featuring one of the adorable images from the Passionate Penguins stamp and die set. I have used these stamps often and they are one of my favorites for lots of occasions!

After I made a white square card base, I cut a layer from purple paper (Flirty Flowers, Stitched Square dies) and glued it to the base.

For extra dimension I also created two white panels with one of the Scalloped Square 2 Small dies. On one of them I added extra texture with the Quilted Hearts Portrait die, I cut the scalloped edges from this piece and glued it on top of the second white panel. Now I have a scalloped edge panel with an embellished center. Love that look!

As my focal point I selected two cute penguins in their fancy car, adding balloons from Party Pets to set the scene. All the coloring was done with Copic makers, and I added white highlights with my gel pen.

This card is going to be for my husband and I really like this sentiment from the Words Of Gratitude set! I stamped the line on a small white banner with Versafine Onyx Black ink and backed it with a slightly larger banner shape.

I placed the sentiment on the bottom of the white panel and mounted the penguins and balloons with foam tape. I love how they are enjoying their ride in the car and the balloons make it extra fun! Lastly, I sprinkled a few Champagne Clear jewels onto the card.

Thanks a lot for visiting the blog and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Words of Gratitude Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Passionate Penguins Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Passionate Penguins Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Quilted Hearts Portrait Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Square 2 Small Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Berry Bliss & Slice of Summer Fruit Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some fruit-themed cards for Summer using our fabulous Berry Bliss Stamps and Slice of Summer Stamps.

First, I have a card using the layered citrus slice from our Slice of Summer Stamps, which I stamped to look like lemon, lime, grapefruit, and orange slices. I then die-cut a stitched circle using our Stitched Circle Small Dies, where I lightly drew 12 spokes on the back with my pencil and clear ruler like I was slicing a pizza or adding clock tick marks to give me a way to evenly space my fruit slices. Then, on the back of each slice, I drew a pencil through the center at the halfway mark to give me another point to line up each slice. I then arranged each slice, having them overlap the outside edge of my white cardstock circle by 1/2". I used liquid adhesive for this task to have a little wiggle room to adjust them before they dried as I quickly worked around the circle. As I was starting this project, I was nervous about my ability to make it look symmetrical. However, the easy measurement tricks I described worked, and I assembled this summer "wreath" rather quickly. 

I then used our Scalloped Square 1 Large Dies to die-cut the striped paper to match the fruit from our Summer Splash Paper pack. After it was die-cut, I carefully used my paper trimmer to trim off the four scalloped edges and leave a small border around the stitching. This gave me the perfect stitched square to layer over the same scalloped square cut from white cardstock for my card base. I cut a second white scalloped square to score along the top and to adhere to the backside of my card front to form my notecard. Lastly, I stamped the greeting from the Slice of Summer Stamps, substituting the word "slice" from our Hayley Uppercase Alphabet Dies and Hayley Lowercase Alphabet Dies.

My second card pairs the watermelon from the Slice of Summer Stamps with the strawberries, raspberries, and cherries from our Berry Bliss Stamps. I arranged them in and around our Layered Basket Stamps, wrapping twine around the basket and popping it up with foam tape to help it lie flat with the thickness of the twine. I stamped and heat-embossed the greeting "You're so sweet" from our Punny Fruit Greetings Stamps onto a small tag cut with our Sweet Treats Gift Bag Die, which I topped with a twine bow. I also stamped a subtle pink diagonal grid pattern using our Background Basics 2 Stamps with VersaFine Clair Baby Pink Ink to add some interest to my background.

I am frequently asked which ink colors I used for my layered images. Some of these images were previously stamped using now-retired Colorbox inks; however, I spent considerable time trying to find the closest matches to share them here with you (from lightest to darkest).

Strawberries 
Concord & 9th Honeysuckle
Gina K. Red Velvet
Concord & 9th Cranberry
Gina K. Lucky Clover
PinkFresh Evergreen

Raspberries
Gina K Medium Carnation
Gina K Dark Carnation
PinkFresh Candy Apple
Gina K Cherry Red

Cherries
Gina K Medium Carnation
Gina K Dark Carnation
Gina K Cherry Red

Watermelon
Gina K Medium Carnation
PinkFresh Candy Apple
Gina K Cherry Red
Altenew Limeade
VersaMark Verdant
Gina K Lucky Clover

Layered Basket 
Hero Arts Soft Sand
Gina K. Sandy Beach
Memories Sand
MFT Kraft

Yellow Lemon
PinkFresh Lemon Whip
Versafine Cheerful

Lime Slice
Altenew Limeade
VersaMark Verdant

Orange Slice
PinkFresh Apricot
Hero Arts Tangerine

Grapefruit Slice
C&9 Ballet Slipper
PinkFresh Coral Reef

or Gina K. Innocent Pink
& Lawn Fawn Bubblegum

That wraps up my projects for this morning. I hope I've inspired you in your own cardmaking and that you spread a little happiness by sending out a card to a loved one today.💛

Don't forget to check out our Slice of Summer Stamps and Layered Basket Stamps in our online shop, which are all 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 there organized by set.

Supplies Used:

Berry Bliss Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Berry Bliss Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slice of Summer Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slice of Summer Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Summer Splash 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sweet Treats Gift Bag Shop at: Sunny Studio	Layered Basket Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Layered Basket Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Hayley Lowercase Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hayley Uppercase Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Punny Fruit Greetings Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Square 1 Large Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Background Basics 2 Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Clair Ink- Baby Pink Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Rise & Shine Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Circle Small Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Clair Ink- Verdant Shop at: Sunny Studio

Pink Peonies Card with Tina

Hello crafters, it’s Tina and today’s card layout is very versatile, it can be used for so many occasions. But since I am always in need of birthday cards, that is what I made! 

When I started my card making journey, I was a bit afraid of ‘flower arrangements’ and how to style them. I found that using the flowers as a center point with any kind of frame is always a winning combination. The beautiful Pink Peonies stamp and die set is great for these type of cards because it contains several shapes and sizes of peonies, making it easier for us to compose stunning bouquets.

After creating a square card base, I cut a panel with the biggest of the Scalloped Square 1 Large dies from white card stock. To add texture, I embossed it with the Buffalo Plaid Embossing folder and splattered the piece with Wilted Violet and Villainous Potion Distress Oxides.

While that was drying, I worked on my ‘frame’ element of the card. The Fancy Frames Circle dies are a perfect match for this square card. I cut them from a sheet of lilac Gingham Pastels and glued them directly to the card panel with liquid glue.

Next, it was time to create the flower centerpiece. I decided to stamp all the flowers and the leaves in this set and colored them in green, pink, and lilac shades with my Copics. Adding shadows with a darker maker and highlights with a white gel pen.

My sentiment was chosen from the Party Pets set and I love that it comes with a matching die! I stamped the ‘Happy Birthday’ with Versafine Onyx Black ink and cut two extra layers to make it very sturdy. After placing this sentiment on the top right of the circle, I could start to arrange my peonies and leaves. I opted for the three largest flowers, and they fill the circle perfectly. Finally, I sprinkled a few Silver Jewels to finish this card.

I can’t wait to see your creations with this beautiful flower stamp! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Fancy Frames-Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Buffalo Plaid Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pink Peonies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pink Peonies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Scalloped Square 1 Large Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Puddle Jumpers, Froggy Friends, & Spring Showers Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some spring cards showcasing our Puddle Jumpers Stamps.

For my first card, I used the girl, frog umbrella, and baby ducks from our Puddle Jumpers Stamps, the frogs, lily pads, and cattails from our Froggy Friends Stamps, and the pond border from our Country Scenes Stamps. I love how they all came together! 

To ink up my pond, I stamped and fussy cut a mask (which I store with the stamps and have already used on a handful of cards) to protect the pond's edge and cattails before inking up the bottom half with Mermaid Lagoon, Salty Ocean, and Peacock Feathers Distress ink. I then cut the grassy hill in the background using our Mini Grass Border Dies and inked around the cattails in my pond scene with a Copic Marker so that they would blend into the grassy background. I also used Copic Markers to sketch some water rings around the pond's edge, each cattail, and flicking some blades of grass in the background. Lastly, I stamped a cute punny greeting from the Froggy Friends Stamps.

For my second card featuring the Puddle Jumpers Stamps, I paired the girl, puddle, and four ducks from the set with the duck umbrella, clouds, raindrops, and tulips from our Spring Showers Stamps, and the extra duck from our Farm Fresh Stamps. To frame my scene, I adhered our Scalloped Square 2 Small Dies to a 4.25" square card base, making sure to sandwich some yellow cardstock in between to show through the eyelet lace openings. I then masked off the scalloped edges with thin strips of masking material to form a square just inside the stitched square of the die and inked within by blending an ombre with Salty Ocean, Mowed Lawn, and Twisted Citron Distress inks. Lastly, I stamped the small "hello" greeting from our Lovely Lilac Stamps using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink.

That wraps up my projects for this morning. I hope I've inspired you in your cardmaking and that you spread a little happiness by sending a card to a loved one today. 💛

Don't forget to check out our Froggy Friends Stamps and Spring Showers Stamps in our online shop, which are currently on sale! 

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

Supplies Used:

Froggy Friends Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Froggy Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Showers Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Spring Showers Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Farm Fresh Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Farm Fresh Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Country Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Country Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Lovely Lilacs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Puddle Jumpers Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Puddle Jumpers Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Mini Grass Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Square 2 Small Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spellbinders Masking Sheets Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio