Sledding By & Cruising Critters Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some cards featuring our Sledding By Stamps and Cruising Critters Stamps. Both of these sets feature a pile of critters in a mode of transportation, so I thought it would be fun to share both a fall and holiday take as we transition between the seasons.

For my first card today, I focused on the adorable critters piled in the sled from our Sledding Critters Stamps. I googled vintage horse-pulled sleighs and noticed a number of them were painted black with red velvet-lined seats so as I started coloring, I found myself limiting my colors to neutrals with touches of Red, White, Blue, and a bit of a rosy pink (which is actually just a lighter version of the red tones). For the background of my card, I inked up a white cardstock panel using a light touch of Mermaid Lagoon Distress ink with the PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes. 

I then stamped the snowflakes around the perimeter of my card using the Snow Flurries Stamps. These mini 2x3 background stamps were designed to line up and stamp multiple times in a grid pattern across a card background to create a seamless background of any size for a great price. However, they also have the added flexibility of stamping around the edges like a frame to keep the center of the card open without having to creatively mask things off for the sentiment like I did here. I added the snowy hillside using the Slimline Nature Border Dies cut from white cardstock and then added my greeting using the stamps from the set and the coordinating "sledding" word from the Sledding By Dies. Lastly, I felt like my card needed a little something to visually balance out the right side of the card, given the angled tilt of my sleigh and sentiment, so I added a red snowflake to my sleigh from the Snowflake Circle Frame Dies.

 

For my second card showcasing a carload of animals using the Cruising Critters Stamps, I created a fall backdrop for the scenic drive, using the tree-lined border from the Country Scenes Stamps and the cobblestone street from the Sprawling Surfaces Stamps. I love that these trees can be colored pink for spring, green for summer, or in fall hues for autumn! I then added some simple cloud outlines to my skyline using the clouds from the Ocean View Stamps. Lastly, I heat-embossed a greeting from the Cruising Critters Stamps and paired it with the die-cut word "cruising" from the Cruising Critters Dies.

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 Sledding By Stamps, Sledding By Dies, and Snow Flurries 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 post tons of card ideas following the product image, so there are lots of ideas to scroll through, organized by set.

Supplies Used: 

Scaredy Cat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sledding Critters Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snow Flurries Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowflake Circle Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio
Cruising Critters Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cruising Critters Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Country Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Country Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Sprawling Surfaces Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ocean View Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen 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	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

Puppy Parents Card with Tina

Hello crafters, it is Tina and today I am creating a sweet card for my husband, who is an incredible Dad and also a dog lover. Our two dogs Mira and Lena bring so much love and joy in our lives. When I saw the Puppy Parents stamp and die set, I knew it would be perfect for this project!

Of course, I selected the two fluffiest doggies of this adorable bunch since they look just like ours. To set the scene, I also stamped the sweet doghouse, a few balls, the food bowl, and some bones.

After creating a simple white card base, I die cut all the layers for this card. Starting with the white frame (largest of the Fancy Frames Rectangle dies), I backed this frame with a sheet of pink striped paper (Dots & Stripes Pastels) and finally I cut a white arched panel (Stitched Arch dies).

This last piece will become the base for my scene. First, I stamped a cobblestone border (Sprawling Surfaces). Next, I masked off this part of the panel with some Post-It tape and added a pink cloudy sky with a stencil from my stash and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide.

I pulled out my Copic Markers and colored all the images as well as the stone border. But when I did a try-out of the scene and put the dogs in place, it felt a bit busy. A piece of vellum is a good option to soften a busy background. Die cutting with the Stitched Arch again gave me the perfect vellum layer. I used a tape runner for vellum to attach this layer to the background and felt much happier with the design!

The arched shape of the Brilliant Banner 4 die was a perfect match for the scene, my Misti worked great to curve the combined sentiment from the Puppy Parents stamp (the red ink was pulled from my stash).  As a final embellishment, I added a few Pink Spinel Jewels.

I hope you will enjoy these fun Puppy Parents stamps as much as I did! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Fancy Frames- Rectangles Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dots & Stripes Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Puppy Parents Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Puppy Parents Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Brilliant Banner 4 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sprawling Surfaces Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Grad Cat Card with Amanda

Hey crafty friends! It’s Amanda here sharing a fun little graduation card with you! This card was a lot of fun to make using a masking technique!

First, I stamped my cat from the Grad Cat Stamps. Using the leftover ink on the stamp, I stamped it again on a piece of Heffy Doodle Memo Tape. I used scissors to fussy cut the mask out and then placed it over the cat.

Next, I stamped the Spring Scenes Stamps, which includes the background, bench, and lamppost. Using the same masking technique to mask this image. For the rocky sidewalk, I used the Sprawling Surfaces Stamps.

Before removing my masks, I ink blended Catherine Pooler Hot Tub ink for the sky. Once that was complete, I removed all the masks so that I could color in my scene.

Here are the Copic markers I ued:
Grass: YG11, YG61, YG63, YG67
Trees: G00, G20, G24, G40, G43, G46, YG11, YG61, YG63, YG67, YG41, YG45
E50, E53, E55, E57
Bench: R35, R37, R39, T2, T6
Road: N2, N3, N5, N7
Cap: C5, C7, C9
Cat: E40, E41, E42, E43, R30, R32
Lamppost: BG72, BG75, BG78

I added a few highlights and dots with a White Gelly Rolly pen. I adhered my card panel to my A2 card base with liquid glue.

Such a simple and sweet grad card that my kitty-loving niece will love! Thanks so much for stopping by the Sunny Studio Stamps Blog today! Come back tomorrow for more inspiration!!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Spring Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Grad Cat Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sprawling Surfaces Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

City Streets Card with Amanda

Hey crafty friends, Amanda here! Do you ever use masking to create a one layer card? It’s a great way to use your stamps that don’t have coordinating dies! Or, if you just want to try out a different look to your cards! 

To create this card, I used Heffy Memo Tape for my masking. You can also use sticky notes or other masking tape. For this technique, I start by determining the order in which the images need to be stamped and masked. For this card, the umbrella needs to be stamped first. So, I stamped the umbrella with my MISTI Then, without removing my stamp, I put a piece of Heffy Memo Tape down over top of the stamped image and used the leftover ink on the stamp to stamp the image. This gives me an outline to cut for my mask. Using scissors, I cut out the umbrella and placed the mask over the stamped image on the card panel.

Next, I stamped the fox and birds from the Foxy Friends Stamps. Using the same technique as I did with the umbrella, I created masks for these images and placed them over the stamped images.

The next layer is the Sprawling Surfaces. Then, the City Streets buildings and lamp post. I didn’t need a mask for either of these layers. However, if you wanted to ink blend a sky or background, you could mask off the buildings, lamp post, and street to do this!

Now that I’ve got all my stamped images done, I can remove all the masks and color the scene with Copic markers. I used tones of brown, gray, blue-green, yellow-green and red.

The final step is to create my sentiment. In stead of stamping it directly onto the background, I decided to put it on a black banner. To do this, I stamped the sentiment with my WOW! embossing pad on black cardstock and then I applied white embossing powder to it. I melted the powder with my heat tool and then trimmed it into a flag banner with my paper trimmer and scissors.

Thank you for coming by the Sunny Studio Stamps blog today! I hope you enjoy the rest of your week and find some time to get crafty!!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

City Streets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sprawling Surfaces Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Foxy Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Background Basics 2 Card with Amanda

Hello there, crafters, Amanda here! I hope your week is off to a great start! Today, I am sharing a cute little kitty card I created for a special birthday!

This card has quite a few layers, so let me explain how I created each one! First, I used the Fancy Frames Rectangle Dies and cut both of the larger frames. I only used the outside layer of each cutout and saved the inside frames for another card. Next, I ran a piece of mint paper through my die-cutting machine with the Morrocan Circles Embossing Folder. 

Then, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 2.75” x 4” for my background panel. On this panel, I masked off the bottom portion with some tape. I ink blended Catherine Pooler's Hot Tub ink on the entire area. Then, I stamped the Background Basics 2 Stamps with Catherine Pooler’s Sea Glass ink.

I masked off the top portion of the panel and then stamped the wood floor image from the Sprawing Surfaces Stamps. I colored the floor with E21, E23, and E25 Copic markers.

Now, with all those layers complete, we can assemble the card! I glued the mint panel to an A2 card base. Then, I added the outside frame, adhering it with thin foam tape. Then, I glued the background panel to the center of the card. And finally, I used more thin foam tape to adhere the inner frame to the card.

Now, we can move on to the main event: the kitties! I stamped the cats, accessories, and sentiment from the Party Pets Stamps with black ink. Then, I colored them in with Copic markers.

Here are the marker colors I used:
Cats: W8, YR24, YR27, N0, N1, N8, N9, R22, R30
Green Areas: YG000, YG00, YG01, YG03, YG05
Blue/Green Areas: BG 11, BG13, BG32
Pink Areas: RV10, RV21, RV23, RV25, R00, R20, R22

I die cut the images and sentiment out with the coordinating die set. I added them to the card using foam squares. To add a little bit of detail, I added 3 Iridescent Clear Jewels.

The card is finished!  I love how the layers make this card unique and eye-catching! Thanks for stopping by the Sunny Studio Stamps blog today! Come back tomorrow for more inspiration! 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Fancy Frames- Rectangles Shop at: Sunny Studio	Moroccan Circles Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sprawling Surfaces Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Background Basics 2 Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Party Pets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Cat Antics card with Tina

Hi crafty friends, Tina here and I had so much fun creating this sweet birthday card with the adorable Cat Antics stamp and die set! I love these kitties so much that I initially colored five of them! But sometimes you have to adjust your design plans since I only had room for three. So, I put the other two aside for a future card!

For this project, I kept to a strict color scheme of beige, brown, coral, and red tones. I started by coloring the big celebration cake (Special Day), the banners (Panda Party), presents, party hat (Party Pets) and the sweet cats with their ball of yarn (Cat Antics stamp). I added some white details to make the images pop.

To match the color scheme, I create a cream card base. Next, I cut a white panel with the largest of the Rounded Rectangle Mat dies. Since I wanted a white border around my scene, I used a smaller die from the same set. This provides you with the border and a smaller rectangle mat for scene building.

First, I stamped my background onto this smaller mat panel. For the bottom part (after masking of the top part with some Post It tape) I used the wood floor stamp (Sprawling Surfaces) and a brown ink from my stash. Using a small blending brush to add more brown ink to the planks.

Then I lowered the Post It tape to stamp the ‘wallpaper’ part of the card with a light pink ink and the fun diagonal grid stamp (Background Basics 2). You can only see it on the left side of the card, but I drew in a baseboard with a black pen and colored it with a dark brown pencil.

My sentiment consists of a large die cut (Wishes word) and a Happy Birthday stamp (Punny Fruit Greetings, Versafine Onyx Black ink). Next, I could build the entire scene.
Adding a few Crystal clear Jewels finishes this sweet project.

I can’t wait to see all these adorable kitties featured in your projects! Thank you for visiting the blog and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Wishes Word Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Panda Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Panda Party Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Special Day Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Special Day Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Sprawling Surfaces Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Punny Fruit Greetings Shop at: Sunny Studio	Background Basics 2 Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cat Antics Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Cat Antics Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio