Sprawling Surfaces Card with Leanne

Hello everyone! Leanne here and I have an Easter card to share today. Did you know Easter is early this year? It's on March 31st. So it's time to get started on those Easter cards! This fun one showcases how I've used the Cobblestone image from Sprawling Surfaces to create a pathway for my tulip garden scene.   

I started with an ink blended sky on an A2 card base (a combo of Broken China & Salvaged Patina Distress Oxides). Next I used the Mini Grass Border and Fuffy Cloud Border to create a grass and shrub border. I used a green Copic marker and a white gel pen to add random dot detail to the grass and shrubs. I stamped the Cobblestone from Sprawling Surfaces with dark grey ink then Copic colored. I used W0 + W1 for the stones and N4 in between the stones. I then adhered the grass, pathway, and shrub border onto the card base.

Copic colors: YR01, YR02, YR12, YR14, YR18, Y11, Y17, YG11, YG13, YG17, BG11, BG13, BV01, BV02, BV04

I picked out several images from the Bunnyville stamp set to create my little garden scene. I Copic colored all these images. I die cut all the colored images with the coordinating Bunnyville dies and then adhered them onto the scene with thin foam squares so they would be popped up a bit. I hand drew the butterfly trails and lastly I added the greeting. The word "Easter" is from the Big Bunny stamp set. The die cut word "happy" is from Treat Bag Topper.  

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Fluffy Clouds Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bunnyville Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bunnyville Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bunny Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sprawling Surfaces Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Treat Bag Topper Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Mini Grass Border Dies 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

Bighearted Bears Card with Tina

Hello crafters, it’s Tina and today I am excited to show you a card featuring the adorable Bighearted Bears stamp and die set. There are so many cute pandas that it was hard to select only three for my project!

After creating a white card base, I grabbed a teal heart covered paper from Flirty Flowers and cut it with the outer die from the Frilly Frames Chevron set. This die has a ‘postage look’ that matches perfectly with the ‘sending a love letter’ theme of this card!

I always enjoy creating little scenes in all kinds of shapes and today I chose a square made from white card stock. For the bottom part of my background I stamped the brick border from the Sprawling Surfaces. This is another super versatile set that will come in handy for loads of projects!  For a more subtle effect, I went with Distress Oxide Lost Shadow and some light grey Copic marker. The pink clouds were stenciled with Distress Oxide Spun Sugar and Worn Lipstick.

Next, I stamped and die cut the three bears and mailbox from the Bighearted Bears stamp set. All the coloring was done in red, teal, and grey tones with Copic Markers, and I added some details with a white gel pen.

The bold ‘Love’ sentiment was made from red card stock using the Chloe Alphabet dies which are one of my favorites! I used three layers for dimension. Lastly, I stamped a combined phrase from the Bighearted Bears stamp onto a small white strip with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

To obtain the perfect spacing, I laid down all the card elements and moved them around until I was happy with the layout. A few Crystal Clear Jewels were added as a sparkly finishing touch.

I hope you will enjoy this adorable bear set as much as I do! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Chloe Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Chevron Die 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

Sneak Peek: Introducing Bighearted Bears & Sprawling Surfaces

Hi there! Welcome to day 2 of our Spring Sneak Peek Week!  All this week I am sharing cards showcasing our newest collection which will be available for purchase this Friday!

Card No. 1: Today I am sharing card ideas using our newest panda stamp set called Bighearted Bears which is perfect for Valentine's Day and so much more! This set comes with a little post office mailbox, letters, and bears in so many new cute poses. I also was able to pair two of the new pandas with the panda on the top of the mailbox from our Panda Party Stamps so they mix and match for double the fun. For my background, I started by cutting clouds from masking material using our Comic Strip Everyday Dies and then inked over them using Tumbled Glass distress ink before pulling up the masks to reveal the white cardstock beneath. 

For the buildings behind my bears, I stamped and colored the border from our Charming City Stamps. When I was done I felt like the buildings were drawing the eye away from the scene in the foreground too much so I cut a piece of vellum and adhered it to the back of an arched window I cut using our Stitched Arch Dies. This was just what my scene needed to frame the scene and make the buildings feel a bit hazy in the background like they would be in real life. Lastly, I inked up varying shades of red cardstock for our layered Brilliant Banner 2 Dies and heat-embossed my greeting, pairing the word "love" from our Love & Light Stamps with the words "sending" and "your way" from the Panda Party Stamps.

Card No. 2: Up next is a cute Parisian scene, mixing the bears from Bighearted Bears and Panda Party with the Eiffel Tower and cafe table and chair set from our Paris Afternoon Stamps. The real star of the show though is the cobblestone from our new Sprawling Surfaces Stamps. This set comes with 3 unique "flooring" or outdoor surfaces to create realistic scenes with vanishing focal points or "forced perspective". If you are a fan of some of the amazing artists who do this freehand, these fun borders now allow you to look like a pro with the help of a stamp set that does the heavy lifting for you. For this card, I colored the cobblestone with a no-line coloring technique, but once again I felt like the colors I chose were too bold with everything else I had going on so I was able to subdue them by wrapping my border strip in a sheet of vellum and adhering it with flaps to the back so I didn't have to mess with trying to hide the adhesive. 

To create the shrubs in the background, I used our Fluffy Clouds Border Dies and inked them up with mowed lawn distress ink. For my greeting, I paired the die-cut word "sending" from our new Gift Card Envelope Dies (to be shared more tomorrow) with the words "Valentine's Day" from our Bighearted Bears Stamps and the "wishes" word from our Christmas Cookie Stamps. The same "wishes" word can also be found in our Truckloads of Love Stamps and Reindeer Games Stamps. The little pink pennant strip they were stamped on was cut using one of the dies from our Notebook Photo Corners Dies. 

Card No. 3: Moving indoors, this card features the new Sprawling Surfaces Stamps, spotlighting the wood floor border which I paired with the cute sofa and other living room furniture from our Cozy Christmas Stamps. For the occupants, I used three bears from both our new Bighearted Bears Stamps and Panda Party Stamps, adding wallpaper to my room using a seafoam green polka-dot print from our Dots & Stripes Pastel Paper pack. Lastly, I heat embossed my "home is wherever you are" greeting from our Puppy Parents Stamps onto our Brilliant Banner 2 Dies which I inked up pink to match the pink heart the bear is holding.

Card No. 4: Using the third border from the Sprawling Surfaces Stamps, I created an outdoor scene using the park bench and tree images from our Spring Scenes Stamps. I think the bricks go together so well and the little panda bears on the bicycle and Panda with the flower bouquet from our new Bighearted Bears Stamps were the perfect compliment. When I had my images placed in the scene, however, I felt like the large white space inside the bicycle wheels was really glowing against my brick background so I ended up coloring them to match the bricks to hopefully keep the eye from going straight to that spot. To complete my scene, I added the sitting bear from our Panda Party Stamps, a greeting from our new Big Bunny Stamps, and the butterfly from our Birthday Mouse Stamps (or Spring Showers Stamps).

Card No. 5: I created a whimsical scene for this card featuring the Bighearted Bears Stamps. I started by inking my background using Broken China Distress Ink together with masks I had cut using our Fluffy Clouds Border Dies. I then colored six heart balloons and the bicycling couple using Copic Markers, positioning the balloons with the coordinating strings to lift my bicycle into the clouds.  I then added a 1" strip of Classic Sunburst Paper to the bottom of my card using the blue grid print to match my clouds, adding the stitching along the top edge with the die from our Slimline Basic Border Dies. I completed my card with a punny sentiment from the set and layered a loopy heart border from our Heartstrings Border Dies.

Card No. 6: For my last card I kept envisioning a pile of letters to go with the darling mailbox from our new Bighearted Bears stamps so I stamped and cut out many little letter masks so I could stamp a section of them, cover them in masks, stamp another layer, move the masks, and repeat until I had a proper-sized letter pile. I added the little panda from our Panda Party Stamps to a thought bubble from our Comic Strip Speech Bubbles Dies and a thin stitched frame using our Frilly Frames Herringbone Dies.

To ground my mailbox I added a simple strip of black cardstock along the bottom, but then I was struggling with hiding the unfinished edge of my letters which I had positioned off the edge of my paper when I stamped them so a little white scalloped border from our Slimline Basic Border Dies came to my rescue. Adding it had the added benefit of giving me a nice little "box" to fit my sentiment. To create my greeting I paired the "thinking of you" phrase from the Fast Food Fun Stamps together with the word "this" from our Alpaca Holiday Stamps and the "Valentine's Day" from the new Bighearted Bears set.

That wraps up today's sneak peek. I'm so happy you joined me today! I'd love to give a $50 gift code to one lucky winner using the Rafflecopter below. Our daily sneak peek contests run through Saturday, January 6th at Midnight PST with the winners announced here on Sunday, January 7th. :)

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Here's a closer look at our new Bighearted Bears Stamps & Dies and Sprawling Surfaces Stamps used today and available for purchase on Friday, January 5th.

  

Other Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Comic Strip Everyday Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dots & Stripes Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Fluffy Clouds Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Heartstrings Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classic Sunburst Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Charming City Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Charming City Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Paris Afternoon Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Paris Afternoon Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cozy Christmas Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cozy Christmas Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Panda Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Panda Party Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Notebook Photo Corners Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Birthday Mouse Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Birthday Mouse Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Love & Light Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bunny Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Big Bunny Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gift Card Envelope Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Fast Food Fun Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Alpaca Holiday Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Puppy Parents Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Herringbone Shop at: Sunny Studio
Comic Strip Speech Bubble Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Basic Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio