Passionate Penguins Spring Cards with Mendi

Hello there! I hope you had a lovely Christmas. This is Mendi popping in to share some spring-themed cards featuring our beloved Passionate Penguins Stamps.

My first card showcasing the Passionate Penguins Stamps uses the cute image of the penguins in the car, which I paired with the mountains, trees, and flowers from the Spring Scenes Stamps for their scenic drive. I cut three hills for them using the Slimline Nature Border Dies and then fussy cut the street using just black cardstock with my scissors. I had planned to add the white dotted line; however, when I realized my car would be taking over the entire road, I decided to make it a one-lane street. I borrowed the sentiment from the Cruising Critters Stamps, which I heat-embossed in white to pop against the black pavement. Lastly, I added three small die-cut clouds from the Comic Strip Everyday Dies to the sky.

For my second card using the Passionate Penguins Stamps, I colored the three sets of penguin couples in monochromatic pinks. I mounted them onto three overlapping Stitched Heart 2 Dies inked with Salvaged Patina Distress ink. For my background, I blended Picked Raspberry and a hint of Seedless Preserves Distress inks (to more closely match my copic coloring using RV55, RV63, and RV52). I then die-cut the background using a shortened version of the Slimline Scalloped Frame Dies and stamped it with a heart print using stamps from the Passionate Penguins set. For my greeting, I combined words from the Passionate Penguins Stamps and the Savanna Safari Stamps, which I heat-embossed onto a Brilliant Banner 3 Die inked with Salvaged Patina ink. As a finishing touch, I added polka dots to the umbrella using a white gel pen. My finished card measures 7-1/2" wide x 3-3/4" high.

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 Spring Scenes Stamps and Slimline Scalloped Frame Dies in our online shop, which are 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, organized by set.

Supplies Used:  

Passionate Penguins Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Passionate Penguins Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Scalloped Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio
Savanna Safari Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Comic Strip Everyday Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Heart 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes 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
Cruising Critters Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Country Carnival & Enchanted Theme Park Slimline Card with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi, popping in to share a card for Summer featuring our Country Carnival Stamps and elements from several other fun sets!

I wanted to create an amusement park scene with a parade of princess floats for this card. Knowing all the elements I wanted to include, a 9" wide x 4" high slimline-style card felt like the perfect canvas for my project! I used the Ferris wheel, carousel, castle, bears, and mini balloons from the Country Carnival Stamps to populate my theme park. I added Princess Belle and Cinderella, as well as the castle in the distance from our Enchanted Stamps, and elevated them to look more like a float using the train from our Holiday Express Stamps. To transform my holiday train to a parade float, I colored it in shades of pink and gold and dressed it up with buntings from the Balloon Rides Stamps. A bear from the Beach Buddies Stamps colored to look like he was wearing mouse ears was added as a train conductor.

In the distance, behind my scene, I added the mountains and trees from our Spring Scenes Stamps. I inked up my sky and added the mini cloud dies from our Comic Strip Everyday Dies. I then added another cardstock layer, blending from Antique Linen to Citron Green, and die-cutting the top edge using our Mini Grass Border Dies. To keep my busy scene from becoming too overwhelming, I kept all my elements within a narrow color scheme of pink, yellow, and baby blue, with touches of green for the trees and grass and neutral brown tones for the ground, bears, and mountains. There was a lot of coloring, but I enjoyed this one, and I hope you do too!

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 Country Carnival Stamps, Enchanted Stamps, Balloon Rides Stamps, and Spring Scenes Stamps with their coordinating dies 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 incredible ideas to scroll through there, organized by set. 💛

Supplies Used:

Country Carnival Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Country Carnival Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Enchanted Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Enchanted Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Spring Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Express Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Express Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Balloon Rides Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Rides Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Buddies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Buddies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Comic Strip Everyday Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Mini Grass Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio
Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen 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

Paris Afternoon & Wonderful Windows Card Set with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi, popping in to share some Parisian-themed spring and  summer cards showcasing our Paris Afternoon Stamps.

For my first card showcasing the Paris Afternoon Stamps, I heat-embossed the Eiffel Tower from the set using Hero Arts Brass Embossing Powder. To set my scene around the tower, I used the park border from the Spring Scenes Stamps, coloring one of the "hills" to become the Seine River. I added the extra trees, flowers, and butterflies from that same set, as well as the bike, the poodle on the park bench, and the "bonjour" greeting from the Paris Afternoon set. I had initially colored this bicycle a couple of years ago with flowers in the basket that didn't match my scene as well as I might have liked, so I remedied that by layering some other loose flowers over the top. Lastly, I added three die-cut clouds with a pink glow along the bottom from the Tropical Trees Backdrop Dies.

For my second Parisian-themed card featuring the Paris Afternoon Stamps, I wanted to build a scene using the latte, croissant, and macarons from the set. I thought it would be fun to create the look of an indoor cafe table with a window overlooking the Eiffel Tower. I started by adding a moody black tone-on-tone striped "wallpaper" using the Sleek Stripes Paper as my backdrop. I wanted something neutral that wouldn't compete with the other images and would make them pop, but sadly, I found it challenging to photograph adequately to capture all the details that are easy to spot in person. I chose to use black cardstock for my window frame and shutters using the Wonderful Window Dies. I did not include the interior window panes from this set to give a maximum view of the Eiffel Tower. I then added some clouds to the view using the Comic Strip Everyday Dies and added the small trees near the base from the Charming City Stamps.

Inside my cafe, I added a round table with a tablecloth by cutting a piece of white cardstock using the stitched hillside die from our Slimline Nature Border Dies. I wanted to stack the macarons onto a plate, but quickly realized we don't have any plates to match this scale. However, I was delighted to discover I could simply stamp extras of the cup and saucer and trim off the cup portion to hide where the cup had been with the croissant and macarons. I completed my card by stamping the "Enjoy life's simple pleasures" sentiment from the City Streets Stamps onto the Brilliant Banner 4 Die, which had been cut from a blue polka-dot print from the Polka-dot Parade Paper pack.

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 Spring Scenes Stamps, Spring Scenes Dies, and Patterned Papers 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:

Paris Afternoon Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Paris Afternoon Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	City Streets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	City Streets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Spring Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Charming City Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Charming City Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tropical Trees Backdrop Shop at: Sunny Studio	Wonderful Windows Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 4 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Comic Strip Everyday Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sleek Stripes Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio
VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio
Brass Embossing Powder Shop at: Sunny Studio