Retro Ornaments Christmas Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some Christmas cards featuring our Retro Ornaments Stamps. 

For all of my cards today, I used ornaments I had previously stamped and shared HERE when this set first debuted. I took my images to the next level today by stamping over them a second time using clear VersaMark Watermark Ink or Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink before sprinkling them with Judikins Iridescent Sparkle Embossing Powder. I own about a dozen different sparkly embossing powders, and this one is truly my favorite due to it's all around versatility. It comes in a huge 2-ounce bottle (a lifetime supply), has a clear base, and one of the best sparkles that doesn't lean towards a particular color family, so it takes on whatever color you are pairing it with.

First, I made a card using traditional Christmas colors with the Retro Ornaments Stamps. I positioned my three vintage glass baubles in a window cut using the Stitched Arch Dies. I colored behind the opening using Salvaged Patina Distress Ink and heat embossed the beaded chains using Ranger's Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder. 

I created a garland over the archway using the flower from the Pretty Poinsettia Stamps with some Glossy Accents added to the center and the leafy vines from the Winter Greenery Dies. Lastly, I heat embossed a customized greeting from our new Build-a-Greeting Holidays Stamps, which I stamped onto a red banner using the Brilliant Banner 1 Dies.

For my second card, I started by inking my background with a light hand of Picked Raspberry Ink, blended with a light amount of Seedless Preserves near the top, which gradually became darker near the top. I then stamped small snowflakes with lilac ink in the background using the various snowflakes from the Deck the Halls Stamps. I then added a Tree Branch Die, topped with snow, which I created by slightly altering the snow border from the Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on Dies. Once the tree branch was in place, I sprinkled in some larger white snowflake die-cuts using the Snowflake Circle Frame Dies. 

I then added three baby blue, silver, and white ornaments to hang from the branch. I used a paper piercer to poke holes to run silver thread with a needle through, taping them down on the back of my panel, before adhering the entire background piece to my card base. Lastly, I stamped my "Happy Holidays" sentiment on the bottom of my card using the Holiday Greetings Stamps and VersaFine Clair Hawthorn Ink.

For my last card using the Retro Ornaments Stamps, I tried to capture a 1950s vintage feel with glittery flocked glass baubles in shades of aqua and pink. Pluto's Christmas Tree is one of my holiday favorites, so I'm always trying to find ways to recreate the sparkle and glow from the scene where Chip and Dale are inside the Christmas tree. I added the garland frame around my card using the two fir tree branch images from the Classy Christmas Stamps. I then stamped my "Merry Christmas" greeting in the center using the sentiment that comes with the Retro Christmas Stamps.

I stamped my first few atomic stars from the Retro Ornaments set using only VersaMark Ink with the Judikins Iridescent Sparkle Embossing Powder, however, I quickly realized that the stars were almost invisible at certain angles without a colored ink beneith them so I did my best to trace those first attempts with a Copic Marker (since my card was pretty far along at that point), and then I switched to stamping them first with a dye ink and then immediately going over them a second time with the VersaMark before heat embossing. It made the stars so much crisper and gorgeous, so I hope my trial and error can help you avoid similar pitfalls in your cardmaking.

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 Retro Ornaments Stamps, Classy Christmas Stamps, Pretty Poinsettia Stamps, and Snowflake Circle Frame 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 upload tons of card ideas following the product image, so there are lots of ideas to scroll through, organized by set.

Supplies Used: 

Classy Christmas Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classy Christmas Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Retro Ornaments Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Retro Ornaments Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Deck The Halls Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Build-a-Greeting Holiday Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowflake Circle Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Pretty Poinsettia Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pretty Poinsettia Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tree Branch Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Greenery Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	Verafine Clair Ink- Hawthorn Rose Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio
Hero Arts Sparkle Embossing Powder Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	Judikins Iridescent Sparkle Powder Shop at: Sunny Studio	Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder Shop at: Sunny Studio
Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Fairy Dust Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
PinkFresh Heartbeat Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Over The Hills Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Garden Stroll Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Island Oasis Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
PinkFresh Morning Sky Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

Let's Chill Card with Amanda

Hey, crafty friends, and welcome back to the Sunny Studio Stamps blog! It’s Amanda here with you today sharing a cute little shaker card. I’ve been in a shaker-card mood lately, and I couldn’t resist making a fun, playful design featuring some of my favorite Sunny Studio holiday stamps!

I started by creating my shaker portion of the card. To do this, I grabbed my All is Bright patterned paper and found the snowy teal paper. I trimmed this paper down to 4.25” x 5.5”. Using the largest of the Stitched Arch Dies, I ran it through my die cutting machine, centering the arch in the center of the panel.

Once I had my 2 pieces, I glued the background arch to an A2 card base and set it aside. I created my snowy hilly background with the Scenic Route Stamps. While I had all my stamp supplies out, I also stamped my 2 cuties from the Let’s Chill Stamps.  

I created my sentiment using the Build-a-Greeting Holidays Stamps. This set has hundreds of combinations to make holiday sentiments and I LOVE it! I stamped the red words with Catherine Pooler’s Rouge ink first. Then, I stamped the rest with black ink.

I colored the images in with Copic markers. Here are the marker colors I used:
Trees: YG17 YG23
Snow: BG10, BG11, BG13
Seals: W0, W2, W3, W5, R20

Once all the images were colored, I cut them out with their coordinating dies. To make the hilly scene look like it’s in the background, I glued it behind my arched frame. I also put my sentiment strip behind the frame and glued it in place.

Now, to create the shaker part! I placed some Snow White Jewels on my card base in the center of the arch. On my front panel (the frame), I used double sided tape to adhere my piece of acetate. Then, I added foam strips around the entire front panel and then adhered it to my card base. The final step was to add my cute seals with some 3D foam squares to make them pop! 

I had so much fun making this shaker card, and I hope it brings a smile to your face today! If you haven’t tried making a shaker in a while, consider this your little crafty nudge!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Scenic Route Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scenic Route Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	All Is Bright Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Let's Chill Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Let's Chill Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Build-a-Greeting Holidays Shop at: Sunny Studio

Penguin Party Card with Amanda

Hey crafty friends! It’s Amanda here today with you on the blog this lovely Tuesday to share a really “fun & festive” holiday card!

This card is so bright and cheery because of the Joyful Holiday Paper! I planned the entire card around that super fun paper pack! I trimmed the red and pink striped paper down to 4.25” x 5.25” to use as my background panel. The pink snowflake paper is trimmed to 3.75” x 5”. I glued both of these panels together onto an A2 card base.

The arched panel was created using the Stitched Arch Dies and a piece of white cardstock. On this panel, I stamped the hilly trees stamp from the Scenic Route Stamps. This set has the BEST winter backgrounds! I love it!

I used some low tack masking tape to create a mask so I could ink blend the sky. I used Cummerbund and All That Jazz from Catherine Pooler to create the sky. Then, I stamped my sentiment from the Penguin Party Stamps directly onto the sky with black ink.

Then, I stamped my penguins and gift boxes from the Penguin Party Stamps onto white cardstock. Next, it’s time to color everything! I colored my background and images using Copic Markers.

I used a combo of these markers all throughout the scene:
BG0000, BG00, BG01, BG45, BG49
R43, R46
RV10, RV13, RV14, RV17, RV19
YR04, YR09, YR21
YG01, YG06, YG17
N1, N3, N6, N8

I used the coordinating Penguin Party Dies to cut out the penguins and gifts. Then, I put 3D foam squares behind them and added them to the arched panel. I also put 3D foam strips behind the arch panel and added it to the center of the card base. Finally, I added snow with some white acrylic paint!

And that’s it for me today! I hope you’re feeling inspired to make something fun today! Come back tomorrow for more crafty holiday inspo! 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Scenic Route Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scenic Route Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Party Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Joyful Holiday Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio