Fintastic Friends Shark Week Card Set with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some ocean-themed cards for summer using our Fintastic Friends Stamps, among several other sets.

For my first card featuring all the octopus, seahorse, jellyfish, and other ocean critters from our Fintastic Friends Stamps, I thought it would be fun to create giant bubbles using the negative space left behind using our Stitched Circle Small Dies and Stitched Circle Large Dies. You could also create a similar look with our Staggered Circle Dies. I then stamped the greeting from the set and added a number of the smaller bubble images as embellishments around the larger bubble window cutouts.

For my second card, I couldn't resist combining all the sharks from our Fintastic Friends Stamps, Best Fishes Stamps, and Sea You Soon Stamps together in one card to commemorate Shark Week. I wanted to create the look of portholes in a ship so I nested circles from our Stitched Circle Small Dies and Stitched Circle Large Dies, cutting them from metallic gold cardstock. I then lined them up on my glass mat and used the grid on the mat to mark off the spots with my Sharpie pen. I then used an X-acto knife to create small slits to slip in mini gold brads as the porthole rivets. I made sure to apply all the brads before adding the panel to my card front so the inside of my card would still be pretty. For my ship's "wall," I inked up a piece of woodgrain cardstock with Vintage Photo Distress ink and added a punny greeting from the Best Fishes Stamps, which I stamped onto our Brilliant Banner 3 Dies. I used a piece of ivory cardstock for my banner and inked it up with Antique Linen Distress Ink to make it feel like an old scroll. Lastly, I stamped some solid bubbles around the sharks using images from the Best Fishes set.

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 Best Fishes Stamps and Best Fishes 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 there organized by set. 💛

Supplies Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Best Fishes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Best Fishes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Sea You Soon Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sea You Soon Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Small Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Fintastic Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fintastic Friends Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Xyron Adhesive Eraser Shop at: Sunny Studio
Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio

Hawaiian Hibiscus & Radiant Plumeria Tropical Flower Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some tropical flower cards featuring our Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps and Radiant Plumeria Stamps.

My first card today showcases the beautiful Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps. I stamped a number of these flowers in an assembly line, so I had many vibrant colors available to mix and match. Both of my cards today were inspired by a wood texture, so I embossed a piece of kraft paper using the Woodgrain Embossing Folder. To emphasize the wonderful texture, I colored over the surface using a Vintage Photo Distress Crayon. Then I rubbed it in with a lightly damp cloth, being careful not to rub it into the background. I followed up, using a blending brush to add Vintage Photo distress ink over the entire piece. For my sentiment, I inked up another piece of kraft paper with the same distress ink, added a stitched edge with the Ribbon & Lace Border Dies, and heat-embossed the "Aloha" greeting from the Tiki Time Stamps.

My second card features the pretty Radiant Plumeria Stamps with a clean and simple design. I started by inking a subtle tone-on-tone overall background print using the Split Philodendron leaf image from the set with Gina K. Sandy Beach Ink on kraft cardstock. I had considered adding the additional layers for this set but favored the less busy look of the single layer. I had three Stitched Circle Die cuts leftover (from the card I shared HERE) that I wanted to put to good use, and I thought they would be perfect layered behind the tropical flowers with the wood texture of the cardstock. I completed my card with a sentiment from the set stamped with VersaFine Clair Acorn Ink and embellished with some Pink Ombre Pearls.

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).

Red Hibiscus
Hero Arts Cotton Candy
Gina K. Dusty Rose
Gina K. Medium Carnation
Gina K. Dark Carnation

Peach Hibiscus 
Hero Arts Peony
PinkFresh Cherry Blossom
PinkFresh Peony
Hero Arts Pale Tomato

Lilac Hibiscus
PinkFresh Soft Lilac
Gina K. Light Orchid
PinkFresh Lavender
VersaFine Purple Delight or Gina K. Dark Orchid (which is more vibrant)

Yellow Hibiscus
PinkFresh Sunshine
PinkFresh Sweet Mustard
PinkFresh Marigold
PinkFresh Apricot

Hot Pink Hibiscus
Gina K. Bubblegum Pink
Hero Arts Ultra Pink
Gina K. Medium Orchid
Gina K. Medium Orchid (double stamping)

Hibiscus Leaves
Gina K. Key Lime
Gina K. Jelly Bean Green
Gina K. Grass Green

Peachy Pink Plumeria 
Gina K. Dusty Rose
Lawn Fawn Ballet Slippers
PinkFresh Ballet Slippers
Gina K. Innocent Pink
Hero Arts Pink Grapefruit
Versafine Tulip Red

White & Yellow Plumeria 
Simon Says Stamp Barely Beige
Skipped This Layer- No Ink
PinkFresh Lemon Whip
Versafine Cheerful
PinkFresh Marigold
Pinkfresh Studio Apricot

Plumeria Leaves
Hero Arts Green Hills
PinkFresh Key Lime
PinkFresh Olive

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 Radiant Plumeria Stamps and Radiant Plumeria Dies in our online shop, which are currently on sale!

Supplies Used:

Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hawaiian Hibiscus Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Radiant Plumeria Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Radiant Plumeria Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Woodgrain Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pink Ombre Pearls Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Clair Ink- Acorn Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tiki Time Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

Fintastic Friends Card with Hanh

Hello Crafty Friends! This is Hanh on the Sunny Studio Stamps blog today with a fun "just because" card featuring the super cute Fintastic Friends set. This set is filled with so many adorable underwater images and punny sentiments.

I stamped the images from the Fintastic Friends stamps and Ocean View Stamps sets onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the coordinating Fintastic Friends Dies and Ocean View Dies to diecut them out. I colored them with Copic markers and highlighted them with a white gel pen.

COPIC COLORS:
Fish: Y11/13/15, B00/02
Shark: B93/95/97/99, B0000, R20/22
Starfish: Y13/15
Octopus: RV10/21/13/14
Seahorse: V000/01/04/09
Stingray: C00/0/1/3/5/7
Pufferfish: YR02/0407
Rocks: C1/3
Kelp/Corals: YG21/23/25, Y23, RV10/13, V01/04, YR02/04

For the background, I took a piece of white cardstock (4.25" x 5.5") and diecut three windows into it using the second and third smallest dies from the Stitched Circle Large Dies and the third smallest die from the Stitched Circle Small Dies. I stamped some bubbles from the Fintastic Friends Stamp set directly onto the panel with Stormy Sky Distress Oxide ink. I adhered the panel to a piece of patterned paper (trimmed to 4.25" x 5.5") from the Summer Splash Paper pack.

For the sentiment, I stamped the "You're Fintastic" from the Fintastic Friends stamps set with Versamark Watermark ink onto a piece of black cardstock and heat embossed with Detail White Embossing Powder. I used a paper trimmer to cut it out. 

I adhered the sentiment and colored images to the front of the card with foam tape for additional dimension and interest. The card front was adhered to an A2 white card base (4.25" x 5.5"). 

I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit today. I hope you liked my card and it inspires you to make and send out some happy snail mail. For more info and ideas, be sure to visit the Sunny Studio Stamps Shop. Please also visit my INSTAGRAM feed for more inspirations.

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Summer Splash 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Small Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fintastic Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fintastic Friends Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Ocean View Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ocean View Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Passionate Penguins Card with Hanh

Hello Crafty Friends! This is Hanh on the Sunny Studio Stamps blog today with a fun "just because" card  featuring images from the Passionate Penguins and Snail Mail sets. I simply adore these super cute penguins! And although the Snail Mail set is a small one, it really packs a punch ... fun images, wonderful sentiment and excellent price point! I love how these two sets play so well together. 

I stamped the images from the Passionate Penguins stamps and Snail Mail stamps sets onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the coordinating Passionate Penguins Dies and Snail Mail Dies to die cut them out. I colored them with Copic markers and highlighted them with a white gel pen.

COPIC COLORS:
Penguins: T3/5/7, W0/1, Y38 YR04, R30
Mailbox: R05/24/29/39, B14, E23/25
Mail: C0/1, R05/24
Grass: YG01/03

For the background, I took a piece of white cardstock (4.25" x 5.5") and diecut two windows into it using the second and fourth largest circle dies from the Stitched Circle Small Dies. Using this panel as a guide, I ink blended Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide inks onto another piece of Neenah cardstock in the location of those windows.

You Make My Heart Smile! How sweet is this sentiment?! It totally melts my heart. It is certainly going to brighten the recipient's day! Even the mixture of the two fonts for this sentiment is just beautiful! I love it! I stamped this sentiment from the Snail Mail stamps set with Versamark Watermark ink onto a piece of black cardstock and heat embossed with Detail White Embossing Powder. I used a paper trimmer to cut it out. 

I adhered the sentiment and colored images to the front of the card with foam tape for additional dimension and interest. The card front was adhered to an A2 white card base (4.25" x 5.5"). I finished the card with a few Majestic Clear Confetti.

I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit today. I hope you liked my card and it inspires you to make and send out some happy snail mail. For more info and ideas, be sure to visit the Sunny Studio Stamps Shop. Please also visit my INSTAGRAM feed for more inspirations.

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Snail Mail Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snail Mail Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Small Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Passionate Penguins Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Passionate Penguins Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio