Love & Light Hanukkah Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi popping in to share some Hanukkah cards featuring our Love & Light Stamps.

My first card showcasing the Love & Light Stamps utilizes the menorah candles, two olive branches, and the dove from the set. I started by die-cutting the largest 4-1/8" circle from the Stitched Circle Large Dies from white cardstock and then arranging 11 olive branches in a continuous circle using the edge of my die-cut circle as a guide. I then used the negative heart space around the die-cut menorah image as a template, applying a little adhesive to the back of each candle and slipping it into place. I could then easily lift and remove my template, leaving all the candles perfectly spaced. I created a scalloped card base using the Scalloped Square 1 Large Dies, which I topped with a blue gingham print from the Classic Gingham Paper pack, cut out using the Stitched Square Dies. Lastly, I heat-embossed the sentiment "Wishing You Love & Light" by mixing words from the Build-a-Greeting Holidays Stamps with the word "love" from the Love & Light Stamps onto a Brilliant Banner 1 Die.

For my second card using the Love & Light Stamps, I stamped and die-cut the Star of David banners, dove with olive branch, and the "Happy Hanukkah" greeting. For my background, I swiped a piece of white cardstock with the Salty Ocean Distress ink pad by applying the felt pad directly to my cardstock until it was fully covered and saturated.  I then heated it up with my heat gun until it was almost dry, leaving it slightly damp before embossing it with the Moroccan Circle Embossing Folder. I then pressed my Versamark Ink pad into the embossed surface until it was fully coated. Next, I sprinkled the piece with Chipped Sapphire Distress Embossing Glaze and heated it with my heat gun. I had experimented with skipping a step and tried applying the powder only to white cardstock. However, I achieved a richer cobalt blue color that resembles kitchen tiles by using it over the bright blue cardstock. I completed my card by stamping the sentiment with Versafine Clair Blue Belle Ink and framing the greeting with the Stitched Oval 2 Die cut from white cardstock. This card came together quickly and would be great for mass-producing with plenty of "wow" factor!

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. 💙

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Supplies Used: 

Love & Light Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Love & Light Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Square 1 Large Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Build-a-Greeting Holidays Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio
Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper 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
Moroccan Circles Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Oval 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Clair Ink-Blue Belle Shop at: Sunny Studio

Bountiful Autumn & Turkey Day Thanksgiving Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some fall cards featuring our Bountiful Autumn Stamps and Turkey Day Stamps.

For my first card today, I created a mini slimline card measuring 3-1/2" wide x 6-3/8" high using the stitched mat die from the Slimline Scalloped Frame Dies. I was able to shorten the length by running it through my die-cutting machine a second time. Since we don't have any patterned papers that exceed 6" wide, I decided to use the repeating polka-dot border from the Background Basics 2 Stamps (pictured above) with Gina K Sweet Mango Ink. I love how these can be used to stamp a card background of almost any size. To frame my two mini scenes, I cut two circles from white cardstock using the Stitched Circle Large Dies and then grounded the scenes with pennants from the Notebook Photo Corners Dies, which I had also shortened a bit by running them through my die-cutting machine a second time. I embellished my small scenes using the turkeys, cornucopia, vegetables, and pie from the Bountiful Autumn Stamps and then heat-embossed the greetings from the Turkey Day Stamps.

 

For my second card, I created a larger slimline card sized 8-1/2" wide x 4" high. Because once again, a single sheet of 6x6 Sweater Weather Paper wouldn't adequately cover my full background, I decided to die-cut several different colors into 5/8" wide stitched strips using the smallest pennant die from the Slimline Pennant Dies set. I then found the center of the card (cutting 14 strips in total) and positioned the green and teal strips on either side of the center line, working out towards both ends until my entire card front was covered with a striped print. At that point, it was super easy to use my paper trimmer to trim off any excess overhang, which is always so satisfying!

To create the look of three polaroid photos, I used the smallest rectangle in the Stitched Rectangle Dies, shortening them again with a second pass through the die-cutting machine, at the same time as positioning a 2" square die from the Stitched Square Dies to form an opening for each little "picture." I added some 1/8" scor-tape around the perimeter, behind each polaroid, and backed the window openings with a teal vine print from the same Sweater Weather Paper pack. I decorated each picture using all the darling images from our Turkey Day Stamps and heat embossed the curved greeting from the set onto a Brilliant Banner 1 Die.

That wraps up my projects for today. Don't forget to check out the Bountiful Autumn Stamps, Bountiful Autumn Dies, and Sweater Weather Paper in our online shop, which are all currently on sale!

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Thanks so much for hanging out with me. I hope I've inspired you to spread happiness by sending a card to someone you love. 💛

Supplies Used: 

Bountiful Autumn Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bountiful Autumn Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Turkey Day Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Turkey Day Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Slimline Scalloped Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Pennant Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Notebook Photo Corners Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Background Basics 2 Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Sweater Weather Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio

Happy Howl-o-ween Card with Tina

Hi there crafty friends, Tina here and we are continuing the fun Halloween vibes with this project featuring a cute dog from the Happy Howl-o-ween stamp and die set. I love how well these images work with the Bewitching and Too Cute To Spook products. So that is exactly what we are doing today, mixing and matching sets to create a unique scene.

After creating a white square card base, I cut a slightly smaller white panel, selected a plaid stencil from my stash and inked it up with Wilted Violet Distress Oxide. Our focal point consists of a large circle (Stiched Circles Large). I created this shape two times. One of them was colored with Black Soot Distress Oxide and turned into a grass border with a die from my stash. For the other piece, I cut a smaller circle and used it as a mask for my moon shape. With the mask in place (I used removable adhesive) I inked the entire large circle with the same Wilted Violet Distress Oxide that we used for the card base. I did go over the circle multiple times to darken the tone.

Next, I gently removed the mask and added color to the ‘moon’ (Squeezed Lemon and Spiced Marmalade oxides). After selecting the images from Happy Howl-o-ween, Bewitching and Too Cute To Spook, I colored them with my Copics, adding white highlights with a gel pen. Before assembling the scene, I needed to stamp the sentiment (Too Cute To Spook) directly to the focal panel with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

To create the card, I glued the large purple circle directly to the plaid background panel. Next, I mounted the grass border with foam tape, so I could tuck in the house, a pumpkin and the broom. I completed the scene by adding the cute dog, his cauldron and the other pumpkins. Lastly, I added some sparkle with a few Lavender Quartz Jewels.

I loved combining all these amazing sets and I hope you got inspired by this sweet scene. Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Bewitching Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bewitching Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Too Cute To Spook Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Too Cute To Spook Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Howl-o-ween Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Happy Howl-o-ween Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Squirrel Friends Card with Hanh

Hello Crafty Friends! This is Hanh on the Sunny Studio Stamps blog today with a fun birthday card featuring these adorable Squirrel Friends. 

I stamped the images from the Squirrel Friends Stamps and some branches from the Little Birdie Stamps sets onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the coordinating Squirrel Friends Dies and Little Birdie Dies to die-cut them out. I colored them with Copic markers and highlighted them with a white gel pen.

COPIC COLORS:
Squirrel: E53/33/35/37, E00/21, W7, R20
Acorn: E00/21/23, E23/27
Trees: E23/25/27, YG01/03/17

For the background, I took a piece of white cardstock (4.25" x 5.5") and die-cut three windows into it using circle the second and fourth largest dies from the Stitched Circle Small Dies and the third smallest die from the Stitched Circle Large Dies. Using this panel as a guide, I ink blended Tumbled Glass and Shabby Shutters Distress Oxide inks onto a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock in the location of those windows. 

For the sentiment, I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Party Pets Stamps set with Versamark Watermark ink onto a piece of black cardstock and heat embossed with Detail White Embossing Powder. I used the coordinating Party Pets Dies to die-cut it out. I absolutely adore the sub-sentiment "You're a little nutty & I love it!" This came from the Squirrel Friends Stamps set and was stamped directly onto the panel with the circle windows with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

I adhered the two panels to each other using foam tape. 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. 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:

Stitched Circle Small Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Little Birdie Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Little Birdie Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Squirrel Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Squirrel Friends Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio