Beach Buddies & Beach Babies Rainbow Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi, popping in to share some rainbow-striped summer cards featuring our Beach Buddies Stamps. For both cards, I used Daniel Smith Watercolors to paint semi-blended rainbow stripes onto watercolor paper to create handmade backgrounds. I didn't add too much water because I wanted to have my colors remain really vibrant.

For my first card's background, I die-cut my rainbow watercolored panel using our Frilly Frames Hexagon Dies. I then formed two small scenes using the images from our Beach Buddies Stamps, which I backed each grouping with a white die-cut circle from our Stitched Circle Small Dies. I grounded each scene with a shortened black pennant strip from our Notebook Photo Corners Dies and heat-embossed them using the "Hello Sunshine" and "Happy Summer" greetings from our Beach Babies Stamps.

For my second card, I once again used one of the rainbow-striped backgrounds I painted and trimmed down the panel using our Stitched Rectangle Dies. This time, I lined up three circles across my landscape-oriented card using our Stitched Circle Large Dies. In the center of each circle, I added the panda bear, dog, and bunny onto a summer floatie with accessories from the Beach Buddies Stamps like the heart sunglasses and snorkle mask. For my greeting, I elongated the stitched Pennant from the Stitched Rectangle Dies by running it through my die-cutting machine twice with part of the die hanging off the cutting plate, but you could also shorten a similar pennant from our Slimline Pennant Dies. 

Lastly, I heat-embossed the greeting "It's Your Day ❤ Make a Splash" from our Beach Babies Stamps using white embossing powder and clear VersaMark Ink. I added the small white heart between the two phrases as a doodle using a white Sharpie paint pen because I was too lazy to look for one of our stamp sets featuring a tiny heart (although I know they exist).

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 Beach Babies Stamps and Beach Babies 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: 

Beach Buddies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Buddies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Babies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Babies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Frilly Frames Hexagon Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Small Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Notebook Photo Corners Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sealiously Sweet Card by Tina

Hello crafters, it’s Tina and we are ready for a fun beach day! How adorable are the cuties from the Sealiously Sweet stamp and die set! So let’s create a breezy summer card together by making a white card base which we’ll embellish with a striped stencil from my stash and some Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide.

For the centerpiece, I cut two circles from white card stock with the outer of the Stitched Circles Large set. One of them will be my base to which I will glue the scene parts. To obtain these parts, I cut the second white circle in three using two of the Catch a Wave dies.

The bottom portion was turned into a sandy beach (Fossilized Amber and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide), for the waves and sky I used Prize Ribbon again (sky stencil from my stash). Some water splatters added lots of details to these pieces.

Next, I glued the three parts together onto the white circle we already made, and they fit like a little puzzle. I selected three adorable seals and a sun hat from the Sealiously Sweet stamp and colored them with my Copic markers. As always, I added some white details with a gel pen.

Then I took my time to figure out where I would place the seals so I had enough space left for my big sentiment (Beach Buddies) which I stamped directly to the sky portion with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

Before mounting the seals, I did add a few splashes of ‘foam’ using a white pigment ink from my stash and a small blending brush. To really emphasize the scene I also adhered a double layer of a white circle border (Fancy Frames Circle dies). As a final embellishment, I sprinkled a few blue diamonds from the Bright Jewel mix.

I hope you got inspired by this fun summer card! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Beach Buddies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fancy Frames-Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Catch A Wave Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sealiously Sweet Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sealiously Sweet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

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