Valentine's Day Cards with Bobbi and Cathy

Hello Sunny friends. It’s Bobbi sharing some love in this little, red valentine featuring the Turtley Awesome Stamps and coordinating dies, the Scallop Heart Dies, and the Stitched Hearts 2 dies. This card measures 4-1/4″ wide X 5-1/2″ tall.

Using the heart dies, white cardstock and pattern papers from the All is Bright pattern paper pack, I cut hearts in various sizes as well as a front panel in red gingham and a 1/2″ wide pattern strip for an accent piece. I also stamped and cut out the turtles using the Turtley Awesome Stamps and coordinating dies. The turtles were colored using Copic Markers in YG67, YG07, YG05, YG03, YG00, RV55, and RV10.

I attached the hearts, layering the stitched white heart over the pretty pink scallop one. The turtles were attached using dimensional foam dots in front of the heart to make them stand out. I stamped the phrase and added faux stitches around the heart and the striped strip.

While the pattern paper I used is from a holiday-inspired pattern pack, I love that it can also be used any time of the year. The pattern paper looks like a colorfully striped ribbon with a little faux stitching on the edges. The red and pink ginghams are great for Valentines, too.

Inside, I kept it simple by adding one striped stitched heart. I like that it includes all the colors from the front. A heartfelt, personal message to my valentine around the heart will be the best part of the card.

Thanks for stopping by today. If you want to see more ideas and inspiration from me, subscribe to my blog, BobbiHartDesign.com. I’ll send you updates on new posts! You can also find me on Instagram as @BobbiHartDesign and on Facebook as BobbiHartDesign.

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Hey friends! Cathy here today and as we’re anxiously awaiting a new Sunny Studio release, I thought it would be fun to share a little love themed inspiration with the adorable Meow & Furever Stamps!

 

I chose a clean and simple design for this card and started by die-cutting a piece of white cardstock for the card front using the frame portion of the Frilly Frames Quatrefoil Dies. I lightly inked the upper left and bottom right corners using Saltwater Taffy Distress ink and splattered a little watered down black acrylic paint in those areas with a paintbrush.

Next, I heat embossed a sentiment from the Critter Campout Stamps with black embossing powder approximately 3” from the top of the panel. I then heat embossed the “furbulous” sentiment with white embossing powder on black cardstock, cut around it and adhered it below.

 

For the focal point, I die-cut circles from white and light kraft cardstock using the Stitched Circle Small Dies, slightly overlapped them and adhered them to the card front. The Cherry Blossoms Stamps created a pretty accent. I stamped the petals using Spun Sugar and Saltwater Taffy Distress inks on white cardstock and the stamens using Scattered Straw and Frayed Burlap Distress inks. I also added colored pencil accents to the blossoms and then die-cut them using the coordinating dies.

 

To finish, I stamped the cat image on Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock, colored it with Copics and die-cut it using the coordinating dies.

 

I hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by today! For more inspiration, please visit my blog www.inkredibleadventures.com and you can also find me on Instagram as @cathy.chapdelaine.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Turtley Awesome Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Turtley Awesome Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Critter Campout Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Quatrefoil Shop at: Sunny Studio	Meow & Furever Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Meow & Furever Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Small Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	All Is Bright Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cherry Blossoms Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Cherry Blossoms Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Heart Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Heart 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Too Cute To Spook Cards with Cathy and Bobbi

Hey friends! Cathy here today with the cutest little trick-or-treaters all set for Halloween!

To make this card, I started by die-cutting a piece of black cardstock using the frame portion of the Frilly Frames Chevron Dies and adhered it to a lavender A2 card base. For the background of my scene, I cut a piece of Neenah 80lb Classic Crest solar white cardstock 3 1/2“ x 4 3/4". Before inking the sky, I masked a large moon by die-cutting a piece of eclipse masking tape using a Stitched Circle Small Die. Starting with gentle pressure from the masked moon working outwards, I inked with Milled Lavender followed by Dusty Concord, Seedless Preserves, Picked Raspberry and a touch of Hickory Smoke Distress inks on the top half of the cardstock. On the bottom half I inked with Milled Lavender into Saltwater Taffy. I added craters to the moon using a B60 Copic marker. Once the inks were dry, I heat embossed the sentiment using citron embossing powder.

For the ground, I cut a piece of white cardstock 2” x 4 3/4" and die-cut the top edge using a Slimline Nature Borders Die. I inked the piece with Hickory Smoke Distress ink and adhered it to the bottom of my background piece. I stamped a small tree from the Fall Scenes Stamps on the right side of the panel in gray ink to make it appear off in the distance and inked the ground under it with an N4 Copic marker. To add a little more pop of green, I cut a strip of paper from the Critter Country Paper Pack 1/2" x 4 3/4" and adhered it to the bottom of the scene.

The Autumn Tree Dies make such a great spooky tree cut from black cardstock, so I added that to the left side and used precision tip scissors to carefully cut the excess around the edges of the cardstock panel. I then adhered the panel to the card front. To finish, I stamped all the images from the Too Cute to Spook Stamps on Neenah 80lb Classic Crest solar white cardstock, colored them with Copics and die-cut them using the coordinating dies.

I hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by today! For more inspiration, please visit my blog www.inkredibleadventures.com and you can also find me on Instagram as @cathy.chapdelaine.

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Hello friends! It’s Bobbi sharing a fun style card referred to as a zigzag card or stretch card. While this card requires a number of score lines and a few slits, it is really easy to make. I am using the Too Cute to Spook stamp and dies as well as the Autumn Tree dies and the Fall Scene Stamps.

 

This card folds flat for mailing (see below), but when removed from the envelope, it can be stretched out to be a free-standing card to enjoy through the holiday. I used one piece of 8-1/2″ X 11″ black cardstock to create the card base. That’s it! I have complete instructions on making the card base below so check it out if you would like to give this card idea a try.

Once my black zigzag card base was ready (see the card base instructions below), I stamped, colored and die cut the characters and pumpkins from the Too Cute to Spook stamp and dies as well as two black trees using the Autumn Tree dies and the fencing and smaller pumpkins from the Fall Scene Stamps. I arranged the fencing on the layered edges of the base, gluing each section. Since the fencing images stick up above the card base top edges, I added black cardstock to the backs of each fence strip to cover any color bleeding for a clean finish. 

I also added a 1/2″ strip of black cardstock inside the two diamond openings of the card base to center the house and the characters in those areas. This is easy to do. You can either attach the strips to the inside of the base (folding 1/4″ on each end to create glue flaps) or run them through the card base slits and secure them from behind. The images can also be attached directly to the card base avoiding the need to use any strips.

 

I added one tree in the back at the top of the hill, behind the house, and felt it needed more branches so I added one more to make the backdrop. Extra large pumpkins and the small tree from the Fall Scene Stamps set were added to the ground area. Next, came fencing from the Fall Scene Stamps and the the haunted house and characters from the Too Cute to Spook stamp and die sets.

I finished the front with some larger pumpkins and the “Trick or Treat” stamp from Too Cute to Spook stamp and die sets. I hand cut the phrase out and attached it to the front panel. I added some black leaves around it that I had die cut by accident when I cut out the autumn tree.  I added the cute bat in the tree, too.

This card folds flat to mail. I may have to trim my trees a bit for this one to fit inside my A7 envelope.   I could also fit this inside a longer business-size envelope or create a custom size envelope to fit my tall trees. I hope you give this idea a try.  Directions and measurements for the base are right below.

How to Make the Zig Zag Card Base:

Here’s some measurements and steps I followed to make my card base above. Note: I’m using white cardstock to show how to make the base. For my featured card above, I used a piece of black cardstock.

I cut  1/2″ off the 11″ length of a letter-size piece of cardstock, making it 10-1/2″ X 8-1/2″. I marked 5″ and 2″ on opposite sides and cut diagonally. I rotated to the other side of the remaining cardstock and did the same, thereby creating two matching panels. I threw away the odd-shaped scrap piece from the middle.

On both pieces, I scored at 3-1/2″ and 7″ from the left side creating three equal sized 3-1/2″ sections on each panel. I scored from the top to the bottom. I also measured and cut slits at 1-3/4″ in from each section (which is the middle of each section). One one panel, I cut from the top to the middle and on the other piece, from the bottom to middle. To determined the middle point, by placing my ruler at 1″ from the 2″ side and 2-1/2′ on the 5″ side (i.e., the center points on each side edge) and made a mark at the middle of each section so I knew where to stop cutting.

I placed one panel on top of the other panel and slid it down. When the pieces are intertwined, they should fit perfectly, assuming all the slits line up!

After connecting the two pieces at each slit point, this is how the card base looks from the top down. I ended up with two open diamonds in the middle. Now it’s ready to add the fun stuff!

Thanks for stopping by today. If you want to see more ideas and inspiration from me, subscribe to my blog, BobbiHartDesign.com. I’ll send you updates on new posts! You can also find me on Instagram as @BobbiHartDesign and on Facebook as BobbiHartDesign.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used: 

Frilly Frames Chevron Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fall Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fall Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Too Cute To Spook Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Too Cute To Spook Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Autumn Tree Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Critter Country Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio

Fall Scenes Cards with Cathy and Bobbi

Hey friends! Cathy here sharing a card today featuring the spooktacular haunted mansion from the Fall Scenes stamp set paired with a little cutie from the Too Cute to Spook stamps.

I started with a piece of Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock cut to 3 3x4” x 5 1/2". I die-cut the bottom edge using a Fishtail Banners II die. I also cut a mat for this panel slightly larger from a piece of black cardstock and die-cut the bottom edge. I stamped the haunted mansion scene towards the top of the cardstock piece and masked the image using eclipse tape. I then inked the ground with Pumice Stone and Frayed Burlap Distress ink.

To create a spooky night sky, I die-cut a circle from eclipse tape using a Stitched Circles Small die and used the negative cut out from the tape to ink a moon with Antique Linen Distress ink. I then masked the moon and inked the sky with Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade and Black Soot Distress inks. I stamped a bat from the Fall Scenes stamps across the moon.

To finish, I colored the stamped images with Copics and die-cut the Too Cute to Spook images using the coordinating dies. I heat embossed a sentiment from the Too Cute to Spook stamps and adhered a portion of the Autumn Tree die-cut from black cardstock to the left and right sides of the cardstock panel. I cut a piece of paper from the Critter Country paper pack 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and adhered it to an A2 card base. I then matted the cardstock panel on the black cardstock and adhered it to the card front.

I hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by today! For more inspiration, please visit my blog www.inkredibleadventures.com and you can also find me on Instagram as @cathy.chapdelaine. 

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Hello Sunny friends. It’s Bobbi here with a fall scene card featuring some of the new fall sets just released by Sunny Studio Stamps. 

Today, I’m using the following products:

Fall Scenes stamps and coordinating dies

Squirrel Friends stamps and coordinating dies

Too Cute to Spook stamps and coordinating dies

Words of Gratitude Stamps

Critter Country Pattern Paper

To make this 5″ X 7″ size card, I started by stamping the fence and tree setting from the Fall Scenes stamps. Note: Because my card is 7″ wide, I did add in more fencing on both sides to extend the fence line on the card front panel. Next, I created a background landscape using Copic markers in various greens and blues. I used a lot of different greens. Simply explore what you like. I tend to gravitate to yellow-greens for meadows, but since this is a fall scene, I brought in some grayish greens, too. Using the bare silhouette tree from the Too Cute to Spook stamps, I added trees in the background by the sky. This creates some depth in the scene.

I stamped the foreground items including: 5 leaf piles, various small pumpkins, and a rake. I also added some larger pumpkins from the Too Cute to Spook stamp set and the flying squirrel is from the Squirrel Friends stamps. Adding the larger pumpkins in the very front provides more scene dimension. All of the images were adhered in place. I popped up the flying squirrel using foam tabs to make him look like he is in the air.

Lastly, I added some designer paper to the bottom of this scene and added faux stitching by hand and a stamped phrase from the Words of Gratitude Stamp set.

Inside, I finished the sentiment thought with another one. This card is ready to send!

Thanks for stopping by today. If you want to see more ideas and inspiration from me, subscribe to my blog, BobbiHartDesign.com. I’ll send you updates on new posts! You can also find me on Instagram as @BobbiHartDesign and on Facebook as BobbiHartDesign. Bobbi Hartmann Lemanski, Bobbi Hart♥ Design, Adding h♥art into every design.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Fishtail Banner II Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Words of Gratitude Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Small Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fall Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fall Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Squirrel Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Squirrel Friends Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Too Cute To Spook Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Too Cute To Spook Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Autumn Tree Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Critter Country Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio