Guest Designer Spotlight: All Occasion Cards with Kavya

Hi folks, Kavya from Handmade By Kavya with some fun inspiration for the latest release! The new release is fueled with fun adorable cuties perfect for any occasion. Since it's valentine's day, I am going to show you how to make three cards that could be perfect for any occasion including today. How perfect is that? I think every card stash needs cards that are versatile! 

For my first card, we will be highlighting the typewriter from Vintage Valentines stamp set. I started off by stamping images from Vintage Valentines and Garden Fairy. For the background, I started off by die cutting Frilly Frames Quatrefoil using navy blue cardstock.

For the background, I took a lighter blue cardstock and ink blended the top using navy blue dye ink. For the table, I used pattern paper from All is Bright paper pack. Adhere all the images as shown in the picture below. Add a few details using white gel pen and you are done! 

For my next card, I am making a cute snail mail themed card! I started off by stamping and coloring a bunch of images from Vintage Valentines, Garden Critters and Snail Mail. Then, I created my oval base using Stitched Oval and Scalloped Oval Mat 3 dies. 

I then ink bended the top of the stitched oval die using pale pink dye ink. For the background, I used pattern paper from Critter Country paper pack. Adhere all the images, add a few details using a white gel pen and you are done! 

My final card is super simple to make but I think it's absolutely stunning! I started off by preparing my base using white cardstock and Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones paper pack. 

Then, I die cut a bunch of speech bubbles using Speech Bubbles Extras dies. Then, I added a 'hi' using Loopy Letters dies. Added a few details like hearts using white gel pen and I was done! 

I hope you liked all all of these cards :) Happy Crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Loopy Letters Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Oval Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Quatrefoil Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snail Mail Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Snail Mail Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Garden Fairy Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Garden Fairy Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Oval Mat 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
All Is Bright Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Critter Country Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Garden Critters Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Garden Critters Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Vintage Valentine Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Vintage Valentine Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Speech Bubbles Extras Shop at: Sunny Studio

Spring Garland Card with Tina H

Hello crafters, Tina here and I swear that on certain days I can feel Spring in the air! That is why I am so excited to create a card with the gorgeous Spring Garland stamp and die set. Not only are the images stunning, this stamp gives you so much options with the separate clusters and butterflies.

Since the flowers are slightly curved, I thought they would work very well with an oval design. I started by cutting a pink piece of cardstock from my stash with the largest of the Stitched Ovals. Next, I dry embossed this piece with the beautiful Buffalo Plaid Diagonal die and layered the panel on top of a white scalloped border (Scalloped Oval Mat 1). 

My simple white card base got some extra interest by adding a striped design with a stencil and Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide. I set this base aside to dry before mounting the oval pieces. Then I pulled out my Copics and selected happy Spring colors for the flower arrangements.

I played around with both pieces and loved the idea of them following the oval shape while slightly overlapping. I used foam tape for the largest cluster to get that extra dimension. 

This card could be perfect for Easter or Spring, but since I always need a lot of birthday cards, I wanted to show you that it is perfect for that occasion too! My sentiment (Tropical Birds) was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black ink on a small pink banner and placed in the top right corner. A few Pink Spinel Jewels are the perfect embellishment for this design.

I always enjoy creating with flowers and I hope you will love this set as much as I do! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Stitched Oval Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Oval Mat 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Birds Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Garland Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Spring Garland Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sneak Peek: Introducing Spring Garland & Inside Greetings Friends

Hello, and welcome to day 5 of our Spring Sneak Peek Week!  All this week I am sharing cards showcasing our newest collection, which will be available for purchase tomorrow!

Card No.1: Today, I am sharing ideas using our beautiful new Spring Garland Stamps and Dies, which feature two groupings of tulip & daffodil flowers, an extra tulip flower & leaf to use as filler, two butterflies, and one large bold greeting. For my first card, I stamped and colored all the elements from the set using artPop! Chisel and Brush Dual Tip Alcohol Markers. I then adhered them to a square card base cut from hot pink patterned paper from the Classic Gingham Paper pack using the Scalloped Square 1 Large Dies. I added another mat over the top using the Stitched Square Dies cut from white cardstock to frame my clean and simple card.

Card No.2: For my second card using the Spring Garland Stamps, I arranged the flowers from the set around two of the stacked labels from the Icing Rectangle Frame Dies and heat-embossed a friendship sentiment from the newest Inside Greetings Friends Stamps. I mounted everything onto a piece of coordinating lavender-patterned paper trimmed down to fit an A2-sized card from the Flirty Florals Paper pack. 

Card No.3: Up next, I created an all-yellow and green card with the Spring Garland Stamps, coloring the tulips yellow to match the daffodils for a fresh monochromatic look. I cut apart a few of the tulips and filled in with the extra tulip and leaf from the set to create one continuous growing border. To the left of the border, I added a mini green swiss dot print, and to the right, a yellow tone-on-tone floral print from the Spring Fever Paper pack. Lastly, I stamped a greeting in the bottom, right corner using the new Inside Greetings Friends Stamps with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink.

Card No.4: My next card using the Spring Garland Stamps, I arranged the flowers colored in pastel pinks and lilacs onto the largest die from the Stitched Oval Dies. I then layered them over a pale blue pierced background using the Dotted Diamond Landscape Dies, and added two butterflies colored to match. Lastly, I once again stamped a friendship sentiment using the Inside Greetings Friends Stamps with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink.

Card No.5: For my last card, I stamped the two groups of flowers from the Spring Garland Stamps in opposing corners with clear VersaMark Ink, heat-embossed with White Detail Embossing Powder, and then watercolored them using Zig Clean Real Brush Markers. I then colored around the flowers using a really watered-down mixture of Broken China Reinker, before splattering the entire panel with Picket Fence Spritz. Watercolors and I are usually not a great match with my perfectionist tendencies and struggling to color inside the lines, so the white mist was the perfect way to disguise some of those coloring imperfections and smooth out the uneven overlapping lines in my background. I finished my card with a simple white frame using the outer die from the Tropical Trees Backdrop Die set and heat-embossed a birthday greeting onto a coordinating shade of blue cardstock using the sentiment from the Big Bold Greetings Stamps. While this card felt like a hot mess through most of the creative process, I persevered, and I love the painterly feel of my finished card.

That wraps up today's sneak peek. These cards make me so excited for Spring, and I'm so happy you joined me today! I'd love to give a $40 gift code to one lucky winner, who will be randomly selected from the comments on this blog post, as well as our Facebook and Instagram posts. Our daily contests will run through Saturday, January 10th, at Midnight PST, with winners announced here on our blog on Sunday, January 11th.

Here's a closer look at our new Spring Garland Stamps, Spring Garland Dies, and Inside Greetings Friends Stamps used today, which will be available for purchase on Friday, January 9th.

Other Supplies Used:

Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Fever Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Inside Greetings Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Big Bold Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bold Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Trees Backdrop Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dotted Diamond Landscape Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Square 1 Large Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Oval Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Icing Rectangle Frame Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio