Beach Bus Card with Hanh

Hello Crafty Friends! This is Hanh on the Sunny Studio Stamps blog today with a fun card to mark the official start of summer! If people build sandcastles at the beach, then what do mice build at the beach? They build "sandmice", of course! My card features the adorable images from the Beach Bus, Sealiously Sweet, Harvest Mice and Merry Mice sets. 

I stamped the images from the Beach Bus Stamps, Sealiously Sweet Stamps, Harvest Mice Stamps and Merry Mice Stamps sets onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the coordinating Beach Bus Dies, Sealiously Sweet Dies, Harvest Mice Dies, and Merry Mice Dies to die cut them out. I also used the Tropical Trees Backdrop Dies to die cut a piece of Neenah cardstock for the scene. I colored them with Copic markers and highlighted them with a white gel pen.

COPIC COLORS:
Tree: YG01/03/25/17, E31/33/35
Bus: G000 BG34/15, C1/3, T5/7, Y11, R05
Mice: C00/0/1/3/5, R00/02
Ball: RV00/02/04, G000 BG34/15, C00/1
Surfboard: RV00/02/04/06, C00/1
Sand/Sandmouse: E30/31/33

For the background, I used the Slimline Nature Borders Dies to die cut a piece of clear acetate to make my own cloud stencil. I separated the pieces that I die cut with the Tropical Trees Backdrop Dies. I masked off the bottom half of the large panel. I ink blended a cloudy background with my homemade stencil and some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink. Then, I masked off the cloudy top half of the panel as well as the bottom portion of the panel so as to only expose about a 1/2" strip in the middle of the panel. I inked this strip of the panel with Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink. Once the panel was dry, I colored in the sand with Copic markers. I adhered the frame of the backdrop panel to a piece of white cardstock (4.25" x 5.5"). I placed the remaining two pieces into the frame like a puzzle.

For the sentiment, I stamped the "Summer" sentiment from the Beach Bus stamps set with Versamark Watermark ink onto a piece of black cardstock and heat embossed with Detail White Embossing Powder. I used the coordinating Beach Bus Dies to die cut it out. Then I stamped the sub-sentiments "sending" and "vibes" directly onto the panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 

I adhered the tree, bus and surfboard to the front of the inked panel with liquid adhesive. The sentiment, mice, sandmouse and ball were adhered onto the panel with foam tape for a bit of dimension and interest. Finally, I adhered the panel to a white A2 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:

Merry Mice Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Merry Mice Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sealiously Sweet Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sealiously Sweet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio
Harvest Mice Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Harvest Mice Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Trees Backdrop Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Bus Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Bus Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Happy Hamster Card with Amanda

Hey crafty friends! It’s Amanda here with you on the Sunny Studio Stamps blog today sharing the cutest little hamster card! I had to get a little creative when creating this cage for my little Happy Hamsters! I actually used the Tropical Trees Backdrop Dies to create their little home.  

First, I die cut the frame piece.  I used the stitched border piece as my frame and the sand piece for the “bedding". I also used the “sky” piece  for “bedding” by flipping it over and trimming it down with my paper trimmer. I blended Catherine Pooler Shea Butter ink on these two pieces.  

On a piece of A2 cardstock, I blended Catherine Pooler Cotton Candy ink all around the panel. From the Happy Hamster Stamps, I placed all the little heart images onto an acrylic block. Using the Cotton Candy ink pad, I stamped them all around the background. I glued this panel to an A2 card base.  Next, I glued my “bedding” and frame pieces to the card base.

I stamped all the hamsters, the wheel, and some sunflower seeds with black ink. Using Copic markers, I colored the images. 

Here are the markers I used:
N1, N3, N5
W6, W9
R00, R20, R22, R37
E30, E31, E33, E35, E50
White Gelly Roll pen

Once colored, I die cut them out with the coordinating dies. For the hamsters behind the bedding, I adhered them to my card front with liquid glue. For the other 2, I used 3D foam squares.

And, finally, for the sentiment! I die cut one of the word bubbles from the Copic Strip Speech Bubbles Dies out of black cardstock. I stamped the sentiment with my Wow! Embossing pad and then applied white embossing powder. I melted the powder with my heat tool and then put 3D foam tape behind it and stuck it to the front of the card.

Thanks so much for coming by the blog today! I hope you find some time to get crafty! Come back tomorrow for more inspiration from the Design Team!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Happy Hamsters Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Happy Hamsters Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Comic Strip Speech Bubble Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Tropical Trees Backdrop Shop at: Sunny Studio

Big Panda Card with Cathy

Hey friends! Cathy here today and I’m excited to share a fun tropical card featuring the Big Panda Stamps!

I started this A2 card with the ocean background. I cut a piece of white cardstock 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and masked the bottom 2” of the cardstock. I used a cloud stencil from my stash and inked it with Tumbled Glass Distress ink. I then masked the sky and the bottom 1” of the panel. I inked the ocean with Simon Says Stamp Seafoam ink. I finished by masking all but the bottom 1” and inked the sand with Antique Linen Distress ink. I then adhered the panel to the card front.

Next, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using the Tropical Trees Backdrop Die and adhered the frame to the background panel. I inked the sand portion of the die-cut with Antique Linen Distress ink and set it aside until I was ready to adhere the panda.

I stamped the panda, beach hat and drink from the Big Panda Stamps on Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock, colored them with Copics and die-cut them using the coordinating dies. I then adhered the panda to the card front and adhered the sand die-cut over top.

To finish, I stamped leaves and flowers using the Radiant Plumeria Stamps/Dies and the Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps/Dies and adhered them around the frame. I stamped the sentiment from the Tiki Time Stamps, heat embossed it with clear embossing powder and fussy cut it out.

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:

Tiki Time Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	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
Tropical Trees Backdrop Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Panda Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Panda Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Designer's Choice: Sealiously Sweet Card with Tina

Hi crafty friends, Tina here and today we are going to the beach! The sun is out and so are the cute seals from the Sealiously Sweet set. Totally adorable with their little floaties!

To set the scene, I die cut a panel of white card stock with the beautiful Tropical Trees Backdrop dies. This die makes it super easy to create a beachy vibe in no time. I kept the frame part white and started inking up the sand with Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide.

The top part of the background was colored with Salty Ocean ink. I added an extra dark ‘line’ with a blue Copic marker to define the separation between sea and sky.

One of the seals will be playing in the ocean so I used a small wave die from my stash to cut an opening. Next, I glued the white frame to a card base and added the two other pieces which fit like a puzzle.

After stamping three adorable seals and some accessories I did all the coloring with Copics. I used the same green and brown markers for the palm tree die cuts from Tropical Trees Backdrop dies.

The curved banner from Brilliant Banner 2 die was perfect to add to this tropical scene. The sentiment was taken from the versatile Heartfelt Wishes set and stamped in pink ink.

After I glued the palm trees in place, I added the sweet seals and accessories. The white ‘waves and foam’ were created with a Snow Pen which I normally only use on winter cards, but it delivered for this summer scene as well! I finished this project by sprinkling a few Crystal Clear jewels.

I had a lot of fun creating this sweet card and I hope to see your creations soon! Thank you for visiting the blog and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Heartfelt Wishes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sealiously Sweet Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sealiously Sweet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Trees Backdrop Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Beach Bus Card with Leanne

Hi everyone! It's Leanne here and today we are hitting the beach!  I'm sharing a colorful summer card featuring fun images from the Beach Bus stamp set. 

This beach scene is very easy to create.  All you will need in addition to the Beach Bus set is the Tropical Trees Backdrop dies. On an A2 card base apply some light blue ink with a blending brush. 

Once you have the blue sky, the Tropical Trees Backdrop dies makes it very easy to create a perfect beach setting for the bus and surfboards. This die set includes the frame, palm trees, clouds, and sand base. 

I've Copic colored the stamped images with the following colors:
RV02, RV06, RV09, B60, B63, B66, BG10, BG11, BG13, YR12, YR16, YR18, YG21, YG23, YG25, R20, R21, R22, E34, E45

When I assembled the scene, I left an open space in the sky area to stamp my greeting. These stamps are included in the Beach Bus set. 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Frilly Frames Quatrefoil Shop at: Sunny Studio

Tropical Trees Backdrop Shop at: Sunny Studio

Beach Bus Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Beach Bus Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Limitless Labels Die Focused Card with Cathy

Hey friends! Cathy here today sharing a vintage travel label inspired card featuring the Limitless Labels I Dies. This card is all about die-cuts! I’ve paired some new summer dies with some older favorites for a fun beachy card.

To start, I die-cut a piece of Summer Splash Paper with the largest Stitched Rectangles Die and adhered it centered on an A2 card front. I then die-cut the second largest Limitless Labels 1 Die from white cardstock. I placed a post-it note across the top part of the label and inked the ocean with Mermaid Lagoon Distress ink covering about 1 inch. I inked the sand below it with Antique Linen Distress ink. I then masked the ocean and inked the sun and sky with Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Dried Marigold and Salvaged Patina Distress inks. To balance the black on the card and make the background label stand out more, I die-cut the same Limitless Labels 1 die twice from black cardstock and adhered one overlapping the other so that 1/8” of the black label underneath is visible. I then adhered the background label centered on the black labels and adhered the combined piece to the center of the card front.

Next, I die-cut a palm tree from black cardstock using the Tropical Trees Backdrop Die and adhered it to the left side of the label. I die-cut the umbrella from the Summer Jar Mug Dies from white cardstock and inked it with Kitsch Flamingo and Antique Linen Distress inks. For a little extra detail on the umbrella, I die-cut the flower centers from the Strawberry Patch Dies from white cardstock and colored them with Copics. I love how the slice die from the Fresh Lemon Dies can be made into several different citrus fruits. I chose to make them orange slices for this card by coloring the centers with Copics and inking the rind with Spiced Marmalade Distress ink.

To finish, I die-cut the Brilliant Banners I Die from green, pink and black cardstock. I used sentiments from the Beach Bus Stamps that fit the banner nicely and added to the vintage look. I heat embossed the “enjoy” sentiment on the green label with black embossing powder and then layered/adhered the 3 banner die-cuts together slightly overlapping. I inked a piece of white cardstock with Fossilized Amber Distress ink, heat embossed the “summer” sentiment with black embossing powder and die-cut it using the coordinating dies. For dimension, I adhered the banner across the label using dimensional foam tape.

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:

Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Splash 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Trees Backdrop Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Bus Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Strawberry Patch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Fresh Lemon Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Jar Mug Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Limitless Labels 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio