Brilliant Banner 3 Die Focused Card with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I'm back with this cute holiday card featuring Santa, Rudolph and his reindeer friends. They're busy delivering presents to everyone who's been nice this year, and for the first time, Santa's sleigh stays in the garage, and the little gang is travelling the world in a Christmas van. How fun!

I started off by stamping all the images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink. I cut them all using the coordinating dies, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers and my Graph'it brush markers in my favorite holiday color palette, which is red, pink, aqua and green.

Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Beach Bus - van • Lazy Christmas - presents • Snowmen In Sweaters - trees, snowflakes • Holiday Express - Rudolph • Fall Friends - reindeers • North Pole - Santa, nice list • Panda Party - banner • Scenic Route - houses • Winter Scenes - trees.

I set my images aside, and cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel that I divided in two sections using washi tape: the sky at the top, and snow at the bottom. I colored the sky using kitsch flamingo and picked raspberry oxide inks, and the snow using salvaged patina and peacock feathers oxide inks. As always I added lots of textures to my panel, starting with water droplets on the sky. I also mixed some picked raspberry oxide ink with water, and added more splatters to the sky. I mixed some peacock feathers oxide ink with water, and added splatters to the snow section. Next I mixed some copic opaque white ink with water and added splatters all over the panel, and then I did the same with liquid stardust.

Once my panel was dry, I attached all the images on my panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, added highlights and details using a white gelly roll pen, and then moved on to my greeting that I created using Brilliant Banner 3 dies. I cut the two main pieces out of light pink cardstock, and white heat embossed "You're on my nice list" from North Pole on the front piece. I layered both pieces on top of each other using 1mm foam squares, and for an extra shiny detail, I cut another banner out of holographic cardstock, stuck it behind my pink banner using liquid glue, and finally attached the completed banner in the top part of my panel using foam squares again.

And that's it! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next week!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Fall Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fall Friends Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Express Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Express Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Lazy Christmas Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Lazy Christmas Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scenic Route Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scenic Route Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	North Pole Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
North Pole Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Panda Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Panda Party Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Bus Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Bus Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowmen in Sweaters Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Snowmen in Sweaters Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Let's Chill Tags with Marine: Black Friday Exclusive!

Hello crafty friends, happy Thanksgiving! Marine here, I'm thrilled to be back on the blog with this trio of lovely tags showcasing the adorable seals from Let's Chill. I love those little guys so much, they're super cute and very fun to color. I mixed them with the darling characters from Toasty Hugs, and picked a few additional images from other sets (listed down below) to create three wintery scenes.

I started off by cutting three Scalloped Square Tags out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock. I masked the four edges on each tag using washi tape, leaving the cute stitching details visible, and created a winter landscape on each tag using oxide inks. On the upper part, I applied uncharted mariner to make a night sky, and on the lower part, I applied tumbled glass, but just on the edges, to bring a little bit of color to this snow section. Next I added texture to each background. I splattered water on the sky and dried the panel with a paper towel. I mixed some uncharted mariner oxide ink with water, and added more splatters to the sky using a slim brush. Next I mixed some tumbled glass oxide ink with water, and added splatters to the snow section. I mixed some copic opaque white ink with water and added splatters all over the tag, and then I did the same with liquid stardust. I removed all the washi tape, and put my three tag panels aside to dry.

I stamped my images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink. I cut them all using the coordinating dies, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers and my Graph'it brush markers. Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Let's Chill - seals • Toasty Hugs - characters • Winter Scenes - igloos • Snowmen In Sweaters - trees, snowflakes.

I attached my images on the tags using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, and added highlights and details using a white gelly roll pen. It's not visible on the pictures, but to make the back of my tags neat and pretty, I cut three Scalloped Squares Tags out of a Polka Dot Parade blue pattern paper, and attached those polka dot tags at the back of my main tags using liquid glue. And to totally complete my panels, I used a Mini Mat & Tag 4 eyelet die to cut three eyelets out of dark blue cardstock, and stuck an eyelet at the top of each tag.

For the greetings, I went for small tags and used Window Quad Square dies to cut the different pieces. I assembled them, silver heat embossed "Warmest winter wishes" from Holiday Hugs on each tag, and attached each small tag to a large tag using dark blue twine. And as a final shiny detail, I added a double white and silver bow on each small tag. 

And that's it! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next week!

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The Let's Chill Stamps used today are not available for purchase this holiday season but instead will be automatically included with all retail orders of $50 or more from our online store through December 2 at Midnight PDT. Here are all the details:

Receive free shipping on U.S. retail orders of $40+

+ Receive the exclusive mini "Let's Chill" stamp set with a $50+ purchase.

+ Receive the coordinating "Let's Chill" dies with a $75+ purchase.

+ 10% of retail sales will be donated to UNICEF USA.

*Please note: No discount codes are needed. All offers will be applied automatically and cannot be combined with additional discounts at checkout. Purchases are based on order subtotal, prior to shipping & tax.

Other Supplies Used:

Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Tags-Square Shop at: Sunny Studio	Window Quad Square Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Holiday Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowmen in Sweaters Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowmen in Sweaters Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Toasty Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Toasty Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Let's Chill Card with Tina: Black Friday Exclusive!

Hello crafters, it is Tina with a cute Holiday card in which the two adorable seals from Let’s Chill are the stars of the show! This set is a Black Friday gift, with purchase exclusive and it is not for sale.

My design is a shaped card using the largest of the Stitched Arch Dies. After cutting a panel from white card stock, I used the same die to create my card base. For a bold and dramatic background I blended Broken China and Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxides and I was pleasantly surprised to see how well they work together! I splattered the panel with water and white paint and put it aside to dry.

Next, I stamped and cut the two cute seals and also two ice blocks (Bear Hugs, Winter Scenes) for them to sit on. As usual, I colored with my Copics and added white gel pen accents.

My sentiment is a large ‘Merry Christmas’ from the Holiday Greetings stamp and die set. I love the scripty font and also the size, it fills the complete sky portion of this card. After putting the seals in place with foam tape, I adhered the sentiment (I cut three layers and glued them together for dimension).

To add extra icy elements, I sprinkled white snowflakes across the scene. These were cut with an all-time favorite die (Snowflake Circle Frame) which I use a lot in my Christmas card making. I glued some Iridescent Clear Jewels to center of the snowflakes for that extra festive bling!

This card was so fun to make, and I hope it inspired you to create a project with this sweet set! Happy crafting!

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The Let's Chill Stamps used today are not available for purchase this holiday season but instead will be automatically included with all retail orders of $50 or more from our online store through December 2 at Midnight PDT. Here are all the details:

Receive free shipping on U.S. retail orders of $40+

+ Receive the exclusive mini "Let's Chill" stamp set with a $50+ purchase.

+ Receive the coordinating "Let's Chill" dies with a $75+ purchase.

+ 10% of retail sales will be donated to UNICEF USA.

*Please note: No discount codes are needed. All offers will be applied automatically and cannot be combined with additional discounts at checkout. Purchases are based on order subtotal, prior to shipping & tax.

Other Supplies Used:

Bear Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bear Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowflake Circle Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Winter Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Let's Chill Cards with Mendi: Black Friday Exclusive!

Hello & welcome!  I'm excited to be kicking off the Sunny Studio Black Friday week of fun with several card ideas featuring our new little Let's Chill Stamps and Dies which aren't available for purchase this year but can be received as a free gift with a $50+ purchase starting today through Monday, December 2 (see below for full promotion details). 

Card No. 1: For my first card, I started by creating a patchwork background using the stitched strip die from our Ribbon & Lace Border Dies, cutting prints from our Joyful Holiday Paper, Striped Silly Paper, and Dots & Stripes Pastels Paper. I layered the Scalloped Oval Mat 1 Dies with the Stitched Oval Dies, which were cut from Gingham Pastels Paper to frame the seals from the Lets Chill Stamps. I stamped the sentiment from the new mini stamps onto one of the layering pieces from our Brilliant Banner 2 Dies, trimming the ends with our Fishtail Banner Dies. Finally, I added a sprinkle of snowflakes topped with Aquamarine Jewels. One of these snowflakes is a free gift with purchase right now, while the other two can be found in our Basic Mini Shape 2 Dies and Basic Mini Shape 5 Dies.

Card No. 2: For my next card of the day using the new Let's Chill Stamps, I paired the seals with the kids from our Toasty Hugs Stamps, the iceblock and igloo from our Winter Scenes Stamps, and the fish from our Penguin Pals Stamps. To create my snow drifts and the pond, I used the stitched slope die from our Slimline Nature Border Dies set.

It's difficult to tell in this photo, but I slipped a piece of pale blue vellum over the fish to make it look like they are swimming under the water. With this in mind, I added a thin strip of striped paper from our Subtle Grey Tones Paper pack to make it easier to hide my adhesive above and below with no visible glue lines. I finished my scene by stamping the mini snowflakes from Let's Chill and the mini hearts from Toasty Hugs in the sky and added a little pennant with my heat embossed greeting using our Stitched Rectangle Dies and a lavender print from our Dots & Stripes Pastels Paper pack.

Card No. 3: For my last card today, using the Let's Chill Stamps, I started by embossing a piece of white cardstock using our Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Dies. Then, using a stencil spray, I inked the piece with a gingham print using our Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils and Picked Raspberry Distress ink. To frame my seal couple, I cut rectangular mats from white and aqua cardstock in two sizes using our Stitched Rectangle Dies and our Mini Mat & Tag 3 Dies. I added the small snowdrift behind them using our Slimline Nature Border Dies and inking the sky with Peacock Feathers Distress ink. Lastly, I stamped a greeting from our Penguin Party Stamps and added hearts from our Toasty Hugs Stamps.

Thank you so much for joining me today. I hope you will continue checking back each day this week, as the team will share their adorable ideas with this set! ❤

The Let's Chill Stamps used today are not available for purchase this holiday season but instead will be automatically included with all retail orders of $50 or more from our online store through December 2 at Midnight PDT. Here are all the details:

Receive free shipping on U.S. retail orders of $40+

+ Receive the exclusive mini "Let's Chill" stamp set with a $50+ purchase.

+ Receive the coordinating "Let's Chill" dies with a $75+ purchase.

+ 10% of retail sales will be donated to UNICEF USA.

*Please note: No discount codes are needed. All offers will be applied automatically and cannot be combined with additional discounts at checkout. Purchases are based on order subtotal, prior to shipping & tax.

Other Supplies Used:

Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Striped Silly 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dots & Stripes Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Basic Mini Shape Dies 2 Shop at: Sunny Studio	Subtle Grey Tones Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Pals Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Pals Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Winter Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Oval Mat 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Mini Mat & Tag 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Joyful Holiday Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Toasty Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Toasty Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils Shop at: Sunny Studio	Basic Mini Shape Dies 5 Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Oval Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Aquamarine Jewels Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stickles Twinkle Glitter Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio