Monday, October 23, 2017

2017 Cat Lovers Hop with Fireplace Card with Eloise

Today we're thrilled to be a sponsor for the 2017 Cat Lovers Hop so with that theme in mind, Eloise has created one of the cutest cat themed Christmas cards:

Hi everyone, Eloise here and today I have a shaped card to share with you all using the brand new Fireplace Dies which is so super fun and I'll also be using the Santa's Helpers and Christmas Icons stamp sets to create my scene.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Cat Lovers Hop Fireplace Dies and Santa's Helpers Fireplace Card by Eloise Blue

To begin my card, I first stamped out four stockings from the Christmas Icons stamp set and the cat in stocking and cat tree image from the Santa's Helpers stamp set and coloured them all in using Copic Markers. I then used both coordinating die sets to cut out all my images.

Next up, it was time to create my card base. I used the Fireplace Dies and first cut out the main panel out of some kraft cardstock. Next up I cut out a ton of brick images from the same kraft cardstock. I then used Gathered Twigs and Antique Linen Distress Inks to colour my main fireplace panel and used Fired Brick Distress Ink to ink blend over all the bricks. I then used some liquid glue to adhere them all down into place. Once all my bricks were adhered down, I used some watercolour cardstock and ink blended some Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin, Festive Berries and Black Soot Distress Inks into each corner, then cut the flames and fire stand from each of the colours. I then took some gold foil cardstock and cut the fireplace arch from it also. I then wanted the inside of the fire place to look black and charred. So I used the negative piece from the arch die, adhered it over the top of my panel and ink blended Black Soot Distress Ink on the inside over the bricks to make it look charred.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Cat Lovers Hop Fireplace Dies and Santa's Helpers Fireplace Card by Eloise Blue

Now all my pieces were ready to be adhered together. I first adhered my gold arch around the outside of black arched piece and then adhered the fire stand and flames on top. I used foam tape behind the rest of my images and for all the stockings, I pierced a hole through each of the hanger pieces and threaded some hemp cord through, to make it seem like all the stockings were hanging over the fire. Before tying a bow to hold them all in place, I added two jingle bells onto the string, then tied it into a bow. Lastly, I adhered the tree cat next to the fire. 

To finish up, I white heat embossed the 'Meowy Christmas' sentiment from Santa's Helpers onto a strip of black cardstock, and adhered it with more foam tape onto the bottom of my panel. To make this panel into a card, I cut down a card base to 4 3/4" x 4" and adhered it onto the back of my fireplace. You could cut an additional fireplace base, score the top and adhere it onto the back - but I decided to do it this way this time around. 

In honor of the hop Sunny Studio is donating a $25 gift code to our online store so make sure to check out the Peaceful Garden blog for details on how you can win. 


Thanks so much for stopping by today and I'll see you next time! 

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Christmas Icons Dies
Christmas Icons Dies
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Christmas Icons Stamps
Christmas Icons Stamps
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Santa's Helpers Dies
Santa's Helpers Dies
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Santa's Helpers Stamps
Santa's Helpers Stamps
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Fireplace Shaped Dies
Fireplace Shaped Dies
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Saturday, October 21, 2017

Sunny Saturday Share: Halloween, Fall, and Christmas Themed Cards


How are you? I'm so excited to be popping in today with a Sunny Saturday Share. There have been so many amazing cards popping up on Instagram that have made my jaw drop so I couldn't wait to share them with all of you! 

Happy Owl-o-ween card by Waleska Galindo

Sunny Studio Stamps: Sunny Saturday Happy Owl-o-ween Card Share by Waleska Galindo

Thank you for sharing all these fabulous ideas with us! I hope you will continue to share your gorgeous projects with us--It always makes my day to see them. You can tag us on instagram with the hashtag #sunnystudiostamps or share your projects with us in our flickr group or on our facebook page. ☺


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Gleeful Reindeer Dies
Gleeful Reindeer Dies
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Gleeful Reindeer Stamps
Gleeful Reindeer Stamps
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Holiday Style Dies
Holiday Style Dies
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Holiday Style Stamps
Holiday Style Stamps
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Merry Sentiments Die
Merry Sentiments Die
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Woodsy Creatures Dies
Woodsy Creatures Dies
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Woodsy Creatures Stamps
Woodsy Creatures Stamps
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Autumn Greeting Stamps
Autumn Greeting Stamps
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Happy Owl-o-ween Dies
Happy Owl-o-ween Dies
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Happy Owl-o-ween Stamps
Happy Owl-o-ween Stamps
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Pretty Pumpkins Dies
Pretty Pumpkins Dies
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Pretty Pumpkins Stamps
Pretty Pumpkins Stamps
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Playful Polar Bears Stamps
Playful Polar Bears Stamps
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Playful Polar Bears Dies
Playful Polar Bears Dies
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Friday, October 20, 2017

Playful Polar Bears Winter Themed Everyday Cards with Lexa

Hello everyone! Lexa here today with two cards using a winter theme stamp set, Playful Polar Bears. This stamp set is super sweet for both holiday and everyday cards. As for today, I'm going to show you some inspirations for non-holiday cards.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Playful Polar Bears Winter Themed Everyday Cards by Lexa Levana

For the first card, we have the lovey dovey couple sitting there in the snow. Don't they look adorable together? The Playful Polar Bears coordinating dies also cut the bears' hands so they could hold something from the set. Brilliant! And my polar bear here is holding a cup of hot cocoa, perfect on snowy days. It's just me and my pink sky (again), for the background I white embossed the falling snow from Frosty Flurries then blend Abandoned Coral and Sugar Spun Distress Inks. Looove it. I also add snowy mountains on the background to complete the scene. I stamped all the images with Versafine black ink and watercolor them with Distress Markers.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Playful Polar Bears Winter Themed Everyday Cards by Lexa Levana

The pun sentiment is really my thing, that's another reason why I love this stamp set so much. I white embossed the sentiment on a stripe of pink card stock and create a fish tail on one edge, I adhere it with foam tapes to add dimensions.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Playful Polar Bears Winter Themed Everyday Cards by Lexa Levana

My second card's size is smaller than usual. Honestly this is my leftover images after I did some coloring ... so why should I waste them? These polar bears are just too cute to be abandoned. Hehe. I created a birthday card with a monochrome color combo, in my favorite color, blue. I stamped various sizes of snowflakes from the set on a piece of blue paper of the background. The polar bear is skating in the snow ready to deliver a present for someone special (read: you). After I finished with my little scene, I adhere it on a piece of patterned paper to complete the look.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Playful Polar Bears Winter Themed Everyday Cards by Lexa Levana

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you like today's cards. I hope everyone have an amazing Friday!

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Frosty Flurries Stamps
Frosty Flurries Stamps
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Playful Polar Bears Stamps
Playful Polar Bears Stamps
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Playful Polar Bears Dies
Playful Polar Bears Dies
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Thursday, October 19, 2017

Christmas Chapel Festive Christmas Card with Vanessa

Hello Sunny Studio friends! Vanessa here today with a festive Christmas card using Christmas ChapelChristmas Home and Festive Greetings

Sunny Studio Stamps: Christmas Chapel and Festive Greetings Night Sky Background Christmas Card by Vanessa Menhorn

I first stamped the chapel, the fence and the tree and colored it with Copics. Now I masked the stamped images and applied various blue inks with an ink blending tool to create the sky. Afterwards, I added droplets of white ink and removed the masks. I tore off a rough edge from a scrap of paper and used it as a mask to apply soft blue ink to the white area to create snow drifts. Then I stamped the sentiment with Versamark ink, embossed it with gold embossing powder and adhered the panel to the card base.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Christmas Chapel and Festive Greetings Night Sky Background Christmas Card by Vanessa Menhorn

Finally, for a festive shine, I applied Stickles to the snow. With these cute new stamp sets, I get into the right mood to create Christmas cards. 

How about you? Are you busy stocking up on cards for the season? Thanks for stopping by today!

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Christmas Chapel Stamps
Christmas Chapel Stamps
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Christmas Home Stamps
Christmas Home Stamps
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Festive Greetings Stamps
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Happy Owl-o-ween and A Bird's Life Friendship Card with Nancy

Hey there Sunny fans, Nancy here today with a closer look at a few of my favorite Sunny Studios stamp sets. I combined Happy Owl-o-ween (owl), A Bird's Life (birds, nest, bird house), Barnyard Buddies (fence) and a cute sentiment from Cute as a Button to create this every day friendship card.


Sunny Studio Stamps: Happy Owl-o-ween and A Bird's Life Friendship Card by Nancy Damiano

The watercolored background was created with a wash of Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn. I then used a small paintbrush to flick some "grass" and splattering of dots to make the background look more like grass. All of the stamped images were watercolored with Distress ink. The sentiment was stamped and embossed in white creating a nice bold contrast to the olive banner. A sprinkle of sequins adds a little bit of movement around the nest. 


Sunny Studio Stamps: Happy Owl-o-ween and A Bird's Life Friendship Card by Nancy Damiano

I hope this inspires you to create a card with a combination of your favorites! It's a fun and versatile way to get more use out of your stamp sets.

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A Bird's Life Stamps
A Bird's Life Stamps
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A Bird's Life Dies
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Barnyard Buddies Dies
Barnyard Buddies Dies
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Barnyard Buddies Stamps
Barnyard Buddies Stamps
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Cute As A Button Stamps
Cute As A Button Stamps
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Happy Owl-o-ween Dies
Happy Owl-o-ween Dies
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Happy Owl-o-ween Stamps
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