Sneak Peek Week: Beautiful Autumn, Nutty For You & New Fall Paper

Hello and welcome to day 2 as we count down to our new release for Autumn debuting on Friday!

Today I'm sharing product peeks and card ideas for a new 2x3 stamp set and coordinating dies we having coming called Beautiful Autumn.  We also have a cute new standalone acorn die called Nutty For You and 4 new 6x6 patterned paper packs that I'm very excited about!  :)

Card No. 1: Up first is a card showcasing the Beautiful Autumn Stamps along with a few of the striped papers from our new Dots & Striped Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper pack.  I colored my leaves & little acorns with Copic Markers and layered them under my two strips of brown patterned paper that had been stitched on my sewing machine for a fun border.  I then stamped my sentiment (from a new set that will be shared tomorrow) onto a pennant from our Fancy Frames Rectangle dies which I popped up with foam tape in the center.

Card No. 2: For my next card I positioned my Happy Word die where I wanted it before stamping the leaves and acorns around it using VersaMark ink which was heat embossed in white onto Bristol paper.  I then watercolored the images using THESE Daniel Smith Watercolors mixing them on a palette to create my own custom colors. 

While my images were drying I stamped them again onto masking material and fussy cut them out (several stacked at a time).  I then positioned the masks over my watercolored imaged and sponged on some Mermaid Lagoon and Blueprint Sketch Distress Inks onto the background.  To keep with the waterolor look of my images I spritzed the entire background with water and dabbed it with a paper towel to give the look of water droplets. 

After everything was completely dry I heated embossed my Autumn sentiment in white and stacked several of the happy die-cuts on top of each other to give the look of chipboard.

Card No. 3:  Up next is a peek at our newest standalone die called Nutty For You.  This die set comes with all the pieces to create a layered acorn perfect for small shaped cards, gift tags, shaker card windows or embellishments for all sorts of paper crafts!  

Here I cut him out of our new Gingham Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper and added some epoxy dots for his eyes to create a little gift enclosure sized shaped card.  I can't help but smile every time I see him.

Card No. 4:  For this version, I went more pretty than cutesy by eliminating the face and turning it into a gift tag using the "to" and "from" stamps from our Christmas Icons Set.  I punched a 1/8" circle just under the knot of my bow to tie some twine through and then used a sheer polka-dot ribbon topped with a little die-cut leaf (the new freebie for this release) coated with some glossy accents.  I love the results.  I think these would be really fun to make for a fall retreat or as a housewarming gift.

Card No. 5:  Up next is a card showing that you can also use the dies to cut the acorn from felt.  For this technique I started by adhering my felt to a piece of cardstock in a similar color using a double sided adhesive like Stick It.  To get the adhesive sheet to really adhere well to the wool felt I first ran the felt with the adhesive and cardstock backing through my die-cutting machine with no dies.  Loved the results and how well this worked to give my felt stability!

When building my card I mixed patterns from our new Preppy Patterns 6x6 Paper and Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones Paper packs.  The acorn die set comes with the "nutty" word which I combined with the words "for you" using a sentiment from our Christmas Icons stamps.  To ground them I cut two pennants using our Fancy Frames Rectangle dies.   As a final finishing touch I added a little ric rac edge using our Ric Rac Border dies and some little hearts die-cut from hot pink cardstock.

Card No. 6:  For my last card of the day I thought it would be fun to show how well the dies work for shaker cards too!  I started by cutting the whole acorn shape from my front card panel using a diamond pattern from our Preppy Patterns 6x6 Paper.  I then backed the opening with a piece of acetate and adhered the top portion of the acorn over the top of the acetate.

For the inside portion of my shaker, I heat embossed my sentiment from the Beautiful Autumn set onto a brown striped paper from the Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones Paper pack and colored a bunch of the small acorns from that same Beautiful Autumn set to be my shaker element.

To continue my acorn theme, I colored a tree stump and two chipmunks by combining heads, tails and bodies from our Comfy Creatures and Woodsy Creatures sets.  :)

I hope you've enjoyed today's sneak peeks.  I'd love to give a $25 gift code to one lucky winner.  Make sure to keep checking back all this week for more peeks & prizes for up to five chances to win.  The contests run through Saturday at Midnight PST with winners announced here on Sunday, July 15th. :)

a Rafflecopter giveaway Here's a sneak peek at the new 6x6 paper packs, stamps & coordinating dies (which will be available for purchase on Friday, July 13th).

        

   

Other Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Christmas Icons Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Comfy Creatures Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Comfy Creatures Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodsy Creatures Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodsy Creatures Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: Sunny Studio	Memento Tuxedo Black Marker Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ric Rac Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Fancy Frames- Rectangles Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Clair Ink- Acorn Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

*Many linked supplies are part of the Fall release and will not be available for purchase until July 13th.

Sneak Peek Week: Fruit Cocktail, Happy Thoughts & Greetings Word

Hello and welcome to our Fall Sneak Peek Week!  All this week I will be showcasing cards using our new collection for Autumn coming out on Friday, July 13th.  :)

Today I have two new stamp sets, a set of coordinating dies and two word dies to showcase with oodles of cards.  Let's jump in!  

Card No. 1:  Up first is a new layering set focusing on more of the fall and late summer fruits in a stamp set called Fruit Cocktail. For this card I layered the pear (ink colors listed below) and added smiley faces from our Fresh & Fruity stamps.  There are a number of fun mix and match sentiments in this set that can be rearranged to create over 10 unique greetings.  

For my background I used the pear from that same Fresh & Fruity set to repeatedly stamp the pear using a dark brown ink.  I then colored all the images using Copic markers, stamped and cut a few pears from masking material and took turns moving them as I inked up my background with a jumbo dauber using Peacock Feathers distress ink.  I then took a white sharpie and added a trio of dots for a little extra interest.  As a final finishing touch I mounted my pears on a simple white frame using our Fancy Frames Circle Dies.

Card No. 2:  Up next is a card with a similar layout, created using the peach image.  My husband is Japanese and they love their white peaches so my ink colors were chosen with him in mind.  ;)  

Using my MISTI tool I repeatedly stamped the peaches assembly line style and then fussy cut them out.  As I learned the hard way, if you want to use the coordinating dies, it really helps to start by die-cutting your cardstock and then using a negative piece of the cardstock with your stamp positioner for perfect stamping each time.  Because I didn't do this my leaves didn't line up correctly with the dies and I had no option but to cut them out by hand. ;)

For my background I sponged on some Spun Sugar distress Ink, added a band of gingham paper using our new Gingham Jewel Tones paper being shared tomorrow and a stitched label that comes with a die set that will be showcased on Friday.  ;)  I just love how these colors look together!

Card No. 3: For my third card with the set, I went with more traditional ink colors for my peach, pairing it with the pear and apple from the set.  I inked up my background using the edge of a post-it note with some Tumbled Glass distress ink to give the appearance they are sitting on a table. I finished off the card with a little scrap of patterned paper left from another project and our new Greetings Word die.

Card No. 4:  For this card I was inspired by back to school colors, using a red dot paper from our Polka-dot Parade 6x6 paper pack which I paired with a black and white stripe created with our Background Basics stamps.  I lined up my apples and sprinkled in some Sparkling Clear Crystals to give the look of water droplets.  I added a little interest to my card edge using our Ric Rac Border dies and finished off my card with a sentiment heat embossed onto the pennant from our Fancy Frames Rectangle Dies.

Card No. 5:  Up next is a card using a fun punny sentiment from the set perfect for a wedding or anniversary card.  I created my background by stamping the polka-dot pattern using those same Background Basics stamps with clear embossing powder on black cardstock--Such a cool look!  I then cut down the panel and mounted it on our largest scalloped rectangle from the Fancy Frames Rectangle dies to form my card base.

I used the paper stamp from our School Time Set to form a border to frame my apple couple.  I borrowed the bow from our Bundled Up Set to turn them into Mr. and Mrs. and stamped faces using a stamp from our Fresh & Fruity Set.

Card No. 6:  I switched gears for my next card showcasing our new Happy Thoughts Stamps and large over-sized coordinating Happy Word Die.  I repeatedly stamped the word "happy" from the stamp set on a piece of white cardstock for my background on the diagonal using bright rainbow ink colors.  

When I was done, I felt the background was too overpowering and nearly threw it away.  To save this card from the trash, the next morning I cut a frame from black cardstock which I backed with a piece of vellum and popped up with foam tape to blur the words a bit. I still felt like it was missing something when I had the idea to pull out some leftover balloons I had stamped using our Birthday Balloons set.  It was just what this card needed and now I love it!  Just goes to show that it never pays to give up and sometimes all you need to do is walk away & come back with fresh eyes.  ;)

I completed the card with some Studio Katia Crystal Clear Mini Sequins.  These are new to our store and they are amazing!  Love the way they catch the light!

Card No. 7: This was take two on the diagonal stamped background and this too was nearly thrown away.  I initially had the idea to stamp each line in the same way that I had on the last one using a different color of embossing powder for each row, but the further along I got the messier it became and I ended up with one big boo boo mixed with quite a rainbow of stray dots that were bothering me.  In the end I covered the biggest mistake with my circle frame and disguised the stray dots by masking off the rows to ink up the background to match my embossing for a tone-on-tone look.  Once again I was happy to find a way to salvage this after all the time invested.  ;)

I decided to set my sentiment on the diagonal for this one since the sentiment was a bit too wide to fully fit on a vertical card and then used our Fancy Frames Circle dies for my scalloped circle.  I finished off my card with a cupcake colored with Copics from our Birthday Smiles set and some Studio Katia Satin Rainbow Confetti.

Card No. 8: Up next is a card featuring one of the many holiday sentiments available in the new Happy Thoughts stamp set. I paired the greeting with the owls from our Happy Owl-o-ween Stamps and a simple frame created with my paper trimmer which I stitched over with my sewing machine after it was adhered.

Card No. 9: For my last card of the day I created a Thanksgiving card using the critters from our Harvest Happiness set paired with the oversized Happy word stamp and thanksgiving word from our new Happy Thoughts stamps.  For my paper I used a new 6x6 patterned paper called Amazing Argyle which will be shared more tomorrow and die-cut the edge using our Stitched Scallop Dies.

To help you line up our Fruit Cocktail stamps like a pro I've created a special layering guide (you can click on the photo below to view it larger).  For all the fruits I started by stamping them with the lightest ink color, working towards the darkest.  The red outline indicates where that layer touches the previously stamped layer.  :)

I frequently am asked which ink colors I used for my layered images.  While I think there are so many great options out there that can provide good results, these are the colors I used today for my stamped images (in the ordered shared from lightest to darkest)...

Yellow Pear
Colorbox Lemonade
Hero Arts Lemon Yellow
Colorbox Dandelion

Green Pear & Green Apple
Colorbox Kiwi
Colorbox Tree Frog
VersaFine Clair Verdant

Pink Peach
Colorbox Pink Capri
Stampin' Up Blushing Bride
Papertrey Ink Pale Peony
"Peach" Peach
Ranger Buttered Popcorn
Stampin' Up Blushing Bride
Papertrey Ink Pale Peony

Dark Red Apple
Colorbox Strawberry
Colorbox Candy Red
Colorbox Cranberry

Red Apple
Hero Arts Pale Tomato
Colorbox Strawberry
Colorbox Candy Red

Leaves
Colorbox Kiwi
Colorbox Artichoke  or
Colorbox Grasshopper

I'm so excited you've joined me for today's sneak peek and I'd love to give a $25 gift code to one lucky winner.  Make sure to keep checking back all this week for more peeks & prizes for up to five chances to win.  The contests run through Saturday at Midnight PST with winners announced here on Sunday, July 15th. :)

a Rafflecopter giveaway Here's a sneak peek at the new stamps & coordinating dies (which will be available for purchase on Friday, July 13th).

    

        

Other Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Birthday Smiles Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fresh & Fruity Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Harvest Happiness Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	School Time Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Owl-o-ween Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Birthday Balloon Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Birthday Balloon Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Ric Rac Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fancy Frames-Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fancy Frames- Rectangles Shop at: Sunny Studio	Background Basics Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Crystal Clear Mini Sequins Shop at: Sunny Studio	Satin Rainbow Confetti Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sparkling Clear Crystals Shop at: Sunny Studio
VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Scallop Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio