Guest Designer Spotlight: Cards with Keeway Tsao

Hi crafty friends! It’s Keeway Tsao from Kiwi Koncepts and I’m excited to be back guest blogging to share with you some fun oceanic cards with the Best Fishes set from the Summer 2019 release!

My first card is an underwater shaker card with many of the cute fishes from the Best Fishes set. I stamped all the images in the set in a dark brown hybrid ink and colored them with Copic markers. Then, I used the matching dies to die cut the images out.

I created an ink blended background with Cracked Pistachio and Shaded Lilac distress oxide inks. With this ink blended A2 panel, I die cut the frame from Frilly Frames Chevron Die and again with a basic rectangle that is just slightly smaller. This creates our frame for the shaker.

I heat embossed the sentiment in white in the top right corner on the center piece. I also added a few images that will be inside of the shaker, leaving a few for later to be outside. I added lots of sequins and sealed it off with a foam taped border, acetate layer, and then the frame we just die cut out.

Lastly, I added all the remaining fishes to the card on top of the frame and acetate. This gives the scene some extra dimension. Look at how the shaker shines!

For my next card, I also used the Best Fishes set this time using the sharks. I had to separate them so they don’t eat the little fishes!

This card has a more graphic layout and uses the Catch A Wave Dies to create several layers that I ink blend on. I used this die several times on a piece of A2 white card stock and for each layer I picked one distress oxide ink to blend it in full.

In the top dark blue layer, I heat embossed my sentiment in white. Then I inlaid all the pieces back together when I adhered it onto a A2 base.

I splattered on some water to distress the ink for some texture. Finally, I added my sharks and some ocean plants to the card with foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a beautiful weekend!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Frilly Frames Chevron Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

Catch A Wave Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Best Fishes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Best Fishes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Hawaiian Hibiscus Cards with Rachel and Lexa

Hello, everyone! It's Rachel here and I have a fun tropical shaker square card to share with you today featuring the new Hawaiian Hibiscus layering stamps. I just love all of the gorgeous detail that you get from this set! I combined this set with some flamingos from the Tropical Paradise Stamp Set.

To create my flowers, I simply used 4 different colors to stamp each one.

• Light Pink: MFT Tickled Pink, Cotton Candy, Ripe Raspberry, and Razzle Berry
• Dark Pink: MFT Cotton Candy, Ripe Raspberry, Razzle Berry, and Hero Arts Raspberry Jam
• Purple: Altenew Rose Quartz, Puffy Heart, Purple Wine, and Cosmic Berry
• Greens: Altenew Parrot, Bamboo, and Olive

For my flamingos, I stamped them with Memento Tuexedo Black Ink onto a sheet of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock and colored with Copic Markers. I like to use a lot of different shades to blend my coloring but only a few of the ones listed would be sufficient. (Pinks: RV0000, RV00, RV02, RV04, RV06, and RV09. Legs: R12, RV55. Yellow beak: Y13, Y17, and E35. Black part of beak: W5, W7.) I then used the coordinating Tropical Paradise Dies to cut them out.

Next, I assembled the base of my card with these components. I quickly blended some Tumbled Glass and Peacock Feathers on a piece of scrap paper for the background of my card. I then colored some sand using some Copic Markers (E41, E42). I used the Fancy Frames Circle Dies to die cut a beautiful scalloped circle frame from pink card stock. I trimmed my card base to 5"x5" prior to die cutting a circular hole/window in the center.

I added all of my Hibiscus flowers with some 3D Foam Adhesive Squares for some added dimension and the leaves with liquid adhesive. Lastly, I heat embossed my sentiment with Fine Detail White Embossing Powder onto a strip of black card stock and then diecut it with the small oval die from the Sunny Border Dies and filled my card with some Studio Katia Majestic Mini Sequins.

I hope you enjoyed my card! Thanks so much for dropping by today and have a wonderful weekend!

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Hi everyone! Lexa here today to share a see through card using Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamp and the coordinating dies. It's inspired from Jennifer McGuire's cards. The hibiscus flowers from Sunny Studio is sure the prettiest layered stamp, they have couple of other flowers too. Make sure to check them out.

First, I cut a 4.25"x5.5" paper in half. Blend Wild Honey and Worn Lipstick Distress Inks on one part. Then use the other one for a guide rectangle to arrange the hibiscus. Stamp the flowers in two colors, pink and orange with some dye inks. Then use the coordinating dies to cut every pieces. Arrange them on the piece of paper I mentioned above, use a washi tapes to keep them in their places and trim the excess on three sides. Make sure to leave them hanging on one side. After the trimmings, use strong adhesive glue on overlapping pieces. You'll have a see through panel ready. 

Adhere the hanging part on the blended panel. It's simple and easy, but turns out so beautiful. I use Everyday Greetings Stamps and copper embossed it on pink paper piece. Adhere it with foam tapes so it will pop out. Last touch is add pretty yellow jewels here and there. I love the bright colors and how pretty the hibiscus are.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, don't forget to leave me some love on the comments below. I hope you like today's card as much as I do. Have a wonderful day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Sunny Borders Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Paradise Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Paradise Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fancy Frames-Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Everyday Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hawaiian Hibiscus Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Seasonal Trees Cards with Anja and Vanessa

Hi everyone, Anja here and today I'm highlighting the Seasonal Trees set which is perfect for scenes all year round. There are trees for every season as well as some fun little accessory images. The possibilities are endless.

I created a scene combining the summer tree, birdhouse, log, apple and birdies with the Home Sweet Gnome Stamps.

I started off with an A2 card base made from light grey cardstock and cut a white mat using the stitched scalloped die from the Frilly Frames Stripes set. Next, I did some blending with Distress Oxide Inks for the sky (Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean) and grass (Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn). To create the grassy borders I used a die from the Comic Strip Everyday set. I stamped the sentiment in VersaMark Ink and white heat embossed it.

I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I also die cut two clouds with the Fluffy Clouds Dies to complete my scene. I adhered all images and popped some of them up with foam tape. A small red heart finished off the card which I truly enjoyed creating.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

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Hello everybody! Vanessa here with a fun birthday card using Seasonal Trees. For this card, I had help from my daughter. I asked her if she had an idea how to use the set and she made me a sketch. I loved her idea! If you'd like to see the sketch, please visit my Instagram page. Here is what I made of it:

I started with a panel of white cardstock and stamped the images. After I had masked them, I applied various Distress Oxide inks with an ink blending tool. Then I applied water droplets with a brush and added stars with a white gel pen.

I removed the masks, colored the images with Copics and adhered the panel to the card base. Finally, I stamped the sentiment from A Bird's Life onto black cardstock, die-cut the banner from Fancy Frames Rectangle Dies and adhered it.

I hope you like my daughter's idea, too! Thank you for stopping by :)

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

A Bird's Life Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fancy Frames- Rectangles Shop at: Sunny Studio	Comic Strip Everyday Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Home Sweet Gnome Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Home Sweet Gnome Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Frilly Frames Stripes Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fluffy Clouds Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Seasonal Trees Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Seaonal Trees Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Best Fishes Cards with Mona and Franci

Hi crafty friends! It's Mona here, today I am showing you another cute interactive card with fishing lines. This time I used the Best Fishes Stamp Set from Sunny Studio Stamps.

I started the card making with stamping the background. I used different types of underwater plants from the Magical Mermaids and Best Fishes sets. 

When the stamping was done, I made an absolute quick one minute no shading coloring then I went through the background with Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Thumbed Glass Distress Oxide inks. When the ink blending was done I splattered on it with white and blue watercolor and let it dry.

Next, I stamped and colored my images from the Magical Mermaids and Best Fishes stamp sets with my Copic Markers. I adhered 3-6 clear beads to the back of these underwater critters and let the liquid adhesive dry.

Next I created a die-cut from teal cardstock and double sided foam adhesive with the Comic Strip Everyday Dies.

Once the beads were adhered to the images I laced it up with fishing lines and adhered them to the back of the comic strip.

In the end I put everything together and the moving card was ready. I hope you like this inspiration, have an amazing day. Bye.

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Hello, hello! Franci here with you today showcasing my favorite set from the latest Sunny Studio release, the Best Fishes one!

I love all these cute ocean critters so much I can't even pick a favorite! First of all I stamped, colored with my Copics and die cut all the images. Then I cut out a long stripe of white cardstock and I inked it with Distress Inks to create an ocean scene backdrop.

I added lots of sparkle to the images with the Wink of Stella brush and to my background with sparkle watercolors.

I glued down all the images with a combo of liquid glue and foam adhesive, then I added some more details with a white gel pen. Do you have a favorite critters from the set?!

Finally I adhered my panel on to a slightly taller white card base and added lots of bubbles I made with the White Nuvo Crystal Drops.

Hope you like my ocean card and thank you so much for stopping by today! Have a lovely day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Magical Mermaid Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Magical Mermaid Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Comic Strip Everyday Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Best Fishes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Best Fishes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio