Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Tea-riffic Cards with Leanne and Ana

Hello crafters, Leanne here! I'm excited to start sharing what I've been working on using the newest release. For today's project, I've made a Mother's Day card featuring the sweet images from Tea-riffic

Sunny Studio Stamps: Tea-riffic Background Basics Frilly Frame Dies Stitched Oval Dies Mother's Day Card by Leanne West

I started by stamping out and Copic coloring the tea cup and tea pot from Tea-riffic. I also stamped out several tiny flowers and leaves which can be found in the Backyard Bugs stamp set.  

Copic colors used for the tea cup and pot are BV01, BV02, BV04. Colors used for the flowers and leaves are RV52, RV55, YG11, YG17.

Next I applied some Spun Sugar Distress Oxide ink with a blending brush to the center of an A2 sized card. I stamped a strip of white card stock with the gingham stamp from Background Basics using some bright green ink. This gingham piece will serve as a table cloth. I positioned the gingham strip towards the bottom half of the card front. I arranged the colored images as if they were sitting on the table. Once I had my images in place, I could stamp the greeting right above them. The word stamps to build this greeting come from the Tea-riffic set.  

Sunny Studio Stamps: Tea-riffic Background Basics Frilly Frame Dies Stitched Oval Dies Mother's Day Card by Leanne West

To complete the card I created a custom frame. I covered a panel of white card stock with Spun Sugar Distress Oxide ink. I spattered the inked panel with water and thinned pink paint. To give the panel a scalloped edge, I used a die from the Frilly Frames Hexagon set. To make the opening, I used the second largest die from the Stitched Oval set. Lastly, I adhered the frame onto the card front with adhesive foam tape. 

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Hi crafty friends! Ana here today with a sweet Mother’s Day card showcasing brand new Tea-riffic stamps and dies. As soon as I saw this beautiful stamp set, it made me think of England and I wanted nothing more than to create a beautiful card that has a feel of English afternoon tea time, with fine china and delicate lace.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Tea-riffic Background Basics Frilly Frame Dies Heartstring Border Dies Mother's Day Card by Ana Anderson

I stamped the images from Tea-riffic set with very light blue ink for no line Copic coloring. I used BV04, BV13, BV02, BV31 markers to color both images, then free-handed a floral pattern on both teapot and cup and die cut with coordinating dies.

I created the floral pattern for the bottom part of my card by stamping a little flower (from Chickie Baby stamp set) in same light blue ink and coloring each flower with BV markers. I added dots in three different sizes to fill in the space between the flowers.
I used Heartstring Border dies to die cut heart borders, colored the pierced one with markers, then layered white border and hearts on top.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Tea-riffic Background Basics Frilly Frame Dies Heartstring Border Dies Mother's Day Card by Ana Anderson

For my background scalloped mat, I used Frilly Frames Eyelet Lace die and colored it with the same BV markers. I stamped the sentiment (from Tea-riffic set) with dark gray ink, trimmed it into a strip and assembled my card popping the teapot, cut and the sentiment with foam tape.

I just love how this card turned out and I really hope you like it too and that you got inspired. Thank you so much for spending some time with us today – I hope you have a wonderful rest of your week!

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Backyard Bugs Dies
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Stitched Oval Dies
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Frilly Frames Hexagon Dies
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Chickie Baby Stamps
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Frilly Frames-Eyelet Lace
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Heartstrings Border Dies
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Tea-riffic Stamps
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Tea-riffic Dies
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Monday, April 27, 2020

Grad Cat Cards with Lynn and Ashley

Hello there! It’s Lynn and today I'm sharing a fun graduation card I created featuring the new Grad Cat stamp set and coordinating dies.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Grad Cat Frilly Frame Dies Stitched Arch Dies Cat Themed Congratulations Card by Lynn Put

To create my graduation card, I started out by stamping the adorable cat image along with four of the book images from the Grad Cat set and colored them using Copic markers then die cutting them out using the coordinating dies.

Next I used the Frilly Frames Herringbone dies and used just the stitched outside portion of the die to die cut a piece of brilliant blue Classic Gingham paper and also a piece of white card stock for my background. I also added a strip of black card stock along the bottom of my background. 

Sunny Studio Stamps: Grad Cat Frilly Frame Dies Stitched Arch Dies Cat Themed Congratulations Card by Lynn Put

After that I die cut a piece of white card stock using the Stitched Arch dies and stamped my sentiment along the bottom. I adhered my images popping up the cat and books with foam tape. I stamped three little stars from the set around the cat and colored them with Copic markers then I adhered my white arch piece to my card front to complete my card.

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Hello friends! It's Ashley! Are you all super excited for the new release? It's amazing! Today I combined one of the new sets, Grad Cat, with an older set, Purrfect Birthday, to create a cute graduation card!

Sunny Studio Stamps: Grad Cat Frilly Frame Dies Purrfect Birthday Cat Themed Congratulations Card by Ashley Ebben

I started by stamping the images from Grad Cat and Purrfect Birthday in Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink. I colored with my Copics and cut everything out with the matching dies.

I masked off the bottom of a piece of white cardstock and blended Lawn Fawn Lemonade ink on the upper half, then splattered it with Liquid Pixie Dust from InkOn3 for glittery confetti. I removed the mask and stamped my sentiment from Grad Cat below the line in Jet Black. I arranged the kitty family on the card, popping the graduating kitty sitting on the book up with foam tape.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Grad Cat Frilly Frame Dies Purrfect Birthday Cat Themed Congratulations Card by Ashley Ebben

For finishing touches, I added some confetti from Purrfect Birthday with Hero Arts Butter Bar ink and a small stamp block. I then die cut a black frame with the new Frilly Frames Herringbone die. It almost looks like a framed family photo!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you all have fun playing with the new release!

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Purrfect Birthday Stamps
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Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper
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Sunday, April 26, 2020

Summer 2020 Sneak Peek Week Winners

Hope you are having a lovely Sunday!  Thank you for helping me countdown to our Summer release this past week.  Your outpouring of love and sweet comments always mean so much, but even more so during this time l when I'm starved for a little extra human interaction.  :)

Rafflecopter has selected 5 random winners for the $40 gift codes to our store and they are as follows:


Monday
Sherry Bear

Tuesday
Luci

Wednesday
Joan Kinnischtzke

Thursday
Nikki

Friday
Larissa Heskett

Congratulations!  Please look for an email in your inbox coming later this evening with your shopping code.   

Hope you all have a wonderful week with some extra time to enjoy being crafty.  :)

Big hugs!



Friday, April 24, 2020

Sneak Peek: Introducing Grad Cat, Tea-riffic & Tool Time Mini Stamps

Hello and welcome to 5th and final day of our Summer Sneak Peek Week!  All this week I have been showcasing cards using our newest collection which is now shipping!!!

I've created a video showcasing not only today's sneak peeks, but all the new products from our Summer 2020 release and a closer look at the 48 cards I made with them (which you can view below or at our YouTube channel HERE).



Today's final peeks include three new 2x3 mini stamp sets and their coordinating dies celebrating Graduation, Mother's Day, Father's Day and so much more. 

Card No.1:  Up first is our new Grad Cat Stamps that comes with a little kitty wearing a graduation cap, a small bow tie, a book and three punny sentiments. When adding the book to the set I immediately knew I wanted to create a rainbow stack of books for the cat (or any critter really) to sit on.  And can I just say I adore the puns in this set!  To carry out my rainbow theme, I used a rainbow chevron pattern from our Surprise Party Paper pack.  Often my graduation cards follow a red, black & white theme for our local high school colors so it was really fun to break free of that and embrace the rainbow!
Sunny Studio Blog: Con-cat-ulations! Graduation Cat Rainbow Card by Mendi Yoshikawa (using Grad Cat 2x3 Stamp Set)































Card No. 2:  For my next card I couldn't resist the opportunity to stamp a whole litter of kitties in different colors. I inked behind them with some salty ocean distress ink and added a tiny red heart using our Basic Mini Shape Dies II to separate my two phrases. For their diplomas I used the smallest sized diploma from our Woo Hoo Stamps and completed my card with a small strip of red cardstock to tie with all the other red accents.
Sunny Studio Blog: Con-cat-ulations! Mew Did it! Punny Graduation Kitty Card by Mendi Yoshikawa (using Grad Cat & Woo Hoo Stamp Sets)

Card No. 3:  My last card with the new Grad Cat Stamps pairs the kitty with the notebook paper from our School Time Stamps and the diploma from our Woo Hoo Stamps. The lines of the notebook paper were just the right size to stamp my two punny sentiments on either side and I added a little extra realism by using a 1/8" circle punch to punch out the holes for each paper.  For my card background, I used a gradient from our Heroic Halftones Paper pack and stamped a couple stars from the Grad Cat stamps, together with some mini star die-cuts with our Basic Mini Shape Dies II.
Sunny Studio Blog: The Time is Meow! Mew Did it! Punny Graduation Kitty Card by Mendi Yoshikawa (using Grad Cat, School Time & Woo Hoo Stamp Sets)

Card No. 4:  Our second new mini set of the day is our new Tea-riffic Stamps. The set comes with a teapot, teacup and a punny sentiment that can be personalized for a friend, mother or sister like I did here. To decorate my teapot & teacup I added some flowers from our Chubby Bunny & Chickie Baby Stamps. I fussy cut mine, but you could also use the coordinating dies or mask them off and stamp them directly onto the tea images themselves.

I added the pair onto a Stitched Arch using our new dies, stamping the punny sentiment from the set. For my background I alternated yellow prints & patterned scraps from our Classic Gingham, Striped Silly and Polka-dot Parade Paper packs. A grosgrain ribbon tied with a bow completed my card, which was inspired by THIS card by Heather Pulvirenti.

Sunny Studio Blog: Tea-riffic Teapot & Teacup Yellow & Blue Floral Sister Card, using Stitched Arch Dies

Card No. 5:  Up next is a polka-dot take on the teapot & teacup. The Tea-riffic Stamps come with a full dot and a half dot making it possible to stamp a polka-dot pattern like the one shown here before you color your images. Everything is just cuter with polka-dots, right?  

I mounted my images onto one of our new Stitched Semi Circle dies and then offset a red and white layer of our Eyelet Lace Border Dies to add along the bottom. To tie in my pink heart print paper from our Flirty Flowers Paper pack, I inked on some worn lipstick distress ink behind my images. A few scattered White Pearls completed my card.
Sunny Studio Blog: You're A Tea-riffic Mom Red Polka-dot Teapot & Teacup Mother's Day Card (using Tea-riffic Stamps, Eyelet Lace Border Dies, Stitched Semi-Circle Dies & Flirty Flowers Paper)

Card No. 6:  For my last card using the Tea-riffic Stamps, I used the little happy face from the set to add personalities to  my Teapot & Teacup (which always make me think of Beauty & The Beast). To create my custom patterned paper, I started by inking up a piece of white cardstock with shaded lilac distress ink and then used a ruler to draw faint pencil lines to help me keep my stamped teacups straight. I then went back through and quickly stamped all the little faces and erased my pencil lines.

I finished my card with a couple scalloped layers using our Eyelet Lace Border Dies and another punny sentiment that works perfectly with this set from our new Summer Sweets Stamps.
Sunny Studio Blog: For My Bes-tea Punny Teapot & Teacup Handmade Card (using Tea-riffic Stamps & Eyelet Lace Border Dies)

Card No. 7: Our last new little stamp set of the day is called Tool Time which features a hammer, nail & hand saw with two different punny sentiments.  I once again decided to create my own patterned paper, this time drawing my light pencil lines on the diagonal.  A clear grid style ruler is perfect for this sort of technique because it makes it super easy to draw evenly spaced lines without a ton of measuring and honestly after I drew my lines I just eyeballed the rest, trying my best to keep each row somewhat evenly spaced and centering the nails with the row above and below.

When I was done with my pattern, I cut part of a circle out of the side using our new Stitched Semi Circle dies. I then cut another circle in the same size from white cardstock inked up with mustard seed and a little spiced marmalade distress ink along the bottom. I inlaid the circle into my opening and taped the two pieces together with some tape along the back. Lastly I die-cut a mat from both pieces using our Frilly Frames Retro Petals dies.

I then mounted them onto a blue A2 sized cardstock panel and tucked in a tape measure border from our School Time Stamps and a sentiment which was stamped onto a little banner piece from our Fancy Frames Rectangle Dies.
Sunny Studio Blog: Tool Time Congrats!  You Nailed It!  Punny Congratulations Card (using Tool Time & School Time Stamps, Stitched Semi-Circle Die, Fancy Frames Rectangle Dies & Frilly Frames Retro Petals Dies)

Card No. 8:  For my very last card of the week I used the little hand saw image to create a cute punny Father's Day card. I created my own faux wood frame by coloring some white strips of cardstock with my copic markers, adding some faint little squiggly lines to mimic the look of woodgrain.  I then created a little slice in each corner with my craft knife to insert the nails into, before adding foam tape to the back of my entire frame.  A piece of red cardstock which I embossed with our Woodgrain Embossing Folder seemed like the perfect way to complete this simple card.

I ended up using faces on both my Tool Time cards because I just love the personality it gives the hammer & saw, but I know it's not for everyone so I just wanted to make sure to point out that the happy face is a separate stamp that you can chose to use or omit. :)
Sunny Studio Blog: For the Best Dad I Ever Saw Punny Father's Day Card (using Tool Time Stamps & Woodgrain Embossing Folder)

That wraps up our Summer sneak peeks. I know I've unloaded a ton of information, but it means so much to have you hang out with me today. I'd love to give a $40 gift code to one lucky winner using the rafflecopter below.  If you missed our previous giveaways it's not too late to enter.  You can still go back through the past week and enter each contest. The contests run through Saturday at Midnight PST with winners announced here on Sunday, April 26th. :)

a Rafflecopter giveaway We know what a struggle it is to be confined to our homes as we continue to fight the Coronavirus. As many of us turn to paper crafts to help keep ourselves entertained, we'd like to help you save a little extra cash with these two shipping offers through May 31st.

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Also receive our newest free mini splash die that automatically comes with every order (while supplies last).

Sunny Studio Stamps: Summer 2020 Free Mini Splash Die with Every Order!

Here's a closer look at the new Grad Cat stamps & coordinating dies
Tea-riffic stamps & coordinating dies and Tool Time stamps & coordinating dies used today (available for purchase on Friday, April 24th).

Sunny Studio Blog: Grad Cat Graduation Kitty 2x3 Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set     Sunny Studio Blog: Grad Cat Coordinating Metal Cutting Dies Set

Sunny Studio Blog: Tea-riffic Mother's Day 2x3 Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set     Sunny Studio Blog: Tea-riffic Coordinating Metal Cutting Dies Set

Sunny Studio Blog: Tool Time Nail, Hammer & Saw Father's Day 2x3 Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set     Sunny Studio Blog: Tool Time Coordinating Metal Cutting Dies Set

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School Time Dies
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Woo Hoo Dies
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Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper
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Striped Silly 6x6 Paper
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Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper
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Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper
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Surprise Party 6x6 Paper
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Heroic Halftones 6x6 Paper
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Woodgrain Embossing
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Eyelet Lace Borders
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Stitched Arch Dies
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Stitched Semi-Circle Dies
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