Designer's Choice Cards with Marine and Marieke

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I'm back with a rainbow shaker card featuring some cute and colorful jellyfish from Fintastic Friends. I first started by stamping six jellyfish using an alcohol marker friendly black ink, and I went all rainbow to color those adorable sea critters.

I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches bristol panel, and to match the jellyfish, I picked some oxide inks to create an underwater rainbow background. From the top to the bottom I applied: kitsch flamingo, squeezed lemonade, cracked pistachio, peacock feathers and wilted violet. I added a little bit of texture but not too much: water splatters and white ink splatters.

Next I created the shaker. I cut the frame and two borders out of white cardstock using the Tropical Trees Backdrop die set, and first attached the frame on a piece of acetate. At the back of that frame, I added two layers of foam strips, poured a bunch of clear jewels inside the window, and then attached my rainbow panel to the foam strips to close and complete the shaker panel.

On the front of the card, I attached a border on each side, these are like vertical rocks and the jellyfish will swim between those two walls. I also embossed my sentiment from Best Fishes in white in two parts: "It's your birthday" & "Make a splash" on black cardstock. And I trimmed those two phrases into two slim banners that I attached on my panel, along with the rainbow jellyfish, using foam squares.

As always I finished my card with some white highlights on the images, and I added a few clear droplets here and there on each side to totally complete my card.

And that's it! So stinkin 'cute, I love those fun rainbow jellyfish. As always, I leave you with the process video (click on the image above) so feel welcome to check it out if you need more details about that card. Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next Thursday!

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Hello Sunny Studio friends, Marieke here. Today I hope to inspire you with a fun underwater birthday card using a few different stamps together. 

First off I made the background using Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Broken China and Chipped Sapphire Distress ink. Splattered some water and inked up some rays using Salty Ocean and a stencil.

Stamped all the images from the Fintastic Friends, Tropical Scenes and the Purrfect Birthday stamps. Colored them up using my Copic markers and cut them using the matching dies. Stamped and cut the shark using the mirror image technique and cut the cake.

Used Copic Colors:
Sand - E55, E53, E51, E50
Light Green - G07, G05, G03
Dark Green - YG67, YG63, YG03
Yellow - Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11
Pink - RV17, RV14, RV13, RV11
Orange - YR07, YR04, YR02
Stones - C5, C3, C1, C00
Blue - B26, B24, B23, B21
Purple - BV17, BV04, BV13, BV02
Shark - C8, C6, C4, C2 / W5, W3, W1, W00, 0 / R24, R22, R20
Cake - E44, E43, E42, E41
White - C5, C3, C1, 0
Air Bubble - B24, B23, B21, B000

Decided where I wanted the large air bubble to be and drew it using my Copic markers and white gel pen, added a few smaller ones above the large one. Heat set the sentiments from the Fintastic Friends and Heartfelt Wishes stamps on the card. Added all the images onto the card and finished it off using some glossy accent on all the air bubbles.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Heartfelt Wishes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Purrfect Birthday Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Purrfect Birthday Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Best Fishes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tropical Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fintastic Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fintastic Friends Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Trees Backdrop Shop at: Sunny Studio

Designer's Choice Cards with Gladys and Alma

Hi friends, this is Gladys! It has been super hot here and for me sunflowers gives me summer vibes. For my card today I used the Watering Can stamp set and combined it with the Sunflower Fields layering stamps.

I started by die cutting a light blue cardstock measured 4" x 5.25". I used Pinkfresh Studio inks to add color and depth. The colors I used were summer shower, seaside, and storm. To add interest I splattered some Gansai Tambi watercolors using a small paint brush. 

Next I stamped the sunflowers and watering can using more Pinkfresh Studio inks:
Sunflowers: Lemon Whip, Sunshine, Mustard, Marigold, Apricot, Clementine
Leaves: Mint, Meadow, Emerald City
Watering can: Seaside, Storm

I adhered all the elements on a Frilly Frame Lattice frame, cut from white cardstock. To complete my card, I used the Hello Word die cut multiple times and stacked together for dimension.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful week!

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Hello, this is Alma and today I'm showing you two shaker tags that would simply enhance any summer gift.

First I punched my tag base with the Scalloped Circle Mat I Dies and coloured it with the Distress Oxide Inks "Moved Lawn", "Peacock Feathers" and "Mermaid Lagoon" as well as "Blueprint Sketch". For special water  effects I sprinkled the backgrounds with water and set highlights with the white gel pen.

Then I cut out the frames of the Scalloped Circle Mat I Dies from white cardstock. Therefore

I used the Stitched Circle Large Dies. To make a shaker tag out of it I cut out the frames 6 times each. I glued five of these frames to the background and filled in the sequins. I mixed the Peridot Green Jewels with the Blue Topaz Jewels and the Iridescent Jewels. Then I stuck the foil on and fixed the last frame on it.

Now I stamped and coloured the cute otters from the My Otter Half Stamps Set and cut them out with the My Otter Half Dies. I glued the otters on top and finally cut the text from the My Otter Half Dies in turquoise and white and glued them together to get some depth.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Hello Word Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Lattice Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sunflower Fields Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sunflower Fields Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	My Otter Half Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
My Otter Half Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Circle Mat 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Watering Can Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Watering Can Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Designer's Choice Card with Kavya

Hi folks, Kavya here. I am back on the blog with another fun project! I can’t get enough of these cute elephants from Baby Elephants stamp set. They are just SOOOO many ways to use them! I like Sunny Studio Stamps concept of scene builder stamps. 

They make carding easy when you are out of time. Just stamp a background, add a few critters and you are done. That’s how I made my card this week. 

I started off by stamping and coloring images from Baby Elephants and Ocean View stamp sets. Then, I created my background using a generic radial sunburst stencil and some distress oxides like Saltwater Taffy, Picked Raspberry, Dried Marigold and Antique Linen. I finished off my card by adding a sentiment from Beach Babies and a border from Fancy Frames Square dies I was done!

Isn’t this simple? I hope this inspires you! Happy Crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Fancy Frames-Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Babies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Baby Elephants Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Baby Elephants Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ocean View Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Ocean View Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Designer's Choice Cards with Catherine and Bobbi

Hello Friends! Catherine here, sharing a swimming pool edge to edge shaker card created with the new Swimming Pool Die and the adorable friends from Kiddie Pool Stamps.

For the pool water background, I ink blended white cardstock sized 4.25” x 5.5” with Tumbled Glass and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide Ink. I lightly splattered Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide ink mixed with some water onto the background. I then embossed another piece of white cardstock sized 4.25”x 5.5” with Moroccan Circles Embossing Folder. The Moroccan Circles has a summer feel is perfect for this card. 

I used the Swimming Pool Die to die cut the top left side and the bottom right side of the embossed cardstock to complete the card front.

I placed the embossed cardstock onto the water background and lightly traced the pool shapes. I adhered foam tape all around the pools. I added Blue Topaz, Crystal Clear Jewels, and Magic Blue Jewels into the pools. I then wrapped a polybag which was cut 6.5” x 5.5” around the card and secured it with double-sided tape on the back. 

Next, I place double sided tape onto the back of the card front and adhered it onto the pool background.  I added some cute pool friends from Kiddie Pool Stamps, and swimming accessories from Beach Buddies and Sealiously Sweet which were colored with Copic Markers. I finished off the card with white heat embossed sentiments from the Kiddie Pool Stamps and Fabulous Flamingoes.

For more details and inspiration, please drop by my blog Craft-Cat! Have a wonderful day!

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Hi there! It’s Bobbi here with a thinking of you card designed for the summer season. Nothing says summer like tropical leaves and hibiscus flowers. This floral centerpiece is a special way to send happy thoughts to someone you are thinking about. 

I am using the following Sunny Studio Stamps products:

Summer Greenery Dies

Tropical Paradise Stamps

Watering Can Stamps

Sweet Treat Bag Dies

To make this 5″ X 7″ card, I started with a light wash of color on Canson XL Watercolor paper using Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor paint. I used soft blues and yellows which also created some nice greens, too. For the centerpiece bowl, I got creative with my Sunny Studio dies. I used the rounded flap from the Sweet Treat Bag die set and added a striped piece of pattern paper from the Subtle Greys pad for a decorative top edge to the bowl.  I used my Copic C1 and C0 to add shading below the pattern strip to make it look more real.

For the centerpiece flowers and foliage, I cut a number of sets of leaves using the Summer Greenery Dies and colored them using G28, YG67, YG17, YG03, and YG00. I like to make them look a bit striped because often they really are a bit striped in real life. Rarely are they perfectly blended (I spent years in my mom’s flower shop!)

For the hibiscus, I used the following red Copic markers to color them: R89, R29, R24, R17, R43, R22, YR31, and Y21. For the butterfly, I used YR27, YR24 and YR21. The leaves and flowers were arranged into the centerpiece bowl and adhered in place. I use Scrapbook Adhesives foam squares to make the flowers stand out a bit more. I added some sparkle to the front using coordinating shades of  embellishment jewels. Lastly, the front was attached to a white card base using double-sided tape. Tip: The double sided tape holds watercolor paper flat and keeps the edges secure.

Thanks for stopping by today. If you want to see more ideas and inspiration from me, subscribe to my blog, BobbiHartDesign.com. I’ll send you updates on new posts! You can also find me on Instagram as @BobbiHartDesign and on Facebook as BobbiHartDesign.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used: 

Tropical Paradise Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Paradise Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Buddies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Buddies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fabulous Flamingos Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Moroccan Circles Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Subtle Grey Tones Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sweet Treats Gift Bag Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sealiously Sweet Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Sealiously Sweet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Kiddie Pool Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Kiddie Pool Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Watering Can Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Swimming Pool Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Greenery Die Shop at: Sunny Studio