Fall Scenes Cards with Cathy and Bobbi

Hey friends! Cathy here sharing a card today featuring the spooktacular haunted mansion from the Fall Scenes stamp set paired with a little cutie from the Too Cute to Spook stamps.

I started with a piece of Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock cut to 3 3x4” x 5 1/2". I die-cut the bottom edge using a Fishtail Banners II die. I also cut a mat for this panel slightly larger from a piece of black cardstock and die-cut the bottom edge. I stamped the haunted mansion scene towards the top of the cardstock piece and masked the image using eclipse tape. I then inked the ground with Pumice Stone and Frayed Burlap Distress ink.

To create a spooky night sky, I die-cut a circle from eclipse tape using a Stitched Circles Small die and used the negative cut out from the tape to ink a moon with Antique Linen Distress ink. I then masked the moon and inked the sky with Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade and Black Soot Distress inks. I stamped a bat from the Fall Scenes stamps across the moon.

To finish, I colored the stamped images with Copics and die-cut the Too Cute to Spook images using the coordinating dies. I heat embossed a sentiment from the Too Cute to Spook stamps and adhered a portion of the Autumn Tree die-cut from black cardstock to the left and right sides of the cardstock panel. I cut a piece of paper from the Critter Country paper pack 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and adhered it to an A2 card base. I then matted the cardstock panel on the black cardstock and adhered it to the card front.

I hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by today! For more inspiration, please visit my blog www.inkredibleadventures.com and you can also find me on Instagram as @cathy.chapdelaine. 

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Hello Sunny friends. It’s Bobbi here with a fall scene card featuring some of the new fall sets just released by Sunny Studio Stamps. 

Today, I’m using the following products:

Fall Scenes stamps and coordinating dies

Squirrel Friends stamps and coordinating dies

Too Cute to Spook stamps and coordinating dies

Words of Gratitude Stamps

Critter Country Pattern Paper

To make this 5″ X 7″ size card, I started by stamping the fence and tree setting from the Fall Scenes stamps. Note: Because my card is 7″ wide, I did add in more fencing on both sides to extend the fence line on the card front panel. Next, I created a background landscape using Copic markers in various greens and blues. I used a lot of different greens. Simply explore what you like. I tend to gravitate to yellow-greens for meadows, but since this is a fall scene, I brought in some grayish greens, too. Using the bare silhouette tree from the Too Cute to Spook stamps, I added trees in the background by the sky. This creates some depth in the scene.

I stamped the foreground items including: 5 leaf piles, various small pumpkins, and a rake. I also added some larger pumpkins from the Too Cute to Spook stamp set and the flying squirrel is from the Squirrel Friends stamps. Adding the larger pumpkins in the very front provides more scene dimension. All of the images were adhered in place. I popped up the flying squirrel using foam tabs to make him look like he is in the air.

Lastly, I added some designer paper to the bottom of this scene and added faux stitching by hand and a stamped phrase from the Words of Gratitude Stamp set.

Inside, I finished the sentiment thought with another one. This card is ready to send!

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. Bobbi Hartmann Lemanski, Bobbi Hart♥ Design, Adding h♥art into every design.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Fishtail Banner II Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Words of Gratitude Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Small Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fall Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fall Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Squirrel Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Squirrel Friends Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Too Cute To Spook Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Too Cute To Spook Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Autumn Tree Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Critter Country Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio

Cards & Color Charts using Tombow's ABT Pro Alcohol-Based Markers

Last Christmas Tombow reached out to me for a collaboration with our two teams and while the logistics didn't quite work out, they still mailed me a few of their alcohol based ABT Pro Markers sets to try out and I actually really liked them. The are produced with excellent quality flexible Japanese nibs that are really enjoyable to color with and form a nice fine point that are perfect for coloring small stamp images like ours. They also have some lovely bright colors that Copics doesn't produce so little by little, sale by sale I ended up purchasing the entire line. 

I think the only real downside is they are not refillable, but their reasonable price point (see sales info at the bottom of my post) and their new color options has helped me get past that one flaw. When I was initially looking to add just a few colors to my collection, I was having a really tough time finding anyone who had created real life color charts with side-by-side color comparisons for the entire collection. I didn't feel I could rely on the colors on the caps which is the case with most markers. 

I also found that the 5-pen color groups were a great way to pick up pens at a cheaper price point, however they didn't always appear to have pens grouped together that were the best for blending purposes (some sets are better than others in this department--The red set in particular really needs the help of open stock colors). When I was discovering this issue I was dying to know which open stock colors I would need to purchase to remedy this, but I came up empty in my search so today I thought I would share my own findings for others that might be finding themselves in the same boat. 

To start, here is my (sloppy) coloring of the chart that Tombow provides as a free download on their website HERE (under the product downloads tab). You can click on my image below to view it larger.

I also wanted to create my own color chart by placing colors side-by-side that I thought would blend well together to make it easier for me to quickly grab colors while I'm coloring stamp images. In addition, I like to have larger color swatches to fully see the colors so this is what I came up with. It's far from perfect, but you can print and/or download a blank version of my "chart" HERE (just make sure to print it in landscape mode). 

While it's impossible to have every color you might want for a blend with "only" 108 colors (vs. Copic's 358 colors) I found I almost always was able to get around this with some tip-to-tip coloring to help blend out shades that might be farther apart than I would have liked. I also think I will start incorporating these colors to fill gaps in shades with my Copics and vice-versa. 

There are quite a few pretty purples and pinks in particular that I have been longing for so I'm super excited for those. I also love some the bright greens, turquoise shades and blues which are also unique to these pens. As a result many of my card samples below focused on these new-to-me colors.

Tombow has these awesome storage cases which have been custom made to perfectly fit their longer markers. Each binder holds 54 pens and there are 108 ABT Pro Marker Colors available so you can fit the entire collection in two binders. The binders come with a zippered pocket on the last flap which I've used to put color swatches and extra pens I've purchased of my most used colors that I want to have back-ups for when my original markers run out of ink. 

Some of these colors might look out of order to you, but I was trying to place them in color blending families similar to my chart so that I could figure out what blended best together even when I might not have my color chart handy. As mentioned earlier, in some cases the cap colors are also misleading.

Shortly after I purchased my binders, Tombow released this amazing Desktop Organizer with stacking trays. I also discovered they have a handy Marker Case that holds all 108 pens in one convenient handled organizer. Oh well... While I'm loving both these other options, I think my zipper binders will travel well with me on the go in a carry-on bag so I have no regrets. I'm also lacking extra counter space so the trays as pretty as they are weren't going to be a viable option for me anyway.

I recently shared a number of cards for our Fall & Holiday release last week using these ABT Pro Markers which I will re-share here just so you can see the type of coloring you can achieve with these pens. While I didn't keep track of the exact blends I used for each card, I think it's fairly easy to figure out using the color chart I shared above. Clicking on the individual card photos will take you to the coordinating blog post where additional details were shared about each card including the links for the Sunny Studio products used.

I hope you've found this helpful. ☺

Please note: While Tombow mailed me a few initial sets of markers for my post I shared HERE, they did not ask me to promote them here today. I'm just a happy customer who loves to color with alcohol markers and was excited to find additional color options I felt like I was missing with my Copic color wheel and thought others might feel the same way. 

If you haven't signed up for Tombow's mailing list, I would highly recommend it. They have some seriously great sales on their site that are hard to pass up. I know a series of stellar sales definitely helped me assemble the majority of my collection you see here today. In fact, in honor of Labor Day I see they are having a 50% off sale on select items including all their ABT Pro Marker sets and binders featured here today running through Monday using discount code SAVE2022 at checkout. Even better they have automatic free shipping for all USA orders over $40.

Sunny Studio 7th Birthday & Holiday 2022 Sneak Peek Week Winners

Thank you all for helping us celebrate our 7th birthday and Holiday Sneak Peek Week last week. We definitely wouldn't still be here without all of you and the sweet support and encouragement you've shown us over the years. 

Here are the fifteen winners for the $25 gift codes to our store...

Sunny Studio Blog ~ Monday
Fran Simkins

Sunny Studio Blog ~ Tuesday
Kelsey Thomas

Sunny Studio Blog ~ Wednesday
Debbie Mason

Sunny Studio Blog ~ Thursday
Lynn Chan

Sunny Studio Blog ~ Friday
Amy Gross

Alma's Winner
Laura Lazarski Corkill

Bobbi's Winner
Sharon Gullickson

Cathy's Winner
Lori Podolsky

Isha's Winner
Linda Andersson

Kavya's Winner
Migdalia Crafts

Marine's Winner
Lisa B. Harvey Reber

Marney's Winner
Marisela Delgado

Tina's Winner
Alexandra (@rookiecardmaker)

Vanessa's Winner
Debra Hession

Waleska's Winner
Avra Williams

I have emailed everyone I had emails for, but if you didn't hear from me please check your spam folder as sadly many of our emails land there, particularly for people with gmail accounts. If it's not there, please reach out to us using the contact form on our website HERE.

Thanks again and congrats to the winners! ❤

Guest Designer Spotlight: Cards with Leanne West

Hello and happy September! Leanne here with you today. We are just a few weeks away from the official start of fall and I can't wait! In the mean time, I enjoyed creating a couple of fall cards in anticipation of sweater weather and pumpkin spice lattes.  

I've used two new standalone die sets to help build my scenes - Pumpkin Patch and Autumn Tree. I just love a card with lots of layers and texture. These new die sets made it so easy to achieve that. 

Both of my cards started out with the same ink blended background which is a combination of Tattered Rose and Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide Inks. I then added a khaki green die cut grassy hill to each.

To make the pumpkins and Jack-o-lanterns, I die cut the pieces from light orange card stock. For shading on each piece, I used Carved Pumping, Vintage Photo, and Peeled Paint Oxide Ink. The shading is important because I feel this really gives the pumpkins more dimension when the pieces are all layered together. For the Jack-o-lanterns, I die cut the faces into the top pumpkin layer and backed it with black card stock. The face pieces are tiny and I felt this was the easiest way to assemble them. 

After I had the pumpkins and tree placed into the scene, I used lots of leaves for embellishment. I die cut the leaves from white card stock. I used a small blending brush with Shabby Shutters, Carved Pumpkin, Vintage Photo, and Peeled Paint Oxide Inks to color them. I scattered the leaves on the tree and pumpkins and even some in the air on the Happy Fall card. The little dashed lines have been stamped. These stamps come from the Backyard Bugs set. They are meant for bug trails but work just as well for blowing leaves. 

For the Halloween card I added the stamped sentiment and tiny spider. These are from a new set called Too Cute To Spook. I hand drew the line the spider is hanging from. For the fall card, I added a part stamped, part die cut greeting. Happy Thoughts and the Chloe Alphabet were the sets I used. Finally to complete my cards, I added some frames. I wanted these frames to be fairly thin so they wouldn't cover up too much of the scenes. I used two different Frilly Frames dies - Chevron & Stripes. With a craft knife and straight edge, I was able to thin the sides of each frame.   

I hope my cards have inspired you to get started on your fall projects. Thanks for stopping by! 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Backyard Bugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Backyard Bugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Chloe Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Thoughts Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Chevron Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Frilly Frames Stripes Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Too Cute To Spook Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Too Cute To Spook Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Autumn Tree Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Pumpkin Patch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Autumn Tree Die Focused Cards with Vanessa and Tina

Hello to you! Vanessa here with a CAS card using the new Autumn Tree Dies.

I first die-cut the tree from the white cardstock panel and then all the leaves and the apple. This took a while, using the three single leaves of the tree. After I had colored the leaves and the apple, I adhered the panel and the elements to the card. 

Then I stamped the sentiment using the Words Of Gratitude stamp set onto a strip of white cardstock, notched one end and adhered it to the card. For a bit more dimension, I slightly bend up the ends of the twigs and didn't adhere them.

I hope you like my simpler version of this tree! It is so versatile. Happy weekend, see you next week!

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Hello crafty friends, Tina here with my first blogpost as a DT member for Sunny Studio Stamps! I am super excited to be a part of this amazing team! Today I am sharing a card featuring the new Autumn Tree Dies. This die is so amazing and versatile. It can be used all year round and I also love that it comes with different kind of leaves and even some cute little apples!

I started by die cutting the Fancy Frames Rectangle Die from a piece of Neenah Solar White Card Stock. I left the outer frame white and colored the second one in a teal color with my Copic Marker.

For my background I selected a pink plaid patterned paper from the new Joyful Holiday Paper Pad and glued it directly to an A2 size card base. Next, I added the white and the teal frames to the base.

To create my little Autumn scene, I first die cut an arch with the largest die from the Stitched Arch Dies set. I ink blended some Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxides over a cloud stencil to create a soft pink sky.

As a sentiment, I stamped one of the Autumn Greetings in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto the arched panel, then I added the panel to the card base with foam tape.

For my tree and leaves, I decided to cut them all from the same white Neenah card stock and color them with my Copics. I kept to a pink, orange, and teal palette for the leaves and dark to medium browns for the tree itself. I then stamped, die cut and colored a cute fox and several pumpkins from the Fall Friends Stamp and die set.

Lastly, I adhered all my images to create this colorful Autumn scene. To finish off the card, I added a few details with my white gel pen.

Thank you so much for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Picket Fence Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fall Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fall Friends Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Words of Gratitude Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Autumn Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Autumn Tree Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Joyful Holiday Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio