Tree Branch Die Focused Card with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here with you today, I'm back with another example of how you can find inspiration among your cards/projects. Last week, I showed you that you can create the same background (or almost) on two cards but have different images and different themes on each card. Well, for today's card, I was inspired by the Winter Love Birds card I shared at the beginning of February, I really enjoyed making that card, and thought how nice it would be to recreate it using die cuts only. Challenge accepted :)

So, just like the other card, I started off by creating a cloudy snowy sky on a 5,5 x 4,25 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel. I used lost shadow and hickory smoke oxide inks along with a cloud stencil from my stash to make that sky, and then added texture to make it less flat. I mixed some hickory smoke oxide ink with water and used a small brush to make splatters all over my panel, and then did the same with black soot oxide ink and with copic opaque white ink.

I set my panel aside to dry, and die cut all my bits and pieces out of different colored cardstock. Here is the detailed list of the die sets I used:

• Tree Branch: branch, leaves
• Build A Birdhouse: birdhouses, birds, pole
• Botanical Backdrop: snowflakes
• Sweet Treat House Add-On: bow
• Little Birdie: nest coordinating die

I added a little bit of shadows on all my pieces using oxide inks, stamped my "Sending winter hugs" greeting from Holiday Hugs in black on my panel, and then assembled and stuck everything using 1mm and 2mm foam squares.

Once everything was nicely arranged on my panel, I added a few details to finish my card: a Snowflake Polymer Clay Confetti in the center of each snowflake, a black pearl on each bird for the eyes, and three white dots in the center of each flower using white nuvo drops. 

And that's it! I really love how this card turned out, and I hope that you like it too. Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next time!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Botanical Backdrop Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sweet Treats House Add-on Shop at: Sunny Studio	Little Birdie Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Little Birdie Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Build-A-Birdhouse Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Holiday Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tree Branch Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sprawling Surfaces Card with Tina

Hello crafters, it’s Tina and today I am featuring the versatile Sprawling Surfaces stamp set which will be a staple in my stash for sure! I love that you get three different textures, so the possibilities are endless.

I had been wanting to use the adorable houses from the Charming City for a while and they are the perfect match for the brick pavement. Since I incorporated several fun colors for the houses, my card base and frame needed to be more muted. To start, I created a simple white base and cut a panel with the border die from Frilly Frames Chevron and a tiled paper (Subtle Grey Tones pad). The largest Stitched Arched Die creates the perfect opening for any scene and you’ll end up with a an arched frame and an inner piece that I put aside for another project.

Next, I stamped the row of houses from Charming City and the cycling cuties from Bighearted Bears. All the coloring was done with Copic Markers, and I added some details with a white gel pen. This time I opted for a more Mediterranean vibe and houses in bright colors.

For my background, I stamped the brick pavement onto a piece of white Neenah paper and used some more Copics in matching pink shades. The sky portion was ink blended with Distress Oxide Victorian Velvet.

I glued the background to my card base and added the row of houses directly above the brick pavement. Then I could mount the grey frame with foam tape. That instantly creates lots of dimension. Lastly, I placed the cute bears in front of the houses.

My sentiment (Heartfelt Wishes) was stamped in a purple die ink onto a white Brilliant Banner 2. It fitted perfectly above the row of houses. As extra embellishments I added a few white hearts (Bursting Hearts die), some leaves (Winter Greenery dies) and small flowers (Spring Garden dies).

I am sure you will create amazing projects with these great surface stamps! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Heartfelt Wishes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Chevron Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Subtle Grey Tones Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Greenery DIes Shop at: Sunny Studio
Bursting Heart Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Charming City Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Charming City Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Bighearted Bears Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bighearted Bears Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sprawling Surfaces Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Garden Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Big Bunny Card with Isha

Hello everyone! Isha here with a fun spring theme card featuring the adorable Big Bunny stamps and coordinating dies. I know I am so very ready for spring, which shows in my color choices these days :)

I started by sponging kitsch flamingo, worn lipstick, dried marigold and wild honey distress oxide inks to create the background. Flick some water. Use the Dotted Diamond Portrait die to add texture to this panel.

Die-cut the grass using Mini Grass Border die, sponge using mowed lawn and peeled paint distress ink. Adhere to the panel. Stamp the images using the Big Bunny stamps, color using the copic markers and die-cut using the coordinating dies.

This adorable bunny can hold things as there is a separate die to die-cut the hand part, it's such a sweet and cute idea.

Adhere the card to a white cardbase. Thank you for dropping by and have a nice day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Dotted Diamond Portrait Shop at: Sunny Studio

Big Bunny Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Big Bunny Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Mini Grass Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Wicker Basket Die Focused Card with Leanne

Hello friends! Leanne here! I have a spring note card to share featuring a lovely wicker basket full of flowers. Every element on this card was created with dies. I just love all the texture and dimension you can achieve with layering up die cut elements.  

To an A2 size green card base, I add the Eyelet Lace Frilly Frames panel. I lightly inked bended some blue and green to the center of the panel first. I also added some paint spatters and dots with a white gel pen. Next I cut out the basket and lots of flowers dies from the Wicker Basket set. The basket is die cut from kraft card stock. I used Copic markers to add shading and darken the detailed impression lines the die makes. 

Copic colors: R14, R24, R27, R30, R32, YG11, YG17, Y11, Y15, Y17, E42, E43

The flowers, leaves, bow, and ladybugs (using the Mini Basic Shapes 4 dies) have all been die cut from white card stock. I again used Copic markers to color them. Since these are very small die cuts, I find that coloring with Copics is the easiest way to add shading and depth. I used a white gel pen to add highlight detail on each piece. I adhered all the elements in place the thin foam tape.  I like to use foam tape since I can trim the tape into tiny sections to fit behind small die cuts. Lastly I added the die cut word "hello" which is from the Sunny Sentiments coordinating dies.

Thanks for stopping by today! I'll be back next Monday with more Easter card inspiration. 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Sunny Sentiments Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Frilly Frames-Eyelet Lace Shop at: Sunny Studio

Basic Mini Shape Dies 4 Shop at: Sunny Studio

Wicker Basket Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Spring Garden Die Focused Card with Tammy

Hello friends! Tammy here sharing a Spring themed card, featuring the adorable Spring Garden Dies. 

To begin, using the Spring Garden Dies, I die cut Bristol smooth cardstock and colored with Copic markers. I added some white highlights to the colored die cuts using a white gel pen.

Copic Colors Used:
Flower pots: E13, E11, E50
Watering can: C3, C1, C0, C00
Pink: RV55, RV52, RV00
Lavender: BV02, BV01, BV00, BV000
Yellow: Y23, Y21, YR30
Green: G43, G40

Next, I cut a piece of lavender dot paper from the Spring Fever Paper to 4X5", then cut out a window using the largest of the Stitched Arch Dies. I then cut 4 very thin strips of white cardstock and attached them on the back of the patterned paper to create the look of window panes. The windowsill was created using the thinnest pennant from the Slimline Pennant Dies, cutting the edges at an angle just slightly longer than the width of the window; then attaching it using foam tape. 

Next, I cut a piece of Bristol smooth cardstock the same size as the patterned paper and blended it with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink. I cut the clouds using the Plane Awesome Dies, attached them to the inked background, then glued the arched piece on top. The flower pots and watering can were attached to the card front with foam tape for dimension.

Lastly, I die cut a lavender banner using the Brilliant Banner 1 Dies, then stamped the sentiment in black ink from the Critters On the Go stamp set. I attached the banner using foam tape, then adhered it to a white A2 card base to complete my card.

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Plane Awesome Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Pennant Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Critters on the Go Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Fever Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Brilliant Banner 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Garden Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio