Guest Designer Spotlight: Fall Themed Cards with Sara Zoppi

Hi crafty friends, Sara here! Today I am so happy and grateful to be here again, guesting for Sunny Studio Stamps! And today I have two cards featuring some of the recent released fall products. So, let's dive into the first one!

Fall is around the corner and as soon as I saw the newest Autumn Garland Stamp set I fell in love and I knew I would have created a card with some unconventional fall colors. If you know me, you might know I am a big fan of the huge Sunny Studio critters and this bear included in the Holiday Hugs Stamp was the perfect match to this garland. So I firstly stamped the garland, the big bear and the small pinecone he is keeping using a dark brown copic friendly ink (Memento Espresso Truffle) and I started coloring everything with the copics listed below. I went for a desaturated palette, and I absolutely E08 loved the result.

- Bear: E44 – E43 – E42 – E40 – RV34 – R20
- Pinecone: E59 – E57 – E35 – E31
- Orange combo:– E97 – YR21
- Purple combo: RV69 – RV66 – V01
- Olive green combo: BG96 – YG95 – YG93
- Teal combo: BG78 – BG18 – BG72
- Berries: R89 – R56 – R35 – R43

I then die cut the images using Autumn Garland Dies and Holiday Hugs Dies and I moved into the background. I wanted a soft look and I decided to use the Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die as a hot foil plate. This background die was perfect to get a light impression of foiling, I used a shining gold on white cardstock (every die can be used with the hot foil system, the look is really soft because the "lines" are really thin). I also white heat embossed the autumn word that comes from the Autumn Garland Stamp set on some teal cardstock and I completed the sentiment with a purple "greetings". I arranged the colored images and the sentiment on the background. 

To complete the card, I matted the foiled panel (which is slightly smaller than 4,25"x5,5") with a purple coordinated cardstock and then with a 6"x4,75" white panel too. And here's the finished result!

My second and last inspiration for today is more "spooky" and features the Happy Howl-o-ween Stamp set.

This is an almost one layer card and I know it looks more "intimidating" because there is an hand drawn background. But I can assure you it is not soo hard to do. I firstly stamped the four Halloween dogs using some Judikins Masking Paper: I started with the two in the foreground and then moved into the back. 

Then I colored everything with the copics listed below.

- Pumpkin: E08 – YR68 – E97 – YR15 – YR12 – YR21 | T7 – T4 – YR68 – Y13
- Dogs: T10 – T9 – T7 – T6 – T5 – E43 – E41
- Background: T10 – T8 – T7 – T5 – T4 – T3 – T2 – T1 – T0

For the background I firstly colored the sky, leaving a white hole as the moon. I then added layers of branches to create the wood.

I then trimmed the panel to 4"x5,25" and I decided to matt it with a 4, 5"x5,75" white panel in order to create a white frame around. For the sentiment, I die cut the word BOO with the Chloe Alphabet Dies (I die cut it twice from orange glitter cardstock and a black die cut with a small offset). I then added the white stripe with the orange "Happy Howl-o-ween" stamped sentiment. And here's the finished result!
 
Thanks for stopping by! I really hope you will like my projects and you will be inspired to create something!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Chloe Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holiday Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Autumn Garland Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Autumn Garland Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Happy Howl-o-ween Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Howl-o-ween Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Buffalo Plaid Diagonal Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

Happy Howl-o-ween Card with Nicky

Hello, this is Nicky with you today on the Sunny Studio Stamps blog and I'm sharing an equal parts fun, and cute, Halloween card, featuring our Happy Howl-o-ween set.  Read on for all the details on this slimline card.

I created a slimline card base and then glued on a white slimline panel. I created another panel that was 1/4 inch smaller and I ink blended it using Melon Orange and Black inks from The Stamp Market. I distressed the background, backed it with white craft foam and glued it to the card base.

I stamped the images from Happy Howl-o-ween using Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black. I coloured the images with the following Copic marker combinations:

Pumpkins - YR09, YR04, Y38, T3
Corgi - E44, E31, E41, C3, C1, C00, T7, R59
Bowtie Dog - T6, T4, T2, C3, C1, C00, V09, V17, V04
Ghost Dog - C3, C1, C00, E77, E74, E71
Dog in Pumpkin - T6, T5, T4, V09, V17, V04
Bat Dog - E44, E43, E42, C3, C1, C00, T7, T5, T3, V09, V17, V04
Blushes - R22, R21, R20, R00

The images were die cut using the coordinating Happy Howl-o-ween Die and applied to the scene with foam tape along with the sentiment. I embellished the background further by dotting in interest in white and black and also metallic and I added some 4 point stars for some twinkle. Points were highlighted with a white gel pen and I used Copic markers to add some shadows underneath the characters.

Thank you for stopping by the blog today and I'll be back next Friday with something new. Enjoy your weekend.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:
 

Happy Howl-o-ween Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Happy Howl-o-ween Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Distinctive Door Die Focused Card with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I'm so happy to be back on the blog with this all die-cut card showcasing an autumn version of the Distinctive Door. I had so much fun shopping my entire Sunny Studio collection to find the perfect dies that could fit the scene I had in mind.

I started off by cutting a 5 x 3,75 inches kraft panel that I stenciled using a brick stencil from my stash along with white pigment ink. I mixed some vintage photo oxide ink with water, and added splatters to my panel, and I did the same with copic opaque white ink. And when my panel was dry, I attached it to a 5,5 x 4,25 inches Gingham Jewel Tones brown panel using double sided tape.

Next I cut all the pieces out of colored cardstock, and here is a detailed list of the die sets I used: • Distinctive Door - door, letterbox, door knob, bushes, planters, stairs, columns, roof • Distinctive Door Holiday Add-On - garlands, wreath, small bows, red flowers/berries • Rustic Winter - crows • Comic Strip Everyday - heart • Autumn Tree - leaves • Spring Garden - sunflowers • Botanical Backdrop - sunflower centers.

I assembled and attached everything on my brick panel using a combination of foam squares and liquid glue, and for my greeting, I cut the Brilliant Banner 1 pieces out of dark brown cardstock, white heat embossed "Cozy greetings" from Turkey Day on the main piece, and then attached my banner on the upper part of the door roof using foam squares. And that's it! I hope you like this fall version of the Distinctive Door. 

I like this new die set very much, and I can't wait to share a Christmas version of it! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next time.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Gingham Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Comic Strip Everyday Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rustic Winter Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Botanical Backdrop Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Autumn Tree Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Brilliant Banner 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Turkey Day Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Garden Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Distinctive Door Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Distinctive Door Holiday Add-on Shop at: Sunny Studio

Crisp Apple & Punny Apple Greetings Card with Tina

Hello crafters, it’s Tina and for my colorful card today I am using the fun and versatile Crisp Apple Dies combined with the Punny Apple Greetings stamp set. I wanted to create a rainbow themed card for a long time and this cute apple die is perfect for that.

After die cutting nine apples, with matching stems and leaves, I put all the pieces onto a sticky mat and selected a whole rainbow of inks from my stash (Oxides). Coloring with Copics is always fun but lately, having good tools like the mat, I love adding ink to die cuts with my blending brushes. It’s a fast technique that provides great shading.

Once all the pieces were dry, I added splatters of water and white paint with a small paintbrush. Next, I pulled a simple white card base from my drawer and cut a panel of Neenah Paper to A2 size with my paper trimmer.

This panel was decorated with the Dotted Diamond Portrait die which gives it that subtle background interest. I adhered the panel to my card base with liquid glue and added the nine apples onto the panel to check placement. Once happy, I started mounting the pieces with foam tape.

Since the card was already filled with lots of color, I wanted a contrasting sentiment. I stamped a combined saying from the Punny Apple Greetings stamp set with VersaMark Embossing ink on a black strip, and sprinkled on white embossing powder. Next, I melted the powder with a heat gun and added the sentiment to the card.

I had a lot of fun creating this sweet card and I hope to see your creations soon! Thank you for visiting the blog and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Dotted Diamond Portrait Shop at: Sunny Studio

Punny Apple Greetings Shop at: Sunny Studio

Crisp Apple Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Autumn Garland Card with Amanda

Well, hello there! It's Amanda Fitterer here with you today to share how I made this beautiful holiday card with you! This stamp is actually from the Autumn Garland Stamps, but I wanted to show you how it could also be used for a Holiday card!! 

Do you ever have those days where you don't really feel like crafting, but you want to do something in your craftroom? That's what happened to me! I just decided to stamp out this beautiful garland, put on a show, and use my Copics to color it in!  I added some highlights and dots with a white Gelly Roll pen.

I die-cut the image out using the Autumn Garland Dies. Then, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 3.5"x4.75". I added a sentiment from the Inside Greetings Seasons Stamps directly onto my white cardstock. The background paper is from the Joyful Holiday Paper. I trimmed this paper down to 4"x5.25" and glued it directly to my card base. I used 3D foam tape to adhere my white cardstock to my patterned paper. Then, I used 3D foam squares to adhere my garland to the white cardstock.  

I added a few sequins on the left to help balance out the entire card. Here's another photo of the finished card!

Thank you so much for stopping by the Sunny Studio Stamps Blog today!  I hope you have a great rest of your week!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used: 

Joyful Holiday Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio

Autumn Garland Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Autumn Garland Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Inside Greetings Seasons Shop at: Sunny Studio