Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Foxy Friends Card with Tina

Hello crafters, it’s Tina and today I am sharing a Valentine’s card with a couple of adorable cuties from Foxy Friends stamp and die set. There are a bunch of sweet images in this set which made it hard to select just two! I will definitely make more projects with the other critters!

Sunny Studio Stamps: Foxy Friends Valentine's Day Card by Tina Henkens (featuring Bursting Hearts Dies, Fancy Frame Dies, Scalloped Circle Mat Dies)

After creating a white card base, I cut a scalloped border from a white panel with the outer die from Fancy Frames Rectangle dies.

You can never have enough hearts on a ‘love themed’ card and that is where the Bursting Hearts die comes in handy! I used this die in a previous project where I wanted to add white hearts to my design, so I still had the background panel set aside. I always love when you get different uses from one product! To make all the heart shapes really pop I glued a red striped panel (Striped Silly pad) to the back of the white background.

Next, I glued this piece to the card base and added the white border. For my focal point, I die cut a white circle which was just a bit larger than the second of the Scalloped Circle Mats 3. Additionally, I created a vellum circle with the later die.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Foxy Friends Valentine's Day Card by Tina Henkens (featuring Bursting Hearts Dies, Fancy Frame Dies, Scalloped Circle Mat Dies)

Using some ‘glue sheets for vellum’, I was able to add the vellum to the white circle without visible traces of glue. Next, I mounted the circles to the heart panel with foam tape.

I selected a cute pair of foxes, an umbrella (Foxy Friends stamp and die set), a letter   (Bighearted Bears) and a tiny bow (Heart Bouquet Stamps). For my color scheme, I went with brown, teal and red Copic markers. Of course, I had to add white details with a gel pen! My sentiment was pulled from the Foxy Friends stamp and I used a red ink from my stash.

To complete the design, I placed the images and sentiment banner in position. As a final embellishment, two red jewels (Bright Jewel mix) were glued on each side of the sentiment.

Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

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Fancy Frames- Rectangles
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Striped Silly 6x6 Paper
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Scalloped Circle Mat 3 Dies
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Bursting Heart Die
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Heart Bouquet Stamps
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Heart Bouquet Dies
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Bighearted Bears Stamps
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Bighearted Bears Dies
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Foxy Friends Stamps
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Foxy Friends Dies
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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Balloon Alpahbet Focused Card with Amanda

Hello crafty friends, Amanda here. Welcome back to the Sunny Studio Stamps Blog! I made one FOXY card to share with you today!

Sunny Studio Stamps: Balloon Alphabet Focused Birthday Card by Amanda Fitterer (featuring Foxy Friends, Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies, Background Basics 2)

Let’s start with how I created the layers!  I’ve used an A2 white card base (5.5”x8.5” scored at 4.25”). The next layer is a sheet of the Gingham Pastels Paper trimmed to 4.25”x5.5”. The brown cardstock is just a scrap I had laying around that I trimmed to 2” x 4.25”. Then, I took a scrap piece of pink paper and trimmed it to 1.25” x 4.25”. The polka dots come from the new Background Basics 2 Stamps, which I stamped with Catherine Pooler Clay Mask Ink.

The white rounded rectangle layer was created using the 3rd largest die from the Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies. On this panel, I ink blended Catherine Pooler’s Clay Mask in the center and splattered some pink and white paint on it. I propped this layer up using foam tape.

Next, let’s move onto the adorable foxes and balloons! The foxes, birds, accessories and sentiment are stamped from the Foxy Friends Stamps and colored with Copic markers. Here are the Copic markers I used to color them in!

Foxes: Orange Areas:  YR000, YR20, YR21, YR24, YR27
Light Areas: E50, E30, E31 Nose: W8
All pink areas: R000, 20, R22, R43
Birds: E30, E31, E33, E35

Sunny Studio Stamps: Balloon Alphabet Focused Birthday Card by Amanda Fitterer (featuring Foxy Friends, Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies, Background Basics 2)

I cut out all stamped images (except the sentiment) using the Foxy Friends Dies. For the sentiment, I trimmed it with a paper trimmer and then used scissors to create the banner edges. I put 3D foam squares behind all my images in preparation for assembling the card.

For the balloons, I used the new Balloon Alphabet Stamps. I stamped them with Catherine Pooler Cotton Candy Ink and then used a tiny blending brush to ink them again with Clay Mask - only on the outer edges of each balloon. I cut them out using the Balloon Alphabet Dies.

I placed all the balloons on a foam pad and used a needle to poke 2 holes around the bottom of each one. Then, I stitched some white thread through each balloon and wrapped it around my middle fox’s hand. I placed foam squares behind each balloon and placed them on the card. Then, I placed all of my other images on the card. I trimmed the excess thread from each balloon and my fox’s hand.

What a fun card to make! I love those Balloon Alphabet Stamps, don’t you?! There’s also Balloon Numbers available! Thanks so much for coming by the blog today and I’ll see you back here soon! 

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Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper
Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper
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Background Basics 2 Stamps
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Balloon Alphabet Stamps
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Balloon Alphabet Dies
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Foxy Friends Stamps
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Foxy Friends Dies
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Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies
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Monday, February 3, 2025

Majestic Meadow Card with Leanne

Hi there! Leanne here today. I'm sharing a colorful spring scene card. This scene came together nicely with some images from the new Majestic Meadow stamp set. This stamp set creates an entire scene which you can use as is or use the coordinating Majestic Meadow dies to cut out specific parts of the scene which what I have done. 

Sunny Studio Stamps: Majestic Meadow Spring Themed Card by Leanne West (featuring Bunnyville, Mini Grass Border DIes, Chloe Alphabet Dies)

I have used the tulips, the big tree, and the bird images from the set to create an A2 sized scene. First I ink blended a blue sky onto my card base. Next I Copic colored the images I wanted to use. I also used a bunny and butterfly images from the Bunnyville stamp set. I used the coordinating dies to cut out my colored images. 

Copic colors used: RV10, RV04, YR02, YR14, YG11, YG17, Y11, Y15, R00, R20, B21, B23, E41, E43, W01, W04, E51

Sunny Studio Stamps: Majestic Meadow Spring Themed Card by Leanne West (featuring Bunnyville, Mini Grass Border DIes, Chloe Alphabet Dies)

I added a die cut Mini Grass Border to the bottom edge of the card front. Then I tucked the tulips under the grass. I added the tree to the right corner and trimmed off the extra. Next I adhered the bunny, birds, and butterflies to the scene with thin foam squares. Lastly I added the greeting in the open sky space. I used the Chloe Alphabet dies for the "hello"

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Chloe Alphabet Dies
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Bunnyville Stamps
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Bunnyville Dies
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Little Birdie Stamps
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Mini Grass Border Dies
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Majestic Meadow Stamps
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Majestic Meadow Dies
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Sunday, February 2, 2025

Guest Designer Spotlight: Cards with Sara Zoppi

Hi crafty friends, Sara Zoppi here! Today I am thrilled to be here, guesting again for Sunny Studio Stamps! And today I have two inspiration to show you, featuring the recent released Cat Antics stamp and the Balloon Alphabet stampSo, let's dive into the first one!

Sunny Studio Stamps: Cat Antics & Balloon Alphabet Cards by Sara Zoppi

You all know I love coloring and creating, but you probably don't know I am a cat lover (I live with two furry friends, Mostri and Batman). So, when I got the preview of the release, I knew I would have created something with them. For my first card, I was inspired by my two cats, who always climb the shelves and furniture in my apartment. So, I tried to arrange as many as I could, and I stamped them on a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock. I hand-drew all the shelves and books behind me: don't be afraid, it is much easier than it looks ... they are only horizontal and vertical lines. 

Sunny Studio Stamps: Cat Antics & Balloon Alphabet Cards by Sara Zoppi

I then colored everything with lighter shadows than I usually do with the Copics listed below:
• Orange cats: YR27 – E97 – YR12 – YR31
• White and black and striped black cats: W9 – W7 – W5 – W4 – W3 – W1
• Light brown cat: E35 – E55 – E31 – E30
• White and red cat: E18 – E17 – E08 – E81
• Bookshelves: E23 – E25 – E49 (back)
• Yellow combo: Y35 – Y32
• Red combo: R56 – E04
• Teal combo: BG75 – BG18 – BG57

Sunny Studio Stamps: Cat Antics & Balloon Alphabet Cards by Sara Zoppi
 
I then trimmed the scene to 3"x4,75", and I moved into the sentiment. I used the Balloon Alphabet stamp, but I was careful to stamp the letters without inking the small bottom part of the balloon, using coordinating desaturated red and yellow inks. In this way, the letters don't look like balloons. I also added a few shadows around the borders with darker Polychromos pencils, and I die-cut all of them with coordinating dies. I die-cut two white pieces to align behind in order to get some depth.

To complete the card, I white heat-embossed the phrase (which comes from the previously released Bold Ballons) on a piece of teal cardstock and I attached everything on an A2 white panel. As a finishing touch, I matted the whole panel with sparkling brown cardstock. And here's a finishing look!

Sunny Studio Stamps: Cat Antics & Balloon Alphabet Cards by Sara Zoppi

For my second inspiration, I went for a cleaner and simple look, using the same combo of stamps.

When designing CAS cards, which are a bit out of my comfort zone, the most challenging thing is choosing a color palette I like. I spent a lot time on it, but I really love how it looks now. I chose a pastel combo with peachy orange, light yellow, blue eggshell, and pink. I hand drew four rectangles of 1"x2,75", and I colored with Copics YR65 – YR31 – BG72 – RV52.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Cat Antics & Balloon Alphabet Cards by Sara Zoppi

I stamped four cats from the stamp set, and added a few touches of colors listed below, and then die cut with coordinating dies:
• First and third cat: YR27 – E97 – E40 – RV14 – R20 – W9
• Second and fourth cat: E18 – E17 – E40 – RV14 – R20 – W9

I then stamped the four letters with coordinated ink pads I have in my stash and I added a few shadows with Polychromos as I did in my first card.

I arranged the letters and the cats on my A2 panel, I stamped the black sentiment below and then I hand drew the balloon strings and some white and black dots.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Cat Antics & Balloon Alphabet Cards by Sara Zoppi

To complete the card, I used some Glossy Accent on balloons and I trimmed the panel to 3,75"x5,5", in order to matt the scene with a black and white patterned paper. And here's the finished look!

Thanks for stopping by! I really hope you will like my projects and you will be inspired to create something!

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Bold Balloons Stamps
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Balloon Alphabet Stamps
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Balloon Alphabet Dies
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Cat Antics Stamps
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Saturday, February 1, 2025

Rounded Rectangle Mat Die Focused Card with Hanh

Hello Crafty Friends! This is Hanh on the Sunny Studio Stamps blog today. I am super excited to share a birthday card featuring the new Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies and Party Pets Stamps sets from the Spring Release.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Rounded Rectangle Mat Die Focused Party Pets Birthday Card by Hanh Nguyen

I stamped the images from the new Party Pets Stamps set onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the coordinating Party Pets Dies to die cut them out. I colored them with Copic markers and accented with a white gel pen.

COPIC COLORS:
Cats: Y21 YR21/24/27, R00/20
Cake: E51/53/55, RV52
Present: RV52/55, RV52/55/06/17
Balloons/Hats/Cherries: RV52/55/06/17
Shadow: T0/1

Sunny Studio Stamps: Rounded Rectangle Mat Die Focused Party Pets Birthday Card by Hanh Nguyen

For the background, I used Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide ink to ink blend the upper half of a piece of white cardstock. The second largest die from the Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies was used to trim the inked panel. I used the largest die from this same set to die cut a piece of patterned paper from the Polka Dot Parade 6x6 Paper to mat my inked panel. 

For the sentiment, I stamped one of the sentiments from the Party Pets Stamps set directly onto the inked panel with Versafine Onyx Black ink. A white gel pen was used to add highlights.

I adhered a piece of craft foam to the backside of the inked panel before adhering the two panels together. I adhered the colored images onto the panel with foam tape for a bit of dimension and interest. 

Sunny Studio Stamps: Rounded Rectangle Mat Die Focused Party Pets Birthday Card by Hanh Nguyen

For my card base, I took a piece of sturdy white cardstock (4.25" x 11"), scored it at the midline (5.5" mark) and folded it in half. I placed the largest die from the Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies just slightly above the fold line (hinge of the card base) and die cut the cardstock. This created a white card base just slightly shorter than my patterned paper panel. The decorated panel was adhered to the shaped white card base which fit perfectly into an A2 sized envelope. I finished the card with a few crystal clear confetti sequins.

I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and visit today. I hope you liked my card. For more info, ideas and to check out the entire new Spring Release, be sure to visit the Sunny Studio Stamps Shop. Please also visit my INSTAGRAM feed for more inspirations.

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

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Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper
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Party Pets Stamps
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Party Pets Dies
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Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies
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