My Otter Half Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some otter-themed cards for summer using our My Otter Half Stamps.

For my first card, I stamped and masked off the kelp and underwater plants from our Ocean View Stamps, Best Fishes Stamps, and Fintastic Friends Stamps so they were all on a single layer along the bottom of my card. I used the large clear stamp in my positioning tool to mirror the rock and plant image from the Ocean View stamps so that the tall portions of the plant could be on the outer edges for both sides of my card. I then layered a piece of aqua colored vellum which I die-cut along the top using our Slimline Nature Border Dies. I happened to have this vellum in my stash, but I also found some colorful assortments on Amazon HERE, HERE, and HERE.

The two adorable otters from our My Otter Half Stamps take center stage, with half of their bodies under the water and half above. I didn't want to mess with spray adhesive, so I used my sewing machine to stitch the vellum in place. Sadly, my machine has issues, so don't look too closely. I inked up some clouds to match the turquoise water using Peacock Feathers distress ink and our Fluffy Cloud Border Dies cut from masking material. I completed my card by stamping one of the punny sentiments from the set on a speech bubble from our Comic Strip Speech Bubbles Dies and adding three tiny hearts from our Basic Mini Shape 2 Dies.

For my second card, I started my scene by layering the mountains and trees from our Spring Scenes Stamps along the top of my card and then tucked in a grassy border using our Mini Grass Border Dies. For my lake, I inked up my cardstock panel with Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon, and Prize Ribbon Distress Inks before drawing loose ripples with my B16 Copic Marker. For my family of otters from the My Otter Half Stamps, I carefully cut the two snuggling otter apart so that I could tuck them around the mama otter holding the baby otter to look like a family of four. I then stamped the punny phrase "We Need Each Otter" onto our Brilliant Banner 2 Dies which I die-cut from a green print from the Classic Sunburst Paper pack.

That wraps up my projects for this morning. I hope I've inspired you in your own cardmaking and that you spread a little happiness by sending out a card to a loved one today. 😊

Don't forget to check out our My Otter Half Stamps, Best Fishes Stamps, Spring Scenes Stamps, and Fluffy Clouds Border Dies in our online shop, which are all currently on sale!

Also, please check out all the card ideas using these sets on each of their product pages. I always make sure to upload tons of card ideas following the product image so there are lots of ideas to scroll through there organized by set. 💛

Supplies Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Best Fishes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Best Fishes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Fluffy Clouds Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Comic Strip Speech Bubble Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	My Otter Half Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
My Otter Half Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fintastic Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fintastic Friends Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ocean View Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Ocean View Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Basic Mini Shape Dies 2 Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classic Sunburst Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Spring Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Mini Grass Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Two Scoops Card with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, back with a super duper extra colorful birthday card showcasing Two Scoops. I've had this stamp set in my stash for a very long time, and I knew that when I'd use it, it would be on a rainbow themed card. So here we are!

I started off with all the stamping, and the Two Scoops layering stamps are super easy to line up, so even if it looks like the stamping took a million years, it actually did not, it actually was pretty quick. Here is a detailed list of the Lawn Fawn premium dye inks I used to stamp everything, from light to dark:

• pink - ballet slippers + peachy keen + guava

• orange - peach fuzz + carrot + fake tan

• yellow - butter + lemonade + sunflower

• green - celery stick + freshly cut grass + jalapeno

• aqua - kiddie pool + merman + peacock

• purple - fresh lavender + grape jelly + sugarplum

• cones - pizza crust + doe

Once the stamping was done, I cut the images using the matching dies, mixed some copic opaque white ink with water, and used a slim brush to add white splatters to each image. I also picked matching distress inks, mixed each of them with water, added more splatters to the ice-creams, and then I did the same with matching distress spritz for sparkling details.

Next I cut a slimline panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock using a die from the Slimline Scalloped Frame die set, and used distress inks to create watercolored splashes, giving the illusion of melting ice-cream. I mixed each ink with water, and from left to right, I applied the colors with a fluffy brush: worn lipstick, spiced marmalade, mustard seed, mowed lawn, peacock feathers and wilted violet. I let the paper dry, and then added more ink to get different shades on each splash of colors.

I added water splatters all over the panel and dried it with a paper towel, I mixed the same distress inks with water and used a slim brush to add matching splatters, next I did the same with copic opaque white ink, and then with matching distress spritz for shine and sparkles.

Once my watercolored panel was dry, I attached it to a slightly larger slimline aqua panel using liquid glue, and then worked on the rainbow scalloped panel. I started by cutting multiple strips out of colored cardstock using a strip die from the Ribbon & Lace Borders die set. I attached each strip of paper to a large piece of cardstock in this order: pink, orange, yellow, green, aqua and purple, and then used the scalloped die from the Slimline Scalloped Frame die set to cut my rainbow strips panel. I attached this panel to an 8,5 x 3,5 inches white card base using 1mm foam tape, and then stuck my watercolored panel on top using foam tape again.

For my greeting, I cut two fishtail banners using a die from the Notebook Photo Corners die set: a pink one and a gold glitter one, and I white heat embossed "Hope you have a sweet birthday" from Summer Sweet on the pink one. I stuck the pink banner on top of the gold glitter one, shifted them for a little bit of more fun, using 1mm foam squares, and finally attached my banner at the bottom right hand corner of my card using foam squares again.

And that's it! I very much love how it all turned out, with all those beautiful layering stamps matching with the splashes of colors in the background. I hope that you like it too. Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next time.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Two Scoop Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Two Scoop Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Sweets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Scalloped Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Notebook Photo Corners Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Passionate Penguins Card with Tina

Hello crafters, it’s Tina with a card featuring one of the adorable images from the Passionate Penguins stamp and die set. I have used these stamps often and they are one of my favorites for lots of occasions!

After I made a white square card base, I cut a layer from purple paper (Flirty Flowers, Stitched Square dies) and glued it to the base.

For extra dimension I also created two white panels with one of the Scalloped Square 2 Small dies. On one of them I added extra texture with the Quilted Hearts Portrait die, I cut the scalloped edges from this piece and glued it on top of the second white panel. Now I have a scalloped edge panel with an embellished center. Love that look!

As my focal point I selected two cute penguins in their fancy car, adding balloons from Party Pets to set the scene. All the coloring was done with Copic makers, and I added white highlights with my gel pen.

This card is going to be for my husband and I really like this sentiment from the Words Of Gratitude set! I stamped the line on a small white banner with Versafine Onyx Black ink and backed it with a slightly larger banner shape.

I placed the sentiment on the bottom of the white panel and mounted the penguins and balloons with foam tape. I love how they are enjoying their ride in the car and the balloons make it extra fun! Lastly, I sprinkled a few Champagne Clear jewels onto the card.

Thanks a lot for visiting the blog and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Words of Gratitude Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Passionate Penguins Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Passionate Penguins Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Quilted Hearts Portrait Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Square 2 Small Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Tiki Time Card with Amanda

Hey there, fellow cardmaking enthusiasts! Amanda here with you. Are you loving summer as much as I am?! It is THE BEST! I have made so many summer scene cards and I love it!! Today, I am sharing another one with you! This card features some really cute kitties on the beach enjoying some drinks! Keep reading to see how I created this card!

First, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 4.25”x5.5”. I stamped the beach background from the Ocean View Stamps with black ink. From the Tiki Time Stamps, I stamped my “Aloha” sentiment in my horizon.

Next, I stamped the kitties from the Cat Antics Stamps. I also stamped the tiki torches, tiki bar, and drinks from the Tiki Time Stamps.  

I colored the background and my images in with Copic markers. I added some white highlights and dots using a white Gelly Roll pen. Then, I die cut the images out with their coordinating die sets. 

I put foam squares behind all of the images to prop them up and then adhered them to the card front. I then, glued my panel to an A2 card base.  

This scene just makes me want to go to the beach! Those kitties are just having too much fun! I hope you continue to enjoy your summer and also find some time to get crafty!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Tiki Time Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tiki Time Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ocean View Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ocean View Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cat Antics Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Cat Antics Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Truckloads of Love Fourth of July Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi. I am sharing some fun Fourth of July cards using the pick-up trucks from our Truckloads of Love Stamps and Dies. These cards illustrate two different takes on the same design concept.

First I have a Fourth of July card using the pick-up truck, flag, bunting, apples, husky dog, and trailing stars from the Truckloads of Love Stamps. I added the neighborhood behind them using the trees, mailboxes, and houses from our Happy Home Stamps. I wanted to keep the focus fully on my pick-up truck, so I colored the scene behind it using only E41, E42, and E43 Copic marker colors. I finished my card with a simple stamped "Happy Fourth of July" greeting from our Happy Thoughts Stamps.

Next is another patriotic parade card using the Truckloads of Love Stamps with the dog from our Balloon Rides Stamps. To set the scene from my little hometown parade, I stamped a row of buildings from our City Streets Stamps, stamping them in tan ink onto kraft Paper for a subtle tone-on-tone look. For my greeting, I heat embossed my "Happy Fourth of July" sentiment from our Happy Thoughts Stamps onto a piece of blue grid paper from our Classic Gingham Paper pack and then die-cut it using the pennant from our Notebook Photo Corners Dies. I added stitching to the bottom of my card panel using the Slimline Basic Border Dies and layered it over a strip of blue star print paper from our Surprise Party Paper pack.

That wraps up my projects for today. Thanks so much for hanging out with me. I hope I've inspired you to spread a little happiness by sending out a card to someone you love and that you have a very happy upcoming Fourth of July holiday with friends and family. 💕

Supplies Used:

City Streets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	City Streets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Home Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Home Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Surprise Party 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Thoughts Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Basic Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio
Notebook Photo Corners Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Truckloads of Love Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Truckloads of Love Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Rides Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Balloon Rides Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio