Scrumptious Cupcakes Birthday Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! We are celebrating Sunny Studio's 10th Birthday all this week, so this is Mendi here today popping in to share some bright and happy birthday cards for Summer using our fabulous Scrumptious Cupcake Stamps.

First up, I have a slimline-style card featuring a rainbow of our Scrumptious Cupcakes. I had stamped a number of these a couple years ago when we first introduced these stamps HERE so I just matched up as many pieces as I could and then stamped a couple extra cupcake wrappers for the yellow and green cupcakes to fill in some gaps in the color wheel. I had to check myself, because knowing the design patterns I often fall into I couldn't believe I hadn't thought to make this card back then.

I added a small slit in each cupcake with an X-acto knife to slip the candles through to look like they were buried in the frosting. I then inked up my card background using Mustard Seed distress ink to look like a glow behind each of the candles. I felt like my card was still missing a little something so I added the sparkle images from our Garden Fairy Stamps. I wanted a really long sentiment to span the length of my card under my cupcakes, but I didn't have something that long. I realized that it would be fun to repeat the sentiment from our Happy Thoughts Stamps twice like you would when singing the "happy birthday" song. I didn't even have to reposition the sentiment in my MISTI tool. I just let part of the card hang out and carefully stamped it again.

My second card mixes all the colorful layers from our Scrumptious Cupcake Stamps , and this time, instead of topping them with a candle, I topped each cupcake with a cherry from the set. I then layered each cupcake onto a polka-dot stitched square using our Window Quad Square Dies and patterned paper prints from our Dots & Stripes Pastels Paper and Polka-dot Parade Paper. I finished my card by stamping the "happy birthday" sentiment from our Everyday Greetings Stamps using Versafine Onyx Black Ink.

I am frequently asked which ink colors I used for my layered images so I have shared what I used today for these examples (from lightest to darkest).

Red Cherries 
PinkFresh Studio Coral Reef
Gina K. Red Hot
Gina K. Cherry Red
Gina K. Grass Green

Candle Flames
Pinkfresh Studio Sunshine
PinkFresh Studio Marigold
Gina K. Sweet Mango

Yellow Frosting & Cupcake Liner
PinkFresh Studio Lemon Whip
Pinkfresh Studio Sweet Mustard
PinkFresh Studio Marigold

Mint Green Frosting 
PinkFresh Studio Mint
Concord & 9th Sea Glass
PinkFresh Studio Aquamarine

Green Cupcake Liner
PinkFresh Studio Mint
PinkFresh Studio Grassy Knoll
PinkFresh Studio Key Lime

Aqua Frosting & Cupcake Liner (slimline card)
PinkFresh Studio Ocean Breeze
Gina K. Ocean Mist
Gina K. Turquoise Sea

Teal Cupcake Liner 
Gina K. Turquoise Sea
Gina K. Blue Lagoon
Gina K. Tranquil Teal

Blue Frosting & Cupcake Liner 
PinkFresh Studio Summer Shower
Hero Arts Summer Sky
Gina K. Blue Raspberry

Lavender Frosting & Cupcake Liner 
Pinkfresh Studio Soft Lilac
Pinkfresh Studio Candy Violet
VersaFine Clair Purple Delight

Pink Frosting & Cupcake Liner
Gina K. Bubblegum Pink
PinkFresh Studio Sparkling Rose
PinkFresh Studio Bubblegum

Hot Pink Cupcake Liner 
Hero Arts Ultra Pink
Gina K. Passionate Pink
PinkFresh Studio Raspberry Bliss

Warm Pink Frosting (slimline card)
Concord & 9th Ballet Slipper
Hero Arts Cotton Candy
Gina K. Dusty Rose

Chocolate Frosting 

PinkFresh Studio Warm Bluff

PinkFresh Studio Doe

PinkFresh Studio Gathered Twigs

Red Cupcake Liner 
Hero Arts Pale Tomato
Gina K. Red Hot
Concord & 9th Cranberry

Options Used for Cake Portion of Cupcake:
Yellow Cake- Gina K. Sweet Corn
White / Tan Cake- PinkFresh Studio Warm Buff
Milk Chocolate Cake- PinkFresh Studio Doe

Before you go, I'd love to share the details about a special sale that we are having in honor of our 10th birthday!!! Use the discount code TENYEARS to save 20% on all Sunny Studio branded products (excludes retired items already on sale) through Monday, August 25th at Midnight PDT. Plus, all US retail orders that exceed $100 will automatically receive free shipping. Limit one discount code per order.

Supplies Used:

Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Thoughts Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dots & Stripes Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Everyday Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Window Quad Square Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Garden Fairy Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scrumptious Cupcakes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Scrumptious Cupcakes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio

Make A Wish & Birthday Balloon Cards by Mendi

Hello and welcome! We are celebrating Sunny Studio's 10th Birthday all this week, so this is Mendi here today popping in to share some cute girlie pastel birthday cards using our Make A Wish Stamps.

First, I have a card combining the kids from the Kiddie Pool Stamps, the birthday cake from the Make A Wish Stamps, and the layered balloons from our Birthday Balloon Stamps. It's been a while since I've played with these balloons, and I fell in love with them all over again! I taped sewing threads to the back of each one and knotted them behind the kids. For my background, I picked up colors to match the balloons using various scraps from our pastel paper packs (linked below). Whenever I cut an A2 card base, I'm always left with extra patterned paper strips that I save for projects like my two cards today. I die-cut them into 5/8" wide stitched strips using the smallest pennant die from our Slimline Pennant Dies. I worked with 3" long sections, cutting them in half to apply 1.5" on each side before topping the center with the white cardstock stitched panel die-cut using our Slimline Scalloped Frame Dies.

My second card uses many of the same leftover scraps from our Flirty Flowers Paper and Dots & Stripes Pastels Paper packs, but this time, I die-cut them into 2.25" wide circles using our Stitched Circle Large Dies. I then used a clear ruler to center them and line them up as I took turns adhering them to my card base with liquid adhesive. I added a yellow striped strip along the bottom of my card and then topped it with a scalloped edge from our Eyelet Lace Border Dies. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment and filled the circles with the birthday cake and slices of cake from our Make A Wish Stamps. I love these colors together!

I am frequently asked which ink colors I used for my layered images so I have shared what I used today for these examples (from lightest to darkest).

Pink Balloon
Versafine Clair Baby Pink
PinkFresh Studio Bubble Gum
Versafine Clair Charming Pink

Yellow Balloon
PinkFresh Studio Lemon Whip
PinkFresh Studio Sweet Mustard
PinkFresh Studio Marigold

Aqua Balloon
Hero Arts Mist
Gina K. Sea Glass
Gina K. Turquoise Sea

Lilac Balloon
PinkFresh Studio Soft Lilac
VersaFine Clair Lilac Bloom
Hero Arts Orchid

Before you go, I'd love to share the details about a special sale that we are having in honor of our 10th birthday!!! Use the discount code TENYEARS to save 20% on all Sunny Studio branded products (excludes retired items already on sale) through Monday, August 25th at Midnight PDT. Plus, all retail orders that exceed $100 will automatically receive free US shipping. Limit one discount code per order.

Supplies Used:

Birthday Balloon Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Birthday Balloon Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Dots & Stripes Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Make A Wish Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Make A Wish Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Eyelet Lace Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio
Spring Fling Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Scalloped Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sleek Stripes Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Pennant Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Kiddie Pool Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Kiddie Pool Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio
Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

Cat Antics Card with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I'm super happy to be celebrating Sunny Studio's 10th birthday with those fun kitties and cheerful colors. This is a fantastic milestone, and I'm very proud to be part of it. Congratulations, Mendi! And happy birthday to Sunny Studio!!

I started by creating the background and cut a 4-3/8 inches square panel out of a Spring Sunburst green paper. I mixed copic opaque white ink with water and used a slim brush to add white splatters all over my panel. I did the same with mowed lawn distress ink, and then with peacock feathers distress spritz. Once it was dry, I attached my green panel to a Stitched Square white panel using liquid glue, and then the white panel to a Scalloped Square 1 Large turquoise panel using 1mm foam tape.

I stamped all my images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink, I cut them all using the matching dies and colored everything with my Ohuhu markers and Graph'it brush markers, using one of my all-time favorite color palette: aqua, green and yellow. Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Cat Antics - 3 cats • Party Pets - 3 cats, presents, party hats, hearts, balloons, "make a wish" • Purrfect Birthday - cake.

Once the coloring was done, I added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen. Next I stamped the Balloon Number "10" on the same white cardstock using aqua dye ink from my stash, and cut each digit using the matching dies. I also stamped two strings in black using two stamps from the Balloon Alphabet and fussy cut them. For my greeting, I white heat embossed "Happy birthday" from Big Bold Greetings on aqua cardstock, cut it using the matching die, and then attached everything on my Spring Sunburst card base using 1mm and 2mm foam squares.

And that's it, so let's join this pawsome party, have fun and eat a piece of cake, if the kitties have left some! Thanks so much for stopping by, see you next week, and once again: happy birthday to Sunny Studio!!

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Before you go, I'd love to share the details about a special sale that Sunny Studio is having in honor of their 10th birthday!!! Use the discount code TENYEARS to save 20% on all Sunny Studio branded products (excludes retired items already on sale) through Monday, August 25th at Midnight PDT. Plus, all retail orders that exceed $100 will automatically receive free US shipping. Limit one discount code per order.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Purrfect Birthday Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Purrfect Birthday Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bold Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bold Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Scalloped Square 1 Large Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Alphabet Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Numbers Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Balloon Numbers Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cat Antics Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cat Antics Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Party Pets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Sunburst 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio