Passionate Penguins Spring Cards with Mendi

Hello there! I hope you had a lovely Christmas. This is Mendi popping in to share some spring-themed cards featuring our beloved Passionate Penguins Stamps.

My first card showcasing the Passionate Penguins Stamps uses the cute image of the penguins in the car, which I paired with the mountains, trees, and flowers from the Spring Scenes Stamps for their scenic drive. I cut three hills for them using the Slimline Nature Border Dies and then fussy cut the street using just black cardstock with my scissors. I had planned to add the white dotted line; however, when I realized my car would be taking over the entire road, I decided to make it a one-lane street. I borrowed the sentiment from the Cruising Critters Stamps, which I heat-embossed in white to pop against the black pavement. Lastly, I added three small die-cut clouds from the Comic Strip Everyday Dies to the sky.

For my second card using the Passionate Penguins Stamps, I colored the three sets of penguin couples in monochromatic pinks. I mounted them onto three overlapping Stitched Heart 2 Dies inked with Salvaged Patina Distress ink. For my background, I blended Picked Raspberry and a hint of Seedless Preserves Distress inks (to more closely match my copic coloring using RV55, RV63, and RV52). I then die-cut the background using a shortened version of the Slimline Scalloped Frame Dies and stamped it with a heart print using stamps from the Passionate Penguins set. For my greeting, I combined words from the Passionate Penguins Stamps and the Savanna Safari Stamps, which I heat-embossed onto a Brilliant Banner 3 Die inked with Salvaged Patina ink. As a finishing touch, I added polka dots to the umbrella using a white gel pen. My finished card measures 7-1/2" wide x 3-3/4" high.

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. 💛

Don't forget to check out the Spring Scenes Stamps and Slimline Scalloped Frame Dies in our online shop, which are 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, organized by set.

Supplies Used:  

Passionate Penguins Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Passionate Penguins Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Scalloped Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio
Savanna Safari Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Comic Strip Everyday Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Heart 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Cruising Critters Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Holy Night Card with Marine

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, merry Christmas to those celebrating the holiday season! I'm back with this lovely nativity scene showcasing the perfect stamp set for the occasion: Holy Night, which is also the very first Sunny Studio set I bought back in 2020 and introduced me to the brand. Feel welcome to check the two other Holy Night cards I made here and here.

I started off by cutting a 3-6/8" x 3-6/8" panel out of a Heroic Halftones blue pattern paper, I applied a little bit of prize ribbon distress ink to the edges and then a bit of chipped sapphire distress ink to darken my sky even more, mixed a few drops of liquid stardust with water and added sparkling splatters all over my panel, and then did the same with copic opaque white ink. Next, I cut a panel as wide as the sky panel out of a Polka Dot Parade green pattern paper, turned it into a grass border using a Picket Fence Border die, applied Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness distress inks to the edges, and then added white splatters. I cut a square panel out of white cardstock using the second largest Stitched Square die, attached my night sky panel using liquid glue, and then the grass border using 1mm foam squares. I cut a Scalloped Square 1 Large Die panel out of a Classic Sunburst blue pattern paper, stuck my white panel to it using 1mm foam squares again, and finally attached my panel to a 4,5" x 4,5" white card base.

I stamped my Holy Night images on 110lb Neenah Solar White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, cut them all with the coordinating dies, and then colored everything with my Ohuhu markers in a brown and neutral color palette. When the coloring was done, I added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen, attached them to my card using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, and then created the greeting. I white-heat-embossed "Holy Night" from Holy Night on vellum, cut it into a small circle using the second-smallest Scalloped Circle Mat 1 die, and attached it to the card with dimensional transparent squares. 

And that's it! Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by the blog today. Have a very nice day, and see you soon!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Picket Fence Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Heroic Halftones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holy Night Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Holy Night Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Classic Sunburst Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Circle Mat 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Square 1 Large Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

Bear Hugs Card with Tina

Hi there crafty friends, Tina here and I hope you are enjoying a wonderful holiday season! Today, I created a sweet winter forest scene with two cuties from the Bear Hugs stamp and die set.

To start, I cut a panel of pink dotted paper (Polka-dot-Parade) with the beautiful Quilted Hearts Portrait die. Next, I used one of the Stitched Circles Small set to create the space for my focal point. I needed two more of these circles from white card stock. One was turned into a snowbank, the other will be my background. I used Distress Oxide Faded Jeans and a cloud stencil from my stash to ink blend a winter sky.

Then I put this panel aside to select two cute bears and some trees from the Bear Hugs stamp set. To go for that winter vibe, I went with cool blues, grey and pink Copic markers. As usual, I added white highlights with a gel pen.

With all the elements ready, I could start to assemble the card. I made a white card base and added the pink Quilted Hearts Portrait panel with liquid glue. Next, I inlayed the circle with the clouds and mounted the snowbank. Lastly, I adhered the two cute bears and the trees onto the background circle.

My sentiment was taken from the Words Of Gratitude set and stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink on a white banner (Brilliant Banner 4). As embellishment, I sprinkled a few Sky Blue Jewels in the sky.

Thank you for joining me and a very Merry Christmas!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Bear Hugs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bear Hugs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Words of Gratitude Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Small Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Quilted Hearts Portrait Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 4 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Scenic Route Card with Amanda

Hey crafty friends!  It’s Amanda here, and we are officially TWO days away from Christmas. How did that happen?! Today I’m sharing a shaker card I created with a fun, snowy winter scene.

I started by trimming a piece of white cardstock to 4” x 5.25”. For the sky, I ink blended Catherine Pooler’s Clay Mask and Polished inks, keeping the lighter color in the center and blending darker toward the edges for a soft glow effect. Next, I trimmed another piece of white cardstock to 4” x 5.25” and stamped the Scenic Route Stamps background scene with black ink. Using the coordinating die set, I die cut the hills and trees, then colored them in with Copic markers. I used YG shades for the grass and G shades for the trees.

I then stamped images from the Snowmen in Sweaters and Penguin Party stamp sets and colored those with Copics as well. Once everything was colored, I trimmed the images out using the coordinating dies. For the sentiment, I stamped the words onto black cardstock using my WOW embossing pad, sprinkled on white embossing powder, and heat set it until smooth and shiny. I trimmed the sentiments into strips and added banner ends with my scissors.

Now it was time to bring the scene together! I glued the hilly background onto the sky panel, then used 3D foam squares and strips to pop up the sentiments and stamped images. To add snow, I grabbed a dotting tool with a small ball tip and dotted white acrylic paint across the scene for that snowy finishing touch.

While the paint dried, I prepped my shaker elements using small white balls, Birthday Cake Dot Sprinkles, and a full-panel shaker pouch. I added double-sided tape around the edges of the pouch, poured in my shaker elements, placed the card panel on top, and sealed it all up. Finally, I used glue to attach the shaker panel to an A2 card base .. and just like that, this festive shaker card was complete!

I love how this card came together with all the little details and movement! It’s such a fun way to bring a winter scene to life. Shaker cards always feel extra magical this time of year, and this one was such a joy to create. Thanks so much for crafting along with me, and I hope you’re soaking up these last sweet moments before Christmas!  

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Scenic Route Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scenic Route Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Party Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowmen in Sweaters Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Snowmen in Sweaters Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Bighearted Bears Love-Themed Valentine's Day Cards with Mendi

Hello there! This is Mendi popping in to share some love-themed Valentine's Day cards featuring our adorable Bighearted Bears Stamps.

For my first card showcasing the Bighearted Bears Stamps, I lined up four of the panda bears holding Valentines and gifts. As a backdrop, I inked up a cardstock panel using the Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils with Candied Apple Distress ink. I layered that with an elongated Rounded Rectangle Mat Die, which I ran through my die-cutting machine twice so that I could have it bleed off the top of my card. I cut our Stitched Heart 2 Dies from masking material to use as a stencil to ink a heart onto my background with Worn Lipstick and Candied Apple Distress ink. I heat-embossed the word "love" onto the heart's center using the Love & Light Stamps and strung the banners from the Panda Party Stamps. I also heat-embossed a punny greeting on a shortened black Slimline Pennant Die by mixing words from the Bighearted Bears and Panda Party Stamps. I love how it all came together with the red, black, & white color scheme!

For my second card today, I used the Bighearted Bears Stamps to create a town scene with the pandas riding a bike, a mailbox, and the panda holding a balloon bouquet. For my scene's backdrop, I used the three buildings from the City Streets Stamps and the tree from the Happy Home Stamps. I masked off each building with hand-cut masks to ink my sky with Broken China Distress ink and then inked the pavement with Black Soot Distress ink. Lastly, I heat-embossed a punny sentiment from the Bighearted Bears set in the bottom, right corner.

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. Also, since this is my last post before Christmas, I wanted to wish you a very merry Christmas with your family and friends. May your day be cozy, relaxing, and surrounded by those you love.❤️

Supplies Used:  

Panda Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Panda Party Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bighearted Bears Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bighearted Bears Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
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
Love & Light Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Pennant Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Rounded Rectangle Mat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Heart 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Diagonal & Straight Stripes Stencils Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spellbinders Masking Sheets Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio
VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio