Sweater Vest Dies Cards with Rachel and Lexa

Hello! It's Rachel here and I am so excited to share with you a couple of different ways to use the Sweater Vest Dies. Not only is this die perfect for Christmas time, but it works well with Father's Day and masculine birthdays as well!

I went with two separate designs today that share a lot of similarities but look extremely different. The first one is a military tactical vest. I have two brothers that have served in the United States Marine Corps, and I had them in mind when creating this. I used some 12"x12" camouflage paper from Hobby Lobby and then used the dies to create my base. I added some pockets by simply using both a basic rectangle and square die and then rounding the bottom edges with a corner punch.

I added some "material" to the top of each pocket by die cutting some more camo with the long ribbed die that comes with this set. I also created some dog tags by die cutting some mirror paper with the teeny tiny, half circle looking die that comes with the Sliding Window Die. I cut them from mirror card stock and then attached them to some beaded string and then glued them to my card.

My second card is a fishing vest. Both my husband and my dad love to fish and this style card would be perfect for either one of them. I used the Loopy Letters Dies to create the word "dad" but you can customize it however you like.

I used the same technique as above to create all of my pockets except for the very tiny ones. For those, I used a very small square die and then used that same small half circle die from the Sliding Window Die Set to cut the bottom of each square to resemble a pocket. For the larger pockets, I once again used the corner punch. I actually used the v-neck die and cut it to size to add some top trim to the pockets. For some added interest, I also adhered some brown cord behind each pocket to resemble zippers and compartments like most fishing vests have.

I hope you enjoyed these cards today! Thanks so much for dropping by and have a wonderful weekend!

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Hi everyone! Lexa here today with a dad's card using Sweater Vest Dies. But instead of using it as a vest shaped card, I'm trying to stretch out my creativity to create a square one. It's a simple and clean card which is a perfect style for the man of your life.

I use this color combination, dark grey, blue and purple. I cut a 4.25"x4.25" light blue cardstock and a strip of 2.5"x4.25" purple cardstock. I use the dies to create diagonal holes along the purple stripe and some dark grey diamonds and the bow tie. I adhere the diamonds with foam tapes to create dimension.

The alphabets are cut using Loopy Letter Dies and they look so gorgeous! This is actually my first time using this dies and I'm pretty sure that I will use it more often from now on. I use the blue stripes patterned paper from Striped Silly 6x6 Paper Pad. 

Here's the closer look of my card. It's easy and simple, I hope you get inspired. Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you have an amazing day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Striped Silly 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sliding Window Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Loopy Letters Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sweater Vest Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Frilly Frames Dies Cards with Anja and Vanessa

Hi everyone, Anja here and today I'm highlighting the new Frilly Frames Chevron Dies. I combined this versatile 2-piece die set with the Fabulous Flamingos Stamps.

It's always fun to try new color combos, so I picked some bright and fresh colors for my summer birthday card. I started off with an A2 card base made from white cardstock. I used both dies together and cut the pinked frame with the chevron pattern from blush pink cardstock. Then I used the chevron die and cut it from three other cardstock colors. I repeatedly inlaid the chevrons into the blush pink die-cut.

Next, I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I used the coordinating Fabulous Flamingos Dies to cut them out. The sentiment is included in the Party Pups Stamps set and I stamped it in VersaMark Ink on a thin black cardstock strip and white heat embossed it. To finish off my card, I adhered three matching enamel dots.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Wishing you a lovely day!

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Hello everybody! Vanessa here today with a colorful summer card using the Frilly Frames Stripes Dies. It took me a while to assemble this card, because a lot of die-cutting was involved, but I love the result!

I first die-cut the frame from Kraft cardstock. Then I die-cut it from all the colors I had in my cardstock scrap stash. I assembled the frame and adhered it to the card base. Now I stamped the fruit images from Fresh & Fruity and Tropical Paradise onto white cardstock, colored them with Copics, fussy-cut the elements and adhered them to the card.

Next, I die-cut the Happy Word Die from white cardstock and fun foam and adhered it. I stamped and heat-embossed the "summer" from Fabulous Flamingos onto a strip of black cardstock, trimmed it and adhered it with foam tape.

I hope you like my idea to use up those cardstock scraps! I have plenty of stripes left to create more colorful cards :) Thanks for stopping by! 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Fresh & Fruity Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fresh & Fruity Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Paradise Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Paradise Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Party Pups Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Happy Word Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Chevron Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Stripes Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fabulous Flamingos Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Fabulous Flamingos Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Hawaiian Hibiscus Cards with Mona and Franci

Hi crafty friends! It's Mona here, today I am showing you a bright floral card featuring the Hawaiian Hibiscus stamp set. I love this stamp set so much and I wanted to create a vintage card with it.

This time I started the card making with stamp layering. For the stamping I used Hybrid Inks from Scrapbook.com and green colored mini ink cubes from Altenew. For the leaves I used the Bamboo,  Parrot and Shadow Creek colors. For the Flowers I used many colors and I mixed and matched them from the lightest to darkest. (For the flowers I used the following colors: Yellow 1, 3; Violet 2, 3, 4; Rise 2,3,4; Pink 2; Blue 1,4.) When the layering was done I Die-cut the images with the coordinating dies.

The next step was the background. I made a die-cut with the Frilly Frames Stripes Dies from a light teal cardstock and adhered to the card base. When it was done, I die-cut the Sunshine sentiment with the Sunshine Word Die and I adhered it to the card base.

In the end I stamped the "Aloha" sentiment to my card and embellished the card with tiny Hearts confetti and it was done. Thank you very much for reading through my post, I hope that you have enjoyed it and I have inspired you! If you like my creations let's be friends on Instagram. :)

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Hi there! Franci here with you today, showcasing the Hawaiian Hibiscus set.

This set is amazing!! I have a love/hate relationship with layering sets cause they can be tricky to align and solid images are not super easy for me to stamp, but this set is no trouble and all the joy!! These flowers are the easiest images to align ever and every layer is amazing, the final effect is so beautiful! So if you are a little bit scared, I say ... get this set and you'll love it!

Back to my project. First of all I created my white card base as usual, then I created my background by Sponging Distress inks on to a stripes stencil. You can easily masked the front of the card with some thin strips of masking paper and ink on top to achieve the same pattern :)

I let it dry and then added some little spatters of dark blue and rose gold watercolors with a fine tip brush. I stamped my Hibiscus flowers and the leaves using a combo of Lawn Fawn inks and Memento Drops inks. I die cut all the images with their coordinated dies and glued them down with foam adhesive.

Finally I added some sparkle clear sequins and stamped my sentiment. I'm so happy with this clean and simple card, it makes me dream about beautiful beaches and the lovely time of summer vacations!

Hope you like it too and thank you so much for stopping by today!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Sunshine Word Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

Frilly Frames Stripes Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio

Hawaiian Hibiscus Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Seasonal Trees Cards with Angelica and Juliana

Hi friends, Angelica here with a card using the Seasonal Trees stamp set. Since the weather is finally turning warm, I decided to use the palm tree to make a fun summer beach scene.

I paired the palm tree with a little girl from the Coastal Cuties stamp set. I used the coordinating dies for the tree and the girl to cut them out, then I got my scene ready. I masked off a thin line to blend a blue ocean. I masked the ocean and blended a light blue sky. Next, I used a Ranger Emboss It Pen to to add embossing ink where I wanted sand. I poured Stampendous Chunky Metallic Seasonings embossing enamel over the embossing ink, and melted it with my heat tool.

For the card front, I embossed white card stock using the Sunburst Embossing folder. I die-cut a Rectangle Fancy Frame out of green pattern paper from the Surprise Party Paper Pack. I trimmed the beach scene down, and attached the frame. I adhered the the scene to the card front, then added the colored images with foam squares. I stamped and white heat-embossed a sentiment from Sending Sunshine stamps onto yellow card stock, and added it to the card front. I added the card front to an A2 size card base to finish the card.

I hope I have given you some ideas for the Seasonal Trees stamp set. This is a set that you will be Abe to use all year long. That's all that I have for today. Thanks for stopping by!

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Hello friends! It's Juliana here to share an argh-mazing card with you today. Pirate Pals is one of my all time favorite Sunny Studio Stamp Sets and I couldn't resist pairing it with the palm tree from Seasonal Trees Stamps.

To get started I stamped images from Pirate Pals Stamps, Seasonal Trees Stamps, and Sending Sunshine Stamps with Memento Ink and then colored them with Copic Markers. Once the coloring was finished, I die cut them using the coordinating Pirate Pal Dies, Seasonal Trees Dies and Sending Sunshine Dies. Once I had all of the images stamped and colored, I realized I would need a larger than normal card to create the scene I had in my head. I settled on a nontraditional size and ended up with a card that is 3.5 x 7.75 inches. You of course can adjust this as needed to fit the scene you create.

For the beach, I trimmed a piece of kraft cardstock to 3.5 x 7.75 inches and then took one of the sloped borders from the Woodland Border Dies and die cut it. I then took the other border lined it up with the end of the first cut, used Therm O Web Purple Tape to hold it in place and die cut the rest of the piece. By doing this, I was able to create a longer border cut that would fit my card size.

Next I cut a piece of Bristol Smooth Paper to 3.25 x 7.5 inches and ink blended the top portion with Distress Oxide in Salty Ocean using a foam applicator. Once this was complete, I adhered the sandy beach and the card was ready for me to start creating my scene. I layered all of the images along the beach and used double sided foam adhesive to pop up the pirates and the parrot for added dimension.

I also added in some die cut clouds using the Fluffy Clouds Dies and I tucked those in behind the other images. I waited to do this until the very end, so I could place the clouds exactly where I wanted them between the stamped images. If you decide to do this too, make sure you don't fully adhere all of your images until the clouds are in place.

To complete the card, I stamped the Ahoy Matey sentiment from the Pirate Pals Stamp. I hope you enjoyed this bit of argh-mazing inspiration using the Seasonal Trees and Pirate Pals Stamps. Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Pirate Pals Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pirate Pals Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fancy Frames- Rectangles Shop at: Sunny Studio	Coastal Cuties Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Coastal Cuties Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Seasonal Trees Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Seaonal Trees Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sending Sunshine Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sending Sunshine Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Surprise Party 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio