Guest Designer Spotlight: Cards with Keeway Tsao

Hello friends! It’s Keeway Tsao from Kiwi Koncepts and let’s build some fun scene cards together with the Tropical Scenes stamps. For both of my cards today, I will also be using stitched dies to create a inlaid window to really enhance the depths of these tropical scenes.

For this first card, I started by coloring up the jungle border image from the set with Copic markers. These vines look extra good layered so I colored two of them. For my critter of choice, I brought out the Fabulous Flamingos stamps, stamped out two of them, colored and die cut them out.

To give the vines a dimensional arrangement, I used the Stitched Semi-Circle dies. I first blended a background with Pine Needles, Mowed Lawn, and Antique Linen distress oxide inks and then used the largest from of the Stitched Semi-Circle to die cut a window out. I adhered one of the jungle border in front and one tucked behind the window.

I stamped my sentiment just below the window and when I put together all the pieces, I had the center piece setback while the outer frame was adhered with foam tape. I tucked in some iridescent sequins within the framed area to complete the card.

I used the same technique again, but with a mix of some different products. This time around, I used the ocean coral border from Tropical Scenes stamps. This time going for an underwater scene, I used the Sea You Soon and Best Fishes stamps.

Since I am working with a much more saturated background, I heat embossed my sentiment in white to help it stand out. I adhered the center piece directly onto my base card to create the setback look and the frame around it was adhered with foam tape.

I built my images around the sentiment, giving each of my oceanic critters a place to be in this scene. I added them with foam tape and then I brought out the sequins again for some sparkly details. In fact, the sequins gave it a cute bubbly look!

I hope you enjoy today’s inspiration. Have a lovely summer!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Best Fishes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Best Fishes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fabulous Flamingos Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fabulous Flamingos Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sea You Soon Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Sea You Soon Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Semi-Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sealiously Sweet Cards with Rachel and Candice

Hello crafty friends! Rachel here with a staggered card that features the adorable Sealiously Sweet Stamp Set.

To start, I first stamped all of my images with Tuxedo Memento Black Ink onto a sheet of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock. I colored them all with Copic Markers and used the coordinating Sealiously Sweet Die Set to cut them out. I set them aside and then die cut my background from white cardstock using the Comic Strip Speech Bubbles Die.

Copic Colors Used:

Cool Grays: C00, C0, C2, C4 Warm Grays: W00, W0, W2, W4 Blues: B000, B00, B02, B04 Pinks: RV00, RV02, RV04, RV06, RV09 Teals: BG10, BG11, BG13, BG49 Greens: YG01, YG03, YG05, YG17 Peaches: R11, R21, R22, RV14 Purples: V000, V01, V05, V15, V17

I took the 4 inner pieces from the cut cardstock and blended the tops of them with Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Inks. Next, I splattered each piece with both diluted opaque white paint and blue watercolor ink and adhered it to my base with liquid adhesive.

Lastly, I stamped my sentiment and then added my images with 3D Foam Adhesive Tape for added dimension.

Thank you all so much for dropping by! Wishing you all a safe and wonderful weekend!

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Hi crafty friends, Candice with you today and I am highlighting these adorable seals from the Sealiously Sweet stamp set!

I used these Sunny Studio products from the new release for my card:

• Sealiously Sweet stamps & coordinating dies
• Tropical Scenes stamps & coordinating dies
• Sea You Soon stamps & coordinating dies
• Stitched Semi-Circle dies
• Rainbow Droplets

I began with an 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 card base that fits perfectly into your standard size envelopes. For the background, I first die cut the two stitched semi circles from an 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 piece of Bristol Smooth. I inked the bottom inside semi circle with Blueprint Sketch & Salty Ocean Oxide inks. For the split in the top semi circle, I taped off the sky and inked the ocean with salty ocean oxide ink and then switched the tape and inked the clouds using a homemade stencil with tumbled glass.

I then stamped the sentiment in Versafine black ink in the center and adhered with foam tape onto the card front. Next, I stamped the images and cut them out with the coordinating dies listed above and colored them with Zig clean color watercolor markers and accented with a white gel pen.

I glued and used foam tape to adhere them for some dimension and added some blue clear domes and clear Nuvo drops to finish the card.

Thank you for stopping by!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Comic Strip Speech Bubble Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sea You Soon Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sea You Soon Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sealiously Sweet Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sealiously Sweet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tropical Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Semi-Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Stitched Semi-Circle Die Focused Cards with Vanessa and Anja

Hello to you! Vanessa here again with a birthday card using the versatile Stitched Semi Circle Dies.

First, I covered a square card base with brown checked patterned paper from the Gingham Jewel Tones 6x6 Patterned Paper Pack.  Now I inked a panel of white cardstock with Distress Inks and die-cut the semi-circle from it. After I had stamped the tree from Savanna Safari, I die-cut a frame from dark brown patterned paper and adhered it to the inked semi-circle. Then I added a strip of grass from the Comic Strip Everyday Die Set and adhered the semi-circle element to the card. Next I stamped the cute lion from Savanna Safari, colored it with Copics, die-cut the animal with the matching die and adhered it with foam tape.

Finally, I stamped and heat-embossed the sentiment onto a strip of dark brown cardstock, heat-embossed it with white embossing powder, notched the ends and adhered it.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful weekend!

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Hi everyone, Anja here and today I'm sharing a card in fresh summer colors combining some yummy fruits, cold treats and sweet seals. I'm featuring the Stitched Semi-Circle Dies which are perfect to create little scenes on your cards.

I chose two patterned papers from the Summer Splash Paper pack and used the second largest semi-circle die. I love that these dies have the stitched detail on both sides of the cutline. I adhered the striped negative piece to my card base and inlaid the orange floral die-cut into the window.

Next, I stamped all the images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I cut everything out with the coordinating dies, arranged the images inside the semi-circle window and adhered them with liquid glue and foam tape. The sentiment was stamped in VersaFine Onyx Black Ink onto a little black cardstock banner. I heat embossed it with white embossing powder and popped up the banner with foam tape as well. I finished off my card by adding three matching glitter enamel dots.

These are the stamp sets and coordinating dies I used for my card:

Fresh & Fruity Stamps + coordinating dies

Sealiously Sweet Stamps + coordinating dies

Summer Sweets Stamps + coordinating dies

Thank you so much for stopping by! Hope you're having an amazing day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Fresh & Fruity Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fresh & Fruity Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Comic Strip Everyday Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Splash 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Savanna Safari Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Savanna Safari Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sealiously Sweet Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sealiously Sweet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Summer Sweets Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Sweets Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Semi-Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Radiant Plumeria Cards with Tammy and Ana

Hi friends! Tammy here! Today, I'm sharing this fun and bright card (grab your sunglasses), featuring Radiant Plumeria. I used the gorgeous plumeria leaves from the set and paired it with the Fabulous Flamingos for a tropical vibe that screams summer...where's my cocktail? Lol.

My card is a 5 1/2" square card, so I began by cutting the bright pink paper from the Polka-Dot Parade 6X6 Paper and adhering it it a 5 1/2" white card base. Next, using the Fancy Frames Circle Dies, I cut a frame from white cardstock three times, stacking together for dimension. I then cut a 4" circle from Bristol Smooth cardstock, and inked the top with Scattered Straw Distress Oxide ink. The rays were created by lightly inking Wild Honey Distress Oxide with a stencil. 

Next, I masked off the top of the circle, and ink blended Tumbled Glass and Peacock Feathers to create the water. Using the Woodland Borders Die, I cut some kraft cardstock, and lightly inked the top with Vintage Photo ink to create the sand. I cut that to fit along the bottom of the circle background, attached the frame on top of it, and adhered to the card front.

Next, I stamped, colored with Copic markers, and die cut images from the following sets:

Radiant Plumeria/ Coordinating Dies

Fabulous Flamingos/ Coordinating Dies

Copic Colors: Flamingos: RV000, RV10, RV02, RV04, RV09, YR15, YR12; Flowers: (pink) RV04, RV02, RV10, RV000, (yellow) Y15, Y13, Y11, Y00, (orange) YR04, YR15, YR12; Plumeria Leaves: various green ink pads

I stamped the Hello Summer sentiment from Radiant Plumeria onto the framed circle with black ink, then arranged the stamped images, attaching with foam tape for dimension. To finish my card, I added some yellow sequins from the Summer Fusion Sequins to add a bit of sparkle!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

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Hi friends! It’s Ana today sharing a card showcasing Radiant Plumeria stamps and coordinating dies as well as Stitched Semi Circle dies and Summer Splash paper pack.

I started by choosing patterned papers for the background, die cut the stitched semi-circle window opening (using Stitched Semi Circle die), then white heat embossed the sentiment from Radiant Plumeria set to the bottom. I inked a piece of white cardstock with Broken China distress ink and adhered it to the back of the semi-circle opening.

I stamped the plumerias next, starting with pink layers first starting with Sparkling Rose and Ballet Slipper mini inks (from Pink Fresh Studio Fairy dust set), then continued with yellow layers Lemon Whip, Sunshine and Sweet Mustard inks (from PFS Rise and Shine ink cube set), then used PFS Over the Hills ink cube set for the leaves.

Once the images were stamped and dry, I die cut them with Radiant Plumeria coordinating dies, then arranged them inside the semi-circle window opening. I embellished with glass droplets from Clear Drops Mix and my card was finished!

I just love all tropical florals and these beautiful plumerias are my very favorite. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I'll see you next week and until then I wish you all happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Fancy Frames-Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodland Borders Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fabulous Flamingos Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fabulous Flamingos Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Summer Splash 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Radiant Plumeria Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Radiant Plumeria Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Semi-Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio