Sunny Studio 5th Birthday Blog Hop with Product Video

Hello & welcome to Sunny Studio's fifth Birthday celebration!!!  

Can you believe it's already been five years? In many ways it feels like I have been attempting to scale a mountain to reach this special milestone, but on the other hand I can't believe how quickly the years flew by. Our little company wouldn't be here today without YOU, our loyal customers. Your kind support and sweet notes of encouragement truly keep me going.  

I would also like to take a moment to thank the 28 designers (from both past and present), countless more guest designers and Laura Vegas, our social media coordinator, for keeping this blog full of inspiring projects week after week. Their tireless efforts and oodles of creativity have meant the world to me and I couldn't run this company without them. ❤️

I'm super excited to share that we will have three new team members joining us starting next week! Please help me in welcoming these sweet and talented ladies to the blog!

Isha Gupta
Blog: http://hobbyandideas.blogspot.ch/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ishagupta_ig/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isha.gupta.526875
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/HobbyandIdeas 
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ch/isha/

Christiana Reuling
Blog: http://christygetscrafty.blogspot.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/christygetscrafty
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christygetscrafty
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christygetscrafty
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ChristianaReuling

Mayra Duran-Hernandez
Blog: http://mayrasdesigns.blogspot.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayrasdesigns/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mayras-Designs-392429850857959

Today I have a video sharing a closer look at all the new products from our fall & winter sneak peek week, along with all the cards I created using them: 

I also have a few new cards that I didn't get to share earlier in the week. 

Card No. 1: Up first is a card showcasing our new Season's Greetings Word dies to go with last year's Season's Greetings Stamps. I'm so excited to finally have a way to use these beautiful sentiments over a textured background like this one!  For my background, I used our new Frilly Frames Quatrefoil Dies together with the small stitched mat dies from our Frilly Frames Retro Petals Dies set. 

For my flowers I used a combination of the poinsettias that come with our Window Quad Circle Dies and the mini poinsettia die that automatically come FREE with all orders placed in our store while supplies last, adding Wine Berry Pearls to the center of each. For the sprigs of greenery tucked behind my flowers I used those same Season's Greetings stamps together with the Season's Greetings dies.

Card No. 2: For my next card, I finally got to create my ice skating rink that I didn't get to share earlier in the week using our new Winter Scenes Stamps and dies. This set come with the option a curved line can be added or omitted to the tree border to create the edge of a pond or ice skating rink like I did here. For my snowy background I ink up my sky with tumbled glass distress ink and then heat embossed the flakes using our Frosty Flurries stamps.  I was excited to pull out an older favorite, Playful Polar Bears, for my ice skating bear which I colored with Copic Markers. 

I then added stitching and ric-rac trim to the edge of my panel using our Slimline Basic Border Dies and stamped my sentiment using the Inside Greetings Holiday Stamps with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink. To tie in the blue of my bear's scarf, I added a strip of blue striped paper from our new Sleek Stripes Paper pack and scattered some royal blue snowflakes using our Snowflake Circle Frame dies. When everything else was done I added some Stardust Stickles to my row of trees and set it aside to dry for a couple hours.  I just love the they sparkle!

Card No. 3:  I was sad I didn't get to create a card using one of the two different balloon options that come with our North Pole Stamps so I squeezed one in for today, pairing them with some metallic gold embroidery thread for the strings. I used our Slimline Scalloped Frame dies to create a panel that goes off the edge for my A2 sized card, mounting it onto a green striped paper from our Dot & Stripes Jewel Tones Paper.

I colored both my girl and balloons with Copic markers and stamped some stars from the set with clear VersaMark Ink before heat embossing them with glittery gold embossing powder.  I learned the hard way that is definitely a step you will want to do before you glue down your balloons though as the metallic thread will melt and snap in two when it comes in contact with the heat gun. I guess I should have thought that through. For my sentiment I cut apart the scripty words "Christmas Cheer" that come with the stamp set and instead replaced the word "Christmas" with one of the smaller options in the set that would fit better in the space I had left to work with.

To celebrate our fifth birthday we're having a special sale which is good for 20% off all Sunny Studio branded products in our store (excluding newly released and retired products) using the promo code FIVEYEARS that will run through Wednesday, September 26th.  

Or if you're only in the market for our newest items you can use the promo code FREESHIP to receive free shipping on all USA orders over $25.  

Unfortunately only one discount code can be used per order so please choose the code with the biggest savings for you.❤️

Before you go, don't forget to enter our $25 gift code giveaway by leaving a comment down below and then using the rafflecopter to be entered.  

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Each designer in our hop is also giving away a $25 gift code, so including our post here and our 6 sneak peek week posts earlier this week, you have 21 chances to win a prize, for a total of $525 in prizes. You have through Wednesday, August 26th at Midnight PDT to hop along and enter to win by leaving a comment, with winners announced here on our blog on Sunday, August 30th. ❤️

Your next stop in our hop is Ana's Blog.  If you get lost, here's the full list of designers helping us celebrate today:  

Sunny Studio (you are here)
Ana
Angelica
Anja
Ashley
Candice
Christiana
Franci
Isha
Juliana
Leanne
Mayra
Rachel
Tammy
Vanessa 

Thanks so much for joining me today and helping us celebrate!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frosty Flurries Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Playful Polar Bears Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Season's Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Season's Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowflake Circle Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio
Frilly Frames Quatrefoil Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Basic Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Scalloped Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Window Quad Circle Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Inside Greetings-Holidays Shop at: Sunny Studio	North Pole Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	North Pole Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Winter Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sleek Stripes Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Season's Greetings Word Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	PinkFresh Heartbeat Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Playful Polar Bears Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Retro Petals Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ruby Red Pearls Shop at: Sunny Studio

Sneak Peek: Sledding Critters, Surfing Santa & Hedgey Holidays

Hello and welcome to day 6 of our Fall & Winter Peek Week!  All this week I've been showcasing cards using our newest collection which is now shipping! But before you head off to shop, make sure to see the last of our sneak peeks, enter today's giveaway and scroll down to read about our special sale going on! 

Today's final sneak peeks include a new 3x4 holiday stamp set called Sledding Critters and two new mini 2x3 stamps sets called Surfing Santa and Hedgey Holidays. Let's jump right in!

Card No. 1:  Up first is a card using our new Sledding Critters Stamps which is a winter version of our Cruising Critters Stamps. Two years ago my family and I took an early morning flight to JFK on Christmas morning to visit New York City and experience the city during the holidays which has been a lifelong dream. Turns out Manhattan is crazy busy that week as more and more visitors pour in leading up to New Year's eve, but we still had a fabulous time making memories that will last us a lifetime. My daughters got to go ice skating in Central Park so this card is my version of sledding in Central Park with the beautiful city in the background.  

To set my scene I cut my city buildings using our Cityscape Border dies. For my snow hills, I used out Slimline Nature Border dies and added three trees from our Christmas Home Stamps. The Sledding Critter Dies come with two bonus word dies so I used the "sledding" word together with the stamped sentiment from the set, stretching and carefully cutting apart the word "sleddding" (although if you don't like to clip apart your stamps, you could also mask it off). 

Card No. 2: For my second card I used our new Winter Scenes Stamps and Dies for my cabin and snowy trees backdrop, coloring them in neutral colors to keep the focus on the cute little critters. The Sledding Critters Stamps come with 3 delicate miniature snowflakes which I heat embossed in my sky which had been inked up with tumbled glass distress ink. My sentiment was created using the second bonus word that comes with the Sledding Critters dies, together with the sentiment from the stamp set. To create the look of chipboard, I die-cut the word "snow" four times and adhered them together with a liquid glue pen.

Card No. 3: My next set is dedicated to all our warm climate friends (or those who like to celebrate the holidays from a tropical locale). Our mini Surfing Santa 2x3 Stamps include Santa in his swim trunks, a separate surf board, a mini palm tree tree and the "Warm Christmas Wishes" sentiment, as well as a number of water splashes.

I took inspiration from Candice's card shared HERE and how having the three ice cream trucks moving across the card created a sense of movement so I thought I would try her technique here for my little Santa riding the waves. For my waves and stitched clouds I used the Slimline Nature Border dies. I stamped my sentiment onto the stitched scalloped circle from our Window Quad Circle dies. It felt like it was floating though so to ground it to my card, I cut a strip of our new Classic Sunburst Paper which I impressed with a stitched edge using the Slimline Border Dies.

Card No. 4: I wanted to create a Christmas card with an island vibe so I pulled out our Tropical Scenes Stamps and Sending Sunshine Stamps for my islands and palm trees. For the smaller palm trees in the background, I used the small solid tree that comes with the Surfing Santa Stamps, using my Misti so that I could double stamp them first with green for the palm branches and brown for the trunk. I also tried my best to wipe off any spots on the stamp with a damp cloth that got the wrong color before making my impression. 

My sky was inked up using tumbled glass distress ink and then the horizon was masked off and I inked the bottom half of my panel with peacock feathers distress ink. I stamped waves using the supporting images in our Tropical Scenes stamps and then cut off the bottom portion of my card to allow me the space to have a little sliver of our Sleek Stripes Paper show through. I thought if I were Santa I would want a pair of polka-dot swim trunks so I add some dots with my white Sharpie extra fine paint pen. Lastly I stamped my a sentiment from our Heartfelt Wishes Stamps onto a piece of black cardstock with clear VersaMark ink and then heat embossed it with white embossing powder.

Card No. 5: Featuring Hedgey Holiday Stamps & Dies (blogged HERE) by Mendi Yoshikawa

 

Card No. 6: Featuring Hedgey Holiday Stamps & Dies (blogged HERE) by Anja Bytyqi

Card No. 7: Featuring Hedgey Holiday Stamps & Dies (blogged HERE) by Leanne West

Card & Tag No. 8: Featuring Hedgey Holiday Stamps & Dies (blogged HERE) by Ana Anderson

Card No.9: Featuring Hedgey Holiday Stamps (blogged HERE) by Angelica Conrad

Card No. 10: Featuring Hedgey Holiday Stamps & Dies (blogged HERE) by Franci Vignoli

Card No. 11: Featuring Hedgey Holiday Stamps & Dies (blogged HERE) by Juliana Michaels

Card No. 12: Featuring Hedgey Holiday Stamps (blogged HERE) by Vanessa Menhorn

Tag Set: Featuring Hedgey Holiday Stamps & Dies (blogged HERE) by Rachel Alvarado



Before I go, here's a look at this season's free mini die that will automatically come with all orders while supplies last. This is a smaller version of the small poinsettias found in our new Window Quad Circle Dies.

Did you miss our past mini dies? We now have our last 6 mini dies available for purchase in one conveniently packaged set that is exclusive to our web store and value priced for $4.99 which can now be found HERE (you can find all our past mini dies HERE).

That wraps up the last of our new products. Thanks for hanging out with me all this week and for your sweet support. All your comments and answers to my questions each day have been amazing and I love getting to know you all better. 

Tomorrow we are officially celebrating our company's 5th birthday with a big blog hop full of more prizes and inspiration, but we're kicking on the celebration now with a special sale which is good for 20% off all Sunny Studio branded products in our store (excluding newly released and retired products) using the promo code FIVEYEARS that will run through Wednesday, September 26th.  

Or if you're only in the market for our newest items you can use the promo code FREESHIP to receive free shipping on all USA orders over $25.  

Unfortunately only one discount code can be used per order so please choose the code with the biggest savings for you. ❤️

I'd love to give a $25 gift code to one lucky winner using the rafflecopter below.  Make sure to keep checking back all this week for more peeks & prizes. The contests run through Wednesday, August 26th at Midnight PST with winners announced here on Sunday, August 30th. :)

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Here's a closer look at the new Sledding Critters 3x4 stamps & coordinating dies, Surfing Santa 2x3 stamps & coordinating dies and the Hedgey Holidays 2x3 stamps & coordinating dies available for purchase starting today.  :)

  

  

  

Other Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Fancy Frames-Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Window Trio- Square Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Word Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodland Borders Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Build-A-Tag #2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Staggered Circles Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sending Sunshine Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Sending Sunshine Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cityscape Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Very Merry 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Woodgrain Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio
Season's Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Season's Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Layered Snowflake Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Christmas Garland Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tropical Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Basic Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio
Winter Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Classic Sunburst Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Peppermint Confetti Shop at: Sunny Studio
Holiday Cheer 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio