Introducing New Snail Mail Mini Stamps

Hello there!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday week! We are switching gears and transitioning from Christmas to Spring this week featuring a new mini love inspired set called Snail Mail.

Card No.1: For my first card I started by creating a chevron striped background alternating red, pink and aqua stripes cut using our Ric Rac Border dies, using a clear ruler to keep them straight and centered on my card. I then cut two stitched circle mats (using dies that will be shared more next week) together with the grassy border from our Slimline Nature Border Dies. I colored the mailbox, snails and love letters with Copics from the new Snail Mail stamps. For my "love you" sentiment, I used a stamp from our Savanna Safari Stamps and mounted them onto a thought bubble from our Comic Strip Speech Bubbles dies.

Card No.2:  For my next card I just focused on the mailbox from the Snail Mail stamps, pairing it with the polar bear & "I love you" greeting from our Playful Polar Bear Stamps and the snow drift from the Slimline Nature Border dies. I inked behind them with some Picked Raspberry Distress ink and then framed my little scene using our Fancy Frame Square Dies which I die-cut from red cardstock. 

For my background I stamped our Cascading Heart Stamps first in pink and then offset my paper and stamped them with a second series in red. As a final touch I added the stitching to the edge of my card panel using our Slimline Basic Border dies and a small scalloped edge cut from our Classic Gingham Paper.

Here's a closer look at the new Snail Mail stamps and Snail Mail dies. While these are available in our store now, the rest of our Spring Release will be shared with our Sneak Peek Week next week and available to purchase on January 8th.

I hope you will check back each day this week to see more fun ideas using this cute set by the rest of the team. :)

Other Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Playful Polar Bears Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Playful Polar Bears Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Cascading Heart Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ric Rac Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Classic Gingham 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Comic Strip Speech Bubble Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Savanna Safari Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Basic Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio
Fancy Frames-Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts Morning Glory Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

Guest Designer Spotlight: Penguin Pals Cards with Tammy Stark

Hi friends! Tammy here with a couple of cards I made with one of my favorite sets, Penguin Pals. While this set can certainly be used to make holiday cards, I love that it can be used to create winter themed cards, as well!

I chose a cool color palette in pinks, and purples, with a pop of aqua, to create these fun cards...perfect for Winter birthdays!

For my first card, I created a slimline birthday card. To begin, I cut a piece of Bristol smooth cardstock, using the rectangle die from the Slimline Scalloped Frame Dies. I ink blended the background with Milled Lavender, Seedless Preserves, and Black Soot Distress Oxide inks. Next, I splattered some white acrylic paint onto the background and white heat embossed some snowflakes to create a fun snowy sky. 

I stamped, colored with Copic markers, and die cut images from the following sets:
Penguin Pals/ Coordinating Dies
Winter Scenes Stamps/ Coordinating Dies

Copic Colors: Aqua: BG49, BG13, BG11, BG10; Pink: R39, RV66, RV55, RV63, RV52; Green: G40, G21, G24, G28; Purple: V09, V17, V15, V12; Orange: Y35, YR04

Next, I die cut some snowy hills using the Slimline Nature Borders Dies from white cardstock, inked the tops with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide, and attached to my inked background. I then tucked the trees behind the hill, and trimmed to fit the width of my card before attaching it to a white Scalloped Frame Die. Lastly, I attached the colored images to my card, using foam tape for dimension, then stamped the sentiment from Penguin Pals in black ink along the bottom to complete it.

To make this fun shaker card, I started by cutting a rectangle from white cardstock, then used the Stitched Arch Dies to cut out a window. Next, I attached a piece of acetate to the back of the white rectangle, covering the arch window. I applied foam tape around the opening and added some Majestic Mini Sequins and other jewels from my stash before attaching it to a piece of Bristol smooth cardstock, ink blended with Blueprint Sketch, Seedless Preserves, and Milled Lavender. Next, I attached my shaker to a piece of 4 1/4 X 5 1/2" purple patterned paper from the Gingham Jewel Tones 6 X 6 Paper.

I stamped, colored with Copic markers, and die cut images from the following sets:
Penguin Pals/ Coordinating Dies
Winter Scenes Stamps/ Coordinating Dies
Gleeful Reindeer/ Coordinating Dies

Lastly, I attached the colored images to my card, using foam tape on some for dimension. Next, I white heat embossed the sentiment from Penguin Pals onto a black sentiment strip and attached it to my card to complete it!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you were inspired to create some winter themed cards of your own! Have a great day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Gleeful Reindeer Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gleeful Reindeer Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio
Slimline Scalloped Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Pals Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Penguin Pals Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Winter Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Winter Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio