Guest Designer Spotlight: Cards with Rachel Alvarado

Hello crafty friends! Rachel Alvarado here. I am thrilled to be guest designing today for Sunny Studio Stamps! I absolutely love the latest release and had a lot of fun creating my projects today!

For my first project, I created a fun slimline card using both the new Garden Fairy Stamp Set combined with the gorgeous Slimline Scalloped Frame Dies. To start, I first trimmed a piece of Neenah Solar White 110lb Cardstock slightly larger than 2.75" X 7.75". I then stamped my images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, using a masking technique to give my images some depth while still being just one layer. For my masking pieces, I stamped my images again onto a sheet of Gina K. Designs Masking Magic Sheets, fussy cut each image, and then placed the masks where necessary while stamping.

With my masking pieces still covering the images below them, I then blended some Distress Oxide Inks for my background (Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, and Kitsch Flamingo). My background colors were inspired by some blends recently shown by the amazing Jessica Frost Ballas. You can view her awesome post and video HERE. Once my background was blended, I then splattered it with some diluted opaque white paint as well as some diluted purple watercolor paint for added interest.

Next, I removed my masking pieces and then allowed my panel to dry before coloring all of my images with Copic Markers. Following that, I used the Stitched Mat Die from the Slimline Scalloped Frame Dies to trim my panel. I then stamped my sentiment, and adhered the entire piece to a scalloped back panel that I had die cut from white card stock using the same die set.

COPIC COLOR BLENDS USED: Reds: R02, R14, R27; Pinks: RV02, RV63, RV55, RV66; Purples: BV00, BV01, BV02, BV04; Greens: YG01, YG06, YG17, YG67; Light Browns: E41, E42, E43, E44; Dark Browns: E31, E23, E25, E29

For my second card, I used the new Feeling Froggy Stamp Set combined with the new Scalloped Circle Mat 3 Dies and Country Scene Stamps. I once again created a single layer card for my images using the masking technique. I again stamped my images onto a sheet of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock (4.25" x 5.75") and used Copic Markers to color them.

For my background, with my masking pieces were still on, I blended my sky with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Inks and my pond area with Salty Ocean and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks. I used some blue patterned paper (4.25" X 5.75") from the Spring Fling Paper Pad for the base of my card and die cut a circle in the top center of it using a basic circle die. I then adhered this piece over my card base with some 3D Foam Adhesive Tape, allowing my images to be seen through the circular window. Next, I cut a scalloped circle from white card stock using the Scalloped Circle Mat 3 Dies and then die cut the center out of it (to create a scalloped frame) using the same basic circle die that I had used earlier.

COPIC COLOR BLENDS USED:  Greens: YG01, YG06, YG17, YG67; Browns: E40, E41, E42, E43, E44; Grays: C00, C3, C4

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today and sending a big thanks also to Mendi for having me as a guest! I hope you enjoyed my cards today! If you liked these cards and want some more crafty inspiration, please feel free to check out my blog at Rachel Alvarado Designs or my INSTAGRAM feed!

Wishing you all a wonderful day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Spring Fling Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Scalloped Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Country Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Feeling Froggy Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Feeling Froggy Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Garden Fairy Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Garden Fairy Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Circle Mat 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Lovable Llama Gift Tags and Card with Candice and Kay

Hello crafty friends! It's Candice with you today sharing a few fun birthday gift tags to attach to any bag or present using these sweet Lovable Llamas!

I used these Sunny Studio products to create my gift tags:

• Lovable Llamas stamps & coordinating dies
• Floating By stamps
• Inside Greetings-Birthday stamps
• Slimline Pennant dies
• Wrap Around Box dies (mini tags)

I began my tags by die cutting 4 of the smaller stitched pennants, inking 2 of them with spun sugar, dried marigold, squeezed lemonade and twisted citron, splattered with white paint and then splattered those colors onto the other 2 with a damp paint brush.

Next, I stamped the llamas, hats and balloons, colored them with Copic markers and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. To put the the tags together, I stamped the sentiment along the bottom of the white tags and adhered the images above it with foam tape. I then created the mini tags by die cutting them out, inking them with twisted citron and spun sugar and stamped the "floating by to say". I finished by punching holes into the top of the pennants, layered the colored one under and threaded the twine through and tied off with a long string to add to any bag!

Thank you for visiting today!

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Hi there! Kay here today sharing a cute card I made with the new Lovable Llama stamp set and coordinating dies!  

This will probably be my last winter card for the year, as I am officially ready for spring here, but I had to put this adorable little llama in a winter setting because he lives way up in the Andean mountains in the snow. I also chose the sentiment from the Balloon Rides stamp set, sending smiles across the miles, because the Andean Mountains are kind of far away... at least from where I am anyway

For the background on my card, I lightly stenciled some clouds. I used the clouds die from the Slimline Nature Borders dies to create my stencil and blended Salty Ocean Distress inks onto my cardstock over the stencil. I then splattered the background with white ink. I cut the two snowy hills using the Slimline Nature Borders also, and blended some Salty Ocean Distress ink onto those as well to create a little depth in the snow.

All of the cute images were colored with Copic markers, cut out with the coordinating dies, and added to my card with foam tape. The snowy trees are from the Winter Scenes stamp set and the sentiment at the bottom is from the Balloon Rides stamp set. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have enjoyed my card! Stay warm if it's still chilly where you live!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Wrap Around Box Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Floating By Stamps 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
Balloon Rides Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Inside Greetings Birthday Shop at: Sunny Studio	Lovable Llama Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Lovable Llama Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Slimline Pennant Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Feeling Froggy Cards with Anja and Vanessa

Hello everyone, Anja here and today I'm featuring the Feeling Froggy mini stamp set and I decided to create a masculine CAS card. I combined the frog and dragonfly with the cattails and water lily from the Country Scenes set.

I started off with a topfolding A2 card base and trimmed a white cardstock panel to the same size. I cut out a window using the second largest of the Stitched Semi-Circle Dies. To add some texture, I debossed the panel using the Lots of Dots Embossing Folder.

Instead of my usual Distress Oxide ink blending, I tried something different for the background. I cut green, aqua and blue cardstock strips to the same width and adhered them behind the window. It's a great way to use up some scraps and it still matches my pond scene. I popped up the debossed panel with foam tape.

Next, I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut everything out. The sentiment was stamped in VersaFine Onyx Black Ink onto a white fishtail banner. Finally, I adhered everything with liquid glue and foam squares.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

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Hello to you! Vanessa here with a fun slimline card using the adorable Feeling Froggy stamps. I just had to combine it with the older set Froggy Friends, because the chubby frog looked to me like he was being squished by something, or somebody and this is the result:

I die-cut the rectangle with the Slimline Scalloped Frame Dies from white cardstock. Then I stamped the images from bottom to top, masking the previously stamped images. Now I inked the background using the following Distress Oxide Inks from bottom to top: Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, Blueprint Sketch, Salty Ocean, Broken Glass. After I had stamped the water waves, I removed the masks and colored everything with Copic markers. Finally, I stamped the sentiment and adhered the panel to the card base.

Stamps and dies used today:
Feeling Froggy stamps (bottom frog, flies, sentiment)
Froggy Friends stamps (other frogs, hat, water)
Oceans of Joy (balloon)
Slimline Scalloped Frame Dies (panel)

These fun frogs are so cute, don't you agree? I hope you enjoyed today's inspiration, thank you for stopping by!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Froggy Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Oceans of Joy Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Lots of Dots Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Semi-Circle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Scalloped Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio
Country Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Country Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Feeling Froggy Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Feeling Froggy Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Captivating Camellias Cards and Video Tutorial with Franci and Julia

Happy Wednesday Sunny Studio friends! Franci here with you today, showcasing the new Captivating Camellias set.

I started by creating my card base out of white cardstock, then covered the front with some patterned paper from the Subtle Grey 6x6 paper set. Then I stamped all my flowers and the little basket from the Layered Basket set with some inks from the Memento Drops ink family and cut them out with their coordinated dies.

Then I arranged all my flowers and leaves (I felt like a real florist! Ha!) and I secured them all down with foam adhesive. I stamped my sentiment into a banner from the Banner Basics set, cut it out and glued it on top of my basket, then I added some clear sequins here and there to finish up my design.

Another card that brought me out of my comfy zone but I'm so happy about how it turned out! Hope you like it too and that you are now inspired to create, have a lovely day!

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Hey crafty friends! I hope you are having a good week so far! It's Julia here - this time with a floral sympathy card. It's always unfortunate to have to send such cards, but I do like to at least have one or two on hand in case I need it. 

I kept this one really clean and simple, so that the beautiful flowers from the Captivating Camellias, the stitched mat from the Frilly Frames Retro Petals Dies and the gorgeous script from the Inside Sympathy Greetings stamp sets really stand out! 

If you would like to see how this card was made, you can watch the video below - or on my YouTube channel, Craft Room Adventures.

Inks used: Altenew Floral 6 Crisp Dye Ink Mini Cube Set. 

Thank you so much for spending this time with me today! Have a wonderful week!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Frilly Frames Retro Petals Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Subtle Grey Tones Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Banner Basics Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Banner Basics Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Captivating Camellias Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Captivating Camellias Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Inside Greetings Sympathy Shop at: Sunny Studio	Layered Basket Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Layered Basket Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio