Summer Greenery Die Focused Cards with Gladys and Alma

Hello everyone! Gladys here and I'm back with an adorable mini slimline card using new dies from the release called Summer Greenery which I combined with an oldie but goodie stamp set called Silly Sloth.

To start I used two of the leaves from the Summer Greenery dies to cut from green cardstock. I inked the center with lucky clover distress oxide to add dimension. I also added white speckles with a fan brush. For the card panel I used a mini slimline die measuring 6 3/4" x 3 1/4" which is cut from Bristol Smooth cardstock. I used cracked pistachio and peacock feathers, starting from the center then out toward the edge of the panel. For more interest, I used a fan brush to add water droplets and diluted white paint. Once it was dry I used the Wonky Window dies to cut the panel. 

Next I stamped the Silly Sloths on 110lb cardstock and colored them with copic markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out. Every now and then I love to combine old sets with new to give them some love. I know for me I’m tempted to get the new release and sometimes I forget the sets I already own. Lately I have been looking through my stash and enjoy playing with sets I haven't used in awhile. I hope this card will inspire you to do that too!

Once all the elements was ready, it was time to assemble the card. Since I had the three Wonky Windows I decided it would be fun to create a shaker element. First I cut another panel from brown cardstock. I purposely wanted a slightly bigger panel to give an even border. I inlaid the negative pieces from the windows onto the brown cardstock. I filled each of the windows with sequins then I backed the inked panel with clear acetate and double sided foam tape. I carefully lined up the windows and adhered both panels together.  I arranged the greenery and critters and used liquid glue to adhere them down. For the sentiment I white heat embossed on red cardstock for a pop of color! Aren't these sloths just the sweetest?

That is all for me. Thank you for reading and have a wonderful day!!

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Here is Alma and today I want to show you a swing card. The spotlight of my card is on the new Summer Greenery Dies set and I'm amazed at how versatile it can be used.

First I cut out a circle in kraft paper and folded it in half. So you already have the card blank ready. Then I punched out the leaves from the Summer Greenery Dies and spread them on the folded circle. Afterwards I wiped the “sand” of the circle with Distress Inks “Vintage Foto”, “Walnut Stain” and “Tea Dye”. I removed the leaves that have been put on and the leaves look like tracks in the sand.

Then I punched out the  leaves on cardstock and colored them in several shades of green with Copics. I glued the leaves to the upper edge of the swing card to create a 3D effect.

To finish, I stamped, colored and mounted the flamingos from the Tropical Paradise Stamps set onto the card and stamped the text "soak up the sun" from the same set.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Tropical Paradise Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Paradise Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Silly Sloths Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Silly Sloths Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Greenery Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Wonky Windows Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

Watering Can Cards with Isha and Kavya

Hello everyone! Isha here today with a fun shaker card featuring the new Watering Can stamps and coordinating dies. I love making flat shaker cards as they are easy to mail.

To start, I sponged a white card using peacock feathers distress ink to create the sky. I then added a few splatters in the same colour. Next, I die-cut the watering can from this piece. Stamp the watering can on a piece of white card, die-cut using the coordinating dies. Adhere the can to the cardbase using the front panel as guide for the position.

Adhere acetate behind the opening on the front panel. adhere score tape all around the opening so the shaker hearts won't come out.

Die-cut hearts using the Bursting Hearts die. Color the hearts using pink and gold watercolor. Put some hearts onto the can on the card base, remove the scor tape from the top layer and adhere to the cardbase. The flat shaker element is ready.

Stamp the images, color and die-cut using the following sets:
Lilacs - Lovely Lilacs and the coordinating dies
Snail, Fairy - Garden Fairy and the coordinating dies
Butterflies - Watering Can and the coordinating dies
Row of houses - Charming City
Congrats - Country Carnival

Die-cut the grass using the Picket Fence Border die. I used the pattern paper from the Flirty Flowers paper pack. Assemble everything together. To finish, add some glitter to the fairy wings. Thanks for dropping by. Have a nice day!

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Hi folks, Kavya here. I am back on the blog with another fun project. I love the new Watering Can layering stamp from this release! It’s just the perfect size for any of the previous floral releases too. I paired it with one of my favorite floral cards to create a card perfect for any occasion! 

I first started off by ink blending the background using Victorian Velvet and Tea Dye distress oxide inks. Whenever I am out of color combo ideas, this happens to be my go to color for a background! It’s pairs well with any color :) then, I added a strip of patterned paper from Dots and Stripes Pastels to create a background that looks like a table. 

Then, I created my Watering Can by using two shades of teal inks and added some florals from Pink Peonies to finish off my card :) 

That’s it! I hope this project inspires you :) Happy Crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Picket Fence Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Flirty Flowers 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dots & Stripes Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pink Peonies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pink Peonies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Garden Fairy Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Garden Fairy Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bursting Heart Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Charming City Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Charming City Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Country Carnival Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Lovely Lilacs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Lovely Lilacs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Watering Can Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Watering Can Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Swimming Pool Die Focused Cards with Catherine and Bobbi

Hi Friends! Its Catherine here, sharing a “Happy Summer” card created with the new Swimming Pool Die and friends from the Kiddie Pool set!

To start, I used paper from Gingham Pastels Paper Pack to die cut the swimming pool from Swimming Pool Die. I went over the grooves of the swimming pool with a white gelly roll to make the tiles more prominent. I die cut the swimming pool railing out of silver card stock. I coloured the pool water with Copic markers and used one of the mini wave dies in the set to tuck the girl inside the water.

I colored the poolside tiles, grass, and hedge with Copic markers and I ink blended the sky with Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Inks.

I thought it would be fun to add a pool volleyball net and I used the wish list die from North Pole Dies to make the net. I used Mustard Seed Distress Oxide Ink to color the frame and used a black multi-liner to draw the net. I added friends from Kiddie Pool and die cut the friends with the coordinating dies, Kiddie Pool Dies. The beach ball is from Beach Babies. I added some cute critters from Beach Buddies to peek over the hedge and used the put the beach towels in the set next to the pool.

I finished off the card by adding a few butterflies from Bunnyville and a white heat embossed sentiment from Fabulous Flamingoes.

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Hi Sunny Studio friends! It’s Bobbi here sharing a few new products from the latest release. I wanted to create a light-hearted pool scene for my card today, featuring the new Swimming Pool Dies. I’m using a unique group of Sunny Studio stamps together to create this summer setting.

To make this 5″ X 7″ card, I used 80lb Neenah Solar White cardstock for the card base and all the die cuts. I die cut the pool ledge and steps and colored them using the following Copic Marker colors:

Water: B26, B02, B91, B93, B95
Pool ledge and decking: W4, W3, W1
Greenery/bushes: YG67, YG63, YG03, YG00

To make the patio tile decking around the pool, I made a small point in the center of my card (i.e., the vanishing point) at the top edge and moved my ruler from that stationary point out to the bottom edge of my card.  This is called a one-point perspective. This helps make my scene look a little more realistic and somewhat three-dimensional. The pool die cuts were positioned on the cement tile decking along with the pool steps.

To create the background, I used a blender brush to apply Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide Ink for the sky. I added a natural privacy fence around the pool using the Lovely Lilacs stamps. These taller floral stamps make great bushes/hedges around the back of the pool. I also used one of the Summer Greenery Dies to create two spikey-looking bushes, too. I really love how the greenery turned out. Sometimes you have to look at your supplies just a little differently to achieve the desired result.

For the characters in the scene, I used the Kiddie Pool Stamps and coordinating dies to add the girls in the pool, the friends around the pool, and the left-side beach chair. I wanted another summer deck chair, so I added the right-side one from the Ocean View Stamps set. Lastly, I hand drew a small towel for the boy to sit on. Various Copic colors were used to color in all the elements. Lastly, I stamped the phrase in the lower right corner to finish this card.

 

Thanks for stopping by today. If you want to see more ideas and inspiration from me, subscribe to my blog, BobbiHartDesign.com. I’ll send you updates on new posts! You can also find me on Instagram as @BobbiHartDesign and on Facebook as BobbiHartDesign.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Beach Buddies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Buddies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Babies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Babies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Fabulous Flamingos Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	North Pole Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bunnyville Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Bunnyville Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Ocean View Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ocean View Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Kiddie Pool Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Kiddie Pool Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Lovely Lilacs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Swimming Pool Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Greenery Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

Guest Designer Spotlight: Lovely Lilacs & Watering Can Cards with Leanne West

Hello everyone, Leanne here with you! I'm so glad to be back here on the blog today. I have two spring inspired cards to share with you. I was so excited to play with the new Lovely Lilacs layering stamp set. We have lilac bushes growing in our backyard and I look forward to seeing them bloom every year in the spring.  

As I was stamping out the lilacs, I could almost smell their wonderful fragrance. I combined the Lovely Lilacs set with another new stamp set, Watering Can, to create two pretty cards that could be used for a spring birthday or Mother's Day.  

For the first design I started with an A2 size note card. I added a big bouquet of lilacs coming out the top of the watering can to make a nice big arrangement. This fills the card front nicely.

You really would not have to add much else but I did decide to take the design up a notch by adding the Frilly Frames Lattice layer behind the arrangement.  I also added a couple butterflies which are included in the Watering Can set. I choose to finish off the card by attaching a small tag, using the Stitched Arch Dies, saying "hello".

The second card is a mini slimline design. This time I've used the Lovely Lilacs and Watering Can sets to create a simplistic garden scene where the can is tilted slightly like it's watering the lilacs.  

I've added a bold greeting to complete the design. I used the Chloe Alphabet Letters to spell out the word "spring". I stamped the word "greetings". This stamp is from another layering set, Timeless Tulips. 

I love how detailed the lilac images turned out on both of these cards. I'll let you in on a little secret ... I only used two different shades of purple ink for the lilacs even though there are more than two stamp layers for each image. The way I was able to get by with only using two inks is the "stamping off" and "double stamping" methods. When stamping the very first lilac layer, I would apply ink and then stamp onto a scrap piece of card stock first. This lightens the ink color when stamped again without re-inking the stamp. I stamped the second lilac layer normally. For the third layer of the lilac image I would double stamp it to create a darker color. The double stamping method is simply stamping the image twice with the same ink. 

You'll find a list of all the ink colors I've used for these cards below:
Lilacs - Catherine Pooler Sweet Sixteen & Sugared Lavender
Butterflies - Catherine Pooler Limoncello, Tiki Torch, & Twilight
Peach Watering Can - Distress Oxide Tattered Rose & Shabby Shutters
Green Watering Can - Altenew Frayed Leaf & Forest Glade
Blue background color - Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Timeless Tulips Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Chloe Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Lattice Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Arch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Lovely Lilacs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Lovely Lilacs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Watering Can Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Watering Can Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio