Saturday, November 26, 2022

Guest Designer Spotlight: Cards with Rachel Alvarado

Hello crafty friends! It's Rachel here and I have a few winter projects to share with you today that feature items from the latest Sunny Studio Stamps Release.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Dashing Dachshund Winter Themed Card by Rachel Alvarado

The first project that I want to share with you features the adorable pup from the Dashing Dachshund stamp set. I created a one-layer slimline card (measuring at 6.5" x 3.5") by using some masking paper to mask my images while I stamped. I made sure to stamp and mask the hats, sweaters, and antlers prior to stamping the dogs so that it looked like they were actually wearing their outfits. For my background sky, I used a blend of Salvaged Patina and Peacock Feathers Distress Ink.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Dashing Dachshund Winter Themed Card by Rachel Alvarado

I colored my images with Copic Markers and then added some snowy white accents with both some diluted opaque white paint as well as a size 10 white gel pen to add snow on top of the dogs.

Copic Colors Used:

  • Reds: R14, R46, R89
  • Browns: E41, E43, E44, E47
  • White: 0, C00, C1, C3
Sunny Studio Stamps: Snowman Kisses Winter Themed Card by Rachel Alvarado (featuring Snow Flurries, Mini Mat & Tag Dies)

My second project is a set of mini cards using the
 Snowman Kisses Stamp Set and their coordinating dies. I stamped my images onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers. For my scalloped background, I die cut some pieces of white card stock using the Mini Mat & Tag 2 Dies. I layered each panel with a 3 9/16" x 2 5/16" piece of blue card stock and heat embossed some snowflakes onto them using some Fine Detail White Embossing Powder. I used the Snow Flurries Stamp Set to stamp mine (this set is retiring) but you can easily use the snowflakes that come with the Snowman Kisses Stamp Set if you like!

Sunny Studio Stamps: Snowman Kisses Winter Themed Card by Rachel Alvarado (featuring Snow Flurries, Mini Mat & Tag Dies)

I also added some stitched snow drifts using the long stitched slope dies from the
 Slimline Nature Borders Die Set. I added all of my snowmen to the cards using some 3D Foam Adhesive Tape for a pop of dimension. 

Sunny Studio Stamps: Penguin Party Winter Themed Tags by Rachel Alvarado (featuring Mini Mat & Tag Dies)

Lastly, I created a trio of simple gift tags using the
 Penguin Party Stamp Set, coordinating dies, and Mini Mat & Tag 2 Dies. I layered each tag with some pieces of red card stock and then stamped my sentiment from the Victorian Christmas Stamp Set. I love this sentiment because it fits perfectly and the script is gorgeous!

Sunny Studio Stamps: Penguin Party Winter Themed Tags by Rachel Alvarado (featuring Mini Mat & Tag Dies)

In order to get the red strip at the bottom of my tag, I simply die-cut the tag base from red card stock and then used my paper trimmer to trim off the edge so that I could add it to my white tag base. I once again used Copic Markers to color my images and adhered them with foam adhesive tape for added dimension. 

Copic Colors Used:

  • Reds: R14, R46, R89
  • Black/Penguin: W1, W3, W7, W9
  • Orange: YR68, YR18
  • Green: YG07, YG67
  • White: 0, C00, C1, C3

I hope you enjoyed my projects today! Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by! If you liked these projects and want some more crafty inspiration, please feel free to check out my INSTAGRAM feed! Wishing you all a lovely day! 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Snow Flurries Stamps
Snow Flurries Stamps
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Slimline Nature Borders
Slimline Nature Borders
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Victorian Christmas Stamps
Victorian Christmas Stamps
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Penguin Party Stamps
Penguin Party Stamps
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Penguin Party Dies
Penguin Party Dies
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Snowman Kisses Stamps
Snowman Kisses Stamps
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Snowman Kisses Dies
Snowman Kisses Dies
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Mini Mat & Tag 2 Dies
Mini Mat & Tag 2 Dies
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Friday, November 25, 2022

Dashing Dachshund Cards with Vanessa and Tina

Hello to you! Vanessa here with a fun card using the Dashing Dachshund set.
I love this cute dog image! Here I used an interactive slider card base die from Lawn Fawn to extend my scene. 

Sunny Studio Stamps: Dashing Dachshund Winter Holiday Card by Vanessa Menhorn (featuring Charming City, Scenic Route, Frilly Frame Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies)

I first stamped the houses from Charming City onto my background and inked everything with the same ink. Then I added a strip of white cardstock to the bottom to create snow. Next, I stamped all my images -  the bike from 
Paris Afternoon, the tree from Seasonal Trees, the scarf from Critters on the Go, the lights from Scenic Route, and the dogs. I colored everything with Copics, die-cut the pieces with the matching dies, and adhered the images to the card. 

Sunny Studio Stamps: Dashing Dachshund Winter Holiday Card by Vanessa Menhorn (featuring Charming City, Scenic Route, Frilly Frame Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies)

After I had assembled the slider card, I mounted the piece to a red rectangle that was die-cut using the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I created a card base with two die-cuts of the Frilly Frames Stripes Dies and adhered the slider piece to the card. Finally, I stamped the sentiment onto a strip of red cardstock, heat-embossed it with white embossing powder, and adhered the strip to the card with foam tape before adding snowflakes with a white gel pen.

I hope you've been enjoying the dachshund inspiration all week! Have a lovely weekend!

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Hello crafty friends, it’s Tina, and today I am experimenting with a bit of mirror stamping! As soon as I saw the adorable Dashing Dachshund set, I knew I wanted to give this technique a try. And I was pleasantly surprised by how fun it was!

Sunny Studio Stamps: Dashing Dachshund Winter Holiday Card by Tina (featuring Seasonal Trees, Reindeer Games)

To obtain a mirrored image I stamped the cute dog, his hat and sweater onto a white silicon mat with my usual Copic-friendly ink. Then I transferred these images to a piece of Neenah Solar White paper by simply placing this onto the mat and rubbing over the area where the images were stamped on the mat. When you lift off the paper you can reveal your mirrored images. Which I then fussy cut and set aside while I stamped everything again in my Misti. I also used the cute Santa and packages from the Reindeer Games set.

To create the background I added a few trees from the Seasonal Trees set, which is a great set to have in your stash since you can use it all year round. All the coloring was done with my Copic markers and as always on my Christmas cards, I added tons of snow with a white gel pen! Some fine white glitter makes the trees extra sparkly. 

For the sweaters, I first colored them with a green Copic marker and then stamped a pattern with the smallest snowflake of the Dashing Dachshund set in a contrasting dark pink color. As an extra touch, I added a white dot with my gel pen to the middle of each snowflake. Contrasting blue and white borders finish their ‘custom made’ pullovers.

Sunny Studio Stamps: Dashing Dachshund Winter Holiday Card by Tina (featuring Seasonal Trees, Reindeer Games)

I die cut three snowbanks from white Neenah paper and inked up the edges with Distress Oxide Prize Ribbon. This color was also used for the sky portion of my card panel, and I splattered it with white paint droplets to give the illusion of snowflakes. Before assembling the card, I stamped the sentiment from the Reindeer Games set directly onto the smallest snow bank.

Next, I could adhere the trees and snowbanks to my card panel before gluing it to my card base. Lastly, I added all my images with some foam tape. The doggies are in such a rush to reach Santa that their hats are flying in the air! They remind me a lot of our dogs Mira and Lena who love running around too!!

If you haven’t tried mirror stamping before, I hope this card will inspire you to give it a try! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!


Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Stitched Rectangle Dies
Stitched Rectangle Dies
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Frilly Frames Stripes Die
Frilly Frames Stripes Die
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Seasonal Trees Stamps
Seasonal Trees Stamps
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Seaonal Trees Dies
Seaonal Trees Dies
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Scenic Route Stamps
Scenic Route Stamps
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Scenic Route Dies
Scenic Route Dies
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Charming City Stamps
Charming City Stamps
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Charming City Dies
Charming City Dies
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Critters on the Go Stamps
Critters on the Go Stamps
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Critters on the Go Dies
Critters on the Go Dies
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Paris Afternoon Stamps
Paris Afternoon Stamps
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Paris Afternoon Dies
Paris Afternoon Dies
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Reindeer Games Stamps
Reindeer Games Stamps
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Reindeer Games Dies
Reindeer Games Dies
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