Monday, September 14, 2015

Furever Friends: Kitty Faces Purrfect Birthday Card + Winners

Hi there!  I hope you're having a Sunny Monday in your neck of the woods!  I am excited to be sharing some more Furever Friends.  The idea for this card woke me up out of a sound sleep.  I thought it would be fun to stamp one of the kitty's faces repeatedly onto small pieces of scratch cardstock.  I then colored them as all sorts of varieties and cut them out leaving just the heads.



I inked up my background using Salty Ocean distress ink and then when it was good and dry, heat embossed my sentiment with white embossing powder.  For my little kitty faces, I arranged them on the diagonal and popped them up on my card using foam tape.  I was a bit unhappy with the extra space between them so I then took that same Salty Ocean distress ink and stamped some subtle tone-on-tone hearts between them.

I wasn't about to fussy cut all those whiskers so when I was nearly done, I sketched in some new whiskers on my background using a .3 Copic Multiliner pen.



That wraps up today's card.  For those of you who have started to receive your orders and have created some projects with your new stamps and dies, don't forget we would love to see them!  Share them with us on our Facebook Page and upload them to our Flickr Group.  I will be sharing projects that catch my eye on our Sunny Saturday posts in the near future.  ;)

Also before I go I wanted to announce the winners from our Sunny Studio Blog hop.  Congratulations ladies! Please email me at info@sunnystudiostamps.com with your favorite stamp set and mailing address.  :)
  • Jeanne Nicholson
  • Carol Hintermeier
  • Sarah Caudill

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:
Furever Friends Dies
Furever Friends Dies
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Sunny Studio
Furever Friends Stamps
Furever Friends Stamps
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Sunny Studio



Friday, September 11, 2015

Furever Friends: Smitten Kitten Tabby Cat Card

Today I have a Furever Friends card to share using the curled up kitty image which I colored with my Copic markers to look like a big orange tabby cat.

For my background I was looking for a complimentary color that would make my kitty pop so I chose to blend peacock feathers and mermaid lagoon distress inks.  I then cut my panel down to 3.75" x 5" and punched a 2" circle out of the right side to make room for my sentiment.



Before I adhered my kitty, I colored in a little shadow below him by drawing a freehand oval with my Neutral Grey Copic marker.  To finish my card I topped the little stamped hearts with glossy accents to make them shine.



Don't forget today is the last day to get those comments in for the blog hop we had on Tuesday.  I will be back to announce the winners on Monday.  I hope you have a happy and relaxing weekend!  :)






Sunny Studio Supplies Used:
Furever Friends Dies
Furever Friends Dies
Shop at:
Sunny Studio
Furever Friends Stamps
Furever Friends Stamps
Shop at:
Sunny Studio

Thursday, September 10, 2015

School Time: You're A Good Apple Card

Today I have one last card to share from the School Time stamp set.  This time I wanted to create a card that would be suitable for anyone so I focused on the apple image and coordinating sentiment in the set.


Once again I knew I was going to fussy cut these apples so I was fairly sloppy in my coloring and focused on just getting them nice and blended with my Copic markers.  I added my highlights by using lighter colors on the upper right and some darker colors for my shadows on the bottom left.  Seriously quick and easy!

To ground my sentiment I stamped it over the notebook paper image which I tied with some red Baker's Twine.  Along the bottom of my card I used my favorite Petite Prints paper by Doodlebug.


Check back tomorrow when I will share some of my ideas using the Birthday Smiles set.  Hope your day is extra amazing!  :)

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

School Time: You Rule Rainbow Ruler Background Card

Hi there!  Did you get a chance to check out all the amazing inspiration from our blog hop yesterday?  It was thrilling for me to see these talented ladies which I greatly admire creating beautiful projects with stamps I designed!  I still can't believe it's real.  I was equally touched by all the sweet comments that were left--Thank you for making our debut such a success!  You have made my heart happy!  If you didn't have time to take a look yesterday, there's still time to hop along and comment for your chance to win one of three stamp sets.  :)

With back to school still fresh on everyone's mind, I have another card to share from the School Time stamp set.  For this card I stacked the rulers to create a rainbow background using various colors of distress ink.  To make lining up everything easier I stamped them individually and cut them out (which was super quick with my paper trimmer since they are all straight lines).


To finish of my card front, I stamped the notebook paper image and stamped the sentiment over the top with red ink.  I then punched them out using a circle punch and adhere the circle to a basic metal rimmed tag I purchased at an office supply store.

For the twine I wrapped my card front a couple times with it and then knotted it behind where the tag would go, cutting off the excess. I then popped up my tag with foam tape on either side of the tag (leaving a small channel where the twine would sit) and tied a separate bow around the tag.  This gives the appearance that my tag was tied onto the card, but without all the fuss of trying to get my bow just right.


I'll back tomorrow with one last School Time card.  Until then, I hope you have a wonderful day!  :)

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Sunny Studio Grand Opening Blog Hop!


Hello & welcome to the Sunny Studio Grand Opening Blog Hop!  I'm so happy you're here!  For those of you who haven't heard, we are a brand new company offering high quality photopolymer stamps and matching dies made right here in the USA.  I designed the stamps myself and I couldn't be more excited to be sharing them with all of you today!

My first card features the School Time stamp set which is one of my personal favorites!  I colored each of the stars with Copic markers and then added some sparkle using a clear Wink of Stella pen and some glossy accents over the top.



My next card uses the Happy Home stamp set.  I wanted to give my home a warm feel so I colored the windows in with a yellow marker to make them glow and contrasted it with cool greys for the shadows of my Colonial home.  For my trees I colored them like I would for the daytime and then I went over them all with a dark grey marker, adding more intense shadows where they would be tucked behind the house.

I inked up my background using Salty Ocean, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot Distess inks and then added stars using Golden Rod Stickles.  I love the results!  :)



My last card was created using a free digital stamp I am offering you all today, featuring seasonal variations of the tree found in the Happy Home set.  DOWNLOAD HERE


I would love to see the projects you create with it!  You can share all your Sunny Studio projects to our Flickr group page HERE.



I have been receiving some questions about how the new fishtail banner dies work so I also threw together a quick little tutorial on them.  Please bear with me... This was my first video attempt so it's far from perfect (you can watch it at YouTube HERE).  ;)





8/13/16:  Please note that this post was accidentally linked for our first Birthday Blog Hop.  You can view our Birthday Blog Hop by visiting the following link.  I'm so sorry for the error. 




Monday, September 7, 2015

Introducing Snow Kissed: Penguins Meet Winter Sports!

Guess what?!  We are on our final sneak peek before our big grand opening tomorrow!  Today's set called Snow Kissed coordinates perfectly with the Bundled Up stamp set shared yesterday.

For my first card I used a super cool Bokeh technique inspired by the amazing Sandy Allnock featured HERE on her blog.  She used an airbrush and magnets for her technique, but since I didn't have those handy I chose to create a similar look using vinyl circles I cut out on my Silhouette Cameo and sponging on different layers of Peacock FeathersMermaid LagoonSalty Ocean and Chipped Sapphire distress inks. It was seriously so much fun and I love the results!


I finished off my card by creating a little sledding scene using the penguin stamp and some of the snowflakes and phrase dies found in the coordinating Snow Kissed Sunny Snippets die set.  I love how the white pops against the background!


For my next card I chose to go soft and sweet using Tumbled Glass and Spun Sugar distress inks.  I used a heat gun to make sure the pink background was good and dry before stamping it with VersaMark ink and heat embossing the snow pattern in the background with white embossing powder.


To carry out the soft feel of my card I tied a bow around the bottom using swiss dot organza ribbon.  I used more of the coordinating dies to cut some snowflakes, coating them with a bit of Stardust Stickles glitter glue.  I love the shimmer and sparkle it gave my card!


Here's a closer look at the full Snow Kissed stamp set used for both of today's cards (available for purchase tomorrow morning):


Thanks so much for visiting!  I hope you will check back tomorrow for all of the grand opening festivities--I'm seriously feeling like a kid the day before Christmas!  :)

Friday, September 4, 2015

Introducing Bundled Up: Dress-a-Penguin Winter Stamps

Hello there!  I'm excited to be sharing a closer look at another favorite of mine called Bundled Up.  Yes, I know... It seems they're all my favorites.  What can I say?  They're all my babies.  ;)

Bundled up features a little baby penguin which you can dress up in endless winter clothing options depending on the fun ways you chose to color them.  For my first card I chose to go with the look of Santa and his reindeer.  I've always been drawn to red and white snowflake patterns so I created my own by heat embossing the various snowflake images found on both this set and the coordinating Snow Kissed stamp set.


I tied in the black of the penguins by heat embossing my sentiment on black cardstock and adhering it to the bottom of the little panel they are sitting on.


For my next card I went with more of an everyday look, combining the Bundled Up penguin and sentiment with the balloons from the Birthday Smiles set.


For my background I painted some freehand watercolor clouds using the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers on Tim Holtz watercolor paper which I spritzed and lightened by dabbing with a paper towel.

For my balloons, I taped twine to the back of each one and glued them down before pulling the twine tight and tying the "streamers" together using some plain sewing thread.  I tried to knot them in one big knot, but it was way too bulky.  I decided it was easy to hide my thread under my girl penguin's flipper when popping her up with foam tape.


Here's a closer look at the full Bundled Up stamp set used for both of today's cards (available for purchase on Tuesday morning):


Thanks for visiting!  I hope you have a fabulous weekend!  :)