Freakin' Cute Stamps - Chatouille

Hi there,

I'm so happy to be back with the third and final card I've made as a guest designer for Freakin' Cute Stamps. My first card features Pedro, the second one Citrouille, and on today we meet the ever so sweet Chatouille. Here are a few words about her:

Chatouille is the cutest little mouse who has a serious obsession with flowers and leaves! She can often be spotted frolicking through the forest, armed with a tiny basket, on a mission to find the perfect plants to create the most beautiful bouquets, wreaths, and even adorable veggie ornaments! So, if you ever stumble upon a trail of petals and veggies during one of your strolls, keep an eye open : you may catch sight of our adorable Chatouille.

I printed Chatouille and two flower baskets on 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock, as well as two fences from Button, Teacup and Truffle, I cut the images using my scan 'n cut machine, and colored them using my Ohuhu markers and Graph'it brush markers.

For my background, I cut a 5,25 x 4 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel that I stenciled using distress inks. On the upper part, I created a cloudy sky using a cloud stencil from my stash along with salvaged patina and peacock feathers distress inks. And on the lower part, I created a hill border using a hillside stencil from my stash along with peeled paint and forest moss distress ink.

I stuck my panel to a 5,5 x 4,25 inches brown panel using double sided tape, and then the images using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. For my greeting, I cut a wavy banner out of dark brown cardstock, white heat embossed "Wishing you a very sweet day" and attached it Chatouille using foam squares. And as always I finished my card with highlights and details on the images using a white gel pen.

FREAKIN' CUTE STAMPS SUPPLIES

- Chatouille digital stamp

- Button, Teacup and Truffle digital stamp

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Ohuhu markers

- Graph'it brush markers

- Sakura white gel pen

- Copic opaque white ink

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Cloudy stencil by Lawn Fawn

- Hillside stencil by Lawn Fawn

- Simple wavy banner die by Lawn Fawn

- Colored cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock (images)

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)

Sunny Studio - Holly Jolly Christmas Card

Hello there,

I'm happy to be back on the Sunny Studio blog with this new super duper colorful Christmas card showcasing the lovely Toasty Hugs characters, as well as some of my all time favorite stamps from Scenic Route, and a color palette I've never used on a holiday card before, or even used at all.

As very often, I started off by stamping my images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink. I cut them all using the matching dies, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers and Graph'it brush markers.

Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Toasty Hugs - boy and girl • Scenic Route - strings of lights, houses • Cozy Christmas - Christmas tree, present • Santa Claus Lane - presents • Reindeer Games - reindeers • Snowmen In Sweaters - snowflakes, trees.

Next I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel that I colored using oxide inks. On the top part I blended some shaded lilac, wilted violet and villainous potion. I splattered water droplets on the sky, and dried the cardstock using a paper towel. I mixed some villainous potion oxide ink with water, and used a slim brush to add splatters to my sky. On the bottom part I applied tumbled glass and peacock feathers oxide inks. I mixed some tumbled glass with water, and used my slim brush again to add splatters on the panel. Next I mixed some copic opaque white ink with water, and added splatters all over my panel, and I did the same with liquid stardust.

Once my panel was dry, I stamped "Wishing you a holly jolly Christmas" from Santa Claus Lane at the bottom of my panel using black versafine ink, and then I attached all the images using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. For the last details, I added highlights on the images using a white gel pen and a dot of glossy accents on all the lights. And I wanted the snow on the trees and roofs to be sparkling, so I added liquid glue on those spots, sprinkled fine glitter, let the glue dry, and then went over the whole panel with a fluffy brush to get rid of the excess glitter.

SUNNY STUDIO SUPPLIES

- Toasty hugs stamp set

- Snowmen in sweaters stamp set

- Santa Claus lane stamp set

- Scenic route stamp set

- Reindeer games stamp set

- Cozy Christmas stamp set

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Ohuhu markers

- Graph'it brush markers

- Oxide inks: tumbled glass, peacock feathers, shaded lilac, wilted violet, villainous option

- Copic opaque white ink

- Sakura white gel pen

- Black versafine ink (greeting)

- Memento tuxedo black ink (images)

- Glossy accents by Ranger

- White blizzard nuvo drops

- Liquid stardust by Lawn Fawn

- Prisma glitter by Lawn Fawn

- 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock (images)

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)

Freakin' Cute Stamps - Citrouille

Hello there,

I'm back with the second card I've made as a guest designer for Freakin' Cute Stamps. This one features the adorable Citrouille, and just like my first card I made with Pedro, I used brown, yellow, green and turquoise shades to match with the current autumn season.

Here is a quick intro about the lovely Citrouille:

If you're in need of some gourdgeous decorations, Citrouille's place is where it's at! Born in a patch of pumpkins, Citrouille possesses an uncanny knack for sniffing out the most charming squash specimens to spruce up your space.

I printed Citrouille on 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock, as well as two fences from Button, Teacup and Truffle , cut the images using my Scan 'n Cut machine, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers and my Graph'it brush markers.

For my background, I cut a 5,25 x 4 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel that I stenciled using distress inks. On the upper part, I created a cloudy sky using a cloud stencil from my stash along with salvaged patina and peacock feathers distress inks. And on the lower part, I created a hill border using a hillside stencil from my stash along with peeled paint and forest moss distress ink.

I stuck my panel to a 5,5 x 4,25 inches brown panel using double sided tape, and then the images using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. For my greeting, I cut a wavy banner out of dark brown cardstock, white heat embossed "Wishing you a very sweet day" and attached it below Citrouille using foam squares. And as always I finished my card with highlights and details on the images using a white gel pen.

FREAKIN' CUTE STAMPS SUPPLIES

- Citrouille digital stamp

- Button, Teacup and Truffle digital stamp

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Ohuhu markers

- Graph'it brush markers

- Sakura white gel pen

- Copic opaque white ink

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Cloudy stencil by Lawn Fawn

- Hillside stencil by Lawn Fawn

- Simple wavy banner die by Lawn Fawn

- Colored cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock (images)

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)

Lawn Fawn - Interactive Snowball Fight

Hello there,

I was on the Lawn Fawn YouTube Channel & Blog this week with this holiday card showcasing the adorable Snowball Fight stamp set. I've made it interactive using the Reveal Wheel dies, and had a lot of fun creating this bright pink winter landscape.

I started off by cutting a Reveal Wheel panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock which I divided it into three sections: the sky on the upper part and two snowy hills on the lower half. I created the hills using a Hillside stencil along with spun sugar and kitsch flamingo oxide inks, and then the sky using kitsch flamingo, picked raspberry and seedless preserves oxide inks. On the sky, I splattered water that I dried using a paper towel. I also mixed some picked raspberry and seedless preserves oxide inks with water, and used a slim brush to add more splatters to my sky. Next I mixed some spun sugar oxide ink with water and added splatters on the snowy hills. I mixed some copic opaque white ink and some Liquid Stardust with water, and added even more splatters all over my panel.

I set my panel aside to dry, and stamped all my images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using Jet Black ink. I cut them all using the coordinating dies, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers and my graph'it brush markers.

Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Snowball Fight - wall, mice, snowballs, piles of snow, snowflakes, small sentiment • Yeti Or Not - Christmas tree, tree • Winter Village - pile of snow, tree • All The Speech Bubbles - speech bubbles • Simply Celebrate Winter Critters Add-On - small sentiment.

Next I cut a Simple Wavy Banner out of Textured Canvas Pink cardstock, white heat embossed my "Have a very cool Christmas" from Penguin Party on the banner, set it aside for later, and then assembled my Reveal Wheel panel. Please check the process video down below to watch that part.

Once my interactive panel was complete, I attached it to a Pixie Dust Outside In Stitched Rectangle panel, and then to a 6x6 Candy Cane Lane Large Stitched Rectangle panel using liquid glue. I cut another Simple Wavy Banner out of Holographic cardstock that I stuck at the back of the pink banner. I attached my banner at the bottom of my panel using 1mm foam squares, and then all the images.

Next I added the last details: I applied a little bit of liquid glue to the trees tops, wall, snow piles and snow mouse, and sprinkled Prisma glitter on those places to make them sparkle on the glue has dried. I added a tiny drop of glossy accents to each light on the trees to make them all shine. And as always I finished my card with highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen.

LAWN FAWN SUPPLIES

- Snowball fight stamp set

- Yeti or not stamp set

- Winter village stamp set

- All the speech bubbles stamp set

- Penguin party stamp set

- Simply celebrate winter critters add-on

- Reveal wheel die set

- Simple wavy banner die

- Small stitched circle stackable die

- Outside in stitched rectangle stackable die

- Large stitched rectangle stackable die

- Pixie dust cardstock

- Holographic cardstock

- 80lb white cardstock

- Candy cane lane 6x6 paper

- Textured canvas pink cardstock

- Jet black ink

- Clear embossing ink

- White embossing powder

- Prisma glitter

- Liquid stardust

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Ohuhu markers

- Graph'it brush markers

- Oxide inks: spun sugar, kitsch flamingo, picked raspberry, seedless preserves

- Sakura white gel pen

- Copic opaque white ink

- 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock (images)

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)

Sunny Studio - Thank You Cards Trio

Hi there,

I'm so happy to be back on the Sunny Studio blog with this trio of colorful Thank You cards showcasing the Buffalo Plaid Straight die and Buffalo Plaid Diagonal die. I used the cute turkeys from Turkey Day only one time last year, so I thought it would be nice to bring them back during this year's autumn season. And as you may already know, I looove to stamp and color images on kraft cardstock, especially on fall cards, so these cards were another occasion for me to have some fun, and I hope these will inspire you to try to do some coloring on kraft, if you haven't already.

And speaking of which, I started off by stamping my images on kraft cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink, I cut them all using the coordinating dies, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers and Graph'it brush markers using a red, orange, yellow, green and brown color palette.

Here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Turkey Day - turkeys, pumpkins, cup, leaves, slice of pie • Beautiful Autumn - oak leaf, acorn • Fall Friends - acorn • Happy Harvest - sunflowers.

Next I cut three panels out of kraft cardstock using the Mini Mat & Tag 4 die, and I stenciled them using the Diagonal & Straight Stripes stencils along with a different color palette for each panel. On the first panel, I used vintage photo, fossilized amber and peeled paint oxide inks. On the second panel, I used fossilized amber, rusty hinge and lumberjack plaid oxide inks. And on the third panel, I used vintage photo, lumberjack plaid and rusty hinge oxide inks. I mixed some ground espresso oxide ink with water and used a slim brush to add splatters on my panels, and I did the same with copic opaque white ink.

I cut three 4,5 x 3,25 inches Stitched Rectangles out of dark brown cardstock, and attached a panel on each dark brown panel using 1mm foam squares, and then each panel on a 5 x 3,75 inches Gingham Jewel Tones panel using liquid glue.

I attached my images on each panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, added highlights and details using a white gel pen, tied some twine at the bottom of each panel, right below the images, and then worked on the greetings. I stamped three different sentiments from Words Of Gratitude on brown cardstock using black versafine ink, and trimmed them into slim banners. Next I white heat embossed "Thanks" from Big Bold Greetings three times on dark brown cardstock, cut them using the matching die, and then attached all those pieces of my cards using 1mm and 2mm foam squares again.

SUNNY STUDIO SUPPLIES

- Buffalo plaid straight & diagonal dies

- Mini mat & tag 4 die set

- Stitched rectangles die set

- Diagonal & straight stripes stencils

- Turkey day stamp set

- Beautiful autumn stamp set

- Fall friends stamp set

- Happy harvest stamp set

- Words of gratitude stamp set

- Big bold greetings stamp set

- Gingham jewel tones papers

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Ohuhu markers

- Graph'it brush markers

- Oxide inks: lumberjack plaid, rusty hinge, fossilized amber, peeled paint, vintage photo, ground espresso

- Sakura white gel pen

- Copic opaque white ink

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Memento tuxedo black ink

- Black versafine ink

- Twine by Lawn Fawn

- Kraft cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Paper bag cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Chocolat bar cardstock by Lawn Fawn