Sunny Studio - Garden Critters

Hey there,

I'm super happy to be back on Sunny Studio's blog with the cutest little bugs from Garden Critters. To fit as many as I could on my card, I went for a slimline design, which is definitely my favorite size when I want to showcase a whole bunch of images. And that happens very often!

I started off by stamping all my images on Transotype perfect coloring paper using an alcohol marker friendly black ink, and I cut them all using the coordinating dies. Next I cut an 8,5 x 3,5 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel, and placed all my non colored images on top to help me visualize the different parts of the scene I wanted to create. For this card, I wanted most of the panel to be clouds, and to have a pond and a grass border at the bottom. So I marked those different parts on my panel using a pencil, and then I colored it using stencils from my stash and oxide inks.

Once the panel was done, I colored the images using my Spectrum Noir Illustrator markers and Graph'it Brush markers. And as written above, I stamped a bunch of images from different sets:

- the bees, ladybugs and fireflies from Garden Critters

- the beehive from Just Bee-Cause

- the branch from Little Birdie

- the frog and flies from Feeling Froggy

- the cattails and water lilies from Country Scenes

I white heat embossed my "Sending bugs & kisses" greeting at the very bottom of my panel. The word "Sending" is from Bear Hugs, and the words "Bugs & kisses" are from Garden Critters. And next I stuck the images on my panel using a combination of 1mm foam squares, liquid glue and 3mm glue dots. The last final step was to add highlights and details on the images using a white gel pen.

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SUNNY STUDIO SUPPLIES

- Garden critters stamp set

- Just bee-cause stamp set

- Little birdie stamp set

- Feeling froggy stamp set

- Country scenes stamp set

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir Illustrator markers

- Graph'it brush markers

- Oxide inks: spun sugar, worn lipstick, shabby shutters, mowed lawn, salvaged patina, peacock feathers, blueprint sketch

- Copic opaque white ink

- Sakura white gel pen

- Stencils by Lawn Fawn

- Transotype perfect coloring paper (images)

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Detail black ink by Pinkfresh Studio