Sunny Studio - Happy Summer Slimline Card

Hello there,

I'm super happy to be back on Sunny Studio's blog with this summer slimline card featuring some cute characters having fun at the beach. To create this card, I did one of my favorite things, which is to start with one single set, and then search through my entire stamps collection to find the images that would go perfectly in my scene.

The first thing I did was to stamp all the images on Transotype perfect coloring paper using an alcohol marker friendly black ink, I cut them all using the coordinating dies, and colored everything using my Spectrum Noir Illustrator markers and Graph'it brush markers. So like I said I started with one stamp set, Coastal Cuties, and picked a whole bunch of additional stamps from different sets:

- the palm tree + parrot from Sending Sunshine

- the balloon + sandcastle + bag + sunscreen + parasol + shovel + two characters from Beach Babies

- the clouds from Ocean View

- the sun from Balloon Rides

- the leaves + flowers from Fabulous Flamingos

- the fish from Penguin Pals

- the grass sprigs from Garden Critters

- the palm tree + coconuts from Seasonal Trees

- the heart sunglasses from Beach Buddies

- the chair + a character from Kiddie Pool

Once the coloring was done, I moved on to the background, and cut an 8,5 x 3,5 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel. I divided it into three parts that I colored using oxide inks and stencils. At the bottom I created an ocean border using salvaged patina + peacock feathers + blueprint sketch oxide inks. In the middle I did two sand borders using antique linen + vintage photo oxide inks. And at the top I created the sky using squeezed lemonade + dried marigold + kitsch flamingo oxide inks.

Next I white heat embossed my "Happy summer" greeting from Beach Babies at the very bottom of my panel, and then attached my images using 1mm foam squares. As always I finished my card by adding highlights and details using a white gel pen. And I ended up with three little scenes: building a sandcastle on the upper part, relaxing and drinking a cocktail on the middle part, and having fun in the waves on the lower part. Where do you see yourself? Me? You will find me in the chair with an orangeade in my hand!

SUNNY STUDIO SUPPLIES

- Coastal cuties stamp set

- Sending sunshine stamp set

- Beach babies stamp set

- Ocean view stamp set

- Balloon rides stamp set

- Fabulous flamingos stamp set

- Penguin pals stamp set

- Garden critters stamp set

- Seasonal trees stamp set

- Beach buddies stamp set

- Kiddie pool stamp set

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir Illustrator markers

- Graph'it brush markers

- Oxide inks: salvaged patina, peacock feathers, blueprint sketch, antique linen, vintage photo, squeezed lemonade, dried marigold, kitesch flamingo

- Sakura white gel pen

- Copic opaque white ink

- Stencils by Lawn Fawn

- Detail black ink by Pinkfresh Studio

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)

- Transotype perfect coloring paper (images)