Sunny Studio - Big Panda Sliding Window Interactive Card

Hello there,

I'm super excited to be back on the Sunny Studio blog with this bright and colorful interactive card featuring Big Panda which is an amazing addition to the large critters we already have: Big Bunny and Holiday Hugs. Tropical cards are always so fun to make, I like to use vibrant colors when I create one, and this new card makes no exception.

I started off by stamping my images on 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink. I used the coordinating dies to cut them all, and colored everything using my Graph'it brush markers and my Spectrum Noir Illustrator markers.

Here is a detailed list of the products I used: • Big Panda for the panda, coconut cocktail and sunglasses • Fabulous Flamingos for the tropical leaves and flowers • Panda Party for the banner • Sending Sunshine for the small palm tree • Seasonal Trees for the large palm tree and coconuts

I cut a 5 x 3,75 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel using the largest Stitched Rectangle, and colored it using oxide inks. From top to bottom, I applied tumbled glass, squeezed lemonade and dried marigold. And I added a jungle pattern using a tropical leaves stencil from my stash along with, from top to bottom, salty ocean, mustard seed and carved pumpkin oxide inks. Next I added texture to my panel to make it even more interesting, starting with water splatters that I dried with a paper towel. I also mixed some black soot oxide ink with water and used a small brush to make more splatters, and then did the same with copic opaque white ink mixed with water.

Next I cut and colored two additional Strathmore bristol smooth panels. The first one measures 5 x 3,25 inches, and I colored it using tumbled glass oxide ink. I cut the second one using the largest Stitched Rectangle, and I colored it using squeezed lemonade oxide ink. 

Once my tropical panel was dry, I cut my Sliding Window out of it, as well as the notch at the top, folded my panel on the score lines, flipped it over, and added double sided tape on the slim bottom tab. I peeled the backing paper off this tab, flipped my additional blue panel over, and attached it at the back of my tropical panel, lining up the bottom edge of the blue panel with the slim tab. I glued the small tab piece at the top of the blue panel, pierced a hole on that tab, cut a yellow eyelet using a die from Sliding Window, attached this eyelet on the tab, and added gold thread to create a handle and be able to pull the tab.

I flipped my tropical panel over, and added foam strips along the bottom edge, on the side edges as well, but not along the top edge. I peeled all the backing papers off, and attached my tropical panel to the extra yellow panel to complete the whole interactive process. Next I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches light brown woodgrain panel, and attached my interactive panel to it using liquid glue.

I attached all my images on my panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. I also created two sentiments. I white heat embossed "Hello" and "Summer" from Big Panda on black cardstock, and cut them using the coordinating dies. I attached "Hello" at the top of the pull tab using foam squares, attached "Summer" on the inside and stamped "Happy" from Big Panda right above it in black. And finally I added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen.

SUNNY STUDIO SUPPLIES

- Big panda stamp set

- Sending sunshine stamp set

- Seasonal trees stamp set

- Fabulous flamingos stamp set

- Panda party stamp set

- Sliding window die set

- Stitched rectangle die set

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir Illustrator markers

- Graph'it brush markers

- Oxide inks: tumbled glass, salty ocean, squeezed lemonade, mustard seed, dried marigold, carved pumpkin, black soot

- Copic opaque white ink

- Sakura white gel pen

- Clear embossing ink

- Fine white embossing powder

- Jet black ink by Lawn Fawn

- Gold thread by Stampin Up

- Tropical leaves background stencils by Lawn Fawn

- Light brown woodgrain cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Yellow cardstock by The Stamp Market

- 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock (images)

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)

[Blog Hop] Pretty Pink Posh June 2024 Release - Out of this World Shaker Card

Hi there,

The new Pretty Pink Posh June 2024 Release is here, it's amazing, and it comes a whole bunch of super cute products: stamps, dies, stencils and shaker accessories! Yay! I can't wait to share more cards with you!

Visit each crafter along the hop, and comment on their blog post for a chance to win a prize:

Pretty Pink Posh blog

Amy Rysavy

Marine Simon

Sindhu Prajay

Jeanne Jachna

Debbie Frank

Lauren Taylor

Carly Minner

Jeannie Lieu

Three (3) $30 gift certificates are up for grabs (one winner each day) Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop. Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on June 17th. Winners will be announced on the Pretty Pink Posh blog.

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For this blog hop, I created a bright out of this world shaker card featuring new products from the Pretty Pink Posh June 2024 Release, which are the Stitched Stars die set, and the Rocket Ship Shaker die set. This card was so fun to make, and I hope it will inspire you to create your own far away starry galaxy scene.

I started off by cutting a 5,5 x 4,25 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel that I colored using oxide inks, inspired by the colors of Evergreen State shaker beads. I randomly applied twisted citron, salvaged patina and salty ocean oxide inks on my panel. Next I added and blended some prize ribbon oxide ink with those colors, and then applied black soot oxide ink on the four edges to darken my panel.

I splattered water all over my panel, and dried it using a paper towel. I mixed black soot oxide ink with water, and used a small brush to add more splatters to my piece of paper, and then did the same with copic opaque white ink, and with liquid stardust.

Next I cut multiple Stitched Stars out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, and colored them using oxide inks. For the green stars: twisted citron and mowed lawn oxide inks, for the light blue stars: tumbled glass and salty ocean oxide inks, and for the dark blue stars: salty ocean and prize ribbon oxide inks. I mixed some black soot oxide ink with water and used my small brush to add splatters on the stars, mostly on the edges, and then did the same with copic opaque white ink.

I also cut additional Stitched Stars out of black glitter cardstock and out of pearlescent vellum. I set all my stars aside, and moved on to my Rocket Ship Shaker element. Here are the different steps to build and assemble it:

1. Cut a Rocket Ship Shaker frame out of black cardstock, cut a whole rocket ship out of acetate, and attach the frame on the acetate using liquid glue

2. Flip the piece over, and add foam strips on the rocketship's edges

3. Pour some Evergreen State shaker beads on the acetate

4. Cut another whole rocketship out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, and color it using hickory smoke and black soot oxide inks

5. Peel the backing papers off the foam strips, and attach the gray rocketship to the foam to close the shaker

6. Flip the piece over, and add the decorative elements

Next I attached all my bits and pieces, Stitched Stars and Rocket Ship Shaker, on my galaxy background using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. I white heat embossed "You are out of this world" from Outer Space on dark gray cardstock, and trimmed it into a banner that I attached on the top right hand corner of my panel using foam squares again. I added a few highlights and details here and there using a white gel pen, and finished my card by gluing some Iridescent Mini Star confetti on my panel.

PRETTY PINK POSH SUPPLIES

- Stitched stars die set

- Rocketship shaker die set

- Baby mug additions die set

- Big celebration cupcake die set

- Outer space stamp set

- Evergreen state shaker beads

- Iridescent mini star confetti

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Oxide inks: salty ocean, salvaged patina, twisted citron, prize ribbon, black soot, tumbled glass, mowed lawn, hickory smoke, mustard seed, carved pumpkin

- Copic opaque white ink

- Liquid stardust by Lawn Fawn

- Sakura white gel pen

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Pearlescent vellum by Lawn Fawn

- Holographic cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Black glitter cardstock by Tonic Studio

- Dark gray cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background + stars + inside of the rocketship)

Sunny Studio - Wild Cherries

Hi there,

I'm back on the Sunny Studio blog with this bright and cheerful card showcasing the Wild Cherries, one of the fruit themed die sets from the Summer 2024 release. So amazing!

I started off by creating a light pink cloudy background on a 5,5 x 4,25 inches Strathmore bristol smooth panel using a stencil from my stash along with spun sugar oxide ink. Next I used a cherry stencil, from my stash again, along with worn lipstick, festive berries, shabby shutters, mowed lawn, vintage photo and ground espresso oxide inks, and created a beautiful cherry background. I splattered water all over the panel and dried it using a paper towel. I also mixed some ground espresso oxide ink with water and used a small brush to add more texture to my panel, and then did the same with copic opaque white ink.

Next I cut all my bits and pieces: cherries, stems, branches, leaves, flowers and bird out of colored cardstock, and used oxide inks to add shadows and more depth to each element. Here is a detailed list of the products I used: • Wild Cherries for the cherries, stems, leaves • Out On A Limb for the branches • Wicker Basket for the flowers • Build A Birdhouse for the bird.

I cut a Frilly Frames Hexagon scalloped panel out of vellum, temporarily taped it to my stenciled panel using washi tape, and then attached all the die-cut pieces on the vellum using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, as well as 3mm glue dots and liquid glue, leaving enough space in the center for my Punny Fruit Greeting. I first white heat embossed "You're the" and "On top of my day", leaving enough space for the word "Cherry" that I stamped using festive berries oxide ink and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Next I removed the washi tape pieces, flipped my vellum panel over, added liquid glue behind each die-cut piece, and then attached the panel to my stenciled background.

For the finishing touches, I added a black dot on the bird's eye using black nuvo drops, highlights and details to the elements using a white gel pen, and three dots in the center of each flower using white nuvo drops.

SUNNY STUDIO SUPPLIES

- Wild cherries die set

- Out on a limb die set

- Wicker basket die set

- Build a birdhouse die set

- Frilly frames hexagon die set

- Punny fruit greetings stamp set

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Oxide inks: spun sugar, worn lipstick, festive berries, shabby shutters, mowed lawn, vintage photo, ground espresso

- Copic opaque white ink

- Sakura white gel pen

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts

- Clear embossing powder by Lawn Fawn

- White nuvo drops

- Black nuvo drops

- Layered cherries stencils by Pretty Pink Posh

- Cloudy stencil by Lawn Fawn

- Vellum by Lawn Fawn

- Colored cardstock by The Stamp Market + Lawn Fawn

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)

Lawn Fawn - 4th of July with the Mouse Family

Hello there,

I'm so happy to be back on the Lawn Fawn YouTube Channel & Blog today with this lovely 4th of July themed slimline card featuring the mouse family. The last time we saw them, they were busy in their garden, harvesting tomatoes, and today they're back with some new fun adventures.

I started off by stamping my images on 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock using Jet Black ink. I used the matching dies to cut them all, and colored everything using my Graph’it brush markers and my Spectrum Noir Illustrator markers, using mostly a red, white and blue color palette to match my 4th of July theme.

Here is a detailed list of the products I used: • Woosh, kites for two mice, kites, clouds, grass, heart and "Fly high" tiny sentiment • Treat Cart for one of the treats and spoons • Fly High for the hot air balloons, banners and mouse • Crazy Antics for the mice, blanket, picnic basket and tiny ants • All The Speech Bubbles for three speech bubbles and "Hello friend" tiny sentiment.

Next I cut a Scalloped Slimline panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, and used stencils along with oxide inks to color it. On the lower part, I created two grassy hills using a Hillside stencil along with mowed lawn and rustic wilderness oxide inks. On the upper part, I did the sky using tumbled glass, salty ocean and prize ribbons oxide inks. And I added cloud details using the Cloudy stencil along with Yeti ink.

Once my panel was dry, I white heat embossed my "Wishing you a happy day" greeting from Woosh, Kites at the very bottom, and then I attached all my images using 1mm and 2mm foam squares.

I added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen, and added a little bit of white blizzard nuvo drops to the heart to make it shine.

Next I cut a Large Slimline panel out of the watermelon slushy paper from the Pint-Sized Patterns Summertime 12x12 collection, attached it to an 8,5 x 3,5 inches card base, and finally attached my scalloped panel using liquid glue.

VIDEO

LAWN FAWN SUPPLIES

Stamp sets

- Woosh, kites

- Fly high

- Treat cart

- All the speech bubbles

- Crazy antics

Die sets

- Large slimline with sliders

- Scalloped slimline with hearts: landscape

Misc

- Hillside stencil

- Cloudy stencil

- Jet black ink

- Yeti ink

- Clear embossing ink

- White embossing powder

- Pint-sized patterns summertime 12x12 watermelon slushy paper

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir Illustrator markers

- Graph'it brush markers

- Oxide inks: tumbled glass, salty ocean, prize ribbon, mowed lawn, rustic wilderness

- Sakura white gel pen

- Copic opaque white ink

- White blizzard nuvo drops

- 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock (images)

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)