Hey friends,

My Favorite Things is opening up the Vault again! This means some classic designs and favorites will be coming back! The release will be available on Tuesday, May 17th at 10 am EDT.

Today I'm starting off with a wedding card combining the Bride & Groom Die-namics with the Happily Ever After stamps.

First, I did some gradient ink blending on a white cardstock panel which is slightly smaller than the card base. I used Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide Ink at the bottom and let it fade into white towards the top. The panel was attached to the card base with foam tape.

I die cut the wedding dress from white cardstock and made my own stencil with the swirl included in the die set. I used the same ink color for the stenciling and also on the little hearts. The suit was cut from a MSTN Black & White Plaid patterned paper. It was fun to paper piece the groom's outfit which I completed with white and black cardstock on the shirt, tie and buttons.

Next, I cut the hand-scripted Love Ya Die-namics from white cardstock, applied VersaMark Ink and heat embossed it with Metallic Platinum Sparkle Embossing Glitter. I paired the die-cut with a sentiment that I stamped onto a white rectangle and heat embossed it with Metallic Platinum Super Fine Embossing Powder.

Finally, I assembled the card by adhering the die-cuts with liquid glue and foam squares.

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Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful Sunday!
Anja

Sunny Studio Stamps • Spring Release • Quilted Hearts Die

Hi everyone,

Valentine's Day is just around the corner! So I created a love themed card highlighting the Quilted Hearts Portrait Die.

First, I made a regular A2 card base from white cardstock. I did some ink blending on another white cardstock panel using Distress Oxide Inks (Picked Raspberry, Kitsch Flamingo, Worn Lipstick, Spun Sugar andTattered Rose). For some texture, I randomly splattered on water droplets and lifted off the color with a paper towel. I let it dry before running it through my diecutting machine with the Quilted Hearts Portrait Die.

Next, I stamped two birds and the tree branch from the Little Birdie set in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut out the images which I then adhered with foam tape.

The big scripty sentiment from the Lovey Dovey set was stamped in VersaMark Ink onto a piece of white cardstock. I heat embossed it with WOW! Metallic Brass Sparkle Embossing Glitter. I really like that there are coordinating dies to cut out the sentiments for a finished look. Finally, I popped up with foam tape as well.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a lovely day!
Anja

Sunny Studio Stamps • Fall/Winter Release • Sledding Critters

Hello everyone,

today I'm back with another holiday card featuring the Sledding Critters – love how they are piled up with some gifts, taking a sleigh ride through the snow. I created a card which is taller in size but not quite in the usual slimline format – it measures 4 5/16" x 7".

For the background, I blended together the Distress Oxide Inks Broken China, Tumbled Glass and Cracked Pistachio. To add some texture, I splattered on ink and white paint with a brush.

I stamped the Sledding Critters and the fir tree border from the Winter Scenes set in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut out the images.

Next, I stamped one of the large sentiments from the Season's Greetings set in VersaMark Ink onto a piece of white cardstock and heat embossed it with WOW! Royal Crush Embossing Glitter. The sparkle is absolutely gorgeous! I cut it out with the matching Season's Greetings Word Die and also added an additional layer cut from white fun foam to the back to make it dimensional.

To complete the sentiment, I white heat embossed the word 'Holiday' onto a small cardstock strip which I popped up with foam tape. I embellished the card with white snowflakes (Snowflake Circle Frame Die) and adhered Iridescent Pearls to their centers.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a beautiful day!
Anja

DT Stempelgarten Challenge March

Hi peeps,

today starts a new Stempelgarten Challenge with the theme Easter is just around the corner.

I used the cute chicks and bunny from the Mama Elephant "Party Animals" set. I masked off the party hats and drew in the missing lines with a black Copic Multiliner pen.

I also stamped the carrot from the Mama Elephant "Honey Bunny" set and the easter egg from the Sunny Studio Stamps "Chickie Baby" set. Next, I colored all images with Copics and fussy cut them out with scissors.

For the background, I did some ink blending and stenciling. I masked off the bottom of the Bristol cardstock panel and blended together the Distress Oxide Inks Squeezed Lemonade, Cracked Pistachio and Peacock Feathers. I placed the Simon Says Stamp "Medium Dots" stencil over it and sponged through the same colors of ink to create a subtle pattern.

I stamped the Easter sentiment from Lawn Fawn "Easter Party" set in VersaMark ink and heat embossed it with WOW! "Bluetiful" embossing powder. Finally, I adhered the images with foam tape.

You will have time until March 31st, 2020 to join the Stempelgarten Challenge and this is the prize you could win:

A craft package from the Stempelgarten Online Shop with a value of CHF 20.–.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
Anja

Sunny Studio Stamps • Spring Release • Cheerful Daisies

Hi everyone,

I can't wait for Spring to finally arrive and I'm looking forward to all the blooms and fresh colors popping up everywhere. With this in mind, I created today's card featuring the Sunny Studio Stamps  Cheerful Daisies.

First, I created a watercolor background with Nuvo Shimmer Powders (yellow: Solar Flare, pink: Cherry Bomb). I let it dry completely and stamped the sentiment in VersaMark Ink. I heat embossed the word 'happy' with gold embossing powder and did the word 'Spring' in bright pink. I adhered the panel to a yellow A2 card base.

Next, I stamped the daisies in light grey (to make them look like they'd be white) and the centers in yellow. The leaves were stamped with three shades of green (find all the ink colors listed below). I used the coordinating dies to cut everything out. I adhered the leaves and large flower with liquid glue and popped up the two other daisies with foam tape. To finish off my card, I added some Rainbow Pearls.

Dye Inks used

Daisies: Simon Says Stamp Fog; Altenew Buttercream, Mango Smoothie and Warm Sunshine

Leaves: Altenew Bamboo, Parrot and Olive

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a great day!
Anja