Sunny Studio Stamps - Right as Rain

Sunny Studio Stamps | Truckload of Pumpkins

Hello! Today I am sharing a fall-themed card featuring the delightful Sunny Studio Stamps Truckloads of Love stamp set, with coordinating dies. Envisioning a visit to the pumpkin patch, I created a pumpkin-picking scene with the set’s pickup truck, pumpkins, and two of the cute critters.

To begin, dry-emboss an A2-size panel of rust cardstock (I used SU Cajun Craze) with the Buffalo Plaid embossing folder. Add to card base. You can read more about dry-embossed card backgrounds HERE.
Stamp Truckloads of Love pickup, pumpkins (twice), and two of the critters with Versafine on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper and heat set. Color the images with watercoloring mediums of choice (I used mini Distress Inks). Once dry, cut the images with the dies in the coordinating set. (Check out my “Resources for Watercoloring Stamped Images” HERE.)
Cut scallop mat from white cardstock with the Mini Mat and Tag 3 set.
Stamp sentiment on white cardstock and add Distress Oxide Inks to sky and road (using vellum to mask while applying the inks). I created the sentiment on my computer as I wanted to specifically reference a pumpkin field.
Trim inked sentiment panel to fit inside the Mini Mat and Tag 3 scallop mat. Add inked panel to mat.
Adhere truck, pumpkins, and critters. Add assembly to card base.

Sunny Studio Stamps | Pick of the Patch

Hello! I have crafted a picturesque fall scene with die-cut pumpkins using supplies from Sunny Studio Stamps. For more information on scene building, you can check out this post, when I discuss how to start a scene building collection with Sunny Studio Stamps products.

The background, measuring 4 1/4″ square, boasts subtle texture thanks to dry embossing with the Buffalo Plaid folder. The background was added to a 4 1/2″ square card base, covered with white canvas cardstock.

I colored Soft Finish cardstock with a variety of inks from which to cut the pumpkins, sun, and grass. The Pumpkin Patch set includes dies with which to cut layered pumpkins and jack o’lantern faces. The grass die is included in the Picket Fence Border set. The fence was cut from white cardstock, as were the clouds. I created the sentiment “Pick of the Patch” on my computer and cut it with the larger cloud die.

Sunny Studio Stamps | Snow One Like You

Hello! It is hard to resist a winter scene with a snowman. In this post, I am sharing two cards, both showcasing the delightful stamp set Snow One Like You from Sunny Studio Stamps. On one, I used the Lawn Fawn Say Cheese, Again Polaroid-style frame, and on the other, I used the Sunny Studio Stamps Mini Mat & Tag 3 set to create a mat for my scene. In this post, I discussed the use of frames and mats in cardmaking.

To create the background, cover an A2-size card base with patterned paper.

To create the focal image, stamp Snow One Like You with Versafine on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper and heat set. Color the image with watercoloring medium of choice. Once dry, cut the images with the coordinating die set. (Check out my “Resources for Watercoloring Stamped Images” HERE.)

Use one of the hill dies in the Slimline Nature Borders set to create the snowbank.

Cut the frame with the Lawn Fawn Say Cheese, Again frame. Add snowbank and patterned paper behind the frame, trimming as needed. Cut sentiment with the Art Impressions Journal Letter die set from white glitter foam. Adhere the letters to the frame, attach the frame assembly to the background, and add the focal image to the card with foam adhesive.

Alternatively, cut a mat with the Sunny Studio Stamps Mini Mat & Tag 3 die set. Use a rectangle die to cut the sky from patterned paper and to trim the snowbank. Add the sentiment, cut with the Art Impressions Journal Letter die set from white glitter foam, to the snowbank. Add the assembly to the card background and the focal image to the card with foam adhesive.

Below are sketches of the two designs.

Sunny Studio Stamps | Charming Cats and Mouse

Hello! Today I am sharing a whimsical “Hello” card featuring Sunny Studio Stamps products. I recently added the Wonderful Windows die set to my collection and wanted to use it on a card. By the way, their Holiday collection will be available to purchase on August 25. Sneak peeks are being shown on their blog this week.

In this previous post, I discussed scene building with Sunny Studio Stamps and used the Birthday Mouse as a focal point. And here, I showed the same cat images in a sailboat. For today’s card, I combined the mouse and the cats.

To begin, I dry-embossed SU Smoky Slate cardstock with a retired Tim Holtz folder to create the card background. I own several brick embossing folders; this particular one provided the most texture.

To create the mouse and cats, I stamped the Birthday Mouse and Birthday Cat images with Versafine on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper and heat set. With watercolor markers, I colored the images. (Check out my “Resources for Watercoloring Stamped Images” HERE.) Once dry, I cut the images with their coordinating die sets.

Next, to create the window and shutters, I cut white cardstock with the Wonderful Windows set. Next, I added curtains cut from SU Poppy Red cardstock. Finally, I backed the window assembly with Sea Glass cardstock.

Finally, to create the sentiment, I cut white Pop-Up Die Cutting Glitter Foam with the Journal Letter Die Set (glitter side down). I adhered the die-cut letters to a strip of Taylored Expressions Poppy Seed cardstock.

Scene Building with Sunny Studio Stamps

Hello! Today, I am discussing how to start a scene building collection. To explore the topic, I am using Sunny Studio Stamps products on a “Hello” card featuring the Birthday Mouse as the focal image.

I have only recently started to create with Sunny Studio Stamps products; I showcased the Birthday Cat stamp set HERE, HERE, and HERE. When I can, I like to use products from the same company on my cards for two main reasons: the products are designed to coordinate, and I like to support the company’s vision. Since my crafting budget is not endless, I started with a few key dies to create a simple scene.

To begin, stamp the mouse with Versafine on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper; heat set. Color the mouse with watercoloring mediums of choice. (Check out my “Resources for Watercoloring Stamped Images” HERE.) Once dry, cut with the coordinating die.

Next, establish ground and sky for the scene, which can be achieved with a straight line or hill, for example. I purchased the Sunny Studio Stamps Slimline Nature Borders to cut a hill from Field Day cardstock. This five-piece die set includes two hills (both can be used in two ways), a wave, a cloud, and a grassy hill. I considered both a portrait and a landscape orientation for the card, choosing the portrait one because the mouse was lost in the landscape one.

To add detail and depth to the scene, I cut clouds with the Fluffy Clouds set from Snowdrift cardstock. Other scene building options include a fence, trees, a sun, a road, grass, a cityscape, doors, and windows.

Since I wasn’t creating a birthday card, I didn’t use the sentiment included in the Birthday Mouse set. Instead, to create the sentiment, I cut white Pop-Up Die Cutting Glitter Foam with the Journal Letter Die Set (glitter side down). Alternatively, I could have used small sentiment alpha stickers (of which I have plenty from my scrapbooking days).

What are your go-to scene building dies? What’s on your list to purchase next?