Watercoloring - Right as Rain

Sunny Studio Stamps | Playful Cats in Cupcakes

Hello! Step into a world of whimsy with a birthday card featuring the Sunny Studio Stamps Birthday Cat stamp set. This card captures the playful essence of cats nestled within scrumptious cupcakes, brought to life with watercolors.

- To begin, stamp Birthday Cat images with Versafine on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper; heat set. Color images with watercoloring mediums of choice. (Check out my “Resources for Watercoloring Stamped Images” HERE.) Once dry, cut with coordinating dies.
- Create A2 card base and cover with gingham patterned paper.
- Next, apply white pigment ink on to light teal cardstock with a stencil in the Cloud Background set. Once dry, cut with 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 stitched rectangle die.
- Stamp Birthday Cat sentiment on to gray cardstock. Cut with the same stitched rectangle die, leaving room below the sentiment for die-cut letters. Trim top to create a horizon line and add to the cloud background panel. Add assembly to card base.
- Cut “MEOW” from white glitter foam (non-glitter side up) with the Art Impressions Journal Letter die set. Add below “the party starts.”
- With the Lawn Fawn Party Balloons set, cut balloons and strings. Assemble and add to card.
- Add watercolored cats to card, propping up the cat in center with foam adhesive.

I previously shared cards with the Birthday Cat stamp set HERE and HERE.

Sail Away with Sunny Studio Stamps

Hello! Today, I am thrilled to share with you a whimsical, nautical-themed card combining the Sunny Studio Stamps Birthday Cat stamp set (and coordinating die set) with other products in my stash. The Sunny Studio Stamps Birthday Cat stamp set is packed with cat images that can be used for a variety of occasions, not just birthdays. This card showcases stamping, watercoloring, stenciling, and die-cutting techniques. Send this card to a cat lover, nautical enthusiast, or to brighten someone’s day.

- Stamp Birthday Cat images with VersaFine ink on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper, heat set, and watercolor with mediums of choice. When dry, cut with the coordinating dies.
- Cut sailboat pieces from cardstock and foam (for depth). Glue pieces together. I used a now-retired Paper Smooches die set to create the sailboat.
- Create the background by applying white pigment ink on light-blue cardstock through one of the stencils in the Lawn Fawn Cloud Background set.
- To create the waves, cut Cosmic Sky cardstock with a die in the Ocean Wave Borders set. Trim and add to cloud background. Cut assembly to 4 x 5 1/4 inches and add to white canvas texture cardstock base.
- Adhere sailboat pieces to card.
- Cut sentiment with Journal Letter dies from white cardstock and foam. Glue together and adhere to card front.
- Add cats to the boat.

Lawn Fawn | Sailing with the Car Critters

Hello! Today I am sharing a whimsical, nautical-themed card that uses the Lawn Fawn Car Critters stamp set in a novel way. Strips of cardstock mimic a cruise ship, proudly named the SS CUBBY. Through five die-cut windows, the Car Critters take center stage, offering a twist on their traditional use. This mini slimline card not only showcases the versatility of the Car Critters set but also demonstrates how simple techniques, like using strips of paper, a circle die, and an alpha die set, can yield a unique card.

Stamp Car Critters on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper with VersaFine ink; heat set.
Color bears with watercoloring mediums of choice.
Create card base for a mini-slimline measuring 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches from Snowdrift cardstock.
Create portholes by cutting a Snowdrift cardstock panel, measuring 6 1/2 inches wide, five times with a 3/4 inch circle die.
Adhere the watercolored bears to the back of the porthole section.
Add strips of cardstock to card base to resemble cruise ship along with the porthole section.
Die-cut Journal Letters from Snowdrift cardstock and foam. Adhere foam to the back of the letters. Adhere letters to card front.

I used the Car Critters in a car in this post.

Pawsitively Adorable | Sunny Studio Stamps Birthday Cats

Hello! Today I am sharing an adorable birthday card featuring two feline friends ready for a purr-fect party. These charming cats, stamped with the Sunny Studio Stamps Birthday Cat set, have been brought to life with watercoloring. This card would be perfect for any cat lover or someone who appreciates adorable and whimsical designs.

I paired the Birthday Cat set with other supplies from my stash to help bring the scene to life. This stamp set, and the coordinating die set, are my first ever Sunny Studio Stamps supplies. I just could not resist the cute illustrations.

- Stamp Birthday Cat images on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper with VersaFine ink; heat set.
- Color images with watercoloring mediums of choice. Once dry, cut with coordinating dies. Check out this post on watercoloring stamped images.
- To create the background within the circle, add Tumbled Glass and Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide inks to white cardstock, using a piece of vellum as a mask while applying the inks. Once dry, stencil clouds with white pigment ink using one of the Lawn Fawn Cloud Background stencils.
- Cut balloons with dies in the Lawn Fawn Party Balloons set from cardstock to which Distress Oxide inks have been applied. Cut balloon strings from white cardstock, glue to balloons, and trim as necessary.
- Stamp sentiment from the Let’s Celebrate set in black on red cardstock. Cut a 2 1/2 inch circle from the stamped panel with die in the Everlasting Circles set. Cut panel again with a rectangular stitched die, measuring 4 x 5 1/4 inches. I used one from a now-retired My Favorite Things Blueprints die set.
- Adhere frame to the stenciled scene background and the assembly to a card base of Bazzill Canvas cardstock.
- Add cats and balloons to scene with foam and dot adhesive.

Art Impressions | Fourth of July Front Porch Delight

Hello! Today, I am sharing a card on which I have used the newest Art Impressions Front Porch stamp and die set – Patriotic. As I shared in this post, there is an entire Art Impressions Front Porch Series. This card showcases a charming front porch decorated for the Fourth of July with a sleeping dog in a chair, fluttering flag bunting, and a container of fireworks ready to light up the night sky. Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to create the card.

Stamp Front Porch and Front Porch Patriotic images with VersaFine ink on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper; heat set.

Color images with watercolor markers (Tombow and Zig) using the watercolor palette, No. 4, and No. 1 brushes. Once dry, cut with coordinating dies. Note: the Front Porch door die cuts the window panes. I chose to fussy-cut the door, as I had watercolored the window panes. For the flag, bunting, and doormat, I used the Tombow Navy marker (brush tip) directly on the watercolor paper.

Create a panel, measuring 4 x 5 1/4 inches, of dry-embossed Chamomile cardstock background (I used an older Stampin’ Up folder) and add a 1 1/4 inch strip of dark gray to the bottom to represent the ground. Add assembly to a card background of white Bazzill canvas cardstock (which has been added to an A2-size card base). Add elements to card with foam adhesive.