Cardmaking with Sunny Studio Stamps!
Hi friends! Happy Tuesday! Please join me in a big Simon welcome to Mendi Yoshikawa of Sunny Studio Stamps as a first time guest on our store blog! We just love this fun brand, and our excited to be spotlighting it on the blog today with two fabulous card examples! Read on and enjoy!
Hi there! My name is Mendi Yoshikawa and I’m the owner of a new company called Sunny Studio. I’m so honored to be sharing a couple cards on the blog today featuring our newest release for summer!
Up first I have a card using our new Fresh & Fruity Set. I’m a sucker for complimentary color schemes so when I started to arrange some of the fruit I had pre-colored with my Copic Markers I was delighted to discover how great these particular fruit looked when paired together in a grouping (along with the apple from our previously release School Time set). Before adhering the images to my card front, I lightly traced the bottoms of the fruit with a pencil and then colored in some light shadows using the W0 and W1 Copic Markers. To add extra detail to my images I stamped the companion seed stamp from the set on my strawberries and then heat embossed them using white embossing powder. I also added shiny reflection marks to my apple and cherries with a white gel pen before covering them with glossy accents. As a final finishing touch I added a thin strip of patterned paper from Doodlebug’s newest swiss dot papers to match the seeds on my strawberries–I love how it tied everything together and added a little weight to the bottom of my card!
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For my second project today I have a card using the flamingos and hibiscus flower from our new Tropical Paradise set. I wanted to create a special arched panel to house my little flamingo pair so I created a special cutting file on my Silhouette that I’m offering to you all today as a free download. Before cutting my panel though I started by inking up a white cardstock panel with Tumbled Glass and Peacock Feathers distress ink using my favorite Jumbo dauber to blend the colors from light to dark. By inking my panel first and then cutting, I was able to avoid harsh outlines around my piece. Next I cut some masking material using the wavy border dies. Using some more of the Peacock Feather distress ink I sponged on some ink using the die-cut mask to create my waves on the bottom half of my panel. I then heat embossed my sentiment at the bottom in white and adhered the entire piece to a piece of fun foam before adhering them to my card front. To add a little sparkle, I colored a piece of glitter tape with a coordinating copic marker before adding it to my piece and layering it with my hibiscus flower and leaves. To finish my card I added some clear Wink of Stella glitter to my flower and heart, some glossy accents to the heart and a few jewels scattered along the bottom.
I hope I’ve inspired you to take a closer look at these fun sets. I can’t wait to see what you create! Make sure to add the hashtag #sunnystudiostamps when sharing on social media so I can stop by and leave you some love. :)
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Thanks for reading today, and thanks to Mendi for being our guest!
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I love the bright colors and the sunny themes!
These are Really Vibrant and Beautiful cards!!
Wow those fruits look delicious!! Gorgeous cards!
Wonderful cards…so bright & cheerful.
Like the fruit & Hawaiian creations. Have a BEE-utiful day!
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
OH! MY! GOODNESS!!! Your cards are incredible!!! Your coloring/shading is amazing! Off to check out your goodies!
Beautiful fun card–love the bright colors and cute fruit!
Awesome cards! I LOVE Sunny Studio and Simon Says Stamps!
Great cards! Love the glossy accents on the first card and love the tropical feel & sparkle of the second card.
Love all the details especially the seeds on the strawberry heat embossed. The flamingos are sweet too!
What a great stamp set! Has everything I want!!
Beautiful cards, Mendi! Fruits are always fun, and those flamingos ….. LOVE! ♥
What fun cards! Love the bold colors!
I love the fruit!
Great cards. The coloring is fantastic.
What BEAUTIFUL COLORING!! I LOOOOOVE BOTH of your cards!!!! ;)
AND THANK YOU for the win Simon! ;)
Wonderful cards, I am loving the fun, bright colors!
Very cute and colorful creations. I like how the strip of paper goes so well with the strawberries.
Oh, these are so pretty! I love the happy colors. I really love the flamingo card!
Will go check out your stamps!
Great cards! I love the flamingos.
Love the vibrant colors on these cards!
Beautiful!! I like the fruit and the red at the bottom of the card♥
I love seeing these fun, summertime projects!
Love both of your cards. The stamps are so cute and I enjoyed all the little extra details you added.
Love these beautiful vibrant cards!
Both cards are so pretty!!
Beautiful cards! I love the vibrant, happy colors! TFS
The colors make me happy!!!!!
What bright, and happy images! Beautifully done!
Love both cards! Absolutely beautiful! These stamps are amazing! Love the different techniques used on these cards! Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing!!! :)
Fun and beautiful projects.
Love the bold colours on these cards. So pretty!
Adorable cards, thanks for sharing.
Adorable cards! I especially love the fruity one–so pretty!
Amazing coloring skills! Pretty cards!!
The cards are delightful. I love the vibrant colors and the Summertime feeling. Thanks so much for the wonderful designs and inspiration.
Totally adore the happy look of the bright colors and the fun summer images!!
<3 J
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HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com
Love those flamingos
the fruti sure look good enough to eat! very summer like, bright and colorful
Love the stamps and vibrant colors on your cards !!!
Those luscious fruits look good enough to eat! I love all the bright happy colors!
Beautiful cards! The first card is so sweet and the 2nd is very South Florida (where I love!). Very pretty design, too.
Love the freshness of these beautifully colored cards!! The flamingo one is my fav’!
Very cute cards! I especially love the flamingos. Thanks for sharing.
I also see that I’ve won some blog candy. I’ve sent in my info and can’t wait to see what goodies come in the mail. Thanks!
Mendi, you never cease to amaze me. Your cards and the new stamp and die sets are fabulous!
Love the fruit
Lots of fun
Mendi has such cute designs esp with this release.
Love this card it is adorable
I LOVE these two cards! They are so bright and beautiful!