Ray of Sunshine

I have a tutorial up today sharing how I created this fun Z-Fold Ray of Sunshine card! You can watch the video HERE!!

I LOVE stingrays and was so excited to use the Pajama Crafter Stamps Happy Flappy stamp set. I really am so pleased with how this card turned out!!

Have a sunny day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used: 

Pajama Crafter Stamps Happy Flappy Stamp Set

Hammermill Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copics

SU Cardstock

Versamark Ink

White Detail Embossing Powder

Echo Park Sea Life 6x6 Paper Pad

Scrappy Boy Stamps Under The Sea Scene Builder Dies

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Crafty Stamp Co. | Positive Tate-Time To Craft

I am going to an in-person crafty retreat in August and wanted to create some cards to take and give out and I thought Positive Tate-Time To Craft from Crafty Stamp Co. was perfect! The Crafty Time 6x6 Paper works perfectly with the cute stamp set.

I used the Inspired By The Sketch Book, Sketch 107 for my layout. I colored sweet Tate with my Copic markers. 

Copics Used:

Ground/Shadow: W5, W2, BG10

Tate: E34, E33, E31, E30, R20, R27

Scissors: C6, C5, BG45, BG49

Visit the Crafty Stamp Co. shop HERE! Use the coupon code, DANNI to receive 10% off your order (some exclusions do apply).

Crafty Stamp Co. Products Used:

Positive Tate-Time To Craft Stamp Set

Inspired By The Sketch Book

Crafty Time 6x6 Paper Pad

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Inky Paws Challenge #254- Week 3

Today I have more inspiration for the current Inky Paws Challenge! The challenge runs through July 31, 2026! Link your creations on the Inky Paws Challenge Blog for a chance to win $20 store credit at the Newton's Nook Shop! Check out the Challenge Rules before you create your project!

It's all about the colors for this challenge! Use Pool Blue, Tangerine, Sunny Yellow and White.

Bring the beach to your craft room with the bright and beachy colors in this challenge! Send sunny smiles to a friend or create a cheerful birthday card! Any theme is welcome as long as the colors are used!

For today's card I used the Sky High Celebrations stamp set with paper from the Birthday Party 6x6 paper pad.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to grab out your Newton's Nook goodies and come play along with us at the Inky Paws Challenge!!

Have a super day and go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Newton's Nook Products Used:

Sky High Celebrations Stamp Set

Framework Dies

Birthday Party 6x6 Paper Pad

Summer Vibes Collab | Die Cut Card

I'm excited to be doing a little collab today with my friend, Teresa of the Fresh and Renewed with Teresa channel! Teresa started the summer with a series, Summer Vibes where she shares summer themed cards each Friday. I wasn’t able to join her at the beginning of the series but I’m happy to be joining her now each week!

Watch my video HERE for this week!

Today's card uses a stamp/die bundle that I got from Stampin' Up but haven't used yet, the Notes & Totes Bundle. Sadly it is no longer available. I used several paper pads with the dies to create all the die cuts. 

Have a super day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used:

SU Notes & Totes Stamp and Die Bundle

Jaded Blossom Spring Scenic Dies

SU Wood Textures Designer Series 6x6 Paper Stack

SU Tropical Escape 6x6 Designer Series Paper

Not 2 Shabby It's Tropical 6x6 Paper Pad

7 Gypsies Avignon 6x6 Paper Pack (from 2010!!)

Scrapbook.com Holographic Mirror Paper

Distress Ink Old Paper

Color Me Happy Pajama Crafter Stamps July IG Hop

It's time to hop on IG with the Pajama Crafter Stamps design team! Be sure to hop and see all the fabulous creations! You can find me @dannisdreams where I'll have the whole hop list!

I colored the flowers from the Together Stamp Set for my card today! They are so beautiful and brought me so much happiness to color them with my Copics.

Copics Used:

YG97, YG63, YG13, YR07, R85, R83, R81

I used a white gel pen for details.

Once the flowers were colored I used my Scan N Cut to cut the flowers out. I used some dies from my stash to create the layers for the front using cardstock and the Spring Plaids 6x6 Paper Pad.

To finish the card I popped the flowers and heat embossed sentiment strips up on foam dimensionals and added some pearls. I think it turned out so pretty!

Have a colorful, happy day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Visit the Pajama Crafter Stamps Shop HERE!

Pajama Crafter Stamps Products Used:

Together Stamp Set

Marshmallow Coloring Paper

Spring Plaids 6x6 Paper Pad

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Pajama Crafter Stamps Tent Topper Birthday Card

I'm over on the Pajama Crafter Stamps blog today sharing how to create this awesome birthday tent topper card using lots of goodies from Pajama Crafter Stamps!! Check out that post for all the details and full tutorial HERE! 

Tent topper cards are so fun to create for some added interest that still fits into a regular A2 size envelope!

I created today's card using the My Best Friend stamp set, Birthday Bash 6x6 Paper Pad, Forever 29 Cake stamp set and the Circle Peek A Boo die. 

I stamped the sentiment, Happy Birthday, from the Forever 29 Cake stamp set on the inside.

Have a happy day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Pajama Crafter Stamps Products Used:

My Best Friend Stamp Set

Forever 29 Cake Stamp Set

Marshmallow Coloring Paper

Birthday Bash 6x6 Paper Pad

Circle Peek A Boo Die

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Big Panda Hello

Today I have a fun hello card using the Big Panda stamp set and dies from Sunny Studio! It really is a great stamp set with so many possibilities!!

I used the Crafty Stamp Co. Inspired By The Sketch Book for my layout and used Sketch 101.

My papers are from the bright and happy Summer Splash 6x6 papers from Sunny Studio and my panda and accessories are colored with my Copics. 

Have a super day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used:

Crafty Stamp Co. Inspired By The Sketch Book

Sunny Studio Big Panda Stamp Set

Sunny Studio Big Panda Dies

Hammermill Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copics

SU Ink

Sunny Studio Summer Splash 6x6 Papers

Scrappy Boy Stamps Wonky Stitched Rectangle Dies

Crafty Stamp Co. Sea Glass Sparkle Crafty Dots

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Inspired by Challenge- Poolside

Today I'm playing along with the Inspired By Challenge which this week is inspired by Poolside! My card today was inspired by the photo of the pool and all the bright colors.

I had lots of stamps in mind to choose from but finally chose the Summer Fun Kids stamp set from Crafty Stamp Co.! (it's on sale right now too!)

I paired my summer kids with some summery paper from Sunny Studio, Summer Splash 6x6 paper. As I was putting the card together it just needed something so I added a beach ball I created using the Jaded Blossom Gnome Dies: Beach Add Ons.

These kiddos just make me smile and think about my own kids when they were younger and how they loved the pool and splashing around!

Have a happy day!! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Visit the Crafty Stamp Co. shop HERE! Use the coupon code, DANNI to receive 10% off your order (some exclusions do apply).

Products Used:

Crafty Stamp Co. Summer Fun Kids Stamp Set

Hammermill Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copics

SU Cardstock and Ink

Sunny Studio Summer Splash 6x6 Paper

Sunny Studio Zig Zag Circles Dies

Jaded Blossom Gnome Dies: Beach Add Ons

Sunny Studio Comic Strip Speech Bubbles Die

Scrapbook.com Vellum

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Inky Paws Challenge #254- Week 2

Today I have more inspiration for the current Inky Paws Challenge! The challenge runs through July 31, 2026! Link your creations on the Inky Paws Challenge Blog for a chance to win $20 store credit at the Newton's Nook Shop! Check out the Challenge Rules before you create your project!

It's all about the colors for this challenge! Use Pool Blue, Tangerine, Sunny Yellow and White.

Bring the beach to your craft room with the bright and beachy colors in this challenge! Send sunny smiles to a friend or create a cheerful birthday card! Any theme is welcome as long as the colors are used!

I had fun using the challenge colors in cardstock with some embossing using the Card Layout 4 die and then added some cocktails from the Cocktail Mixer stamp set for today's card!

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to grab out your Newton's Nook goodies and come play along with us at the Inky Paws Challenge!!

Have a super day and go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Newton's Nook Products Used:

Cocktail Mixer Stamp Set

Cocktail Mixer Dies

Card Layout 4 Die

Circle Frames Dies

Color Cube & Summer Vibes July Collab

I'm excited to be doing a little collab today with my friend, Teresa of the Fresh and Renewed with Teresa channel! We are both using color cube cards today! We are both using Card 021 from the first set of Color Cubes.  You can watch my video sharing this card and telling all the details HERE!

We are also doing summer themed creations for our Summer Vibes Collab! My card today also works for the Pajama Crafter Stamps Summer Week! I really packed a lot into this card!! 

I created a Z Fold card for my card today! It was a lot easier than I remembered so you might be seeing more Z Folds in the future!

The Beach Huts stamp set from Pajama Crafter Stamps just screams summer with it's beachy theme!  I paired it with the Nantucket Sea Escape 6x6 Paper Pad. I really adore that crab paper so much!

I think this turned out so summery and fun! Be sure to watch my video for more details, etc.!! 

Products Used:

Pajama Crafter Stamps Beach Huts Stamp Set

Pajama Crafter Stamps Marshmallow Coloring Paper

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copics

SU Cardstock and Ink

Pajama Crafter Stamps Nantucket Sea Escape 6x6 Paper Pad

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Little Miss Moo Sunflowers

I have another card today using Little Miss Moo from Unity Stamps! I have a friend who adores black and white cows so I wanted to create a card for her. She also loves sunflowers so I combined the two for today's card!

Little Miss Moo is colored with Copic markers and has some white gel pen highlights.

Copics Used:

Shadow/Grass: B000, YG09, YG06

Cow: R20, E13, E11, C6, C5, C3, C2

Basket: E44, E43, E42

Flowers: YG17, YG13, YR23, Y19, Y15, B06

White Gel Pen

I hope my friend likes her card as it was so much fun to create and had me smiling the whole time!

Have a super day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Products Used:

Unity Stamps Little Miss Moo Stamp Set (Kit of the Month April 2026)

Hammermill Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copics

White Gel Pen

SU Azure Afternoon Cardstock and Ink

SU Scallop Oval Punch (long retired)

Not 2 Shabby Seeds of Happiness 6x6 Paper Pad

Scrappy Boy Stamps Stitched Circle Nesting Dies

Trinity Stamps Dainty Scallop Rectangles Die Set

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Pajama Crafter Stamps Summer Week | Savanna Babies

Summer! What does it mean to you? For me it's hot and humid and I stay inside as much as possible but I do love that it means weekly trips to the zoo with one of my best friends to walk!

The zoo is one of my happy places and I just LOVE going, even when it's hot and humid, LOL! My favorite animal is the elephant but truthfully I love them all. Fun fact, we moved to the Omaha, Nebraska area so I could work at the zoo (#1 Zoo in the US for many years). I did work there for awhile in guest services and still love visiting as often as I can, which is quite a bit!!

For today's card I thought the Savanna Babies stamp set was perfect to represent what I love about summer! They are such adorable little baby animals!

I stamped them all onto Marshmallow Coloring Paper and colored them up with my Copic markers.

Copics Used:

Giraffe: YR27, YR24, YR23, YR21, E37, R21

Lion: YR15, YR14, YR12, YR23, YR21, YR20, E37, R21

Elephant: C5, C3, C1, R21

Zebra: C7, C5, C3, C1, R21

I used a die from my stash for the layout. I thought it needed a little bit of something to each rectangle so I used the Stitched Scalloped Border Die Set to create some ground for my animals. 

Next I stamped Happy Birthday from the Mix & Match Celebration Sentiments onto the ground piece by the baby lion. The paper in the background is from the Spring Plaids 6x6 paper pad. The animals are all on foam dots to add some dimension.

To finish the card off I added some iridescent confetti from my stash. I think the card turned out so adorable!! 

Have a wonderful day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Visit the Pajama Crafter Stamps shop HERE!! 

Pajama Crafter Stamps Products Used:

Savanna Babies Stamp Set

Marshmallow Coloring Paper

Mix & Match Celebration Sentiments

Stitched Scalloped Border Die Set

Spring Plaids 6x6 Paper Pad

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Crafty Stamp Co. Party Like A Panda Birthday Card

I had a friend request several cards using pandas so I immediately thought of the Crafty Stamp Co. set, Party Like a Panda! It is such a darling set and I'm sure I'll use it several times for my friends cards.

I used the Inspired By The Sketch Book to help with the layout and chose Sketch #7. I grabbed out the Birthday Brights 6x6 Paper Pad to go with my cute panda!

I colored the panda with Copics and might have been smiling the whole time I was coloring because I just can't get over the cuteness!!

Copics Used:

Ground/Shadow: W4, W2, BG02, B0000

Panda: C8, C6, R20, YG17, YG13

Balloons: Y17, Y15,YR07, YR04, R85, R83, BG75, BG72

white gel pen highlights

After coloring it was just a matter of putting all the layers together. Some layers are on foam adhesive to give the card a little dimension. The final step was to emboss the sentiment and get it on the card.

Have a super day! Go do something for yourself and go get crafty!

Visit the Crafty Stamp Co. shop HERE! Use the coupon code, DANNI to receive 10% off your order (some exclusions do apply).

Crafty Stamp Co. Products Used:

Party Like A Panda Stamp Set

Birthday Brights 6x6 Paper Pad

Inspired By The Sketch Book

*Some links that I share are affiliate links. I link them up for your convenience and may receive a small commission, at no extra cost to you. I hope you will consider using the links if you decide to purchase the products I share.*