Joyride & Giggles Inspiration with Kary and Mimi

August 27, 2025August 26, 2025 Sharon Y.Leave a comment

There’s something magical about the sound of laughter on a carnival ride. That mix of excitement, a little fear, and pure joy shared with friends. The Joyride & Giggles stamp and die set was created to capture that exact feeling and bring it onto paper!

🌟 A Playful Stamp & Die Set

This set celebrates fun and friendship with whimsical images: a drop tower called Stardrop, kids with joyful expressions, and even a sweet little bunny companion. The coordinating sentiments are lighthearted and encouraging, perfect for letting someone know they bring laughter and joy into your life.

🎨 Cardmaking Inspiration

Kary’s Carnival Scene

Kary’s card feels like a day at the fair. With the Stardrop ride as the centerpiece, bright colors, and layered details, she created a scene full of life and movement. The background was given extra depth with the Diamond Dusk 3D Embossing Folder, adding a textured, almost architectural look that beautifully frames the playful images. Her sentiment, “Sending thrills & giggles your way!”, perfectly matches the spirit of the design.

Mimi’s Ride-or-Cry Card

Mimi took a playful approach, highlighting the characters’ expressive faces on the tower ride. Her witty sentiment, “You’re my favorite ride-or-cry! Screaming with joy just thinking of you!”, adds both humor and heart, reminding us that joy always feels bigger when it’s shared!

✨ See the Ride in Action!
One of the most delightful parts of this set is how it can be brought to life with an interactive element. With a simple pull-tab, the Stardrop ride goes up and down, just like the real thing! 🎢 We filmed a short reel to show the movement, because sometimes, seeing the ride bounce and drop brings the giggles to life even more than a still photo can. 💛

🎡 Cardmaking as a Way to Relive Joyful Moments

Crafting with Joyride & Giggles is about more than creating pretty cards. It’s about remembering the little things, the thrill of a ride, the giggles of childhood, the way laughter can connect us. Sitting down to stamp and color these characters feels like reliving those moments, and sharing them in a handmade card passes that joy on to someone else. Whether you build a full carnival scene or keep it simple with one smiling character, each project becomes a tiny celebration of fun and friendship.

This stamp definitely invites us to craft with playfulness and heart, reminding us that even the smallest creations can carry big joy!

Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting!

Sharon for Sunbird Spark

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A Super Fun Interactive Card With Mimi!

July 18, 2023July 17, 2023 Sharon Y.2 Comments

Hi friends! Today Mimi is back to share a cool interactive encouragement card with us! Her card features the latest Dream Big stamp set and coordinating Penguin Perfect Cuts.

This card is so clever! As you pull on the tab, the panoramic view of the runway changes to the sky, mimicking the airplane taking off!

Mimi first die cut two large frames using the Dots Meet Dashes Large Rectangle Overlays. To prepare for the interactive element, she further die cut the them using the pull tab notch die from Dotted Borders Slimline Pull Tab die.

She stamped and die cut the large cockpit image from Dream Big, while masking the clouds and also trimming them off afterwards.

On one of the large cut panels, she cut an opening to fit the front window of the plane. She adhered the die cut Dream Big image to the panel and glued a piece of acetate behind it.

Then on a separate cardstock, she created a runway and sky scene, using the clouds from the Dream Big image. She then created and attached the pull tab mechanism, and adhered the second frame panel as the backing.

Check out this YouTube Shorts to see this interactive card in action! I hope you enjoy this inspiration!

Thank you so much Mimi! Your card is so awesome!

Sharon for Penguin Palace

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A Classroom Scene – Thank You Card by Mimi!

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Sharon Y.Leave a comment

Welcome back Crafty Friends! This is our first blog post of 2023 and we wish you a healthy and prosperous year ahead!

Today Mimi is back to share with us a super cute classroom setting Thank You card!

I’m loving all the bright and vibrant colors! To set the scene, she used the Classroom Scene Builder die set. She ink blended the back wall with Distress Oxide Broken China and the wood floor with Gathered Twigs.

This Classroom Scene Builder die set has all the elements you need to create a detailed and adorable classroom setting! I love the Copic coloring she did on the die-cut pieces.

She combined a few characters from The Sweetest Truck and Rabbit Café. She also used the crayons and other accessories like pencils, apple, and a little note from We Are Right For Each Other and Penguin Agenda. I love that she added the rainbow decorations on the wall too, super cute!

The hand-drawn heart on the easel is a nice touch as well! To finish off her card, she added a sweet sentiment from Inseparable.

Thank you so much Mimi, your card is amazing!

Sharon for Penguin Palace

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A Heartwarming Friendship Card by Mimi!

August 31, 2022August 30, 2022 Sharon Y.2 Comments

Hi and welcome back! Today we have another inspiration by Mimi to share with you!

I just love the idea of this floral decorated chalk board like frame to set the stage for the heartwarming sentiment!

She stamped out the floral image from the So Blessed stamp set 4 times, colored with Copic markers and die cut them using the Coordinating Penguin Perfect Cuts.