Hello Bluebird Stamps - Farmyard Little Bits

 

Welcome to my blog and a new card for Hello Bluebird Stamps.  Today I've reached back in time to one of Hello Bluebird's very early stamp sets but one that remains a firm favourite with me, it's their Farmyard Little Bits set and I've made a simple birthday card idea to inspire you.  Here are links to what I've used:-

Farmyard Little Bits

Farmyard Little Bits Die

I took a panel of sturdy white cardstock and I masked a line above which I ink blended using Distress Oxide Inks.  The sky was blended using Salvaged Patina and then from the masked line upwards I used Crushed Olive then Mowed Lawn.  The masking tape was then carefully removed and I applied the panel to my card base.

I stamped the images from Farmyard Little Bits using Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black and I coloured with these Copic marker combinations:-

Cows - T6, T4, E02, R01, R00, R22, R20, C3, C1

Red - R59, R39, R29, R27

Hay - E44, E31, E51

Gift - G00, BG11

I die cut the images, then arranged and adhered the images with foam tape except for the red barn which for a little depth perception I glued directly.

I highlighted a few points with a white gel pen then popped the card in my Misti so that I could repeat stamp the sentiment for a bold and crisp image.

With that this project was done!  Thanks for reading my blog today, I'll be back very soon with something new.

Farmyard Little Bits - Hello Bluebird Stamps

I have a sweet new CAS card to share with you today that uses Farmyard Little Bits and the openings/windows were made using the Stitched Tag Builder Die all by Hello Bluebird Stamps.



I die cut a panel of 110lb weight white cardstock which gave the panel a faux stitched edge.  I then used several of the shapes from the Stitched Tag Builder Die to make four window openings in the panel and I planned in advance where my sentiment would go and so I stamped that right after.  The sentiment is from Pig Day.



Next job was to ink blend the negative cuts which I did using Distress Oxide Inks in Spun Sugar and Crushed Olive.   I backed the main white panel with dimensional foam tape and applied it to my sturdy white card base and then I applied glue to the back of the negative, ink blended cuts and recessed them back through the openings.



On Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock I stamped my Farmyard Little Bits ... just the piglets for this project!  I watercolour painted them using Kuretake Zigs in the following colour palette - Flesh Colour, Pale Pink, Light Pink, Yellow and Oatmeal.

Each piglet or other image was backed with dimensional foam tape and applied to the scene - each little window is like a different story but all birthday and celebration themed.

I then carefully stamped the little words around the piglets and finally I highlighted a few points with a white gel pen and adhered a few of my favourite sparkling clear sequins by Pretty Pink Posh.

Hope to see you here next time I have a card to share - happy crafting!

Nicky x

Farmyard Little Bits - Hello Bluebird

Hi guys!  I've reached back into my Hello Bluebird stash and decided to play with Farmyard Little Bits today.



For this fun card I created a galaxy background - they are just so much fun to make!   I created mine by using Distress Oxides in Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot.

Using a toothbrush I splattered white arcylic paint loosened with a little water.  I also dotted in some glistening dots which only really show when the card is handled, using a Sakura Gelly Roll pen.  This panel was left to dry and then was die cut with the wonky stitch decorative border and attached to a 110lb white cardstock base.



On Bristol Smooth cardstock I stamped the cows using Archival Ink in Jet Black.  I watercolour painted the images using the following:-  Tombow ABT 020 and Kuretake Zigs in Haze Blue 302, Gray 090, Oatmeal 064, Light Pink 026.  The moon was given a lick of Wink of Stella to make it shimmer a little.

All images were die cut and applied with foam tape.  The sentiments were stamped and applied the same way.  The little speech bubble with the word 'moo' in it is from Photo Stack.



I wanted my galaxy to twinkle like crazy, to that end I used Ranger Multi Medium Matte to adhere flat micro star sequins, some jewels from Pretty Pink Posh (picking up a little of the pink from the watercolour painting and repeating it) and then some drop dead gorgeous holographic sequins from The Ton.  

Card complete!  

Thanks for coming by to read today, I really appreciate it!

Nicky x

Farmyard Little Bits - Hello Bluebird

Hi all!  I do love to make background cards especially when there are smaller images and they are as ADORABLE as these Farmyard Little Bits from Hello Bluebird Stamps and you just want to paint or colour them over and over again.



I created a panel from Strathmore Bristol Smooth watercolour cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre and then stamped a selection of images around the sentiment, trying to go for a happy balance of pigs, cows and barns etc so that there was an even dispersement of colours.  I used Ranger Archival Ink in black for all my images and then watercolour painted everything using Kuretake Zigs.



I highlighted some points with my Uniball Signo White gel pen and once dry I die cut the panel to provide the subtle wonky stitched decorative edge.  The panel was applied to the Kraft cardstock base with a layer of white craft foam sandwiched in between which makes the card feel very substantial and they do better in the mail this way too!



The final touch was to apply these little wooden stars which somehow just seemed so fitting with the country scene.

Since the card base is kraft cardstock, I like to make a writing insert for the inside and I use 80lb Neenah cardstock because strength and quality is so important to me in the construction of my cards.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you next time!

Nicky x