Hello Bluebird Stamps - Park Play

Hey everyone!  I'm over on the Hello Bluebird Stamps Blog today with this card featuring the newly released 'Park Play' stamp set.   

Please use the link provided to check out all the details over there including my Copic colours of course!

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Hello Bluebird Stamps - Good Fright & Full Moon

Did you treat yourself to some goodies from the brand new release by Hello Bluebird Stamps?  My card today features the new stamp set Good Fright and I've paired it with the new 5 1/4 inch square scene die called Full Moon.

Firstly I die cut the Full Moon scene die from black cardstock.  When you buy this die it will come with the moon attached and you might think you shouldn't snip it away from the tree but I recommend that you do so that you can do different moon placements for future projects.   The fact that I snipped mine apart and then pretty much placed my moon where it originally was is neither here nor there lol.

I die cut the circle moon from white cardstock  panel measuring 5 1/4 inch square and ink blended it with Twisted Citron and for the background I started with Twisted Citron and then went in with Rustic Wilderness and a little Forest Moss to finish.   I splashed the outer panel with water and blotted it up then recessed the moon back in place and adhered this to my card base.   The black die cut pieces were then backed with foam tape and carefully applied to the background panel.  This was set aside.

I stamped the images from Good Fright and coloured them with Copic markers.  Here's my colour palette:-

Fox - E37, E35, E33

Bunny - E43, E42, E41

Owl. - E44, E43, E42, E41

Costumes - T9, T6, T5, T4, T3, T2, T0 and G20 to cast some light from the moon on them!

Pumpkins - YR04, YR02, E95

Shadow/Shading - T2, T1, T0

Cheeks and Ears - R00, R20, R21

Images were die cut using the coordinating dies then backed with foam tape and applied.

I stamped the sentiments within the moon so that they really popped and used a paint brush dipped in a little Black Soot Distress Ink to brush on the wispy clouds across the moon.

The finishing touch was to get out my white gel pen and highlight the trick or treaters and to add stars in dot and 4 point form to the sky.  With that, the card was completed.

I appreciate you coming by my blog today.  I'll be back with something brand new very soon.  Happy crafting!

Hello Bluebird Stamps - September Release Preview - Wilderness Adventure

Well friends you've been very patient but today is the day that we start previewing the new release from Hello Bluebird Stamps which you can buy at 7pm Mountain Time on September 8th!!!!  My card today reveals the new Wilderness Adventure stamp set and amazing Gallery Frame #7 die which is 5 1/4 inches square - this makes for substantial cards which are a real pleasure to handle and you can cram more Hello Bluebird goodness into your scenes!

The frame was die cut from white cardstock, I chose to use both the outer and inner cuts to provide me with 4 squares in which to create mini scenes .... but it is optional to use it that way.  I backed the frame with foam tape and each background negative die cut was ink blended with Tumbled Glass, Chipped Sapphire, Crushed Olive and Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide Inks.  I splashed with water and blotted it up.   The frame was adhered to a 5 1/2 inch square panel then the ink blended backgrounds were glued through each opening.

The images from Wilderness Adventure were stamped and Copic coloured.   Here's my colour palette:-

Bear - E44, E43,  E42, E40

Wolf - T4, T3, T2, T1, T0

Bunnies - E31, E51,  E50, E0000, T0, T1

Fox - E17, E15, E13

Trees - YG97, YG95, YG93, YG91

Mountains - YG91, BV0000, B60

Toadstools -  R39,  R29

Cheeks - R00, R20, R21

Images were die cut using the coordinating dies.

I assembled each little scene by creating mountainous backgrounds with trees around them and then applied the animals with foam tape for greater dimension.

Finally I highlighted a few points with a white gel pen and stamped the sentiment to a skinny strip of cardstock and applied.

This is a GREAT scene building stamp set you can have endless fun with across many seasons.  Make it yours on the 8th!    Visit the Hello Bluebird blog today to see more inspiration and other new products being revealed, comment today and every day of previews for a chance to win one of the gift certificates that you will receive before the release goes live.

I'll be back tomorrow with another card reveal with more new products from this exciting release.  Happy crafting!