Hello Bluebird Stamps - September Halloween Speciality Kit

 

Not long to go now before Monday's huge new kit release goes live at Hello Bluebird Stamps.  You can but the new kits at 7pm MDT tomorrow September 16th.  Today I'm revealing a card that was created using products from the 'Halloween Speciality Kit' and in addition I've used dies that you can find in Hello Bluebird's 'Essential' category.  I've used:-

Fright Mice

Fright Mice Die

Trick or Treat word die

Grassy Knoll Die

I generally like to start with my background panel and this was no exception.  I ink blended a panel using Distress Oxide Inks in Dried Marigold and Black Soot.  I spattered it with white acrylic paint loosened with a drop or two of water.  I backed this panel with craft foam and glued it to a slightly larger panel of Eiffel Tower cardstock by MFT.  This in turn was glued to an A6 card base which gave me a little white surround around the feature panel too which I always like the look of.

I stamped the images from Fright Mice which is one of the brand new Halloween stamp sets included in the Halloween Speciality Kit.  I coloured the images using the following Copic marker combinations:-

Mice - E34, E31, E41, W00, W3, W1

Blush - R22, R21, R20, R00

Spooky Balloon & Banner etc - C3, C1, C0, BG70, BG11

Black - T7, T5, T4

The images were die cut using the companion die.  I highlighted points with a white gel pen.

I took more of the same Eiffel Tower cardstock and created the grass using the Grassy Knoll die which I applied with foam tape, I also die cut the same cardstock one time using the Trick or Treat die.  I then die cut sturdy white cardstock 3 times more using the same die and I glued the words in stacks then glued it to the background before highlighting the lettering with a white gel pen.

To finish the card I added candy images scattered at the feet of the mice.   I stamped the smaller sentiment on a strip and applied with foam tape and then I added some 4 point star embellishments through the eerie sky for some final sparkle.

I certainly hope you enjoyed my card today.  I will be back here tomorrow with a final preview card before the release goes live.

Hello Bluebird Stamps - October Challenge

 

Thank you for navigating to my blog today where I'm sharing some quick details for my inspiration card for the latest Hello Bluebird Stamps challenge.   As shown at the bottom of the graphic this is #hellobluebirdhalloweenchallenge and you can find all the details/rules for the challenge on the Hello Bluebird Instagram or on their Blog.

You can enter just by the Halloween theme, by the colours of the mood board or combine the two.  I decided for this challenge to just go by theme.

Products Used:-

Frightful Little Bits Stamps

Frightful Little Bits Dies

Trick or Treat Stamps (tiny sentiments).

I used a pale gray ink and stamped the sweet spooks from Frightful Little Bits over and over until my panel was filled with the images.  Where there were a few slightly larger gaps I stamped the little sentiment words from Trick or Treat.

I then spent an enjoyable few hours colouring the images using the following Copic colour combinations:-

Spooks - BG11, BG0000, C1, C0

Blushes - RV42, R11, R000

Orange - E95, YR00

Yellow - YR20, E50

Black - T5, T3, W2

Brooms - E42, E50, W3

I highlighted points on each image with a white gel pen then backed the panel with white craft foam and adhered it to a gray panel that is A2 and then attached this to my card base.

I haven't made a background/wallpaper card in so long so I enjoyed this project very much.

Good luck with your challenge entries, a random winner will receive a $50 gift certificate.   Challenge ends October 30th and the winner will be announced on Halloween October 31st.  Have fun!

Trick or Treat / Spooky Scene - Hello Bluebird Stamps

Hi everyone!  It's release day at Hello Bluebird stamps and I'm just swinging by to quickly share this card I made using the new Trick or Treat stamp set in combination with the new Spooky Scene die.



The Spooky Scene stand alone die is like an easy jigsaw puzzle.  You cut it and you get several sections which you use to build scenes in so many different ways.  I die cut mine in grey cardstock and choose to use all of the components for this project.  I set them against an ink blended and distressed background .



I stamped the sentiment which fit nicely over on the right hand side and then separately on some Bristol Smooth cardstock I hand stamped, watercolour painted and fussy cut my images and added them to the scene using dimensional foam tape.  They look like they've had a LOT of sugar don't they????



To finish out the card I stamped several of the bats using my Misti so that I got a really strong image and then I chose a variety of toning sequins for the final embellishments.

It is my intention in the coming weeks and months to show you different ways to use the Spooky Scene Die set .... for all seasons beyond Halloween.  Stay tuned and thanks for coming by to read today.

Nicky x