Friday, July 26, 2024

Sunny Studio Stamp - Strawberry Patch Dies

 



Inspired by an actual strawberry topped cake image I found on the internet I created this 'cake top' card featuring the Strawberry Patch Dies by Sunny Studio Stamps.   I'm sharing all the how-to details over on the Sunny blog today.  Please use THIS LINK to join me there for everything you need to know to recreate this card.  Thank you.








Thursday, July 25, 2024

 









Hello!  I'm back with a new card featuring products from the gorgeous Hello Bluebird Stamps first ever Card Kit called Sun, Sand and Surf.  These products are available for purchase already but they'll sell out super fast and are limited quantities so shop early to avoid disappointment.  Kit contents will never be re-stocked!

These are the products used to make this card:-

Beach Bums
Beach Bums Die
Hill & Dale Die (Essentials)

I took an A2 panel of white cardstock and masked a line and ink blended below it with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink for the Ocean and above the masked line with 'Breeze' by The Stamp Market.  I ink blended with Antique Linen at the bottom (partially hidden).  I stamped the sentiment at the top, then backed the panel with white craft foam and glued it to a larger white panel.






I used the Hill & Dale Die from the Essentials on Hello Bluebird's website and ink blended the die cut I created with Antique Linen and Tea Dye Distress Oxide Inks.  I dotted in some interested then applied the panel to the bottom of the background scene adhering with foam tape.

I then stamped the images from Beach Bums and coloured with Copic markers.  Here's what I used:-

Palm Trees - E77, E44, E43, E31, E41, YG17, YG13, YG03, YG01
Hammock - RV17, RV06, E31, E44
Sloth - E77, E44, E43, E31, E41, E01, YR09, YR07, YR04, BG57, BG15

Images were die cut, highlighted with a white gel pen and applied with foam tape and I made sure to tuck the base of the palm tree image down behind the sand dune.






I appreciate you stopping by today to read about this card.  I'll be back before you know it with something new and fun!















Wednesday, July 24, 2024







Hello and welcome to my blog where I have my third card featuring products from Hello Bluebird's brand new 'Sun, Sand and Surf' Kit which is now available for purchase.  For details on these kits I would refer you to the Hello Bluebird website for everything you need to know.  Please note thought that kits are pre-ordered and once pre-ordering closes you will never be able to buy these products again!!  Shop early to avoid disappointment.

For my card today I've used the following kit products:-

Jungle Littles on the Beach
Jungle Littles on the Beach Die
Beach Slimline Scene Die
Gallery Frame #5 Die (Essentials)
Beach Bums (sentiment)

I took a slimline panel of sturdy white cardstock and I die cut using the Beach Slimline Die.   I ink blended the different pieces and then adhered everything back together again like a jigsaw puzzle.  I stamped the sentiment which I borrowed from the Beach Bums stamp set which forms part of the larger kit, in the perfectly sized cloud in the top left hand corner.  I then framed the scene using a die cut created with the Gallery Frame #5 Die which is in the Essentials section on the website.  This frame was applied with foam tape.






I stamped the adorable Jungle Littles at the Beach images and then I coloured with the following Copic marker combinations:-

Giraffe - E27, YR24, E31, E41, W00
Chimpanzee - T5, T5, T3, E31, E01
Hippo - T4, T3, T2, E01, E00
Koala - W5, W4, W3, W1
Flamingo - R22, R21, R20, R00
Elephant - C5, C3, C1, C00
Blushes - R22, R21, R20, R00
Clothing - FBG2, FRV1, FY1, FYG1

I highlighted with a white gel pen and emphasised eyes with a black glaze pen and then die cut and applied with foam tape to the background.






Included in the Jungle Littles on the Beach set are die cuts for the eyewear.  I found some scraps of coloured cardstock from my stash and I die cut several glasses frames.  Four of them I glued on directly and highlighted and with another two I die cut from coloured cardstock then again from mirrored cardstock so they'd have mirrored sunglass as in the case of the Chimp and the Flamingo who is wearing his on his head.

To finish up completely I dotted in some interest to the sand and use W Copic markers to add some shadow under the images standing in the sand and I glued in some droplet style embellishments.  Card done!  















 

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Hello Bluebird Stamps - July Card Kit 2024

 








Hey there!  Here's my second card featuring products from the new Sun, Sand and Surf Kit from Hello Bluebird Stamps.  For details on the pre-order style Kit Club at Hello Bluebird, please visit their website.  These are limited edition stamps and dies.  When the pre-order period closes you will never be able to to buy these stamps and dies again.  I've used products included in Hello Bluebird's large kit to make this card together with one of the 'Add-On' items, here's what I've used:-

Beach Bums
Beach Bums Die
Beach Umbrella Die (Add-On)
Hill & Dale Die (Essentials)

I grabbed a white A2 panel of cardstock.  I masked a line for the horizon and below it I ink blended the ocean using an ink by The Stamp Market which would you believe it is called 'Ocean'!  I switched the mask to then lie across the water horizon and above it I ink blended the sky using Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink.






I grabbed a second A2 panel of white cardstock and I used the Hill & Dale Die from their Essentials range to create to sand dunes. I ink blended using Distress Oxide Inks in Antique Linen and a touch of Tea Dye.  I stamped the sentiment on one and then I adhered the taller dune with glue and the smaller dune with the sentiment was backed with dimensional foam tape and adhered.

I next took the Beach Umbrella Die and I die cut the Beach Umbrella and the clouds included in the die set which is an individually available Add-On  die.  I backed the clouds with foam tape and adhered them and trimmed off the overhang and I assembled the umbrella, glueing the parts together and similarly applied it to the scene with foam tape.





What's not to love about this Koala from Beach Bums?  I stamped him then coloured with Copic markers in the following combinations:-

Koala - W5, W4, W3, W2, W0, W00
Shirt - C3, C1, C00
Shorts - RV17, RV06
Deckchair - YR09, YR07, YR04, E44, E31
Blush - R22, R21, R20, R00

I die cut the images and applied them either directly with glue or with foam tape.  I used a black glaze pen to emphasise the eyes, nose and paw pads and a white gel pen to highlight certain points and then this card was done!
















Monday, July 22, 2024

Hello Bluebird Stamps - Introducing NEW KITS! July 2024 - Sun, Sand and Surf!

 









We're so excited to be revealing the products contained in the new Hello Bluebird Stamps monthly KITS!  That's right, every month or so, brand new kits will be release in two different sizes and you should visit their website for all the details for how this will all work and this release which they're calling Sand, Sun and Surf goes live at 7pm MDT Tuesday July 23rd.  Shop early, when the kits are sold they are gone forever, no re-stocks!

My first card works with items that are contained in the larger of the two kits on offer.  I've used:-

Gone Surfin'
Gone Surfin' Dies
Big Wave Scene Die
Hello Summer Die
Gallery Frame #7 Die

I started by die cutting sturdy white cardstock using the Big Wave Scene Die.  I ink blended the different pieces using inks from The Stamp Market in Breeze for the Sky,  Lagoon and Tropic for the water and Sunshine for the sun.






I pieced the 'puzzle' of die cut pieces back together glueing them into place on another cardstock panel.  I then adhered this to a card base and I added a die cut made using the Gallery Frame #7 Die which is now in Hello Bluebird's 'Essentials' section.  I added this die cut popped up on foam tape.

I die cut bright pink cardstock using the Hello Summer word die and I also die cut white cardstock with it and then I glued the letters together slightly offset to give a highlighted edge with the white behind.  I highlighted the letters and then glued them in place on the background.

I added some Stickles glitters to make the ocean waves sparkle and I added some white Nuvo drops for splashes.







I then stamped the two characters I was wanting to use from Gone Surfin' and I coloured with the following Copic markers:-

Koala - W5, W4, W3, W2, W1, W00, RV17, RV06, Y38
Bear - E44, E31, E41, E40, Y19, RV17, BG78, BG57, BG13, G00
Blushes - R22, R21, R20, R00

I highlighted points with a white gel pen and used a black glaze pen to emphasise eyes and noses and then die cut using the coordinating dies and applied the to the big wave background using dimensional foam tape and with that, this card was done.

Shop until you drop!









Saturday, July 20, 2024

My Favorite Things - Precious Pals

 





I didn't get to play with 'Precious Pals' when MFT Stamps released it recently and so as soon as life presented an opportunity I coloured it up and created this card.   Here are links to what I've used:-


This is a slimline card with finished dimensions  3 1/2 inches x 8 1/2 inches and I created a card base and adhered another white panel to it.

I prepared a slightly smaller panel and masked a line and then softly ink blended a 'rainbow' of colours to make a little diffused warmth behind each position where a critter would be placed.  I stamped the sentiment boldly, backed the panel with white craft foam and applied it to the card base.




Using Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black I stamped the adorable pals from Precious Pals.  I then coloured the images with the following Copic marker combinations:-

Pup with Garnet - T7, T6, T4, T2, C3, C1, C00, R89, R39, RV29
Kitten with Diamond - E37, Y28, YR24, YR20, E50, C3, C1, C00, BG000, BG90
Bunny with Emerald - E44, E43, E42, E41, E40, G19, G02, G00
Squirrel with Amethyst - T6, T5, W5, W3, W1, V17, V04, V01
Fox with Blue Topaz - E37, E15, E13, E11, C3, C1, C0, B02, B00, B0000
Blushes - R22, R21, R20, R00




The images were die cut using the coordinating die-namics and then I backed each image with dimensional foam tape and applied them to their matching background ink blend.

Eyes were emphasised with a black glaze pen and then I used a white gel pen to highlight certain points and added 'sparkles' to the gemstones.

Last but not least I glued some clear gemstones into the background and then the card was complete.

Thanks for joining me, I'll be back soon with something new!








 







Friday, July 19, 2024

Sunny Studio Stamps - Cupcake Shape Dies




Hello!  If you'd like to learn how I made this Cupcake Shape card using the Cupcake Shape Dies by Sunny Studio Stamps, please click this link and join me on their blog where I have every detail you need to know.  Thank you!