Hippos On Holiday - Hello Bluebird Stamps.

Hello, I have shadow box pop-up card for you today using Hippos On Holiday from Hello Bluebird Stamps.



I'm not going to teach you how to make a shadowbox pop-up card, I would simply direct you to this superb video tutorial by Jennifer McGuire which will walk you through all the steps.  Don't be intimidated ... you can do this!



So basically you're going to make the basic shadow box pop-up card form as per Jennifer's specifications and  then for my card i decided I was going to make a fun ocean scene with the cuties from Hippos on Holiday.   First of all I die cut the rectangular opening in the front panel and then I die cut the wave image from Basic Borders Die twice and ink blended using Distress Oxide in Peacock Feathers.  I also used a sun ray stencil and used Spun Sugar Distress Oxide to decorate the inside background of the card.



I stamped my hippo images onto Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock using Ranger Archival Ink in Potting Soil.   I watercolour painted everything using Kuretake Zigs in Mid Gray, Light Gray, Light Pink, Yellow and Orange.  All images were die cut and then certain points given some highlights with a white gel pen.  The sentiment was stamped in Memento 'Teal' to a sentiment strip from the Stitched Tag Builder Die.

I then assembled the card bit by bit as per the video instructions and using acetate to 'float' images in 'mid air' such as the diving Hippo.  I embellished the card with flat cup Sparkling Clear Sequins by Pretty Pink Posh.

I used 110lb cardstock for my shadowbox and it is very very sturdy and stands up easily as seen in the next image but of course it also folds down to an A2 size for mailing.



Plenty of room on the back to write your personal message to the recipient!  This was such a fun project, thank you for coming by to read today.

Nicky x

Otter Friends & Basic Borders Die - Hello Bluebird

Hi!  Today's card pairs an older Hello Bluebird stamp set Otter Friends with their newer Basic Borders Die.  Some might look at this die (1 of 3 in the set) and see a pretty scallop but I also saw waves and so the idea for this card was born.



I ink blended a panel using Distress Ink in Mermaid Lagoon, fading it ombré style. I splashed it with water then blotted it up to distress it a little.  Next, I took the basic borders die and die cut the very top of the panel so that it was still A2 at its maximum.  I then took the similar die from the set which just cuts  a thin scalloped strip and die cut once from a scrap of white cardstock.  I glued this along the top edge of the wave cut to give it a finished look and highlight it.



I took the two wave stamps from Otter Friends and stamped the panel a few times using Versamark Ink and heat embossed in white.  The panel was then applied to a white 110lb cardstock base that I trimmed down just enough so that it wouldn't show and the wave border was all you'd see.

On Bristol Smooth cardstock (I favour Strathmore) I stamped my images using Ranger Archival Ink in Potting Soil and watercolour painted them using the following Kuretake Zig colours:-  Light Pink 026, Yellow 050, Oatmeal 064, Mid Gray 096.

All images were die cut, backed with foam tape then adhered into the scene.

The sentiment was stamped using Memento Ink in Bahama Blue to tone with the background colour.



Finishing touches were the application of different sizes of Sparkling Clear Sequins by Pretty Pink Posh.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today - hope to see you next time and feel free to sign up for emails every time I post a new project.

Nicky x