Fairy Garden - Hello Bluebird Stamps

I have a very girly and very sparkly slimline card for you today that uses Fairy Garden by Hello Bluebird Stamps together with their Pond Builder Die and Grassy Knoll Die.



I die cut a slimline panel (8 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches) several times over using the Pond Builder and Grassy Knoll Dies.   Depending on what each section was I ink blended that section using Distress Oxide Inks in Cracked Pistachio, Spun Sugar and Tumbled Glass and also splashed on some of the ink.  All pieces were reassembled, like putting a jigsaw puzzle together, with some portions being backed with foam tape to build dimension.



The sentiment was stamped from the Sparkle Script sentiment set and the panel was applied to a sturdy 110lb cover white cardstock base.

On Copic friendly cardstock I stamped the images from Fairy Garden, I coloured them with Copic markers and then they were die cut, backed with foam tape and applied to the scene.



It's tricky to photograph but I applied a great deal of sparkle in the form of Stickles glitter in 'Crystal' around the fairies and dotted through the pretty pool of water.  I used a white gel pen to add the ripples of water around the stones in the water and to highlight the hair on the fairies.  Finally, I used Spectrum Noir glitter pen all over the fairy's dresses.  This card is so pretty when it is handled as a result.

Happy crafting!

Nicky x

Fairy Garden with Garden Friends - Hello Bluebird Stamps

So happy to be sharing my first card for the Hello Bluebird Stamps brand new release which you can buy May 16th.  For this project I have combined two stamp sets, Fairy Garden and Garden Friends which work beautifully together and separately of course.

 
A panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock was ink blended using Distress Inks in Crushed Olive, Squeezed Lemonade and Broken China.  Water splashes were added and blotted up and some of the Crushed Olive was squished onto my craft mat, loosened with a drop of water and then splattered to distress the background even further. The panel was then die cut with a wonky stitch die and set to one side for now.



On more Bristol Smooth cardstock the characters and elements from the two stamp sets that I was using were stamped with Ranger Archival Ink in Potting Soil.  They were all watercolour painted using the following shades.  Kuretake Zigs in Vanilla, Blush, Light Pink, Beige, Haze Blue, Mid Green, Light Green, Light Violet and Cobalt Blue.  I also used a Tombow ABT in 991.



All elements were fussy cut (but coordinating dies will be available for purchase) and they were backed with a single or double layer of dimensional foam tape and adhered to the background panel.  Points were highlighted with a white gel pen.

All that was left were the finishing touches.  I stamped the sentiment in my Misti into the space I left available when deciding on the layout for my card and a couple of little musical notes float up above the bluebird as if he's talking to the seated fairy.  I grabbed some Stickles glitter in 'Crystal'.  Glitter makes everything better - am I right?   The glitter was applied to the fairy's wings and then dotted generously throughout the entire background because as we all know fairies spread fairy dust wherever they go!!!  3 different sized sparkling clear sequins by Pretty Pink Posh were glued and the panel was adhered to the 110lb white cardstock base - nice and sturdy for such a dimensional card.



Here's a last look!  Thanks for coming by to read, I'll be back tomorrow with my second card for this beautiful new release.

Nicky x

Fairy Garden and Garden Friends - Hello Bluebird Stamps

Hello!  Very exciting day for us on the Hello Bluebird Stamps Design Team - we are starting Previews for the May 16th release (7pm MST).  My first card is a slimline card featuring the new Fairy Garden and Garden Friends stamp sets.



In a moonlit clearing deep in the woods the fairies and fairy friends gather beneath the toadstools and bluebells!   

This watercolour painted card started with a panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock trimmed to 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches, the finished size of this card is for a size 9 envelope.  It was ink blended to form a focal point using Distress Oxides in Peacock Feathers, Lucky Clover, Broken China and Chipped Sapphire.  I splashed water on the surface and left it a minute before blotting it up with kitchen paper.  The panel was adhered to a 110lb weight white cardstock panel.



On Strathmore Bristol Smooth I stamped my images from Fairy Garden and Garden Friends using Ranger Archival Ink in Potting Soil.  I watercolour painted everything using the following list of Kuretake Zig  colours - Mid Gray, Deep Red, Orange, Oatmeal, May Greehn, Olive Green, Cobalt Blue, Light Violet, Flesh Colour, Light Pink and Orange.  Points were highlighted with a white gel pen and the fairy wings were adorned with Stickles glitter in Crystal.  All images were die cut.



To build depth the elements were all backed with different amounts of dimensional foam tape and applied to the background panel.



The sentiment was stamped with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder on a strip of black cardstock.  It was backed with yet more foam tape (I really get through this stuff) and applied.



The final touch was to use Ranger Multi Medium Matte to glue water droplet style embellishments to the scene and also liberally dotted in (but hard to photograph) more of the Stickles in Crystal.

This is a weighty, dimensional and very special card 'for a fairy good friend'!

I'll be back tomorrow with another reveal of the new release from Hello Bluebird Stamps.  Hope to see you then!

Nicky x