Spring Gatherings - Hello Bluebird

Hello,  I have a new card today using Spring Gatherings from Hello Bluebird Stamps.



This is such a great stamp set since it works as well on its own as I've done here, as it does paired with Easter Egg Hunt.

This card was started with an ink blended panel created with randomly blending Distress Oxides in Cracked Pistachio, Squeezed Lemonade, Spun Sugar and Tumbled Glass.  I then die cut the 2 part frame using the Gallery Frame #1 Die.  I backed the frame with foam tape and applied it to the background panel.  Through the larger window I stamped the sentiment with Ranger Archival Ink in Potting Soil.



On Bristol Smooth cardstock I stamped my images again using the Potting Soil ink.  I watercolour painted the images using the following:-

Tombow ABT 451, 243
Kuretake Zigs in Flesh Colour 071, Pale Pink 028, Light Pink 026, Cool Gray(1) 099, Pale Yellow 055, Oatmeal 064, Mid Gray 096.

The images were die cut and backed with an extra thick foam tape and applied to the scene.



A few points were highlighted with a white gel pen and I stamped Happy Easter inside the card!

Pretty quick and simple design that some of you newer card makers might like to tackle.

Happy crafting and see you next time!

Nicky x

Merry Pigs - Hello Bluebird

Hello!

I needed to make a Happy New Year card for personal use and so I called upon my favourite Merry Pigs by Hello Bluebird Stamps and the sentiment is from North Star, also Hello Bluebird.



I created a background using Distress Oxide Ink.  I ink blended the brighter colours of Cracked Pistachio and Worn Lipstick first and then used Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot to fill in and darken the scene for an amazing show of Aurora Borealis.  I used my heat gun to dry it quickly and then using Versamark Ink and my Misti Stamping Tool I stamped the sentiment and heat embossed in gold, repeating two more times so that the sentiment is very dimensional.  I then used some of the stars and also stamped and embossed although for the purposes of this card they are confetti which my pig seems to be throwing in celebration!



I applied the panel to my card base.  I then die cut the Gallery Frame #1 Die and the Gallery Frame #3 Die.   I applied the #1 cut with dimensional foam tape and then the #3 cut with more dimensional tape - making for a very deep and layered frame which gives the card a lovely substantial feel.



On Bristol Smooth cardstock I stamped my images with Ranger Archival Ink.  I watercolour painted them using Kuretake Zigs in  No.028 Pale Pink, No.045 Pale Green, No.021 Light Carmine and No.094 Gray Brown for the 'feet' and No.026 Light Pink for the blushing cheeks.  I highlighted some points with a Uni-Ball Signo white gel pen.  I applied the pigs to the scene using thick dimensional foam tape.

Card complete and perhaps a little inspiration for some of you looking to send some new year cheer!

See you next time and feel free to ask any questions you may have, thank you!

Nicky x

Skating Friends - Hello Bluebird

Hi!  I'm back for day 2 of the new (and now available) Hello Bluebird Stamps November release and this is Skating Friends.



I created an A2 panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock.  I took the Pond Builder Die and die cut twice to form the shape I'd want my frozen pond to be.  I ink blended it using Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers.  I then pressed it repeatedly onto my Versamark Ink pad until thoroughly coated and heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder, so now I have an icy looking frozen pond.



I put my panel back together using Scotch Tape on the reverse and stamped the snowflakes in pale grey.  I uses Stickles Glitter to edge my frozen pond.  I used the Gallery Frame #1 Die and cut a frame which I mounted over the panel with foam tape.

On Bristol Smooth cardstock (I like Strathmore) I stamped those sweet little critters and watercolour painted them.  I fussy cut the images and adhered them with foam tape.  I stamped my sentiment and heat embossed in silver and adhered that with yet more foam tape.



The final touch was to use a Uniball Signo white gel pen and draw in some white skate lines on the 'ice' (works beautifully on this embossed surface) and I grabbed my Stickles glitter in 'Crystal' again and twinkled up some of the points on the bunnies  and dotted some onto the ice too.  Card panel was adhered to card base and another card completed!!!

I do thank you for stopping by to read, let me know if you have any questions.

Nicky x

Springtime - Hello Bluebird Stamps

Hello!  Thanks for swinging by the blog today to read about this card made using Springtime by Hello Bluebird Stamps.



To make this card I created two A2 panels of Bristol Smooth cardstock.  I ink blended each of them to match one another using Distress Ink in Cracked Pistachio and blending it to a fade.  I distressed the panels with water splashes that were blotted up after a few seconds.  I adhered one panel to the card base and the second panel was die cut using the Gallery Frame Die #1 I only used the outer portion for this project and this was adhered to the other panel using dimensional foam tape.



The next step was to stamp out my images using Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black onto more Bristol Smooth.  I die cut them and then watercolour painted using Kuretake Zigs and highlighted some points with a Uniball Signo White Gel Pen.   I had some negative offcuts from die cutting the frame and I used a piece that had some of the minty green on it to stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment and applied this to the top of the scene with foam tape and decided on a layout for the animals and flowers and adhered them the same way.



At this point I considered the finishing touches.  For this card I decided to use a toning Kuretake Zig and add by hand some texture in the form of subtle strokes to give a look of grass under the feet of the lamb and frog and then I grabbed Liquid Pearls in Mint Green and dotted in some dimensional 'blobs', setting the card aside for those to dry completely for a couple of hours.

Hope you enjoyed the card, see you next time and feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Nicky x