Old Oak Background Stamp with Garden Party - Hello Bluebird Stamps

This month Hello Bluebird Stamps will be re-releasing all of their old rubber background stamps as clear stamps.  On release day there will also be several brand new background scene stamps to enjoy.   Today I'm using the Old Oak Background Stamp for my card.  This is one of my very favourites and it is so useful.

I stamped the  BG image using dark green ink on to a panel of white cardstock.  I then used Distress Oxides to 'antique' the edges creating a soft focal point.    I used a circular die to cut the opening.   Another panel of cardstock was ink blended with deep fuchsia and dark green inks.  I splattered it with water and added splatter of toning colours including a little metallic gold.

The 'oak' panel was backed with foam tape and adhered to the ink blended panel which in turn was adhered to a white cardstock base.

I used the Grassy Knoll die to cut a piece of cardstock that I ink blended with green ink and splattered up a bit for interest.   This was adhered directly to the card front.

On Copic friendly cardstock I stamped my Garden Party images and from Oh Nuts! the branches.  I used Copic markers to colour the images and finished by die cutting them, highlighting a few points with a white gel pen.   These images were all backed with foam tape and applied to the scene.

I used some water droplet style embellishments and adhered them and stamped the sentiment and applied that.  Another card completed. I hope you are inspired .... happy crafting!

Garden Party - Hello Bluebird Stamps

Hello and welcome to my blog if you haven't visited before and welcome back if you're a regular!   Today I'm sharing a card for Hello Bluebird Stamps featuring their GORGEOUS Garden Party stamp set from the most recent release which will pair flawlessly with the formerly released Garden Friends.  Read on for how this card was made.

To construct this card I first took a slimline panel and ink blended it with the new Speckled Egg Distress Oxide Ink and Worn Lipstick at the bottom and leaving a hazy horizon for a soft look.   Next I die cut the Gallery Frame #5 die twice.  Once with white cardstock and once again with Sno Cone cardstock by My Favorite Things which I find pairs nicely with Speckled Egg.  I combined the inner and outer frames, backed them with foam tape and adhered it to the background panel.

On Copic friendly paper I stamped all of the elements from Garden Party using Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa.   I used Copic markers to colour my images which I then die cut using the coordinating dies and applied them to the scene with foam tape to create a flowing sequence of characters interacting with one another so that the eye keeps moving.

To finish up I stamped the mini sentiments 'chirp' and 'tweet' and my larger sentiment went inside the card.  I also used a fluorescent pink gel pen to put in tufts of grass and a white gel pen to add some textured dots around the grass.  I fixed the whole panel to a slimline card based (3 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches) and with that the card was complete!

See you next time and happy crafting!