Hello Bluebird Stamps - July Summer Challenge

I would love it if you would take a moment to visit the Hello Bluebird blog today where there is a brand new challenge starting that I hope you will enter for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate.   The lucky winner is randomly selected and is not based on your skill level, so you literally have nothing to lose.   All details for entering can be found within the Hello Bluebird blog post and you will also see several other inspiration cards from the Design Team along with mine.   What is different this time is that you can enter the challenge as a color challenge entry or enter as a summer beach theme entry or as in the case with my card, you can use both theme and colors!   Keep scrolling to see and read about my card .....

My card was made using:-

Beach Babes stamps

Beach Babes dies

Rainbow Square Die

Jane Small Alpha

By The Sea background stamp

I started by stamping the background stamp image.   Once in a while I like to leave these background stamps completely  uncoloured like an uncoloured page in a colouring book but I layer on some colourful  focal points.   This is a great look if you are intimidated by those big backgrounds too!

So, I applied the background image to my card base and then I die cut the Rainbow Square Die using some pretty pale blue cardstock and applied this popped up on foam tape.

I adhered some mini gingham cardstock to some small pieces of sticky foam sheets and die cut the letters YAY, I peeled off the backing and adhered them in the top right hand corner and underneath I used part of a sentiment included in the Beach Babes stamp set, stamping it to a strip of cardstock and adhering with more foam tape.

I then stamped out the piggies I'd be using from Beach Babes and coloured them with the following Copic markers:-

Pigs - R21, R20, R00, R000, W3, W2, W1

Blush - R22, R21, R20, R00

Greens - YG25, YG13, YG03

Blues - BG32, BG11, BG0000

Yellows -  Y15, Y06

Points were highlighted with a white gel pen and then the images were die cut using the coordinating dies, backed with foam tape and applied.

To finish I just added a few sparkling clear sequins.   Don't forget to visit the Hello Bluebird blog!

Hello Bluebird Stamps - Pig Day

Hello!  I just wanted to let you know here that you can find me over on the Hello Bluebird blog with all the details on this cute card.

See you over there hopefully!

Hello Bluebird Stamps - Rain or Shine

Hi!   Thanks for stopping by my blog today to read about my latest card for Hello Bluebird Stamps.   My card today features the Rain or Shine stamp set from the most recent release in combination with Jane Small Alpha and for the background I used the Woven Background Stamp.

To create my card I first prepared a 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 inch square white cardstock card base.   To this I attached a square of pink cardstock in the same proportions.

I stamped a panel of white cardstock with the Woven Background Stamp using Blush Ink by The Stamp Market.  I did this in my Misti to ensure I could repeat stamp for a nice evenly coloured image.   I trimmed down this panel to just a fraction under 5 inches square and attached it to a 5 inch square white panel.  I love the look of layered edges and it also makes the card feel like such high quality because it is so substantial when handled.

I used the Grassy Knoll die to die cut a panel of grass which I ink blended softly with Distress Oxide Ink in Tumbled Glass.  This was sized to match the 'Woven' panel then backed with foam tape and applied.

On Copic friendly cardstock I stamped my images from Rain or Shine using Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa.  I coloured my images with Copic marker, highlighted some points with a white gel pen then die cut using the coordinating dies and applied with either a single or double layer of dimensional foam tape to build depth.

Time for the sentiment!   I stamped the 'spread a little' from the Sparkles Script stamp set and then I used Jane Small Alpha to die cut the letters from SUNSHINE 5 times over!   Once from white, twice from pale blue and once from yellow cardstock and I adhered these letters in neat stacks, centred then aligned them on the Woven background and once happy I began to adhere them with glue.

To complete the card I just attached 3 sparkling clear sequins as subtle accents.   I didn't want them to look like rain so I tucked them partially obscured under some of the images.

Until the next time  - happy crafty time!

Hello Bluebird Stamps - Rain Or Shine

Hi and welcome to my blog for this the second day of Previews for the May 6th Hello Bluebird Stamps new release!   The release goes live and 7pm MST.  My card today features the adorable new stamp set Rain or Shine which comes with coordinating dies and in the background there .... that is the gorgeous new stand-alone die called Partly Cloudy.

To create the card I used Distress Oxides in Peacock Feathers and Mowed Lawn to ink blend both the background panel and a grass panel that was die cut using the Grassy Knoll Die.   I splashed up both pieces using watered down dots of both inks and set them aside to dry.

Meanwhile I took a panel of white cardstock and I die cut the Partly Cloudy die.   I adhered the die cut to my background panel and selected some of the die cutouts to insert back within the cloud frame and discarded those I didn't want.    The Grassy Knoll die cut was then adhered to this.

On Copic friendly cardstock I stamped my images from Rain or Shine and coloured them all with Copic markers and highlighted a few points with a white gel pen.   They were die cut using the coordinating dies and backed with foam tape, arranged and then adhered down.

Included in the new release is a new die set of small alphas called Jane Small Alpha and I think you're going to find these incredibly useful due to their scale.   I die cut the letters for FRIEND 4 times over from heavy white cardstock and adhered them in stack for a nice chunky sentiment.   I then carefully applied them to the grass in a straight line using some washi tape as my guide.

The 'Hello' is from the older Maverick stamp set and I just simply stamped it to a white strip of cardstock which again was applied with foam tape.

A few sparkling clear sequins were the perfect subtle finishing touch!

Visit the Hello Bluebird Blog today and see the new stamps and dies we're previewing today as well as other inspiration from the rest of the Design Team and our guests.   Comment for a chance to win a gift card to the shop!   Good luck!