Hello Bluebird Stamps - Color Challenge #hellobluebirdcolorchallenge2

Welcome to my blog friends where today I am sharing a new card to inspire you to join the latest Color Challenge at Hello Bluebird Stamps.   This is an Instagram challenge and you must tag your submission on Instagram using this unique hashtag #hellobluebirdcolorchallenge2 - find below the Color Board and below that my card and all the details.   The challenge is open to all worldwide, you can enter as many projects as you wish and the winner is randomly selected so that everyone has a fair chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Hello Bluebird.

For my project I have used:-

Birch Trees Die

Next Door Gnomes Stamp Set

Next Door Gnomes Die Set

Hello Friend Word Die

High Rise Tree Scene Die

I die cut the Birch Trees from 110lb cover weight cardstock - using this nice sturdy cardstock will greatly improve your odds of reassembling the die cut pieces without warping!  I ink blended the grass with Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide Ink and I used a little Iced Spruce Distress Oxide Ink to add subtle interest to the birch trunks.   I ink blended another slimline panel using Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink and then reassembled the Birch Trees pieces laying them in place on the blue background starting with the frame and then filling the space from the grass on up!

I ink blended a scrap of white cardstock with a dark to light fade of Mowed Lawn Distress Ink and I die cut using the leaf die included in the High Rise Tree Scene Die.   This provided me with a selection of different coloured leaves which I glued into position.

I die cut the Hello Friend Die from tomato red cardstock stuck on top of sticky foam sheets and applied the sentiment in position by peeling off the backing.

I stamped the images from Next Door Gnomes and I coloured them with the following Copic markers to closely follow the color challenge theme.

Peachy Reds - R08, R05, R22, R21

Orangey Yellows - Y19, Y15, Y13

Greens - G17, G09, G14

Turquoise Blues - BG49, BG13, BG32, G00

I used the W series of Copic greys to colour boots and gloves and to shade the other colours to a lovely richness.

I die cut the images using the coordinating dies and applied them to the scene using dimensional foam tape.

I very much appreciate you stopping by my blog today and I really hope you enter the challenge, best of luck with your submission.

Mushroom House Scenic Background Stamp - Hello Bluebird Stamps

It is finally release day at Hello Bluebird Stamps !!   The big background release and re-release goes live tonight at 7pm MST.  My card today features the oh so gorgeous Mushroom House background stamp which I've combined with Next Door Gnomes.

I stamped the big 6 x 6 inch images on to an A2 panel of Copic friendly cardstock.  I coloured the image using a relatively limited palette of Copic markers and used gel pens to add tufts of grass, dots and other little details.  This panel was die cut to give it the simple faux stitched edge.

Grabbing more Copic cardstock I stamped my gnome images and coloured them by using the same colour palette as the background.  Points were highlighted with a white gel pen then they were die cut, backed with foam tape and applied to the scene.

The sentiment was stamped to a strip of cardstock which was backed with foam tape and applied.   The finishing touch was the addition of a few water droplet style embellishments which suited the garden scene.  I applied the decorative panel to a sturdy cardstock base.

Thank you for stopping by and happy shopping spree everybody!

Next Door Gnomes - Hello Bluebird Stamps

Today I'm sharing a card made with the super sweet 'Next Door Gnomes' stamp set by Hello Bluebird Stamps.  I have had this stamp set coloured up for a couple of months now and so I decided to use them not as I had originally intended but in a more seasonal wintery Christmas card and I like how the deep colours pop against the snowy scene.

This card started with a background panel ink blended with Distress Oxide Ink in Speckled Egg.   To this I added snow using a stylus and Dr. Ph Martin's Bleed Proof White paint.  This was set aside for a few minutes to dry in front of a mini desk fan.

Meanwhile I die cut both the Spooky Scene die (I was after the trees only from this scene die) and also the Fairy Glad Scene Die (horizontal) where I just used the ground and frame.

I added Snow-Tex (by DecoArt) to the trees and ground by dabbing it on with a fingertip and once dry I attached them to the background which was in turn added to the card base.

On Copic friendly cardstock I stamped my images from Next Door Gnomes using Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa.   I coloured my images in rich hues of red, teal and emerald green and further darkened the shadows using my beloved W shades.  Points were highlighted with a white gel pen and then were die cut, backed with foam tape and applied to the scene.   I added a little more Snow-Tex to their hats and the toadstools etc

To finish up the card I used the outer scalloped die cut from the Gallery Frame #5 Die which I die cut twice and stuck them both down.  I also stamped the sentiment from 'Typed Christmas', backed it with foam tape and adhered.  With that the card was complete!

Happy crafting!