Hello Bluebird Stamps - Picked For You

 

You can find me over on the Hello Bluebird Stamps blog today with all the details for this new card I made.  Use THIS LINK to go directly to the blogpost.  Thank you!

Mixing Up your Hello Bluebird Stamps

I have a new card today for Hello Bluebird Stamps.  You may already be aware how well Hello Bluebird's stamps mix and match and it is fun to build new scenes by pulling from many of your stamp sets as I have done here.

To create this card I first stamped the background image from Storybook Friends.  I stamped with pale grey ink so that I could do a no line Copic coloured background which I then diffused the look of by layering over with a piece of vellum.    I glued it down with a line of glue under where I knew my frame would go and thus hide it.

I die cut some lovely apple green cardstock using the Gallery Frame #2 Die.  I backed this die cut with foam tape and applied it to the background.

I popped the framed background in my Misti.   I chose the sentiment from Strawberry Jam, centred it in the upper portion of the frame and stamped twice.  I then attached the panel to my sturdy card base.

I stamped the bunny from Meadow Bunnies, the little girl and bird from Picked For You and butterflies are from other sets.    I coloured these images with Copic markers.   Here are my colours:-

Blues - B91, B93, B95, B97

Whites - W2, W0

Bunny - E44, E43, E42, E0000, R21, R20, R00

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00

Hair - E44, E42, E0000

I die cut my images using the coordinating dies and then backed them with more foam tape and applied them.

For the finishing touches I got out my gel pens and I dotted the girl's shirt with a bright pink and highlighted points with a white gel pen on all images.

I appreciate you visiting my blog and will be back soon with fresh inspiration!

Happy crafting!

Field Mice - Hello Bluebird Stamps

I'm back with a new card for Hello Bluebird Stamps.  This card combines the adorable Field Mice stamp set along with the blossom branch from Picked For You, the background is the Pathway stamp set which I altered to my needs and it is framed out with the Gallery Frame #1 die.



To create this card I stamped the pathway stamp, removing the ink before stamping to the parts I didn't want an image from.  I used Simon Says Stamp in Fog for stamping, it is a very pale gray that just disappears for no line Copic colouring.   I  Copic coloured this portion of the scene and then ink blended the sky using Distress Oxide Inks in Tumbled Glass and a little Peacock Feathers.



On Copic friendly cardstock I stamped the blossom branch from Picked For you about 12 times using the same Fog ink mentioned above.  Again I Copic coloured these images and die cut them all and proceeded to layer them into the scene to build cherry blossom trees, adhering as I went.

I stamped the two joyfully skipping mice from Field Mice  using Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa and coloured them with Copics, backed them with foam tape and adhered them as the focal point.



To finish up the scene I backed the frame die cut with foam tape and attached it and I stamped the sentiment from Garden Friends to a strip of cardstock and applied the same way.

A few points were highlighted with a white gel pen and I decided against any further embellishment for this project.

I appreciate you stopping by today, happy crafting.

Nicky x

Picked For You - Hello Bluebird Stamps

Hello!  I'm sharing a card made with the new stamp set Picked For You from the brand new release.  The release sold out super fast but don't worry you can pre-order for when the shop is re-stocked hopefully near the end of April.  Coordinating dies will also be available at that time.



To create this card I took an A2 panel of Copic friendly cardstock.  I stamped the tree image 2 and a bit times across the top and then used smaller tuft of grass or floral images to build up a meadow scene with some nice texture and colour.  These are clear stamps, it is easy to see where you are adding the image and this is a rather fun process.   I used Copic markers to colour the scene then applied this to a 110lb cover white cardstock card base.



I used the Gallery Frame #3 die to frame out my future scene, backing it with foam tape to adhere it.   On more Copic friendly cardstock I stamped out my images with Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa.  I coloured my images with Copic markers and then fussy cut the images, backed them with more dimensional foam tape and applied them.

Points were highlighted with a white gel pen including dotting in spots around the background which softens it off.  Finally, the sentiment was stamped to a strip of cardstock and again mounted with foam tape.



Thank you for stopping by the blog today, get those pre-orders in if you didn't already manage to place an order.  Happy shopping and crafting!

Nicky x