Hello Bluebird Stamps - April Showers

 

My fourth card for the April, 'Rain or Shine' release from  Hello Bluebird Stamps.  If you missed the others, please keep scrolling after this post and they'll show up in order.  This card features the darling April Showers stamp set which of course has a companion die.  I have also used the Ric Rac Card Die and the Ric Rac Frame Die both of which formed part of a previous release but which you can still buy. Also used is the formerly released and still available Tropical Leaves Die.

So I started the card with some patterned cardstock from my stash and I die cut using the Ric Rac Card Die and then I used the coordinating frame die to die cut a frame from white cardstock and glued the frame to the patterned panel.  I then glued this to my card base.

I then created the oval focal point, once again using a smaller die from the Ric Rac Card and Ric Rac Frame dies.  Before glueing the frame to the oval background I ink blended using Stormy Sky and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide Inks.  I then stamped the sentiment from April Showers in black and then using a light grey ink I stamped an image from the set which is of rain coming down at an angle.  I stamped this 3 or 4 times to cover the entire sky area.  It's subtle but it is there!  Then I glued the frame on and glued the the oval to the centre of the patterned panel.  I wanted to tuck some leaves underneath at the end and I was sure to not get the glue too close to the edges.

I stamped the sweet images from April Showers and coloured with the following Copic combinations:-

Squirrel - E44, E23, E13, E11, E42, E40

Duckling - Y11, Y000, C3, C1, C0

Green - YG06, YG13, YG11

Blue - B32, W4, W2

Yellow - Y15, W5, W4, W2

Blushes - R22, R21, R20, R00

The images were die cut and applied to the focal point with foam tape.  One or two points were sparingly highlighted with a white gel pen and I used the W Copics to add some shadow under each critter and I dotted in some green to the grass.

I took some lime coloured cardstock and die cut some leaves from Tropical Leaves.  I ink blended some with more of the Mowed Lawn and then I trimmed them if necessary and tucked them under the 'corners' of the oval and adhered them with tiny bits of foam tape.

I added water droplet style embellishments in the other two corners and then I had some fun with Spellbinders Glaze & Glue.  Love this glue because it truly does not yellow, it dries perfectly clear and I added it to the entire surface of Squirrel and Duckling's raincoats and then with the rain in the background, I added glossy/wet looking rain by making a tiny dot and then doing a flicking motion in the direction of the stamped rain.  Hard to photograph but great fun when the card is handled and catches the light. Best to practice on some scrap paper first to get control of it.

Hope you enjoyed this card, I'll be back soon with something new before you know it!

Hello Bluebird Stamps - Book Buddies

 

Hello and a warm welcome to my blog and a new card for Hello Bluebird Stamps featuring products from their long awaited new release of Fall themed products.  In this card I have used the following products:-

Book Buddies

Book Buddies Die

Ric Rac Frame Die

Ric Rac Card Die

Forest Floor Die

I created an A2 panel of kraft cardstock and to this I glued a patterned paper panel that I had die cut using the Ric Rac Card Die and which I framed out in white using the Ric Rac Frame Die.

Using the oval Ric Rac die from the frame set I die cut once from white cardstock and once again from kraft.  I die cut the oval shape from white cardstock using the Ric Rac Card Die and ink blended a little sky and grass in muted hues and and using a Copic marker and a white gel pen I created a little interest in the grass.  Over this I layered a white and then kraft cardstock frames, glueing them in place.  I now had my focal point created and I backed it with foam tape and applied to the background and set to one side.

That's a lot of talk about Ric Rac ... I hope you're still with me ......... ?

I stamped and coloured one of the images from Book Buddies together with a stack of books and a mug.  Here are my Copic colours:-

Bear - T7, T5, T4, T3, E43, E31

Fox - E37, E99, E13, E11, C3, C1, C0

Logs - E44, E1, W4, W2, E40

Bear's Scarf - E44, YR27, YR24, Y21

Fox's Jacket & Scarf - YG99, YG97, YG95, YG93, YR27, E44

Images were die cut using the coordinating die set and I highlighted some points and added the stripes to the bear's scarf.  The die cuts were backed with foam tape and applied to the focal oval.

I die cut some leaves and acorns etc from the Forest Floor Die set.  I ink blended in a variety of coordinating hues using Distress Oxide Inks.  I used some gold watercolour paint from the Kuretake Starry Colors paint set and splattered it on to my die cuts using my craft toothbrush for a fine spray.

Using glue and dimensional tape I tucked these little gathered bunches into the upper right and lower left hand corner, pushing them just a little underneath the oval focal.

I stamped the sentiment and floated it over the bottom of the oval and the finishing touch was the application of a few sparkling clear sequins.

I appreciated you stopping by to read the details today.  Have a wonderful weekend - happy crafting!

Hello Bluebird Stamps 'Cider & Cocoa' Fall Release

 

Hi everyone!  I'm sure you were very happy to see that Hello Bluebird  has come out with a new release after a long wait.  The Cider & Cocoa  release is packed full of Autumnal loveliness and my first card today features the following products:-

Just A Girl (this stamp set & coordinating die is free with purchase whilst stock lasts)

Doodle Frame Die

Ric Rac Card Die

It's possible the Just A Girl free with purchase stamp set is sold out now but this card can serve as some inspiration for those of you who were lucky enough to pick it up when the release went live.

I used the Ric Rac Card Die to die cut some orange plaid cardstock from my stash.  I backed this panel with white craft foam and applied it to an A2 white panel and then glued it to the card base.  I used the Doodle Frame Die to die cut first white and then kraft cardstock.  I used the white inner cut and ink blended a soft background of sky and grass and glued it to the background panel, then I glued the kraft doodle frame to the outside.

I stamped the Just A Girl images using Rich Cocoa ink by Memento and I coloured all images with Copic markers.

Fox - E37, E99, E15, E13, E11, C5, C3, C1, C0

Jacket - E49, E79, E77, E74

Scarf - YR27, BG18

Blush - R22, R21, R20, R00

Pumpkins - YR07, YR27, YR24

I die cut the images using the coordinating die set and then applied everything, including the itty bitty leaves, with dimensional foam tape because I just love dimension!

To complete the card I formed the longer sentiment into a curve and stamped it in the corner and the word FALL was stamped on a strip and applied with foam tape.

Last but not least, I added a little interest to the grass and sky by simply adding some dots to the grass and sky using Copic markers BG93 and YG95. 

Card complete!  Thanks for stopping by, I'll be back with a new card using this release very soon.