Alex Syberia Designs - Spring Meadow Release

 

Hello friends, welcome to my blog and my third card for Alex Syberia Design's brand new Spring Meadow Release.  Keep scrolling to see one of my previous cards and the other can be found on Alex Syberia's own blog 4/19.

Once again, my card features the Hoppy Easter stamp set illustrated by Julian Charlton but this one could be an 'anytime card' although I'll grant you this is feeling quite Spring like.

To create this card I have used:-

Hoppy Easter

Hoppy Easter Die

Charming Flora Cover Die

Good Day Quilted Rectangles Die Set

Postage Stamps Cover Die

Postage Stamps Stencil

To start the card off, I took a white A2 panel of cardstock and die cut using the Charming Flora Cover Die.  I adhered this to my card base.  I then used the the Postage Stamps items to create the 3 'stamps' and I stencil ink blended the backgrounds, the grass was Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Ink and the skies were Kitsch Flamingo, Scattered Straw and Tumbled Glass.  I backed these stamps with either one or two layers of dimensional foam tape and adhered to the background.

I stamped the images from Hoppy Easter using black ink and coloured the images with the following Copic markers:-

Bunnies - E41, C1, C0, C00

Tulips - YR07, Y38, YG13

Sun - YR07, Y38, Y15, Y02

Mint - BG32, BG11, G0000

Pink - RV02, RV10

Sparrows - E31, E41

Damselflies - BG32, BG11, W3

Images were die cut using the coordinating die set, backed with foam tape and applied to each stamp creating a sweet little scene within each.

Just one remaining task to finish and that was to stamp and die cut the sentiment (several are included within the set for different occasions).  This strip of course was applied with a double layer of foam tape so that it keeps up with the dimension on the rest of the card.

Thanks for stopping by!

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!

Chickie Baby - Sunny Studio Stamps

Hello!  I'm delighted to be guest designing for Sunny Studio Stamps again today and have had so much fun creating with the unapologetically adorable Chickie Baby stamp set.  I have TWO cards for you today (so keep on reading and scrolling) that feature the stamp set in completely different ways!

My first card also uses one of the dies from the Eyelet Lace Borders die set.



To make this card I die cut one of the Eyelet Lace Border dies 12 times over from 3 different coloured card stocks.  I adhered them to one another in layers then set them aside to dry.   I took a panel of cardstock and ink blended the focal point using Distress Ink in Spun Sugar.  I added in a few dots of white gel pen just to break it up a little.



I adhered the lace borders to the panel by backing them with foam tape, then popped it in my Misti and stamped the sentiment.  This background was then applied to a 110lb white cardstock base.



Now for my Chickie Baby images.  I stamped them all with Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa and coloured them with Copic markers, highlighted some points with a white gel pen and then die cut.  Each was backed with foam tape and applied.  To make it just a little more girly and playful I added some Nuvo Crystal Drops amongst the chickies.  Card complete!

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My second card using Chickie Baby is a slimline card with finished dimensions of 8 1/2in x 3 1/2in and this allowed me more space to create a big scene.



I grabbed a panel of smooth white cardstock and ink blended the sky using Distress Oxide in Tumbled Glass.  I applied the panel to the prepared cardstock base.  I took a couple of other slimline panels and used a grass edge die from my stash to create 4 undulating hills.  They were ink blended with Distress Oxide in Twisted Citron and areas darkened using Mowed Lawn (seemed appropriate!).   The sentiment was stamped.   These sections were all adhered down to the background panel which in turn was adhered to the 110lb white cardstock base.



The Chickie Baby images were again stamped with the Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa and coloured with Copic markers, highlighted with a white gel pen, die cut and adhered either directly or with foam tape to build depth.  I dotted in patches of daises with a white gel pen and with that this card was also complete.



I hope you have been enjoying your purchases from the most recent Sunny Studio release and that I've provided you with some fun inspiration.

Nicky x

Pig Time - Spring Birthday

I've made no attempt to suppress how excited I am about this new stamp company Hello Bluebird Stamps they have only been around a few months but I love everything they've released so far.  My only purchase to date however has been 'Pig Time', but I'm giving it a good old work-out, this is my 4th card with this set.

There are 4 pigs in the set and a couple of little birds and a balloon and some flowers etc.  I can't get over the expressions on their faces, they are drawn so sweetly.

For this card I started with a base of Insulation Pink by MFT Stamps and inside is inserted a quality paper writing insert.  I die cut the white cardstock frame using MFT's 'Stitched CU Comp Vert' using Neenah solar white 110lb.  I set the frame aside and concentrated the negative cuts using a couple of different MFT stencils to create the grass and clouds, blending with Distress Inks.  I recessed them back within the frame securing in the back and then applying this to the base with a layer of white craft foam in between to lift it up and the card then feels really substantial.

Using some Strathmore Bristol Smooth watercolour cardstock I stamped all of the images from Pig Time that I was going to use, I then die cut and watercolour painted them using my Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.  Some points were highlighted with my Uni-ball Signo White pen and then everything was adhered to the card on different amounts of Scotch foam tape to add depth and dimension.  I stamped the sentiment in black.  At this point I was choosing my finishing touches and I decided the piggy on the right needed a garland of flowers on her head and so I snipped off some flower heads from their stems and added those.  A few little flower sequins from Pretty Pink Posh finished out the card.

That's my very springtime take on Pig Time, I hope you've enjoyed it.   Thanks for coming along to read, I appreciate it very much.  Until the next time ....

Nicky x