Hello Bluebird Stamps - Bear Family

 

Hello and thank you for joining me on my blog today where I have a new card for Hello Bluebird Stamps featuring  various stamp and die sets.  Here's what I've used:-

Bear Family

Bear Family Die

Little Hugs

Little Hugs Die

Winter Woods Overlay Die

Grassy Knoll Die

Pond Builder Die

Snow Globe Builder Die

I used a cloud stencil from my stash together with 'Blush Pink' Ink from The Stamp Market to create the background panel which I adhered to my card base.

I die cut sturdy white cardstock using the Winter Woods Overlay Die and ink blended using Distress Oxide Ink in Tea Dye and Vintage Photo.  I backed this with foam tape and applied to the cloudy background.  I used a die from the Pond Builder Die to create the greenery in the trees and I used the Grassy Knoll Die to create the grass.  Both grass and tree greenery were ink blended using 'Leafy' and 'Greenery' from The Stamp Market.   I distressed with some spatters of the ink and then applied to the scene.

I stamped the bears from both Bear Family and Little Hugs using Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa and I coloured them and the flowers using the following Copic marker combinations:-

Bears - E44, E43, E42, E41

Blushes - R21, R20, R00

Flowers - G07, BG15, Y19

Images were die cut and applied with foam tape or glue to keep building some dimension.

I took the sentiment strip from the Snow Globe Builder Die.  I stamped the sentiment on one but die cut 4 more times to make a nice chunky stack which I glued together and then to the scene.

To finish I simply highlighted the coloured images and dotted some 'daisies' into the grass.

I encourage you to have fun and mix and match all of your Hello Bluebird products to continue to create unique and wonderful scenes.

Holiday Office Party - Hello Bluebird Stamps

I'm back with a new card for the Hello Bluebird Stamps brand new release going live 7pm MST November 2nd.   This card uses 'Holiday Office Party' and obviously since they are critters, then the office is in the winter woods.   Read on for the how-to!

To create this card I first ink blended a slimline panel using Distress Oxide in Speckled Egg.  I then splattered  white acrylic paint into the background for snow.  After this was dried I adhered it to a white card base and then began to layer.  First of all I took the Winter Wood Overlay Die.  This is for A2 cards however I die cut it twice and trimmed it down and glued this to the blended background.

I then die cut a white slimline panel using the Ocean Waves Scene die (horizontal).   I kept just the frame and the two lowest 'wave's which for me is snowy ground.   I used a little residual Speckled Egg on my blending tool to edge those two snowy ground pieces and then I adhered the frame to the background and the other pieces within it.

On Copic friendly paper my images were stamped using Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa.   The cute critters (there are two others included in the set) were coloured with Copic markers, points were highlighted with a white gel pen and I fussy cut each image carefully.

I backed the images with foam tape and applied to the scene, their bright colours really popping against the cool background.

Finally I stamped my sentiments from the set using Cobalt coloured ink by The Stamp Market.  These strips were also applied with foam tape to keep up the dimensional look. Card complete!

Hope you're excited for this super gorgeous release.  Happy crafting!

Fairy Dance - Hello Bluebird Stamps

My card today places the sweet fairies from 'Fairy Dance' by Hello Bluebird Stamps into a sparkling icy winter scene for something a little bit different.

To construct this card I die cut white cardstock using the Winter Woods Overlay die.    A 'land' portion is formed in one solid piece and so I used some of the dies from Hill and Dale to break this up.   I used BG0000 to add a blue tinge to the top edges of each piece and then glued it all back together adhering it to some sparkling white cardstock.  This in turn was adhered to a white cardstock base.

On Copic friendly cardstock I stamped my Fairy Dance characters using Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa.  I coloured them with Copic markers and die cut using the coordinating dies.   I added details to their clothing with a white gel pen and Stickles glitter to their wings.   They were backed with foam tape and attached to the background.

Sentiments were stamped on strips of cardstock and I die cut the word 'Magical' three times from red cardstock using the Magical Sparkle Words die and glued those together so that it was nice and dimensional.   The three part sentiment was then arranged into the scene and adhered.

Thanks for stopping by today, happy crafting!

Winter Woods Overlay Die - Hello Bluebird Stamps

Hello and thank you for joining me on my blog today for this new card featuring the Winter Woods Overlay Die from Hello Bluebird Stamps.  Also used in this project is the Snowy Sky Scene Die and the sentiment is from the Tis The Season sentiment set and the beautiful Frosty Flakes die too.



To create this card I first die cut a panel of white cardstock using the Snowy Sky Scene Die.   I ink blended using Distress Ink in Ice Spruce and adhered these die cuts to a 110lb white cardstock base.  I took another panel of white cardstock and die cut the Winter Woods Overlay Die and glued this to the background.



A few weeks ago I made a half dozen of the snowmen from the Winter Woods Overlay die so that I could apply the snowman to several cards this holiday season.  No stamping required you just die cut the snowman, colour the pieces in any way you wish then glue them all back together.  I used Copic markers for mine.   He was adhered to the scene.

To finish up this simple card I die cut several of the Frosty Flakes - I always have many on hand when I'm creating my seasonal cards so that they are ready to go.  These were adhered with a tiny bit of glue just in the centre so that the tips of the snowflakes could be teased upwards to look more dimensional.



Finally and to pick up the red used on snowman I stamped the sentiment using red ink on to a strip of cardstock and adhered that in place too.  Since the card was intended for my father in law I wanted to keep it simple and slightly masculine and therefore it is glitter and sequin free but of course you could adorn yours as much as you like!

Appreciate you stopping by to read about this card.  Hope to see you next time.  Happy crafting!

Nicky x

Winter Woods Overlay Die - Hello Bluebird Stamps

I have a new card for Hello Bluebird Stamps today that I made for fun (one can never have too many Christmas cards on hand at this time of year)!    No stamping at all on this card - I think that's a first for me.  This card uses the Winter Woods Overlay Die that comes with its own snowman!



To create this card used red ink and Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink to darken the edges of a panel  of red cardstock to make a lovely focal point.  I splattered this panel with white acrylic paint and set it aside to fully dry.



A panel of white cardstock was taken and the Winter Woods Overlay die cut.   The frame was backed with foam tape and applied to the scene.  The large centre negative cut was retained and I used the Hill and Dale die to cut a wavy hill for the snowman to eventually stand on.  This was also backed with foam tape, recessed and applied.



The different parts of the snowman were die cut and coloured with Copic markers, highlighted and decorated with a white gel pen and then assembled.  He was backed with yet more foam tape and applied to the scene.

The sentiment was stamped on a speech bubble from Photo Stack and applied.

Thank you so much for coming to my blog today.  Happy crafting!

Nicky x

O Christmas Tree - Hello Bluebird Stamps

We've landed on Day 3 of Previews for Hello Bluebird Stamps and my card today spotlights O Christmas Tree a truly lovely stamp set that comes with coordinating dies of course.  Also used here is the new Winter Woods Overlay Die.



To make this card I ink blended smooth white cardstock with  Distress Oxides in Peacock Feathers, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot.   I used my Kuretake Starry Colors watercolour paints in shade White Gold and splattered silvery snowy into the scene.

I die cut a simple snow hill using the Hill and Dale  die and adhered it to the background.



I grabbed some silver glitter cardstock from my stash and die cut the Winter Woods Overlay Die, backed it with foam tape and applied it to the panel which in turn was applied to a 110lb white cardstock base.

On Copic friendly smooth cardstock I stamped my images with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.  Copic coloured them all and added some white accents with a Uni-ball Signo white gel pen.   I adhered them with more foam tape.



I decided to go sentiment free on the outside face of this card but a simple one strip skinny sentiment would look lovely centred over the scene popped up on the overlapping trees above their heads.

Happy crafting everybody and I will be back tomorrow - RELEASE DAY - with a final Preview card that I don't think you'll want to miss!

Nicky x