Hello Bluebird Stamps - Spring Challenge

 

Hi everyone!  Just a super quick blogpost today to share my inspiration card for the newest design challenge by Hello Bluebird Stamps.

If you're reading this, I encourage you to visit the Hello Bluebird blog today to see lots of design team inspiration and to read the challenge rules.   A randomly selected winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to the Hello Bluebird shop.

This is an Instagram only challenge and you must use the #hellobluebirdspringchallenge hashtag so that your post/entry can be found.  You can make a spring themed card, or use the colours from the mood board above to enter or as I have done, I've combined the two.

My card today was created using the:-

Nesting Circle Die

Little Painters Stamps and Dies

Grass Knoll Die

Hello Bluebird Stamps - Valentines Challenge

 

Are you reading my blog today to learn how to  participate in the brand new Hello Bluebird Stamps design challenge for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate.   This challenge runs from today until 11.59pm MST on Valentine's Day with the winning entry (randomly selected) being announced on the Hello Bluebird Instagram on the 15th.  Please check out Hello Bluebird's Instagram and/or blog for entry rules.

My inspiration card uses the following Hello Bluebird products:-

Life Is But A Dream

Life Is But A Dream Die

Woven Background Stamp

Jane Small Alpha Die

Nesting Deckle A2 Die

Nesting Oval Die

I started by stamping the background and then die cutting with the deckle die to give the edge interest.  This was backed with craft foam and applied to an A2 white panel then glued to the card base.

I then die cut a panel using the oval nesting die and ink blended in pink to create a soft focal point.   This was backed with foam tape and applied to the woven background.

I stamped the image I was wanting to use from Life Is But A Dream and coloured it with the following Copic markers:-

Bear - E42, E41, E40, E50

Fox - E13, E11, E21, E00

Blush - R21, R20, R00

Pink - RV17, RV06, RV04, C3, C1

Red - R39

White - C3, C1, C0

I used a white gel pen to highlight some spots then die cut and adhered to the oval.

I used Jane Small Alpha to die cut red cardstock to give me a few X's and O's and arranged them in the water, at the end of their fishing lines and tucked a couple in their sweet canoe and I stamped the sentiment on a sentiment strip and applied that too.  I also added a few die cut deep pink hearts above their heads.  Something slightly different for Valentine's Day.

Have fun with your own entry and remember it is a randomly selected winner and so your skill level is of no consequence!

Hello Bluebird Stamps - Fall Challenge

 

A warm welcome to my blog where I am sharing this inspiration card for the new Hello Bluebird Stamps challenge #hellobluebirdfallchallenge which I hope you can join in with over the next 3 weeks.

My card features the following Hello Bluebird products:-

Pumpkin Time Stamps

Pumpkin Time Dies

Grateful Frame Die

Gallery Frame #6 Die

This challenge allows you to enter one of the three ways:-

1. As a colour challenge using the 4 birds as your colour guide swatches.

2. As a Fall themed challenge.

3.  Combine the two above.

As you can see I combined the two for my inspiration card.

I used Speckled Egg, Shabby Shutters and Scattered Straw Distress Oxide Inks for my background and the following Copic colours for the other images.

Pumpkins - E07, YR09, YR04, Y38, W4, W2

Wheelbarrow - YG97,nYG95, YG93, YG91, E44, E43

Mouse - W4, W2, W0

Fox - E37, E17, E15, E13, W4, W2

Jacket - BG90, BG70, BG000, W4, W2

Scarf - Y26, YR21, W4, W2

Leaves - YG97, YG95, E11, Y26

The challenge ends at 11.59 MST on September 26th with the winner being randomly chosen and announced on September 27th.  Good luck!

More details, inspiration and the challenge rules over on the Hello Bluebird Blog

Hello Bluebird Stamps - July Summer Challenge

I would love it if you would take a moment to visit the Hello Bluebird blog today where there is a brand new challenge starting that I hope you will enter for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate.   The lucky winner is randomly selected and is not based on your skill level, so you literally have nothing to lose.   All details for entering can be found within the Hello Bluebird blog post and you will also see several other inspiration cards from the Design Team along with mine.   What is different this time is that you can enter the challenge as a color challenge entry or enter as a summer beach theme entry or as in the case with my card, you can use both theme and colors!   Keep scrolling to see and read about my card .....

My card was made using:-

Beach Babes stamps

Beach Babes dies

Rainbow Square Die

Jane Small Alpha

By The Sea background stamp

I started by stamping the background stamp image.   Once in a while I like to leave these background stamps completely  uncoloured like an uncoloured page in a colouring book but I layer on some colourful  focal points.   This is a great look if you are intimidated by those big backgrounds too!

So, I applied the background image to my card base and then I die cut the Rainbow Square Die using some pretty pale blue cardstock and applied this popped up on foam tape.

I adhered some mini gingham cardstock to some small pieces of sticky foam sheets and die cut the letters YAY, I peeled off the backing and adhered them in the top right hand corner and underneath I used part of a sentiment included in the Beach Babes stamp set, stamping it to a strip of cardstock and adhering with more foam tape.

I then stamped out the piggies I'd be using from Beach Babes and coloured them with the following Copic markers:-

Pigs - R21, R20, R00, R000, W3, W2, W1

Blush - R22, R21, R20, R00

Greens - YG25, YG13, YG03

Blues - BG32, BG11, BG0000

Yellows -  Y15, Y06

Points were highlighted with a white gel pen and then the images were die cut using the coordinating dies, backed with foam tape and applied.

To finish I just added a few sparkling clear sequins.   Don't forget to visit the Hello Bluebird blog!