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

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

Frosty Littles - Hello Bluebird Stamps

Hello!  I have a new card for you today.  If you follow my card making journey then you know that I am totally into 'Slimline' cards right now.  I build scenes and love the characters I get to work with and therefore I like to cram as much into one card as I can!  An A2 card doesn't give you much real estate to work with and so with increasing regularity I'm turning to Slimline cards.  My card today scales new heights since I've adorned it vertically  - tall and slim - the supermodel of cards!



Finished card dimensions are 3 1/2" wide x 8 1/2".  From an A4 sheet of cardstock cut the length at 7 inches then score and fold in half (4 bar).  My panel is cut from the remainder of the A4 sheet and the dimensions are 3.2" x 8.2".  Worth writing those down for future reference!  For your coordinating envelopes just Google 'slimline envelopes' (this search yields the best results).  Sometimes they are referred to as 'invitation envelopes' and also '#9 envelopes'.



So, with the card form made I sourced everything I needed from my Hello Bluebird stash!  Front and centre are those adorable Frosty Littles.   They are perched amongst the banks of snow created using Hill and Dale Die and above them, high in the mountains that soar overhead are the Glacier Peaks Die cuts.  The word Noel is from the Christmas Words #2 Die.  Finally, the clouds are from Puddle Play Coordinating Dies.



My card was made by die cutting several snowdrifts using Hill and Dale and ink blending them very sparingly using Distress Oxide Ink in Cracked Pistachio - I just wanted a hint of mint!  I then die cut all 3 of the mountain ranges from Glacier Peaks.  For the back two ranges I also cut the snowy/glacial peaks.  I ink blended them with a hint of pale blue in the form of Distress Oxide in Tumbled Glass and adhered them.   I also ink blended the front of the card base with more Tumbled Glass again very sparingly to make the sky.



I layered all the die cuts together and stuck them down sometimes just with my tape runner and other times with a little foam tape behind a peak to give dimension.  On Bristol Smooth cardstock I stamped all the images you see from Frosty Littles including lots of the trees.  I watercolour painted the images using a combination of Kuretake Zigs and Arteza watercolour brush pens.  I die cut all the images and began to layer them into the scene as imagined in my mind before I started.  Again some were directly glued down and some for dimension had a little foam tape added on the reverse.

The word Noel was die cut 3 times and each was adhered to the next and then I used a little more Tumbled Glass Ink and added a little blue to it then stuck it down.



Finishing touches time!  I made everything twinkle using Stickles in 'Crystal', I dotted in some pale gold dots with a gel pen through the 'minty' areas and the final touch was the mini wooden stars in the sky.

This card feels sturdy but since the weight is at the bottom it is stable when it stands and doesn't blow over when someone walks past!!!  I recommend 110lb Neenah cardstock for such a project.

Are you up for making a card that will stand taller than anything else on the mantlepiece?  Worth the effort I'd say.

Until the next time, happy crafting .....

Nicky x

Rooftop Reindeer - Hello Bluebird Stamps

Hey there, I'm back with another card for Hello Bluebird Stamps and once again I'm using Rooftop Reindeer .... without the roof this time!



A pretty simple card by any measure - I grabbed an A2 panel of Bristol Smooth cardstock and ink blended it using Distress Ink in Tattered Rose.  I splashed the panel with water and blotted it up a few seconds later.  I then placed the panel in my Misti and stamped the Tis The Season sentiment with Versamark Ink and heat embossed in Copper.  I repeated this process twice more to make the sentiment super bold and raised.   I die cut the panel to provide the simple faux stitched edge.   I then grabbed one of the dies from Hill and Dale and die cut a snowy hill then die cut that hill with a matching faux stitched edge.  I adhered this to the card base with foam tape.



Next I then stamped the second part of the sentiment 'TO BE JOLLY' on a strip of cardstock with more Versamark Ink and again heat embossed in Copper.  I love everything in the rose gold to copper variety - so pretty and warm and luxurious looking.  I applied the little sentiment with foam tape.

On Bristol Smooth I stamped my reindeer duo with Ranger Archival Ink in Potting Soil.  I watercolour painted them using Kuretake Zigs and highlighted some points with a Uni-Ball Signo white gel pen.  I die cut the the images using the coordinating dies then adhered them with more foam tape.



Look at that metallic copper sentiment!  I just love that colour!

The card was finished out by adding 'snow' by way of white Nuvo drops in random sized droplets and then I set it aside to fully dry for a couple of hours before applying the card panel to the 110lb Neenah white cardstock base.

Card complete!  Thanks for stopping by for the details - use the comments section if you wish to ask any questions I will always be happy to help you!

Nicky x