Hello Bluebird - Magical Rainbow Rain Shaker Card

Hello there,

I'm back with a magical rain shaker card featuring some cute elephants designed by Hello Bluebird.

I started with a 6 x 5-3/4 inches Strathmore bristol panel, and I also cut a hill border and three cloud borders out of dark grey cardstock. I wanted to have a monochromatic base so I applied some distress inks on my paper to create a cloudy background: hickory smoke and black soot.

I splattered water on the paper and dried it to create texture, and I mixed black soot distress ink with water to create dark splatters on the panel. And I also applied a little bit of black soot on the borders.

Next I stamped, colored and cut the images. And then I created the whole magical rain shaker mechanism. Please watch the video at the end of this post to see the process.

I stuck my beaded panel on a black card base, and attached the cloud borders. The big one directly on the foam strip, and the small ones using foam squares. I white heat embossed my sentiment on the hill border that I attached at the bottom of my panel.

Next I stuck my images using several layers of foam squares to make sure that nothing will touch the threads. And finally I added a bunch of sequins on the clouds in a rainbow order to match the theme of my card.

VIDEO

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HELLO BLUEBIRD SUPPLIES

- Puddle play stamp + die sets

- More jungle littles stamp + die sets

- Hill and dale die set

- Grassy knoll die set

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir markers

- Distress inks: hickory smoke, black soot

- Strathmore bristol cardstock

- Neenah solar white cardstock

- Dark grey cardstock by Bazzil

- Fishing thread from my stash

- Glass beads from Amazon

- Sakura white gel pen

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- White embossing powder by Hero Arts

Lawn Fawn - Happy Australia Day

Hi there,

Today, January 26th, is Australia Day. Australia has been facing terrible fires for several months now and I thought it was time to pay tribute to this country, to the Australians and to the beautiful wildlife. But in an optimistic way, with some cute critters celebrating the birth of a baby kangaroo.

I started by die cutting a bunch of things to create a cute Australian landscape: N°2 Pencil card base, three Sunflower rectangles and two kinds of borders: three Paper Bag wavy borders using the Stitched Simple Wavy Border die set and three dark red mountain border using the Shadow Box Card Mountain add-on. I added shadows on all those elements and attached them on the front of my card and also in the inside.

For the middle scene, I first die cut an insert piece, I applied double sided tape on the thin tabs, folded those tabs and the insert piece in half, I trimmed it a little bit so it wouldn't peek from behind the future border and I attached the element inside of the card (please watch the video at the end of this post to see the process ^^) I cut another wavy border measuring 2-1/8 inches long, I folded it in half and attached it on the insert pieces.

I stamped my images on Neenah solar white cardstock using brown ink and colored them using my alcohol markers. Most of the images are from the Critters Down Under stamp set. But the small kangaroo and baby are from this Party Kangaroo stamp set. This stamp set is a free gift at Lawn Fawn during your birthday month. All you have to do is to add your date of birth in your Lawn Fawn account and you will receive the code by email.

When the coloring part was done, I cut the images using the coordinating dies and stuck everything on the front panel and inside of the card using glue dots and liquid glue.

Like I said at the beginning, those cute critters are celebrating the birth of a baby kangaroo, so when everything was attached, I gave them party hats to make it more happy. The tiny hat is from the Party Kangaroo stamp set (the free gift) and the two big hats are from the Wild for you stamp set.

For my sentiment, I stamped the words "Hello Baby" from the Hello Baby stamp set on Vanilla cardstock and stuck those pieces on the front panel using foam squares. And finally I attached a boomerang in one of the trees inside of the card, and added white highlights on the images.

VIDEO

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LAWN FAWN SUPPLIES

- Center Picture Window die set + add-on

- Critters down under stamp + die sets

- Party Kangaroo stamp + die sets

- Stuck on you stamp + die sets

- Stitched simple wavy border die set

- Shadow bow card mountain add-on die set

- N°2 pencil + Sunflower + Paper bag + Vanilla cardstocks

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir markers

- Distress inks: vintage photo, rusty hinge, ground espresso

- Sakura white gel pen

- Twine by Stampin' Up!

- Dark red cardstock from my stash

Hello Bluebird - Thank You For Being A Friend

Hi there,

Today's card features two cute bird friends on a lagoon, it's a pretty simple card but I think it's very lovely and I hope you'll like it.

So I started by cutting all the background elements out of bristol cardstock using the Ocean Scene die. Next I colored the different pieces: for the sky I used dried marigold and worn lipstock ; for the clouds I used scattered straw that I lightly applied at the bottom of the element to get some shadows ; for the lagoon I used evergreen bough and lucky clover ; and finally for the ground I used antique linen and vintage photo.

I stamped the images on Neenah solar white cardstock using Potting Soil ink by Ranger and colored them using my alcohol markers. Please check the list of supplies at the end of this post to know the stamp sets I used.

When the coloring was done, I cut the images using the coordinating dies, I stamped my sentiments, and I assembled the background elements on a yellow card base using a combination of double sided tape, foam squares and liquid glue. Next I attached everything using glue dots as well as foam squares for dimension, and finally I added white nuvo drops in the center of flower.

VIDEO

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HELLO BLUEBIRD SUPPLIES

- Silly birds stamp + die sets

- Fishin' Hole stamp + die sets

- Fairy garden stamp + die sets

- Ocean Scene die

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir markers

- Distress inks: dried marigold, worn lipstick, scattered straw, evergreen bough, lucky clover, antique linen, vintage photo

- Sakura white gel pen

- White nuvo drops by Tonic Studio

- Potting Soil ink by Ranger

- Neenah solar white cardstock

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock

Timbramisu - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Hi there,

Today I'm glad to be a guest designer for the digital brand Timbramisu and I'm showcasing their new Nanny & Friend stamp set.

To start, I cut an 8 x 4,5 inches bristol panel and used three different oxide inks to create a night sky: faded jeans, chipped sapphire and black soot. I added texture by splattering water on the panel, as well as liquid stardust and white paint.

To create the roof, I cut three roof borders and applied a little bit of black soot oxide ink on the scallop edges to create shadows between the elements. I adhered those borders on a piece of black cardstock using double sided tape and foam squares.

Next I attached this roof at the bottom of my night sky panel, and started coloring the images using my alcohol markers. Like always, I printed everything using my Epson printer and cut the images using my Scan 'n Cut machine. When it was done, I attached the images using foam tape and glue dots.

For my sentiment, I wanted to have the word Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious so I started by making the word Super using copper glitter adhesive cardstock and black foam. I layered the glitter letters on the foam letters to get some nice dimension. For the other letters, I used white letter stickers that I stuck on black cardstock. Finally I added a bunch of clear sequins for a last touch of sparkles.

VIDEO

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SUPPLIES

- Nanny & friends digital stamp set by Timbramisu - Oxide inks: faded jeans, chipped sapphire and black soot - Rooftop borders die set by Lawn Fawn - Finley's ABCs die set by Lawn Fawn - Letter stickers by Basic Grey - Clear sequins by Pretty Pink Posh - Copper glitter cardstock from my stash - Liquid stardust by Lawn Fawn - Black foam from my stash - Grey cardstock by Bazzil - Licorice black cardstock by Lawn Fawn - Sakura white gel pen

Valentine Card Series with Hello Bluebird - Love Polaroids

Hello there,

Today's card features some cuties celebrating Valentine's day. Hope you'll like it!



I cut a 5,5 x 4,25" bristol panel and created a colorful background using three different distress inks: scattered straw, dried marigold and worn lipstick. I splattered water on the panel to add some texture and contrast, as well as worn lipstick splatters for an extra touch of darkness, and gold metallic drops because sparkles are always appreciated ^^



I stamped three images from the Spooky Spellers stamp set using potting soil ink by Ranger, and added hearts on their signs using a stamp from the Snow Play set. And like always, I colored them using my spectrum noir markers.



When the coloring part was done, I created three Polaroid frames using a die from the Photo stack die set and pattern papers from an old Kaisercraft pack called Cherry Blossom. I started by attaching one critter on each pattern paper using foam squares, next I stuck the Polaroid frames using foam squares as well, and finally I trimmed off the pattern papers to finish those cute frames.

For my sentiment I white heat embossed the word Hello on the top right hand corner. I adhered my panel on a card base and next I attached my three frames using a combination of liquid glue and foam squares.



I also wanted the three little guys to say something, so I cut three speech bubbles using dies from the Photo stack die set, and I stamped the words I, love and you on those pieces. The sentiment I used is I love you more than unicorns and it's from the Unicorn Tales stamp set. To bring some contrast and make those speech bubbles pop a little bit more, I cut coordinating bubbles out of gold glitter paper and layered the elements on top of each other. And the last final thing I did was gluing a few gold heart sequins here and there.

VIDEO

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HELLO BLUEBIRD SUPPLIES

- Spooky spellers stamp + die sets

- Snow play stamp set

- Unicorn tales stamp set

- Photo stack die set

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir markers

- Distress inks: scattered straw, dried marigold, worn lipstick

- Gold metallic paint by Creative Expressions

- White cardstock by HobbyCraft

- Gold glitter cardstock by American Crafts

- Pattern papers from the Cherry Blossom 6x6 paper pack by KaiserCraft
- Sakura white gel pen
- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn
- White embossing powder by Hero Arts
- Gold heart sequins by Pretty Pink Posh
- Potting Soil ink by Ranger

Lawn Fawn - Rainbow Light Up Card

Hello there,

Today I'm sharing a new Valentine card featuring the cute lamp from the You're just my type stamp set as well as the Happy Heart Day Line Border die, both by Lawn Fawn. That lamp and the phrase "You light up my life" definitely called for a light up card!

I first started by stamping seven lamps on white cardstock using jet black ink and colored five of them using my alcohol markers in rainbow colors. And when it was done, I used the coordinating dies to cut the images.

I die cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches stitched rectangle out of a paper from the Really Rainbow 6x6 paper pack. I cut a second rectangle out of white cardstock, cut a large strip out of it and distressed the edges using scissors to make this panel more interesting.

Next I stamped my sentiment "You Light Up My Life", and stuck all the lamps using glue dots and liquid glue, except for the yellow one that I will attach when the light up mechanism is done.

The yellow lamp is going to be the lit up one, so I cut the light section off using my utility knife. Next I placed that lamp on the white panel and used a pencil to mark the light spot. I used a punch to pierce a hole in that white panel, I used it as a guide to mark the light spot on the rainbow background, and then I used my utility knife again to pierce a hole in the rainbow background.

I added vellum at the back of the yellow lamp to hide the light and to get a nice diffuse look, and I stamped the three small dashes from the same stamp set to emphasize the light effect.

For the second part of my sentiment, I cut the Happy Heart Day Line Border twice: from gold mirror cardstock and from white cardstock, and I glued the gold mirror border on top of the white border to get dimension.

I cut a card base out of chili pepper cardstock, and used the rainbow panel as a guide to mark the light spot on it. Next I attached the white panel on the rainbow background, making sure to align the holes perfectly, and right below it I stuck the gold mirror border.

I cut two small hearts (a blue one and a pink one) using a die from the Woodland Critter Huggers die set. The pink one is here just for decoration, and the blue one will tell the recipient what to do so I stamped the words "Push Here" on it. And then I attached those hearts on both sides of the Happy Heart Day border using foam squares.

Next I finally created the light up mechanism. I invite you to watch the video at the end to see the process ^^

The last thing to do was to stick the yellow lamp on its spot using glue dots and liquid glue, and finally I added white highlights on the images, as well as a few colorful rainbow drops around the lamps.

VIDEO

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LAWN FAWN SUPPLIES

- You're just my type stamp + die sets
- Happy heart day line border die
- Woodland critter huggers die set
- Large stitched rectangle stackables die set
- Really rainbow 6x6 paper pack
- Chili pepper cardstock
- White cardstock
- Jet black ink

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir markers
- Nuvo drops by Tonic Studio: caribbean ocean, apple green, english mustard, ripened pumpkin, carnation pink
- Gold mirror cardstock
- Vellum from my stash
- Copper tape + white lights by Chibitronics
- Sakura white gel pen

Hello Bluebird - Magical Unicorn Box Card

Hi there,

I'm back with my first video of the year. I went with my favorite color and used the cute Unicorn Tales stamp set to create a magical birthday box card. I hope you'll like it.

To start, I did all the die cutting off screen and built the box card base. You can check the video at the end to see the process ^^

In my head, unicorns go with sparkles and maybe rainbows, so I cut three rainbow sections out of blue, silver and white adhesive glitter cardstock using dies from the Rainbow Sky die set. And I stuck those three pieces on a piece of the same navy blue cardstock as the card base.

For the coloring part, I first stamped my images of white cardstock using memento tuxedo black ink, cut them using the coordinating dies, and colored them using my alcohol markers. When it was done, I adhered the rainbow inside of the box on one of the cloud border using glue dots, as well as one of the unicorn on top of it.

To accentuate the fact that the unicorns are in the sky, I cut several clouds out of white cardstock and silver cardstock using coordinating dies from three different sets: Fall Friends, Puddle Play and Rainy Day. I layered both elements (white + silver) and attached them along with the three remaining unicorns on the bottom sections of the card.

I white heat embossed my sentiment "Hope your day is magical" on the same blue cardstock as the card base, and next I added clouds at both ends of the rainbow.

When I make a box cards, I like to add floating things, so I simply stuck clouds on strips of clear acetate using glue dots and I attached those strips here and there inside of the card on the insert pieces.

Next I added more floating things: stars and diamond shapes that were cut out of silver and blue cardstocks using coordinating dies from the Unicorn Tales stamp set. Again, I stuck those tiny elements on strips of acetate that I glued inside of the box on the insert pieces.

VIDEO

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HELLO BLUEBIRD SUPPLIES

- Unicorn tales stamp + die sets

- Puddle play coordinating die set

- Fall friends coordinating die set

- Rainy day coordinating die set
- Rainbow sky die set

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Scalloped box card pop-up die set by Lawn Fawn

- Blue jay cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Polka pattern paper by Clairefontaine

- Glitter cardstocks by Toga

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- White embossing powder by Hero Arts