Hello Bluebird - Vintage Sepia Style

 Hey there,

I'm back today with my last card of 2020, it's another monochromatic card but this time I used browns to create a sepia vintage look. Hope you'll like it!

I stamped most of the images from Snow Day by Hello Bluebird on kraft cardstock using brown ink, and I colored everything using my alcohol markers.

For the background, I used the Winter Walk Scene die to cut all my elements out of the same kraft cardstock, and I applied some vintage photo distress ink on those pieces to match the images.

Next I cut an 8,5 x 3,5" kraft panel, I added vintage photo distress ink at the very top of that panel as well, and then I attached all the background pieces on that slimline panel. I stamped my sentiment, and finally I stuck the images using foam squares.

VIDEO

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HELLO BLUEBIRD SUPPLIES

- Snow day stamp set

- Winter walk scene die

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Graphit brush markers

- Distress ink: vintage photo

- Neenah desert storm cardstock

- Potting soil ink by Ranger

Hello Bluebird - Black & White Slimline Card

 Hi there,

I'm back with a new black and white card for Hello Bluebird featuring Bunny Hill, Polar Friends for the sentiment, Frosty Littles for the house, I also used the Downhill vertical scene die, Glacier Peaks, and Snowy sky scene.

I stamped my images using memento tuxedo black ink and colored them using my graphit brush markers and spectrum noir markers.

Once everything was colored, I cut my background elements out of strathmore bristol cardstock and started by coloring the snowy sky using hickory smoke and black soot distress inks. Next I added shadows to the mountains and hills using hickory smoke and used that same ink again mixed with water to bring more interest to those pieces.

Next I stuck my snowy panel to some white sparkly cardstock using liquid glue, and then I finally started to assemble everything. I temporarily taped the frame to an 8,5 x 3,5" card base and attached all the background elements inside that frame.

Next I attached foam squares all around my background and stuck the frame, and then glued the images using liquid glue and foam squares.

For my sentiment, I heat embossed in white the words 'it's' and 'time' on black cardstock and trimmed them into small banners, and I also cut the word 'snow' out of black sparkly cardstock. Stuck those pieces on the top part of my panel, and finally added a few clear sequins here and there for a last touch of shine.

VIDEO

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HELLO BLUEBIRD SUPPLIES

- Bunny hill stamp set

- Polar friends stamp set

- Frosty littles stamp set

- Downhill vertical scene die

- Glacier peaks die set

- Snowy sky scene die

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir markers

- Graphit brush markers

- Distress inks: hickory smoke, black soot

- Liquid stardust by Lawn Fawn

- Black cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Pixie dust cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Black glitter cardstock from my stash

- 80lbs Neenah solar white cardstock

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock

- Sakura white gel pen

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- White embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Sequins by Pretty Pink Posh

Holiday Card Series w/ Lawn Fawn - Special Winter Delivery Waving Pull Tab Card

 Hi there,

Today's project was inspired by this card I made for Valentine Release Week, and I thought it would be fun to make a winter version of it.

So I stamped all my cute images using jet black ink and colored them using my alcohol markers, and when the coloring was done I cut the images using the coordinating dies and moved on to the background.

I first cut a snowy backdrop out of bristol cardstock and then put my panel a second time in my die cut machine along with a stitched rectangle die to add stitched details to my snowy panel. Next I colored my panel using cracked pistachio, peacock feathers and blueprint sketch distress inks.

Once I was happy with the blending, I added some texture but not too much because the panel was already pretty busy with the stars and snow. I just mixed the same inks I used before with water and created small droplets on the paper using a thin brush.

To ground my scene, I cut a wavy border out of bristol cardstock, a strip out of narwhal cardstock and a part of a rectangle out of fog cardstock. I set the grey pieces aside and applied a tiny bit of cracked pistachio distress ink on wavy top edge of the border to not have just a plain white element.

Next I applied a whole lot of liquid glue at the back of my snowy panel and then stuck it to some pixie dust paper.

Next I moved on to the interactive part of my card using the waving pull tab starter die set, and it's always easier to understand with images so I invite to watch the process video below.

Once the interactive part was done, and before assembling my images on my panel, I stamped my sentiment on the wavy border. I started by heat embossing 'Merry Christmas' in silver, and next I stamped 'May you get everything you wish for' in black right below it.

Next I finally put everything together. I started by applying foam tape at the back of my panel, making sure not to touch the mechanism, and attached my panel on a peacock card base.

And then I assembled all my images to create a cute little scene. I started by layering the three borders to ground my scene, and then I used foam squares and a tiny bit of liquid glue to stick the images.

VIDEO

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LAWN FAWN SUPPLIES

Stamp sets

- Special delivery

- Yeti or not

- Simply celebrate winter

- Happy village

- Winter village

- Holiday party animal

- Holiday helpers

- Tiny Christmas

Die sets

- Waving pull tab starter

- Large stitched rectangle stackables

- Stitched simple wavy borders

- Picket fence border

- Snowy backdrop

Cardstock

- Fog

- Narwhal

- Mermaid

- Pixie dust

Misc.

- Clear embossing ink

- Silver embossing powder

- Jet black ink

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Alcohol markers: Spectrum Noir + Graphit Brush

- Distress inks: cracked pistachio, peacock feathers, blueprint sketch

- Sakura white gel pen

- 80lbs Neenah solar white cardstock

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock

Hello Bluebird - Feed the Birds Slimline Card

 Hey there,

I'm back with a winter card featuring my favorite set from last release: Feed the birds, as well as My Snowman for the sentiment, O Christmas Tree for the trees, and Merry Mice for the street lamps. I stamped my images on 80lbs Neenah solar white cardstock using Memento tuxedo black ink, and as always I used my alcohol markers to color everything.

Next I set the images aside and moved on to the background. I cut an 8,5 x 3,5" bristol panel and started by covering it with tumbled glass distress ink. Once it was all covered, I added peacock feathers distress ink at the top and blended it into the tumbled glass section. I also added texture and details to this background, started with water droplets that I dried using a paper towel. Next I mixed some peacock feathers distress ink with water and created splatters on the paper using a thin brush, and finally I used liquid stardust to bring some shine to my winter scene.

Next I attached the trees using foam squares, and before sticking the other images, I applied white nuvo drops on both trees to create snow on the branches, and before it was dry I sprinkled fine glitter on the nuvo drops to get sparkly snow. And then I attached the remaining images using foam squares again.

When everything was stuck, I brushed the excess of glitter off the trees, stamped my sentiment, added white details and highlights on the images, and also added white nuvo drops on the streets lamps and on the bird house.

And done! A super cute winter scene with two sweet girls feeding the birds in the park. I hope you like this card, as always I leave you with the video (click on the image right below) and wish a very nice day, as well as a very merry Christmas! See you next time!

VIDEO

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HELLO BLUEBIRD SUPPLIES

- Feed the birds

- My snowman

- O Christmas tree

- Merry mice

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Alcohol markers: Spectrum Noir + Graphit Brush

- Distress inks: tumbled glass, peacock feathers

- Simply white nuvo drops by Tonic Studio

- Glitter by Lawn Fawn

- Liquid stardust by Lawn Fawn

- Memento tuxedo black ink

- 80lbs Neenah solar white cardstock

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock

Holiday Card Series w/ Hello Bluebird - Happy New Year

 Hello there,

Time to join two adorable friends that are dancing in the snow to celebrate the new year. Those cuties are from Polar Friends and I also stamped a few trees from Bunny Hill to fill up the space.

As always I stamped the images on 80lbs Neenah solar white cardstock using Memento tuxedo black ink, and used my alcohol markers to color everything.

When it was done, I cut them all using the coordinating dies and then moved on to my background. I cut a 5,5 x 4,25" Strathmore bristol panel, as well as a mountain border using Glacier Peaks and two hill borders using Hill and Dale.

I started withthe large panel that I colored using cracked pistachio, peacock feathers and blueprint sketch distress inks. I added lots of texture on my paper, set the paper to dry and then stamped my sentiment. A sentiment in two parts: I started by heat embossing "Happy New Year" in silver, and next I stamped the second part right below it using black versafine ink. Both are from North Star.

I added some contrast to the mountain and hill borders using a little bit of cracked pistachio distress ink and also added liquid stardust droplets on those pieces to create a frosty look.

Next I assembled everything on my panel, starting with the borders. I attached the mountain border directly on the panel using double sided tape and used foam tape and foam squares to stick the hill borders and get some nice dimension. I stuck the penguin and the bear using foam squares again, and used liquid glue to attach the trees.

I added highlights and white dots on the penguin's scarf, and finally glued a few clear sequins here and there to bring even more sparkles to my winter scene.

 

VIDEO

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HELLO BLUEBIRD SUPPLIES

- Polar friends stamp set

- Bunny hill stamp set

- North star stamp set

- Glacier peaks die set

- Hill and dale die set

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Alcohol markers: Spectrum Noir + Graphit Brush

- Distress inks: cracked pistachio, peacock feathers, blueprint sketch

- Sakura white gel pen

- Memento tuxedo black ink

- Black versafine ink

- Liquid stardust by Lawn Fawn

- 80lbs Neenah solar white cardstock

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- Silver embossing powder by Lawn Fawn

- Clear sequins by Pretty Pink Posh

Holiday Card Series w/ Hello Bluebird - Two Matching Festive Scenes

 Hey everyone,

I'm back today for Hello Bluebird with two simple festive deck the halls matching cards showcasing Cozy Christmas Eve and Deck the halls. I added a few other images from previous releases so make sure to check the list of supplies below for more details.

I stamped everything on 80lbs Neenah solar white cardstock using Memento tuxedo black ink, used my alcohol markers to color the images and the coordinating dies to cut them all.

When it was done I created two panels with pattern paper and woodgrain cardstock and attached the images on those two panels using foam squares and liquid glue.

The front of my cards were pretty busy so I decided to put my sentiment on the inside. I started by stamping the phrase 'It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas', on both cards, and I die cut the words Be Merry twice and stuck those elements above each phrase.

VIDEO

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HELLO BLUEBIRD SUPPLIES

- Deck the halls stamp set

- Cozy Christmas eve stamp set

- O Christmas tree stamp set

- Merry mice stamp set

- Be merry words die

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir markers

- Graphit brush markers

- Pattern paper by Lawn Fawn

- Woodgrain cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- 80lbs Neenah solar white cardstock

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock

- Sakura white gel pen

Holiday Card Series w/ Sunny Studio - Nativity Scene Slimline Card

 Hi there,

Today's card features one of my favorite stamp set for the holiday season which is "Holy Night" by Sunny Studio.

I stamped all my images on 80lbs Neenah solar white cardstock using Memento tuxedo black ink, used the coordinating dies to cut them all and my alcohol markers to color everything.

When it was done, I cut a bristol panel measuring 8-1/8 x 3,5" as well as two hill borders using dies by Lawn Fawn and Hello Bluebird, and used seedless preserves, chipped sapphire and black soot distress inks to create a pretty dark night sky.

I colored the hill borders using tea dye and walnut stain distress inks, I stamped my sentiment on the smallest border and stuck those two pieces on my panel using double sided tape. Next I attached all my cute images using glue dots and foam squares to finally create my nativity scene. And finally I added more stars in the sky as well as highlights on the images using a white gel pen.

VIDEO

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SUNNY STUDIO SUPPLIES

- Holy night stamp set

- Seasonal trees stamp set

- Feeling frosty stamp set

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir markers

- Graphit brush markers

Distress inks: seedless preserves, chipped sapphire, black soot, tea dye, walnut stain

- Slimline stitched hillside borders by Lawn Fawn

- Ocean waves scene horizontal die by Hello Bluebird

- Liquid stardust by Lawn Fawn

- Sakura white gel pen

- 80lbs Neenah solar white cardstock

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock

- Memento tuxedo black ink

Holiday Card Series w/ Lawn Fawn - Monochromatic Shaker Snow Globe

 Hi there,

I'm so glad to be back with a monochromatic snow globe shaker card for Lawn Fawn. I really love to make that kind of card. For Halloween for a spooky look, and Christmas for a vintage look.

I started with the coloring. I stamped my images on 80lbs Neenah solar white cardstock using jet black ink and used shades of grey to color everything.

Once it was done, I moved on to the snow globe and I cut three circles out of different cardstock, fog, black licorice and pixie dust, using the biggest die from the Large stitched circle stackables die set. And I incite you to watch the video below to see how I assembled my background.

When my background was complete, I attached all my cute black and white images using glue dots and liquid glue to keep everything as flat as possible.

Next step was to create dimension so that the sequins and beads can move easily inside the snow globe. So I cut two frames out of white foam using the biggest die from the Stitched circle frame die set. And I stuck those two foam frames using liquid glue on top of each other on my winter panel.

I also created the window: I cut a circle frame out shimmery grey cardstock, as well as a circle out of clear acetate, and stuck those two pieces together.

To fill the globe I picked a few things: clear sequins, white beads, silver beads and white sequins, I put all those elements inside the circle and I applied liquid glue on the foam frame to finally stick the window panel and close my snow globe.

Next I moved on to the bottom of the snow globe. I used the magic Iris snow globe die set to cut the pieces: shimmery grey cardstock for the main element, pixie dust for the strips, and black licorice for the small banner. On that banner I silver heat embossed my sentiment, which is from Offset sayings Christmas, and to attach that banner, I used silver thread.

I attached the snow globe base at the bottom of the globe, and added more foam at the back of the base to have the same height everywhere, and finally I attached my snow globe on a 5,5 x 4,25" card base. And on that card base, I stuck a pattern paper from the Really rainbow Christmas 6x6 paper pack.

VIDEO

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LAWN FAWN SUPPLIES

Stamp sets 

- Winter village 

- Winter skies 

- Simply celebrate winter 

- Happy village 

- Tiny Christmas 

 

Die sets 

- Magic iris snow globe add-on 

- Large stitched circle stackables 

- Stitched circle frames 

- Large stitched rectangle stackables 

- Snowy backdrop 

 

Cardstock 

- Fog 

- Black licorice 

- Pixie dust 

- White 

- Neutral grey shimmer 

 

Misc. 

- Brick stencil 

- Jet black ink 

- White ink 

- Clear embossing ink 

- Silver embossing powder 

- Pattern paper from 6x6 Really Rainbow Christmas 

- Glue tube 

- Glue dots

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum noir markers

- Sakura white gel pen

- Silver thread from my stash

- Sequins by Pretty Pink Posh

- Beads from my stash