Sledding Party

 Hello!  This is the last card for this year.  It has been such a fun and creative year and I am definitely looking forward to creating in the new year.  

Today I have a shaker card that I created with the new Hello Bluebird Sledding Party Stamp and Coordinating Die Set.  I also used their older Downhill Vertical Scene which is just such a great background to highlight these fun friends.  

When I make shaker cards, I prefer to use multiple layers of cardstock to create the wells for my little embellishments.  I used 6 layers of 100 lb cardstock for this card.  For this inside of the wells, I used a patterned paper for the sky and the same textured paper that I used for the the snowy hills.  The little shaker bits are from JoAnns when they were open.  

Once I had my card sealed up with acetate, I trimmed it out with a dark green cardstock.  I used the textured cardstock for my mountain snow and a very light gray for the mountains.

I used Copic markers for my sledding friends in the following colo

• Fox - YR30, E30, YR23, YR24, YR27
• Raccoon - W00, W0, T0, T2, T5, T7
• Bunny - E40, E41, E42, E43
• Blue Scarf - B21, B34, B45
• Lavender Scarf - BV01, BV31, BV23
• Teal Scarf - BG72, BG18, BG75
• Sled Base - E08, E19, E09
• Sled Runners - C0, C1, C2
• Trees - BG93, G99, BG99

I found that once I had my sleds attached to the card, it difintely needed a little more.  I colored in a number of stamped trees and then trimmed them to follow the hill lines to add a little more interest and fill in the blank areas.  I had thought about adding some snowflakes, but was a little worried it would cover up too much of the shaker areas.

The sentiments are included with the stamp sets.  I stamped them with Versafine Ink and trimmed them.

I think this card turned out super cute and would actually work for a winter themed card in addition to a Christmas card.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you have an amazing New Year!

Sandy

Hello Bluebird Post Office Square Scene

 Hello friends!  I had the best time over the Christmas holiday making this card.  I used the new Hello Bluebird Post Office Square Scene Die Set and Merry Mail Stamp Set with the coordinating dies.  

I really like that this background die set cut out so many different elements; it really makes it easy to change up the colors and textures of the scene.  

I did a little creative masking to place a cobblestone walkway in front of the Post office.  I added shading with Distress Oxide Inks and Copic markers to create dimension on the individual pieces.

My images were colored in with Copic markers in the following colors:

• Bunny - E40, E41, E42
• Hedgehog - E50, E53, E34, E25, E27
• Mouse - E30, E31, E33, E37
• Squirrel - YR30, YR23, YR24, YR27
• Greens- G21, YG63, G94
• Reds - R14, R27, R39
• Blues - B21, B23, B45
• Yellows - Y00, Y13, Y18
• Inner Ears/Cheeks - R00, R20, R21
• Packages - E41, E43, E44

I did a process video on YouTube if you would like to see more details on how this card was created.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope that you have an amazing New Year!

Sandy

Hello Valentine!

 Hello friends!!!  Happy almost New Year!  I am still playing with the latest releases from Hello Bluebird, but rather than do a Christmas/Winter card, I decided to use this little sweetheart from the Merry Mail Stamp Set,  to make a Valentines Day Card.  

To start this card, I placed my coloring cardstock in my Misti.  I used the second largest of the Lawn Fawn Postage Rectangle Stackables to make sure that I was able to place my stamps to that they fit within the borders of the die.  Once I had them stamped, I masked them off using Eclipse Art Masking Tape.  I used the die it out and then adhered it to my glass mat usinging removable tape.

I used the masking set that coordinates with the Postage Rectangle die.  I used mint tape to hold it to my surface and to mask off  the ground.  I used Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink for the sky and Shabby Shutters and Rustic Wilderness for the ground.

I used the one of the Falling Hearts Lawn Fawn Stencil to place them in the sky with Yeti Pigment Ink.  I also used a little Spellbinders Splatter Effects Sparkle to add a little bling.  Once the splatter was dry, I peeled off my masking.

I used Copic markers in the following colors to color in my little friend:

• Mailbox - N0, N1, N2, N3, N4
• Fox - YR30, E30, YR23, YR24, YR27
• Jacket - BV000, BV00, BV11
• Scarf - YR000, YR01, YR02
• Ground Shadows - G82, G24
• Red - R27

The sentiment is from the stamp set.  I stamped it on white cardstock and the trimmed it down.  I cut rectangles at 5.5" x 4.25" and 5.25" x 4.0" from patterned paper and layered them together.  I placed my inked, colored and stamped image at an angle to add a little interest to my card front.  

Once I had everything together, it felt like my lower corner was a little bare, so I used the Sweet November Year Round Postmarks to add a Post Mark to the bottom of my card to tie it all together. 

For just a little more bling, I used Trinity Stamps Ocean Jellyfish Confetti Mix to add a little something something to the corners.   

If you would like a more detailed description on the creation of this card, you can follow along with the process on my YouTube Channel.  I will link it down below.

Thank you so much for following along today.  Create a smile, one card at a time!

Sandy

Woodland Postage Stamps

 Hello!  Today, I have a card that I made using the Hello Bluebird Woodland Post Stamp from their latest release.  I also used the Santa Postage Die which was from their Christmas release.  This card wouldn't necessarily need to be for Christmas, I think it would work well for a fun Winter themed card.  Or you could substitute the snowflakes for hearts and may change up the colors a little bit and it would be a great Valentines Day Card.  

In addition to the Woodland Post Stamp, I used the a few images from the Merry Mail Stamp Set.  I did just a tiny bit of masking for a couple of the stamps and used the individual snowflakes to fill in the backgrounds a little bit.  

I used Copic colors in the following colors:

• Mouse Body, Sign, Packages- E41, E43, E44, R20, R22
• Bear Body - E41, E53, YR23, E57, E37, E59
• Bear Sweater & Hat - E51, E53
• Reds- R24, R29, R39
• Greens - YG67, YG99, BG99
• Stamp Background - C00, C0, C1, C2, C3

I snapped a picture after I colored in the backgrounds of each individual stamps and I think that this would also make an amazing black and white card if you just added a little shading to all the images.  The red cardstock really makes the gray pop, don't you think?

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  

Sandy