First Snow with Hello Bluebird

Hi crafty friends! Thanks for joining me today as I share my last card of the decade(hehe, I've been waiting to say that)! Today, I have another winter themed card, featuring First Snow from Hello Bluebird. I just absolutely adore all those sweet critters lined up, frolicking in the snow!

To make my slimline card, I first started by cutting a heavy weight piece of cardstock to 7 X 8 1/2" and scoring at 3 1/2" to create my card base.  Next, I die cut a piece of  snowflake patterned paper using this die and attached to my card base and set aside. From Bristol smooth cardstock, I cut a smaller rectangle and inked with Broken China and Tumbled Glass Distress oxide inks. Using a paintbrush, I splattered broken China DO ink watered down onto my panel, then did the same using white acrylic paint to create some texture and interest. Set aside to dry.

Next, I stamped all the sweet critters from the First Snow Stamp set onto Bristol smooth cardstock with black Momento Ink. All images were colored with Copic markers. I added highlights to my stamped images using a Sakura white Gelly Roll pen. I then cut out all of my colored images using the First Snow Die.

Next, I layered my inked panel onto the snowflake paper and adhered with tape runner.  Then, from white cardstock, I cut my snowy hill and inked the top with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide and attached to the bottom of my inked panel. I arranged my snow critters onto my card, and attached all with foam tape for dimension. I tucked the deer behind the snowy hill, so he did not get dimensional tape.  Next, I cut a couple speech bubbles from white cardstock using the Photo Stack Die. I stamped a couple of sentiments from the First Snow stamp set onto the speech bubbles and attached to card.

To finish off my card, I cut some "snow" from white cardstock using the Snowy Sky Scene Die. Using a glue pen, I adhered a few of the round snow pieces onto my card to add a little texture and to create more of a snowy feel.

Thanks so much for stopping by today...Wishing you all a Happy and healthy New Year!!

XO,

Tammy

Snow Play with Hello Bluebird

Hi Crafty friends! Today, I'm on the Hello Bluebird blog featuring this sweet Winter card. Head on over to see how I made this quick card!
https://blog.hellobluebird.com/?p=2879

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon...

XO,
Tammy

Merry Mice with Hello Bluebird

Good morning, crafty friends! Is everyone ready for Christmas? Today, I have a sweet Holiday card for you using one of my favorite sets from Hello Bluebird: Merry Mice, and the amazing stand alone Treehouse Scene Die and Holiday Add-On.

To create this slimline card, I started by cutting a piece of Bristol smooth cardstock to 3 1/2 X 8 1/2". I ink blended Tattered Rose and Worn Lipstick Distress Oxides onto top  1/3 of the card base, then splattered watered down white acrylic paint to create snow and set aside to dry. Next, I die cut the Treehouse from a wood grain cardstock I had in my stash, and all the other treehouse elements from various cardstock, and added Snow-Tex paste onto the treehouse and windows for a realistic snowy look. Once dried, I assembled the Treehouse and set aside. Next, I used the Hill and Dale Die and cut my snowy hills from white cardstock and trimmed down to 3 1/2" width. I inked the snowtops with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide to add a bit of contrast.

Next, I stamped all images from the Merry Mice Stamp set onto Bristol smooth cardstock, and colored with Copic markers. I added white accents to my images using a white gel pen. I die cut all of my colored images using the coordinating Merry Mice Die. 

Now that everything is cut and colored, it's time to assemble the card! Cut a piece of heavy white cardstock to 7 X 8 1/2, score at 3 1/2, and fold to create your card base.  Next, attach your inked panel to the card base using a strong adhesive.  I attached my snowy hills onto my card, then the treehouse, trimming off any excess overhang. Then, I arranged the sweet mice to create little scenes throughout the card. Once I was happy with the arrangement, all images were attached using foam tape for dimension. 

Thanks for stopping by today...have a great day! 

Tammy XO

25 days of Christmas Tags - Hello Bluebird

Hi Crafty friends! I'm excited to be joining Tracey McNeely for her annual 25 Days of Christmas Tags event.
Be sure to visit her blog for more tag inspiration from other amazing designers!

Today , on the last day of the event, I'm sharing tags I've created with Hello Bluebird products. I have a couple different tags, so keep reading!

I started by cutting my tags from white Bristol smooth cardstock. I used Distress Oxide inks in Evergreen Bough and Peacock Feathers to color my background. Using a paintbrush, I splattered some watered down white acrylic paint to create some snow.

Next, I stamped images from the First Snow stamp set . I colored the images with Copic markers and cut them out using the coordinating First Snow Die.  I then cut my snowy hills from white cardstock using the Hill and Dale Die.  I cut down to fit my tag, added some chunky glitter to the edge and attached to tag.
I adhered the colored images to my tags with dimensional foam squares. I added the sweet sentiments and snowflakes from the Snow Play stamp set to the tags by embossing them with white embossing powder.

Finally, I finished off my tags by adding  red polka dot ribbon and tied on a jingle bell with some white twine.

My second set of tags were made to look like little snowglobes, using the Frosty Littles Stamp set, one of my all time favorite sets!

I started by cutting three tag bases from white cardstock, using  THIS die. Next, using Bristol smooth cardstock, I cut three circles to create my background. Using Distress Oxides, I ink blended each circle using Broken China, fading into Tumbled Glass. I splattered some white acrylic paint onto my background for a snowy effect and added some white embossed snowflakes and set aside.

Next, I stamped out images from the Frosty Littles Stamp set onto Bristol smooth cardstock. I colored my images with Copic markers, and cut them out using the Frosty Littles Die.  Now, it's time to put the snowglobes together.  First, attach the ink blended circle to the tag base. Then, cut 3 more circles from white cardstock, and using the Hill and Dale Die, cut your snowy hills and attach to your tag.  I arranged my stamped images to my liking, and attached them using dimensional foam. Finally, from black cardstock, cut your snowglobe base using THIS die.  I heat embossed the Season's Greeting sentiment from the O Christmas Tree Stamp  set with white embossing powder and attached to the bottom of the tag with a strong adhesive. I finished off the tags by attaching a sparkly silver bakers twine, keeping it simple.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Tammy XO

Frosty Friends With Hello Bluebird

Happy Monday, friends!  Today, I'm sharing this card featuring the Frosty Friends stamp  over at the Hello Bluebird blog. Please stop to say Hi and to see how I made this fun, bright Holiday card!

Thanks for stopping by...see you soon!

Tammy XO

25 Days of Christmas Tags with Lawn Fawn

Hi Friends! I'm so excited to be joining Tracey McNeely for her annual 25 Days of Christmas Tags event.  If you haven't already, please stop by her blog....she has worked so hard to organize this amazing event!

Today, I'm sharing tags I have created with Lawn Fawn products. I had so much fun creating these whimsical tags using a variety of dies.

I started by die cutting  2 different size circles from white cardstock using the outside in stitched circle stackables(this will be the snowman's head- cut 2 for each snowman), and the large stitched circle stackables(the body). I glued them together to create my snowman. Next, we'll cut all the accessories. I cut the hat, scarf, holly from the woodland critter huggers winter add-on die using ballet slippers, chili pepper, mermaid, cilantro, and pixie dust sparkle  cardstock. I assembled the hats and scarves and set aside.

Next, I cut the pieces for the snowman's face. For the eyes, mouth, and cheeks I used the stitched cloud frames.  I cut the large carrot nose from canned pumpkin cardstock using the smallest feather from the tiny gift box peacock and turkey add-on! I added a bit of glitter along the edge of the nose for some sparkle.

I assemble the snowman faces, adding some foam tape on the nose and holly for extra dimension. I attached the scarves with tape runner, covering up the seams where the circles meet.  Next, I added my sentiment across the bottom. I cut black cardstock using the simple wavy banners dies and embossed the winter wavy sayings using the embossing ink pad and white embossing powder, and attached to front of the tag.

Finally, I cut a piece of silver sparkle single cord for each tag, attached to back with tape, and covered with the extra white circle for a nice clean finish! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! I had so much fun creating these tags...I  hope you'll make some for yourself!

Tammy XO

Frosty Littles with Hello Bluebird

Hi friends! Today, I'm sharing a card I made using Hello Bluebird's Frosty Littles Stamp set, one of my all time favorites! I created a slimline card, so I could fit all the snowman cuties and not leave one out! Keep reading to see how I made this fun and festive card.

First, I began by cutting a piece of white cardstock using Trinity Stamps new  Slimline Card Series Dies. I used the smallest scallop panel to create a frame for my snowman scene. Next, I cut a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock to fit inside the scalloped rectangle. Then, I inked the panel using Distress Oxides in Broken China and Tumbled Glass. Using a paintbrush, I flicked white acrylic paint and Broken China D.O. thinned out with water to give my background a snowy look.

Next, I stamped the darling snowmen from the Hello Bluebird Frosty Littles Stamp set onto  Bristol cardstock and colored with Copic markers.  Once done coloring, I die cut all my images using the Frosty Littles Die.  Now, it's time to assemble my framed snowman scene. To do this, attach the inked panel to the scalloped rectangle(I used foam tape for dimension, but it's not necessay). Next, using white cardstock cut your snow drift border using Trinity Stamps Scenic Border Die Set    and attach to front with tape runner or whatever adhesive you prefer.  Arrange the snowmen however you'd like and use foam squares to attach to card front.  I added the Be Jolly speech bubble and white embossed snowflakes from the Frosty Friends Stamp set to my scene. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment across the top in black ink from the Typed Christmas Stamp set.

Copic colors I used :)

To complete my card, I took a 7 X 8 1/2" piece of heavy white cardsock and scored at 3 1/2" on the 7" side to create my card base.  I cut a piece of red snowflake patterned paper from my stash to 3 1/2 X 8 1/2" and attached to card base Finally, I centered my scalloped rectangle onto card and attached with tape runner.      

Are you finished making your Christmas cards, or are you just scratching the surface like me? 

Thanks for stopping by today...Happy Crafting!

Tammy XO