Happy Monday everyone,

today I'm on the Hello Bluebird blog with another card using the Feed the Birds stamps because they are just the cutest!

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • Feed the Birds

Hi friends,

today I'm on the Hello Bluebird blog with this dreamy winter card featuring the adorable Feed the Birds stamps.

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • You Warm My Heart

Hi peeps,

today I'm on the Hello Bluebird blog with a fall themed card using non traditional colors. I used the Cocoa Party Stamps, Old Oak Background Stamp and the leaves from the Gallery Frame #3 Die set.

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • Happy Fall

Hi crafty friends,

today I'm on the Hello Bluebird blog with a fall themed card featuring the adorable Fall Friends set and the Blowing Leaves Background.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a lovely day!
Anja

DT Stempelgarten Challenge September

Hi peeps,

I'm a bit late with sharing my card for the current Stempelgarten Challenge with the theme In the forest.

I had so much fun mixing and matching several Lawn Fawn products to create this fun fall card.

The three stamp sets I used are "Butterfly Kisses" (fox and bear), "Jump For Joy" (hedgehog, fall leaves, sentiment) and "Yay, Kites" (kite). I cut the "Leafy Tree Backdrop Landscape Die" from brown cardstock.

For the background, I blended together the Distress Oxides Pine Needles, Peacock Feathers and Tumbled Glass. I added lots of small ink splatters with a paint brush.

I stamped my images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, colored them with Copics and fussy cut them out. The grass was done with Shabby Shutters, Bundled Sage and Pine Needles. I used one of the Hello Bluebird "Grassy Knoll" dies to create the grass border.

Finally, I white heat embossed the sentiment onto a black cardstock strip and assembled my card by adhering everything with liquid glue and foam tape.

You will have time until September 30th, 2020 to join the Stempelgarten Challenge and this is the prize you could win:

A craft package from the Stempelgarten Online Shop with a value of CHF 20.–.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!
Anja

EverydaycraftingCo • Thank You

Hi crafty friends,

a couple of weeks ago, the owner of EverydaycraftingCo reached out to me asking if I would like to play with the new background dies that can be purchased in her Etsy shop. There are 4 designs available and you can even buy a bundle at a discounted price.

I think these background dies are so versatile and give you many possibilities to create quick and eye-catching cards. For today's card, I used the Thank You background die. It's actually a 3-piece-set which comes with two individual word dies and a rectangle die.

I lined up the word dies on a white cardstock panel and ran it through my die cutting machine. I decided to put patterned paper (Sunny Studio Stamps Gingham Jewel 6x6 Paper) behind the cut out space. The large white letters stand out even more by popping up the die cut with foam tape.

Since there was a bit of room to the left and right of the word 'you', I added these two Copic colored little friends from the sweet Hello Bluebird Besties set. I really love how this clean and simple card turned out!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • Little Things Matter Most

Hello sweeties,

I really enjoy coloring with my beloved Copics, but sometimes I like to change things up. This time, I decided to color with my new Karin Brushmarkers. For today's card, I combined the adorable Hello Bluebird Meadow Bunnies set with the versatile Oak Tree Scene Die.

First, I did a watercolor wash of purples and pinks to create the background. I die cut the oak tree pieces and did the foliage with brushmarkers. For the tree trunk and grass, I used Distress Oxide Inks. I puzzled all the pieces together and put a white frame around it. Really love how this die helps to create a wonderful scene in no time.

I stamped the bunny and butterflies with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink and colored them with Karin Brushmarkers. I white heat embossed the sentiment onto a cardstock strip and adhered it as well as the images with foam tape.

Thank you so much for stopping by! And don't forget 'Little things matter most'!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • Bee Happy

Good evening crafty friends,

the Hello Bluebird Bee Happy stamp set is still one of my all-time favorites! I just can't get enough of these adorable bees. This time I went with a more masculine color scheme.

First, I blended together the Distress Oxide Inks Blueprint Sketch, Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio on a Bristol cardstock panel. I also added ink splatters with a paint brush.

I trimmed a piece of heavyweight white cardstock to the same size as my card base and cut out a hexagon window (MFT Hexagon STAX Die-namics) slightly at an angle and off the left side. I adhered it over the ink blended background with foam tape.

Next, I stamped the bees and flowers as well as some small accessory images from several stamp sets (books: Tabitha; cup: Strawberry Jam; letter: Autumn Gatherings) and cut everything out with the coordinating dies. I added some highlights with a gelly roll pen and white heat embossed the sentiment on a small strip of black cardstock. To finish off my card, I adhered some matching glitter enamel dots.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Bee happy!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • Wishing You Sunshine

Hi peeps,

I'm on the Hello Bluebird blog today sharing a card where I combined some cuties from the Party on the Farm set with the selectively stamped Farmland Background. The sunrise was done with Distress Oxide Inks.

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • April Release • Thank You

Hello peeps,

today I want to share a CAS card with you where the adorable cow from the Party on the Farm set took center stage.

I also used the background image and single tulips from the Besties stamp set to create a little scene. I added the butterfly from the Meadow Bunnies set and colored everything with Copics. The sentiment is included in the Happy Wishes set and I heat embossed it with Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a beautiful weekend!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • April Release • Little Painters

Hello crafty friends,

do you love rainbows as much as I do? I just had to make these cute bunnies from the Little Painters set (it's actually Easter-themed but I wanted to use it in a non-holiday way) color some pretty rainbow clouds.

I did some watercoloring with Distress Oxide Inks (Picked Raspberry, Carved Pumpkin, Wild Honey, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers, Blueprint Sketch and Wilted Violet) and used the Grassy Knoll Dies to cut out the cloud borders. When everything was completely dry, I stamped the sentiment from the Besties stamp set with VersaMark Ink and white heat embossed it.

Next, I applied Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink to the card base by letting it fade into the white. I layered the two rainbow cloud borders on top of each other and added a small black and white striped paper strip below.

To create a cluster of color tins, I did some masking. I colored the images with Copics, fussy cut them out and adhered them with foam tape.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • April Release • Besties

Hi everyone,

today I'm sharing a friendship card on the Hello Bluebird blog which I created with the new Besties set. I combined these sweet critters with the Gallery Frame #2 Die, some yummy cardstock colors and a sparkly sunset background made with Distress Oxide Inks.

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • April Release • Party on the Farm

Hi there,

hope you're spending a Happy Easter!

Today I have a birthday card for you made with the Party on the Farm set which is another favorite of mine! It goes perfectly with the also freshly released Farmland Background.

First, I colored all images with Copics. I stamped the birthday sentiment inside the white area of the background scene which I adhered directly to my card base. Next, I die cut a circle window out of another white cardstock panel and stamped the grass border from the background stamp at the bottom using Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide Ink. I adhered the panel over the background using foam tape and added the farm critters, balloon and cupcake to the card front. The banner went across the top of the circle window and was popped up with foam tape as well.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have an awesome day!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • April Release • Meadow Bunnies

Hello sweet friends,

I created a fresh and modern card with the new Meadow Bunnies Stamps which of course can be used for Easter but also all year round.

I tried something different and colored them in pastel colors using Copics. To create a colorblock design, I trimmed matching cardstock and adhered the pieces to my card base. I stamped the sentiments in VersaMark Ink and embossed them with white embossing powder.

Thank you so much for stopping by! See you again tomorrow!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • April Release • Picked For You

Hi peeps,

have you already seen the incredibly cute Hello Bluebird April Release? For the next couple of days, we will be sharing our cards using the new products.

Today I'm starting with the adorable Picked For You set – love it so much!

I colored the images with my Copics and fussy cut them out (the coordinating dies will be available soon!). For the soft background, I did some ink blending with Distress Oxide Inks (Shaded Lilac, Tumbled Glass and Cracked Pistachio). Next, I adhered the images and framed my little spring scene using the Gallery Frame #1 Die. Finally, I stamped the sentiment in VersaFine Onyx Black Ink.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a beautiful day!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • Just Sitting Here Thinking About You

Happy Monday!

today I'm on the Hello Bluebird blog with a little pastel Spring scene combining sweet stamps from the Field Mice and the Strawberry Jam set.

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • In The Meadow • Fairy Birthday

Hi peeps,

today I'm on the Hello Bluebird blog with a spring-themed birthday card which I made with the beautiful In the Meadow Background Stamp, the Fairy Garden set and the Happy Birthday Words Die.

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • Unicorn Tales • Magical Birthday

Hi sweet friends,

I love to create dreamy cards and that's a wonderful occasion to use the cute Hello Bluebird  Unicorn Tales set again.

I inked up the little jumping unicorn and colored it with Copics. I used the coordinating die to cut it out. For the sky background, I did some soft ink blending with the Distress Oxides Tumbled Glass and Milled Lavender. The clouds and rainbow are cut with the After The Rain Scene Die from white and colored cardstock.

Next, I cut the Magical Sparkle Words Die from silver glitter cardstock and white heat embossed the sentiments from the Sparkles Script stamp set onto black cardstock strips. I assembled the card and popped up the unicorn as well as the cloud borders with foam tape. Finally, I added the glossy silver star stickers which I had in my stash for ages.

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • Puddle Play • Elephant Friends

Hello everyone,

I've used quite some pink on my last cards and today's friendship card is no exception ;-) The cute elephants from the Hello Bluebird  Puddle Play set almost look like they are going to hug each other.

First, I created a fun background with pink Alcohol Inks by Ranger. I love to play with them although you never know the result in advance. This time I also sprinkled on some Blending Solution with a paint brush.

I colored the elephants with Copics and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. Next, I stamped the sentiment in VersaMark ink onto a piece of black cardstock and white heat embossed it. I die cut the word 'friend' from silver glitter cardstock with the Hello Friend Words Die.

I adhered my pinkalicious background with some fun foam to the white card base and added a thin strip of patterned paper to the right. The sentiment and elephant buddies were popped up with foam tape.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Enjoy your Sunday!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • Farmyard Little Bits • Let's Celebrate

Hi crafty friends,

I desperately need to fill my stash with birthday cards and decided to use the cute Farmyard Little Bits again. Those tiny pigs and cows make my heart happy!

I started off with a white A2 card base and adhered a smaller piece of black and white striped paper. Next, I die cut the Gallery Frame #3 Die window grid from white cardstock and the inlaid rectangles from colored cardstock.

The images were colored with Copics and I used the coordinating dies to cut them out. Finally, I white heat embossed the Typed Everyday sentiment on a thin black cardstock strip and adhered everything with foam tape.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Hope your week is off to a great start!
Anja