Hello Bluebird | SEA you soon

Hi friends and welcome back with a new summer card, featuring Hello Bluebird products.

I wanted to create a different scene, a sea ship, featuring some jungle critters. And I really love how it turned out.

I firstly sketched the boat and then I masked the bottom part. As I wanted a no-line look, I stamped the critters (the lion comes from the Jungle Littles stamp, while the elephant from the Elephant Friends) using some Gina K Warm Glow ink. I colored everything with copic markers (see below for the combos). When I color no-line with markers, I am usually really "imperfect", so I usually add details with Polychromos pencils. I use tone on tone pencils to define edges, to add details and to deepen the shadows.

I then moved to my sentiment, which I wanted to customize using the Jane Small Alpha die. I used copics to color some white cardstock and to create a blended look. I also stamped separately the words "you" and "soon" as I didn't have one together.

After finishing this passage, I added white gel pen details, such as the polka dots on the pink sail.

To complete the card, I added the scalloped frame, using Gallery Frame #2 and some light grey cardstock.

I really love how it turned out, I love the no-line look!

Thanks for stopping by and I really hope you will like it too!

Hugs from Italy,

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Products used

Hello BLuebird - Jungle Littles (lion)

Hello Bluebird - Elephant Friends (elephant)

Hello Bluebird - Jane Small Alpha

Hello Bluebird Stamps - Gallery Frame #2

Hello Bluebird Stamps - Typed Everyday

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Copic Color Combos

Elephant: T5 - T4 - T3 - T2 - T1 - T0 | E04 - E00 | R20

Lion: E39 - E35 - E33 | E55 - E53 - E31 - E30 | R20

Sea: B91 - B41 - B0000

Boat: E42 - E55 - E53 - E30

Pink sail: RV95 - RV93 - RV91

Light Blue sail: B93 - B91 - B41 - B000

Clouds: BG000 - B0000 - BG70

SEA sentiment: B38 - B34 - B32

Purple Onion Designs | Celebrate like crazy

Hi friends and welcome back to my blog! Today I'd like to share with you a card I made using Purple Onion Designs rubber stamps.

All those critters are illustrated by Stacey Yacula, I love her designs so much!

I wanted to create a simple design, and I wanted to feature those 5 friends: I firstly stamped all of them on a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock, as I planned to do some copic coloring and some distress ink blending. I only had to mask the mouse, as his face is in front od the squirrel's tail.

I then masked all of them, using Judikins Masking roll, and I ink blended the background. I used Distress Oxides in Evergreen Bough and Cracked Pistachio, and I also splattered some water, some acrilic paint and some distress in Wilted Violet to give some texture to my background.

I then removed the masking and I colored everything using copic markers (see below for the combos).

To complete my scene, I stamped the big bold sentiment in the left-upper part, using Versafine CLAIRE in Medieval Blue. If you haven't seen yet, there are a lot of giant sentiment on the Purple Onion shop, and they are really great!

As a finishing touch, I matted the scene using a blue and white patterned paper.

I really love the result, hope you will like too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs from Italy,

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Products used

Purple Onion Design - Oscar (sitting fox)

Purple Onion Design - Johnny (sitting bear)

Purple Onion Design - Sammy (squirrel)

Purple Onion Design - Charlotte (sitting mouse)

Purple Onion Design - Robin (flying bird)

Purple Onion Design - Celebrate like crazy

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Copic Color Combos

Fox: E18 - E17 - E97 - E95 - E30

Bear: N8 - N6 - W6 - W4 - E42 - E40

Squirrel: E18 - E17 - E15 - E13 - E30

Mouse: T6 - T4 - T2 - E40 | E04 - E02 - E000

Bird: E74 - E71 - E70 - E30

Light blue T-shirts: B04 - B02 - B00 | V17

Pink T-shirts: RV14 - RV21 - RV10 | V17

MFT Stamps | Color Challenge #169

Hello crafty friends! It’s time for a brand new Color Challenge from MFT Stamps! The colors for this challenge are Summer Splash, Tropical Teal, Chantilly Cream and Fire Coral. You don’t have to use the exact colors shown but rather ones that these colors inspire you to use.

I really love this color palette!

And here it is my inspiration, that features the BB Birthday Bears stamp set.

I created a birthday card, but I wanted to customize my sentiment to change the word birthday in BEARthday, as the bear was the main protagonist of my card.

I stamped the bear on a piece of Transotype Perfect Coloring paper and I colored it using light brown tones, as suggested by the Chantilly Cream color. I also die cut him using coordinating dies.

I then die cut three baloons using the Baloons STAX dienamics: I die cut from colored cardstock (Summer Splash, Fire Coral and Tropical Teal). I used some twine to create the ballons' ropes.

I wanted a really simple background, so I took a 3,25"x7,25" piece of Smooth White cardstock and I stamped the Happy Birthday Background using the Gravel Grey premium die ink. I also die cut three times the BEAR letters from some Fire Coral cardstock: before gluing them together, I added some Distress Ink in Festive Berries, to create a little shade at the bottom.

I added everything using foam tape or liquid glue and I attached the ballon rope to the bear hand.

I also completed the sentiment stamping two of the Bitty Birthday Wishes phrases.

To complete the card, I added some White Gel Pen lines and I matted the whole card using a bigger piece of Summer Splash cardstock.

I really hope you will like it!

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check the MFT blog to see al, the other DT members’ inspirations!

Hugs from Italy,

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Copic Color Combos

Bear: E43 - E42 - E41 - E40 | E35 - E55 - E53

Teal: BG49 - BG15 - BG45 - B01

Coral: R35 - R32 - R21