Happy Purrthday Card - Hello Bluebird Feature

Hey friends, today I'm over on the Hello Bluebird blog with a feline fine birthday card using our Nine Lives stamp set and Gallery Frame #6 die. I'll have all other supplies and details in my post over there, so I hope you'll check it out! You can also find the video tutorial over there or HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for watching and happy Memorial Day!

You Desert the Best Card - Lawn Fawn Feature

 Hey friends, today I'm so happy to be featured on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel with a fun card featuring the brand new Critters in the Desert stamp set. I love this one so much! I'll have all other supplies and details in my post over there, so I hope you'll check it out! If you'd like to watch this card come together, you can also find the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Cherry Happy Birthday - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

Hey friends, today I'm over on the Lawn Fawnatics blog with another card for our Dies Only Challenge. This time I wanted to use the leftover bits from my previous card using the Honeycomb Backdrop and decided to pair it with Cheery Cherries. I'll have all other info listed and linked in my post over there, so I hope you'll check it out! And if you'd like to see how the card came together, you can find the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel. Thanks so much for watching! Have a great day!

Cactus Birthday Card - Lawn Fawnatics #173

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, and this time we're doing Dies Only. I started out my card using the brand new Cactus Hillside Border. I die cut the main piece from Cilantro Cardstock, and gave it a bit of definition with Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide Ink. Then I cut the little agave plants from Sage Leaf Cardstock and defined those with Evergreen Bough.

Next I cut out two pieces of Bristol Cardstock with the ground piece of the Cactus Hillside Border, plus another using the second smallest Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables. I colored the ground to look like sand with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink, and the sky with Salvaged Patina and a little Evergreen Bough. I also cut a few lines into the sand with the Ocean Wave Accents.

I created a card base out of Noble Fir Cardstock and did a bit of ink splattering with the green Distress Oxide Inks. Then to give it a bit more interest, I die cut the Honeycomb Backdrop out of Sage Leaf Cardstock and glued that over top. Then I assembled my focal panel, added a sentiment from Tiny Tags Sayings: Birthday and adhered it to the card.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, please click HERE to watch the video tutorial on my YouTube channel or click the thumbnail below. I do hope you enjoy it! Don't forget to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics blog to see what the rest of the design team has created and to link up your own Dies Only projects to play along!

Bee Happy Birthday Card - Hello Bluebird Feature

 Hey friends, today I'm happy to be featured over on the Hello Bluebird blog with a fun and happy birthday card featuring our Bee Happy stamp set and Gallery Frame #2. I'll have all other supplies and details in my post over there, so I hope you'll check it out! And if you'd like to see how this card came together, you'll find the video tutorial below or you can also find it HERE on my YouTube channel. Thanks so much for watching! Have a great day!

Plan a Card with Me - Bee Birthday

Hey friends, today I've got another Plan a Card with Me video for you. This time I'm taking a leftover patterned paper frame and building a scene within that. I'll be featuring the Hello Bluebird Bee Happy stamps and dies, and the paper is from the Carta Bella Here, There, and Everywhere 6x6 pad. If that sounds like fun to you, then check out the video below or find it HERE on YouTube. Thanks so much for watching! Have a great day! 

Six to a Dozen (or More) Ways to Color Cats

Hey friends, today I've got another video showing you multiple ways to color a single critter, and this time I'm showcasing cats! I'll show you six different patterns to use on your feline friends and how to modify those with six additional examples, which will ultimately give you endless possibilities with just a little variation. The image I'm using is from the Hello Bluebird Nine Lives stamp set, and as always I am coloring with my Copic markers on Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock. The images were stamped in Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink. I really hope you enjoy the video and find it helpful for your own card making! Have a wonderful day!

Loaded with Fun Card - Lawn Fawnatics #172

Hey friends, today we've got a fun and different Lawn Fawnatics Challenge. This time we're picking another Lawn Fawn design team member's card or project to inspire us. I get inspired by the other incredibly talented Lawn Fawn designers on a daily basis, so there were so many cards for me to choose from, but I ended up going with one that sparked a personal connection.

This is the amazing card by Catherine Cohen that inspired me to recreate it in my own style. Not only was it SUPER inventive (those hard hats are Ferris wheel cars and the bucket of the dump truck is a bathtub!), but my youngest son happens to work in road construction. I knew this would be the perfect birthday card for him.

I did switch up a few little things to make it my own, but the sets I used are Hay There, Hayrides, Veggie Happy, Beary Rainy Day, Wheely Great Day, Rub-a-Dub-Dub, A Bug Deal, Mermaid for You, Kanga-rrific, and the Kanga-rrific Add-on. I colored all the images with Copic markers, modeling the color palette after my son's uniform and truck. Then I trimmed the images out with their matching dies.

For the background, I used the Cloudy Stencil and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink to blend a sky onto a piece of Bristol Cardstock. Then I cut the grass from Mushroom Border from Algae Cardstock and defined it with Mowed Lawn. Then I took a Simple Stitched Hillside Border and blended on Gathered Twigs. And last, I cut On the Road from Storm Cloud, Sticky Note, and Bristol and blended on Black Soot and Squeezed Lemonade. I added a sentiment using Finley's ABCs and an Everyday Sentiment Banner.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click the thumbnail below or you can find the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it! If you do, be sure to like the video and subscribe to my channel! And don't forget to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog to see whose cards the rest of the design team was inspired by! And to link up your own projects and play along! We can't wait to see what you create!

Jungle Friends Birthday Card

Hey friends, today I've got a fun and festive birthday card to share using Hello Bluebird's Word Buddies Jungle. I love these cute little critters so much! I added in some additional images from Word Buddies Woodland and Cake Time and even a little gift from Christmas is Coming. I colored all the images with Copic markers to match some patterned paper from the Carta Bella Here, There, and Everywhere 6x6 and trimmed them out with their matching dies.

For the background, I started by watercoloring a simple background using Stormy Sky Distress Oxide Ink onto Bristol Cardstock. Once it was dry, I stamped a sentiment from Birthday Script in the center. Then I trimmed down the patterned paper and cut a window in them with the Nesting Circles and popped that up with foam tape over the background. I added my images around the circle and finished with a little Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, you can click below or find the video tutorial HERE on YouTube. And don't forget to like and subscribe! I really appreciate your support. Thanks so much for watching! Have a wonderful day!