Author: Anja Bytyqi

Hi there! Anja here with a new inspiration card featuring the fun Hippos on Holiday set. Summer is in full swing – so I wanted to create a little beach scene for my relaxing hippo. For my sunset background, I did some ink blending with Distress Oxide Inks. I used Seedless Preserves, Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral and Carved Pumpkin to achieve a warm-toned gradient. When everything was completely dry, I white heat embossed the sentiment from the Rainbow Script set. Next, I blended together the Distress Oxides Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap to build a sandy hill. For some...

Hello! Anja here and I’m happy to be back again today with a card featuring some fabulous new products from the May release. I created this card using the cute images from the Puddle Play stamp set as well as the Grassy Knoll and Rainbow Sky dies. I stamped the elephant, mouse and umbrella in black and colored them with Copic markers. I cut them out using the Puddle Play companion dies. I die cut the green polka dot patterned paper with one of the grass border dies. I also used the cloud border dies and cut them from...

Hi everyone! Anja here and I’m thrilled to publish my very first post on the Hello Bluebird blog. I want to share a card with you that features the Woodland Littles stamp set. I’ve used the small solid images to build my own wreath. As a guide for my wreath, I drew a thin circle line with a pencil and the help of a 2″ circle die. I repeatedly stamped all the images in different colors. I made sure to even use the tiny dots to fill in empty spaces. In the center of the wreath, I lightly sponged...