Gemma Campbell | Hello Bluebird Blog

Mushroom House with Gemma

Posted by Gemma Campbell | Apr 4, 2021 | Uncategorized

Today I’m showcasing the brand new Mushroom House background stamp. This background is such fun and works really well with a host of different Hello Bluebird stamp sets. My card features the Garden Party stamp set, and I was inspired by a card I made last year which features this set and an evening sky. I stamped the Mushroom House background onto white card, then masked the house and ground so I could blend an evening sky with distress oxides. I used squeezed lemonade, dried marigold, worn lipstick, and chipped sapphire, flicking the panel with white acrylic paint to...

Easter Slimline with Gemma

Posted by Gemma Campbell | Mar 7, 2021 | Uncategorized

Scene dies are very versatile and, with some minor additions, can work for any season. My card today features the Winter Walk Scene die, which I turned into a Spring Scene with a little help from the Pond Builder die set. I die cut the Winter Walk scene die twice from white card. I like to have two of the borders to give some depth to the scene. I also die cut parts of the scene again – the trees from woodgrain cardstock, the mountains from plaid patterned paper, and the ground pieces from green card. On my slimline...

Simply Squared with Gemma

Posted by Gemma Campbell | Feb 23, 2021 | Uncategorized

My card today features one of the fun background stamps from Hello Bluebird, which are being re-released as clear stamps in early March. This release will include some brand new scenic background stamps too! I’m following one of my sketches for this card – I’ve used sketch 009. If you enjoy using sketches, you can find all mine here on my blog and on Pinterest. I chose one of my gel printed backgrounds, that I’d previously created using chipped sapphire, peacock feathers, and cracked pistachio distress oxide inks. Over this, I stamped the Simply Squared background using the same...

Chinese New Year 2021 with Gemma

Posted by Gemma Campbell | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized

Chinese New Year 2021 is the Year of the Ox. I always make a CNY card for my niece and nephew, and the Farmyard Little Bits are perfect for this year. I worked on my background first. I die cut the Gallery Frame #5, which is a slimline die, from some different card stock – white, embossed gold, and pearlescent red. I layered the gold scalloped outer frame over the white card frame, then adhered this onto my slimline card base. Next, I adhered the pearlescent red inner frame. On the three white card pieces, I adhered some patterned...

Snowy Wishes with Gemma

Posted by Gemma Campbell | Dec 7, 2020 | Uncategorized

I’m sharing one of my favourite styles of CAS card today, using the new Bunny Hill stamp set. I love using the white space on a card to create a scene. With a pop of colour and some other elements, the negative space becomes its own part of the scene. On a white card base, I added masking tape in a diagonal line. I then used some blending brushes to add my distress oxide inks. You only need 4 colours to create a rainbow – abandoned coral, squeezed lemonade, tumbled glass and shaded lilac. The rest of the rainbow...