Leanne West | Hello Bluebird Blog

Farm-tastic Birthday with Leanne

Posted by Leanne West | May 7, 2020 | Uncategorized

Hi there! Leanne here and I have a fun birthday card to share. It’s no secret that I love nothing more than building scenes with cute critters. I also love adding big bold greetings and can’t resist a good pun. So today’s card checks off all the creative boxes for me. This card is A7 size (5″x7″). I started by stenciling a light and airy cloud background. I added a grassy hill to the bottom of the card front that’s been stamped with some of the grass images from Party on the Farm. I created the bold greeting next....

Mix & Match Besties Card with Leanne

Posted by Leanne West | Apr 18, 2020 | Uncategorized

Hello everyone! Leanne here to share a card I created with lots of left overs that were sitting on my desk. After creating all the card samples for previews with the new release, I had some things that didn’t get used. When I gathered them up, I knew I could create one more card. As you can see from the photo above, I had quite a few things to work with, all from different stamp and die sets. I have always loved mixing and matching sets to create one harmonious design. I used the left over inked background and...

Maverick Valentine’s Card with Leanne

Posted by Leanne West | Jan 17, 2020 | Uncategorized

Hello everyone! Love is in the air today here on the Hello Bluebird blog. I’ve created a Valentine’s Day scene using the fun airplane image from Maverick with a little paper piecing magic. This card is A2 size and I started by stenciling pink clouds over the entire card front. I then splattered it up with thinned pink paint. The greeting is part stamped and part die cut. I stamped the first part of the greeting (a stamp from the Maverick set) directly onto the background. I used the Oliver Alpha dies along with a heart die to complete...

Hello Friend Card with Leanne

Posted by Leanne West | Dec 11, 2019 | Uncategorized

Hi there! Leanne here today. I’m sharing a friendship card I’ve created with some of my all time favorite Hello Bluebird stamps. McGregor’s Garden and the Country Gingham background are right up there as my most used HB stamps. They pair together perfectly to create a cheerful card design. This card is A2 size and I started by making the gingham panel. I used Catherine Pooler Be Mine ink to stamp the gingham and then die cut with a scalloped frame die from my stash. I used a stitched circle die to make the base for the little bunny...

Warm Wishes Slimline Card with Leanne

Posted by Leanne West | Nov 22, 2019 | Uncategorized

Hello everyone! I have a holiday slimline card to share today featuring one of my favorite things from the last release… the Warm Wishes Word die. I have always loved adding a bold greeting to my cards. I’ve put the Warm Wishes die cut front and center on this slimline design and then added a few cute critters and snowflakes. I started with my slimline card base that measures 3.5″ tall by 8.5″ wide. I die cut a large heart from pink card stock. To darken the edges of the heart, I sponged on some Candied Apple Distress Ink....