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Picked For You and Meadow Bunnies by Suzy Plantamura

Posted by Suzy Plantamura | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorized

Hi friends! I think we could all use a dose of happy and Spring right now, so I have a card to share with you that will hopefully bring a smile to your face. I’ve combined the new Picked For You and the Meadow Bunnies stamp sets which go together perfectly! I stamped all of the small stamps from both stamp sets on a piece of white cardstock for the background. I always use a light color ink so I can color over it without lines showing. I used colored pencils to color these images and I kept them...

Field Mice and Strawberry Jam with Suzy Plantamura

Posted by Suzy Plantamura | Mar 11, 2020 | Uncategorized

When these sets were first introduced I thought how well they would go together, so for this card, I used Field Mice and Strawberry Jam. I also used the Simply Squared Background Stamp. I made the background with Distress Oxide Inks by applying ink first and then stamping the Simply Squared Background Stamp in a darker color so it showed up over the lighter inks. I then used two different frame dies overlapping them including Gallery Frame #2 Die and Gallery Frame #4 Die. I stamped the sentiment from the Strawberry Jam stamp set with black ink on a stitched...

Rainy Day Stamp With Suzy Plantamura

Posted by Suzy Plantamura | Feb 21, 2020 | Uncategorized

Hello friends! Today I have a card to share with you using the Rainy Day stamp set and the Rainbow Sky die. I made a vertical slim-line card (first time I’ve tried this!) using watercolor paper cut to be 3.5″ x 8.5″. I painted the grass and the sky with watercolors keeping them fairly light. I stamped the greeting from the Rainy Day stamp set on the bottom of the card front with black ink. I die-cut the rainbow and sun from the Rainbow Sky die also using watercolor paper. I painted them with watercolors as well. The rainbow...

Happy Easter Card With Suzy Plantamura

Posted by Suzy Plantamura | Feb 8, 2020 | Uncategorized

Hi friends – thank you so much for visiting the Hello Bluebird blog today! I have a Happy Easter card to share with you that used quite a few Spring products as follows: Easter Egg Hunt Stamp Spring Gatherings Stamp Springtime Stamp Grassy Knoll Die Oak Tree Scene Die Pond Builder Die Treehouse Scene Die This is a slim-line card, so the dimensions are 3.5″ x 8.5″. I started by die-cutting all the individual pieces out of white cardstock. I then rubbed Distress Oxide Inks on each as well as on the front of the card for the sky....

McGregor’s Garden by Suzy Plantamura

Posted by Suzy Plantamura | Jan 7, 2020 | Uncategorized

Hello friends and Happy New Year to all of you! Today I have moved away from winter themed cards and I made a spring card to share with you. I have had this stamp set for a while and hadn’t had a chance to use it, so today is the day! It is called McGregor’s Garden. I love that ALL my Hello Bluebird stamps are so cute and still so useful no matter how long I have had them. Here is an image of the full card: I made this card using the Skating Pond Scene Die for the...