Author: Tammy Stark

Hi Bluebird friends! With St. Patrick’s Day quickly approaching, I thought it would be fun to create a themed card, featuring four leaf clovers, a “Leprechaun” mouse (starring Field Mice), and a bold Kelly green title. To create my card, I began by ink blending a stitched rectangle with Distress Oxide Inks in Scattered Straw, Twisted Citron, and Mowed Lawn. I splattered a bit of clean water, and then thinned out Mowed Lawn ink with a paintbrush on the background to create some interest. Next, using the Gallery Frame #3 Die, I cut the frame three times from white...

Happy Monday, friends! Today, I have a card featuring the adorable images from Just Sayin’ and the Happy Birthday Words Die. To begin, I die cut a rectangle from Bristol Smooth cardstock. I ink blended my background using Worn Lipstick and Tattered Rose Distress Oxides. I splattered some clean water and thinned Worn Lipstick ink onto my background with a paintbrush, and set aside to dry. Next, I cut a grassy border from white cardstock using the Grassy Knoll Die. I lightly inked the bottom edge with Mowed Grass DO, and attached to the bottom of my inked background....

Happy Monday, friends! Today, I have a fun Jungle themed Valentine, using one of my favorite Hello Bluebird sets, Jungle Littles! I wanted to make this card a bit larger to fit all those gorgeous leaves and darling critters, so I decided on an A6 card (measuring 4 1/2 X 6 1/4″). I began by cutting a piece of Bristol smooth cardstock to 4 !/4 X 6″, and ink blended the background using Distress Oxides in Milled Lavender, Seedless Preserves, and a little Black Soot to darken the edges. Then, using a paintbrush, I splattered some water and then...

Good Morning, crafty friends! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! Even though it doesn’t snow where I live, I couldn’t resist making a sweet Winter themed card using Snow Play. Keep reading to see how quickly this card came together! First, from Bristol smooth cardstock, I cut my backdrop using the Snowy Sky Scene Die. I inked the background with a combination of Peacock Feathers and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxides. I lightly inked the bottom edges of the snow drifts with Tumbled Glass, and attached it to an A2 card base, using foam tape to pop up the...

Happy Monday, friends! Today, I have a sweet holiday card for you using the adorable Frosty Friends Stamp set, which is a definite must have! To make this card, I cut a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock to an A2 size. I then inked the panel with Distress Oxide inks, starting from the bottom, in Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans, and Chipped Sapphire. I splattered it with clean water, then watered down white acrylic paint for a snowy effect. Next, I heat embossed the snowflakes from the Frosty Friends set with white embossing powder and set aside. Once again, on...