Birthday Fred

 I can never seem to keep dog themed birthday cards made up fast enough for my friends and family who are dog lovers. "Fred" from High Hopes rubber stamps is one of my favourites to use for a dog themed birthday card but I also want to use him for a thinking of you or friendship card too - he is just too cute!!!

I stamped Fred on alcohol marker friendly paper, coloured him with Copic Sketch markers and cut him out with a stitched torn square die. I set him aside and found some matching patterned paper from Lawn Fawn and Cocoa Vanilla and created the card design. I added some sheer ribbon from my stash and some sparkly enamel dots to the corners. The sentiment was stamped and mounted on matching card stock and I used some matching patterned paper to cut out a paw print with a die and added it to a card stock banner.

Card Recipe

Stamp - Fred (TFL019) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Dot Simple Happy Birthday (F086)

Patterned Paper - Midnight - Cocoa Vanilla, Sprinkles and Stripes - Lawn Fawn

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Nested Stitched Torn Square die - Lisa Horton Crafts, mini paw print die - Your Next Stamp, sparkle enamel dots - Your Next Stamp, ribbon

Copic List

Fred  - E13 E17 E18

Flowers - R00 R30 R21 R22 YG01 YG03 YG17

Nose - E23 E24 E27

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Easter Blooms

  I am creating this blog post on Sunday during our second snowstorm this week. We have gotten so much snow there is no where left to put it. So, what's a gal to do? Go in to her craft room and think Spring and Easter. 

I love the "Bunny Blooms" stamp from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. It was fun to bring out some spring Copic colours to colour with and to get my first Easter card for this year done. 

After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured with Copic markers and hand fussy cut the stamp. I set it aside and found some patterned papers from my stash, Lemon Craft and Honey Bee that all worked together. I cut the paper to fit my design and added some matching gingham ribbon before gluing the pieced down. I added the stamped image to the circle and glued it down. A stamped sentiment on matching card stock and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe

Stamp - Bunny Blooms (T063) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Script Easter Greetings (F093)

Patterned Paper - House of Roses - Lemon Craft, Gingham Galore - Honey Bee, stash 

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, circle die, ribbon, enamel dots

Copic List

Body Shading  - W0 W1 W2

Tulips - Y11 Y8 Y18 V20 YG01 YG02 YG17 YG67

Ears/Nose - R00 R30 R21 R22

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Tractor Christmas

 Late this past Saturday night my husband had a special request for a Christmas card for his boss. His boss loves John Deere tractors and they use them daily for work, he has a collection of antique JD tractors and he also restores them. Of course my creative brain went into overdrive. A masculine card, with a tractor and Christmas themed....uh boy - I have my work cut out for me! Gulp! 

Thankfully, High Hopes Rubber Stamps has two tractors in their stamp line up - now I just had to wait for him to choose which one he wanted me to use. Oh and did I mention he wants to give it to him at his Christmas party next Saturday? Hubby chose the antique style tractor and this is the card I came up with. Here's hoping the boss likes it! 

              I did some creative masking (the stamp comes with flowers by the wheels) and stamped the tractor on alcohol marker friendly paper. After I hand drew a few of the lines to complete the wheels, I coloured the stamp with Copic alcohol markers and hand fussy cut it. I followed the same process with the Farm Background stamp as I didn't want the whole scene in the stamp. 

Once the colouring and fussy cutting was done, I die cut some snow banks using a hills die and layered them on my card base. Paper from Recollections was perfect for a snowy sky background behind the farm. Patterned paper from Memory Box was perfect for the 5.5" x 5.5" card base. 

I added some twine under the scene, stamped the sentiment and added it to the card. Before adding the sentiment, I watered down some white paint and splattered it on the scene to create a "it's snowing" effect. Enamel dots finish off my card.                  

Card Recipe

Stamp - Tractor (T067), Farm Background (R106) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Merry Wishes (FLL009)

Patterned Paper - Woodsy Plaid - Memory Box, Say Freeze - Recollections

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, hills dies - Whimsy Stamps, Your Next Stamp, twine, enamel dots, white acrylic paint

Copic List

Smoke Stacks/Tires  - T2 T4 T6 T8 Y11 Y15 Y18 Y26

Tractor - G14 G09 G28

Seat - G14 G09 G28 T2 T4 T6 T8

Silo - T2 T4 T6 T8

Trees - E34 E35 E29 YG61 YG63 YG67 YG17 YG67 G29

Fence - E23 E25 E27

Barn - R24 R27 R28 R59 T1 T4 T6 T8

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Happy Birthday Bluebird

 On Sunday the weather was cold, rainy and grey so I headed to my craft room for some colouring. I wanted to colour something that made me smile and brightened my day. I went through some images I had stamped and keep in a future colouring folder and found "Bluebird" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. A perfect stamp to colour on a dreary day and make a card to add to my birthday card stash.

I coloured this cute bird with Copic markers after stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper. When the colouring was done, I cut it out with a rectangle die. Then, I took a circle die, put over top of the space I wanted it to surround and traced the inside of the die with a pencil. Next, I grabbed my exacto knife and fussy cut around everything on the inside of the circle. Yes I questioned my sanity after starting but at that point I was committed.

After the cutting was done, I found some patterned paper from Echo Park and my stash that were perfect for my 5.5" x 5.5" card design. The frame around the edge of the stamped image was created by taking two larger rectangle dies, laying them inside each other, taping them down and running them through my die cut machine.  The sentiment is from a larger stamp that I masked off to get the part of the sentiment I wanted and ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe

Stamp - Bluebird (TLF015) High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Pirates Birthday (F147)

Patterned Paper -Coffee & Friends - Echo Park, stash

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, circle die, rectangle die, ribbon, enamel dots

Copic List

Leaves - YGO YG63 YG67 G99

Flowers - E01 E02 E95 E99 Y00 Y11 Y15

Branch - E34 E35 E29

Bird -B12 B14 B16 B97 Y11 Y15 Y17E40 E41 E42 E43

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Christmas Believe

 I not sure which I need more of .... snowman or penguin Christmas cards. I have friends and family who love them so I end up colouring a lot of each every year. Thankfully, High Hopes Rubber Stamps has lots of snowman stamps. "Believe Snowman"  is one of my favourites and I make at least one card (it's usually more <smile>) with this stamp every year. 

                                                                                      

                         

After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured with Copic sketch markers and cut the stamp out with a slash stitched die. I added some Star Dust Stickles the to the snow and icicles - I like a bit of sparkle on my Christmas cards. Patterned paper from Echo Park was perfect to create my card design with. After cutting the layers, everything was glued together and glued down on the card. I stamped the sentiment and added it under the ribbon bow. Some enamel dots finish off my card.

Card Recipe

Stamp - Believe Snowman (TLF006) High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Scripty Merry Christmas (FLL007)

Patterned Paper -Jingle All The Way - Echo Park

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Star Dust Stickles, ribbon - Stampin' Up, enamel dots, slash stitched round square die - Gina Marie Designs

Copic List

Buttons/Hat - T2 T4 T6 T8

Snow - B0000 B000 B00

Birds - R05 R17 R37

Carrot - Y21 Y35 Y38

Sign - E34 E35 E29

Branches/Houses - E43 E55 E47

Scarf - G40 G82 G43 G99

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He Gnomes

  I have a few people on my Christmas card list who love gnomes so the "Santa's List" stamp from High Hopes Rubber Stamps was perfect for a card for one of them. High Hopes has a few different Christmas gnomes to choose from so it was a tough choice......but I will definitely be colouring more of them!

                           

I stamped on alcohol marker friendly paper, coloured with Copic markers and hand fussy cut the stamp. I added some sparkle to his hat with Star Dust Stickles and set him aside to dry. Patterned paper from three different companies came together to help put the design together and a notebook edge die gave me the "Santa is taking notes" look I was hoping for. I added some fishtail banner ends to add some interest to the card and finished it off with the sentiment, twine and enamel dots. The stamp is added with foam pop dots to help give the card some dimension. 

Card Recipe

Stamp - Santa's List (R154) High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - He Gnomes (FLL010)

Patterned Paper -Kringle & Co - Photo Play, Christmas Delivery - Carta Bella, Wood & Notebook Basics - Simple Stories

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Star Dust Stickles, twine, notebook edge die - My Creative Time Dies, fishtail banner die, foam pop dots, enamel dots

Copic List

Suit - R24 R27 R37 R59

Skin - E00 E21 E11

Boots - T4 T6 T8

Beard - C1 C2

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Winking Holiday Cheer

  After taking a bit of a break from making Christmas cards, I am back at it. When I am creatively challenged as I like to call it, I will look at my stamps and try to find a way to make them go further. This stamp comes with a frame around it but I decided to just colour the snowman and fussy cut it for a different look. Meet the adorable "Winking Snowman" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps! How cute is he?!?

                            

After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured him with Copic markers and hand fussy cut him. Patterned paper from three different companies helped the design come together. I added some sparkly icicle border the the top of some of the paper, sparkly ribbon and glitter enamel dots - I love adding a bit  of sparkle to my Christmas cards. The sentiment was stamped and added at the bottom to finish off the card. 

Card Recipe

Stamp - Winking Snowman (RR001) High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Holiday All Year (H200)

Patterned Paper - Silver Bells - Paper Rose, Winter - Echo Park, Watercolor Washes Brights - MFT

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, icicle border - Impression Obsession, ribbon - Galena, X stitched circle die - Gina Marie Designs, enamel dots

Copic List

Hat/Mitts/Nose - T2 T4 T6 T8

Mouth - R20

Scarf/Cuffs/Patch/Hat Band - G20 G43 G24 G94

Buckle -Y11 Y15 YR23 Y26

Coat - B34 B37 B39

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