Thursday, March 28, 2024

My Favorite

 How adorable are these two!?! My son's fiance loves sloths so when I saw the Sloth Love stamp from High Hopes Rubber Stamps I knew I had to make a card for her with them. My son may even want this card to give her........but if he doesn't, I will put some birthday wishes inside for her. 


After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured with Copic markers and hand fussy cut the stamp. I went around the edges with a black marker to get any white I may have missed. An old paper pad from Bo Bunny was perfect for my card design so I cut everything to fit my A2 card base. I used some watercolor paper for the circle background behind them.

All the paper edges were inked with Tea Dye Distress ink before I glued down the layers. The sentiment is one long sentiment but I cut it after stamping it and put it on matching card stock. A cute ribbon bow, some flowers with diamond painting drills in the centre and some enamel dots finish off my card.

The stamp names and links are below but be sure to check out the 40% off Easter Sale going on now! Don't forget the coupon code! Happy Easter.

 
Stamp Recipe
Stamps -  Sloth Love (TDG106)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps
Sentiment - My Favorite (FDG047)
Patterned Paper - Watercolor Washes - MFT, Only You - Bo Bunny

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, ribbon, diamond painting drills, Tea Dye Distress ink, flowers, enamel dots

Copic Markers
Bodies -W1 W3 W5 W6 E33 E34 E35 E29 E40 E41 E42
Noses - T2 T4 T6 
Mouths - R20 R21
Claws - E41 E42
Branch - YG61 YG63 YG17



Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Monday, March 25, 2024

Puppy Birthday Time

 Happy Monday HH Fans!

We are opening the Retirement Vault again today to bring back Puppy Love.  Now who doesn't love an adorable puppy?!

I wanted to create something a little brighter for this card, it snowed here on Friday and it made me kinda grumpy.  So to brighten my spirits I picked Puppy Love to colour up & share with all of you.  It's hard to believe that it's Spring & we have snow here....gosh what is Mother Nature thinking?

I love that you can't see this puppy's eyes it makes me wonder when the fun chase is going to start with that cute little bird.  Or is he thinking let's be bad together?


Copic Combos
Flower Centres - YR24, YR23, YR21
Flowers - Y19, Y17, Y15
Green - YG17, YG25, YG23, YG21
Bird - Y08, Y06, Y04
Beak - YR15
Dog - E35, E34, E33, E31, E30
Lips - R02, R01
Dog Nose - W5, W3, W1
Shading - B000, B0000

Supplies - Copic friendly cardstock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Polkadoodles Scalloped Swag Die (cut twice - once in brown & once in yellow then layered), Gina Marie In/Out Double Stitched Rectangle Dies, Altnew Enamel dots, Honeybee Gingham Galore Fall patterned paper, White 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 card base, Bazzil Brown & Yellow cardstock


Thanks for poppin' in today, happy stampin'!




Saturday, March 23, 2024

Turtle Love Birthday

 Happy Saturday HH Fans!

We are opening the Retirement Vault again today to bring back Turtle Love.  These turtles are just too cute for words, don't you think?

I'm just such a huge fan of turtles so this image was just perfect for me to colour up.  I thought this image would make the cutest birthday card...so here I have it all done.

Copic Combos
Girl Turtle - R14, R12, R11, E44, E43, E42, E41
Boy Turtle - B95, B93, B91, W5, W3, W1, W0
Cheeks - R02, R01
Grass - G46, G43, G40
Shading - B000, B0000

Supplies - Copic friendly cardstock for stamping, Memento Tuxedo black ink, Taffeta ribbon, Enamel dots, Spellbinder dies, Bazzil cardstock, Lawn Fawn "Gotta Have Gingham" patterned paper

Stamps - Turtle Love (TDG105) & Happy Birthday Script (FDG028)

Thanks for poppin' in today, happy stampin'!

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Falling For You

 I love when the High Hopes Retirement vault is opened and some of the cutest stamps come back. This week the vault has been opened and the adorable Floating Hedgie is back in the High Hopes line up. It is hard not to smile with him....he is having so much fun! 

We had an old shed in our back yard growing up and my brothers and I had a discussion a few times about using a towel or a blanket to jump off the roof to see if we could fly.......some how I think my Mom is very happy we didn't go through with testing that out! We will leave the cuteness and flying with a blanket to Floating Hedgie I think <wink>


I stamped on alcohol marker friendly paper, coloured with Copic markers and hand fussy cut the stamp. Patterned paper from Mintay, Echo Park and MFT were a perfect combination to create my scene. After cutting the papers to fit the 5.5"x 5.5" base, I added a strip of grass and some flowers to give him a place to land. I added some clouds to the sky and the stamp was added with foam pop dots. The sentiment was stamped, cut and mounted to matching card stock. Enamel dots finish off my card. 

 
Stamp Recipe
Stamps - Floating Hedgie (TDG102)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps
Sentiment - Falling For You (FDG048)
Patterned Paper - Dots & Stripes - Echo Park, Watercolor Washes - MFT, Background - Wood - Mintay

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, foam dots, grass die - Dress My Craft, flower die - Wildflowers Tim Holtz, cloud die - YNS, enamel dots

Copic Markers
Body -E50 E51 E53 E55 W1 W3 W5 W6
Nose - W1 W3 W5 W6 
Mouth - R20
Blanket - YR21 Y35 Y38 YR14



Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Crazy For You

 The High Hopes retirement vault has opened and these adorable piglets decided they want to come out and be part of the fun. I have a girlfriend who loves pigs and I think this is perfect for her and her significant other. They are perfect for an Anniversary, Valentine's Day or I love you card don't you think?



 After stamping these cuties on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured them with Copic markers and hand fussy cut them. I set them aside and found a patterned paper combination from an Echo Park paper pad meant for babies but they worked perfectly for this pair. I cut them to fit my A2 size card base, cut card stock to fit and glued them down. I added some ribbon before gluing down the centre pieces and did a simple knot instead of a bow. Next I stamped the sentiment, put it on matching card stock and added it to the design. The piglets are added with foam dots. Some die cut hearts and enamel dots finish off my card.

 
Stamp Recipe
Stamps - Kissing Piglets (TDG103)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps
Sentiment - Crazy For You (FDG049)
Patterned Paper - Baby Girl - Echo Park

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, foam dots, heart die - Elizabeth Craft Designs, ribbon, enamel dots

Copic Markers
Bodies - E01 E02 E95 E04 W0 W1 W3 W5
Grass - YG01 YG03 YG17 G28
Bow - BG72 BG75 B97


Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Monday, March 18, 2024

Monday Makes - Let's Do Easter Week 5

 Happy Monday HH fans!

Welcome to my final post of Monday Makes Let's Do Easter, so happy you could join me this week!

Who out there is a gnome freak?  My hand is high up in the air....I LOVE gnomes, especially the cute ones.  Not fussy on the ones with the pointed ears that look mean lol.

This week I chose Easter Gnome...love that big carrot he is holding.  I have paired this image with a simple but bolder Happy Easter sentiment.

I kept the card design pretty simple...and...oh gosh NO RIBBON, that's a wozzers for me.

Copic Combos
Blue - B16, B14, B12, B000
Gnome Beard/Face & Bunny - W2, W1, W0
Grounding - W3, W2, W0
Shading - B000, B0000
Green - G46, G43, G40
Nose - E000, E00, E01
Brown - E34, E33, E31
Ears & Mouth - R02, R01, R00
Carrot - YR24, YR23, YR14, YR12

Supplies - Patterned Paper Whimsy Stamps "Eggstra Bunnies", Lawn Fawn "Gotta Have Gingham", Gina Marie Enamel Dots, Gina Marie In/Out Square Dies, Stickles "Start Dust", Copic Friendly Cardstock for stamping, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Bazzil Cream & Beige cardsock, Card base 5 /12" x 5 /12"


Thank you so much for poppin' in & I hope today's post has given you a little inspiration to create your own adorable card.

Happy Stampin'!

Friday, March 15, 2024

Love is in the air!

Happy Friday HH Fans!

Today I'm opening the Retirement Vault to re-release an image I miss so much.  This cutie is called Love Birds & is designed by Dina Gerner.  It's perfect for an anniversary, wedding or just to say I love you.  For my card today I have paired Love Birds with our sentiment called My Favorite.

Have you every thought about why you make cards?  In today's fast-paced world, where digital communication dominates, there's something truly special about receiving a handmade card.  Each card is crafted with love and care, these tangible tokens carry not just a message, but a piece of my heart.  That's why I do what I do.  Leave me a comment & let me know why you make cards.

For this card I decided to dust off my Distress Inks, I haven't used them in such a long time.  I created the background on the card base with my ink blending tool using Mustard Seed & Broken China.  I love how blending the yellow & blue created a almost perfect match to the green in the leaves.


Copic Combos
Branch - E39, E37, E35
Leaves - YG09, YG07, YG06
Bird on the left - Y08, Y06, Y04
Bird on the right - B24, B23, B21
Background - B000, B0000

Misc supplies - Memento Tuxedo black in for stamping, Copic friendly cardstock, A2 size card base, Distress Inks Mustard Seed & Broken China, Ink Blending Tool, yellow satin ribbon, Bazzil Parakeet cardstock, YNS Stitched Rectangle dies


Thanks for poppin' by today & don't forget to leave me a comment and let me know why you make cards.

Happy Stampin'!