Sunday, May 31, 2009

High Hopes Challenge #33!!

Good morning stampers!!! I hope you are enjoying your weekend and thanks for stopping by the High Hopes Blog!! We hope you can join us for another fabulous challenge!!

Before we get to that though, the random winner of last week's pink and brown challenge is.....Jenn from Handmade by Jenn!!!! Congrats and be sure to email me with your mailing information and I'll be sure to forward it on to High Hopes!

Okay! This week's challenge is brought to us by the lovely and talented Niki Estes!!! She's called it No Corners!, so we'd like to see some fun and funky shaped cards this week! They can be round or oval or any shape other than rectangle or square! Let's see what creative designs you can come up with!

This week's random winner will receive Splish Splash and Bubble Fun as featured on Niki's awesome card!!

And here are some more amazing creations from the Design Team!!






























Sunday, May 24, 2009

High Hopes Challenge #32!!!

It's the weekend, again! Yaaaaaaay!! And you know what that means....time for another fun High Hopes Challenge with all our amazing Divas!!!

But first we'd like to thank so many of you for joining us last week and showing us your doodles!!! Haha! The random winner is.....Lindal!!! Congrats Linda and be sure to email me with your address!!

This week's super fun challenge is brought to us by one of our Guest Designers....the terribly talented TAB!! Her fave colour combo is Pink and Brown (me too), so she would like us to use those on our creations this week! Yummmmmmm! This week's random winner will receive Crissy's Snuggle Bear, which is featured on Tab's card, along with the Pajama Party sentiment!

Here's your inspiration!!!!











































Sunday, May 17, 2009

High Hopes Challenge #31!!!

Hiya! And welcome back for another fun challenge here at the High Hopes Challenge Blog!!!

First we must draw the name of the random winner for last week's challenge! You all made some amazing designs for the men in your lives!! The winner is.......Trish G. from Cards by Trish!! Congratulations and please email me Trish, with your mailing information!

Today's challenge is brought to us by one of our lovely Guest Designers for this term, Karen!!! She would like to find out....Can Ya Doodle??? Now this can be doodling around the frame of your image, you can doodle to make your own patterned paper, it can be any extra pen work you do on your card.

This week's winner will receive Bedelia Butterfly and Sprinkled with Love, as featured on Karen's amazing step card!!!

And now here are some doodling designs for your viewing pleasure!!!































Sunday, May 10, 2009

High Hopes Challenge #30!!

Good morning and Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms out there!! We wish you a wonderful day with no laundry, no dishes, no vacuuming....and looooooots of stamping!!! haha!

The winner of last week's challenge is Amanda from Paper Shark Designs!! Congrats Amanda and please be sure to email me with your mailing address, and I'll forward your information to High Hopes!

This week's challenge is brought to us by the totally talented, Anna and it's called 'One for the Boys!'. So whether it's a little boy or a grown man, let's show some love for the guys in our lives! You could even make one in preparation for Father's Day which is next month!!

The random winner of this week's challenge will win Norman Goat and Dot Simple Happy Birthday!
We would also like to say a BIG welcome back to two of our favourite past Divas.....Lacey and Inge!! We're so glad you are back!!

And now for a little inspiration, check out these stunning samples from our amazing Design Team!!!































































Monday, May 4, 2009

High Hopes Phone Snafu!!!

Just wanted to let all our customers know that there has been a it of a telephone snafu over at High Hopes this weekend! They were having their phone services upgraded, but instead of making it better, the phone company decided to shut the business line down!! That's right!! Thankfully since it's their fault, they aren't charging to turn it back on.....BUT they can't flip the switch until Thursday sometime!!! Can you believe that???

Anyhooooo, Tina would like me to share her personal phone number for anyone who needs to get a hold of them before the business line gets back up. So if you have an urgent stamping issue that needs their attention, feel free to call their home number at (519) 481-0812. After Thursday, it will be business as usual!!

Sunday, May 3, 2009

High Hopes Challenge #29!!

Happy Sunday, stampers!!! Hope you've had a great week and you're ready to join in with another fun High Hopes Challenge!!

First off, the random winner of last week's challenge to Think Outside the Card is...........Amber from Craft Nutt!!! Congratulations Amber! Just zip me off a quick email with your address and I will forward it on to High Hopes!

This week our hostess is Ying and she'd like you to use Heat Embossing somewhere on your design. You can use it to emboss your lined image, you can add a design to your patterned paper using embossing powder and your heat gun....whatever your little heart desires!!! And the random winner for this week will receive the Sweet Dreams image from the latest release, which is featured on Ying's fabulous card!

Happy Stamping!!!