More samples...

Hello High Hopes Fans!!

We hope you are having a wonderful Holiday and that Santa was very good to you!!

We are back with a few samples of some of the newest release stamps.

Now that your Holiday cards are done, it's time to start thinking about Valentine's Day!!

This last release is just filled with lots of Love and Spring themed images from both Laurie Furnell and Dustin Pike.

If your in need of any images, check out the Diva stores:

Nikki Fairbairn - Bunny Zoe's Crafts based out of the UK/Europe

Lacey Stephens - Stamp and Create based out of the US
Amy Leggate - Paper Romance based out of Canada
Karen Goguen/Cathy Siroski - The Rubber Room based out of Canada
Amy Wegener - Stampin' Stuff based out of Australia

High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Here are the diva samples...

Tanya

Kristine

Karen

Debby

Sirpa

And Andrea has 3 gorgeous cards...

We'll be back with more next week!

Don't forget our current challenge!

Christmas Break Week 3 - More samples

I hope you all are enjoying your Holidays!!

We are back with a few more samples of some of our newer designs for your inspiration while we are taking a break from our Challenges.

I wish you all a wonderful Christmas!!

Tanya

Kristine

Jeanne

Debby

Alex.

Karen

See you next week!

Christmas Break Week 2 - More new release samples

Hello High Hopes fans!!

Can you believe it's less than 2 weeks from Christmas?

Are you ready? Have you finished your shopping and Christmas cards?

Well a few of the High Hopes DT have some samples to get you in the mood for something other than Christmas

(other than Jeanette - she has a wonderful Gift Card holder to share below)!!

All cards use images from the latest release images.

Don't forget our last challenge is open through January 10th. Come join us here.

Now on to some inspiration...

Debby

Kristine

Karen

Tanya

Alex.

(check out that amazing scene using old and new images).

Jeanette 1

Jeanette 2

Jeanette 3

Happy stamping!!

A few cards...

We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas...and a Happy New Year!!

Are you getting ready for the Holiday?! Well, the we are!! In order to rest up after our latest release...and to spend some quality time with our families...we will not be having challenges over the Holiday Season.

But we still have a challenge for you to enter...just click here!

And each week, a few of the DT will be sharing some samples made with the newest release.

If you need to do a little last minute shopping (for you or for a friend), you can purchase High Hopes stamps at our Diva Stores...

Nikki Fairbairn - Bunny Zoe's Crafts based out of the UK/Europe

Lacey Stephens - Stamp and Create based out of the US
Amy Leggate - Paper Romance based out of Canada
Karen Goguen/Cathy Siroski - The Rubber Room based out of Canada
Amy Wegener - Stampin' Stuff based out of Australia

Don't forget about the Kards For Kids Drive...

Now check out these awesome designs...make sure to stop by their blogs to see the details...

Tanya

Kristine

Karen

Debby

Winners!!

**If you are looking for our current challenge, click here**

I hope you all enjoyed the High Hopes blog hop and release!!

I am back with a bunch of winners!!

First is the winner of the previous sketch challenge:

Congratulations, Lynne!!

Here's her awesome card using Havin' a Ball Snowman...

The winner of the "Spread the Word" candy is:

Ria!!

And now the 3 winners from the Blog Hop:

From Kristine's Blog: Stephanie

From Jeanette's Blog: Kelly

From Alex.'s Blog: Ted

Congratulations, everyone!!

Please email me at stampandcreate@bellsouth.net so I can coordinate your prize!!

Just a quick "Thank You" to everyone who participated with our blog hop!! We loved having you all visit our blogs and thank you so much for making this release a success!!

It's the High Hopes Hop!!

We're so excited that it's time for our Blog Hop and release!!

The team has been so busy to make this a wonderful release.

As you will see, this release is filled with images filled with snow, spring, and lots of LOVE!!

As you hop along the blogs, you might want to leave a comment at each stop...

because there is candy along the way!!

You won't know where, but you can only enter if you leave a comment on the right blog!!

After your done hopping, make sure to check out the High Hopes website, Diva stores, or other retails because the stamps are now available!!

Here's a full list of the hop...

Jeanette

Debby

Kristine

Karen

Andrea

Tanya

Jeanne

Niki Estes (special Guest)

Alex.

Sirpa

Nikki
Amy

Lacey

When your done with the hop, if you want to go shopping, here are the links to the Diva stores:

Nikki Fairbairn - Bunny Zoe's Crafts based out of the UK/Europe

Lacey Stephens - Stamp and Create based out of the US
Amy Leggate - Paper Romance based out of Canada
Amy Wegener - Stampin' Stuff based out of Australia

Challenge 99 - Party Animal

We wish you all a very Happy Holidays!!

Click here to see the winner of this challenge

Our current challenge is: Party Animal

Let's see an animal image on your card.

Just remember that you must use a High Hopes image to be entered into the drawing for the free stamps!!

Here are the stores owned by some of the Design Divas:

Nikki Fairbairn - Bunny Zoe's Crafts based out of the UK/Europe

Lacey Stephens - Stamp and Create based out of the US
Amy Leggate - Paper Romance based out of Canada
Karen Goguen/Cathy Siroski - The Rubber Room based out of Canada
Amy Wegener - Stampin' Stuff based out of Australia

This will be the last challenge of the year!

Therefore this challenge will be open through Jan 10th.

Our Design Diva's used some of the new releases on their projects - Make sure to check out the Diva's blogs for details on their cards.

Tanya

Sirpa

Lacey

Kristine

Karen

Jeanne

Jeanette

Debby

Andrea

Alex.

New release Sneak Peeks Day 1!!

It's sneak peek time!!!

We hope you are ready for some peeks from the awesome new release!!

This release is FILLED with fun designs from both artists Dustin Pike and Laurie Furnell.

In fact, there are OVER 100 images in this release!! Wow!

If you need a break from your Holiday cards, then we have the release for you!!

There are so many great images for Valentine's Day, Easter, and fun Spring cards!!

Plus there are also some image for the winter season - which can even be used to finish off your Christmas cards!!

We will be back again tomorrow with another day of sneak peeks (along with our new challenge),

then on Wednesday at 12:01EST/5:01GMT, there will be a blog hop to celebrate the release!

There's still chance to help spread the word of our blog hop for a change to win some free stamps! You can find out information on that here.

Now go check out the awesome DT peeks...

Alex.

Amy L

Andrea

Debby

Jeanette

Jeanne

Karen

Kristine

Lacey

Sirpa

Tanya

Make sure to come back tomorrow for more peeks and the new challenge!!

Kards for Kids card drive

High Hopes Rubber Stamps is proud to be a sponsor and partner with Kards for Kids organization collecting cards for children at Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital.

Throughout the year, Kards for Kids will hold card drives to collect cards for sick children in the hospital.

The current card drive is for: Christmas Cards

For each card received by December 14th,

you will be entered into a drawing for a

$20 Gift Certificate to High Hopes Rubber Stamps!!

The more cards you send, the more chances of winning!!

Please make the cards for children ages 0-19 years of age. They would also love altered notepads for the parents.

Cards can be mailed to:

Bela Teixeira

899 Rossland Road West, Unit #38

Oshawa, Ontario

L1J 8G7

Canada

The cards must arrive by Dec 14th to be entered into the drawing for the prize. All cards received will be posted on the Kards for Kids blog.

Make sure to check out the Kards for Kids blog on December 1st for some fun and freebies!!

Please contact Bela at bela3@sympatico.ca if you have any questions.

Also, if you would like to spread the word about the Card Drive to help bring more smiles to sick children, feel free to grab the banner above and link it to http://kardsforkidshsc.blogspot.com/

PS, did you see the image in the banner above? It's an early sneak peek of one of the images from the new release!!

Remember, the sneak peeks start tomorrow!!

Challenge 98 - a Sketch

Hello High Hopes fans!! Before we get to this week's challenge...

Guess what?!

That's right...it's time for another fun release!!

The sneak peeks will begin next Monday

with more peeks during our next challenge on Tuesday.

Then there will be a Blog Hop and release on Wednesday, December 1st.

Do you want to win a package bursting with new release stamps?

Of course you do :-) Then we would love you to help us spread the news about our fabulous new artist, blog hop and release on Wednesday December 1st.

To be entered into the draw:

1. Grab our blinkie from the sidebar and place on your blog. You can do this by copying the code into a html/Javascript gadget or by copying the code directly into your blog post.

If you prefer please feel free to pull the stationary badge below.

2. Tell your friends about the news, blog hop and release on December 1st.

3. Become a follower of this blog if you aren't already ;-) You don't want to miss out on the fun and there will be tons of prizes along the blog hop!!!

4. Leave a comment on this post with a link to your blog post sharing our news.

The contest ends 8pm EST (Midnight GMT - London) on Friday, December 3rd!!

Now it's time for the winner of the "For the Guys" challenge

(I'm sorry I forgot to post it earlier)

Congratulations, Alie!

Here is her fun card using Froggy Gift...

Now on to this week's challenge...

Tanya is hosting this week and her challenge is a sketch...

Just remember that you must use a High Hopes image to be entered into the drawing

for 3 Free High Hopes Stamps!!

If you upload your card to Splitcoast stampers, please use keyword HHC98:

(which stands for High Hopes Challenge 98).

If you need a High Hopes stamp, why not check out the Diva Stores:

Nikki Fairbairn - Bunny Zoe's Crafts based out of the UK/Europe

Lacey Stephens - Stamp and Create based out of the US
Amy Leggate - Paper Romance based out of Canada
Karen Goguen/Cathy Siroski - The Rubber Room based out of Canada
Amy Wegener - Stampin' Stuff based out of Australia

Now here are the awesome Diva's cards...

Tanya

Kristine

Debby

Karen

Sirpa

Andrea

Amy L

Alex.

Nikki
Now it's your turn!! Let's see you take on Tanya's sketch!

**Enter your link to participate in the challenge**

**Leave a comment with a link to your blog to enter the blog hop spread-the-word candy**