Programed to Party!

Happy Saturday! 

I'm back to share on of my last Birthday creations of the month!

 Made with High Hopes Programed to Party found here!

 This stamp is actually a treat wrapper. 

I love it!!!

I'm always making treats for my co-workers (yes I like to spoil them!!) so you will be seeing this stamp used in a 

yummy project soon.  :)

For today I decided to convert the treat wrapper into a Robot card. 

Some sewing stitched on a clear acetate sheet along with some fun pattern papers. Sequences and a little shopping in hubby's work room (I will hear about that later :D ) for lots of nuts and bolts.  I added a few gears and other metal findings for added interest. 

Its a different design for sure, almost like a pocket letter / shaker greeting card lol!!

Thanks for peeking!

There are 3 ways to participate and win this month! Click here to go to the Challenge and see the rules and link up your card!

Here's the Sketch for the month of February

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

PS ... Here's some yummy treats I made on valentines using all High Hopes sentiments.  Made for work (Lemon squares) !!

Twirling By!

I can't believe it's almost the end of February already! Spring will be here before we know it! 

I hope you have enjoyed all of the Birthday cards we have been sharing with you this month. 

I have one last Birthday themed card to share with you this week. Meet "Dancing Ellie". How fun is Ellie in her tutu!

I stepped out of my colour comfort zone with this one - I don't usually do many purple/mauve cards but I am happy with how it turned out.

After colouring Ellie with alcohol markers, I cut her out using a classic oval die. A matching cardstock stitched oval die was cut to mount her on. The sentiment was done on my computer, printed out and cut with a fishtail banner die. Some matching twine and gumdrops finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamps: Dancing Ellie (R065) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Computer, Calibri Font

Patterned Paper:  Watercolour Wash - MFT, Forever in Time

 Tuxedo Black ink - Memento, Copic XpressIt cardstock, Stitched Oval die - YNS, Fishtail Banner die - YNS, American Craft Twine, Classic Oval die - Spellbinders, Lavender gumdrops - YNS

Spectrum Markers: 1G1 1G3 IG5 FS8 HB1 LV1 HB2 PP1 

A new month = a new challenge! Join us for the "Party Time" challenge. Here's the link: February Challenge

There is also a sketch for you to use if you would like. We can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by! 

Have a fantastic day!

José -- HH Guest Designer with Oops Ellie

José Hompus, February's Guest Designer for High Hopes Stamps is back with another card.  For today's card, José has used the cute stamp called Oops Ellie.

I used papers from My Mind’s Eye and cardstock from Bazzill. Stamp is HH Oops Ellie. I coloured her with Derwent Colorsoft pencils. Text is printed on a label from Nestabilities. Completed with ribbon, buttons and twain of my own stock.

Thank you for stopping by;

José  

Robot Happy Birthday!

Happy Saturday!

Today's birthday creation is made with ...

 High Hopes Robot with Cupcake found here!

High Hopes Birthday Wishes found here!

 This partying robot was coloured with Copic markers.  I added a few metal gears, sewing stitches

and a jean type material ribbon too.

The sentiment was stamped in a teal coloured ink directly on the background. The top corner of the card is rounded by using a corner round punch for an interesting detail to the design.The background pattern paper is a busy chevron design for some added fun!

There are 3 ways to participate and win this month! Click here to go to the Challenge and see the rules and link up your card!

Here's the Sketch for the month of February

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Robot Birthday

 Happy Thursday High Hopes Fans! 

Wow! I can't believe it's Thursday again already and my turn to share another make with you. 

This week I am sharing a Birthday card with a little bit more of a masculine feel. I have five nephews so I have had to take a deep breath and learn to like making masculine cards lol.

"Robot With Balloon" and the "Open Happy Birthday" sentiment (links below) were a perfect match for this Birthday card. I'm not sure which one of my nephews will receive it but at least I have one of their cards done! <smile>

The finished card size is a little smaller then I usually make (4"x4") but it will still hold money or a gift card which are always on the wishlist of my nephews. 

My robot friend was coloured with alcohol markers and fussy cut with manicure scissors. Some glossy accents were added to the balloon for a bit of shine. Blue cardstock to match my paper was run through an embossing folder to add some texture. The sentiment was stamped, coloured with matching alcohol markers and fussy cut. Some orange twine and gumdrops finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamps: Robot With Balloon (R149) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Open Happy Birthday (G039) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper:  Jack & Jill - Echo Park

 Tuxedo Black ink - Memento, Copic XpressIt cardstock, Glossy Accents - Ranger, Candy Corn gumdrops - YNS, Steam Punk embossing folder - Darice, Twine - stash

Spectrum Markers: 1G1 1G3 1G5 BT9 TB8 OR1 OR2 CR8

A new month = a new challenge! Join us for the "Party Time" challenge. Here's the link: February Challenge

There is also a sketch for you to use if you would like. We can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by! 

Have a fantastic day!

I wish!! High Hopes Stamps

I wish I wish I wish!!! Hmmm, wondering what this gal is wishing for? 

Maybe a day of crafting!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Today's creation is made with ..

High Hopes Birthday Bell found here!

|High Hopes I wish found here!

The card base is a side step cut in a Kraft paper.  The "I wish " sentiment was stamped several times and trimmed to fit the base. 

The image was coloured with Copic Markers, fussy cut, and put on pop dots for added dimension.

Some flowers, white acrylic paint, and a few butterflies to finish the card.

There are 3 ways to participate and win this month! Click here to go to the Challenge and see the rules and link up your card!

Here's the Sketch for the month of February

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Party Dragon

Happy Thursday High Hopes Fans! The week is flying by - tomorrow is Fri-YAY! 

We are having a month long party at High Hopes and the DT is playing along with a Birthday theme. 

My post for today features an older High Hopes stamp and sentiment called "Party Dragon" and "Dot Happy Birthday To You!". How cute is this guy jumping out of the box with confetti and balloons! 

Party Dragon is coloured with alcohol markers and then fussy cut leaving a thin white edge. He is mounted on card stock and fussy cut again leaving a thin red border. A white metallic pen was perfect for adding some fun polka dots to his bright blue box and Stickles were added to the confetti dots for a bit of sparkle. 

Matching red with white polka dot ribbon was added to patterned paper from Photo Play to complete my layout. 

Card Recipe 

Stamps: Party Dragon (Q134) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Dot Happy Birthday To You! (F065) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper:  Party - Boy - Photo Play 

 Tuxedo Black ink - Memento, Copic XpressIt cardstock,  Fishtail Banner dies - YNS, Diamond Stickles, Quickie Glue Pen, Cupid gumdrops - YNS

Spectrum Markers: JG2 JG6 JG4 CG1 CG2 CT4 GB5 OR1 CR7 CR11 DR6 

Copics: B02 B04 B06 

A new month = a new challenge! Join us for the "Party Time" challenge. Here's the link: February Challenge

There is also a sketch for you to use if you would like. We can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by! 

Have a fantastic day!

HH January challenge winner is

Thanks for joining in our January challenge -- "Live Love Laugh". We had fun looking at all the fabulous entries!  We used random.org to choose the winner.

Last month's winner will be sent their choice of 2 unmounted High Hopes Rubber Stamps and the winner is 

Nadine Buchen Münzer

Nadine, please email Sue at sberkley51 at gmail dot com to claim your prize.

Eat cake! -- High Hopes Stamps

Hello,

♡♥♡

Happy Saturday!

Its Natalie and I'm back with another creation

Created with High Hopes ...

Birthday Bob found here!

and

Eat cake found here.

Totally happy that we are  having a birthday theme

this month.

You can never have enough

birthday cards and it's always something I seem to be short on.
My husbands family is big on birthdays and we mail out a card to everyone
when it's their day. Its kinda nice as when your day rolls around
you receive all sorts of snail mail love♥♥♡♥♥

So today's card was made with a guy in mind.
The  card was created with black and white along with a
few pops of red.
Easy peasy  colours.

Thanks  for  peeking!
Have a great weekend!

Happy Birthday Cuppy Cake!

 Happy February High Hopes Fans!

This month is all about Birthday's! What a great way to beat the February blues - we can party all month long! <smile>

I have a few friends who's spouses call them "Cupcake" as their pet name so when I saw this stamp I knew I had to make it into a Birthday card for one of them. 

Meet "Cherry Chip Chimp" with his extra large cupcake!

I coloured my image using alcohol markers and cut it out with a stitch marks and pierce marks die - this die set is part of a Christmas present to myself I have been waiting to use! A combination of patterned paper from Echo Park and Carta Bella were perfect for my layout using the new sketch for this month's challenge. 

I used some white acrylic paint for the icing to add some texture - icing isn't always smooth at least not when I do it  - and some glitter to add a little sparkle. 

The sentiments are stamped and one is fussy cut the other is cut out using a fishtail banner die. It is fun to be able to use part of a sentiment to complete your message. A couple white gumdrops finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Cherry Chip Chimp (S189) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Fancy Script Happy Birthday (HH019), Cuppy-Cake (F222) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Dots & Stripes - Echo Park, Soak Up The Sun - Carta Bella

 Tuxedo Black ink - Memento, Copic XpressIt cardstock,  Fishtail Banner dies - YNS, Circles with Stitching and Pierce marks - YNS, white acrylic paint, Quickie glue pen, Hero Arts Glitter, White Sugar and Sparkle gumdrops - YNS

Spectrum Noir Markers: EB6 EB3 EB5 EB1 EB2 PP3 PP5 DR5 CR7 CR11 DR6 PP1 PP2 1G1 1G2 BT2 BT3 BT4

The challenge for this month is called: . There are three ways to win some stamps - click here for details. 

There is also a new sketch to play along with - we can't wait to see what you create! 

Thanks so much for popping by! Have a fantastic day!