Birthday Bob

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Today I'm popping in to share a card I made for our friends 70th birthday this past weekend.  This handsome dude is Birthday Bob with the Caution sentiment from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.  Our friend thought this guy was pretty handsome too.

It's always a challenge to make a manly looking card, well it is for me lol.  I have a paper crimper from Marvy which was one of my very first tools purchases when I began scrapbooking.  It was such a good addition to my stash.  I'm not sure if they still make it.  If you don't have one take a look inside your cookie packages etc.  A lot of companies use crimped paper in their packaging & it's a great way to re-purpose things.  I added some burlap for a little extra texture & some self adhesive gumdrops for a pop of colour.

Birthday Bob - T080

Hair - E37, E35, E34

Skin - E11, E00, E01, E000 & R20

Shirt - E87, E84, E81

Orange - YR07, YR04, YR02

Blue - B39, B37, B34, B32

Yellow - Y13, Y11

I hope you enjoyed today's post & thanks for stopping by....happy craftin'!

Hugs,

Christmas Bear Engine

Howdy - MichelleO here and it is the last day of July and our Christmas in July Celebration... So I thought I would use Christmas Bear Engine to choo choo choo the last day of the month out!

 Now due to the good size of this stamp - I wanted to keep the focus on the image... and kept it simple. I colored with my copics (colors below) and then stamped the High Hopes Stamps sentiment "Jingle all the way!" It just felt right with this one.  Sewed down with a zig zag stitch on red card stock. A few dots of Nuvo Black for embellishement and done! Love how simple and clean it feels ... choo choo

Copic colors used -

Now is the time to get your Christmas images and get those cards started so you don't panic and rush in December. Pop over to the High Hopes Stamps Web store HERE and see all the Christmas images.

Thanks so much -

Warm Winter Wishes!

Hello HH Fans!

It's the 2nd last day of the "Christmas in July" theme over on the High Hopes and One Crazy Stamper Blogs! Since Christmas is my favourite Holiday, it's been super fun making these cards when the temperatures are hot LOL. This is the rubber stamp "Buddy's Gift Block" from High Hopes. 

This is my 5th card in my "Christmas in July series" and keeping with my theme, I have once again used non traditional colours on my card. I coloured "Buddy" up to match the papers I am using from the Penny Black "Festive & Frosty" 6x6 collection. I always love to add lots of layers to my cards. This one is no different! Buddy is popped up with foam squares as is the ornament paper as well. Added dimension just makes your card pop I think. All the designer and cardstock papers are inked on the edges with Vintage photo Distress Ink. This I feel just adds another layer of dimension. A piece of ribbon, bow, tree gem and Stickles on Buddy's hat finish off my design today.

I am using the High Hopes sentiment called "Dot Warm Winter Wishes" on the decorated card inside.

Copics Used:

Buddy: C0, C1, C3, C4, C7, C9

Greens: BG11, BG32, BG34

Purples: V15, V19/ V04, V06, V09 (dots on present)

Bird: B91, B95, B97

Happy Stamping!

Supplies:

MERRY (SHAKER) CHRISTMAS CARD!

Hello and happy Monday Friends!

I have a FUN shaker card to share with you today, using "Joey Snowy" from Highhopesstamps.com 

I started by stamping this adorable image with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored with alcohol markers. I die cut a Polaroid frame die three times so I can get some dimension. After I adhesive my image with foam tape, I added my sequins. My greeting is a die from my stash. The snowflakes outside are from Lawn Fawn. Almost forget the paper is from American Crafts.

Image is colored with Copics;

snowman C1 C3 

hat/buttons  C5 C7 C9 

carrot YR07 scarf YG11 YG13 YG17

tongue R21 R22

Here is a close up!

To finish my project lots of stardust stickles and doodle some lines with a white jelly pen. I hope you've enjoyed. Here is another card using this fun image!

 Don't forget to check Facebook and Instagram for more amazing inspirations.

Have a BLESS day!

For more details and photos, please visit my blog at

madewithlovecards.blogspot.com

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Ski Bum Monkey

Happy Monday everyone!!

I'm back from a bit of an extended holiday to share Ski Bum Monkey, Small Merry Christmas sentiment with Winter Wonderland Background from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.  I just adore monkeys I think they are so cute!

I added a bunch of Crystals Stickles to all the snowflakes & the monkeys hat rim and pom pom, but it's really hard to see in the picture.  1st Christmas card done......just about 30 more to go lol!

Winter Wonderland Background - U013

Trees - G46, G43, G40

Blue Background - B00, B000, B0000

Snow - C0, C00

Ski Bum Monkey - M142

Grey - N4, N2, N1, N0

Blue - B39, B37, B32

Pink for cheeks & tummy - R00

Ski Poles - N1, N0

Small Merry Christmas - F051 stamped with blue ink

I hope you enjoyed today's post & I look forward to you vising again soon.  Have a wonderful crafty day!

Hugs,

 

Making Friends

Hello and Happy Sunday Everyone!

July is quickly coming to an end, which will also bring to an end our "Christmas in July" here at High Hopes.  I hope you found some great ideas with the Design Team this month.

For today's Christmas card, I have for you Making Friends. This is a good sized image, but there is still room to add some embellishment around your project. The card has been paired with Fancy Snowman Fall.

 

Have a perfectly lovely Sunday and we'll see you again next week with more great inspiration from the talented team at High Hopes!

Scrapbook Saturday with Bev

Hi it's Bev here today ... for Scrapbook Saturday layout projects for High Hopes Stamps. If you have been visiting me on Saturdays you will see that I am only using stamped images as accents on pages. I try to theme them to photos which makes them a perfect accent. I am hoping I could inspire you to try using your stamps on layout pages too. 
 
For this page I am sharing photos of my eldest Grand Daughter's super cute cat called Miles. OMG what a ham. LOL. I always touch up coloured images using Signo white gel pen for accents. 

Supplies Used:

• Stamps:  Peeking Kitty with Heart P128, 
• Copic Markers: R20, R21, R22, R24, R27, R29, E00, E01, E31, E33, E35, W5, W7, G12, G21, G24     
• Other: Paper, Creative Embellishment chipboards, stencils, signo white gel pen, cardstock, Creative Embellishment flair button, Ann Buttler's Iridescents

Be sure to stop by inspiration from the Design Team Divas.  You can also follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

Hugs, 

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Christmas Treat

Hello High Hopes fans!

It's tropical hot out here today and I'm making Christmas cards, hahaha.. 

Well maybe it will set my mind on some cooler temperatures.

Today I made this cute (and simple) card with the Christmas Treat stamp.

To make this card, I've used:

*High Hopes Rubber Stamps: Christmas Treat

*Crealies stamp: Vrolijk Kerstfeest (dutch sentiment, meaning: happy Christmas)

*dessinpapers from stash (I think it's Bo Bunny)

*Bazzill Basics cardstock: red, green, kraft

*other: Copic paper, black ink, Pergaglue, foam tape, little wooden stars

*Copics used:

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great (sunny and warm) day! For more inspiration, check out our social media channels!

Road Trippin' Santa

Howdy - Michelle O here today and I am still having fun with Christmas in July at High Hopes Stamps! And today Santa is on a bit of a trip is seems! This is "Road Trippin' Santa" with "Holly Jolly"... just love his little bug! 

I colored up Santa in his cruiser with my Copics and then added some sparkle to his suit with Nuvo Paint pen. I found some fun papers from Paper Studio Christmas Collection and sewed all the layers together with red card stock mats and base. Then just for a few more circles embellishments I added some vintage red buttons.

My Copic colors used -

Wonder where Santa was off too? And he has packages in the back... hm wonder who they are for?? Have you been good this year? Maybe they are packages full of lots of wonderful High Hopes Stamps!!!!! That would be a great gift right?!

Thanks!

Think Snow!

Hello HH Fans!

It's "Christmas in July" over on the High Hopes and One Crazy Stamper Blogs! It sure has been fun creating these Christmas cards through the heat wave we've been having LOL! This stamp is called "Let the Snow Begin".....hmmmmm I almost want it to be true just to get a break from the heat. I know, don't complain right.... we had an awful Spring and I really do like the warmer weather.

I am using papers today from the MME Sugar Plum 6x6 collection that I've had for awhile now. I love using non traditional colours for Christmas and these papers fit the bill! I coloured in the image with my Copic Sketch Markers and then using my Brother Cut N Scan cut the image out as well as a cardstock layer to put behind it. Lots of layers and all the paper edges are inked with Vintage Photo Distressed ink for my card design. I used some Stampendous Spoonful of Snow for a fun dimensional and sparkly effect.   Now I know you are supposed to add the "snow" and heat with your heat gun from underneath. Me and glitter don't go so well together and it usually flies all over the place LOL. This time I tried using some Glue Gloss first (looks like a tube of lipgloss) then put the "Snow" on top, pressed it down a bit and then melted it with my heat gun. It worked so much better and I wasn't wearing glitter all weekend LOL.

I used foam tape on my stamped image for added dimension.

Copics Used:

R20, R21, R22, R24

BG13, BG15, BG23

C00, C2, YR04, YR09

B000, B00, B01

Happy Stamping!

Gimmie a Hug Snowman

Happy Sunday!!

We're getting near the end of our Christmas in July month.. I am so glad I already have a little pile of Christmas cards, I just need to stay on track with making Christmas cards, so it doesn't have to be last minute crafting, hahaha..

So for today I've chosen this cutie: Gimmie a Hug Snowman. It reminds me of Olaf (I like this one better) and I can't wait for Frozen 2 to hit the cinemas!! 

To make this card, I've used:

*High Hopes Rubber Stamps: Gimmie a Hug Snowman

*High Hopes Rubber Stamps: Merry Christmas sentiment

*Bazzill Basics: white, red and grey cardstock

*Studio Light: dessinpapers

*white scalloped cardstock from a cookie box

*red and grey twine

*snowflake dies from different companies

*other: Copic paper, black ink, Pergaglue

*Copics used:

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great Sunday!! And for more inspiration, go check out our social media channels!!

Christmas Joy

Welcome HH fans;

We can't win with the weather, if it isn't freezing cold, it is raining cats and dogs and then there is the never ending heat wave.  As we are currently in the midst of a heat wave, what better way of cool off than by creating Christmas cards in July.

Yes it is 5 months before Christmas, but it is a great time to start the stash that will be needed for when Christmas does arrive.

For today's card I have used Christmas Joy Snowy from High Hopes Stamps.  I usually don't do an inside for the card, but I did this time using the sentiment.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Christmas Joy Snowy (S228) from High Hopes Stamps
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP - I Love Christmas (Echo Park)
• Copic Markers:
• YR07 - Cadmium Orange, YR04 - Chrome Orange
• G46 - Mistletoe, G43 - Pistachio
• E40 - Brick White, E41 - Pearl White, E42 - Sand White
• N8 - Neutral Gray No. 8, N7 - Neutral Gray No. 7, N5 - Neutral Gray No. 5, N3 - Neutral Gray No. 3
• R29 - Lipstick Red, R27 - Cadmium Red, R20 - Blush
• C00 - Cool Gray No. 00
• Atyou Spica Glitter Pen -- Red
• Spellbinders Dies
• Enamel Dots - I love Christmas (Echo Dots) 

As well as stopping by the High Hopes Stamps blog, you can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Instagram for some daily inspiration by the Design Team Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day. 

Hugs,

Mooshie's Christmas Kiss

This week's card features the adorable Mooshie and Mudzie. 
Mooshie seems to have caught Mudzie by surprise under the mistletoe and has swooped in for a Christmas kiss! This stamp just makes me giggle and will be perfect to bring a smile to someone on my Christmas card giving list. 

After colouring Mooshie and Mudzie with alcohol markers and Prisma pencils I hand fussy cut them leaving a this white border. The mistletoe was stamped and cut from the Under the Mistletoe stamp and Stickles were added to the "berries" for a bit of bling. 
An oval die was cut to use as the background. Paper from Echo Park was perfect for this stamp as it kind of looks like mistletoe on the paper. The sentiment was stamped and cut to size and mounted on matching cardstock. 
Some sparkly ribbon and gumdrops finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Mooshie Steals A Kiss, Under The Mistletoe - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Candy Cane and Mistletoe - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: I Love Christmas - Echo Park

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock, Star Dust Stickles, Galena ribbon, Big and Little Pierced Chain Oval die - Gina Marie Designs, fishtail banner die - YNS, gumdrops - YNS

Spectrum Noir Markers: TN1 EB1 TN3 TN4 TN6 IG1 IG3 IG5 DG2 DG4 

Prismacolor pencils: dark brown, beige sienna, beige, indigo blue, green ochre, moss green, limepeel, dark purple

The High Hopes and One Crazy Stamper Design teams post daily inspiration on Facebook and the blog. Inspiration can also be found on Instagram and Pinterest! 

                                                               

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Tall Country Snowman

Howdy MichelleO here today and we are still having a little Christmas in July fun at High Hopes Stamps - and I have always had a bit of a soft spot for this handsome guy... "Tall Country Snowman"

 Love his country feel... now I don't know how tall he actually is... I think it is mostly hat. LOL I colored with my Copics (Colors below) and then matted with red card stock. Same red for the base of the card and then pattern papers from Paper Studios. I sewed the layers down - think the sewing adds a texture to it. Then for the sentiment I used High Hopes Stamps "Celebrate the Magic of Christmas" Great sentiment for the Christmas Season!

I just adore Country feeling of Christmas Cards - and this one for sure has it!

Copic colors used -

For LOTS and LOTS of great Christmas images pop over to the High Hopes Stamps website and see them all!

Snowlady Surprise

Happy Sunday!

My second Christmas card this year with our Christmas in July theme.. 

Well, I'd better make a lot more while I'm in this mood, cause I always seem to run out of time at the end of the year.. Am I the only one?? 

Well, for today I have this cute Snowlady Surprise to show you. I like this stamp, cause you can use this as a Christmas card as well as a birthday card! Therefor I didn't add a sentiment yet, so I can decide at the last moment what kind of card it will be.. ;)

The base of this card is made using white cardstock by Bazill Basics. The dessinpapers are from My Minds Eye (real old ones).. I've added some kraft photo corners and some little wooden stars (they are my all time favorite embellishments!!). Some snowflakes with Uniquely Creative dies and the round stitched die is also from Uniquely Creative. 

To get a snowy feel, I've used a pearl maker. And I really like it! It shows the dots very well:

Copics used:

Thanks for stopping by!

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Have a great Sunday!

Snow Couple Merry Christmas

Welcome HH fans;

For today's post I'm sharing another "Christmas in July" card using this adorable Snow Couple Block from High Hopes Stamps.  After stamping the image on XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with Copic Markers.

 Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Snow Couple Block (R164), Merry Christmas (GG045) from High Hopes Stamps
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP - Winter Plaid (Lawn Fawn)
• Copic Markers:
• T9 - Toner Gray No. 9, T7 - Toner Gray No. 7, T6 - Toner Gray No. 6
• B000 - Pale Celestine, B000 - Pale Porcelain Blue, B00 - Frost Blue, B01 - Mint Blue
• G46 - Mistletoe, G0000 - Crystal Opal, G000 -Pale Green, G00 - Jade Green
• YR07 - Cadmium Orange, YR09 - Chrome Orange
• R29 -Lipstick Red, R27 - Cadmium Red
• Y19 - Napoli Yellow
• Nuvo Glitter Drops - Winter Blizzard 
• YNS Gumdrops

As well as stopping by the High Hopes Stamps blog, you can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Instagram for some daily inspiration by the Design Team Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day. 

 

Hugs,

 

Waddlin' By

Howdy - MichelleO here today - SO it July and its HOT! So too cool off a little Penguin Waddlin' By is just the right thing to color up!  A little winter snowy fun!

This little guy is just too precious! I colored with my Copics (colors below) and then added some Nuvo White and light blue clear for some added depth. He just makes me smile! Maybe cuz I walk a lot like him! I used a white card stock base with a couple of blue and white pattern paper from Paper Studio. The image I sewed down to black card stock with a zig zag stitch. For some bling I added some sparkle dark blue enamel dots. Then the PERFECT sentiment Waddling by with a winter HI! 

A fun cool card - not if only it wasn't 100 degrees outside in reality! Oh well... guess I'll just have to color up some more coolness!

Copic colors used - 

There is so many wonderful image to color up for Winter fun and Christmas and now is the time to get you images and get ahead start for Christmas!

Have a great day!