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Stunt Dragon!!!

Hi there friends,

I had such a good time creating this boys birthday card. This cute image got me in the mood for some happy bright colors.

Today I'm using "Stunt Dragon" and "Happy Birthday To You" from High Hopes Stamps. I stater by stamping my image with Memento ink and colored with alcohol markers. I used a couple circle dies to cut my main image. Pop the circle and sentiment with foam tape. The paper is "Party Day" from Crate paper. 

Copic Used; body Y11 Y13 Y15 Y17

face YG 11 YG13 YG13

skateboard R24 R27 R29 B91 B93 Y11 Y13 Y17

Here is a close up!

Now for embellishment I added Diamond Stickles, green candy enamels and I did some sewing with white thread. Hope my card inspired you to created something fun!

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Our friendship is magic!

Welcome All;

Another month is almost over, and we are all still at home.  Even though summer is approaching we are still advised against having family gatherings.  A hard thing to do as we all want to be outside and enjoying ourselves along with family and friends.

All of our friendships during these times are without a doubt more precious and magical.Well Henry is here to share some magic and cheer everyone up during these hard times.

For today’s post I used the magical Henry the Great from High Hopes Stamps.  After colouring the image with Copic Markers, I cut it out using the Wonky Stitched Squares Die.  The piece of white on the left hand side does have a pattern on it, but unfortunately the photo doesn’t pick up the design very well.  Some YNS Gumdrops finish off the design.

 

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Henry the Great (R087), Magic Friendship (F234) — High Hopes Stamps
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP: Brights – DCWV, Whites – DCWV, Scallops – LawnFawn
• Copic Markers:
  • Skin:  E0000 – Floral White, E000 – Pale Pink Fruit, E01 – Pink Flamingo, R20 – Blush
  • Hair:  E33 – Sand, E30 – Bisque, E21 – Baby Skin Pink
  • Suit:  N9 – Neutral Gray No. 9, N8 – Neutral Gray No. 8, N6 – Neutral Gray No. 6
  • Shoes:  N3 – Neutral Gray No. 3, N1 – Neutral Gray No. 1, N0 – Neutral Gray No. 0
  • Bunnies:  R000 – Cherry White, R00 – Pinkish White, C0 – Cool Gray No. 0, C00 – Cool Gray No. 00
  • Other:  R46 – Strong Red, R29 – Lipstick Red, R27 – Cadmium Red, E57 – Light Walnut, BG0000 – Snow Green
    
• Dies: Wonky Stitched Dies — Gina Marie Designs
  
• YNS Gumdrops
  

For some daily inspiration stop by the High Hopes Stamps Blog to see what the HH Divas have been up to.  You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Hugs,

Transmitting Wishes

It's easy to transmit some fun Birthday wishes with "Robot In A Rocket" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. This fun stamp is perfect for a masculine themed card for someone on your Birthday card giving list. I have a few nephews that would love to receive this card - I may have to make more!
I stepped out of my box and made a galaxy background paper - for the first time ever - and it was sooo much fun to get my fingers inky! 

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I coloured up my robot and rocket with alcohol markers and fussy cut it using cuticle scissors. I added some silver Stickles to the "wings" and window around the robot. I set that aside and using inks and white acrylic paint I made my background paper. This is the first time I have ever tried this and I can see doing more in my future!
I didn't have a moon stamp so I cut a circle and added some ink to it in splotches to hopefully make it look like a moon. 
I added the stamp with 3D foam dots for some dimension, stamped and added the sentiment and finished off this CAS design with a few enamel dots.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Robot In A Rocket - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Transmitting Birthday Wishes - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Perfectly Plaid, Water Color Washes - Lawn Fawn

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Canson watercolor paper, white acrylic paint, 3D foam pop dots - Forever In Time, Stampin' Up, Distress Ink and Memento inks, silver Stickles

 Copic and Spectrum Noir Markers: C1 C3 C5 C7 CT1 CT4 Y35 YR04 B00 B1 B02

The High Hopes Design team posts daily inspiration on Facebook and the High Hopes blog - we'd love for you to pop by for a visit! Inspiration can also be found on the High Hopes Instagram and Pinterest pages! 

                                                               

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Wade Goes To The Beach!

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I used Wade - 132 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the main image and Summer's Day Saying - L031 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the sentiment. Wade couldn't wait to go the beach. He's enjoying the waves and the beautiful beach and sunshine. It will be wonderful when we can all join him with our friends and families too!

To make my card this week, I started off with a white card base of 6" x 6". I cut out another piece of paper using Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock the same size as the base card. Then I ran it through my Cuttlebug using Stampin' Up - Sizzix Big Shot - Seaside. I loved the wavy pattern it created. Next, I used multiple Tim Holtz shades of blue to create the water effect. All colours are listed below.

I used my Cuttlebug and Your Next Stamp - Stitched Rectangle Die Set to die cut Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and white cardstock for my image and sentiment. I stamped the sentiment and image onto the die cuts and then coloured in the main image with Copic markers. The background was coloured in using a variety of Copic Refill inks, Colorless Blender and a Q-Tip. For the water, I wisped several colours back and forth and then added some Copic Colorless Blender and wisped the colours one last time. Once everything was completed, ran the image through my Xyron Creative Station so that it would lay completely flat on the blue cardstock I mounted it onto. I cut a thin border all away around the image and inked around the edges of the sentiment with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy.  Then popped the image and the sentiment using 3M VHB - 2 sided tape onto the base card. I added in a some sea shells from Dress It Up - Beach Collection and Craftin' Desert Divas - Seashells Sequence. I just removed the button portion and then used glue dots to attach to the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp:  Wade - S132  (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Summer's Day Saying - L031 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon, Broken China, Evergreen Bough and Brushed Corduroy

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb., Blue carstock

Die Cuts: Your Next Stamp - Stitched Rectangle Die Set (YNSD214)

Embossing Folder: Stampin' Up - Sizzix Big Shot - Seaside

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Cuttlebug, 3M VHB - 2 sided tape, Xyron Creative Station, Dress It Up - Beach Collection - #452, Craftin' Desert Divas - Seashells Sequence

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Dragon: G85, G82, G21, G20, YR15, YR12, YR02, V17, V15, V12

Swim Trunks: C10, C8, C1, Y15, Y08, Y06, R39, R37, R35

Floaties and Fins: B29, B26, B16

Rubber Ducky Tube: Y38, Y19, Y08, YR18, YR15, YR12, BG18, BG13, BG11, BG07, BG05, BG02

Water: BG72, BG70, BG13, BG10, B93, B91, B52, B41, B000, , B0000, C3

Used Copic Refills and Q-Tip to Create Background:

Sand: E30, E31, Colorless Blender

Sky: B0000, B000, Colorless Blender

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

You can find lots of inspiration from the Design Team Divas at the High Hopes blog, and the High Hopes Rubber Stamps Facebook Fan page plus you can also follow us on
Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Check out the High Hopes Website for something else to give you a big smile!

Over on the High Hopes Website there is a Store Wide sale, save 20% off right now when you use the coupon Code Love at the checkout!

Carpenter Steve!

Hi!

Father's Day is coming up soon, so I made these adorable cards to celebrate the Fathers in our lives! I am using the High Hopes Stamp image called "Carpenter Steve". My Dad is quite the Handyman and built his own Cottage when we were growing up. I can always count on Dad to come to rescue to help fix anything! Carpenter Steve is perfect for his card!

I am using the High Hopes Sentiment called "Dot Happy Father's Day" on the front of my card. I left the inside blank so that I can write a note to Dad!

The papers on this card are from the Honey Bee Great Outdoors 6x6 collection. I added some red twine and MFT Tool Charms. Some nice red enamel dots finish off this card.

This card is asimple design just using cardstock layers along with plaid paper from the PhotoPlay Mad 4 Plaid 6x collection.

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E21, E11, R20, E47(Hair)

Top: B34, B37, B39, R56, R59/ R56, R59, Y23, Y26

Pants: E30, E31, E33/ W4, W5, W7

Boots: C4, C5, C7, C8/ E34, E35, E37, W9

Tools: C1, C2, E43, E44, E47

For more inspiration using High Hopes Stamps visit out Facebook Group or the Blog! The Design Team is always busy creating amazing cards!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

Emily's Snuggle Bunny

Howdy - MichelleO here today - Oh my how could you not love a sweet little girl with an adorable little bunny? This is Emily's Snuggle Bunny from High Hopes Stamps

Totally Sweet right? I colored with Copics (colors below) and then shaded with pencils. I then cut out the image to give her more of a pop. I found a piece of paper from October Afternoon Modern Homemaker collection. Love the pink and red. I placed Emily on a piece of red card stock for a more dramatic pop. I layered up and then sewed the layers together with straight and zig zag stitches. The sentiment is "All Your Dreams Come True" is too sweet to match up with Emily!

Copic colors used -

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Gears To You!

Good morning all, 

Here is a fun shaker card I did using a couple stamps from HHS!

I started by stamping, coloring and fussy cutting "Wheel-ie Robot"  The paper is a 6X6 paper pad called "Toy Box" from Carta Bella. I used a photo frame die to created my shaker part. Sequins are from my stash. Since this is a boy card my embellishment were minimum. Once I had my shaker ready I pop my image with foam tape for a fun dimension. To finish my card I used this awesome sentiment called "Gears To You"  I hope you enjoyed my shaker card today!

Copic Used; blue B91 B93 B95

red R27 R29 R59 

yellow Y11 Y13 Y15

yellow green YG 11 YG13 

yellow red YG09

warm gray W1 W3

Here at High Hopes we have a 20% off your entire order sale going.  We aren't too sure at the moment how long this sale will run.  But if you want to get in on the savings pop over to the High Hopes website Here. Use coupon code LOVE at check out.

For more details and photos, please visit my blog at

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"Thinking of You"....

Welcome All!

It's hard to believe that it has been ten weeks since everything came to a grinding halt and total hibernation has taken over.

Today's CAS card is rather fitting with the whole COVID situation that everyone is dealing with.  I have used the adorable Thoughtful Kimberly paired with One of Those Days, both from High Hopes Stamps.

After coluring the image with Copic Markers, I cut it out using a Pleated Circle Die.  I then used a larger Pleated Circle Die to cut out a piece of mulberry paper with one edge trimmed. Some ribbon and Nuvo Morning Dew Crystal Drops finished off the card.

 

Supplies used:

• Stamps: Thoughtful Kimberly (H202), One of Those Day (F252) -- High Hopes Stamps
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP - Garden of Delights -- Scrapberry; Mulberry Paper
• Copic Markers:
• Skin:  E0000 - Skin White, E000 - Pale Fruit Pink, E01 - Pink Flamingo
• Hair:  E33 - Sand, E31 - Brick Beige, E30 - Bisque
• Top:  G0000 - Crystal Opal, G000 - Pale Green, G00 - Jade Green
• Hat:  B000 - Pale Porcelain Blue, B00 - Frost Blue, B01 - Mint Blue
• Die:  Pleated Circles -- Gina Marie Designs
• Nuvo Crystal Drops:   Morning Dew 

For some daily inspiration stop by the High Hopes Stamps Blog to see what the HH Divas have been up to.  You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Now to get your creativity flowing, checkout the  High Hopes Website as there is a Store Wide sale, save 20% off right now when you use the coupon Code Love at the checkout!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day. 

 

Hugs,

 

 

More Bubbles

It's all about blowing bubbles this week with the adorable "Dwight" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. 
On the weekend my little three year old neighbour came over for a visit. He brought his "leaf blower" with him which is a battery operated bubble blower and his lawn mower. After he mowed my lawn with his popping mower he blew off my lawn with his "leaf blower". He was giggling from his toes when the bubbles surrounded my dog and I and he could hardly contain his laughter when they landed on my hair and popped. That was the funniest thing for him that day...... I could still hear his laugh as I coloured up Dwight. 

Here's hoping your day is filled with more bubbles and giggles then troubles! 

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After colouring him up with alcohol markers, I cut him out using a rectangle die and trimmed him to fit. I set him aside and cut some patterned paper from Lawn Fawn. This is one of those cards that was in my head one way ......and came out another way - ever had that happen? Some simple ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Dwight - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Filled With Bubbles - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Perfectly Plaid, Water Color Washes - Lawn Fawn

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock,ribbon - stash, rectangle die - Kat Scrappiness, banner die - Banners #3 Sizzix, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs

 Copic and Spectrum Noir Markers : E41 MB2 E41 CR9 R29 R56 YG03 YG63 YG67 G99 YG01 YG05 YG17 B000 B00 

The High Hopes Design team posts daily inspiration on Facebook and the High Hopes blog - we'd love for you to pop by for a visit! Inspiration can also be found on the High Hopes Instagram and Pinterest pages! 

                                                               

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Greatest Fisherman

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I used Norman - Q038 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the main image and Worlds Greatest Fisherman - H159 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the sentiment. Norman is very happy today as he caught a magnificent Lobster. My dad LOVES fishing and can't wait to go fishing again. Hopefully, that time will come soon and then he'll be smiling just like Norman with his big catch of the day!

To make my card this week, I started off with a card base of 5.5" x 4.25". I used Belle Blvd - Secrets of the Sea paper for the main background.

I stamped the image onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and then die cut it with my Cuttlebug and My Creative Time - More Stitched Circles. I cut a slightly larger circle out of Orange cardstock with Lifestyle Crafts Cutting Dies - Nesting Circles and glued it down on top of the background paper. I coloured in the background using a variety of Copic Refill inks, Colorless Blender and a Q-Tip which I used to apply the colours. For the water, I wisped several colours back and forth and then added some Copic Colorless Blender and wisped the colours one last time. Lastly, I added some white caps by dabbing Sharpie Water Based Paint - White - Extra Fine Point onto the surface. I completed colouring in the rest of the image with Copic markers and then popped it and the sentiment using 3M VHB - 2 sided tape. The sentiment was die cut with Die-Namics MFT-489 PCD Fishtail Figs STX.

Card Recipe:

Stamp:  Norman - Q038  (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Worlds Greatest Fisherman - H159 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black,

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Belle Blvd - Secrets of the Sea - 6"x8"

Die Cuts: My Creative Time - More Stitched Circles, Die-Namics MFT-489 PCD Fishtail Figs STX, Lifestyle Crafts Cutting Dies - Nesting Circles

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Cuttlebug, 3M VHB - 2 sided tape

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000, R22, R20

Hair: C10, C8, C3, PrismaColor  Premier Pencils Black and White

Coat, Pants and Hat: Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11, C3

Hoody: B26, B23, B21

Shirt: G99, G85, G82

Boots: C10, C8, C5, C4, C3

Lobster: R17, YR18, YR09, YR04

Water: BG72, BG70, B93, B91, B52, B41, B000, C3, Colorless Blender, Q-Tip, Sharpie Water Based Paint - White - Extra Fine Point

Used Copic Refills and Q-Tip to Create Background:

Sand: E30, E31, Colorless Blender

Sky: B0000, B000, Colorless Blender

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

You can find lots of inspiration from the Design Team Divas at the High Hopes blog, and the High Hopes Rubber Stamps Facebook Fan page plus you can also follow us on
Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Check out the High Hopes Website for something else to give you a big smile!

Over on the High Hopes Website there is a Store Wide sale, save 20% off right now when you use the coupon Code Love at the checkout!

Walkabout Wally!

Happy Tuesday!

Meet your Jungle Guide "Walkabout Wally" from High Hopes Stamps. Wally is ready to take us on an adventure through the jungle! Now if only they would lift the "isolation ban" lol. Wally is all ready with his binoculars and walking stick! This cutie would be the perfect guide don't you think?! 

I started my card by stamping the High Hopes "Jungle Background"and "Walkabout Wally" onto some Copic friendly paper. Using my Copic Sketch Markers I coloured my images. Next I cut out the Jungle Background with a Stitched Rectangle Die, and used my Brother Cut N Scan to cut out Wally. I decided to use papers from the Doodlebug "At the Zoo" 6x6 collection. I added the HH "Jungle Out There" sentiment in the top right of the card. I decided to pop up Wally with some foam squares for a bit of added dimension. A bit of twine and a bow finish off my card.

I decided the decorate the inside of my 6x6" card.

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E21, E11, R20

Hair: E77, E79

Wally's Outfit: E50, E51, E53, E55, BG93, BG96

Boots and Stick: E43, E44, E47, E49

Jungle Background:

Flowers: RV52, RV55/ R37, R59/ Y35, Y38

Rocks & Ground: N4, N5, N7 E50

Greenery: G28, G46, YG17, YG25/ YG21, YG23, YG25

G94, G99/ BG93, BG96, BG99

Outline: B0000, B000, B01

For more inspiration using High Hopes Stamps visit out Facebook Group or the Blog! The Design Team is always busy creating amazing cards!

Happy Stamping!