Gnome and Snowman Friend

 Happy Friday HH Fans!

Today I'm sharing our adorable image called Gnome and Snowman Friend with the Winter Wonderland sentiment.

I chose non traditional colors for this image just for a change from the norm.  This cutie was just perfect for me because I love snowmen & gnomes.

This is really quite a clean & simple card.  I used a lovely snowflake border die cut that a friend had and spiced things up with some glitter. I cut out the image & a mat with a die then cut off the bottom for a straight finish.  This allowed me to put my sentiment straight across the bottom of the 6 x 6 card.  A few enamel dots and this cutie was all done.

Copic Combos

Purple - V28, V25, V22

Red - R59, R56, R46

Brown - E27, E25, E23

Orange - YR82, YR15, YR12

Skin - E000, E00, E11, E04

Green - G46, G43, G40

Background - B0000, B000, V0000, V000

Beard - C3, C1, C00

Blue - B23, B21

Warm Grey - W8, W6, W5, W4, W3, W1

Thanks for popping by today, see you next time!

Crafty hugs,

 

 

Pa-Rum-Pa-Pum-Pum!

 Welcome Everyone;

It is Friday again, another week has gone by and another month is almost over.  Before we know it, a very different Christmas will be here.

While continuing my stash of Christmas cards, I have another one to share with you today, using My Best for Him and Pa Rum Pa Pum.  Both of these are from High Hopes Stamps. There are so many adorable and cute Christmas stamps to choose from.

After colouring the stamped image with Copic Markers, I used a Wonky Double Stitched die to cut it out.  Different design papers and some enamel dots finished off this CAS card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  My Best for Him - S075, Pa Rum Pa Pum - H090 -- both from High Hopes Stamps
• Ink: Antique Linen Distress Ink
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP - December 25th & Silent Night -- both from Kaisercraft
• Copic Markers:
• Skin:  E0000 - Floral White, E000 - Pale Fruit Pink, E00 - Skin White
• Hair:  E35 - Chamois, E33 - Sand, E31 - Brick Beige, E30 - Bisque
• Top & Pants:  Y28 - Lionet Gold, Y26 - Mustard; R29 Lipstick Red, R27 0 Cadmium Red
• Drum:  E50 - Egg Shell, E51 - Milky White, G29 - Pine Tree Green, E40 - Brick White, E29 - Burnt Umber
• Cradle & Blanket:  E25 - Coco Caribe, E23 - Hazelnut, E21 - Baby Skin Pink, G46 - Mistletoe, G43 - Pistaschio
• Straw:  Y18 - Lightning Yellow, Y15 - Cadmium Yellow
• Sheep:  W00 - Warm Gray No. 00, W0 - Warm Gray No. 0, W1 - Warm Gray No. 1
• Cow:  N6 - Neutral Gray No. 6, N5 - Neutral Gray No. 5
• Rooster:  E35 - Chamois, E34 - Toast, E33 - Sand
• Dies:  Wonky Double Stitched Square - Gina Marie Designs
• Miscellaneous:  Enamel Dots

Have some coffee or tea, while you check out the High Hopes Stamps website to see the many and varied fun stamps.  If you are in need of some inspiration, stop by the High Hopes Stamps Blog to see what the the HH Divas have been up to.  We post daily and would love it if you stop by and visit us.  You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs;

Christmas Magic

  The most wonderful, magical time of year is just around the corner and I am celebrating this magical time with Santa In Chimney from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.

Only the magic of Christmas could help Santa fit in a chimney that is way too small, help reindeer fly and get the presents delivered in one night all over the world. It's all magic! 

I stamped Santa, coloured him with Copics and hand fussy cut him and popped him up with foam dots. Stickles were added to his hat and coat trim for a touch of bling. The background is created with patterned paper from Carta Bella, a house die from Gina Marie designs and  a stitched hills die. I used a star dangle stencil to add a magical feel. This didn't quite turn out how I wanted it to because I used Stickles to add the bling and some of the squished and ran together ....but hey - it's magic <wink> and anything can happen! The sentiment was stamped and added to some matching card stock and ribbon and glitter enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Santa In Chimney - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Magic Of Christmas - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Snow Much Fun - Carta Bella

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, house die - Gina Marie Designs, stitched hills die - Whimsy, Twinkle Stickles, Galena ribbon, glitter enamel dots - YNS, star dangle stencil - Whimsy, pop dots.

 Copic Markers:

Skin - E00 E11 E21

Suit and Hat - R24 R27 E37 R59

Buckle - C0 C1 C2

Belt - N3 N5 N6 N10

Bag - E34 E35 E29

Chimney - E13 E25 E17

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Elf Christmas

 It’s Wednesday, and this week I'm sharing a Christmas card featuring Munchin Melvin Elf - M023 from (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) who just isn't able to resist the delicious Gingerbread cookie, paired with the sentiment Have Your Elf - H094 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps).

I remember my mom baking little Gingerbread men every year when we were little and she even let us decorate some on our own. It was always so much fun! Then it was even more fun when we were aloud to eat them. Yum! Yum!

To create the card this week, I stamped the main image and then coloured it in with Copic Markers. I used my Brother Scan and Cut to cut around the image leaving a small white border. For the sentiment, I stamped it out using Versa Fine - Onyx Black ink and then embossed it using Ranger - Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder. This was heat set using Marvy Uchida - Embossing Heat Tool. Next, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Cracked Pistachio ink was used to colour the white paper to match the edging around the base of the card.

For the base card I started out with white cardstock folded in half to create a 6" x 6" card. The elf background from Doodlebug - Christmas Magic was cut to the same size as the base and adhered to it using double-sided tape. For the inside paper, Doodlebug - Christmas Magic paper was used again. Using my Cuttlebug and Creative Expressions Festive Collection - Gingerbread Man die I cut the centre piece out. I used the same die to cut out the red border as well. Then I die cut one more piece using just the large border for the white glitter background. Hot Buy Craft Smart - Holiday Glitz Glitter Paper was chosen to do this with.

To assemble the remainder of the card. I first taped the centre piece to the main red piece at the back. This was then glued to the white glitter background. The frame, main image and sentiment were added using 3M VHB - 2 sided tape. To complete the card, I used some embellishments from Dress It Up - Holiday Collection and Carta Bella - Santa's Workshop.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Munchin Melvin Elf - M023 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Have Your Elf - H094 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Cracked Pistachio, Versa Fine - Onyx Black

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Doodlebug - Christmas Magic - 6" x 6", Hot Buy Craft Smart - Holiday Glitz Glitter Paper 12" x 12", Crafter's Companion Luxury Cardstock - Red - 8.5 x 11"

Die Cuts: Creative Expressions Festive Collection - Gingerbread Man

Embossing Powder: Ranger - Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder

Embellishments: Dress It Up - Holiday Collection, Carta Bella - Santa's Workshop

Tools and Miscellaneous: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Cuttlebug, Brother Scan and Cut, Marvy Uchida - Embossing Heat Tool

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

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

Hair: E08, YR18, YR15, YR12

Hat and Dress: RV17, RV14, RV11

Shoes: BG49, BG15, BG11, R39, R37, R35, C5, C3, C1

Socks: RV000, R37, R35

Gingerbread Man: E35, E33, E31, E21, R39, R37, R35, G09, G05, G02

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.

Reindeer Games!

 Happy Tuesday HH Fans!

Today I'm sharing a little bit of Christmas with our image called Reindeer Games.  I matched up this adorable image with the Merry Christmoose, Eh! sentiment.

Instead of fussy cutting out this image on my own I used my Brother Scan N Cut.  I did have to draw a pencil line across the bottom of the image to stop the Scan N Cut from cutting out all my snow.  I just erased it after it was cut.  I used some hill dies, a birch tree, an evergreen set & a snowflake set to complete the little scene.  I only used 2 enamel dots....that's a wow for me.  The dark cardstock is actually navy blue, not sure if you can tell from the pic.  I paired the navy with a deep red cardstock for the mat.  The patterned paper is from a Winter Collection at Michael's last year.  The bottom of the patterned paper had a scene on it so I cut it off & only used the night sky portion for this card.

Copic Combos

Sled - E49, E47, E44, N6, N4, N2

Reindeer - E57, E55, E59, E53, E51, R21, R02

Skin - E04, E01, E000, #00

Black - T8, T6, T4

Red - R59, R56, R46

Grey - C0, C01

Snow - B0000

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Crafty hugs,

 

 

Merry Christpaws!

 Happy Tuesday!

I'm so happy you stopped by today to see this adorable card using the "Dog Trio Block" from High Hopes Stamps! I'm a dog lover and have 2 fur babies of my own. Christmas is fun for them as they get gifts too. My one dog Ally, will even unwrap the gift if you start the corner for her. Stella just waits until Ally unwraps it and then steals it away. Then the chase is on LOL!

I stamped my image onto Copic friendly paper and used my Copic Markers to colour it in. Next, using a Double Roped Square die from Gina Marie, I cut out the coloured image. I thought the "Merry Christpaws" sentiment went perfect with this image! My papers today are from the Photoplay Kringle & Co. 6x6 collection. Love the non traditional red and black theme of this collection. A bit of Crystal Stickles on the image finish off my card.

Copics Used:

Dog with hat: T0, T1, T6, T7, T8, T9

Dog with candy cane: C00, C1, C5, C7, C8, C9

Dog with bow: W2, W3, W4, W6, W8, white gel pen dots

Bird: R22, R24, R27, R29, YR04

Reds: R35, R37, R39

Green: G28, YG17

Background: B0000, B000, B00

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to head on over to the High Hopes website and see all Lora's adorable stamps! You can find more inspiration from the Design Team by visiting our Blog and Facebook page too!

Happy Stamping!

Time for a little carpentry!

 Happy Monday HH Fans!!

Today I want to share this great masculine image with you called Carpenter Ant from High Hopes.   I kind of chuckle every time I look at this image.  Carpenter ants are so bad if you get them in your house, but this guy was just so fun to make a card with.  I actually think he is kinda handsome for an ant...yeah I know crazy right!  I picked this particular Happy Birthday sentiment because I thought the font with the little dots looked like nail heads.

I die cut some mini little tools, sorry don't know the brand as I borrowed them from a friend.  It took me a little time to figure out just how to use them but I thought they were perfect for this card.  I cut the tools out of textured cream cardstock & gave them a little bit of color with my Copics.  I listed the colors below.  I also die cut a fence in cream cardstock & used some Memento Espresso ink to dd some dark color. 

 

Copic Combos

Background - E43, E42, E41, E40

Wood - E44, E43, E42

Boots - E25, E23, E21, W7, W5

Saw - C4, C2, C1, E44, E43

Hammer - C4, C2, C1, E44, E43

Nails - C7

Tools in Pouch - C3, C1, C0

Jeans - B99, B97, B95

Ant Body - T8, T6, T4, T2

Tool Pouch, Paint Patch - E25, E23, E21

Construction Hat - Y19, Y17, Y15

Hearts - R59, R56

Socks - W4, W2, W1

Tool Die Cuts - C3, C2, C1, C0, W10, E47, E44, E43, E42

Thanks so much for popping by today!

Crafty hugs,

 

 

Mildred

 Howdy - MichelleO here today - 

Is there anything better than Fall and a warm pie just out of the oven! "Mildred" makes wonderful pies! 

I love love Mildred! and her Pies! I colored with Copics (colors below) and then found papers from Making Memories... mmm cherry pie! Love the little cherries in the paper. I matted with green card stock and found a green polka dotted ribbon for a border. For the sentiment I used "Lovin' from my oven!" So sweet! 

Copic colors used - 

For more yummy images from High Hopes Stamps click HERE  there is so much to fall in love with! 

Joy To The World!

Hi friends,
I am here today, sharing a super adorable Christmas card. My card this morning is showcasing two adorable images from High Hopes Stamps!

To begin I stamped "His Love For Ewe" with black ink and colored with alcohol markers. Them I fussy cut it. Since this image is a cute boy I used just glossy accent and white pen for embellishment. The pattern paper is from my stash. I adhesive a few gold sequins to give a bit of bling.

Copic List; skin E000 E21
hair C4 C5 C7
sheep W1 W3 W5
red markers R29 R59
greens markers YG11 YG13 YG17

Here is a close up!
To finish my card I decorated the inside with the same paper, added sequins and used this lovely sentiment called "Bold Joy To World". Hope you have enjoy my card today. Thank you for visit my blog today. Have a BLESS day!

  

Naughty or nice......

Welcome Everyone;

With October almost over, it is time to start making Christmas cards in earnest.  Christmas will also be so very different this year.

For today's card, I have created a very CAS one.  I used Santa's List and Nice List from High Hopes Stamps. After colouring the image with Copic Markers, I used the In and Out Double Stitched Square die to cut it out. Some Nuvo Glitter Drops were added to Santa's hat and coat.  The green strip of paper on the left, has an embossed holly and berry background, as well as a metallic sheen to it.

Supplies used:

• Stamps: Santa's List (R154), Nice List (GLL009) -- High Hopes Stamps
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP - I Love Christmas (Echo Park), Festive 
• Copic Markers:
• Skin:  E0000 - Floral White, E000 - Pale Fruit Pink, E00 - Skin White
• Beard:  C00 - Coll Gray No. 00, C0 - Cool Gray No. 0
• Boots and Gloves:  N9 Neutral Gray No. 9
• Suit:  R46 - Strong Red, R29 - Lipstick Red, R27 - Cadmiun Red
• List:  E40 Brick White, E41 - Pearl White
• Die:  Double Stitched In & Out Square (Gina Marie Designs)
• Nuvo:  Glitter Drops:  White Blizzard
• Miscellaneous

Have some coffee or tea, while you check out the High Hopes Stamps website to see the many and varied fun stamps.  If you are in need of some inspiration, stop by the High Hopes Stamps Blog to see what the the HH Divas have been up to.  We post daily and would love it if you stop by and visit us.  You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs;

Mudzie's Gift

  Mudzie is patiently....or not so patiently waiting for Christmas. He seems to have found the perfect gift for someone on his list, and I have another Christmas card done using Mudzie's Gift from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.

I love finding the gifts people on my list want but every once and awhile I find a gift so perfect for someone that they didn't ask for and I can't wait to give it to them. Sometimes I want to give it to them early because I know how perfect it is for them and how much they will appreciate it. 

After stamping and colouring Mudzie and his perfect gift with Copics, I added some Diamond Stickles to the gift bow and cut him out using a rectangle die. Patterned paper from the A Cozy Christmas by Echo Park was perfect for this stamp. I stamped the sentiment, cut it and mounted it on matching cardstock. A simple glitter ribbon bow and enamel dots finish off my design.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Mudzie's Gift - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Scripty Merry Christmas - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: A Cozy Christmas - Echo Park

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, Diamond Stickles, rectangle die - Kat Scrapiness, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs, ribbon - stash

 Copic Markers:

Body -E34 E35 E29 C2 C4 C7

Lights - R27 R37 R59 Y11 Y15 17 B00 B02 B04 G05 G07 700

Antlers - E30 E31 E43 

Sweater - G21 G24 G99

Receptacle, base board - C1 C2 C4 

Gift - R27 R37 R59

                                                               

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Three Kings Bringing Joy

It’s Wednesday, and this week I'm sharing a Christmas card featuring the adorable image Three Kings - T201 from (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) with the sentiment Joy To The World - GLL012 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps).  Have you started your Christmas cards yet?

To create the card this week, I stamped the main image and then coloured it in with Copic Markers. I used my Brother Scan and Cut to cut around the image and then used a black marker to go around all of the edges. For the sentiment, I stamped it out and then used My Creative Time: Fun Vertical Greetings to die cut it.

For the base card I used Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb. to create my background at 5.5" x 4.25" and also the base card.  I used various Tim Holtz inks listed below to create the night sky and earth at the bottom. After the basic blending was done, I layered Kraftin' Kimmie - Twinkle Little Stars stencil over top of the base and applied Stampin Up - Whisper White using a sponge dauber. I removed the stencil and cleaned it off. Then placed it on top again. This time, I used a sponge dauber and FolkArt - Extreme Glitter Acrylic Paint to give the stars some sparkle. Note: A little dab of this paint goes a long way. Marvy Uchida - Embossing Heat Tool was used to help speed up the drying process.

Once the paint was all dry, the card was ready to be assembled. I cropped the background to 5.25" x 4" and placed it directly onto the base. Then the main image and sentiment were added using 3M VHB - 2 sided tape.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Three Kings - T201 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Joy To The World - GLL012 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Chipped Sapphire, Blueprint Sketch, Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Tea Dye, Wild Honey, Stampin Up - Whisper White

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

Die Cuts: My Creative Time: Fun Vertical Greetings

Stencil: Kraftin' Kimmie - Twinkle Little Stars

Tools and Miscellaneous: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Cuttlebug, FolkArt - Extreme Glitter Acrylic Paint, Brother Scan and Cut

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

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

Hair: Black, C9, C7, C5, C3, C2, C1

Shoes: C5, C3

Left King Clothing and Urn: V28, V25, V22, E15, YR24, Y35, Y08, R39, R37, R35

Centre King Clothing and Bag: B69, B28, B24, B18, B16, B14, B12, E89, E87, E84, E55, E53, E51, E50, E15, YR24, Y35, Y08

Right King Clothing and Bottle: R59, R39, R37, R35, E15, YR24, Y35, Y08, G19, G17, G14, YG09, YG07, YG03

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.

Snow Sweet!

Hi!

Todays cards are all about my absolute favourite Winter/ Christmas image....... SNOWMEN!!!!! And of course a Snowlady is even cuter! Meet the adorable "Snow Sweet Snowlady" from High Hopes Stamps! 

I decided to make two cards using this adorable image for my Christmas Stash! I stamped the images onto Copic friendly paper and coloured them in to match the papers I had chosen to use. Each card uses the "Snow People Saying", one on the front and one on the inside of the card.

For this fun card, I used papers from the Bella Blvd. "Santa Squad" 6x6 collection. I cut out a little frame and then popped it up using 2 layers of foam tape. Next I added some snowy hills and a few trees. I tucked my image under one of the hills and added  bit of Stickles to the hills. The sentiment is on the inside of this card.

For my second version, I used papers from the Recollections "Mistletoe Wishes" 6x6 collection. My design is simple with this card using only 2 of the Designer Papers and some basic Oval die cuts. a few enamel dots and a bit of Stickles to his candy buttons finish off my card.

Copics used:

Snowlady #1: B0000, B000, B00, YR04

Hat & Scarf: RV52, RV55, RV34

Reds: R22, R24, R27, R29

Buttons: YG17, YG23

Snowlady #2: C00, C0, C1, C2, YR04

Hat & Scarf: B34, B37, B39

Reds: R35, R37, R39

English Mustard Nuvo Drops on the Flowers

Head on over to the High Hopes website and see all Lora's adorable stamps! You can find more inspiration from the Design Team by visiting our Blog and Facebook page too!

Happy Stamping!

Milton's Fresh Pine

 Howdy - MichelleO here and this week for High Hopes Stamps I pulled out a fun winter image. Milton's Fresh Pine - I think he is getting ready to decorate for Christmas! 

I colored with my Copics (colors below) and found some papers from Paper Studio to match. Now I went with a woodsy papers... not quite traditional Christmas. But I thought Milton was good with these colors. The layers are sewn down and then since Milton loves singing while cutting down his Christmas tree I found the High Hopes Sentiment "O Christmas Tree" a nice match. 

Copic colors used - 

Having a hard time believing Christmas is so close, but need to start getting prepared! Like Milton!

To find lots of great images for your holiday cards click HERE to go straight to the web site. 

Willa with a Flower

Happy Sunday & welcome to today's blog post!

Today I'm sharing our adorable image called Willa with a Flower.  I have paired Willa with the Bold Happy Birthday sentiment.  I never seem to have enough birthday cards in my stash so I'm on a little mission to get some done.

I don't seem to use blue very much for my cards so I decided to ignore the pink/rosie flower color and work with the patterned paper instead.  The striped paper is from the Up & Away pad by Dovecraft...yes it has been in my stash for several years.  I also used Bo Bunny's Enchanted Garden pad, also an older pad.  I will be a little sad when that Bo Bunny pad is all gone because I love all the colors in it.

I die cut my image with some Spellbinders dies which I also used for the mat.  The little border across the middle of the card, behind the image is a Martha Stewart border punch.  I decided not to put a background on the stamped image & to just leave it white.  A few enamel dots, some glitter & NO ribbon and this cutie was all done.

 Copic Combos

Warm Grey - W5, W3, W1, W0

Ears, hands - E04, R20, R11

Grass, flower stem - G46, G43, G40

Eyes - B00, E02

Ladybug - R17, 110

Bee - Y17, Y15, C8, C6

Wings - E53, E51, E50

Flower - RV69, RV66, RV63

Thanks so much for popping by today!

Crafty hugs,

 

 

Holly Jolly

Good morning High Hopes Friends,

-Oh what fun I had making this card over the weekend. 

I used "Elegant Santa"  and "Holly Jolly" in the inside of my card.

He is stamped with Memento Tuxedo black.

I colored him with alcohol markers and fussy cut it. For embellishments I add gold sequins, glossy accent, diamond stickles, and snow flake die cut. The paper is from my stash.

Copic List; skin E000 E42
beer C1 C3 
hat R24 R27 R39
leaves green YG03 YG06

Here is the inside!

I had a ball using this cute image and sentiment. Need some inspiration check it up what the Divas have created every day.

Thank you for visit my blog today!
Have a BLESS day.

  

What a bummer!

Happy Friday & welcome to today's blog post!

I felt like a little humor was in order today so I created this card using Workout Betty (TLF011) from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.  This gal just cracks me up, maybe because I can see myself in her lol.  I paired Betty with the Bummer (H263) sentiment also from High Hopes...I think it says it all.

I wanted to keep this card just a little old fashioned if that makes sense so I made it pretty clean & simple.  Just a bit of ribbon & some enamel dots.  I used a Spellbinders die that has been in my stash for years & years....using it today for the first time.

 

Copic Combos

Hairbands, top, socks, earings - RV19, RV17, RV14

Skin - E04, E01, E00, E000

Shorts, shoes - BV17, BV13, BV11

Weights - BG09, BG07, BG05

Hair - C3, C1, C0

Nails - RV17

Lips - R20

Hope you get a little chuckle from today's card & thanks for popping by!

Crafty hugs,

 

 

 

Oh deer.....

Welcome Everyone;

Now that Thanksgiving is over, Christmas will soon be here.  It too will be so different this year, just as Thanksgiving was.

Oh deer, it seems that Christmas is here!  But it looks like Santa and Rudolph might have run out of time as they still have some work to do.  Oh deer, he will get it sorted out.  

For today's card I have used the adorable Christmas Santa paired with Oh deer... both from High Hopes Stamps.  After colouring the image with Copic Markers, I then cut it out using the Wonky Oval Dies.  Some ribbon, and specialty weaved paper and charms finished off the card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Christmas Santa TLF002, Oh deer -- FLL008; both from High Hopes Stamps
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP a Gingerbread House - Echo Park
• Copic Markers:
• Santa:
• Skin:  E0000 - Floral White, E000 - Pale Fruit Pink; E00 - Skin White
• Beard:  C00 - Cool Gray No. 00, C0 - Cool Gray No. 0, C1 - Cool Cray No. 1
• Belt, Shoes, & Gloves:  N6 - Neutral Gray No. 6, N5 - Neutral Gray No. 5, N4 - Neutral Gray No. 4, Y8 - Lionet Gold
• Hat & Coat:  R46 - Strong Red, R29 Lipstick Red, R27 - Cadmium Red, C00 - Cool Gray No. 00
• Reindeer: 
• E33 - Sand, E31 - Brick Beige, E30 - Bisque; G43 - Pistachio, G46 - Mistletoe, N2 - Neutral Gray No. 2, N0 - Neutral Gray No. 00
• Dies:  Wonky Stitched Ovals -- Gina Marie Designs
• Nuvo Glitter Drops:  White Blizzard (trim on hat and coat)
• Nuvo Glitter Accents:  Fresh Snowfall (snow)

Have some coffee or tea, while you check out the High Hopes Stamps website to see the many and varied fun stamps.  If you are in need of some inspiration, stop by the High Hopes Stamps Blog to see what the the HH Divas have been up to.  We post daily and would love it if you stop by and visit us.  You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs;

Baking Love

  Christmas cookie baking season is just around the corner! Our favourite to make as kids were what we called sugar cookies. When we were young Mom cut the shapes out and baked them and we decorated them - often with too much icing and too many sprinkles of course but we sure had fun!

As adults my younger sister has a natural talent for making amazing cookies! She uses royal icing if I remember correctly and has created cookies for every occasion and life event. I had a chance to take a class with her last year and I have a whole new respect for her and her decorating talents! 

 Baking Ginger from High Hopes Rubber Stamps reminds me of my sisters talents and is perfect for a card for her. I have a feeling her secret ingredient - just like my Mom's - is love......

I coloured Ginger with Copic markers and added Twinkle Stickles on her "icing". I hand fussy cut her and ran a black marker around the edge to get any white I had missed. I have some fun cookie dies given to me by a sweet crafty friend and I decided one of them was perfect for this card design. Patterned paper from Carta Bella and 49 and Market were the right mix and I cut them to size and inked all the edges. 

I cut a tag and added some matching patterned paper and put Ginger on it with foam pop dots. 

Next I die cut the whisk and spoon and added the heart - how perfect are these for this stamp!? and inked the edges. A ribbon bow and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Baking Ginger - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Lovin' From My Oven - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Snow Much Fun - Carta Bella, Sky Mini Collection - 49 and Market

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, whisk and spoon die - Alexandra Renke.com, cookie die - Fresh Baked #1 Tim Holtz, tag - Tutti Designs, twinkle Stickles, antique linen Distress ink, foam pop dots, ribbon, enamel dots

 Copic Markers:

Body -E34 E35 E29

Hat, Apron - C2 C1 B91 B93 B97

Spoon - E40 E41 E42 

                                                               

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Wishing you well!

 Happy Wednesday everyone!

Today I'm sharing a 2fer lol using Walker Walter (TLF013) & Walker Winnie (TLF012) from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.  I thought these images would be just perfect to have in my stash for friends going through knee surgery or just to say I was thinking about them.

I created both cards using the same layout, I just flipped the layout for the 2nd card.  The sentiment is Wishing You Well (E146).

 

I used my Brother Scan N Cut to cut both images out & also to create the layer around them.  I kept both cards fairly simple with just a few enamel dots with a little ribbon for Winnie's card.

Copic Combos

Walker Walter

Shirt - E09, E08, E07

Pants, shirt collar & cuffs - B18, B16, B14

Skin - E04, E01, E00, E000

Grey on walker (pipes) - T6, T4, T2

Grey on walker (handles) - C7, C5, C3

Wheels - C7, C5, C3

Tennis ball wheel - YG07, YG05, YG03, YG01, YG25

Horn - C7, C5, C3, C1, C00

Hair - C3, C1, C00

Shoes - E29, E27, E25, E21

Walker Winnie

Hair - C3, C1, C00

Skin - E04, E01, E00, E000, R20 for lips

Grey on walker (pipes) - T6, T4, T2

Grey on walker (handles) - C7, C5, C3

Horn. shoes - V04, V01, V000, BG07, BG05, BG02

Dress, earnings, socks, dress frill - V04, V01, V000

Leaves - YG09, YG07, YG05

Dress - BG07, BG05, BG02

Tennis ball wheel - YG09, YG05

Hope you enjoyed today's post & thanks so much for popping by!

Crafty hugs,