Happy Father's Day

Welcome Everyone;

It's hard to believe that another month has gone by, and we are definitely into spring and before too long summer will be here.  

Flowers will be in full bloom butterflies will be looking for places to land, that is if they aren't caught by the Butterfly Guy.  Yep, he is definitely on the hunt for these butterflies.

After colouring Butterfly Guy (High Hopes Stamps) with Copic Markers, I used a square die to cut it out.  Some Clear Zig Wink of Stella on the Butterflies and enamel dots finished off this CAS card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Butterfly Guy (T078), Happy Father's Day (FR004), High Hopes Stamps
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP - from my stash
• Copic Markers:
• Skin:  E0000 - Floral White, E000 - Pale Fruit Pin, E00 - Cotton Pearl
• Hair:  C00 - Cool Gray 00, C0 - Cool Gray No. 0, C1 - Cool Gray No. 1
• Top: B95 - Light Grayish Cobalt, B93 - Light Cockery Blue, B91 - Pale Grayish Blue
• Butterfly Net:  E43 - Dull ivory, E42 - Sand White, E41 - Pearl White, E40 - Brick White, YR65 - Atoll, YR61 - Yellowish Skin Pink
• Butterflies:  YR16 - Apricot, YR15 - Pumpkin Yellow, YR12 - Loquat, Y19 - Napoli Yellow, Y18 - Lightning Yellow, Y19 - Napoli Yellow
• Other: BG0000 - Snow Green
• Die:  Classic Square Large - Spellbinders
• Zig Wink of Stella:  Clear
• Enamel Dots

Do take some time with a favourite beverage and browse the High Hopes Stamps website to see the many and varied fun stamps that are available.  For some inspiration, hop on over to the High Hopes Stamps Blog and see what the HH Divas have been up to. We do post daily. Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

A Bird Told Me

 Like most crafters I know, I can never have too many Birthday cards in my stash. My post today is just such a card and it features "Bird Watch" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. 

How adorable is this bear peeking over the bird bath to chat with his bird friend! He just makes me smile and I hope the person who receives the card does too. 

After stamping this cutie I coloured it using Copic markers, hand fussy cut him and ran a black marker on the outside of the stamp to get any white I had missed. Patterned paper from Craft Consortium was perfect for my background to add a few puffy clouds and a couple strips of grass. I stamped the sentiment, cut it to size and mounted it on matching card stock.

Some enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Bird Watch - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Bird Told Me - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Grunge Light Tones - Craft Consortium

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, cloud and grass dies - Your Next Stamp, enamel dots

 Copic Markers:

Bird Bath - C1 C2 C4 C5 B00 B02 b04

Bird - Y11 Y15 Y17 B12 B14 B16 B18

Bear - E50 E51 E53 E55 E13 E15 E17 E23 E25 E27

Grass - YG61 YG63 YG67

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Surfing Gabriel!!

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a masculine card using Surfing Gabriel - TT516 by High Hopes Rubber Stamps for the main image and No Waves - FR011 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the sentiment. Gabriel is enjoying the waves and the bright skies. I can't wait for the weather to warm up here so that I can start swimming again too!

To make my card this week, I die cut a square from Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out. A larger square was cut using Waffle Flower - Nesting Square dies and spare blue cardstock. The image and sentiment were both stamped using my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured in the image with Copic markers. Then, I created a mask and put it over top of the coloured image and added in my clouds using various Tim Holtz inks listed below and Avery Elle - Pierced Clouds Die (Used to create stencils). To create the spray on the waves, I mixed a little bit of FolkArt - Extreme Glitter Acrylic Paint and Delta Ceramcoat - White paint and applied it to the coloured image using a 1/4" H.J. Domed Dry Stipple brush. For a little extra sparkle, I added some DecoArt Glamour Dust while the paint was still wet.

Brother Scan and Cut was used to die-cut around the sentiment. Edges were inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Blueprint Sketch. A second circle was die cut using Lifestyle Crafts Cutting Dies - Nesting Circles out of aqua cardstock and inked with Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Peacock Feathers.

To assemble the card, I used Recollections - Winter 4.25" x 5.5 for the base. Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Salty Ocean was used to ink around the edges of the card. The coloured image was glued to the larger square and the sentiment was glued to the larger circle. 3M VHB - 2 sided tape was attached to the backs of the larger circle and square and attached to the base card. To finish it off, YNS Gumdrops were added.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Surfing Gabriel - TT516 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: No Waves - FR011 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Salty Ocean, Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass, Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink - Broken China, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Blueprint Sketch, Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Peacock Feathers

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Recollections - Winter 4.25" x 5.5 (Assorted Box of Cards), Aqua cardstock, Blue cardstock

Die Cuts: My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out, Waffle Flower - Nesting Square dies, Lifestyle Crafts Cutting Dies - Nesting Circles

Stencil: Avery Elle - Custom Steel Dies - Made in the USA - D-05-01 PiercedCloudsDie (Used to create stencils)

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Picket Fence - Blending Brush, 1/4" H.J. Domed Dry Stipple, YNS Gumdrops, 3M VHB - 2 sided tape

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000, R30, R20 (Eyes: Sakura Glaze - Black, Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen)

Hair: E47, E44, E43, E40

Swim Trunks: B79, B69, B66, YG03, YG01

Surf Board: Y38, Y17, Y15, YR18, YR16, BG57, BG32, BG11

Water: BG70, B93, B91, B52, B41, B06, B02, B01, B000

Water Droplets: B06, B02, B00

Sentiment: B000

Foamy Water: FolkArt - Extreme Glitter Acrylic Paint, Delta Ceramcoat - White, DecoArt Glamour Dust

Check out some other fun new stamps from the vault for Boys and Men here:
THE VAULT IS OPEN! MEN & BOYS RELEASE Archives - High Hopes Rubber Stamps (highhopesstamps.com)

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.

Bugs and Kisses!

Happy Tuesday!

Oh my gosh, I just love this "Buggy Stack" from High Hopes Stamps! Look at those cute little faces!!!I had so much fun colouring these adorable "buggies"! The HH sentiment "Bugs and Kisses" goes perfectly with this sweet card!

I stamped my image with Copic friendly ink on some Copic friendly paper and then coloured in the bugs. I tried to colour the butterfly to resemble a Monarch. Using my Brother Cut N Scan, I cut out the image and a matching outline in red. I decided to keep my card design simple and just ran a piece of white cardstock through my machine using a Darice Large Petal embossing folder. For a twist, I cut the "Bugs and Kisses" sentiment into 3 pieces and adhered using foam tape. I love how the image pops off the white background!

Copics Used:

Faces & Hands: E00, E11, E21, R2o

Ladybug: R35, E37, R46, R59/ C1, C5, C6, C7, C8

Butterfly: YR24, YR27/ YR14, YR15 / C5, C6, C7, C8

Bee: YR21, YR23/ C00, C1, C5, C6, C7, C8/R59

Grass: YG01, YG03, YG17

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 the High Hopes Blog and Facebook page too!

Happy Stamping!

Oops Ellie

 Howdy MichelleO here today - I know we all need that card for that birthday that slipped our mind... And this image from High Hopes Stamps is PERFECT! This is "Oops Ellie"- I just love her! 

She is so pretty.. and again perfect for that card that you need for a little late birthday wish. I colored with my Copics (colors below) and then I cut out Ellie to use her on the pattern paper from 3Bugs. I have used the stripes part of this pattern paper, but I just never could cover up that flower... so with this card I used it as the background for Ellie. I used grey card stock for a base and sewed with a zig zag stitch to attach. The  sentiment as from High Hopes Stamps "I can't Believe I forgot!" I cut out with the EK Success punch and then used a Comic to create a faux mat around it. - Simple card but I like it. I like how Ellie pops a bit n the card. Happy accident. 

Comic colors used -

To see all the fabulous fun at High Hopes Stamps click HERE - you will fall in love with SO MANY great images! Promise! 

Happy Birthday

Good morning HHS friends and welcome.

Today I bring you a fun birthday card!

For my card I'm used "Time Well Spent" and the sentiment is "Bold Happy Birthday" from High Hopes Stamps

To start my card I stamped the image with black ink and colored with alcohol markers. Used my white jelly pen to doodle some lines. Since my pattern paper is pretty busy I keep my embellishments to the minimum. I adhesive my main image with foam tape to give a bit of dimension. To finish my birthday card I stamped my sentiment and layered over gold cardstock. Beautiful right? 

Thank you for visit my blog today. 

Have a BLESS day.

  

World's Best Father

Welcome HH Fans; 

It would certainly be nice if the weather got a bit warmer and the grass becomes greener and longer, so that Bob can mow his lawn.  He certainly looks like he is enjoying it.

For today's card, I have used Lawnmower Bob from the Men and Boys' collection that was recently released from the Retirement Vault.

After colouring the image with Copic Markers, I inked the edges using Antique Linen Distress Ink.  Instead of using design paper, I used an embossing folder, some coloured cardstock and inked the edges using the same Antique Linen ink.  Some twine and enamel dots finished off this very CAS card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps: Lawnmower Bob (TT518), World's Best Father (FR010) -- Men & Boys' Collection -- Retirement Vault -- High Hopes Stamps
• Paper: XPress It Blending Cardstock
• Ink:  Antique Linen Distress Ink
• Copic Markers:
• Skin:  E0000 - Floral White, E000 - Pale Fruit Pink, E00 - Cotton Pearl, R20 - Blush
• Hair:  E30 - Bis1ue, E31 - Brick Beige, E34 - Toast
• Glasses: BF70 - Ocean Mist
• Clothes:-- Top: YR23 - Yellow Ochre, YR21 - Cream, YR20 - Yellowish Shadow; Hat & Shorts: B24 - Sky, B23 - Phthalo Blue, B21 - Baby Blue
• Lawnmower & Bag:  E41 - Pearl White, E42 - Sand White, E40 - Dull ivory, E40 - Brick White; C00 - Cool Gray No. 00, C0 - Cool Gray No. 0, C1 - Cool Gray No. 1, C2 - Cool Gray No. 2, YG41 - Pale Cobalt Green, YG45 - Cobalt Green
• Grass:  YG17 - Grass Green, YG13 - Chartreuse, YG11- Mignonette
• Other:  BG0000 - Snow Green
• Embossing Folder:  Regal (Spellbinders)
• Miscellaneous:  Twine and Enamel Dots

Do take some time with a favourite beverage and browse the High Hopes Stamps website to see the many and varied fun stamps that are available.  For some inspiration, hop on over to the High Hopes Stamps Blog and see what the HH Divas have been up to. We do post daily. Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

You Rock!

 Today I am sharing a card I think can be used for many different occasions. I have a number of young people in my life who have achieved some major milestones even though we are in a pandemic. 

This card can be used as a congratulations, non traditional thank you, to celebrate a major accomplishment, or to show appreciation to name a few. This stamp just makes me smile and I hope it makes the recipient smile too!

I went with a CAS (clean and simple) look for this card. I cut my white card stock to size and swooshed some Tumbled Glass Distress ink randomly on to it. Next I cut a piece of matching green card stock to put behind it. 

I temporarily placed the dragon on the card front and using my Misti, placed and stamped the sentiment directly on to the background. 

After gluing the white card stock to the green and adding it to the card base I added the dragon with foam pop dots.

Enamel dots finish off this CAS style card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Stunt Dragon - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: You Rock! - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock,Tumbled Glass Distress ink, 3D foam pop dots, enamel dots

 Copic Markers:

Body -G05 G07 G28 B28 YG01 YG03 YG17

Skateboard - C1 C2 C4 C5 Y38 YR16 YR18

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Surfer Bob!!

 It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a masculine card using Surfer Bob - TT519 by High Hopes Rubber Stamps for the main image and Surf's Up - FR009 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the sentiment. Wild and crazy Bob has awesome balance on his surf board. We had the opportunity to see surfers in Hawaii riding the waves on one of our trips. It was amazing!!! I've never tried surfing before, but I would sure love to. It's definitely on my bucket list. LOL!

To make my card this week, I used Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb. paper folded to 4.25" x 5.5" for the base. I cut Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card to the same size as the base and stamped the image and sentiment using my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured in the image with Copic markers and created my own background.

To create the background, I first created a mask of Surfer Bob using Post-It Note paper and fussy cut around the image. Then I put it over top of the coloured image. Using a Picket Fence - Blending Brush and Lawn Fawn - Cloudy Stencil, I began the top of the sky with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Salty Ocean. I did this for 2 rows and then switched to Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass, followed by Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink - Broken China. The mask was removed and the water was created by just adding a mixture of strokes with the Copic colours listed below.

I added double-sided tape to the coloured image and attached it to the base. Then, I mixed a little bit of FolkArt - Extreme Glitter Acrylic Paint and Delta Ceramcoat - White paint. Using a 1/4" H.J. Domed Dry Stipple brush, I created the water spray for the waves. For a little extra sparkle, I added some DecoArt Glamour Dust while the paint was still wet.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Surfer Bob - TT519 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Surf's Up - FR009 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Salty Ocean, Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass, Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink - Broken China

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

Stencil: Lawn Fawn - Cloudy Stencil

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Picket Fence - Blending Brush, 1/4" H.J. Domed Dry Stipple

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000, R30, R20

Hair: E47, E44, E43, E40

Swim Trunks: B69, B52, Y17, C01 for shading

Surf Board: Y17, Y15, YR18, YR16, YR14

Water: BG72, BG70, B93, B91, B52, B41, B06, B02, B01, B000, C0

Foamy Water: FolkArt - Extreme Glitter Acrylic Paint, Delta Ceramcoat - White, DecoArt Glamour Dust

Check out some other fun new stamps from the vault for Boys and Men here:
THE VAULT IS OPEN! MEN & BOYS RELEASE Archives - High Hopes Rubber Stamps (highhopesstamps.com)

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.

Hugs To Cheer You!

Hello!

Sometimes you just need a card to cheer a friend up and to let them know you are there! "Andy & Alex Mouse" from High Hopes Stamps along with the sentiment "Hugs To Cheer You" makes the sweetest card to give to someone dear to you! You could also use this image for a Valentine's or Anniversary card!

Sometime ago I went through my 6x6 paper pads. I kept the pads I liked and ripped out paper from some pads that I only liked a few of the papers from. Anything left I donated to our neighbour's daughter who is a teacher. Her class loved them and used them in their art classes. This paper is from the ripped out papers so I have no idea who made it. All I know is that it was perfect for Andy & Alex! I stamped my image onto Copic friendly paper and using my Copic markers coloured it in to match my papers. Next I cut around the image with a Stitched Scallop Circle from Memory Box. Some twine and enamel dots finish off my card.

Copics Used:

Mice: N0, N1, N2, N3, R01, R02, R20

Andy: R35, R46, R59/ YR21, YR23, YR24

Alex: R81, R83, R85, R89/ R35, R46, R59

Grass: YG91, YG93

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 the High Hopes Blog and Facebook page too!

Happy Stamping!

Rainy Day Ducky

Howdy,  MichelleO here today and this week I though maybe if I colored up a little High Hopes Stamps "Rainy Day Ducky" that we might just get a little rain here. If not it sure was fun to play with this cute little Ducky!

Sweet right? I colored up with my Copics (colors below) to match up to some spring colored papers from My Minds Eye. Love all the pastels! All the layers are sewn down with a zig zag stitch and then I added some Nuvo Glitter to the water to make sure that it sparkles! The sentiment also from High Hopes Stamps matches up perfect with the little Ducky image "Dot Rain or Shine" - sweet sentiment for a friend to send a smile with the adorable "Rainy Day Ducky"

Copic colors used - 

Love so many images from High Hopes Stamps ... but I do totally adore the animals! To visit the High Hopes Store click HERE 

Baseball Gabriel

Good morning High Hopes Friends!

For today I'm sharing a fantastic sport card inspiration,

This cool image is called "Baseball Gabriel" and the sentiment is "Awesome & Wonderful" both stamps from High Hopes Stamps

Supplies List; red cardstock for my base, the pattern paper is "Latest & Greatest" from Authentique. I layer my main image with another piece of the same pattern paper and adhesive the sentiment but before I did I used my copic to colored and them fussy cut it to match the pattern paper. 

 Copic I used skin E21 E51 hair/bat E31 E34 uniform R24 R29 R39 helmet/shoes C5 C7 C9 socks C1 C3

 Thank you for visit my blog today. 

Have a BLESS day.

    

Surf's Up

Hello again HH friends;

Time is certainly going by quickly and hopefully sooner than later, everyone will be able to out and play again.

As the High Hopes Stamps has recently opened the vault and re-released the Men & Boys Collection, I have another fun card for today.

Tubing Gabriel  is having a great time as the surf is up and is no dooubt enjoying himself, while doing it safely.  After stamping and colouring the image with Copic Markers, I used a Double Stitched Rectangle Die to cut it out.  This is a very CAS card with some twine and enamel dots to finish it off.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Tubing Gabriel (TT515) & Surf's Up (FR009), both from High Hopes Stamps recently re-released Men and Boys Collection
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP -- Summer (Cart Bella)
• Copic Markers:
• Skin:  E0000 - Floral White, E000 - Pale Fruit Pink, E00 - Skin White, R20 - Blush
• Hair:  E30 - Bisque, E31 - Brick Beige, E33 - Sand
• Top:-- B34 - Manganese Blue, B32 - Pale Blue
• Life Jacket:  Y38 - Honey, Y35 - Maize, Y32 - Cashmere
• Tube:  YG07 - Acid Green, YG06 - Yellowish Green, YG05 - Salad
• Surf:  B0000 - Pale Celestine, P000 - Pale Porcelain Blue, 
• Die:  Double Stitched Rectangle (Gina Marie Designs)
• Miscellaneous:  Twine and Enamel Dots

Do take some time with a favourite beverage and browse the High Hopes Stamps website to see the many and varied fun stamps that are available.  For some inspiration, hop on over to the High Hopes Stamps Blog and see what the HH Divas have been up to. We do post daily. Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Bob's Tubing Fun

  I have tried tubing in the past and I had fun but it I only tried it once. I was with some friends in a spot in the river where we weren't supposed to be and there was one tiny spot on a rock you had to catch with your finger tips or you would end up going down some really dangerous rapids. I caught it but barely and honestly didn't try it again. 

My Dad tried tubing as well but he was being pulled by my uncle in a boat. He had to show us kids he could still have fun so he crawled in to the tube and away we went. I remember the smile on his face........but I don't think it was quite as big as the one Bob has on the "Tubing Bob" stamp from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. This immediately brought back the fun memories with my Dad an I hope it does for him too. 

I coloured Bob with Copic markers after stamping him with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut him out using a circle die. It is hard to see in the photo but I added some glossy accents to his glasses. 

I cut a card stock circle to go behind him with my Fiskars circle cutter. After finding some patterned paper from Bo Bunny that matched my card theme I cut out the pieces to fit my design. This design is based loosely on a card I saw from Kristine Marcotte and was perfect for this fun stamp. 

I kept the paper monochromatic to keep the focus on the stamp. Antique linen on all the edges gives the layers some definition and helps them pop. The two rectangle panels are popped up with foam pop dots and Bob was glued to them after they were placed. Some photo corners, twine and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Tubing Bob - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Happy Father's Day - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Beach Therapy - Bo Bunny 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, twine, antique linen Distress ink, 3D foam pop dots - Forever In Time, enamel dots, Glossy Accent, photo corner die - Quickutz

 Copic Markers:

Skin - E00 E21 E11 E04 R30 R32

Hair - E34 E35 E29

Trunks - Y38 YR16 YR18

Tube - YG03 YG17 G28

Water - B00 B01 B02

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Soccer Fun!!

 It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a masculine card using Soccer Gabriel - SS525 by High Hopes Rubber Stamps for the main image and Awesome & Wonderful - FR001 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the sentiment. Soccer has become a really big sport in North America over the last while. In Europe, they call it "Football"! We have 6 soccer fields at the end of our street in the park and before Covid, the fields were packed with both young and old from morning till night with teams competing. It looks like Gabriel is saving the day for his team today! LOL!

To make my card this week, I used Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb. paper folded to 4.25" x 5.5" for the base. I cut Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card to 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" and stamped the image and sentiment using my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured in the image with Copic markers and created my own background.

To create the background it was fairly easy. After stamping the main image, I drew in the net using a lead pencil and ruler for the main frame and the goal line. Once I was satisfied with the look, I erased the harsh lines so that they were barely visible. I used a combination of green Copic markers and just made small circles everywhere to give the lawn some texture. I also used the chisel edge nib to cover more of the background easier. For the trees, again I used another combination of greens. I based the entire tree line with YG91 and then just drew a bunch of squiggly lines to create round and triangular shapes using the various markers listed below to give the effect of a forest. Lastly, I took a Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen and using a ruler made vertical and horizontal lines to create the netting.

To assemble the card, I applied some Tombow Multi Mono Liquid glue to the back of the coloured image and applied it to the base. I stamped out the sentiment and inked around the edges first with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Mowed Lawn and then a black marker to make the outer lines crisp.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Soccer Gabriel - SS525 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Awesome & Wonderful - FR001 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Mowed Lawn

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

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Tombow - Multi Mono Liquid Glue

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000, R24, R20, Eyes (Sakura Glaze - Black, Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen)

Hair: E47, E44, E43, E40

Shirt, Socks and Shoes: B18, B16, B14, B12, B04, B02, C3, C1, C0, C00, Colorless Blender

Shorts: C9, C8, C5, B04, B02

Soccer Ball: C9, C1, C0, C00

Goal Post and Goal Line: C1, C00, Colorless Blender

Grass: YG17, YG13, YG11, YG03

Trees: G99, G94, G85, YG97, YG91, YG63

Check out some other fun new stamps from the vault for Boys and Men here:
THE VAULT IS OPEN! MEN & BOYS RELEASE Archives - High Hopes Rubber Stamps (highhopesstamps.com)

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.

Let's Waterski!

Hello!

The vault is open over at High Hopes and the Men & Boy's have come out to play! Meet "Waterskiing Bob"! Bob must be on vacation somewhere as it certainly isn't warm enough here yet for water sports LOL. I always love how happy Bob is, he always has a smile on his face!

I stamped my image onto Copic friendly paper and then used my Copic markers to colour my image to match my papers. Today's papers are from the Doodlebug's "Anchors Away" and Echo Park's "Summer Party" 6x6 collections. After colouring Bob, I cut him out using a stitched square die and them popped that up on my card with foam squares. I used the HH sentiment called "World's Best Father". Some clear glitter pen on the waves and a few enamel dots finish off my card. Waterskiing Bob makes a great Father's Day or even a great birthday card for Dad!

Copics Used:

Skin: E01, E11, E13, R20, R22

Hair: E23, E25, E27, E29

Shorts: YR68, Y17, Y38, B24, B26

Ski: G05, G09, G28/ E13, R15, E18

Water: B000, B00, B01, B63

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 the High Hopes Blog and Facebook page too!

Happy Stamping!

Surfer Bob

 Howdy - MichelleO here today.. Have you heard the news? High Hopes Stamps has opened the vault and released The Men and Boys collection! Fabulous images for the guys in you life! For me today I pulled out Surfer Bob to enjoy the warmer weather and do a little surfing! 

He's having some fun! I colored with my Comics (colors below) and then cut him out so he would pop on the card. I found some cloud paper in my stash and then a couple of bright card stock pieces to sew together with a zig zag stitch and placed it all on a white card stock base. I love the circle sentiment from High Hopes Stamps "No Waves" To make the water feel a bit more like water, I added some Nuvo glitter to the waves in the image. And since they were on my desk and matched and felt fun I added some enamel dots to the card. I just love enamel dots... sigh. 

Copic colors used -

There are so many great images in this vault release... to pop over there quick click HERE 

Hope you enjoyed! 

SURF'S UP!

Good morning High Hope Friends!

For today I'm sharing a super awesome fun masculine card!

This cool image is called "Surfing Gabriel" and the sentiment is "Surf's Up" both stamps from High Hopes Stamps

Supplies List; white cardstock for my base, them I layered with a bright yellow piece of cardstock. As a finishing touch, I added some hibiscus stickers adhesive to the side of my sentiment, doddle lines with a white pen. Pop my image with foam tape & finish my card using this awesome "Surf's Up" sentiment.

 Copic I used skin E000 E11 hair E25 E29 R39 swimming short B21 B24 YG13 YG17 surfboard Y11 Y13 Y15 ocean water B21 B24 

 Thank you for visit my blog today. 

Have a BLESS day.

   

Born to Ride

Hello HH Fans;

Guess what -- no doubt you have heard and seen, but High Hopes Stamps Retirement Vault has been re-opened to allow the "Men & Boys" to have some fun and time to themselves. 

There is nothing like the breeze in your hair and just motorin' along without a care in the world.  For today's card have used Motorcycle Bob paired with Born to Ride.  

After stamping the image, I coloured it with copic markers and then cut it out with an oval die from Spellbinders.  Some twine and enamel dots finished off this CAS card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Motorcycle Bob (SS526) and Born to Ride (FR002), both from High Hopes Stamps "Men & Boys" Collection
• Copic Markers:
• Skin:  E0000 - Floral White, E000 - Pale Fruit Pink, E00 - Skin White, R00 - Pinkish White
• Hair:  E30 - Bisque, E31 - Brick Beige, E33 - Sand
• Glasses:  B60 - Pale Blue Gray
• Pants & Shoes:  B97 - Night Blue, B95 - Light Grayish Cobalt, B93 - Light Cockery Blue
• Jacket:  N2 - Neutral Gray No 2, N1 - Neutral Gray No. 1, N0 - Netural Gray No. 0
• Motorcycle:  E99 - Baked Clay, E97 - Deep orange, Y02 - Canary Yellow, Y04 - Acadia, T3 Toner Gray No. 3, T2 - Toner Gray No. 2, T1 - Toner Gray No. 1, T0 - Toner Gray No. 0, C00 - Cool Gray No. 00, C5 - Cool Gray No. 5, C6 - Cool Gray No. 6, C7 - Cool Gray No. 7
• Other:  BG0000 - Snow Green
• Die:  Ovals - Spellbinders
• Miscellaneous:  Twine and Enamel Dots

Do take some time with a favourite beverage and browse the High Hopes Stamps website to see the many and varied fun stamps that are available.  For some inspiration, hop on over to the High Hopes Stamps Blog and see what the HH Divas have been up to. We do post daily. Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Butterfly Smiles

  I can never have too many Just Because type cards in my stash. "Butterfly Chick" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps is a fun, versatile image that makes me smile and I hope it will do the same for the person I send it to.

I challenged myself to step out of my square card comfort zone and went on the hunt for a different shape of card. Slimline cards are quite popular in the crafting world but the mini slimline style peeked my curiosity. There are a couple different sizes out there but the finished size of 3" x 6" fit my stamp the best. I am very happy with the end result and I see more of this style in my future. 

After stamping my image, I coloured it with Copic markers and hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white edge. Next I found some paper from two different collections from Lawn Fawn that worked together and cut them to size. I used a stitched scalloped edge to cut the edge of one piece for some added interest. 

Next I stamped the sentiment and cut it out using a fish tail banner die. I added the stamp to the card using foam pop dots and added some ribbon over the corner and enamel dots to finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Butterfly Chick - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Sending Smiles - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Really Rainbow Christmas, Spiffy Speckles - Lawn Fawn  

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, fish tail banner die - Your Next Stamp, Offray ribbon, stitched scallop edge - Kat Scrappiness, enamel dots, 3D foam pop dots

 Copic Markers:

Chick - Y13 Y08 Y26 Y21 Y35 Y38

Bow - BG01 BG05 BG09

Butterfly -N1 N2 N3 N5 Y21 Y35 Y38

Grass -YG01 YG03 YG17

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!