Hello Winter

Welcome Everyone;

Now that the rush of Christmas has come and gone, it is now New Year's Eve.  No doubt it will be a quiet one for people, but still celebrated as for saying good bye to 2021 and hello to 2022.

For my last card of the year I have used Bear, Mountains and paired with Hello Winter stamps from High Hopes Stamps.  These are all from the Woodland Winter Release.

After stamping them all on copic friendly paper, I coloured them with copic markers.  The mountains were stamped 3 times amd each one was also coloured with copic markers.  They were all fuzzy cut  and the outer edges touched up with a Tsukenko Memento Tuxedo Black Marker.  I created the mountains, by adding multiple layers.  White Blizzard from Nuvo Glitter Accents line was added to the mountain tops.  The enamel dots and a snowflake finished off this CAS card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Bear - TDG002, Mountains - TDG007, Hello Winter - FDG007 all from High Hopes Stamps Woodland Winter Release
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP - North Country - Prima, Perfectly Plaid Winter - Lawn Fawn
• Copic Markers:
• Bear:  W10 - Warm Gray No. 10, W3 - Warm Gray No. 3, W1 - Warm Gray No. 1, W0 - Warm Gray No.  0, W00 - Warm Gray No. 00
• Mountains:  C00 - Cool Gray No. 00, C0 - Cool Gray No. 0, BG0000 - Snow Green
• Nuvo Glitter Accents:  White Blizzard
• Miscellaneous:  Snowflake, Enamel Dots

Thank you for stopping by today!  Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and health and happiness for 2022!

When you have time, head on over to the High Hopes website and see all of Lora's adorable stamps!  You can find inspiration from the Design Team by visiting the High Hopes Blog and Facebook page too!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

 

A Stack Of Wishes

 A new year is set to begin in a few days and I don't know about you, but I couldn't have made it through without the help of my peeps! We have had so many fun times and may or may not have had some crazy times too! 

The "Perfectly Stackable" stamp from High Hopes brings so many good memories back of some of these times. The crazy times, when my peeps and I let our hair down and just had some good, honest fun! This stamp just makes my giggle! and I have decided that I am the one on the bottom......with the coffee because anyone who knows me knows how much I like my coffee! 

Wishing you all a Happy New Year  and my hope is that you have peeps in your life who help you have some fun ....with just a smidge of crazy ;)

                                                  

After stamping these cuties, I coloured them with Copic markers, added some Star Dust Stickles to the snowflakes and cut the stamp out with a handstitched nested rectangle die. I added them to some fun paper from the Holiday Cheer paper pad from Honey Bee Stamps. Then, I stamped the sentiment and added it to the side of the stamp. A few die cut snow flakes scattered around the design and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Perfectly Stackable (TLF033) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Stack of Wishes (GLL016)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Holiday Cheer - Honey Bee Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, handstitched nested rectangle die - Whimsy Stamps, snowflake die - Sizzix, enamel dots, Star Dust Stickles

 Copic Markers:

Skin  - E00 E21 E11

Clothing - BG72 BG75 N5 E41 E42 E55

Shoes - E23 E25 E27

Beards - W01

Snow -B000

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Lovin' some gnomes!!

 Hi HH fans!

I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful holiday season!  Ours was very low key this year do to the ongoing battle with COVID.  Now is the time of year that I get a bit of time for crafting and just time to take a step back & say phew.  

I wanted to pop in today & share a few cards that I recently created using the adorable Gnomes Release from November.

First up is:  Hot Brew SLF024 with the sentiment Gnome Mistake FLL014

This is my first ever mini slimline card & I just adore how it turned out.  Just in case you didn't know purple is my favorite color....love me some purple.

Copics:  

Hat & Patches on the Jacket - V95, V93, V91, E25, E23, E21

Skin - E000, E00, E11, E13

Boots - N4, N2, N1

Coffee Cup - E19, E18, E17, E15, E49, E44

Beard - N4, N1, N0

Misc. supplies:  Kat Scrappiness Edge Dies, Whimsy Patterned Paper Blurry Flurries & Frozen, Organza Ribbon, Lilac & White Cardstock, Enamel Dots

Up next is:  Brewin' A Cup TLF025 with the sentiment Brew-tiful FLL001

This is so totally me....standing beside the coffee maker.....just waitin'....and waitin' for it to give me my coffee...makes me LOL!

Copics:

Coffee - E29, E27, E25

Hat & Smock - BG78, BG75, BG72

Cabinet - E39, E37, E35, YG97, YG95, YG93, YG91

Nose & Hands - E000, E00, E11, E13

Door Knobs - T6, T4

Coffee Pot - T8, T6, T4

Coffee Pot Glass - T0

Beard - T1, T0 with 0 Blender

Boots & Patch on Smock - Y35, Y26, Y21

Coffee Cup - Y26, Y23, Y21

Misc. supplies:  Big & Little Pierced Chain Squares from Gina Marie, My Creative Time Dies Fun Stitched Edges, Kaiser Craft Up Up & Away Patterned Paper (really old lol), Bazzill Gold Cardstock, Enamel Dots & Twine

Last but not least:  Just Relaxin' TLF027 with the sentiment Nothing Begins FLL021

Seriously this is me for the next few days....chillin' with my coffee in hand lol!

Copics:  

Cup - E17, E15, E13

Hat - R59, R39, R24

Boots & Grounding - W6, W4, W2

Beard - W3, W1, W0

Smock (Top) - B06, B05, B04

Nose & Hand - E000, E00, E11, E13

Misc. Supplies:  Patterned Paper Gina K Season's Greetings, Wonky Stitched Ovals Gina Marie, Ribbon & Enamel Dots

Thanks so much for popping by today & I wish everyone a Happy New Year!!

Crafty hugs,

Joy!

Hi!

Well the Christmas rush is over and I hope everyone experienced the best the holiday had to offer! We had a very relaxing and quiet Christmas here at our house. Today I wanted to share one last Christmas card with you. It's already been sent off and hopefully my Aunt will love it as much as I do! This is the adorable "Snowman Sled" from High Hopes Stamps.

I started by stamping "Snowman Sled" onto Copic friendly paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Next using my Copic Sketch markers, I coloured it to match the papers from the Moda Scraps "Sweet Christmas" 6x6 collection. I used a Gina Marie Loopey Square die to cut out the image. Using Tim Holtz distress ink in Vintage Photo, I inked all the edges of my papers to add some dimension. A few enamel dots and some snowflake die cuts finish off my card today.

I decided to put the sentiment "Seasons Greetings" also from High Hopes on the inside. I added some more die cut snowflakes for added interest.

Copics Used:

Snowman: C00, C1/ YR04, YR09/ W7, W8, W9

Sled: W1, W3, W5, W7, W8, W9

Reds: R32, R35, R37, R39

Blue green: BG75, BG78

E29, YR23, G46, G85

Outline: BG000, Copic 0

Thanks for stopping by today! I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year and health and happiness for 2022! 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!

North Pole Penguin

 Howdy - MichelleO here and today for High Hopes Stamps I have a little "North Pole Penguin" for you -

Now I went way off from the traditional Christmas type colors. Christmas has now past and Winter is here! So I went with cold colors... brrrrrrr.... Ok.. so it is nearly 80 degrees where I am, but I am thinking cold! (and turning on the air conditioning!) - I colored with my Copics and then added Nuvo white paint, and Rangers Silver Stickles. 

Then I went digging in my stash of pattern papers and found Bohemian collection from Dovecraft. They have a touch of sparkle to them... perfect! I added a border punch from Fiskars - and then sewed all the layers down. 

Sentiment of "Hello Winter" - also from High Hopes Stamps, is the perfect sentiment. Punched out with an EK Success punch. That I created a faux mat with a Copic marker. 

 Copic colors used - 

Love the cool winter feel of this one. And the fun sparkle. To see more wonderful image from High Hopes Stamps newest release "Woodland Winter" - click HERE 

 

 

Snowman Sparkle

 Merry Christmas to my followers and High Hopes fans! 

Christmas is just a few days away and like usual I am still working on a few last minute Christmas cards and like these cuties in the "Snowman Stocking" ...putting up a few decorations. 

This stamp is so fun! and the snowmen using their "arms" to hold up the lights just makes me giggle! 

Meet "Snowman Stocking"(TDG010) from the Woodland Winter release at High Hopes Rubber Stamps. I have paired it with the "Sparkle" (FDG011) sentiment and although it is hard to see - added some sparkle to the lights and stars on the "stocking".

                                                      

I stamped this fun stamp and coloured it with Copic markers and hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white edge so it stood out against the dark paper behind it. I added some Spectrum Clear sparkle pen to the lights and stars on the "stocking". I set them aside and after finding some paper from the Jingle All The Way pad from Echo Park I cut the pieces and card stock to fit my card base. 

The finished size of this card is 4.5"w x 5.5"h - not too big and not too small, love this size! I went in to my stash and found some white glitter paper and used it to cut out a Twinkle Scribble die to add behind my image. 

Next, I stamped the sentiment and cut it out using a fish tail banner die and added it behind the stamp. While I had the fish tail dies out, I cut a small piece of patterned paper to put in the top left corner. Some enamel dots finish off my card.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Snowman Stocking (TDG010) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Sparkle (FDG011)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Jingle All The Way - Echo Park

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, fish tail banner die - Your Next Stamp, enamel dots, Spectrum Sparkle pen, Twinkle Scribble die - Whimsy Stamps

 Copic Markers:

Noses  - YR21 Y35 Y38

Stocking -G85 G94 G99 E50 E51 E53

Hats/Arms - E23 E25 E27

Bulbs - R02 R05 YR18 B91 B93 YG61 YG63 YG67 Y00 Y11

Holly -YG61 YG63 YG67

Berries - R02 R05 YR18

Hat/Scarf - YG01 YG03 YG17

Antlers - E50 E51 E53 E55

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Hello Winter!!!

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a Christmas CAS card using Penguin Tag - SDG003 by High Hopes Rubber Stamps for the main image and Hello Winter - FDG007 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the sentiment. Winter is now here and these little penguins couldn't wait to start enjoying it.

I'd like to take this time to also wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!

To make my card this week, I began with a card base of Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock, cut and scored to be 5.5" x 4.25".  I cut the background paper from Craft Consortium - Polar Playtime to be the same and attached it directly to the base. Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Picked Raspberry was used to ink around the outside of the card. Using my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the image and sentiment onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock. I coloured in the image with Copic markers and the little berries with a Pental Sunburst Metalic Med Gel Pen - Gold. I used Sakura Glaze - Black and Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen was used for the eyes and little dots on the hat.) Clear - Wink of Stella was applied over top of the candy canes and candy cane border. Once this was all complete, I fussy cut around the image and then coloured in around it with Copic B01. I ran the image through my Xyron Creative Station and attached it to some Hot Pink cardstock. Once again, I fussy cut around the image and then popped it up on to the card using U-Line double-sided tape. Lastly, Gelly Roll Sparkle Pen was applied to the little blue snowflakes and dots on the background paper to finish off the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Penguin Tag - SDG003 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Hello Winter - FDG007 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Picked Raspberry

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb., Craft Consortium - Polar Playtime (6" x 6"), Hot Pink cardstock

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Pental Sunburst Metalic Med Gel Pen - Gold, Sakura Glaze - Black, Gelly Roll Sparkle Pen, Clear - Wink of Stella, Xyron Creative Station

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Penguin: W9, W7, W5, W3, W0, E15, YR14, Y17, Y11, R30, E42, E41, E40 (Eyes - Sakura Glaze - Black, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen)

Hat, Pom Pom and Bow Tie: RV14, RV13, RV11, RV10, G14, YG23, YG11, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Holly and Leaves: G14, YG23, YG11, R59, R37, R35

Candy Cane and Border: C1, C0, R59, R37, R35, Colorless Blender, Clear - Wink of Stella

Berries: Pental Sunburst Metalic Med Gel Pen - Gold

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.

Happy Holidays!

Happy Tuesday!

I have a thing for snowmen and penguins, so of course I fell in love with this darling image called "Snowman Stocking" from High Hopes Stamps! A whole stocking filled with cuties..... I mean what's to to love!! I paired it with the High Hopes "Happy Holidays" sentiment. Speaking of that, this is my last post before Christmas and I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and only good things for the New Year! Enjoy your time with your loved ones!

I stamped my image onto some Copic friendly paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Next I coloured it using my Copic Sketch markers to match the papers from the Photo Play "Christmas Memories" 6x6 collection. I cut out some banner flags and a scalloped circle die for my card design. My Brother Cut N Scan fussy cut my image for me and I popped it up with foam tape for added dimension. Lots of glitter on this card using some Crystal Stickles and a glitter pen. I added the sentiment and some enamel dots to finish my card.

Copics Used:

Snowmen: C0, C1, R01, YR04, YR09, E25

Hats: C6, C7, C9

Red: R35, R46, R59

Green: G24, G28

Yellow: Y23, Y26, Y28

Don't forget to head on over to High Hopes and check out the Winter Wonderland release!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping & Merry Christmas!

Christmas Penguins

Howdy - MichelleO here today and I am having fun with more of the High Hopes Stamps Woodland Winter Release - and this week it had to be a fun Merry Christmas card! Nothing more fun than Penguins in Santa Hats!

 

 

This is Christmas Penguins -  Aren't they just adorable!? And so many presents! I colored with my Copics and then used LOTS of Nuvo and Stickles glitter. 

Scraps from Graphic 445 Christmas collection with cream and red card stock all sewn down with a EK Success border punch. My sentiment is also High Hopes Stamps - "Merry Christmas" that I punched out with a EK Success punch and then around the edge I used a Red Copic to create a faux mat. 

Love all the sparkles on this one, and adore those sweet little penguins! For you to see more of these wonderful images HERE

 Copic colors used -

  

Have a Merry Christmas! 

 

Merry Christmas

Welcome Everyone;

Christmas will be here in another week and it's hard to believe that another year is almost over.

For today's card, I have used the adorable Christmas Gofer paired with the Merry Christmas sentiment stamps.  Both are from the Woodland Winter Release by High Hopes Stamps.

After stamping the image onto some Copic Markers friendly paper, I used a square die to cut it out.  Some Nuvo Glitter Accents - White Blizard was added to the snow and the trim on the hat.  Some enamel dots finished off this CAS card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Christmas Gofer - TDG003, Merry Christmas - FDG008 -- Woodland Winter Release, High Hopes Stamps
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP - North Pole Trading Co., - Photoplay, Red Mulberry Paper
• Copic Markers
• E33 - Sand, E31 - Brick Beige, E30 - Bisque
• N8 - Neutral Gray No. 8, N7 - Neutral Gray No. 7, N6 - Neutral Gray No. 6
• G17 - Forest Green, G16 - MIstletoe, G14 - Apple Green
• R46 - Strong Red, R29 - Lipstick Red, R27 - Cadmium Red
• E40 - Brick White, E41 - Pearl White, E42 - Sand White
• E50 - Egg Shell, E51 - Milky White, E53 - Raw Silk  
• Dies:  Double Stitched Squares & Stitched Nesting Tags both from Gina Marie Design
• Nuvo Glitter Accents:  White Blizard
• Miscellaneous:  Zig Wink of Stella - Clear, Enamel Dots

Come for a visit at High Hopes Stamps and check out the brand new Woodland Winter Release now available at High Hopes Stamps.  If you are in need of some daily inspiration, pop on over to the  High Hopes Stamps Blog, where you can what the HH Divas have created.  You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Hello Winter

  I have to admit, winter is not my favourite time of year, but it has some absolutely gorgeous days! You know the ones.....when there has been a fresh, wet snow fall that sticks to the trees and the sun is shining and the sky is clear and blue. The sun is glistening off the snow and it looks like little diamonds everywhere, it is literally a winter wonderland. 

These are the winter days I enjoy and I have tried to capture that in my card using "Forest (TSG006)" from the new Woodland Winter release and the adorable "Winter Moose (SDG002". My dog doesn't like the salt on the sidewalks so he often doesn't want to go for a long walk even on the most beautiful days so I often try to sneak a bit of one in on my lunch on a walking trail that goes beside my office. It doesn't happen often, but when it does it is truly beautiful! 

                                                             

After using my Misti to do the stamping, I coloured both of them with Copic markers. I hand fussy cut the moose, and used a white gel pen to add some gently falling snow to the forest. I wanted to keep my card design simple for this one and used some patterned paper from the Sugar Plums pad by Doodlebug. 

I stamped the sentiment and cut it out with a fish tail banner die and added some enamel dots to finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Forest, Winter Moose - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Hello Winter (FDG007) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Sugar Plums - Doodlebug

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, fish tail banner die - Your Next Stamp, enamel dots 

 Copic Markers:

Trees  - G46 YG67 G29

Trunks -E23 E25 E27

Grass - G24 G46 G99

Sky - B24 B26 B39

Snow -B00

Moose Body - E33 E35 E57 E29 E30 E31 E43

Hat/Scarf - YG01 YG03 YG17

Antlers - E50 E51 E53 E55

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Christmas Wreath!!!

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a Christmas card using Wreath - TDG012 by High Hopes Rubber Stamps for the main image and Merry Christmas - FDG008 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the sentiment. We love to decorate our home with Christmas wreaths outside and on our door! Do you decorate with Christmas wreaths too?

To make my card this week, I began with a card base of Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock, cut and scored to be 5" x 5". I die cut Recollections - Burgundy to be the same size as the base and adhered it to the card using double-sided tape. DCWV - Holiday Cheer was cut to the size of 4.75" x 4.75" and a Sharpie - Medium Point Gold Water based paint was used to go around all of the edges. This was adhered to the base background using liquid glue. I die cut Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card with my Cuttlebug and Crafting Desert Diva's - Stitched in Circle Dies. With my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the image onto the die cut and the sentiment onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock. I coloured the image in with Copic markers and coloured in some of the berries with a Pental Sunburst Metalic Med Gel Pen - Gold. A Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen was used to add the little white dots on all of the red berries. Once the image was coloured in, I used the Sharpie - Medium Point Gold Water based paint to go around the scalloped part of the circle. I cut around the sentiment to the size of 1.25 x 2-1/8" and then used a corner punch. Once again, I went around the edges with a Sharpie - Medium Point Gold Water based paint pen. I adhered the the finished image and sentiment to the base card using U-Line double-sided tape. Lastly, I applied Nuvo Crystal Drops - Autumn Red to complete the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Wreath - TDG012 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Merry Christmas - FDG008 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb., DCWV - Holiday Cheer (6" x 6"), Recollections - Burgundy

Die Cut: Crafting Desert Diva's - Stitched in Circle Dies (Retired)

Nuvo Crystal Drops: Autumn Red

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen, Sharpie - Medium Point Gold Water based paint

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Wreath: G99, G21, YG67, YG17, R39, R27, R22, E27, E25, E23, G99, Pental Sunburst Metalic Med Gel Pen - Gold, Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen

Background: BG000, BG0000, Sharpie - Medium Point Gold Water based paint

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.

Cocoa Gnome!

Happy Tuesday!

Oh my gosh! I absolutely love this adorable Gnome from High Hopes Stamps called: "Cocoa Gnome"!  Lora opened the vault for this re-release of previously retired stamps and is calling it "Winter Wonderland"! I'm a morning coffee drinker but love a hot beverage at night and hot cocoa is often my go to! No marshmallows for me but I'll take that gingerbread cookie LOL!

I decided to use papers for my card from the Polkadoodles "HOHO Gnome" & "Gnome Season" 6x6 collections. To start my card, I stamped the image onto some Copic friendly paper and coloured it to match the papers with my Copic Sketch markers. Then using my Brother Cut N Scan I cut around the image. I added a heart border to each side of the middle strip of paper for a fun look. I added the HH "Gnome For Christmas" sentiment to the bottom corner. Both the sentiment and image are popped up with foam squares for added dimension to my card. I love glitter, so I added some Diamond Stickles to the Gnome's hat. A bit or ribbon, bow and enamel dots finish off my card.

Copics Used:

Skin: E01, E21, E11

Beard & Marshmallows: C00, C0, C1, C3

Greens: YG03, G94, G99

Red: RV34, R56 R59, R81/ R35, R37

Bow: BG11, BG13, BG34

Packets: W00, W1, W3

Gingerbread: E33, E35, E37, R35

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to check High Hopes out on:

Website: highhopesstamps.com

Facebook: facebook.com/highhopesrubberstamps

Pinterest: pinterest.ca/highhopesrubber/_created/

You'll see all the goodies in the Woodland Winter Release on those sites!

Happy Stamping!

Snowman Stockings

Howdy - MichelleO here and today I have another new release from High Hopes Stamps Woodland Winter Collection - Loving these beautiful winter images! This is Snowman Stockings -  

 

 

I so love the country feel of these images! I colored with my Copics (colors below) and then cut out with an oval Spellbinders Nestie. Then distressed the edges with Rangers Tea Ink. While digging on my desk I found the gorgeous scroll die from Spellbinders, funny how things get buried on my craft desk and then when found feel like a new toy! I cut out and used as a mat behind my snowmen. A few scrap pieces of Graphic 45 papers sewn down and bordered with a Fiskars border punch all on a matching brown card stock base.

 

Used the perfect sentiment "Merry Christmas" from the same High Hopes release.  Love the fonts and the size of this sentiment. Once I had everything in place and sewn down my sweet Hubby came by and looked and said "You need some snow on all those scrolls.." Dang that is a good idea - don't tell him though.. I'll never hear the end of it. LOL So I pulled out some Nuvo white and added snow to the tops of all of those curls on the mat. Now Hubby said he would have put more.. but we all knew that.

Seemed like it needed just a bit more so I added three small red buttons top right corner. 

Copic colors used - 

You just must pop over and see all the new release at High Hopes Stamps in the "Woodland Winter" release this month. To get there quick click HERE 

Seasons Greetings

Welcome Everyone;

With Christmas just two weeks away, houses are becoming festive with all the decorations on the lawns and front doors of houses.  One of the more traditional Christmas Decorations is hanging a wreath on the front door or a wall and is almost as essential to decorating for yuletide as setting up a Christmas tree and it turns out, that the two traditions come from the same place.

For today's card, I used the Wreath stamp paired with the sentiment Seasons Greetings, both from High Hopes Stamps "Woodland Winter" re release.

After stamping the image on Copic friendly paper, and colouring it, I cut it out with a pleated circle die. I also cut a wreath from a Wreath die and some Christmas Glitter paper from American Crafts, and laid this off to one side of the pleated circle wreath. Some Spectrum Noir Clear Glitter was added to the wreath, and some ribbon and enamel dots finished off this CAS card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Wreath - TDG012, Seasons Greetings - FDG010 both from High Hopes Stamps "Woodland Winter" re Release
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP - Jingle All the Way - Echo Park, Christmas Glitter - American Crafts
• Copic Markers:
• E25 - Caribe Cocoa, E27 - Milk Chocolate
• G12 - Sea Green, G14 - Apple Green, G17 - Forest Green
• G46 - Strong Red
• Dies:  Pleated Circles & Wreath -- both from Gina Marie Designs
• Spectrum Noir Glitter Pen -- Clear
• Miscellaneous:  Ribbon and Enamel Dots

Come for a visit at High Hopes Stamps and check out the brand new Woodland Winter Release now available at High Hopes Stamps.  If you are in need of some daily inspiration, pop on over to the  High Hopes Stamps Blog, where you can what the HH Divas have created.  You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Happy Holidays Sled

  Winter is here and Christmas is just around the corner and that means there are lots of Christmas and winter decorations popping up on front lawns, porches and houses. 

Snowman Sled from the Woodland Winter release reminds me of some of the gorgeous decorations I see in my travels to and from work. My drive is very rural but some of the small towns I pass through have some gorgeous decorations. This stamp reminds me of some the "country" feel decorations I see and that is what inspired my card design. This re release is full of fun winter stamps and perfect for Christmas, winter and winter birthday cards! You can see the full release here 

                                                             

After stamping this cutie with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, I coloured him with Copic markers and hand fussy cut him leaving a thin white edge. It is hard to see in the picture but there is clear Spectrum Sparkle pen added to the berry branches. 

I mixed some patterned paper from Echo Park and Whimsy Stamps to help create my country feel back ground. The plaid paper is cut out using a pleated lace rectangle die to add some interest to my card.  I edged all of the paper edges with walnut stain distress ink and glued them down on my A2 size card base. Next I stamped the sentiment, inked the edges and added it to matching card stock.

I added some cotton ribbon from my stash and some die cut berries, I think they match the stamp pretty well. I added the stamped image with foam pop dots  and finished off the card with enamel dots. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Snowman Sled - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Happy Holidays - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Jingle All The Way - Echo Park, Tartan - Whimsy Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, walnut stain distress ink, pleated lace rectangle die - Gina Marie Designs, berries die - Tim Holtz, enamel dots, foam pop dots, clear Spectrum Sparkle pen 

 Copic Markers:

Nose - YR21 Y35 Y38

Sled - E55 E43 E47 W2 W4 W6

Bird - Y17 R05 R17 YR38

Heart - R05 R27 R29

Hat -R05 R17 YR28 T4 T6 T8

Holly/Berries - YG61 YG63 YG67 R27

Scarf - YG61 YG63 YG67

Branches - E40 E43 E31 

Shading - B000 B00

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