We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season this year!!
It's time for our AFTER CHRISTMAS SALE!!
SAVE 25% OFF ALL ORDERS
Sales ends December 31st, 2022 @ midnight EST
**Get FREE shipping on all orders over $50.00 (after discount & before applicable taxes). Within Canada & the US only
SHOP NOW BEFORE THE SALE ENDS
Use Coupon Code: XMAS @ checkout
Happy Shopping!!!
I can't believe Christmas is in 3 days.......3 DAYS!!! Am I the only one who feels like this year went by at warp speed?!? This month the High Hopes design team has been sharing winter themed cards and for me, Christmas and New Year's are part of winter so for my final card of the year I have decided to do a card to wish you all - my followers, High Hopes fans and followers, and all my friends and family a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
.png)
It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a Christmas card using High Hopes Rubber Stamps Christmas Kitty Fun - S107 for the main image and Merry Christpaws - FLL006 for the sentiment. Our cats could never resist playing with our Christmas wrapping paper and playing in the boxes. I can't even begin to count how many cardboard boxes they demolished over the years! LOL! Wishing you and all of your pets a very safe and joyous Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!
To make my card this week, I began with a card base of 6" x 6" using AC Cardstock - White. I thought this patterned paper from Craft Smart - Hot Buy called Happy Pawlidays went perfect with this image and sentiment.
The image was stamped using my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock and Lawn Fawn - Let It Shine Snowflakes patterned paper. I coloured in the image and then fussy cut around it. With a black marker, I inked around the outside of the image. I ran the patterned paper through my Xyron Creative Station to make it like a sticker and then fussy cut around the gift paper and paper pieced it onto the coloured image. The entire image was then adhered to the card using liquid glue. I removed the backing from the remainder of the gift portions and applied them directly to the card base as well. A few extra white and sparkly dots were added onto the patterned gift paper using a Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen and Gelly Roll Stardust - Clear pen. Stickles - Diamond was applied to the hat, pompom, snowflakes and dots on the background patterned paper to add some extra sparkle.
Using my MISTI and VersaMark ink, I stamped the sentiment onto a scrap piece of red cardstock. Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail was applied over top of the ink and then heat set with a Marvy Uchida - Embossing Heat Tool. This was die cut using my Cuttlebug and Pink & Main - Large Sentiment Strip Dies. The sentiment was popped up onto the top of the card using U-Line double-sided tape. Lastly, I glued on some embellishment buttons after removing the backings from Dress It Up - Holiday Collection - Itty Bitty Snowflakes and Dress It Up - Holiday Collection - Glitter Holly. Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Barn Door was inked around the outside edges of the card with a sponge dauber to finish it off.
Stamp: Christmas Kitty Fun - S107 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)
Sentiment: Merry Christpaws - FLL006 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)
Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Barn Door, VersaMark
Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb., Lawn Fawn - Let It Shine Snowflakes (6" x 6"), Craft Smart - Hot Buy - Happy Pawlidays (12" x 12")
Die Cut: Pink & Main - Large Sentiment Strip Dies (PNM327)
Embossing Powder: Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail
Tools and Embellishments: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Xyron Creative Station, Dress It Up - Holiday Collection - Itty Bitty Snowflakes, Dress It Up - Holiday Collection - Glitter Holly, Marvy Uchida - Embossing Heat Tool, Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen, Gelly Roll Stardust - Clear, Sakura Glaze - Black, Stickles - Diamond, Cuttlebug
Image coloured with Copic Markers:
Kitty 1: E97, E95, E13, YR14, YR12, R02, R01, (Eyes and Nose - Sakura Glaze - Black)
Kitty 2: C8, C6, C4, C2, R02, R01, (Eyes and Nose - Sakura Glaze - Black)
Santa Hat: R59, R37, R35, BV23, BV20, Colorless Blender
Ribbon: R59, R37, R35, R20
Box: E35, E34, E33, E31
Paper Wrapping: YG07, YG03, Colorless Blender
Shadow: C1
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.
Howdy - MichelleO here today - BRRR... This week I will be sending Warm Winter
Wishes to many! Its gunna get cold here in Texas! For my card for High
Hopes Stamps I pulled out Winter Owl. Love this little guy but he needs more than a hat and scarf!
I colored with my Copics (colors below) and then pulled out my Nuvo White pearl and Sparkle to give some shimmer and bling to him. I found some older papers in my stash that just matched up his colors perfectly. OLD papers from Basic Grey... man I love those papers. Sewing down the layers with a zig zag stitch and then adding some Marvy Punch snowflakes this card does have a chilly feel to it. So I then added the High Hopes Stamps sentiment "Warm Winter Wishes" One of my all time favorite Winter sentiments! Not a fan of cold weather!
Copic colors used -
I tend to hibernate in the winter especially in January and February. I live on the edge of a snow belt so the weather is often snowing and blowing. So, my social life is quieter but I still love to let my friends know I am thinking about them and love to send a card once and awhile so I am adding to my thinking of you, just because stash with a card featuring "Snow Buddies" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.
It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a Christmas card using High Hopes Rubber Stamps Snowy Smiles - RR003 for the main image. Winter is one of my favourite times of the year and the beauty of fresh snowfalls always make me happy as long as I don't need to shovel. LOL!
To make my card this week, I began with a card base of 5.5" x 4.25" using Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. Crafts - Sparkling Stickers - 02-3068629 was applied to the base card. I cut out Heartfelt Creations - Celebrate the Season Collection paper and inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Wilted Violet and a finger dauber. This was popped up onto the base card using U-Line double-sided tape.
The image was stamped using my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock. I coloured in the image and then fussy cut around it. With a black marker, I inked around the outside of the image and then added U-Line double-sided tape and popped it up into the centre of the circle on the patterned paper. I applied the Crafts - Sparkling Stickers - 02-3068629 to a scrap piece of Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock to match the background base paper.
With my Cuttelbug and Birch Press Designs - Big Joy dies, I die cut the sparkly scrap piece of paper and another scrap piece of Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. I coloured in the larger die cut with Copic markers and then attached the 2 pieces using liquid glue. U-Line double-sided tape was added to the combined piece and it was popped up onto the card under the snowlady.
I cut off the backs to 3 buttons from the Dress It Up - Holiday Collection - It's Cold Outside and then applied Nuvo - Glacier Paste - Pixie Wings to them to give them a purple shimmer. Once the glacier paste was dry, I attached them to the card with liquid glue.
Stamp: Snowy Smiles - RR003 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)
Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Wilted Violet
Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb., Heartfelt Creations - Celebrate the Season Collection (12" x 12"), Crafts - Sparkling Stickers - 02-3068629
Die Cuts: Birch Press Designs - Big Joy (57164)
Tools and Embellishments: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Nuvo - Glacier Paste - Pixie Wings, Dress It Up - Holiday Collection - It's Cold Outside
Image coloured with Copic Markers:
Snowlady: BV20, B0000, YR68, YR31, YR18, Y38, R59, R35, R30, R21, Colorless Blender
Hat and Scarf: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11, BG10, BG000, Colorless Blender
Circle Framing Snowlady: V17, V15, V12, BG000
Shadow Die Cut: V17, V15, V12
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.
Howdy - MichelleO here and it is my High Hopes Stamps Day! And this week I pulled out a favorite winter image. This is "Bird Song" and it is just perfect for a happy little note card to sent to a friend. I just love those little birds so happy in their winter hats and scarfs!
Now I've used this stamp quite a bit. It just makes me happy. I colored with my Copics (colors below) and then added some Nuvo White Pearl paint for the snow. I have challenged myself to use more of the many many many dies in stash, I love the tiny scallops in this one and that is it more narrow rectangle. So happy colored and then went to make my card. Found some older papers from My Minds Eye French Laundry collection. Love the sparkles to all the papers in this collection. Layered and sewed down with zig zag and straight stitches. Then went to put my image on ... uh oh... That Die is way to big for my card. Can't believe I didn't check that. But I was happy and singing along with the little birdies. Well I'll make it work! Just took it off the sides and let it run off the card. I kind of like how that turned out!
The sentiment "Friendship Warms the Heart" is perfect for these sweet little birds and perfect for a pick me up note to make a friend smile!
There are so so many fabulous images to make you smile at High Hopes Stamps. Click HERE to pop straight over and I promise you will find LOTS to have fun with.
Thanks so much!
The High Hopes design team has been sharing some wonderful winter themed cards this month. Last week, I went sledding with the Let's Go Sledding stamp and this week I am having some fun with "Lasso Some Snow". I can remember as a little one turning my face to the sky when it was snowing and trying to catch snowflakes on my tongue........but catching one with a lasso!? Not sure how that would work but it would be run to try!
I chose to do a front stepper style card using the super easy to follow tutorial from my talented friend and fellow DT Cheri Burry. You can find her tutorial here.
It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a Christmas card using High Hopes Rubber Stamps Snowman Dash - TT054 for the main image and Winter Fun! - F109, for the sentiment. Growing up in the North, we couldn't wait to get home from school to go sledding down the hills across the street or behind our house. There was so much snow that the snowbanks the plows created were just the perfect height for us to have loads of fun! On the weekends, we would go to the much larger hills!
To make my card this week, I began with a card base of 5.5" x 4.25" using Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. I inked around the edges with a blender brush and blue ink that I still had on it from a previous project. I don't clean off my brushes because I have dedicated brushes for each colour group.
The image was stamped onto the inner die cut using my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink, which I had die cut using my Cuttlebug and paper from Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock with MFT - Stitched Rec Scallop Frame dies. I coloured in the image and then added the sentiment using a MISTI, VersaMark ink and Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail. This was heat embossed using a Marvy Uchida - Embossing Heat Tool. The snow in the sky was created using a Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen and UNIPosca PC-3M White marker. Stickles - Star Dust was added to the snow on the hill and Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff and DecoArt Glamour Dust were added to give some texture to the snow where the sled had been. A Marvy Uchida - Embossing Heat Tool was used to fluff up the Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff. Once the Stickles was all dry, I pieced the 2 die cuts back together using Scotch tape on the back. U-Line double-sided tape was added to the combined piece and it was popped up onto the card.
Stamps: Snowman Dash - TT054 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)
Sentiment: Winter Fun - F109 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)
Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, VersaMark
Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb.
Embossing Powder: Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail
Die Cuts: Die-namics - Exclusive Designs for "My Favourite Things" - Stitched Rec Scallop Frame - MFT-860
Tools and Embellishments: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Stickles - Star Dust, Cuttlebug, DecoArt Glamour Dust, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff, UNIPosca PC-3M White marker, Marvy Uchida - Embossing Heat Tool, Blending Brush
Image coloured with Copic Markers:
Snowmen: BV20, B0000, YR68, YR31, Y38, R59, R235, 100, W9, W7, W5, Colorless Blender
Snowman1 Mittens and Scarf: BV08, BV13, BV02, BV01, BV00
Snowman2 Mittens and Scarf: BG75, BG57, BG49, BG13, BG11, BG10
Snowman3 Hat and Mittens: R59, R46, R37, R35, R14, R08
Sled: E49, E47, E39, E37, E35, E34
Sky: B06, B05, B04, B02
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.
Howdy - MichelleO here - This month for High Hopes Stamps we are coloring up a little Winter Fun - And for me I found a happy little Snowman to build. This is "Snowman Love" -
Hope you enjoyed - now make sure to pop over to the High Hopes Stamps Web Store HERE and find so many great images to color up some winter fun yourself!
Thanks for looking!
Last weekend when we got dumped on with snow, I had the pleasure of watching the neighbour's little ones trying to sled down a really tiny hill. It didn't work so well but they had so much fun and I couldn't help but laugh and giggle with them.
When we were little, we had a very large hill to go sledding on and how we didn't break a limb or tailbone is beyond me! "Let's Go Sledding" from High Hopes brings back some wonderful childhood memories and also reminds me of my neighbours on the weekend. These two seem to have gotten more speed then they thought and have gone straight off the end of the hill instead of down it.....gulp!
