Spring Excitement

 Am I the only one who gets a spring in their step with the first true days of spring? The days when the sun is bright, and warm and the sky is blue. Feels odd to say it but the first couple of days like that make me feel excited for nice weather and the flowers that will come up in my gardens. When I saw "Pogoin' Dragon" in the High Hopes Stamps line up he seemed to feel the same way so I created a fairly simple scene with him as the focus as he bounces around simply .... enjoying spring! 

After stamping onto alcohol marker friendly paper I coloured with Copic markers and hand fussy cut the stamp. I found some bright blue cloud patterned paper, cut some clouds out of the "sky" and added some white paper behind them instead of using the die cut pieces. Next I placed a wavy slider die under the clouds and cut it out. I chose the wavy die so it would like he is jumping on his pogo stick as he is moved across the front of the card.  

Next I cut out some tulips using a die in a light orange card stock. I added some dimension to the tulips, leaves and stems and clouds with coloured pencil. After gluing down the tulips I added a grass die cut. Enamel dots finish off my card.

Card Details

Stamps -Pogoin' Dragon (Q133) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Say Spring (E256) 

Patterned Paper - Bloom & Wild - Craft Consortium

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, garden flowers die - Whimsy Stamps, pop dots, slider die - Your Next Stamp, enamel dots

Copic Markers

Dragon - YR21 Y38 YR16 YR18 G40 G43 G85

Pogo Stick - C1 C2 C4 C5

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Hope!

Happy Tuesday!

I'm popping in with a pretty card today using the High Hopes stamp called "Flowers Grow". I love this stamp and the sentiment is part of the image. The saying just touches me!

Today's papers are from the Paper Rose "Dear Emma" 6x6 collection. I love using 6x6 paper pads as the Designs are scaled smaller, perfect for card making! Next I stamped the image onto Copic Friendly paper and using my Copic Sketch markers, coloured the image to match  my chosen papers. I cut the image out with a circle die and then backed it onto a Spellbinder's Lacey Circle die. All the papers have their edges inked with Distress Ink in Dusty Concord. A few sparkly enamel dots finish off my card. 

Copics Used:

Flowers: BV02, BV04, BV08

Greenery: YG61, YG63, YG67, YG93

Background: BV0000, BV000, BV01

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!

 

Jolie's Little Friend - Take Time to Smell the Flowers!

Howdy - MichelleO here today and this week for High Hopes Stamps I have pulled out one of my very first! Many Many years ago I placed my first order with High Hopes Stamps - I think the first stamps I had ever ordered online before. This sweet little girl was in that first order. This is "Jolie's Little Friend" and I adore her!

Normally I color her in denim and reds... or pinks. This time I decided she needed some fun bright colors! And who wouldn't like a pair of bright green overalls? So I colored with my Copics (colors below) and then went and found some papers from Kaiser Craft Tropical Punch collection. Layered things up and sewed down the layers with zig zag and straight stitches. And then in the paper collection I found this sweet little scallop punch out lace for a border.

The sentiment is also from High Hopes Stamps and just perfect for this image. "Smell the Flowers" PERFECT! 

I decided her shirt needed some polka dots - Nuvo white paint dots. Then added three dots for embellishments. 

Copic colors used -

Love the happy feel of this image and the cards created with it. Adorable. To see more images that make you happy as well click HERE and enjoy all the fun! 

 Thanks - 

 

Mother's Day Pansies

 We have been celebrating spring all month long and for me part of spring is Mother's Day. I am blessed to have both my Mom and Mother in Law in my life and for that I am so grateful. Both of them are strong and full of wisdom....and they both like flowers! So, when I saw the "Pansy Arrangement" in the High Hopes Stamps line up, I knew I had to use it to make a Mother's Day card for one of them. 

I stamped this fun arrangement on alcohol marker friendly paper, coloured it with Copic markers and cut it out using an xstitched die. I cut a matching circle out of the card stock I had chosen and glued the coloured image to it. After setting that aside, I cut my 5"x 5" card base and cut the card stock to fit. Patterned paper from Lawn Fawn was the perfect match for this card. 

I added a piece of white card stock to the top after I put it through my die cutting machine in a polka dot embossing folder. Next, I stamped, cut and mounted the sentiment on card stock. All of the edges are lightly inked with Perfect Plum ink to help them stand out better. A sheer ribbon bow and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Details

Stamps -Pansy Arrangement (R014) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Happy Mother's Day (FLL029) 

Patterned Paper - Flower Market - Lawn Fawn 

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, xstitched circle die - Gina Marie Designs, circle die, polka dot embossing folder - Cuttlebug, Perfect Plum ink - Stampin' Up, enamel dots 

Copic Markers

Flower - Y00 Y11 Y15 YR24 V01 V12 V15 V99

Leaves - YG01 YG03 YG17 G28

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Springtime Joy!

Hello!

I honestly can't wait to see the flowers start growing in my garden! Maybe I'll even get to see a fairy like this cutie! Meet "Fairy On A Leaf" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. Isn't she just adorable?!! I love the little lady bug getting in the picture! "Springtime Joy" was the perfect sentiment to match this card theme.

To start my card design, I stamped "Fairy On A Leaf" onto Copic friendly paper and coloured her in with my Copic Sketch markers. I chose papers from the Carta Bella "Flora no. 2" 6x6 collection. Next using a frame die, I cut the image out and a larger size to put in behind her. I cut the sentiment in half and popped it up with some foam tape for added dimension. Some ribbon and a flower brad finish off the card design.

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E21, E95, R20

Wings: BG000, BG01

Hair: E23, E25, E27

Outfit: B12, B14, B16, B18/ C0, C2/ C6, C7, C9 (shoes)

Flowers: R02, R14, R17, R24

Stem & Leaves: YG03, YG17, G28 

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!

Spring Bunny Sampler

Howdy - MichelleO here today! And today I am coloring up Spring Bunny Sampler for High Hopes Stamps - This is such a fun image to color!

 

Spending the afternoon coloring - how fun is that!! I colored with my Copics (colors below) I then went digging into some older papers for some spring papers. These are Heidi Grace papers. Love the glitter on them. I created a scalloped mat with an EK Success punch, then sewed down all the layers with a zig zag stitch. My image is sewn on to a white mat as well. It needed a little more... and for spring that had to be flowers right?

A few mulberry flowers and some Martha Stewart leaves punches in the corner with a yellow brad. Love how this one came out. And adore those bunnies! 

 Copic colors used - 

 

To see more fabulous Spring images at High Hopes Stamps pop over HERE to get there fast! 

Thanks so much!

Spring Fun

  It is easy to know when spring is in the air. Of course the snow is melting, the sun is out more and the signs pop up every where for local soccer registration. My siblings and I grew up playing soccer so as soon as the side and back yards were dry, we would be out there running around and practicing our soccer skills. My Mom often encouraged us to "get outside"! but I think that was more to get us out of her hair so she could have some peace and quiet! 

"Soccer Star" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps reminds me of these fun times especially when the three neighbours came over and we played a game of soccer. 

After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured the stamp with Copic markers and hand fussy cut it. When I was done cutting, I ran a black marker around the edge to get any white I had missed. I wanted to keep my design somewhat simple and with more of a masculine feel to it because I think it will be perfect for a little man I have in my life who loves soccer and dinosours....I'm hoping he will love the dragon too! 

The background striped paper from Echo Park matched the colouring perfectly so I cut the paper to fit my 5" x 5" card base. I set that aside and found some blue paper from Doodlebug to cut the sky. Then, I found a piece of green card stock to cut the grass using a die and added it to the bottom of the blue "sky". The clouds were cut using a stitched cloud die and added to the sky. I glued the layers and scene pieces down and added some twine to the bottom of the card.

To stamp the sentiment, I used two different stamps by masking off the word I wanted from each sentiment and stamped them. To finish off the card, I added some enamel dots and a fish tail banner die with a soccer button (with the button hole cut off) from my stash. 

Card Details

Stamps - Soccer Star (Q101) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Springtime Joy Script (F019), Winter Fun! (F109)

Patterned Paper - Goal - Doodlebug, Happy Summer - Echo Park

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, cloud die - Your Next Stamp, grass die - Dress My Craft, twine, soccer ball button - stash, enamel dots, fish tail banner die - Your Next Stamp

Copic Markers

Dragon - YG07 YG09 G09 B18 YG01 YG03 YG09 RV00 RV02 RV13

Ball - N4 N5 N8 N10 C1 C2

Shirt - Y38 YR16 YR18 E09 C1 C2 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Garden Beetle!

Hello!

It's Spring over at High Hopes Rubber Stamps and the Design Team are using Spring themed stamps. I decided to use the "Garden Beetle" and the "Spring Has Sprung" sentiment. I've seen some really cute garden tools and thought this cutie should have some too! I just can't wait to get out in the garden and get my hands dirty.

I decided to use papers from the Carta Bella "Spring Market" 6x6 collection. After stamping my image onto Copic friendly paper with Memento ink, I coloured the image in with my Copic Sketch markers. Next using a Spell Binders "Labels 22" die, I cut it out. Using Distress Oxide ink in "Gathered Twigs", I inked all the paper edges. "Garden Beetle" is popped up with foam tape for added dimension. Some enamel dots and glitter pen on the garden tools finish off my card.

Copics Used:

Beetle: T0, T1, T3, T5, T6, T7, T8

Outfit & Hat: R20, R21, R22/Y21, Y23, Y26

Boots: YG61, YG63, YG67/Y21, Y23, Y26

Tools: RV25, RV29/ RV04, RV06, RV09

YG24, YG27

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 posting today - Spring is here? Or close? So I am having fun with a sweet little Spring Ducky! This is Rainy Day Ducky - 

Totally adorable right? I colored with my Copics ( colors below ) I then found some papers from SEI that I just love, and they are glossy! I sewed down the layers with zig zag stitch and matted the image with a green card stock with a straight stitch. Love how the duck pops! Then I just had to do more... So I added some Nuvo glitter clear paint pen for the puddle - and felt like why not? So I made it rain! Love how it turned out. 

The sentiment is a fun favorite with a rainy image. "Dot Rain or Shine" It is perfect right? This one made me happy - hope the person who gets it has the same happy feeling! 

Copic colors used -

 For LOTS of fun Spring images pop over to the High Hopes Stamps web site HERE and fall in love!

Duckie's Springtime Joy

  Happy Spring! For the month of April, the High Hopes design team will be celebrating all things Spring! My first post features "Duckie Flying Kite". I remember trying to fly a kite a few times as a child but I don't remember being successful at it. Duckie seems to be a pro and is enjoying flying his kite on a beautiful spring day. 

After stamping Duckie on alcohol marker friendly paper I coloured him with Copic markers and hand fussy cut him leaving a thin white strip. Can't lie, cutting around the kite string and kite tail was more than a little challenging but with a few walk aways and deep breaths I got it done. I set Duckie aside and cut two rectangle pieces of patterned paper from Craft Consortium. Next I cut a matching Loopy Frame die to put behind Duckie. I added a die cut puffy cloud and some die cut grass. I took the second rectangle and cut it in half - one for each side- and put them on matching card stock as well. I wanted it to look like the "scene" continued so I added some cloud and grass die cuts to these pieces as well. After stamping the sentiment, I added it to matching card stock and glued it down. Some glitter dots finish off my card. 

Card Details

Stamps - Duckie Flying Kite (S194) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Springtime Joy Script (F019)

Patterned Paper - Grunge - Light Tones - Craft Consortium

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, rectangle die, glitter dots, Loopy Frames die - Gina Marie designs, grass and puffy clouds dies - Your Next Stamp

Copic Markers

Duck - Y00 Y11 Y15 Y26 Y21 YR21 YR24

Kite - BG01 BG05 BG07 BG09 E30 E43 C1 C2 Y00 Y11 Y15 YG01 YG03 YG17

V01 V12 V95 R14 R05 R17

Lady Bug - R05 YR18 N4 N8

Grass - YG01 YG03 YG17

Bow - V01 V12 V95

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Happy Easter!

 Happy Tuesday!

The theme this month over at High Hopes Rubber Stamps is "Spring"! Nothing says spring more than Easter! Love when the kids run around the yard looking for hidden eggs! I thought I would wish you all a Happy Easter with this adorable image called "Hare's My Heart".

To start, I stamped my image onto Copic friendly paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Then I coloured this cutie in with my Copic Sketch Markers. I am using papers today from the Doodlebug "Hoppy Easter" 6x6 collection. Using a Gina Marie "Big and Little Pierced Chain Circle" die, I cut out my image. Using a "Scalloped Border" die from PPP, I added some interest to the edge of one of the Designer Papers. I popped up the circle die with foam tape for added dimension. Love this sentiment from HH Called "Egg-Stra Special"! A few enamel dots, twine and Crystal Stickles finish off my card.

Copics Used:

Bunny: T0, T1, T3 R01, R02

Lady Bug: R83, R85, T08

Heart: BG53, BG57

Ground & Outline: W1, W3/ BG0000, BG000

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 & Happy Easter!

Raindrop Willa

Howdy - 

This week for High Hopes Stamps I went cute and yet bold! This image is Raindrops Willa - I adore her!

 

She is colored with Copics (colors below) Then I added some Nuvo Glitter for those raindrops. Love the glitter drops. My papers are from Daisy's D's collection. A little shabby.. yet very bold and bright! I sewed down the layers with a zig zag stitch, and then added an EK Success punch border to a band of pattern paper. All sewn down. Wilma was also sewn down to a piece of kraft card stock. The sentiment from High Hopes Stamps "Rain or Shine". Such a sweet image for a friend. Punched with an EK Success Ticket punch lined with a red Copic marker. 

Copic colors used -

Love the bright colors on this one. Especially with one of my favorite High Hopes Stamps! What is your favorite? Click HERE to create a list of your favorites as well! 

Thank you -