With Love

 Fall is just around the corner and the High Hopes design team will be celebrating all things fall this month. Fall is my favourite time of year. I love the cooler temperatures, the cozy sweaters and the colours. I'm not a huge apple lover but there is something about the first apple pie or apple crunch made with the fresh apples of the season that warms my insides. It is this first fresh apple pie of fall, usually enjoyed at Thanksgiving that inspired this weeks card featuring "Apple Pie Anyone" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. 

After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured this adorable stamp with Copic markers and cut it out using a circle die. I cut the bottom off the circle and cut a card stock piece to put behind it. I wanted a soft, home, Grandma's kitchen feel to my card so patterned paper from Honey Bee and Echo Park were perfect for the card. I cut the lace paper into two strips and put the stamped image on top, stamped the sentiment and added it across the corner. A bow, enamel dots and Doodlebug Sprinkles finish off my card.

Stamp Recipe

Stamps - Apple Pie Anyone (SS024)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Baked With Love (FLL028)

Patterned Paper - New Day - Echo Park, Summer Stems - Honey Bee Stamps

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, circle die, enamel dots, ribbon, Doodlebug Sprinkles

Copic Markers

Feet/Ears - E01 E93 E95

Body - C1 C2 C4 C5 R21

Pie Plate - YG61 YG63 YG67 

Leaves - YG01 YG03 YG17

Apples - R14 R24 R27 R59

Pie Crust - E30 E31 E43

    Stems - E34 E35 E29

Apple Cores - E50 E51 E55

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Baked With Love

 I have a large number of people in my life who love to bake. I don't mind it once and awhile but it isn't my "thing" like it is for some people. The bonus in my world is when I get to be the taste tester of baking experiments even if they don't turn out perfect <wink>. They all say there is a secret ingredient in their baking....won't tell me what of course.......but I think there is a smidge of love in whatever they make. 

Add to that some of these same people love gnomes and the new "Baking Gnome" from High Hopes is perfect for making cards for them. I have a number of occasion cards rolling around in my brain for this stamp.......it's just getting the time to get them out of my brain and made! <smile>

After stamping on to alcohol marker friendly paper, I fussy cut him and ran a black marker around the edge to get any white I had missed. I set him aside and found patterned paper from MFT and Lawn Fawn and cut them to fit my A2 size card base.

 A stitched tag was the perfect backdrop for this adorable chef so I cut two out of white and red card stock, layered them and added the stamp with foam pop dots. I stamped the sentiment and added it to matching card stock. A die cut spoon and whisk, a bow and some die cut hearts finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Baking Gnome (SLF035) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Baked With Love (FLL031) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Gingham Galore - MFT, Watercolor Wishes Rainbow - Lawn Fawn

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, foam pop dots, stitched nesting tags - Tutti Designs, ribbon, heart die - Your Next Stamp, spoon and whisk die - Alexandra Reneke

 Copic Markers:

Skin - E00 E21 E11

Shoes - E34 E35 E29

Flowers - R05 R17 R37

Clothes - W3, blender

Cake - E23 E25 E27

Leaves - YG25 G24 G28

Bowl/Spoon - E41 E42 E43

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