Checkin' It Twice

Howdy -

How can it be the last day of July? Where did the month go? This is my last card for the High Hopes Stamps Christmas in July series. And I just had to end it with the big man himself. This is Santa - "Checkin' It Twice" Great Santa Claus image!  

 

Santa is colored with my Copics (colors below) and then I added some Nuvo Glitter paint for his trim. Why? Because I think Santa needs some magical sparkle!  

My pattern papers is from Basic Grey, love those coordinating front and back patterns. I sewed down the layers and then went to punch out and color my sentiment. High Hopes Stamps "Naughty List" is just so much fun and perfect for this image. It is punched out with an EK Success punch then matted with the same dark red pattern paper. 

A simple but fun card. And easy to mail with less embellishments - sometimes that is a must for mailing out cards.

Copic colors used -

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Thanks so much! 

Fun and Games

  It is looking like Christmas in my craft room as I continue my mission to get my Christmas cards done in a timely manner this year. Truthfully, I haven't added to my card stash in awhile but when I saw the "Checkin' It Twice" stamp and the "Naughty List" sentiment from High Hopes Rubber Stamps I knew I had to have them and that they would be perfect for a few people on my card giving list.

                                                                               

                                                                                    Side View

  

I stamped this adorable gnome on alcohol marker friendly paper, coloured him with Copic markers and added some squiggly lines to the list to look like names with a black marker. I hand fussy cut him and ran a black marker around the edge to get any white I had missed. I set him aside and started creating my card base.

 

This is my first ever step card made using a tutorial I found online - there are tons out there! I decided some snowflake style paper from Photo Play was perfect for this card and added some "snow" and trees with some white sparkle paper from my stash. Apparently "Santa" checks his list no matter where he is or what he is doing! Yikes - lol! 

After adding some twine, I glued down all the layers and stamped the sentiment. I decided to add some Star Dust Stickles to the sentiment instead of colouring it so it matched the rest of the sparkle on my card. A red bell that jingles when the card is moved finishes off my card. 

Card Details

Stamps - Checkin' It Twice (SLF020) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Naughty List (HDG006) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Kringle & Co - Photo Play

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, tree edge die - Stampin' Up, twine, bell, Star Dust Stickles, sparkly paper - stash

Copic Markers

Skin - E00 E21 E11 E04

Scroll - E40 D41 E42 E43

Beard - W0 W1 W2

Suit/Hat - R14 R27 R37 R59

Boots/Belt/Gloves - T4 T6 T8 T9

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Checkin' It Twice

 Happy Tuesday High Hopes fans!

On Nov 1st we released our "Gnome Mania" images.  A whole release dedicated to gnomes.....something for just about everyone in this release.

Today I wanted to share "Checkin' It Twice" which I paired with the  "He Gnomes" sentiment.

Copic Colors

Hat, Belt & Jacket - R39, R37, R35

Boots & Mitts - T9, T8, T6

Beard - C1, C0

Hat Trim, Pom Pom, Jacket Trim - C0

Nose - E000, E00, E11, E13

Paper List - E43, E42, E41

Lip - R20

Grounding - E44, E42, E40

Shading - BG0000, BG000 

Misc Goodies - Polkadoodles "Gnome for the Holidays" patterned paper, Bazzil "Rain", Sizzix "Dotted Ovals" dies & misc enamel dots

Find all the NEW High Hopes "Gnome Mania" release images HERE

Have a wonderful day & thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs,

Checkin' It Twice

Welcome Everyone;

High Hopes Stamps, newest release Gnome Mania, has just hit the presses.  These stamps are so adorable and so much fun.

For today's card, I have used Checkin' It Twice Gnome along with He Gnomes for the sentiment.

After stamping the image onto some copic friendly paper, I coloured it with copic markers.  A Scalloped stitched Nesting Oval was used to cut the image out.  A Stitched Oval Die and some plaid Christmas paper were used to cut another oval shape. Some Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops was added to Santa's outfit.  Some twine and enamel dots finished off this CAS card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Checkin' It Twice Gnome - SLF020, He Gnomes - FLL010 -- Gnome Mania Release -- High Hopes Stamps
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP -- Gnome for the Holidays, Christmas (Photoplay), Mad for Plaid Christmas (Photoplay)
• Copic Markers:
• Skin:  E0000 - Floral White, E000 - Pale Fruit Pink, E00 - Cotton Pearl
• Beard: C00 - Cool Gray No. 00, C0 - Cool Gray No. 0, C1 - Cool Gray No. 1
• Gloves, Shoes & Belt:  N8 - Neutral Black No. 8, N7 - Neutral Gray No. 7, N6 - Neutral Gray No. 6
• Coat:  R46 - Strong Red, R29 - Lipestick Red, R27 - Cadmium Red
• Scroll:  E40 - Brick Beige, E41 - Pearl White, E42 - Sand White
• Die:  Scalloped Stitched Nesting Ovals, Stitched Ovals -- Gina Marie Designs
• Nuvo Glitter Drops:  White Blizzard
• Nuvo Glitter Accents:  Fresh Snowfall
• Twine and Enamel Dots

Come for a visit at High Hopes Stamps and check out the brand new Gnome Mania Release as well as all the other stamps.  If you are in need of some inspiration, pop on over to the  High Hopes Stamps Blog, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to see the daily posts by the  HH Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

He Gnomes!

Happy Tuesday!

I'm so excited about the New Release over at High Hopes Stamps called "Gnome Mania". You really must go check it out! There's something for everyone..... from Christmas to coffee themed to sewing and so much more! I got to use this adorable image called "Checkin' It Twice". And of course you need the sentiment called "He Gnomes" that matches perfectly!

I made a CAS card design today to show off the main image! I started by stamping my image onto some Copic friendly paper and then coloured it in using my Copic Sketch markers. A bit of paper from the My Favourite Things "Cheerful Plaid" 6x6 collection, some twine and enamel dots finish off the card. I hand fussy cut out "Santa" and popped him up with some foam squares.

Copic Used:

Skin: E00, E02, E11

Beard: C00, C0, C1, C2, C3

Paper: B0000, B000

Red: R22, R24, R27, R29

Black: C5, C7, C8, C9

 

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

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!