Have a Holly Jolly Christmas!

Welcome Everyone;

Another month is done and before we know it, Christmas will soon be here.  For today's card, I'm using the adorable Reindeer Sweetness from High Hopes Stamps', "Christmas Cheer Release"  paired with the sentiment called Holly Jolly.

After stamping the image on XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with copic markers.  It was then cut out with a Wonky Stitched Circle Die.  Using some red cardstock, I cut a Poinsettia Arrangement out.  Some Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops, Spectrum Noir Sparkling Glitter - Clear, enamel dots and a green pom pom finished off this CAS card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps: Reindeer Sweetness - RDG006 -- Christmas Cheer Release, Holly Jolly - K048 both from High Hopes Stamps
• Paper:  Xpress It Blending Cardstock, DP - A Perfect Christmas - Echo Park, Mad 4 Plaid Christmas - Photoplay
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Copic Markers:
• Girl:  -- Skin: E0000 - Floral White, E000 - Pale Fruit Pink, E00 - Cotton Pearl, R20 - Blush; 
• Hair:  E34 - Toast, E31 - Brick Beige, E30 - Sand
• Boots: N0 - Neutral Gray No. 0, N1 - Neutral Gray No. 1, N2 - Neutral Gray No. 2
• Leggings & Scarf: G46 - Mistletoe, G43 - Pistachio
• Coat & Hat: R46 - Strong Red, R29 - Lipstick Red, r27 - Cadmiun Red
• Reinder: E35 - Chamois, E34 - Toast, E33 - Sand, R01 - Pinkish Vanilla
• N4 - Neutral Gray No. 4, N3 - Neutral Gray No. 3, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, N0 - Neutral Gray No. 0
• Scarf:  G46 - Mistletoe, G43 - Pistachio, G40 - Dim Green
• Dies:  Wonky Stitched Circle, Poinsettia Arrangement -- both from Gina Marie Designs
• Nuvo Glitter Drops:  White Blizzard
• Spectrum Noir Sparkling Glitter Pen:  Clear
• Enamel Dots - YNS

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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Waiting For Santa

 The Christmas Cheer release is now live and full of adorable images to help you get your Christmas card started! 

When I saw the "Santa Boy & Reindeer Dog" stamp in this release I pictured them sitting under the tree waiting for Santa. I had made some cascade front or double angle card bases a couple weeks ago and decided to try to bring my idea to life on one of these bases. This fold is easier to make than it looks and folds flat for mailing. Perfect for a Christmas card!

                                                                                      

      After stamping this adorable pair on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured them with Copic markers and hand fussy cut them. I set them aside and stamped my sentiment. This is cut in half as it stuck out the side too far to leave it in the original shape. 

Using some templates I had cut, I added some wood patterned paper to the base. Next, I cut more pine branches than I can count - I was seeing them when I closed my eyes - and formed my Christmas tree on the base. I added some hand fussy cut light strings cut from a 12 x 12 piece of patterned paper I had in my stash.  To finish my card, I glued down the sentiment (after adding it to matching card stock) and image and added a die cut star to the top of the tree. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Santa Boy & Reindeer Dog - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Sm. Christmas Script - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Whitewash Wood - Recollections, Christmas Lights paper - Pizazz

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, star die - Swirling Stars - Tim Holtz

 Copic Markers:

Skin  - E00 E21 E11 

Hair - E23 E25 E27

Buckle - Y11 Y15 Y26 Y28

Antlers -E50 E51 E53 E55 G17 G28 B39

Basket - E34 E35 E29

Dog - E34 E35 E29

Ornaments - G17 G29 B39 Y11 Y15 Y17 R14 R27 R37

White Shadow - C2, blender

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Holy Night

  Over the next few days, the High Hopes design team will be sharing a sneak peek from the Christmas Cheer release. The stamp featured will be available the day it is posted and the full release will be available September 7th - fun right?! 

For today's sneak peek I decided to challenge myself to do a CAS (clean and simple) style card featuring 3 Wisemen. I find this style very challenging because I usually like to include a few patterned papers and maybe some die cuts on my cards. This style forces me to sit on my hands and not keep adding to the design. 

                                                                                      

       These adorable wisemen were stamped, coloured with Copic markers and hand fussy cut. Originally I had made an ink blended background but I ended up changing design direction and had already cut the background .....the wrong size for the direction I ended up going. Thankfully, I had some patterned paper from a Recollections pad that mimicked a subtle starry sky as back up. 

My next challenge was that I didn't have a star that was the look I wanted. So, what is a gal to do?! I grabbed a star dangle stencil I have in my stash and got to work. I turned my white glitter paper over, chose the star size I wanted and traced it out. Next, I found a slightly smaller star to go over top that gave me the smaller peeks, hand drew the tail and cut it out with scissors. To finish off the card I stamped the sentiment directly on to the base and glued everything down. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: 3 Wisemen - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Oh Holy Night - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Northern Lights - Recollections 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, star dangle stencil - Whimsy Stamps, white glitter paper

 Copic Markers:

Skin  - E00 E21 E11 

Hair - E53 E55 E57 E47 E49 C9

Clothing - G17 G29 B39  R39 R59 V09  E30 E31 E43  B34 B37 B39  B00 B01 B02 B04

Crowns -Y11 Y15 YR23 Y26

Gifts, Shoes - C1 C2 C4 C5

Jewels - C2

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!