Let's Go Fishing!

 Happy Saturday HH Fans!

It's the long weekend here in Ontario & I'm soooo happy for the extra day of rest.  Well it won't actually be a weekend of rest because it's also the weekend we can start planting our gardens.  I'm truly hoping we are all done with the risk of frost here.  

Today I'm poppin' in to share our super cute image called Anthony James.  I just love this guy!  I can never have too many masculine cards in my stash.  I coloured Anthony up using very nature oriented colours.  I'm off to visit my son in the Yukon next month & we will 100% be going fishing.  Not too sure why he takes me fishing because I cause him so much work.  I don't bait my line nor do I take the fish off the hook.  Thinking of my pending trip inspired my colour choices.  I chose the sentiment Dropping A Line, I thought it worked perfect with Anthony.

Copic Combos

Skin - E000, E00, E01

Shirt & Hat - YR27m YR24, YR23

Overalls & Hat - E89, E87, E84

Boots - W7, W5, W5

Boot Souls - W8, W6, W4

Hair - E27, E25, E23

Fish - G99, G94, G85, G82

Fishing Rod - C5, C3, C1, C7

Reel - C7, C5, C3

Grounding - E44, E43, E42

Stamps - Anthony James R022 & Dropping A Line FLL013

Thanks for poppin' by today & happy stampin'!

Dropping You A Line!

Hello!!

This stamp called "Time Well Spent" from High Hopes is one of the first stamps I purchased years ago. It still is one of my favourites! It just warms my heart! You can tell these two are the best of friends and don't go anywhere without each other! I used the HH sentiment "Dropping You A Line" so I can add this card to my Birthday stash!

After stamping my image onto Copic Friendly paper, I coloured it in with my Copic Sketch markers. I'm using papers from the Doodlebug "Puppy Love" 6x6 collection. Using A Gina Marie "Big and Little Pierced Chain Rectangle" die, I cut the image out. A bit a twine and a large brad finish off my card.

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E21, E95, R20

Hair: E23, E25, E29

Outfit: B24, B26, B28/ R37, R89

Dog: Y23, Y26, Y28

Dock: E43, E44, E47

Water: B000, B00, B01

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!

 

O-fish-ally Awesome

  If you have read some of my past blog posts, you will know that I struggle with masculine cards and I don't fish. I mean I did do a little fishing when I was a kid but as an adult it isn't my thing. My hubby doesn't fish either but we have a few friends in our lives who love it, so when we need a birthday card for one of these friends ..... I need to get creating. 

Last year, High Hopes did a Gnome Mania release and at that time I took notice of the fishing themed stamps in the release. I wanted to challenge myself to find a way to use the "Just Fishin' and Fishing Shack" stamps together on a card. This stamp pairing has been perculating in my brain for awhile now so I am glad it has finally come together! 

                                                                                                                                            

 This stamp combo was a lot of colouring but I think they work well together. They also needed to be put on a 6x6 card base - a larger size then I normally do. I stamped them on to alcohol marker friendly paper and coloured them with Copic markers. After the colouring was done, I cut the sky line a little lower then the top of the shack roof so the stack and roof stuck out the top to add a little fun to the card. 

Fishing themed patterned paper from Carta Bella was my choice and I die cut fish net to tuck in behind the stamps. I used two different sentiments for this card - the Happy Birthday is masked out of a larger stamp. I added one sentiment with what my hubby thinks is a lure spinner he found when we were walking the dog. Since he found it the week I was working on getting the colouring done, I took it as a sign lol - I needed to use it on the card. I put it on to look like it was caught in the fish net and we will deliver this card in person so I don't have to worry about things laying totally flat to be mailed. Enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Details

Stamps - Just Fishin' (TLF029), Fishing Shack (TLF038) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - O-fish-ally (FLL019), Dropping A Line (TLL013) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Gone Camping - Carta Bella

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, fish net die - Tutti Designs, enamel dots

Copic Markers

Gnome - E00 E21 E11 E04 W0 W1 W2 B34 B37 B39 B97 R05 R17 YR18 R56 R59 E34 E35 E29

Stump, Poles, Shack - E23 E25 E27 E29

Shack Roof - C1 C2 C4 C7 E08 E09 blender

Sky - B000 B00 B41 B52

Grass, Fish - YG61 YG63 YG67 BG99

Plants - G46 G28 G29 BG99

Pond - B00 B12 B14 B16 

Rocks W1 W3 W5 W7

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!