Dropping A Line!!!

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a birthday card using Just Fishin' - TLF029 by High Hopes Rubber Stamps for the main image and Dropping A Line - FFL013 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the sentiment. High Hopes just released November "Gnome Mania". There are so many new super adorable gnomes to choose from.

To make my card this week, I began with a card base of Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock, cut and scored to be 5.5" x 4.25". I cut the background paper from Rust coloured cardstock to be the same size and applied this directly to the base card using double-sided tape. Using my Cuttlebug and My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Layers, I die cut the patterned paper from Photo-Play - Camp Happy Bear. Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Evergreen Bough was used to ink around the edges. I added some thin double-sided U-line tape to this piece and popped it up onto the background. With my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped both the image and the sentiment onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. Craftin Desert Diva's - Inside Scalloped Squares dies were used to die cut the Rust coloured paper and Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I cut a 3.75" square out of Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock and used this to piece the 2 die-cuts together after I finished colouring in the image with Copic Markers. This made the 2 pieces more sturdy for adding double-sided tape to pop it up onto the printed background. I die-cut the sentiment using My Creative Time - Curly Frames and then ran it through my Xyron Create a Sticker so that it would lay nice and flat onto the Rust coloured cardstock. I didn't have a larger border frame, so I used my Brother Scan and Cut to create a border around the die cut. Lastly, to finish off the card, I popped this up using U-Line double-sided tape.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Just Fishin' - TLF029 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Dropping A Line - FFL013 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black. Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Evergreen Bough

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb., Photo-Play - Camp Happy Bear (6" x 6"), Rust Cardstock

Die Cuts: Craftin Desert Diva's - Inside Scalloped Squares (Retired), My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Layers, My Creative Time - Curly Frames

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line - 2 sided tape, Brother Scan and Cut, Xyron Create a Sticker

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000, R30, R20

Beard: E47, E44, E43, E41

Hat and Shirt: E89, E87, E84, E25, E23, E21

Jeans: B26, B23, B21

Tree Stump: E49, E35, E33, E25, E23

Cattail and Grass: E49, E25, E31, YG17, YG13, YG11, YG03, YG01

Fishing Rod and Reel: E25, E23, G05, G02, C3

Fish: E97, E94, E19, E17

Stones: T6, T4, T1

Water and Droplets: BG05, BG02, BG000, B05, B01

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

You can find lots of inspiration from the Design Team Divas at the High Hopes blog, and the High Hopes Rubber Stamps Facebook Fan page plus you can also follow us on
Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Gone Fishing!

It’s Wednesday, and this week I used Anthony James - R022 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the main image and Gone Fishing Sign - G103 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the sentiment.

I come from a family that LOVES fishing. My dad has always loved fishing and now my older brother has fallen into his foot steps of loving to fish too. I remember going fishing with my dad and I thought I had a really, really big fish. We were all so excited until I pulled up a big chunk of grass reeds. LOL! The fish were jumping all around us, but we couldn't seem to catch any that 1 day.

As soon as we were back on shore, you could see the huge fish playing all over the lake. I think they were just laughing at us. But I'm not a 100% sure. LOL!

To make the card, I first used Your Next Stamp - Stitched Rectangle Die Set (YNSD214) to cut out the main image from Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and My Creative Time - Stitched Squares Inside and Out to die cut the square out of some white cardstock. Then I used my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black Ink to get a nice crisp image. I used various Copic markers listed below to colour in the image.

I decided to colour in the fish with PrismaColor pencils on the sentiment.

Next I ran both the coloured image and the sentiment through my Xyron Creative Station and placed both cuts over top of some green cardstock. Then I popped both up using 3M VHB - 2 sided tape.

The base of the card is 5.5" x 5.5". I edged around the card and sentiment with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Bundled Sage. For a final touch, I added a little fish under the sentiment.

Card Recipe:

Stamp:  Anthony James - R022 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Gone Fishing Sign - G103 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Bundled Sage

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, ModaScrap - Under The Sea (6" x 6"), Green cardstock

Die Cuts: Your Next Stamp - Stitched Rectangle Die Set (YNSD214), My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Cuttlebug, Xyron Creative Station, 3M VHB - 2 sided tape

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin:  E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Hair: E59, E57, E55

Overalls:  B26, B23, B21, E15, Y35, Y08

Shirt:  R27, R24, R22, G46, G43, G40, G24

Ball Cap: G82, G46, G43, G40, G28, G24, G21

Shoes: E39, E37, E35, E33, E31

Fishing Rod and Reel: R27, R24, R22, E39, E35, E31, G46, G40, G28, C3, C1

Fish:  RV21, R22, G46, G43, G40, G20

Ground: E37, E35, E33, E31

Sky: B02, B01, B00, B000

Sign: PrismaColor Pencils - Blush Pink (PC928), Sap Green Light (PC 120), Charteuse (PC989), Apple Green (PC912), Olive Green (PC911)

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

You can find lots of inspiration from the Design Team Divas at the High Hopes blog, and the High Hopes Rubber Stamps Facebook Fan page plus you can also follow us on
Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.