I Run On Coffee

  February is the month of love so I am celebrating something I love....Coffee!!! Anyone who knows me knows how much I love my coffee - especially the first one in the morning. I love to have some quiet time and enjoy a fresh cup to start my day because.....I run on coffee!

"Coffee Bean" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps is my kind of guy <smile> I mean why have a cup when you can have a whole pot!?! When I worked in the restaurant industry and worked long hours I actually had a pot on the go all the time with my name on it - literally! Yes I did drink way too much coffee back then but hey, it got me through the day! 

After stamping this cutie on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured him with Copic markers, hand fussy cut him and ran a black marker around the edge to get any white I had missed. Patterned paper from The Perfect Blend pad from Your Next Stamp was the perfect match. I cut card stock and my base piece to fit the 4" x 5" finished card size and added a 1" high piece of plaid paper to the top. I set them aside and found the take out cup die in my stash. 

This die has been in my possession for years but this is the first time I have used it - gasp! Every time I do a coffee themed card I remember after I have done the card I have it ...sigh... but it was happy to see some love for this card. The next step was to lay the cup and stamp together on my base to see what size I wanted the paper pieces underneath them to be. Once I had that figured out I cut them and mounted the plaid paper to matching card stock. Next, I stamped the sentiment, mounted it on card stock and tucked it up under the plaid piece of paper, added the piece of card stock behind and glued everything down. Twine across the top, a few die cut hearts and some enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Coffee Bean (SLF021) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Run On Coffee (FLL017) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: The Perfect Blend - Your Next Stamp

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, Coffee Cup die - Impression Obsession, heart die - Your Next Stamp, enamel dots, twine

 Copic Markers:

Skin - E00 E21 E11 

Coffee/Beans - E23 E25 E27

Coffee Pot - C1 C2 N4 N5 N8

Bag - E30 E31 E43 E27

Shoes - C1 C2 C4 C5

Beard - C1 C2

Clothes/Hat - BG13 BG18 BG09 BG11 BG32 BG13

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Happy Harvesting

Howdy - MichelleO here today - How totally adorable is this little Gnome? These High Hopes Stamps Gnomes are just too fun.. This is Happy Harvesting. A proud little guy with his vegetables he has gathered. Then he joins some of the other High Hopes Stamps Gnomes for Coffee.. Fishing.. and even Coloring their favorite stamps from High Hopes Stamps! LOL

 

 

This Gnome is colored with my Copics (colors below) and then put together with some fun papers from Graphic 45. Love the warm colors for this fall gardener. Layered then sewn down with zig zag and straight stitches. For a border I used a cream pattern news print paper and punched with a EK Success punch. 

 

A few brown enamel dots and then the fun High Hopes Stamps "Gnome Mistake" sentiment punched out with another EK Success punch, with a Copic Marker faux border around the edges. 

I love how this one came out and what a great friendly card for a friend! 

 

Copic colors used - 

 

To see all the great little Gnomes from High Hopes Stamps new release collection "Gnome Mania" click HERE and it will pop you right over! 

Helping My Mojo

Welcome Everyone;

A coffee to go is always a good thing.  Whether it be first thing in the morning, midmorning or afternoon or evening it is mostly for one reason only -- it helps with their mojo.  There is no doubt that it gets one motivated to go about their tasks whatever they may be.  But it is also enjoyable.

For today's card, I have used the adorable Hot Brew and Coffee to Go stamps, both from High Hopes Stamps latest release called Gnome Mania.

Using Tsukinko Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped this image onto XPress It Blending Cardstock and then coloured it with Copic Markers.  I used an Eyelet Elegance Rectangle Die to cut the image out.  Even though it isn't showing up too well, but a Clear Spectrum Noir Sparkle Glitter Pen was used on the alternating stripes of his hat.  Some twine and enamel dots finished off this CAS A2 card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Hot Brew - SLF024, Coffee to Go - FLL020. both from the new Gnome Mania Release, High Hopes Stamps
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP - Capsule Collection - Lincoln Linen (DoCrafts Papermania)
• 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
• Clothes:  E55 - Light Camel, E53 - Raw Silk, E51 - Milky White, E50 - Egg Shell, C00 - Cool Gray No. 00 for hat
• Shoes:  T3 - Toner Gray No. 3, T2 - Toner Gray No. 2, T0 - Toner Gray No. 0
• Cup:  E19 - Redwood, E18 - Copper, E17 - Reddish Brass
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle Glitter Pen:  Clear (used on the Gray sections of the hat)
• Die:  Eyelet Elegance Rectangle - Gina Marie Designs
• Miscellaneous:  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 daily inspiration, pop on over to the  High Hopes Stamps Blog, where you can what the HH Divas have created.  You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

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,