It's time for a little bit of Fall!

Happy Tuesday HH fans!

It's hard to believe Summer is over!!  I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Labour Day yesterday.

I went away this weekend to have some crafty time with my friend.  We coloured, made cards & enjoyed some great food.  Oh and I organized all my pencils & even went on a little adventure to Michael's to see if I could get a few of the missing pencils I needed.  So much fun!!

Lately I have been playing around with my Prismacolor Premier Pencils & just lovin' the learning process.  I have always used Gamsol for blending but this weekend I didn't.  My friend gave me a little lesson on blending just using the pencils.  At first try I wasn't a fan & wanted to run for my Gamsol and blending stumps.  BUT, I gave it another go after a little more of a lesson & this is what I came up with.

This is Angel Bear Pumpkin with Happy Fall Y'all.  I removed the Y'all part of the sentiment just in case you were wondering.  I still need more practice but I was quite pleased with how this turned out.  Hope you think so too.

Prismacolor Pencil Combos

*Colours are listed in the order I used them (dark to light)

Bear Brown - PC946 Dark Brown, PC1082 Chocolate, PC1085 Peach Beige

Shirt - PC937 - Tuscan Red, PC923 Scarlet Lake, PC922 Poppy Red, PC1001 Salmon Pink

Pumpkin Stem - PC908 Dark Green, PC109 Prussian Green, PC1096 Kelly Green, PC912 Apple Green

Bow Tie, Buttons & Nose - PC1067 - 90% Cool Grey, PC1065 70% Cool Grey, PC1063 50% Cool Grey

Ears & Lips - PC929 Pink, PC928 Blush Pink, PC1013 Deco Peach

Pumpkin - PC945 Sienna Brown, PC1032 Pumpkin Orange, PC118 Cadmium Orange, PC918 Orange, PC1002 Yellowed Orange, PC1003 Spanish Orange

Overalls - PC901 Indigo Blue, PC1025 Periwinkle, PC1087 Powder Blue, PC1023 Cloud Blue

Wings - PC1059 10% Cool Grey, PC1060 20% Cool Grey, PC1061 30% Cool Grey

Misc Supplies - Distress Inks Wild Honey & Scattered Straw, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink for stamping, Bo Bunny Apple Cider 6 x 6 pad, Bazzil cardstock Beeswax & Brown, Strathmore Colored Pencil paper 100LB for colouring

Stamps - Angel Bear Pumpkin R139 & Happy Fall Y'all G086

Thanks for poppin' by today & happy stampin'!

Pumpkin Buddies

 Happy Saturday HH Fans!

The weather here in Ontario has been crazy hot & humid this week...it's like the lazy days of Summer all over again in September lol.  But thankfully it's not quite as hot & humid today.

Spring & Fall are my favourite seasons, I could totally do without Winter!!

Today I'm sharing a little Fall fun with Pumpkin Buddies.  I just love that adorable dog, he is so cute.  I paired this adorable image with our Happy Fall Y'all! sentiment.

Copic Colours

Pumpkin - E19, YR18, YR15, Y17

Ground Shading - W2, W0, W00

Background Shading - B000, B0000

Dog - E27, E25, E23, E21

Pumpkin Stem - E47, E44, E43

Leaves - G99, G94, YG03

Cat - N8, N6, N4, N2, R02

Cat Cheeks - N6, N4, N2

Bat - W10, W8, W6, W7, W5, W3

Pumpkin eyes & Nose - Y17, Y35, Y15 with 0 Blender

Misc stuff - Pebbles Midnight Haunting 6 x 6 pad, misc Doodlebug scrap behind sentiment, enamel dots, Copic friendly cardstock for stamping, Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Stamps - Pumpkin Buddies TT020 & Happy Fall Y'all! G290

Thanks for poppin' by today & happy stampin'!

Happy Fall

  I love having seasonal cards in my stash. The inside is left blank so I can include a sentiment for whatever the reason I am sending a card - thank you, just a note and thinking of you to name a few. When I saw the "Ryan & Ainsley" stamp in the High Hopes line up I knew they would be perfect to not only help celebrate fall but to add to my stash. How cute are these two!?!! 

                                                       

I stamped these cuties on alcohol marker friendly paper, coloured them with Copic markers and cut them out using a circle die. I didn't colour the grass all the way down to the bottom of the circle so I cut the bottom of the circle off and mounted it on a piece of card stock. Patterned paper from the Fall pad from Echo Park worked perfectly for my card. After cutting a piece of the gingham paper to fit the card base, I cut a matching piece with a banner die. I didn't have the next size up to create a card stock banner to put it so I traced the outside of the banner die and cut it to size. 

Next, I cut a piece of flower paper to go in between the gingham layers and added it to matching card stock. I like putting the card stock behind each layer as I think it helps define each layer. I masked off the sentiment - it has a "y'a'll" at the end of it - with a post it note, inked and stamped it and added it to a piece of card stock. Some cotton lace ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Ryan & Ainsley (S163) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Happy Fall Y'all (G086) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Fall - Echo Park

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, circle die, banner die - Sizzix, cotton lace ribbon, enamel dots

 Copic Markers:

Mice - N0 N2 N4 N5 R000 R20 R21

Flowers - Y21 Y23 YR23 E35 E43 

E44 E47 E49 G43 G85 BG96

          Clothing - BV23 BV25 C9 R05 R17 R46 V17 

YR30 E81 W1 YR04 YR09 YR18

Grass - G40 G43 G85 BG96

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Fall Fun

   I grew up on a fairly large property with lots of trees. In the fall, one of our jobs was to rake the leaves. It wasn't always our favourite job but there were times where we took a break, raked the leaves into a big pile and had some fun jumping in the pile and throwing them at each other. Of course this left more raking to do to get them back in the pile to be put into bags and it also left leaves in our hair and clothes! We were sure to clean those off before going in the house! 

The "Fall Joy" stamp from High Hopes Rubber Stamps brings back some of these fun memories! Fall is my favourite time of year so I am happy to celebrate all things fall and Halloween this month.

                                                          

 After stamping onto alcohol marker friendly paper I coloured this fun stamp with Copic markers and cut it out using a rectangle die. Patterned paper from two different Honey Bee pads gave me a perfect background - since the stamp is "busy" I wanted to use a more neutral back ground. I cut the paper to fit my 5.5" x 5.5" card base, inked the edges and added them to matching card stock. 

The sentiment is a combination of words from two different sentiments. To create my sentiment I masked off each stamp to get the word I wanted, lined them up and stamped them separately. When they were stamped I cut them out using an oval die, put it on matching card stock and hand cut the shape. Next, I added some twine to the patterned paper pieces, glued them down, and added the stamped image with 3D foam tape. Some leaf die cuts and enamel dots finish off my card. 

 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Fall Joy (T041) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Happy Fall Y'all (G086), Winter Fun! (F109) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Autumn Afternoon, Gingham Galore Fall - Honey Bee 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, rectangle die, oval die, leaf die - Your Next Stamp, enamel dots, twine, Close To Cocoa ink - Stampin' Up

 Copic Markers:

Raccoons - N4 N6 N8 W1 W3 W6 W7

Sky - B000 B00 B41 B52

           Grass - YG61 YG67 BG99

Leaves - Y11 Y18 Y26  G21 G24 G28 BG99

YG01 YG03 YG17 G28 R05 R17 R39

YG02 YG11 YG18 YR21 YR24 E23

Tree - E23 E25 D27 D29

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Harvest Mice!

Happy August!

August is all about Fall & Halloween over at High Hopes Rubber Stamps! I think Fall is my favourite time of the year because the colours are so pretty! Today I am using the rubber stamp called "Harvest Mice" paired with the "Happy Fall Y'all".

I started by stamping my image and sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Next I used my Copic Sketch Markers and coloured the image to match with papers from the Doodlebug Pumpkin Spice 6x6 collection. Using my Brother Cut N Scan. I cut out around my image leaving a white border. Lots of basic shape layers on my card today, with all the edges inked in Vintage Photo Distress Ink. A bit of ribbon, a bow and an enamel dot finish off my card today!

Here's a side view to see the added dimension by popping up the image and sentiment with foam tape.

Copics Used:

Mice: C0, C1, C2, C4, C8/ E31, E33, E35, E37, E39

Outfits: BG45, BG49, BG53, BG57/ YR23, Y32, Y35

Pumpkin: YR04, YR07, YR09

Green: YG03, YG17, G28

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!

Milton the Moose!

Hi!

I'm getting ready for Fall by making some cards to send to family and friends. I thought "Milton's Fall Harvest" from High Hopes Stamps would be sure to make someone smile! I mean a Moose picking apples.... how cute right?!

I started by stamping and then colouring my images in with Copic Sketch Markers. I dug out some papers from my "Fall Stash"to create my design with. Last winter I went through all my older 6x6 paper pads and tore out the patterns I thought I might use. The rest of the papers I donated to our local Family Resource Center for the kids crafts area. Now I just call it my "stash" as I have no idea what company made what lol. I added a bit of twine and an apple brad to finish off the cards.

I challenged myself to try "no-line colouring". It's something I always envy when other people do it and thought why not give it a try! I decided to do 2 cards showing the difference of no-line colouring to that of a black ink stamped image. I stamped the right image using MFT's ink in the colour Natural. This gave me a very light line to follow when colouring. Sorry one is upside down, it's just the way I stamped and then turned it in the MISTI.

This is the "no-line colouring" image. It has a much softer look to it. I have lots of practice to do but I think it turned out ok!

Here's the most common way, stamp your image with black ink. It's much crisper looking when coloured. I used the High Hopes sentiment called "Happy Fall Ya'll" on both cards.

Copics Used:

Moose: E33, E35, E37/ W1, W3, W5/ R01, R22

Apples: R37, R39, R59, YG17, YG26

Basket: E43, E44, E47, C1, C2, C3

Grass: G28, YG17, YG23, YG25

I hope you'll 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 our Blog and Facebook page too!

Happy Stamping! 

Fall Pumpkin Patch

Fall is just around the corner and that means the pumpkin patches will soon be open to pick the perfect pumpkin or pumpkins for your fall decor, Halloween or baking your favourite fall treat...pumpkin pie - yum! 

"Pumpkin Patch" from High Hopes reminds me of the fun days ahead. 

I coloured this fun stamp with alcohol markers and Prisma pencils for some shading. I originally cut this out with rectangle die......but I messed up the clouds so........fussy cutting it was! The background is created with some inked clouds and a grass tuft die and the stamp is glued on top. The sentiment is masked off from a larger sentiment and all the edges were inked with versa mark ink.  I kept the design of this one a little more simple to keep the focus on this gorgeous stamp. Paper from Simple Stories and Echo Park were perfect for a bit of a country feel. Some enamel dots and ribbon are the finishing touches.  


Card Recipe 

Stamp:Pumpkin Patch - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Happy Fall Y'all - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Bloom and Grow - Simple Stories, Fall is In the Air - Echo Park

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock, umber Versa Mark ink, cloud die - Quickutz, baby blue Memories ink, Stampin Up ribbon, grass tuft die - YNS, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs

Spectrum Noir Markers:BY3 GB3 B03 MB3 CG1 DG2 YG3 BG5 BG7 BG10 TN1 CG3 CG4 JG5 CT1 CT4 GY4

Copics: E31 E77 E15 E18 E49

Prismacolor Pencils: yellowed orange, peach beige, cream

The High Hopes Design team posts daily inspiration on Facebook and the blog. Inspiration can also be found on Instagram and Pinterest! 

                                                               

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Happy Fall!

Hello HH Fans!
How cute are these little friends?!!! This is the "Wagon Full of Blessings" stamp from High Hopes. I love Fall with the cooler weather and colours of the leaves! If you are in need of a little Fall inspiration, head on over to the OCS and HH Blogs. The Design Teams have been showcasing Fall/Halloween images all month!

I used a Circle Quilt die and cut a few papers with it from the Lawn Fawn Sweater Weather 6x6 collection. I fussy cut my image and popped it up with foam tape for some added dimension. The "Happy Fall Y'all" sentiment just sums up my love of Fall.

Copics Used:

Happy Stamping!

Supplies:

Happy Fall Y'all

It's Friday again and I am back with another fall inspired card!

This is one of my favorite stamps from High Hopes and I look forward to inking it up every fall.

The image is called Harvest Mice.

I colored it with Prisma Colored Pencils 

(Cool Grey, Apple Green, Sunburst Yelllow, Spring Green, black, Violet, Orange, chocolate)

The sentiment is Happy Fall Y'all.

The patterned paper is Doodlebug Designs.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

I hope you got some good inspiration!