Laurie's Garden Angel

 Happy Monday HH fans!

Today I have Laurie's Garden Angel to share with you.  At first when I looked at colouring up this image I was like....this is going to take a while...but I challenged myself & dove right in.  I'm so glad that I did because I loved every minute of colouring this one.  I did the colouring in chunks.  What does that mean?  Well rather than looking at it as a daunting task, I looked and said I'm going to colour this little part.  Before I knew it I was all done.  I was a little sad it was complete because I wanted to keep colouring lol.

My list of colours for this beauty is looooong but don't let that scare you...remember colour in chunks!

Copic Combos

Wooden Barrel - E29, E27, E23, C7, C5, C3

Bird House Pole & Sign Pole - E47, E44, E43

Sunflowers - Y19, Y17, Y15, E27, E44, E43

Leaves, Vines, Potted Plant, Carrot Tops & Lettuce - G46, G43, G40

Tomatoes, Heart, Bird House, Flowers in Pot - R49, R56, R46 (leave all your red till last)

Potatoes - E57, E55, E53

Carrots - YR18, YR16, YR15

Grass - YG67, YG63, YG61

Dirt - E44, E43, E42

Skin - E000, E00, E01

Shovel Handle & Basket - E89, E87, E84, E81

Watering Can & Shovel - C5, C3, C1

Hair - E37, E35, E34

Dress, Shirt, Hat & Boots - YR27, YR24, YR23, Y28, Y26, Y23, Y21

Signs - W3, W1, W00

Birdhouse & Dress Flower - Y08, Y06, Y04

Birds - BG07, BG05, BG02

Beaks - Y08

Plant Pot - E99, E97, E95

Butterflies - BG07, BG05, BG02, W7, W5

Angel Wings - N1, N0

Shading - B000, B0000

Stamps - Laurie's Garden Angel S251 & Happy Birthday FDG028

Thanks for poppin' by today & happy stampin'!

Some birthday wishes from the ocean

 Happy Friday HH Fans!

So I've had this little idea running around in my head for a long while.  I wanted to make a couple of birthday cards for my stash designed around the ocean.  Something bright, cute & fun....these are what I came up with.

The main stamp is our Sea Floor Background & I chose the Sea Turtle and Oliva the Octopus for my two card additional images.  High Hopes has so many different images you can use for an ocean themed card.  Check out the links below for more.

The black frame around the main image is cut using 2 different size rectangle dies.

Copic Combos

Coral (used some of each of these on each card)- RV19, RV17, RV14, YR09, YR07, YR04, V06, V05, V04, BG18, BG15, BG13, V17, V15, V12, RV29, RV25, RV13, BG57, BG07, BG05

Sand (Bottom Card) - E25, E23, E21

Sand (Top Card) - E44, E42, E41

Rocks (Bottom Card) - C5, C3, C1

Shell (Top Card) - V17, V15, V12

Shell (Bottom Card) - Y28, Y26, Y23

Sea Turtle - BG07, BG05, BG02, YR18, YR16, YR15

Octopus - RV04, RV02, RV00

Seaweed - YG09, YG07, YG06

Stamps - Sea Floor Background T051, Oliva Q051, Sea Turtle K041, Bold Happy Birthday F087, Happy Birthday FDG027, more images HERE

Thanks for poppin' in today & happy stampin'!

Dudley goes surfing!

 Good morning & happy Saturday HH fans!

It's been a minute since my last post here on the blog.  I finally got a chance to sit and have some colour therapy.  

Originally I was going to make this a Father's Day card.  But I changed my mind at the last minute & thought my Dad would get a kick out of this for his birthday.  

I used Surf Scene Dudley & a simple Happy Birthday for the sentiment.

Copic Combos

Dudley - YG21, YG23, YG25, B14, B16, B18

Water - B21, B23, B24

Sky - B01, B00, B000, B0000

Sand - E31, E34, E35, E0000

Clouds - C00, C2

Surf Board - B14, B16, B18, YR15, YR16, YR18

White Caps on Water - White Gelly Roll

Stamps

Surf Scene Dudley S224

Happy Birthday! E259

Happy Stampin'!

Hog Happy Birthday

  I have a few friends who love pigs. They think they are awesome and would love to have a property to keep some on. I have had a few experiences in my life with pigs - mostly feeding them and cleaning out their pens. For the most part they were friendly and kind of comical actually especially the piglets. It was fun to watch them experience new things as they are quite curious and smart. 

I can't say they are one of my favourite animals but for some of my friends they are so when I saw the "Hog Happy" stamp in the "Let's Celebrate" re-release at High Hopes Rubber Stamps, I knew this cute hog with her balloon and party hat would be perfect for one of their birthday cards. 

                                                                               

                                                                                     

After stamping my image on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured it with Copic markers and cut it out using a stitched scalloped nesting tag. I set it aside and cut patterned paper from Craft Consortium and Echo Park to fit my design and 5.5" x 5.5" card base. Next, I stamped the sentiment, cut it to size and added it to some matching card stock. I glued down the tag and sentiment and added flowers from Poppies & Paperie, enamel dots and a bow to finish off the card. 

          

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Hog Happy (TDG039), Spring Pond (TLF034)  - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Happy Birthday (FDG038) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Bright Blooms - Craft Consortium, Coffee & Friends - Echo Park

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, twine, enamel dots

 Copic Markers:

Body - E01 E93 E95

Balloon - G21 G24 G28

Hat - R81 R83 R85 RV11 RV32 RV34

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

It's been a while...I missed you all!

 Happy Friday Friends,

I've been away from creating cards for a while, I'm happy to be back.  I haven't had a lot of time to do my own creating because here at High Hopes we have been working on getting new releases ready & getting all your orders shipped out.  But, I decided to take a little me time to make some cards.  This masculine themed card idea came about when I was coloring the image, which by the way is called "Fishing Shack", for the website.  My son is HUGE into fishing & so are several of his friends...not sure who's getting this card yet but one of them will.  I paired the Fishing Shack with a nice Happy Birthday sentiment.

I used a very masculine Memory Box 6 x 6 pad called "Woodsy Plaid"....I absolutely love this paper.  It's a 2021 pad so you can probably still find it...worth the effort to look for it.  I also used a YNS stitched rectangle dies & Gina Marie double stitched rectangle die.  I added some twine & a few buttons for dimension.

Copic combos

Roof - W8, W6, W4, B39, B37

Shack Browns - E27, E25, E23, E21

Window - B000, B0000

Window & Door Frames Blues  - B39, B37, B34

Fish - YG95, YG93, YG91

Grass - YG17, YG13, YG05

Window/Door Frames & Stones - W5, W4, W3, W1

Bait Bucket & Smoke Stack - C4, C2, C0, E25, E23

Fishing Net & Pole - W3, W1, W0, B37, B34

Come see all the New Images from the "This & That" release

HERE

Have a super fun day!

Cheers,

Lora

Racer

I everyone and welcome,

this morning I'm happy to shared another fun image from the "Mix It Up Release". 

 

For today card I used "Racer" and the sentiment is "Lg. Fancy Happy Birthday" from High Hopes Stamps!

To start my card I stamped the image with black ink and colored with my Prisma color pencils and a blender. I being having so much fun using my color pencils and putting my Copic away for a bit! After I colored I fussy cut it leaving a small white border. Adhesive foam tape to give some dimension. The pattern paper is a sheet of 12X12 from my stash. To finish my card I added a few enamel dots and stamped the sentiment in the middle of a strip of yellow cardstock. Hope you love my card inspiration today. 

Thank you for visit my blog today. 

Have a BLESS day.

  

A dreamy birthday wish....

 Happy Mother's Day to all the Mommy's out there!!!

I decided today was the perfect day for a little me time in my craft room.  I colored Dreamy Willa such a long time ago & had her sitting on my craft desk with the patterned paper all ready.  I chose a paper pad from Basic Grey called Marjorie that I have been hoarding for a really long time.  Since you can't get Basic Grey anymore I am super cautious about what I use it for.  But Dreamy Willa was the perfect image for this paper.  I always need birthday cards so I paired Willa with this Happy Birthday sentiment.

 These are the Copic Colors just in case you need them.....

Warm Grey - W5, W3, W1, W0

Ears & Hands - E04, R20, R11

Grass - G46, G43, G40

Stars & Moon - Y17, Y15, Y13

Eyes - B00, E02

Ladybug - R17 & 110

Other tidbits I used....Cardstock is Bazzil Granny Smith & Zinc, Spellbinders Deckled Rectangles, We R Memory Keepers Sew Easy Fancy Floss, Self Adhesive Enamel Dots

Thanks for popping by today!!

Cheers,

 

Happy Birthday!

 Welcome HH Fans;

Anyone ready for a party?  Buddy has his birthday collage ready and is all set to have a good time and celebrate another milestone.  After all each year, we do reach a new one.  

To create this card, I have used the so cute Buddy's Birthday Heart Collage from High Hopes Stamps.  After colouring the stamped image with Copic Markers, I cut it out using using a Wonky Stitched Square Die.  Some Clear Zig Wink of Stella was added, along with some enamel dots to finish off this CAS card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Buddy's Birthday Heart Collage - S216, Happy Birthday - O001 -- both from High Hopes Stamps
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, Free Spirit -- My Favourite Things
• Copic Markers;
• Buddy:  E30 - Bisque, E31 - Brick Beige, E33 - Sand, E00 - Skin White, N7 Neutral Gray No. 7
• E50 - Egg Shell, E51 - Milky White
• BG0000 - Snow Green
• YG17 - Grass Green, YG13 - Chartreuse, YG11 - Mignonette
• N1 - Neutral Gray No. 1, N2 - Neutral Gray No. 2
• BG000 - Pale Aqua, BG01 - Aqua Blue, BG02 - New Blue
• YR27 - Tuscan Orange, Y24 - Pale Sepia, YR23 - Yellow Ochre
• RV42 - Salmon Pink, RV32 - Shadow Pink
• G94 - Grayish Olive, G99 - Olive 
• Die:  Wonky Stitched Square - Gina Marie Designs
• Enamel Dots
• Zig Wink of Stella - Clear

Why not take a coffee/tea break and browse the High Hopes Stamps website to see the many and varied fun stamps that are there.  For some inspiration, go over to the High Hopes Stamps Blog and see what the HH Divas have been up to. We do post daily.You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Happy Bear-day!

Good morning HHS friends and welcome.

Today I bring you a Happy Bear-Day Card!

For my card I'm used "Sitting Buddy with Balloon" and 

"Happy Bear-day" from High Hopes Stamps

Supplies List; light blue cardstock for my base,

the pattern paper is from  my local craft store. Copic I used bear body E23 E25 E51 balloon/bow B000 B02 grass Y02 YG03 YG13 birthday hat Y11 Y13 YR02 YR04 RV00 RV10 

Here is a close up!

As a finishing touch, I added pearls, star dust stickles and glossy accent. Pop my image with foam tape & finish my card. Thank you for visit my blog today. 

Have a BLESS day.

 

Time for a little carpentry!

 Happy Monday HH Fans!!

Today I want to share this great masculine image with you called Carpenter Ant from High Hopes.   I kind of chuckle every time I look at this image.  Carpenter ants are so bad if you get them in your house, but this guy was just so fun to make a card with.  I actually think he is kinda handsome for an ant...yeah I know crazy right!  I picked this particular Happy Birthday sentiment because I thought the font with the little dots looked like nail heads.

I die cut some mini little tools, sorry don't know the brand as I borrowed them from a friend.  It took me a little time to figure out just how to use them but I thought they were perfect for this card.  I cut the tools out of textured cream cardstock & gave them a little bit of color with my Copics.  I listed the colors below.  I also die cut a fence in cream cardstock & used some Memento Espresso ink to dd some dark color. 

 

Copic Combos

Background - E43, E42, E41, E40

Wood - E44, E43, E42

Boots - E25, E23, E21, W7, W5

Saw - C4, C2, C1, E44, E43

Hammer - C4, C2, C1, E44, E43

Nails - C7

Tools in Pouch - C3, C1, C0

Jeans - B99, B97, B95

Ant Body - T8, T6, T4, T2

Tool Pouch, Paint Patch - E25, E23, E21

Construction Hat - Y19, Y17, Y15

Hearts - R59, R56

Socks - W4, W2, W1

Tool Die Cuts - C3, C2, C1, C0, W10, E47, E44, E43, E42

Thanks so much for popping by today!

Crafty hugs,

 

 

Happy Birthday Gnome

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I used Balloon Gnome - SLF016 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the main image and Mini Sentiment Set #1 - HLL001 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the sentiment from the new release this month. The mini sentiment comes with 3 more sayings as well, which means you can use this little gnome to make a variety of different cards for multiple occasions. I chose to make a birthday card this time.

To make my card this week, I started out with a simple white card sized at 5.5" x 4.25". Then I used Doodlebug Design Inc. - Fairy Tales paper to create my background rectangles. To do this, I used my Cuttlebug and die cuts from My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Dies and My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Layers. Then I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Wilted Violet and Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Peacock Feathers to ink around the edges of the frames. I layered the first 2 layers directly onto the base and also glued the 2 smaller rectangles together. Then I popped up the smaller rectangles with 3M VHB - 2 sided tape.

I stamped the image and sentiment onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Cardstock and then coloured it in with Copic markers. Once completed, I used my Brother Scan and Cut to cut around the image. Then I popped up the image with the 3M VHB - 2 sided tape as well.

To finish the card off, I added some bling using Kraftin Kimmie - Summer Dots,  Kraftin Kimmie - Festive Dots and CC Designs - Dragon Dreams Enamel Dots.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Balloon Gnome - SLF016 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)
Sentiment: Mini Sentiment Set #1 - HLL001 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)
Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Wilted Violet, Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Peacock Feathers
Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Doodlebug Design Inc. - Fairy Tales (6" x 6")
Die Cuts: My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Dies, My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Layers
Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Cuttlebug, 3M VHB - 2 sided tape, Kraftin Kimmie - Summer Dots, Kraftin Kimmie - Festive DOts, CC Designs - Dragon Dreams Enamel Dots, Brother Scan and Cut

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000, R22, R20
Beard: W5, W4, W3, W2, W1, W0, W00
Hat and Outfit: BG45, BG18, BG15, V17. V5, V12, V09
Shoes: E27, E25, E23, E21
Balloon: Y08, Y06, Y02, Y000

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.

Happy Birthday!

Welcome Everyone;

Friday is here again and have another adorable HH stamp to share with you.  

When my children were younger I remember what fun they had playing Super hereos.  Well today's CAS card isn't exactly a Super Hero, instead it is Super Dragon flying in to say Happy Birthday.  After stamping the image on XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with Copic Markers.  I then used a double stitched die from Gina Marie Designs.  I added some Clear Wink of Stella to the clouds and enamel dots to finish it off.

 Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Super Dragon (R152). Happy Birthday (O001) -- High Hopes Stamps
• Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP - Cream & Sugar -- Doodlebug
• Copic Markers:
• YG09 - Lettuce Green, YG07 - Acid Green, YG06 - Yellowish Green, YG05 - Salad
• E39 - Leather, E37 - Sepia, E35 - Chamois
• N6 - Neutral Gray No. 6, N5 - Neutral Gray No. 5, N4 - Neutral Gray No. 4
• Y28 - Lionet Gold
• R29 - Lipstick Red, R27 - Cadmium Red, R24 - Prawn
• C00 - Cool Gray No. 00 (Clouds)
• Die: Double Stitched Rectangle (Gina Marie Designs)
• Zig Wink of Stella - Clear
• Enamel Dots:  Gina Marie Designs

While having a coffee or tea break, do stop by the High Hopes Stamps Blog as daily inspiration is posted by the HH Divas.  We would love for you to stop and visit.  You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Hugs,

Sir Dustins Birthday

This week's card is all about knights and dragons and birthdays oh my! 
"Sir Dustin" is ready to take on the world along with his dragon friend for back up of course! 
These two are the perfect pair for a masculine, fairy tale, knight and dragon themed Birthday card or party invitation. 

After colouring the stamp with alcohol markers I hand fussy cut it using an xacto knife and trusty maincure scissors. Next I set about designing my castle. Distress ink, a brick pattern stencil and grey card stock made this idea come together quite quickly. What didn't go quickly was cutting it down to size, and cutting the "castle top" - this took more then a few tries but I think I have something acceptable. For fun, I also added a "tower" that is actually curved so it pops off the page a little bit. I added some grass and tufts of grass and a light blue sky that actually has clouds in it from an embossing folder but they aren't showing up well.
Sir Dustin and his trusty dragon are added with 3D foam pop dots just for fun. 
A bold Happy Birthday sentiment, a flag with it's own flag pole and some enamel dots finish off my card. 
  
Card Recipe 

Stamp: Sir Dustin- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Happy Birthday - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock, brick pattern stencil - Whimsy, cloud embossing folder - Darice, wood grain embossing folder - Darice (castle door), enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs, frayed burlap distress ink, grass tuft die - YNS, fishtail banner die - YNS, 3D foam pop dots - Forever In Time

Spectrum Noir and Copic Markers : YG03 YG63 YG67 G99 R20 C3 C3 C5 C9 E00 FS9 E11 CG1 DG2 CR9 R27 R29 R89 E41 E42 E43 E44

The High Hopes Design team posts daily inspiration on Facebook and the High Hopes blog - we'd love for you to pop by for a visit! Inspiration can also be found on the High Hopes Instagram and Pinterest pages! 

                                                               

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Hula birthday

Happy Sunday!

It's such a beautiful Spring day here! I love the warm feeling of sunshine after days of cold weather..

So inspired by the sunshine I colored up Leilani today! You can find her HERE in the High Hopes Rubber Stamps website. 

To make this card I've used: 

*High Hopes Rubber Stamps: Leilani

*High Hopes Rubber Stamps sentiment: Happy birthday

*Bazzill Basics white, blue and pink cardstock

*Altenew H die

*My Minds Eye dessinpapers (from my stash)

*Prima Marketing flowers

*other: foam tape, Pergaglue, Memento black ink, Copic paper, 

*Copics used:

Here are some details of the card and a good view of the whole card:

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Have a great day!