Snowballs For Sale

 The retirement vault has opened and the Christmas in July release is available and in the High Hopes store! I am so excited for this re-release and the best part is I can officially say I have started my 2021 Christmas cards! 

I love making and giving Christmas cards and I have quite a few people on my card giving list that love snowmen so "Snowman Stack" was the perfect stamp to start my cards with. How fun are these snowmen!!!! 

After I stamped my image I coloured it using Copic markers and cut it out with a handstitched nesting die. I found some patterned paper that was perfect to go with my stamp and the colours I used. I added a stitched snow hill behind them and used some of the trimmed pieces from the patterned paper to add a few pieces to the sides. I love the snowflakes on this paper! 

I love a little bit of sparkle on my Christmas cards so I added Star Dust Stickles to the snowballs and top of the shovel and sign. Next I cut some snow flakes out of a border die from matching sparkly paper and added some glitter dots to finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Snowman Stack - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Blurry Flurries - Whimsy 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, handstitched nesting rectangle, stitched hill and snowflake die - Whimsy Stamps, Star Dust Stickles, glitter dots 

 Copic Markers:

Clothing - B34 B37 B39 V05 V06 V09 C1 C2

Bird - B00 B01 B02 B02 

Noses -N4 N5 N8 N10

Book - W1 S3 S4 S5 

Mouths -R21

Sign, Arms, Shovel Handle - E20 E31 E43

Shovel and Handle - C1 C2 C4 C5 

Snow - B00 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Double Gate Fold Card...Using Snowman Totem!

Hi everyone,
Carolina here, with a Christmas in July idea for you today!

 I am excited to be sharing this Double Gate Card using "Snowman Totem TT003", "Winter Wonderland Background U013" and the sentiment is "We Wish You A Merry Christmas HH003" stamps from High Hopes Stamps.

The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured with alcohol markers. I fussy cut my image and glue it with dot adhesives to give some dimension.

To give this stamp some sparkle I used a yoobi gold jelly pen from Target and Diamond Stickles.

Here is a close up!
I used my distress ink around the edges of the pattern paper. 
Love how the background looks with just a little bit of Diamond stickles and some Gold Pen, here and there.

Supplies Used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, "Snowman Totem TT003" stamp, Copic Markers, 12X12 Authentique Designer paper "Symbolic" Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables & Stitched Hillside Border from Lawn Fawn, Diamond Stickles, Spellbinder Circle Dies and Tie Dye Distress Ink.

Copic Marker List: E11 E55 W1 W3 W5 YG95 YG97 RV10 R27 R29 R39

May sure to stop by again soon for more ideas and inspiration!

It's time for our July Challenge. Please join the fun for your chance to win your choice of 2 High Hopes Stamps

We will choose the lucky winner on the last day of the month from one of the comments posted during the month. It's that easy to join the July Challenge!!!

For more details and photos, please visit my blog at

madewithlovecards.blogspot.com

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If you are in need of a High Hopes stamp, check out these stores:

One Crazy Stamper based out of Canada

High Hopes Website