Spring Excitement

 Am I the only one who gets a spring in their step with the first true days of spring? The days when the sun is bright, and warm and the sky is blue. Feels odd to say it but the first couple of days like that make me feel excited for nice weather and the flowers that will come up in my gardens. When I saw "Pogoin' Dragon" in the High Hopes Stamps line up he seemed to feel the same way so I created a fairly simple scene with him as the focus as he bounces around simply .... enjoying spring! 

After stamping onto alcohol marker friendly paper I coloured with Copic markers and hand fussy cut the stamp. I found some bright blue cloud patterned paper, cut some clouds out of the "sky" and added some white paper behind them instead of using the die cut pieces. Next I placed a wavy slider die under the clouds and cut it out. I chose the wavy die so it would like he is jumping on his pogo stick as he is moved across the front of the card.  

Next I cut out some tulips using a die in a light orange card stock. I added some dimension to the tulips, leaves and stems and clouds with coloured pencil. After gluing down the tulips I added a grass die cut. Enamel dots finish off my card.

Card Details

Stamps -Pogoin' Dragon (Q133) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Say Spring (E256) 

Patterned Paper - Bloom & Wild - Craft Consortium

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, garden flowers die - Whimsy Stamps, pop dots, slider die - Your Next Stamp, enamel dots

Copic Markers

Dragon - YR21 Y38 YR16 YR18 G40 G43 G85

Pogo Stick - C1 C2 C4 C5

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Hedgies Happy Birthday!!

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a birthday card using High Hopes Rubber Stamps Hedgie Stack - TDG027 for the image and Mini Sentiment Set #1 - HLL001 for the sentiment. These little hedgies are excited to wish someone special a very Happy Birthday!

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 5.5". I cut the Crafter's Companion - Luxury Cardstock - Gold cardstock background paper to the size of 5.5" x 5.5" and adhered it directly to the base using double-sided tape. AITOH Origami - Print Chiyogami - Butterflies paper was cut to the size of 5.25" x 5.25" and glued on top of the gold paper. Using my Couture Creations - Go Power and Emboss and PinkFresh Essentials: Folk Edge Squares, I die cut another square from Crafter's Companion - Luxury Cardstock - Gold and Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I popped up the gold die cut onto the floral background using U-Line double-sided tape. I stamped the main image onto the Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black.

The image was coloured in with Copic Markers. I used a Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen to create some more texture in the fur by just dabbing it everywhere. I'm hoping that it looks like little spikes at the end of their fur. I applied U-Line double-sided tape to the back of the coloured image and popped it up onto the gold die-cut. I stamped the sentiment using my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. Using a 3/4" punch, I punched out the circle surrounding the sentiment. Then, using my Cuttlebug and My Creative Time - Bunch of Fun Circle Dies, I die cut a slightly larger circle out of a scrap piece of gold paper from Crafter's Companion - Luxury Cardstock - Gold. I ran the sentiment through my Xyron Create a Sticker and attached it directly to the gold circle. Using some U-Line double-sided tape, I popped it up onto the coloured image. Lastly, to complete my card, I added in some PinkFresh Studio - Essentials Jewel Mix and flowers gems from the Dollar Store.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Hedgie Stack - TDG027 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Mini Sentiment Set #1 - HLL001 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb., Crafter's Companion - Luxury Cardstock - Gold, AITOH Origami - Print Chiyogami - Butterflies

Die Cuts: PinkFresh Essentials: Folk Edge Squares, My Creative Time - Bunch of Fun Circle Dies

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Couture Creations - Go Power and Emboss, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen, PinkFresh Studio - Essentials Jewel Mix, Cuttlebug

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

HedgeHogs: T7, T5, T4, T3, E51, E50, R30, R22, R21, R20 (Eyes - Sakura Glaze - Black, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen), Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen

Leaves and Grass: G99, YG67, YG17, YG13, G21

Flowers: Y17, RV02, RV10, RV00

Tree and Limbs: E31, E27, E25, E23

Sky: B02, B01, B00, B000, B0000

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

Check out more adorable images in the new "Spring Fever Release" at High Hopes Rubber Stamps!

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.

Somebunny Loves You!!

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a card using High Hopes Rubber Stamps Bunny Blossoms - TDG024 for the image and Some Bunny - FDG032 for the sentiment. I just love this super adorable little bunny taking time to smell the flowers. Spring is here, but the winter snow keeps playing tricks on us still. LOL! We just had another snow storm the other day. I thought April was supposed to bring Spring showers, not Spring snow!!!

To make my card this week, I began with a card base of AC Cardstock - White, cut and scored to be 6" x 6". I cut the Recollections - Matte Gold Foil cardstock background paper to the size of 6" x 6" and adhered it directly to the base using double-sided tape. Crafts Designer Paper - 02-3093268 was cut to the size of 5.75" x 5.75" and inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot. I applied U-Line double-double sided tape and popped the paper onto the gold backing. Using my Couture Creations - Go Power and Emboss and Waffle Flower - Nesting Square dies, I die cut another square from Recollections - Matte Gold Foil cardstock and Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I popped up the gold square onto the bunny background and stamped the main image onto the Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black.

The image was coloured in with Copic Markers. I though I'd go out of my comfort zone this week to create this sky with a variety of different colours. I thought it still needed something more so I added in some clouds using a PrimaColor Pencil - White. I also added in some extra fur with PrimaColor Pencil - Beige. Once, I was satisfied with the sky, I added U-Line double-sided tape to the back of it and it too was popped up onto the card. The sentiment was stamped onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black. I fussy cut around it and then applied it to a small piece of Recollections - Matte Gold Foil cardstock using repositionable tape. I used my Brother Scan and Cut to cut around the image with a slight border. I coloured around the circle stamped image with RV000 and then used a black marker to go all around the edges. I applied U-Line double-sided tape and popped it up onto the gold die-cut. Lastly, 2 layers of the U-Line double-sided tape were applied to the right side only of the sentiment and glue to the left and attached it to the base coloured paper to finish off the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Bunny Blossoms - TDG024 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Some Bunny - FDG032 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, AC Cardstock - White, Recollections - Matte Gold Foil cardstock, Crafts Designer Paper - 02-3093268

Die Cuts: Waffle Flower - Nesting Square dies

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Couture Creations - Go Power and Emboss, Brother Scan and Cut, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Rabbit: E57, E55, E53, E51, E50, E35, R30, R22, R21, R20 (Eyes - Sakura Glaze - Black, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen), PrimaColor Pencil - Beige (PC997)

Leaves and Grass: G99, YG67, YG17, G21

Flowers: Y17, Y08, RV66, RV63, RV55, RV52, RV00, RV000, R83, R81

Tree and Limbs: E31, E27, E25, E23

Sky: B02, B01, B00, B000, B0000, RV00, R00, R000, Y02, Y00, (Clouds: PrimaColor Pencil - White (PC398))

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

Check out more adorable images in the new "Spring Fever Release" at High Hopes Rubber Stamps!

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.

Spring is in the Air!!

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a card using High Hopes Rubber Stamps Turtle Stack - TLF035 for the image and Spring Is In The Air - FDG036 for the sentiment. Really loving the New Spring Release called "This and That" at High Hopes Rubber Stamps! This image could also be used for birthday's too.

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 attached Scrapbook.com - Playful Smooth Cardstock to the base using double-sided tape. Using W R Memory Keepers - Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper - I cut the corners using the 1/4". Using my Cuttlebug and Hero Arts - Infinity Dies - Rounded Rectangle, I die cut the following papers: Scrapbook.com - Jewels Smooth Cardstock, Your Next Stamp - Happy Spring cardstock and Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I inked around the edges of the base card with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Fossilized Amber and around the floral background with Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Peeled Paint. I applied U-Line double-sided tape onto the floral background and solid green background and popped up both onto the base card. I stamped the image onto the small rectangle that I had cut out of the Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black. The sentiment was also stamped with the same ink and then fussy cut. I inked around the sentiment with Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Peeled Paint and set it aside for later. The image was coloured in with Copic Markers. I applied multiple layers of U-Line double-sided tape to the back of the sentiment and applied one layer to the back of the main image and popped them both up on the card. Lastly, I added some pop-dots to complete the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Turtle Stack - TLF035 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Spring Is In The Air - FDG036 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Fossilized Amber, Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Peeled Paint

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb., Scrapbook.com - Playful Smooth Cardstock (4.25" x 5.5"), Scrapbook.com - Jewels Smooth Cardstock (4.25" x 5.5"), Your Next Stamp - Happy Spring (6"x6")

Die Cuts: Hero Arts - Infinity Dies - Rounded Rectangle (DI465)

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, W R Memory Keepers - Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Turtles: YG67, YG17, YG08, YG03, YG01, E87, E84, E44, E43, E42, E15, Y35, Y08, YR24, G99, G94, G21, G07, G03,  C1

Sky: B02, B01, B00, B000

Grass: Y13, Y03, Y01

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.

Welcome Spring

 Spring finally feels like it is here although last week felt more like summer with hot weather and humidity. I like spring because we usually get April showers and if we're lucky a rainbow and once May hits, I can plant some flowers that attract butterflies and bees. 

I decided to do a card celebrating a few of the things I love about spring and "Sting" and "Rainbow In Clouds" from High Hopes were perfect for me to create a scene with. I used a design originally shared by my fellow dt member and dear friend Cheri called a front stepper card (link below). It is a perfect design for this after a rain shower scene.

I stamped my stamps, coloured them with Copic markers and hand fussy cut them. I left a thin white edge around Sting and coloured and cut an extra cloud to go with the rainbow. Now to be honest here, I had a little mishap when I was cutting Sting out.....I cut off one of the raindrops by accident - yikes. I fixed it by taking a small piece of acetate, gluing it to the back of the flower and then gluing the raindrop on the other end. It is kind of a cool effect since the rain drop now looks like it is floating in mid air. I also added some sparkle pen to Sting's wings and the rainbow. 

 I set the coloured images aside and using Cheri's tutorial found here (front stepper card) I cut and scored my base pieces. 

Some gorgeous rainbow paper from Lawn Fawn was perfect for my theme so I cut the pieces to fit my design. I added some grass tufts to ground Sting so he didn't look like he was floating in mid air. 

Next some blue sky paper from Craft Consortium was cut to size and I added the rainbow in the clouds stamp and the extra cloud. I stamped and cut the sentiment to fit and added some glitter dots to finish off the card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Sting, Rainbow In Clouds - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: After The Rain - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Really Rainbow - Lawn Fawn, Grunge Light Tones - Craft Consortium

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, clear Spectrum Sparkle pen, grass tufts die - YNS, glitter dots - Gina Marie Designs 

 Copic Markers:

Bee - N4 N5 N8 N10 Y13 Y08 Y26

Flower - Y11 Y15 Y17 Y28 BV000 BV00 BV01

Boots - E34 E35 E29 C1 C2 C4

Rainbow - BV01 B01 G12 Y15 Y17 R14

Waterdrops - B01 B02 B04

Stem - G12 G21 G46

Clouds - B01 B02

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Peeking Spring Buddies

Hi Everyone, 

and welcome High Hope Stamps friends to another card inspirations! 

I'm so excited to be sharing this adorable image called "Peeking Spring Buddies" from High Hopes Stamps

Supplies List; white cardstock for my base, the pattern paper is Seaside Checks from Lasting Impressions. Memento black ink. The die I used to make the window is from my stash, light pink enamel dots, glossy accent, diamond stickles and lot's of foam tape. I left the sentiment area blank at this moment because I not sure if I want to give this Spring card to a dear friend or maybe to my nice birthday!  Copic list; gray C3 C5 C7 C9 yellow Y11 Y13 Y15 green YG06 YG13 red RV10 RV11 R24 R39

Thank you for visit my blog today. 

Have a BLESS day.

  

Peeking Bunny

Good morning HHS friends and welcome.

Can't you believe is March already, LOVE everything about Spring! For today I bring you my first Easter card inspiration.

For my card I'm used "Peeking Bunny" from High Hopes Stamps

Supplies List; light blue cardstock for my base,

the pattern paper is from my stash. enamel dots, satin ribbon, Copic I used bunny body W1 W3 W5 bunny ears E93 lady bug R29 R59 C7 C9

As a finishing touch, I added glossy accent and pop my image with foam tape. Thank you for visit my blog today. Have a BLESS day.

  

Butterfly Kisses

Good morning HHS friends and welcome.

 

Can you believe January is over and we are close to Spring. Today I bring you another card inspiration!

For my card I'm used "Single Potted Flower" and "Butterfly Kisses" from High Hopes Stamps

Supplies List: white cardstock for my base, the pattern paper is Hello Spring from Echo Park. oval dies from MFT, aqua pearls, teal tassel ribbon, glossy accent, diamond stickles and lot's of foam tape. As a finishing touch, I added the sentiment and adhesive with foam tape.

 

 Copic list: pink RV00 RV10 yellow Y11 Y13 green YG06 YG13 brown E23 E25 E31 E51

Thank you for visit my blog today. 

Have a BLESS day.

 

Dreamy Dragon

Good morning,

and welcome to my Sunday post!

This morning I'm sharing another image from the "August 2020 NEW Release" from  High Hopes Stamps!!! This adorable dragon is called "Dreamy Dragon" and the sentiment is "Mini Sentiment Set #1"

 

To begin I stamped image with Memento ink and colored with my favorite media alcohol markers. Then die cut it with a squared stitched die. I used diamond stickles and a white gel pen to embellish her. To finish my card I used some flowers from Prima and Recollection to created a cluster in the bottom left. I sprinkle some diamond stickles on my flowers, add white flat pearls and adhesive my sentiment in the corner. 

Copic List; dragon skin R20 R21 R22
dragon belly R11 R20
wings B000 B02
grass YG11 YG13
butterfly Y00 Y02 YG13 R21

Hope you have enjoy my card inspiration this morning. Thank you for visit my blog today and have a BLESS day!

Bunny Family!

Hello Friends,
Today I'm super excited to shared another image from HHS August 2020 NEW Release!

I absolutely LOVE this "Bunny Family" image.
 It was so fun to colored with my Copic markers. I frame my image using a die from my stash. The frame was layer with black cardstock and pop with 3D foam tape for dimension. The paper is "Hello Spring" from Echo Park. To finish my card I added stickles and doodle some lines with my white pen. I hope you enjoyed this card today.


Thank you for visit my blog today!

Have a BLESS day.

One Of those Days!

Welcome to another Sunday, 

card inspiration High Hopes Stamps friends!

For today I'm sharing a bright and cheerful card that reminds you somebody loves you. I absolutely adore this sentiment "One Of Those Days" and cute "Left Butterfly" image from HHS. Both images are just perfect for this hard days! 

I begin my stamping my image and colored with Prismacolor pencils and a blending pen. Then fussy cut it leaving a small white edge. I stamped the greeting and layer it. I want this card to be a happy one so I decided to created a flat shaker card. For paper I am using a 6X6 paper pad called "Latest & Greatest" from Autentique. 

Here is a close up!

I adhesive "Left Butterfly" with foam tape to give dimension and used Nuvo Glitter Drops to give some sparkle. Ribbon bow and gold sequins finish off my card. I hope you enjoy my card I've made for you today.

Here at High Hopes we have a 20% off your entire order sale going.  We aren't too sure at the moment how long this sale will run.  But if you want to get in on the savings pop over to the High Hopes website Here. Use coupon code LOVE at check out.

For more details and photos, please visit my blog at

madewithlovecards.blogspot.com

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Butterfly Kisses!!!

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I used Bessie Buggies Bloom - S173 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the main image and Butterfly Kisses - D007 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the sentiment. Bessie is all set for Spring and flowers blooming. I'm not very good with flowers, but my husband has a green thumb and is really good at keeping our flower garden looking beautiful every year.

To make this card I started off with a base card of 6" x 6". I fell in love with this background paper as it suited the sentiment and the darling little butterfly "Bessie" so well. I tried to colour Bessie's wings and outfit to match the colours of the other butterflies in the background.

Once the image was coloured, I added some Wink of Stella - Clear to the wings. Unfortunately, it doesn't show up in the picture. I die cut the finished image using my Cuttlebug and circle dies and then I die cut a black circle to layer it onto. I thought this made the image pop. I stamped the sentiment and also layered that onto some black cardstock. I then popped up the sentiment and the image with 3M VHB - 2 sides tape. To finish off the card, I inked around all of the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Pine Needles.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Bessie Buggies Bloom - S173 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Butterfly Kisses - D007 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Pine Needles

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Postcards from Paris II - Webster's Pages - 6" x 6"

Die Cuts: Lifestyle Crafts Cutting Dies - Nesting Circles

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

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Butterfly Wings: BG78, BG49, BG18, BG15, YG13, Wink of Stella - Clear

Butterfly Body: E34, E33, E31, E30, R22, R20

Buttefly Outfit: Y17, Y08, Y04, R08, YR14

Shoes and Buttons: E29, E27, E25, E23, Y17

Flower, Stem, Leaves: Y17, Y08, Y04, E23, YG67, YG63, YG61, R85, R83, R81

Sky: B01, B00, B000, B0000

Grass: YG17, YG13, YG03, YG01

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.

Here's something else to help you celebrate Spring!!!

Over on the High Hopes Website there is a Store Wide sale, save 20% off right now when you use the coupon Code Love at the checkout!

New Home Wishes

Good morning and welcome to another Sunday card inspiration!
My project today is this darling Spring card I created for High Hopes Stamps blog!

For today card I have used "Fancy Birdhouse 2"  and the sentiment is "New Home Wishes" both images are from High Hopes Stamps.

I stamped my image with black ink and colored with Prismacolor pencils. After my image was all coloured I die cut it with an oval die. The pattern paper I'm using is Splendor from My Mind's Eye. I added diamond stickles to embellish the birdhouse and flowers.  

Here is the inside!
For the inside I used some of the same pattern paper. I finished by adding this adorable sentiment called "New Home Wishes". Hope you have enjoy my project today.

For more details and photos, please visit my blog at

madewithlovecards.blogspot.com

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Sending Smiles!

Spring is just around the corner!

It’s Wednesday, and for today's card I used Andreas Kitties - R202 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the main image and Sending Smiles - G276 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the sentiment. This cheery little girl is hoping to bring smiles to everyone she knows and hopefully put a smile on your face too. She's already for Spring! Are you??? I know I am. LOL!

To make this card, I started out with a 6" x 6" card base and then mounted the background onto the card. I cut the ovals and scalloped oval using my Cuttlebug and die cut from My Creative Time - Scalloped Stitched Oval Dies. The sentiment was cut out using My Creative Time - Ribbon End Dies.

For the main image, I used Copic markers to colour it all in. I fussy cut around the image and then traced around all of the edges using my black Copic marker. I edged around all of the borders of the die cuts with various Tim Holtz distress inks. I assembled the card using 3M VHB - 2 sided tape.

To add the last finishing touch to the card, I added in some flowers along the side and a pearl in the centre for all of the yellow flowers.

Card Recipe:

Stamp:  Andreas Kitties - R202 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Sending Smiles - G276 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Fossilized Amber, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Wilted Violet, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Twisted Citron

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, American Crafts - Dear Lizzy - Day Dreamer 6"x6" (15.2x15.2cm), Forever in Time - Dandelion Wish SP344-23, Purple Cardstock, Stamperia - Lilac Flowers

Die Cuts: My Creative Time - Ribbon End Dies, My Creative Time - Scalloped Stitched Oval Dies

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Cuttlebug, Prima Flowers - Ameruse Pastel Mix, Recollections - Handmade Flowers

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000, R22, R20

Hair: E47, E44, E43

Blouse and Socks: Y08, Y04, Y00

Dress: V09, V06, V04, V01

Shoes: W9, W7, W6, W5, W3, W1

Cats: C7, C5, C3, W5, W3, W1, E27, E25, E23, R20

Straw Basket: E34, YR23, Y23, Y21

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.