Warm Friendship

  I love adding stamps to my collection that make me smile and "Turtle Friends" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps does just that. I smile because it brings back a special memory for me. We were having hubby's family and our son and his girlfriend over for dinner.  

When our son and his girlfriend came he walked in to the house with a grin and his hand behind his back. He said hi and then presented me with a beautiful bouquet of flowers.....just because.........sweet right?! And to make the day even sweeter, my hubby had brought me flowers earlier in the day too! Yup, I was one spoiled lady that night.

 I stamped my image on alcohol marker friendly paper I coloured it with Copic markers and cut it out with a square xstitch die. Next I cut patterned paper from the the Coffee and Friends pad by Echo Park to fit my 5.5" x 5.5" card base. I added each piece of patterned paper to matching card stock and glued everything down. Then I stamped the sentiment, cut it out with a fish tail banner die and mounted it on to card stock. A stitched ribbon bow and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Turtle Friends (TDG026) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Friendship (FDG023) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Coffee and Friends - Echo Park 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, ribbon, fish tail banner die, enamel dots, square xstitch die - Gina Marie Designs

 Copic Markers:

Tree - E34 E35 E29

Turtles - YG17 YG67 G29 YG25 G24 G28 E55 E57 E29

Mouths - R20

Flowers/Bowtie - E01 E02 E93 E95 Y04 YG01 YG03

Grass YG01 YG03

White gel pen 

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To Cheer You

  Confession from a card maker....I'm a hugger. I love giving hugs and receiving hugs from family and friends - I miss them. The pandemic has put a kibosh on that over the last few years so the only hugs I can give are in a card! I love to have cards in my stash to send on a whim or just because. 

For this hug in a card I have used the "Momma's Love" stamp from the "Spring Fever" re-release at High Hopes Rubber Stamps. This Momma looks like she is comforting her little one with a hug so I think it is perfect for a hug in a card don't you?

 After stamping this sweet image on alcohol marker friendly paper I coloured it with Copic markers, cut it out in a rectangle shape and used a corner punch to round the corners and soften the feel of the stamped image. I wanted my card to have a soft feel so I chose some patterned paper from the Flower Market and Spiffy Speckles pads from Lawn Fawn. I chose to keep the design of this A2 size card quite simple so the focus is on the stamp. Some ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Momma's Love (TDG030) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Hugs To Cheer (E055) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Spiffy Speckles, Flower Market - Lawn Fawn

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, ribbon, corner punch - Marvy, enamel dots

 Copic Markers:

Beaks - Y11 Y15 Y35

Bodies -Y00 Y11 Y15 Y13 Y18 Y15 E81

Grass - G40 G43

Flowers - RV32 RV34 RV95 G43 G24 Y11 Y15

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Happy Mother's Day

Welcome Everyone;   

Spring is in the air, and with that brings new arrivals.  Whether, they be flowers, baby birds & chicks.  Also, High Hopes Stamps' newest release "Spring Fever" is in full swing.

For today's card, I have used the adorable Momma's Love from this new release and paired it with a Happy Mother's Day stamp.  After stamping and colouring the image with Copic Markers, I cut the main image out with the Eyelet Elegance Rectangle Die.  I also cut two more pieces out using mulberry paper and some design paper and layered them behind the main focal point.

Some lace, flowers, butterfly dies and enamel dots finished off this not my typical CAS style card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Momma's Love - TDG030 -- "Spring Fever" Release, Happy Mother's Day - FLL029 -- both from High Hopes Stamps
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP - Perflectly Plaid - Spring & Spring Fling both from Lawn Fawn, Dots & Stripes - Spring -- Echo Park, Mulberry Paper, Shimmer Sheetz - Elizabeth Crafts
• Copic Markers
• Y11 - Pale Yellow, Y13 - Lemon Yellow, Y15 - Cadmium Yellow, Y17 - Golden Yellow
• R81 - Rose Pink, R83 - Rose Mist
• YG11 - Mignonette, YG13 - Chartreuse, YG17 - Grass Green
• BG0000 - Snow Green
• Dies:
• Eyelet Elegance Rectangle -- Gina Marie Designs
• Butterflies -- Impression Obsession
• Miscelanneous:  Lace, Flowers, Enamel Dots

Have a coffee break and take a peak at the Spring Fever Release and other adorable stamps over at High Hopes Stamps.  For inspiration visit the  High Hopes Blog and Facebook page to see the creations by the Design Team.  

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Hugs,

Spring Fever

  Fall is my favourite time of year .....but there is something to be said for spring. After a long, dreary, dark winter it feels so good when the days start to get longer and the mountains of snow start to melt. There is nothing better then those first few days when the temperatures are above freezing, the sky is blue and sun is shining and feels soooo warm! Something about these days makes my heart happy and my insides giddy....I know, weird right? 

I have a girlfriend who loves to garden and the "Egg Drop" stamp from the "Spring Fever" re-release at High Hopes reminds me of her.....okay she is like this with plants not eggs but the happy dance she does is hard not to join in with. I hope you will join us in our spring happy dance!

I stamped the image on alcohol friendly paper, coloured her with Copic markers, added some clouds using a cloud die, ink and a dauber and cut her out using a pleated lace die. I set her aside and stamped my sentiment and cut it out with a fish tail banner die and cut a piece of matching card stock at the same time. Patterned paper from the Spiffy Speckles collection by Lawn Fawn was perfect for my image and card design so I cut it to fit the 5.5" x 5.5" card base. For the purple piece, I cut a scallop border using a die to add a bit of interest to my design. Some flowers and enamel dots finish off my card.  

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Egg Drop (TDG032) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Say Spring (E256) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Spiffy Speckles - Lawn Fawn

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, fish tail banner die - Your Next Stamp, pleated lace rectangle die - Gina Marie Designs, flowers - Poppies & Paperie, enamel dots, cloud die - Quickutz, baby blue ink - Memories Ink, scallop edge die - Your Next Stamp

 Copic Markers:

Skin- E00 E21 E11 R20 R21

Hair/Basket/Shoes - E41 E42 E57

Clothing/Hat - V01 V12 V95 V99

Flowers - Y21 YR21 YR24

Chicks - Y11 Y13 Y15 Y19

Grass - G40 G43

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Happy Easter

  Easter is just around the corner but I had to sneak in an extra card when I saw the "Carrot Patch" stamp in the "Spring Fever" re-release at High Hopes Rubber Stamps. 

While I was colouring the stamp, I had lots of memories come flooding back of Easter preparations as a child. My brothers and I got to dye eggs and often had contests - like most colourful, most funky, most silly etc. We always had a lot of fun and our fingers were just as colourful as the eggs when we were done. After that, we had to find our favourite hat and leave it on the table so the "Easter Bunny" knew where to put our treats and then he would hide them for us to find the next morning. So many fun memories......all coming back from colouring a stamp.. <smile>

After stamping this cutie on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured him with Copic markers and hand fussy cut him leaving a thin white edge. I wasn't planning on fussy cutting this one but it went better with my design to fussy cut it so I did. I combined patterned paper from Recollections and Craft Consortium to create the design and added them to the 5"x 5" card base.

Next I used a die to cut a grass strip, tulips and a fence to help add a spring feel to the card. All of the paper edges are inked with antique linen distress ink to help them stand out. I stamped and cut the sentiment and added some enamel dots to finish off the card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Carrot Patch (TDG029) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Happy Easter (FDG034) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Whitewash Wood - Recollections, Grunge Light Tones - Craft Consortium

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, tulip die - Whimsy Stamps, fence die - Your Next Stamp, grass die - Dress My Craft, antique linen distress ink, circle die, enamel dots 

 Copic Markers:

Bunny - E41 E42 E57 RV0000 RV10

Carrots - Y21 Y35 Y38 YG01 YG03 YG17

Flowers -Y15 Y17 YG03 YG17 Y00 Y11 Y15

Butterflies - E34 E35 E29 Y00 Y11 Y15

Egg - Y00 Y11 B0000 B000 B00

Grass - YG01 YG03 YG17

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