Meet Gavin the Givin' Dragon!

 Happy Saturday HH fans!

I'm getting a late start to my Saturday morning today.  I'm feeling a little lazy today but that's okay it's Saturday, right!

Today I have a 2 card post for you using our adorable image called Gavin the Givin' Dragon.  Lately I have wanted to create 2 cards with some images - one for a boy & one for a girl.  It sure does save me time to make them both at once & it really helps my stash too.

This pic shows them both together.  To me they look totally different even though they are the same image.  I left off the ribbon on the boy's card but couldn't help adding a few enamel dots.  I used the Happy Birthday Script for the gals card (one of my FAV Happy Birthday sentiments) & I used part of the Swinging Birthday sentiment for the boy's card.  I got the idea to use parts of sentiments from my friend Donna...she is a master at that.  It really is a great idea to make more out of your sentiment collection.

It's no secret that I'm a HUGE fan of purple...actually it's my favourite colour.  I really loved it paired with the orange.

Copic Combos

Purple - V17, V15, V12

Blue - B39, B37, B34

Green - G16, G14, G12

Orange/Yellow - Y38, Y35, Y32

Grounding - C7, C5, C3, C1

Next up is my boy's version.  So I used some dinosaur paper on this one, I didn't have any dragon paper.  But can you really notice the difference?  I suppose you can but I liked it anyway.

Copic Combos

Blue - B06, B05, B04, B02

Shading on Top of Blue - T4, T3

Presents - E09, E08, E07

Shading on Top of Presents - T4, T2

Bows - B02, B01, B00

Toes, Finger Nails & Spikes - E17, E15, E13

Grounding - T4, T3, T2, T1

Stamps - Gavin the Givin' Dragon R095, Happy Birthday Script FDG028 & Swinging Birthday H191

Thanks for poppin' by today, happy stampin'!

Best Fishes Fred

  It’s all about celebrating birthdays on the High Hopes blog and this week I have a card featuring “Fisherman Fred”. His expression just makes me laugh! I feel like he is thinking ...all that work for this tiny fish?! I am sure he has a story about the big one that got away..........all the fishermen always do!

I broke my own rules with this stamp. After stamping and colouring Fred with Copic markers, I fussy cut him and cut the tackle box away from his foot. I like to leave the stamps in one piece but this scene called for a little thinking outside the box because I wanted to use the pond with him. I set him aside and cut patterned paper from the Gone Camping collection from Carta Bella to fit my card base. Next I cut a piece of matching card stock slightly larger then my coloured image, added some water color paper for the sky and wrapped a some twine around the bottom. I stamped the sentiment from two different sentiments - this tested my patience to be honest! - and double mounted it on matching card stock. Some enamel dots finish off my card. 

          

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Fisherman Fred (T086), Spring Pond (TLF034)  - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Christmas Fishies (G235), Swinging Birthday (H191) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Gone Camping - Carta Bella, Water Color Wishes - Lawn Fawn

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

 Copic Markers:

Skin - E04 E00 E21 E11

Hat/Shorts - E40 E41 E42 E57

Shirt - YG91 YG93 YG95 YG99

Grass - YG03 YG17 G28

Tackle Box - R02 R05 YR18

Worm Can - C1 C2 C4 C5 

Fishing Pole - C1 C2 C4 C5 E31 E34 E35 E29

Shoes - E31 E34 E35 E29

Fish B24 B28 B37 R02 R05 YR18

Water - B00 B01 B02 

Sand - E31 E34 E35 E29

Grass - YG03 YG17 

Lily Pad - YG91 YG93 YG95 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Up To Par

  I admit it, I'm not good at golf. I have had a few unsuccessful visits to the driving range but I do okay at mini golf.....that counts right?!? The only golfing I do these days is make cards with a golf theme so when I got a request for a golf themed card I was happy to see what I could come up with.

I went through my stash of stamps and "Golfer Glen" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps was begging to be used.....especially since the recipient has a sense of humour. Finding a sentiment was the next challenge so I masked and stamped three different sentiments to create the one I wanted to use. 

                                                                                

   I started my stamping Glen and colouring him with Copic markers. Next I had hand fussy cut him and decided he needed some paper pieced plaid pants. I stamped his pants on plaid paper, fussy cut them and added them to the stamp. 

I decided Glen needed to find himself in the rough .....I mean that's where my balls went when I tried golfing so why not?! I created my background with some grunge paper, added a few die cut clouds and some grass reeds I had in my stash and added Glen with foam pop dots. 

To create the sentiment, I found three different stamps that were all the same font and masked and stamped the words I wanted from each stamp. This took more than one try to get it right and a whole lotta patience! I cut it with a fish tail banner and added it to the card along with some glitter dots to finish it off.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Golfer Glen  - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Up To Par, Swinging Birthday, Tea-Riffic Day - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - So Rad - Simple Stories (pants), Grunge Light Tones - Craft Consortium

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, grass reeds - stash, fish tail banner die - YNS, glitter dots, stitched cloud die - YNS

 Copic Markers:

Skin - E00 E21 E11

Shirt - Y38 YR16 YR18

Club/Hair -C1 C2 C4 C5

Bird - Y38 B91 B93 B95

Shoes - E30 E31 E43 E34 E35 E29

Grass - YG61 YG63

Tee/Socks - B91 B93 B95

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Birthday Fishes

  I have a lot of men and young men in my life who love fishing. I did some as a kid but it wasn't anything that really stuck with me, although I did love being outside by water. I find it really interesting that a day of fishing always seems to include a story about the big one that got away and it always makes me chuckle. 

"Dad's Catch and Cattails" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps are perfect for a birthday card for one of the fishermen in my life. It gave me a chance to not only practice my masculine cards but is also fun for a little bit of tongue in cheek humor. I combined two sentiments (links below) to create this one which I think is perfect for this birthday card.

I stamped and coloured the stamps with Copic markers and hand fussy cut "Dad's Catch" leaving a think white edge. I set him aside and coloured the cattails and added a sunburst background using a stencil and ink. I added a light blue ink to the bottom edge for a water line. Patterned paper from the Gone Camping collection from Carta Bella had the perfect fishing themed paper for this card. I cut it to fit my 5"x 5" base and layered it with card stock. 

Next I cleared my desk and pulled out my sticky notes, ink, Misti and the sentiments I wanted to use. I love when I can stretch my supplies and making one sentiment out of two different ones is a great way to do that! I also had to find some patience! because it took me about 6 tries and walking away numerous times to get the sentiment stamped how I wanted it. I am really happy with how it turned out.

I added some twine to the bottom of the card and I didn't have a fish embellishment like I pictured in my head so I cut it out of another piece of paper from the same collection and popped it up with 3D foam pop dots.......the big one that got away <wink>. Some enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Dad's Catch, Cattails - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Christmas Fishies, Swinging Birthday - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Gone Camping - Carta Bella

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, twine, enamel dots, sunburst stencil - Whimsy Stamps, Stampin' Up inks

 Copic Markers:

Skin- E00 E21 E11 E04

Waders - YG63 YG67 G99

Hat, Pole, Rope - E30 E31 E43

Hair, Handle - E23 E25 E27

Cattails - E23 E25 E27 YG01 YG03 YG17 G28 E31

Fish - R37 YG01 YG03 YG17 G28

Reel, Clasps - C0 C1 C3 

Butterfly - E31 

Shirt - R24 R27 R37 R59

Water - B000 B00 B01 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

You Know You're Old When....

 One of my Dad's favourite sayings is "My memory is good...it's just short!". As kids growing up we thought it was funny and it always made us giggle. However, as I am getting older, I am finding more and more truth in that statement and I find myself saying it quite often! 

When I saw the "Memory" sentiment and "Online Olive" stamps from High Hopes Rubber Stamps it reminded me of this saying and how true it is the older I get. I find myself having to make lists either on paper, my phone, or computer to try not to forget things....until I forget which way I wrote the note and where...<smile>. I chose to use this stamp combo for a humourous Birthday card because I can't have enough humourous cards in my stash.  

I stamped Olive, coloured her and her cat friend with Copic markers and cut her out using a square pleated lace die. I chose patterned paper from Carta Bella and cut it to fit my 5.5"x5.5" card base. Bazzill came through with the perfect matching card stock and I cut a layer to fit behind each piece of patterned paper and the stamp. 

Next, I stamped the Memory sentiment and masked off the Happy Birthday from the Swinging Birthday sentiment. They were cut to size and mounted on matching card stock. Some cotton lace ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Online Olive - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Memory, Swinging Birthday - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Farmhouse Market - Carta Bella 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, square pleated lace die - Gina Marie Designs, enamel dots, cotton lace ribbon - stash

 Copic Markers:

Skin - E00 E21 E11 E04 Lips R32

Chair - C2 C3 C5 E30 E31 E43

Slipper, Mug - R20 R21 R22 R24

Smoke - C1 C2

Desk - E34 E35 E29

Shirt - R20 R21 R22 Polka Dots - R24 R21

Hair - C1 C2 C3

Pants - B21 B24 B23 B45

Lightning Bolts - Y11 Y08

Cat - E30 E31 E43

Monitor, Keyboard - C1 C2 C3

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Dive Right In

  I have quite a few nephews and young men/boys in my life so I can never have enough masculine themed birthday cards in my stash. 

Most of them are outdoorsy and like to swim so "Diver Dan and Sea Floor Background" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps are perfect for an under water scene card!

I started by stamping the sea floor background followed by Diver Dan and coloured them with Copic markers. I cut them to the size I wanted and set them aside. Next I found some paper from Doodlebug that has a wavy, watery feel to it. I stamped and cut my Dive Right In sentiment to size and masked the Happy Birthday out of the Swinging Birthday sentiment stamp. 

After cutting a piece of card stock to size to go behind the coloured image, I used an mini anchor and star fish to create a border. Some enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Diver Dan, Sea Floor Background - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Dive Right In, Swinging Birthday - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Sunkissed - Doodlebug

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, anchor and star fish die - Memory Box, enamel dots

 Copic Markers:

Skin - E00 E21 E11 E04

Hair - E23 E25 E27 E29

Seaweed - YG01 YG03 YG17 G28

Water - B00

Coral - Y38 YR16 YR18 R24 R27 R37 R59 Y11 Y15 Y17

Flippers, Watch - Y11 Y15 Y17 

Rocks, Scuba Tank, Face Mask - C1 C2 C3 C5 

Shell - E30 E31 E34 E43 

Wetsuit - BG05 BG07 BG09

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Swinging Birthday!

Hi!

We have lots of friends and couples in our subdivision that love to golf! So "Swinging Sherry" and "Retired Raymond" from High Hope Stamps make the perfect birthday card to add to my stash!

I started my card by stamping my images and the "Swinging Birthday" sentiment onto Copic friendly paper. Next I coloured in the images with my Copic markers and then cut them out using my Brother Cut N Scan machine. Today's papers are from the Doodlebug "Sweet Sumer" 6x6 collection. It was kind of a dull day today, so these fun bright papers cheered me up! I added polka dots to Sherry's skirt and plaid to Raymond's pants and hat using my markers. I decided to cut the "Swinging Birthday" sentiment in half so I could place it the way that I did. I created the sky background using a MFT Cloud Stencil and some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink. Some stitched hills and a flag completed my "golf" scene.

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E21, E95, R20

Hair: E31, E35, E37/ C5, C7

Shirley: RV55, RV17, RV19

Raymond: Y35, Y38/ YG17, YG21, YG23, YG25

Shoes: C00, C1, C5, C7, C9

Clubs: C1, C3. C5

Thanks for stopping by today and 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 our Blog and Facebook page too!

Happy Stamping!

Bluebird Birthday Wishes

  I have been working on adding to my birthday card stash. This one isn't going in to my stash as I needed a card for my mother in laws birthday (shhhh don't tell) so this one actually got put in the mail! Her birthday is today so hopefully she receives it today. 

I love this "Bluebird" stamp from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. When I was younger my Mom and Grandma would embroider animal blocks to be used on baby quilts. I learned to embroider using these blocks and this stamp reminds me of one of the birds they used to do. Such fun memories and perfect for a clean and simple birthday card.  

I wanted to keep the design clean and simple on this card. I had to mail it so it needed to be flat, but I also wanted the white background because it reminds me of the embroidered quilt blocks. 

After stamping and colouring with Copic markers, I hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white border. The sentiment is part of a larger sentiment so after masking off the parts of the sentiment I didn't want to use I inked and stamped it. I love when some simple masking can make my stamps go further. 

I cut a white background piece to fit my A2 size base and ran it through my Big Kick with a doily embossing folder and added my stamped image.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Bluebird - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Swinging Birthday - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, Oblong Doily embossing folder - Darice

 Copic Markers:

Bird - BG01 BG05 BG07 BG09 Y11 Y15 Y17

Leaves - G05 G07 G28 

Branch - E34 D335 E29

Flowers - Y13 Y08 Y26 Y11 Y17 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Go Bananas!

Hello To Everyone!

For my post today, I'd like you to meet "Large Monkey Mike" from High Hopes Stamps! Isn't he just a sweetie?!! When I saw Mike I knew I wanted to have him swinging from the trees.

I used my new MFT Interactive Swing die to make "Large Monkey Mike" appear to be swinging in the palm trees. You need to cover up the swing element and allow room for it to "swing". I decided to cut some palm leaves in two sizes using my Cameo and a svg file. Then I took a piece of the same colour as the leaves and glued them on top to hide it. This way I had a piece I could mount with foam tape to hide and allow the swinging action. I created the background using some water-colour paper and Ken Oliver Colour Burst powders. I inked all the edges of the card and palm leaves with some Vintage Photo ink for added dimension. I used the HH "Swinging Birthday" sentiment and masked it off to only use the top half of the sentiment.

On the inside I used more of the Ken Oliver Powders and a straw to make it match the outside colours. I love the fun HH sentiment called "Go Bananas" that I used on the inside. I also fussy cut out a banana from it to add to Mike's hand on the outside.

Here's a short clip of "Large Monkey Mike" in his swinging action!

Copics Used:

Monkey: E50, E51, E53, E55, E57, E59

Banana: Y32, Y35, YG93, YG95

Thanks for "swinging by" today!

Happy Stamping!

Supplies:

Birthday Buzzard Stand-Up Card

Hello High Hopes Fans!!!

 

I have been wanting to use these stamps for quite some time now, and finally here it is!  Isn't this buzzard just the sweetest one ever?!?!?! 
 Jane

 

A view with the card standing up...

 

This is Birthday Buzzard (T061), along with part of the sentiment called - Swinging Birthday (H191) and Ya Old Buzzard Sentiment (F350).  Such a super fun image to colour!

 

I started by colouring the image with Tombow Markers and water. After the image was all coloured and dry, I applied some Glossy Accents to the balloons and some X-mas Red Stickles to the buzzard's party hat. 

 

The main image was cut using a Spellbinders Circle Die.  For the card base, a Sizzix Circle Stand-Up Die was used on some SU Pacific Point cardstock.  SU Pacific Point ink was sponged around the edges of the image.  The designer paper is from Echo Park - Birthday Wishes (Boy) 6x6 paper pad, along with SU Pacific Point and White Cardstock.  The sentiments were stamped with a Versamark Ink Pad and White Embossing Powder was applied then heated.  To complete this card, a few SU Candy Dots - Brights Pack were added.  

 

Supplies Used:

***Note: If you are in need of any products used here, please send Lora at OCS an email and I'm sure she would be happy to get the item(s) you are looking for.

 

Ink - Tombow Markers - 491, N60, 912, 933, 946, N35, N55, N75, 969, 977, 126, 133, 249, 856, 847, 476 and 535. Versamark Ink Pad, SU Pacific Point Ink Pad for sponging, White and Black Embossing Powder.

 

Paper - Echo Park - Birthday Wishes (Boy) 6x6 Paper Pad; SU Pacific Point & White Cardstock.

 

Misc - Glossy Accents, Sizzix Circle Stand-Up Die, Spellbinders-Circle Die, X-mas Red Stickles, SU Candy Dots-Brights Pack, Sponge Dauber, Water Brush, and Glue Dots.
 

Thanks for stopping by!
 

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