Sick Bird

 Howdy - MichelleO here today - You we always need those Get Well Cards for loved ones... I like cards that make you smile a bit with that get well wish. High Hopes Stamps has some fabulous images and they have opened up the Get Well Retirement Vault of some of those favorites! Me, I chose to color up Sick Bird... poor little guy seems to have a cold. 

I colored Sick Bird with my copics (colors below) and then cut out with a circle die cut. Making sure to cut out the leaves to hang out of the circle. For my pattern paper I found an old piece of Heidi Swapp Paper... those pretty little clouds are felted! OH my I love them! I sewed the paper on to a white card stock mat with a zig zag stitch. Then placed it all on a pretty dusty blue card stock base. The sentiment is perfect for our little guy. High Hopes Stamps "Under the Weather" I love how sweet this one came out! 

Copic colors used - 

Now hurry over to see all the image that are now available at the High Hopes Stamps web site HERE and directly to the vault HERE 

Simple De-Vine!

 I don't usually make a lot of cards for Valentine's Day but when I saw the "Simply De-Vine!" sentiment from High Hopes Rubber Stamps I decided to challenge myself to find a way to use this sentiment for a non-traditional Valentine. 

I decided "Mike On A Vine" and the "Branch" also from High Hopes, went together perfectly with the sentiment and fit my non-traditional theme. 

Mike is adorable and could be used for a number of different card themes.

After stamping Mike and the branch Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I coloured them with Copic markers. I hand fussy cut them - I actually broke my scissors! - and ran a black marker around the edge to get any white I had missed. 

After setting them aside, I got my baby blue ink, dauber and cloud die and formed my cloud background. 

I cut a piece of white card stock to size and used a circle die to cut the space for the clouds. Thankful for my Misti as I placed and stamped the sentiment directly on to the card. After cutting the cloud paper to fit the circle I glued Mike and the branch down and added some enamel dots to finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Mike On A Vine, Branch - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Simply De-Vine!- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Baby Blue Memories ink, cloud die - Quickutz

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, ribbon, stitched inside out circle die - Gina Marie Designs, enamel dots 

 Copic Markers:

Monkey - E30 E31 E43 E23 E25 E27 E29

Vine and Leaves - YG01 YG03 YG17 G29

Branch - E34 E35 E29

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

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.

 

Shower of Love...

 Hi HH Fans;

Another week has gone by, and for today's card I'm using the adorable Shower of Love Teddy from High Hopes Stamps.  Teddy is definitely ready to share some, and who knows we can certainly all do with some.  

After colouring the stamped image with Copic Markers, I used a Single Stitched Line Tag Corner Rectangle to cut it out. The hearts on the left hand side were cut out using a Stitched Nesting Heart Die and some Strawberry Coulis Nuvo Jewel Drops were used along the stitched line.  Some twine and enamel dots finished off this very CAS card.

Supplies used:

• Stamp:  Shower of Love Teddy -- R144 from High Hopes Stamps
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP - Bloom Street - Pink Paislee, White Mulberry Paper
• Copic Markers:
• E33 - Sand, E31 - Brick Beige, E30 - Bisque, E37 - Sepia
• B95 - Light Grayish Cobalt, B93 - Light Cockery Blue, B91 - Pale Grayish Blue
• G0000 - Crystal Opal, G0000 - pale Green, G00 - Jade Green
• N3 - Neutral Gray No. 3
• YG17 - Grass Green, YG13 - Charteuse, YG11 - Mignonette
• YR20 - Yellowish Shade
• C00 - Cool Gray No. 00, C0 - Cool Gray No. 0
• R81 - Rose Pink
• Dies:  Single Stitch Line Tag Corner Rectangle - My Favorite Things, Stitched Nesting Hearts - Tutti Designs
• Zig Wink of Stella - Clear
• Nuvo Jewel Drops - Strawberry Coulis

We would love for you to stop by the High Hopes Stamps website to see the many and varied fun stamps, that are there.  For some daily inspiration, go over to the High Hopes Stamps Blog and see what the HH Divas have been up to.  You also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Intsagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Gopher Nurse

  I don't know about you but when I am not feeling well I have a favourite blanket I like to snuggle in under and although I drink coffee I set it aside for a cup of tea. The blanket is one my mom made for me and I think it is the extra love in the stitches that always helps me feel better. 

I tried to get the feeling of being wrapped in a blanket with the patterned paper on my card and the oh so adorable "Gopher Tea Nurse" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps and her tea cup reminded me of the tea. This stamp (along with some of her other adorable friends - you can see them here) has been brought out the High Hopes Retirement Vault to help bring smiles and get well wishes.

 After stamping and colouring the stamp with Copic markers I hand fussy cut her. I decided on the 4"x5" card base and chose some flowered patterned paper from Kaisercraft that reminded me of the quilts we used to wrap ourselves in when we sick as kids. The card design is based loosely on some cards I saw a long time ago when I was googling sketches that stuck with me.

I cut the paper and then used a scalloped edger die to create the "blanket" edges.  They are over lapped slightly under the stamp. Next I added a piece of water color paper from MFT behind it. Using a circle die I cut a circle and added some stitches to it with a stitch die and cut a matching piece of the flowered paper for the inside. Next I glued down the stamped image and added some ribbon to finish off my card.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Gopher Tea Nurse - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Misty Mountains - Kaisercraft, Water Colour - MFT

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, ribbon, scallop edger die - Kat Scrapiness, circle die - Spellbinders, stitches die - YNS

 Copic Markers:

Body - E15 E17 E19

Nose - N5 N6 N10

Tea Cup - R81 R83 R85 V20 V22 V17 V25

Tag - R81 R83 R85 C1 C2

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Not Horsin' Round

It's Wednesday, and this week, I'm sharing another Valentine's card I made using High Hopes Rubber Stamps Horsin' Around Horsey - P130. This little horse and his little friend are trotting by to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day.

To make my CAS card today, I used The Paper Studio - Primary Base Colours 4.25" x 5.5". I die cut the 2 background hearts papers from Martha Stewart Crafts - Enchanted Woodland, using my Cuttlebug and My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Dies. I die cut Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using My Creative Time - Scalloped Stitched Oval Dies. The image was stamped onto the die cut using my Misti and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured in the image using Copic Markers. Then I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Festive Berries to ink around the edges of all of the die cuts.

To assemble the card, double-sided tape was used to adhere the first layer directly to the card base. 3M VHB - 2 sided tape was added to the backs of the coloured image and second layer of pattened paper and then they were added to the base. To complete the card, I added 3 hearts from Buttons Galore & More - Heartfelt Shimmerz Embellishments.

Card Recipe:

Stamp:  Horsin' Around Horsey - P130 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Festive Berries

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Martha Stewart Crafts - Enchanted Woodland 12" x 12", The Paper Studio - Primary Base Colours 4.25" x 5.5"

Die Cuts: My Creative Time - Scalloped Stitched Oval Dies, My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Dies

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Cuttlebug, 3M VHB - 2 sided tape, Buttons Galore & More - Heartfelt Shimmerz Embellishments

Images coloured with Copic Markers:

Horse: E37, E35, E33, E31, T6, T4, T2, R81

Mouse: W2, R81

Grass: YG17, YG13, YG03, YG01

Flower and Stem: G07, G03, RV06, RV04, Y15

Hearts: R39, R37, R35

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

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Sick Ollie!

Hi!

Poor "Sick Ollie" from High Hopes .... he's feeling a bit under the weather. Ollie is all snuggled in his favourite blanket and tissues are nearby! I hope he feels better soon!

I reorganized my craft room last week and found a bunch of my embossing folders in a drawer. You know the old "out of sight, out of mind" saying. I promised myself the next card I made, I would use one. I thought this heart folder was perfect for Ollie as I am not only sending get well wishes but love as well. I stamped my image onto Copic friendly paper and coloured it in with my Copic Markers. Next using a Gina Marie Double Roped die, I cut out Ollie. I love the clean and simple design of this card. The Sentiment is also from High Hopes and is called "Get Well Soon 2". Just a hint of blue cardstock, some white polka dots and Stickles on the tissues finish off my card today

Copics Used:

Giraffe: YR23, YR24, YR27, E35, E37, W4, W5, W7

Blanket: B24, B26, B28, B39, white gel pen

Tissues & Box: B60, B63/ R29, Y35, Y38, B28

Lora has opened the Retirement Vault for some adorable Get Well Stamps and sentiments. Head on over to the store to see the re-released items!

Happy Stamping!