Winter Owl

Howdy - MichelleO here and I have fallen head over heels for this cute little guy! This is High Hopes Stamps "Winter Owl"

Maybe it is the look in his eyes... but I feel cold with him! I colored with Copics (colors below) and made sure to add some Clear Nuvo on all that snowy ice on that branch! I went a bit CAS (clean and simple) on this one. Hard for me. But I just love this little guy and wanted him to be all the focus. A doodled border around the edge and a pattern paper faux ribbon on the bottom as a banner for the perfect High Hopes Stamps sentiment "Wishing you a cozy holiday season!"

Copic colors used -

Brrrrr... think I will turn up the heater it feels chilly in here! Hope you enjoyed this sweet "Winter Owl" and to see more wonderful few images from High Hopes Stamps pop on over HERE 

Welcoming open arms!

I couldn't wait to post this adorable Elf Gnome which I paired with the sentiment From Our Gnome.  I think he is so sweet with his welcoming open arms.  This cutie is part of the new release from High Hopes.

My Big Shot has been getting a little workout the last few days lol.  Poor thing doesn't know what hit him.  I found more of my dies that were in storage, loving these Cross Stitch oval dies.  I did pop up both the image & sentiment on this card.  Enamel dots & ribbon finished it off.

 

Copic combos

Aqua - BG49, BG45, BG53

Brown - E44, E43, E42

Warm Grey - W3, W1, W0

Red - R59, R39, R37

Green - YG97, YG95, YG93

Thanks so much for popping in today, wishing you a wonderful day!

Crafty hugs,

Pretty In Pink Christmas Angel!

Hello Crafty Friends,

Welcome to another Sunday card inspiration!

For today I'm using "Charity Winter Angel and Warm Winter Wishes"

both images from Highhopesstamps.com 

I started by choosing a colour scheme which was inspired by a new paper pad I bought over the week called "Sugar & Sparkle" from CraftSmart" Beautiful 12X12 paper pad comes with rose gold and all kind of pink's. I decided to change a bit from traditional colors for this Christmas Angel. I used alcohol markers to coloured and fussy cut it leaving a small white border. I embellish my image with lot of Diamond stickles and gold sequins. 

I used a few dies from my stash to created a whimsical background. For the sentiment I stamped and cut it in three. Used a dark pink ink on the edges and adhesive to some stripes of pattern paper. 

Image is colored with Copics;
skin E000 E51 hair E23
Angel's coat RV00 RV10 wings BG000 BG01
holly leaves YG11 YG13
sheep C1 C3 bird Y02

Here is a close up!

I finish my card with a pretty bow using seam bidding ribbon and dangle charm I handmade. Hope you have enjoy my Pretty in pink Christmas Angel. 

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Have a BLESS day!

For more details and photos, please visit my blog at

madewithlovecards.blogspot.com

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Christmas Dreams

Hello Everyone, hope you had another fabulous week.

There's been plenty of awesome new inspiration this week from the Design Team as we celebrate our second Christmas release. Check out all the adorable new images on the website in the New Release section. Have you seen those fantastic snowmen in their elaborate nordic sweaters?

But, there's also plenty of great Christmas images already in our inventory! Today I've got for you Chris Mouse Dreams.  This image reminds me of the classic Christmas story, Twas the Night Before Christmas.

As you can see, this image is perfect for an A2 card. I've used a tag die here for him and paired him with All Dreams Come True. I wanted a little color on that fishtail, so it's been inked with Tumbled Glass distress ink, and edged with Festive Berries. I love the fancy button on this card!

Check out our daily inspiration here on the High Hopes blog. We've got great ideas to kick start all your wonderful projects! You can also find us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest.
Have a perfectly lovely Sunday and we'll see you again next week with more great inspiration from the talented team at High Hopes Stamps.

Flying Gnome NEW Release

Happy Saturday!!  Hope you enjoyed yesterday's new Christmas Release.  Today I have another newbie to share with you called Flying Gnome.

I have a secret to share...I'm not a fan of garden gnomes...BUT stamps, well now that is a whole different story.  I would stamp and color gnomes all day long if I could.  Needless to say I couldn't wait to get my hands on this cutie.  Oh by the way there is also an Elf Gnome in the new release.  I will get that one posted soon as well.

I decided that my little gnome needed a nice blue background.  Usually I will color that in with Copic using a flicking technique.  Today however I chose to pull out my Tim Holtz Blender Tool and Stormy Sky Distress Ink.  After doing the background I popped on a bunch of little white snowflakes with my Sharpie Paint Pen.  You have to be careful with the Sharpie as it can blob on you...it did happen to me a couple of times while doing the snowflakes but I was able to recover from the mini disaster.  No ribbon on this card...can you believe that lol.....couldn't resist some red & white enamel dots though.

 

Copic combos

Red - R59, R39, R37 added some T6 & T4 to the wings

Brown - E47 - E44, E43, E42

Skin - E000, E00, E01, E04

Green - G85, G82, G94, with T3

Beard - W4, W2, W0

Boot - W8, W6, W4

Face (Black) T8, T6, T4

Beak - YR18, YR16, with T3

Hope this cutie gives you some creative inspiration today!

Crafty hugs,

Scrapbook Saturday featuring Ski Bum Snowy with Bev!

Welcome High Hopes Fans!

Hi it's Bev here today ... for Scrapbook Saturday. If you have been visiting me on Saturday's you will see that I am only using stamped images as accents on pages.  I try to theme them to photos which makes them a perfect accent. I am hoping I could inspire you to try using your stamps on layout pages too. 

Today's page features Ski Bum Snowy M121.  This cute mage is copic coloured, accented with Signo white gel pen and it's a perfect accent for my page celebrating the cousins and snow time together.

Supplies List:

• Stamps: Ski Bum Snowy M121
• Copic Markers: B0000, B000, C5, C0, C7, NYG99, YG93, R21, R39, E15, E57
•  Other: paper, stickers, signo white gel pen, ink, fussy cut accents

Be sure to stop by the Facebook Page for some daily inspiration from the Design Team Divas.  You can also follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!

Hugs, 

IT'S NEW RELEASE DAY!!!

I am SO excited to share our brand new Christmas 2019 Release #2 with you all today!!!

This releases contains 16 new images & several new sentiments.

Find ALL the new images HERE
    

Our amazing Design Team Diva's have created an awesome group of cards to share.

Lora

Stamp used - Believe Snowman TLF00

Sue

Stamps used - Snow Globe, Evergreen Tree 1, Top Hat Penguin & Candy Cane Wishes 2

Bev

Stamps Used - Flying Gnome, From our Gnome

Carolina

Stamps used - Snow Globe Evergreen Trees 1 & 2, Flute Penguin and Fa-la-la-la

Heather
 

Stamps used - Snow Globe, 2 Trees, Waving Penguin and Merry Shakemas

Michelle

Stamps used - Trumpet Penguin, Evergreen Trees 1 & 2, Snow Globe

Cheri

 Stamps used - Raccoon Gift, Birch Tree Background, Merry Wishes

Roberta

Stamps Used - Birch Tree Background, Santa Squirrel, Candy Cane Wishes 2

Donna

Stamps used - Snow Globe, Drummer Penguin, Evergreen Trees 1 & 2, Musical Wishes

We hope you can join us for more awesome inspiration tomorrow!

Crafty hugs,