Happy Holidays Sled

  Winter is here and Christmas is just around the corner and that means there are lots of Christmas and winter decorations popping up on front lawns, porches and houses. 

Snowman Sled from the Woodland Winter release reminds me of some of the gorgeous decorations I see in my travels to and from work. My drive is very rural but some of the small towns I pass through have some gorgeous decorations. This stamp reminds me of some the "country" feel decorations I see and that is what inspired my card design. This re release is full of fun winter stamps and perfect for Christmas, winter and winter birthday cards! You can see the full release here 

                                                             

After stamping this cutie with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, I coloured him with Copic markers and hand fussy cut him leaving a thin white edge. It is hard to see in the picture but there is clear Spectrum Sparkle pen added to the berry branches. 

I mixed some patterned paper from Echo Park and Whimsy Stamps to help create my country feel back ground. The plaid paper is cut out using a pleated lace rectangle die to add some interest to my card.  I edged all of the paper edges with walnut stain distress ink and glued them down on my A2 size card base. Next I stamped the sentiment, inked the edges and added it to matching card stock.

I added some cotton ribbon from my stash and some die cut berries, I think they match the stamp pretty well. I added the stamped image with foam pop dots  and finished off the card with enamel dots. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Snowman Sled - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Happy Holidays - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Jingle All The Way - Echo Park, Tartan - Whimsy Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, walnut stain distress ink, pleated lace rectangle die - Gina Marie Designs, berries die - Tim Holtz, enamel dots, foam pop dots, clear Spectrum Sparkle pen 

 Copic Markers:

Nose - YR21 Y35 Y38

Sled - E55 E43 E47 W2 W4 W6

Bird - Y17 R05 R17 YR38

Heart - R05 R27 R29

Hat -R05 R17 YR28 T4 T6 T8

Holly/Berries - YG61 YG63 YG67 R27

Scarf - YG61 YG63 YG67

Branches - E40 E43 E31 

Shading - B000 B00

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Sparkle All The Way!!!

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a Christmas card using Snowbear Friends - TDG009 by High Hopes Rubber Stamps for the main image and Sparkle - FDG011 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the sentiment. This month we are celebrating our new Woodland Winter Release at High Hopes Stamps.

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 die cut Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card with my Cuttlebug and My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Layers. With my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the image onto the die cut and the sentiment onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I coloured the image in with Copic markers and added in the snow in the sky with Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen. I added in the tree decorations using a combination of Nuvo Crystal Drops: Red Berry, Dandelion Yellow and Carribean Dream. Pental Sunburst Metalic Med Gel Pen - Silver and Pental Sunburst Metalic Med Gel Pen - Gold were used to create stripes and colour in circles on the presents. Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff was applied to the brim of their hats and pom-poms and heat embossed with my Marvy Uchida - Embossing Heat Tool. A little bit of Stickles - Diamond was added onto top of the brims and pompoms to make them sparkly.  I added in the snow on the bottom using a spatula and Nuvo Glimmer Paste - Moonstone and let it dry. Once it was dry, I added in some Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff to give the snow a little more texture. This too, was heat embossed with my Marvy Uchida - Embossing Heat Tool. I adhered the image to the base card using double-sided tape and Stickles - Diamond was added to the top and side of the sign to complete the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Snowbear Friends - TDG009 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Sparkle - FDG011 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb.

Die Cut: My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Layers

Nuvo Crystal Drops: Red Berry, Dandelion Yellow, Carribean Dream

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Marvy Uchida - Embossing Heat Tool, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff, Stickles Diamond, Nuvo Glimmer Paste - Moonstone

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Polar Bears: BV23, BV20, B60, R02, R00, RV00, C9, C7, C5

Hats and Scarves: R59, R46, R37, R35, R14, R08, BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11, BG09, BG05, BG02, BG01, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff

Tree: G99, G21, YG67, YG17

Sign: R59, R37, R35, C2, C1, C00

Gifts and Bows: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11, BG09, BG05, BG02, BG01, R46, R14, R08, E15, Y28, Y26, Y17, Pental Sunburst Metalic Med Gel Pen - Silver, Pental Sunburst Metalic Med Gel Pen - Gold

Sky: B06, B05, B04, B03, B02, B01

Snow: C3, C00, BV20, B000, Nuvo Glimmer Paste - Moonstone, Stickles - Diamond

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
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Penguin Tag!

Happy Tuesday!

It's another exciting month over at High Hopes Rubber Stamps with the Woodland Winter Release. These are images that were previously retired and are so adorable, they just had to see the light of day again! Meet the adorable "Penguin Tag"! You all know I love penguins as they remind me of my Grandma. She would have loved to receive this tag on her Christmas present. You can use "Penguin Tag" as a tag or as an image on a card, it's perfect for both!

I started my tag by stamping the image onto some Copic friendly paper and using my Copic Sketch markers coloured it in. Next I cut the image out using my Brother Cut N Scan. I stamped the "Merry Christmas" sentiment onto the sign, it fit perfectly! Gina Marie has some really cool dies and I used the Arched Stitched Tag die to cut out my background. The snowflake is from a Christmas card I got last year that I repurposed on my tag. A green tree die cut was put behind my popped up image. I added Crystal Stickles to the Penguin's hat and a glitter pen to the embossed parts of the tree die cut. Using my Crop-a-dile Hole Punch I punched a hole in the top of the tag and added 2 strands of ribbon. Some diamond gem stones add the perfect finishing touch.

On the backside I hand printed "to" and "from" and I plan to use this on a present this Christmas.

Copics Used:

Penguin: C0, C6, C8, C9/ YR21, YR24

Blue: B02, B04, B05

Green: YG03, YG05, YG06

Red: R46, R85

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You'll see all the goodies in the Woodland Winter Release on those sites!

Happy Stamping!

 

It's Woodland Winter Release Day!!

It's RELEASE DAY!!!!

We have been busting at the seams to be able to re-release a previously retired set of images. There are 13 images & 8 sentiments. We have called this re-release "WOODLAND WINTER".

Our Design Team will be working through December with these cuties. 

Shop all the "Woodland Winter" images HERE

Happy Stampin'!

Christmas Gofer

Howdy -There is a new release at High Hopes Stamps! "Woodland Winter"! And it is just filled with all kinds of fabulous Winter Critters to color up! Just in time for Christmas too! 

This is Christmas Gofer! He is a cutie pie isn't he? Ready to help decorate for Christmas!

 

 

Now this guy is colored with my Copics (colors below) and then lots of Nuvo White and Glitter to sparkle up and add some depth to all that snow! My papers are from Paper Studios Merry Collection. I am a sucker for plaid red and white and those pine cones and branches were perfect for this handsome gofer! 

 

A red and white gingham ribbon tied in a bow and then the sweet High Hopes Stamps sentiment "Seasons Greetings" just finishes off this card perfectly. 

 

I just adore this little guy and that striped scarf! 

 

Copic colors used - 

 

This new release is so adorable! I am sure you will find some little woodland creature to fall in love with! With a few snowmen.. Gnomes and other Christmas favorites!! 

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Happy Holidays......

Hi Everyone:

Sneak peeks are awesome and such great teasers.  Who doesn't want to come back and see some more.  Yes, I have another "sneak peek" from High Hopes Stamps for today's card.

Yes, I did something different this time.   This stamp is called Penguin Tag and is meant to be a tag.  Instead of making it into a tag, I decided to make it into a card.  After stamping it on copic friendly paper, I coloured it Copic Markers and used the Peekabook Squares Die to cut it out, which was mounted onto some red mulberry paper.  A few dabs of the Zig Wink of Stella - Clear was added to the mulberries around the candy canes.  Some ribbon, Novo Glitter Drops - White Blizzard, Ribbon and enamel dots finished it off.

As this stamp is actually a tag, it can be used in multiple ways: -- a gift tag that can go with any type of present, gift bag, wine bag etc.  You get the idea................right multiple uses.  Yay

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Penguin Tag - SDG003, Happy Holidays - FDG003
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP - North Pole Trading Co., - Photoplay, Mulberry Paper - Red
• Copic Markers:
• N8 - Neutral Gray No. 8, N7 - Neutral Gray No. 7, N6 - Neutral Gray No. 6
• C0 - Cool Gray No. 0
• YR30 - Macademia Nut, Y35 - Maize
• G14 - Apple Green, G16 - Mistletoe
• R46 - Strong Red, R29 - Lipstick Red, R27 - Cadmium Red
• Die:  Peekaboo Squares - Gina Marie Designs
• Zig WInk of Stella - Clear
• Nuvo Glitter Drops - White Blizzard
• Miscellaneous - Ribbon, Enamel Dots, Embellishment

Come for a visit at High Hopes Stamps and check out the brand new Woodland Winter Release (available Monday) as well as all the other HH stamps.  If you are in need of some daily inspiration, pop on over to the  High Hopes Stamps Blog, where you can what the HH Divas have created.  You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

North Pole Gift

 Who loves sneak peeks?! I know I do and it is my pleasure to share a sneak peek of "North Pole Penguin" who will be available to purchase on Monday! This adorable penguin has some special gifts for Santa and Mrs. Claus so he is waiting for Santa at the North Pole to deliver them in person.

I can never have too many penguin themed Christmas cards - and I never seem to have enough it seems - but this cutie is perfect to add to my Christmas card stash. Don't forget to stop by the High Hopes Rubber Stamps blog on Monday to see the full Woodland Winter release. 

                                                               

I stamped this cutie with Tuxedo Black Memento ink on alcohol marker friendly paper and coloured him with Copic markers. After hand fussy cutting him leaving a thin white edge I set him aside. Next I gathered some patterned paper from Echo Park and cut the pieces of patterned paper and card stock to fit my 5.5" x 5.5" card base. Then I took a second piece of patterned paper and cut it out with a circle die, and used my Fiskars circle cutter to cut the card stock to go behind it. 

I wanted something different for this design so I placed my coloured stamp on the circle and then once I had it where I wanted it, I set the stamped image aside, and marked a small line at the bottom of the circle and cut it off. I laid this cut circle on to the card stock circle and did the same thing. Next, I grabbed a wavy die to cut some snowbanks and an icicle border die to cut the icicles. I glued them down where I wanted them in the circles and cut the pieces off with scissors that were hanging off the edges. Then I added some icicles and snowbanks to the background patterned paper pieces as well. 

I stamped and cut the sentiment, added my stamped image with foam pop dots and finished my card off with my favourite - enamel dots.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: North Pole Penguin - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Merry Christmas - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: A Cozy Christmas - Echo Park 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, circle die, Fiskars circle cutter, foam pop dots, icicle border die - Impression Obsession, snow banks - My Creative Time Dies

 Copic Markers:

Beak/Feet  - Y11 Y15 Y17

Body - T4 T6 T8

Pole/Sign - C1 C2 C4 C5

Hat/Scarf - G21 G82 G94

Presents - G46 YG67 G28 R39 R59 R89 C7

Snow - B00

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!