High Hopes -- Gingerbread Love

Happy Saturday!

Thanks for peeking in today :)
I've  been creating  some fun Christmas Tags just in time for Christmas!
Today's Tags are created with ...
High Hopes All that is dear found here!

I decided to creating.a gingerbread theme , I have a small obsession with Gingerbread and could not
resist creating with this beautiful stamp.

I die cut the tag and added an embossed base for added texture. Some candy swirls pattern papers, sweet gingerbread die cuts, candy cane twine, bells and hearts.
Also added some snowy details and some thick paint that reminds me of icing :D

Thanks for peeking!
Today's a perfect day to get crafty!

Too Cool!

Hello High Hopes Fans!

Kristine here with a bright winter card to share.

This is Cool Claude.

The sentiment is Cold Hands Script.

I colored the image with Copic Marders.

(C7 C5 C3 C00 BG02 BG000 V15 YG99 YG93 R27 YR00 YR02 YR04)

The patterned paper is from the Echo Park "We Are Family" paper pack.

The sparkly Stickers are by The Paper Studio.

There are 3 ways to win 2 stamps of your own choice from High Hopes Stamps!! Just hop on over to the CHALLENGE blogpost and join in on the fun!

Here is the sketch for the November challenge:

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O Holy Night

 It's Thursday and the last Thursday in November already!!!

             Can you say full out Christmas card making mode anyone!?! 

My mom loves the Nativity scenes. Whether it is ceramic, wooden, a picture - a nativity scene is her favourite thing at Christmas.........well that and snowmen but the nativity scene is her all time fav. 

When I saw the "Let Us Adore Him" stamp from High Hopes Stamps I knew it would be perfect for her Christmas card along with the O Holy Night sentiment.

 I started by colouring my stamp with alcohol markers and since I had my cuticle scissors out from my card yesterday I decided to fussy cut this one too - I was on a roll after all lol. I grabbed my ink blending supplies and created my background. 

Something new for me - I also played with the new Nuvo Crystal Drops. You can use them to fill in areas or to make your own enamel dots. Note - make your enamel dots on something other then your card - if you mess them up putting them directly on the card ......well let's just say, mine aren't perfect but they are okay. I also used these drops to add some stars to the sky - a few are a little larger then I would like but I like the effect. Nuvo drops were also added to the star from the Shepard's Awe stamp also from High Hopes Stamps. 

Card Recipe

Stamps: Let Us Adore Him (S207) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Shepard's Awe (T028) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Oh Holy Night (E070)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Frosted - Kaisercraft 

Dies: Classic Circle - Spellbinders

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic XpressIt, Faded Jeans Distress ink, Silver Moondust and Midnight Sky - Nuvo Crystal Drops, Bashful Blue ink

Spectrum Markers: FS5 FS2 TN2 1G1 1G2 CT2 CT4 BG11 EB6 EB3 EB5 GB8 GB10 EB5 BGR2 BGR4 PP1 PP3

There are three ways to participate in this month's challenge. Click here to find out how to play along for your chance to win some High Hopes Stamps!!

There are still a few days left to come play along! 
This month's sketch will get your creative juices flowing! 

Grab your High Hopes Stamps and come play along! I can't wait to see what you create! 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fantastic day!

Herald Angel

"Hark, the Herald Angels sing..."

I just love this Christmas song! Happy Sunday everyone!
Today I would like to show you my project with leftover scraps ;)

My favorite use of leftover scraps is to turn little pieces of paper into banners. It is an easy way to make a fast card. As you can see, these leftover banners are from the same cards I made last week and the week before.. (blues are my favorite, hihi). The stamp I used is called "Herald Angel".

Supplies used:

Stamp: Herald Angel

Copics: B00, B000, T2, T1, T0, Y15, Y17

Paper: Bazzill white and white dotted

Dessinpapers: Echo Park (leftovers), paper from an old music book

Other: star dies, pearl maker blue, twine, black stabilo pen

If you would like to win 2 stamps from the amazing High Hopes Stamps collection, than hop on over to our challenge post!! There are 3 ways to win (wow, that's easy!!).

Thanks again for stopping by!

High Hopes Stamps -- Merry Christmas

 Happy Saturday High Hopes fans.

I've been creating with this super sweet image from High Hopes  ...

Twinkle all the way found here!

Christmas Carolers found here!

 I cut a couple tags out of kraft paper and glued them together for strength.  The image is coloured with Copic Markers and misted with a Tim Holtz shimmery  spray (called Heirloom Gold) . 

I thought the music note pattern paper on the background was a fun touch. 

Lots of white acrylic paint for a snowy look and some Christmas  twines too!

Thanks for peeking!

Twinkle All The Way

Happy Thursday High Hopes Fans!

Thursday means the weekend is almost here and it's my turn to post a card for you.

Today I am sharing "Getting Spruced Up" and the sentiment "Twinkle All The Way" from High Hopes Stamps. This image just makes me smile - the first time I saw it I thought it looked like our penguin friend was doing a photo bomb but I think he is just getting ready to decorate his tree. 

I used this month's challenge sketch for my card layout - but shhh - don't tell the boss I forgot to add my tag.. our secret okay? I coloured my stamp with alcohol markers and cut it out using a stitched oval die. I used a smaller oval die to cut out my sentiment. I chose my paper from an older Echo Park collection called Holly Jolly Christmas - I liked the non traditional colours in this paper pad. 

To add some sparkle I added some star brads from my stash and I have a new addiction - Nuvo Crystal Drops. I added it in tiny drops to my corners and to the stars on the sentiment and to the trim on his hat. 

Nuvo drops let you fill in spaces or make your own enamel dots in whatever size you want - how cool is that! 

Card Recipe

Stamps: Getting Spruced Up (S241) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Twinkle All The Way (HH032) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Holly Jolly Christmas - Echo Park

Dies: Stitched Circle Dies -Your Next Stamp

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic XpressIt, Antique Linen Distress ink, Nuvo Crystal Drops - Honey Gold 

Spectrum Markers: CT1 CT2 CT4 GB5 OR1 BG3 BG5 BG7 EB6 EB3 EB5 CG4 DG3 JG6 TN1 EB1 EB2 PP1 PP3 PP5 LG1 LG2 LG4 

There are three ways to participate in this month's challenge. Click here to find out how to play along for your chance to win some High Hopes Stamps!!

There are still a few days left to come play along! 
This month's sketch will get your creative juices flowing! 

Grab your High Hopes Stamps and come play along! I can't wait to see what you create! 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fantastic day!

Road Trippin' Santa

Howdy - MichelleO here today and I have been having some Ho Ho Ho fun working with one of High Hopes Stamps GREAT Santa images! 

This is "Road Trippin' Santa" One of my favorite Santa images!

Colored with my Copics (colors below) and then found some fun Christmas Papers from Graphic 45, that I put onto a kraft card stock base. I sewed down the layers with a zig zag stitch. A band of a vintage burlap ribbon as a band. And then the absolute perfect sentiment for this image "Santa Claus is coming to town!" 

Copic colors used -

There are so many wonderful Christmas images over at High Hopes Stamps! You just have to pop over and see them!!

Thanks so much for looking ! 

you can see my cards at 

www.donkeysmiles.blogspot.com