Happy Birthday Bluebird

 On Sunday the weather was cold, rainy and grey so I headed to my craft room for some colouring. I wanted to colour something that made me smile and brightened my day. I went through some images I had stamped and keep in a future colouring folder and found "Bluebird" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. A perfect stamp to colour on a dreary day and make a card to add to my birthday card stash.

I coloured this cute bird with Copic markers after stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper. When the colouring was done, I cut it out with a rectangle die. Then, I took a circle die, put over top of the space I wanted it to surround and traced the inside of the die with a pencil. Next, I grabbed my exacto knife and fussy cut around everything on the inside of the circle. Yes I questioned my sanity after starting but at that point I was committed.

After the cutting was done, I found some patterned paper from Echo Park and my stash that were perfect for my 5.5" x 5.5" card design. The frame around the edge of the stamped image was created by taking two larger rectangle dies, laying them inside each other, taping them down and running them through my die cut machine.  The sentiment is from a larger stamp that I masked off to get the part of the sentiment I wanted and ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe

Stamp - Bluebird (TLF015) High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Pirates Birthday (F147)

Patterned Paper -Coffee & Friends - Echo Park, stash

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, circle die, rectangle die, ribbon, enamel dots

Copic List

Leaves - YGO YG63 YG67 G99

Flowers - E01 E02 E95 E99 Y00 Y11 Y15

Branch - E34 E35 E29

Bird -B12 B14 B16 B97 Y11 Y15 Y17E40 E41 E42 E43

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Christmas Believe

 I not sure which I need more of .... snowman or penguin Christmas cards. I have friends and family who love them so I end up colouring a lot of each every year. Thankfully, High Hopes Rubber Stamps has lots of snowman stamps. "Believe Snowman"  is one of my favourites and I make at least one card (it's usually more <smile>) with this stamp every year. 

                                                                                      

                         

After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured with Copic sketch markers and cut the stamp out with a slash stitched die. I added some Star Dust Stickles the to the snow and icicles - I like a bit of sparkle on my Christmas cards. Patterned paper from Echo Park was perfect to create my card design with. After cutting the layers, everything was glued together and glued down on the card. I stamped the sentiment and added it under the ribbon bow. Some enamel dots finish off my card.

Card Recipe

Stamp - Believe Snowman (TLF006) High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Scripty Merry Christmas (FLL007)

Patterned Paper -Jingle All The Way - Echo Park

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Star Dust Stickles, ribbon - Stampin' Up, enamel dots, slash stitched round square die - Gina Marie Designs

Copic List

Buttons/Hat - T2 T4 T6 T8

Snow - B0000 B000 B00

Birds - R05 R17 R37

Carrot - Y21 Y35 Y38

Sign - E34 E35 E29

Branches/Houses - E43 E55 E47

Scarf - G40 G82 G43 G99

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He Gnomes

  I have a few people on my Christmas card list who love gnomes so the "Santa's List" stamp from High Hopes Rubber Stamps was perfect for a card for one of them. High Hopes has a few different Christmas gnomes to choose from so it was a tough choice......but I will definitely be colouring more of them!

                           

I stamped on alcohol marker friendly paper, coloured with Copic markers and hand fussy cut the stamp. I added some sparkle to his hat with Star Dust Stickles and set him aside to dry. Patterned paper from three different companies came together to help put the design together and a notebook edge die gave me the "Santa is taking notes" look I was hoping for. I added some fishtail banner ends to add some interest to the card and finished it off with the sentiment, twine and enamel dots. The stamp is added with foam pop dots to help give the card some dimension. 

Card Recipe

Stamp - Santa's List (R154) High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - He Gnomes (FLL010)

Patterned Paper -Kringle & Co - Photo Play, Christmas Delivery - Carta Bella, Wood & Notebook Basics - Simple Stories

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Star Dust Stickles, twine, notebook edge die - My Creative Time Dies, fishtail banner die, foam pop dots, enamel dots

Copic List

Suit - R24 R27 R37 R59

Skin - E00 E21 E11

Boots - T4 T6 T8

Beard - C1 C2

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Winking Holiday Cheer

  After taking a bit of a break from making Christmas cards, I am back at it. When I am creatively challenged as I like to call it, I will look at my stamps and try to find a way to make them go further. This stamp comes with a frame around it but I decided to just colour the snowman and fussy cut it for a different look. Meet the adorable "Winking Snowman" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps! How cute is he?!?

                            

After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured him with Copic markers and hand fussy cut him. Patterned paper from three different companies helped the design come together. I added some sparkly icicle border the the top of some of the paper, sparkly ribbon and glitter enamel dots - I love adding a bit  of sparkle to my Christmas cards. The sentiment was stamped and added at the bottom to finish off the card. 

Card Recipe

Stamp - Winking Snowman (RR001) High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Holiday All Year (H200)

Patterned Paper - Silver Bells - Paper Rose, Winter - Echo Park, Watercolor Washes Brights - MFT

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, icicle border - Impression Obsession, ribbon - Galena, X stitched circle die - Gina Marie Designs, enamel dots

Copic List

Hat/Mitts/Nose - T2 T4 T6 T8

Mouth - R20

Scarf/Cuffs/Patch/Hat Band - G20 G43 G24 G94

Buckle -Y11 Y15 YR23 Y26

Coat - B34 B37 B39

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Not A Bill

 I have quite a few Christmas cards I need to mail each year and I hope that the people who receive them are happy it isn't a bill showing up in their mailbox. "Not A Bill" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps is perfect for sending some holiday cheer. It come with grass under his feet and by the mailbox post but I chose to fussy cut him and add some snowbanks to make a Christmas card.

                             

I coloured this cutie with Copic markers after stamping him on alcohol marker friendly paper and hand fussy cut him. I did the same thing for the tree and added some Stickles for "snow". Patterned paper from Mintay was the perfect backdrop for this outdoor scene. I added some snow banks and cut thin strips of card stock to glue on top to give the stamp a place to "rest" and create another snow bank. I tucked the mailbox post and tree in behind the first snow bank,  glued them down and stamped and added the sentiment. Some simple enamel dots finish off the card.

Card Recipe

Stamp - Not A Bill (SLF026),  Snowy Pine (SDG004) High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Merry Wishes (FLL009)

Patterned Paper - Christmas Blessings - Mintay 

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, snow edge die - My Creative Time Dies, enamel dots, Crystal Stickles

Copic List

Skin  - E00 E21 E11 E04

Mailbox  - E23 E25 E27 E29 C1 C2 C4 C7

Boots - T2 T4 T6 T8

Hat/Shirt - B91 B95 B99 E40 E41 E43 E57

Mitts/Vest - E40 E41 E43 E57

Beard - W0 W1 W3

Envelopes - E50 E51 E53 E55 E15 E7 E19 E18

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Holiday Cheer

 I'm back in my craft room getting some Christmas cards done. This "Bird Song" stamp from High Hopes Rubber Stamps just makes me giggle! I would be the upside down one in the middle ha ha. I need a few cards in my stash that aren't too full of bling for some of the men on my list and I think this card fits that bill. 

Here's hoping this card brings a smile and holiday cheer to one of them. 

                                 

After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured with Copic markers and cut the stamp put with a stitched tag die. I added a hole on the end so I could add just a touch of sparkly ribbon. Star Dust Stickles were added to the balls on their hats and the edge of the scarf but that is kind of hard to see in the picture. Next I found some patterned paper from Echo Park and cut it to complete the design on a 5.5" x 5.5" card base. The sentiment is actually two lines but I masked off the bottom line and stamped it for this card. 

Some sparkly icicles add a winter feel to the card and some sparkly dots finish it off. 

Card Recipe

Stamp - Bird Song (TDG016) High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Holiday All Year (H200)

Patterned Paper - I Love Christmas, Santa Claus Lane - Echo Park

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, stitched nesting tag - Tutti Designs, ribbon - Galena, sparkle dots, Star Dust Stickles, icicle border die - Impression Obsession

Copic List

Birds  - R43 R35 R46 G46

Branch - E23 E25 E27 E29

Hats/Scarves - G40 G43 G82 G94

Beaks/Feet - Y11 Y17 YR18

Snow - B00 B01

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Stackable Stanley says Merry Christmas!

 Happy Tuesday HH fans!

Today I'm sharing our adorable image called Lg. Stackable Stanley which I have paired with our Merry Christmas sentiment.  We also have a smaller Stackable Stanley which you can find here.  

This image is just so fun to play around with the possibilities are endless.

I coloured this cutie up while I was away in June at my son's in the Yukon.  I needed to get myself ahead for Christmas cards this year.  

I cut out a few snowflakes with glitter paper & added some silver glittered enamel dots for just a bit of sparkle.  I added a little Twine bow in blue & white....which by the way I pilfered from my friend lol.

The patterned paper is from Ink N' Splatter Stamps.  If you are in the US you can find it HERE, if you are Canadian & would like this 6 x 6 pad I do have a couple in stock.  They are not on our website but I can add them to an order for you.  Retail price here is Canada is $14.95 CDN per pad.  Each pad contains 24 double sided sheets of brightly coloured patterned paper & there are 12 designs per pad.

Prismacolor Premier Pencil Combos

PC105 Cobalt Turquoise

PC905 Aquamarine

PC992 Light Aqua

PC901 Indigo Blue

PC1100 China Blue

PC118 Cadmium Orange

PC1032 Pumpkin Orange

PC1059 10% Cool Grey

PC1060 20% Cool Grey

*I used Gamsol & Blending Stumps*

Stamps - Lg. Stackable Stanley M021, Merry Christmas FDG008

Sm. Stackable Stanley is available HERE

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