Monday, March 18, 2024

Monday Makes - Let's Do Easter Week 5

 Happy Monday HH fans!

Welcome to my final post of Monday Makes Let's Do Easter, so happy you could join me this week!

Who out there is a gnome freak?  My hand is high up in the air....I LOVE gnomes, especially the cute ones.  Not fussy on the ones with the pointed ears that look mean lol.

This week I chose Easter Gnome...love that big carrot he is holding.  I have paired this image with a simple but bolder Happy Easter sentiment.

I kept the card design pretty simple...and...oh gosh NO RIBBON, that's a wozzers for me.

Copic Combos
Blue - B16, B14, B12, B000
Gnome Beard/Face & Bunny - W2, W1, W0
Grounding - W3, W2, W0
Shading - B000, B0000
Green - G46, G43, G40
Nose - E000, E00, E01
Brown - E34, E33, E31
Ears & Mouth - R02, R01, R00
Carrot - YR24, YR23, YR14, YR12

Supplies - Patterned Paper Whimsy Stamps "Eggstra Bunnies", Lawn Fawn "Gotta Have Gingham", Gina Marie Enamel Dots, Gina Marie In/Out Square Dies, Stickles "Start Dust", Copic Friendly Cardstock for stamping, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Bazzil Cream & Beige cardsock, Card base 5 /12" x 5 /12"


Thank you so much for poppin' in & I hope today's post has given you a little inspiration to create your own adorable card.

Happy Stampin'!

Friday, March 15, 2024

Love is in the air!

Happy Friday HH Fans!

Today I'm opening the Retirement Vault to re-release an image I miss so much.  This cutie is called Love Birds & is designed by Dina Gerner.  It's perfect for an anniversary, wedding or just to say I love you.  For my card today I have paired Love Birds with our sentiment called My Favorite.

Have you every thought about why you make cards?  In today's fast-paced world, where digital communication dominates, there's something truly special about receiving a handmade card.  Each card is crafted with love and care, these tangible tokens carry not just a message, but a piece of my heart.  That's why I do what I do.  Leave me a comment & let me know why you make cards.

For this card I decided to dust off my Distress Inks, I haven't used them in such a long time.  I created the background on the card base with my ink blending tool using Mustard Seed & Broken China.  I love how blending the yellow & blue created a almost perfect match to the green in the leaves.


Copic Combos
Branch - E39, E37, E35
Leaves - YG09, YG07, YG06
Bird on the left - Y08, Y06, Y04
Bird on the right - B24, B23, B21
Background - B000, B0000

Misc supplies - Memento Tuxedo black in for stamping, Copic friendly cardstock, A2 size card base, Distress Inks Mustard Seed & Broken China, Ink Blending Tool, yellow satin ribbon, Bazzil Parakeet cardstock, YNS Stitched Rectangle dies


Thanks for poppin' by today & don't forget to leave me a comment and let me know why you make cards.

Happy Stampin'!

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Lazy Daisy Gift Set

 We have had a lot of spring type weather where I live. Normally we are covered in a ton of snow at this time of year, but this year we have had a lot of sun and double digit temperatures. It feels like spring and spring to me means flowers!! 

I planted some daffodil bulbs in the summer and they have started to come up already! I am hoping the little bit of snow and freezing temperatures we had on the weekend don't kill them but somehow I think they will be alright. The new daffodils and a tulip coming up inspired my cards for this week. I decided to do a card gift set featuring the Lazy Daisy Lady Bug stamp and a number of sentiments from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. Am I the only one ready to see some spring flower beauty in the flower beds? 



After stamping the image 5 times on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured them with Copic markers and cut them out using a square die. Next, I grabbed my Misti and some of my favourite High Hopes sentiment and stamped each daisy with it's own sentiment. Truth be told, the two smaller Just A Note cards are the result of a sentiment I masked off that I didn't stamp straight, so I trimmed them down to create two smaller cards. I wanted to keep the design clean and simple for this set and added them to a piece of black card stock. There are three 4.5" x 4.5" cards and two approximately 4" x 3.25" cards in this set and I am hoping someone in my life will be able to use them. 

 
Stamp Recipe
Stamps - Lazy Daisy Lady Bugs (J111)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps
Sentiment - You Make Me Smile (FDG015), Sending Smiles (G276), Just A Note (DLL003) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps


Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, black card stock, square die

Copic Markers
Stem - YG01 YG03 YG17
Centres - Y11 Y15 YR23
Petals - C0 C1 C2
Lady Bugs - T2 T4 T6 R05 R17 R39
Outline - B000


Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Monday, March 11, 2024

Monday Makes - Let's Do Easter Week 4

 Happy Monday HH Fans!

Welcome to Monday Makes Let's Do Easter Week 4, we are so happy you could join us!

This week I have chosen Bunny Masterpiece because it reminds me of when my children were young & we had a ball colouring Easter eggs.  Oh and this little mishap below....

One year my daughter decided she was going to do her eggs all on her own.  I happened to be out that day & she was with Daddy.  So Daddy thinks she's having fun in her toy room playing.  He doesn't think...hmmm seems pretty quite in the house...nope!  I come home to find my daughter covered in paint, thankfully water based, from head to toe.  I can't even tell you how bad the toy room looked.  My girl was so proud of her creations and I have to say they looked a lot better than her or the room.  The problem wasn't the mess I had to clean up, it was that she used fresh eggs.  Easter was a month away, I didn't think they would keep that long.  Well we gave it a go & they made it for Easter...but as soon as Easter was over they were gone to the compost bin.  I wish I had the pictures of the mess & the eggs it would have been great to share with this little story.  Needless to say we went with hard boiled after that & made them a few days before Easter lol.


Copic Combos
Grass - YG63, YG25, YG23
Bunnies Grey - C2. C1. C0
Paint Brushes (hardware part) - C4, C3
Ears & Noses - R02, R01, R00
Yellow - Y38, Y35, Y32
Blue - B16, B14, B12
Pink - R85, R83, R81
Purple - V25, V22, V20
Egg - YR01, YR00, YR000
Shading - B000, B0000

Supplies - Patterned Paper Whimsy Stamps "Eggstra Bunnies", Bazzil White Cardstock, Purple Satin Ribbon, Sizzix Dotted Square Dies, Altenew Enamel Dots "Warm & Cozy", Stickles "Star Dust", Copic friends cardstock for stamping, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Card base 5 /12" x 5 1/2"


Hope to see you next Monday for my final Monday Makes Let's Do Easter!

Happy Stampin'!

Thursday, March 7, 2024

1st Birthday

   I love to colour and have a drawer in my craft room with a lot of coloured High Hopes Stamps in it. This week, I challenged myself to go through the drawer and see what inspired me. "Baby Elephant" jumped out at me, I thought he would be perfect for a first birthday card. 



 I stamped this cutie on alcohol marker friendly paper, coloured with Copic markers and then hand fussy cut the stamp leaving a thin white line. Patterned paper from Echo Park and PhotoPlay were perfect for this adorable stamp and I cut them to fit the A2 size card base and design. To create the sentiment, I masked off each word and stamped them in a line (the sentiment is stacked) leaving enough room for a die cut number 1 and hand printed "st". To finish off hte card I added some die cut balloons, enamel dots and the stamp is added with 3D foam pop dots.

 
Stamp Recipe
Stamps - Baby Elephant (RDG009)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps
Sentiment - Happy Birthday! (O001) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps
Patterned Paper - Magical Birthday - Boy - Echo Park 
Party Boy - PhotoPlay 


Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, corner rounder, number die - Elizabeth Craft Designs Tab die, balloon die - Gina Marie Designs, 3D foam dots, enamel dots

Copic Markers
Body - C1 C2 C4 C5
Ears- E01 E02 E93 E95
Butterfly - Y11 Y15 Y17
Balloon - BG32 BG15 BG49


Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Lucky's Pot O Gold

 I'm still rushing to get my St. Patrick's Day cards done.  For this one I picked Lucky's Pot O Gold.  I typically don't find myself making A2 size cards but that's what I picked for this card.

I pulled out & dusted off one of my corner rounders haven't used one in a long time.  I thought the rounded base would be a nice little touch.

I stamped Pot O Gold on Copic friendly cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I coloured with Copic (list below) & I created the little grass tuffs by flicking the tip of my marker up on the cardstock.  I should have done that step after I had blended the grass shading before doing the tuffs but it worked out ok.

Copic Combos
Grass - G46, G43, G40
Gold - YR23, YR21
Hat & Band - YR24, YR23, YR21
Shamrocks - YG17, YG09, YG13
Hat & Jacket - YG67, YG25, YG23
Hair - E19, E18, E17
Boots - E39, E37, E35
Skin - E000, E00, E01
Pot - N8, N6, N4

Supplies - Patterned Paper Memory Box "Woodsy Plaid", YNS Stitched Rectangles, Altnew Enamel Dots, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Copid friendly cardstock, Bazzil Cardstock, Corner rounder


Thanks for poppin' by today, happy stampin'!

Monday, March 4, 2024

Monday Makes - Let's Do Easter Week 3

 Happy Monday HH Fans!

Welcome back to Monday Makes "Let's Do Easter" Week 3, so happy you popped by!

This week I chose On Top of the World, isn't that little chick the cutest thing?  I chose the sentiment Egg-stra Special for this card.

Most of us don't feel very inspired on a Monday, I know for sure I don't.  So I'm hoping this week's card puts a spring in your step.

My kids are older now & don't do the whole Easter thing anymore but I know my daughter will just love this card.


I can't help myself, almost every card I make I have enamel dots & ribbon on them.  They are my absolute fav embelies.

Copic Combos
Yellow - Y38, Y19, Y17, Y15, Y13
Green - G24, G21, G20
Blue/Green - BG75, BG72, BG71 (I made this color by mixing 1/2 BG75 with 1/2 BG70, you have to play with it somewhat to get the hue you want), BG70
Orange - YR15, YR14, YR12

Supplies - Patterned Paper Whimsy Stamps "Eggstra Bunnies", Lace ribbon, Penny Black Pennant Die, Gina Marie Enamel Dots, Bazzil Cardstock Blue Oasis & a scrapb of green cardstock, Stickles "Frosted Lace", Card base 5/12" x 5 1/2", Copic friendly cardstock for stamping, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink


I hope to see you again next week for Monday Makes!

Happy Stampin'!