Beautiful Day!

Hi!

Oh my goodness, isn't this little angel adorable?! Meet "Lizabeth Biking Angel" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. I'll tell you a little secret..... I want a bike just like this in a fun colour with the basket! Of course it will have to have a bell. Maybe Hubby will read this post and surprise me with one LOL.

To start my card, I stamped the image onto Copic friendly paper with Memento ink in Tuxedo. Before colouring in the image with my Copic Sketch markers, I chose papers from the Doodle Bug "My Happy Place" 6x6 collection. This way I can try to colour matching the chosen papers. I'm using the "Beautiful day" sentiment from High Hopes. A sprinkling of enamel dots finish off my card.

Copics Used:

Skin: E00 E21, E95, R20

Hair: Y23, Y34, Y26

Outfit: G28, YG03, YG13, YG17/ Y15, Y19

Bike: RV04, RV06, RV09/ N6, N9/ BG53, BG57, BG49

Basket: E23, E25

Wings: BG0000, BG000

Don't forget to head on over to the High Hopes website and see all Lora's adorable stamps! You can find more inspiration from the Design Team by visiting the High Hopes Blog and Facebook page too!

Happy Stamping!

 

 

Group Hug Bears

Howdy - MichelleO here today and this week for High Hopes Stamps I went with a fabulous bear hug! This image is "Group Hug Bears" 

 

 

 A seriously sweet image! Too adorable. And perfect card for a friend needing a hug! My trio of bears is colored with Copics (colors below) and then cut out with a Circle die cut. I "fuzzed" the edges of the circle with my scissors and then inked. For my pattern paper I found an old 6x6 pad from Bo Bunny Pin cushion collection. I adore that quilted pattern and the colors. 

 

The layers are sewed down and a sentiment also from High Hopes Stamps "Bear Hugs and Kisses" Just made for and too perfect for this image. 

Three Pearl Hearts are added for embellishment. Love those little hearts!

Copic colors used - 

To find more fabulous images from High Hopes Stamps Web Store click HERE  you will fall in love I am sure! 

thanks so much! 

 

Don't Worry

 This stamp had me giggling the whole time I was colouring it and all I could think was ... we all get by with a little help from our friends. The ant on the bottom sure is struggling..but look at that smile - through gritted teeth - but it's a smile none the less. I decided to make this card featuring "Drink Lemonade" to add to my stash so I have it on hand when a friend or family member needs a pick me up. 

After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured with Copic markers and hand fussy cut it. After deciding I wanted a picnic scene I found some patterned paper from Lawn Fawn and MFT and cut them to size. I die cut a grass border, clouds and a sun to help create my scene and glued everything down. 

Once it was all glued down, I used a circle die to cut a hole in the middle of my scene. I added a card stock circle behind the piece I cut out and added it to the card front with pop dots. Once that was securely attached I glued the stamp to the circle. To finish off the card I stamped the sentiment, added it to card stock and added some enamel dots to three corners. 

Card Details

Stamps - Drink Lemonade (S130) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Don't Worry (FDG021) 

Patterned Paper - Spiffy Speckles - Lawn Fawn, Gingham Galore - MFT

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, circle die, grass die - Crafters Companion, cloud and sun die - Your Next Stamp, enamel dots, pop dots

Copic Markers

Lemonade - Y00 Y11 Y15  

Lemon Slice - Y00 Y11 Y15 V01

Glass - C1 C2 blender

Ice Cubes - B000 blender

Air Bubbles - Y11

Ants - E13 E15 E17 E29 R20 R22

Straw - R05 R24 R39

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Just A Note!

Happy Tuesday!

I  love making "generic" cards that you can use for any occasion. I thought "Sweet Shirley Bear" from High Hopes Stamps paired with the HH sentiment called "Just A Note", makes a nice card to send. I spend the summers at our Cottage, so I always like to send a few notes off to friends at home.

First I picked my papers, Echo Park's "For The Record 2" collection. This way I can use my Copic Sketch markers to colour in my stamped image to match. Once Shirley was coloured, I used my Brother Cut N Scan to cut around the image. I used a Gina Marie "Double Looped Oval" die for the background behind Shirley. I inked all the edges of my papers and image with Distress Oxide ink in Gathered Twigs. Some pretty yellow ribbon and a matching bow, finish off my card.

Copics Used:

Bear: E21, E23, E25, E27, R01, R02

Dress & Bow: BG13, BG32, BG34

Apron: C00, C0, C2

Don't forget to head on over to the High Hopes website and see all Lora's adorable stamps! You can find more inspiration from the Design Team by visiting the High Hopes Blog and Facebook page too!

Happy Stamping!

 

 

Teddy Bear Sampler

Howdy - 

Today for High Hopes Stamps a very sweet image. Teddy Bear Sampler. Love how much is going on in this image! And that it is the perfect frame for a sentiment. 

 

I went with pastel colors so those bears would pop on the card. All colored with my Copics (colors below). A piece of pattern paper from my stash as the background. To add a little bling I used a Nuvo paint pen. The center of the frame is cut out to expose the sentiment inside the card. High Hopes Stamps "Beary Special to Me"  Perfect for these cute little bears and all those buzzing bees! 

The Copic colors used - yes there were quite a few of them, but it was just so fun to color! 

This really was so fun to color! A great happy time coloring. 

To see lots of fabulous images to color up click HERE and see all the fabulous images at High Hopes Stamps! 

 

New Home Wishes

 I have a few people in my life who are moving in the near future. These moves will be a fresh or new start for all of them and when I saw the "Spring Birdhouse Garden" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps I thought it would be perfect for a new home card for one of them. I had the white picket fence saying come to mind when I saw it so I decided to colour it up that way. I am wishing all of them the best in their moves and the new memories they will make.

I stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink on alcohol marker friendly paper and coloured with Copic markers. Next, I cut the stamp out using a rectangle die. I decided to do a clean and simple style A2 size card and found some wood grain paper to match the greys in my colouring. I cut card stock to fit the card base and to mount the stamp onto and glues everything down. Then using my Misti, I stamped the sentiment and put it on card stock. Some ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Details

Stamps - Spring Birdhouse Garden (T115) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - New Home Wishes (G169) 

Patterned Paper - from my stash

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, rectangle die, ribbon, enamel dots

Copic Markers

Fence - C1 C2 C4 C5    

Birds - BOO BO1 BO2 Y15

Leaves/Vine - YG01 YG03 YG17 G28

Flowers - Y11 Y15 Y35 Y17 

Grass - YG03 YG17 G28

Posts, Sign - E34 E35 E29

Bunny - E30 E31 E43 R30 R21 R22

Houses -E30 E31 E43 R30 R21 R22

Cat - C1 C2 C4 C5

Lady Bug - R05 YR18 N4 N5 N8

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Dropping You A Line!

Hello!!

This stamp called "Time Well Spent" from High Hopes is one of the first stamps I purchased years ago. It still is one of my favourites! It just warms my heart! You can tell these two are the best of friends and don't go anywhere without each other! I used the HH sentiment "Dropping You A Line" so I can add this card to my Birthday stash!

After stamping my image onto Copic Friendly paper, I coloured it in with my Copic Sketch markers. I'm using papers from the Doodlebug "Puppy Love" 6x6 collection. Using A Gina Marie "Big and Little Pierced Chain Rectangle" die, I cut the image out. A bit a twine and a large brad finish off my card.

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E21, E95, R20

Hair: E23, E25, E29

Outfit: B24, B26, B28/ R37, R89

Dog: Y23, Y26, Y28

Dock: E43, E44, E47

Water: B000, B00, B01

Don't forget to head on over to the High Hopes website and see all Lora's adorable stamps! You can find more inspiration from the Design Team by visiting the High Hopes Blog and Facebook page too!

Happy Stamping!