Terri's Flower Cart

Howdy - MichelleO here and today for High Hopes Stamps I found a happy flower image to color up! I've been so cold here the last few days and I thought the best way to bring color and happiness is to color up some pretty little flowers! Terri's Flower Cart is perfect for this! 

 

 

 My image is colored with my Copics (colors below) and then I cut out the handles so I could use a oval die cut to cut out the image, while making sure that the handles where attached and sticking outside the oval. Felt like flowers needed a lace mat so I found an older die that left plenty of pretty lace around the oval. The pattern paper is an older piece of paisley paper with a dark red card stock base. Love the pop of red! A silk ribbon as a band around the bottom, then the sentiment "Too many to count" is perfect with all those pretty little flowers! 

To finish off my card I added dots of Nuvo Pearl paint in the corners. You have to love pearls, lace and flowers all together right? 

Happy little card right? I love sweet little cards with frilly lace and pearls. There is so much to fall in love with at High Hopes Stamps - too see all the images - click HERE to pop right over to the High Hopes Stamps web store. ADORE! 

Magical Moments

Hi Everyone;

Wherever we go, wherever we are; whether it be at a park, or home or with loved ones or friends, there are always some magical moments to be found.  It certainly looks like these Dragon Pals, are having a magical moment with their dragonfly friend.

For today's card, I have used the adorable Dragon Pals stamp, paired with the Magical Moments sentiment.  Both are fom High Hopes Stamps. 

After stamping the image onto copic friendly paper, I coloured it with Copic Markers and then cut it out using the Double Stitched die from Gina Marie Designs.  One of the Stitched Nesting Tags Die was used to cut a piece of cardstock and design paper out.  Some jewels finished off this CAS card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps: Dragon Pals - TT140, Magical Moments - GG032; High Hopes Stamps
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP - Candy Carnival - Doodlebug and from my stash
• Copic Markers:
• Dragons: YG17 - Grass Green, YG05 - Salad, YG03 - Yellow Green, YG01 - Green Bice, YG00 - Mimosa Yellow, Y15 - Cadmium Yellow, Y17 - Golden Yellow, W00 - Warm Gray No. 00
• Dragonfly:  B91 - Pale Grayish Blue, B93 - Light Crockery Blue, B95 - Light Grayish Cobalt
• Ground:  E30 - Bisque, E31 - Brick Beige, E34 - Toast 
• Dies: Double Stitched Rectangles - Gina Marie Designs, Stitched Nesting Tags
• Miscellaneous:  Jewels

If you are in need of some inspiration, pop over the High Hopes Blog and Facebook page to see the creations by the Design Team.  Don't forget to visit the High Hopes Stamps website to see the many adorable stamps.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Snow Friends

 Last week we saw everything from freezing temperatures to mild and above freezing - it has been a weird mix! On Saturday when I ventured in to my craft room to make a card I couldn't decide what stamp I wanted to use. However, I woke up to a blizzard warning and crazy winds and snow.......so I decided one more card with a snowman using "Snow Friends" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps would be more than appropriate. 

We got a large dumping of snow and the wind blew that snow into our driveway - up to my knee in most places. My hubby used the snow blower to clean it up the next day and he always does most of our neighbours driveways as well. He is a good guy and a good "snow" friend to the young people who live on our street. I made this card with him in mind because I am sure all the neighbours appreciate not having to shovel!

After stamping this cute snowman and bird friend on alcohol marker friendly paper I coloured it with Copic markers and cut it out using a circle die. I cut the bottom of it off to form more of a half circle for my design. Patterned paper from Recollections was a perfect snowy match. I cut the pieces to fit and added the stamped image after I added some matching card stock. 

I added my patterned paper layers, stamped the sentiment and cut it out using a fish tail banner die. Some die cut snowflakes, ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Snow Friends (TDG015) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Being A Friend (FDG018) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Northern Lights - Recollections

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, fish tail banner die - Your Next Stamp, circle die - Kat Scrappiness, ribbon, enamel dots, snowflake die - Sizzix

 Copic Markers:

Hat/Boots - T4 T6 T8

Trees - G85 G94 G99

Bird - Y11 B01 B04 B06

Scarf - V05 V06 V09 BG32 BG15 BG49

Coat -BG32 BG15 BG49

Nose - YR21 Y35 Y38

Buckle - Y11 Y15 YR23 Y26

Fence - E44 E47 E49

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Coffee With A Friend!!

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a card using High Hopes Rubber Stamps Let's Chat - TLF030  for the image and Perfect Blend - FLL022  for the sentiment. I don't drink coffee, but really loved these little gnome buddies having a cup of coffee and getting a chance to chat.

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 cut Creative Memories - Hot Fudge cardstock to be the same size as the base card and attached it using double-sided tape. Your Next Stamp - The Perfect Blend cardstock was die cut using My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Layers and my Cuttlebug. I popped this up onto the base background using U-Line double-sided tape. The large square was die cut using Waffle Flower - Nesting Square dies and Creative Memories - Hot Fudge cardstock. The smaller square was cut using My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out and Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. The image was then stamped with my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink onto the Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock. I stamped the sentiment onto Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock and die cut it with My Creative Time - Stitched Zig Zag Ties. The image was coloured in with Copic Markers.

The card was now ready to finish being assembled. I applied U-Line double-sided tape to the backs of all of the remaining pieces and popped them up onto the card base.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Let's Chat - TLF030 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Perfect Blend - FLL022 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb., Your Next Stamp - The Perfect Blend (6" x 6"), Creative Memories - Hot Fudge (12" x 12")

Die Cuts: My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Layers, My Creative Time - Stitched Zig Zag Ties, Waffle Flower - Nesting Square dies, My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000

Beards: E47, E44, E43, E41, E18, E08, YR18, YR14

Hats and Clothing: B37, B14, B12, BG09, BG05, BG02, E37, E35

Boots: C9, C7, C5, C3, C2

Chairs: E59, E37, E35, E15, E13

Cups and Saucer: BG49, BG45, BG13, BG11

Table and Tablecloth: YR30, E50, E42, E41

Shadow: C3, C2, C1

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
Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Get Well Wishes!

Happy Tuesday!

I love having "Get Well" themed cards on hand! I always think that getting a card when you're under the weather just brightens your day. When I saw the "Spoutin' Off" image with the "Feeling Whale" sentiment from High Hopes Stamps , I knew it would make an adorable card!

I decided to make an "Easel Card" today for something different! I haven't made one in ages and I absolutely love this one! I used my Cameo and a Svg file from Lori Whitelock called "Scalloped Circle Easel Card". The file has all the necessary parts to put together this card quick and easy. After stamping my image onto Copic friendly paper, I coloured it in with my Copic markers. Next I used A Gina Marie "Double Rope Circles" die and cut out my image. I popped it up with foam tape onto the card base. The Svg file shows to use a brad to keep the card in the easel position, but I used the sentiment popped up with foam tape, works perfectly. I don't often add flowers to my card as I'm not the greatest on placement but it worked here! Some glitter pen on the water and spout finishes off my card.

Here you can see how the Easel card folds down flat for mailing.

Copics Used:

C00, C0, C1, C4, C5, C8

BG0000, BG000, BG01

Thanks for stopping by today! 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!

Dreamy Willa

Howdy - MichelleO here today - This is one of the cutest images! High Hopes Stamps Dreamy Willa - adorable right? 

 

 

I colored with my Copics (colors below) and then used pencils for a some shading and "hair". I found some older pattern papers from Scribble Scrabble, love pattern papers that are two sided so they match up perfectly. A cream colored card stock and then sewn down pattern paper. The image matted with the brown pattern paper side and then I used a Fiskars corner punch. Been forever since I used this punch and I do love it. 

 

The sentiment is also from High Hopes Stamps - "All Dreams Come True" works so well with Willa! For some embellishment I found three buttons that matched up with the dark reds in the pattern. 

Copic colors used -

 

Went with fun bold papers, which when I started coloring I was going to go calm and sweet - but sometimes your mood just pulls you in a different direction. This one took me to a card that makes me smile. For LOTS of image to make you smile pop over to the High Hope Stamps Store HERE and have some fun filling a cart! 

Snowballs for Sale

Hi Everyone;

Even though it has been raining here, we are due to receive a dumping of snow.  This will be perfect for those snowball fights; another fun winter activity for all.

For today's card, I have used the adorable Snowman Stack, from High Hopes Stamps and there is no doubt that these snowmen are already for an epic snowball fight.  After stamping the image onto copic friendly paper, I than coloured it with Copic Markers.  It was then cut out using one of the Spellbinders Matting Basics dies.  Glacier Jewels were added to the snowflakes' centers, while some White Blizzard Nuvo Glitter Accents finished off the card.

Supplies used:

• Stamp:  Snowman Stack -- TT003; High Hopes Stamps
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP - Winter Wonderland - Doodlebug
• Copic Markers:
• Snowmen:  B91 - Pale Grayish Blue, B93 - Light Crockery Blue, B95 - Light Grayish Cobalt; V01 - Heath, V000 - Pale Heath, V0000 - Rose Quartz; BG13 - Mint Green, BG11 - Moon White, BG10 - Cool Shadow; R01 - Pinkish Vanilla, N9 Neutral Gray No. 9
• Shovel:  C00 - Cool Gray No. 00, C0 - Cool Gray No. 0, C1 - Cool Gray No. 1
• Sign:  E30 - Bsique, E31 - Brick Beige, E33 - Sand
• Other:  BG0000 - Snow Green
• Dies:  Matting Basics A & B -- Spellbinders: Mini Snowflakes
• Nuvo Glitter Accents:  White Blizzard    

If you are in need of some inspiration, pop over the High Hopes Blog and Facebook page to see the creations by the Design Team.  Don't forget to visit the High Hopes Stamps website to see the many adorable stamps.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

      

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Don't Worry

 We all have times in our lives that are hard to get through alone so I love to have cards in my stash that I can send to a friend or family member when they are going through a hard time to hopefully bring a smile and let them know I am thinking of them and here for them.

"Turtle Ride" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps is a stamp that makes me smile and I think it is perfect for a pick me up, thinking of you, encouragement card.

I stamped this adorable pair on alcohol marker friendly paper, coloured them with Copic markers and hand fussy cut them leaving a thin white edge. Patterned paper from a Honey Bee paper pad matched perfectly along with some speckled paper from Lawn Fawn. 

I cut the patterned paper layers to fit my 5.5"x 5.5" base. To create the little scene behind them, I cut the speckled paper with a rectangle die, added a die cut piece of grass and a few clouds. I stamped the sentiment and cut it out with a fish tail banner die and added a matching piece of card stock behind it. Some ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Turtle Ride (TDG015) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Don't Worry (FDG021) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Holiday Cheer - Honey Bee Stamps, Spiffy Speckles - Lawn Fawn 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, fish tail banner die - Your Next Stamp, rectangle die - Kat Scrappiness, cloud and grass dies - Your Next Stamp, ribbon, enamel dots

 Copic Markers:

Hedge Hog - E25 E27 E29 E41 E42 E33

Scarf - B95 B97 B99 C1 C2

Coffee Pot - C1 C2 N4 N5 N8

Turtle - G85 G94 G99 YG61 YG63 YG67

Scarf/Hat - RV29 R39 RV69 C1 C2 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Feel Better Soon!!

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a card using High Hopes Rubber Stamps Nurse Elizabeth Jo - Q007  for the main image, Speedy Recovery Background - U004 for the background and Calling The Doctor- G211 for the sentiment. We have a lot of nurses in our family and we appreciate all of the hard work they do, especially during these tough times.

I made this a pop-up card with the sentiment.
Above is how card looks like when closed. Below is card opened up.

To make my card this week, I began with a card base of Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock, cut to 11" x 4.25". I scored this at 2.25" and 5.5". With my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the images and sentiment onto the Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock. Using my Cuttlebug and My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Layers, I die cut the background. I coloured in the background and the nurse with Copic markers. Once this was done, I fussy cut around the nurse. I cut around the sentiment with my cutter and then chopped off the corners with my 3/8" We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper. Using Scrapbook.com - Brights Smooth Cardstock, I attached 1 piece to the bottom half of my card base and cut the other piece to the size of 3.25" x 1.5". For the small piece, I used the same corner chomper.

The card was now ready for assembly. I applied the coloured background directly to the base colour. The nurse image was popped up onto the card using U-Line double-sided tape. I popped up the sentiment onto the smaller pink background with a single application of U-Line double-sided tape and popped up the pink background with 2 layers of U-Line double-sided tape. This was added to the bottom part of the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Nurse Elizabeth Jo - Q007 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) and Speedy Recovery Background - U004 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Calling the Doctor - G211 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb., Scrapbook.com - Brights Smooth Cardstock (4.25" x 5.5")

Die Cuts: My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Layers

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, 3/8" We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000, R30, R20

Hair: E18, E08, YR18, YR14

Hat: C1, C0, C00, R46, R14, R08

Scrubs: RV17, RV14, RV13, RV11

Booties and Glove: BG02, BG01, BG000, BG0000

Stethoscope and Supplies: C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, YR30

Shadow: C3, C2, C1

Background: C9, C7, C1, C0, C00, E21, E000, E0000, BG0000

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
Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Winter Fun!

Hi!

The 2022 Winter Olympics have inspired me to make this card today! My favourite thing to watch is the skating competitions! I love the beauty of the skating and the costumes are stunning! When I saw "Ice Princess" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps, it brought back so many memories! My sister and I always loved to skate! We would make up routines for our "skating programs" and then would judge each other. We could do a spin and a one foot jump but we thought we were spinning and jumping just like the Olympic skaters lol. The "Frozen Skating Pond" is the perfect background for my little skater!

I stamped the pond and skater onto Copic friendly paper and coloured them in with my Copic markers. I cut the "Frozen Skating Pond" with a Craftin' Desert Diva's Inside Scallop Square die and also used it to get the border around the pond image. The "Winter Fun" sentiment also from High Hopes was stamped directly beneath the pond so it looks one layered. Using my Brother Cut N Scan I cut out "Ice Princess" and popped her up on the pond with some foam tape. Some Diamond Stickles on the trees and Nuvo Glitter Gloss pen on the ice add some fun sparkle to my card! Since "Ice Princess" is a "Star", I added some star stickers in each corner to finish off my card.

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E11, E21

Hair: E43, E44, E47

Outfit: RV17, RV19

Skates: C00, C1, C6

Trees: G40, G46, G85

Pond: C00, C0, C1

Snow: B0000, 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!

Andy & Alex Mouse

Howdy - MichelleO here today - Happy Valentine's Day!! This is a big day in our home - Our 35th Anniversary is today, and also my Hubby's birthday. So it is a big favorite holiday here. And I adore High Hopes Stamps images - so making my Valentine's Day cards with High Hopes Stamps is a win win Love! 

 This week I am using Andy & Alex Mouse - are they precious or what? 

 

Oh so cute! I colored with Copic and then did a little high lighting with pencils. I found a pattern paper from SEI that had lots of hearts, shades of pink, grey, brown and silver. Loved the color combination - especially with these little mice. 

A few pieces of grey and brown card stock and then some zig zag stitching, made a great background - I then cut the couple out along with a few of the hearts to pop on the card. For the sentiment I found "Love Nest Valentine" that worked out so sweet with the couple. 

Copic colors used -

I just love how sweet this image is and with lots of hearts it is even better. For lots and lots of fabulous images make sure to pop over to the High Hopes Stamps web site HERE and see them all and fill a cart!! 

Thanks - 

No Bones About it......

Hi Folks;

As Valentine's day is almost here, I thought it was time to make a Valentine's Day card.  There is no doubt that High Hopes Stamps has some very cute images that make great Valentine cards.

Now as I know a few people that have dogs and puppies as pets, No Bones Doggy would be just perfect for the card.

After stamping the image onto friendly copic paper, I coloured it with Copic Markers.  I used a Spellbinders Labels die to cut the image out.  Using Mulberry Paper, I cut some small hearts out and added a jewel to the center.  

Supplies used:

• Stamp:  No Bones Doggy (M131) -- High Hopes Stamps
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, Mulberry Paper
• Copic Markers:
• Dog: E30 - Bisque, E31 - Brick Beige, E33 - Sand, E0000 - Floral White, W00 - Warm Gray No. 00, W0 - Warm Gray No. 0, W1 - Warm Gray No. 1, N8 - Neutral Gray No. 8
• Collar:  N1 - Neutral Gray No. 1, R46 - Strong Red
• Bone:  E40 - Brick White, E41 - Pearl White, E42 - Sand White
• Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Two; Stitched Nested Hearts - Tutti Designs
• Miscellaneous: Jewels

If you are in need of some inspiration, pop over the High Hopes Blog and Facebook page to see the creations by the Design Team.  Don't forget to visit the High Hopes Stamps website to see the many adorable stamps.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

I Run On Coffee

  February is the month of love so I am celebrating something I love....Coffee!!! Anyone who knows me knows how much I love my coffee - especially the first one in the morning. I love to have some quiet time and enjoy a fresh cup to start my day because.....I run on coffee!

"Coffee Bean" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps is my kind of guy <smile> I mean why have a cup when you can have a whole pot!?! When I worked in the restaurant industry and worked long hours I actually had a pot on the go all the time with my name on it - literally! Yes I did drink way too much coffee back then but hey, it got me through the day! 

After stamping this cutie on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured him with Copic markers, hand fussy cut him and ran a black marker around the edge to get any white I had missed. Patterned paper from The Perfect Blend pad from Your Next Stamp was the perfect match. I cut card stock and my base piece to fit the 4" x 5" finished card size and added a 1" high piece of plaid paper to the top. I set them aside and found the take out cup die in my stash. 

This die has been in my possession for years but this is the first time I have used it - gasp! Every time I do a coffee themed card I remember after I have done the card I have it ...sigh... but it was happy to see some love for this card. The next step was to lay the cup and stamp together on my base to see what size I wanted the paper pieces underneath them to be. Once I had that figured out I cut them and mounted the plaid paper to matching card stock. Next, I stamped the sentiment, mounted it on card stock and tucked it up under the plaid piece of paper, added the piece of card stock behind and glued everything down. Twine across the top, a few die cut hearts and some enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Coffee Bean (SLF021) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Run On Coffee (FLL017) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: The Perfect Blend - Your Next Stamp

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, Coffee Cup die - Impression Obsession, heart die - Your Next Stamp, enamel dots, twine

 Copic Markers:

Skin - E00 E21 E11 

Coffee/Beans - E23 E25 E27

Coffee Pot - C1 C2 N4 N5 N8

Bag - E30 E31 E43 E27

Shoes - C1 C2 C4 C5

Beard - C1 C2

Clothes/Hat - BG13 BG18 BG09 BG11 BG32 BG13

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Itty Bitty Heart!!

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a CAS card using High Hopes Rubber Stamps Sweetheart Gnome - SLF012  for the main image. I just love this sweet little gnome image as you can change the sentiments that she is holding onto. On this card, I chose to add a heart as I thought it would go great with the sentiment Itty Bitty Heart - H006.

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". For the background, I used my Cuttlebug, Scrapbook.com - Brights Smooth Cardstock and the embossing folder called Cuttlebug - Thank You. After putting this paper through my Cuttlebug, I saw that the texture was white on some of the letters. I decided to take some more of the background colour off using 3M 405N Tri-M-Ite sanding paper. I just loved the rustic effect it gave. With my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the image and sentiment onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock. The image was coloured in and fussy cut. A cutter was used to go around the sentiment. 3/8" We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper was used to create the rounded corners. I inked around all of the edges of the sentiment with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Barn Door.

To assemble the card, I attached the embossed background directly to the base using double-sided tape. The sentiment and image were both popped up onto the card using U-Line double-sided tape to complete the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Sweetheart Gnome - SLF012 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Itty Bitty Heart - H006 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Barn Door

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb., Scrapbook.com - Brights Smooth Cardstock (4.25" x 5.5")

Die Cuts: Lawn Fawn - Valentine's Hearts Border (Heart for message)

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug - Thank You

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000, R30, R20

Hair: E18, E08, YR18, YR14

Clothing and Hat: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11, BG09, BG05, BG02, BG01, R46, R14, R08

Message with Heart: E50, E41, YR30

Shadow: C3, C2, C1

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
Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

What's The Buzz?

Hello!!

I miss seeing all my friends and catching up on each other's lives!!! Due to Covid, we haven't been able to get together and I can't wait to see them again! I thought this adorable "Hunny Bear" stamp and sentiment called "What's the Buzz" from High Hopes Stamps made a perfect card to send to one of them.

My card comes together quick using the Studio Katia "Darling Ribbon & Dotted Frames" die set. It cut out all of my papers except the strip of bees. I just layered some cardstock behind it and I was done with the card base design. I stamped "Hunny Bear" onto Copic friendly paper and coloured it in with my Copic markers. Using my Brother Cut N Scan I cut out the image and popped it up on the card with some foam tape. A bit of glitter pen to the wings and honey and I was finished!

Copics Used:

Bear: E71, E74, E77, E79

Bee Outfit: N10, Y15, Y17, Y18

Honey Pot: B95, B97, B99

Wings: B0000, B000, B01

R24, R27

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!

Horsin' Around Horsey

Howdy - MichelleO here and I have to confess - I am totally in Love with these Valentine Images from High Hopes Stamps! There are a few different images with the vintage school house valentine look - but today I am playing with "Horsin' Around Horsey"  and the images come with the sentiment already on it!

Now I know this will sound silly, but this is one of the hardest cards I have made in a while. I wanted that childhood feel of opening that decorated shoe box full of silly valentines. So Clean and Simple was the plan. No frilly ribbons, flowers, buttons or bling. Just the wonderful fun image and sentiment. 

I colored with my Copics (colors below) then cut a red card stock base. I created a faux mat around the image with my pink copic. I will be honest.. here are ribbons, flowers, buttons and bling all over my desk as I kept trying to add to my card. But in the end I was strong and just went with my original plan. Clean and Simple. This also helped in the fact I wanted to create a few of these sweet cards. So coloring, cutting glue down and done. 

This just makes me smile and happy! I feel like I need to find a shoe box and decorate it! Wouldn't these images be perfect for your child to color their own valentines?? Oh that is such a sweet idea!

Copic colors used -

To find more of these fabulous Valentine images at High Hopes Stamps click HERE and you will pop right to them all! 

 

Magical Moments are Everywhere

Welcome Friends;

As well as another week gone by, so has January.  Time is either at a standstill or flies by.  Either way we need to enjoy the magical moments that are everywhere.

For today's card, I used Wizarding Gnome and paired it with Magical Moments (both from High Hopes Stamps).  Hopefully, he can give us all plenty of these magical moments.

After stamping the image onto some XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with Copic Markers.  Using the Stitched Wonky Oval Die, I cut the coloured image out as well as to plain ovals using some design & mulberry papers.  After assembling the pieces together, I added some German Glass Glitter Shards to the sides of the main image.  Some other Glitter and Enamel Dots finished off this CAS card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Wizarding Gnome - SS039, Magical Moments - GG032; both from High Hopes Stamps
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP: Bewitched (Echo Park), Mulberry Paper
• Copic Markers:
• Skin:  E0000 - Floral White, E000 - Pale Fruit Pink, E00 - Cotton Pearl
• Beard:  C00 - Cool Gray No. 00, C0 - Cool Gray No. 1, C1 - Cool Gray No. 1
• Clothes & Hat:  V95 - Light Grape, V93 - Early Grape, V91 - Pale Grape
• Shoes:  W4 - Warm Gray No. 4 , W2 - Warm Gray No. 2, W0 - Warm Gray No. 0
• Book:  E40 - Brick White, E41 - Pearl White, E42 - Sand White
• Ball:  BG0000 - Snow Green
• Other:  Y17 - Golden Yellow, Y15 - Cadminium Yellow, Y13 - Lemon Yellow
• Die:  Stitched Wonky Ovals - Gina Marie Designs
• Miscellaneous:  Ice Resin German Glass Glitter Shards: Primrose, Antique Gold; Enamel Dots, Glitter Dots

If you are in need of some inspiration, pop over to the High Hopes Blog and Facebook page to see the  creations by the Design Team.  Don't forget to visit the High Hopes Stamps website to see many adorable stamps.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Your Best Miles

  I double challenged myself for this weeks card. I need some masculine themed Birthday cards for my stash, I have lots of nephews! ... so I challenged myself to not only add to my stash with a masculine card but I also wanted to use an embossing folder - they haven't seen much love lately. 

I find masculine cards a challenge. I like to add ribbon and bling and, and, and to my cards, not things that are usually used on a masculine card. Thankfully, my stash of stamps from High Hopes includes some transportation themed stamps.  My nephews are at the car buying, driving stage for the most part so cars are cool and I will have lots of stamps to use for their cards - phew! 

I also have a few men in my life who love to ride so "Motorcycle Bob" is perfect for a Birthday card for one of them and the stamp I chose for this weeks card.

I stamped Bob, coloured him with Copic markers and hand fussy cut him leaving a thin white edge. I had some denim paper in my stash but thought it was kind of plain when I put it together with the concrete type texture on my second piece of patterned paper so I used a steam punk embossing folder on it to give it some gears, texture and personality. Second challenge - to use an embossing folder - complete! 

 The denim paper is quite thin so there is a few "white" spots in the embossing but I decided to use it anyway as it gives it kind of distressed look. 

I cut my card base to be 4.5"w x 5.5"h and added the denim paper to it along with some dark blue card stock. Next I cut a house and tree using a die. The die cut wasn't wide enough to cover my concrete piece of paper so I cut it just before the tree. I set the split die to the edges of the paper and strategically placed Bob on top to create my scene. 

Next I stamped my sentiments. The Happy Birthday is actually part of a larger stamp that I masked off to get the two words I wanted. I cut them both out, mounted them on matching card stock and glued them down. Some twine and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Motorcycle Bob (SS526) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Best Miles (GG041), Transmitting Birthday Wishes (F246) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Denim - stash, Autumn Afternoon - Honey Bee Stamps 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, rectangle die - Kat Scrappiness, twine, enamel dots, Cute Home On A Hill die - Your Next Stamp, steam punk embossing folder - Darice 

 Copic Markers:

Skin - E00 E21 E11 E04

Tire/Hat/Jacket - N5 N6 N10

Bike/Shirt/Hat Band - Y38 YR16 YR18

Mirror/Handle Bars - C1 C2 C3 C5 

Hair - E33 E35 E57

Lights - Y00 Y11 Y13

Smoke Puffs - W2

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!