Monday, October 31, 2022

Naughty kitty.....?

 Happy Monday HH Fans!

Today I have this fun image called "Callie Christmas Kitty" to share with you.  Now all of us who own cats know that one of their favorite things to do during the holiday's is ....climb the Christmas Tree.  This little cutie is just hanging right off the branch lol.

This year could prove to be a bit of a challenge for our family as my brother lives with us & he has 3 cats while we have 1.  So that's 4 cats to keep off the Christmas tree.  I guess I better think plastic decorations only!


I couldn't decide which sentiment I wanted to use so I used both "Naughty List?" & Santa...I tried!  Both were just perfect for this card.

Copic Colors
Candy Canes - C1, C0, R59, R46, R24
Kitty - N5, N3, N1, R02, R01, R00
Branch - G46, G43, G40
Ornaments - B05, B04, B02, R59, R46, R24

Misc stuff - Photo Play 6 x 6 Pad called Mad 4 Plaid, MFT Pierced Circle Dies, Spellbinders Beaded Circles, Satin Ribbon


Hope you enjoy today's post & thanks for visiting!

Happy Stampin!




Little Slueth

Howdy - MichelleO here today and - This sweet guy just makes me grin. He is from High Hopes Stamps and is "Little Slueth

I colored with my Copics (colors below) and found some Crate Paper pattern paper that I used for the card base and mats. While digging through my stash I found an EK Success doggie paw punch border, just seemed like it would be fun with our "Little Slueth" Then I ended up matting the puppy paws with a scallop border from EK Success. Layering up! I sewed everything together and then topped it off with the High Hopes Sentiment "No mystery" - Now I can use this card for just a pick me up for someone, or add a Happy Birthday if needed! 

Copic colors used

Fun card - with a fabulous fun image! 

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

O-fish-ally Awesome

  If you have read some of my past blog posts, you will know that I struggle with masculine cards and I don't fish. I mean I did do a little fishing when I was a kid but as an adult it isn't my thing. My hubby doesn't fish either but we have a few friends in our lives who love it, so when we need a birthday card for one of these friends ..... I need to get creating. 

Last year, High Hopes did a Gnome Mania release and at that time I took notice of the fishing themed stamps in the release. I wanted to challenge myself to find a way to use the "Just Fishin' and Fishing Shack" stamps together on a card. This stamp pairing has been perculating in my brain for awhile now so I am glad it has finally come together! 



                                                                                                                                            
 This stamp combo was a lot of colouring but I think they work well together. They also needed to be put on a 6x6 card base - a larger size then I normally do. I stamped them on to alcohol marker friendly paper and coloured them with Copic markers. After the colouring was done, I cut the sky line a little lower then the top of the shack roof so the stack and roof stuck out the top to add a little fun to the card. 
Fishing themed patterned paper from Carta Bella was my choice and I die cut fish net to tuck in behind the stamps. I used two different sentiments for this card - the Happy Birthday is masked out of a larger stamp. I added one sentiment with what my hubby thinks is a lure spinner he found when we were walking the dog. Since he found it the week I was working on getting the colouring done, I took it as a sign lol - I needed to use it on the card. I put it on to look like it was caught in the fish net and we will deliver this card in person so I don't have to worry about things laying totally flat to be mailed. Enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Details
Stamps - Just Fishin(TLF029), Fishing Shack (TLF038) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps
Sentiment - O-fish-ally (FLL019), Dropping A Line (TLL013) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps
Patterned Paper - Gone Camping - Carta Bella

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, fish net die - Tutti Designs, enamel dots

Copic Markers
Gnome - E00 E21 E11 E04 W0 W1 W2 B34 B37 B39 B97 R05 R17 YR18 R56 R59 E34 E35 E29
Stump, Poles, Shack - E23 E25 E27 E29
Shack Roof - C1 C2 C4 C7 E08 E09 blender
Sky - B000 B00 B41 B52
Grass, Fish - YG61 YG63 YG67 BG99
Plants - G46 G28 G29 BG99
Pond - B00 B12 B14 B16 
Rocks W1 W3 W5 W7



Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!





Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Think Snow with Snow Yummy

 Hello HH Fans!!

I'm back again today with another card from our wonderful collection of Winter/Christmas images.  This adorable snowman in a mug is called "Snow Yummy".  Isn't he just the cutest?!!

I was in a bell & button mood today, so I used those for my embellies.  I picked up the bells at Michael's a few years ago & the button is from my stash (insert huge stash here) lol.

Since I'm on this mission to get Christmas cards done, I'm sticking with some general sentiments.  Just in case I want to use it for a Winter card instead...gotta keep my options open.  So, on this cutie I used "Think Snow 2".

Copic Colors
Mug - BG09, BG07, BG05, BG02
Hat - C10, C8, C6
Towel & Hat Band - BG78, BG72, BG71
Hot Chocolate - E79, E74, E71
Carrot Nose - YR27, YR24, YR23
Cheeks & Mouth - R02, R01, #00
Snowman & Marshmallows - W1, W0, W00
Snowflake - BG000, BG0000

Other stuff - Stamps Snow Yummy S162 & Think Snow 2 FF047, Echo Park Hello Winter 6 x 6 Pad, YNS Banner Dies, MFT Stitched Circle Dies, misc bells & button, Crystal Stickles

Thanks for visiting today!  Check back often to all the beautiful cards our Design Team posts.

Hugs & happy stampin'

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Hallowe'en Kitty and Friends!!

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a Hallowe'en card using High Hopes Rubber Stamps Hallowe'en Kitty - TT042 for the image and Happy Halloween - H232 for the sentiment. I thought it would be fun to end the month off with another spooky card since Hallowe'en is only a few days away from now.

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". Textura Select Cardstock - Tropicana was cut to the same size as the base and adhered using double-sided tape. Using my Cuttlebug, Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card was die cut using My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Dies. I stamped the main image onto the die cut and the sentiment onto a scrap piece of orange cardstock using my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink. Using my Cuttlebug and Gina K Designs - Sentiment Strips, I die cut the sentiment that I stamped.

The image was coloured in and then I used a black Prismacolor Premier Pencil to highlight a few of the areas to make them stand out a little more. I also extended the fence to the ends of the die cut on both sides. I added back in the whites of the eyes with a Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen and some stars in the night sky. U-Line double-sided tape was applied to the back of the sentiment and the coloured image. They were both popped up onto the base to complete the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Hallowe'en Kitty - TT042 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Happy Halloween - H232 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb., Textura Select Cardstock - Tropicana (12" x 12")

Die Cuts: My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Dies, Gina K Designs - Sentiment Strips

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Black Cat: C9, C7, C5, R22, R20

Hat: V17, V09, V06, V04, YR68, YR24, YR18, YR16, YR04, E15, Y35, Y08

Mouse: W5, W3, W1, R20

Bat: BV29, BV25, BV23

Ghost: BV20, C00, Colorless Blender

Moon: Y00, BV20, C00, Colorless Blender

Gravestone: YR18, YR16, T5, T3, T1

Grass: G99, YG67, YG17

Sky: C9, BV29, BV25, BV23, BV20

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

Check out more adorable Fall images at High Hopes Rubber Stamps!

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More Than the Cat!

Hello!
I'm popping in today with a cute card for all the dog lovers out there! Meet "Fred" from High Hopes Stamps. I just love Fred, he's so cute and that face just melts my heart!
To start my card I stamped the image onto Copic Friendly paper. Using my Copic Sketch markers, I coloured the image in using colours that matched the Doodlebug "My Happy Place" 6x6 collection.  I decided I wanted Fred to have spots so now he looks more like a Dalmatian. Next, using a Gina Marie Pleated Circle die, I cut around the image. I popped the image up with some foam tape for added dimension. A few enamel dots finish off my card.
I thought the HH sentiment called "More Than the Cat" was a fun addition to my card!
Copics Used:
Fred: C00, C0, C1, C3, C7, C9, 100, R01
Bandana: Y15, Y17, Y19
Flowers: RV04, RV06, RV09
Stems & grass: YG01, YG03, YG17, G28

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Monday, October 24, 2022

How cute is this "Merry Mouse"

 Oh Happy Day HH Fans!

I'm back today after a long hiatus with our adorable imaged called Merry Mouse.  So seriously nobody wants a mouse in their house..right!  But I sure do love to color them & use them for my cards, they are just so cute.

I need to start building my Christmas card stash & quick...the holidays will be upon us before we know it.  Every year I try to send out as many cards as I can, for 2 years in a row I almost got them all done.  Maybe this year I will actually accomplish my goal lol.

I colored Merry Mouse with Copics (list below) & then I fussy cut her out.  So, this really happened...while cutting her tail I actually cut it off...yep I did.  So, I finished cutting her out while trying to figure out how I was going to fix her up.  A little dab of glue here and there & I think she turned out ok.  I paired Merry Mouse with our Happy Holidays sentiment, but you can always change that up if you like.

With all the ribbon stash I have I didn't have the right color of red ribbon, so I used white satin ribbon & an R59 Copic marker then airbrushed it.  I did the same for the green background on white cardstock for Merry Mouse using a G03.  Oh & I also used a raw snowflake piece of chipboard & airbrushed it with R59.


Copic Colors
Red - R89, R59, R37
Green - G19, G17, G16, G14, C12
Grey (Mouse) - W4, W2, W1, W0
Grey (Candy Cane & Bells) - C2, C0, C00
Ears & Nose - R02, R01, R00

Other Items
Photo Play - Not A Creature Was Stirring 6 x 6 Pad
Flat Back Bling
Satin Ribbon
Tuxedo Black Marker to outline the fussy cut image
Diamond Stickles on the bells
Versafine Red for the Happy Holidays sentiment

Have a wonderful day & happy stampin'!




Chris Mouse

Howdy - MichelleO here today for High Hopes Stamps I pulled out a favorite little mouse. This is "Chris Mouse" and he is ready for Santa to arrive and dream of the goodies that might be under the tree. 

 

 I just love the grin on his face under the blanket. I colored with my Copics (colors below) For my papers I went a little Victorian looking with some older papers from Paper Studio. It just felt like a vintage Christmas feeling with these warm papers. With an older die I cut out the frame with one pattern paper. Looked pretty nice with the kraft card stock showing under the frame so I cut the floral paper to leave a border inside as well. 

The High Hopes Stamps sentiment "All Your Dreams Come True" was a perfect thought for Chris Mouse.

Copic colors used -


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Thanks so much!



Thursday, October 20, 2022

Pumpkin Thank You

  Sometimes someone does something so kind that just saying thank you isn't enough so I like to send a card. I love the "Pumpkin Border" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps so I decided to use it for a seasonal thank you card for just such a person.

I had a "plan" for this stamp and card design but when I started putting my plan together thing went sideways real quick. In the process of trying to make my original plan work I ended up coming up with a mini slim line design that actually works a lot better then what I had planned - can you say happy accident?


                                                                             

                                                                     
 After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper I coloured it with Copic markers and hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white edge. Patterned paper from Echo Park and Lawn Fawn helped my create the background for my card. I cut the sky using a circle die and cut some off the bottom to give my the half circle shape. Next I added the fence and grass dies and added the pumpkin border on top. The sentiment is masked out of a larger sentiment - I love stretching my supplies by doing this! A gingham ribbon bow, some falling leaf die cuts with inked edges and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Details
Stamps - Pumpkin Border (J105) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps
Sentiment - Being A Friend (FDG018) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps
Patterned Paper - Fall - Echo Park, Water Color Washes - Lawn Fawn

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, grass die -  Dress My Craft, circle die, fence die - Gina Marie Designs, bark ink - Versa Color, enamel dots, mini leaf die - Your Next Stamp, gingham ribbon

Copic Markers
Sunflowers - Y11 Y19 YR24 E17 E23 E25 E27 E29  YG01 YG17 YG67 BG99
Pumpkins - YR15 YR16 YR18 E19 YG01 YG17 YG67 BG99
Leaves - YR21 YR23 YR24 E23


Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!





Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Snow Kisses!!

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a snow lady Christmas card using High Hopes Rubber Stamps Snow Kisses - TT059 for the main image and Holly Jolly - K048 for the sentiment. I've always loved snow people and birds and this stamp combo makes me smile because it has both.

To make my card this week, I began with a card base of AC Cardstock - White, cut and scored to be 6" x 6". I cut 2 strips of Doodlebug Design Inc. - Winter Wonderland coloured snowflake pattern to the size of 6" x .75". 2 strips of Doodlebug Design Inc. - Spring Solid Assortment paper to the size of 6" x .25" and 1 strip of Forever In Time - Textura Sky cut to the size of 6" x 4". With Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Evergreen Bough and a blending brush, I inked around all of the edges of the larger pieces. I ran all of the smaller pieces through my Xyron Create a Sticker. The pieces were then attached to the base card from top to bottom. I used liquid glue to attach the larger piece. I trimmed around the 3 sides of the card with a paper trimmer to make it all even.

For the frame around the image, using my Couture Creations - Go Power and Emboss die cutting machine, I die cut the entire frame with Doodlebug Design Inc. - Winter Wonderland paper and Penny Black - Graceful Stackers dies. 2 dies were pieced together for the pink frame using my cutting device and Forever In Time - Textura Blush cardstock. Lastly, I stamped the image with Memento - Summer Sky ink onto Lawn Fawn - Sparkle Cardstock in "Pixie Dust" using my MISTI. I took this piece and ran it through my Couture Creations - Go Power and Emboss die cutting machine again so that it would fit snug into the frame. I cut off the remainder following the stamped snow along the top and inked it with the Memento - Summer Sky ink. Using liquid glue, I applied the pink frame over top of the snowflake die cut while carefully matching up the edges. Liquid glue was applied to the lower back of the snow piece and it was attached to the snowflake background inside the frame.

The image was stamped onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink. After colouring the images, I fussy cut around all of them and then with a black marker, inked around all of the edges. I popped up the snowlady using U-Line double-sided tape and attached her to the card under the snow. The little bird was also popped up using U-Line double-sided tape and some liquid glue. Using Copic B41, I added in some shadows in the snow and Stickles - Hibiscus was applied to the scarf and pompom to give them some extra sparkle.

The sentiment was stamped onto Doodlebug Design Inc. - Spring Solid Assortment using my MISTI and Versamark ink. Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail was applied and then heat embossed using a Marvy Uchida - Embossing Heat Tool. Using my Cuttlebug and My Creative Time - More Stitched Circles, I die cut the sentiment. The edges were inked around using a finger dauber and Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Evergreen Bough. The snowflake was cut using my Cuttlebug, Lawn Fawn - Sparkle Cardstock in "Pixie Dust" cardstock and die from Recollections - Christmas Snowflakes Clear Stamp & Die set. I popped up both the sentiment and snowflake using U-Line double-sided tape onto the card. Lastly, I added 3 Doodlebug Designs Inc. - Sprinkles onto the frame to finish it off.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Snow Kisses - TT059 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Holly Jolly - K048 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Evergreen Bough, Versamark, Memento - Summer Sky

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, AC Cardstock - White, Doodlebug Design Inc. - Winter Wonderland (6" x 6"), Doodlebug Design Inc. - Spring Solid Assortment (12" x 12"), Lawn Fawn - Sparkle Cardstock in "Pixie Dust" (8.5" x 11"), Forever In Time - Textura Sky, Forever In Time - Textura Blush

Die Cuts: Penny Black - Graceful Stackers (51-658), My Creative Time - More Stitched Circles MCT-D136, Recollections - Christmas Snowflakes Clear Stamp & Die 529291

Embossing Powder: Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Stickles - Hibiscus, Cuttlebug, Blending Brush, Doodlebug Designs Inc. - Sprinkles, Xyron Create a Sticker, Couture Creations - Go Power and Emboss, Marvy Uchida - Embossing Heat Tool

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Snow Lady: BV20, C00, Colorless Blender, YR18, YR12, YR07, YR04, R29, R27, R24, Eyes (Sakura Glaze - Black), Stickles - Hibiscus

Mitt's, Coat and Hat: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG13, BG11

Scarf and Trim: RV69, RV09, RV06, RV04, RV02

Birds and Earmuffs: B97, B95, B93, B91, R46, R14, R08, YR12, YR07, YR04, R85, R83, R81, RV55, RV17, RV14, BV02, BV01, BV00

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
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The Boo Crew!

Happy Tuesday!
Halloween is just around the corner and I needed one more card to send out! I decided to use the High Hopes  rubber stamp called "Boo Family in Frame". Normally these cuties are all together in one frame but I decided to do a different take on them.

 

Here you can see my craziness LOL. As I have used this stamp before I wanted to see if I could use it in a different way. It's been a while since I used the MFT Precious Polaroids dies and an idea popped into my head. On the left of the page is the original stamped image. Then I stamped it 3 more times and using correction tape taped off parts of each image so it would block our parts of the other ghosts. Now the image would fit into my little frames. I photocopied the blocked out images onto Copic friendly paper.
Here you can see the end result of my corrective tape nightmare LOL. Each ghost is isolated enough now to look like they are by themselves for each frame. If there were any "missing" sketch lines due to tape error, I drew them back in. Now, I went ahead and coloured each Ghost in and added them to the Polaroid frames. My papers today are from various Doodlebug Halloween themed 6x6 pads. I added a film strip, and mounted the "Boo Crew" sentiment on top with dimensional tape. A scattering of enamel dots finish off my card. 
Copics Used:
Ghosts: C00, C1, C3 / YR04, YR09/ R01
Their ties: YR04, V17/ YG25, V06
Wood Frame: C5, C8
Stars: Y26, Y28
Background: YG00, YG01, YG03


Thanks so much for stopping by!

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!

Monday, October 17, 2022

Turkey Getaway

Howdy - MichelleO here - Today for High Hopes Stamps I have a FUN Hall image! Turkey Getaway always makes me grin!

 

Seriously how can a Turkey on the run riding a scooter not funny! Great fun Thanksgiving Card for sure! I colored with my Copics (colors below) and then cut out with a Circle Die cut and a scalloped circle die cut. I found a really old piece of scrap pattern paper that I loved with the image, that I sewed on two pieces of card stock mats, and a dark brown card stock card base. This image matches up perfectly with the High Hopes Stamps sentiment "Poultry in Motion" Again... cracks me up! 

For a little wind blowing by our fast moving Turkey I used a glitter Nuvo clear pen. This image is a favorite to make me laugh.. I think I said that already. LOL

Thanks so much! 


 

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Fun and Games

  It is looking like Christmas in my craft room as I continue my mission to get my Christmas cards done in a timely manner this year. Truthfully, I haven't added to my card stash in awhile but when I saw the "Checkin' It Twice" stamp and the "Naughty List" sentiment from High Hopes Rubber Stamps I knew I had to have them and that they would be perfect for a few people on my card giving list.

                                                                               




                                                                                    Side View
  

I stamped this adorable gnome on alcohol marker friendly paper, coloured him with Copic markers and added some squiggly lines to the list to look like names with a black marker. I hand fussy cut him and ran a black marker around the edge to get any white I had missed. I set him aside and started creating my card base.
 
This is my first ever step card made using a tutorial I found online - there are tons out there! I decided some snowflake style paper from Photo Play was perfect for this card and added some "snow" and trees with some white sparkle paper from my stash. Apparently "Santa" checks his list no matter where he is or what he is doing! Yikes - lol! 
After adding some twine, I glued down all the layers and stamped the sentiment. I decided to add some Star Dust Stickles to the sentiment instead of colouring it so it matched the rest of the sparkle on my card. A red bell that jingles when the card is moved finishes off my card. 

Card Details
Stamps - Checkin' It Twice (SLF020) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps
Sentiment - Naughty List (HDG006) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps
Patterned Paper - Kringle & Co - Photo Play

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, tree edge die - Stampin' Up, twine, bell, Star Dust Stickles, sparkly paper - stash

Copic Markers
Skin - E00 E21 E11 E04
Scroll - E40 D41 E42 E43
Beard - W0 W1 W2
Suit/Hat - R14 R27 R37 R59
Boots/Belt/Gloves - T4 T6 T8 T9


Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!





Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Ho Ho Ho!!

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a Christmas card using High Hopes Rubber Stamps Santa In Chimney - S202 for the image. Christmas is only a few months away, so I'm busy making more Christmas cards for this year to give away! How about you?

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". DCWV - Holiday Cheer was cut to the same size and applied to the base using double-sided tape. The image was die-cut using Anna Griffin Empress Mini Cutting Machine, My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Dies and Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. The image was stamped onto the Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using my MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink. Once it was coloured in, I applied some Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff to his beard and then heat set it with a Marvy Uchida - Embossing Heat Tool to make it puff up. Stickles - Diamond was applied to the Coat trim and hat, as well as the roof. Stickles - Gold was applied all around the die-cut to create some extra sparkle. Stickles - Star Dust was applied to the insides of the background flowers and some snowflakes.  Once everything was dry, I added some U-Line double-sided tape and popped up the main coloured image onto the base card. For the sentiment, I die cut Recollections Christmas Ink Jet Printable Glitter Paper with the Anna Griffin Empress Mini Cutting Machine using Jolly Quickutz - Deck the Halls limited edition gift set. I applied Scrapbook Adhesives - 3D Foam Strips to the Sentiment and popped it up onto the card to finish it off.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Santa In Chimney - S202 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Jolly Quickutz - Deck the Halls limited edition gift set

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill - Premium Colour 100 lb., DCWV - Holiday Cheer (6" x 6"), Recollections Christmas Ink Jet Printable Glitter Paper

Die Cuts: Jolly Quickutz - Deck the Halls limited edition gift set, My Creative Time - Rectangle Frame Dies

Stickles: Diamond, Gold, Star Dust

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Anna Griffin Empress Mini Machine, Stickles - Diamond, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff, Marvy Uchida - Embossing Heat Tool, Scrapbook Adhesives - 3D Foam Strips

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000, R30, R20, Eyes (Sakura Glaze - Black)

Hair: C2, C1, C00

Coat and Hat Trim: C2, C1, C00, Stickles - Diamond

Clothing: R59, R37, R35

Belt and Mitts: 100, T9, T7, T5, E15, Y38, Y35, Y15

Sack: G99, YG67, YG63, YG61, R59, Y37, R35

Chimney: E97, E19, E08, T5, T3, T1

Roof: BV20, B60, C1, C00, Stickles - Diamond

Sky: B99, B97, B95, B93

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
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Warm Winter Wishes!

Hi!
I'm always in need of Christmas cards, so making some ahead is a good idea for me. I have a thing for penguins and snowmen so of course I had to make a card using the High Hopes "Snowman Love"! One of my favourite HH sentiments for Christmas/winter is the "Warn Winter Wishes" sentiment and I use it often! Mr Snowman probably doesn't like it though as if it warms up he'll melt lol!
I stamped my image onto Copic friendly paper using some Memento Black Ink. Next I coloured the image in Christmas colours to match paper from bits I had in my stash.  Using a Craftin Desert Diva Banner die (retired), I cut the image out. I framed the "Warm Winter Wishes" sentiment using a Gina Marie Pleated Lace Rectangle die. I added some Crystal Stickles on the stocking and stars and added some ribbon with a bow. A sprinkling of enamel dots finish off my card.
Copics Used:
C00, C0, C2, 
R01, R37, R59, R89
E25, E27
G94, G99
Y26, Y28

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Monday, October 10, 2022

Carpenter Ant

Howdy - 

Time for one of those needed Guy Birthday Cards! And I adore this High Hopes Stamps Carpenter Ant to build up a good looking card!  

 Hubby asked me why I like coloring up bugs, mice and other things on my cards but I freak out if they are in or near the house... I have no clue other than I control the cuteness? LOL But I do love this guy! I colored with my Copics (colors below) and then found some older BoBunny pattern papers to layer on my card with dark brown card stock. Love the rusty old feel of the paper with this working ant. Then the sentiment from High Hopes Stamps "Wooden Happy Birthday" is just a perfect match with a Carpenter Ant, right? I tried a million different things for embellishments... brads, buttons, borders and then just decided let it go Michelle... Keep it Simple! LOL That is so hard for me! 

Copic colors used -


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Thursday, October 6, 2022

Get Well Ollie

  It is the beginning of cold and flu season where I live. The weather has been what I think is a lot cooler than normal for this time of year - we have a frost warning again for tonight - and a few trees in my neighbourhood are changing colour already. 

I love fall and the cooler temps but I'm not a fan of the cold/flu season. I do however like to add cards to my get well stash to send to friends and family who may come down with something and need to receive a smile in the mail. "Sick Ollie" from High Hopes is feeling a little under the weather himself and is perfect to bring a smile and help someone. 




After stamping Ollie on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured him with Copic markers and hand fussy cut him leaving a thin white line. I set him aside and found patterned paper from Craft Consortium and Honey Bee Stamps to create my background. I used a polka dot embossing folder on one piece of paper to add some interest to the background. Next I cut out the second piece of paper with a cross stitch circle die and cut a scallop circle die out of card stock to go behind it. I glued down my layers - after adding some twine - and added Ollie with 3D foam pop dots. Enamel dots finish off my card. 


Card Details
Stamps - Sick Ollie (TT175) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps
Sentiment - Get Well Soon 2 (GG051) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps
Patterned Paper - Autumn Afternoon - Honey Bee Stamps
Bloom & Wild - Craft Consortium

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, cross stitch circle die - Gina Marie Designs, scallop circle die - Spellbinders, twine, polka dot embossing folder - Cuttlebug, enamel dots

Copic Markers
Body - E97 E99 E27 E50 D51 E53
Hooves - W00 W1 W3
Blanket - B12 B14 B16
Tissue Box - YR21 YR24 YR23
Shading- C0 C1 C2 



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