I don't usually make Valentine's Day cards but when I saw the Cow Hugs stamp from High Hopes Rubber Stamps I decided to make one. I will stamp Happy Valentine's Day inside but I might also use it to send to a friend who needs a hug.... this is such a versatile stamp!
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Hugs & Kisses
Monday, January 22, 2024
Frog in Boxers
Howdy - MichelleO here today -
This is one of the very first images I purchased from
High Hopes Stamps - YEARS and YEARS ago! I just love the look on this
little frog. Frog in Boxers -
A top favorite of mine! Colored with my Copics - and found papers from scraps in my stash, and then sewed down layers. Now I wanted a solid green for one of the mats... didn't have the right green. So I used a Copic and colored a mat! Not bad... will have to remember that for future. The sentiment is a great one for a little pick me up for someone, and works with this guy hanging in his boxers. "Hang in there!" just so fun! It needed a little more - so I punched up some leaves punches from Martha Stewart and colored them to match. This one really made me smile!
Copic colors used -
To find so many fun images at High Hopes Stamps click HERE and have some fun!
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Eat Cake!
I had a few friends growing up that when the going got tough, we would get together and eat our ultimate comfort food.......cake! I am still friends with a few of these amazing ladies although we don't live close enough to each other to do an impromptu cake get together like we used to. However, when we are able to get together ...you know there will be cake! Baking gnome from High Hopes Rubber Stamps reminds me of these days and friends so I decided to use him for a card for one of them.
Monday, January 15, 2024
Carpenter Ant
Howdy - MichelleO here today and I needed another guy birthday card for this week - and I love this Carpenter Ant for some of my Man friends!
Such a busy worker - what is he building? Colored with my Copics - and then found papers from Making Memories that I sewed down with a zig zag stitch and straight stitch. I colored him bold, I wanted him to pop on the card. The sentiment is also from High Hopes Stamps perfect for our little builder - "Happy Birthday" Love the lumber look on this one! Great for my little ant!
Copic colors used -
Fun card - that is a fun one to color up! There are just so so many great images at High Hopes Stamps, to have fun with for all your friends and family. To pop right to the High Hopes Stamps Web Store and have fun filling a cart - click HERE
Thanks so much
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Hummingbird Birthday
My Mother in law has a Birthday coming up in a few weeks and she always loves a handmade card from me ...shhhhhh. She loves flowers and birds so I try to find a flower stamp I can use for her Birthday card. This year I think the Hummingbird stamp from High Hopes Rubber Stamps is perfect for her card. I kept the design quite simple and flat because I will need to mail it to her this year.
Monday, January 8, 2024
Lil Fire Chief
Howdy - MichelleO here -
Today I dug into my High Hopes Stamps Collection and found a fun favorite for a Happy Birthday Card.
This is Lil Fire Chief -
I love coloring this image! Lots of Copic colors used, and then I find some papers in my stash from Making Memories. Of course I had to stay with the red theme. Black card stock for the base and mats.
The sentiment is also from High Hopes Stamps and is just perfect with this hero's image! "Birthday Emergency"
Copic colors used -
This is such a fun card! And perfect for a couple of guys I know!
Hope you enjoyed!
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Create
Happy New Year! I am back after a bit of a break over Christmas and happy to be back in my craft room creating! I hope you all had a good Christmas - I know we did <smile>. For my first card of 2024 I decided to start the year with a smile and have some fun with "Happy Pigs" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps - how can you not just smile along with these two!?!
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Sharing some exciting news to start 2024!!!
High Hopes is starting 2024 with some super exciting news!
Our Design Team Member Donna Rudy has been chosen as one of the BEST cards by Creative Scrapbooker Magazine. So that means it's time to get your VOTE ON!!!
There are some beautiful cards in this 1st round of voting & we hope that you can pop in to make your voice heard.
This is Donna's card using our image called Spring Birdhouse Garden