Hugs & Kisses

 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!

After colouring the stamp with Copic markers, I hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white edge. I set it aside and found some paper from and old Echo Park pad that fit the colour palette perfectly. I cut the pieces to fit my A2 size card base. I cut a circle out of patterned paper and cut off the edge just to create some interest. Next I cut the fishtail heart banner out of matching paper and card stock, cut some smaller hearts out of a different banner to put in the middle of the hearts and glued them to the base. Then I glued down the circle and added the stamp with foam pop dots. I stamped the sentiment, mounted it on matching card stock and added some enamel dots to finish off my card. 

 

Stamp Recipe

Stamps - Cow Hugs (TT136)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Hugs & Kisses (FR016) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Blowing Kisses - Echo Park

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, heart banner dies - Your Next Stamp, circle die, 3D foam dots, enamel dots

Copic Markers

Hooves - C1 C2 C4 C5

Flowers - Y11 Y15 Y17 YG03 YG17 R81 R83 R85

Spots - N3 N5 N8 N10

Bow/Bell Band - R24 R27 R37 R59

Grass - YG01 YG03

Shading - C1 C2

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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! 

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.

I coloured with Copic markers and cut the stamp out using a square xstitch die. I found some patterned paper from Memory Box and cut it to fit my A2 size card base. To create the wave, I cut the paper with a hill die and then trimmed the straight edge off to the size I wanted after laying it beside the larger piece. I used an embossing folder the add some texture to both of these pieces before gluing them down. I cut a banner to go behind the image, stamped the sentiment and cut it out with an oval die. All of the paper and stamped image are inked around the edges with London Fog ink. After gluing the banner down, I cut the stamp square with the stamped image to fit the edge of the card and glued the sentiment down over one corner. Some enamel dots finish off my card. 

Stamp Recipe

Stamps - Baking Gnome (SLF035)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Eat Cake (FDG026) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Spring Plaid - Memory Box

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, polka dot embossing folder - Cricut, xtitched square die - Gina Marie Designs, fishtail banner die, oval die, London Fog ink - Memento, hill die, enamel dots

Copic Markers

Skin - E00 E21 E11

Cake - E23 E25 E27

Stand/Shoes - C1 C2 C4

Clothes - B00 B01 B02

Flowers - RV10 RV14 RV21

Bowl/Spoon - E41 E42 E43

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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 

 

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. 

After stamping and colouring with Copic markers, I cut the stamp out with a square pleated lace die. Patterned paper was perfect for the background so I cut the pieces to fit the 5"x 5" card base and design. Next, I stamped the sentiment and cut it out with a fishtail banner die, added some matching card stock, put it on the corner of the card and glued everything down. Glitter dots in the corners and the sentiment finish off the card. 

Stamp Recipe

Stamps - Hummingbird (TLF020)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Happy Birthday Script (FDG028) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Spiffy Speckles, Flower Market - Lawn Fawn

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, pleated lace square die - Gina Marie Designs, fishtail banner - Whimsy Stamps, glitter dots

Copic Markers

Bird - BG05 BG07 BG09 R37 R59 Y15 Y17 Y35 YR18

Flowers - Y13 Y08 Y26 E44 E47

Leaves - YG01 YG03 G17 G28

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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! 

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!?!

After colouring these cuties with Copic markers, I cut them out with a stitched tag die and set them aside. I chose paper from My Favorite Things and Carta Bella to create the background design and rounded the corners of the polka dot paper with my corner rounder. I cut an envelope edge die and added some small scallops to the top and bottom the tag for added interest. 

I inked the edges of all the paper and tag with Vintage Photo Distress ink and set them aside. 

To create the sentiment I masked off the words I wanted (it is a larger sentiment) and first stamped the word create and after drawing a light pencil line under it I masked off the bottom line and stamped it. This often takes two, three or more tries but this time it worked the first time! After gluing down the paper layers, I added the tag - after putting some lace through the hole, added some flowers with enamel dots in the centre and added enamel dots to the four corners to finish off my card. 

Stamp Recipe

Stamps - Happy Pigs (TT133)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Somedays (GG024) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Gingham Galore - My Favorite Things

Dots & Stripes - Carta Bella

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, Stitched Scallop Nesting Tag - Kat Scrappiness, envelope edger die - Whimsy Stamps, Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Ranger, lace ribbon, flowers, corner rounder, enamel dots

Copic Markers

Fence - E23 E25 E27

Pigs - E01 E02 E93 E95 R21 C2 C4 C5

Bird - B02 B04 B06

Mud - E34 E35 E29

Grass - YG03 YG17

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

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

COME VOTE HERE:  https://creativescrapbooker.ca/card-of-the-year-2023