Happy Father's Day!

Happy Tuesday!

At our Cottage, there are lots of people with boats that tow their family and friends behind them. "Tubing Bob" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps reminds me of the fun you can have on the water. It is so fun to watch the kids having fun, yells of joy and the odd splash overturn. It makes me feel young to watch them and brings back memories of my childhood at the Cottage. Since this weekend is Father's Day, I thought the HH sentiment "Happy Father's Day" was perfect for this card!

I started my card by picking papers from the Echo Park's Summer Party 6x6 collection. After stamping the image onto Copic friendly paper, I coloured the image in to match using my Copic Sketch markers.  I used a CDD Inside Scallop Square die to cut out the image, and the scalloped frame. Next I decided to use a Wink of Stella glitter pen to add some glimmer to the waves and water droplets. A few enamel dots finish off my card!

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E21, E95, R20

Hair: C6, C8, C9

Trunks: BG53, BG57, BG49/ white gel pen polka dots

Tube: YG03, YG13, YG17, YG23

Water: BG000, BG01, BG02

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!

 

Happy Father's Day

Welcome Everyone;

It's hard to believe that another month has gone by, and we are definitely into spring and before too long summer will be here.  

Flowers will be in full bloom butterflies will be looking for places to land, that is if they aren't caught by the Butterfly Guy.  Yep, he is definitely on the hunt for these butterflies.

After colouring Butterfly Guy (High Hopes Stamps) with Copic Markers, I used a square die to cut it out.  Some Clear Zig Wink of Stella on the Butterflies and enamel dots finished off this CAS card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Butterfly Guy (T078), Happy Father's Day (FR004), High Hopes Stamps
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP - from my stash
• Copic Markers:
• Skin:  E0000 - Floral White, E000 - Pale Fruit Pin, E00 - Cotton Pearl
• Hair:  C00 - Cool Gray 00, C0 - Cool Gray No. 0, C1 - Cool Gray No. 1
• Top: B95 - Light Grayish Cobalt, B93 - Light Cockery Blue, B91 - Pale Grayish Blue
• Butterfly Net:  E43 - Dull ivory, E42 - Sand White, E41 - Pearl White, E40 - Brick White, YR65 - Atoll, YR61 - Yellowish Skin Pink
• Butterflies:  YR16 - Apricot, YR15 - Pumpkin Yellow, YR12 - Loquat, Y19 - Napoli Yellow, Y18 - Lightning Yellow, Y19 - Napoli Yellow
• Other: BG0000 - Snow Green
• Die:  Classic Square Large - Spellbinders
• Zig Wink of Stella:  Clear
• Enamel Dots

Do take some time with a favourite beverage and browse the High Hopes Stamps website to see the many and varied fun stamps that are available.  For some inspiration, hop on over to the High Hopes Stamps Blog and see what the HH Divas have been up to. We do post daily. Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Bob's Tubing Fun

  I have tried tubing in the past and I had fun but it I only tried it once. I was with some friends in a spot in the river where we weren't supposed to be and there was one tiny spot on a rock you had to catch with your finger tips or you would end up going down some really dangerous rapids. I caught it but barely and honestly didn't try it again. 

My Dad tried tubing as well but he was being pulled by my uncle in a boat. He had to show us kids he could still have fun so he crawled in to the tube and away we went. I remember the smile on his face........but I don't think it was quite as big as the one Bob has on the "Tubing Bob" stamp from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. This immediately brought back the fun memories with my Dad an I hope it does for him too. 

I coloured Bob with Copic markers after stamping him with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut him out using a circle die. It is hard to see in the photo but I added some glossy accents to his glasses. 

I cut a card stock circle to go behind him with my Fiskars circle cutter. After finding some patterned paper from Bo Bunny that matched my card theme I cut out the pieces to fit my design. This design is based loosely on a card I saw from Kristine Marcotte and was perfect for this fun stamp. 

I kept the paper monochromatic to keep the focus on the stamp. Antique linen on all the edges gives the layers some definition and helps them pop. The two rectangle panels are popped up with foam pop dots and Bob was glued to them after they were placed. Some photo corners, twine and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Tubing Bob - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Happy Father's Day - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Beach Therapy - Bo Bunny 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, twine, antique linen Distress ink, 3D foam pop dots - Forever In Time, enamel dots, Glossy Accent, photo corner die - Quickutz

 Copic Markers:

Skin - E00 E21 E11 E04 R30 R32

Hair - E34 E35 E29

Trunks - Y38 YR16 YR18

Tube - YG03 YG17 G28

Water - B00 B01 B02

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!