Happy Holly-days!

Welcome HH Fans;

It is Friday and the end of the work week for me.  It has been a busy one and doesn't seem to be ending.  It looks like Santa and his Reindeer are eager to get home also.

For today's card, I used the adorable Reindeer Games stamp and paired it with Happy Holly-days!, both from High Hopes Stamps.

After colouring the image with Copic Markers, I used the Double Stitched Rectangle Die from Gina Marie Designs.  I added some Polar Blue ink (Versa Color) for the sky, and then added some Faux Snow from Art Glitter.  I was hoping to create some falling snow, but I'm not sure if it really worked.  It has been a while since I used this product.  Some ribbon and glitter finished off the card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Reindeer Games (S108), Happy Holly-day (G106) -- both from High Hopes Stamps
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP - Hello Christmas (Carta Bella)
• Ink:  Polar Blue (Versa Colour)
• Copic Markers:
• Santa:  E0000 - Floral White, E000 - Pale Fruit Pink, N7 - Neutral Gray No. 7, N4 - Neutral Gray No. 4, C00 - Cool Grey No. 00, R46 - Strong Red, R29 - Lipstick Red, R27 - Cadmium Red
• Reindeer & Sleigh:  N6 - Neutral Gray No. 6, N5 - Neutral Gray No. 5, N4 - Neutral Gray No. 4, R00 - Pinkish White, E35 - Chamois, E33 - Sand, E31 - Brick Beige, E0000 - Floral White, E000 - Pale Fruit Pink, G43 - Pistachio, G46 - Mistletoe, E29 - Burnt Umber, E27 - Africano, E25 - Caribe Cocoa, T2 - Toner Gray No. 2, T3 - Toner Gray No. 3, T5 - Toner Gray No. 5
• Die:  Double Stitched Rectangle - Gina Marie Designs
• Stickles:  Crystal Ice (Trim on Santa's outfit)
• Nuvo:  Glitter Accents - Fresh Snowfall
• Faux Snow Art Glitter
• Miscellaneous:  Ribbon

Stop by the High Hopes Stamps website to see the many and varied fun stamps, that they have.  For some inspiration, stop by the High Hopes Stamps Blog to see what the HH Divas have been up to.  We post daily and would love it, if you stop by and visit us.  You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Reindeer Games!

 Happy Tuesday HH Fans!

Today I'm sharing a little bit of Christmas with our image called Reindeer Games.  I matched up this adorable image with the Merry Christmoose, Eh! sentiment.

Instead of fussy cutting out this image on my own I used my Brother Scan N Cut.  I did have to draw a pencil line across the bottom of the image to stop the Scan N Cut from cutting out all my snow.  I just erased it after it was cut.  I used some hill dies, a birch tree, an evergreen set & a snowflake set to complete the little scene.  I only used 2 enamel dots....that's a wow for me.  The dark cardstock is actually navy blue, not sure if you can tell from the pic.  I paired the navy with a deep red cardstock for the mat.  The patterned paper is from a Winter Collection at Michael's last year.  The bottom of the patterned paper had a scene on it so I cut it off & only used the night sky portion for this card.

Copic Combos

Sled - E49, E47, E44, N6, N4, N2

Reindeer - E57, E55, E59, E53, E51, R21, R02

Skin - E04, E01, E000, #00

Black - T8, T6, T4

Red - R59, R56, R46

Grey - C0, C01

Snow - B0000

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Crafty hugs,

 

 

Sleigh Ride From Santa!

Welcome!

I haven't made a side step card in forever! When I saw this adorable image called "Reindeer Games" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps, I knew it would be perfect for a step card! Way to go Rudolph....finally Santa is pulling you for a change!

I used my Silhouette to cut out the card base and layers from an SVG file. Super easy as you don't have to think LOL, it's all done and cut for you. Just fold the card and glue on the papers and voila it's done!

I created a cute little scene for Santa to pull Rudolph on. The Birch Trees with cardinals is from Impression Obsession and the other trees on the "steps" are a Magnolia Doohickey Christmas Tree die. I added some Stampendous "Spoonful of Snow" to the trees and bottom of my coloured image. A bit of Crystal Stickles on Santa's fur added to the glitter on this card. The sentiment is from High Hopes and is called "Bold Merry Christmas".

I popped up the image and trees with some foam tape for a bit of added dimension. My paper today is from The Paper Studios Woodland Wonderland 6x6 collection. (I got it at Hobby Lobby).

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E21, E11, R29

Hair & Beard: C1, C3, C4

Santa's Boots: C5, C6, C8

Reds: R35, R37, R39

Reindeer: E33, E35, E37, R01, W1, W3, W5

Sleigh: E43, E44, E47, E49, Silver wink

For more inspiration using High Hopes Stamps visit out Facebook Group or the Blog! The Design Team always posts such adorable creations!

Happy Stamping!

Winter Wonderland!

Howdy HH & OCS Fans!

Santa is giving Rudolph a bit of a rest before his big night Christmas Eve! This is the adorable "Reindeer Games" from High Hopes Stamps!

I chose this plaid paper from an older Lawn Fawn 6x6 collection! There's just something about plaid that always gets me! I stamped and then coloured my image with my Copic Markers. I added the outline and sky with my markers as well. Then I added some snowflakes using Liquid Appliqué. I let it dry then heated it up and voilá they puff up! Glitter was added for the snow effect. I also used the HH sentiment called "Winter Wonderland" in a little tag die!

On the inside I used the "Sparkle & Cheer" sentiment from High Hopes.

Copics Used:

Santa: E00, E1, E21, R22, R24, R27, N6, N7, N8, C1, C2, C3

Reindeer: E51, E53, E55, E57, R00, R01, G16, G19

Sleigh: E43, E44, E47

Outline and sky: 0, B0000, B000, B00

Happy Stamping!

Supplies:

Winter Wonderland With A Twist

                                 Happy Thursday High Hopes Fans! 

Am I the only one who is working feverishly to get Christmas cards done? 

I have a couple of pre-teen, early teen age nephews I have to make cards for......and on their wish lists are money and gift cards along with a ton of other things of course! 

I didn't want to make a card and just stick a gift card inside so I did the layout below...........with a twist! I made a pocket inside to hold the gift card or money depending on what I decide to give. 

Inside

As usual, I started by colouring my image with alcohol markers. I fussy cut Rudolph's scarf and added Stickles to the snow drops on the background paper and the trim on Santa's hat and suit. The image is fussy cut and put on a background of snow banks and die cut trees. The sentiment is stamped directly on to the snow. Rudolph's nose is coloured with a sparkly red marker which is hard to see in the photo.

Then, I grabbed my patterned paper and cut out the pieces I needed and stamped Santa for a second time on the part of the card my handwritten message will go. 

Card Recipe

Stamps: Reindeer Games (S108) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

 Sentiment: Winter Wonderland (H230), Sm. Christmas Script (F051) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Sugar Plum - MME, I Love Christmas - Echo Park

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic XpressIt, Holly Berry Red Spectrum Sparkle Pen, Fresh Pine Trio die - Memory Box, Diamond Stickles - Ranger 

Spectrum Noir Markers: BG5 BG7 BG10 DR5 DR1 DR7 TN1 EB1 WB2 TN3 TN6 TN7 BT2 1G1 1G2 EB6 EB3 EB5

There are three ways to participate in this month's challenge. Click here to find out how to play along for your chance to win some High Hopes Stamps!!

If you like sketches this month's sketch will get your creative juices flowing! 

Grab your High Hopes Stamps and come play along! I can't wait to see what you create! 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fantastic day!