It's time for some skating fun!

Happy Tuesday HH fans!

I'm back today with a fun card using our Frozen Skating Pond & Leapin' Lewis.

When I was a kid my Mom would never let us skate on the local pond.  She got my Dad to make us our own little rink in the back yard.  This way we stayed in the safe zone according to Mom.  Back in those days Winter seemed to last forever.  Now we have weather that just seems to freeze & unfreeze just as fast.  My Dad worked so hard on our little rink every night adding water & scraping it down.  Boy oh boy did we enjoy hours of fun every year on that rink. 

I'm going to save this card just for my Dad this year, I'm sure it will bring a smile to his face.

I picked the Winter Wonderland sentiment because that's how all 4 of us kids felt when we skated for hours everyday.  I popped Lewis up on a mini wobble, so he's pretty fun just a wobbling around.

Copic Combos

Frozen Skating Pond

Ice - BG000, BG0000 & 0 blender

Trees - G28, G24, YG67

Snow, C1, C0, C00

Sky - B000, B0000 & 0 blender

*it's hard to see some of these colours in the photo but in the real they look cool*

Leapin' Lewis

Blue - B24, B23, B21

Black - C9, C7, C5

Skate Blades - C1, C0, C00

Skate Boot, Hat Trim, Scarf - W7, W5, W3

Heart - R27, R24

Beak - YR18, YR16, YR15

Pom Pom - W3, W1

Stamps 

Frozen Skating Pond S074

Winter Wonderland H230

Leapin' Lewis R133

Thanks for visiting us today, happy stampin!

Winter Wonderland!

Happy Tuesday!

I'm carrying on the "Winter Theme" for December over on the High Hopes Blog with this cutie called "Package Packin' Penguin". He's so cute and easy to colour, so he makes a fast card when you need one!

After stamping my image, I coloured this cutie in with my Copic Markers. I have a Silhouette Cameo and hardly ever use it.... I know, what a shame, LOL! So I challenged myself to use one of my many files. This card base is called "Christmas Tree Shadow Box (svg.) Instead of making it into the actual card base, I just used the front cutouts and popped each layer up with foam squares to get that shadow box look. Next using some of my Christmas scraps, added the designer papers onto a 5"x6.5" pre-made card base. I stamped the "Winter Wonderland" HH sentiment directly onto the front and popped the Penguin up as well.

Copics Used:

Penguin: N1, N0, N6, N7, N9/ YR23, YR27

Hat & Scarf: R56, R50, E04

Present: B91, B93, B95, B97, B99

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!

 

Beary Good Friends

  I have to be honest, winter is not my favourite time of year but it has it's beautiful moments. When the sky is blue, there is snow on the trees and the sun is shining and making the snow sparkle like little diamonds it is breathtaking. 

These are the days I love to take my best 4 legged pal for a little longer walk than usual - if it's not too cold - and these days are the inspiration for my card. I used the Winter Wonderland Background and Beary Good Friends to create my winter wonderland scene. 

                                                                     

After stamping my stamps with Memento Tuxedo Black ink I coloured them with Copic markers. I hand fussy cut the friends stamp and added some Star Dust Stickles and white paint for a falling snow effect on the background stamp. 

Next, I used a label die to cut out the middle of the background - yes I held my breath while I did this! I cut a dark navy card stock piece to fit my card front (4.5 x 4.5") and layed the frame piece of my background on it to line up the label die and cut it to create the frame.

It took a bit of patience and lining up to add the background piece to the card stock but I added some foam pop dots and set it in place. The next step was to add the"cut" background piece to the base piece of card stock. To finish creating my scene I added the friends stamp in the middle of the frame with foam pop dots. I added the sentiment, glitter dots and matching sparkly ribbon to finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Beary Good Friends, Winter Wonderland Background - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Winter Wonderland - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, foam pop dots, Star Dust Stickles, white acrylic paint, glitter dots, ribbon, label die - Spellbinders 

 Copic Markers:

Penguin Body - N4 N5 N8 N10

Beak/Feet Y11 Y15 Y17

Hat/Scarf - YG01 YG03 YG17 G28

Bear - E30 E31 E43 E34 E35 E27

Nose - N4 N5 N8 N10

Hat/Scarf - B34 B37 B39

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Winter Wonderland!

Hi!

It's Tuesday again and it's my turn to post over on the High Hopes Blog! As I sit here writing this post, I realize that this stamp called "Winter Ride" reminds me of a good friend! I should have coloured the horse brown and then it would have been perfect for her! 

After stamping my image onto Copic friendly paper, I coloured the image in to match papers from the Simple Stories "Jingle All the Way" collection. Then using a Gina Marie Double Roped Circle die, I cut out the image with my Big Shot. I added some Stampendous Spoonful of Snow below the image to make it look like they are out on a winter ride! I decided to use the HH sentiment called "Winter Wonderland" on my card today. The image is popped up with foam squares for added dimension. Some ribbon, a bow, poinsettia button and snowflake die finish off my card.

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E11, E21, R20

Hair & Saddle: E23, E25, E27

Horse: T3, T4, T6, T8, T9, R01, R02

Reds: R37, R59, R89

Greens: G21, G94, G99/ YG07, YG17

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Gnome and Snowman Friend

 Happy Friday HH Fans!

Today I'm sharing our adorable image called Gnome and Snowman Friend with the Winter Wonderland sentiment.

I chose non traditional colors for this image just for a change from the norm.  This cutie was just perfect for me because I love snowmen & gnomes.

This is really quite a clean & simple card.  I used a lovely snowflake border die cut that a friend had and spiced things up with some glitter. I cut out the image & a mat with a die then cut off the bottom for a straight finish.  This allowed me to put my sentiment straight across the bottom of the 6 x 6 card.  A few enamel dots and this cutie was all done.

Copic Combos

Purple - V28, V25, V22

Red - R59, R56, R46

Brown - E27, E25, E23

Orange - YR82, YR15, YR12

Skin - E000, E00, E11, E04

Green - G46, G43, G40

Background - B0000, B000, V0000, V000

Beard - C3, C1, C00

Blue - B23, B21

Warm Grey - W8, W6, W5, W4, W3, W1

Thanks for popping by today, see you next time!

Crafty hugs,

 

 

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!