Monday, June 13, 2016

Fun Summer Banner #2

Carolina here,
Happy Monday and Welcome High Hopes Fans!

I 'm very excited to shared this Fun Summer Banner I have created this week for you guys.
The stamp I used is called "Grillin' Joseph" from High Hopes Stamps!

I think this would be a great stamp to used on a Father's Day Card too!!!

I stamped "Grillin' Joseph" with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers. After my image was all coloured I fussy cut him, leaving a small white border.
 Copic List:W1 W3 W5 R27 R29 R39 R20 E000 E00 E31 E33 B21 B29 B93 B95 Y13 Y15 and O

The letters were cut with my Cricut Machine.
Supplies Used: Memento Tuxedo black ink, Antique Linen Distress Ink, foam tape, Copic markers, pattern papers (North Pole) from We R Memory Keepers, (Christmas Is...) from Cloud9Design and (Lost&Found) from My Mind's Eye, Nestability Circle dies, S.U Stars Die, S.U White and Black Cardstock, Scalloped Border Die from AE and Natural Jute Twine

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Friday, June 10, 2016

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Maribelle Cow with hidden sentiment

Hello High Hopes Fans!!!

Whoo hooo - it's Fab Friday!!!  So don't forget to stop by the High Hopes website and visit the Fab Fridays sale section!  There are some great deals going on there.  The link can be found here. Happy shopping!!! 

I'm back to share a Father's Day card with you, using an older, but adorable image...
 Jane
with the barn doors closed...
 
 with the barn doors slid open...
 
This is Maribelle Cow (S120) and sentiment from Sentiment Set #3 (U506).  My dad is a dairy farmer (can you tell?) and with Father's day coming up next weekend, I thought this would make for a great card for him.  I am certain he will enjoy sliding the barn doors open and closed on it!

To begin, I used a Versamark Ink Pad to stamp the image (using my Misti Stamping Tool) then applied Black Embossing Powder on the ink and heated it.  To colour the image, Tombow Markers and water were used.  After the colouring was finished and dry, a Zig-Wink of Stella pen-glitter gold, was applied on the cow bell.  These pens are so easy and fun to use to add that bit of glitter to any project!  Glossy Accents was used on the cow's mouth, horns, and udder. I just love some shine and texture on my cards!  The image was carefully fussy cut out after the gloss and glitter was dry. 

For the card base, I decided on a piece of SU Black Cardstock, along with a white piece of cardstock for some layering.  The designer papers are from American Crafts-Stitched 6x6 paper pad (clouds) and Doodlebug-Goal 6x6 paper pad (grass).  The barn is a die from Elizabeth Crafts called Barn Pop Stand; however, I did not want to do a pop up card for this project, so I just used the cut to lay flat on my card (which also works well).  SU Cherry Cobbler, Black and White cardstock was used to die cut all the pieces of the barn. A Tim Holtz background stamp was used to create the weathered wood look for the barn siding on the Cherry Cobbler cardstock.  I was surprised on how much fun and easy it was to assemble this barn.  Almost like building a real barn-LOL!  I love the idea of the barn doors sliding open and closed.  This is where I thought the sentiment would be fun to hide!  The sentiment was heat embossed with white embossing powder and cut apart to fit behind the doors.  Foam tape was applied to mount the main image on the card to add some dimension.

To complete this card, I die cut a wagon wheel and used just the spokes of it to create the fence in the background.  I found the size of the spokes to be about the right size for the fence I was wanting.  I am hoping my dad likes this card as it seems very appropriate for him.
 
Supplies Used:
***Note: If you are in need of any products used here, please send Lora at OCS an email and I'm sure she would be happy to get the item(s) you are looking for.
 
Ink - Tombow Markers - 942, 055, 723, 761, N25, N35, N75, N95 and N89. Versamark Ink Pad and White & Black Embossing Powder.  SU Basic Gray Ink Pad for stamping barn siding.
 
Paper - American Crafts-Stitched 6x6 Paper Pad (Clouds), Doodlebug-Goal 6x6 Paper Pad (Grass), SU Black, Cherry Cobbler, Kraft and White Cardstock.  Watercolour paper.
 
Misc. - Misti Stamping Tool, Zig-Wink of Stella pen-glitter gold, Glossy Accents, Elizabeth Crafts die-Pop It Ups-Barn Pop Stand, Cheery Lynn Designs Die-Wagon Wheel (spokes used to create the fence), Cuttlebug, Tim Holtz-weathered wood background stamp (barn siding), Water Brush, Foam Tape and Glue Dots.
 
Thanks for stopping by!  And I hope you come back to visit soon and see all of the wonderful creations that the talented divas have been busy working on!!!

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Thursday, June 9, 2016

Happy Trails!

This week I have been playing with an older stamp from High Hopes called "Cowgirl Candice". It's no secret I love horses so this stamp was perfect to add to my horse stamp "collection".....and yes, it is a collection! 



I stamped Cowgirl Candice using my Misti and fussy cut her, I don't think my scissors miss me anymore! I wanted to keep my background in more neutral tones so the stamp would pop - but I love the flowered paper from the Simple Stories Good Day Sunshine collection so I had to include it. I used walnut stain distress ink with a flourish corner stamp I have in my stash to add to the corners and to ink the paper edges. 
Some red boots add some fun to this image I think (thank you Cheri for the suggestion)! I added some Silver Wink of Stella to the rings on the bridle and some Clear Wink of Stella to the flowers.  The "Happy Trails" sentiment (also from High Hopes) and some ivory gumdrops finish off my card. 

Card Recipe
Stamps: Cowgirl Candice (R062)-  High Hopes Rubber Stamps
Sentiment: Happy Trails (F204) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps
Patterned Paper: Good Day Sunshine - Simple Stories
Necessities: Wood - MME
Dies: Stitched Rectangles Dies - Your Next Stamp,
 Clear Wink of Stella and Silver Wink of Stella
Pop Dots: Forever In Time
Ivory Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS1 FS2 TN2 FS8 1G1 1G2 1G4 TN1 EB1 EB2 EB6 EB3 EB5 GB8 GB10 BT3 BT4 BT5 PP3 PP5 CT2 CT4 GB11 DR5 DR1 DR7 TN2 TN6 TN7

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Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Medicine Man


Howdy - MichelleO here today and I am still digging through my older High Hopes Stamps and loving coloring up some favorites. Always in need of that pick me up Get Well Soon card... and this image is just so perfect!


 This image is called Medicine Man - He is just so cute! A bit of nostalgia of watching the Flintstones as a kid I guess is why I love this one.  I paired up the Medicine Man with Bubbling Brew. I mean a medicine man just has to have some sort of stuff boiling up to get you well doesn't he? I colored with my Copics (colors below) and then added yellow stickles to the fire.

And the sentiment is wonderful - "Calling the Doctor", wondering what the stuff he is cooking up taste like would sure make me start feeling better to not have to try it! Ha!

I matched this card up with some papers from FarmHouse Fair Skies collection. Loved the clouds and the map with this guy.

Lots of sewing with a dark brown thread. Three buttons to embellish.

Copic colors used -

 
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Summer Sweetness Recipe Card -- High Hopes

 One of my favorite things about Summer is the fresh fruit that is available  locally and lots of fresh Watermelon!


The image is coloured with Copics and the pattern paper has some nice Summery images that I thought went well with this sweet gal!  This is actually a Recipe Card in a way as there is a recipe inside the card! :) 

 I added a Watermelon Slushy Recipe to the inside of the card for a little added fun. There's lots of areas to write as the entire inside is covered in layers of pattern papers. 

I think this would be a nice way to invite a friend for a Summer BBQ or maybe a drink or two.
Coloured with Copic#'s Y38,Y32,YG63,R22.R20,R29,E47,E11,E13,E33,E000,E50,E31,G94,E25,E15,E21,E50,YG67,YG05,BG0000,BG10,O,E50,SHARPIE WHITE

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Our May Challenge Winners are.................

Sorry, that this post is a few days late, but we are super excited to announce the winners of our May Challenge.....drum roll please......
The winner from May's "LEAVE A COMMENT" on the High Hopes Blog is

McStamper, with her comment on May 3rd (On the Phone post) "Great .card. Love the color"

McStamper, please email Sue at sberkley51@gmaildotcom with your choice of 2 unmounted High Hopes Stamps.


The winner from May's "LEAVE A COMMENT" on the High Hopes Facebook Page is  
 
Becky Heck, with her comment on May 11th (Coffee Talk post)
"You always seem to come up with Great Ideas and such wonderful colours"
Becky, please email Sue at sberkley51@gmaildotcom with your choice of 2 unmounted High Hopes Stamps.

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Happy stamping everyone!!!