Spring Follows!

Welcome HH Fans;

It seems that winter doesn't want to go away for now.... but it will and spring will follow.  I can't wait for Spring to really arrive.  It is one of my favourite seasons as it signifies new beginnings -- grass starts to grow, leaves sprout on the trees, flowers start to bloom, and mother nature with baby bunnies,birds and other wildlife.  It is an uplifting time of the year for me.

For today's card, I have used the High Hopes Stamps called Garden Gate Background, Landing Birdie and Spring Follows.  The Garden Gate Background  and Landing Birdie were coloured with Copic Markers. I fuzzy cut the Landing Birdie (I definitely need to get a Brother Scan & Cut).  My original intention was to put the Birdie on a wobble, but even the mini wobble was too big.  I added a layer of glue dots to build it up a bit, so it gives the appearance that he is not flat against the gate.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Garden Gate Background (U012), Landing Birdie (H185), Spring Follows (LL009) all from High Hopes Rubber Stamps
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP - Spring Plaid (Lawn Fawn)
• Copic Markers:  
• E21 - Baby Skin Pink, E23 - Hazelnut, E25 - Caribe Cocoa, E27 - Africano, E29 - Burnt Umber, E30 - Bisque, E31 - Brick Beige, E40 - Brick white, E41 - Pearl White - E42 - Sand White
• YG11 - Mignonette, YG12 - Chartreuse
• BV000 - Iridescent Mauve, BV00 - Mauve Shadow, BV01 - Viola
• Y17 - Golden Yellow, Y19 - Napoli Yellow, YR16 - Apricot
• B000 - Pale Porcelain Blue, B00 - Frost Blue, B21 - Baby Blue, B23 - Phthalo Blue
• N0- Neutral Gray No. 0, N2 - Neutral Gray No. 2
• Your Next Stamps Gumdrops
• Lawn Fawn Hemp
• Zig Wink of Stella - Clear

Be sure to stop by the High Hopes Stamps blog and Facebook Page for some daily inspiration from the Design Team Divas.  You can also follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

 

Hugs,

 

Egg-Stra Special

Spring is here......sort of. We had snow again this weekend but that is pretty normal where I live. The week had been beautiful, sunny and cool so my thoughts have been turning to spring and with spring comes Easter! 

The Easter bunny will be here soon enough and this cutie is only one of a few adorable bunnies High Hopes has that are perfect for Easter cards! This cutie has a gift....I wonder if it is a chocolate peanut butter egg?! 

I coloured my stamp with alcohol markers and used Prisamacolor pencils for a bit of shading and his ears then hand cut him leaving a thin white edge. Paper from Lawn Fawn and Echo Park were perfect for this cutie and I cut them to form my base layers, tag and wreath. Some gumdrops and enamel dots finish off my card and the stamp is popped up with foam pop dots. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Bunny With Gift - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Egg-stra Special - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Spiffy Speckles - Lawn Fawn, Dots and Stripes - Echo Park 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, stitched nesting tag die - Tutti Designs, Dogwood Flower wreath set - Gina Marie Designs, Foam Pop Dots - Forever In Time, gumdrops - YNS, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs

Spectrum Noir Markers: EB1 MB2 PL2 PL4 LY1 LY2 LY3

Copics: E77 

Primacolor Premier Pencils: Deco Pink, Blush Pink, Pink, black Grape, Dark Purple, Lavender, Cream, Deco Yellow, Jasmine, Dark Brown, Beige, Sienna Beige

Did you know the High Hopes Design team posts daily inspiration on the Facebook page and blog?! Inspiration can also be found on Instagram and Pinterest! 

                                                               

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Peeking Spring Buddies

Hi everyone, 

I'm happy to be back with a fun set of two Spring/Easter cards.

Spring is almost here, the weather is slowly changing. We have so much rain this year big blessing for California. The mountains and hills are greener with new flowers. Yes I am getting excited for Spring!!! 

Today I'm using,
 "Peeking Spring Buddies" and "Julie's Butterfly" from Highhopesstamps.com The pattern paper is from my stash. Stamped my images with Memento Tuxedo back and colored with Copic markers. I colored my bunnies with cool and warm grays. Big big different!!! Fussy cut it leaving a small border. For embellishment I used Crystal Stickles, Nuvo Crystal drops "Carnation Pink" and white jelly pen.

 Copic list;
duck Y11 Y13 Y15 Y35 Y38 YG13 YG17
 bunny C1 C3 C5 C7 YG13 YG17 R20 B000 B02 RV00 RV10

bird R20 RV00 RV10 Y13 Y15 Y35 Y38 

Copic List;

duck Y11 Y13 Y15 Y35 Y38 YG13 YG17

 bunny W1 W3 W5 YG13 YG17 R20 B000 B02 RV00 RV10

bird R20 RV00 RV10 Y13 Y15 Y35 Y38 

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Have a BLESS day!

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Happy birthday!

Happy Sunday!!

Today I'd like to show you an interactive card I made. It's a cool card I found on Pinterest, wich I turned into my own version..

I will post a short video on my Instagram (@studio_tuktuk) to show how the cute little Fluffy Ewenice is bouncing on this card.. 

To make this card, I've used:

*High Hopes Rubber Stamps: Sm. Fluffy Ewenice

*My Minds Eye: dessinpapers

*LOTV: sentiments

*MFT: round dies

*Uniquely Creative: grass dies

*Joy!Crafts: cloud dies

*other: Copic Markers, Pergaglue, black ink, Copic paper, twine, pearls

Be sure to check out our Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook for a lot more inspiration!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great Sunday!

Get Well Soon!

Welcome HH Fans;

I'm certainly glad that it is Friday and the weekend will soon be here.  It has been one those weeks, when nothing seems to have gone right.  To top it off, I wasn't able to find where I put a craft item that I wanted to use on today's card. Hopefully, I will eventually find it.

For today's card, I used this adorable English Rose from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.  After stamping the image on XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with copic markers using colours that I usually don't use.  I added some Nuvo Morning Dew Crystal Drops to the roses and on the die, which didn't quite work out the way I wanted.  Nuvo High Gloss White Crystal Drops was used in the corners.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  English Rose L004, Get Well Soon! - F257 (High Hopes Stamps)
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock
• Copic Markers:  RV10 - Pale Pink, RV13 - Tender Pink, RV14 - Begonia Pink, YG11 - Mignonette, YG13 - Chartreuse, YG17 - Grass Green
• Nuvo Crystal Drops:  Morning Dew, High Gloss White
• Spellbinders Dies:  Gold Labels Four, Oval

Be sure to stop by the High Hopes Stamps blog and Facebook Page for some daily inspiration from the Design Team Divas.  You can also follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

 

Hugs,

Dear Spring......

I admit it, I'm winter weary and I have been thinking about Spring a lot! 
This week I decided to have some fun with my thoughts of Spring and make a card for Spring. Weird right?! but maybe if Spring knows how much it is loved it will think about coming a little earlier then usual....<wink> 

"Sitting Bee" and some fun spring coloured paper were perfect for my "thinking of you" card for Spring. 

I coloured this cutie with alcohol markers and hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white edge around the antennas. They were tough to cut and things went a little awry with the paper/scissor/knife combo I was using......sigh.........
Next I cut a piece of white card stock to size and cut a honey comb pattern die. I taped it on the cardstock using painters tape and used it as a stencil for my background. After I was done inking my background I added the sentiment using my Misit for perfect placement. 

All of the paper is lightly edged with antique linen Distress ink. 

Instead of throwing out my now blue honey comb pattern I decided it would be a perfect embellishment for this card along with some enamel dots and a pop of ribbon. I hope Spring likes her card and decides to come early!

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Sitting Bee - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: One Of Those Days - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Spring Perfectly Plaid - Lawn Fawn

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, white gel pen, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs, ribbon - stash, antique linen distress ink, honey comb pattern die - Whimsy 

Spectrum Noir Markers: BG5 BG7 BG10 CT1 CT4 GY4 IG1 IG3 IG5 PP1 PP3 PP5

Copics: C00 R20 

Be sure to stop by the High Hopes Rubber Stamps Facebook page and blog for daily inspiration from the design team!

                                                                 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Miss Zoe

Howdy - MichelleO here today and I have  a little bit of country.. Love Love Love these stamps from High Hopes Stamps. This is Miss Zoe ... and one cute little kitty! 

Adorable right? I colored with my Copics (colors below) And found some pattern papers from Paper Studio that I "quilted" with a zig zag stitch. You know Miss Zoe loves quilts right? And Doileys too felt just too perfect. I added the sentiment "Just Because" - well Just because! A few vintage buttons on the top corner for embellishments!

Copic colors used -

These country cards just make me feel all warm inside :0)  - happy!

Make sure to visit the High Hopes Stamps Website, HERE, to see all the warm happy feelings!

Thanks so much!