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Merry Christams!

High Hopes Stamps, , , , ,

Welcome Everyone;

For the next few days, High Hopes Stamps will be having ‘SNEAK PEAKS’ of our Christmas Cheer Release.  Yes, one stamp to be released per day with the Full Release debuting on Tuesday, September the 7th.  Oh what fun the HH Divas are going to have.

For today’s card, I have used the adorable Winter Moose and paired it with the Small Christmas Script.

After stamping the image on XPress It Blending Cardstock and coloured it with Copic Markers, I used a Nested Scappolled Rectangle to cut it out with.  Besides being CAS, this card is an A2 (4 1/4″ x 5 1/”), which is smaller than what I usually make. Some Nuvo Glitter Drops were added to the trim on the hat, and Nuvo Glitter Accents added to the ground for snow.  Enamel dots and a flower finished off the card.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Winter Moose – SDG002 – Sneak Peak Christmas Cheer Release, Small Christmas Script – F051; both from High Hopes Stamps
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – Winter Whimsy – Gina K. Designs
  • Copic Markers:
    • E39 – Leather, E37 – Sepia, E35 – Chamois
    • R00 – Pinkish Vanilla
    • N5 – Neutral Gray No. 5, No. N4 – Neutral Gray No. N4, N0 – Neutral Gray No. N00
    • G0000 – Crystal Opal, G000 – Pale Green, G00 – Jade Green
    • Nuvo Glitter Drops:  White Blizzard
    • Nuvo Glitter Accent:  Fresh Snowfall
  • Die:  Nested Scallopped Rectangles – Gina Marie Designs
  • Enamel Dots: Holly Jolly – YNS
  • Miscellaneous:  Flower
Come and visit us at High Hopes Stamps and check out High Hopes Stamps “Sneak Peaks – Christmas Cheer” Release and their many other stamps.  If you are in need of some inspiration, pop on over to the  High Hopes Stamps Blog, Facebook, Twitter and Instragram to see the daily posts by the  HH Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Eat Drink & Be Scary

Halloween/Fall, High Hopes Stamps, Sue, , ,

Welcome Everyone;

I hope you are all enjoying the last few days of summer before school starts up again.  I’m sure we are all wishing & hoping, that our children and grandchildren can have a somewhat normal school year.  Maybe, Halloween will even get back to being normal with all the trick & treating and children having fun.

Last month, I did a set of  posts featuring a variation of cards that were done using High Hopes Stamps Snowman Mini Set.  Today, I’m using the Halloween Mini Set from High Hopes Stamps’, Halloween Fall Release and featuring only one card, with suggestions of other ideas.

I stamped all the images on XPress It Blending Cardstock.  Both the Witch and Pumpkin were stamped in side the frames after stamping the frames first.  The Ghost & Frankie were fuzzy cut after colouring them.  I used a plain square & circle die to cut the Witch & Pumpkin out.  The edges of both were inked using Pear Tart & Tangelo Ink.   For the Ghost & Frankie, I mounted them on some older Halloween paper after counting a circle out using the Wonky Stitched Circle Die.  I made sure that the Ghost and Frankie that were on paper didn’t get cut, but showed up in its entirety.  Some twine and enamel dots finished off the card.

Supplies used:

  • Stamp:  Halloween Mini Set (UU004) – Halloween/Fall Release from High Hopes Stamps
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento:  Tuxedo Black, Pear Tart & Tangelo
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – from Boo & Brews – Doodlebug Designs
  • Copic Markers:
    • Witch:  E0000 – Floral White, E000 – Pale Fruit Pink, E00 – Cotton Pearl, B05 – Process Blue, Bo4 – Tahitian Blue, B02 – Robin’s Egg Blue, E33 – Sand, E31 – Brick Beige, E30 – Bisque
    • Ghost: C00 – Cool Gray No. 00, C0 – Cool Gray No. 0, C1 – Cool Gray No. 1
    • Frankie:  YG07 – Acid Green, YG06 – Yellowish Green, YG03 – Yellow Green, YG01 – Green Bice, YG05 – Salad, BV17 – Deep Reddish Blue, BV11 – Soft Violet, BV08 – Blue Violet
    • Pumpkin:  YR18 – Sanguine, YR16 – Apricot, YR15 – Pumpkin Yellow, YG17 – Grass Green, YG13 – Chartreuse, YG11 – Mignotte
    • Frankie & Witch:  N0 – Neutral Gray No. 0, N1 – Neutral Gray No. 1, N3 – Neugral Gray No. 3, N5 – Neutral Gray No. 5, N6 – Neutral Gray No. 6
  • Die:  Wonky Stitched Circle Die – Gina Marie Designs
  • Miscellaneous:  Twine & Ename Dots
Now, I only did the one card this time, but there are numerous ways you can use this versatile stamp set.  Individual tags could be created as well as a seal for Halloween treat bags.  Even another slimline card could be created.  I’m that all of you being the creative persons that you are, can come up with several other ways to use the adorable Halloween Mini Set from High Hopes Stamps.

Come and visit us at High Hopes Stamps and check out the “Halloween/Fall” Release and the many other stamps.  If you are in need of some inspiration, pop on over to the  High Hopes Stamps Blog, Facebook, Twitter and Instragram to see the daily posts by the  HH Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Halloween Fun

Halloween/Fall, High Hopes Stamps, Sue, , ,
Welcome Everyone;
With school about to start, it is sure sign that Fall is arriving and Halloween isn’t too far off.  I’m sure all the children would love to go Trick or Treating this year.
High Hopes Stamps, has an awesome release of some Halloween/Fall stamps, and for today’s card, I have used the adorable Halloween Fun stamp.  After colouring the image with Copic Markers, it was cut out using a Nested Scalloped Rectangle Die.  I used some crystal glaze to go over the sentiment.  Some ribbon and enamel dots finished off this card.

Supplies used:
  • Stamps:  Halloween Fun – SS009; Block Happy Halloween – H031; both from High Hopes Stamps Happy Halloween/Fall release
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP – Boo & Crews (Doodlebug), Bewitched (Echo Park)
  • Copic Markers:
    • Kitty:  C00 – Cool Gray No. 00, C0 – Cool Gray No. 0, C1 – Cool Gray No. 1, C3 – Cool Gray No. 3,  R00 – Pinkish Vanilla;
    • Hat:  N8 – Neutral Gray No. 8, N7 – Neutral Gral No. 7, N5 – Neutral Gray No. 5, V06 – Lavendar, V05 – Marigold, V04 – Lilac
    • Pumpkin:  YR18 – Sanguine, YR16 – Apricot, YR15 – Pumpkin Yellow, YG17 – Grass Green, YG13 – Chartreuse, YG11 – Mignonette
  • Die:  Nested Scalloped Rectangles – Gina Marie Designs
  • Nuvo Crystal Glaze
  • Ribbon & Enamel Dots

Come for a visit at High Hopes Stamps and check out the “Halloween/Fall” Release and the many other stamps.  If you are in need of some inspiration, pop on over to the  High Hopes Stamps Blog, Facebook, Twitter and Instragram to see the daily posts by the  HH Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Sending Loads of Wishes

Halloween/Fall, High Hopes Stamps, , , ,

From where I sit, I can see the wind blowing the leaves on the tree in front of the house.  Besides dropping to the ground, some of them have changed colours and others are beginning to.  A sure sign that Fall is approaching.  It seems to get a bit earlier every year.

For todays card, I have used this Old Pick Up from High Hopes Stamps, Halloween/Fall Release.

After stamping it on some XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with Copic Markers and then used a Double Stitched Rectangle Die to cut it out.  From co-ordinating design paper, I cut out some pumpkins and bushels of apples, and had sit on top of the back of the truck.

Some twine and enamel dots finished off this very CAS card.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Old Pick Up – TT145, Loads of Wishes – FF051 both from High Hopes Stamps Halloween/Fall Release
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – Fall Market (Carta Bella)
  • Copic Markers:
    • Tires:  N0 – Neutral Gray No. 0, N1 – Neutral Gray No. 1, N2 – Neutral Gray No. 2, N3 – Neutral Gray No. 3, N5 – Neutral Gray No. 5, N7 – Neutral Gray No. 7
    • Truck:  R27 Cadmium Red, R29 Lipstick Red, R46 – Strong Red
    • Windows:  BG70 – Ocean Mist
    • Other:  E42 – Sand White, Y15 – Cadmium Yellow, Y18 – Lightning Yellow
  • Die:  Double Stitched Rectangle – Gina Marie Designs
  • Miscellaneous:  Enamel Dots and Twine

Come for a visit at High Hopes Stamps and check out the “Halloween/Fall” Release and the many other stamps.  If you are in need of some inspiration, pop on over to the  High Hopes Stamps Blog, Facebook, Twitter and Instragram to see the daily posts by the  HH Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Happy Thanksgiving

Fall, Halloween, High Hopes Stamps, Sue, , , ,

Welcome HH Fans;

Fall is just around the corner and with that comes leaves changing to some beautiful colours, as well as falling, pumpkins getting bigger and Thanksgiving and Halloween coming.  For the month of August, the Divas will be showcasing the adorable Happy Halloween/Fall Release.

For today’s card I have used the adorable Harvest Mice stamps from High Hopes Stamps.  After stamping it on some XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with Copic Markers.  It was then cut out using a Double Stitched Square Die.

Some enamel dots finished it off, thus creating a very CAS card.

Come for a visit at High Hopes Stamps and check out the “Halloween/Fall” Release and the many other stamps.  If you are in need of some inspiration, pop on over to the  High Hopes Stamps Blog, Facebook, Twitter and Instragram to see the daily posts by the  HH Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Snowin’ & Blowin’

Christmas in July, High Hopes Stamps, Sue, , , ,

Welcome Everyone;

To wrap up the Christmas in July series for this month, I have used the adorable Snowman Snowball from High Hopes Stamps.  They definitely appear to be having some fun.

After stamping the image on XPress It Blending Cardstock, I used to Copic Markers to colour it.  It was then cut out using an Eylet Elegance Rectangle die.  Some twine,  and Glaceier Jewels finished off the card.   The Snowin & Blowin sentimant was added to the inside of the card.

Supplies used:
  • Stamps:  Snowman Snowball – TT008,  Think Snow (from the Snowman Mini Set), Snowin’ & Blowin’ — M020
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, Home for Christmas (Simple Stories), Winter Whimsy (Gina K. Designs)
  • Copic Markers:
    • N0 – Neutral Gray No. 0, N1 – Neutral Gray No. 1, N2 – Neutral Gray No. 2
    • C00 – Cool Gray No. 00, C0 – Cool Gray No. 0, C1 – Cool Gray No. 1
    •  BG000 – Pale Aqua, BG01 – Aqua Blue, BG02 – New Blue
    • G0000 – Crystal Opal, G000 – Pale Green, G00 – Jade green
    • G46 – Mistletoe, G43 – Pistachio, G40 – Dim Green
    • R24 – Prawn, R27 – cadminium Red, R46 – Strong Red
    • YR04 – Chrome Orange, R20 – Blush, Y28 – Lionet Gold
    • BG0000 – Snow Green
  • Die:  Eyelet Elegance Rectangle – Gina Marie Designs
  • Miscellaneous:  Twine, Jewels: Glacier – Pink Fresh Studio

Come for a visit at High Hopes Stamps and check out the “Christmas in July” Release and the many other stamps.  If you are in need of some inspiration, pop on over to the  High Hopes Stamps Blog, Facebook, Twitter and Instragram to see the daily posts by the  HH Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Seasons Greetings

Christmas in July, High Hopes Stamps, High Hopes Stamps Vault, Sue, , ,

Welcome everyone;

The days are passing quickly and before we know it, Christmas will be upon us.  If all goes well between now and then, this Christmas will be remembered like no other.  The worst of the pandemic will be behind us, and visiting will be allowed.

As promised in a previous post, today’s post is the third one for the Snowman Mini Set from High Hopes Stamps.  Today’s card is a slimline one, using all three snowpeople, plus and extra idea or two.

After stamping the images on XPress It Blending Cardstock, and colouring them with copic markers, I cut them out using a slimline die.  Now, I haven’t done this for a long while, but I added some stitching using some varigated Christmas thread and used the holes that were on the die.  The silver paper behind the main image had some embossing on it. The next size up in the die set was used to cut it out and some stitching was also done on it. Some poinsettias and a silver snowflake finished off the card.

Yes, the card above is the main card for today’s post.  While playing around with this adorable set of 3 awesome mini snowmen and the snowlady, I came up with a some other uses for them.  Below are some tags that I created using this set. A Sizzix Die set was used to cut both the tag base and design paper at the same time.  I just added the image, some ribbon, and a peel off sticker sentiment  to finish them off. The image on right is a Christmas Crafts tag in my stash.  I just added some design paper to it.  This stamp set can also be used as a seal on a gift or gift bag.

A Sizzix Die set was used to cut both the tag base and design paper at the same time.  I just added the image, some ribbon, and a peel off sticker sentiment  to finish them off. The image on right is a Christmas Crafts tag in my stash.  I just added some design paper to it.  This stamp set can also be used as a seal on a gift or gift bag.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Snowman Mini Set – U00; High Hopes Stamps 
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – Photo Play
  • Copic Markers:  R20 – Blush and YR04 – Cadmium Orange used on all 3
    • Snowman – Left side:  C1 – Cool Gray No. 1, C00 – Cool Gray No. 00, C000 – Cool Gray No. 000, BG13 – Mint Green, BG11 – Moon White, BG10 – Cool Shadow,  R27 – Cadmium Red, Y28 – Lionet Gold, G46 – Mistletoe,
    • Snowlady – Middle:  G00 – Jade Green, G000 – Pale Green, G0000 – Crystal Opal, BV01 – Viola, BV00 – Mauve Shadow, BV0000 – Iridescent Mauve
    • Snowman — Right side:  N8 – Netural Gray No. 8, N7 – Neutral Gray No. 7, N5 – Neutral Gray No. 5, B01 – Mint Blue, B00 – Frost Blue, B000 – Pale Porcelain Blue, Y28 – Lionet Gold, G46 – Mistletoe, R27 – Cadmium Red
  • Die:  Big and Little Chain Slimline – Gina Marie Designs, Tags – Sizzix Framelits
  • Thread:  Varigated Christmas EmbroideryThread

This adorable Snoman Mini Set from High Hopes Stamps can be used in multiple ways.  I hope that my 3-part weekly installment series has given you some ideas for this adorable stamp set.

Come for a visit at High Hopes Stamps and check out the “Christmas in July” Release and the many other stamps.  If you are in need of some inspiration, pop on over to the  High Hopes Stamps Blog, Facebook, Twitter and Instragram to see the daily posts by the  HH Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Snowman Mini Set

Christmas in July, High Hopes Stamps, Sue, , ,

Welcome Everyone;

As promised last week, I’m back again with another set of cards created using the adorable Snowman Mini Set from High Hopes Stamps, “Christmas in July” Release.

For today’s post, I have created not one, but three different cards using the Snowman Mini Set.  These are A2 size cards which are 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″  and smaller than last weeks 5 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ card.

The borders were stamped first and the snowlady/snowman images were then stamped inside these borders.  The Misti, made doing this quite easy, thank goodness.  After colouring them all with Copic Markers, the excess white was trimmed off.  The design paper for all the cards is from the Winter Whimsy pack by Gina K Designs. Various winter dies from Memory Box and some other embellishments finished off these cards.

Card 1

Card 2

Card 3

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Snowman Mini Set (U001), Ho Ho Ho (FF0044) -both from High Hopes Stamps “Christmas in July” Release
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – Winter Whimsy – Gina K. Designs
  • Copic Markers & Dies:
      • Card #1:
        • BG13 – Mint Green, BG11 – Moon White, BG10 – Cool Shadow, R46 – Strong Red, R27 – Cadmium Red, R24 – Prawn
        • Die:  Winterflake Frame – Memory Box.  The frame was cut in half.
        • Miscellaneous:  Snowflake emblishments
      • Card #2:
        • C00 – Cool Gray No. 00, C0 – Cool Gray No. 0, C1 – Cool Gray No. 1, Y28 – Lionet Gold, G46 – Mistletoe,, R27 – Cadmium Red, R24 – Prawn, Yr04 – Chrome Orange
        • Die:  Snowflake Corner – Memory Box
        • Zig Wink of Stella – Clear
      • Card #3:
        • N0 – Neutral Gray No. 0, N1 – Neutral Gray No. 2, Y28 – Lionet Gold, YR04 – Chrome Orange, G46 – Mistletoe, R27 – Cadmium Red, R24 – Prawn
        • Die:  Frosty Border – Memory Box

    Do stop by next week for another card variation using the Snowman Mini Set.

    Come for a visit at High Hopes Stamps and check out the “Christmas in July” Release and the many other stamps.  If you are in need of some inspiration, pop on over to the  High Hopes Stamps Blog, Facebook, Twitter and Instragram to see the daily posts by the  HH Divas.

    Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

    Hugs,

Think Snow

Christmas in July, High Hopes Stamps, Sue, ,

Hi Everyone;

Hmm, it seems that Christmas is less than six months away and this means that it is time to start making Christams cards.  To help us with some creativity, the High Hopes Stamps‘ vault has been opened and the “Christmas in July” Release has tumbled out.

Today’s card is one of three posts using the adorable Snowman Mini Set.  The next two Fridays, will be highlighting other types of cards and a suggestion.

After stamping each image and colouring them with copic markers, I used a Circle die and a Pleated Circles die to cut them out.  I also inked the outer edges of each snowmen and snowlady.  Some snowflake ribbon and an embellishment finished off the card.

Supplies used:

  • Stamp:  Snowman Mini Set (U001) – High Hopes Stamps – Christmas in July Release
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Versa Color – Hyacinth and Polar Blue
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – Winter Wonderland – Doodlebug
  • Copic Markers:
    • Snowlady:  YR07 – Cadmium Orange, R20 Blush, G00 – Jade Green, G000 – Pale Green, G0000 – Crystal Opal, BV01 – Viola, BV00 – Mauve Shadow, BV0000 – Iridescent Mauve
    • Snowman #1 (top):  N8 – Neutral Gray No. 8, N7 – Neutral Gray No. 7, B45 – Smokey Blue, B41 – Powder Blue, B52 – Soft Greenish Blue, Y28 – Lionet Gold, G45 – Mistletoe, YR07 – Cadmium Orange, R20 – Blush
    • Snowman #2 (bottom):  N8 – Netural Gray No. 8, N7 – Neutral Gray No. 7, B0000 – Pale Porcelain Blue, B00 – Frost Blue, B01 – Mint Blue, G46 – Mistletoe, r46 – Strong Red, Y28 – Lionet Gold
  • Dies;  Pleated Circles — Gina Marie Designs, Circles, Large – Spellbinders
  • Miscellaneous:  Snowflake Ribbon & snowflake metal embellishment

Don’t forget to pop in next Friday to see another installment of the Snowman Mini Set.

Come for a visit at High Hopes Stamps and check out the “Christmas in July” Release and the many other stamps.  If you are in need of some inspiration, pop on over to the  High Hopes Stamps Blog, Facebook, Twitter and Instragram to see the daily posts by the  HH Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

From All of Us

Christmas in July, High Hopes Stamps, Sue, , ,

Hi Everyone;

“Christmas in July” has come to High Hopes Stamps.  Yes, the retirement vault has been opened and the adorable Christmas images have escaped.  Yeah! Christmas cards can be created and with good fortune hand delivered this year instead of the mail.

For today’s card I have used the adorable Happy Mail paired with From All of Us.  Yes, the hedgehog is one of the escapees from the vault and picking up his mail.

After stamping the image on XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with copic markers.  I used a Double Stitched Square Die, to cut the image out.  Some ribbon, Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops, and flowers finished off this A2 size card.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Happy Mail (SS002), From All of Us (FF046) — “Christmas in July” Release from High Hopes Stamps
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Copic markers:
    • Hedgehog: E0000 – Floral White, E000 – Pale Fruit Pink, E00 – Cotton Pearl, E13 – Light Suntan, E15 – Dark Suntan, E17 – Reddish Brash, R20 – Blush
    • Other:  E40 – Brick White, G16 – Mistletoe, R46 – Strong Red, Y28 Lionet Gold, BG0000 – Snow Green
  • Die:  Double Stitched Square — Gina Marie Design
  • Nuvo Glitter Drops:  White Blizzard
  • Miscellaneous:  Ribbon, Flowers

Come for a visit at High Hopes Stamps and check out the “Christmas in July” Release and the many other stamps.  If you are in need of some inspiration, pop on over to the  High Hopes Stamps Blog, Facebook, Twitter and Instragram to see the daily posts by the  HH Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,