Category Archives: Christmas in July

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,

Wishing You Holiday Cheer!

Christmas in July, High Hopes Stamps, One Crazy Stamper, Sue, , ,

Welcome HH and OCS fans;

It seems that summer is half over, which means Christmas will be here in a few more months.  For today’s post, I have another “Christmas in July” card, using  Angel Trio from High Hopes Stamps.

After stamping the image on XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with Copic Markers.  For the wings, I added White Blizzard Nuvo Glitter Drops to the wings.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Angel Trio (T128), Holiday All Year (H200) — High Hopes Stamps
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – Silent Night (Kaiser Craft)
  • Copic Markers:
    • Skin:  E0000 – Floral White, E000 – Pale Fruit Pink, R20 – Blush
    • Hair:  E30 – Bisque, E31 – Brick Beige, E33 – Sand
    • B32 – Pale Blue, B34 – Manganese Blue, B0000 – Pale Celestine
    • Y11 – Pale Yellow, Y13 – Lemon Yellow, Y15 – Cadmium Yellow, Y28 – Lionet Gold
    • G03 Meadow Green, G05 – Emerald Green, YG17 – Grass Green
  • Nuvo Glitter Drops: White Blizzard

As well as stopping by the High Hopes Stamps and One Crazy Stamper blogs, you can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Instagram for some daily inspiration by the Design Team Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

Hugs,

Christmas Joy

Christmas in July, High Hopes Stamps, One Crazy Stamper, Sue, , ,

Welcome HH and OCS fans;

We can’t win with the weather, if it isn’t freezing cold, it is raining cats and dogs and then there is the never ending heat wave.  As we are currently in the midst of a heat wave, what better way of cool off than by creating Christmas cards in July.

Yes it is 5 months before Christmas, but it is a great time to start the stash that will be needed for when Christmas does arrive.

For today’s card I have used Christmas Joy Snowy from High Hopes Stamps.  I usually don’t do an inside for the card, but I did this time using the sentiment Sparkle & Cheer also from High Hopes Stamps.

Inside of card

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Christmas Joy Snowy (S228), Sparkle & Cheer (LL002) from High Hopes Stamps
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – I Love Christmas (Echo Park)
  • Copic Markers:
    • YR07 – Cadmium Orange, YR04 – Chrome Orange
    • G46 – Mistletoe, G43 – Pistachio
    • E40 – Brick White, E41 – Pearl White, E42 – Sand White
    • N8 – Neutral Gray No. 8, N7 – Neutral Gray No. 7, N5 – Neutral Gray No. 5, N3 – Neutral Gray No. 3
    • R29 – Lipstick Red, R27 – Cadmium Red, R20 – Blush
    • C00 – Cool Gray No. 00
  • Atyou Spica Glitter Pen — Red
  • Spellbinders Dies
  • Enamel Dots – I love Christmas (Echo Dots)

As well as stopping by the High Hopes Stamps and One Crazy Stamper blogs, you can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Instagram for some daily inspiration by the Design Team Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

Hugs,

Snow Couple Merry Christmas

Christmas in July, High Hopes Stamps, Sue,

Welcome HH and OCS fans;

For today’s post I’m sharing another “Christmas in July” card using this adorable Snow Couple Block from High Hopes Stamps.  After stamping the image on XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with Copic Markers.

 Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Snow Couple Block (R164), Merry Christmas (GG045) from High Hopes Stamps
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – Winter Plaid (Lawn Fawn)
  • Copic Markers:
    • T9 – Toner Gray No. 9, T7 – Toner Gray No. 7, T6 – Toner Gray No. 6
    • B000 – Pale Celestine, B000 – Pale Porcelain Blue, B00 – Frost Blue, B01 – Mint Blue
    • G46 – Mistletoe, G0000 – Crystal Opal, G000 -Pale Green, G00 – Jade Green
    • YR07 – Cadmium Orange, YR09 – Chrome Orange
    • R29 -Lipstick Red, R27 – Cadmium Red
    • Y19 – Napoli Yellow
  • Nuvo Glitter Drops – Winter Blizzard
  • YNS Gumdrops

As well as stopping by the High Hopes Stamps and One Crazy Stamper blogs, you can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Instagram for some daily inspiration by the Design Team Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

Hugs,

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

Christmas in July, High Hopes Stamps, One Crazy Stamper, Sue, , ,

Welcome HH and OCS fans;

This month’s theme over on the High Hopes Stamps  and One Crazy Stamper blogs is “Christmas in July”! What a great time to start creating Christmas cards as it is less than 6 months to Christmas.

For today’s card I have used Santa Bob who is making a trip down the chimney.  After stamping the image on XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with Copic Markers. Nuvo White Blizzard Crystal Drops were added to the trim on Santa’s hat and jacket.  Nuvo Crystal Glaze was added to the snow on and around the chimney.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Santa Bob (TT001), Holly Jolly (K048) — High Hopes Stamps
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – Merry & Bright (Echo Park)
  • Copic Markers:
    • Santa:
      • Skin:  E0000 – Floral White, E000 – Pale Fruit Pink, R20 – Blush
      • Hair & Beard:  C00 – Cool Gray No. 00, C0 – Cool Gray No. 0
      • Outfit:  T8 – Toner Gray No. 8, T7 – Toner Gray No. 7, T6 – Toner Gray No. 6, R29 – Lipstick Red, R27 – Cadmium Red
    • Bag & Toys:
      • E40 – Brick White, E41 – Pearl White, E42 – Sand White
      • Y18 – Lightning Yellow, Y19 – Napoli Yellow
      • G46 – Mistletoe, G43 – Pistachio, G000 – Pale Green, G00 – Jade Green
      • E30 – Bisque, E31 – Brick Beige,  E33 – Sand
    • Chimney:  R56 – Currant, R59 – Cardinal, R89 – Dark Red

As well as stopping by the High Hopes Stamps blog, you can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Instagram for some daily inspiration the Design Team Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

Hugs,

Here Comes Santa Claus….

Christmas in July, Daily Inspiration, One Crazy Stamper, ,

Welcome OCS fans;

It is hard to believe that summer is half over and we wonder where has the time gone. This in turn means that school will start in another month and we are getting closer to Christmas.

For my last post for this month’s inspiration of “Christmas in July”, I have used Flyin’ High Santa from High Hopes Stamps.  After stamping the image and colouring it with Copic Markers, I added some Nuvo Fresh Snowfall Glitter Accents to the trim on Santa’s hat.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Flyin’ High Santa, Here Comes Santa Claus (High Hopes Stamps)
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (Echo Park)
  • Copic Markers:  
    • Santa:  E0000 – Floral White, E000 – Pale Fruit Pink, E01 – Pink Flamingo, R27 – Cadmium Red, R29- Lipstick Red, T8 – Toner Gray No. 8, T6 – Toner Gray No. 6, T4 – Toner Gray No. 4, C00 – Cool Gray No. 00, C0 – Cool Gray No. 0, C1 – Cool Gray No. 1
    • Plane: Y08 – Acid yellow, Y06 – Yellow, T0 – Toner Gray No. 0, T2 – Toner Gray No. 2, BG0000 – Snow Green, BG02 – Frost Blue, R46 – Strong Red, R27 – Cadmium Red, G09 – Veronese Green, G07 – Nile Green
    • Other:  G46 – Mistletoe, YG45 – Cobalt Green, Y19 – Napoli Yellow, Y17 – Golden Yellow, Y28 – Lionet Gold
  • Atyou Spica Glitter Pens:  00 – Clear, 05 – Lemon
  • Nuvo Glitter Accents – Fresh Snowfall
  • YNS Gumdrops:  Holly Jolly Sparkly

Do follow the One Crazy Stamper blog as the DT Divas will be bringing Daily Inspiration throughout the month.  You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Until next time, Happy Crafting and have a fantastic day.