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Christmas Release 2019

Christmas Release 2019, High Hopes Stamps, Sue, ,

Welcome HH Fans;

It is time for a brand new release here at High Hopes Stamps.  Today, we are showcasing the Christmas Release 2019.

For this debut I’m using this adorable image called Polar Family.  After stamping the image on XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with Copic Markers. I then used the Stitched Square Die from YNS to cut it out.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Polar Family & Paws of Love — Christmas Release 2019 from High Hopes Stamps
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – Mad 4 Plaid Christmas – Photoplay
  • Copic Markers:
    • C00 – Cool Gray No. 00, C1 – Cool Gray No. 1, R00 – Pinkish White
    • N0 – Neutral Gray No. 1
    • G0000 – Crystal Opal, G000 – Pale Green, G00 – Jade Green
    • G29 – Pine Tree Green
    • B0000 – Pale Celestine, B00 – Frost Blue, B01 – Mint Blue
    • E40 – Brick White, E41 – Pearl White
    • R42 – Strong Red, R29 – Lipstick Red, R27 – Cadmium Red
    • Y28 – Lionet Gold
  • Die:  Stitched Squares — Your Next Stamp
  • Nuvo Glitter Drops:  White Blizzard

Do check out what the HH Divas are creating with this new realses.  Also, besides finding daily inspiration here on the High Hopes Blog, you can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

Hugs

Witch E. Poo

Halloween, High Hopes Stamps, Sue, ,

Welcome HH Fans;

All month long, the Divas have been showcasing Halloween and Fall cards using the adorable images from High Hopes Stamps.

For today’s post I have another Halloween card using Sitting Witchy Poo Pumpkin.  They do look kinda of comfy together.  After stamping her onto XPress It Blending cardstock, I then coloured her using Copic Markers.  I used a broom and bat sticker from the Bewitched Design Paper by Echo Park.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Sitting Witchy Poo with Pumpkin (T104), Witch E. Poo (F231)
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – Boos & Brews and October 31st (both from Doodlebug), Bewitched (from Echo Park — Broom and Bat)
  • Copic Markers:
    • Skin:  E0000 – Floral White, E000 – Pale Fruit Pink, E00 – Skin white
    • Hair:  W00 – Warm Gray No. 00, W1 – Warm Gray No. 1, W2 – Warm Gray No. 2
    • Outfit:  BV02 – Prune, BV01 – Viola, BV00 – Mauve Shadow, YG09 – Lettuce Green, YG07 – Acid Green, YG06 – Yellowish Green, Y19 – Napoli Yellow, Y17 – Golden yellow, Y18 – Lightning Yellow, N9 – Neutral Gray No. 9, N7 – Neutral Gray No. 7, N6 – Neutral Gray No. 6
    • Pumpkin:  YR09 – Chinese Orange, YR07 – Cadmium Orange, YR04 – Chrome Orange, G99 – Olive
  • Die:  Double Stitched Square (Gina Marie Designs)
  • YNS Gumdrops

Besides finding daily inspiration here on the High Hopes Blog, you can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

Hugs,

Happy Halloween!

Halloween, High Hopes Stamps, Sue, , , ,

Welcome HH fans;

Another summer has been and gone, and school has started.  For the month of September the HH Divas creative inspirations will be featuring Halloween cards.

For today’s post, I have used Angel Bear Witch.  After stamping the image on XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with Copic Markers.  I then cut it out using a Wonky Oval Die.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Angel Bear Witch (S166), Happy Halloween! (E234) — High Hopes Stamps
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – Boos & Brews, October 31st (both from Doodlebug)
  • Copic Markers:
    • E35 – Chamois, E33 – Sand, E31 – Brick Beige
    • Y19 – Napoli Yellow, Y18 – Lightning Yellow, Y17 – Golden Yellow
    • V25 – Pale Blueberry, V22 – Ash Lavender, V20 – Wisteria
    • V17 – Amethyst, V15 – Mallow, V12 – Pale Lilac
    • N3 – Neutral Gray No. 3, N2 – Neutral Gray No. 2, N1 – Neutral Gray No. 1
    • T9 – Toner Gray No. 9, T7 – Toner Gray No. 7, T6 – Toner Gray No. 6
    • YR09 -Chinese Orange, YR07 – Cadmium Orange, YR04 – Chrome Orange
  • Die: Wonky Ovals (Gina Marie Designs)

Besides finding daily inspiration here on the High Hopes Blog, you can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

Hugs,

Scarecrows are Stuffed with Love

Fall, High Hopes Stamps, Sue, ,

Welcome HH Fans;

As August is almost over, this means a couple of things; school is starting up again and Fall is just around the corner.  This month, the Divas have been busy making Fall related cards using High Hopes Rubber Stamps.  For today’s CAS card, I have used the adorable Lg. Guard Duty Rudy and he seems to be doing a great job as no one except the friendly crow are around.

After stamping the image on XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it using Copic Markers.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Lg. Guard Duty Rudy (T048), Scarecrows Stuffed (H087)
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – My Favourite Fall (Echo Park), Autumn Solids (Echo Park)
  • Copic Markers:
    • E29 – Burnt Umber, E27 – Africano, E25 – Caribe Cocoa
    • E0000 – Floral White, E000 – Pale Fruit Pink, E00 – Skin White
    • Y19 – Napoli Yellow, Y18 – Lightning Yellow, Y17 – Golden Yellow
    • B24 – Sky, B23 – Phthalo Blue, B21 – Baby Blue
    • E87 – Fig, E84 – Khaki, E81 – Ivory
    • YR18 – Sanguine, YR16 – Apricot, YR14 – Caramel
    • BG96 – Bush, BG93 – Green Gray, BG90 – Gray Sky
    • N7 – Neutral Gray No. 7, N5 – Netural Gray No. 5, N4 – Neutral Gray No. 4
    • YG13 – Chartreuse, YG11 – Mignonette
  • YNS Gumdrops

Besides finding daily inspiration here on the High Hopes Blog, you can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

Hugs,

Autumn Blessings

Fall, High Hopes Stamps, Sue, ,

Welcome HH Fans;

Besides the beautiful colours of the leaves also comes the fall harvest, which is something to be greatfull for.

For today’s card, I have used Country Harvest from High Hopes Stamps which matches the sentiment which is from My Favourite Fall (Echo Park) perfectly.

After stamping the image on XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with Copic markers.

Supplies Used:

  • Stamp:  Country Harvest – High Hopes Stamps
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – Fall Blessings (Carta Bella), Sentiment from My Favourite Fall (Echo Park)
  • Copic Markers:
    • Leaves:  YG21 – Anis, YG13 – Chartreuse, YG17 – Grass Green
    • Basket:  E31 – Brick Beige, E33 – Sand, E34 – Toast
    • Bushel:  E25 – Caribe Cocoa, E27 – Africano – Burnt Umber
    • Sign Post:  E55 – Light Caramel, E53 – Raw Silk, E50 – Egg Shell, F51 – Milky White
    • Straw:  Y26 – Mustard, Y23 – Yellowish Beige, Y21 – Buttercup Yellow, Y13 – Lemon Yellow
    • Cat:  E49 – Dark Bark, E39 – Leather, E37 – Sepia, E35 – Chamois
    • Pumpkins:  YR07 – Cadmium Orange, YRo4 – Chrome Orange, YR15 – Pumpkin
    • Crow:  C7 – Cool Gray No. 7, C5 – Cool Gray No. 5, C4 – Cool Gray No. 4
    • Apples:  R46 – Strong Red, R29 – Lipstick Red, R27 – Cadmium Red, YG05 – Salad
  • Miscellaneous:  Ribbon
  • YNS Gumdrops

Besides finding daily inspiration here on the High Hopes Blog, you can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Fall Fun!!!

Fall, High Hopes Stamps, Sue, , ,

Welcome HH Fans;

Fall themed cards is the order of business and fun over on the High Hopes Stamps blog today.  One of my favourite things with fall is how all the leaves change from their rich green to beautiful shades of orange, yellow and red.  Once they dropped from the trees, it was so much fun playing in them.

Today’s CAS card is using the adorable stamp called “Tommy’s Fall Fun” from High Hopes Stamps.   After stamping the image onto XPress it Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with Copic Markers.  A bit of twine and some YNS Gumdrops finished it off.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps: Tommy’s Fall Fun (S079). Welcome Fall (G093) — both from High Hopes Stamps
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP – My Favorite Fall (Echo Park)
  • Copic Markers:
    • Skin:  E0000 – Floral White, E000 – Pale Fruit Pink, E00 – Skin White, R20 – Blush
    • Hair:  E25 – Caribe Cocoa, E31- Brick Beige
    • Pants:  E87 – Fig, E84 – Khaki, E81 – Ivory
    • Top:  B18 – Lapis Lazuli, B21 – Baby Blue,B23 – Phthalo Blue
    • Hat:  E81 – Ivory, E84 – Khaki
    • Leaves:  YG03 – Yellow Green, YG05 – Salad, YG06 – Yellowish Green, YR23 – Yellow Ochre, YR24 – Pale Sepia, YR27 – Tuscan Orange
  • YNS Gumdrops
  • Miscellaneous:  Twine

Besides finding daily inspiration here on the High Hopes Blog, you can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

Hugs,

Welcome Fall

Fall, High Hopes Stamps, Sue, ,

Welcome HH and OCS fans;

Another week has come and gone, and I’m back again with another Fall card.  Today’s card is featuring Angel Bear Scarecrow from High Hopes Stamps.  I don’t know if he is keeping the crows away though.

Supplies used:

  • Angel Bear Scarecrow (T110), Welcome Fall (G093) — High Hopes Stamps
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – Autumn (Echo Park) & Fall (Lawn Fawn)
  • Copic Markers:
    • Bear: E33 – Sand, E31 -Brick Beige, E30 – Sand, E29 – Burnt Umber
    • Wings:  E50 – Egg Shell, E51 – Milky White
    • Pants:  B32 – Pale Blue, B34 – Manganese Blue
    • Hat: Y15 -Cadmium Yellow, Y18 – Lightning Yellow, Y19 – Napoli Yellow
    • Shirt:  YG17 – Grass Green, YG11 – Mignonette, YG13 – Chartreuse
    • Pumpkin:  YR02 – Light Orange, YR04 – Chrome Orange, YR07 – Cadmium Orange
    • Other:  R46- Strong Red, T6 – Toner Gray No. 6, T4 – Toner Gray No. 4, T3 – Toner Gray No. 3
  • Die:  Autumn Vine (Crafter’s Companion)
  • YNS Gumdrops

As well as stopping by the High Hopes Stamps blog, 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,

Pumpkin Patch

Fall, High Hopes Stamps, One Crazy Stamper, Sue,

Welcome HH and OCS fans;

Now that another month has started, which means that we are getting closer to the start of school and fall coming.  This month, both the OCS and HH divas will be bringing you inspiration for fall like cards.

When my children were younger, one of the best activities for fall was the carving of pumpkins.  How they loved making carving their own pumpkins and having an unique face.  So for today’s card, I have used Pumpkin Patch and Pumpkins 10 cents both from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.  After stamping the image on XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with Copic Markers.


Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Pumpkin Patch (S152) and Punpkins 10 cents (G094) — High Hopes Rubber Stamps
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP – Fall (Lawn Fawn), Autumn (Echo Park)
  • Copic Markers:
    • G43 – Pistaschio, G46 – Mistletoe
    • Y06 – Yellow, Y15 – Cadmium Yellow
    • E18 – Copper, E19 – Redwood
    • E33 – Chamois, E37 – Sepia, E39 – Leather
    • E34 – Toast, E33 – Sand, E31 – Brick Beige
    • G85 – Verdigris, G82 – Spring Dim Green
    • YR04 – Chrome Orange, YR07 – Cadmium Orange
    • Y19 – Napoli Yellow
    • N0 – Neutral Gray No. 0, N3 – Netural Gray No. 3, N4 – Neutral Gray No. 4
  • 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,

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,