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Any Direction You Choose!

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Hi Everyone;

It is hard to believe that six weeks have gone by with working at home, children doing their schooling in an online environment.  This is becoming such a new normal.  Kudos to all our wonderful frontline workers.

Today’s card is featuring Little Reader paired with Any Direction You Choose, both from High Hopes Stamps and is for all the children finding themselves in a strange new world of schooling at home.  There is such a wonderful world of adventures waiting for them between the covers of all sorts of books.

After colouring the image, I used a Spellbinders Square Die to cut it out.  A Peel Off border sticker was added to the outside edge.  A Peel Off border was added to the border of the sentiment also.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Little Reader (K119) and Any Direction You Choose (L044) — High Hopes Stamps
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP – Perfectly Plaid – Spring (Lawn Fawn)
  • Copic Markers:
    • YG06 – Yellowish Green, YG05 – Salad, YG03 – Yellow Green, YG01 – Bice
    • R20 – Blush, B60 – Pale Blue Gray
    • E43 – Sand White, E41 – Pearl White, E40 – Brick White
    • E333 – Sand, E31 – Brick Beige, E30 – Bisque
  • Die:  Squares — Spellbinders
  • Peel Off Stickers

While having a coffee or tea break, do stop by the High Hopes Stamps Blog as daily inspiration is posted by the HH Divas. We would love for you to stop by and visit. You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Don’t forget to check out the High Hopes Website as there is a Store Wide sale, save 20% off right now when you use the coupon Code Love at the checkout!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Hugs,

Have a Tea-Riffic Day!

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Welcome back Everyone;

It seems that Friday has rolled around and for today’s post I have used the sweet Summertime Tea Cup for today’s card.

After colouring the image with Copic Markers, I cut it out using the Pleated Circles Die from Gina Marie Designs.  Some Lacey border trim and Your Next Stamps were added to the card.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Summertime Tea Cup (J022) and Tea-Riffic Day (F124) — High Hopes Stamps
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP – Vintage Tea Garden (Crafter’s Companion) 
  • Copic Markers:
    • E42 – Sand White, E41 – Pearl White, E40 – Brick White
    • E33 – Sand, E31 – Brick Beige, E30 – Bisque
    • YG13 – Chartreuse, YG11 – Mignonette, YG09 – Lettuce Green
    • R85 – Rose Red, R83 – Rose Mist, R81 – Rose Pink
    • G0000 – Crystal Opal, G000 – Pale Green, G00 – Jade Green
  • Pleated Circle Die Set – Gina Marie Designs
  • Lace Borders (Do Crafts)
  • Nuvo Jewel Drops — Morning Dew
  • Your Next Stamps:  Jewels

While having a tea-riffic break, do stop by the High Hopes Stamps Blog as daily inspiration is posted by the HH Divas. We would love for you to stop by and visit. You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

There is no better time to do a little shopping over at the High Hopes Stamps website store!! As there is a sale going on! click HERE to
SAVE 20% STORE WIDE
Use coupon code LOVE

Wishing everyone to stay healthy and safe. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Hugs,

Hugs,

Christmas 2019 Release 2

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Welcome HH fans;

Guess what…  High Hopes Stamps has a brand new release called Christmas 2019 Release 2 debuting today.  Check out the High Hopes Stamps blog to see what the Divas have created with this new release.

My card is featuring 4 individual stamps from this release called:  Snow Globe, 1 Small Tree, Top Hat Penguin and Candy Cane Wishes 2.  After stamping all the images, I coloured them all with Copic Markers.

I added some Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops for the snow banks and then some Faux Snow from Art Glitter.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Snow Globe (HLF001), 1 Small Tree (ULF002), Top Hat Penguin (RLF005), Candy Cane Wishes 2 (GLL010) — Christmas 2019 Release 2 — High Hopes Stamps
  • Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP — Left over paper from my stash
  • Copic Markers:
    • Tree:  E29 – Burnt Umber, E27 – Africano, G43 – Pistachio, G46 – Mistletoe
    • Bird:  B34 – Manganese Blue, B32 – Pale Blue
    • Penguin:  Y19 – Napoli Yellow, Y18 – Lightning Yellow, Y17 – Golden Yellow
    • T10 – Toner Gray No. 10, T9 – Toner Gray No. 9, T8 – Toner Gray No. 8, T6 – Toner Gray No. 6
    • G00 – Jade Green, G000 – Pale Green, G0000 – Crystal Opal
    • Base of Snow Globe:  E40 – Brick White, E41 – Pearl White,  E42 – Sand White
    • Other:  BG0000 – Snow Green; R46 – Strong Red, R29 – Lipstick Red
  • Nuvo Glitter Drops:  White Blizzard
  • Nuvo Crystal Glaze
  • Faux Snow (Art Glitter)

You can find some daily inspiration by the HH Divas on the High Hopes Blog, as well as follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

Hugs,

Thinking of You!!!

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Welcome OCS and HH fans;

Where does the time go.  It seems that Friday has come around and another week is almost over.

For today’s card, I have used the adorable Thinking of You Stamp from High Hopes Stamps and created a CAS card.

After stamping the image on XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with Copic Markers.  I then used the Foilmate Vibrant Vines with the Sparkling Silver Foil (both from Gina K Designs)  and ran it through the MINC machine.  This is the positive side as opposed to the negative side which I used last week.  This was then cut out using the Spellbinders Scalloped Die.

Supplies used:

  • Stamp:  Thinking of You (S230) — High Hopes Stamps
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – Vintage Tea Party (Crafters Companion); Vibrant Vines Foilmate, Sparkling Silver Foil (both from Gina K. Designs)
  • MINC Machine
  • Copic Markers:
    • YG17 – Grass Green, YG13 – Chartreuse, YG11 – Mignonette
    • R85 – Rose Red, R83 – Rose Mist, R81 – Rose Pink
    • YR04 – Chrome Orange, YR07 – Cadmium Orange
    • N7 – Neutral Gray No. 7
    • G0000 – Crystal Opal, G000 – Pale Green, G00 – Jade Green
  • Spellbinders Die:  Scalloped Rectangles
  • 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 the Design Team Divas.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

Hugs,

Guest Designer Special Request

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I recently had a special request from a friend that was on my current design team to participate in their wonderful blog as a guest designer.

Karen Day from Inspired by All the Little Things asked me to post something that I was inspired by from the following photo:

For me a window box full of colourful flowers means that spring is here and that summer is almost here as well. Also spring signifies a new beginning as flowers and plants start to grow and then bloom for the rest of the summer.

The stamp is “Pansy Window Box Frame” which is from High Hopes Stamps, was coloured with Copic Sketch Markers. I trimmed the image down and used a 1/2′” corner rounder.  Rhinestones were added to the center of the flowers.  The paper is from Heartfelt Creations Butterfly Melody Collection.

 

Believe!

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Welcome back OCS fans;

It is now official — Spring has arrived.  We just need to see if  mother nature will co-operate and give us some nice spring weather.

For my post today, I have used the adorable Julie’s Flight stamp from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.

Supplies used:

Do join us for this month’s challenge which is “Anything Goes”.  To see all the new products that are arriving daily, check out Lora’s OCS store.

Until next time, happy crafting.

 Hugs;

Merry Christmas

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Hi OCS Fans;

Tuesday has rolled around again, and continuing with this month’s challenge “Christmas in July”, I have used an older High Hopes Rubber Stamps called “Snowman Ornament“.  I paper pieced part of the ornament.

snowman_ornament
Supplies used:

There is still plenty of time to enter this month’s challenge “Christmas in July“, for a chance to win 2 unmounted High Hopes Rubber Stamps of  your choice.  For any supplies that you might need or want, check out Lora’s OCS store.

Until next time, happy crafting;

 Hugs,

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Dream, Wish, Believe!!!

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Happy Tuesday OCS Fans;

Today, I’m using Julie’s Dream, from High Hopes Rubber Stamps, which is part of the Fairies collection. We all need to dream, wish and believe at times.  I used copics to colour the image and added some glitter to Julie’s wings.  For the inside of the card, I used a sentiment from the Simple Stories Enchanted collection.

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Inside of card

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Supplies used:

Our challenge this month is “Anything Goes“, so please play along for a chance to win a prize.  If you need any crafting supplies visit Lora’s OCS store, both online and the brick & mortar.

Until next time, have some creative fun.

Hugs,

SueBerkley_w

Rain or Shine!!!

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Hi Fellow Crafters;

It is May 1st, which means a brand new challenge here at One Crazy Stamper which is “Anything Goes and an Embellishment”.  For today’s post I have used this adorable image from La-La Land Crafts called Marci.  I paper pieced Marci’s hat and coat with some Lucy Cromwell (Papermania) design paper.

marci

Supplies used:

You have the whole month to enter this “Anything Goes and an Embellishment”; however no digital images please.  Also check out Lora’s store One Crazy Stamper for some amazing deals.

Until next time keep crafting.

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Rosalie and Flower Soft Tutorial

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Hi Everyone;

Wacky Wednesday is here again and for today’s post at One Crazy Stamper, I have used this adorable stamp called Rosalie from Your Next Stamp.  I am also will be showing how to use this neat product called Flower Soft.

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1.  After stamping the image with Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, I coloured it with the Copic Markers.  The image was then cut using the Floral Oval die from Spellbinders.

2. Back stitch using the metallic thread.

3. Add  Lilac Distress ink to the border.

4.  Adding the Flower Soft.

Flower Soft comes in several colours mixed and single as well as ultra fine.


i. Crocus, lilac and shamrock green were slowly added to certain areas of the image. To obtain the results you would like, make sure to use the Flower Soft glue as it water soluble but also extra thick.

ii. Add the Flower Soft in sections and only do one colour at a time, otherwise the colours can become mixed and unless you want that particular combination not usable.

iii.  The Flower Soft glue bottle has a long point which is just snipped at the top to allow the glue to flow.

iv.  As the Flower Soft is quite compact in the jars, add some to a container and break it up to make it fluffy.  Add a bit of glue to the area you want to start with.

v.  I added Lilac to a small area at the top; then pressed it down and shook off the excess.  I then added more glue to the original image and added Crocus which is a combination of white, light and dark shades of  crocus.

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vi. Once the Crocus has been added to the flower part, then add Shamrock Green to the leaves and stem of the flower.

Card Base

  • Cut a 6″ x 12″ card base and score at 6″ and 9″
  • Fold in half at 6″ and then fold the top at the 9″ score mark to the left
  • Cut 3 pieces of white card stock — 1 piece at 5 3/4″ x 53/4″ and 2 pieces  at 2 3/4″ x
  • Cut 3 peices of designer paper — 1 piece at 5 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ and 2 pieces at 2 1/2″ x 5 1/2″.  The designer paper is also reversible


Attach the image to one side of the front of the card and add any embellishments

Supplies used:

  • Stamp:  Rosalie (Your Next Stamp)
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Lilac Distress Ink (Ranger)
  • Paper:  X-Press It Blending Cardstock, DP – Lucy Cromwell (Papermania)
  • Copic Markers:  Hair: Y23 – Yellowish Beige, E21  – Baby Skin Pink, E33  – Sand, E57 – Light Walnut; Skin: E0000 – Floral White, E000 – Pale Fruit Pink, R20 – Blush; Dress: V20 – Wisteria, Stem and Leaves: YG13 – Chartreus, YG17 Green Grass; Flower:  BV0000 – Pale Thistle, BV000 – Irridescent Mauve, BV00 – Mauve Shadow, BV01 – Viola
  • Atyou Spica Glitter Pen:  13 – Lilac
  • Spellbinders:  Floral Oval, A2 Distressed Edges
  • Flower Soft:  Crocus, Lilac & Shamrock Green
  • Miscellaneous:  Lilac Rhinestones (Kaiser Craft), Metallic Thread

Saturday,is February 1st which means the start of a brand new challenge. Check out Lora’s store at One Crazy Stamper to see what is new and arriving daily.