Category Archives: Winter

Snowballs for Sale

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Hi Everyone;

Even though it has been raining here, we are due to receive a dumping of snow.  This will be perfect for those snowball fights; another fun winter activity for all.

For today’s card, I have used the adorable Snowman Stack, from High Hopes Stamps and there is no doubt that these snowmen are already for an epic snowball fight.  After stamping the image onto copic friendly paper, I than coloured it with Copic Markers.  It was then cut out using one of the Spellbinders Matting Basics dies.  Glacier Jewels were added to the snowflakes’ centers, while some White Blizzard Nuvo Glitter Accents finished off the card.

Supplies used:
  • Stamp:  Snowman Stack — TT003; High Hopes Stamps
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP – Winter Wonderland – Doodlebug
  • Copic Markers:
    • Snowmen:  B91 – Pale Grayish Blue, B93 – Light Crockery Blue, B95 – Light Grayish Cobalt; V01 – Heath, V000 – Pale Heath, V0000 – Rose Quartz; BG13 – Mint Green, BG11 – Moon White, BG10 – Cool Shadow; R01 – Pinkish Vanilla, N9 Neutral Gray No. 9
    • Shovel:  C00 – Cool Gray No. 00, C0 – Cool Gray No. 0, C1 – Cool Gray No. 1
    • Sign:  E30 – Bsique, E31 – Brick Beige, E33 – Sand
    • Other:  BG0000 – Snow Green
  • Dies:  Matting Basics A & B — Spellbinders; Mini Snowflakes
  • Nuvo Glitter Accents:  White Blizzard
If you are in need of some inspiration, pop over the High Hopes Blog and Facebook page to see the creations by the Design Team.  Don’t forget to visit the High Hopes Stamps website to see the many adorable stamps.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Winter Wonderland

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Welcome HH Fans;

Winter is in full swing, and there is no better fun than going out and doing some skating on a frozen pond. One does have to make sure that the ice is thoroughly frozen before skating on it.

For today’s card, I have used the very adorable Penguin Family Fun from High Hopes Stamps.  I paired it with a background stamp called Winter Wonderland Background, which is also from High Hope Stamps.

After colouring both images with Copic Markers, I fuzzy cut the Penguin Family Fun image out and then added a couple of action wobbles to it and adhered it to the Winter Wonderland Background. Some stickles finished off the card.

  • Stamps:  Penguin Family Fun – L038, Winter Wonderland Background – U013, Fancy Winter Wonderland – H041; all from High Hopes Stamps
  • Ink:  Polar Blue – Versa Color
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP – Perfectly Plaid – Winter — Lawn Fawn
  • Copic Markers:
    • N9 Neutral Gray No. 9, N8 Neutral Gray No. 8, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, N0 Neutral Gray No. 0
    • C00 Cool Gray No. 00
    • Y17 – Golden Yellow, Y15 – Cadminium Yellow
    • E31 – Brick Beige, E33 – Sand, E34 – Toast
    • B23 – Phthalo Blue, B21 – Baby Blue
    • V15 Mallow, V12 Pale Lilac
    • G0000 Crystal Opal, G000 – Pale Green, G00 – Jade Green
  • Miscellaneous:  Peel Off Stickers, Action Wobbles, Stickles Crystal Ice

Stop by the High Hopes Stamps website to see the many and varied fun stamps, that they have.  For some inspiration, stop by the High Hopes Stamps Blog to see what the HH Divas have been up to.  We post daily and would love it, if you stop by and visit us.  You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Warm Winter Wishes

High Hopes Stamps, Sue, Winter, , ,

Welcome HH fans;

Another week has been and gone and it is now officially less than four weeks to Christmas.  The countdown is about to begin.

Today’s card which is being added to the Christmas/Winter stash is featuring the adorable Hope for Peace Snowy paired with Dot Warm Winter Wishes.  Both are from High Hopes Stamps.

After stamping the image onto some XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with Copic Markers. A scallop die from Gina Marie Designs was used to cut it out.  Some Polar Blue ink from Versa Color was used to ad a bit of colour.  I then cut two more sheets of design paper to mat the image on.  Some ribbon, enamel dots a snowflake embellishment finished off the card.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Hope for Peace Snowy (S227), Dot Warm Winter Wishes (H257) both from High Hopes Stamps
  • Ink:  Polar Blue Versa Ink
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock, DP — Silent Night (Kaisercraft)
  • Copic Markers:
    • C00 – Cool Gray No. 00, C0 – Cool Gray No. 0
    • YR15 – Pumpkin Yellow, YR16 – Apricot
    • Scarf and Mitts:  G46 – Mistletoe, G43 – Pistachio, G40 – Dim Green
    • Hat: T10 – Toner Gray No. 10, T7 – Toner Gray No. 7, T6 – Toner Gray No. 6
    • Top:  E40 – Brick White, E41 – Pearl White, E43 – Dull Ivory
    • Dove:  W2 – Warm Gray No. 2, W0 – Warm Gray No. 0, W00 – Warm Gray No. 00
    • Trees: E29 – Burnt Umber, G29 – Pine Tree Green, G28 – Ocean Green
  • Nuvo Glitter Accents:  Fresh Snowfall
  • Die:  Scallop Rectangles – Gina Marie Designs
  • Stickles:  Crystal Ice
  • Miscellaneous Ribbon and snowflake embellishment

Stop by the High Hopes Stamps website to see the many and varied fun stamps, that they have.  For some inspiration, stop by the High Hopes Stamps Blog to see what the HH Divas have been up to.  We post daily and would love it, if you stop by and visit us.  You can also follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Waddling by With a Winter Hi!

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Hi Everyone;

Winter has come for a visit with the first snowfall of the season this week.  For today’s card I have used the adorable Penguin Pyramid who have come Waddling by with a Winter Hi!.  Both these stamps are from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Penguin Pyramid (TLF004),  Winter Hi! (G312)
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP Celebrate Winter (Echo Park)
  • Copic Markers:
    • Y19 – Napoli Yellow, Y17 – Golden Yellow
    • N9 – Neutral Gray No. 9, N8 – Neutral Gray No. 8, N7 – Neutral Gray No. 7
    • E42 – Sand White, E41 – Pearl White, E40 – Brick White
    • BG0000 – Snow Green, BG000 – Pale Aqua, BG01 – Aqua Blue, BG 32 – Aqua Mint, BG34 – Horizon Green
    • R46 – Strong Red
  • Nuvo Glitter Accents — Fresh Snowfall
  • YNS Gumdrops

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,

“A Winter Delight”

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Welcome HH Fans;

Besides Christmas, winter can be a lot fun when the conditions are right.  A fresh snowfall makes for some winter fun and awesome snowballs …just right for the perfect aim and impact.

For today’s card, I have used the adorable Havin’ A Ball Snowman and Snow All Day sentiment from High Hopes Stamps.  I coloured the image up with Copic Markers and went outside of my comfort zone with the colours used.  My go to range is the lower end of the BG range such as BG0000, BG000, BG00 and BG01 or the G0000 range.  I used a BG57 & BG53 instead.

I used some Pure Platinium Nuvo Embellishment Mousse on the wooden snowflakes.

Supplies used:

  • Stamps:  Havin’ a Ball Snowman (S147), Snow All Day (K050)
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP – Hello Winter (Echo Park)
  • Copic Markers:
    • BG57 -Jasper, BG53 – Ice Mint
    • WO – Warm Gray No. 0, W1 – Warm Gray No. 5, W2 – Warm Gray No. 2
    • T8 – Toner Gray No. 8
    • BG70 – Ocean Mist, BG72 – Ice Ocean, BG75 – Abyss Green
    • BG0000 – Snow Green, Bg000 – Pale Aqua
    • R20 – Blush
  • Wooden Snowflakes
  • Nuvo Embellishment Mousse – Pure Platinum
  • Nuvo Glitter Drops – White Blizzard
  • YNS Gumdrops

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,

Winter Wonderland

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Hi Everyone;

It is amazing how much we take just about everything for granted.  Due to the ice storm a lot of people have been left with no hydro for at least a week now.  It couldn’t have come at the worst time as it was also Christmas week.  Now that Christmas Day has been and gone, things are getting back to normal, however there is another storm on the way.

For my last OCS post for this year, I have used the Winter Season stamp set from Heartfelt Creations.

winter

Supplies used:

  • Stamp:  Winter Season (Heartfelt Creations)
  • Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Iced Spruce Distress Ink
  • Paper:  X-Press It Blending Cardstock, DP – Woodland Winter (BoBunny)
  • Copic Markers:  YG93 – Grayish Yellow, YG95 – Pale Olive, Y21 – Buttercup Yellow, Y28 – Lionet Gold, Y38 – Honey, E23 – Hazelnut, E25 – Caribe Cocoa, R24 – Prawn, R29 – Lipstick Red, W1 – Warm Gray No. 1, W3 – Warm Gray No. 3, B000 – Pale Porcelain Blue, B000  – Pale Celestine, C5 – Cool Gray No. 5, C7 – Cool Gray No. 7
  • Spellbinders:  Scalloped Labels One, Standard Circles Large
  • Embellishments:  Woodland Winter Buttons (BoBunny), Faux Snow (Art Institute Glitter)

There is still a bit of time to enter this month`s Winter Holiday challenge for a chance to win a prize package from One Crazy Stamper.  As Wednesday is January 1st this means a brand new challenge as well as being the start of a brand year.

Stay tuned to Lora’s emails regarding some amazing new things that will be happening at both the OCS online store and the brick and mortar store.

Until next time, keep crafting.

Merry Christmas

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Hi Everyone;

Since we have had snow, rain and freezing rain this past week, there is no doubt that old man winter has definitely settle in.  However, the good news is that Christmas is three days away and the children are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus.

For today’s card for One Crazy Stamper, I have definitely done something different.  I have used three different dies and no stamps.  The Poinsettia Die is a Sizzix Die and is in the Susan’s Garden Collection.  To see how to use these dies and the pan pastels, check out my Card Layers and Susan’s Garden Tutorial.

 Front of Card

merry christmas

Inside of Card

merry christmas_1

Supplies used:

You still have time to enter this month’s Winter/Holiday challenge for a chance to win a prize from One Crazy Stamper.  As you can do online shopping over Christmas at One Crazy Stamper, keep a careful watch for some new products.

Until next time, keep busy crafting and Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Warm Winter Wishes

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Hi Everyone;

With yesterday’s and today’s weather, there is no doubt that winter has arrived even though it isn’t officially winter until next Saturday.

For today’s post for One Crazy Stamper, I have used this adorable image called Iris designed by Sylvia Zet for Whimsy Stamps.  To add some colour to the Holiday Magic Embossing Folder (Spellbinder) I used the Iced Spruce, Festive Berries and Evergreen Bough (all Distress Inks)

iris

Supplies used:

There is still plenty of time to enter this month’s Winter / Holiday challenge for a chance to win a prize pack from One Crazy Stamper. Make sure you check the store One Crazy Stamper for some amazing new products that are amazing.

Hang on Tight!!

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Hi All;

Sunday is here again and it is getting closer to Christmas.  In the meantime the weather has definitely become cold.  With the cold weather brings winter fun.  For today’s OCS post I have used this adorable stamp from Stampendous called Hang on Tight.

hang_on_tight

Supplies used:

There is plenty of time to enter our Winter/Holiday challenge for a chance to win a prize from One Crazy Stamper.

Until next time, keep crafting!!

December “Winter/Holiday” Challenge

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Hi All;

Today is December 1st which means Christmas will be here in 24 days, but more important it is time for a new challenge here at One Crazy Stamper.  This month’s challenge is a Winter/Holiday theme.

For today’s post, I have used this adorable stamp called Skater from a new Whimsy Stamps line “Time for Tea Designs”

skater

Supplies used:

You have the whole month to enter this Winter/Holiday challenge for a chance to win a prize pack from One Crazy Stamper.  Also, don’t forget to check out Lora’s store One Crazy Stamper for some amazing deals and new products that are arriving daily.

Until next time, keep crafting.