Snomans Cup of Love

 Hey Happy Tuesday HH Fans!

It's starting to get a tad cold out now & it just makes me think of a cup of hot coffee or hot cocoa.  I picked Snowmans Cup of Love for my card this week.

I was thinking a little rustic when I coloured this cutie up.  After colouring him my chosen patterned paper just didn't work with the theme so I changed it up to this plaid from Memory Box.  That Memory Box pad is starting to get low, I will be looking for more of it soon.

I'm not sure if anyone else who colours with Copic's finds it challenging to match the E89, E87 combo with other colours.  I know I do.  After some experimenting I chose the darker YG's & I quite like the look.  What do you think?

That beautiful lace ribbon has been in my stash for years, so happy if worked well with this adorable Snowman.

Copic Combos

Shading Blue - B000, B0000

Shading Gray - W6, W4, W2

Green - YG97, YG95, YG93, YG91

Brown/Green - E89, E87, E84, E81

Cup - W6, W4, W2, R00, R000, E23, E21

Cheeks - R00, R000

Stamps - Snowmans Cup of Love S149 & Dot Warm Heart G117

Misc. Stuff - Crystal Stickles, Glitter Enamel Dots, YNS Stitched Rectangle Dies, Lace Ribbon, Honey Bee Gingham Galore "Holiday", Memory Box "Woodsy Plaid", Dark Kraft American Craft Cardstock, Ivy Bazzil Cardstock, Copic friendly cardstock, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Thanks for popping by today!

Happy Stampin'

Hot Cocoa!

Howdy!

Today I'm sharing another card with you for the "Christmas in July" month long theme going on over at High Hopes Rubber Stamps! "Snowy's Cup" is one of favourite HH stamps and I always love colouring him! Sometimes I imagine him as a marshmallow & candy decoration you put in your hot cocoa and he melts into it making a delicious rich drink. Love the "Dot Warm Heart" sentiment too! It's true they both really do warm my heart!

One of my favourite non-traditional Christmas colours to use is blue. The Echo Park "Winter" 6x6 collection was perfect for my card, especially with that mug designer paper. After I stamped Snowy onto some Copic friendly paper, I coloured him in using my Copic Sketch markers. Next using my Brother Cut N Scan, I cut around him leaving a small white edge. All my papers today have been inked on the edges using Distress Ink in Vintage Photo. I always love the little bit of dimension it adds to your card. I cut the sentiment out using s MFT Stitched Banner die. A bit of twine, a bow and holly gem fish off my card today.

Copics Used:

B91, B93, B95, B97, B99

E40, E41, E43, E44, E47

C00, C0, C1

R01, R37, R59, R89

YG61, YG63

YR04, YR09

Don't forget to head on over to the High Hopes website and see all Lora's adorable stamps! You can find more inspiration from the Design Team for the Christmas in July theme by visiting the High Hopes Blog and Facebook page too!

Happy Stamping!

 

Hot Cocoa & Snowfolk Warm My Heart...

Hi Everyone;

Before we know it, winter will be here along with all the fun it brings.  There is no better way, then to have hot chocolate or cocoa when one has been outside in the snow and being creative in bulding snowmen and other snowfolks.

For today's card, I used Snow Yummy and paired it with the Dot Warm Heart sentiment.  I'm not sure if he realizes that he will melt from the warmth of the hot chocolate or cocoa...

The image was coloured with Copic Markers, and I went out of my comfort zone with the blues.  I general use more of the blue greens instead of  the deeper shade blues.  The image was then cut out with a Double Stitched Square die, which was mounted on some mulberry paper and distressed a bit with water, and then mounted on the design paper.  The 2nd piece of cardstock is actually a piece of silver foil.

Now,  I did use the wrong colour twine -- it was supposed to be blue.  As I didn't feel that I could remove it easily without damaging it, I decided to leave it as is.  I used scor pal tape to stick down the layers -- the result of doing something  at night... if anybody has any ideas on how to fix something like this please let me know.

Anyway, the snowflakes and glacier crystal jewels finished off this card.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Snow Yummy - S182, Dot Warm Heart - G117 -- both from High Hopes Stamps
• Paper:  Xpress It blending Cardstock, DP: Hello Winter - Echo Park, Blue Mulberry Paper
• Copic Markers:  
• C00 - Cool Gray No. 00, C0 - Cool Gray No. 0, C1 - Cool Gray No. 1
• YR07 - Cadmium Orange, YR04 - Chrome Orange
• N9 - Neutral Gray No. 9, N8 - Neutral Gray No. 8
• R00 - Pinkish Vanilla, R20 - Blush
• E30 - Bisque, E31 - Brick Beige, E33 - Sand
• B32 - Pale Blue, B34 - Manganese Blue
• Die:  Double Stitched Square - Gina Marie Designs
• Miscellaneous:  Twine, assortment of snowflakes, glacier crystal jewels

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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Hugs,

Snowman's Cup of Love

Hi Everyone;

I don't know about you, but I am certainly glad the weekend is almost here.  As usual too many things to do and not enough time.

I know one of my favourite drinks during the winter is some Hot Chocolate or Cocoa.  For today's card, I have used the adorable Snowman's Cup of Love from High Hopes Stamps.  After stamping it and colouring it with Copic Markers; I cut it out using the Wonky Oval Stitched Die from Gina Marie Designs.

I used some Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops to add some dimension to the snowflakes.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Snowman's Cup of Love (S149), Dot Warm Heart (G117) from High Hopes Stamps
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP - Home for Christmas (Fancy Pants)
• Copic Markers:  
• G46 - Mistletoe, G43 - Pistachio
• B01 - Mint Blue, B00 - Frost Blue, B000 - Pale Porcelain Blue
• YR07 - Cadmium Orange, YR04 - Chrome Orange, YR02 - Light Orange
• E43 - Dull Ivory, E42 - Sand White, E41 - Pearl White
• R29 - Lipstick Red, R27 - Cadmium Red, R46 - Strong Red
• Gina Marie Designs:  Wonky Stitched Oval
• Nuvo Glitter Drops:  White Blizzard
• YNS Gumdrops 

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Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

 

Hugs,

 

 

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