It's time for some mini snowmen!!

 Happy Tuesday HH fans!!

I'm popping in today to share some minis.....featuring our Snowman Mini Set with our Four Paned Frame.  I've had this idea in my mind for a while now.  The set comes with two different frames but ya know sometimes you just have to go outside the box lol.  I stamped & coloured the three snowmen then fussy cut them out.  Cutting these little cuties out was super easy.  I then stamped the Four Panel Frame & cute those out as well.  When I cut out the frames I followed the un-uniform of the lines...don't know if I said that right but you get the idea.  I coloured the edges &the inside of each frame.  I glued my images down inside the frames.

I pulled out the old embossing folders & found my Swiss Dots folder.  Gosh I used to use the a lot when I first got it...Swiss Dots on every card lol.  It's been several years since then so the time arrived to dust it off & get it back in action.  I think this 3" panel just makes the snowmen pop...what do you think?

Copic Colours

Snowman with Candy Cane

Buckle - W3, W1, W0

Hatband & Mitts - W8, W6, W4

Candy Cane & Berry - R39, R29

Holly - G28, G46, G43

Nose - C6, C4, C2

Snowman - C2, C0

Cheeks & Mouth - R02, R01, R000 with 0 Blender

Snowman Shading - C1, C00 with 0 Blender

Snowgirl 

Purple - V17, V15, V12

Blue Green - BG57, BG49, BG45

Nose - C6, C4, C2

Cheeks & Mouth - R02, R01, R000 with 0 Blender

Snowman Shading - C1, C00 with 0 Blender

Winky Snowman

Black - C9, C7, C5

Blue - B24, B23, B21

Buckle - C4, C2, C0

Scarf Grey - C4, C2, C0

Cheeks & Mouth - R02, R01, R000 with 0 Blender

Snowman Shading - C1, C00 with 0 Blender

Stamps

Snowman Mini Set U001

Four Paned Frame S004

Misc items - Bo Bunny Patterned Paper Powder Mountain, Stickles Diamond, Navy Organza & Enamel Dots, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Copic friendly cardstock, Navy cardstock

Thanks for poppin' by...happy stampin'!

Seasons Greetings

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 and final installment for the Snowman Mini Set from High Hopes Stamps.  Today's card is a slimline one, using all three snowpeople, plus an 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
• 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

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....

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,

Snowman Mini Set

Howdy - MichelleO here and today is my High Hopes Stamps day and I had fun playing with.. I mean "working" with the Snowman Mini Set. This is a great fun set that you can do lots with!

A simple card that I think is really fun. So the three snowmen are stamped and then masked off then I stamped the circles so the arms and hands would hang over the circles. I colored them all with my Copics (colors below) I found some Christmas papers in my stash that I layered and then asked my sewing machine to help me with the embellishment - I sewed the layers together with a snowflake stitch! Love that. Ok it took a while. But I think it was worth it. I tried a few other embellishments on this one, but honestly the stitching and those cute little snowman faces were all I could see working here!

Copic colors used -

And make note of this great High Hopes info....

Over at High Hopes, we are excited to introduce our brand new High Hopes Club Packs. Each Club Pack is available for a limited time & in limited quantity. Save 30% off our regular retail price when you purchase a Club Pack! We are starting November with 6 Club Packs. Club Packs are only available on the High Hopes website. Go check it out and see what the buzz is all about!

We have started a new Challenge for November with a theme of "Christmas/ Winter". Click here to get all the details.

Thanks so much - MichelleO

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