Lazy Daisy Gift Set

 We have had a lot of spring type weather where I live. Normally we are covered in a ton of snow at this time of year, but this year we have had a lot of sun and double digit temperatures. It feels like spring and spring to me means flowers!! 

I planted some daffodil bulbs in the summer and they have started to come up already! I am hoping the little bit of snow and freezing temperatures we had on the weekend don't kill them but somehow I think they will be alright. The new daffodils and a tulip coming up inspired my cards for this week. I decided to do a card gift set featuring the Lazy Daisy Lady Bug stamp and a number of sentiments from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. Am I the only one ready to see some spring flower beauty in the flower beds? 

After stamping the image 5 times on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured them with Copic markers and cut them out using a square die. Next, I grabbed my Misti and some of my favourite High Hopes sentiment and stamped each daisy with it's own sentiment. Truth be told, the two smaller Just A Note cards are the result of a sentiment I masked off that I didn't stamp straight, so I trimmed them down to create two smaller cards. I wanted to keep the design clean and simple for this set and added them to a piece of black card stock. There are three 4.5" x 4.5" cards and two approximately 4" x 3.25" cards in this set and I am hoping someone in my life will be able to use them. 

 

Stamp Recipe

Stamps - Lazy Daisy Lady Bugs (J111)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - You Make Me Smile (FDG015), Sending Smiles (G276), Just A Note (DLL003) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, black card stock, square die

Copic Markers

Stem - YG01 YG03 YG17

Centres - Y11 Y15 YR23

Petals - C0 C1 C2

Lady Bugs - T2 T4 T6 R05 R17 R39

Outline - B000

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Fairy Smiles

 It has been awhile since I added to my Thinking of You, Just Because card stash and it is getting low so I decided to add to my stash with this card featuring "Fairy On A Log" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps in some fall colours. I love to send a card to a friend or family member I haven't been able to connect with for awhile. 

After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper and colouring with Copic markers, I hand fussy cut the stamp leaving a thin white edge. I added some sparkle pen to her wings and the flower petals. 

 Patterned paper from Simple Stories and Honey Bee Stamps were perfect for my card so I cut them to fit my 4.25" x 5.5" base. All paper is edged with ink to help the layers pop. I stamped the sentiment and cut it out with a sentiment strip and cut a matching piece of card stock to go behind it. The stamp is added to the card front with foam pop dots and the card is finished off with enamel dots. 

Stamp Recipe

Stamps - Fairy On A Log (SLF030)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Sending Smiles (G276) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Autumn Afternoon - Honey Bee, Simple Vintage Great Escape - Simple Stories

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, enamel dots, Toffee Crunch Memento Ink, foam pop dots, large labels - Spellbinders, sentiment strip - Whimsy Stamps, Spectrum Clear Sparkle Pen

Copic Markers

Log/Hair  - E34 E35 E29

Skin - E00 E21 E11 E04 R20

Mushrooms- E08 E09 E18 E41 E42 E57

Dress - G40 G43 G24 BG96

Flower - Y21 YR21 YR24 E34 E35 E29 

Grass - G43 G24 BG96

Shoes - E41 E42 E57

Wings - E40 E41 E42 blender

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Hedgehog Smiles

  Happy New Year! I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Mother Nature blessed us with a blizzard so our Christmas got pushed out by a few days but it was good! 

I have decided to start the new year with a smile. My card features "Hedgie Stack" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. These two just make me smile and this stamp is one of my favourites. My goal this year is to send out more of this kind of card to bring a smile to whomever needs it. 

                                                                                                                  

After stamping these cuties on alcohol marker friendly paper I coloured them with Copic markers and cut them out using a loopy frame die. It is really hard to see in the photo but I used a cloud die cut and some ink to add some clouds in the background. Next time I will use a darker blue ink. 

I chose some paper from my stash and Honey Bee Stamps for this card. The flower paper was cut using a banner die and I traced around the outside of the die and cut it for the card stock frame to mount it on and added some ribbon before gluing it down. 

For something different, I cut the bottom of the banner again using white card stock and used the negative piece to stamp the sentiment on. Some enamel dots and a bow finish off my card. 

Card Details

Stamps - Hedgie Stack (TDG027) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Sending Smiles (G276)

Patterned Paper - Playful Pastels - Honey Bee Stamps, wood paper - stash

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, banner die - Sizzix banner die #3, bashful blue Stampin' Up ink, cloud die - Quickutz, loopy frame die - Gina Marie Designs, ribbon, enamel dots. 

Copic Markers

Hedgehogs - W1 W3 W4 W7 E50 E51 E53 E55 R20 R21

Flowers - V12 V15 V99 Y08

Branch - E30 E31 E43 E44 

Leaves - G40 G85 G28

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Butterfly Smiles

  I can never have too many Just Because type cards in my stash. "Butterfly Chick" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps is a fun, versatile image that makes me smile and I hope it will do the same for the person I send it to.

I challenged myself to step out of my square card comfort zone and went on the hunt for a different shape of card. Slimline cards are quite popular in the crafting world but the mini slimline style peeked my curiosity. There are a couple different sizes out there but the finished size of 3" x 6" fit my stamp the best. I am very happy with the end result and I see more of this style in my future. 

After stamping my image, I coloured it with Copic markers and hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white edge. Next I found some paper from two different collections from Lawn Fawn that worked together and cut them to size. I used a stitched scalloped edge to cut the edge of one piece for some added interest. 

Next I stamped the sentiment and cut it out using a fish tail banner die. I added the stamp to the card using foam pop dots and added some ribbon over the corner and enamel dots to finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Butterfly Chick - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Sending Smiles - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Really Rainbow Christmas, Spiffy Speckles - Lawn Fawn  

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, fish tail banner die - Your Next Stamp, Offray ribbon, stitched scallop edge - Kat Scrappiness, enamel dots, 3D foam pop dots

 Copic Markers:

Chick - Y13 Y08 Y26 Y21 Y35 Y38

Bow - BG01 BG05 BG09

Butterfly -N1 N2 N3 N5 Y21 Y35 Y38

Grass -YG01 YG03 YG17

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Sending Smiles!

Happy Tuesday!

The sun's out, the snow is melting the days are getting longer and it's March! I'm feeling happy knowing that Spring is just around the corner!! Meet "Raindrops Willa" from High Hopes Rubber stamps! Willa is just so adorable and I love her blue eyes! She makes me long for the daisies in my backyard.

I stamped Willa on to some Copic friendly paper and went ahead and coloured her in with my Copic Sketch markers. Next using a "Fancy Stitched Label" die, I cut her out. Willa is popped up with some foam squares for added dimension. My papers today are from the Bo Bunny "Pincushion" 6x6 collection. I love the "Sending Smiles" sentiment from High Hopes. It's one of my go to sentiments. Some matching enamel dots finish off my card. Oops I just noticed I forgot to colour in the black dots on the ladybug LOL. I'll do that now!

Copics Used:

Willa: E11, E13, E21, E23, E25, E29/ R01, R02, B05

Leaves and grass: YG0000, YG00. YG01, YG03, YG17

Flower: C1, C00/ Y32, Y35, Y38

Raindrops: B63, BG01

Outline: B0000, B00, Copic Zero

Ladybug: R27, black gel pen

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Christmas Smiles

 Santa gets his picture taken a lot over the Christmas season. Did you know he does practice photo shoots!?! 

Santa Portrait and Three Pane Santa from High Hopes Rubber Stamps have caught him having some fun and practicing to get his smile and the twinkle in his eye just right! 

After stamping and colouring my stamps I hand fussy cut each one and ran a black marker around the edge to get any white I may have missed. I added some Star Dust Stickles to the hats and set them aside to dry. Patterned paper from Photo Play was perfect for this fun design. 

I didn't have a polaroid die that was small enough for my design so I cut a piece of card stock to the size I needed and then used a square die to cut out the "portrait" space. 

My film strip die is larger then the three pane Santa's so I cut a strip of card stock and patterned paper and added the panes in kind of a faux film strip and added two of the three Santa's to it. The third Santa was added in the top corner with a banner die behind him. I did some creative masking to combine two different sentiment stamps to make the sentiment. 

Some ribbon, snowflakes, a camera charm and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Santa Portrait, Three Pane Santa  - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Sm. Christmas Script, Sending Smiles - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Kringle & Co - Photo Play 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, film strip die - YNS, snowflake die - Memory Box, ribbon - stash, camera charm - stash, square die - Spellbinders, enamel dots, Star Dust Stickles

 Copic Markers:

Hats, Mitts, Suits - R24 R27 R37 R59

Faces - E00 E21 E11 R20 white gel pen

Beards - C0 C1 C2 

B00 

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Hummingbird Smiles

 I am in love with this hummingbird stamp from High Hopes! I love colouring flowers and birds so this stamp had to be added to my collection! I also got in touch with my CAS (clean and simple) side - this type of card is always a challenge for me and I have to literally sit on my hands to not keep adding things. 

I will colour this one up again as it is a versatile stamp that can be used for many occasions - I'm thinking birthday card at the moment <wink>.

I stamped this gorgeous stamp with Memento Tuxedo black ink, coloured it with alcohol markers and hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white edge. Next I grabbed some baby blue ink, a cloud die and a dabber and created my cloud background. I cut a piece of white card stock to size and used a circle die to cut out a "window". 

After temporarily placing things on the base I used my Misti to stamp the sentiment directly on to the cloud background and then glued down my coloured image. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Hummingbird - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Sending Smiles - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, circle die - Kat Scrappiness, Bazzill card stock, cloud die - Quickutz, baby blue ink - Memories

 Copic and Spectrum Noir Markers:

Hummingbird - BG05 BG07 BG09 R37 R59 Y35 Y38

Leaves - G07 DG3 JG6

Flowers - RV11 RV32 RV34

                                                               

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Willa Smiles

Willa is absolutely adorable and makes me smile. I have had a few experiences with mice in my home and office but none of them are as cute a Willa from the new release! I love her big smile and can't help but smile with her. I hope the person who receives this card will smile too!

I coloured the adorable Willa with alcohol markers and cut her out using a pleated lace square die. There is some Twinkle Stickles on the bee wings just for a little bit of bling. 
Next I grabbed some patterned paper from Lawn Fawn and cut them to size for my design. I added some die cut flowers in two of the corners and finished my card off with a bow and enamel dots. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Willa with a Flower - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Sending Smiles - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Spring Fling - Lawn Fawn

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, pleated lace square die - Gina Marie Designs, ribbon, enamel dots, flower die - Funky Foliage Tim Holtz, Twinkle Stickles

 Copic and Spectrum Noir Markers:

Willa - IG1 IG3 RV000 RV11 B01

 Prismacolor pencils for shading Cool Grey 10% 50%

Flower - RV000 RV11 PP5

Flower Stem/Leaf - YG25 YG17 

Flower centre - Y00 CT1 CT4 Y26

Lady Bug - R17 R29 black

Bee - W7 black CT1 CT4

Outline - B00

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Fall is On It's Way

Hello and Happy Sunday Everyone!

It seems too early to be thinking about fall, but September is only three short weeks away and we’ll be thinking about back to school, falling leaves and garden harvests. Looking for a fabulous new fall stamp to add to your collection? Check out Hay Ride by High Hopes Rubber Stamps.

This image reminded me of how fun the High Hopes collection is to play with. The images are the perfect size for coloring, whether you’re a beginner or an advanced colorist. I paired this image with Pumpkin Trio for depth and paired it with my favorite Sending Smiles sentiment.

Have a perfectly lovely Sunday and we'll see you again next week with more great inspiration from the talented team at High Hopes Stamps.

Sending Smiles!

Hello HH Fans!

It's my turn to share some creative fun over on the High Hopes Blog! I decided to use this oldie but cutie called "Raggedy Ann-ouncement". I love that her "sign" comes blank and you can add whatever sentiment to it that you want. I added the HH "Sending Smiles" sentiment.

I used a fun bright colour palette on this card! It just makes me feel happy and that summer is around the corner. My Paper is from the American Crafts Sunny 6x6 collection (older one from my stash). I added a double heart border, a cute heart tag, heart die and ribbon with a butterfly brad added to it.

Here you can see the dimension I added by using foam squares.

My decorated inside using the HH Sentiment called "Thank You For Being A Friend"

Copics Used:

Skin: E01, E21, E11, R20

Hair & Shoes: N5, N9

Dress & Bow: RV14, RV17, RV19

Wood Sign: E42, E43, E44, E47

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Dragonfly Smiles

I can never have enough cards in my stash to send to friends and family who are going through tough times. 
I love being able to send a smile or hug in the mail! 

I think Lg. J's Dragonfly fits the bill to bring a smile to someone - especially with those heart shaped cheeks! She definitely makes me smile!

I coloured this cutie with alcohol markers and hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white edge then popped her up with foam pop dots. I added some dots to her cheeks with a white gel pen and because I like a little sparkly somewhere on my cards, I added some clear sparkle pen to the hearts in the wings. 

I set her aside and die cut a cloud and grabbed my dauber and ink to create my sky background. Next I cut it to size and put it in my trusty Misti to stamp the sentiment in the perfect spot. I lightly drew the dashes with a pencil and then went over them with black marker once I was happy with their placement. Some twine and gumdrops finish off this fun, CAS style card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Lg. J's Dragonfly - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Sending Smiles - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Sage and Grace - Kaisercraft

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, white gel pen, clear Spectrum Sparkle Pen, cloud die - Quickutz, baby blue ink - Memories, twine, foam pop dots - Forever In Time, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs

Spectrum Noir Markers: IGI IG3 

Copics: C00 RV11 RV32 RV34

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Sending Smiles!

Hello HH Fans!

Fall is in the air and with that comes all the adorable Fall stamps, papers and warm colours! Today for my post I am using "Harvest Harry".  

My Design is very simple today with only one layer of designer paper and a bit of Burlap ribbon. I coloured my image with my Copic Sketch markers and then fussy cut it out with my Brother Cut N Scan. I popped the image up with some foam squares and added a few enamel dots for a bit of interest. The sentiment is also from High Hopes and is called "Sending Smiles".

Copics Used:

E30, E33, E43, E44, E47, E51, E53, E55

YR21, YR23, YR24

N3, N4, N5, N7

YG93, YG97, YG99

R37

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Hannah's Heart!

Hi High Hopes Fans!

The theme for June over on the High Hopes Blog is "Anything Goes"! This sweet girl hasn't seen the light of day for awhile and I thought it was high time to ink her up and have some fun! Meet "Hannah's Heart"! This little sweetheart is so versatile! Think love, friendship, Valentine's Day, Get well or even for the special little girl!

For this card I decided to use paper from the Carta Bella's Flora No 1 collection! I love all the white space and the scallop stitched border on this card. I added a bit of lilac twine and some tickles for a touch of bling.

On the inside I cut one of the little cards out of the paper collection and added the "Sending Smiles" sentiment.

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E21, E11, R20

Hair: E43, E44, E47, E49

Dress: RV91, RV93, RV95, RV99

Hearts: R32, R35, R37

Shadows: W0, BG000

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