Springtime Joy!!!

Welcome OCS Fans;

Well, another month is just about over and it has certainly been a rainy one.  That hasn't stopped these garden friends from having some Springtime Joy.

For today's card I have used this cute Spring Birdhouse Garden stamp from High Hopes Stamps.  After stamping it on XPress It Blending Cardstock, I coloured it with Copic Markers.

Supplies used:

• Stamps: Spring Birdhouse Garden (T115), Springtime Joy Script (F019) -- High Hopes Stamps
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock; DP - Spring Fling, Watercolor Wash (both Lawn Fawn)
• Copic Markers:
• E37 - Sepia, E39 - Leather
• E29 - Burnt Umber, E27 - Africano, E25 - Caribe Cocoa
• YG17 - Grass Green, YG13 - Chartreuse, YG11 - Mignonette
• E30 - Bisque, E31 - Brick Beige, E33 - Sand, E35 - Chamois
• B21 - Baby Blue, B24 - Sky
• YR04 - Chrome Orange
• C9 - Cool Gray No. 9, C5 - Cool Gray No. 5, C3 - Cool Gray No. 3
• N4 - Neutral Gray No. 4, N2 - Neutral Gray No. 2, N1 - Neutral Gray No. 1, N0 - Neutral Gray No. 0
• R81 - Rose Pink, R83 - Rose Mist
• R29 - Lipstick Red, R27 - Cadmium Red
• Nuvo Glitter Drops - Sherbert Shimmer
• Nuvo Crystal Drops - Duck Egg Blue
• YNS Gumdrops

As well as stopping by the One Crazy Stamper blog, 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,

 

 

Thank Ewe

For my card this week I decided to do a non - traditional thank you card , meaning using a some what non- traditional sentiment. I always love to have a few thank you cards in my stash so it is easy to pop one in the mail for a friend or family member. 
"Posey's For You" is a fun stamp with it's fluffy ewe and posey's and when I found I had the Thank Ewe sentiment - it was perfect for a fun thank you ...er thank "ewe" card. This cutie just makes me smile and I hope it will make the recipient smile too! 

I coloured this cutie with alcohol markers, did some shading with Prismacolor pencils and cut it out using a pleated circle die. I thought patterned paper from Echo Park and Lawn Fawn were perfect for this stamp. 
The paper was cut to size and glued to my card stock. Next I cut a circle out of card stock to put behind my image. I didn't want the "bulk" I would have gotten if I put it on top of my patterned paper and card stock so once it was in position, I marked it with a pencil and then cut it to fit snuggly against the card stock. I cut my sentiment banner with a stitched banner die and stamped it so it was centered under my stamp. 
A banner with a heart, enamel dots and some gingham ribbon finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Posey's For You - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Thank Ewe! - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Spring Fling - Echo Park, Spiffy Speckles - Lawn Fawn

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock, pleated circle die - Gina Marie Designs, stitched fishtail banner die - YNS, ribbon - Stampin Up!, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs

Spectrum Noir Markers: IG1 IG3 CT1 CT2 GB5 CG1 DG2 

Copics: C00 BG11 BG13 BG49

Prismacolor Pencils: 10%, 20%, 30% Cool Grey, white

The High Hopes and One Crazy Stamper Design teams post daily inspiration on Facebook and the blog.  Inspiration can also be found on Instagram and Pinterest! 

                                                               

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Spring Flowers

Welcome One Crazy Stamper Fans!

It’s Wednesday, and I’m back to share another spring time scene using Willow (High Hopes Rubber Stamps).  She's enjoying the beautiful spring flowers and butterflies. I sure hope that you are too!

I added some Wink of Stella to her bodice on her dress, frill at the bottom and her shoes.

Stamp:  Willow (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Die Cut:  My Creative Time - Scalloped Stitched Oval Dies

Paper: Creative Memories - Secret Garden Double Sided - 12 x 12 in., Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, TIm Holtz Distress Ink - Wilted Violet, Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Peacock Feathers

Coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11, R20

Hair: E15, Y38, YR23, Y21

Dress: BG07, BG05, BG02, BV04, BV02, BV01, BV00, BV000

Flowers and Leaves: BG07, BG05, BG02, Y19, Y17, Y13, Y08, BV02, BV01, G17, G14, G07

Butterfly: BG07, BG05, BG01, C1

Around Image: B0000

Miscellaneous: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Cuttlebug, Wink of Stella - Clear, Flowers

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

You can find lots of inspiration from the Design Team Divas at the One Crazy Stamper blog, and the One Crazy Stamper Facebook Fan page plus you can also follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Happy Thoughts!

Hello OCS Fans!

I remember when my kids were young, May brought the opening of the Ice cream store in the small town we lived in. It was a big deal and everyone would walk down to the store after supper with their kids and dogs for the first ice cream cone of the season. This adorable stamp called "Ice Cream For Two" from High Hopes Stamps just reminds me of those special family times.

I coloured my image with my Copic Markers and fussy cut it out using my Brother Cut N Scan machine. I used a SVG file from the Silhouette Store to create my Ice Cream card base. Of course I had to cut it out of papers that match my 2 favourite flavours, Chocolate and Mint Chip. I inked all the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink for added dimension.

The "Happy Thoughts" sentiment is perfect for the way this memory makes me feel.

Copics Used:

Skin: E01, E11, E04, R20

Hair: YR21, YR24, YR14, E15, E18

Outfit: R37, R59, R89/ Y35, Y38

Dog:E33, E34, E35, E37, E29, E49/ R22, R24

Ice Cream Cone: G40, G82, G85/ E97, E99

Happy Stamping!

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Get Your Happy On

Aren't these just the happiest frogs ever and doesn't a smile come to your face when you see them?  They really do have their happy on.  It's Monday again which means it's my day to post on the One Crazy Stamper blog so I pulled out my High Hopes Stamps T217 Froggy Stack and I thought the HH018 Get Your Happy On sentiment was perfect to go with image.  I stamped the image and then used my Scan n' Cut to cut them out before I coloured them.  I then stamped the sentiment and added the brads and the card was finished!  Fairly quick and super easy.

You can find lots of inspiration from the Design Team Divas at the One Crazy Stamper blog, and the One Crazy Stamper Facebook Fan page plus you can also follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Copics:

Frogs - YG67, YG17, YG13, YG11

Lily Pad - YG07, YG06, YG03, YG01, N4

Flower - V17, V15, V12

Supplies:

Image - High Hopes T217 Froggy Stack

Sentiment - High Hopes  HH018 Get Your Happy On

Dies - Paper Smooches Stitched Edge

Paper - Simple Stories High Cut

We Gnome Best!

Sunday rolls around again, which means it's my again my turn to share some inspiration with the fabulous stamps of High Hopes Rubber Stamps.

Today, I'm crafting with my gnomies. Get well wishes with Gnoming You Better, to be exact. This great image is perfect for your get well options. It's adorable, fun to color and...did I mention adorable?

I seem to be a on a minimalist kick right now. Usually I'm a layers girl, but right now I'm enjoying the many wonderful patterned papers in my craft room and finding ways to feature them.

This image was easy to cut out for the front of my card and, paired perfectly with the We Gnome Bet sentiment.

Check back here, the One Crazy Stamper blog, every day for some brand new inspiration from the Design Team.

I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!

Scrapbook Saturday and a Soccer Sports Page

Welcome OCS Fans;

Hi it's Bev here today ... for Saturday Scrapbook layout projects for One Crazy Stampers using High Hopes Stamps. If you have been visiting me on Saturdays you will see that I am only using stamped images as accents on pages. I try to theme them to photos which makes them a perfect accent. I am hoping I could inspire you to try using your stamps on layout pages too. 
This page is my 2nd eldest Grand Daughter playing soccer for the University team. She won Rookie of the Year. She is so talented and strong for her size.

Lots of great action shots on this page and the cute action Soccer Star stamp was a perfect accent.

Supplies used:

• Stamp: Soccer Star TT036
• Copic Markers:  0. C0, C01, C03, C5, C8, Y11, Y13, Y15,, E00, E01, E55, E57, E59, W5, W7 
• Other: Paper House theme print and stickers, Creative Embellishments, brads, EZ ink roller

Be sure to stop by the One Crazy Stamper blog and Facebook Page for some daily inspiration from the Design Team Divas.  You can also follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

Hugs, 

Thinking of You!!!

Welcome OCS 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 One Crazy Stamper blog, 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,

 

Hello Butterfly

I love butterflies! They are one of my favourite parts of spring and summer. 
I love to sit on my porch and watch them flutter around and land on the hanging baskets I always have hanging there. 
I have learned that there are different flower types that attract butterflies so I am going to see if I can find some baskets with some of those types of flowers for my porch this year.

I made a card to celebrate butterflies with "Left Butterfly" and "Katie's Bouquet"

I created my scene by stamping three bouquets and the butterfly and coloured them with alcohol markers. Star Dust Stickles were added to the hearts on the wings.  I added some clouds using a cloud die, ink and a dauber and cut the bottom edge with a stitched scallop die.  Some fun gingham and heart patterned paper were perfect for this scene. After cutting the heart paper to size I cut out the word hello with a die. I cut it a second time in white and inset it into the paper. Next, I found the word friend in the size I wanted, masked it off with Post It Notes and stamped it using my Misti. Matching glitter ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Left Butterfly, Katie's Bouquet - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Special Tweet- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Hugs and Kisses - YNS

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, stitched scallop border - My Creative Time Dies, stitched rectangle die - YNS, Star Dust Stickles, scripty words die - YNS, galena ribbon, Bazzill card stock, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs

Spectrum Noir Markers: AP1 AP3 IG1 IG3 CT1 CT2 GB5 AG1 AG3 AG4

Copics: RV11 C00

The High Hopes and One Crazy Stamper Design teams post daily inspiration on Facebook and the blog.  Inspiration can also be found on Instagram and Pinterest! 

                                                               

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Spring is here!

Welcome One Crazy Stamper Fans!

It’s Wednesday, and I’m back to share these adorable hedgehogs who are so excited to smell the beautiful spring blossoms growing on the trees. I used Hedgies Spring Loaded (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) to create the scene. I added a little bit more to the tree off to the side.

I thought it would be fun to try colouring this stamp using various watercolour mediums and brushes.

I started off by stamping the image onto Arches Watercolour Paper, 140 lb. Cold Press.

Then I used a mixture of Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Derwent Watercolour pencils and a paint palette.

I created the clouds by using a cotton ball and soaked into a little bit of water and then tapping it onto the paper to lift some of the watercolour. Finally, I used Pigma Micron 02 Archival Ink Pen to outline the flowers and the Hedge Hogs. For the noses, I used a Sakura Glaze - Black pen.

Supplies Used:

Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers: Chocolate, Sepia, TerraCotta

Derwent Watercolour Pencils: Brown Ochre 57, Raw Sienna 58, Copper Beach 61, Vandyke Brown 55

Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Ground Espresso, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Gathered Twigs, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Picked Raspberry, Krafty Kolours - Totally Taupe Mini Ink Cube

Ai Watercolor Essentials Palette

Background Paper: Recollections - Petite Floral - Double Sided 12 x 12 in (30.4 x 30.4 cm)

MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool

Brushes: Talkon H.I. Series - 970 White - #4, Legacy - Folk Art 1837 Perfect Liner #1, Bette Byrd "Aqua-Sable" 1600 Filbert 1\4

Ribbon: Ribbon Trends - Organdy Ribbon 029 White

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

You can find lots of inspiration from the Design Team Divas at the One Crazy Stamper blog, and the One Crazy Stamper Facebook Fan page plus you can also follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Sending Smiles!

Hello OCS Fans!

It's my turn to share some creative fun over on the  One Crazy Stamper 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

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

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