Happy 60th Birthday!

Hi One Crazy Stamper Fans!

Hello There! My brother turned 60 this year and so I had to have some fun with his card. LOL!  I thought the background paper was perfect for his card with all those candles.

I used the stamp from High Hopes Rubber Stamps called "Birthday Bob" and coloured in the image with Copic markers. I tried to colour the candles to match the background paper.

The sentiment was created in Microsoft Word using Cooper Black font and then printed out on my printer. Then I die cut it with My Creative Time - Stitched Circle Balloon Dies using my Cuttelbug and completed the edging around the balloon with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Fossilized Amber.

The main image and co-ordinating rectangles were all die cut with Your Next Stamp - Stitched Rectangle Die Set.

On the inside of the card I loved the sentiment:  Birthday Emergency (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) and Firefighter Dragon (High Hopes Rubber Stamps). My brother is also a Firefighter so I couldn't resist the temptation! LOL!

He loved his card and I hope you do too!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: High Hopes Birthday Bob T080; High Hopes Birthday Emergency J017; High Hopes Firefighter Dragon S198

Old Man:

Face: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R22, R20, E95, E93; Hair and Eyebrows: C10, C7, C3

Shirt: BG78, BG75, BG72

Balloon: B06, B04, B02; Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen for highlight

Candles: R24, Y17, Y38, YR04, Y06, Y15, G07, G02, G00, B02, BG05; Glow: Y06, Y17, R24

Cake: E53, E55, E57, E59; Icing: B06, B04, B02

Plate: BV23, BV20

Around image: B000; Shadow underneath: C02, C01

Background Paper:  Echo Park Paper Co. - Happy Birthday Boy (6" x 6")

Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Pine Needles; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Pumice Stone; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Fossilized Amber, Memento Tuxedo Black

Dragon: YG01, YG03, YG13, YG17, G17, G07, G14, V04, V06, V09 ; Hat \ Jacket \ Boots \ Fire Hydrant: E15, Y24, Y17, Y15, Y08, R39, R29, R27, R24, R17

Hose: C5, C3, C1,R39, R29, R27, R24, Water: B26, B24

Boots: Black, C10, C8, C6

Outline: B000

Die Cuts: Your Next Stamp - Stitched Rectangle Die Set (YNSD214); My Creative Time - Stitched Circle Balloon Dies MCT-D137

Sentiment on front of card: Microsoft Word - Font: Cooper Black; Size 28

Miscellaneous Items: American Crafts Premium Ribbon

Tools: Misti (Most Incredible Stamping Tool), Cuttlebug

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Cat Doctor Is In!

Welcome One Crazy Stamper Fans!

We have a brand new release for Get Well Wishes from High Hopes Rubber Stamps! Today I'm sharing what I'm calling the Cat Doctor Is In, featuring "Nurse Kitty" (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the image and High Hopes Rubber Stamps - "Get Well Soon Script2".

Anyone who knows me, knows that I LOVE black cats and so I just had to colour this image in the darker colours! LOL! Coloured the image using Copic markers and then used PrismaColor Premier Black pencil to create the fine fur texture.

The striped background paper was chosen because it reminded me of the Candy Stripers who used to volunteer at all of the hospitals when I was younger. (Dating myself here! LOL!) Hoping this little kitty puts a smile on someone's face and cheers them up!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: High Hopes Rubber Stamps - Nurse Kitty TT173 and sentiment: High Hopes Rubber Stamps - Get Well Soon Script2 GG052

Cat: C9, C7, C5, C3, PrismaColor Premier Black Pencil for fine lines, Glaze Black Pen XPGB #849, Gelly Roll #8 Sakura Pen

Bag: E27, E25, E23, E21

Cross: R17, R24

Stethescope: W4, W2, N1, N0, Wink of Stella - Clear

Background: R20, R81, W4, W2, W0

Background Paper: My Minds Eye - Necessities - Reds - 6 in. x 6 in. (15.2 cm x 15.2 cm)

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Snow Dots

Die Cuts: My Favourite Things - Die-namics - Elegant Rectangle Stax - MFT-1268, My Creative Time - Sentiment Label Dies - MCT-D139

Paper for image: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, VersaMark, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Aged Mahogony

Tools \ Miscellaneous: MISTI (Most Incredible Stamping Tool), Cuttlebug, 3M 2 sided tape, Ranger Embossing Powder White - Extra Fine Detail, Marvy Heat Embossing Tool.

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Party Animals

Welcome OCS Fans!

Sharing a fun card featuring: High Hopes - Wild Party and sentiment High Hopes - Birthday Party Animals! I just love these little characters.

I first stamped the sentiment using Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Dusty Concord and then to emboss it I used some Versamark and Ranger - Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder. Using my MISTI, made this very easy to do. I decided to add a little bit of bling as well, so I die cut a few small balloons and added them on each side of the sentiment. I also decided to give them some fuzzy pop-poms on their hats to finish them off. Enjoy!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: High Hopes - Birthday Party Animals; High Hopes - Wild Party

Background Paper: Forever In Time Perfect Prints - Party Monsters (6x6 in.)

Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Dusty Concord, Memento - Tuxedo Black, Versamark

Die Cuts: Your Next Stamp - Mini Balloon Trio Die Set, My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Cuttlebug, Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen

Party Animals stamped onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and then coloured in with Copics:

Dragon: YG01, YG03, YG13, YG17, V04, V06, V09, G14, G17, G07, BV11, BV13, BV17
Moose: E21, E23, E25, E29, E51, E53, E55, E57, BV17, BV13, BV11
Monster: BG02, BG05, BG07, E19, E17, E15, W9, W7, E97, E19, E08
Bear: E31, E33, E35, E37, BG02, BG05, BG07
Monkey: E51, E53, E55, E57, E59, BG15, BG13, BG11, BG05, BG07, BG09
Racoon: Black, W10, W9, W7, C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, G99, G95, G94
Horn: E15, Y28, YR6, YR24
Mouths: EE95, E93, R17
Background:  BV0000
Balloons: G14, G17, G07, BG02, BG05, BG07
Confetti: YG13, YG97, YG93, BV00, BV02, BV04, BV11, BV13, BV17, Y19, Y17, Y15

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Happy St. Patty's Day

Hi Everyone,

 

St. Patrick's Day is coming up soon and so I thought I'd share this adorable little frog and an old Irish saying featuring High Hopes Rubber Stamps - Frog In Boxers Q018 and High Hopes Rubber Stamps - Irish Blessing2 P132 for the sentiment. My grandmother and her family came over from Ireland when they were very young so I am also part Irish and love celebrating St. Patrick's Day. 

 

When I saw these two stamps from High Hopes, I just knew that I had to put them together to make this card.

 

 

On the inside is the Irish saying:

 

 

 

 

Happy St. Paddy's Day Everyone!

 

Card Recipe:

 

Paper for Image: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card

Die Cuts: My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out, Cricut Cartridge - Phrases - Happy St. Patrick's Day - #M406F6

Copics:

Frog: YG00, YG03, YG06, YG17, BG99, E81, Colourless Blender

Pants: YG00, YG01, G24, G94, G99, YG17

Background: G0000, G000

Background Paper: Lucky to Have - Little Scraps of Heaven - Clover Paper

Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Mowed Lawn, Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Peeled Paint, Memento - Tuxedo Black, VersaMark ink

Embellishments: Jot Stickers: Pop-Up, Ranger - Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder

Miscellaneous Tools: Cricut Explore, Cuttlebug, MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Marvy Heating Embossing Tool

 

Be sure to stop by the One Crazy Stamper and High Hopes Stamps blogs,  Facebook Page and Pinterest for some daily inspiration from the Design Team Divas.

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a terrific day!

 

Special Delivery

Hi Fellow Crafters;

It is now November and before we know it, Christmas will be here.  For today's post for OCS, I have used this adorable stamp from Wild Rose Studio called Antoine and Dog.

Supplies used:

• Stamp:  Antoine & Dog (Wild Rose Studio); Christmas Labels (Wild Rose Studio)
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Polar Blue (Versa Mark)
• Paper:  X-Press It Blending Cardstock; DP - A Robin's Christmas (Wild Rose Studio)
• Copic Markers:  Skin:  E0000 - Floral White, E000 - Pale Fruit Pink, R20 - Blush; Hair: Y11 - Pale Yellow, Y32 - Cashmere, Y28 - Lionet Gold; Top:  B00 - Frost Blue, B01 - Mint Blue; Pants: E30 - Bisque, E31 - Brick Beige; Shoes: T4 - Toner Gray No. 4, T6 - Toner Gray No. 6; Hat:  R27 - Cadmium Red, R29 - Lipstick Red; Scarf:  G46 - Mistleto; Dog & Bird: E50 - Egg Shell, E51 - Milky White; Present: R24 - Prawn, Y28 - Lionet Gold
• Atyou Spica Glitter Pens:  00 - Clear, 17 - Mint, 11 - Gold, 21 - Lipstick, 12 - Silver, 07 - Olive
• YNS Gumdrops:  Pine Green, Holly Berry
• Flower Soft:  Polar White
• Peel Offs:  Snowflakes

You have lots of time to enter this month's "Anything Goes Challenge" for a chance to win a prize pack from OCS.  To start jump your creative juices; check out Lora's amazing OCS store for products and ideas.

Until next time, keep crafting and spread some joy.

Hugs

Summer Fun

Hello Friends, this is my first posting on here, and I am so excited to share my card with you.  The image I colored is from Whimsy Stamps-Liberty's Friend a Crissy Armstrong Collection.  I enjoyed coloring her.  Thanks for stopping and do play along with our challenge for the month of June which is non other than, Summer Fun.  Also please share some love with the design team, always great reading your comments.  I have purchased my supplies from One Crazy Stamper, always a great selection.  

Till next time, Happy Crafting!

 Supplies: Stamps-Whimsy Stamps-Liberty's Friend, Kaiser Pearls, Pattern Paper-Prima Sunrise/Sunset, Spellbinders, Kaiser Lace, Flowers, 3D -Dots Foam Squares, Glue Dots, Copic Markers.

Copic Markers I used:

Butterfly - YG0000, YG00, YG01 Grass - YG01, YG03, YG05 

Hair - E50, E00, E25 Skin - E50, E21, E31 

Dress - R21, R22, R24 Flowers - R24, R27 Eyes - B06

Fall Colored Chloe

Hi All,

Have you ever colored an image and absolutely LOVED how it turned out???  I did and look at her!  I love how the shading of her hair turned out!  I used Chloe by Elizabeth Bell for Whimsy Stamps.  I stamped her using memento black and colored her with my copics.  I used Blossom Nestabilities and cut her out and with the image still in the nestie I sponged some memento green ink around the edges to give it a little depth.  I paper pierced around the edges (HUGE tip is to adhere ALL of the top layers together--not the base--and paper pierce through there and then use pop dots so you don't squash your pokes)

Have a great week!

Gadget Girl

Hi All!

I carved out some crafty time and I really needed it!  I used the adorable Gadget Girl from Kraftin Kimmie Stamps.

I loved coloring her!  Of course when I use copics as my coloring medium I ONLY use Memento Tuxedo Black.  I have this in the regular size pad and the small one as well.  This way you get the right amount of coverage no matter what you are stamping.  I am thinking she is going to be a thank you card.

Only a few more days to enter this months chalenge!

Kraftin Kimmie-Eva

ETA:  this never posted :( 

Hi All!

Hope you are having a great week!  This months challenge is Birthday and you have plenty of time to enter!!!  I tend to make a lot of birthday cards so this challenge was perfect for me! 

For this weeks card I used the super cute Eva from Kraftin Kimmie!  I used copics to color her and used a fleurette and button from my stash!  I have been trying to use what I have so I can buy some more goodies!

Hope you all have a fantastic week!!!!

Fun in the Sun - Little Umbrella

Hi all!! Dana here and for those of you that have visited my personal blog it is no secret that I am a huge fan of Mo Manning's amazing artwork!  She captures attitudes like no one else. Case in point, check out this beach babe!

Her name is Little Umbrella. Isn't she perfect for our Fun in the Sun challenge? That sentiment is from Pink Cat Studio. My papers are from Cosmo Cricket Salt Air.

My coloring is with Copics and for a twist this time she was stamped with Memento Ink in Desert Sand.

You can check my blog for close ups and further details : )

Don't forget, you still have plenty of time to get in our Fun in the Sun challenge this month!!

Hugs~

YNS - Ellie Loves Walking Her Dog

Dana here and look at this adorable stamp from Your Next Stamp!!

This fall cutey is Ellie Loves Walking her Dog. I played around with a few different backgrounds and I finally decided I like this one the best.  I first created my sky and grass using the technique you can view here. Originally I had the clouds in but I knew I really wanted the swirls to show up to simulate gusty fall winds.  The swirls were achieved by misting a swirl background stamp with colorless blender.
Here's a close up:

Edit added**

I completely forgot to mention her cute little tights which were created with a sepia copic multiliner.

My rhinestones in the lower right corner sure didn't photo real well, but they're there!
Supplies:
Stamp - Your Next Stamp Ellie Loves Walking Her Dog
Copics and Colorless blender
Memento Ink
X-Press It Adhesive Tape
Spellbinders Nestabilies
Rhinestones

Thanks so much for coming by to have a look! We sure hope you will join our recipe challenge this month.
And remember to come back every day to see what the rest of our amazing team has in store for you! These ladies are TALENTED!!
Hugs~

Your Next Stamp - Runaway Cake

This little guy stealing the cake just cracks me up!! Take a look:

That's Runaway Cake by Your Next Stamp. Too cute! I wish you could see how cool those candles and chipboard pieces cut from sizzlet dies turned out! Here's a close up:

Eh.. still looks better in person! The sparkle things were cut with a old sizzlet die I don't think they even make anymore out of plain white chipboard and then spritzed with Bahama Blue Fireworks spray. Forget about all the other colored mists you've tried! This stuff is intense!! I love it! You could also use them with the new glimmer screens that Lora is carrying!
Back to our little rascally rat ; ) He was stamped with Memento Ink, a must have for all of your copic work!  I colored him and the candles with my copics,  then I added some stickles.  And I just have to mention an overlooked product, adhesive!! If you've not tried the X-Press It tape you need to! I love this stuff! It's strong, economical and earth friendly (not all those plastic parts to throw away)!
That's all for today but don't forget you still have a few days to get in our Colors of the Rainbow challenge!
Hugs~

Happy Fathers Day!

Dana here and look at this adorable image:

He's Ethan Out on the Pond from Your Next Stamp. Is he not the cutest thing ever?? I stamped him on Xpress-It cardstock with Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black and then colored with my Copics. I used twine in two colors to attach my sentiment. I used the Circles Nestabilities from Spellbinders. I added three rhinestones to highlight "Dad".
You still have plenty of time to join our "Colors of the Rainbow" Challenge. Also, I want to encourage you to take a click over to the store! Lora has been adding new items and my wish list is growing by the mile!! Come back every day to see what the rest of our fabulous DT has in store for you.

Hugs~

The Greeting Farm - Friday

When I saw this stamp I just new I had to use it for my husbands Fathers Day card from our daughter. This is Friday from The Greeting Farm:

I wanted to add something like "From your lil' Angel" but I will either let her write that or put it in the inside. Here's a close up:

She was stamped with Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black on Copic Xpress It Blending Card before coloring her with my Copics. I use Sketch markers but all copics regardless of the style of marker you use have the same ink. I will say I do have a couple of the original copics and they came in really handy with their hard points to do her eyes.
I only used one Spellbinders Nestabilitie Circle instead of layering like I normally would do. That was because I wanted a lot of those wings to show.
I did lots of distessing with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Dusty Corcord. I love how muted and subtle that shade is. Oh, and how could I forget the Art Institute Glitter?
I have a few more close ups (I just can't help myself!!) on my blog.
There's still plenty of time to enter our challenge this month.
I also want to publicly extend my congratulations and heart felt cheers for Lora and her family for their new endeavor!! I sure wish I was closer so I could come and browse through her soon to open brick and mortar store!!! Woo Hoo!!! Can you imagine just how many more goodies she will be bringing to us now that she has more room to store them?
Cannot wait!!!

Hugs~

Beanie Anya

Hi all.  If you have visited my personal blog you may know that my long time friend (known her since 8th grade) was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma cancer last November.  She actually started chemo the day after her 30th birthday.  Well I am happy to report that today she is in full remission and has had two clean PET scans which is remarkable.  Sometimes in this fight it is hard to think of what you can do for another person but the best thing is to just be there.  We realized that we celebrate so many milestones in life-Anniversaries, birthdays, weddings-that maybe we should celebrate the biggest milestone of all--Life! 

So today why you are perusing blogs, my friends and I are hosting a celebration of life party in honor of my friend Amanda.  We know that although laughter is not cure it sometimes IS the best medicine, so we will have games and the prizes are all known cancer fighters.  The ribbon color for Hodgkin's Lymphoma is lavender and Purple in general is the color for cancer.  So my house is overblown with purple right now. 

Which leads me to this weeks project.  We are all doing scrapbook pages of messages to her and this is the beginning of the book.  This great poem about all that Cancer cannot do was found on the web and I knew I had to use Beanie Anya because Amanda wore a beanie all winter long after she shaved her head.  If you look close you can see that I altered Anya.  The original image has two long pig tails so I just trimmed them out of my image and colored away with my copics.

Here is a close up of Anya

Hope you enjoy this weeks project!  Have a fun and crafty Day!

Supplies:  Beanie Anya, Copics--Sketch, Poem was google searched, paper is from my personal stash.

Getting Krafty with Agnes--Kraftin Kimmie

Woo Hoo I received some new goodies in the mail from Lora and I could not wait to play!  have you checked out the Kraftin Kimmie section of the store lately???  OMGosh there are some new fairies, and some fun girls that are just like us!!!  Some stuff is even marked lower then the super low prices that are already in place!  This is one of my absolute favorites and as soon as I saw her I HAD to have her....This is exactly who I want to be, well, except for hand mixing.  That is where my cherished Kitchen aid comes in handy.

Isn't she adorable!  I had this fun vintage looking scrap Design Paper in my stash and it has ingredients for a recipe so I HAD to use it.  Agnes is colored with copics (shocker, right?).  I finally upgraded my trimmers so it was a lot easier to trimming her.

Supplies:  Stamp--Kraftin Kimmie (Agnes), Copics--Sketch (R20, R29, E57, E47, E11, C1, Y21, C5, E34), Misc supplies in my stash

TGF-Fancy Anya

Hi all!

Today's card uses The Greeting Farm Fancy Anya.  I used my wonderful copics (of course!).  Also, I wanted to add a little tip for all you copic users!  For this card I did not have the right color ribbon to match what I was doing so I used my green copic (the chisel side not the brush) and I colored in my white ribbon to match my card.  Super easy and now any color ribbon you want is at your disposal!

Supplies:  Stamp-The Greeting Farm (Fancy Anya), Stickles, Rectangle Nestabilities

TGF Pretty in Pink

Hi all!

I am on a major Greeting Farm Kick!!!!  I used Fleur Anya!  She is sooooo pretty and was screaming to be colored Pink!

She would even classify for this months flower challenge!!!  You still have plenty of time to enter!

Supplies: Stamps: The Greeting Farm-Fleur Anya, Sewing Machine, Kaisercraft Rhinestones, Copic Sketch



TGF and a Copic Tutorial

Hi all!  I have a super fun tutorial to show you today that shows you how to do a fun coloring project with your Cool Grey Copics!  I used some of the new products from the store.  You know how I LOVE The Greeting Farm stamps!  This tutorial features Fancy Anya.



Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and I would love to see you use this tutorial.  Leave me a link if you do so I can see your creations!

Supplies:  Scor pal, Kaiser Pearls, Oval Nesties, TGF-Fancy Anya, Copic-Sketch