Ski Bum Monkey

Happy Monday everyone!!

I'm back from a bit of an extended holiday to share Ski Bum Monkey, Small Merry Christmas sentiment with Winter Wonderland Background from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.  I just adore monkeys I think they are so cute!

I added a bunch of Crystals Stickles to all the snowflakes & the monkeys hat rim and pom pom, but it's really hard to see in the picture.  1st Christmas card done......just about 30 more to go lol!

Winter Wonderland Background - U013

Trees - G46, G43, G40

Blue Background - B00, B000, B0000

Snow - C0, C00

Ski Bum Monkey - M142

Grey - N4, N2, N1, N0

Blue - B39, B37, B32

Pink for cheeks & tummy - R00

Ski Poles - N1, N0

Small Merry Christmas - F051 stamped with blue ink

I hope you enjoyed today's post & I look forward to you vising again soon.  Have a wonderful crafty day!

Hugs,

Winter Joy!

 For my inspiration post this week I decided to colour up a fun winter stamp called Candy Cane Penguin. How fun is this penguin - he sure is happy!!! 
Sometimes you just need to jump for joy - no matter what the reason, just jump and let out pure and outrageous joy! 

 First I coloured up my winter background and added some Stickles to some of the snow flakes and snow banks. Then I coloured the penguin and fussy cut him leaving a thin white edge. Since he is sooo happy I decided to put him on an action wobble so he wiggles and jiggles.
The sentiment is a wood cut out that is coloured with a red sparkle pen - the sparkle is hard to see in the picture but it really is sparkly! 
Some twine and sparkly gumdrops finish off my card.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Candy Cane Penguin, Winter Wonderland Background - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Wood word - The Stockade

Patterned Paper: Mad 4 Plaid Christmas - Photo Play

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, Star Dust Stickles, Fire Sparkle Pen - Sheena Douglas, mini action wobble, twine

Spectrum Noir Markers: BG5 BG7 BG20 IG2 IG1 IG5 CR7 CR9 DR6 CG4 DG3 JG6 CG1 DG2 YG3

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Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Joy to the World

Welcome back OCS Fans to another crazy Tuesday.  For today's card, I have made my first Christmas card of the year.  Christmas is only about five months away.  Today's card is using two High Hopes Stamps; a background stamp called Winter Wonderland and Glowing Spirit Snowy.

The Star Design paper as well as the sentiment have been foiled using  a sheet of Holographic Reactive foil.  Polar White Flower Soft was added to the trees and the trim on Snowy's hat.

Supplies used:

• Stamp:  Winter Wonderland Background, Glowing Spirit Snowy (High Hopes Stamps)
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  XPress It Blending Cardstock
• Copic Markers:  Winter Wonderland -- Trees: G43 - Pistachio, G46 - Mistletoe;; Snow and Ice: BG0000 - Snow Green, B0000 Pale Celestine; Glowing Spirit Snowy:  C00 - Cool Gray No. 00, BG0000 - Snow Green, YG01 - Green Bice, YG03 - Yellow Green, YG05 - Salad; E31 - Brick Beige, E30 - Bisque, YR04 - Chrome Orange, B91 - Pale Grayish Blue, Y00 - Barium Yellow, R46 - Strong Red
• Flower Soft: Polar White
• Polar Bear Glitter (Art Institute)
• 3D Lacquer for the Candle
• YNS Gumdrops:  Holly Jolly Sparkle

Do enter this month's "Anything Goes" challenge for a chance to win 2 unmounted High Hopes Stamps of your choice.  Check out Lora's OCS online as well as the brick & mortar store for some great products with amazing prices.

Also, make sure you stop by on July 15th for the debut of High Hopes Stamps newest release.

Until next time, happy crafting.

Hugs;

Home For Christmas

It is the last week of November which means Christmas is fast approaching. I won't give you the weeks away count - if I do I will go into panic mode lol.

 I am in full out Christmas card making mode - especially because I have my first family Christmas dinner in a week and I will need 5 cards! Yikes!

The layout is based loosely on this month's challenge sketch. I have used a number of stamps from High Hopes Stamps: "Penguin Family Igloo" and the "All Hearts" sentiment from the new Fall/Winter release as well as a stamp called "Winter Wonderland Background".

I coloured the stamp with alcohol markers and then you got it - pulled out my cuticle scissors and fussy cut this cute penguin family. There are four kids in my family and believe me - every one of these penguins is "one of us"! 

After cutting my patterned paper pieces, I used the top of the Winter Wonderland Background stamp to create the border on some of the edges with white embossing powder. Stickles were added to the hats on the hearts on the sentiment for a little bling. Some ribbon from my stash and white gumdrops finish off the card.

Card Recipe

Stamp: Penguin Family Igloo (TT057) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Stamp: Winter Wonderland Background (UU013) - High Hopes Stamps

Sentiment: All Hearts (JJ002) - High Hopes Stamps

Patterned Paper: Holly Jolly - My Minds Eye

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic XpressIt , Diamond Stickles, White Embossing Powder (Ranger), Versamark Watermark stamp pad, Double Stitched Hills Die (YNS), Pop Dots (Forever In Time), White Sugar and Sparkle Gumdrops (YNS), Ribbon (stash)

Spectrum Noir Markers used: CT4 GB5 OR1 BG5 BG7 BG10 BT2 1G1 DR6 DR7 JG2 JG6 JG4

Our November Challenge is Fall/Winter Fun and there is a sketch to get your creative juices flowing. There are still a few days left! Click here to play along - we can't wait to see what your create!

Here's the sketch

If you need High Hopes Stamps or crafting supplies you can find them at 

High Hopes Website or One Crazy Stamper

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fantastic day!