Happy Fall

Happy Tuesday OCS Followers!

Fall themed cards are happening over on the High Hopes and One Crazy Stamper Blogs for August! I think this rubber stamp from High Hopes has to be one of my favourites! "Country Harvest" just about sums up Fall for me! Pumpkins, hay, picking apples (for pie?) all done in those gorgeous Fall colours! If you choose, you can even stamp something onto the little wooden sign! 

I love the layered look of the cardstock that is cut with a Stitched Scallop die. The cardstock matches perfectly with the paper I used from the Doodle Bug "Happy Harvest" 6x6 collection. All the pumpkins have some glitter pen added to them. A simple designed card today finished off with some ribbon and a leaf gem sticker.

Copics Used:

Apples: R37, R59, R89/ YG03, YG25

Pumpkins: YR0000, YR000/ YR15, YR16, YR18/ YR04, YR07, YR09/ YR23, YR24, YR27

Sign & Wooden base: E43, E44, E47

Leaves & Vine: YG93, YG95, YG97

Bushel: E33, E35, E37

Basket: E40, E43

Cat: E95, E97, E99, YR27

Black Bird: C5, C7, C8

Straw: Y23, Y26

Have you joined the High Hopes and One Crazy Stamper Facebook pages yet? You'll find lots of inspiration posted there daily!

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Warm Winter Wishes!

Hello OCS Fans!

It's the 2nd last day of the "Christmas in July" theme over on the High Hopes and One Crazy Stamper Blogs! Since Christmas is my favourite Holiday, it's been super fun making these cards when the temperatures are hot LOL. This is the rubber stamp "Buddy's Gift Block" from High Hopes. 

This is my 5th card in my "Christmas in July series" and keeping with my theme, I have once again used non traditional colours on my card. I coloured "Buddy" up to match the papers I am using from the Penny Black "Festive & Frosty" 6x6 collection. I always love to add lots of layers to my cards. This one is no different! Buddy is popped up with foam squares as is the ornament paper as well. Added dimension just makes your card pop I think. All the designer and cardstock papers are inked on the edges with Vintage photo Distress Ink. This I feel just adds another layer of dimension. A piece of ribbon, bow, tree gem and Stickles on Buddy's hat finish off my design today.

I am using the High Hopes sentiment called "Dot Warm Winter Wishes" on the decorated card inside.

Copics Used:

Buddy: C0, C1, C3, C4, C7, C9

Greens: BG11, BG32, BG34

Purples: V15, V19/ V04, V06, V09 (dots on present)

Bird: B91, B95, B97

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Think Snow!

Hello OCS Fans!

It's "Christmas in July" over on the High Hopes and One Crazy Stamper Blogs! It sure has been fun creating these Christmas cards through the heat wave we've been having LOL! This stamp is called "Let the Snow Begin".....hmmmmm I almost want it to be true just to get a break from the heat. I know, don't complain right.... we had an awful Spring and I really do like the warmer weather.

I am using papers today from the MME Sugar Plum 6x6 collection that I've had for awhile now. I love using non traditional colours for Christmas and these papers fit the bill! I coloured in the image with my Copic Sketch Markers and then using my Brother Cut N Scan cut the image out as well as a cardstock layer to put behind it. Lots of layers and all the paper edges are inked with Vintage Photo Distressed ink for my card design. I used some Stampendous Spoonful of Snow for a fun dimensional and sparkly effect.   Now I know you are supposed to add the "snow" and heat with your heat gun from underneath. Me and glitter don't go so well together and it usually flies all over the place LOL. This time I tried using some Glue Gloss first (looks like a tube of lipgloss) then put the "Snow" on top, pressed it down a bit and then melted it with my heat gun. It worked so much better and I wasn't wearing glitter all weekend LOL.

I used foam tape on my stamped image for added dimension.

Copics Used:

R20, R21, R22, R24

BG13, BG15, BG23

C00, C2, YR04, YR09

B000, B00, B01

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All Wrapped Up!

Hello OCS Fans!

It's the 3rd week of the "Christmas in July" theme over on the High Hopes and One Crazy Stamper Blogs. It sure has been fun making Christmas themed cards and the best part..... I have them to mail this Christmas! Can you say win, win!! This poor Snowman is having a struggle getting his gifts wrapped and I don't think those little birds are helping him at all LOL. Meet "All Wrapped Up" by High Hopes Stamps!

I coloured "All Wrapped Up" with my Copic Sketch markers and fussy cut the image out using my Brother Cut N Scan electronic machine. I decided house papers from the LDRS "Holly Jolly Holidays" 6x6 collection. I love the blue and red combo's and that present paper was perfect for my poor snowman! I paper pieced the presents for a fun look. I added some Liquid Appliqué and Stickles for a dimensional sparkly look.

On the decorated inside I added a scalloped border and the "Candy Cane and Mistletoe" Sentiment also from High Hopes.

Copics Used:

C00, C1, C7, C9, YR04, YR09

B21, B24, B26, BG05, BG07, BG09

R01, R24, R27, R29

Don't forget to check out the links below for some more "Christmas in July" inspiration

High Hopes Blog

One crazy Stamper Blog

High Hopes Facebook Group

One Crazy Stamper Facebook Group

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Christmas Gofer

Happy Tuesday OCS Fans!

I'm popping in today to share with you my Christmas in July card for High Hopes Rubber Stamps! The Design Team is sharing Christmas themed cards all month to inspire you! Today I am using the adorable "Christmas Gofer". I just love those chompers of his!! 

I coloured up this cutie using my Copic Sketch Markers and cut him out with a circle die. I decided to use papers from the Mod Scraps "Let It Snow" 6x6 collection. The whole collection is in the blues and it makes for a fun non traditional card. I added some liquid appliqué to his pom pom and made some snow drops falling around him. Once the appliqué dries you heat it with your heat gun and the drops puff up. I also added some Diamond Stickles to his scarf. The paper edges are all inked with Distress Oxide Ink in Faded Jeans. Some die cut snowflakes and ribbon finish off my card.

On my decorated inside I am using the High Hopes "Peace, Love, Joy" sentiment, and some layered papers cut with a stitched scallop border die.

Copics Used:

Gofer:  E53, E55, E57, E59/ nose E47, E49

Blues: B93, B95, B97

Ornaments: B93, B95, E51, E59

Holly: R39, R89, YG25

Snow: B0000, B000

Thanks for stopping by!

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Christmas in July #1

Hello OCS Fans!

This month the theme over on the High Hopes & One Crazy stamper Blogs is "Christmas in July"! Christmas seems a long way off but it always has a way of creeping up on us doesn't it?! This adorable stamp from High Hopes and is called "Skating Snowlady". I love her little friend skating along with her!

This card base is an A2 Gatefold that I created with an SVG file and my Silhouette. I chose papers from the Photoplay Frosty Friends 6x6 collection. I love that plaid paper and it's in non traditional colours, so it's neat for my "Christmas in July" post. Her scarf is paper pieced with matching papers. No bling on my image this time, just a few pom poms on their hats!

Here's the decorated inside with the High Hopes Sentiment called "Work of Art".

Copics Used:

Snowman: C1, C00

Outfit: B63, B66, B69, BV04/ YG23, YG63, YG67

Skates: N4, N5, N6, silver Wink of Stella on blades

Bird: R35, R37, R39

Outline & Ground: B00, B0000/ W1

Stayed tuned for more Christmas in July! Thanks for stopping by!

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Flower Frame!

Hello OCS Fans!

Today I am sharing with you a card I made using the High Hopes stamp called "Thinking of You"! This is an adorable flower frame that comes with the sentiment. I chose to mask off the sentiment as I wanted to use the sweet little button in the center instead.

I used a simple layered design with a Loopy Square die cut frame. My papers are from the Bo Bunny "Sweet Clementine" 6x6 collection. A ribbon bow and some enamel dots finish off my card. 

Here you can see my popped up layers. I popped up the loopy frame and the stamped area, it just adds such a nice dimension to the card.

On the decorated inside I used the High Hopes sentiment stamp called "Quiet Hearts".

Copics Used:

Flowers: R20, R21, R32, R37, R39, C5, Y17

Leaves: YG17, YG23, YG67

Outline: B00, C4

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Cast Away!

Happy Tuesday OCS Fans!
Meet "Anthony James" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps! This adorable stamp reminds me of my Nephew when he was little at the Cottage. My Dad would take him to a small stream attached to a lake and let him fish. The sunfish were plenty and would bite often. It was perfect because young children don't have the patience to sit all day waiting for a bite.  Now they weren't very big fish but I bet if you ask my Nephew he's say they were huge LOL!

My design today is very simple with just a few paper layers. I used Designer paper from the CC Designs "Hearts and Dots and the YNS "Summer Plaid" 6x6 collection. A bit of natural twine and some Black Diamond Stickles on his buttons finish off my design.

Here's the decorated inside using more of the designer papers and a sentiment from the High Hopes "Sentiment Set #1".

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E04, E11, E21, E20

Hair & boots: E44, E47, E49

Outfit: YG93, YG95, YG97, YG99/ YR02, YR04, YR06/ Y21

Pole: E35, Silver Wink of Stella, N6

Fish: C0, BG57, BG78, BG96

Thanks for stopping by!

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Surfer Dude!

Happy Tuesday Everybody!

So Tuesday means it's my turn to post some inspiration over on the One Crazy Stamper Blog! With summer right around the corner, I thought "Bob's A Surfer Dude" from High Hopes was perfect for my post today. I have to admit Bob makes it look easy! When we were in Hawaii we took surfing lessons and lets just say I better just stay with card making a surfer LOL. It was a disaster! I don't think I even made it upright once! Hubby on the other hand was a natural!

I am using paper from an older Carta Bella 6x6 collection called "Beach Days". I coloured Bob and then paper pieced his swim shorts and surf board with paper from the pad. Then I used my Brother Cut N Scan to fussy cut out the image. I decided Bob needed to be on an action wobble for a bit of fun!

Here you can see the action wobble and some of the dimension I added to the card using foam squares!

I decorated the inside and added a sentiment from the "Sentiment Set #4" that matches my card theme perfectly!

Here's a short clip of Bob in action!

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E21, E95, R20

Hair: E31, E35, E47, E49, E57

Glasses: B28, B29

Waves: BG0000, BG000, BG01, BG02, white gel pen

Hang ten and.....

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Go Bananas!

Hello To Everyone!

For my post today, I'd like you to meet "Large Monkey Mike" from High Hopes Stamps! Isn't he just a sweetie?!! When I saw Mike I knew I wanted to have him swinging from the trees.

I used my new MFT Interactive Swing die to make "Large Monkey Mike" appear to be swinging in the palm trees. You need to cover up the swing element and allow room for it to "swing". I decided to cut some palm leaves in two sizes using my Cameo and a svg file. Then I took a piece of the same colour as the leaves and glued them on top to hide it. This way I had a piece I could mount with foam tape to hide and allow the swinging action. I created the background using some water-colour paper and Ken Oliver Colour Burst powders. I inked all the edges of the card and palm leaves with some Vintage Photo ink for added dimension. I used the HH "Swinging Birthday" sentiment and masked it off to only use the top half of the sentiment.

On the inside I used more of the Ken Oliver Powders and a straw to make it match the outside colours. I love the fun HH sentiment called "Go Bananas" that I used on the inside. I also fussy cut out a banana from it to add to Mike's hand on the outside.

Here's a short clip of "Large Monkey Mike" in his swinging action!

Copics Used:

Monkey: E50, E51, E53, E55, E57, E59

Banana: Y32, Y35, YG93, YG95

Thanks for "swinging by" today!

Happy Stamping!

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