Friday, March 11, 2016

Vintage Gardener -- High Hopes Stamps

 Hi there, I'm back again to say Happy Friday and to share a little card using High Hopes Part Time Gardener found here!
I wanted to give this card a Vintage feel  with tiny floral printed paper and soft colours. The paper is stitched and distressed with Tim Holtz Vintage photo ink. Taps of white acrylic paint on a sponge for some extra texture. 
 This Gals dimples are created using a White Sharpie Marker . Aso added some Spring rosettes and a mini cotton ball for the bunnies tail :)
The image is coloured with the following Copic Markers..
This month's  challenge is Anything Goes - come play along.  Follow this link to come and add your projects. We can't wait to see what you create.

Have a fantastic weekend!


Thursday, March 10, 2016

My Anchor

It's no secret, I am an animal lover. When I saw this stamp from High Hopes I just had to have it! This little guy is so cute sitting here fishing and just hanging out with his dog. 

                                                         Donna
                                                           
     
I coloured my stamp with alcohol markers added some navy blue and white card stock behind it. Silver brads from my stash were added to the corners. I used some paper from the Making Waves Collection from Fancy Pants and Adrift from Basic Grey. The anchor was stamped from the Float My Boat set from Lawn Fawn and fussy cut. The sentiment is from this set as well. I stamped it and used a fishtail banner die from Your Next Stamp to cut it out. Ribbon from American Craft and some white gumdrops from Your Next Stamp finish it off. 

Card Recipe
Stamps: Time Well Spent (S077)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps 
Patterned Paper: Wakeboard and All Tied Up - Fancy Pants
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copic Xpress It Cardstock

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS1 FS2 TN2 FS8 TCR7 CR11 DR6 TN1 EB1 EB2 BT2 BT4 BT5 BG2 BG4 BG7 1G1 

This month's  challenge is Anything Goes - come play along.  Follow this link to come and add your projects. We can't wait to see what you create.


Thanks for stopping by! Have a fantastic day! 


Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Polaroid Buddies!

Hi!
Today I wanted to Share with you a card I made using the High Hopes Stamp image called "Peeking Spring Buddies"! Easter is just around the corner and this stamp makes the perfect Easter card!
I like love spring papers and the Echo Park "Spring" 6x6 collection is so cute! I love the pastel shades! I decided to use my MFT Die-namics Precious Polaroid die on this card. I also embossed the frames with my Polka dot embossing folder. A bit of lace and enamel dots and it's complete!
I like to sometimes try to use my stamps in different ways. The original "Peeking Spring Buddies" has the 3 characters in a row. I inked up each character separately and stamped them on a scrap piece of paper. Then if there was any ink spots I used my liquid paper to "erase" them.  I photocopied the images onto Copic paper, coloured them and cut them out. Now I can add them to the frames. Sometimes when you "think outside the box" it opens up more uses for your stamps!
I popped the bunny paper and each polaroid image up with foam squares for added dimension!
On the inside I used the High Hopes "Easter Greetings" sentiment.
Copics Used:
Bunny: T0, T1, T3, R11, BG11, BG32, R83, R85, YG23, YG25, Y17, white gel pen(polka dots)
Chick: Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17, Y38, BG11, R11
Duck: Y000, Y00, Y02, YR02, YR04, R11

It's the start of a new Challenge for March over at One Crazy Stamper on their Blog called "Anything Goes". Create something fabulous and enter to win!

Happy Stamping!

Supplies:

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Delight in the simple beauty......

Hi Crafty Peeps;

I don't know about you, but I am definitely tired of winter and can't wait for spring to come.  For my post today, I have used this collage stamp called Birds and Blooms Collage stamp from Heartfelt Creations.

The main image was inked with the Victorian Velvet Distress Ink.  For the background I used the Heidi Swapp Minc Foil Applicator Machine, and ran a sheet of paper from a Heidi Swapp paper pad and Rose Gold Reactive Foil through it. The top and bottom border is a Joy's Craft Stitched Die. I added a clear rhinestone to the middle of each flower.

Supplies used:
Don't forget to check out  out Lora's OCS store for the arrival of new products and the preorders that are available.  Check out the OCS Blog for some inspiration and do enter this month's challenge "Anything Goes"

Until next time, happy crafting

Hugs,

 

Monday, March 7, 2016

Holy Cow!

   
Thanks friends, hope you are getting into your craft rooms and getting inky or maybe a scrapbook layout. Anyway my card for One Crazy Stamper today was so much fun, I like having these "Your Next Stamps", and some have with dies as well.  So much fun.  Thanks for stopping and please enter your projects.  Lora also has a wonderful array of supplies in her store, so stop by or on line is great too.

Supplies: Spellbinder Border Dies, Punches, Fence Die, Copic Markers, Craft Foam, Glitter Card Stock, Your Next Stamps.
 

Friday, March 4, 2016

Fairies make a Garden Grow - High Hopes Stamps

 Happy Friday!
I'm back to share a Spring card using the following High Hopes Stamps..
The sweet gal in the window is from Julie's Dream plus the bird is from the Golfer Glen stamp. Curtains were created with sheer ribbon along with some fussy cutting on the window box. 
 Pansy's are such a wonderful sign Spring has arrived. I though this sentiment was a fun fit to the card! The inspiration for this card came from a little vintage find this week.
We had a leak in the roof this week after the snow storm. While inspecting the ceiling, in the attic  there was a bundle of tin panels that turned out to be an old  doll house!??!  The window details and Brady Bunch brick work  on this fun find  inspired me to create this card! 
You never know when inspiration will crop up!! :)
Thanks for peeking! Wishing you an awesome weekend!

Copic B97,YG07B95,E25,YG63,E43,BV08,BV000,E33,E50,E08,BV000,0,RV95,RV55,E39,T5,E40,Y11,B91,T3,E18,BV13,

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Do Not Disturb

I don't know about anyone else, but for me the perfect end to a stressful or crazy busy day or week is a nice hot bubble bath. My favourite bubble bath was called Chocolate Fudge Sundae - the whole upstairs of my house smelled like chocolate when I used it. It was awesome, but sadly I don't think they make it anymore. 

In the spirit of relaxing and bubble baths, my post today is using stamp from High Hopes called Betty Bubbles. I think I need to make a Do Not Disturb sign for my bathroom door when I'm having a bubble bath....hmmm....

                                                         Donna
                                                                

Bubble Close Up





I coloured my stamp with alcohol markers added some Diamond Stickles to the bubbles, and cut my image out with a stitched rectangle die. Betty's glasses are done with gold Wink of Stella and glossy accents for the lenses.  I used my scissors to put a distressed edge on the patterned paper although it's hard to see in the picture. The sentiments were created on my computer and the bottom one is popped up with pop dots. Some glitter gumdrops finish off my card. 

Card Recipe
Stamps: Betty Bubbles (T077) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps 
Patterned Paper:In the Garden - Whimsy Stamps
Sentiment: Berlin Sans FB Demi and Lucida Sans fonts - computer 
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Ice Ice Baby Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp 
Pop Dots - Forever in Time
Gold Wink of Stella
Glossy Accents
Stitched Rectangle, Stitched Square Dies - Your Next Stamp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copic Xpress It Cardstock

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS1 FS2 TN2 FS8 1G1 1G2 1G4 DG1 DG2 DG4 TN3 TN4 TN8 CR4 CT1 CT2 CT4 TN1 EB1 EB2 IBI TB2 


This month's  challenge is Anything Goes - come play along.  Follow this link to come and add your projects. We can't wait to see what you create.


Thanks for stopping by! Have a fantastic day! 



Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Slider Die Tutorial

Hello everyone!  I have a card and step by step instructions to show you how to make a slider card using the new Slider Die and Stackers stamps from Art Impressions.  Here is what the card looks like when the recipient receives it:
 Then you pull down the tab.....
 And hiding underneath is the Dog Stackers stamped image:
I had a great time colouring this with my Copics - I had to figure out each breed as I went along (it's pretty obvious here, but when it's just in black and white, it's not so easy!)  I actually Googled "Pomeranian" so that I'd know how to colour him up!  Here's how I put my card together:
 The slider measures 2" x 5" assembled, and I chose to cut mine out of patterned paper.  I cut my rectangle with the Dog Stackers image to be a little smaller, so that it would fit underneath (it's 1 3/4" x 4 5/8").
 I assembled my card base, and folded the edges of the die cut, ready to glue it down.
 I made my pull tab out of the same cardstock as my base, it measures 1 3/4" x 5 1/4".  I used a circle die to round off the end, stapled on a bit of ribbon to make it easy to pull, and added a couple of Spellbinder's arrow die cuts to indicate that the recipient should pull it down.
 I glued down the top edge of my diecut, then made sure the puppies were centered underneath, and glued them both down.  I positioned the blue circle under the image, as I knew how I wanted the sentiment to sit on the finished card.
And there you have a seriously cute card for the dog lovers in your life.  *There are five different Stacker stamps (Elephants, ducks, cats, dogs & turtles) each come with a sentiment, and the die is sold separately.  You could easily use the stamps on their own without the die, but the die could have SO many other uses.  How about using it sideways with a message on the pull tab, and another message hidden underneath?  (Like a joke & a punch line?)  Or you could use any stamp that fits as the hidden image.  I've also seen the pull tab done with a small circle cut out at the top - so that just the Chiuaua would be peeking out.  Grab the die while you can, and I'd love to see what you come up with! (*Note that the die & stamps are still on preorder at the time the post went live - I will update the link when they're in the store!)
Products found in the One Crazy Stamper Store:  Dog Stackers from Art Impressions
Slider Die from Art Impressions

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

March Challenge -- Anything Goes

March is here and OCS is back with a new challenge.  The OCS Design Team will be using an assortment of stamps for this month's challenge, which is "Anything Goes."  You can use any stamp except for digital images.  You have all month to join in the fun for a chance to win a fabulous prize from OCS.

Create a project following our theme and enter it into our InLinkz tool below!

Challenge Details/Rules:

- YOU CAN USE ANY IMAGE YOU WANT EXCEPT DIGITAL IMAGES.  Any entry using a digital image will be deleted.
- You have all month long to join in our challenge.
- You can enter up to 5 times.
- Only new projects, no back linking to old projects.
- You must link the OCS blog in your entry post.
- Following the OCS blog or Facebook page is appreciated

This month you have the chance to win 2 unmounted High Hopes Rubber Stamps of your choice from One Crazy Stamper just for playing our Blog Challenge.


 Leanne

 Supplies: Stamp-Your Next Stamp, Embossing Folder, Window Die, Glue Dots, BZ pattern paper-Amazing Adventures, Foam Tape, Copic Markers.

Cheri





Copic markers: E11, E00, E000, R20, C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, B21, R85, R83, R81, R37, R35, R32, R30, BG18, BG15, BG13, BG11, Y15, Y13, Y11, E57, E55, E53, E51, Y26, Y23

Sue

Supplies used:  Biking Buddies, Any Direction You Choose (High Hopes Rubber Stamps), Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, X-Press It Blending Cardstock, Copic Markers: E0000, E000, E00, R20, E23, E39, E11, E23, E39, B24, B23, Y38, Y35, YR04, YR07, E33, E35, E31, T6 No. 6, T8 No. 8, G24, N0 No. 00, YNS Gumdrops - Silver

Natalie
Supplies used ...  Rainy Day Ducky from High Hopes found here,
Glossy Accents can be found here!Y11,Y21,RV11,RV9RV4,N0,N1,N,3N5,R24
Copic Markers