Lil' Snowbird

Hello and Happy Friday!  I am home from my trip to Michigan and I can officially say I am all done my Christmas Shopping!!!  This weekend I will be decorating my house for 1 full week then wrapping and baking the next =)  Sooooo happy to have all that off my plate for the month of December, yeah me!!!!

Ok on to today's card, check it out....

 Supplies Used:
* Copic Xpress It cardstock
* Copic Sketch Markers
* Image:  High Hopes Stamps, Lil' Snowbird
* Sentiment:  High Hopes Stamps, Merry Christmas
* Angel Glitter
* Paper:  Doodlebug 6x6 Paper Pack, North Pole
* Cardstock: Green & Red
* Satin Bow Embellishments
* Zig Glue Pen
* Memento Inks:  Tuxedo Black & Cottage Ivy

Here is a close up of the fun image to see the Copic colours used....

 Copic Colours Used:
* Skin:  E11, E00, E000
* Hair:  E49, E59, E25, E23, E21
* Red:  R39, R37, R35
* Green:  G46, G43, G40
* Brown:  E27, E25, E23
* Snow:  BG000
* White:  Glitter

I hope that you enjoyed today's card.

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting!

Hugs;

Dapper Dan Wishes You a Merry Christmas

Less then six weeks to go before Christmas is here, and this month the design team at One Crazy Stamper is celebrating by showing you projects featuring products from High Hopes rubber stamps.

This wonderful gentleman snowman is Dapper Dan which you can purchase here.  I have stamped him with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Copic Xpress It cardstock and then colored him with Copic markers.  After fussy cutting him out I have added him to a card front featuring paper from Simple Stories, a sentiment die from Impression Obsession, and ribbon and wooden snowflake embellishments from my stash.

Card Recipe

Snowman - E50, E30, Colorless Blender, W0

Vest/Berries - E17, E19, E18

Greens - E81, E84, E87

Nose - E95, E99

Hat, Buttons, Wood Handle of umbrella - E44, E47, E49

Joy Ride -- High Hopes Stamps

Hi there. Can you believe another Wednesday is here! Time is flying by and Christmas will be here before you know it.

Happy Wednesday!! :)

I whipped up this fun design using High Hopes Joy Ride.  Find the stamp at OCS HERE or High Hopes HERE This sweet stamp totally makes me smile! I could only wish to have such a festive ride! :)

Plaid has always been a favorite of mine at Christmas. I just love traditional elements.

Christmas red and green Stickles and Kraft paper were added to this design. The sentiment was created using pattern paper and twine. 

Thanks for peeking! Hope you enjoy the rest of the week!

Created with Copic #'w YG61,YG63,YG657,R20,R22,R11,R24,R27,,C1,C3,C5,B41,T1,T3,T5,E50,E21,Y21,Y28,E31,E33,E35

A quick picture of my local market at Christmas :D

Jingle Bells....

Another week has gone by and for my post today, I have used three stamps from High Hopes Rubber Stamps  newest release "Joys of the Seasons".  I also created a couple of embellishments using the Heidi Swapp Minc machine.

I used a piece of holographic reactive foil with a transfer sheet and ran this through the Heidi Swapp Minc Machine and used a snowflake punch to make the snowflake.  I did the same with the green foil for the holly leaves but used a holly leaves punch.  The Heidi Swapp minc machine is great tool to have among your supplies.  So many things can be done with it and this journey has only begun.

Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Candy Cane Snowman, Winking Snowman, Think Snow (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  X-Press It Blending Cardstock, DP - Claus & Co. (Simple Stories)
• Copic Markers:  G46 - Mistletoe, G43 - Pistachio, R46 - Strong Red, R29 - Lipstick Red, R27 - Cadmium Red, R20 - Blush, YR04 - Chrome Orange, Y28 - Lionet Gold, T8 - Toner Gray No. 8, T6 - Toner Gray No. 6, C00 - Cool Gray No. 00, BG0000 - Snow Green
• Atyou Spica Glitter Pens:  00 - Clear, 03 - Red
• Zig Wink of Stella:  Clear
• Spellbinders:  Deckled Rectangles, Standard Circles Large
• Heidi Swapp Minc Machine, Toner Sheets, Holographic & Green Reactive Foil

 There is still plenty of time to enter this month's challenge.  For any supplies that you might need, check out Lora's OCS store.

Until next time, happy crafting

Hugs,

 

Snowy Couple

Waahhoo fun stuff I am using on my card today.  Thanks for stopping, the challenge hereat One Crazy Stamper which I am on their design team and couldn't be happier with this rubber stamp company we are show casing this month.  It is the Joys of the Seasons Release from High Hopes Rubber stamps.  Super fun and mine is called Snowy Couple, cute right!  And I am using this Snow Tex by DecoArt, fun to play with, makes everything look like fresh snow on it and gives the look almost 3D too.  Anyway, thanks for stopping and I hope you get a chance to get in your craft space.  Thanks again and look forward to seeing your creations here at One Crazy Stamper.  Cheers!

 

Supplies: HH Rubber Stamps-Snowy Couple, Snow-Tex, Doily, Card stock, Carta Bella Warm & Cozy paper, Copic Markers, Circle Die, Snowflake Corner Die, Snowflake Die, Tree Die, Distress Ink-Ranger, and ink blending tool.

Snowmen Pile!

Happy Saturday!

Today I have a card to share with you that I made using my new Mini Minc Machine. I'm still a newbie with it  but I did manage to make something that I felt was good enough to share. With the Minc Machine you need to use Toner ink based items. What I did was use my Laser printer and printed off a stamped image of the High Hopes Stamps stamp called  "Snowman Pile". When I applied the foil, it was hard to actually see the foil as the lines are thin. I decided to colour in the outfits of the snowmen with a dark grey and then printed that off. This time the foil showed up much better. I printed everything in black and white at the darkest printer setting so that the toner would be dark and pick up the foil.

 I also photocopied the Spellbinders Label 28 and then foiled the outline. When you actually use the die and cut it out, you get a foiled border. I used the Darice Snowflake Background embossing folder on my bottom layer of White Cardstock.  The Label 28 foiled piece is also embossed using the Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder. The snowmen are popped up onto the Label 28 die cut with foam squares and then glued to a Spellbinders Decorative Labels 28 die cut. My final touches were matching sparkly ribbon and a few enamel dots.

I added used a few Copic Sketch Markers to highlight a few areas. I put C1 on the snowmen, YR04 for their noses, R01 for their cheeks and used Red and Green Gel pens to colour in the scarfs and mitts.

I also used the Mini Minc Machine to foil the HH Sentiment called " Unassembled Script" .

I must say that the Heidi Swapp Mini Minc Machine is really a cool tool to have in your craft closet. I have so much more to learn and improve on but my first attempt was fun! I'm happy how my cards turned out. Lora has so many different colours of foil and items to help you get started. Go Check them out here!

Happy Stamping!

Supplies:

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Under the Mistletoe!

Hello and Happy Friday!!!! As you read this post my husband and I are in Frankinmouth Michigan AKA CHRISTMAS TOWN!!!!  If you know me you know that I am CRAZY for Christmas so this little town is perfect for me to spend our 10th Anniversary - you know what they say "happy Wife, happy Life" lol! So t=with that said today I have a fun Christmas card to share with you using a new released image from High Hopes Stamps....

 Supplies Used:
* High  Hopes Rubber Stamps, Under the Mistletoe
* Merry Christmas Sentiment, High Hopes Rubber Stamps
* Copic Xpress It Cardstock
* Copic Sketch Markers
* Red Cardstock
* Background Paper & Vest:  Doodlebug Design 6x6 North Pole
* Your Next Stamp, Gumdrops - Silver Glitter
* Glossy Accents
* Sakura Pen, Clear Star
* Spellbinders: Ovals Large & Scalloped Ovals Large

Here is a close up of this fun image to see the Copic colours used....

 Copic Colours Used:
* Skin:  E11, E00, E000
* Reds:  R29, R24, R22
* Blacks:  T8, T6, T4
* Green:  G28, G24, G21
* Grey:  T4, T2, T0
* White:  T0, 0

I hope you enjoyed today`s post. Until Next Time, Keep Crafting!

Animal Caroling

Christmas is fast approaching - the time of family gathering and the age old tradition of caroling at your neighbors homes.  I think these two characters would be a welcome addition to any choir.

This is High Hopes Rubber stamps Mudzie and Chopper's Caroling available to purchase here at One Crazy Stamper.  I have colored the image with Copics, then mounted on paper from my stash.  The embossed kraft paper card front was created with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Card Recipe

Scarf - E84, E87, E89

Earmuffs/Mitts - E04, E07, E08

Antlers/Boot Cuffs/Book - E40, E41, E43

Hoofs/Boots - E74, E77, E79

Beaver - E13, E15, E19

Box - E30, E33, E35

Moose - E29, E79, E49

Ground - E11

High Hopes Jingle Bells!

Hi there! I have a little card to share using the super super cute Snowy Couple from High Hopes..

I decided to keep the the colours on this card more muted while trying to make the reds the feature on this design :)

The sentiment is an all time fave of mine. Also from High Hopes.  Jingle Bells can be found here :)

 The added glitter is glued down with Glossy Accents.  I love using it on glitter as it sticks super good with little mess once dried.

The little dots of snow were created using a white Sharpie poster marker. This marker is more of a paint and pops against darker colours. 

I couldn't decide how to add the sentiment and always try to make it looks like it flows with the design. In this case little banners were created, shaped and hot glued into place.  I hope you have the Jingle Bells song in you head after looking at this card :D

Have a very crafty day :D
Copic #'s B0000,B00,W1,W3,W5,C1,C31CG1B21, R21,R20,Y21,Y28,R58

Think Snow....

I will now be posting on Terrific Tuesdays, as Aaemie has stepped down to concentrate on her schoolwork and family.

For today's post I have used the adorable Snowy Love stamp from the "Joys of the Seasons" High Hopes Rubber Stamps latest release.

 Supplies used:

• Stamps:  Snowy Love and Think Snow (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  X-Press It Blending Cardstock; DP -- from my stash
• Copic Markers:  BG0000 - Snow Green, BG000 - Pale Aqua, E41 - Pearl White, E40 - Brick White, R46 - Strong Red, R27 - Cadmium Red, R20 - Blush, G40 - Dim Green, G46 - Mistletoe
• Atyou Spica Glitter Pens:  00 - Clear
• Zig Wink of Stella -- Clear
• Spellbinders:  Classic Squares Large, Lacey Circles
• Crystal Gems (Forever in Time)  

If you need any supplies to enter this month's challenge do visit Lora's OCS store for some amazing products with great prices.

Until next time, keep crafting.

Hugs,