Birthday Fred

I can never seem to keep dog themed birthday cards made up fast enough for my friends and family who are dog lovers. "Fred" from High Hopes rubber stamps is one of my favourites to use for a dog themed birthday card but I also want to use him for a thinking of you or friendship card too - he is just too cute!!!

I stamped Fred on alcohol marker friendly paper, coloured him with Copic Sketch markers and cut him out with a stitched torn square die. I set him aside and found some matching patterned paper from Lawn Fawn and Cocoa Vanilla and created the card design. I added some sheer ribbon from my stash and some sparkly enamel dots to the corners. The sentiment was stamped and mounted on matching card stock and I used some matching patterned paper to cut out a paw print with a die and added it to a card stock banner.

Card Recipe

Stamp - Fred (TFL019) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Dot Simple Happy Birthday (F086)

Patterned Paper - Midnight - Cocoa Vanilla, Sprinkles and Stripes - Lawn Fawn

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Nested Stitched Torn Square die - Lisa Horton Crafts, mini paw print die - Your Next Stamp, sparkle enamel dots - Your Next Stamp, ribbon

Copic List

Fred  - E13 E17 E18

Flowers - R00 R30 R21 R22 YG01 YG03 YG17

Nose - E23 E24 E27

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A2 Card/Envelope Gift Set Holder

I should be colouring and getting some cards made but I was having my first coffee of the morning and came up this Easy A2 Card/Envelope Gift Set Holder video from Hollow Tree Hobbies. After watching the video - link here, I got my dog up and fed, had another coffee and got down to business. 

For me, it is fun to do something other than cards sometimes to get my creative juices flowing and this is the perfect project to do that. This easy to follow video was the perfect project to start my day! I still have to make the cards but I wanted to share the holder base I created. 

                                           

I love that the video has the measurements on the screen and some tips and tricks to help create this easy gift set. I have used patterned paper from Elizabeth Craft Designs and all edges are inked with Weathered Wood ink. 

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Easter Blooms

 I am creating this blog post on Sunday during our second snowstorm this week. We have gotten so much snow there is no where left to put it. So, what's a gal to do? Go in to her craft room and think Spring and Easter. 

I love the "Bunny Blooms" stamp from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. It was fun to bring out some spring Copic colours to colour with and to get my first Easter card for this year done. 

After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured with Copic markers and hand fussy cut the stamp. I set it aside and found some patterned papers from my stash, Lemon Craft and Honey Bee that all worked together. I cut the paper to fit my design and added some matching gingham ribbon before gluing the pieced down. I added the stamped image to the circle and glued it down. A stamped sentiment on matching card stock and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe

Stamp - Bunny Blooms (T063) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Script Easter Greetings (F093)

Patterned Paper - House of Roses - Lemon Craft, Gingham Galore - Honey Bee, stash 

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, circle die, ribbon, enamel dots

Copic List

Body Shading  - W0 W1 W2

Tulips - Y11 Y8 Y18 V20 YG01 YG02 YG17 YG67

Ears/Nose - R00 R30 R21 R22

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Horse Note

Something you may not know about me is I love horses and I tend to have horse stamps jump into my shopping cart somehow.....insert angel smiley here. When I see a horse stamp I just HAVE to add it to my horse stamp collection. 

Today, I am horsing around in my craft room and playing with a stamp from Crafter's Companion from their Belle Countryside collection called Equine Elegance that just happened to jump into my cart while shopping online <smile>

                                                   

I stamped on alcohol marker friendly paper, coloured with Copic sketch markers and hand fussy cut the stamp leaving a thin white line. The stamp comes with a die to cut it out with but I wanted a little less white space around the image for this card. I put patterned paper together from three different companies for the design - they are listed below. Next I stamped the sentiment and hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white line around the edge. Some cotton ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card.

Stamp - Belle Countryside Collection Equine Elegance - Crafter's Companion

Sentiment - Belle Countryside Collection Equine Elegance - Crafter's Companion

Patterned Paper - Backgrounds Wood - Mintay, Bright Blooms and Bloom & Wild - Craft Consortium, Spiffy Speckles - Lawn Fawn

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, cotton ribbon, enamel dots

Copic List

Horse - E31 E35 E57 E59

Mane -  W3 E44 E47 E49

Flowers - R81 R83 R85 

Leaves - YG61 YG63 YG67 G29

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I.C.U.

I have been taking a break from card making over the last few weeks. Between family health issues I had help with and making a ton of Christmas cards, I needed a break. I wanted a clear head and a fresh start going in to a new year of making cards and I decided a humorous get well card was a good way to start! Hoping this card featuring Get Well Set from Art Impressions helps someone not only feel better but brings a smile.

                                                    

After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured the stamps using Copic Sketch markers and cut it out using a rectangle square. I stamped again on masking paper and stenciled the brick background. Patterned paper from Honey Bee Stamps and Simple Stories were the perfect combination for this and I cut the notebook edge with a die from My Creative Time dies. Next I cut a tab die, stamped the top sentiment and glued it down. While I had the ink out I stamped the second sentiment, cut it and mounted it on matching card stock. All of the edges were inked with London Fog Memento ink before gluing them down. Some ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Stamp - Get Well Set - Art Impressions

Sentiment - Get Well Set - Art Impressions

Patterned Paper - Autumn Afternoon - Honey Bee Stamps, Wood & Notebook Basics - Simple Stories

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, ribbon - American Crafts, enamel dots, London Fog ink - Memento, brick pattern stencil - Whimsy Stamps, notebook edge - My Creative Time dies, tab die - Stampin' Up, rectangle die

Copic List

Skin - E00 E21 E11 E04

Clothing - BG11 BG32 BG13 BG75 R30 R21 R22 E34 E35 E27

Hair/Table - C1 C2 C4 C7

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Tractor Christmas

Late this past Saturday night my husband had a special request for a Christmas card for his boss. His boss loves John Deere tractors and they use them daily for work, he has a collection of antique JD tractors and he also restores them. Of course my creative brain went into overdrive. A masculine card, with a tractor and Christmas themed....uh boy - I have my work cut out for me! Gulp! 

Thankfully, High Hopes Rubber Stamps has two tractors in their stamp line up - now I just had to wait for him to choose which one he wanted me to use. Oh and did I mention he wants to give it to him at his Christmas party next Saturday? Hubby chose the antique style tractor and this is the card I came up with. Here's hoping the boss likes it! 

              I did some creative masking (the stamp comes with flowers by the wheels) and stamped the tractor on alcohol marker friendly paper. After I hand drew a few of the lines to complete the wheels, I coloured the stamp with Copic alcohol markers and hand fussy cut it. I followed the same process with the Farm Background stamp as I didn't want the whole scene in the stamp. 

Once the colouring and fussy cutting was done, I die cut some snow banks using a hills die and layered them on my card base. Paper from Recollections was perfect for a snowy sky background behind the farm. Patterned paper from Memory Box was perfect for the 5.5" x 5.5" card base. 

I added some twine under the scene, stamped the sentiment and added it to the card. Before adding the sentiment, I watered down some white paint and splattered it on the scene to create a "it's snowing" effect. Enamel dots finish off my card.                  

Card Recipe

Stamp - Tractor (T067), Farm Background (R106) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Merry Wishes (FLL009)

Patterned Paper - Woodsy Plaid - Memory Box, Say Freeze - Recollections

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, hills dies - Whimsy Stamps, Your Next Stamp, twine, enamel dots, white acrylic paint

Copic List

Smoke Stacks/Tires  - T2 T4 T6 T8 Y11 Y15 Y18 Y26

Tractor - G14 G09 G28

Seat - G14 G09 G28 T2 T4 T6 T8

Silo - T2 T4 T6 T8

Trees - E34 E35 E29 YG61 YG63 YG67 YG17 YG67 G29

Fence - E23 E25 E27

Barn - R24 R27 R28 R59 T1 T4 T6 T8

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Happy Birthday Bluebird

 On Sunday the weather was cold, rainy and grey so I headed to my craft room for some colouring. I wanted to colour something that made me smile and brightened my day. I went through some images I had stamped and keep in a future colouring folder and found "Bluebird" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. A perfect stamp to colour on a dreary day and make a card to add to my birthday card stash.

I coloured this cute bird with Copic markers after stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper. When the colouring was done, I cut it out with a rectangle die. Then, I took a circle die, put over top of the space I wanted it to surround and traced the inside of the die with a pencil. Next, I grabbed my exacto knife and fussy cut around everything on the inside of the circle. Yes I questioned my sanity after starting but at that point I was committed.

After the cutting was done, I found some patterned paper from Echo Park and my stash that were perfect for my 5.5" x 5.5" card design. The frame around the edge of the stamped image was created by taking two larger rectangle dies, laying them inside each other, taping them down and running them through my die cut machine.  The sentiment is from a larger stamp that I masked off to get the part of the sentiment I wanted and ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe

Stamp - Bluebird (TLF015) High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Pirates Birthday (F147)

Patterned Paper -Coffee & Friends - Echo Park, stash

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, circle die, rectangle die, ribbon, enamel dots

Copic List

Leaves - YGO YG63 YG67 G99

Flowers - E01 E02 E95 E99 Y00 Y11 Y15

Branch - E34 E35 E29

Bird -B12 B14 B16 B97 Y11 Y15 Y17E40 E41 E42 E43

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