It's A New Year!

 It's New Year's Eve and time to welcome a new year. I think it goes without saying that most of us are ready to say good bye to 2020! 

I am getting the party started with Trumpet Penguin and Flute Penguin from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. We can't have a party this year but we can have our own  in home celebration - however that might look. Either way it is time to say good bye to 2020. Wishing you all health and happiness in 2021.

Happy New Year!! 

After stamping and colouring the stamps with Copic markers I added some gold Wink of Stella to their hat bands and the heart - the pic doesn't show the sparkle that well - and hand fussy cut them. 

Patterned paper from an old Simple Stories pad was perfect for the celebration feel I wanted for this card. I didn't have fireworks paper in my stash - gasp! but this paper makes it feel like there are some off in the distance. Next I die cut a banner and then cut it again using the matching patterned paper to fill in the banners. 

Some glitter enamel dots and ribbon finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Trumpet Penguin, Flute Penguin - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Happy New Year - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Cozy Christmas - Simple Stories 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, gold Wink of Stella, banner die - YNS, ribbon - Celebrate It, glitter enamel dots 

 Copic Markers:

Penguins - N5 N6 N10 Y11 Y15 Y17

Berries - R32 R24 R59

Holly - YG01 YG03 YG17

Hats -E34 E35 E29 

Wreath - G05 DG3 JG6 

Mouse and Flute - C1 C3

Trumpet - Y13 Y08 Y26

Vest and Scarf - YG03 YG17 G28

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Santa's Coming!

Santa  Claus parades have been cancelled this year because of the pandemic. Where I live, there have been a number of fire departments, businesses and not for profit groups that have chosen to do a drive by Santa "parade" because they didn't want the kids to miss out on this event. 

Santa and a few of his elves are escorted either on a firetruck, a float or in a vehicle to different streets in town to give the kids some candy and pick up their letters to Santa. Rumor has it Santa will write back to them - cool right?! 

Road Trippin' Santa from High Hopes Rubber Stamps reminds me of the 2020 version of the Santa parade. He has the coolest car doesn't he?! and it's a convertible to boot! 

I stamped and coloured this fun Santa with alcohol markers and hand fussy cut him. I added Stickles to his hat and silver Wink of Stella to the rims, present bows and the swoop on his car. I set that aside and cut out the sky using a licence plate die. I added some houses and snow banks to create my scene. Next I stamped the sentiment, mounted it on matching card stock and tucked it under the patterned paper. A bow and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Road Trippin' Santa - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Coming To Town - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Winter Feelings - Studio Light, Gnome For Christmas - LDRS

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, Star Dust Stickles, ribbon - Close To My Heart, house die - Gina Marie Designs, licence plate die - Quickutz, silver Wink of Stella, hill die - Whimsy, enamel dots

 Copic Markers:

Suit - R24 R27 R37 R59

Skin - E00 E21 E11

Car - N5 N6 N10 G05 G07 G29 Y11 Y08

Wreath -R37 R24 YG01 YG03 YG17

Wreath - G05 DG3 JG6 

Beard - C0 C1 C2

Presents - BG11 BG15 BG49 B93 B95 B97

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Merry Christmas Eh?

Christmas is just around the corner and I have made another card to add to my stash. I need to get them in the mail but like usual I am late on all that. Probably because I am having too much fun creating the cards! I love Mudzie and Chopper from the High Hopes line up - they are always up to something! 

For this card Mudzie and Chopper are being patriotic and sending a cheerful Canadian Christmas greeting eh?. Meet "Canadian Christmas Greeting" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.

After stamping and colouring this fun pair with alcohol markers, I hand fussy cut them. I set them aside and created my snowy sky scene and base with paper from Echo Park and Carta Bella. Die cut trees and snowflakes help finish my wintery scene.  Star Dust Stickles were added to Chopper's hat and the ornaments on Mudzie's antlers. Both the stamp and sentiment are popped up with 3D foam pop dots. Some twine and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Canadian Christmas Greeting - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Bold Merry Christmas Eh? - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Echo Park, Carta Bella

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, Star Dust Stickles, 3D foam Pop dots, snowflake punch - Marvy, stitched hills die - YNS, twine, trees - Memory Box, enamel dots

 Copic & Spectrum Markers:

Mudzie - E41 MB2 E44 

Chopper - RB1 RB2 RB4 W5 BG7 BG10 

Hat and Bow - CR7 R29 R59

Ornaments -B00 B02 B04

Wreath - G05 DG3 JG6 

Bells and Buckle - CT1 CT4 

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All That Is Dear

 Is it just me or does the adorable "Peeking Ginger" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps remind you of a seasonal flag hanger or character stocking holder you can get with the hook to hang the stocking by the fireplace and it sits on the mantel? 

I think Ginger is adorable! and I wanted to create a card where she is holding a "sign" with a fun Christmas message.

I stamped the adorable Ginger, coloured her with Copic markers, hand fussy cut her and popped her and the "sign" up with foam dots. I added some gold Nuvo glitter drops to her "icing" for that touch of bling I like to include on my cards. 

Next I stamped the sentiment and cut it to the size I wanted. I went old school and pulled out two gold eyelets to create my "flag" and I used gold thread to "hang" it. My favourite - enamel dots  and some gold thread along the bottom finish off my card.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Peeking Ginger  - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: All That Is Dear - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Mad 4 Plaid - Photo Play

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, gold thread, enamel dots, Honey Gold Glitter Drops - Nuvo, 3D foam pop dots - Forever In Time

 Copic Markers:

Candy Cane - R24 R27 R37 R59 C0 C1

Ginger - E33 E35 E37

Nose and Cheeks - R20 R21

Bow - G05 G07 G28

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Christmas Smiles

 Santa gets his picture taken a lot over the Christmas season. Did you know he does practice photo shoots!?! 

Santa Portrait and Three Pane Santa from High Hopes Rubber Stamps have caught him having some fun and practicing to get his smile and the twinkle in his eye just right! 

After stamping and colouring my stamps I hand fussy cut each one and ran a black marker around the edge to get any white I may have missed. I added some Star Dust Stickles to the hats and set them aside to dry. Patterned paper from Photo Play was perfect for this fun design. 

I didn't have a polaroid die that was small enough for my design so I cut a piece of card stock to the size I needed and then used a square die to cut out the "portrait" space. 

My film strip die is larger then the three pane Santa's so I cut a strip of card stock and patterned paper and added the panes in kind of a faux film strip and added two of the three Santa's to it. The third Santa was added in the top corner with a banner die behind him. I did some creative masking to combine two different sentiment stamps to make the sentiment. 

Some ribbon, snowflakes, a camera charm and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Santa Portrait, Three Pane Santa  - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Sm. Christmas Script, Sending Smiles - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Kringle & Co - Photo Play 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, film strip die - YNS, snowflake die - Memory Box, ribbon - stash, camera charm - stash, square die - Spellbinders, enamel dots, Star Dust Stickles

 Copic Markers:

Hats, Mitts, Suits - R24 R27 R37 R59

Faces - E00 E21 E11 R20 white gel pen

Beards - C0 C1 C2 

B00 

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