A Bird Told Me

 Like most crafters I know, I can never have too many Birthday cards in my stash. My post today is just such a card and it features "Bird Watch" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. 

How adorable is this bear peeking over the bird bath to chat with his bird friend! He just makes me smile and I hope the person who receives the card does too. 

After stamping this cutie I coloured it using Copic markers, hand fussy cut him and ran a black marker on the outside of the stamp to get any white I had missed. Patterned paper from Craft Consortium was perfect for my background to add a few puffy clouds and a couple strips of grass. I stamped the sentiment, cut it to size and mounted it on matching card stock.

Some enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Bird Watch - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Bird Told Me - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Grunge Light Tones - Craft Consortium

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, cloud and grass dies - Your Next Stamp, enamel dots

 Copic Markers:

Bird Bath - C1 C2 C4 C5 B00 B02 b04

Bird - Y11 Y15 Y17 B12 B14 B16 B18

Bear - E50 E51 E53 E55 E13 E15 E17 E23 E25 E27

Grass - YG61 YG63 YG67

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You Rock!

Today I am sharing a card I think can be used for many different occasions. I have a number of young people in my life who have achieved some major milestones even though we are in a pandemic. 

This card can be used as a congratulations, non traditional thank you, to celebrate a major accomplishment, or to show appreciation to name a few. This stamp just makes me smile and I hope it makes the recipient smile too!

I went with a CAS (clean and simple) look for this card. I cut my white card stock to size and swooshed some Tumbled Glass Distress ink randomly on to it. Next I cut a piece of matching green card stock to put behind it. 

I temporarily placed the dragon on the card front and using my Misti, placed and stamped the sentiment directly on to the background. 

After gluing the white card stock to the green and adding it to the card base I added the dragon with foam pop dots.

Enamel dots finish off this CAS style card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Stunt Dragon - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: You Rock! - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock,Tumbled Glass Distress ink, 3D foam pop dots, enamel dots

 Copic Markers:

Body -G05 G07 G28 B28 YG01 YG03 YG17

Skateboard - C1 C2 C4 C5 Y38 YR16 YR18

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Bob's Tubing Fun

 I have tried tubing in the past and I had fun but it I only tried it once. I was with some friends in a spot in the river where we weren't supposed to be and there was one tiny spot on a rock you had to catch with your finger tips or you would end up going down some really dangerous rapids. I caught it but barely and honestly didn't try it again. 

My Dad tried tubing as well but he was being pulled by my uncle in a boat. He had to show us kids he could still have fun so he crawled in to the tube and away we went. I remember the smile on his face........but I don't think it was quite as big as the one Bob has on the "Tubing Bob" stamp from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. This immediately brought back the fun memories with my Dad an I hope it does for him too. 

I coloured Bob with Copic markers after stamping him with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut him out using a circle die. It is hard to see in the photo but I added some glossy accents to his glasses. 

I cut a card stock circle to go behind him with my Fiskars circle cutter. After finding some patterned paper from Bo Bunny that matched my card theme I cut out the pieces to fit my design. This design is based loosely on a card I saw from Kristine Marcotte and was perfect for this fun stamp. 

I kept the paper monochromatic to keep the focus on the stamp. Antique linen on all the edges gives the layers some definition and helps them pop. The two rectangle panels are popped up with foam pop dots and Bob was glued to them after they were placed. Some photo corners, twine and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Tubing Bob - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Happy Father's Day - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Beach Therapy - Bo Bunny 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, twine, antique linen Distress ink, 3D foam pop dots - Forever In Time, enamel dots, Glossy Accent, photo corner die - Quickutz

 Copic Markers:

Skin - E00 E21 E11 E04 R30 R32

Hair - E34 E35 E29

Trunks - Y38 YR16 YR18

Tube - YG03 YG17 G28

Water - B00 B01 B02

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Butterfly Smiles

  I can never have too many Just Because type cards in my stash. "Butterfly Chick" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps is a fun, versatile image that makes me smile and I hope it will do the same for the person I send it to.

I challenged myself to step out of my square card comfort zone and went on the hunt for a different shape of card. Slimline cards are quite popular in the crafting world but the mini slimline style peeked my curiosity. There are a couple different sizes out there but the finished size of 3" x 6" fit my stamp the best. I am very happy with the end result and I see more of this style in my future. 

After stamping my image, I coloured it with Copic markers and hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white edge. Next I found some paper from two different collections from Lawn Fawn that worked together and cut them to size. I used a stitched scalloped edge to cut the edge of one piece for some added interest. 

Next I stamped the sentiment and cut it out using a fish tail banner die. I added the stamp to the card using foam pop dots and added some ribbon over the corner and enamel dots to finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Butterfly Chick - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Sending Smiles - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Really Rainbow Christmas, Spiffy Speckles - Lawn Fawn  

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, fish tail banner die - Your Next Stamp, Offray ribbon, stitched scallop edge - Kat Scrappiness, enamel dots, 3D foam pop dots

 Copic Markers:

Chick - Y13 Y08 Y26 Y21 Y35 Y38

Bow - BG01 BG05 BG09

Butterfly -N1 N2 N3 N5 Y21 Y35 Y38

Grass -YG01 YG03 YG17

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Born To Golf

 Spring is in the air the snow is pretty much gone and every golfer I know is itching to get out on the greens. 

It is also the perfect time for High Hopes Rubber Stamps to open the Retirement Vault and let the "Men and Boys" out of retirement. Bob is glad to be out on the greens again and is practicing so he is ready for the start of golf season. He is perfect for a birthday card for one of the golfers in my life. 

I stamped Bob, coloured him with Copic markers and hand fussy cut him using my cuticle scissors. A black marker was run around the edge of the stamp to get any white I had missed. Next I found some paper from Lawn Fawn and Craft Consortium and cut the pieces to fit my base and scene. 

I die cut and added a golf flag, clouds and some grass tufts to help create my outdoor scene. 

After finding some matching ink I stamped the sentiment and cut it to size. 

Enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Golfing Bob - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Born To Golf - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Perfectly Plaid Spring - Lawn Fawn, Grunge - Light Tones - Craft Consortium, Watercolor Washes - Lawn Fawn

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, grass tuft die - Your Next Stamp, golf flag - Quickutz, enamel dots, cloud die - Your Next Stamp, Stampin' Up ink

 Copic Markers:

Skin - E00 E21 E11 E04 R30 R32

Hat, Pants - B00 B01 B02

Shirt - Y00 Y11 Y15 

Glasses -Y11 Y15 C2

Club Covers - B00 B01 B02 B05

Grass - YG01 YG03 YG17

Shoes, Bag, Club Handle - E30 E31 E43 E33 E35 E57 E29

Club - N1 N2 N3 N5

Socks - Y11 Y15 B00 B01 B02

Ball - C0 C1 C2

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