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Thursday 24 June 2021

Dream Big

 Have you had a chance to see all of the stamps that have come out of retirement in the Mix It Up release? I love gnomes so I was excited to see the Wizarding Gnome back in the High Hopes line up! 

I was always taught it is a good thing to have dreams so I have always tried to have one or two. Some have come true......some not so much but I think if I had my own personal wizarding gnome that might help don't you? <smile> 


I stamped my gnome, coloured him with Copic markers and hand fussy cut him leaving a thin white edge. I set him aside and found some patterned paper from Craft Consortium and Asuka to put my card base together with. It is kind of hard to see but the grey paper in the background has a touch of the purple in the "stars". 
I cut my paper to fit my design and added a scribbled star circle to put behind the gnome. I added the gnome with foam pop dots to add some dimension to the card. It is hard to photograph but I added clear rhinestones to the stars in for a bit of sparkle and a magical feel. To complete my card I stamped the sentiment and added it to matching card stock. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Wizarding Gnome - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Dream Big  - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Weathered Wood and Crystals - Asuka, Grunge - Dark Tones - Craft Consortium


Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, Twinkle Scribble die - Whimsy Stamps, rhinestones


 Copic Markers:

Skin - E00 E21 E11

Clothing - V05 V06 V09

Shoes -W3 W4 W5 W7

Book - W1 S3 S4 S5 

Stars - Y11 Y15 Y17

Ball - B000 B00 

Beard, Moustache - C1 C2




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Saturday 19 June 2021

Stitched With Love

 I have a few friends and a ton of family who love quilting. I did a little bit of the stitching by hand when I was growing up but I haven't tried the cutting and piecing that goes into making the quilt top. My Grandmother rocked quilting and I have a number of her quilts in my home. My favourite is what I call my "Memories" quilt because the material used on it is all from clothes I had when I was younger - so cool! 

I have a number of aunts who love quilting too so when I got a special request for a birthday card for one of them, I knew "Kathy Quilting Angel" from High Hopes would be perfect! 


After stamping "Kathy" and colouring her with Copic markers I hand fussy cut her and left a thin white edge around her. 
Next I glued her on matching card stock and cut her out again leaving a thin border. I added her to the card using pop dots and added some Star Dust Stickles to her wings. 
 Patterned Paper from the Twitterpated collection from Stampin' Up worked perfectly for my card. I cut out stitched squares with a die and set them aside. I laid out my stitched squares in a quilt type pattern on card stock, glued them down when I was happy with it and hand cut a thin edge around it to help them pop off the background.
Next I created a sentiment on my computer and cut it out using a stitched fish tail banner die and die cut a small heart in it just for fun. I masked off the Pirate's Birthday stamp to include a Happy Birthday sentiment and added a die cut spool of thread with a heart. Some cotton lace ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Kathy Quilting Angel - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Pirates Birthday  - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Twitterpated - Stampin' Up

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, stitched fish tail banner die - YNS, mini hearts die - YNS, spool of thread die - AI mini sewing, cotton lace ribbon, pop dots, stitched square die - YNS, Star Dust Stickles


 Copic Markers:

Skin - E00 E21 E11

Dress, Hat - BG72 BG75 B99 C0 C2

Quilt -E50 D51 E53 E55 R30 R32 R56 R59

Hair, Shoes- E23 E25 E27

Chair - E34 E35 E29




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Thursday 17 June 2021

Scenic Route

When hubby and I are going somewhere and it is a long drive, we always try to find "the scenic" route. This usually ends up being the no highways way to go and we have seen some beautiful scenery and found some hidden gems over the years. 

It is always fun to find a hidden gem and then go back to it when we have time to spend there ..... on a different road trip of course <wink> It is these road trips that were the inspiration for this card featuring "Choo Choo" from High Hopes. 


After stamping this cutie and colouring it with Copic markers I hand fussy cut it and ran a black marker around the edge to get any white I had missed. I wanted to include a railroad track on my card but I didn't have a die for that so I used a curved edge die to cut the rails and then decided the width of the cross pieces and cut them to fit. I added some trees and clouds to help create my scene. I added my stamped image last and popped him up with some foam pop dots. 

After stamping the sentiment I cut it to size and mounted it on matching card stock. Some enamel dots finish off my card. 


Card Recipe 

Stamp: Choo Choo  - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Scenic Route - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Cartopia - Carta Bella, sky - Piggy Tails 


Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, tree and cloud dies YNS, curved edge die - My Creative Time Dies, foam pop dots, enamel dots


 Copic Markers:

Train  - C1 C2 C4 C5 B12 B14 B16 B97

Eyes - N4 N5 N8 N10 B00 B01 B02 B04

Smoke -W1 W2

Hair - E34 E35 E29




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Thursday 10 June 2021

Fairy Wishes

It's all about the magic of fairies with "Flying Fairy" from the Mix It Up Release at High Hopes. 
Honestly, I wasn't told a lot about fairies when I was growing up but as I got older and could choose the books I wanted to read I found a few fantasy type books that exposed me to the magic of fairies. I used to watch for fire flies and when I saw them imagined they were fairies. 
I chose to add this gorgeous stamp to an inked background I created hoping to give my card a magical feel. 



I stamped this fun fairy and coloured her using Copic markers. I added some clear sparkle pen to her wings and wand but it is hard to see in the photo. Next I hand fussy cut her leaving a thin white edge.
To make my background, I used some inks, water, Silver Stickles and white acrylic paint on watercolour paper. To create the background I used a similar process to creating a galaxy background and added some of my own "touches".

After creating my very sparkly background I used a swirling star die to cut some of it out. Some white glitter paper was added behind the stars for some extra sparkle. It is really hard to get a good picture of all the sparkle on this card - it is very sparkly in person but creating the background was so fun. After stamping the sentiment, I cut it to size and added it to some matching card stock.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Flying Fairy  - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: Make A Wish - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Inked Background


Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, Not Quite Navy and Summer Sun Stampin' Up ink, Rosebud Memento ink, Seedless Preserves Distress ink, white glitter paper, swirling stars die - Tim Holtz, Clear Spectrum Sparkle pen, silver Stickles


 Copic Markers:

Skin  - E00 E21 E11

Dress - R81 R83 R85

Flowers -V22 V25 V17 YG01 YG03 YG17

Hair - E34 E35 E29

Wand - Y11 Y08 Y38 C2 C4 V22 V25

Wings - C1 C2 blender




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Thursday 3 June 2021

A New Adventure

 I have a little man in my life who makes me smile and keeps me young! I met him a couple days after he was born and this adorable, strong little man is growing fast. He is a typical boy - loves anything with wheels, biking and jumping on the trampoline. I do have to admit he is a little hard to keep up with <wink>

Fire Truck from the vault opening and the "Mix It Up" release at High Hopes reminds me of this little guy because ... well.....it has wheels! The New Adventure sentiment reminds me of him because I don't know how, but in September he is old enough to start school! Not sure how the little's in our lives always grow so fast. This card was made for him for his first day of school as his new adventure begins....



After stamping the fire truck I coloured it with Copic Markers, hand fussy cut it and ran a black marker around the edge to get any white I had missed. After setting him aside I chose some patterned paper from a Christmas Photo Play pad and matching card stock. Next I found some lighter grey card stock in my scrap pieces bin and cut it to fit my card base. 
I created the "fire station" by inking up a brick stencil with London Fog Memento ink and cut the doors out using a square die. To add some texture to the doors, I used my score board to add some lines to them. I printed the Fire Station #2 from my computer, stamped the sentiment and cut it to size. 
The fire station sign, sentiment and fire truck are added with 3D foam pop dots to add some dimension. Twine and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Fire Truck - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiments: New Adventure - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Kringle and Co - Photo Play 


Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, 3D foam pop dots, square die, brick stencil - Whimsy Stamps, twine, enamel dots, London Fog Memento ink, computer 


 Copic Markers:

Tires  - N4 N5 N8 N10 

Hose, Reel, Ladder, Hub Caps, Grill  - C2 C3 C4 C5

Hose -E30 E31 E43

Fire Truck - R24 R27 R37 R59 Y11 Y15




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