Holiday Cheer

I can't believe we are at the end of July already!  I have had so much fun playing with the Christmas in July release I am sad to see the month end! 

For me, one of the best things about making cards is personalizing the stamps I use to the person receiving the card. It is no different at Christmas time and one of the greatest gifts I receive is not only spending time with family and friends, but I to see the smiles when they open the cards I have made just for them. 

As I have mentioned before, I have a lot of people in my life who love penguins so of course I had to play with "Penguin Present" from High Hopes. He is adorable! and I think he would be perfect for a Happy New Year or winter Birthday card too! 

After stamping my image with Memento Tuxedo black ink I coloured him with Copic markers and cut him out using a cross stitch square die. I love a little bit of bling on my cards - especially Christmas cards - so I added some gold glitter Nuvo drops to the tissue paper around him. Patterned paper from the A Cozy Christmas collection from Echo Park was perfect for my design. I used a stitched tag die to cut out the of patterned paper to go behind him to add a bit of interest to the design. 

For the sentiment, I masked off the bottom portion of a larger sentiment and just used the first line. I love when I can make my purchases go further with a bit of masking. A bow, evergreen branch die cuts and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Penguin Present - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Holiday All Year - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - A Cozy Christmas - Echo Park

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, cross stitch square die - Gina Marie Designs, stitched tag die - Tutti Designs, evergreen branches - Tim Holtz, enamel dots, Honey Gold Nuvo Glitter Drops, ribbon

 Copic Markers:

Penguin - N4 N5 N8 N10

Beak and Feet -Y11 Y15 Y17

Box, Hat, Ornament - R39 R59 V09

Present - G17 G28 B39 E30 E31 E43

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Winter Fun!

 I learned to skate at quite a young age. I had my share of bumps and bruises but I know I didn't look as adorable as "Snowman Stumble" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps when I was learning to skate. My challenges were explained when it was realized that the skates I was using were figure skates that had an extra pick on the toe which is needed by figure skaters to do jumps etc. Once the adjustment was made in my technique for this fact, learning to skate became much easier! 

Meet Snowman Stumble - how adorable able is he?! Perfect for your winter/Christmas cards for anyone who loves a snowman!

I stamped this cutie and coloured with my Copic markers and added some white polka dots to his hat with a white gel pen. Next I used the pleated lace oval die to cut him out and I cut and placed a card stock oval to put behind the die cut image. 

Patterned paper from Lawn Fawn and Bo Bunny were a fun wintery combination that was cut to fit my design. I added some snowflake dies from Sizzix and put some matching crystals in the middle of each one to add a bit of bling. The image is added with some foam pop dots to add some dimension to my card. Some ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Snowman Stumble - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Winter Fun! - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Altitude Collection - Bo Bunny, Really Rainbow Christmas - Lawn Fawn

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, pleated lace die - Gina Marie Designs, snowflakes - Sizzix, enamel dots, Crystazzi crystals, white gel pen

 Copic Markers:

Nose - N4 N5 N8 N10

Hat -BG01 BG05 BG07 BG09

Skates - C0 C1 C4 C5 E34 E35 E29

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Penguin Merry Christmas

 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas........on my blog and in my craft space anyway! Where I live we are in the throws of summer heat and humidity so doing Christmas cards in July definitely helps cool things down in my space.

I have a number of people in my life who love penguins so the re-release of "Penguin On Ice" in the Christmas in July release was perfect timing for my Christmas card making adventures. I definitely see more of this cutie in my card making future. Without further ado......meet Penguin On Ice from High Hopes Rubber Stamps!

I stamped this cutie and coloured him with Copic markers and added some Stickles to his hat. I have recently switched to Copics so I am having fun learning colour combos and just having fun colouring over all. 

After I finished the colouring, I cut out the image using a slash stitched round square die. I chose patterned paper from Echo Park and planned and cut each layer. I added some die cut icicles to the layers to keep the theme of the stamp as he is sitting on an ice pad. 

A tiny bow and the sentiment finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Penguin On Ice - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Scripty Merry Christmas - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - My Favorite Winter - Echo Park 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, slash stitched round square die - Gina Marie Designs, ribbon, icicle border - Impression Obsession, Diamond Stickles 

 Copic Markers:

Penguin - N4 N5 N8 N10

Beak - Y11 Y15 Y17

Ice - B000 B00 B01 B02

Holly Branches - G05 G07 G28 R24 R27 R39 R59

Hat and Scarf - B32 B34 B37 B39

Belly - C00 C01 C02

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