Live Life

This week I decided to  challenge myself. I wanted to use a "portion" of a larger stamp by masking it to "create" a new image. Masking a portion of a larger stamp gives me more ways to use a stamp I have purchased. 

I chose "Fragrant Blooms" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps and masked off this cute snail and flowers. 

After masking off the stamp and stamping only the portion I wanted to use, I coloured it with alcohol markers and Prisma Pencils and cut it out using a circle die. Next I cut a piece of white card stock to fit my card and added some ink splatters with matching ink to create a bit of a back ground. This was added to some gingham paper from MFT after I inked all of the edges with Distress ink. 
I placed my stamp roughly where I wanted it on the card and with the help of my Misti stamped the sentiment. Some twine and sparkly enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Fragrant Blooms - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Life In Bloom - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Gingham Galore - MFT

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, circle die - Spellbinders, twine, enamel dots - C.C. Designs and Gina Marie Designs, antique linen Distress ink, Stampin' Up ink, mini ink splatter - YNS, flowers - Poppies and Prairie

Spectrum Noir Markers: CT1 CT2 GB5 AG1 AG3 AG4 CR11 CR7 PP1 PP3 BG7 TN1 EB1

Copics: RV11 

Prismacolor Pencils: goldenrod, dark green, henna, deco peach, beige

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Snowy Love - Ornament and Shaker Card

The day I made this set, the weather was cool and feeling more like October then August in Ontario. 

The perfect temperature to throw on a sweater and get into a winter/Christmas mode... I can't believe I just typed that! I also can't believe it's September already! 

My post today features Snowy Love from the Joys of the Seasons new release at High Hopes Rubber Stamps. 

I made a shaker card and an ornament with this oh so cute stamp. This could be part of a hostess gift for the Christmas season maybe?

Ornament Close Up

Card Close Up

After colouring my two images, I set about making my ornament. There are actually two stamps in the ornament - one on each side - so when it is hung on the tree you are seeing this cutie from both sides (it also covers the marker bled through paper on the back side of the stamp). They are glued together and then set into half of the ornament. The other half of the ornament is put on (it snaps together) and then ribbon and a wooden snowflake with glitter are added to finish it off. The challenge with these ornaments? - getting a good picture!!!! 

For the card, I coloured my stamp with alcohol markers, and fussy cut it. The finished card size is 41/2 x 41/2. I cut my cardstock and patterned paper to create my base. I ran a smaller piece of white cardstock through my Big Kick in a snowflake embossing folder and then cut out a circle with a die cut. After adding some foam tape and overhead transparency to create my window, I added beads, snowflakes and sequins. The card is finished off with a computer generated sentiment and a wooden snowflake with glitter. 

Spectrum Noir Marker List

Hat/Mittens: CR9 CR11 DR6 TN1 EB1 

Nose/Mouth: CR2 CR11 CR6

Scarf Dots: CR9

Cheeks: CR2

Face: TB1 

Background: TB2

Card and Ornament Recipe

Patterned Paper: Kissing Santa - American Crafts

Snowflake Embossing Folder - Darice

3D Foam Squares - Scrapbook Adhesives

Clear Foam - Stix 2

Dies: Fishtail Banner Dies - Your Next Stamp

Standard Circle Dies - Spellbinders

Glitter: Hero Arts 

Quickie Glue Pen 

Sentiment: Computer - Calibri Font

Cardstock: Bazzill and Recollections

Wood Snowflakes: The Stockade 

White Paint: Deco Art 

Ornament: Michaels

Beads/Snowflakes/Sequins: Dollarama

I hope you have enjoyed my super long post today! Thanks for stopping by! 

Witchy Ride - Easel Card with a Twist

How cute is this witch from the Joys of the Seasons new release! She is called Witchy Ride (found here)

I made a standard easel card with a twist. The twist is an LED tea light behind the moon to light it up. How fun is that?! I saw a tutorial here (scroll down) awhile ago and when I saw this stamp I knew it was the perfect stamp to try this idea with. 

Without the Light

I started by making my easel card and cutting out the moon with a circle die. I pounced the moon with a little bit of yellow ink to add a bit of colour to it. I coloured my stamps with alcohol markers (list below) and fussy cut them. After picking a font for my sentiment I printed it and mounted it on cardstock. The broom and bats were added and the card is finished off with orange and black gumdrops                  

                                           Spectrum Noir Markers              
                                       Pumpkin and Hat: OR1 OR2 OR3

    Bird: BT1 BT3 BT4

         Face/Hands: FS2 FS3 TN2 1G1

                     room: TN1 TN2 TN3 TN6 TN7

                 Hair/Broom Handle: TN7 TN8 EB8 

          Leaves: CG1 DG2 DG4

     Cape/Socks: LV1 LV2 LV3

  Spider: BG3 BG5

       Bat: BG5 BG7 BG10

    Mouth/Cheeks: FS8

     Bats: BG3 BG5 BG10

     Buckle: Silver Gel Pen

                         
 Card Recipe
LED light - Dollarama

Ink: Barely Banana - Stampin Up

Broom: Miniatures (Michaels)

Sentiment: Computer - Boopee Font

Enamel Dots: Orange and Black Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp

Patterned Paper: Spooksville - We R Memory Keepers

Dies: Standard Circles - Spellbinders

Moon: Vellum (fabric feel) - from my stash 

Purple and Black Cardstock

I hope you have enjoyed my post today. Thanks for stopping by! 

Joy Ride - Joys Of The Seasons New Release Blog Hop

Hello High Hopes fans and welcome to the Joys of the Seasons blog hop. I hope you are enjoying all of the design team posts - so much fun! You should have arrived here from Carolina's blog. 

My card features "Joy Ride". Super cool Bob and his wife - congratulations on your wedding Bob! - are participating in their home town Christmas parade. We find them cruising down the main street under a colourful garland street decoration and waving to their adoring fans on his super cool motorcycle. 

I coloured my stamp with Spectrum Noir Markers (list below) and fussy cut it. My background sky was created by pouncing some blue ink, cutting a strip of grey cardstock (pounced with grey ink to make it look like cement) for the road and adding just a tiny bit of snow. I don't think Bob would have his motorcycle out if there was a ton of snow do you? 

The "garland" is cut with my Cricut, I added my sentiment and a few snowflakes I cut with a Marvy snowflake punch. 

Glitter was added to Bob's wife's earrings and necklace (hard to see) and Wink of Stella was added to Bob's glasses (hard to see). I am addicted to YNS gumdrops so I had to add a few to the corners and drew on my stitch lines with a black marker.

Spectrum Noir List 

Hats and Motorcycle: DR5 DR1 DR7

Skin: FS2 FS3 TN1 1G1

Hair: CT1 CT4 GB4  TN7 TN8 EB5

Lips and Mouth: DR2 FS6 FS8

Lights: CT1 CT4

Tires: BG5 BG7 BG10 

Handlebars: 1G1 1G2 1G4 1G9

Dress, Bow, Bow Tie: JG2 JG5 JG7 1G4

Boots: GB8 GB10 EB5

Mittens: JG1 JG2 JG4 

Eyes: TB4 and white gel pen 

Glasses, Holly: DG2

Berries: CR10

Jeans: TB8 BT9 TB9

Smoke puffs: TN1 TN2

Card Recipe 

Glitter: Hero Arts

Clear Wink of Stella

Ink: Ocean - Martha Stewart, Black and London Fog - Memento 

Sentiment: Studio G stamp

Snow: Snow Writer - Deco Art 

Garland: Joys of the Season cartridge - Cricut 

Pop Dots: Forever in Time 

Red Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp 

Patterned Paper: from my stash 

Snowflakes: Marvy punch 

Black Marker

Your next stop on the hop is  Jane  

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