Sparkle and Cheer Friends

I can't believe Christmas is in 3 days.......3 DAYS!!! Am I the only one who feels like this year went by at warp speed?!? This month the High Hopes design team has been sharing winter themed cards and for me, Christmas and New Year's are part of winter so for my final card of the year I have decided to do a card to wish you all - my followers, High Hopes fans and followers, and all my friends and family a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 

The design team will be taking next week off to spend time with family and friends and we will be back to regular posting in January.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone from myself and "Polar Friends" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. 

                                                                                                                   

I started this card by cutting a piece of water colour paper to fit my 5.5" x 5.5" card base and did some ink blending with Distress Ink and Stampin' Up inks. I splattered some Unicorn's Hair acrylic paint on the ink (hard to see in the picture) to add some extra sparkle and shine. 

When the paper was dry, I used a fireworks die to cut out the fireworks and glued the paper down to a piece of card stock. I set it aside and after stamping these friends on alcohol marker friendly paper I coloured them with Copic markers, added Star Dust Stickles to their scarves and hat and hand fussy cut them leaving a thin white edge.

Next, I cut fireworks out of white, red and green glitter paper and inset them in to the background. I added a few extra stars around the fireworks just for fun. White card stock cut with a curvy die helped me make some snowy hills. To create the sentiment, I masked off the top portion of the sentiment, stamped it on matching card stock with Versa Mark and added some white WOW embossing powder. 

After heating it with my heat gun, I let it cool and then added white ink around the edge to help it stand out a little bit better. The stamp was added with some foam tape to add some dimension and matching glitter dots in the corners finish off my card. 

Card Details

Stamps - Polar Friends (TT058) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Sparkle & Cheer (LDG001)

Patterned Paper - glitter paper - stash and American Crafts 

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, white WOW Embossing powder, Night of Navy ink - Stampin' Up, Stormy Sky - Distress ink, fireworks die - Your Next Stamp, Star Dust Stickles, Picket Fence Distress ink, foam tape, glitter dots, Unicorn's Hair acrylic paint - Prima 

Copic Markers

Penguin/Nose - N4 N5 N8 N10

Feet/Beak - Y11 Y15 Y17 Y38

Candy Cane - R17 R27 R37 R39

Paws - E01 E93

Shading - W0 W1

Hats/Scarves - R39 R59 R89 C7 G17 G28 B39

Glass - C1 C2 C4 C5 R59 G28 E01 E93

Ice Cubes - B000 B00

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super fantastic day!

Chill Out

It's Wednesday and that means it's my turn to share some inspiration with you on the OCS blog.

The design team has been showcasing the new Fall/Winter Fun release from High Hopes and they have shared some amazing projects haven't they?!?

There are so many fun new stamps I just had to share another one with you this week!

Meet "Polar Friends" and the "Chill Out" sentiment.

How cute are these two friends sharing a drink.

I coloured my stamp using alcohol markers and then fussy cut it. This time I decided to leave a thin white line when I cut it. They are popped up using some 3D foam pop dots to add a bit of dimension my card. I used some paper from an older Bo Bunny patterned paper collection and added some fun snowflakes using the Frostyville Border die. The sentiment is coloured with alcohol markers to match and some ribbon and gumdrops finish off my card. 

Card Recipe

Stamp: Polar Friends (TT058) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Chill Out  (FF020) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Altitude Collection - Bo Bunny

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic XpressIt , Silver Tinsel Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp, Frostyville Border die - Memory Box, Celebrate It Ribbon

Spectrum Noir Markers used: BG5 BG7 BG10 1G2 BT2 BT4 BT6 BT7 PL2 PL3 PL5 GT1 GT2 GT3 EB1 EB2 blender

Our November Challenge is Fall/Winter Fun and there is a sketch to get your creative juices flowing. There are still a few days left! Click here to play along - we can't wait to see what your create!

Here's the sketch

If you need High Hopes Stamps or crafting supplies you can find them at 

High Hopes Website or One Crazy Stamper

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fantastic day!