Candy Cane Wishes!

Happy Tuesday!

I've said it before but whenever I see a Penguin it reminds me of my Grandma. She was such a special lady and meant the world to me! Grandma was my Maid of Honour and she was tickled pink to stand with me! So of course when I saw the High Hopes "Top Hat Penguin", I knew I had to make a card with it! I decided to pair it with the "Birch Tree Background" stamp.

I started by first stamping the penguin. I stamped it a second time on some masking paper, fussy cut it out and placed it over top of the first stamped image. This allowed me to now stamp the background over the penguin to look like it was all one stamp. I coloured it all in with my Copic Sketch Markers. I held my breath and using a Marvy Deco Just Premium Marker in silver added tiny dots all over to look like snow was falling. Whew it turned out LOL,  and I didn't have to do it all over again. I backed the image with some papers from the Bella BLVD "Santa Squad" 6x6 collection. The sentiment is also from HH and is called "Candy Cane Wishes 2". Some twine and bows finish off my card.

Copics Used:

Penguin: C00, C1, C5, C7, C8/ Y23, Y26

Trees: W1, W3, E50

Greens: YG63, YG67

Reds: R32, R35, R37, R39

Hills: C00, C0, C1

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to head on over to the High Hopes website and see all Lora's adorable stamps! You can find more inspiration from the Design Team by visiting our Blog and Facebook page too!

Happy Stamping!

 

Christmas Mermaid!

Hi!

I haven't made a shaker card in forever!!! When I saw this cute digital stamp called "Christmas Mermaid" from Kinda Cute By Patricia Alveraz, shaker popped into my head! I love the idea that mermaids are making snowmen under the sea!

I started my design today by downloading, sizing and printing off the mermaid image. Next I coloured her in with my Copic Sketch markers. I made a frame out of a Stitched Scallop die and a circle die. I cut the coloured image out with a slightly bigger circle die so that I could mount the frame on top. Taking some acetate, I made a "window" and glued it to the back of the frame. I took some doubled up foam tape and added it to the back of the frame I created. Next I added an assortment of sequins and tiny beads and then glued the image to the frame. My papers today are from the Photoplay "Gnome For The Holidays" 6x6 collection. 

Here you can see how the scalloped frame is popped up. Shaker cards are always so much fun especially for younger kids when the skate, shake, shake them LOL!

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E21, E95, R20

Hair: Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Reds: R24, R27, R29

Tail: G00, G02, G03, G5, G7, G9, G14, G28

Snowman and Sand: E30, E31, E33, E34,  E37, E49

Water: B0000, B000, B00

Head on over to the Kinda Cute By Patricia Alvarez Face Book group for more inspiration, or check out the etsy shop!

Happy Stamping!

 

Holiday Penguins!

Hi!

I wanted to share this adorable slimline card with you today! I decided to use the MFT "Holiday Penguins" to create this adorable little winter scene.

I made my slimline card base (81/2" x 3/12") with some red glitter paper from Lawn Fawn. I cut a piece of cardstock using a Gina Marie "Scalloped Stitched Slimline" die. Next I taped the die cut to my blending mat covering up the scalloped edges to keep them white. Now I set about blending Distress Oxide Ink in Blueprint Sketch, Evergreen Bough, Broken China and Black Soot to make a dark winter sky. I coloured in the stamped images and using my Brother Cut N Scan, cut them out. I hand cut the snowy hills and added some Distress Oxide Ink in Iced Spruce to the edges and in just a bit. Now all I had to do was place my images. I popped them up with foam squares for added dimension to my card. Of course I had to add some glitter using my Stickles and a clear glitter pen. I stamped the sentiment from the set onto the bottom of the hill and I was finished.

Here's the finished inside using another sentiment from the "Holiday Penguins" Stamp set.

Copics Used:

C00, C0, C1, C6, C8, C9

R01, R37, R59, R89

YR21, YR24

G28, YG17, YG23, YG25

E23, E25, E27

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I always appreciate that you come to take a look!

Happy Stamping!

 

Gingerbread Family!

Hello!

I'm popping in today with an adorable card made with the High Hopes image called "Gingerbread Family In Heart"! I've fallen in love with the Gingerbread designs Lora has in the shop! They all are absolutely adorable and this family is one of my fav's!

To start, I stamped the image onto Copic friendly paper and coloured the image to match the papers in the Photoplay "Not A Creature was Stirring" 6x6 collection. Then taking a stitched heart die, cut out the image. I popped the image up with foam squares for added dimension. I used the HH "Gingerbread Dreams" sentiment. Some ribbon, a bow, gingerbread gem, enamel dots and Stickles finish off my card.

Copics Used:

E33, E35, E37

Y23, Y26, BG75, BG78

R35, R37, R39, R22

G28, G07, G05

RV04, RV52, RV55

BG000, BG18, BG45, BG49, BG57, BG75, BG78

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to head on over to the High Hopes website and see all Lora's adorable stamps! You can find more inspiration from the Design Team by visiting our Blog and Facebook page too!

Happy Stamping!

 

Christmas Gnomes!

Happy Sunday!

I totally forgot I got this stamp set last year in a Simon Says Stamp Card kit! So what a nice surprise when I found it in my "Christmas bin".  Meet the adorable Gnomes from the "Gnome For the Holidays" stamp set! Love the Gnome dressed as a Christmas tree.... just cracks me up!

Simple design today.... I just stamped the Gnomes onto a piece of Copic Friendly paper and then stamped the snowflakes randomly with blue ink. Next I coloured in my images and added crystal gems to the snowflake centres. I used the "Merry Christmas" sentiment from the set as well. A bit of Stickles added to the Santa Hats adds a fun touch.

This card is has more traditional colours and a piece of paper from the Polkadoodles "Ho Ho Ho Christmas" collection.

This card has a more fun vibe as I used non-traditional colours. A piece of paper from the Doodlebug "Fairy Tales" brings it all together.

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E11, R20

Beard: C0, C1, C2

Traditional card

YG93, YG95, YG97

Red: R24, R27, R29

Non-traditional Card:

YG21, YG23, YG25

BV08, V15, V17

RV04, RV06, RV09, RV63, RV66

BG53, BG55, BG09

Y35, Y38

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

 

Let's Bake!

Happy Saturday To You!

I love Saturdays as it's a "no work zone" in my house and Hubby and I spend the day together.  I love this adorable "Boy Baking" digital stamp from Kinda Cute By Patricia Alveraz! When the kids were little, Saturdays often meant we baked something to snack on for the weekend! So this reminds me of those family times together!

I started by downloading, sizing and printing the digital image onto Copic friendly paper. I coloured the image in with Copic Markers and then fussy cut the image out. I added some black lines to try to make it look like a tile countertop. I added the image to my card base that used paper from the Echo Park "A Gingerbread Christmas" 6x6 collection! A cute gingerbread banner finishes off my card.

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E11, E21, R20

Hair: E23, E25, E27, E29/ Y23, Y28

R24, R27, R29

Gingerbread: E33, E35, E37

Utensils: C0, C1, C3/ E51, E53, R27

Head on over to the Kinda Cute By Patricia Alvarez Face Book group for more inspiration, or check out the etsy shop!

Happy Stamping!

 

Santa's Coming To Town!

Happy December 1st!

Wow it's hard to believe it's December already and Santa will be coming sooner than we think! I love this adorable stamp from High Hopes called "Santa and Rudy Block"! I love how Rudy is popping up to be in the picture too!

I stamped my image and coloured it in using my Copic Markers. Next using a Loopy Square die from Gina Marie, I cut out my coloured image. I decided to use papers from the Echo Park "My Favourite Christmas" 6x6 collection. My card is on a Kraft coloured card base and layered with lots of different papers. I inked all the paper and die cut edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink for added dimension. Of course I had to have some bling so I added Crystal Stickles onto Santa's hat. The sentiment is also from High Hopes and is called "Coming To Town". Some glitter green gems finish off my card!

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E21, E95, R20

Beard: W0, W1, W3, W5

Santa: R24, R27, R29/ W6, W8, W9

Rudy: E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, E29/ W6, W8, W9

Bird: R37, R56, R89/ YR07

Star: Y35, Y38

Block & Background: YG63, YG67/ R24, R29/ W1, W3, W5/ B00, B000

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to head on over to the High Hopes website and see all Lora's adorable stamps! You can find more inspiration from the Design Team by visiting our Blog and Facebook page too!

Happy Stamping!

 

Let's Build A Snowman!

Hello and Welcome!

Thanks for stopping by to see this adorable card today using the Kinda Cute By Patricia Alveraz digital image called "Reindeer Building A Snowman". This image just warms my heart!

To start designing my card, I downloaded, sized and coloured in my image. Then using my scissors, I fussy cut it out. The background paper is from the Doodlebug "Christmas Town" 6x6 collection. I picked up the snowflake frame die at Hobby Lobby on clearance last Fall and it doesn't have a name on it. I added the snowy hills and a die cut tree to create a little winter scene. Their noses and hills have some Stickles added to them for a glittery look. A nice big red bow and snowflake gem finish off my card.

Copics Used:

Reindeer: E31, E23, E57, E79/ W1, W3/ R01, R24

Snowman: C00, C0, C1, YR04, YR09, W5, W8

Red: R24, R27, R29

Head on over to the Kinda Cute By Patricia Alvarez Face Book group for more inspiration, or check out the etsy shop!

Happy Stamping!

 

Mr & Mrs Snome!

Hello!

I'm so happy you stopped by today to see my latest card. I had so much fun making this card! It's a "Pop Up", and I love that the surprise is on the inside. I'm using the "Mr & Mrs Snome" set from Craft Consortium for my design today.

On my card today I am using papers from the Polkadoodles "Gnome Season" and "Ho Ho Gnome" 6x6 collections. To keep my card closed, I made a belly band and decorated it with 2 of the images that come in the set and a MFT Poinsettia Die cut.

Here's what you see when you open the card! An adorable Pop Up scene and greeting! The greeting is from High Hopes Stamps and is called "From Our Gnome". To create the pop up I used the Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Pop Up Die. I added a few Magnolia Tree die cuts and even cut the Robin off Santa Gnome's Hat and put it in the tree. I cut around the images using my Brother Cut N Scan. 

Here you can see how the images are popped up.

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E21, E95, R20

Outfits: R35, R46, R59, R89/ YG63, YG67

Deer: E34, E35, E57, R79/ W1, W3, W5, W6, W8

Mushrooms: R24, R27, W3, W5

Basket: E30, E31, E33

Happy Stamping!

 

Gingerbread Dreams!

Hi!

I haven't made a "stair step" card in forever and decided that this would be perfect to pair with the High Hopes Stamp "Gingerbread Friends" and "Gingerbread House" images. This brings back memories of my Mom making Gingerbread Houses every year with my girls. I have to admit that ours never looked this pretty, more "goopy" and loaded with anything and everything LOL. But they sure had fun doing them.

To start, I stamped and coloured all my images to match the papers in the Doodlebug "Christmas magic" 6x6 collection. Next using my Brother Cut N Scan machine I cut out the images. Then I pulled out my Cameo and a svg file and created the Side Stair Step card base. I enlarged the file to fit the larger Gingerbread Friend image. I added a fence die cut in front of the Gingerbread House to create a little scene. The lollipops have some Clear Glitter Pen added to them and of course I had to add some Crystal Stickles to "icing" parts on both images.

Here's a side view where you can see the "stair steps" better. I thought the High Hopes "Gingerbread Dreams"sentiment went perfectly with my card theme!

I stamped an extra house and coloured in just the lollipops and little gumdrops, fussy cut them out with scissors and added on the first "step" to help create a more dimensional look.

Copics Used:

Gingerbread: E33, E35, E37

Reds: R24, R27, R29

Greens: G28, YG17, YG23, YG25

Yellows: Y21, Y23, Y26

Pinks: RV02, RV04, RV06, RV09

Blue Greens: BG13, BG18, BG34

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to head on over to the High Hopes website and see all Lora's adorable stamps! You can find more inspiration from the Design Team by visiting our Blog and Facebook page too!

Happy Stamping!