Top 10 High Hopes Cards from 2018

Merry Christmas everyone!!  I hope your Christmas celebration was wonderful and that you all had a great time with family and friends.  We spent the day surrounded by family and it was a wonderful day! 

Today I am sharing with you all my 2018 favorite top 10 cards featuring High Hopes Rubber Stamps.

They are in no particular order, as it was hard to choose just 10!!

Three Pane Christmas

Little Sleuth and Watson

Jumping Party Robot

Three Pane Santa

Cocoa Gnome

Mountie Marc

Harley

Peg Leg Pete

Three Little Garden Gnomes

Flop Eared Rabbit

Thanks for looking at my favorite High Hopes Stamps cards from 2018.  Be sure to check the blog for the rest of the ladies top 10!!!

Snowflake Season

For my One Crazy Stamper card today I have combined a couple of different images.  This card includes the adorable Winter Moose image as well as the Forest image.

The entire card was colored with Copic markers including the sky, which is a technique I am working hard on getting right.  The snowflakes were made with a Sakura white glaze pen.

Card Recipe - E31, E33, E35, E37, E57, G21, G24, G28, B23, B24, B26, V08, B32, B41, B45, B52, R24, YR02, YR04, YR09, C1

Oh the Weather Outside.....

Oh the weather outside is frightful

But the fire is so delightful

Since we've no place to go

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

It doesn't show signs of stoppin'

And I've brought some corn for poppin'

The lights are turned down low

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Yesterday we were under a heavy snowfall warning of 20 - 25 cm, and mother nature did not disappoint!

So my card for today's One Crazy Stamper blog was inspired by it....

First off I must say that you should never heat emboss and then color with your Copics, as the two seem to not really like each other (guess who will be replacing a few Copic nibs in the near future).  Oh well, lesson learned and I'm passing it on to all of my followers.  Now, back to the card - the image is High Hopes Rubber Stamps Winter Wonderland U-013.  I stamped the image with Versamark and heat embossed it with a white embossing powder, and then I colored it.  Excuse the streaky sky - I was going for the northern lights and really messed it up when the reaction occurred - sigh!  After coloring the image, I once again stamped with Versamark( thank goodness for the MISTI) and added more white embossing powder.  The next time I think I'll stamp the image with a light color, color it with my Copics, and then heat embossed the white over the finished product.

Copics - B12, B02, B26, B24, B00, B66, 0, G14, G02, YG13, G29, G94, C1

A Special Visit

Twenty days until Christmas arrives, and look what my wandering eyes did see....

...it's Santa's hat, and an adorable tag for a gift!!  This sweet image is Penguin Tag from High Hopes Rubber Stamps newest release, Woodsy Christmas.  I have colored the image with Copic markers and used a Sakura white glaze pen to add highlights.  The sentiment was stamped with Versamark, then I added silver embossing powder which was heated to create the finishing touch.

Card Recipe - Copics - R24, R29, N1, N4, N7, N10, B23, B26, B29, B0000, G43, G46

Greatest Gifts

    Christmas is quickly approaching - the time to share memories with family and friends, and my card  today for One Crazy stamper celebrates the season!

This sweet image is from High Hopes Rubber stamps newest release Woodsy Christmas and is called Christmas Penguins.  I have colored the image with Copics and added white highlights with a Sakura white glaze pen.  The image was mounted on Photo Play's Mad 4 Plaid Christmas paper from last year.  The sentiment is also from High Hopes Rubber Stamps and can be found here.

Card Recipe - Copics - T1, T2, T10, R24, R27, R29, G21, G24, G28, Y19, Y38

Gopher Greetings to You

Who doesn't love an adorable little gopher wishing you a very Sparkly Christmas!!!  I just had to color up this cutie from High Hopes Rubber Stamps newest release Woodsy Christmas.

This is Christmas Gofer that I colored with Copic markers.  After fussy cutting the image I added sparkle with touches of a silver glitter pen, white highlights with a Sakura glaze pen, 3D berries made with white and red pearl pens, snow with Liquid Embossing, some fun flock on the hat, and then to finish off the whole image I sprayed it with Shimmer Spritz (sure wish the glitter showed on this photo). 

The sentiment is also from High Hopes Rubber stamps and is available here.  A red snowflake cut using an older Memory Box die from my stash finishes off the card front.  

Card Recipe - E21, E23, E25, E27, E29, 110, RV11, RV34, R85, BG02, BG07, BG09, R08, R29, R37, G07,, YG67, G29

Blue Christmas

Happy Halloween everyone!! 

It's time for me to show you another one of the new release images from High Hopes Rubber Stamps, and this time around I have not done any coloring!!

This beauty was created by stamping the Wreath (TT167) image on to Copic Xpress It cardstock with VersaMark embossing ink, and then covering the image with clear embossing powder.  After heat setting the image I then used Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers, and Blueprint Sketch distress inks to create the background color.  The Merry Christmas sentiment is also from the newest Woodsy Christmas release and can be purchased here.  Some randomly place dots of white created with a Sakura white gel pen, and a touch of Star Dust Stickles finish off the card front.

Christmas Trio

Wednesday has come again, so it's time for me to share my latest creation for One Crazy Stamper.  The new release Woodsy Christmas has arrived at the store, and is available for purchase, but alas Canada Post is slow in getting my stamps to me so....... in the meantime I have an older image to share with you all.

This image is Three Pane Christmas from High Hopes Rubber stamps that I have stamped on to Copic Xpress It cardstock with Memento ink, and then colored with my Copic sketch markers.  Once I fussy cut the image out, it was placed on a card front that features an older Cuttlebug embossing folder, some Carta Bella paper, and a My Favorite Things sentiment.

Card Recipe - E00, E01, E11, E23, E25, E27, E40, E42, E43B02, R20, R29, R39, R59, 100, 0, Y23, Y28, G24, G29, C2, BG0000

Be sure to check out the rest of the design teams wonderful projects featuring the new release here.

Skiing Raccoon

Welcome back to my usual Wednesday post for One Crazy Stamper, and today I am showcasing another of the newest images available from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.  This cutie is Skiing Raccoon, and the sentiment Hello Winter is also from the new release.

I colored the image with Copic sketch markers and Prismacolor pencils, and then fussy cut it out placing it on the background dp from Carta Bella.  I also added Stampendous Fun Flock in white to the trim on the hat and sweater.  Some added sparkle was added with the sequin snowflakes.

Card Recipe 

Copics - E40, E42, E43, E44, C2, C5, C7, W7, W10, R24, R27, R29, BG11, BG13, BG15, B41, B45

Prismacolor pencils - 1072 - 50% French Grey, 1069 20% French Grey, PC 947 Dark Umber, PC 938 White

North Pole Penguin

Welcome to the release of new images for High Hopes Rubber Stamps!!  The new release is called "Woodsy Christmas" and is shipping soon.  

The new release features adorable images and today I am sharing with you all "North Pole Penguin" and a sentiment also from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.  

I have colored the image with Copic sketch markers, and then used some white fun flock on the trim of the hat.  The dp is an older paper from Carta Bella's All Bundled Up collection.

Card Recipe - 100(Black), B21, B24, B26, B29, C1, Colorless Blender, R24, R27, R29, Y13, Y15, and Y17

Please be sure to check out the rest of the design teams wonderful creations featuring the newest images from High Hopes on the One Crazy Stamper blog here.

Snow Bird

Hard to believe but Christmas is just a short few weeks away, so I have been busy creating cards for the occasion.  Today's card for One Crazy Stamper is just one of many!

I got creative with this image entitled Blue Birdy (PP001) from High Hopes Rubber Stamps,by using it as the main focal point of the card, and also to create the patterned paper on the top of the card.  I stamped the image lightly in three colors to coordinate with the designer paper I picked, and then stamped the image with Memento Ink, and colored the image with Copics.  The addition of some Stampendous Fun Flock to the fur details finished off the image.

Card Recipe - Copics - B34, B37, B39, YR04, YR09, V04, V06, V09

Hockey Greetings

It's been a crazy week - I spent last week in Calgary teaching classes, visiting friends and hitting all of my favorite restaurants!!  I was going to return home to the Kootenays today, but thankfully I was watching the weather forecast and knew I had to make the long drive home yesterday - good thing as Calgary was hit with a big dump of snow today - up to 35 cm in parts of the city!! 

For today's One Crazy Stamper post I colored up "Goalie Gregg" P025 with my Copic sketch markers and then mounted it on a card that I created with just colored cardstock.  The sentiment is hand written.

Card Recipe - E00, E01, E11, E21, E23, E25, E27, E33, E35, E37, B24, B26, R24, R27, R29, N1, N3, N4, N10

Jumping with Excitement!!

This last month has been full of birthdays, both family and friends celebrated the big event, so it's been a very busy month.  Boy's cards are super hard to find so I just had to design this little fellow into a card for the big event!

This adorable image is Jumping Party Robot from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.  I have colored him with Copic markers and then fussy cut him out.  The designer paper is from Bo Bunny and the sentiment is from My Sentiments Exactly.  I used good old fashioned pinking scissors to make the border around the sentiment.

Card Recipe - B01, B04, YR15, YR18, C2, C5, C8

Jingle Greeting From Canada

Fall is in the air here in British Columbia, and with that in mind my thoughts turn to Christmas and all of the cards I need to make.  This card features one of my favorite images from High Hopes Rubber stamps.

This is Canadian Christmas Greetings that I stamped on to Copic Xpress It cardstock with Memento ink and then colored with Copic Markers.  I paired the image with Christmas paper from Photo Play, some red twine and a sentiment from My Favorite Things.

Card Recipe - E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, E39, R22, R24, R29, G40, G43, G46, T1, B41, T8, 100, Wink of Stella gold, Sakura white glaze pen

Eyes on the Prize

Today's card for One Crazy Stamper features two of my favorite images.  Both were colored with Inktense Pencils and water brushes.  I can just imagine the two of them getting in to all kinds of trouble.

This is High Hopes Rubber Stamps Little Sleuth ( R205) and his sidekick Watson (M100).  Both were stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink on to water color paper, and then colored with Inktense pencils.

Card Recipe -

Inktense Pencils

 Baked Earth 1800, Leaf Green 1600, Dark Chocolate 1930, Mustard 1700, Navy Blue 0830, Willow 1900, Saddle Brown 1740

Have a great day and be sure to check out the amazing projects all of the design team are sharing on the One Crazy Stamper blog.

It's Yarr Birthday

September already!  Seems the older I get the faster the time flies by.  This month for One Crazy Stamper we are showing you all cards or projects that reflect the theme of Anything Goes!

My card this week features Peg Leg Pete from High Hopes Rubber Stamps that I have colored with Copic markers.  I fussy cut the image, and then placed it on the card front that features paper from Prima's Engraver line, some wrinkled kraft paper that I highlighted the wrinkles with brown ink, twine, and sentiments from my stash.

Card Recipe - Copics - E01, E11, E13, E23, E25, E27, E40, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49, R24, R29, C1, C3, C4, T5, T7, and T10

Little Pumpkin

The sky is blue today which is quite the change for us in British Columbia, as most days the sky is grey or orange from all of the forest fire smoke that surrounds us.  So to celebrate I have created this cute card featuring one of my favorite fall stamps from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.

The image is entitled "Pumpkin Patch" (S152), and I have stamped it on Copic Xpress It cardstock with Memento ink, and then colored it with Copics.  The card front is paper from my stash and the sentiment is from a CC Designs sentiment set.

I hope you are enjoying the last week of summer wherever you are, and please check out the design team posts as the ladies are showcasing some beautiful projects.

Ready, Set, Glow

Sharing a little bit of magical fun today, with my card for One Crazy Stamper this week.  This adorable image is Little Wizard that I colored with Copics, then fussy cut and adhered to the card front.  The card front was made with an older Martha Stewart punch and layers of paper.  I just love this little wizard and his owl!!

  Card Recipe - Copics - YR000, YR01, V15, V17, BV00, R59, N4, N7, N10, E33, E35, E37, Y38

Silver Gel pen for the buckle on his hat, the owl eyes, and the stars from his wand.

Fall is in the Air

I'm back finally although this will be a short post as I still don't have internet - moving in the mountains is a test of patience as today is the fourth appointment with Shaw to get internet and cable working.  Last week at the third appointment we got phones at least!!

So for my card for today's post for One Crazy Stamper I have chosen the adorable image from High Hope's Rubber Stamps called Are We There Yet S087 and paired it with a sentiment from Sentiment Set #1.

Card Recipe - E07, E08, E09, E30, E31, E34, E35, E37, E39, E49, B34, B37, B39, C2, C5, C7, C10, C3, RV34

I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful summer weather, and please check out the other design team members wonderful projects at One Crazy Stamper.

A Merry Snowlady Wishes to You

Christmas in July is a great way to get a start on all of those Christmas cards that we always say we will make early, and then come late November we suddenly realize we don't have enough cards once again.  This week for One Crazy Stamper I have colored up the adorable Snowlady Surprise from High Hopes Rubber stamps.

The image was stamped on Copic Xpress It cardstock with Memento ink and then colored with Copic sketch markers.  To add further dimension to the image I added Prismacolor pencils to the shadows and highlights, and blended it out with Gamsol.  Echo Park's Hello Winter paper is the card base, and the sentiment is from my stash - an old Waltzing Mouse stamp.