High Hopes Home For the Holidays

Today's post is a fun one! It's a High Hopes Challenge AAAAAAND it's a Sneak Peak at the new release going on sale this Thursday September 22!

This weeks Challenge is Home for the Holidays!

My Sneak Peak and challenge inspiration might look a little familiar......

The image used for the blog hop banner was coloured by me! I was so excited when I saw the banner. I might even print it out and frame it for my craft room!

Supplies Used:

Snowman with Stars with Christmas Joy Sentiment by High Hopes

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: SU Real Red, Always Artichoke, White X-Press It Blending Card

Paper: Authentique: Wonder

Accessories: May Arts Red Gingham Ribbon, Sizzix Holly with Berries Die, Crystal Effects (on Holly and Ivy), Star Buttons from Michaels Arts and Crafts, Silver Stickles(On Snowman's Stars' Buttons), Silver Cording (on Buttons)

Be sure to check the other High Hopes Divas' Blogs for more sneak peaks! Come back tomorrow for another sneak peak. Finally, set aside some time for the Blog Hop on Thursday!

Thanks for visiting!

Hugs

Heidi

High Hopes Challenge!

Happy Tuesday Blog Land! I have some exciting news to share. I have been asked to be a guest on the High Hopes Diva Design Team for September, October and November.

My best friend from University introduced me to Stampin' Up and stamping almost 4 years ago. Through the wonders of the internet and wurfing (my new word for surfing the internet), I discovered High Hopes Stamps. My first purchases were from the Noah's Ark collection!

The very first few challenges I ever participated in were High Hopes. Countless challenges (and a ton more money spent) here I am a Guest Diva! Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

Challenge # 117 is Back to School

I used Mushroom Mouse. It's one of the High Hopes MelJen Stamps, which are on being featured in the first new High Hopes Monthly Special. All of the MelJen Designs will be on sale for the Month of September!

I made a modified Zig Zag card. Here is the Zig Zag card Tutorial by Kristine.  I guess technically my card is a Zig card!

My Little Mouse is reading one of his Astrophysics books!

Supplies Used:

High Hopes: Mushroom Mouse, Shoot for the Moon,  Falling Star

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, PTI Vintage Touch Ink

Cardstock: SU Crushed Curry

Paper: October Afternoon Rocket Age, Basic Grey Oxford

Accessories: MFT Grass Die, SU Corduroy Brads, PTI Star Dies, Yellow and Diamond Stickles, SU Oval and Scallop Oval Punches

Be sure to check out the High Hopes Blog and the other Diva's Blogs!

Stamp and Create Magnolia Pre-Order

 Stamp and Create is about to start carrying Magnolia Stamps!

The new Magnolia "Winner Takes it All" Collection is now available for Pre-Order...

Shipping the beginning of August.

To celebrate that Stamp and Create are now carrying Magnolia Stamps, Lacey is offering some awesome Blog Candy!
Go and check out the Blog Candy Post HERE

I hope everyone is having a good summer, or winter if you are in the Southern Hemisphere.  I have been having a lazy papercrafting summer. I do have a card to share with you for two different challenges.

High Hopes: Challenge #114 Birthday
Sweet Sketch Wednesday: Sketch #112
There are a lot of items on this card you can purchase at Stamp and Create. So while you are placing your Magnolia Pre-Order, check out what else Lacey has to offer!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: High Hopes High Flyin' Mouse, PTI Sentiment

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, PTI Vintage Touch

Cardstock: SU Retired Pink Passion, Certainly Celery, X-Press It Blending Card by Copics

Paper: Kaisercraft Candy Lane

Accessories: Ovals cut with Cricut Machine, Pink and Green striped grosgrain ribbon from my stash, SU Ovals and scallop Oval punches,  Whimsy Double Scallop Border and Basic Grey Brads.

Thanks for visiting!

Heidi

High Hopes Anything Goes

I made this card a while ago for a different challenge, but decided I wanted to use a different colour scheme. So this card got put in my "Computer folder: available to use for blog posts". I rarely get a chance to use those cards for challenges, but in this case I found one! Thank you High Hopes for having a broad challenge this week!

This weeks High Hopes Challenge #108 is Anything Goes!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: High Hopes Lenny's Love Me Nots, PTI Sentiment

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, PTI Vintage Touch

Cardstock: SU Mellow Moss

Paper: SU Mellow Moss DSP

Accessories: May Arts White Silk Ribbon, Silver Flower Button from Joann Fabrics, Flowers from Wild Orchid Craft. Petite Scallop and Circle Nestabilities, SU Oval and Scallop Oval Punches.

Thanks for Visiting!

Heidi 

High Hopes Bunnies Bears and Balloons

I made this card for the High Hopes Challenge #107 Bunnies, Bears and Balloons. I made it for my family. The bears represent my dad, brother and me. I'm the one in pink :-)

Supplies Used:

Stamps: High Hopes Group Hug Stamp and Sentiment

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, PTI Vintage Touch

Cardstock: SU Early Expresso

Paper: My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose

Accessories: SU Oval and Scallop Oval Punch. Brown Pearls from Basic Grey, Pearl brads and flower spacers from Hobby House UK. Love charm from Stamp and Create, Flowers are a mix of Prima, Recollections and Wild Orchid Craft.

Thanks for visiting!

Heidi

High Hopes an Sweet Sketch Wednesday

The High Hopes Challenge #105 this week is Fabric (ribbon does not count). So I used felt. I have 1 big peach felt piece and three layered felt flowers. I combined this challenge with the Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge, which also wanted us to use bunnies!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Bunny By Birdhouse by High Hopes

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, PTI Vintage Touch

Cardstock: Retired SU Blue Bayou

Paper: Basic Grey Hopscotch

Accessories: Blue felt from PTI, Peach felt from My Favourite Things, Pearl Brads from Hobby House UK, Light Pink Swiss Dots Grosgrain Ribbon from Stamp and Create.

Thanks for visiting! I love reading your comments.

Heidi

No Bones About it!

This weeks Products spotlight at Stamp and Create is Valentines!

I cut out High Hopes No Bones Doggy using petite oval nestabilities. The May Arts cream trimming/satin pleats trim works really well on top of the May Arts Satin Pleats Ribbon. You can find the available colours here.

The paper is Bo Bunny and I created the brads using my brad maker.

Challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - The Sketch

High Hopes - Glitter/Sparkle - It's hard to see, but his bone is glittered up!

Charisma Cardz  - Valentines / Love

Thanks for visiting. I love reading your comments.

Heidi

High Hopes Birthday Celebration!

The High Hopes Blog is celebrating their birthday. Design Team member Lacey created a sketch for this weeks challenge. I had a lot of fun with this one! Thanks Lacey! Isn't Chris the Mouse the cutest!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: High Hopes Large Chris Mouse

Stamp Paper: Neenah Solar White

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock:SU Always Artichoke, SU Chocolate Chip

Paper: Crate Paper

Accessories: Martha Stewart Tree Punch, SU Chocolate Chip Brads, PTI Scallop Die, Tiny Twinkling Rhinestones from Taylored Expressions, Chrismas Lights from Michaels

Thanks for visiting! I love reading your comments!

Heidi

SSW and High Hopes

It's officially Fall here in Northern California, that can only mean one thing....time for the heat. I just watched the weather forecast and we are expecting temperatures 90-100 degrees this weekend and early next week!

This weeks High Hopes Challenge is Country. I combined this challenge with the Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge # 68.

I used one of my favourite stamps, Tom's Plea by High Hopes. This little guy does a great job giving me a guilt trip at Thanksgiving, where Turkeys are a staple food.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: High Hopes Tom's Plea, PTI Sentiment
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, Crumb Cake
Image paper: Neenah Solar White
Card Stock: SU Cajun Craze
Paper: Basic Grey Pyrus
Accessories: May Arts Netting, SU Soft Suede Ribbon, SU Word Window punch, SU Modern Label Punch, Handheld sewing machine, PTI Flower Dies, SU Antique Brad.

Thanks for visiting. I love reading your comments!

High Hopes-Anything but a card

This week's High Hopes Challenge #86 is Anything But a Card. I chose to make a Christmas Tag. I used my snowflakes cuttlebug folder, a long rectangle netabilities die, and some Making Memories sheet metal. The image is High Hopes Christmas Pane. I use foam tape to separate the two layers. I covered the die cut hole with clear cardstock so the silver star confetti could shake above the image.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: High Hopes Christmas Pane

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: SU Real Red, Neehah Solar White

Accessories: Making Memoried Metal Sheets, Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder, Black SU tiny metal frame studs, PTI Poppy Red Polka Dot Ribbon, SU Silver cord, Silver Star Confetti from Michaels, foam tape.

Thanks for visitng. I love reading your comments!

Heidi

High Hopes-Water

This weeks High Hopes Challenge #85 is Water. I think my favourite HH stamps are my sea related images. It reminds me of snorkeling in Hawaii! I used the Sketch from Sketch Saturday Challenge # 116.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Simon (the turtle), Diver Dan, Sea Floor Background, PTI Sentiment

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, Bermuda Bay

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics

Paper: Imaginisce Splash Dance

Accessories: Blue Netting from scrapbook territory, Charms from my stash, SU Linen Thread

Thanks for visiting! I love reading your comments

Heidi

Got Pink....a lighter shade

I made this card for the daughter of some family friends. Three challenges for this cutie:

Sketch Saturday # 115
High Hopes #84: Ribbons and Bows
Magical Modays #2: White and Pink

The Not so Good pictures.

The pictures aren't the best. I am not sure what settings I had my camera on, but I decided to go ahead with posting these and figure out my camera problems later.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: High Hopes Lenny's Love Me Nots, Sentiment PTI Just the Ticket

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Pink Pirouette, Copic Markers

Cardstock: SU Pink Pirouette, Papertrey Ink Stampers Select White

Paper: SU Pink Pirouette DSP

Accessories: Reflections Rhinestone, Pink flowers by The Art of Life Shop, White Flower-Prima White Symphony Blend, Charm from Stamp and Create, Ribbon from ribbon retreat, PTI Ticket Die, Scor pal tape, 3M foam.

Thanks for visiting. I love reading your comments!

Heidi

Got Pink?

This weeks challenge for High Hopes (#83) is to use your favourite embellishment. Do you remember that feeling of when you learned how to ride a bike, you got that excited thinking about it and couldn't wait to do it again? Right now, that is the feeling when I think about charms! Of course my charm would feel lonely by itself, so it got some friends...some of my other warm feeling favourites;  felt flowers and homemade brads made with my i-Top brad maker. I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday #114.  Lastly, 7 KidsCollegeFund is starting a new challenge blog. It's another every 2 week challenge blog. I love these, it gives one time to think about the challenge. The theme of the first challenge is pink and polka dots.

 

Supplies Used:

Stamps: High Hopes Toadstool Buggies, PTI Sentiment Mega Mixed Messages

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Melon Mamba, Copic Markers

Cardstock: SU Melon Mamba, PTI Stampers Select White, Gina K Pure Luxury White (image & sentiment)

Paper: SU Melon Mamba DSP
Accessories: PTI Razberry Fizz felt, MFT Pink Felt, i-Top small brads, i-Top Brad maker, Lace from stamp and create, SU Melon Mamba Polka Dot Ribbon, 3M foam tape, Charm from brads and charms.com, SU Oval punch, SU Scallop Oval Punch,  Spots & Dots Cuttlebug folder.

Thanks for visiting. I love reading your comments

Heidi

Tool Dragon

It's summertime and I should be in the swimming pool. So I will make this post short. This tool guy is for two challenges:

Cards for Men Challenge # 13 - Sketch Challenge

High Hopes Challenge # 82 - Super Star, use stars somehwere on your project.

The piece on the right hand side is made up of thin wood sheet pieces that I sponged with Tim Holtz Weathered Wood and Walnut Stain Distress inks. I wanted it to look like a floor or deck that someone would build!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: High Hopes Dragon and Tools, Papertrey Ink Mixed Messages Sentiment

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, Tim Holtz Walnut Stain and Weathered Wood Distress inks, Black SU Craft ink

Cardstock: SU Basic Grey, Night of Navy

Paper: Retired SU

Accessories: SU Star Punches, Screw Brads from my stash, SU Real Red Ribbon, SU Wood Sheets, Black embossing powder, Hammer charm from my charm stash.

Thanks for visiting! I'm heading into the swimming pool to cool off!

Heidi

Springy Flowers

Challenge # 77 on the High Hopes blog is Springy Flowers. I hope this is springy enough. We are still waiting for spring to kick it up a notch here in Northern California! I used the sketch from the Cute Card Thursday blog.



Supplies Used:
Stamps: High Hopes Lenny Love Me Nots
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, SU Mellow Moss
Cardstock: Gina K Pure Luxury, SU Mellow Moss, Whisper White
Paper: SU Mellow Moss Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Flowers- Prima Lilliput Roses-Tropocale, Rhinestone Bling from Michaels

Thanks for visiting! I love reading your comments.
Heidi

High Hope Challenge

This week's High Hopes Challenge is being hosted by Sirpa. Her challenge this week is to create a baby card or a card for a young child. I thought I had this stamp in my collection, but alas I didn't. I placed an urgent order with Lacey over at Stamp and Create. She was terrific and shipped my order on Monday, and it arrived on Wednesday. Phewww, enough time for me to stamp, colour, and make my card.

The paper is from Martha Stewart Baby Boy mini paper pad I got from Michaels. I also got myself an i-top Tool by Imaginisce. Ahhhh, I love making embellishments that match the card. I used three different papers. I used one with stars to match the stamp, a polka dot design and then a piece with cute elephant and button circles. I used the small i-top paper puncher, punched some of button circles and made them brads! I nestled the brads into photo corner pieces I made with a Stampin' Up punch. The ribbon is my wonder find from Target. You cant really see it in my photo, but I used white DMC floss and attached a baby footprints charm that Lacey included with my order! (Thanks Lacey)




Supplies Used:
Stamps: High Hopes Bedtime Bear, Greeting: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Card Stock: Stampin Up Sage Shadow, Barely Banana
Paper: Martha Stewart Baby Boy
Accessories: i-Top Tool, i-top small paper punch, small i-top brads, Stampin Up photo corner punch, small oval punch, large oval punch, scallop oval punch, Ribbon-Target, baby footprints charm-stamp and create

Thanks for visiting! I love reading your comments.

Critter Sketch Challenge-May 10

I love the sketch from the High Hopes sketch challenge so much, I decided to make another card. Challenge #13 for the Critter Sketch blog is create a "critter" birthday project. This month's sponsor for the Critter Sketch Blog is Doodle Dragon Studios.. I love the dragons Dustin draws, but I decided I have done too many dragon cards lately, so I chose one of his other designs that he created for High Hope Stamps.



Supplies Used:
Stamps: Scuba Kitty and Birthday Fish both High Hope Stamps, Sentiment-Birthday Basics from Papertrey Ink.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, SU Barely Banana
Card Stock: Gina K Pure Luxury White
Paper: Basic Grey Lime Rickey, TPC Lime Green Shimmer
Accessories: Nestablilities Label three, Buttons-Denami Designs Tutti Frutti, Wire from Michaels, Maya Arts Pink Net Ribbon. Linen Thread from Papertrey Ink

Thanks for visiting! I love reading your comments!
Heidi

Burt in the Bath-High Hopes Sketch Challenge

I love the sketch for this week's High Hopes Challenge Blog. So simple, yet containing several elements! I am already working on my second card using this layout.




Supplies Used: High Hopes Burt's Bath & Overflow Sentiment
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, SU Bashful Blue, SU Pacific Point
Cardstock: SU Pacific Point, SU River Rock
Paper: TPC-Mediterranean Summer
Accessories: Buttons-Denami Designs, Basic Grey, Michael's $1 bin, Nestabilities, SU Linen Thread, 1" Circle Punch, Designer Label Punch.

Thanks for visiting! I love reading your comments.

Heidi

High Hopes- Flag of your Home Country

Disclaimers, mainly to placate my brother's sarcastic comments, even though I know he doesnt visit my blog. But I felt I should add them who would agree with his annoying opinions :-) "YES I KNOW THAT PIECE IS CROOKED, THERE IS NO REASON TO POINT IT OUT, THAT IS NOT CAT HAIR STUCK ON MY CARD, THAT IS A FUR COVERED EMBELLISHMENT...."You get the idea.

* I know this is not the Union Jack. I did use similar shapes and colours that one would find on a Union Jack. Therefore, this is an artistic representation of the flag.

* I coloured my dragon yellow because I wanted contrasting/complimentary colours on my image to the paper colours.

* Roses, usually white or red are sometime used in insignia for various English sport teams, clubs, groups. I thought roses would make a nice embellishment on my card. In addition to the red roses, I added yellow to match the dragon.

This week's High Hope Challenge is to create a card or paper project using colour inspiration from my Home Country Flag. As you can hopefully guess, my home country flag is the Union Jack. I am 100% British, except for my accent. I'm a mutt when it comes to my accent. Part English, Californian, Maryland, New York, Virginia, North Carolina. I have lived a lot of places. But I digress. Here is my home country flag inspired creation. I wanted a more rustic look to the card so I misted all of the cardstock and paper with water, crumpled them up, flattened them, then dryed them with my heat gun.

Also before I get to the card and the supplies, for those of you who love High Hope Stamps, Check out a REALLY cute card I made last week for the Friday Sketcher challenge here.



Supplies Used:
Stamps: High Hopes Sir Dustin
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: SU Brilliant Blue, Whisper White
Paper: SU Real Red Designer Series Paper
Accessories: White Ribbon-Target, SU Red Ribbon, Cuttlebug Victoria embossing folder, The art of Life mini roses

Thanks for visiting, please leave a comment.
Heidi