Lora's Crazystamper Blog

A dreamy day!

Happy Friday Friends!!

Thanks so much for popping by today!  I have had this adorable image coloured up for a while now & I thought it was time to get her made into a card.  This is "Fairy On A Log" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.  I have paired this sweetie with "Dot Simple Happy Birthday" also from High Hopes.

This fairy just takes me to thoughts of a dreamy day sitting in nature & enjoying everything around me.  I kept the design for this card very simple.  Since I chose the Copic BV's it was a little challenging to match cardstock...but I like the choice I made.  I just had a couple sheets left, I believe it is a retired Bazzil color.  I don't remember the name of the colour...sorry!

Copic colours

Skin - E000, E00, E11, E13, E04

Hair - E79, E44, E43

Flower - V17, V15, V12, YG07, YG06, YG05

Wings - BV04, BV02, BV01

Dress - BV08, BV17, BV13

Mushrooms - E87, E84E81

Socks - BV04, BV02, BV01, BV00

Shoes - BV25, BV23, BV20

Log - E49, E47, E44

Grass - G46, G43, G40

Heart - V15, V12

Bits & Pieces - Bazzil cardstock, misc patterned paper, enamel dots, satin ribbon, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Hammermill White cardstock

Stamps - Dot Simple Happy Birthday F086 & Fairy On A Log SLF030

Happy Stampin'!

Snowman Snowball

Hi everyone,

I can't believe I haven't posted since May....WOW that just blew me away!  It appears I do a lot more coloring than getting my cards made.  I suppose that's why stash of colored images is crazy big.  I need to change that because it's July & I have a bucket load of cards to get done.

Over at High Hopes Rubber Stamps we are celebrating "Christmas In July".  I colored up this adorable image called Snowman Snowball for the website and just couldn't resist getting a card done with this cutie today.  When you get an idea in your mind you have to run with it right?!  I paired this image with the High Hopes sentiment called Cozy Season.

I pulled out an older Bo Bunny pad called Powder Mountain.  I have wanted to use the pinecone paper for a long time but didn't quite have an image that spoke to me...this one was a good match.  I remember when I was little my brothers & I would go tobogganing & I would run around collecting up all the pinecones I could find from under the pine trees.  It was like a treasure hunt for me to find them buried in the snow.  I always carted them all home for my Mom...don't think she really wanted them but she took them anyway lol.

Copic Colors

Red - R89, R85, R81

Brown - E44, E43, E42

Blue - B24, B23, B21

Be sure to pop over to the High Hopes Blog & check out our awesome Design Team, they post daily!

Happy stampin' & thanks for popping by!

 

Nothing but heart....

Popping in today to share Willa with Heart, isn't she adorable?  Just like Dreamy Willa last week I colored up this cutie quite a while ago.  Sometimes you just have to wait for inspiration to hit you to know what do.  I know this is another birthday card...but I need them lol.  I used Dot Happy Birthday To You!!!

I decided to leave the pink from the heart out of my color choices for cardstock & patterned paper.  I love purple so I decided to go that route instead of trying to match up the pink.  Hope you all agree with me.

Copic colors just in case you need them....

Warm Grey - W5, W3, W1, W0

Ears, Nose & Hands - E04, R20, R11

Eyes - B00, E02

Grass - G46, G43, G40

Heart - V06, V05, V000, V01, V09, RV19, RV17, RV14

More tidbits ... Spellbinders Labels 1, Misc. Purple Cardstock, MFT Hearts & Stripes, MFT Watercolor Wash, Self Adhesive Enamel Dots, Ribbon, Memento Lulu Lavender

Thanks so much for popping by today!

Knees turn to jelly.....

Have you ever colored & image just to wait for the perfect opportunity to use it?  Well such is the case for me with Jack and Jilly Jelly.  This card is for my amazing husband.  My plan is to put it on the steering wheel of our vehicle next week.  I had to work on this card without him sneaking a peak, that was a challenge.  I think he is going to get a kick out of my little card.  I paired this adorable image with the sentiment Jelly Knees.

This is a 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" so not too big & not to small.

I seem to be a little addicted to my Kaisercraft Summer Splash pad..I have used it on a few cards of late.

Copic colors just in case you need them....

Boy - BG07, BG05, BG02, BG01, BG000

Girl -RV29, RV25, RV23, RV21

Cheeks - E04, BG000

Other tidbits...Joy Craft Buckles Die, MFT Pierced Circles die, Kaisercraft Summer Splash pad, Enamel e\dots, Misc. ribbon & cardstock

See more posts using High Hopes Rubber Stamps by visiting the HH Blog HERE where the DT posts awesome creations daily!

Thanks for visiting today! 

 

Hope you are feeling whale.....

It's always good to have a few get well cards in your stash.  For today's card I picked the adorable Spoutin' Off with the Feeling Whale sentiment.  I get a kick out of sentiments that are a pun on words.

I designed today's CAS card with some bolder paper from Kaisercraft called "Summer Splash".  This is a 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" card.  I used a bit of the leftover patterned paper on the inside.

Copic colors just in case you need them....

Whale - W3, W1, W0

Water - B000, B0000

Cheek - R02, R01, R00 with 0 Blender

Other tidbits....Satin Ribbon, Self Adhesive Enamel Dots, Misc Aqua Green & Navy cardstock, Kaisercraft Summer Splash 6 x 6 Pad

Thanks for popping by today!

A dreamy birthday wish....

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mommy's out there!!!

I decided today was the perfect day for a little me time in my craft room.  I colored Dreamy Willa such a long time ago & had her sitting on my craft desk with the patterned paper all ready.  I chose a paper pad from Basic Grey called Marjorie that I have been hoarding for a really long time.  Since you can't get Basic Grey anymore I am super cautious about what I use it for.  But Dreamy Willa was the perfect image for this paper.  I always need birthday cards so I paired Willa with this Happy Birthday sentiment.

These are the Copic Colors just in case you need them.....

Warm Grey - W5, W3, W1, W0

Ears & Hands - E04, R20, R11

Grass - G46, G43, G40

Stars & Moon - Y17, Y15, Y13

Eyes - B00, E02

Ladybug - R17 & 110

Other tidbits I used....Cardstock is Bazzil Granny Smith & Zinc, Spellbinders Deckled Rectangles, We R Memory Keepers Sew Easy Fancy Floss, Self Adhesive Enamel Dots

Thanks for popping by today!!

Cheers,

Three Kings

Happy Wednesday HH Fans!

Today I'm adding to my Christmas card stash with High Hopes Three Kings image.  I have paired this sweetie with the sentiment called Adore Him.

When I colored up this image I hadn't chosen my paper yet so it was a bit of a challenge to find papers I was happy with.  I ultimately chose the Bazzil Basics Nordic 6 x 6 pad.  It was out on my craft desk because I'm using it for another image I'm working on.  Then the light bulb went off and I realized it worked for Three Kings as well.  Funny how things like that can happen.

I'm really liking using multiple patterned papers on my cards lately.  Don't know why but I sort of just like the different look.  I die cut the image with a Gina Marie Designs die.  After I cut the mat I didn't care for the space between the image & the mat so I cut different pieces of patterned paper to also use as mats.  I'm happy with how they look, hope you think so too.

Copic Combos

Shoes - C10, C08

Middle King - YR23, Y19, Y15, B39, B37, B34, YG97, YG95, YG93, R59, R56, R46, N3, N1, N0

Skin - E000, E00, E01, E04

Left King - V09, V06, V05, YR23, Y19, Y15. W7, W5. W3, YG95, YG93, YG91

Right King - V09, V06, V05, YR23, Y19, Y15, E27, E25, E23, YG95, YG93, YG91, R59, R56, R46

Thanks for popping by today!

Crafty Hugs,

 

Unassembled Snowman

Happy Wednesday HH fans!

Today I'm popping in to share this adorable image from High Hopes called Unassembled Snowman.  I love to color scenes and this cutie was no exception.  It was very quick and easy...might look complicated but it's not.  One rule when using red is "use it last" lol.  I don't know if you do this or not but I like to color my background in before most of the other elements in the scene.  I find it makes the other images pop out & sort of speak to me in a way.  I find picking my colors is easier.  Of course this is just my method I'm sure you have your own.  The other benefit to coloring your background first is you won't accidentally drag another color into the scene.  Just my 2 cents worth lol.

After I finished coloring this cutie I took my White Sharpie & did a bunch of snow dots for dimension.  Now some of my little dots came out a little bigger than expected but that's okay I guess.  I used my favorite Stardust Stickles for sparkle on a few places.  The snowflakes are done with a really old punch, I don't even know the brand because it's not on the punch.  I used some YNS Blue Raspberry enamel dots for the centre of each snowflake & the 2 corners.

That lovely patterned paper is from a company called Studio Light in the Netherlands.  My friend brought it back for me when she went to visit her son in Holland......thanks guys for taking my pal shopping!

Copic Combos

Sky Background - B000, B0000

Red - R59, R56, R46 (my fav red combo)

Blue/Green - BG09, BG07, BG05

Hat & Boots - C10, C8, C6

Ground & Snowman - C0, C00 with 0 Blender

Penguin - C8, C6, C4

Snowman Nose & Penguin Beak - YR27, YR24

Pants, Sweater, Mitts & Tie - E44, E43, E42

Snowman Arms - E37, E35

Hair - E27, E25, E23

Skin - E000, E00, E11, E04

Thanks so much for popping in today...hope to see you again soon!

Crafty hugs,

Little Nicholas & Rodney Reindeer

Happy late Friday night to all our HH fans!

Phew what a week!  So many things to do & not a lot of crafty me time.  I actually was able to finish up this card earlier today but ran out of time to get it up earlier.  Meet Little Nicholas with Rodney Reindeer & the Fun Merry Christmas sentiment all from High Hopes of course lol.

Last night over on the High Hopes Facebook page I posted my WIP of the images.  I wasn't 100% sure what I was going to do with them at that point but after fussy cutting the images out the light bulb went off.

I chose Photo Play's Christmas Cheer pad for these images.  I am in love with all the colors in this pad, great for masculine cards....can't wait to make more cards with these fab papers.  I picked out 3 different papers before I started to color just to give me some guidance while choosing my Copic colors.

I matched the brown cardstock base to the brown in the plaid paper & went with a Vanilla for the matting.  I picked up the cream with gold twine on clearance at a Winners store a couple of years ago in their after Christmas sale.  I knew one day I would use it.  I cut out the Fun Merry Christmas sentiment with a die & added some self adhesive dots.  I also used some Nuvo Snowflake Glitter on the pom pom & the fur on Nicholas's hat...just a bit of bling.

Copic Colors for Little Nicholas

Skin - E000, E00, E11, E21, E04

Hat - R89, R59, R56

Pants & Patches on Jacket - E44, E43, E42

Jacket & Patches on Pants - E19, E17, E15

Boots, Mitts & Belt - W8, W6, W4, W2, W0

Beard & Hat Trim - C1, C00

Hair - E25, E23

Copic Colors for Rodney Reindeer

Body - E27, E25, E23

Antlers - E25, E23, E21

Nose - E25, E23, E21, R21

Hooves - W8, W6, W4

Harness - R89, R59, R56, W6, W4, E27, E25

Thanks so much for popping by & hope to see you again soon!

Crafty hugs,

 

 

Snowy Gnome

Happy Thursday HH Fans!

Today's card features Snowy Gnome with the Warm Winter Wishes sentiment.  Last week I did the Gnome and Snowman Friend in purples hues.  This week I went with a different image in blues.  Not sure which I color combo I like better because I kinda' like them both.

I had to do some quick thinking when I was coloring up this image....I accidentally started coloring the green leaves on the poinsettia red...my worst nightmare.  But you just have to love the Copic Colorless Blender!!  I worked on it for a little while and managed to get the red out...I allowed the cardstock to dry in between attempts so that helped a lot.  The red did spread into the berries but I left it alone because they were going to be red anyway.

I cut my patterned paper on a diagonal & added some Sookwang tape then burnished down the glitter for some added sparkle. I die cut up a few little snowflakes & added some sparkly blue enamel dots for another pop of color.

 Copic Combos

Blue - B26, B24, B23

Skin - E000, E00, E11, E04

Red - R59, R56, R46

Green - G46, G43, G40

Dark Grey - N8, N6, N4

Jacket - N4, N2, N1

Beard - N2, N1, N0

Background - N2, N1, N0

Beaks - YR14

Snow - B0000, B000

Lip - R01

Thanks so much for popping by, have a wonderful day!

Crafty hugs,

Snowangel with Banner

Happy Wednesday HH fans!

I'm adding to my little stash of Winter cards today with Snowangel with Banner from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.  I like this image because I can either use it for a Winter or Christmas card. 

It's a little hard to tell from the picture but the wings on this adorable snowangel are really sparkly.  I used some SU Dazzling Diamonds on the wings & Stickles on the heart & stars (Stardust my fav).  The dry glitter is a bit messy but that's half the fun of making something that sparkles.

The patterned paper is an older collection from Bo Bunny called Altitude.  One little satin bow & some sparkly silver enamel dots and this cutie was all done.

Copic Combos

Pole, Stars & heart - B39, B37, B34

Banner - V0000, V000

Nose - YR18, YR16

Cheek - R01, R00

Snowman & halo - C1, C00

Wings - B0000, B000

Scarf - BG13, BG11, BG10

Background - BG0000, BG000

Thanks so much for popping by today!

Crafty hugs,