HIGH HOPES CHALLENGE #29!!!!

This is my entry for this weeks challenge "emboss".

For this card i embossed the anchor in the top left corner, the black pirates map in the bottom left corner, as well as the gold map behind the pirate. On the inside i embossed the gold anchor and some gold in the treasure chest.

This is also the 1st card i decorated the inside!! i really like how it turned out. Ive seen it down in others cards and liked how it looked. so this week i gave it a try. Thanks for looking, and Thanks for the comments!!!

Happy Birthday!!!

ok so her birthday was actually on May 1st. ive been super crazy busy at work lately, so im just a day late getting around to doing this.

12 years ago, i remember saving all my money and the decision of getting a cat was pretty new. my mom had agreed into letting me get a kitty. we went to the petstore to "just" get cat supplies and saw a cute little calico kitten by the front window. and well.....we got her.

as we walked around getting the supplies i was in charge of holding the new kitten. she was so bad. she did that "grab ahold with the front paws and kick with the back". i didnt no about this cat. we got her anyways. that night she slept right next to me and purred the entire night. i didnt sleep AT ALL. i was either scared id roll over on her or wake her if i moved. to this day she still sleeps right next to me, and i cant sleep without her there. she likes people but may bite or hit. (thats right, shes a hitter). she also follows me EVERYWHERE around the house. she goes to bed when i go to bed and gets up when i do. i lubs her!!!

HAPPY 12th BIRTHDAY
SARAH MARGERAT ANNE MARIE

High Hopes Challenge #28
here is my entry for this weeks challenge. "think outside the card". i decided to make a bookmark. i wanted to make something that i would use everyday. ive turned into somewhat of a bookworm this year. i have also just recently broke my bookmark i was using. since i love the ocean and all its creatures, i took out my sealife high hopes stamps and came up with this bookmark.

images were colored with prismas and gamsol. i then went over them with SU markers to deepen the shading.

i dont have a laminator so i took out the packing tape. lol. worked just fine!

thanks for looking!!!

stamps: high hopes: burnaby baluga, sea floor background
ink: stazon
accessories: prismas, gamsol, SU markers, packing tape.

ok, so im getting a really early start on my xmas cards this year. i colored this Charity Winter Angel awhile ago and finally got the chance to make her into a card.
the designer paper, is last winter mini cateloge SU dp. i absolutly love this paper!!
the angel was colored with prismas and gamsol. i added hints of stickles as well.
the ribbon i purchased at michaels last xmas.
hope u enjoy!!!!
stamps:high hopes
paper: su cardstock and dp
ink:stazon
accessories:brads, punches, prismas, gamsol, stickles, ribbon, dimentionals

High Hopes Challenge #26
heres my entry for this weeks high hopes challenge #27, "distress it". this week we were to distress our cards.
i took a chocolate ink and brushed it over all the cardstock and dp. then took a musturd color ink and went over the paper again.
the images were colored with prismas, and gamsol. the images and sentiment are high hopes stamps.
the star was punched with the small star SU punch.
hope u enjoy!!!!
stamps:high hopes
paper:cardstock
ink:stazon
accessories: brads, dimentionals, prismas, gamsol, su star punch

here is my entry for this weeks high hopes challenge #26. "Pierce It". i must say i dont really like to do paper piercing, but i really got into this challenge. I LIKED IT!!! for piercing, i pierced the scalloped corners, and the center strip. for the center strip i pierced and then hand sewn with DMC floss. im really liking the look. (it was also my first time sewing a card). i have a machine but im hesitant on sewing paper with it, and my little kitchen table/card making area, doesnt leave me alot of room if i bring it out. im thinking, next time im bringing it out!!!

for the scalloped circles, i seen a tutorial awhile back on how to make them, im sorry i cant remember the name of the card maker. soo credit goes to her. they were super easy to make.
the images were colored with prismas and gamsol. i also added hints of stickles for highlights. i love stickles!!! stickles were also used around some on the edges of paper.
hope u like!!!
stamps:high hopes
paper:su cardstock, su dp
ink:stazon
accessories, scallop punch, MS fern punch, su corner punch, flower punch, nesties, dimenstionals, stickles, prismas, gamsol, brads, paper piercing kit, DMC floss

here is another entry for the high hopes challenge # 25. ill admit ive been a bit behind uploading my cards this week and last week. ive got sort of a mini vacation this week. got 4 days off. i woke up early today to some more gorgeous weather so decided to add my cards.
image was colored with prismas and gamsol.
hope u like!!
stamps:high hopes
ink:stazon
paper:cardstock
accessoried:nesties, brads, punchs, prismas, gamsol, stickles, primas

hahahaha, get it? cow ya doin? hahaha!!!! i love this cow. another stamp given to me for my bday this year! found this super paper at a local scrapbook store. thought it would go great with this Maribelle cow.image was colored with prismas and gamsol. sentimate was hand written. shapes were cut with nestie
shope u like!!!!
stamps: high hopes
paper: cardstock, dp
ink:stazon
accessories:prismas, gamsol, nesties, brads, punches

got this stamp set for my birthday. (i love getting new stamps!!!)this is the card i came up with. the sentimate was type on a computer and printed out. images were colored with prismas and gamsol. added a little bit of stickels on the lace of her dress
hope u enjoy!
stamps:high hopes
paper:cardstock, dp
ink:stazon
accessories:brads, prismas, gamsol, stickles, nesties

my mom got these 3 stamps the other week. i thought they'd all look soo cute together. i think the donkey is absolutly adorable!!!
hope u like!!!
stamps: high hopes
paper:cardstock, su dp
ink:stazon
accessories:brads, punches, prismas, gamsol, cloud kit

heres another entery for the high hopes challenge #25, and also the Easter card i made for my mom!!the bunny was colored with prismas and gamsol.circles were cut using nesties.HAPPY HOPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!
hope u enjoy!!
stamps: high hopes
paper: su cardstock, su dp
ink: stazon
accessories: brads, prismas, gamsol, dimentionals, scollop punch, MS punch, nesties

heres another entery for the high hopes challenge #25, and also the Easter card i made for my mom!!the bunny was colored with prismas and gamsol.circles were cut using nesties.HAPPY HOPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!
hope u enjoy!!
stamps: high hopes
paper: su cardstock, su dp
ink: stazon
accessories: brads, prismas, gamsol, dimentionals, scollop punch, MS punch, nesties

this was my entry for the High Hopes challenge, #25. layout challenge.
stamps: high hopes
paper:cardstock, SU dp
ink:stazon
accessories: prismas, gamsol, punches, brads, dimentionals.

Another Spring Flight

i tried this layout a couple cards back and really enjoyed it. so this time, i used mostly scallops. everything is scalloped except the DP paper. i like how this card turned out.

images were colored with prismas, gamsol, and SU markers. then i added stickles for highlights.

clouds were done with a cloud kit by great impressions.

circle scallops were cut with nesties. stright scallops were cut with an SU scallop pumch.
bottom left circle scallop: prismas, brad, MS fern punch, 1 3/8 circle punch.

hope you like!

stamps: high hopes

paper:cardstock, SU dp

ink:stazon

accessories:brads, dimentionals, MS fern punch, nesties, scallop punch, 1 3/8 circle punch, prismas, primas, gamsol, SU markers, stickles

Spring Flight
oh how i wish it were warm out. again today its -20 something. YUCK! at least i got today off again. yay!! heehee
was up early this morning, got right to work, and this is one of the cards i made!

stamps:high hopes
paper:SU DP, cardstock
ink:stazon
accessories:brads, cuttlebug, primas, prismas, gamsol, SU markers, MS fern punch, dimentionals

Fishie Scene!
high hopes challenge 21!!
i colored this scene awhile ago at work. needed to get it on a card, so this was what i came up with...
the fish and scene were colored with prismas and gamsol. fish was highlighted with stickles, and also around the square. brads were used as bubbles.
the corral was cut with a cuttlebug. blue paper was punched with an MS punch, light blue paper was cut with scissors.
light brown scallop square was cut using nesties.
stickles were used in the background as bubbles.

hope you enjoy!!!

stamps:high hopes
paper: cardstock
ink:stazon black
accessories: stickles, cuttlebug, nesties, prismas, gamsol, brads, MS punch, scissors, dimentionals, SU markers

an african afternoon

high hopes challenge 21

so its -35 here, which the windchill. brrr!i really really wanted to make a "warm" feeling card. what better than an african card? boy, i wish i was in sunny africa today. luckly i have today off and have no means to go outside. heehee

this card was made for the high hopes challenge 21: zigzags
the blue sky was cut with zig zag scissors. grass was punched with an MS punch.

images were colored with prismas and gamsol.

stitches were made with an "in stitches, by Bazzill" template. i threaded that with raffia.
clouds were made with a cloud kit by great impressions.
hope you like!!

stamps: high hopes

paper: cardstock

ink: stazon black

accessories: raffia, punches, brads, in stitches templates, prismas, gamsol, scissors, pin tool

technique: gamsol magic

HH challenge 20!!
here is my entry for the high hopes challenge 20!! found this fuzzy paper on my last travel to a scrapbook store here in cowtown. i thought it would be perfect for this challenge. and looking at the card now, it looks like i made faux fuzzies on the snowladies white part on the hat and coat. yay!!hope you like!!!

stamps: hh snowlady surprise
paper: su cardstock, doublebug design paper
ink: stazon
accessories: stickles, prismas, gamsol, twinkeling h20s, ribbon, 1 3/8 circle punch, scallop punch, MS snowflake punch, MS fern punch, brad, nesties, cuttlebug, dimentionals.

Kitty Sympathy

made this card for a friend who had to put down her poor old sick kitty. he was 16 years old. they were really super close. i have a 12 year old cat and couldnt imagine putting her down, or her ever leaving me. sooo i thought it would be a good idea to make her a sympathy card.

stamps:high hopes: oscar alley cat

paper: su cardstock, su dp

ink: stazon black

accessories: ribbon, cloud kit, prismas, gamsol, primas, brad

Whats Hangin
i've been whipping up a storm makin cards for the past 2 days. i sit at work at my desk, color the images, then either on my days off or when i get home ill finish the cards or cut the paper and bring that to work the next day.
heres a finished product!

possoms were colored with prismas, gamsol, and twinkling h20s. edges were sponged.
on the right hand side i made a dahlia fold flower with new SU DP! i attached 2 scalloped circle in behind to help them stand out. and added prismas in the center.

hope you like!!

stamps: high hopes: possum pals
paper: cardstock. SU DP
accessories: primas, primas, gamsol, h20s, brads, stickles, scallop circle punch, scallop punch, 1 3/8 circle punch