HIGH HOPES BLOG BIRTHDAY CHALLENGE

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE....

We are celebrating High Hopes Blog's Birthday this week with some great prizes to be won!!

One lucky person will win "10 stamps of their choice"
The next 2 winners will have their choice of "5 stamps"
To be eligible for the prizes you must enter the challenge and remember to use a High Hopes image on your card.

So on to the challenge......
This week challenge is brought to us by "Lacey" and she has a fabulous sketch for us to follow.


The adorable images I used this week are "Froggy in Cauldron" and "Silly Spider"
with "Brewin' Treats" sentiment



I embossed the images with black and painted them with Tombows.
I cut out the spider and layered him. I added glossy accents to the bubbles and also added some stickles. I stamped the sentiment onto acetate with black Stazon.
The border is raffia lace and the DP is from a K&Company paper pack.
I also added some flat backed pearls.

Be sure to stop by the High Hopes Blog to see the awesome creations the Diva's
have to share with you.....

Have a wonderful day and Thanks so much for stopping by....

KAREN x


* check out the amazing prices on High Hopes stamps @"The Rubber Room" online store!!!!

WAGS N' WHISKERS CHALLENGE

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE.....

Today's Wags N' Whiskers Challenge is brought to us by Emma and she has chosen
" Diamonds and Pearls".

The beautiful image I am using today is from the new fairy release....

"Lacey"
I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I added white micro glitter to her wings. I punched the corners with my basket weave punch.
The DP is from Basic Grey.

Be sure to check out the Wags N' Whiskers Blog to see the gorgeous creations the Diva's
have to share with you too!!

I hope you will have time to play along with us this week and remember to use a Wags N' Whiskers image on your card to qualify for this weeks prize.

Hope your day is fabulous and Thanks so much fro stopping by...

KAREN x

COLOUR CREATE CHALLENGE #54

Hello everyone....

It's time for the Colour Create Challenge
This weeks challenge is hosted by the lovely
Sharon L
and she is asking us to make an
"All White Card"

The optional extra is "Embossing"

Here is a little inspiration to get you started.
This weeks sponsor is "Sassy Studio Designs"

I am using "Star Garland Snow Angel" from "High Hopes" for my card this week.

I embossed the image with gold and painted the snowman with icicle H2o's. The scarf and heart were painted with Tombows.
I embossed the image with my CB swiss dot folder and the card with my CB snowflake folder.
The icicle border is a punch by MS. The snowflakes are from my MS snowflake border punch and Ek Success snowflake punch. I also added some gold stickles. I used micro fine white glitter on the wings and icicle border.

Be sure to stop by the Colour Create Challenge Blog and check out the gorgeous cards my teamies have created to inspire you!!

Have a fabulous day and Thanks so much for stopping by...

KAREN x

High Hopes Challenge # 89 and a little something else....

Good morning everyone...

I normally don't create long posts but this one is going to be rather a long one with lots of pic's...so I hope I will be able to keep you with me til the end...lol!!

It's time for the High Hopes Challenge. This weeks challenge is brought to us by
"Sirpaliina"
and she has chosen "Country or Autumn" cards.

I am using these sweet little mice...."Ryan and Ansley" for my card this week along with the "Sunflower Corner" ... "Pumpkin Fall Border" and "Happy Fall" sentiment

I embossed the images with black and painted them with Tombows. I used my Ek Success scallop punch for the border and cut out the sunflower corner for my card pull. I cut out and popped up the flowers they are holding. I also added some flat backed pearls.

I made a "Criss Cross" card and this is the insert of the card.
You can find the directions here.
The papers are from Darcie's.

Be sure to stop by the High Hopes Blog and check out the awesome creations the Diva's have to share with you today!!
I hope you will have time to play along with us this week and remember to use a High Hopes image on your card to qualify for this weeks prize.



....... My project.......
I have been working on this project for a while now and I am finally finished.
The Rubber Room has these amazing chip board Haunted House albums and I just couldn't resist making one up. I'm not a good scrapbooker but I do love chipboard albums.

All of the images have been embossed, coloured and cut out.
I covered the fronts of the album pages with DP from Basic Grey and the inside of the album pages are covered with black linen cardstock.

This is the front cover and I added some hinges to the door and a brad for the door knob. I used vintage photo distress ink on the door and brayered on some glossy accents.
The pumpkin is High Hopes "Pumpkin Treat".


When the door is open you can see "Witchy Poo" sitting there.
The eaves of the roof were done with High Hopes "Zig Zag corner star frame" and for the smaller pieces I used the "Zig Zag star border".


The frames for the pic's are made with an old stamp and I have no idea whose it is. The "Cobwebs" are from Stamps by Judith. The spider is High Hopes "Silly Spider" and he was quite a chore to cut out!!

The ghosts in the window are High Hopes "Boo Crew frame" cut out of the frame and the little ghost trick or treating is High Hopes "Angel Bear Ghost"
The journaling frame is from a tin of chip board frames from my local dollar store.

I hope you are still with me....these are the last pages...lol!!

All the little bats have been cut out from High Hopes "Batty Boo".
The large frame is High Hopes "Zig Zag pumpkin frame" and the small one is High Hopes "Zig Zag" star frame".
In order for the book to open without squashing the roof eaves I used a pair of 1 1/2" book binding rings and tied some Halloween ribbon to them.
Well that's finally it......lots of colouring and cutting but this was a fun album to create!!

I hope you like it!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fabulous day...

KAREN x

Wags N' Whiskers Challenge #32

Happy Friday everyone!!

It's time for the Wags n' Whiskers Challenge.
This weeks challenge is brought to us by the lovely Sharon and she has chosen....

"Birthday Card"

The adorable image I am using on my card is

"Toby's Tasty Treat"

I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows.
I used icicle H2o's on the white fur.
The frame was cut with my nesties. The DP is from Darcie's.

Be sure to check out the Wags n' Whiskers Blog as the Diva's have some wonderful creations to share with you.
I hope you will have time to play along with us this week and remember to use a Wags N' Whiskers image on your card!!

Have a fabulous day and Thanks so much for stopping by...

KAREN x

HIGH HOPES CHALLENGE #88

Good morning everyone...

The High Hopes Challenge day has changed to Tuesdays!!!

This weeks challenge is brought to us by Debby and she has chosen

"Spots and Dots"

The super cute image I am using on my card is
"Bear-ly Inspired"
by our fabulous artist Dustin Pike.

I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows.
I used my square nesties for the frame.
The corners are punched with my Ek Success corner punch.
I embossed the sentiment onto acetate. The DP is "Archaic" from Basic Grey.

Be sure to check out the High Hopes Blog to see the awesome creations the Diva's have
to share with you today!!

I hope you will have time to play along with us this week...
we have a great new prize of 3 High Hopes images of your choice!!!

But remember you must use a High Hopes image on your creation to qualify!!

Have a wonderful day and Thanks so much for stopping by......

KAREN x

Wags N' Whiskers Challenge #31

Happy Friday to you all!!

Today's Wags N' Whiskers Challenge is a colour challenge hosted by our lovely Diva
"Lacey"
and the she is asking us to use "Fall Colours"....orange, green, brown, red, etc.


The beautiful image I am using on my card today is "Angel Whispers"

I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows.
I cut out extra butterflies and layered them. I added white micro fine glitter to her wings.
I used my Ek Success punch for the bottom of the card and my Fleur de lis spellbinder die for the frame. The fern is a MS punch. I embossed the card and layers with a CB folder.
I also added some flat backed pearls.

Be sure to stop by the Wags N' Whiskers Blog to see the gorgeous cards the Diva's
have created to inspire you!!

I hope you will have time to play along with us this week and remember to use a Wags N' Whiskers image on your card.

Have a fabulous weekend and Thanks so much for stopping by.....

KAREN x

COLOUR CREATE CHALLENGE #53

Good morning everyone....

It's time for the Colour Create Challenge

This weeks challenge is brought to us by the lovely Liz and the colours she has chosen are
"RED, GOLD, CREAM or WHITE"
with the optional extra of
"Christmas or Oriental"

Isn't this just a gorgeous colour scheme!!
Here is a little inspiration to get you going.

Our wonderful sponsor this week is
"Michelle's Scrapbooking"

I chose to use one of the High Hopes new release images and sentiment for my creation this week. I decided to make an easel card but I wanted a box to go underneath to add some treats. I happened to find the greatest little "drawer box" by Holly McMillen and you can find the instructions here.

I embossed the image with black and painted most of it with Tombows. All the red has been done with Distress ink... fired brick, barn door and aged mahogany. (I found it easier to control with less bleeding to use the distress ink verses the Tombows on the small spaces.)
The icing on the gingerbread was painted on with Ranger white enamel. I also added some gold stickles. The borders were done with my MS doily lace punch.



This is a great drawer.... the pattern was a perfect fit that needed no adjustments and large enough to hold 2 layers of these yummy chocolates.


Be sure to stop by the Colour Create Challenge Blog to see the gorgeous creations my wonderfully talented teammates have for you today.

I hope you will have time to play along with us this challenge, I look forward to seeing what you create!!

Have a fabulous day and Thanks so much for stopping by......

KAREN x

*This adorable image "Gingerbread Friends"
and sentiment are available at
The Rubber Room online store.

HIGH HOPES CHALLENGE #87

Good morning everyone....

I hope you are all having a great weekend so far. We are having a long weekend here in Canada and also the USA to celebrate Labor Day on Monday.
So..... Happy Labor Day to you all!!

It's time for the High Hopes Challenge and this weeks challenge is brought to us by
"Jeanne" and she has chosen

"It's a Boy " or "It's a Girl"

The choice and interpretation is entirely up to you!!

I decided to go with "It's a Girl" baby card with the sweet image..."Bearly Sittin"

I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows.
I stamped the footprints onto parchment paper with Perfect medium and embossed them with clear embossing powder.
I cut the ovals with my nesties. I also added some flat backed pearls.

Be sure to stop by the High Hopes Blog and check out the fabulous creations the Diva's
have for you today.
I hope you will have time to play along with us this week and remember to use a HH's image on your card to qualify for you chance to win.

I was one of the Diva's chosen to award a prize for the blog hop and my winner is ....

"Heidi"
www.heidisimaginarium.blogspot.com

Congrats Heidi ....be sure to contact Nikki for the details.....

Have a wonderful day and Thanks so much for stopping by...

KAREN x

***High Hopes stamps available at "The Rubber Room" online store!!

Wags N' Whiskers Challenge #31

Happy Friday to you all...

It's time for the Wags N' Whiskers Challenge

This weeks challenge is brought to us by the lovely Tracey and she has chosen
"Glitter"
Add a little sparkle to your cards!!

I am using the beautiful "Hannah" fairy for my card this week.


I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I added glitter to her wings.The flowers were punched with my MS hydrangea punch.
The oval frames are cut with my nesties. The border is punched with a MS punch and I painted it with glue and added glitter.
I also added flat backed pearls for the centers of the flowers.
The paper is from Basic Grey.

Be sure to stop by the Wags N' Whiskers Blog and check out the gorgeous creations the Diva's have designed to inspire you!!

I hope you will have time to play along with us this week and remember to use a Wags N' Whiskers image on your card to be eligible for your chance to win.

Have a wonderful day and Thanks so much for stopping by.......

KAREN x

Good morning everyone....

It's finally here....the High Hopes Blog Hop and Release!!!
If you have arrived here from Amy's Blog you are going in the right direction...if not you will want to go back to the High Hopes Blog to start from the beginning.

Be sure to comment on all the Diva's blogs throughout the hop as there will be 3 random Diva's blogs chosen to award some amazing blog candy!!

I created a Tri-fold card using these adorable little mice .......
"School House Mouse" and "Mouse Tales"

The front of the card is made with acetate.

The center of the card holds a bookmark.

I hope you like it.

Time to hop on over to your next stop which is Alex.
Hope you have fun!!!

Have a wonderful day and Thanks so much for stopping by....

KAREN x

**The new release is available for sale now at "The Rubber Room on-line store".