High Hopes Challenge #128

Hello Everyone.....

It's time for the High Hopes Challenge!!!

This weeks challenge is a fabulous

sketch by ...SIRPA

I love it when half the work is done for me!!!!

I am using the adorable

"RAINY DAY DUCKY"

and

"LADY BUG FLOWER BORDER"

by artist

Laurie Furnell

I embossed the image with black and painted them

with Tombow markers. I cut out the images and

used my nesties ovals for ducky. I used glossy

accents on the dots and water. The DP is from

My Minds Eye.

Be sure to stop by the

High Hopes Blog

to 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 be sure to use a High Hopes image

on your card to qualify for the prize!!!

Have a fabulous day

and

Thanks so much for stopping by.....

KAREN x

High Hopes Release and Blog Hop

Hello everyone....

It's time for High Hopes Release
and
Blog Hop

If you arrived here from the High Hopes Blog
you are going in the right direction.

Be sure to comment on all the Diva's blogs
as there are 2 random prizes to be won!!!

This release has a bit of a twist to it as the stamps
we are releasing today were designed by......
"1 Wacky Woman"...me!!

I have created 6 Whimsical Flowers with
sentiments that go with them

I have all 6 to show you so here goes.....

Sunflower Frame

The Best Things


Old Friend


Thinking Of You

Garden of Life

Flowers Grow

I hope you like them!!!

They are available to purchase now on the
High Hopes website here
along with the "Space Alien Set"

Now hop on over to Jeanne's Blog...

Have a great day
and
Thanks for joining us on the blog hop!!!

KAREN X

High Hopes Challenge #127

Good Morning everyone.....

It's time for the High Hopes Challenge and a
"Sneak Peek"
of our new
"Space Alien Set"

This fabulous set will be available for purchase
Wednesday at 12:00 midnight EST/ 5:00 GMT

Our challenge this week is
"Seeing Stars"

We would like you to add some stars
to your creations!!!


I created a step card with the Space Alien Set
I also added the
"Space Scape" and "Space Post Sign"


I embossed all the images with black and
painted them with Tombows. I used distress ink
for the space scape background. I cut out all the images
and glued them to the steps. I embossed the black
background with a star embossing folder. I attached
the space ship with a piece of heavy clear plastic.
I added some bakers twine for the bow.

This is a better view of the stair steps.

Be sure to stop by the High Hopes Blog and
check out the awesome cards the Diva's have
created to inspire you!!

I hope you will all come back on Wednesday
for our
"New Release" Blog Hop
and a chance to win some of the new stamps!!!

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

KAREN x

High Hopes Challenge #126

Hello everyone......

Well.... it has been a while since I have been here
.....longer than I thought it was!!!!
So much new to get used to and busy with my
girls and the business!!! I am getting into a
routine so hopefully I will be back to blogging
regularly again!!

It's time for the High Hopes Challenge!!

This weeks challenge is brought to you by
our lovely ANNA and her theme this week is...

PINK, PINK, and more PINK!!!

I am not a great lover of pink but I gave it
my best shot...lol!!

The adorable image I have used on my card is

"Bedilia Butterfly"
by artist
Laurie Furnell

I embossed the image with black and painted it with
Tombows. I used my nesties ovals for the frames.
The gorgeous DP's are from My Minds Eye
and Sassafras.

Be sure to stop by the High Hopes Blog as the
Diva's have some gorgeous pink creations to share
with you!!!
I hope you will have time to play along with us this
week and be sure to use a High Hopes image
to qualify for the prize!!

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

KAREN X

High Hopes Challenge

Good Morning everyone....

It's time for the first High Hopes Challenge
of 2012!!!

This weeks challenge is
"Winter Wonderland"

The fabulous image I am using is
"Snowy Portrait"
by artist Laurie Furnell

I created a napkin fold card.

This is the inside....

I used High Hopes sentiment
"Snowin' and Blowin"

Be sure to check out the High Hopes Blog as
the Diva's have some fabulous creations to share with
you today!!!

We have a fun giveaway going on over at our
High Hopes Facebook page so pop on over
and check us out there!!!!

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

KAREN x

Exciting News!!!!

Happy New Year everyone....

I have some exciting news to share with you today.

My husband Guy has been wanting to take
an early retirement from his job but needed to find
something to occupy all his extra time. So he
found a job that he could work from home....

He is the proud new owner of
"High Hopes Rubber Stamps"

He has taken on the manufacturing side of
the business and left the blog and everything
else up to me...lol!!

We will be carrying on with the line just as
our dear friends Tina and Bethany had
originally started....with fun and whimsical
designs made with high quality deep etched
red rubber.

We are excited to start this new journey
and look forward to inspiring you with
new designs and creations along the way!!!

So to celebrate a new beginning in a new year
we are featuring a couple of specials for
the month of January.....

Valentine Set...
11 unmounted stamps
$24.95 CAN
The link to this set is not working on the website
so if you would like to purchase it just email us at
highhopesstamps.com

That's over 50% off when purchased in the set!!!
This is an awesome set of designs by our
amazing artist....Laurie Furnell

Our next special is the
"Valenswine Piggy Set"

This set is some of our favored Valentine images
made into a set with 2 main images with
accessory stamps and 3 sentiments!!

This is a fabulous value at $13.95 CAN
This set is available here

Here are some creations I made with this set...

Keep an eye for a new special each month!!

Starting next week we will be starting back the
High Hopes Challenge
with some great prizes to be had!!

REMEMBER...
to qualify to win any of the prizes from the
challenge you MUST use a High Hopes image
on your creation!!!!

Thank you all so much for stopping by....
We hope you will follow along with us in our
new adventure...

Have a wonderful day...

Guy & Karen x

HO HO HO.....Merry Christmas

Just stopping by to wish you all a

VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

KAREN x