Hambo Stamps Blog Hop!

Hello all! Welcome to the Hambo Stamps Blog Hop!!! I think I am the final stop, so I hope you have managed to navigate your way here! My fellow blog-a-vites...blog-a-philes... (are those words?) have done a wonderful job and I congratulate them on their whimsical projects to honor our Hambo "Mom and Dad" Monica and Tim!

I have a fun new card featuring something old and something new!



This card uses one of their new digital stamps "Thief of Hearts" and an older one "Buildings/Ledge." I added the sentiment on the billboard by hand. For those of you who are Copic Junkies, I will list my color listing at the end of my blog post.

In case you missed the other blog hop sites, you can find them below!

Colleen
Isabelle
Jane
Libby
MacKenzie

To complete the Blog Hop Circle, you need to go to Asela's site "Hop Art Studio." I hope you had fun!!!

HAMBO STAMPS ROCK!!!!

Copic Colors Used:
Red Bricks: R22, R24, R27, R29
Mortar: W1, W3, W5
Concrete Ledge: W1, W3, W5
Stone Building: W1, W3, W5
Windows: E0000, E000, E00, W1
Blue Building: B91, B93, B95
Hearts: R22, R24, R27, R29
Rope: E31, E33, E35, E37
Burglar Shirt: W3, W5, W7
Jeans: B91, B93, B95
Gloves: YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24
Face: E0000, E000, E00
Sack: R20, R22

Another Hambo Sketch Challenge Card

I had another idea for the Hambo "Hogs and Sketches" challenge for January and had to share it! I used the Hambo Stamps "Chickens" and "Pecked for you" stamps. I popped up the two side chickens as they peek in...You can't see it too well in the photo, but they are cool! You will have to join in on the sketch challenge. They give great prizes!!!



Copic Colors Used:
Chicken 1: E40, E42, E43
Chicken 2: E95, E97, E99
Chicken 3: YR20, YR21, YR23
Beaks: Y32, Y35, Y38
Nest: E53, E55, E57
Background (airbrushed): YG0000

Hambo Sketch Challenge #4

The 1st Hambo "Hogs and Sketches" Challenge of 2010 is ON! Below are two cards I made using this month's sketch. I used two new digital stamps at Hambo and had a ton of fun coloring them! You will have to check out the cards from the other design team members on the sketch challenge site and join in on the fun!


This cutie "turtle carver" is meant to be a Valentine's card...and NO...I do not have a heart of stone!!!

Copic Colors Used:
Turtle: YG11, YG13, YG17
Hammer Handle: E55, E57
Hammer Head/Chisel: C0, C3, C5
Tam/Hearts/Glasses Frame: R35, R37, R39
Stone: W0, W1, W3, W5



I love this Monster Sax digi! My niece wants to play sax in marching band when she gets to high school (she can't march on oboe), so this is meant for her!

Copic Colors Used:
Monster: V12, V15, V17; YG11, YG13, YG17
Sax: Y32, Y35, Y38
Lots of spica glitter pen on the sax, but you can't see it in the picture...

Christmas Cards

Now that my Christmas cards have made their way to their destinations (hopefully!), I can share them! It was a Stampendous Stamps Extravaganza this year. I decided to use some Fluffles the Cat and Changito the Monkey stamps for some fun-filled greeting cards. Instead of doing a ga-zillion cards exactly the same, I made four versions. Most of the papers were from the Basic Grey Collection. For some of them, I used the Stampedous Fake Flocking for the white on hats and mittens!

As ususal, I used Copic Markers to color the images...


Coal Again?
Copic Colors Used:
Fluffles: C0, C1, C3
Stocking: R32, R35, R37
Pine Bow: YG63, YG67
Ornaments: R32, R35, R37; B0000, B000, Boo; R81, R83
Nose: RV04


Christmas Spirit
Copic Colors Used:
Fluffles: C0, C1, C3
Lights: R32, R35, R37; B000, Boo, Bo2; YG13, YG17
Plug: W5



Skating Changito
Copic Colors Used:
Monkey: E31, E33, E35, E37
Hat/Boots/Mittens: R32, R35, R37
Scarf: B0000, Boo0, B00
Present: R81, R83; YG11, YG13, YG91



Bless Your Little Hearth
Copic Colors Used:
Monkey: E31, E33, E35, E37
Cookies: E31, E35, E37
Bag/Hat/Mittens: R32, R35, R37
Bricks: YG91, YG93
Fireplace Tools: C3, C5, C7
Plate: B000, B00, B02
Milk: W00
Fireplace (inside): airbrushed with W1, W3

Merry Christmas (Hambo Style)

I needed a quick Christmas card and decided to use the Hambo Pig with the "snow pig-man" ...Is that a word? LOL I used some vintage looking snowman paper as the backdrop. The sentiment is also from Hambo Stamps. what fun!

Copic Colors Used:
Scarf/Hat: BG72, BG75
Piggie: R000, R00, R11
Boots: R35, R37, R39
Snow pig-man: C00

Friends or Anemones?

I just love this saying from Hambo Stamps. I have had it for a while, but haven't used it yet. I think I was saving it for a very special card, so this one is it! The lobster stamp is also from Hambo Stamps. The paper is some really cool sparkly paper I got from a scrapbooking store at the Outer Banks. They had lots of really cool beachy papers (imagine that) and I am slowly working all of them into cards!

Copic Colors Used:
Tall Seaweed: YG00, YG01, YG03
Lobster: R22, R24, R27
Orange Coral: YR12, YR14, YR15, YR18
Yellow Coral: Y32, Y35, Y38
Blue Green Coral: BG72, BG75
Sand: E40, E41, E42
Starfish: E11
Clam: E51, E53
Background: BG0000
Shark: C0, C1, C2

A Copic Marker NEVER Touched This Card!

I know...can you believe it??? I didn't use a single Copic Marker on this card. I wanted to use this funny saying from Hambo Stamps, but couldn't find a good stamp image to go with it. I had to think a long time on this one. My Copics were calling my name...but I was strong and resisted! LOL

Instead I used my new Snowflake Shapeabilities from Spellbinders to create a multitide of snowflakes for the background and let the phrase be the focal point. I used some veleveteen white paper and some silver paper, but it doesn't show up too well in the photo. It is dimensional fun!!!

Now if we could just get some snow...