HLS Spotlight - Mix Mash

Hi everyone! A quick post for me today. On the 20th of each month, we are spotlighting one stamp set from Happy Little Stampers.

This month we are showcasing Mix Mash (see the post over at HLS here)

I made a very simple Christmas Card -

I drew a line using a pencil and ruler as guide for my circles. Once they were stamped I went over the pencil line with a gold pen. I coloured the circles with glitter wink of stella pens. I combined the Mix Mash set with the Christmas Joy set - the star and sentiment. Easy!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -

 The Holly and Ivy Challenge - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - using optional twist of CAS

Thanks for popping in and see you next time! xx

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Guest Designing at AAA Cards

Hi everyone! We are celebrating Christmas in July around Australia and I'm sure in many other parts of the world. Lot's of Aussies dream of a White Christmas due to it being so hot here in December. We still put on a spread for lunch though - hot and cold. It makes the kitchen not the place you want to be!

I am Guest Designing over at AAA Cards for their new challenge - Christmas in July

Here is my card -

I created a template so I could stamp my circles to create my tree. 

I coloured them in with wink of stella pens.

Supplies

HLS Mix Mash

HLS Christmas Joy

Here is the graphic for the challenge -

If you would like to see how I made my card in a One Layer Design, check out my video tutorial.

Thanks to the girls for having me at AAA Cards! Don't forget that Happy Little Stampers is sponsoring this challenge :)

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HLS June CAS Challenge

Hi everyone, we have a fun CAS challenge for you over at Happy Little Stampers this month! 

We want to Smile! We also have our watercolour challenge with the same theme so if you create something watercoloured AND CAS, don't forget to link up to both challenges :)

Here is my card -

I went with a simple black and gold colour scheme. I embossed the word smile with gold powder and embossed the rest of the sentiment with black ink. The top stamp was masked off a little so I could create my own greeting.

The little hearts are from the Christmas Joy set! Makes it quite a versatile set to have!

I flicked a little black acrylic ink just to break up all the white space but not so much as to take away from the rest of the card.

Supplies:

HLS Smile!

HLS Christmas Joy

HLS Multicoloured Sequins

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges -

CAS on Friday - Embossing
Moving along with the Times - Black, White, + 1 other colour

That's me! I hope to see you over at the challenge blog!

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HLS December ATC Challenge

Time for another ATC challenge over at Happy Little Stampers!

We are making Christmas themed ATCs this month and I had a blast creating mine!



Once again, I have made a fun set of ATCs!



I started with an A4 size piece of watercolour paper and smooshed it into Brusho.

I die cut my HLS Christmas Trees and covered them with Embossing Enamel AND green embossing powder. I used Faux Snow on some of the ATCs and a number of HLS stamp sets for the greetings. I even used the embossing enamel as a frame! So much fun!

Here are the products I used that you can purchase from Happy Little Stampers -

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See you over at the challenge blog! Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

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Addicted to CAS - Sparkle!

Hi everyone and happy Saturday to you.

Today is exciting because I have a bit of a cameo role over at Addicted to CAS :) I am your hostess for our current challenge!

Let's see all things Sparkle on your creations. Don't forget to keep them clean and simple :)

I have made 3 cards for this challenge -

My first card is using a brusho panel which I have smooshed, overlayed with die, and then finished with a word die cut from glitter foam.

My next card is for my gorgeous new Grandson, Benjamin. Watercolouring and wink of stella for added sparkle :)

I have used HLS Christmas Joy for this card. Embossed the holly and sentiment and coloured with wink of stella.

I hope you will play along at Addicted to CAS over the next two weeks and Happy Little Stampers is the sponsor!

I would like to enter the following challenges -

The Merry Christmas Challenge (Card #3) - Anything Christmas

Crafty Cardmakers (Card #2) - Animal Magic

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - (Card #2) Anything Goes with a Critter 

Sheepski Designs (Card #1) - Sparkle and/or Shine

Card #3

Card #1

Thank you for popping in today and have a great weekend :)

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Challenge me a Christmas Card with Michelle Lupton

My good friend Michelle Lupton is holding a Christmas Event on her blog and I have been invited to play along with her.

Our Challenge is

CHRISTMAS TREE

I embossed my die cut Christmas Tree with mint powder then added tiny little gems for decorations. I also embossed my sentiment from the HLS Christmas Joy set.

Thank you Michelle for asking me to participate in your challenge.!

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Light Up Snow Friends

Hi there everyone. I am lucky to have my mum with me for a quick visit so we had a great day playing in the craft room yesterday. Mum wanted to learn how to create a light up card using the Chibitronics sets.

Mum ended up making 2 light up Christmas cards and one more standard Christmas Card. She had fun! I decided to create a light up card myself!

Sooo cute!!

Here are the products I used to create this card -

            

        

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges -

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter

One Crazy Stamper - Christmas/Winter

Christmas with the Cuties - Christmas Animals

Christmas Card Challenges - Anything Goes

Thanks for popping in today :)

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Inkspirational - One Layer Card

Hi there! Time for a new challenge over at Inkspirational. This fortnight we would like you to create only -

The best thing about one layer cards is they don't have to be any one design. They don't necessarily have to be CAS. You can keep layering with stencils and stamps to create amazing cards.

I have gone with a CAS style for my card and here it is -

I stamped my sentiment using my MISTI and then masked off that area with post-it tape. I stamped my holly quite randomly then removed the mask.

I used a ruler and pen to create the double lines. I coloured the holly with sharpie markers and then covered them with Wink of Stella.

Here are the products from HLS I used to create this card -

        

Easy peasy!!! I hope you will play along at our challenge over at Inkspirational :)

Thanks for popping in today.

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Jingly Christmas Tree

Hi there everyone. Today I made a very quick card (another Christmas one).

I have to say that this looks a LOT better in real life. Photographing the snow on the tree and the ground was a real challenge.

I embossed my HLS Christmas Tree die with Mint Macaroon Powder and then gave the branches the look of fallen snow using 'Sparkle Snow'. While it was still wet, I pressed on my jingle bells.

I hope you can see a bit of the texture and sparkle in this photo. It looks so pretty!

I have used the following HLS products to create this card -

         

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges -

 - Anything Goes

12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Anything Goes

Thanks for popping in xx

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Snowy Christmas

Hello everyone! I managed to create a card over the last two days that I would like to share with you. Why did it take me two days? I had an attack of vertigo today which slowed me down considerably. If you haven't ever had vertigo, it really isn't fun :( Anyway, I am off to bed soon so would like to show you my card -

I have some new goodies to play with that have arrived at the Happy Little Stampers shop. Decorative Snow and Fantasy Snow - how cool!

I can only dream of a White Christmas (it is stinking hot here in Australia at that time of year) and I really love making these sorts of cards.

Last night I did cut my HLS Christmas Tree dies. I pressed each die cut onto my versamark pad, sprinkled WOW! Mint Macaroon powder, then heat set the powder. TIP - I heat set from underneath to start with so there wasn't too much 'fly away' of the embossing powder.

Next came the Fantasy Snow. It has all these chunks and balls of glitter through it and it is really fun to use! I just wanted to add the snow to the branches of the trees so I used a small palette knife. I left them overnight to dry.

Today, I created my layout. The back panel used the Decorative Snow and a stencil to create my snow background. The Decorative Snow has glitter and is so cool!

It is a shame I wasn't able to capture how sparkly this is.

The sentiment is from the HLS Christmas Joy set and I added some HLS Blue Sequins right at the end.

I would like to enter my card into these wonderful challenges -

Sweet Stampin' Christmas - Anything Christmas

Mod Squad Challenge Blog - The Heat is On - Embossing

Christmas Card Challenges - Anything Goes + option (no option for me)

Mixed Media World - Anything Goes

Just before you go, you may like to check out the STAMPTEMBER Celebrations over at Happy Little Stampers!

Thanks for popping in today and will see you soon! xx

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