Let's go One Layer with Neon!

Hi everyone! Today there is a special combination of challenge blogs with a very special challenge for you. Less is More and AAA Cards are coming together for a crazy two weeks of fun. 

Happy Little Stampers is sponsoring this challenge for both LIM and AAA so I was asked to be a Guest Designer for them. Woo hoo.

Now, one layer cards do NOT worry me at all and then I found out it couldn't be on white cardstock. Argghhh! I actually don't have a lot to choose from when it comes to coloured cardstock but I had an unopened packet of neon colours that were perfect for this!

Here are my cards - (you may need your sunglasses for these ones!)

Simple stamping (using my MISTI) for Card #1 and a combination of stamping and inlaid diecuts for Card #2 and Card #3. Neon cardstock is a little slick so you have to be careful when stamping that you don't smudge your work.

Here are the products I have used from Happy Little Stampers for these cards -

          

     

I hope you will play along at the challenges - there is a great prize to be won from Happy Little Stampers. Check out the challenge blogs for more details.

Have a great day xx

Graffiti Stamping

Hello everyone! Today is quite exciting because I am going to be designing once again for the fantastic challenge blog Inkspirational. I would like to thank Marina for the invitation - I couldn't say no :)

Well, the first challenge I have come back to was a little puzzling to me because I had never heard of this technique before!

I was thinking..... huh??? But, I did a googly search and found some really interesting ideas. It actually wasn't as hard as it first looks.

Here is my card.

I really loved how this turned out! I used my MISTI to place my first large stamp - the Happy from HLS Everyday Sentiments. I used that as my 'base' for my other stamps. I decided to stamp on an angle. I used a variety of sentiment stamps which included Everyday Sentiments, Mix Mash, Bold Birthday Sentiments and Fun Birthday Sentiments. The funny thing was that once I started I didn't want to stop. I had so many fun stamps! 

I stamped with archival inks in Jet Black, Watering Can, Cornflower Blue, Sap Green, Viridian, and Aquamarine. I love how this would be perfect for a masculine card because I really struggle with those!!

This is also a ONE LAYER card so it is perfect for mailing!

I hope to see you over at Inkspirational for this challenge because it is a really fun technique that you should try :)

Thanks for popping in today :)

HLS July Christmas Challenge

Hi again!

July has got me REALLY excited because the countdown is on. I'm off to the UK to host the first every Happy Little Stampers Craft Retreat. It's a massive journey from Australia by the time we will finally land in London but it will be totally worth it. 

The retreat was an idea I had about 18 months ago and there has been a lot of planning involved. The moment I mentioned it to my mum, she wanted to come straight away! I was then telling my bestfriend, Simone, about the trip and encouraged her to think about coming. She said yes! Low and behold when Simone mentioned it to her mum, she wanted to come too! So, it has gone from a trip on my own to an amazing adventure with three amazing women! We can't wait!

Only 18 more sleeps until we leave Australia!!

Ok, on to the real reason I am posting today lol.

Happy Little Stampers started off July with the CASE the Designer (Carol Steedman) and CAS challenges so far. We are now ready to inspire you with our Christmas Challenge.

That's right - use gold on your Christmas creation!

Here is my card -

I created a mask so I could stamp my own Christmas tree. I used the Mix Mash, Bold Birthday Sentiments and Mixed Christmas Sentiments for this card. 

Here is a close up of the glittery goodness once I had coloured in the circles with my WOS gold pen.

This is a one layer card and very easy to create. Perfect for popping in the mail!

Here are the HLS sets that I have used -

         

Here is a video showing you how I created cards similiar to this one :)

As always if you play along in any or all of our challenges at Happy Little Stampers -

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

Just Add Ink - Add 'S' - I added Sparkle

One Layer Simplicity - Christmas in July

Thanks for popping in today. There are also new Design Team members over at the challenge blog so don't forget to say hi to them!

Happy 4th Birthday to ATSM!

I'm a very proud mumma today because my challenge blog Addicted to Stamps and More! is turning 4 years old. This was my first adventure after only blogging for a couple of months myself so I am very excited that ATSM has turned 4.

Thank you to all my designers over the years. I couldn't have done it without you!

I couldn't resist taking part in the celebrations. There is a photo to inspire you to play along!

Here is my card -

I wanted to use the bright, fun colours from the photo. 

I used a curved die to pencil in some lines. I painted the areas with Dylusions blendable paints by just using my finger. When everything was dry I used an oil based Sharpie pen to draw in the lines. It's a bit messy but I enjoyed making it.

The sentiment and stars are from a great set by Happy Little Stampers -

The Big Bold Birthday set really gives your sentiments center stage.

There are heaps of giveaways for this challenge. I hope you will pop on over to help us celebrate and be in the chance to win some great prizes!

Prize: $30 gift certificate

Prize: $25.00 gift certificate

Prize: 3 digital images

Thanks for popping in today. See you soon! 

HLS March Christmas Challenge

It's that time again! Another challenge starting over at Happy Little Stampers. I will be back from my cruise tomorrow so I will be able to catch up with you all then. I'm sure I'll be nice and relaxed :)

Today is the start of our Christmas Challenge. We would like you to make a 

I decided to go with a circle card.

I've used some non-traditional colours here which I love. 

Using my largest circle die (SU), I used it on folded card stock making sure I didn't cut right at the top of the fold. This left me with a perfect circle card.

I then cut the same circle twice more and embossed one using a dotty folder. The dotty one was adhered to the front and the plain one adhered to the back. This gave the card extra stability.

I created my snowflake background by using the '*' from the Bold Birthday Sentiments set. The sentiment is from the Mixed Christmas Sentiments set. Some die cut stars and a few pearls finished it off. 

     

If you play along this month in any of the challenges at HLS, you could win!

I would like to welcome Rahmat as our Guest Designer this month. She is a big fan of HLS and is a wonderful follower of our challenges.

Thanks for popping by and don't forget to check out the Design Team over at the challenge blog.

Happy Little Stampers February Christmas Challenge

Hello! How are you today? Another challenge has gone live at Happy Little Stampers! It's time for our Christmas inspiration for you.

This month we have a game card of Tic Tac Toe for you. Cool!

There were so many choices that I really couldn't decide. I used

GOLD - SENTIMENT - WHITE

(there is obviously a lot of red going on too)

Here is my card -

Another of my 'sewn up' shaker cards. I have used a brusho background for this one. Before I used the sewing machine to attach my vellum, I embossed some gold stars from the HLS Bold Birthday Sentiments set and the sentiment from the HLS Everyday Sentiments set.

Lots and lots of sequins were put in this card. Love it!

Here are the HLS products I have used for this card -

    

I would like to enter my card into these challenges

Naughty or Nice Challenge - See Red

CHNC Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

Card Mania - Add some Red

Thanks for popping in :)

Sponged Birthday

Hi there! Last night I had some fun in the craft room. I was so inspired by Kamila's video tutorial for Happy Little Stampers that I wanted to try my hand at sponging with Distress Inks. Plus Time Out has a great challenge on right now so that also gave me the nudge I needed :)

Here is my card -

This was created using Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade and Festive Berries. I embossed the sentiment from the HLS Everyday Sentiments set and the stars from the HLS Bold Birthday Sentiments set.

I splattered a bit of water over the panel right at the end.

This card is nice and flat - perfect for mailing. 

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

Time Out - Birthdays with the optional Technique Twist of adding sponging

The Artistic Stamper - Anything Goes

Craft Rocket Challenges - Happy Anything

Thanks so much for popping in :)

Guest Designing for Less Is More!

I am very excited today as I am not only a Guest Designer for Less Is More but the monthly sponsor as well!

The theme is Neutrals and here is what I have come up with.

I've used three different greys for my card in the cardstock and ink. The top panel is Vanilla.

I've stamped the sentiment and stars from the Happy Little Stampers Big Bold Sentiment set making sure to leave lots of white space on my card.

This was a very quick and easy card to make :)

A big thank you to the girls for having me this month and I can't wait to see all the Neutral cards in the gallery.

Thanks for popping in :)

Christmas Overload!

Happy Monday. I hope your weekend was fun and full of crafty time.

I am frantically trying to get my Christmas cards done. The last couple of days have been very productive with me making at least 20 cards. More to go, though...

I wanted to share with you a few that I have made. I'm very happy with how they have turned out.

Here is my first card -

This is super easy to create. I made a little triangle template and then randomly stamped the outline circles from the HLS Mix Mash set. The tiny dot is the 'full stop' from the HLS Bold Birthday Sentiments. The sentiment is from the HLS Mixed Christmas Sentiments.

I coloured the circles in with WOS pens.

       

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

Time Out Challenges has this cool photo for inspiration. I love the circles!

Fantasy Stampsers - CAS Christmas

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Keep it Simple

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My next few cards use non-traditional Christmas colours -

This card was made using watercolour paper. I smeared my Festive Berries distress ink pad onto my craft sheet, misted it with water then smooshed my cardstock through the ink. Once it was dry, I did the same with Brillliance Galaxy Gold but just pounced the cardstock onto the ink to get various splotches.

I stamped the sentiment from the HLS Everyday Sentiments set and added some HLS Glitter Enamel dots.

    

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges

Card Mania - Christmas

The Artistic Stamper - Christmas

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My next card has LOTS of gold and sparkle -

For this card I tried my Brushos, Starch and Cling Wrap technique on Mixed Media paper. It didn't work as well as watercolour paper. Well not for me, anyway. I still got a good impression from the cling wrap. With the brushos, I added some perfect pearls to see how it would turn out. This was quite the experiment. It really does look pretty in real life.

Once it was all dry, I used a stencil and texture paste for the stars. Once they were dry, I replaced the stencil and used a sponge to add the gold. 

The sentiment is from the HLS Mixed Christmas Sentiment set.

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

ARTastic Challenges - Use Gold

Crafty Catz - Sparkle and Shine

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My next card was made VERY quickly. Brushos on the craft mat misted with water and then smooshed Mixed Media paper through the ink.

The sentiment is from the HLS Everyday Sentiment set. The Enamel Glitter dots finished it off.

    

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

Love the blue in this photo!

Thanks for sticking with me to the end! I hope you have a lovely day.