Less is More #451 - Sparkle

 Hi everyone! It's Saturday and time for a new challenge over at Less is More!

We have a really fun theme for you -

Our amazing Guest Designer joining us for this challenge is Viv - please make her feel welcome.

I created a card using CAS-ual Fridays 'Pretty Posie' stamps and dies.

I stamped the images and coloured them with pencils. I used a Spectrum Noir glitter pen to add the sparkle.

The back panel features a piece of patterned cardstock with a vellum overlay.

Hopefully you can see the sparkle in the photo below.

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Krafty Chicks (Stamp Act), Watercooler Wednesday (Feminine), Seize the Birthday (Anything Goes), Just Add Ink (Colours)

       

Thanks for popping in and I hope to see you over at the challenge blog :)

HLS September CAS Challenge

Hi everyone! It's time for a new CAS challenge over at Happy Little Stampers!

I have created two cards with very different winged things and themes.

Card #1

I used the Stampin' Up! 'Flight of Fancy' set and stamped my angel. I coloured the scene with pencils. The sentiment is from the Lawn Fawn set called 'Merry Messages'.

Card #2

This set is by Create a Smile and called 'Gull Gang'. I stamped the seagull then masked him so I could stamp the wooden stump. I them masked them both and used a Lawn Fawn stencil to create my waves. I also coloured these images with pencils.

I would like to enter my cards over at the following challenges -

Card #1 - Christmas Craft Creations (Non-Traditional Colours), Colour Throwdown, The Holly and Ivy Challenge (Anything Goes), Crafty Hazlenut's Christmas (Anything Goes)

Card #2 - Crafty Animals (Anything Goes), Addicted to Stamps and More! (Birthdays), Allsorts (Clean and Simple)

    

Thanks for popping in and I hope to see you over at Happy Little Stampers.

Tiny Friends Birthday

 Hi everyone, just a quick post from me tonight. I created a birthday card for a co-workers daughter. I wanted to play with my new distress oxides (LOVE them by the way). While blending I hopped online and bought a few more colours. 

Excuse the photo as I've taken a photo at night due to taking the card with me to work in the morning.

I created a rainbow effect then flicked water over the panel. Then I decided to flick white and black paint as well.

I die cut my generic sentiment and used vellum for the solid background.

I stamped and coloured my images then die cut them out.

This actually didn't take very long and was a lot of fun to make.

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday (Anything Goes), Simon Says Stamp Monday (Spritz and Splatter), The Dream Factory (Up), Sweet Stampers (Dies and/or Punches), Crafty Creations (Anything Goes), Unicorn Challenge (Anything Goes), Get Creative Challenge (Anything Goes)

Thanks for popping in and have a great night :)

Twas the Night Before Christmas

Hello!

I have a few new Lawn Fawn sets that I purchased off a destash site and wanted to play :) I created a Christmas card using 'Tiny Christmas', 'Ho-Ho-Holidays', 'Let's Play' (NEW), 'Christmas Dreams', and 'Holiday Helpers' (NEW).

There are a few presents that need to be wrapped by Santa and his helper. They are having a quick break while enjoying a festive beverage. 

I'm glad the cat is sleeping because it may not be happy when the new puppy is introduced to the family :) 

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Jingle Belles (Only cardstock, no patterned paper), The 12 Months of Christmas (Anything Goes), Merry Little Christmas Challenge (Anything Goes), Watercooler Challenges (All Occasions), Sweet Stampin' (Feature an Animal), Darnell's NBUS Challenge (Anything Goes)

Thanks for popping in today :)

Less is More #450 - One Layer Card

 Hi everyone! It's time for a new challenge over at Less is More. 

We have a wonderful guest designer joining us for this challenge so please make her feel welcome - Maaike!

This is a ONE LAYER challenge so don't forget to just stamp on your card base and no other panels.

My card was very quick and easy to make. Simple stamping using a corner stamp from Lawn Fawn's 'Let's Bokeh' set.

I then stamped the sentiment from the Ranger 'Birthday' set over the spots in black ink.

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Double Trouble (Polka Dots), As you like it Challenges (Favourite Primary Colour - Blue is my favourite all time colour for clothes, eyes, cards), Craft Rocket Challenges (CAS), Krafty Chicks (CAS), Simon Says Stamp (Add a Sentiment), The Male Room (Birthday), Let's Craft and Create (Polka Dots), Perfectly CAS (Stripes and/or Dots)

 

Thanks for popping in today and I hope to see you over at Less is More!

Altenew Blog Hop!!

 I am very excited to be posting today. A number of my challenge blogs are participating in the

and there are HEAPS of prizes to be won!

I am representing the challenge blog Happy Little Stampers and have made three cards to help inspire you to play along.

Using Altenew's: Calming Reverie

Using Altenew's: Ninja Invasion

All the details for the blog hop are over at the Happy Little Stampers blog so get over there and start hopping!

Less is More #449 - Shades of Blue

Hi and welcome! We have a brand new challenge starting right now over at Less Is More.

I created a panel of different coloured brushos and water using the smooshing technique. I also added white brusho to lighten some of the hues.

I die cut the sentiment and popped it up over a layer of Navy Blue.

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Craft Rocket Challenges (Clean and Simple), The Male Room (Birthday), Watercooler Wednesday (Masculine), Cardz 4 Guyz (Shades of Blues), Try it on Tuesday (Keep it Simple), Die Cut Divas (Watercolour)

Thank you for popping in, I hope to see you over at the challenge blog.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge [Slider Card]

Welcome to the newest Penny Black Saturday Challenge!

Our challenge this month is -

Anything Goes + optional: Interactive

I have created a Slider card using a PB wood stamp called 'Ice Dance'. The sentiment is from the 'Hometown Christmas' set.

This skater is having so much fun!

I used a stencil and sparkly texture paste for the snow.

You know, while writing this post I just realised I created an ice skater on SNOW. Whoops! Maybe you can forgive someone who has only seen snow around 3 times in her life (and that was as a child) LOL.

The prize for this challenge is provided by our generous sponsor:

Prize - $20 voucher!

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Christmas Craft Creations (Anything Goes), Retro Rubber Stamps (Anything Goes - This is an OLD stamp but has been in my stash for around 18 months), Stamping Sensations (Any Celebration)

Clever Dexter Challenge (Use a Stencil)

Thanks so much for popping in today :) 

HLS August CAS Challenge

 Hi everyone. A new CAS challenge is starting over at Happy Little Stampers. We have a fun theme for you -

Here is my card -

I used the HLS Butterfly Birthday dies to create a partial die cut edge. I then stamped the images and coloured them with pencils. I also used a banner die to partial die cut then stamped a sentiment.

If you have ever wondered how to create partial die cutting, I have an old (but relevant) video that can help you :) 

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Colouring with Pencils (Anything Goes), Stamping Sensations (Any Celebration), Creatalicious Challenge (Anything Goes + option: Animals), Seize the Birthday (Anything Goes)

Have fun with our theme and I'll see you over at Happy Little Stampers.

Many Thanks [Reveal Wheel]

 Hello!

I decided to spend some time in my craft room yesterday to create a specific card I needed.

When I had my surgery, my mum and step-father drove up the East coast of Australia (about 1300kms) so they could be at home with me to help while I was in recovery.

I had to post something to mum and wanted to include a card to say a huge thank you.

I decided on a new to me stamp and die set which was a collaboration set by Lawn Fawn and Hero Arts.

It's called 'Big Thanks'. The palm trees are from the LF set called 'Life is Good'.

I decided to make a reveal wheel card.

Below you can see that the sentiment changes when the wheel is spun.

I coloured all the images with my Zig Real Brush markers.

The sky and grass were created using distress oxides.

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers (Colourful (no snark from me this time)), My Time to Craft (No Patterned Papers), Crafter's Cafe (Layer it Up), Crafty Animals (Anything Goes), Dies R Us (Anything Goes with a brand they sell), Addicted to Stamps and More (Die Cuts and/or Stencils), 

Thanks for popping in today xx

Less is More #448 - CASE

 Happy Saturday! Yep, time for a new challenge over at Less is More!

Here is my card -

As it is Elaine's birthday when the post goes live, she will be giving us a card to CASe. Happy Birthday Elaine!

Elaine

I love this card by Elaine. I followed along with using a flower image and small sentiment. I decided to only use the tiles on a certain part of my image and create an eclipse effect. The difference being that I didn't colour the flower first. I coloured the individual tiles once cut.

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Krafty Chicks (All Occasions), Watercooler Wednesdays (Occasions), Allsorts (For a Lady), Love to Craft (Anything Goes), Creative Knockouts (Die Cuts/Punches)

Thank you for popping in and I hope you will join in to CASE Elaine's card.

Slimline Birthday

 Hi everyone and happy Saturday. I'm still at home recovering from surgery and with a couple of new Lawn Fawn sets hitting my letterbox, I decided to go all out and create a slimline birthday card.

It's still winter here in Australia but I always love making summery cards.

I decided to create a fun birthday party with the kids playing with a pinata, one 'naughty boy' climbing the tree, and the cake ready to go. 

We then go down to the sand where there is a crab popping out to say hi.

Then under the water there is another birthday party happening and the octopus is very happy with his gifts so far.

There is a combination of new and old on this card. The crab, seashell, palm trees, and starfish are from the 'Life is Good' set (which I bought many years ago).

The new 'Tiny Birthday Friends' set was used for the top party scene.

The underwater scene used 'Ocean Shell-fies' and 'Christmas Fishes'. 

The sentiment is from 'Hay There'.

I also used a couple of stencils - 'Clouds', and 'Ocean Waves'. The grass was created using the 'Grassy Border' die.

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Lawn Fawn (Summertime Fun), Alphabet Challenge (Use 'Happy' in your sentiment), Challenge up your Life (Beach Time), Country View Crafts (Use a Stencil or Two), Crafter's Cafe (Layer it Up), Dies R Us (Anything Goes with a brand they sell), Craft Rocket Challenges (Summer), Watercooler Wednesdays (Any Occasion), Inspiration Station (Photo Below)

    

Thank you for popping in and have a great weekend!

Less is More #447 - Christmas in July

 Happy Saturday! Over at Less is More we have a brand new challenge for you. Appropriately for this month is a fun theme.

I usually go a little crazy with inspiration for Christmas cards but I ran out of time due to being unwell and having surgery blah, blah. So, just the one card today!

My card was simply made using a die cut with gold mirror card, a stamped sentiment, and sequins to finish it off.

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Creative Craft Cottage Challenge (Christmas in July), Lost Coast Designs (Christmas in July), Little Red Wagon (Christmas), The Male Room (Christmas in July)

Thanks for popping in and enjoy your weekend :)

Rub a Dub Dub

 Hi and how are you? I'm recovering well from my surgery last week and just trying to take things easy. Thank you to everyone who has sent me their best wishes - it is really appreciated :)

I have a quick card to show you today - 

I combined two Lawn Fawn sets - New to me 'Rub-a-Dub-Dub' and 'Ocean Shell-fie' to create this cute birthday card.

The Happy Birthday sentiment is from the Lawn Fawn 'Hay There' set.

I used the Quilted Background die also from Lawn Fawn. It's one of my favourites!

There was lots of die-cutting involved and putting all the little images together was fun.

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Crafty Gals Corner (One for the Boys), Colour Crazy Challenge (Anything Goes), Cut it Up (Water), Bastel-Traum (Animals), Daisy Chain Challenge (Use dies and/or stencils), Dies R Us (Anything Goes with a brand they sell)

Thank for popping by and have a great day!

HLS July CAS Challenge

Hi everyone, it's time for a new CAS challenge over at Happy Little Stampers!

We have a fun theme for you -

 

To create my card I used some citrus stamps from CTMH, fussy cut them out and added a die cut birthday sentiment. Nice and easy!

I would like to enter my card over at the following challenges -

Clever Dexter (Hello Summer), Crafter's Cafe (Anything Goes), Craft Rocket Challenges (Summer), Sweet Stampers (Birthday), Addicted to Stamps and More! (Birthdays - Happy 9th Birthday ATSM!), Little Red Wagon (Fruit)

Thanks for popping in today and I hope to see you play along over at Happy Little Stampers!