Fa La La

The April Christmas challenge is up and running at Happy Little Stampers. The theme is Anything Goes Christmas with an optional twist of NATURE. For my card, I always do the twist, but this time I may have stretched it a bit! My cute little deer is a creature of nature, and he is out in the snow. I'm not so sure how natural it is for cute little deer to stand on hind legs playing electric guitar, but hey! Why not? LOL! 

Please head over to Happy Little Stampers APRIL Christmas Challenge and see what the Design Team has created to inspire you. Christmas cards made throughout the year = less stress when Christmas rolls around in December. Be good to yourself and play with us!

Supplies:

Stamps: Memory Box Blitzen; Happy Little Stampers Mixed Christmas Sentiments

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; VersaFine Onyx Black

Accessories: Hero Arts Snowflake Confetti Fancy Die; Copic Markers

Thinking Of You This Christmas

The March Christmas challenge is up and running at Happy Little Stampers. The theme is Anything Goes Christmas with an optional twist of TAGS. For my card, I used Papertrey Ink's Tag Sale #8 die and made a shaker out of it. The little bird is from an old SU punch. The sentiment is From SSS Tiny Words Christmas. 

Please head over to Happy Little Stampers MARCH Christmas Challenge and see what the Design Team has created to inspire you. Christmas cards made throughout the year = less stress when Christmas rolls around in December. Be good to yourself and play with us!

Peace

Happy Little Stampers May Christmas Challenge has begun. As always, the theme is all Chrismtas all the time, and this time the optional twist is STARS.

Challenge winner will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the Happy Little Stampers store. Check out all the details HERE.

Please head over to the Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge Blog for some wonderful inspiration from the Design Team. Join us in the gallery for a chance to win!

I am also playing at:

The Merry Christmas Challenge #18 - Anything Goes + Christmas

Challenge #28 - Anything Christmas Goes

CAS Christmas

Happy New Year! It's time for a new year of Challenges at Happy Little Stampers, and time to start on our Christmas card stashes for next Christmas! Only 361 more days!!! For the January challenge, it's all Christmas all the time with the optional twist is CAS (Clean And Simple). Challenge winner will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the Happy Little Stamper shop! Check out all the details HERE.

I twisted with the gorgeous Altenew Build A Flower Poinsettia and sentiment from Happy Little Stampers Christmas Joy.

Please head over to the Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge and see the fabulous inspiration pieces that the Design Team has created for your inspiration. Get your Fa La La La La back on, and create a Christmas card for your 2018 stash!

I'm also playing at:

Allsorts  Week 447/8 - Seasonal Flowers

Peace

It's time for a new game at Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge. As usual, it's all Christmas all of the time with a twist. This time, the twist is to to include a "Silhouette" in your project. 

This crazy world in which we live is crying for peace and I feel compelled to use that theme frequently for my cards. I used my "Tree Silhouette" wood-mounted stamp from Memory Box - one of my most favorite stamps. It always evokes thoughts of cool, quiet, peaceful, snowy terrain. 

I inked up an acrylic block with Distress Oxide Inks in 3 shades of blue, spritzed the block with water, and then smooshed a piece of Bristol paper onto the block and twisted it a little. I then sprayed it with shimmer mist. The word "peace" is die cut from black glitter paper, and "on earth" was stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black ink. The smooshed panel is raised with foam tape and mounted on a panel of white linen paper, which is mounted on Neenah Solar White  110 lb card stock.

Please head over to the Happy Little Stampers October Christmas Challenge and see what the awesome Design Team has created for your inspiration. Christmas is not far off, so craft something Christmas-y and play with us.

I'm also playing at:

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Christmas

Stamp Ink Paper #119 - Cardmaker's choice

Use your favorite stamp(s), Ink, Paper

My favs - Memory Box Tree Silhouette Stamp and DOX Inks.

ATCAS #121 - Favorite Stamp

Memory Box Tree Silhouette Stamp

JUG #413 - Use Word Die Cuts

"peace"

Merry Christmas Challenge #37 - Anything Goes + Christmas

Peace

A new month has arrived, and that means a host of new challenges are starting at Happy Little Stampers. The theme of the September Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge is Christmas with an opetional twist of "sparkle". This is my take.

Now, I usually do the twist when a challenge has one, and this time is no exception; HOWEVER, you can not or can BARELY see just how sparkly this card is. I had an awful time photographing it, so I hope you can take my word for it! I am just plain out of gas and frustrated with trying to capture all that sparkle, so I admit it - I gave up.

The background panel is luscious navy with lots of sparkle and shine in it - it's from the December 2016 Hero Arts Monthly Card Kit - gorgeous. The beautiful Memory Box Flowering Christmas Tree is cut from white glitter paper - so sparkly!!!! You can't see that in the pic either. AND the sentiment is embossed in silver which has lots of sparkle and shine... my picture is flat as a board. But I tell you - it is fabulous IRL!!!!! Pinky swear!!!!

Anyway, the HLS Christmas Design Team has created lots of sparkly inspiration for you, so please head over to the Happy Little Stampers September Christmas Challenge and open up the inspiration portals!!! Christmas is only 114 days away here in the New York Metro Areac so get your holiday craftiness motor running. Link up and play with us for a chance to win a gift voucher to the Happy Little Stampers Store!

Masked Poinsettias

The May Christmas Challenge is up at Happy Little Stampers, and this time the "twist" is masking. I did the twist, and here is what I came up with. I masked the panel on the left on Bristol Paper, embossed the (Happy Little Stampers) poinsettia  images with white EP and colored them with Zigs. "Merry" is die cut, stacked and inlaid. I really love the way this one turned out.

Do go over to the Happy Little Stampers May Christmas Challenge, check out the wonderful DT creations for some inspiration. Stay on top of your Christmas card-making by entering your Christmas creation, with or without the twist, in the HLS May Christmas gallery. 

Challenge winner will receive a $15.00 credit for the Happy Little Stampers Store.

I am also playing at:

CAS Watercolor Challenge
Poinsettias

The Paper Players Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge
Bottom horizontal row-Pink, Leaves and Flower

Creative With Stamps Challenge #14
Poinsettias

Supplies Used

Stamps - Happy Little Stampers Christmas Joy, Winnie & Walter The Big, The Bold and the Merry

Ink - VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black 

Paper - Strathmore Bristol, Gina K. Pure Luxury Black

Accessories - MISTI. Winnie & Walter The Big, The Bold and the Merry Dies. Ranger Multi Medium Matte Glue, Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, Zig Watercolor Brush