#1074 – Magic of Christmas

Hello and welcome! The last Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies challenge of the year! As usual, there is no theme and as long as you have die cuts in the project, anything goes!

And here’s what I made –

I started with the snowmen from Tim Holtz-Sizzix Chilly & Freezy die cuts, cutting them from watercolor paper and colored them using Daniel Smith watercolors. I also die cut a panel of watercolor paper using Neat & Tangled Doily Tag and added a wash of watercolor on the top, leaving the bottom white. Once this dried, I die cut another piece of the tag from scrap watercolor paper and adhered it below to get some support and dimension.

On the card base, I used My Favorite Things Typewriter Text and Simon Says Stamp Lots of Snowflakes stamps to make the background. I used Iced Spruce and Speckled Egg distress inks and misted them with water before stamping.

Finally, I adhered all the pieces together on the card. For the sentiment, I used a stamp from Winnie & Walter Sweet Holiday and heat embossed it in white on a scrap piece of red cardstock. I then fussy cut it and added it to the card.

And that’s my card.

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: Winter Blues

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: Use Craft Dies

Hop over to the Happy Little Stampers blog to checkout what the rest of the DT has created.

Thank you so much for stopping by! 🙂

#1067 – Christmas Blessings Ornament

Hello and welcome to the Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies challenge for November. As the title suggests, it’s an Anything Goes challenge as long as some die cut is used. It’s also the last challenge of the year!

And here’s what I made –

I used Waffle Flower Layered Ornament dies on white cardstock and colored it using distress inks and soft brush. Before adhering the pieces, I die cut 1 extra piece and layered them for some dimension. I then added some shimmer over the entire piece using Spectrum Noir clear Sparkle brush pen.

On the white card base, I stamped the images from Winnie & Walter In Bloom: Elsa’s Flora using VersaFine Black Onyx pigment ink and then added some black splatters using Black Soot distress ink. Once this dried, I added the ornament and then stamped the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Christmas Blessings stamp set.

And that’s my card. I’m joining the following challenges with my card –

Addicted to Stamps and More challenge #456: Make Your Mark

Die cut Divas November challenge: All About the Holidays

Checkout the what the rest of our DT created at the Happy Little Stampers blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

#1062 – Miss You

Hello and welcome to the Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies challenge for October. As the title suggests, it’s an Anything Goes challenge as long as some die cut is used.

And here’s what I made –

I wanted a teal color for the window, but since I didn’t have the right colored cardstock, I watercolored it using Gansai Tambi watercolors. Once it dried, I die cut a window using Spellbinders A2 Curved Matting Basics B dies. I die cut the flowers using CraftAdda Delicate Flowers dies and watercolored them using Gansai Tambi watercolors as well. I doubled up the layers of flowers to give them some stability since they were so delicate.

Before assembling, I swiped some gold pigment ink on the white background, where the window would be and then I adhered the window panel using foam tape and then added the flower die cuts as well. I then added the sentiment from Mama Elephant In My Heart on scrap white cardstock, trimmed it and adhered it on the card. For embellishing, I added a few dull gold sequins.

And that’s my card. I’m joining the following challenges as well –

Just Add Ink challenge #673: Just choose two (I chose Windows and Flowers)

Timeout challenge #248: Cancer Awareness/Friendship/Encouragement

The Flower challenge #85: Anything Goes

Checkout the what the rest of our DT created at the Happy Little Stampers blog.

Thank you for stopping by!

#1053 – Sending Smiles

PE: Top pick at Retro Rubber challenge!

Hello and welcome! We’re starting Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies challenge for this month. As the name suggests, its Anything Goes as long as you have die cuts included.

And here’s what I made –

I started with the background. I used Concord and 9th Buds & Blossoms stamp set over the entire white card panel and then die cut it using Simon Says Stamp Wavy Scallop Stitches. Before adhering this over the grey cardbase, I bent the die cut edges over the dotted line to get a bit of extra dimension.

For the sentiment I used Simon Says Stamp Sending Smiles die cut. I also die cut a couple of dies for the sentiment and shadow and adhered them together to get some dimension before adhering it to the card.

And that’s my card! I’m also joining these challenges –

Retro Rubber Challenge #212: Anything Goes I used Concord & 9th Buds & Blossoms stamp from 2020

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: Happy Birthday

Checkout more inspiration at Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies challenge blog page.

And thank you so much for stopping by!

#1048 – A Heart of Gold

Hello and welcome! We’re starting Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies challenge for this month. As the name suggests, its Anything Goes as long as you have die cuts included.

And here’s what I made –

I started with the flowers from Altenew Build a Flower: Peruvian Lily and cut out the images I stamped using the coordinating dies. I also used the Altenew Heart Frame die to cut out a few pieces of the frame, then adhered them together for some dimension. Next, I embossed a white card panel using Itsy Bitsy Leaves embossing folder.

To assemble the card, I chose a pink card base coordinating with the color of the flower, added a strip of green washi tape on the side before added the embossed white panel, and finally added the frame and the flower with leaves. Finally, I added the sentiment from My Favorite Things Kind Thanks stamp set.

And that’s my card! Checkout more inspiration at Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies challenge blog page.

And thank you so much for stopping by!