#1073 – Sending Holiday Cheer

Hello and welcome! The last Happy Little Stampers Watercolor challenge of the year! Wow the year sure went by so fast! There is no theme this time for the challenge, so anything watercolor goes!

And I made another Christmas card –

I started with stamping the images from Simon Says Stamp Winter Flowers and the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Christmas Blessings using VersaFine Onyx black pigment ink. Once this dried, I watercolored the panel using Daniel Smith watercolors. I also added a lot of splatters on the card.

Finally, I die cut the panel using Winnie & Walter Essentials: Lana Cutaways and adhered it over a white card base. For a bit of decorative glitter, I added some silver gemstones over the flower centers.

And that is my card. And I’m also joining the following challenges –

Timeout challenge: Holiday/Winter

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: Anything Goes

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Thank you so much for stopping by! 🙂

#1061 – Summer Flamingos

Hello and welcome! It’s time for Happy Little Stampers Watercolor challenge for the month of October and the theme this time is Tropical.

And here’s what I made –

I got inspired by the gorgeous watercoloring done in this piece I found in Pinterest. I drew and watercolored the Flamingos on Hndmd watercolor paper using distress inks.

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#1056 – One of a Kind

Hello and welcome to a new challenge at Happy Little Stampers! As always, we start with Watercolor challenge at the start of the month. There is an optional theme every month, and this month’s theme is ‘Layers‘.

I thought of using different images – here, flowers and leaves – and adhering them to the card in layers for this theme. Here’s what I came up with –

I started with stamping the images from Altenew Adore You stamp set using Adirondack Ginger ink. I then colored the images using Gansai Tambi watercolors. Once they dried, I fussy cut them.

For the card base, I cut out two pieces of die cuts using Neat & Tangled Scalloped Background die, adhered them together and then stuck it to the card base. I also added a few splatters in black. I also added the splatters to the images I had fussy cut. Once these dried, I adhered them over the card. For the sentiment I used a stamp from Ellen Hutson Totally Random Sayings Vol. 1, white heat embossed it over black cardstock, trimmed it and foam mounted it over the card.

Step over to the Happy Little Stampers challenge blog to checkout more inspiration from the rest of the team as well.

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#1052 – Spreading Happiness

PE: Honorable Mention at Just Add Ink!

Hello and welcome to a new challenge at Happy Little Stampers! As always, we start with Watercolor challenge at the start of the month. There is an optional theme every month, and this month’s theme is ‘Happy‘.

Here’s what I came up with –

I started with watercolor paper from Hndmd and stamped the flowers and leaves from My Favorite Things Buildable Bouquet in light colored ink and then used Gansai Tambi watercolors to watercolor. Once this dried, I also added a few splatters of black, but had to dab them off midway, since they were looking too dark. With this, some splatters are a bit darker than the others. Once this dried, I adhered it directly over the card base.

For the sentiment, I used black cardstock and stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from Mama Elephant Up and Away stamp set using white embossing powder. I then trimmed this and adhered it on the card using foam tape.

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

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: Anything Goes

Just Add Ink #663: Just Choose Two (I’ve used flowers and splatters)

Addicted to Stamps and More #451: Make Your Mark

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#1043 – A Bright Hello

Hello and welcome! First of the month calls for a new challenge at Happy Little Stampers Watercolor challenge and the optional topping this time is ‘Bright‘.

And here’s what I made –

I started with the background. Choosing some bright distress inks, I painted them across a watercolor paper panel using a flat brush. While painting, I didn’t let each color dry out too much, since I wanted a bit of the colors to mingle, while remaining vaguely separate. Finally, while the panel was still moderately wet, I added a few splatters of water, creating a splotchy effect.

Once this panel completely dried, I die cut it using My Favorite Things Stitched Wonky Rectangle and mounted it on a white card base, on which I had already stamped with My Favorite Things Crosshatch Background with black from an almost dried up ink pad (yup, even those have good uses! :D) For the parts above, I used Pink Fresh Studio Floral Squares and Paper Smooches Hello dies to die cut several pieces of black cardstock, adhered them together, adding a vellum piece for the flower die cut, and then added them to my card.

And that’s my card! Checkout more inspiration from the rest of the DT at the Happy Little Stampers challenge blog.

Thank you so much for stopping by!