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!

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 :)

HLS January Christmas Challenge

Welcome! I hope your New Year is going well so far :)

Over at Happy Little Stampers we have just started our latest Christmas challenge and we want you to use the word below -

You can't have Christmas without a little jingle, right?

I received an absolutely amazing card from Karen this year and it was such a delight opening it. While handling the envelope there was a slight jingle coming from within. Pulling the card out made an even more wonderful sound. There was this gorgeous Jingle Bell attached to the card. It really was beautiful!

With Karen's blessing I have recycled her bell for this challenge. Mind you, I have now ordered jingle bells from ebay lol.

This card was super easy to make! The sentiment is from the HLS Mixed Christmas Sentiments set. The bakers twine is also from the shop and has a silver fleck through it.

    

There is wonderful inspiration over at the challenge blog for you so get over there and check it out!

This challenge is sponsored by

Thanks for popping by today :)

Happy Little Stampers December Christmas Challenge

Hello! Are you ready for a new Christmas challenge? Over at Happy Little Stampers our new challenge has just gone live. Time for you to get those last minute cards done and we have plenty of inspiration for you!

That's right - we would like you to use at least one star on your project. 

Here is my card -

I used a mixed media strip of paper. I slapped some texture paste through a memory box stencil (Stars Starry Nights). Once dry, I sprinkled red brushos all over and misted with water. Because of the white texture paste, the colour seemed to go pink but I really liked it.

When it was completely dry (again), I placed the stencil back on top and sponged gold ink over the stars. 

The sentiment (HLS Mixed Christmas Sentiments) was embossed in gold on vellum. I tore the edge of the vellum for interest. This sentiment embossed like a dream.

If you play along this month, you have the chance to win a stamp set from Happy Little Stampers!

Pop on over to the challenge blog where you will find amazing inspiration from the designers!


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



Karleigh Sue Challenge - Anything Goes with a twist of Non-traditional Xmas colours
AAA Cards - Anything Goes Clean and Simple

Thanks so much for looking xx

HLS November Christmas Card Challenge

Hello! Ready for a new Christmas Challenge over at Happy Little Stampers?

Here is our word you need to use for this months challenge -

You can make a Christmas tag or incorporate a tag onto your card :)

We have a wonderful guest designer with us for this challenge - Bonnie from Stamping with Klass. Welcome!

I decided to create a tag -

I die cut my tag from a piece of DSP cardboard backing. This makes the tag nice and strong. I then die cut a piece of kraft paper and glued it to the tag. 

I masked off the lower portion with a piece of painters tape and used true snow and a stencil to create my background in the upper portion.

I embossed the script stamp from the HLS Thinking of You set onto some gold paper and die cut out some trees. I found some christmas paper in my stash, glued it to the bottom portion then popped up my trees with foam squares. Lastly, I embossed Peace from the HLS Mixed Christmas Sentiments set.

My last part was tying up some Gold Flecked Bakers Twine - finished!

Our lucky winner for this challenge will win the Butterfly Birthday set from Happy Little Stampers -

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

Thanks so much for looking.

HLS October Christmas Challenge

Yay, time for a new Christmas challenge at Happy Little Stampers!

Here is the word you need to use for your entry

We all love a poinsettia on our Christmas cards, don't we? 

Here is my card -

I have combined two sets from Happy Little Stampers (Big Bold Numbers and Mixed Christmas Sentiments) and went nuts with some gold embossing. A very simple card to make with the pop of red from the poinsettia completing the design.

Happy Little Stampers is sponsoring the Christmas Challenge and here is the prize you could win if you enter -

We also have a wonderful Guest Designer for this challenge. Pat from Colourful Card Creations has a wonderful card to inspire you so please pop on over and say hi.

Pop on over to the challenge blog and check out all the inspiration from the Designers. You will not be disappointed!

HLS September Christmas Challenge

Hi there everyone, I hope you are all well. We start our new Christmas Challenge at Happy Little Stampers today. I hope you will be able to play along!

That's right! Deck the Halls (well at least your card) with HOLLY.

Here is my card -

I loved combining these two sentiments from the HLS Mixed Christmas Sentiments set. My little cluster of Holly were die cut and adhered to the card with glossy accents. 

The stamps are wonderful quality. The impression you get is brilliant!

This month you may be the lucky winner of the Mixed Christmas Sentiments set by linking up to our challenge!

Woo hoo!!

Ok, now pop on over to the challenge blog and check out the inspiration from all the designers. You wont be disappointed!

Thanks so much for looking xx

HLS August Christmas Challenge

Hi there everyone! Today starts a new Christmas Challenge at Happy Little Stampers!

This month our challenge requires you to create anything Christmas, in any style using our word -

That's right! Add some sparkle to your life and your Christmas project.

Here is my DT card -

This was my 4th attempt at creating this card. Geez!! I wanted to mask my snow banks but I really sucked big time and it just wouldn't work for me.

So I settled on using distress inks and a small mask for the moon to create the background. Then I used some die cuts for my snow banks. Cheating? Hmmmm, I preferred the end result lol.

I stamped my sentiment which is from the HLS Mixed Christmas Sentiments set. LOVE this set! When designing it, I just wanted sentiments that you could use on any Christmas Card you wanted to make. I had found that my current collection of stamps didn't really have the sentiments I wanted to be able to use. 

My sparkle was added by using stickles along the edges of the dies. I was going to stamp or emboss some stars in the sky but decided that a white gel pen would be perfect for little dots to create snow.

Here is a look at the stamp set that I used for this card -

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I hope to see you over at the HLS blog so you can check out the amazing creations by the Design Team :)

Thanks so much for looking xx