MFT Funky Florals and Happy Little Stampers Hello Friend card

Hello everyone and welcome to the December challenge Happy Little Stampers and this time our fun twist is 'stencil'

I came up with this card

I used a stencil from MFT called Funky Florals, placed it onto watercolour paper and sprinkled Brushos over it before spraying with some water. You have to remove the stencil quickly ar the water gets under the stencil.

The sentiment is from Happy Little Stampers Whimsical Friends stamp set and the sentiment panel is from MFT.

This is my last card for the Watercolour Challenge. I have decided to step down from the Team although I will stay on with the HLS Christmas Challenge so will still be in contact with my very talented Teamies over there!

I'd like to play along at

Cut it Up Challenges #162 - world hello day

The Sisterhood of Crafters - use stitched dies

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

Picket Fence Studio Part of the Pack watercolour get well card

Hello everyone and I hope you have a good Halloween celebration. We've had a succession of witches and wizards at our door and some tiny little cuties in gorgeous costumes in spite of the very cold weather. 

I'm actually here to announce the start of the November Watercolour Challenge at Happy Little Stampers, and this time our optional twist is Get Well.

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

I stamped this cute image from Picket Fence Studios called Part of the Pack and coloured the dogs with my Ziggies and Arteza watercolour brush pens. It is heading to a dog-loving friend of mine who isn't so well at present and I hope it will bring a smile. The big dog on the back row is just like her golden-haired cutie.

When the ink was dry, I painted in the sky and grass. I didn't have a suitable sentiment so I turned to the computer to write one, and fixed it to a black banner die cut.

We have some lovely cards for you to see over on the HLS Blog, and if you decide to join us this time, you can link up your card in the gallery.

I'd like to play along at

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - anything goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - we could all use some humour

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - humour

Aud Sentiments Challenge #215 - use a funny sentiment

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

Memory Box Prim Poppy thank you card using a Penny Black Curved Stitch die

Hello and welcome to the Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge. We are an anything goes as long as it includes watercolour in some form, but we have an optional twist that you can choose to play with and have some fun. 

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

Short and sweet this time because I have a stinky cough and cold that is proving hard to shake. I'm hoping that if I get it over with now, I'll stay clear in the winter! Our twist this time is 'gold' and I came up with this card

I used some gold watercolour paint from Gansai Tambi and roughly painted it onto watercolour paper before cutting the poppy die from  Memory Box

The curved shape was cut using a Penny Black die, and the sentiment was from the Papertrey Ink Think Big Favorites #1 set.

The final touch was to add black Nuvo drops. I was too much of a coward to apply the drops directly to the card, so I made them on a mat and transferred them when they were dry lol!

There are some fabulous cards from the team on the Happy Little Stampers blog, and you can enter the challenge over there too.

I'd like to play along at 

Alphabet Challenge - N for nature

Penny Black and More - make it feminine

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

Papertrey Ink and My Favorite Things butterfly birthday card

Hello everyone and welcome to the September challenge at Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge. Anything watercolour goes on our challenge, but each month we have an optional twist you can play along with and this time the twist is 'butterfly'

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

I used the twist and came up with this card that uses an ombre background.

1) Take a piece of watercolour paper and paint an ombre wash on it without smoothing the paint too much so it leaves some brush strokes visible.

2) Once the paint is dry, die cut the Papertrey Ink Shape Shifter Oval 1die and also die cut a white stitched oval to act as a frame on it.

3) Stamp and white emboss the sentiment from the Altenew Sakura Blossom stamp set onto the ornate frame. 

4) Die cut a couple of the butterfly shapes from the My Favorite Things Flutter of Butterflies die set from watercolour paper and watercolour the solid one for the background. Apply Versamark ink the detailed butterfly and white emboss it, shaping the wings while it is still warm.

5) Adhere the butterfly to the panel, raise it with foam tape onto a stitched, scalloped rectangle, and then stick it to the base card.

6) Finish off by adding some white Nuvo Drops. ( I was just feeling pleased with myself for managing to get graduated size drops for the butterfly trail when a person, who shall remain nameless, leaned over my shoulder and remarked ' Oh why are you adding butterfly poo to your card?' I don't think I'll ever be able to look at this card in the same way again lol!

Over on the HLS blog, you will find that the team has left lots to inspire you, and you can add your card to the gallery there too.

On that note, me and my butterfly poo will take our leave.

I'd like to play along with

Cards4gals challenge #79 - beautiful background

Butterfly Challenge #106 - butterfly + e for embossing powder

Little Red Wagon Challenge #461 - old or new trends - ombre background

Hugs

Carol x

Penny Black First Blush, and Papertrey Ink Get well card

Hello everyone and welcome to the August Watercolour Challenge over at Happy Little Stampers. This time our optional twist is flowers, but you don't have to use that theme to join in if you would rather do something else.

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR
RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

I went with the twist and came up with this card

1) Die cut a piece of watercolour card with a stitched rectangle die and stamp the Penny Black First Blush clink stamp onto it with archival ink.

2) Sponge the edges of the card with Distress Oxide ink in Broken China. 

3) Colour the flowers with Zig Pure Colour watercolour pens.

4) Stamp the sentiment using the Papertrey Ink Think Big Favourites #14 and Versamark Black Onyx ink. I had to do a little stamp surgery to the stamp but it is recovering well!

5) Die cut a scalloped rectangle from black card and glue it to a white card base, then raise the flower panel on fun foam and adhere it to the card.

6) Finish off by adding some Hero Arts pearls.

We have been getting some amazing entries for this challenge and I can't wait to see what you all put in the gallery this time. There's lots of inspiration over on the HLS blog, and you can also see a fabulous card from Cathy our guest designer this month. You can link up your creations over there too.

I'd like to play along at

Make My Monday Challenge #76 - coloured image

Southern Girls Challenge - Flower Power

Pause, dream, enjoy challenge #30 - Get well cards

SSS Work it Wednesday challenge - Watercolour

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

Chloe Leafy Wreath and Avery Elle birthday card

Hello and welcome back to the July challenge at Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge We are an anything goes challenge but each month we have a fun twist for you to join in with if you wish, and this time our twist is 'birthday'. After Christmas cards, I make more birthday cards than any other, so if you are like me, this will be a good incentive to build up your stash.

I love mixing up my stash, especially when I can use new items, then add older titbits and breathe new life into them. That's what I did here

1) Die cut a pierced square and sponge the corners with some yellow ink. I stamped my new Chloe Leafy Wreath stamp using Zig watercolour pens directly on the stamp, spritzed with water and then stamped. I turned the square a little and then stamped again for a second generation impression.

2) Die cut several Chloe Mini Flowers, colour the petals with a Quickie Glue Pen and then ad some fine glitter. Colour the centre of each flower with an orange marker. When everything is dry, shape the flowers and stick them around the wreath.

3) Die cut a stitched circle and stamp the sentiment from Happy Little Stampers Thinking of You set in the centre. Stamp the Happy Birthday using the Clearly Besotted So to Speak stamp set in black ink, fussy cut it to lose the speech bubble part, and add it to the circle underneath the sentiment. Raise the circle on fun foam in the centre of the wreath.

4) Die cut a pierced square in yellow card and mat the wreath onto it.

 5) Take a Die'sire stepper card and lightly watercolour the sides with yellow watercolour diluted from a Zig pen.

6) Once it is dry, stamp the flower spray from the Altenew Beautiful Day stamp set and watercolour with Zig pens.

7) Finish off by adding a couple of birds and butterflies from the Avery Elle Storybook stamp and die set. Layer up the squares in the centre on the card raising the white panel on fun foam. Use a Quickie Glue pen to add dots of glue around the wreath and add some glitter.

There is a lot of inspiration over on the HLS BlogHLS Blog, and I hope to see you over in the gallery.

I'd like to play along at

Moving Along With The Times challenge - June Blooms

The Crafty Addicts Challenge #49 - say it with flowers

Paper Minutes Challenge #543 - summer meadow
Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs
Carol x

Inkadinkado Humorous birthday card

Yay, it's time for another challenge over at Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge, and this time we are hoping to bring a smile to your face.

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

I pulled out a very old stamp set from my stash and came up with this CAS design for my friend who loves tortoises.

1) Die cut two of the Stitches Arch Stax dies from My Favorite Things out of white card.

2) Stamp the tortoise and greeting from the Inkadinkado Humorous Birthday stamp set in permanent black ink onto the smaller arch.

3) Once it is dry, colour the tortoise with Zig watercolour brush pens and add a shadow underneath.

4) Emboss the arch with the Papertrey Ink Canvas Impression Plate.

5) Watercolour the edges of the larger arch with the same blue colour used on the tortoise and use it as a mat.

6) Finish off by attaching the arches to the base card and stamp Happy Birthday from the Happy Little Stampers Doodled Flowers stamp set - I love that font!

Why not click over to the HLS blog to see what the team have to show you, and then create a card to bring a smile to someone who needs one.

I'd like to play at a couple of great challenges that have big birthday celebrations going on

AAA cards #116 - 4th-year birthday bash




Casual Fridays Challenge #200 - 8th-year birthday celebration



and
Creative Moments Challenge #144 - anything goes with an animal

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

Happy Little Stampers Dandelion Wishes, make a wish card

Hello everyone and welcome back to another challenge at Happy Little Stampers. This time it is the Watercolour Challenge and our optional twist is CAS

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

I came up with this one layer card

1) Mask off a circle on a top folded card. I used a circle stencil rather than a paper mask because I was going to use watercolour.

2) Smoosh some Oxide distress ink in Broken China and Picked Raspberry onto a non-porous surface and spray with some water. Mix it in and then paint in the aperture- pink at the bottom and blue at the top, leaving a little purple where the colour blends. It's amazing how vibrant the colours remain even after being watered down!

3) When it is dry, stamp the dandelions from Happy Little Stampers Dandelion Wishes using black Versafine ink.

 4) Stamp the make a wish ( from the same set) inside the circle and the rest of the sentiment outside it.

As usual, if you hop over to the HLS blog, you'll find lots of inspiration from my talented teamies, and you can also link up your entry there. We also have Helen joining us as a guest designer this month and you will find her gorgeous card on the blog.

I'd like to go and play at

Always Fun Challenge #56 - flowers

Sweet Stampin' - Circles

Challenge up your Life #90 - Watercolour


Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs
Carol x

Woodware Bee Happy birthday card

Hello and welcome to the April challenge over Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge. This time our optional twist is Rainbow, and you can choose to play along with that or just submit any watercolour project.

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

This time I decided to make this birthday card for a bee keeping friend who has a birthday this month. When I saw this cute Woodware stamp set at a craft show recently I just had to buy it because it had my friend's name written all over it!

1) Stamp the image onto watercolour paper and colour it using Zig watercolour brush pens and a waterbrush.

2) When it has dried, paint in the sky and grass and let it dry before stamping the flying bees above the hive.

3) Take a square of black card and stamp and white emboss the bee and the sentiments.

4) Place the image on the left of the back card and mount it onto the base card.

You'll find lots of inspiration over on the HLS Blog, so why not pop over there for a gander before you decide on your project for this month.

I'd like to go and play at

A Gem of a Challenge #216 -female birthday with a sentiment

Double D Challenges - just wing it

Crafting with Friends Challenge #64 - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Carol x

Happy Little Stampers and Heidi Swapp Valentine card

Hello there and welcome to the February Watercolour Challenge over at Happy Little Stampers. We are an anything goes with watercolour challenge but each month we have a fun twist that you can play along with to make it more fun. This time our twist is 'heart'.

 

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

I came up with this Valentine card.

1) Die cut a pierced square from red card and a smaller one from white card. I used Sue Wilson dies.

2) Mask off the pierced edges and watercolour on the white square. I used Gansai Tambi paint.

3) When the paint is dry, take the Heidi Swapp Confetti stencil, place the hearts over the square and stencil through with red ink.

4) Stamp the sentiment from Happy Little Stampers Rainy Day stamp set with red ink. Mat the square onto the red mat, raising it on fun foam, and adhere it to the base card.

5) Finish off by using a glaze pen on three of the hearts to give them some shine. I used the Sakura clear glaze pen and gave it 3 coats, allowing it to dry in between. You can see this better in the first photo.

We are lucky enough to have Marianne join us as Guest Designer this month, and you will find her lovely card and lots of inspiration from the rest of the team, over on the blog.

I'd like to play along with

The Paper Girls Challenge #144 - watercolour

Mod Squad Challenge-Valentine - love.

Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge #135 - all you need is love.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Carol x

Personal Impressions and Happy Little Stampers Christmas candle card

Hello there and welcome to the last Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge of 2017. Wow did 2017 go fast! 

Our optional fun twist this time is Christmas, so we all get another chance to add to the Christmas card pile. Not only that -

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

I came up with this traditional festive card 

1) Stamp the candle image from the Personal Impressions Robin and Candles stamp set onto watercolour paper with black ink,

2) Colour the image with Zig Clean Colour Real Brush watercolours in shades of red, green, and yellow.

3) Paint around the image with pale blue watercolour and let everything dry.

4)Stamp the sentiment from Happy Little Stampers Mixed Christmas Sentiments in PTI scarlet jewel ink, above the image.

5) Add some glue pen to the candle drips and sprinkle with some glitter.

6) Die cut a frame from scarlet jewel card using one of the Sue Wilson Classic Adorned Square Noble dies, and use it to frame the image.

7) Layer everything onto the square base card and add a little bow in the top right corner.

You'll find lots of inspiration over on the HLS blog, and I hope you will join in with us this time. Remember the twist is optional and you can enter any watercolour project you choose.

I'd like to play at

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - anything goes

Fab'n'Funky #373 - Christmas

The Merry Christmas Challenge #45 - anything goes

Make my Monday Challenge #60 - Happy Christmas

Thanks for stopping by.


Hugs
Carol x