Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge – 2023 April Anything Goes

 

Hi Artsy Friends,

It’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge again. The Challenge Theme is always Anything Goes.     

It’s super easy and all you need is kick starting your creativity and share it with us. For Challenge Rules and other DTs’ inspiration artworks, please check out our Challenge Blog. Please join us for the fun. I can’t wait to see your beautiful artwork.

I made this card for another subordinate who has worked for 25 years in our office and has decided to retire. Making masculine cards is a challenge to me but I made it in consecutive two months. Yay! 

Hope this card is inspirational to you. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Card Details

The following are how I made the card.

1. While making my previous card, I misted the positive side of the stencils (Simon Says Stamps and Altenew, respectively) and stamped the stencils on a watercolor panel to create a free style mixed media background panel.

2. Sponge Distress Oxide Inks to enrich the background panel.

3. Stamp my all-time favorite text background (Hero Arts). By this time, I thought the beautiful mixed media background has been ruined. Yet I had no choice but to continue.

4. Apply Embossing Paste over Leave Stencil (Simon Says Stamp) on Background panel and let dry.

5. Die cut Outline Clustered Leaves (Simon Says Stamp).

6. Attach Leave die cut on card panel and mount to a black card panel, then amount to a 5 X 6.5 inches card. 

Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge – 2023 March Anything Goes

 

Hi Artsy Friends,

I’m so excited that Happy Little Stampers resumes all its challenges starting from March. Here is Stencil Challenge and the Challenge Theme is always Anything Goes.     

It’s super easy and all you need is kick starting your creativity and share with us. For Challenge Rules and other DTs’ inspiration artworks, please check out our Challenge Blog. Please join us for the fun. I can’t wait to see your beautiful artwork.

I made this card for a subordinate who’s like a grandpa in my office. In my country, the official retirement age is 65 and he’s reaching it this month.

Making masculine cards is a challenge to me because I’m too feminine. Hope this card is qualified and inspirational to you. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Card Details

1. Die cut a stitched card panel. Apply 3 shades of Distress Oxide Inks via Leaf Wreath stencil (Simon Says Stamp) on a white card panel. When done, place Grid stencil (Altenew) over the Leaf Wreath Stencil and re-apply Distress Oxide Inks.

2. Remove the stencils to see the grid-patterned leaves.

3. Repeat the previous process on the bottom part of the card panel.

4. Altogether I used 6 shades of Distress Oxide Inks.

5. Apply Distress Oxide Ink (Walnut Stain) over Leaf Vein Stencil (Simon Says Stamp).

6. Stamp sentiment (Stampin’ Up, retired) in black.

7. Run the card panel with Cross Stitch Canvas die through Die Cut Machine to increase the visual depth.

8. Die cut sentiment (Simon Says Stamp) with 3 layers of black card scrap. Die cut the sentiment shadow (Simon Says Stamp) with vellum and assemble.

9. Mound the card panel to a green card panel, attach die cut sentiment to card panel and mount to a folded card (5.5 x 6 inches).

Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge – 2022 November Anything Goes

Hi Artsy Friends,

It’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge again. The Challenge Theme is always Anything Goes.     

No matter if your artwork is CAS, Vintage or Mixed Media styles, cards, tags, art journals …, as long as it involves stencils, you’re welcomed to join. For Challenge Rules and other DT’s inspirations, please check out our Challenge Blog. I’m sure there're endless possibilities, so please do join us for the fun.

I like November because it’s the perfect time to express gratitude and I love the vibrant colors of fall. Hope my card is inspirational to you. Thanks for stopping by and have a vibrant day.

Card Details

1. Die cut a stitiched panel (Simon Says Stamp die) and apply Mixed Media Ink (Altenew) over the stencil (Altenew).

2. Deboss the card panel with Cross Stitch Canvas Die (Altenew). I’ve been addicted to this lately.

3. Layered stamping two leaves and die cut.

4. Heat emboss the sentiment in dark brown.

5. Assemble the card as shown.

Challenges Entered

• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Thanks/Thanksgiving
• Altenew November 2022 Inspiration Challenge | A Vibrant & Beautiful Fall Card     

• 613 Avenue Create October Challenge – Anything Goes
• Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game! November Stencil Fun Challenge – Anything Goes with Optional Theme, Fall Colors

• Cut it Up Challenge 264 – Thanks or Thanksgiving
• Let’s Craft and Create Challenge #189 - AG + Feeling Sketchy

I did not play with optional theme.