Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge – 2023 July Anything Goes

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’m happy to dig out two of my favorite old stencils as well as use some of my Never-Be-Used-Stuff. Hope my card is inspirational to you. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

The following are how I made this card.

Cards Details

1. Layer two stencils (The Crafters Workshop) together (one on top of the other) on a watercolor paper panel. Spray various Distress Spray Stains (Tim Holtz) over stencils and let dry.

2. Apply Glossy Black Embossing Paste (Dream Weaver) over sentiment stencil (Altenew) on the background panel and let dry.

3. Attach some Metallic Décor (Hero Arts) randomly on the background panel.

4. Woops, I just realized there was no stamping. Ha! So I quickly stamped a sentiment (Altenew) in black.

5. Mount the card panel to a black panel and then mount to a A2-sized white card. The black glossy sentiment really pops.

Other Challenges Entered

• Crazy is our Fame – Stencils are our game Jun Challenge – ATG with Optional theme, Birthdays

I did not play with the optional theme.

• NBUS (Never-Before-Used-Schtuff) Challenge 52- ATG

In this card, the NBUS items are Black Embossing Paste, Metallic Decors, big sentiment stencil. I’m so glad I finally found a chance to use them. 

• Mix it Up Challenge MIUCB #66 Anything Goes + optional Aperture

I did not play with the optional theme.

• As You Like it Challenge -  Favourite Plain or Patterned Papers (and why)

I prefer Plain paper, especially white, to Patterned Paper, because I enjoy creating my own background paper to the fullest from plain paper.

• Monday Greetings Challenge- July 3rd Monday Greetings, ATG
• KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #671- STAMP ACT WEEK 1
• Alphabet Challenge - G is for Green
• 613 Avenue Create- Anything Goes
• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2326 - Anything Goes
• Gem of a Craft Challenge Week 13 – Anything Goes

 

Long Distance Hug

Edited on 6/24/2021

I'm excited that this card was chosen as a Top Three by Creative Moments Challenge #216. Thanks, DTs.  

Hi Artsy Friends,

Watercolor is not something I’m good at but I challenged myself to dig out my Zig Watercolor Markers to make this card. Boy, it turns out not bad. 

I actually love what I made, thanks to several challenge inspirations.  I’m sending my long distance hug to all of you, crafty friends. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day ahead.

Card details,

All stamps are by Simon Says Stamp. Stencil is by Andy Skinner.

I’d like to enter my card to the following challenges:

Challenges to Enter

• The Crafter’s Café Challenge #268 15 June - Insects/Butterflies

• CAS Mix Up June Challenge – Watercolor, Flight     

• The Butterfly Challenge - #158 Spin The Butterfly Wheel with P for Plaited Fold     

I have 5 elements, i.e. Periwinkle/Peach/Plum/Pairs + Butterfly.

• Stamping Sensation – I love…

I love butterflies. I love challenging myself to practice something I’m not good at. I love playing mixed media in a CAS style. I love Stamping Sensation Challenge.

• Tic Tac Toe Challenge #118     

I chose Friendship, any color and sentiment.

• If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #157     

I was inspired by the butterfly and the color blue in the photo.

• Creative Moments Challenge #216 – Anything Goes
• Happy Little Stampers June Watercolor Challenge – Anything Goes

• As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Tip (and use it on your project)

Rule of Three for eye pleasure. In my card there are 3 sequins, 2 butterflies clustered with one circle sentiment stamp. 

• Love to Scrap LTSCB #146 - No Rulz 4
• Colour Crazy Challenge Week 24 - Anything Goes Colouring Challenge

 

Be You

Edited on 5/9/2020

I'm thrilled that this set of ATCs was chosen as a Top 3 by Crafter’s Castle Challenge #28. Thanks, DT. You certainly made my day.

Hi Artsy Friends,
I hope you’re doing well under prevailing Coronavirus situation. Are you staying home to save the world or continue working/living as usual?

Anyway, it’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers (HLS) ATC (Artist Trading Card/Coin) Challenge again. The April Challenge Theme is Make Your Own Background. For Challenge Rules and other DTs’ inspirations, please check out the Challenge Blog.

For me this theme is like Anything Goes and the possibilities are endless. To try something new, I challenged myself to use Distress Oxide Sprays which I bought last year and have not even opened yet. The following is how I made my set of ATCs using Distress Oxide Spray Resist Technique inspired by Jennifer McGuire.

Hope these ATCs are eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by. Wish you and your loved ones stay healthy during Coronavirus difficult time.

ATC Details
1. Stamp three cosmos flowers with VersaMark and heat embossed in clear on burgundy ATC panels.

2. Spray Distress Oxide Sprays (Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar)randomly on ATC panels and heat set.

3. Sprinkle Distress Oxide Spray (Squeezed Lemonade) randomly to add depth.

4. Stamp flower centers and heat embossed in gold. Cover ATC panel borders by VersaMark pen and heat embossed ATC panel borders in gold.

5. Glue text tissue paper and cover all ATC panel with Matte Medium. Surprisingly all colors become vivid and bright.

6. Attach ATC panel to ATC base. Voila!

 

Challenges to Enter

More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes/Optional Yellow

Love to Craft Challenge #45- April Anything Goes

Mix it Up Challenge MIUCB #36 - Anything Goes with Optional Fancy Fold

Crafter’s Castle February Challenge #28 – Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #408 – Anything Goes

Mixed Media ATC – Thank You

Edited on 12/7/2019

 

I'm thrilled that this set of ATCs was chosen as the Top 3 by ATC Around the World Challenge #59. Thanks, DT. You certainly made my day.

 

Hi Artsy Friends,

Time flies. It’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers (HLS) ATC (Artist Trading Card/Coin) Challenge again. The November Challenge Theme is Die Cuts.
  
It’s super easy, right? I can’t wait to see what you’ve come up with. For Challenge Rules and other DTs’ inspirations, please check out the Challenge Blog.

ATC Details
1. I cheated, I confess. I picked a mixed media background panel that I made before here and cut into ATC size.
2. Die cut Flickering Butterflies (Simon Says Stamp) from the MM ATC panel.
3. Stamp French Script background (Stampin’ Up).
4. Apply Distress Paste over stencils (Tim Holtz and TCW) on ATC panel.
5. Stamp Thank You text (Altenew) and heat embossed in black.
6. Mount the ATC panel to a black panel. Voila!
I like what I made very much. Hope you like it too. Thanks so much for stopping by and wish you a great day ahead.

Challenges to Enter

• Simon Says Monday Challenge – Thanks/Thanksgiving
• Craft Stamper, Take It, Make It November Challenge – Anything Goes Stamping Challenge
• Mix it Up Challenge #31 Anything Goes + Optional Watercoloring
• Try it on Tuesday – Colors of Autumn
• STAMPlorations November Stencil Challenge

  

• Love to Craft Challenge LTCCB #40 – October Anything Goes
• More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes with Optional Black
• We Love 2 Create Challenge #11 - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes
• ATC Around the World Challenge #59 – Anything Goes
• Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge Week of November 5

I need Vitamin SEA

Hi Artsy Friends,
It’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers (HLS) ATC (Artist Trading Card/Coin) Challenge again. The September Challenge Theme is Ocean/Sea.
 
For Challenge Rules and other DTs’ inspirations, please check out the Challenge Blog.

Inspired by the Challenge Theme, I dug out a brand new old stamp set (you know what I mean!) and made the ATCs quickly. I’m happy about it and hope you like it too. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day ahead.

ATC Details
1. Apply various Distress Inks on cardstock.

2. Place Wave stencil (Memory Box) over cardstock. Spray water over stencil to get faded effect as seen.

3. Cut background panel into ATC size. Stamp text (Simon Says Stamp) in black. Apply Nuvo Glimmer Paste over dots stencils and let dry.

4. Stamp sailboat in red, die cut and attach to ATC panel. Voila!

Challenges to Enter

• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – Stamp it
• Love to Craft Challenge LTCCB #38 – September Anything Goes
• Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge Week of September 3
• As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Way to Add Text (and why)

  
    My favorite way to add text is to use text stamps (either rubber stamps or clear stamps) to stamp with archival black ink on card stock.

• STAMPlorations Summer Theme & Sketch Challenge- Stamps & Anything Goes

      

• Mix it Up Challenge #29 Anything Goes + optional twist of 3-D Project
• Craft Stamper, Take It, Make It September Challenge – Anything Goes Stamping Challenge
• More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes with Optional Brown
• We Love 2 Create Challenge #9 - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes
• Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge – Anything Goes

Create Happiness Today

Edited on 9/17/2019

 

I’m thrilled that this card was picked as an Outstanding Design of CAS Stencil August Challenge.

 

Furthermore, this card was chosen as Top 3 by Through the Craft Room Door Challenge with the following remark: simple effective, striking and beautiful.

It is indeed double happiness. Thanks, DTs, you made my day.

 

Hi Artsy Friends,

It’s been a productive evening as I finished two cards. Yay! Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

Card Details
Cosmos Frame die cut and text stamp are by Simon Says Stamp. Stencil is by The Crafters Workshop.

Challenges to Enter

• August CAS Stencil Challenge

  

• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – Clean and Simple
• The Flower Challenge #35 'Use Your Favourite Flower'

  

   Cosmos is one of my favorite flowers.

• The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Die-namic
• Allsorts Challenge Week 534/5 – Feminine
• As You Like It Challenge- Favourite Colour Combo and Why

   In this card, I sprayed Red, Pink and Yellow inks over a stencil to create the Background. Those are my favorite colors that I often pick without thinking because their warm and pleasing nature.

• TTCRD Anything Goes Challenge 20th August 2019
• Try it on Tuesday – In My Garden There is

• STAMPlorations Summer CAS Card Challenge

     

• A Gem of a Challenge Wk 16 Anything Goes

A Friend Like You is Rare

Hi Stamping Friends,
Following last night’s card, I made this card using the positive die cut in no time. Hope this CAS card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by.

Card Details
Die cut, text stamps and stencil are by Altenew.


Challenges to Enter

• August CAS Stencil Challenge

  

• CAS on Friday Challenge #162 - Use a stencil
• Make My Monday Challenge #102 Friendship
• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Add A Die Cut
• CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge #334

  

• A Gem of a Challenge Week 15– Anything Goes
• STAMPlorations Summer CAS Card Challenge

  

• Cut it Up Challenge 180 - Focus on Sentiments
• Brown Sugar Challenge 292 August – Anything Goes
• Happy Little Stampers HLS August Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

•  A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #97 - Anything Goes

Hi Friend, Miss You

Hi Stamping Friend,
We got an unexpected Typhoon holiday in Taipei and this is what I benefitted! Ha! (The technique is inspired by Altenew Academy’s online class - Monoprinting Made Easy taught by Sara Naumann, Lesson 6).

Hope you like this card. Thanks for stopping by.

Card Details
1. Die cut, text stamps and stencil are by Altenew.
2. Background paper from my previous stash.

  I added red pigment ink over Gelli Plate, covered with a stencil, then monoprinting the background paper.

2. Die cut text from background paper. Stamp texts in black on the negative part of background paper. Attach some sequins and mount the background panel to a white card. Voila!

Challenges to Enter

• Make My Monday Challenge #102 Friendship
• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Add A Die Cut
• STAMPlorations Summer Mixed Media Challenge

  

• Craft Stamper, Take It, Make It August Challenge – Anything Goes Stamping Challenge
• More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes with Optional Pastel
• We Love 2 Create Challenge #7 - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes
• Love to Craft Challenge LTCCB #37 - August Anything Goes
• Mix it Up #28 - Anything Goes + Triple Time Stamping

     I did not play with the Optional part.

• Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge – Anything Goes

 

Great Things Take Time

Edited on 9/21/2019
I’m excited that this card was chosen both as a Top 3 and the Winner by The Crafter's Castle August Challenge. How lucky!

Hi Artsy Friends,
I'm excited to play along with Happy Little Stampers (HLS) ATC (Artist Trading Card/Coin) Challenge again. The August Challenge Theme is TIME.

For Challenge Rules and other DTs’ inspirations, please check out the Challenge Blog.

Inspired by Altenew Academy’s online class - Monoprinting Made Easy taught by Sara Naumann, I practiced my Gelli Plate with Spray Inks together with Pigment Inkpad for the very first time. I must confess it was so much fun that I couldn't resist making a bunch of gorgeous shining background papers. It’s a pity that the photo does not show the metallic shimmer and gold pigment shine.

The following are how I made my ATCs. Hope you like them. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day.

ATC Details
1. Cover Gelli Plate with Gold Pigment Ink (Tsukineko Brilliance). Spray ink sprays (Altenew Metallic Shimmer Ink Sprays and Ranger Distress Spray Stain, respectively) on Gelli Plate. Place watercolor paper on Gelli to create background paper.

2. Cut background paper into ATC size and stamp clock collage (Hero Arts) in black.

 

3. Attach text sticker (Tim Holtz Idea-ology) and mount the background to a white ATC panel. Voila! Hope you can see the shimmer effect from the closeups below.

Challenges to Enter

• Love to Craft Challenge LTCCB #37 - August Anything Goesd
• Craft Stamper, Take It, Make It August Challenge – Anything Goes Stamping Challenge
• A Inky Mess Challenge 33
• More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes with Optional Bright
• We Love 2 Create Challenge #8 - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes
• STAMPlorations Summer Mixed Media Challenge

  

• The Crafter’s Castle August Anything Goes Challenge
• Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge Week of August 6
• Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge – Anything Goes
• Classic DT Open Challenge August # 8