Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge – 2023 May 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 a subordinate who’s getting married soon. Young people tend not to get married nowadays. I think my subordinate deserves huge congratulations. Hope this romantic shaker card is inspirational to you. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Card Details

1. Apply Distress Oxide Ink over stencil (Simon Says Stamp) on a white card panel.

2. Apply Nuvo Glimmer Paste Moonstorm over another stencil (Simon Says Stamp) on the stenciled-background panel and let dry.

3. Die cut a scalloped heart (Stampin’ Up) from the panel.

4. Stamp champagne glasses and text (Hero Arts) using black Archival Ink.

5. Assemble the panel as a Shaker Card and mount to a 5 X 6.5 inches white card as shown.  

Always & Forever- Double-Layer Stenciling

Edited 1/23/2022

I’m so glad this card was chosen as a Top Rocker Week 2 Jan 2022 by 613 Avenue Create CHALLENGE, and was chosen as a Featured Project by Little Red Wagon Challenge #635.  

Hi Artsy Friends,

Happy 2022. It’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge again. The January Challenge Theme remains to be Anything  Goes.       

For Challenge Rules and other DT’s inspirations, please check out the Challenge Blog. Please join us for the fun. I can’t wait to see what you have come up with.  

This month I’m playing double-layer stenciling again. I challenged myself to create a wedding card with rainbow color scheme. 

The card is for an artsy friend who recently got married. I’m so happy for her. Hope my card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

Card Details

1. Apply various Distress Oxide Inks over heart stencil (Simon Says Stamp) on a card panel.

2. Sponge coordinating Distress Oxide Inks on card panel.

3. Apply Embossing Paste (Ranger, Wendy Vecchi) over heart stencil on previously-stenciled background panel. Let dry.

4. Die cut Champaign Glasses (Tim Holtz, Sizzix). Cover the glass center with Diamond Stickles (Ranger). Let dry.

5. Stamp the sentiment (Tim Holtz, Stampers Anonymous) in black. 

6. Assemble the card as shown.

• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Something New

Marriage is definitely something new for a person’s life.

• STAMPlorations January Stencil Challenge- Always Anything Goes     

• Little Red Wagon Challenge - Challenge # 634 - NEW BEGINNINGS..

Marriage is a new beginning for a person.

• Allsorts Challenge Week 658 🛍 A/G with option Something New

New die (first time to use).

• Mixed Media Lovers Challenge 9 – Anything Mixed Media Goes
• Dies R Us Challenge #184 - ANYTHING GOES using any brand of die that DRU sells
• Country View Challenge January 2022 - Your Year To Sparkle & Shine
• Cardz for Galz #163 In with the New Year/New Stash

New die (first time to use).

• We Love 2 Create Challenge – Anything Mixed Media Goes
• 613 Avenue Create CHALLENGE #202201-JANUARY- ANYTHING GOES

Happy Ever After – Two-Tone Glitter Ritz

 

Hi Artsy Friends,

I need to make a wedding card for a subordinate. I revisited an old card and made this one. It’s sparkly gorgeous. 

In my country, red is a traditional color for wedding event despite that nowadays young people may not follow the tradition. I used it anyway. Hope my card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Card Details

1. Stencil is by Simon Says Stamp. Stamp and sentiment are by STAMPlorations.

2. For  more Two-Tone Glitter Ritz cards, please check out my old card. I also applied an old school technique – Faux Metal Technique for the sentiment.

Challenges Entered

• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes
• As You Like it Challenge – Favorite: Dies versus Stencils and Why

I love using dies and stencils in my cards. If I need to choose only one, I’d choose stencil because it’s inexpensive and can be used to stamp, layering, emboss, etc. And you can apply lots of media on it to achieve versatile effects.

• Freshly Made Sketches Challenge # 513     

• STAMPlorations November Stencil Challenge – Anything Goes     

• STAMPlorations Never-ending Anything Goes Challenge     

• Krafty Chicks Challenge KCC #587 {ALL OCCASIONS}
• Allsorts Challenge Week 652 🌺 Use a hand stamped or digital image
• Card Making & Craft challenge - Anything Goes - Challenge 24
• Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Anything Goes Challenge November 2021

Two-Tone Glittering Wedding Card

Hi Stamping Friends,

Happy New Year!

I made this card for a subordinate. I am happy that I finally tried the two-tone Glitter and Stencil Technique. The glitter-covered card is really sparkling and pretty.

I wish all of you an even more productive and sparkling year ahead in the year of 2018! Thanks for stopping by.

Card Details

1. For Two-Tone Glitter and Stencil Technique, please check out Jennifer McGuire’s tutorial.  

2. Stamp is by STAMPlorations, text die cut and stencil are by Hero Arts. 

Challenges to Enter

• AAA Cards Challenge CAS Game #105 – Sparkle
  

  

• Cards in Envy Framed with Circles Card Challenge
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
• Love to Craft LTCCB #17 - December Anything Goes
• That’s Crafty Challenge- Anything Goes
• Time Out Challenge #99 – New Beginnings

     Marriage is for sure a new beginning for a person’s life. That’s why I think this card is qualified for the challenge.

• Crafting by Designs December Anything Goes Challenge
• Crafty Creations Challenge #357 Anything Goes
• STAMPlorations Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge

  

• Crafting with an Attitude Challenge #34 Anything Goes 

Glittering Wedding Card

Hi Stamping Friends, Happy Sunday!

I made this card for a close friend’s son. It is in fact a take-ten card except that it took some time for the embossing paste to dry. The embossing paste was covered by glitters, making the card sparkling and shining. It did get lots of nice words.

Hope this card brings you a sparkling day ahead. Thanks for stopping by.

Challenges to enter

• Dies R Us Challenge #75 – Celebrations
• Country View June Challenge - Hearts
• Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge #246 Anything Goes
• Happy Little Stampers June Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

    

• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Emboss It
• STAMPlorations June CAS Card Challenge

    

• Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge – June 13- June20
• Love to Craft Challenge #11- Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #06

Forever Begins Now

Hi Stamping Friends,
I made this card for a subordinate. As can be seen, this wedding card is Clean and Simple style. I did apply several techniques like Dry Emboss, Heat Emboss, Inlaid Die-cutting and Distress Inks blending to enrich the visual effect. Hope this card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day.

Challenges to enter:

• CAS Mix Up April Challenge – Stamping + Inlaid Die-cutting + Your Choice

 

My choice is Emboss, both dry and heat.

•  Happy Little Stampers April CAS Challenge – Blend

    

• Addicted to Stamps Challenge #145 – Stamped Images & Stamped Sentiment
• Addicted to CAS Challenge #108 – Smile

Even though I did not use the Smile word in my card, I’m sure wedding is an occasion that everybody will smile with joy.

• Stamping Sensation April Challenge - Anything Goes
• STAMPlorations April CAS Challenge - Anything Goes

    

•  A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #04 - Anything Goes
• Love to Craft Challenge Blog #9 - Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations #339 - Anything Goes
• The Sisterhood of Crafters Stamp it Challenge

Happy Ever After

Edited on 4/8/2017

The card was chosen as one of the Top 5 Favorites by House of Cards DTs. What a happy surprise! Thanks, DTs.
 

I made this card for my niece. The wedding will be held in Chicago. Duo to long distance, we won’t be able to attend. I hope this card will express our most sincere wishes to the young couple.

This is the first mixed media CAS wedding card I’ve ever made. I kind of love how it turned out and I truly hope my niece will like it.

Hope this card brings you love and happiness. Thanks for stopping by.

Challenges to enter:

• STAMPlorations February CAS Card Challenge – Anything Goes Optional Color Twist – Hot Pink

    

• Happy Little Stampers February Watercolor Challenge – Anything Goes Optional Twist- Dies

     

• City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #350 ~ A Few Stitches

 

• The Diva’s that Cut February Challenge – Using Red or Pink
• AAA Cards CAS Game #84 Watercolor

 

• Fusion Challenge – Pretty in Pink

 
   I was inspired by the color of pink and the heart shape.

• House of Cards February Challenge: Love Theme and/or Colors

 

• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes
• STAMPlorations Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge

  
 

Embossed Vellum Wedding Card

I made this card for a subordinate who will get married soon. Even though the card is clean and simple, it is indeed gorgeous as I added glitters to the white embossing powder, making it sparkle and shine. (It's a pity the photo did not do it justice!)

 

Hope this card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great week ahead.

Card Details
Flower background, die cut and texts are all by Hero Arts.  

Challenges entered:
1. STAMPloation October CAS Card Challenge
    
2. Just Us Girls #367- Make the Sentiment the Focal Point

3. CAS on Sunday Challenge #95 Flowers
4. Creative with Stamps Challenge #7 – Sentiment
  
5. Inkspirational Challenge #120 - Black + One Color
 
   The one other color I chose is white.
6. Alphabet Challenge - R for Recipe
    
    My take is Sentiment, Stamp and Embossing.
7. Less is More Challenge 300 - Celebrations and Festivals
8. Love to Craft Challenge #3 - October Anything Goes
9. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
10. Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #95 - Anything Goes


Edited on 11/12/2016
This card was chosen as one of the Honorable Mentions by Creative with Stamps Challenge #7. It is a happy surprise. Thanks, DTs.