July Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge.

 It is time for a new stencil challenge at Happy Little Stampers.  Come join us for some fun.

This is my first time designing for the stencil challenge.  I am also on the Christmas challenge team.  I wanted to try stencils because I have many stencils in my collection of supplies and thought I would better utilize  them if I was doing a challenge.  Of course, I did have to go buy some new ones also.  

The challenge is "anything goes" which makes it very fun to do.

My card is a mixed media card.  The background is coffee died paper.  I then used a circle stencil to add detail to the background of the card.  I used Distress Oxide Ink Speckled Egg color for the circles.  I matted the background with black and stitched around it with my sewing machine with black thread.

The branch is the stencil.  I put the stencil over coffee dyed music sheet paper and colored in the openings with my inkintense pencils.  I used a water brush to activate the colors on the leaves.  I drew around the branch with a fine black pen outlining all of it.  I then fussy cut the branch out.  The branch was glued at an angle onto the front of the card.  The sentiment was matted with black card stock also.  To complete the look of the card, I added black splatters.

Here is a close up of a leaf and you can see the music paper in the background.

Here is a close up of the page and you can see the coffee stains, the polka dots, the fussy cut leaves, the splatters and stitching.

This was a fun card to make and I now have a couple masculine birthday cards made for later in the year.

Please stop by the Happy Little Stamper's Stencil Challenge and join in the fun.  

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Happy Little Stamper's July Christmas Challenge

 It is time for a new Christmas Challenge at Happy Little Stampers.  

Christmas is fast approaching so you need to be making those Christmas cards ahead of time.

As always the challenge is "anything goes" but there is an option if you choose to do it.  The extra option is Jingle Bells.

I don't really have too much for jingle bells so I did "anything goes" and I went to town.  I had recently watched a video from Septeria 18 on You Tube.  Here is the link to the video.  

You start with an envelope to build this holder which I am using for a Christmas card for a special someone who will love all the little goodies I have put in all the tuck spots.  I cut my envelope on my Silhouette and then used a very old grouping of October Afternoon paper to complete the card.

Here is a picture of the front.   You can see the envelope peeking out behind (the small polka dots).  The large polka dots is what I cut off the envelope flap and added to the front as trim.

Here is a view from above so you can see all the different folds.

Here is the front, the middle which has a tuck spot on the side (all filled with coordinating goodies) and a view of the back panel which is the envelope.  It is filled with more coordinated goodies.

Here is the back side.  The front folded around to make another tuck spot (also filled with coordinated goodies).  I just added a piece of the paper grouping to the other panel.

This was a very fun card to make and I used up that little paper collection.  I have a package of memory cards which coordinates with the paper and that will be going along with the card.  

Please stop by Happy Little Stampers this month and play along with our July Christmas Challenge.  

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Happy Fourth of July

 Today, Independence Day, I am sharing a patriotic ATC I made.

The starting point for this card was the cancelled stamps.  I was in an ATC exchange.  I did have to buy some of the Uncle Sam stamps because I only had a few in my stamp stash.  I covered the base of the ATC with the woodgrain red/blue paper from Hobby Lobby.  I also had vellum with silver stars on it which was an overlay.  I used staples to hold the vellum on.  The stamps laid on a bed of tangled red thread.  The sentiment was done on the computer.  To finish the ATC, a piece of silver glitter washi tape was added.

Happy Fourth of July.

Oldie Moldie Monday

 It is Monday - time to show some love for your old supplies.

The paper I used is a small 6 x 8 paper pack from October Afternoon from 2013.  Do you think it was time to use it.  I made three cards from this small paper group.  I am only sharing two cards today.  If you wish to see the other one, you will need to come back on July 5, 2021.  It is pretty special.

Remember to use your old papers - they still make beautiful things.

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Oldie Moldie Monday

 It is Monday - time to show some love for your old supplies.

I grabbed a 6 x 6 pad of Basic Grey paper and decided to make six sets of junk journal page embellishments.  I will donate them to a non profit so they can sell them

I made some snippet strips and also used a small piece of a snippet to make a covered paper clip.  There is a journaling fold up.  I cut two ticket shapes with my Silhouette and stamped some images on them.  the one with the flowers was put on a layered embellishment.  I also pleated two different pieces of the Basic Grey paper and sewed with my sewing machine.  I also pleated and sewed coffee dyed music paper and a strip of brownish napkin.  In junk journal, anything is game to be used.

Here is the envelope I made from kraft paper and dry embossed.  I made a little embellishment to decorate the lower right corner.  It was tied shut with twine.

Remember to show some love for your old supplies.  They still make fun things.

Oldie Moldie Monday

 It is Monday, time to show some love for your old supplies.

These Oldie Moldie creations are for junk journals.  I made multiples of six.

I cut small envelope shapes with my Silhouette out of cream and kraft paper.  I coffee dyed the envelopes before I assembled them.  I decorated the envelopes with some old flowers I had in my supplies.

I also included a dry embossed cream envelope and a dry embossed kraft envelope.

This is the pretty presentation I made to showcase the little envelopes.  The holder was made from an old 6 x 6 pad from Kaiserkraft.

I also made journaling cards.  The one in the back was cut with the Silhouette.  The cream insert was coffee dyed and then stamped.  The pink journaling card is coffee dyed, a brown die cut is glued on top and a sentiment was stamped..  Brown ink was added along the edge to complete the card.

Here are the other three journaling cards I made.  The bird journaling card is Tim Holtz tissue adhered to a base.  The bottom one is a card with pockets on the front and back.  Tags have been tucked into the openings and will be the journaling spots.

Here is the complete selection of journaling cards.

This is how they will be presented.  The envelopes are even oldie moldie - when I worked, on gradution day I would have extra sets of tickets in these envelopes - I kept all the envelopes and I am finally able to put them to good use.  A strip of green calico was tied around the envelope.

This was fun to do.  Something different than always making cards.

Remember to show some love for your old supplies, they still make great stuff.

June Happy Little Stamper's Christmas Challenge

 It is already June (how did that happen - oh yes - I was safely at home, but it is time for a new Christmas Challenge at Happy Little Stampers.  

The challenge is always Anything Goes but they do give you an optional choice for your card.  This month the option is tinsel.  

I chose to do Anything Goes.

My card this month is based on the April Sheetload of Cards.  I you have never heard of Sheetload of Cards or tried it - here is the link.  Aleshia has a new video each month on the first of the month with a new design.

This card is a mini slimline.  I chose to use paper from Penny Black.  I love these nontraditional colors for Christmas cards.  The sentiment is heat embossed.

Please join us at Happy Little Stampers for our June Christmas Challenge.  

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