Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge ........

Happy Monday evening ........

And welcome to December!!!
The advent calendar is out ...... the decorations are starting to appear ..... and I have a date with Mr Buble later as I finish decorating the tree!

Looking at the calendar, this month is going to be crazy!  This week alone we have three Christmas parties ...... and then next weekend hubby and I are away ...... and the weekend after that of course it's full steam ahead with all the shopping, cooking and preparations for the big day. 

There's always time for a blog challenge though.   How about joining in with the last of this years Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenges.
We've got the perfect theme this month ..... Frozen.  

It's actually a bit of a sad one for me this ..... it's my final HLS DT post (sigh!) 
After a fab four and a half years,  I've made the tough decision to stand down from the Design Team.

I'd like to say a big THANK YOU to Kylie, for giving me the opportunity to be part of such a fabulous DT.  You've all been amazing ........ it's been an absolute honour to work alongside such a talented bunch!

So .... Frozen.  Your first thoughts might be the Disney film .... would you believe I haven't acutally seen it! Well, I've seen it, sort of.  I just haven't heard it!
It was on the big TV screens in a well know electrical store when hubby was looking to buy a new TV.  He was off with the salesman somewhere and I was keeping an eye on the little man who was with us. 
Hubby took a while .... going all technical with the sales guy, but that was OK because Alex was quite happy watching the movie, fascinated that it was on so many screens at the same time ..... even though there was no actual sound ..... apart from the song that is!
Anyway .... the challenge theme isn't necessarily about the film ..... it can be anything, as long as its Frozen.

As I'm still making my Christmas cards (I must get some in the post this week!) I've gone for Snow!

I've used this new to me Stampotique Snowman ...... how cute is this little guy!

I've added a touch of colour using ZIG markers and given him a little sparkle with some fine crystal glitter.
I kept the sentiment small .......

and added some pretty snowflakes ......

Well ..... that's it from me.
Thank you to everyone that's played along with the HLS CAS challenges this year, I hope you've had as much fun as we have.

I hope I've given you lots of inspiration during my time on the DT, and hopefully we'll see each other again when I'm playing along each month.

Thanks for popping by ...... enjoy the rest of your day and have a fabulous Christmas!
I'm off to finish decorating the tree ....... I do love this time of year!

Cheerio until next time .......

Products used:
Stamps: Chilly (Stampotique); Swirly Snowflakes (Tim Holtz CMS319); Small snowflakes are from an old Stampin Up set ..... I think!; Sentiment - from Poinsettia Wreath (The Ton)
Inks: Versafine Clair - Nocturne; Delicata - Golden Glitz and Silver Shimmer; Versamark
Other: Fine Gold Embossing Powder (WOW!);  Quickie Glue Pen; Fine Crystal Glitter; ZIG Markers

Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge .......

Happy weekend ......

I hope you're having a good one.
We had an early start this morning so hubby could watch the rugby final ...... but we won't talk about that!!   We have had a lovely day out and about though, we even managed to dodge the rain!  And as we speak we should be sat in our favourite little restaurant, with a nice bottle of wine, enjoying delicious food with some friends.  Exactly what weekends are for ...... cheers!

Anyhow ..... it's time to launch this month's Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge

As you can see the theme is ....... 'tis the Season

As there's only a little over seven weeks until Christmas ...... eeeeek!!!  I thought it was time I really started thinking about making my Christmas cards.

Clean and Simple (CAS) is definitely the way to go ...... great for posting too!

This little guy seems to make an appearance every year ........ he's one of my all time favourite snowmen.  Unfortunately I think he's no longer available, I know he's been in my stash forever!!

I stamped the snowman directly onto the front of my card, using a grey ink.  I then added a touch of colour to his hat and scarf using ZIG markers, and stamped my sentiment underneath.

A few dots of glitter glue here and there adds a touch of festive sparkle.

Well thats one done for the festive box!

The challenge runs until the end of November so there's lots of time to play along.  And if you need a little more inspiration check out the Happy Little Stampers challenge blog and see what the rest of the Design Team have created.

Thanks for popping by ..... enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Cheerio until next time .......

Products used:
Stamps: Snowman (wooden stamp from Inkadinkadoo); Miracle of the Holidays - sentiments (Hero Arts)
Inks: Ranger Dye Ink Pad - Cool Graphite; Versafine - Satin Red
Other: Nuvo Glitter Drops; ZIG Clean Color Brush Markers

Live the Life of Your Dreams ..... HLS CAS Challenge

Happy Wednesday ........

Middle of the week already.  I hope you're having a good one.
I've got another Blog Challenge for you this evening.  It's time to get October's Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge underway ......

As you can see the theme this month is ...... Adventure.
Hmmmm ....... for me that could be a holiday maybe.  Moving house ....... that's always an adventure.  Maybe a new job or ...... just life, now that is always an adventure here!!

I think this sentiment says it all don't you!?

I used Distress Oxide inks to stamp the butterflies .....

And then added my sentiment ... I love the grungy look to the font on this IndigoBlu stamp

The butterfly wings were given a 'Clear Wink of Stella'

And I finsihed off with a few gold ink splatters .......

What's your idea of adventure? 
I look forward to seeing you in the challenge gallery ..... happy stamping!

If you need more inspiration check out the rest of the Design Team makes over on the Happy Little Stampers Blog. 

Thanks for popping by ..... enjoy the rest of your day.
It's almost time for our next adventure.  Three more sleeps then it's Santorini here we come!! 
There's still a little bit of last minute shopping to do tomorrow, euros to collect, and a little treat for me at the nail salon ...... that's if I can get rid of the blue ink from my fingers first!!!

Cheerio until next time .......

Products used:
Stamps: Butterfly Trio (Penny Black); Grand Tour III (IndigoBlu)
Inks: Distress Oxide Ink Pads - Fossilised Amber, Spiced Marmalade, Forest Moss; Versafine Clair - Nocturne; Delicata - Golden Glitz (ink splatters)
Others: Clear Wink of Stella pen

Better late than never .......

Happy Tuesday ......

Oh dear ..... not the best of starts to September.
Here am I, thinking I'm all organised, when suddenly I realise that my post for this month's Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge hasn't gone live ...... argghhh!!!
Put it down to the fact that I've no idea what day of the week it is ...... hubby's been off work, we've had crafty get together's on days when we don't normally have them, and the schools are not back yet!!  Confused or what!! (it doesn't take much!!)

Anyway, I'm here now ...... better late then never (phew!!)

As you can see, this month's challenge has a colour theme ....... Pink and Grey to be exact.

I love this stamp ...... how cute are these little guys!

And .... the sentiment comes in the set too .....

I simple stamped the image using a grey ink and then added a touch of colour to just two of the alpacas using Distress Inks

A touch of glitter glue for a bit of added sparkle, and I finished off with a strip of card coloured with Distress Ink along the sentiment banner.  I think this would make a cute anniversary card.

You've got until the end of the month to play along with the challenge .... see you in the gallery!

I've got the little man here today.  It's the last day of the summer holidays, so he's making the most of it ..... back to school tomorrow.
It's going to be quiet around here.  Hopefully I'll get back on track .... what day is it?!!!

Thanks for popping by ...... enjoy the res tof your day.

Cheerio until next time ......

Products used:
Stamps: Alpaca Herd (Tracey Hey)
Inks: Dye Ink Pad - Cool Graphite (Ranger); Distress Ink - Hickory Smoke, Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry
Other: Stickes Glitter Glue

The Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge ......

Hello again .......

How was your day?
I've got another blog challenge for you this evening.  It's Happy Little Stampers this time and  their CAS Challenge 

One of my favourite styles.  Clean ...... I do like a lot of white space, and Simple because, sometimes less is definitely more.
As you can see the theme this month is ....... Only One Third.  A nice and easy layout for CAS designs because it means two thirds of the card should be clean.

I've gone for the bottom third on my card ..........

A bit of simple masking, and some acetate smooshing with Distress Inks to create the inky strip across the bottom .......

I stamped the cute little gnome from Stamping Bella, onto a seperate piece of white card and die cut him using the co-ordinating die

I coloured him using ZIG Markers and then attached him onto the bottom of my card

The sentiment comes in the set, and has been stamped in Versafine Clair ink, and I added a few drops of glitter glue to finish off.

There's loads of time if you fancy playing along, the challenge doens't close until midnight (AEST) on 31st August.  And if you need some more inspiration then check out what the rest of the DT have been up to on the HLS Blog.

Happy stamping!

Thanks for popping by ....... have a great weekend.

Cheerio until next time .......

Products used:
Stamps: Flowery Gnome stamp and matching die (Stamping Bella);
Inks: Distress Inks - Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
Others: ZIG Clean Color Brush Markers; Clear Crystal Glitter Glue

Use negative space for the Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge .....

Hi there, me again .....

It's all go around here!
It's time for this month's Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge.
We have another fun theme for you this month ..... all about using Negative Space

Remember to keep things Clean and Simple .......

I've got a couple of quick and easy ideas for you ..... first up, the left over card after die cutting these pretty tulips ......

I simply laid the card over a snippet of coloured card I found in my bits box ...... a mop up piece, coloured using Distress Inks I think (I never throw anything away!!)

A simple sentiment .......

I picked up this fab stamp and matching die fom Taylored Expressions (thanks to one of my craft buddies) ......

It stamps a whole load of sentiments in one go, there's something suitable for all sorts of occasions, and then, you use the matching die to cut them all out at once, on perfectly sized banners with just one run through your die cutting machine ...... cool!!

I finished off with a few dots of Nuvo Crystal Drops.

Here's another idea using leftovers from a butterfly die

Again, a piece of coloured card behind ...... (another mop up piece, they always come in handy for something!)

This time I added a simple die cut frame and stamped my sentiment.

I hope you play along with this months challenge.

Happy stamping!

Cheerio until next time.

Products used:
Stamps: Simple Strips Background (Taylored Expressions) and matching die; simpe Happy Birthday stamp  
Inks: Delicata Golden Glitz
Others: Tulip Die (I think is possibly Penny Black); Triple Butterfly Die (Memory Box) Oval dies to create frame; Crystal Drops - Pink Orchid (Nuvo)

Does My Bum Look Big in This .........

Happy Sunday ......

Welcome to June!!
As always, the start of a new month means new Blog Challenge themes ....... and the first one up for me is the Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge ..........

We're looking forward to having a giggle this month when we see all your Funny entries in the gallery ..... hehehehe!

I've used a really old stamp here, it's wood mounted too, so no MISTI ...... eeek!!!
I think it was from a company called Butterfly Kisses which I think I'm right in saying no longer exists.

I stamped the image twice, once directly onto my cardblank and the other onto a snippet of white card.

I coloured the images using ZIG Markers and a waterbrush and then fussy cut Ellie's cute behind from the snippet and attached it over the image on the card using foam pads to add a little dimension

I also gave her little tutu the Wink of Stella sparkle

I added the sentiment underneath ...... and then finished with a few splatters of ink

You have until the end of the month to get your entries in, just remember to keep them in the CAS style.

Thanks for popping by ....... enjoy what's left of your weekend.

We should have been well into TT Race Week by now but, due to the horrible weather we've been having, and the mist that won't seem to lift from the mountain, there hasn't been much chance for the riders to get out on the track.
However there was a much needed break in the weather today.  Finally the sun shone, the mist lifted for a while and the qualifying sessions got underway again ..... yeah!!
Hopefully the racing will get started tomorrow ....... can we just have some sunshine  ..... please!

Cheerio until next time ........

Products used:
Stamps: Miss Ellie, Crucial Question (Butterfly Kisses) unfortunately both stamps are no longer available
Inks: Versafine Clair - Nocturne;
Others: ZIG Clean Color Brush Markers, Clear Wink of Stella pen