Monday, 2 January 2017

My First Post for Happy Little Stampers!


Hi guys!
I have happy happy fun fun news for you today: I'm one of the new proud members of Happy Little Stampers CAS team! I think all the teams at HLS have new members (in addition to CAS Challenge there's CASE the designer challenge, Christmas Challenge, Mixed Media Challenge, Anything Goes with Dies Challenge and even Watercolor Challenge) so head on over to Happy Little Stampers to have a look of all that's going on! Lot's of DT inspiration on offer. 

The HLS CAS Challenge for the month of January is 



You do not have to use Happy Little Stampers products to enter but of course we love to see them in action!

In my card I've used a Simon Says Stamp stencil. I masked a circle, placed my stencil in that "window" and sponged two shades of Distress Inks through it. After lifting the stencil I still held the mask in place and lightly sponged the white areas that the stencil had left with the ink blenders I had been using. This gave me a beautiful tone on tone look! I stamped my MFT sentiment with black Versafine and that's all there is to this card... I attached my stenciled and stamped panel on black base and my card was done! I tried to attach sequins and enamel dots and what not but those of you who visit me often know that I never know where to put them so my cards are almost always embellishment-free! That's good for CAS I guess! :) 

I hope to see your card in the gallery. Happy crafting! 



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13 comments:

  1. Loll2 January 2017 at 22:10

    Such a beautiful card Nonni!! Congrats on being on the CAS Team at HLS! xx

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  2. Kim Heggins2 January 2017 at 22:47

    So beautiful...Love that circle background!!!

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  3. Lynn3 January 2017 at 00:25

    Gorgeous Nonni. Love how you masked off the stencil.

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  4. sandie3 January 2017 at 09:09

    Wonderfully CAS, keeping the stencil ise to the centre of the card makes it really CAS, and I love you used the sentiment over the stencil, keeping the design really CAS x

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  5. Kylie3 January 2017 at 12:41

    Love this design, Nonni. That is a beautiful stencil and having it masked off makes it look nearly 3D. Welcome to the team xx

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  6. cm3 January 2017 at 18:45

    Congratulations on your new DT role, Nonni...and oh, what a smashing debut you've created! From the choice of stencil, to the colours, to the masking, this is sheer delight! CAS-loving heart swooning!
    Hugs~c

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  7. BożenA3 January 2017 at 18:51

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  8. BożenA3 January 2017 at 18:52

    Your card is fantastic, Nonni. Very cleverly you used double masking. Thanks for the inspiration. Great design. Welcome and Happy New Year, Nonni xx

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  9. Pia S3 January 2017 at 22:41

    No embellies is good for CAS, but also for cost savings, lol. But this card doesn't need anything extra, the stencilling, inking and layout make it a beautiful CAS card.

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  10. Linda3 January 2017 at 23:28

    Beautifully CAS .... love the stencilling. Welcome to the team! xx

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  11. Gerrina5 January 2017 at 17:01

    Congrats! Looking forward to all your beautiful CAScards at HLS! The start is a beautiful one! Hugs, Gerrina

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  12. Sazzle Dazzle6 January 2017 at 13:37

    Hey thanks for the welcome Nonni and right back at you sweet lady and fellow Newbie to the HLS Cas team. Loving your design, in fact swooning at the wonderful masking and multi-colour blending. So effective and eye-popping. Happy New Year to you and looking forward to seeing more of your awesome designs. Sarah x

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  13. Neets B15 January 2017 at 14:06

    Sorry for visiting so late!
    Your masked blending and stencilling looks fantastic here and I love the contrasting black strip. Welcome to the CAS team, I love your style so really looking forward to working alongside you xx

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