Happy Little Stampers March ATC Challenge

Hello everyone!

I am back again with the March

Happy Little Stampers ATC challenge.

Every month Happy Little Stampers has an 

ATC challenge and the theme for March is Hearts.  

For anyone who isn't familiar with ATC cards, they are mini

works of art that measure 2.5" x 3.5" and are traded around the world.

Usually they are numbered and signed on the back by the artist.

Here is my ATC card for this month:

For my ATC this month I decided to use a brick embossing folder on

my card base and do some blending over it with Vintage Photo

Distress Oxide ink keeping it lighter in the middle.

I darkened the edges with Black Soot Distress Oxide ink 

to bring more focus to the center of the card.

Next I took some Barn Door Distress Ink and did

some ink blending on white card stock until it was nice and dark.

I then punched out 2 heart shaped die cuts out of it and

inked their edges with Black Soot to match the edges of the card.

My Tim Holtz sticker book had the perfect sentiment to tie

into this month's theme of hearts so I cut it

into smaller pieces and inked the edges as well.

To finish off my ATC card I tied red and brown twine

around the top of the card for a little more interest.

I hope you'll play along with us this month

 and enter the ATC challenge at 

Happy Little Stampers!

The winner for this challenge will receive a badge to display on their blog!

Have a great day, I already am!

❤️Lisa ❤️

Happy Little Stampers February ATC Challenge

Hello everyone!

I am back again with the February

Happy Little Stampers ATC challenge.

Every month Happy Little Stampers has an 

ATC challenge and the theme for February is Stencils.  

For anyone who isn't familiar with ATC cards, they are mini

works of art that measure 2.5" x 3.5" and are traded around the world.

Usually they are numbered and signed on the back by the artist.

For my ATC I decided to use the honeycomb stencils from Papertrey Ink and

blend 4 different colors of distress inks in yellows from light to dark.

I couldn't resist adding in a few cute bees from Paper Smooches 

and their pretty LOVE die in red foil card stock! 

Just in time for Valentine's Day!

I hope you'll play along with us this month

 and enter the ATC challenge at 

Happy Little Stampers!

The winner for this challenge will receive a badge to display on their blog!

Have a great day, I already am!

🐝Lisa 🐝 

❤️

Happy Little Stampers ATC January Challenge

Hello everyone!

I am back again with the 

Happy Little Stampers ATC challenge.

Every month Happy Little Stampers has an 

ATC challenge and the theme for January is Vintage.  

For anyone who isn't familiar with ATC cards, they are mini

works of art that measure 2.5" x 3.5" and are traded around the world.

Usually they are numbered and signed on the back by the artist.

For my vintage themed ATC I decided to use a large My Favorite Things script word stamp 

on the background of my card and do some stenciling over it with a Heidi Swapp decorative stencil.

For some extra interest to the background I stamped from vines from a Lawn Fawn

set and a rose in the bottom corner from Papertrey Ink.

The 4 hearts down the center were punched out of some script background patterned paper

also from Papertrey Ink and decorated with a 3-D rose on each.

To finish off my card I inked the edges of the card and the hearts

with Vintage Photo distress ink.

I hope you'll play along with us this month

 and enter the ATC challenge at 

Happy Little Stampers!

The winner for this challenge will receive a badge to display on their blog!

I am also very excited to announce that this month my daughter 

Taylor is joining us on the HLS ATC team and has designed her

very first gorgeous ATC card!

You can check out her card and all of her wonderful 

planner layouts on her blog here:

Pretty Paper Pieces 4 U

Have a great day, I already am!

🌹Lisa 🌹 

Happy Little Stampers ATC December Challenge

Hello everyone!

I am back again with the 

Happy Little Stampers ATC challenge.

Every month Happy Little Stampers has an 

ATC challenge and the theme for December is Pets.  

For anyone who isn't familiar with ATC cards, they are mini

works of art that measure 2.5" x 3.5" and are traded around the world.

Usually they are numbered and signed on the back by the artist.

For my pet themed ATC I decided to emboss the background of my card with a 

paw print embossing folder and paint it with some off white paint

followed by some soft inking in blue.

I added a cute little doggie from Pretty Pink Posh 

and a sentiment from My Creative Time!

To finish it off I added some cute red glittered hearts.

I hope you'll play along with us this month

 and enter the ATC challenge at 

Happy Little Stampers!

The winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop!

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS 

AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER,

YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

Have a great day, I already am!

🐶Lisa 🐶

Happy Little Stampers ATC November Challenge

Hello everyone!

I am back again with the 

Happy Little Stampers ATC challenge.

Every month Happy Little Stampers has an 

ATC challenge and the theme for November is Sew (real of faux).  

For anyone who isn't familiar with ATC cards, they are mini

works of art that measure 2.5" x 3.5" and are traded around the world.

Usually they are numbered and signed on the back by the artist.

For my real of faux Sew ATC I decided to include some real AND faux stitching on my card.

I had a hand sewn yo-yo from my mom in my embellishment box and it was the 

perfect addition for this month's theme!

I added some fun faux stitching with the Button Boutique stamp set from Papertrey Ink and 

the adorable Handmade stamp panel was the perfect background for my sweet yo-yo!

The vintage heart button, lace trim and the 2 pearl stick pins were the 

perfect accents on this gorgeous little ATC card!

Be still my shabby little vintage heart!

I hope you'll play along with us this month

 and enter the ATC challenge at 

Happy Little Stampers!

The winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop!

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS 

AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER,

YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

Have a great day, I already am!

🎄Lisa🎄