Annie in her blue dress.

This month's challenge at Lost coast designs is "Children". I used the Birds in trees stamp and Annie. I painted the card with van Gogh watercolor paint. 

There is still time to participate in the challenge until the end of the month. 

So if you want to win new stamps.

Come on over and join the challenge. 

The challenge at Lost Coast designs is all about children.

 

Just look at that cute Teddy.

I just love him, its one of Carri's creepy dolls.

For the background card i used just one little swirl stamp from the brush strokes set.

The "Happy Birthday" is from the party words sheet.

I also used a die behind the bear and one for the Happy Birthday. 

The little hearts were applied with a stencil.

I used these inks.

Black Stazon

Versa magic,

Sea Breeze,

Key Lime,

Aquatic Splash,

Thatched Straw,

Pretty petunia,

Pink Grapefruit,

Persimmon and

Perfect Plumeria.

White gellpen.

Color pencils, purple, brown and beige.

This is how I made the card.

I folded an A5 size in half.

Smooth white paper.

Stamp all the colours twith the small swirl stamp.

Start with the light colours.

After all, it is easier to go with dark over light,

 than with light over dark.

Keep doing this until you are happy with the result.

You can leave some white open spaces, but I liked to stamp the entire surface.

Don't forget to turn the stamp every now and then.

This way, the swirls don't all point in the same direction.

Also stamp over the edges, otherwise it looks very artificial.

Stamp the bear with the black stazon.

And color the bear with the Versa Magic ink.

With the brown and beige pencil you color his face.

Give the bear some accents with the white gellpen.

Cut the bear out.

Die cut the square and the banner.

Color the edges and stencil the hearts with Pink Grapefruit

Stamp the "Happy Birthday" with the balck stazon.

Stick everything on the card with foam tape.

And what a cheerful card this has become, don't you think?

Now it's up to you, make something with a child or for a child.

Follow the link and join the challenge, you have a chance to win rubber stamps.

To avoid disappointment, you better read the rules.

Good luck, hope to see your art with the other participants of the challenge.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!

I made a bookmark for the LCD/CV challenge,theme is children.

Hi , Riet here with a little tutorial for this bookmark.

I used:

The name of the girl stamp is bubbles,

The black dots and round cirkels are from the brush strokes sheet.

The words behind the girl are from the pieces of calligraphy.

The butterflys are from the butterfly set.

The word "Dream"is from the set, Misc words.

All the coloring is done with Inktense pencils.

Derwent Inktense nr:

Cadnium yellow 0210

 Tangerine 0300

Lime green 1535

Apple green1400

Malibu 1213

Iron blue 0840

Deep violet  0760

Burnt umber 1903

Skin tones:

Faber Castel - Albrecht Durer

8200-132

189

White gelpen.

Black waterproof inkpad.

Posca white for spletters or

White ink or paint for spletters.

I have to admit that it was actually a art journal page.

In the very last phase I made a big ink stain on the butterflies and the card was ruined.

I had put so much work into it and thought it was a shame to throw it away.

So I cut off the part with the stain and made a bookmark out of it.

In retrospect that was a good decision.

How to make it:

I started by stamping the girl Bubbles.

This stamp has two bubbles above her hands.

I left them off because I wanted her to grab the butterfly.

Stamp the girl on masking tape and mask her off.

Stamp the words and the 3 rings.

Let the text run a little through the rings.

Stamp only the black and white butterfly and mask it off.

Stamp the 3 butterfly's and overlap the cirkels a bit.

Start coloring the background, the cirkels and the little girl.

Stamp with black the black dots from the  brush strokes sheet.

Stamp the 3 butterflys on a thin piece off paper and color them.

Gleu them on the butterfly's and give them what accents with the white gellpen.

Cut off any excess butterflies.

Mask the girl again and spletter with the posca pen (or paint or ink).

Stamp the word "Dream" and give it some white accents.

Remove the masking tape.

Mat with a black cardstock and you ar done.

I hope you enjoyed it.

Maybe you want to join the challenge?

And have a chance to win new rubber stamps.

Stamp something with a child on it or make something for children.

As long as it is stamped and refers to the theme children.

Do your best and see you at the challenge.

Presenting the 2024/2025 Lost Coast designs/Carmens Veranda stamps design team.

 

How cool is that?

No less than 3 new team members.

Aimee, Darlene and Kathi.

If you want to get to know them better, then click here.

I've seen some beautiful work from these ladies, 

so keep an eye on the Lost Coast designs/Carmens Veranda stamps blog.

You can also do it via Facebook

So enjoy and have fun stamping.

Won a challenge.

 I won a challenge and this is the winning card.

Prize was this beautiful stamp.

At the Kerstmis/Christmas facebook group. 

Challenge #188 Children, at loast coast designs/Carmens veranda stamps.

 

Hi, today starts the new monthly challenge at the Lost Coast designs/Carmens Veranda blog.

This time I made a artjournal page.

The left side is a stencil with modeling paste and watercolor paint in purple and grey.

Stamped the right side with pieces of calligraphy and a grey ink.

And roses in a purple ink.

Stamped the text and Spike and Lucy with black ink.

Some drops of white paint on it and its readdy.

Hope you join the challenge, and maybe you ar the new winner.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE.