Halloween challenge at lost Coast designs/Carmens Veranda stamps.

What I used for this card.

LCD Carri's Dracula.

LCD Spiderwebs background.

Versafine Onyx black.

Derwent chromaflow

Happy Halloween die.

Bats die.

Ranger stickles, Diamond and Cranberry.

An easy card today. The background was stamped using the spiderweb background stamp

and VersaFine Black ink. I stamped the Dracula image and then colored it with Derwent Chromaflow pencils. I added eyes to the bats using red Stickles. And I applied Diamond Stickles to the "Happy Halloween" die-cut. Everything was attached using foam tape.

Take a look at Carri's Monsters stamps, they are so much fun.

The team would love for you to join the challenge. 

You can win new stamps.

So, invite all your stamping friends, too.

You have the whole month to participate, 

and your projects don't necessarily have to feature our stamps.

However, they must include stamping.

(Read the rules first.)

Can't wait to see what you create!

Have fun!

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Halloween challenge month at Lost Coast designs/Carmens Veranda stamps.

 

Today marks the start of the Lost Coast Designs Halloween challenge.

The team will be showcasing plenty of Halloween and Day of the Dead themes this month.

I get to kick things off, starting with my witches circle dance.

For this card, I used the Sizzix Stamp & Spin tool.

The card measures 20x20 cm.

I used the Mini Gnome sets 1 and 4 from Lost Coast Designs, 

and the text stamp "When witches go flying" is from Carmens Veranda.

The small pumpkin and spiderwebs were created using a die.

I stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black and colored with Derwent Chromaflow.

The team would love for you to join the challenge. 

You can win new stamps.

So, invite all your stamping friends, too.

You have the whole month to participate, 

and your projects don't necessarily have to feature our stamps.

However, they must include stamping.

(Read the rules first.)

Can't wait to see what you create!

Have fun!

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Lost Coast Designs challenge #213, black white and one color. My last card for this challenge.

I am absolutely crazy about Carri's Hard Luck Pixies.

I love, love, love them.

So, I didn't hesitate for a moment to use this angry pixie for this challenge.

And that sentiment from Carmens Veranda it's amazing.

It fits so perfectly.

I stamped using Hero Arts Unicorn White ink.

I colored the image with a Derwent Chromaflow 1510 pencil.

I also enhanced the text a bit with a white pencil.

I think that turned out really well, as it makes the text look handwritten.

I added some extra depth here and there using a white gel pen.

After that, I created some white splatters with acrylic paint.

And added a few dots of glitter here and there.

I matted it onto white cardstock.

Simple, yet with a great effect.

Are you joining the challenge too? 

You still have until the last day of the month.

You might just be the winner of some new Lost Coast Designs stamps.

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Here is a card with another  stamp of Carri's Hard Luck Pixies.

 

Lost Coast Designs challenge #213, Black white and one color.

Now, this was a real challenge for me.

You see, I always love working with lots of colors.

So, I really had to hold myself back.

But I managed to pull it off after all.

I used these materials:

LCD Crackle background.

LCD Rustic checkerboard border.

LCD Goat skull.

The goat skull is avalible in 3 sizes, I used the middle one. 

Orange posca pen.

Derwent inktense orange and black.

White gellpen.

Distressink Black soot.

Versafine onyx black.

Stickles orange slice.

Black marker.

I started by stamping the skull with VersaFine Onyx Black.

I colored the flower with an orange pencil and added some orange accents using the Posca pen.

I used the black pencil to create shading on the skull and the horns.

Make a mask of the skull.

And stamp the crackle background with VersaFine Onyx Black.

Since I wanted to make it a bit more interesting, 

I stamped the sides with VersaFine Onyx Black and the rustic checkered border.

I colored those with orange as well.

I used the white gelpen to add lines to the horns and the flower.

I applied some glitter to the center of the flower using Stickles.

I did the same on the checkerboard border.

I drew a line along the checkerboard border with the black marker. 

This clearly defines the separation between the two stamps.

Matted with black cardstock.

For this challenge, we would love to see your cards, tags, or other DIY projects.

You are welcome to use products from other brands.

If you are unsure, please check our rules.

So join in for a chance to win stamps from Lost Coast Designs or Carmens Veranda.

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#213 New monthly challenge at Lost Coast designs/Carmens veranda stamps.

The new challenge is?

Black and white and one other color. 

This Cas card is so easy to make.

I used:

LCD Ballerina1 

LCD Large Florish,

CV Child of the moon.

Memento tuxedo black.

Pink water based marker.

Black alcohol marker.

I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black on glossy paper.

Colored it in with a pink water marker.

I added a border to the card and the mat with a black alcohol marker.

And then that beautiful text from Carmens Veranda stamps.

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All stamp brands are allowed.

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For the man challenge at Lost Coast Designs.

Hi stampers.

My last card for the challenge this month at 

Lost Coast Designs. 

Its all about men.

I used Carmens Veranda stamps,

Once a badass.

LCD Boxer.

LCD Brush strokes.

Distress Oxide:

Mustard seed,

Spiced marmelade,

Barn door,

Archival ink Coffee

Posca markers,

yellow, orange and red.

Stencil Memory Box 88505 shine.

I started by stamping the boxer with Archival Coffee and masking him. 

Then I used the stencil in the traditional way, using the 3 colors of Distress Oxide and an ink blender tool. 

The second step is to spray the stencil, while the ink is still on it, with water, place it upside down over your card, and print it like that.

Let it dry thoroughly.

Stamp your card with the grungy strip in a corner, circles, and CV text using Archival Coffee.

Remove the mask and color the boxer and the circles.

Tear the edges and ink them with Archival Coffee.

Matt on white and brown.

And that was actually quite simple.

Now for the challenge, you can still participate until the end of the month.

And then you stand a chance to win those beautiful stamps from Lost Coast Designs or Carmens Veranda.

Read through the rules first to avoid disappointment.

Hope you enjoyed it and see you next time.

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The challenge at Lost coast designs/Carmens Veranda stamps is "For the men".

Hi stampers and other crafters.

Today a tutorial for you.

 

I love making my own backgrounds.

I really enjoy starting with a blank piece of paper and making something out of it.

By using different techniques, the result is always something different.

And that is what makes it so interesting.

For today, it is the tissue paper technique.

Its an older technique but with interesting results.

It is a tag for the men's challenge at Lost Coast Designs/Carmens Veranda Stamps.

Make something with a man on it, or something for a man.

And this is how I made the tag.

What I used.

Lcd Mini Leonardo collage

Lcd misc words

lcd pieces of calligraphy.

3 colors of Glimmermist,I used 

Lindy's moon glows,

Cajun carnelean red and Gator gumbo olive.

 and Tattered Angels Sapphire.

Inka gold, gold.

memento Rich cocoa.

Distressink old paper.

Distress oxide ground espresso.

Dutch Doobadoo modeling paste.

Dutch Doobadoo glue.

How its made:

Take a piece of tissue paper and make a ball out of it.

Roll it out again, but do not smooth the paper out.

Take a piece of sturdy, thick paper and spread glue on it.

Place the tissue paper on top and press down gently.

Make sure you do not press the creases out.

Let it dry thoroughly.

Cut away the overhanging paper.

While it dries, we continue with the Learnardo collage. 

We sponge the men with Distress Ink Old Paper.

Cut him out and do the same with the edges using Distress Oxide Ground Espresso.

Once the glue and the tissue paper are completely dry, 

we are going to spray it with the glimmermist.

The mica powder in the bottles gives a beautiful golden sheen.

Now take a piece of white paper and sponge it with Distress Ink Old Paper. 

Take the small text stamp from the Pieces of Calligraphy set 

and stamp with the Memento Rich Cocoa.

And stamp the words from the Misc words sheet over it.

Outline the edges with the Distress Oxide Ground Espresso; do the same for the tag.

After you have determined where your pieces of stamped paper will go, 

you can apply modeling paste to part of the tag using a stencil.

Once the modeling paste is completely dry, color it with the Inca gold.

Now you are going to stick on the man and the text pieces.

The man flat, but the other 3 pieces with foam tape.

Take a piece of rope and color it.

Thread it through the eye of the tag.

And that concludes the tag; hope you enjoyed it.

Perhaps you would like to participate in the challenge?

Then click on the link and join in.

You might be our next winner.

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New month new challenge at Lost Coast designs, #212 "For the men".

 Hi there,

Today's card is very easy and quick.

But I really like the effect.

I used glossy cardstock.

I started by stamping Carmens Veranda Alfred Hitchcock standing

in the center of the card using Stazon Jet Black.

Stamp a mask to cover him.

Take the Fourth Dimension stamp and color it in with the markers.

This can be done with any water-based marker.

Spray a little water over the inked stamp and press it down.

Remove the mask, mat the card, and basically, you're already done.

A quick but effective stamping technique with a beautiful effect.

Thank you for visiting my blog, and please also visit the Lost Coast design blog

to enter our challenge. You might be the one to win new stamps.

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Christmas in july challenge at Lost Coast designs/Carmens Veranda stamps

 

Well, we're already heading towards the end of July.

But there are still a few days left to enter our challenge. 

So if you want to win new rubber stamps, join in. 

You can find the rules for the challenge here.

My last Christmas card of this month was made using 

the American Gothic stamp and the Sun and Stars border from Lost Coast Designs.

I colored the stamp in with my Van Gogh watercolors. 

I stamped the border with Hero Arts Unicorn White,

 and sprinkled it with white embossing powder.

This embossing powder contains a tiny bit of silver glitter.

That stands out beautifully against the black background.

So, basically a fairly simple card.

I hope to see you again on August 1st, 

when the new Lost Coast Designs/Carmens Veranda challenge begins.

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Love this cute reindeer doll stamp.

 

Dear blog visitors,

I created this tag for the challenge at Lost Coast designs/Carmens Veranda stamps.

The challenge runs until the end of the month. 

So if you have made something with a Christmas theme and used stamps in it, 

come and join in. 

You are allowed to participate even without LCD/CV stamps.

Please read the rules regarding this.

Now, here is how the tag was made.

What I used for the tag.

CV Reindeer doll.

LCD Music border.

LCD Party words.

Distress Oxide:

Ground espresso

Uncharted mariner

Bundled sage

Speckled egg

Abandoned coral

Viva decor Ice effect

Ranger Stickles Cranberry

Stencil with stars

How its made.

I started with the

Made stains with water and Distress Oxide 

Uncharted mariner

Bundled sage

Speckled egg.

Build that up starting with the lightest color.

Keep going until you like the result.

Stamp the reindeer doll with Ground espresso.

Now we take the music border and cut off one piece.

Lost Coast Designs borders are generally quite long.

I really like that; you can often cut off a piece to use as a separate stamp.

Stamp the music border here and there with Ground espresso.

With the ice effect from Viva Decor and the stencil, 

you create stars in the open spaces.

Put the tag away and let it dry thoroughly.

In the meantime, we color the reindeer with the Distress Oxide.

I do this with water, as if it were watercolor paint.

I put a little bit of red Stickles on the hearts of the bows.

Cut her out; you don't need to cut the antlers as well.

They are so thin that it would never turn out nicely.

That is why we stamped the reindeer onto the tag first.

Glue the reindeer onto the tag and mat the tag with brown.

Insert a brown ribbon and you are done.

Here you can read another tutorial with this stamp.

I hope you enjoyed it, and if you want to join the challenge, click here below.

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