Challenge #184 at Lost Coast Designs, "Fluffy and/or cute". I made a little ATC coin book.

Hi, dont you love this challenge, whell I do.

Cute and fluffy, well these little gnomes are so cute.

 The gnomes are a small version of the large gnomes from Lost Coast designs.

If you like to make ATCs or ATC coins, these are ideal for you.

They are the perfect size for ATC's.

I will explain to you how you can make such a nice ATC coin booklet.

But first, a list of supplies.

The stamps I used:

Flower

Gnomes,

Spiderwebs background

Rustic checkerboard border

Mini fish collage (only the edge)

Brush strokes

Pieces of calligraphy

Misc words

Other materials I used.

Distress ink.

Crackling campfire

Lucky clover

Peacock feathers

Wilted violet

Musterd seed

Versafine onyx black

Various stencils

Derwent inktense pencils

White gell pen

Acetate sheets

Circle punch and die.

Stencils.

I started making backgrounds.

By applying the ink directly to the stencils and spraying with some water.

Use the stencil as a stamp on your paper.

Look what a quick and fun result this technique gives.

Now punch the number of coins you want to make with a 2.5 inch punch.

My book has 7, because I wanted to make 6 but thought I would have one as a spare.

But I didn't have any mistakes or accidents this time, so I used all 7.

Stamp something on the background of the coins. 

Find something that fits the gnome well.

Stamp the gnomes on thin paper and gleu them on the coins.

The words come from the Misc words sheet.

Very handy to have, there is almost always a word that fits.

Since English is not my language, I find it difficult to explain this.

So I made a drawing with an explanation.

If you don't understand something, feel free to ask me.

Once you have made the page, 

glue an acetated window onto the circle on the inside of the folder.

Do this for every coin you have.

Now for the hinge and cover.

Follow the schedule on the drawing.

For those who have made a mini album before, this is the same way but smaller.

There are many videos on YouTube with clear explanations.

Fold the score lines and stick them with double-sided tape.

Make the cover and gleu the hinge in it.

Now we are going to attach the pockets to the hinge.

We leave the top open.

We stick double-sided tape on the flap at the bottom. 

But leave a cm free of tape on the hinge side.

Apply glue to the hinge and slide the pocket over it.

Press it well.

Now you can put the coin in the pocket.

Decorate the front and back of the cover as you like.

Don't forget to stick a ribbon in between to close the booklet.

I hope you enjoyed it and maybe make an ATC coin book yourself.

Now back to the "Fluffy and Cute" challenge.

This runs until the end of the month.

Maybe you have time to join us.

The team would really like that, and you have a chance to win new rubber stamps.

Don't forget to read the rules to avoid disappointment.

Good luck and see you next time.

Joining these challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies challenge 2414

Park Hopping, my happy place.

Simon Says monday challenge, spring flowers.

Path of positivity challenge.

We Love stamping, spring or anything go's.

The Outlawz, card free zone.

For the fluffy and cute challenge at Lost Coast Designs.

Hi crafters and stampers, 

Today a tag for the "Fluffy and Cute" 

challenge at lost Coast designs/Carmens Veranda.

Here is a list of what I used for this tag.

Stamps:

CV, Dog hair.

LCD, Spike and Lucy.

LCD Long swirl.

Other materials:

Distress Oxide,

Bundled sage.

Speckled egg.

Iced spruce.

Seedless perserves.

Saltwater taffy.

Versafine onyx black.

DDBD modeling paste.

Stencil ornament stijl 8.

First I have stamped  "Spike and Lucy" with the versafine onyx black.

Allow the ink to dry thoroughly otherwise it will not be waterproof.

Apply modeling paste with a stencil.

This only applies at the left top,

 and bottom right at an angle around the stamped print.

Allow to dry thoroughly, if necessary with a heat tool.

Now we use the Oxide colors and some water to make a puddle,

 into which we dab the tag.

In places where no moddeling paste is, 

only Bundled sage, Speckled egg, Iced spruce are used.

On the places with moddeling paste with the colors,

Seedless perserves, Saltwater taffy.

I stamped the space where is no moddeling paste,

 with the Long swirl stamp and Distress oxide Ice spruce.

Not to thick, I like it to be a bit faded.

Now I have to admit that I made a mistake in estimating the size of my tag.

So the text stamp "Dog hair" no longer fit.

So I had to come up with a solution, 

because I really wanted to have this funny text on the tag.

So the text was cut into pieces and spread over the tag.

I made a grey matt and then I was finished.

This challenge runs the whole month of April.

So if you want to join, 

you ar so verry welcome on the 

Lost Coast designs/Carmens veranda stamps blog.

Dont forget to read the rules please.

For the Lost Coast designs/Carmens veranda stamps challenge, "Let's fly"

 

Hello, No tutorial today but a brief explanation.

I used these stamps for this card.

Daisy florish,

M raven2, 

Goth raven 

and 

Carmens Veranda Art wings to fly.

I also used 

distress oxide Iced spruce, 

Wilted violet, 

Picked rasberry 

Blueprint sketch.

And distress ink Black soot.

A black waterproof ink.

White gel pen.

Black fineliner.

I started by making a puddle with Iced spruce and some water and dabbing the paper into it.

Let it dry, then make stripes with the side of the oxide ink pads.

Stamp the ravens with the waterproof ink.

Color the ravens with pencil or marker.

Give them some accents with the white gel pen.

Stamp the text on white paper and draw a line around the words.

Cut the words in to pieces.

With the black distress ink and an ink blender we now darken the outer edge of the paper.

That gives it some mystery.

Glue the words on the card.

Now take a larger sheet of white paper,

 and stamp it completely full with the Daisy floral and black ink.

Now stick the raven card on top and matt with black cardstock.

This is a somewhat older technique, 

but as you can see, you can quickly and easily achieve an interesting background.

So now its up to you, and I hope you join the challenge.

It runs till end of the month, so still time to join.

There is new rubber to win, so thats nice.

Goodluck and dont forget to have fun with your craft.

"Lets fly" challenge at Lost Coast designs.

 Hello stamp fans.

Today a contribution for the Lost Coast Designs/Carmens Veranda stamps design team.

The theme for the challenge is "Lets fly".

I used the beautiful praying angel with the dictionary love text stamp.

De border is cald, hearts and curls.

I used the Dutch version, but of course there is also an English version.

Now a small description of how I made the card.

I used:

Praying angel,

Hearts and curl border,

Dictionary LCD's Love or CV Dutch Liefde.

Distress oxide, Saltwater taffy.

Barn door.

Versafine onyx black.

Stencil with very small hearts.

Acrylic block heart shaped,

or a plastic sheet will do fine.

Black fineliner.

I started by inking the stencil with Distress oxide barn door.

Then lightly spray the stencil with water and print onto the paper.

Stamped the praying angel on thin paper and cut the angel out.

I used the fineliner to draw a black border around the heart.

Stamp the text on the heart with the black versafine.

We also stamp the border in black on the right side of the card.

We stamp the praying angel on thin paper.

Cut her out and glue her to the card.

I matted with gold and black cardstock.

Now it's up to you, join the challenge and have a chance to win new rubber stamps.

Please read the rules first.

The challenge runs until the end of the month,

so there is still plenty of time to participate.

We also have a Facebook group where you can join and show off your work.

The team would really like that.

Well that's it for now,

Have fun stamping and see you next time.

Birthday card for a man.

 I made this card with distress ink Stormy sky and Faded jeans.

The stamps are from Studio light.

"let's fly"challenge at Lost Coast designs/Carmens Veranda stamps

                                                                                                Hi there, 

Today I have a slimline card for the "Let's fly" challenge. 

at lost coast designs/Carmens Veranda blog.

I used the Bugz set and the beautiful Daisy florish.

I also used a stamp from the Brush strokes sheet, 

To give the corners some more depth.

For the inks I used Distressink Shaded lilac, 

Speckled egg, Antique linen and Walnut stain.

What would you make with the theme from this month????

Show it to us and join the challenge.

The challenge runs the whole month of March.

Maybe you will be the lucky one and win new rubberstamps.

Hope to see you join us on the challenge blog,

 or you can participate the challenge on Facebook.

This month's challenge at Lost coast designs/Carmens Veranda stamps is "For the men"

Hi stampers,

Today a card for the men.

I chose a steampunk card.

And this is what you need if you want to make this card.

LCD background stamp Gears 2.

LCD Flying car.

Misc words.

Distress ink,

Walnut stain,

Broken china,

Rusty hinge,

Weathered wood.

Stazon Timber brown,

Versa Magic Jumbo Java.

Versa mark.

WOW EP Egyptian turquoise.

Ranger EP Hamered=bronze colored

Corrugated cardboard.

Gears die, I used Spellbinders.

Brown and turquoise acrylic paint.

Coloring pencils or markers.

I used Derwent Colorsoft.

Foam tape.

How this card is made.

I started stamping the gears 2 stamp with versamark.

I sprinkled the Ranger hammered embossing powder on top.

Let it melt with the heat tool.

Color with a ink blending tool,

 and the Distress ink colors 

Broken china, Rusty hinge, Weathered wood the card.

Cut off the rest of the card,

 and then take a small edge of the embossing powder with it.

You stamp the text on this piece with the Stazon brown timber.

Now take a piece of corrugated cardboard.

Make sure it goes well around the card with the gears.

Paint the entire piece of corrugated cardboard with brown acrylic paint.

Dry with a heattool.

Repeat this with turquoise paint, but now only paint here and there.

The brown paint should remain clearly visible.

Now we take a piece of orange paper that is larger than the gears card,

 but smaller than the corrugated cardboard.

Distress the edges with a tool.

Make a puddle of Distressink walnut stain and water and dip the edges in it.

Die cut two sizes of gears from orange paper.

I used a set of Spellbinders.

Apply Versamark on the gears, 

but leave spots free so that the orange can still be seen later.

Sprinkle the WOW Egyptian turquoise on the gears.

Melt with the heat tool.

Isn't that beautiful?

Love the result of the embossing powder.

Now you can assemble the card by gluing the layers together.

I stuck the small gear with 1 layer of foam tape.

I stuck the large gear on with double thick foam tape.

Glue the Adventure and the flying car on.

And now you're done.

Hope you guys liked it.

Remember, you still have time to join the challenge.

You have a chance to win new rubber stamps.

But because the rules have changed, I would like to ask you to read the rules first.

This way you avoid disappointments.

Hope to see your participation at the challenge.

I wish you good luck.

The "For the men" challenge at Lost Coast Designs is running till the end of the month.

The challenge at Lost Coast Designs/Carmens Veranda stamps is this month, 

"For the men"

This card is just pure stamping.

Playing with only ink and stamps can be so beautiful.

Stamps I used.

LCD Boxer.

LCD Brush strokes.

CV Once a badass.

For this card I used:

 Distress oxide,

Spiced marmalade,

Twisted citron,

Lucky clover.

 and Distress ink:

Antique linen,

Twisted citron,

Evergreen bough,

Spiced marmalade.

Stazon black.

Color pencils

I started by stamping the boxer with black stazon.

I also stamped a mask of the boxer and masked him with it.

Made the spots on the background with water and distress ink.

The circles of the brush strokes sheet are stamped with the 3 colors of oxide.

The inside of the circles are colored with pencils.

Rings were drawn around the colors with a fineliner.

Left and top with a stamp of the Brush strokes and

oxide lucky clover.

Remove the mask and give the boxer some shading.

Stamp the text with the black Stazon ink.

Now just mat the card and you're done.

Come to the blog and participate in the challenge.

And maybe you will be the next winner of new stamps.

Please read the rules first.

They have just changed.