Craft stampers, card maker of the year award 2010

Craft stampers, card maker of the year award 2010
Craft stampers, card maker of the year award 2010

maandag 16 maart 2026

#207 Make it funny challenge at lost Coast designs/Carmens Veranda stamps.

 
Look at these mischievous gnomes.
They want to sneak a peek but don't quite dare.
Hahahaha, I find this so funny.

The things I used for this card:
Stencil with letters.
Any stencil you like.
Derwent Inktense storm dust 2107.
Distress Oxide,
Hickory smoke.
Distress ink.
Saltwater taffy
Barn door.
Coloring pencils or markers.
Black fineliner.
Ruler.

I started making stripes with the Saltwater taffy.

Repeat with barn door and a little bit of hickory smoke.
Spray some water so that the colors blend a little.
Dry with heattool.

Using the gray Inktense pencil, draw the planks and nail heads.

Take a piece of paper and stamp the keyhole.
Mask the outside and stamp the lingerie lady.
Stamp the gnomes and color all.
Glue on the card.
With the Hickory smoke oxide and a stencil embellish the card.
Use the black fineliner to finish the card.
Whell that was fun to do.
Now its up to you, the team would love to have a laugh with your card,
 tag, or what ever you make.
Join the challenge, you dont need to use LCD or CV stamps.
As long as there is stamping on it you can join.
Hope to see you on the challenge.

Here is another tutorial with the same technique.

zondag 1 maart 2026

#207 A new month, a new Lost Coast design/Carmens Veranda challenge. "Make it funny".

Hello, welcome to my blog.
For this challenge, I immediately thought of Carrie's Old Women from LCD.
So funny, and the text from Carmen's Veranda stamps are hilarious too.
Take a look, they are so much fun.

ClearStamp Words and Phrases

Now, how the card was made.
What I used:
A stencil with a checkered pattern.
Versafine onyx black.
Distress oxide:
Spiced marmelade.
Peacock feathers.
Wilted violet.
Colorng pencils or markers.

I started by inking the stencil with Spiced Marmalade.
I wiped the center clean, about the size of the old lady.
Sprayed some water over it and pressed it onto the paper.

With the stencil and peacock feathers applied here and there.

Stamp the three rings four times and the old lady en the text stamp
 with Versafine black.
(You can use any black ink, of course.)

From the Brush Strokes sheet, take the stamp with the bubble wrap.
I roll it around my finger and stamp only a portion of the stamp.
I did this with Wilted Violet.

From the Brush Strokes sheet, take the stamp with the bubble wrap.
I roll it around my finger and stamp only a portion of the stamp.
I did this with Wilted Violet.

And then the card is finished.
At the end of this post, you'll find another example using this stamp.

You can probably make a fun card too.
Then join the challenge, and you might be the next winner.

donderdag 26 februari 2026

My last entree for the "Love and Hearts"challenge at Lost Coast designs/Carmens Veranda stamps.

 
I absolutely love this couple.
And so perfect for Valentine's Day with a twist.
The Love stamp is in Dutch, but also available in English.

And this is how I made the card.
Distressink
Villainous potion
Kitch flamingo
Barn door
Derwent inktense and Faber Castel skintones.
Finger sponges and stick sponge.
If you don't have a sponge stick you can also use a cotton swab.

I started by cutting out a paper heart to use as a mask.
Save the outer layer of the paper heart. We'll need it later.
Using a finger sponge and a kitsch flamingo, create strokes from the center outward.
These strokes should be about 2 cm long.

Repeat this process with Barn Door.
Keep the strokes a little shorter so the pink still shows through.

And repeat this again with villainous potion.
But leave about half a centimeter of space between the strokes.

Now use the outside of the paper heart as a mask 
and stamp with Villainous potion the dictionary love stamp.

Remove the paper heart and check that it is in the correct place.

Take the outer heart mask and place it neatly on the card.
Stamp the daisy florish with Distressink Barn door.

Stamp with Villainous potion 3 flowers, cut them out and glue them on.

Stamp Frank and his bride with ink on 3 and color them.
And cut them out.

And then I made a mistake.
When I cut out and glue an image,
I always print the stamp on the card first and then glue the cut-out stamp on.
But it was getting late, and I was very tired.
Well, then you're not paying attention, and before I knew it, 
I've glued Frank and his bride on.
All in all, the card turned out quite nicely.

Will you join this fun challenge?
There's still time until the end of the month.
You can also enter with other brands; please read the rules to avoid disappointment.
That's it for this month full of love. 
See you next month in the new challenge.

At the bottom of the page is another example using the Frank and his bride stamps.


Here is the tutorial for this card.

donderdag 12 februari 2026

For the "Love and hearts" challenge at Lost Coast designs/Carmens Veranda stamps.

 

I love this challenge.
It is Valentine's month, after all.
For this card, I chose my love for pets.
And here's the tutorial.

Materials I used.
Craft Emotions stencil
Acrylic paint, red and white.
Distressink Frayed burlap, Victorian velvet.
Archival Coffee.
Versamark
Clear embossing powder.
Hearts die.

I started with the hearts because this one has different dry faces.

Paint the hearts red and set them aside to dry.

For the background, I did something a little different.
This photo is of a box lid.
I use it to spray backgrounds with spray bottles.
So, there's a lot of glitter, paint, and ink on it.
I sprayed some water on it and placed the paper on top.
This way, the colors and glitter soaked into the paper.
I really liked the result.
While it's drying, we'll continue with the hearts.

The hearts are now completely dry.
Using white acrylic paint and a sponge dabber,
 I apply the white paint to the Crackle background stamp.
And stamp it on the hearts.

Let the white paint dry thoroughly.
Because I thought the red was too red and the white was too white,
I used a sponge dipped douber and Distressink
 Frayed Burlap to give the hearts a slightly more aged look.

Stamp the text and Spike and Lucy at the bottom of the background.
Please note that there should be room for the hearts.

Let it dry, so we continue with the hearts.

I gave the hearts a beautiful glossy finish with two coats of clear embossing powder.

I think the shiny hearts look beautiful.

Give the edges of the card a little bit brown ink.

Glue the hearts in place.
And mat the card.
I think it has a lovely vintage look.
Now it's your turn: have you made something with love or hearts?
Then join the challenge and have a chance to win new stamps.
At the bottom, you'll find an alternative with the same stamp.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!

TO GO TO THE TUTORIAL 
click on the tag.