#146, Lost Coast Designs challenge "Funny or Cute".

Hello stampers and crafters,

For this challenge i chose to go cute.

I found the phrase of Carmens Veranda Stamps so adoreble.

I thought they fit so well with the "Bride of Frank" stamp.

I have made for you a step by step how the card is made.

Well here we go.

What do you need:

LCD stamp, Bride of Frank.

LCD Crackle background.

CV stamp, Daisies in my hair.

Daisy punches.

Distressink Spiced marmalade, Wild honey, Fossilized amber,

 Musterd seed, Dusty concord.

Stencil of a daisy or some branches or flowers.

Versafine onyx black.

Color pencils or markers.

With the 4 colors Distressink and the crackle background stamp,

 we make the background.

Start with the lightest color and end with the darkest color.

Turn the stamp around and around to make the crackles run together nicely.

Take your stencil and a blending brush or tool,

 and ink the pattern with Distressink Wild honey.

Stamp with Versafine onyx black Franks bride.

With a blending tool you now apply Distressink Dusty Concord to the outsides of the card.

Well in the first picture it looks black, but it is really done with Dusty Concord.

Stamp the CV prase with black.

Cut out the sentences.

Color the edges with an ink blending tool with Disterssink Spiced Marmelde.

Take a piece of white paper and stamp Franks bride, color her with your markers or pencils.

Punch out your daisies and color the hearts yellow.

Now glue everything in place and your done.

I had great fun making this card,

I hope you do to.

The team would love it if you join the challenge.

Make something using stamps.

These may also be other brands, 

but you have a better chance of winning with an LCD or CV stamp on your work.

Read the rules first to avoid disappointment.

I wish you much success and a lot of fun.

Its a tropical theme for the challenge at Lost Coast designs.

Hi there, Riet here.

Today its my turn to post for the LCD challenge with a tropical theme.

I made a card with the pineapple and the Carmen dog from Carmens Veranda. 

The background is made with the crackle background stamp from LCD,

 and the text is a sheet of party words from Lost Coast Designs.

I colored it with Van Gogh watercolors. 

And stamped with stazon jet black.

I used Distressink Iced Spruce for the background.

I started stamping the dog.

I masked it, then stamped it with the pineapple.

I colored the pineapple and dog with watercolor paint. 

But you can use anything you want, pencils or markers wil be fine to.

When that was dry I masked the dog and pineapple again.

And with the distressink and the crackle background i stamped the background.

I used a small piece of the stamp for this and filled the background.

I shaded with a bit of black watercolor,

and i glued some little juwells on her ears and dress.

On a small piece of paper I stamped the text with stazon jet black.

 I marked the text with pink paint.

I also glued 2 small gems on it.

I increased the text with some 3d tape.

Glue the card with some pink and black cardstock and you're done.

Thanks for stopping by.

I would love to see your art in the challenge.

And maybe you are the lucky one to win a prize.

Please read the rules first.

Until next time, goodbey for now.

Untill next time.

#145 Its a tropical challenge at Lost Coast designs.

Today the new challenge starts at Lost Coast Designs/Carmens Veranda stamps.

The theme this time is "Tropical".

And that's a nice theme with summer just around the corner.

I chose to make a card with the large pineapple stamp from Carmens Veranda. 

And the text "Dont worry, be happy" is from LCD, it is a sheet with all kinds of texts.

I started with a watercolor paper in slimline format.

I stamped the stamp with versamark and clear embossing powder.

Then I taped the paper with tape that is easy to remove.

And now I started coloring with the ink.

The green hues for the leaves and the yellow and orange for the pineapple.

With brown bistre grains I made a brown ink with water.

And that applied here and there on the pineapple.

While everything is drying, cut a mask from the pineapple stamp.

With pink and purple tones I have splashed a lot.

After splashing, go over it with a wet brush.

Once everything has dried, you can carefully remove the tape.

Stamp the text with versamark gingerbread and spread a little along the edges.

Glue the card to a mat and glue the text on as well.

That's it for this time.

I would say, make something fun with this theme and you can also use other brands of stamps to join the challenge. You have a chance to win stamps of good rubber quality.