# 159 "Winged things" challenge at lost Coast Designs/Carmens Veranda stamps. Printers tray.

Today my contribution to the LCD/CV challenge "Winged things".

I made this printers tray (20x30cm) for a stamp friend's birthday.

It contains quite a few stamps, but I especially like the butterflies.

Here's a list of what I used and a brief description.

 Winged girl.

Girl with curls.

Long swirl.

Florish large.

Butterfly set.

Pieces of calligraphy.

Pieces of architecture.

Spike and Lucy. (only the girl)

Ledger background.

Party words.

Sentiment from Carmens Veranda, 

Just when the caterpillar.

Distressink

Broken China

Twisted citron

Fossilized amber

Rustic wildernis

Rusty hinge

Black waterproof ink.

For the frame, i used acrylic paint in the same colors.

For the spletters some white and brown paint.

Pencils for coloring.

White gellpen.

Nuvo aqaua shimmer for some glitter accents.

I first drew the frame on paper, so I knew exactly where the compartments were.

This makes it easier to determine where which stamp will be placed.

First I sanded the frame and painted it in various colors.

When that is drying I smeared the ink with water on the paper.

Then I stamped the stamps, 

The big butterfly of the Bitterfly set I stamped each wing turned left and right.

And I glued the 3 small butterflies loose so that they have depth.

Then I stamped the background around the stamps. 

Color the details with the pencils.

You can finish the it of with a white gel pen.

Don't forget to do some stamping on the edges of the frame as well.

Just splash the white and brown paint and you're done.

make a small Happy birthday tag and bind it to the foil giftrap.

I hope you enjoyed it and that you will soon get started for our challenge. 

You can win new stamps, so come and participate. 

The challenge runs until the end of this month.

Good luck.

# 159 "Winged things" over at lost Coast Designs/ Carmens Veranda

 Hello, yes there is a new challenge at, 

Lost Coast designs and Carmens Veranda stamps.

"Winged things"

I really like challenges, 

they put your brain to work and stimulate creativity. 

So if you're interested, come join the fun and join the challenge.

You have a chance to win new stamps, and who wouldn't want that. 

You can even participate with stamps from other brands, 

but you prefer our stamps.

Please read the rules to avoid disappointment.

Today my contribution to the challenge.

I drew a mixed media portrait.

 And with my red-haired granddaughter in mind, this came out.

I worked with Van Gogh watercolor paint and Derwent inktense pencils.

Everything has been done with the watercolor except her hair.

I colored it with the inktense pencils.

I stamped the background with 

LCD Brushstrokes, Pieces of calligraphy and Pieces of architecture.

And the butterflies are from LCD Butterfly set.

The beautiful text "Art gives my soul wings to fly" is from Carmens Veranda.

These are the inks I used for stamping.

Versafine onyx black for the butterfly.

Archivel ink coffee.

Distressink Rusty hinge, Twisted citron and Evergreen bough.

I hope you will join the challenge, it is for everyone and it doesn't matter if you are beginner or advanced.

That's it for now, I wish you a nice day.

Pink ink designs, ballet mouse.

 Hi there, i made this card for a little girls birthday.

The ballerina, stars and hooray ar from Pink ink designs. 

The balloons are a old stamp.

The background is made with a stencil with hearts and distressink spun sugar.

#158 Slimline challenge at Lost coast designs/Carmens Veranda.

Today marks the start of a new year, I wish you a happy, healthy, loving and above all creative year.

Now the challenge, this time very easy, a slimline card.

If you don't know what that is?

It is a card with this size.

3.5x8.5inch or 23x10cm.

The subject is free of choice, 

as long as it has stamping on it.

You can even participate with other brands of stamps.

Here are the rules.

Here is my contribution and a small step by step.

I used LCD stamps,

Brush strokes,

mother goose mice,

Party words.

Chipboard 2023

black paint

Colorfull glitter

coloring pencils

Versa magic,

Turquoise gem,

Red magic,

Purple hydrangea,

Pink petunia,

Tatched straw.

A brush for splashing ink.

Black ink.

I started by stamping the twisted circle in all colors.

That reminds me of fireworks.

Then I applied very fine splatters with all the colors.

While this dried I painted the numbers black.

When everything is drying well I stamped the mice on thin paper and colored them with pencil.

Cut them out.

Coat the numbers with glue and sprinkle the glitter on top.

Matte the card with black and glue the numbers to the card.

Glue the mouse on top and stamp with black ink the "Happy new

year" on the card.

And then your card is ready, nice and very easy to make.

So come and join us and maybe you will be the next winner of new stamps.