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
Posts tonen met het label Gnome. Alle posts tonen
Posts tonen met het label Gnome. Alle posts tonen

zondag 26 april 2026

Anything goes with gnomes challenge at Lost Coast Designs/Carmens Veranda stamps.

The gnome challenge by Lost Coast Designs runs until the end of April.
This time I have a simple card that is also easy for a beginner stamper to make.

What I used,
Crealies-cardzz457-postzegel frame stans die
Derwent chromaflow pencils
Black fineliner
white gellpen
Masking tape
Versafine Onyx black.

Take a white card thats 1cm bigger than the die.

Stamp the gnomes with the Versafine.

Mask the gnomes and the edge of the card.
Stamp the postcard background.

Remove the tape and color the gnomes.
Mat with a card with a black background.
And with a fineliner, write SSSHHH on the board holding up the gnome.
Make some highlight spots with the white gellpen.

Quick and easy to make this fun card.
Hope you enjoyed it?
And feel free to show off your gnomes on the challenge.
You can even join in with other brands, as long as stamping is involved.
Hope to see you again next time.


donderdag 16 april 2026

3 ATC cards for the gnome challenge at Lost Coast designs/Carmens veranda stamps.

        


The Lost Coast Designs/Carmens Veranda Stamps challenge is so much fun. 
LCD has such cute mini gnome sets. 
These are very suitable for ATC cards.

For these ATC cards, I used:
Derwent inktense pencils.
Black water resistent ink, I used Versafine onyx black.
White gellpen.
Posca pen pink, lilac and white for the blossem.
Silver marker for the metal accents on the jukebox.
Masking tape.

How to make the ATC cards.
1. Stamp the flower gnome and mask it.
2. Stamp the middle tulip and mask it.
3. Stamp the other tulips.
Color with Derwent Inktense.
The background is also colored with the inktense pencils.
Stamp For you with black.
Give it some accents with the white gellpen.

The jukebox ATC is done in the same way.
Only the metall accent ar done with the silver marker.

For the sleeping gnome its the same.
Make blossem with the Posca markers.

If you want to participate in the challenge, here is the link.
There is, of course, a prize to be won.
If you want to know everything about it, you can read the rules here.


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.

zaterdag 26 juli 2025

Lost Coast Designs Christmas in july challenge.

If you have a lot of cards to make for Christmas, this is a nice, quick card to make.
You can add some glitter or sequins yourself.

I used: 

Color pencils or markers.
Black waterproof inkpad.
Versa Magic, Red magic,
Tea leaves and Sage.
Square or postage die.

I started with Versa Magic Tea Leaves, stamping the christmas tree.

Then the left half with the postcard background stamp and VM sage.

While the background dries, I stamped the little Santa gnome.
I colored him with Derwent Chromaflow pencils.

Using a blender brush, I colored the edges with VM Tea Leaves.

With the VM Red Magic I stamped Merry Christmas.

Mat the card with red and green,
 and stick the square with the Gnome on with 3D foam tape.
And your done.

Now, wasn't that a fun and quick card?
Are you still participating in the challenge?
There's a great prize to be won.
The challenge runs until the end of the month, so there's still time to enter.
Here's the link:


dinsdag 26 november 2024

Gnome postage card for the Lost Coast designs Gnome challenge.


 Hi stampers and cardmakers.
Today it's a short tutorial.
Just stamping and coloring.
It's more about figuring out where each stamp should go.
These gnomes are a nice size for this die.
The flowers will soon be on the webshop.
I also used a waterproof black ink.
I colored with watercolor markers and Derwent inktense pencils.

I started with the postage die from Studio light craftlab.
I used watercolor paper.

With the metal die I made a paper template and numbered the squares.
Then I cut them out.

Take a piece of paper and stamp the gnomes on it.
Now you can puzzle where each gnome fits.
You can also use a piece of a stamp.
I used the flowers for the very small boxes.

Color the boxes as you see fit or as I colored it is of course also allowed.
I chose to do the middle box in pale colors.
This way you get a nice contrast with the bright colors around it.

Matte on a black background, it makes the colours pop even more.

Not that difficult but a nice result.
The challenge runs until the end of the month.
So there is still time to participate and have a chance to win new rubber stamps.
You can participate with other stamp brands as long as there is stamping.
But read the rules first, that prevents disappointment.
So come and participate, it's fun.

vrijdag 15 november 2024

Gnome-vember challenge at Lost Coast Designs/Carmens Veranda stamps. Gift Candy/chocolat box or giftcard box.


Hi there, Today a tutorial on how to make this gift box.
Its a Karen Burnstein die.
But if you have a score board you kan make a matchbox.
This box is made for the,
Lost Coast designs/Carmens Veranda stamps challenge blog.

What I used for this box.

Distress oxide:
Wilted Violet
Peacock feathers
Twisted citron
Spiced marmelade

Strip acetate.
A small piece of ribbbon.
A bead or button.
Color pencils or markers.
White gelpen.
Black ink I used versafine.

Color the box with the four colors of distress oxide. 
Don't forget to do the inside of the drawer too.

Inside of the drawer.

Make a hole in the front of the drawer.
Pull the ribbon through the button or bead and through the hole.
Glue the ribbon and assemble the drawer.

Now you have a pull knob on the front of the drawer.

Stamp the Gnome and the tulip with the Versafine.

Color the gnome and tulip as you like.
Give the gnome and the tulip some accents with a white gellpen.

Take the strip of acetate, 1cm wide and 7cm long. 
Make a fold in the acetate strip at 2cm.
Glue the long piece on the back of the gnome.
And the short piece in the drawer. 

If you now pull the drawer open, the gnome jumps up and offers you a tulip.

To finish the box, take the smallest stamp from the Pieces of calligraphy and the Versafine.
Stamp lightly here and there, it doesn't have to be a perfect print.

With the Long swirl stamp and the oxides I made some small prints.
I did this with Orange on orange and green on green etc.
Let your ink dry.

Now, isn't this a nice gift box?
You can put candy or chocolates in it.
Or a gift card.
Make sure you put it under the gnome.

Are you also making something with a gnome?
Then join the challenge and maybe you will win those new stamps.
You can join with other brands, as long as there is stamping on your art.

So hope to see you on the challenge.


zondag 10 november 2024

Gnome-vember challenge at lost coast designs

 Hello crafters,
At the lost Coast Designs/Carmens Veranda blog there is a gnome challenge.
Always so nice those little funny creatures.
For this card I used The Santa with toys (large)
And the merry Christmas from the Party words sheet.

It is an easy card.
Nice for the beginning card makers.
I took a smooth white double card.
Stamped the santa gnome with black waterproof ink.
Colored it with pencils.
With a stencil and gray ink sponged the stars on the white surface.
Die cut the presents, and glue them on the card.
Stamp the text in black.
Add some glitter to the gray stars.
And that's it, a quick Christmas card with a nice effect.

The design team would love it if you would join the challenge.
There are stamps of your choice to win.
So come to the blog and join in, the challenge runs until the end of the month.