31 days of Halloween

Hello creepy friends. It's finally here, it's Halloween month at Lost Coast Designs and Carmens Veranda Stamps. I am already shivering in my chair. Keep it in the loop, because our design team will post on facebook and blog every day. Come on and join the halloween fun.

 

Lost Coast designs & Carmens Veranda stamps challenge.

Hi there, Riet here with another jukebox card.

For this card I used the LCD Birds in tree's background stamp,

 and the Jukebox from Carmens Veranda.

I actually made this background for another card. 

But it was not so suitable for that card and I had not used it. 

So I found it very suitable for the vintage jukebox. 

I made the background with destress glaze resist.

And distress Walnut stain and Antique linen. 

I colored the jukebox with watercolor paint. 

I did the metal parts with a silver pen. 

Those parts seem to be made of chrome. 

Too bad it cannot be seen in the photo.

Add some accents with the white gel pen, then cut out and glue on. 

Hope you enjoyd the card. Dont forget to join our challenge.

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Indigoblu autumn owl.

De kleuren zijn een beetje op de herfst afgestemd.

Ik heb eerst met distressinkt een vlek op de achtergrond gemaakt.

Daarna met distress frayed burlap de uil van indigoblu gestempeld.

Met een stamping platform, de randen van de uil met een donkerbruine stift aan stippen.

Ik heb daarvoor de Tombow chocolate gebruikt.

De tak heb ik getekent en ingekleurd met tombow stift.

Met distress inkt verdund met water de vlekken gemaakt.

Met een witte gelpen wat afgewerkt en de kaart gemat.

The colors are a bit in tune with autumn.

First I made a stain in the background with distress ink. Then stamped with distress frayed burlap the indigoblu owl. With a stamping platform, edges the owl with a dark brown marker. I used the Tombow chocolate for that. I drew and colored the branch with a tombow marker. Made the stains with distress ink diluted with water. Finished with a white gel pen and matted the card.

#107 Mancave challenge at Lost Coast Designs - Carmens Veranda stamps

Hi everybody, I made this arrow card for the mancave challenge over at the LCD/CV blog.

Now here is how I made it.

Jukebox, http://www.carmensveranda.com/mancave.html

Cardboard arrow

Moddeling paste

Black acrylic paint

Rust colored acrylic paint

Viva Decor inkagold, Ice blue

Distress oxide spekled egg

Distress oxide black soot

 

I drew a large arrow from a piece of cardboard for the background.  

With a diamond plate stencil and modeling paste on the cardboard.

After drying for a while, I painted it black with acrylic paint.

After that I just hit the top with a sponge and inkagold Ice blue so only the diamonds are touched by the spunge.

With some rust-colored paint that I diluted with water,

I made some rusty spots here and there.

I sponged the small arrow with distress oxide speckled egg and with Distress oxide black soot I made some stains on it.

With a marker I wrote "man cave" on it.

I added a bit of black to the edge of the small arrow.

I colored the jukebox with markers.

And I did the tubes of the jukebox in Fluor colors.

I attached the small arrow and jukebox with 3d tape so that they are slightly higher.

 

Well this was the explanation for the Man cave card.

Now come on over and show us your take on the mancave challenge.

We love to see your gorgeus cards and makes.

 Dont forget to read the challenge rules.

 And all have a nice day.

 

 

Lady's night over at Lost Coast Designs challenge.

#106 Lady’s nigth

Lost Coast Designs Challenge.

You can still participate until the 15th
And have a chance to win some rubberstamps.

Stamps I used. 

Show girls, Dictionary- Imagine-Destiny.

Distress oxide- speckled egg-dusty concord-antique linen.

NeocolorII - 010 yellow-100 purple violet­-099 aubergine-729 dark green

White Gesso

Modelingpaste

Paperlace

Chipboard

Sizzix bigs die, border.

Chipboard heart

Little pieces printed paper

White an black acrylic paint.

Gleu

Versa magic eggplant

 Hello Lady’s, this is our theme, Lady’s night.

This time I took a completely different path. 

Mixed media is not my thing, but I really enjoy trying new things. 

So I started to paste the papers with glue. 

Then applied the gesso diluted with water. 

I die cut the chipboard strip with the sizzix border.

Made the swirl with modeling paste and a mask/stencil

I also did that on the strip of chipboard.  

With the oxides I applied color to the paper, the modeling paste and the chipboard. 

Colored the edges of the torn paper with the neocolor II, 

stamped the text and showgirls with the Versa magic eggplant. 

Glued everything on and splattered white and black paint.

Hope you enjoyd it. 

If you like you can come over and join our challenge.

You are so welcome.

Ballerina, on flower pressed paper.

Hi there, years ago I had the honneurs of being a Designteam member of Craft Stamper magazine. In April 2012 page 74/77 I wrote a artikel about fresh flowers backgrounds. I love pressing flowers, so I made a card with this technique on the background.

Hallo, jaren geleden had ik de eer om bij het Craft Stamper magazine designteam te behoren. In April 2012 heb ik een artikel geschreven over het persen van verse bloemen op achtergrondpapier. Met deze techniek heb ik dit kaartje gemaakt.

 

LCD challenge #106 Lady’s night

Hi there, today a new challenge over at Lost Coast Designs and Carmens Veranda stamps.

This time its "Lady's night".

So pick up your girl stamps and join the fun.

LCD Bubbles background, LCD 50’sGirl and a wise woman once said,  from Carmens veranda.

I stamped the girl with black stazon and then masked her. 

Torn a piece of paper slightly larger than the text stamp. 

Used it as a mask.

Stamped the bubbles background with stazon black. 

With Distress oxide, chipped sapphire and speckled egg spread on a sheet I lightly sprayed with water on the ink and the part with the girl  I swept in the ink.

Stamped the text in the open white box. 

Because I thought it was very white, I made some spots of ink with my finger. 

I colored the circles with the oxide ink with a brush. 

And I also colored her dress in this way. 

With a black fineliner I made a frame around the white surface and stamped the 

Carmens Veranda, "A wise woman stamp".

I dubbel matted the card, looks so fancy, hi hi.

Come on over and join our challenge, You can use any stamp compagny you want.

And there is a change to win some rubber.

Made this card for a prompt swap.

Orange/pink
black and white spletters
lace
hearts

I used acrylic paint for the background.
And colored with pencils.

Used a deep red sentiment and Santoro girl.

#Anything goes challenge, a key ring, for lost Coast Designs

Hello everyone, today a key ring.

Years ago I wrote an article for the Art Specially nr 13 page 60. A dutch stamp magazine that unfortunaly no longer exits.

The article was about stamping plastic key rings.

You know, those plastiscs where you can put a picture in.

So, I thought It would be nice to repeat that with the lovely stamp from LCD “Prom night”.

To start, remove the lid from the key ring and paint the key ring with black acrylic paint.

Of course we leave the window free of paint.

While the paint is drying, stamp the Prom night stamp twice with black stazon ink. Color them in, and add some accents with a white gel pen.

With the separate window you can draw around the faces of the girls.

Cut out and color them.

Now you apply the gold flaces to the black paint, leaving some black open so that you get a smudged effect.

Place both girls in the hanger and close the window.

Now you have a personal key ring, which is a very nice gift to give to someone.

Have fun creating and giving away or keeping yourself.

Don't forget to participate in our challenge and have a chance to win beautiful rubber stamps.

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SanDee & Amelie's Steampunk challenge

This is one of my favorite blogs.
There is so much inspiration on the steampunk theme to find there.
So I joind the challenge for this month.
This peace of paper was left over from a die cut, Tim Holtz gearhead corner.
But I loved the colors so much, so I made this card with it.

https://sandee-and-amelie.blogspot.com/2020/07/sandee-and-amelies-steampunk-challenges.html

LCD's #105 Anything goes challenge

Hello everyone, Riet here. 

Today a tag with the lovely steampunk pig from LostCoast Designs.

First I colored the background with the 3 oxide and a little water. 

I did this with an A4 so that I can make some die cuts later. 

I let it dry well. 

When the paper dries well I print the text "when pig's fly" in a corner. 

Then I cut out a tag and the text. 

Then I ran the tag through the embossing folder.

With an inkblending tool I just touched the nails and metal edges and the edges of the tag and text with Oxid Aged mahogany.

Die cut the angle with the gears and the loose gears.

Color and cut the pig.

Now you can stick it the way you like it.

Well this is my contribution to the anything goes challenge. 

I am curious what you are going to make, let your imagination work. 

And you know that the more people participate, the bigger the prize gets. 

But most importantly HAVE FUN !!!!

What I used for this tag.

Lost coast designs, Flying pig. http://www.lost-coast-designs.com/new.html

Distressink Pineneedles and Pumice stone.

Distressoxide speckled egg, Tea dye and aged mahogany.

Black stazon

Printer

Sizzix die set, Gearhead

Sizzix riveted metal embossing folder

Coloring pencils, or markers ( what ever you like the most).

Lost Coast Designs challenge #104, Lets go vegetarian.

 Sleeping Lucy.

Stamps used: LCD Sleeping Lucy, LCD Shrubbery, LCD Florish, CV I am a child of the moon.

Hello everyone,

Today a big card, with the lovely pixie "sleeping Lucy".

I started cutting out a circle, 6Inch / 15cm.

I sprayed the circle with glimmer mist, Carribian blue, Cosmos (pink) and Moonlight.

With distress ink, I sponged some faint mountains and a moon.

And with stazon black I stamped the shrubbery and added some accents with the white gel pen.

The pixie is stamped with stazon black and colored in with pencils.

Stamp the beautiful Carmens Veranda sentiment.

Love this one, it's such a magical saying.

With seedles preserves, I sponge the edge of the top half of the card.

And with black the bottom half. Now for the mat.

I stamped the mat with seedless preserves distress ink and the LCD florish stamp.

The edge is also sponged.

Now another blue mat and you are done.

Hope you enjoyd this little tutorial.

And dont forget to join our challenge, you can win some lovely rubberstamps.

Stamps used: LCD Sleeping Lucy, LCD Shrubbery, LCD Florish, CV I am a child of the moon.

Lost Coast Designs CHALLENGE #104 LET'S GO VEGETARIAN

The stamps I used, Sweater gnome and flower gnome with Florish.

Hi there, here a card from me, Riet.
This challenge is all about flowers, tree's, vegetables and fruits.

Today a card for the gnome love birds. 

I started with an actated sheet. I cut out a heart. 

Then I stained it with distress ink, seedless preserves, spiced marmalade and musterd seed. 

It is lightly sprayed with some water. 

I made a print on the paper with that. 

You can also use a gellyplate. Let it dry well. 

Masked the heart.

With distress micro glaze I made a stamp print around the heart with the florish. 

Then I sponged it with distress seedless preserves. 

I drew a line around the heart with a purple pencil. 

The gnomes stamped on thin paper and colored in pencil.

Cut them out and glue them on.

If you use a mat take white or very light gray. 

I made some stains on the edges with distress spiced marmalade. 

And on the corners I put that extra on. 

I loved making this card. 

I find the gnome stamps so versatile, you can use them for so many things.

For example, Valentine, a wedding, Christmas and just for fun.

You can probably think of a few yourself.

I hope I was able to inspire you.

Enjoy and come on over for the challenge.

https://lostcoastportaltocreativity.blogspot.com/2020/07/challenge-104-lets-go-vegetarian.html

Indigoblu pen/pencil holder.

I had this pen holder in the cupboard for a long time. I thought it was time to do something with it.
So I went on my mobility scooter to the hobby shop. I saw these fantastic stamps from Indigoblu. And thought, these are perfect for the pen holder. And this is the result.

Ik had deze pen houder al heel lang in de kast staan. Ik vond het tijd om er nu eindelijk eens iets mee te doen. Dus ik op mijn scootmobiel naar de hobbywinkel. Ik zag daar deze fantastische stempels van Indigoblu. En dacht, deze zijn perfect voor de penhouder. En dit is dan het resultaat.

Challenge # 103 Christmas in July

Hello everyone, 

Funny, making Christmas cards in July.

Well I'm actually happy with it, then I'm definitely on time.

I used Megan's christmas bird

I started with the background.

I used light blue watercolor paint and plastic wrap.

So it looks like the ice on the window in winter.

Did the same with a piece of paper and green watercolor paint.

While drying I colored Megan's Christmas bird with pencils.

When the background has dried, 

I stamped with black stazon Megan's bird on the background.

Then cut the bird out and glued it on the background.

 With a die, I cut out the branches.

Glued the pearls with a hotfix and colored the lights and berries with a red marker.

Now some accents on the berries and lights and eye with the white gel pen.

I used a die for the “merry christmas” and black paper.

Then I sponged the edge of the card with black soot distressink.

Glued the card on a black mat and its done.

Hope you enjoyd this little tutorial.

You can still join the christmas in july challenge.

There is some stamping rubber to win.

                                            Have fun making your beautiful cards.

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This card is playing along with:

https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/
http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/