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

zaterdag 12 september 2020

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. 

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.

donderdag 10 september 2020

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.





 

dinsdag 1 september 2020

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.


zaterdag 29 augustus 2020

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.

woensdag 26 augustus 2020

#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.






https://lostcoastportaltocreativity.blogspot.com/search/label/Monthly%20Challenge




zondag 23 augustus 2020

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


zondag 16 augustus 2020

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).


zaterdag 8 augustus 2020

Lost Coast Designs challenge #104, Lets go vegetarian.



 Sleeping Lucy.







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.






zaterdag 1 augustus 2020

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



woensdag 29 juli 2020

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.








zondag 26 juli 2020

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

woensdag 15 juli 2020

#103 Christmas in July challenge over at Lost Coast Designs




Hi everybody,
Yes, I now, its crazy.
Christmas in July, but what fun it is, you can never start to soon with your Christmas cards and tags. here is a link to the LCD challenge, come and join, you can win some rubberstamps. 

This is what I used.
White and black posca acrylic paint marker.
Dylusions paint, postbox red, fresh lime and polished jade.
Stazon black.
Stencils (mask) of your choice.
Baby whipe
Color pencils or markers.







And this is how I made it.
With a baby whipe and a little bit of polished jade I colored the background.
Then with a stencil (mask) with not to big design and fresh lime and a sponge I made the patern on the background color.
Then with a bolder pattern stencil (mask) and postbox red I made the last pattern.
As you can see I made some white lines around the red pattern.
I have drawn with a black posca the holly leaves and finished them of with a white posca.
Stamp the gnome on a peace of paper and color it any way you like and glue him on the tag. Now the Ho Ho Ho is a verry old sizzix alphabet. But you can use your imagination and create some of your own ideas. Maybe you have a die, or will be writing it yourself, or stickers will do nice to.

So have fun creating, and dont forget to read the challenge rules before you enter the challenge. And you can win some new rubber stamps, isn't that great.


Other challenges to join:
christmas kick start challenge
Merry little christmas challenge
ABC christmas challenge

woensdag 8 juli 2020

Challenge 102 Off the edge


Today I will show you  a card with the beautiful florish stamp from Lost Coast Designs.
I really like this stamp, it has open parts in the flowers and leaves. This gives you the opportunity to color the florish. Love that, dont you?
So I sponged the background with distressink squeezed lemonade, peacock feathers and picked rasberry. I dropt some water on it so you get some stains.
I took a die and cut two branches and sponge them with the 3 colors.
Stamped the florish with memento black.
I used posca pens to color the florish, yellow, pink and 2 greens.
And with a white and black posca I dotted the florish.

I had fun making this card en hope you do to.
Dont forget to join the challenge, you have a change to win some rubber.
So come on over and join.
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zaterdag 4 juli 2020

Late easter

Had forgotten to post these easter presents with a stamped tag. Hope you enjoy them.

woensdag 1 juli 2020

Lost Coast Designs new challenge......

Yes today there is a new challenge "Off the edge". This is so much fun.
Here is my card for this challenge to inspire you. Hope you will join us, and maybe your the lucky one to win some rubber stamps.
Here is a little tutorial how I made the card.


Distress oxide: wilted violet, spiced marmelade, musterd seed, fired brick. Memento black.
Stamping platform, 
waterbrush,
Square acrylic block.
Tape.
Thin black pen and white gell pen.

Take the stamping platform and tape 3 lines off the sentiment and stamp one line on the edge with memento black.
Repeat this with the other tekst lines.
Take the pointed ornament and stamp in the corners by using the stamping platform.
Take the acrylic block and smear some distress oxide over it.
Spray a little water on it and stamp in the middle of the card.
Repeat this with all the colors, en with every color you twist the block.
Stamp the face in the middle.
Color the ornament and the face.
Draw some lines with a fine black marker.
Matt with some black.

Have fun, and join our challenge.
Would you like to join our facebook group? Lost Coast Designs official group.