Merry Christmas

 Well here we are, almost Christmas.

here with my final make of the year

and in the 'anthing goes' challenge

Thought I would end the year with a Christmas card I made

using the Corner Swirl and Party words stamps

embossed white onto vellum with the corner swirl stamp.

dry embossed the side panels, layered onto shiny craft paper

add the snowflakes and a bit of silver thread

The saying is embossed in silver too.

Want to wish everyone a great holiday season !

And be sure to enter your make to try and win some new stamps

Age

 This month at Lost Coast Designs the 

challenge is ' anything goes'

well for my second make I did this  card 

using some distress inks, Corner swirl stamp

and Saying from Carmen Veranda

I sponged ink from the corner in with a light blue, then with the swirl stamp

used a darker colour on top

The Saying was stamped in archival black, then did 

some light splats with my posca pen.

Quick and easy card that you could match with any saying

Layered onto black then some blue cardstock.

this card is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches.

Be sure to enter your make for Anything goes

and maybe win some rubber !!!

Same stamp - 2 Ways

 anything goes' for the month of December

Over at Lost Coast Designs

So thought I would step away from Christmas cards for something completely different.

Using the Mini fish Collage I did two different cards.

First Both cards are 5 1/2 square.

The first one I radomly stamped the card with random stamps.

inked the edges a bit in blue, layered the coloured cheesecloth on top.

The Image I coloured, added a bit of stickles then clear embossed the whole image.

Layered on top of the cheesecloth.  Added some green threads and some blings.

the next card, is a nice clean simple card

I stamped the image onto Vellum with staz on ink.

three layers of cardstock then wrapped the vellum around and secured on backside.

Layered onto card - added a couple of blings and saying from party words

Come and enter your make in this months challenge !!!

Feliz Navidad

It is getting so close to Christmas.  And here with another make for 

Lost Coast Festive Fun

For this card I chose one of the (several) images of Frida Kahlo.

I masked off the sayings that were on the stamp so that I just had the image of Frida

She was stamped onto an off white cardstock.

Used one of my stencils for the background and some distress ink for the edges.

As this looks like an old photograph I tried to vintage it up a bit.

I had some lovely blue lace that I used as the banner on top

Layered the saying and placed on top of the lace.

I think this is one of my fav Christmas cards this year.  

You still have a few days left to join the challenge.  Upload your Festive Fun make

and maybe win some new stamps !

 

Merry Christmas

 Hey thanks for stopping by today.

sharing one of my makes for Lost Coast Designs Christmas Challenge

The background I used distress inks, spritzed with some water then

added some white splatters.  Give it a bit of a snowy wintery evening look.

You can't see it in this picture, but it is layered onto a dark purple shiny paper too.

Using the Merry Christmas from the Party Words set

And then the CityScape stamp (did you know this comes in two sizes!!)

Added a bit of silvery thread in behind the words.  and added some stars.  And yes , each star is glued on separately LOL.  

I decided not to paint in the buildings.  Just liked the way the buildings looked. Sometimes less is a good thing.

So now your turn !  upload your christmas make to our challenge and maybe win some new Stamps!

Christmas tag

 Hi welcome to my blog today where I am share my first make

for Festive Fun over at Lost Coast Designs

Using the Santa Mona for this one

and Party Words for the Merry Christmas

Just using Kraft colour cardstock stamped her in black then coloured in the santa hat

Added a wee bit of sparkle too 

masked her then used my posca pen for the white splatters

inked up the edges in a walnut brown

layered the tags onto the string to finish it off.

Be sure to join our challenge this month!!

Just need some stamping on your make (doesn't have to be a LCD stamp)

and enter - then maybe win some new stamps from Lost Coast Designs !

Trick or Treat !

Did you enter your make yet????

Only 3 days left for the 31 days of Halloween Challenge !

AT LOST COAST DESIGNS

Here I am  with my final make for the month.

Some treat boxes !!!

I got theses acetate boxes at the dollar store and worked out great

for some goodies

I made sure the ribbon was placed so the packet could be opened easily for the treats.

So I used the Skull Crown stamp for the orange one

couple of black blings for the eyes

layered onto black then purple cardstock with the edges stressed

The the other is the

Gnome witch on a broom

Witch - i mean which - was fussy cut out of course

Hope I gave you a bit of inspiration !!

Witches go riding

 Wow can't believe we are getting close to the end of October already !

Welcome to my blog today -

its 31 days of Halloween challenge over at

Lost Coast Designs

Today I am sharing a couple of candles I made using several different stamps. 

The first one, just a quicky - using the Crows Border stamps

The larger candle I used the happy cat and Carmen Verandas words and quotes

witches go riding

Notice I reversed the crows on the smaller candle

Barely two weeks lefts to get your Halloween make into our challenge!!!

Do it !  might win some new stamps !!!

So much fun

Been playing around with these techniques - So Much Fun!

Still need to practice a bit more - not quite where I would

like it

 

Near Halloween

 Here with another make for the 31 days of Halloween

at Lost Coast Designs !!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the 'Tree Branches'

background stamp and

'Raven with Tree Branches' stamp

The tag I used the soap bubbles technique for the background

then I stamped the Raven in black onto a tag.  Sponged the edges with black soot ink.

Layered onto the background branches where I had also stamped the Raven

so I could layer the tag on top (popped it up a bit)

Also inked the edges

The saying if from Carmen Verandas Words and Phrases

'when witches go riding'. where I only used a portion

of the saying.

Slid in the moon behind the tag - added a bit of ribbon.

Layered onto dark purple cardstock - stressed the edges. 

Come join the monthly challenge !

you may win some new stamps !

Sugar Skulls

 My first make for October with Lost Coast Designs

31 days of Halloween

I started with this bunting made using the three small skulls

Did you know these Skulls come in 3 different sizes !!  whoo hoo

What I put together was this bunting

I embossed the skulls in silver onto black cardstock, then fussy cut out

(they were not very fussy - easy peasy - LOL)

Added some silver threads in behind 

and added bling for the eyes

Glued the images onto the flags -

the material was rough cut out and stapled onto a string

Overall think it turned out kinda fun 

Be sure to enter your Halloween make 

and perhaps win some new stamps !!!

 So a friend of mine is starting a journey 

no one wants to do.

made her a card and book mark

along with a book ( by Anthony Bidulka) to pass the time

"You don't know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have" 

grungie or grungy?

 Well here is my final make for the challenge month

at Lost Coast Design 'Inchies, Twinchies or Dominoes"

using a 'grunge border stamp'

and cutting it into one inch pieces 

Then adding the sentiment from 'party words'

I did some colour on the grunge image before cutting it up.

Added some butterflies and different layers of cardstock in 

the blue and black

to finish it off

Only a few more days to enter our challenge ! give it a try !!

you may win some new stamps.  Just remember there has to be stamping on your card

Inchie Decoration

 Hi There and welcome to my blog where today I am sharing a decoration I made using a masterboard I made.  Along with using this months theme over at Lost Coast Designs of

Twinchies, Inchies or Dominoes

Whats a masterboard you ask !  

Well basically just take a big piece of cardstock and stamp and colour it.

Then it gets cut up for the project you are working on

So here is the masterboard

Using an assortment of stamps from Lost Coast

Then I made a 2 x 2 square box with patterened paper

Cut up my masterboard into one inch pieces

then did a bunch of layers

To finish it off I added the tassle

So there is different designs all round from the masterboard

(I was going to make a few more but was away on holidays and ran out of time)

This would be fun to make some Christmas ornaments also !!! 

Be sure to enter your make over at Lost Coast Design and maybe win some

new rubber !!!  Remember just has to be some stamping on it !!!!

Just Do it !!!!

Hey - welcome to my blog

 with my first make for the month For Lost Coast Designs with the  theme

Twinchies, Inchies or Dominoes 

This card I did with a Twinchies theme.

Using the Pokey Pigeon and the Flying Pig 2 stamps

So all the squares are 2 x 2 (twinchie). stamped in black onto kraft paper

edges inked.  Used my white pen for some outline.

The square in behind has some splattered white ink.

The middle twinchie is a saying from Carmen Verandas

The square was splattered, added some threads, and layered onto black.

Offset all the layers.  the background paper is inked on the edges and some paint splatter also.

A couple of blings added.

oh, the center twinchie is popped up a bit too.

Come and join the challenge!!!  Maybe win some new stamps.  Just remember

there has to be stamping on your make.

Do Cats like me?

 here with another make for the Cats and Dogs themed month here

at Lost Coast Designs

Using a few stamps - first of all one of the new Cats then added in a couple of 

stamps from the ATC Doodle set

So to do this technique you need to make two images identical .

In this case I did 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 size.

Coloured both as matched as best I could.

then take one, using a die cut that had a grid, and ran one of the images through.

Then layer on top of the other image - using pop ups for a bit of depth.

I love this technique !!!! 

Be sure to enter you make in the Cats and Dogs theme this month !

Enter here

Maybe win some new stamps. - just remember you have to have some

stamping on your entry.

Heaven

                                Hey - thanks for popping by my blog today ! 

  I am sharing some inspiration for the Cats and Dogs theme this month                           over at Lost Coast Designs.

  So I chose the stamp 'Taco John' (which is one of the new releases)

         and matching it with the 'no dogs in heaven' saying

Did the whole card in black and white layers.  Added some ribbon, and                      tore the bottoms off the layers.  

                  Gave this little guy a set of wings....

              looks like he is waiting to see you again !!!!

Be sure to enter your dog or cat make into this months theme at Lost Coast Designs and maybe win some new stamps !!!!  Just make sure you have some stamping on your card !!! 

                                                         My first make of the month with

                                                            Lost Coast Designs

the theme "Cats and Dogs"

Using this cute Tabby Cat stamp from Carmen Veranda

I had the perfect paper to put her on !!!

(oh those soulful eyes)

Added on the saying from the Party Words 

This little one looks so sad...

She was embossed on white cardstock and fussy cut out

just a bit of colour for her eyes and nose

using several layers of cardstock, some gold threads

and it is done. 

this would be a great card for someone going through a hard time

Hey - be sure to upload your make for the Dog and Cats month over

at our blog.  Maybe win some new stamps !!  just make sure you have

stamping on your make

Flash Cards !

 Well my grandson wanted some cards

about the size of playing cards

to use for like a trivia game,  he wanted 40 cards

Also requested for it to be all animals

So this is what I came up with

Here is the deck

Then some of the cards

Who knew I had so many different animal/bug stamps lol

So they (him and his mum) are using them for 'unusual' facts

about different animals.

Wonder how this one went.

(made a bookmark size one lol)

Scrappy Angel

 Christmas in July Challenge over at Lost Coast Designs  !

Using one of the new Comic Kid stamps this little Angel was perfect.

Because she was looking a bit 'scrappy' I used christmas paper scrap layers for the background.

Inked up the edges in some red

She has lotsa sparkle ehehhehee.

Layered three circles, distressed the edges 

Finished off with some ribbon.

Don't forget to upload your make in our challenge!

maybe win some new stamps !

 It's Christmas in July at

Lost Coast Designs. 

So my post that I am sharing today I used

Megans Christmas Bird

With this image I inked it up with my pens then lightly spritzed it with water

then - Stamp - and you get this great water colour look

The edges of the white cardstock are embossed in gold, as is the red layer too

Also, I used my gold posca pen to splat on the main card.

Added the saying which I also embossed the border in gold.

A bit of stickles for some sparkle - and done!!

Come join the Christmas in July Challenge ! 

Maybe win some new stamps !

Just remember there has to be stamping on your make

and then upload here

Birthday card

 Well my oldest sister has hit a milestone this year

So I did have to make fun of old people - right!!!

this is the card she got

A nice fun fold

LOL. - 

Christmas in July

 Oh ya - it is starting

Christmas in July over at

Lost Coast Designs !!!

My first make of the month is this 

Angel Cat

Embossed her on Ivory cardstock with silver embossing powder

Fussy cut out (of course)

Used a piece of sorta framed christmas paper. added some bling and stickles.  Layered a couple of silver die cut snowflakes.

Wrapped soe blue shiney threads around then layered the Angel Cat on top.  And of course added the saying too.

Check out the challenge over at Lost Coast Designs

Add your make (remember there has to be stamping on it)

Maybe you will win some new stamps !!! 

Check it out. 

Happy Birthday to my Daughter

 OH My

another year has come and gone !

and here I am posting another birthday card for my daughter

This year went with this fun fold card !

And her love for BeeKeeping

Love this paper that I got awhile back

on the inside a couple of stamped sayings

and a close up of the front for the silver threads

and on the inside

Hope she likes it...