The challenge at Lost Coast designs is, Fruit, Flowers and Foliage.

Hi there, here is a tutorial for this slimline card.

I just love the pineapple stamp.

He's a whopping 6 inches/15 centimeters.

And so much fun to color.

What I used for this card.

Carmens Veranda Pineapple 

LCD Misc words.

Inktense pencils

Distress oxide,

Peacock Feathers.

Distress ink,

Wild Honey,

Iced Spruce,

Twisted Citron,

Peacock feathers.

Black waterproof inkpad.

Foamtape

Stencil with tropical leaves.

Yellow Posca marker.

Brayer.

Use the brayer to apply the four colours distressink,

Wild Honey,

Iced Spruce,

Twisted Citron,

Peacock feathers to the paper.

Take a stencil with tropical leaves and the Distress oxide Peacock feathers, 

we stencil the bottom half of the paper. 

And also the two top corners.

I also stenciled a line along the open areas with very small flowers.

While the leaves are drying we stamp the pineapple with black waterproof ink.

I colored the pineapple with Derwent inktense pencils, 

but you can also use other pencils or markers.

On a strip of leftover paper, stamp the text.

Sponge some small flowers.

Distress the edges with Distress Oxide peacock feathers.

Finish with a black background.

With the yellow Posca marker you make a yellow dot in the little flowers.

Now you can stick all the parts on the background with foam tape.

And glue a black background underneath.

That's it for this time.

I hope you enjoyed it.

Did you also make something with fruit, flowers or/and foliage?

Then feel free to join our challenge.

Click on the link and voila, you're there.

You can join with all brands of stamps.

It doesn't necessarily have to be stamped with LCD or CV stamps.

Read the rules first, then you avoid disappointment.

Hope to see you there, until next time.

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Red roses for Frida Kalho. Challenge at Lost Coast designs, Fruit, Flowers and Foliage.

 The challenge at Lost Coast designs is, Fruit, Flowers and Foliage.

Stamps I used.

LCD Mini Frida collage

LCD Daisy florish

CV Open rose.

Versafine Onyx black

Color pencils, Green and red

Fine-Tec 1240 pearlescent

White gelpen

Masking tape

I started with stamping the Frida collage and 1 rose.

Mask them off.

Stamp the rose two more times in different lengths.

Mask the roses.

Stamp the florisches.

Color the roses.

Paint the pearlescent on the rose petals, but not the entire petal.

Do the same with the Frida collage stamp.

It's a shame that you cant see the shine on the photo, 

because it is very pretty in real life.

I would love it if you would show your fruit, flowers or foliage makes.

You can do that if you join the challenge of Lost Coast Designs.

You don't even have to use the stamps of Lost Coast Designs.

As long as you stamp on your project.

You also have a chance to win new rubber stamps.

So join and have a chance.

The rules.

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Happy New year!!!!!!! And its the start of a new challenge at Lost Coast designs/Carmens Veranda stamps.

 Hello everyone, well that was a party yesterday 

with a big bang.

And so I wish you all a happy new year.

And here is my first card of this new year 2025.

The stamps I used;

Cari's old woman, party on.

Party words.

Long swirl.

For the background of this card I used 

Nuvo shimmer powder Cherry bomb and Atlantish burst.

And cut the paper after drying to 10cm x10cm.

On a thin paper I stamped Cari's old woman.

Colored her with pencils and glued her on the card.

Stamped the party words and the long swirl with black ink.

I used a black marker to make a border around the card.

Then I glued the card onto a double 15cm x 15cm white card.

10cm = 3,94 inch

15cm = 5,91 inch

That's it for today.

I hope to see you a lot in the LCD/CV challenge this year.

And maybe you'll win a prize in one (or more) of the challenges.

Until next time.

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For the "Cold and Frosty" challenge at Lost Coast Designs/Carmens Veranda stamps.

 

Dear blog visitor,

Well, another year has almost passed.

This is also my last time this year that I blog.

But I hope to see you again in the new year.

For today,

  My DT contribution for the "Cold and Frosty" challenge of  Lost Coast Designs.

Still time to join till the end of the month.

Now how to make this quick and easy card.

Supplies,

LCD Grunge tree.

LCD Party words.

Die of a deer.

Distress ink, Iced Spruce.

Any black inkpad.

White gell pen.

White acrylic paint.

Black marker.

Start with a piece of torn printing paper.

Lay it over your paper and use a finger sponge.

Use Iced Spruce to make edges along the paper.

If you apply a little more pressure in a few places you can make tufts of grass.

Now we are going to use Distress ink Iced Spruce

 and the brayer to create the sky.

Go slowly, taking ink multiple times is better than too much at once.

Stop when you are satisfied with the result.

Now we are going to stamp the tree with black ink.

There are several ways to use your stamps.

In this case, the Grunge Tree stamp has a border.

I cut the tree out. This way you have 3 stamps.

You can use it completely, or just the tree, or just the border.

I stamped the tree twice.

Once straight as a tree and once diagonally against it as a thick branch.

Just look at the white circle.

We fill in the space to connect the branch with the tree with a black marker.

And that's how you make the tree as big as you want.

Using the white gell pen we make snow on the tree and branches.

And with the acrylic paint we splatter snowflakes.

Now I have to admit that I made a mistake.

I glued the die cut of the deer after splattering with the white paint.

 I should have done that earlier so that the deer also has snowflakes on its back and body.

But the choice is up to the maker what you like better.

I also extended the tree trunk with a black marker.

Glue your card onto black and white cardstock,

 and you have a beautiful yet easy to make winter scene.

I wish everyone a happy new years eve, and see you in 2025.

If you have a winter card, come and join the challenge.

Maybe you'll be our next winner.

No LCD stamps required to join.

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CLICK HERE.

It's the first day of the Cold and Frosty challenge at Lost Coast Designs/Carmens Veranda.

 

Hi there, I made this tag for the challenge at Lost Coast Designs.

It is easy to make and this is how:

I used:

Lcd-city scape,

large snowflake set,

Lily flores swirl.

Distressink,

Speckled egg,

Tumbled glass,

Chipped saphire.

White stampingpad

(hero arts unicorn)

Ink blending brushes.

Embossing powder white with a glitter in it.

Stazon midnight blue.

Versamark 

White acrylic paint.

White gelpen.

Start by applying the distress ink.

Lightest color at the bottom and work darker towards the top.

Stamp the city scape with Stazon.

Splash some water on the dark part and dab it with a paper towel.

Stamp the large snowflake with versamark,

 and embos with the white/sparcle embossing powder.

Make some white lines on the towers of the city scape stamp.

With the Lily flores swirl and the hero arts unicorn,

you just stamp a little piece on the upper corners.

Splatter snow flakes onto the tag with white acrylic paint.

With some dark blue cardstock at the back and a pretty ribbon the tag is finished.

I would love it if you would show your winter makes.

You can do that if you join the challenge of Lost Coast Designs.

You don't even have to use the stamps of Lost Coast Designs.

As long as you stamp on your project.

You also have a chance to win new rubber stamps.

So join and have a chance.

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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.

I used the mini gnome sheets.

These gnomes are a nice size for this die.

I used mini gnome set 1,3 and 5.

The "Once a badass, Always a badass" is a stamp from Carmens Veranda.

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.

CLICK HERE FOR THE CHALLENGE!!!!!

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.

LCD tulip gnome the big one.

LCD pieces of calligraphy

LCD longswirl

CV Tulip

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.

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