Lost Coast Design December Challenge

Hello Everyone!
It is challenge day!  Time for a new Challenge on the Lost Coast Design Blog- Portal to Creativity!  The new challenge theme is to make a project using:

Board Game Pieces

Such as: Dominoes, scrabble letters, checkers, or any other game piece you can think of.   You may use any stamp company stamps.

For my DT project, I stamped a portion of a Carmen's Veranda image on a domino and used it to accent  a small gift box.

Materials List:

Stamp: Large Crown Tree from Carmen's Veranda

Ink: Saddle Brown and Black Stazon

Domino Game Piece

Metallic Rubs

Spray Inks: Mustard Seed Tattered Angels and Cherry Blossom Walnut Ink

CS: pink

Glastique Finishing Glaze

Small White Gift Box

Sandpaper

Cotton Swab

Instructions:

• Cut a square of pink CS the size of the box top
• Spray the CS with the spray inks and let dry
• Glue the CS to the top of the box
• Add a large pearl to each corner

•  Glue the ribbon to the edge of the box top
• Tie a bow in ribbon and glue to box

• Sand the domino with sandpaper and wipe clean
• Apply the Metallic Rubs to the domino with a cotton swab and let dry- using a heat gun works well
• Stamp the upper right portion of the Large Crown Tree on the domino with Saddle Brown first and then Black Stazon inks
• Be careful not to wiggle the stamp
• Cover the domino with the glaze and let dry
• When dry, glue to box

Fill the box with jewelry, chocolates, trinkets, a gift card, or anything else! Wouldn't it be cute in  Christmas colors?    This box will be under my tree with a little something in it.

Can't wait to see your project!!  

And don't forget to enter the two other events currently being sponsored by Lost Coast Design and Carmen's Veranda  on Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda FB Pages!  Enter your projects in our Winter Holidays Challenge for the chance to win even more prizes!  Same FB Challenge on both Pages...see the pinned post at the top of the wall on both FB Pages for details!

And---Carmen's Veranda Christmas Event

*******A Few Fun Challenges for my Gift Box with Domino:

613 Avenue: Boxes, bags, tags

Love to Create: mixed media

Craft-Dee Bow: anything with a bow

Crafting from the Heart: anything goes

Not Just Cards: anything goes

See you soon!  Hope you are having a great day!!

Karen

15 Days of Terror Part Two- -- -Scary Domino Pops

Hello Everyone!
Welcome to my second post for Leigh's Domino Art event: 15 Days of Terror.  As a "Petrifying Player", I have made a Halloween project that features dominoes. The dominoes are colored with  alcohol ink and some fun stamping.

More info on the 15 Days of Terror
**********Check out Leigh's Details:
Halloween is one of DominoART's favorite holidays and we love to celebrate Half-O-Ween in May just like Christmas in July!  

 I will be featuring one FANGTASTIC project every 2nd day throughout May created by my 
Petrifying Players!  

At the end of May they will be in the running for some spooktacular prizes and vying for your votes!  So stop by, gobble up all their clawesome eye candy and then show them how much their scary projects delightfully terrified you by voting for your favorites starting May 27! *************

I made more Domino pops and added them to a frame.  I inserted some Halloween DP into the frame for the background.

Materials List:

1. Black Picture Frame 5 x 7 (picked this one up in the Hobby Lobby clearance section for $1)
2. Dominoes
3. Stamps: Owl and Candelabra - Dark and Dreary - Stampin’ Up; Cat-Spooky Boo Day -A Muse Studios
4. Jet Black Stazon Ink
5. Alcohol Inks
6. Alcohol Ink applicator
7. Halloween DP: Thrilling Collection -Authentique
8. Lollipop Sticks - Wilton (in the cake and candy making section of craft store)
9. Letter Stickers
10. Green/Brown Harlequin  Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
11. Gold Sharpie  Marker
12. Orange and Yellow Rhinestones - Spellbinders
13. Glossy Accents
14. Hot Glue Gun
15. Glue Sticks

Instructions:

• Sand the dominoes with sandpaper and wipe clean
• Apply the alcohol ink to the dominoes
• Color the sides of the dominoes with a Gold Sharpie marker
• Stamp the images with Jet Black Stazon ink
• Cover the surface of the dominoes with Glossy Accents to seal
• Let Dry

• Glue a lollipop stick to back of each domino
• Tie a bow in the ribbon and glue to each domino
• Add the letter sticker

•  Place the Halloween DP into the frame and back with heavy CS or light cardboard
• Add the rhinestones to the DP and the frame
• Tie another bow in the ribbon and glue to the frame with hot glue

• Decide on the placement of the Domino pops and then glue to the frame with hot glue

This framed piece can be hung on the wall for Halloween.  Or, it would be nice on an easel too.  Check out all the Halloween projects on the Domino Art Blog for more scary fun!!

Hope you have enjoyed this Halloween interlude.  We will return you to regularly scheduled post themes now.  I will post something bright and  summery next.  

Coming up in Dreamland:
Next week is a busy week full of all kinds of crafty goodness: a new challenge on the Love to Scrap Challenge blog and Operation Write Home Memorial Day Blog Hop!!!   Should be fun!!

Hope you have a great weekend!!  Love ya
Karen

15 Days of Terror!! Domino Pops??

Hello Everyone!
Today I am a "Petrifying Player" celebrating my buddy Leigh's Domino Art Event: 15 Days of Terror.  The "Petrifying Players" are making some domino art---it has to be Halloween related and a bit scary.  Did I mention that Halloween is Leigh's favorite Holiday??


**********Check out Leigh's Details:
Halloween is one of DominoART's favorite holidays and we love to celebrate Half-O-Ween in May just like Christmas in July!  

 I will be featuring one FANGTASTIC project every 2nd day throughout May created by my 
Petrifying Players!  

At the end of May they will be in the running for some spooktacular prizes and vying for your votes!  So stop by, gobble up all their clawesome eye candy and then show them how much their scary projects delightfully terrified you by voting for your favorites starting May 27! *************


I keep a supply of dominoes handy for just such an occasion.  LOL  No, I really do.  LOL  I pulled out a few and made this frightful table decoration.   I am not sure why I was thinking domino pops, but I was. They  just seemed to go together. Take a look.

Materials List:

1. Wooden Candle holder Cubes (picked these up at garage sale and painted them black)

The Cube Before Painting 

1. Dominoes
2. Stamps: Googly Ghouls - Stampin’ Up
3. Jet Black Stazon Ink
4. Lollipop Sticks - Wilton (in the cake and candy making section of craft store)
5. Craft Foam Letter Stickers
6. Orange Polka Dot Ribbon - Michael"s
7. Copic Markers - Light blue and black
8. Orange Basket Shred
9. Black Paint
10. Glossy Accents

Instructions:

• Paint the cubes with black paint and let dry
• Sand the surface of each domino with sandpaper and wipe clean
• Color the domino with a light blue Copic Marker
• Stamp the images with Jet black Stazon ink
• Color the edges of the dominoes with a black Copic Marker
• Cover the surface with Glossy Accents to seal and let dry

• Glue a lollipop stick to the back of each domino 
• Tie the ribbon in a bow and glue to the stick--try hot glue or Fabri-Tac glue
• Stick a foam letter to each stick.  I spelled out BOO
• Put some of the Basket Shred into the hole in the cube---the hole was sized for a candle --which was too large for the lollipop stick.  I put some poster putty in the hole to hold the stick.  Hot glue would work too.
• Place the lollipop stick into the cube

Fun little project!  I can set this out on a table or maybe the mantle for some Halloween fun ---I will wait until October though.  LOL.  

I will be back on Friday for my second 15 Days of Terror project--Framed Domino Lollipops!!!  Check back for that.  Head over the The Domino Art blog to check out all the 15 Days of Terror projects!!   

^^^^^^^^^^^^A few fun challenges for my Halloween table decoration:

Craft room: recycle

Anything But a Card: colors--I used orange

2 Creative Chicks: Popsicle sticks or food container---I used lollipop sticks.

Just B Creative Crazy: anything goes

Rhedd's Creative Spirit: altered item

See you tomorrow for a Moon Goddess project with Lost Coast Designs!

Love ya.

Karen

Halloween Treat Bag with Domino Art

Hi Dreamers!
I have started to make a few things for Halloween.  Even though I still can't believe that it is already October!!  Where does the time go??!!  I will make some cards to send out and a few treat bags for some special little goblins.

I am joining in with the 31 Days of Halloween fun over on Leigh's Domino Art Blog Day 5.    The projects have to be Halloween themed and incorporate a game piece--like a domino.   I used a decorated domino to embellish my Halloween Treat bag.

Materials:

Stamps: Spider - Stampin' Up; Sentiments - Impression Obsession

Inks: Stazon Black

Raisin Alcohol Ink-  Ranger

Decorative Paper -K & Company

Glossy Accents

Lime Glitter -A Muse Studios

Green Glitter Ribbon

Orange Rhinestones

Die Cut Box: Popcorn Box - A Muse Studios

Label Die Cut: Vintage Labels 1 -A Muse Studios

Domino

Instructions for Decorating the Domino:

• Apply Raisin colored Alcohol ink to the Domino by patting the ink onto the domino with a Ranger application tool.  Let it dry for a few minutes
• Stamp the Spider with Jet Black Stazon ink
• Apply a layer of Glossy Accents to the sides of the domino
• Dip the sides into Lime Glitter
• Apply a layer of Glossy Accents to the front of the domino
• Sprinkle a little bit of Lime Glitter on the front of the domino
• Let dry--will take a while for the Glossy Accents to dry---make the box while domino is drying

Instructions for Completing the Treat Box:

• Die cut the box from Halloween decorative paper 
• Crease the fold lines with a bone folder and fold up the box gluing the flaps

Note: Because I added the heavy domino to the front of the treat bag, I wanted to reinforce the bag.  I die cut a second box from heavy white CS and slipped it inside the box made with DP

• Apply glue to edges of the box and dip into glitter---let dry
• Tie the ribbon around the top of the box
• Stamp the sentiments on DP and cut out with die
• Add the sentiments to the box as shown

• Attach the domino to the box with a strong glue.  I used Fabri Tac
• Add the Rhinestones

•  Fill box with treats and shredded paper-- This treat box would be a cute party favor too.  Picture it  with lollipops sticking out. 

**********Challenges for my Spider Domino Treat Box
Domino Art: 31 Days of Halloween
 Decorate to Celebrate: a party decoration and Halloween
Cuttin and Stampin: halloween
Paper take weekly: anything goes or Halloween treat holder
Ribbon Carousel: Halloween
2 Creative Chicks Halloween Linky party: Halloween
Country View: halloween
Emergency Crafters: Halloween
Feeling Crafty: autumn
Really Reasonable ribbon: Halloween or Fall + ribbon

Well, that was fun!  I know who is going to get this treat box filled with goodies.  Hope you are having a great day looking forward to a nice weekend.  See you soon.  Love ya.
Karen

Domino Snowmen Ornaments

Hi Dreamers!
I have something a little different today.  My good buddy, Leigh, inspired me to try my hand at altering dominoes.  Check out all the Christmas Domino projects on Leigh's Domino Art blog.  Here are my Snowmen Ornaments.

Materials List:

Dominoes

Stamps: Snow Kisses - My Sentiments Exactly

Set Black Stazon Ink

Copic Marker - Process Blue B05

Metallic Silver Marker - American Crafts

Glossy Accents - Ranger

Silver Wire

14” Glass Seed Bead Strands - Michaels Craft Store

Assorted Beads

Cord Trim - Jo Anns

Fabri-Tac Glue

Instructions:

Stamp the snowman onto the dominoes with the Stazon ink.  When the ink is dry, color around the snowmen with the Blue Copic Marker.  Draw around edge of domino with a Metallic marker.  Apply glue around the side edges of the dominoes.  Wrap the wire and bead strand around one of the dominoes.  Twist the wire to hold the bead strand together.  Wrap the cord around the other domino.  For the first ornament, add more beads to the ends of the wire.   Curl the ends of the wire and trim.  For the second ornament, add large beads to the ends of the cord and tie cord in a knot.  

Some fun challenges for my Snowman:

Alota rubber stamps: ornaments
Christmas at Sweet Stampin: Christmas
Crafts and Me: ornament
For Fun Challenges: Snowman
Going Grey with Scrap Creations: anything but a card

Pretty fun project.  I did have some trouble finding a stamp that look good on the domino.  I am so glad I had this MSE! snowman set!   Now, let me see, what does the schedule say is coming up tomorrow?  Oh, I think you will like this...a very vintagey Holiday card with Paper Artsy.  See you then!  Love ya.
Karen