Christmas/Winter Themed Event with Lost Coast Designs

Hello Everyone,
Welcome to the:

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!

The December/January Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda winter event.
The Design Team is making Projects with a Christmas or Winter theme.  See all the event details on the Portal to Creativity blog.
I used four stamps to create this vintage/folk art Chrirstmas card.  Check it out.

Materials List:

Stamps: Plaid Pants Santa and Christmas Tree from Carmen's Veranda; Party Words and Yourba Adire from Lost Coast Designs

Ink: Sepia Archival

Distress Inks: Barn Red, Victorian Velvet, Frayed Burlap, Black Soot,

Markers

CS: white, green

Stickles Glitter Glue

Make It:

• Make a card from green CS
• On white CS stamp the Yourba Adire background stamp by inking the stamp with two colors of Distress ink
• Distress background with Barn Red and Frayed Burlap inks

•  Stamp Christmas tree and Plaid Pants Santa with Sepia ink
• Color with markers
• Add stamped piece to card base

•  Add glitter glue to cuffs, and ornaments on tree
• Stamp sentiment with Black Soot ink

Thanks for stopping by! Head over to the Portal to Creativity to link up your own holiday/winter project.  And, check out the other DT projects too!!
Hope your Holiday preparations are going well!!
Karen

December Challenge with Lost Coast Designs

Hello Everyone,
Time for a new Challenge on the Lost Coast Designs Portal to Creativity!
The challenge theme for this month is:

 Party Critters!

That would include animals in hats and celebrating.  You may use any stamps for the theme.

My celebrating animal is on a birthday card made for my nephew.  This little puppy has his party hat on is ready to go!

Materials:

Stamps: Party Dogs Set and Party Words Set, and Large Filmstrip all from Lost Coast Designs

Ink: Black; Chocolate Chip and Close To Cocoa (Stampin' Up)

Distress Inks: Vintage Photo, Frayed Burlap, Antique Linen

CS:white; Kraft

Paper: Mixed Media pad

DP: Brown swirl from My & My Big Ideas; Brown Print from K & Company

Gold glitter glue

 Make It:

• Make a card from from Kraft CS
• Add a layer of brown print DP
• On a piece of mixed media paper distress with the Distress inks and add to card base
• Cut the swirls from DP and add to card
• Add a strip of the brown print DP over the brown swirl

• On White CS stamp the Large Film Strip with Chocolate Chip ink and cut out
• Stamp the word Happy with Close to Cocoa ink within each Filmstrip frame
• Add filmstrip to card
• Stamp Party Dog on white CS with black ink; distress with Antique Linen ink, cut out and add to card with dimensional adhesive
• Apply gold glitter glue to tassel on dog's hat
• Stamp Birthday with Close to Cocoa ink on white CS;cut out and add to card with dimensional adhesive

Ain't he sweet??!!  My nephew loved his card, by the way.  I hope you will join in the challenge and show us your party spirit!!

Thanks for stopping by!  See you next time with Christmas cards!
Karen

Funky Ladies with Lost Coast Designs

Hello Dreamers,
Hope you are enjoying Fall.  I am working on getting all my spring flowering bulbs in this week.  So, that is fun.....

But, talk about fun----
Going Funky today with two fabulous ladies from Lost Coast Designs.  Check them out!

Materials List:

Stamps: Many Moods of Mona Set- Victorian Mona from Lost Coast Designs

Ink: black Archival

CS: white, dark green, light green

Background made with a mono printing plate, acrylic paints, and dry embossing folder

Ribbon

 Make It:

• Make a card base from light green CS
• Add a layer of dark green CS
• Trim a piece of handmade background paper to size
• Stamp Mona with black Archival ink on the background paper and add to card
• Stamp the hat on green CS and fussy cut bow
• Add to card and add ribbon

Ohh so stunning in her Victorian chapeau!!

Here is another fab lady with wings and parasol all mysterious in the arched doorway.

Materials List:

Stamps: Parasol and Wings Lady, Travel Quotes, and Arches and Door Background all from Lost Coast Designs

Inks: Blue, black, and Grey dye

CS: White, blue, gray, teal, and black

Gold Spray Ink

Versa Magic inks: Turquoise Gem and Oasis Green 

Make It:

• Make card bases in grey or teal CS and layer with a second color
• Stamp the Arches and Door with Gray ink on white CS
• Stamp the lady with blue ink
• Add Gold spray ink
• Stamp sentiment with black ink

Another color idea:

Thanks for stopping in today!  Hope to see you soon.  Lots going on in Dreamland this month!!  Check back for more Holiday projects.  I have some Fall things and winter things coming up!!   See you soon.
Karen

Three Diva Witches - 31 Days of Halloween

Hello Everyone!

Back again  with another wicked post for the Lost Coast Designs 31 Days of Halloween event!! You will find all the details on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity -- The Crypt Master and Wicked Blogger.  You will find the blog roll there too.  So, check it out for lots of super scary projects!!

My project today uses  non-Holiday stamps--converted to  Halloween images. Love doing that! 

Materials List:

Stamps: Mini Swirl Diva, Diva with Crown, and Diva Compass from Lost Coast Designs

Ink: Black

CS: smooth finish white, orange, black

Orange Rhinestones

Orange Ribbon

Make It:

• Make a card base from black CS
• Add a layer of orange CS
• On a smooth finish white CS, stamp the three divas with black ink
• Cut witch's hats from black CS and glue to divas' heads
• Add stamp piece to card base
• Add three orange Rhinestones
• Fold a short piece of ribbon in half; tuck ends on under side of card front

Aren't these girls cool??!!  They make a great wicked card for Halloween!!  

See you again soon!!

Karen

I Want Candy Monster - 31 Days of Halloween

Hello Scary Dreamers!

Back again  with another scary post for the Lost Coast Designs 31 Days of Halloween event!! You will find all the details on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity -- The Crypt Master and Wicked Blogger.  You will find the blog roll there too.  

The Lost Coast Challenge is running along with the 31 Days of Halloween Event.  Link up all your Halloween/Scary/Weird projects for a chance to win prizes.  See All the challenge details here. 

Today, I have a card with the ultimate candy monster!  Look out!!  How much candy can a Godzilla monster eat??  All he wants.

Materials List:

Stamps: Godzilla - Carmen's Veranda, Cityscape  and Old Typewriter Alphabet from Lost Coast Designs

Ink: Espresso Truffle and Toffee Crunch Memento

Distress Ink: Stormy Sky, Wild Honey, and  Antique Linen

CS: white, navy blue, yellow

Make It:

• Make a card base from yellow CS and add a layer of navy blue CS
• On white CS, stamp Godzilla with Espresso Truffle ink
• Stamp again on scrap paper and cut out to use as a mask
• Cover Godzilla with the mask and stamp the Cityscape in Toffee Crunch ink
• Color the background with the Distress inks
• Stamp the word candy with the alphabet stamps in Espresso Truffle ink
• Add stamped piece to card base
• Use as fun Halloween card

Don't know about you, but I have always wanted a Godzilla stamp.  Quite frankly, I love  Godzilla movies.  One of my guilty secrets.  They are so charmingly bad.  I do so love le bad cinema.  So, anyway.........Leave it to Carmen's Veranda to come out with a Godzilla stamp!!

Don't forget to link up your own scary creation on the Lost Coast blog.  You may enter any project that is Scary or Weird using any kind of rubber stamps.

Okay, see you next time for more Holiday fun!!

Karen

Scary Halloween Tag - 31 Days of Halloween

Hello Scary Dreamers!

Back again  with another scary post for the Lost Coast Designs 31 Days of Halloween event!! You will find all the details on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity -- The Crypt Master and Wicked Blogger.  You will find the blog roll there too.  

The Lost Coast Challenge is running along with the 31 Days of Halloween Event.  Link up all your Halloween/Scary/Weird projects for a chance to win prizes.  See All the challenge details here. 

Check out my scary tag. I would use this for a treat box or bag, write or stamp a greeting on the back and use as a card, or use as a decoration.

Materials List:

Stamps: Flying Skull - Carmen's Veranda and Old Typewriter Alphabet - Lost Coast Designs

Ink: black

CS: orange, purple, green, and white

Copic Markers

Ribbons

hole punch

Make It:

• Make a large tag (4.75 x 4 inches) from green CS
• Add a layer of purple and orange CS
• On white CS, stamp the Flying Skull and color with Copics
• Cut out Skull and add to tag with dimensional adhesive
• Stamp the word Scary in black ink using the alphabet stamps
• Punch hole in top of tag and tie ribbons through hole
• Use to decorate a treat box

Love the whimsy of butterfly wings on the skull.  My kind of skull.....LOL.  Not too scary.  Don't forget to check out all the 31 Days of Halloween projects and link up your own Scary projects!!  Have a great day!

Check back later for more Halloween and Christmas projects here in Dreamland.

Karen

Trick or Treat --31 Days of Halloween

Hello Scary Dreamers!

Back today with another of the Lost Coast Designs 31 Days of Halloween event!! You will find all the details on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity -- The Crypt Master and Wicked Blogger.  You will find the blog roll there too.  

The Lost Coast Challenge is running along with the 31 Days of Halloween Event.  Link up all your Halloween/Scary/Weird projects for a chance to win prizes.  See All the challenge details here. 

My scary Halloween card features a skull background.  Very scary.

Materials List:

Stamps: Skull Background - Carmen's Veranda and Old Typewriter Alphabet- Lost Coast Designs

Ink: Rusty Hinge and Wild Honey Distress Ink; black

CS: White, orange, brown

Make It:

• Make a card base from orange CS and add a layer of brown CS
• On white CS, swipe the Rusty Hinge pad over the paper--lightly
• Stamp the Skull Background with Wild Honey over the inked paper 
• Trim to size and add to card base
• Stamp the sentiment with the Old Typewriter Alphabet

Very Scary.  I will sent this to someone for Halloween.  I like the way the Background looks with ink swiped on before stamping.  I could really play with this technique using lots of ink colors.
Thanks for stopping in!!   See you again soon for more 31 Days of Halloween!!
Karen

31 Days of Halloween Event - Post #1

Hello Everyone,
Welcome to Dreamland!  This is my post #1 for the 31 Days of Halloween Event.  Lost Coast's Portal is participating in this event as a "Wicked Blogger". Check out the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity for all the details. The complete blog roll is listed there.
The Lost Coast Design Team is also Celebrating a New Release!  Check out all the new stamps here.  The LCD October Challenge's Theme is Scary or Weird. Be sure to link up all your Halloween/scary projects there for a chance at the prize.

Lots of info!  Whew!  Now, on to

Materials List:

Stamps: Scarecrow Pumpkin - Carmen's Veranda, and ATC Doodles Set - Lost Coast Designs

Ink: black, Tangerine Tango (Stampin' Up)

CS: white, black, orange, and yellow

Paper Doily: yellow

Orange Gingham ribbon

Yellow Ribbon

Copic Markers

Make It:

• Make a card base from orange CS
• Repeatedly stamp the Circles Doodle stamp (from ATC Doodles Set) in Tangerine Tango ink
• Stamp the Pumpkin Scarecrow on white CS with black ink
• Color the image with Copic Markers
• Stamp the Circle Doodles around the Scarecrow with Tangerine ink

• Layer stamped piece with black and green CS
• Tuck a piece of the paper doily under the stamped piece
• Tie both ribbons together in a knot and glue to card

Isn't this little guy cute!!??  Great for kids cards too.  Don't forget to link up any of your rubber stamped projects up for the challenge and check out all the 31 Days of Halloween projects!!  See in a few days for more Halloween inspirations!!

Karen McAlpine

Whimsical Diva in Purple with Lost Coast Designs

Hello Dreamers!
Hope you week is going well.  I had a fun day celebrating my birthday with friends and family.  Had lunch with my bf and then shopping with mom and dinner.  Also had a party on Sunday given by the best bro in the world.  Super fun.

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Note: check out the Lost Coast Design Challenge for September!! 

The theme is Anything Goes.  You may use any stamps not just Lost Coast Designs. 

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Now, you are going to love the stamp I used on my project for today.  It is really outrageous.  That is one of the things I love about Lost Coast Designs; the stamps are so unique.  I paired this "Diva" with a bright border in contrasting colors. Awesome cool!

Materials:

Stamps: Feather Diva with Face, Geometric Border both from Lost Coast Designs

Ink: Pale Lilac Marvy; Real Red Stampin' Up

Marker: Rhubarb Stalk Memento

CS: White, red, lavender, and purple

Red Baker's Twine

Purple narrow ribbon

Red Rhinestones

Make It:

• Make a card from purple CS and add a layer of lavender CS
• On white CS, stamp Feather Diva with Pale Lilac ink
• Trace over the line in the center or each feather with the maker
• Stamp the Geometric Border with red ink
• Add a strip of red CS to the edge of the Diva 
• Add all the stamped pieces to the card base

• Cut a slit through the card front at the top and bottom edge of the stamped piece
• Insert the twine and ribbon through the slits tying in a bow
• Add the rhinestones to the Diva--What's a diva without some bling?

Pretty wild stamp, isn't it??  Love it.  

See you next time!!  Thanks for stopping in.

Karen

Fine Art Stamp and Handmade Background with Lost Coast Designs

Hello Everyone,
Super busy here with all those things were call, "Life".  Taking a few moments to post a card made with a art/collage type stamp from Lost Coast Designs.  I made a background with spray inks and stamped with Distress inks.  Have a look.

Materials List:

Stamps: Patricia Collage from Lost Coast Designs

Ink: Peacock Feathers and Bundled Sage Distress ink

Spray inks

Stencil

CS: white, aqua, and dark aqua

Wide Satin Aqua Ribbon

Peacock Blue Tulle

Small Pearls

Make It:

• Make a base card from Aqua CS
• On white CS, use stencils and spray ink to create background paper--I spray the stencil and then turn it over and spray again to get the diffused look.  Cut a piece to size
• Stamp Patricia Collage with Bundled Sage on the outside edges of the stamp and Peacock Feathers on the inside area
• Stamp on White CS
• Add a layer of dark CS and add to card
• Wrap tulle around card
• Tie ribbon in knot and wrap around card
• Add small pearls

I just love these fine art inspired stamps.  They are so dramatic and make such a nice project. Of course, I love it paired with my favorite color - aqua.  Thanks for dropping in today.  I hope you have a super day.
Karen

Masculine Nostalgic Card with Lost Coast Design

Hello Everyone,
In honor of Father's Day this weekend, Lost Coast Design Team is showcasing masculine projects.  For all the info on this special event, check out the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Blog.  You can  see all the design team projects there.
For my masculine nostalgic project, I used two stamps and a gray/black color pallet.

Materials List:
Stamps: Milo and Raphael from Lost Coast Designs; Argyle Background from Carmen's Veranda
Ink: Black and Gray Flannel Memento
CS: white, white textured, gray, and black
Gray ribbon

Make It:

• Make a card base from gray CS and add a layer of black CS
• On white textured CS, stamp the Argyle Background with Gray Flannel ink and add to card
• Wrap gray ribbon around card and tie in bow
• On white CS, stamp Milo and Raphael with black ink
• Add a layer of black CS and add to card with dimensional adhesive

Thanks for dropping in!  I am working away on my huge landscaping projects.  I will have pictures at some point.  So, pretty busy here!  Landscapers brought in dirt and laid sod this week.  Now, time for me to get the shrubs in.  Hope you are having a great weekend!!  Love ya
Karen