Valentine's Day Event with Lost Coast Design

Hello Everyone!
The Lost Coast Design and Carmen's Veranda Valentine's Day Event is in full swing on the Portal to Creativity Blog. Head over to check out all the other great projects made by the Design Team.  And there is also a chance to win a prize by commenting and letting  us know what you like about the stamps.  Fun, fun, fun!!

I have four projects for you today that have a Valentines theme.
****I used the same stamp on three of the cards and varied the ink and CS colors.

****For the fourth card, I used a wide border stamp to make a background.

 Here we go with the fist set of projects: Lily Love Three Ways

Materials:
Stamp: Lily of the Valley Background from Carmen's Veranda

Ink: Ginger Adirondack and Black Soot Distress ink
CS: Gray and Rust
Sheer Brown Ribbon

• The stamp was partially inked with the Ginger pad and then I filled in the other areas with  the black pad.  And, then stamped on gray CS.  
• I added a spritz of Glimmer Mist too.

Ink: Oregano Adirondack and Barn Door Distress Marker
CS: Red, green, and white

• Stamped with Oregano ink on green CS.  
• Ink the square heart section on the stamp with the Distress maker and stamp on white CS; cut out.
• Added some sparkle with a Wink of Stella marker

Ink: Stream and Ginger Adirondack
CS: Pink and light teal
Teal ribbon

• Partially ink the stamp with the Ginger ink  pad and come back with the Stream pad to completely cover the stamp; stamp on pale pink CS
• Color the leaves with a green Copic marker
• Cut a small slit in bottom of card and insert ribbon.  Tie ribbon in bow.

Fourth Project: Love Borders

Stamps: Grunge Border 2" and License Plate Alphabet both from Lost Coast Designs
Ink: Lake Mist Adirondack; Gray Flannel Memento
CS: Taupe, pink, grayish green
Gray satin ribbon

• Make a card from pink CS and sponge Lake Mist ink on edges
• With Lake Mist ink, stamp the Grunge Border 2" twice on gray/green CS and once on pink; cut to size---I made sure I included the heart on the pink piece.  
• Add a layer of taupe CS to the border pieces

• Stamp the letters on the pink and gray/green CS with Gray Flannel ink; cut out and add to card

Please head over to the Portal to Creativity Blog and check out the other projects!!  Thanks for stopping by!!!
Karen

Love To Scrap Challenge # 34 - Scheming Crafters

Hi Everyone!
It is time for a new challenge on the Love To Scrap Challenge Blog!!!  The theme for Challenge #34 is:

Scheming Crafters

Make a project with some stamping and select a specific color scheme.


There are two sponsors for the Challenge:

Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet

Prize: $10 gift certificate

Fred, She Said

Prize: $10 gift certificate

For my Design Team Project, I used a Monochromatic in Shades of Blue color scheme.  I used CS and pretty papers all in shades of blue.  And, the coloring was done with Copics in blue shades.

Materials:
Stamp: Love Seat (176/311) digi from Stitchy Stamps at The Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet
CS: Medium blue and Light blue- Bazzill; Not Quite Navy - Stampin' Up; White
DP: Essentials Collection - Authentique
Copic Markers: all in blue shades
Ribbon: Marina Mist - Stampin' Up
Adorning Accents Edgelet Die cut - Stampin' Up
Big Scalloped Circles SM and Standard Circle Small - Spellbinders dies
Blue Pearls: Hero Arts

Instructions:

• Make a card from the medium blue CS
• Edge cut two piece of DP and add to layer of  Not Quite Navy
• Wrap the ribbon around the CS and DP  and add to card front

• Print the digital image onto white CS
• Make sure the ink is dry before coloring
• Color with Copic Markers
• Die cut with circle die
• Layer with light blue CS cut with Scallop Circle die
• Add to card with dimensional adhesive
• Tie  bow with the ribbon and glue to image
• Add pearls

This is so cute.  I think I will use it as a love card.  But, it would be great for any kind of all occasion too....like friendship, thinking of you, etc.....

 *************A Few fun challenges for my Love Seat Monochromatic Love Card:
Sister Act: anything goes
Charisma Cards: anything goes
Southern Girls: circles
Penny's Challenge: anything goes
Fairy Tale challenge: use a digi
Left of Center: monochromatic
Crafting from the Heart: anything goes


I hope you will make your own Scheming card and link up on the Love To Scrap Challenge Blog!!!  I would love to see what you come up with.  Have a super happy day----filled with lots of stamping--of course.  Love ya.
Karen