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

Vintage Stamping December Challenge

Hello All!
Just going crazy here in Dreamland today with all the new challenges!!  The December Vintage Stamping Challenge begins today!  The new challenge theme is:

Winter Trees

The challenge is sponsored by Flonz Craft Stamps! They are offering a $20 gift certificate!!!
I used Winter trees to create a Christmas card for my DT project.

Materials:

Stamps: Merrie Christmas Set from Flonz Craft Stamps

Ink: Olive Grove Memento

CS: Cream, red, dark green

DP: Authentique Festive Collection

Red Rhinestones

Narrow ribbons in two colors

Instructions:

• Make a card from red CS
• Add layer of dark green CS
• Stamp the image on cream CS with Olive Grove ink

• Add the stamped piece to the lower part of the card base
• Cut a rectangle of patterned paper 
• Wrap the ribbon around the patterned paper and add to card base
• Tie two colors of the narrow ribbon in a bow and add to card

• Add the rhinestones under the sentiment
• Decorated the inside with the CS and patterned paper
• Stamp the Merrie Christmas (also in the stamp set) on cream  CS and cut out
• Add to the inside

I hope you will share your Winter Trees projects with us on the Vintage Challenge Blog!!  See you there or be square!  Love ya.
Karen

Folk Art Reindeer Christmas Card with Carmen's Veranda

Hello Everyone!
Back today with my first post for the Carmen's Veranda Christmas Event!

There are Prizes and lots of inspirational pieces from the Design team.  All you have to do to enter is make a Christmas/Holiday card using any stamps, link it up, follow us, and leave a comment!!
For my DT project, I used a folksy reindeer from Carmen's Veranda.

Materials List:

Stamp: Reindeer Doll from Carmen's Veranda

Ink: black dye

CS: Solar white Neenah, med wine, dark wine, peach

Copic Markers

Spellbinders die

Checkered red ribbon

Instructions:

• Make a tall narrow card from medium wine CS 
• Wrap three pieces of the ribbon around the dark wine CS and secure on back
• Add this layer of dark wine CS to card base
• Stamp the reindeer on Solar White CS and color with Copic markers
• Cut out with die

• Layer with peach CS and add to card
• Tie a bow with ribbon and glue to card

Be sure to head over to the Portal to Creativity blog and link up your Holiday project!!
 We also have our 2nd Facebook based challenge  over 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

*******Challenges for my Folk Art Reindeer:
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas: die cuts or punches
Christmas Card Challenge: anything goes
Sparkles forum Christmas: die cuts

See you soon for more Christmas cards and other goodies.  Love ya.
Karen

Carmen's Veranda Christmas Event

Hello Everyone!!
The Carmen's Veranda Christmas event began today.  Check out all the details on the Portal to Creativity blog .   Lots of fun inspiration projects and prizes.  You may use any stamps!!

The Facebook challenges also opened today!!

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!

See you there!!!

Karen

Vintage Anniversary Card and a Peek at My Space

Hello Dreamers,
Just popping in today to share a vintage anniversary card I made for a card order.

The background was dry embossed, distressed with inks, and painted with Lumiere paint.

A center piece with simple stamping makes a nice focal point.  I added some bright red brads for interest and a sentiment to complete the front of the card.

Inside of card:

*****My Vintage Anniversary card is entered in:
Mod Squad Challenge:Ingredients/recipe---I used  embossing; ribbon; favorite color (peach)


Still quite busy here trying to make this new house my home.   I have also been working on my crafting space.  Moving things around so that like is with like.  All my punches are now in one space next to the desk.   All 8.5 x 11 CS is in the filing cabinet (far right) in hanging folders.  And, I moved a lot of my plastic drawer stacks closer to my work area (not shown in photo).  Everything seemed too far away and I seemed to spend a lot of time getting up and looking for things.   I have lots of room, but it is not so great looking yet.  I did pick up a rug the other day and that made the area seem more comfortable.  It is just a basement after all.  Here are some photos of the space so far.  As you can see, I have a long way to go.....


Paper Craft Supplies:

Fabrics and Sewing supplies: I haven't done much over here except stick everything on the shelves.

Lots more work to do!!  It looks worse in the photos.  LOL   I have done more moving around since I took this set of pics.

Check back next week for two new challenges ---Lost Coast Design and Vintage Stamping----and more Carmen's Veranda Christmas projects!!

See you soon!
Karen

Christmas Preview with Carmen's Veranda Stamps

Hello Everyone!
Hope the Thanksgiving dinners were yummy!  I hosted my first holiday gathering in my new house!!  Very fun.  Lots of good food and my dear family all together.

For today's post, I am sharing a little Christmas cheer.  This post is also a preview of the upcoming December Events--

The  Christmas Event begins Dec 1 and will be hosted on the Portal to Creativity Blog

This Winter Holiday Event will be hosted on the Lost Coast Design and Carmen's Veranda Facebook Pages

Materials List:

Stamps: Overalls Santa from Carmen's Veranda; Party Words from Lost Coast Design

Ink: Black dye; Vintage Photo Distress

Copic  Markers

CS: White, white textured, Midnight Muse (Stampin' Up)

Spellbinder's die cut rectangle

Instructions:

• Make a card from Midnight Muse CS and layer with white textured CS
• Stamp Overalls Santa with black dye ink on White CS
• Color with Copic markers

• Cut out with die and distress the edges with Vintage Photo ink
• Add a layer of blue CS
• Add to card front

• Tie a bow in ribbon and glue to card
• Stamp sentiment with black ink on white CS and add to card

 

A few fun challenges for my Overalls Santa!

Simon Says stamp: anything goes

Christmas Card Challenge:anything goes

Merry Monday: Christmas card - blue white with texture

Well, lots to do here.  Still a bit of cleaning up from the big dinner yesterday.  You know, take the extra leaves out of the table, put the extra chairs back in the basement. ... That sort of thing.  

I hope you are having a lovely day!  See you again soon.  I will have more Carmen's Miranda Christmas during December.  And new challenges for Lost Coast Designs and Vintage Stamping Challenge!!! 

Love ya,

Karen

Day of the Dead Celebration With Lost Coast Design

Hello Everyone!
I am now moved into my new house and am still super busy unpacking, cleaning, trying to figure out where to put stuff, etc.....
I do have all my stamping supplies out of storage and I am working on setting up a work area.  I have lots of room in the basement, but the lighting is not that great.  I am also working on sewing some valances for the kitchen.  Yup, I like to sew too.

Today, I have a card I made before the big move.  This card is for the Day of The Dead Celebration on the Lost Coast Design Portal to Creativity Blog.

CONTEST RULES

• You can use ANY stamp companies on your entries BUT if you use only LCD/CV stamps your entry will count as two and doubles your chance at winning the prize! 
  
• Become a Follower of Lost Coast Portal to Creativity
• Submission must link directly to your project, not just your blog home page
• Include our event info and link in your blog post 
• No backlinking to old projects published prior to the start of the contest
• Please leave us a comment after you link up, we do love hearing from you!
• No limit on how many times you can enter
• No limit on how many events or challenges you can combine ours with
• You may enter our events and Challenges even if you don't have a blog.  Upload your project to a photo sharing sites or personal Facebook accounts, and set the privacy setting to "Public", include the name of the event or Challenge in your photo description! 

 Materials:

Stamps: Skull with Hat - Carmen's Veranda and Birds in Trees Background - Lost Coast Designs

Ink: Black dye, Red Pepper Adirondack

Distress Ink: Pumice Stone and Black Soot

CS: White, black, red, and gray textured

Copic Markers

Black  and red ribbon

Baker's Twine

Instructions:

• Make a card from gray textured CS and distress edges with Distress inks
• Stamp the Birds in Trees background with Red Pepper ink
• Color the trees with gray copic makers
• Add a layer of black to the Trees background and add to card front
• Wrap ribbons and bakers twine along right edge

• Stamp the Skull with Hat with black die ink and color with Copics.  I also colored the black ink areas with a black copic to really darken the black
• Add a layer of black and red CS and add to card

I hope you will join the fun in our Day of the Dead Celebration!!

I will keep you posted on my progress re working area.  I really need to get back to making cards!  It is time to start on Christmas cards...Yikes.   Oh, speaking of Christmas, Carmen's Veranda is hosting a Christmas Event this year!!  Stay tuned for more Details on that!!    

I hope you are having a great day!! See you soon!!

Karen