graveyard card

  Good morning, I'm here with a card for you today using Blank Page Muse stamps.

                                                                      Stamps Used:

                                                                      gravestones

                                                                     bones

                                                                    bat

                                                                   spider web

                                                                   spider

                                                                   background saying

* Start with Kraft cardstock. Use distress oxide inks to make the background. 

* Stamp 3 bats on the top. Then stamp 3 bats on white cardstock and cut out.

* Stamp bones around the card, color with white gel pen.

* Stamp grave on the bottom twice.

* Die cut a brown oval and use the white gel pen and make dashes around the oval.

* Stamp spider and spider web on the top of the oval.

* Add a butterfly to the bottom of the oval.

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Monochromatic challenge

 Good morning, there is a new challenge over at The Male Room challenge blog.

I started out by spraying the card base with some lost shadow distress oxide spray. I then randomly stamped two stamps in black ink for the background. 1 was from Paper Artsy and the other is from Lost Coast Designs. 

Next, I added a label and some washi tape, so the die cut had a grounding spot. Lastly, I added an die cut standing gentleman. Edged it all in black and that is my card.

You can join the challenge here on The Male Room blog.

Foolish Mortals tag

 Good morning I'm here with a tag for you using Lost Coast Stamps.

Stamps Used:

Numbers border

Travelers set

Butterflies set 

ATC set 6

I started off with a #8 white tag and I used distress oxide spray on the background. I then stamped Numbers border on the side. 

I then stamped a ticket stamp from the Travelers set on the bottom. Next, I stamped a butterfly from the Butterflies set on white cardstock and cut out. I found a paperdoll and added the wings to the back and glued him to the bottom of the tag. 

Lastly, I stamped randomly text from ATC set 6 in the same distress ink all over the background. Added a saying and ribbon and we are done. 

You can join the challenge here. 

Tag

 Hello all. I'm happy to announce I'm part of The male room blog design team. The challenge is Tag.

So, I started off with a #8 white tag. I used Distress Oxide sprays on the background. In iced spruce, rusty hinge and antique linen. Sprayed and dipped the tag to make the background and when there were areas that were not drying, I decided to get out my gold embossing power and cover the spots with it. 

Next, I grabbed a Dina Wakley and a aall& Create stamp and stamped them randomly over the background in brown and black ink. I then stamped the main image from Lost Coast designs on white cardstock and cut out.

I then grabbed some Tim Holtz ephemera bits and added it to the tag. I added some string and the main image to the bottom of the tag.

Come join the tag challenge here

Vintage/Steampunk tag

 I'm here with a vintage/steampunk tag for you for Lost Coast Designs. 

Stamps Used:

Daisy Flourishes

Pieces of Calligraphy 

I made the tag with distress oxide sprays in browns. Then I stamped Daisy Flourishes in black ink in the middle of the tag. I then stamped Pieces of Calligraphy   in brown distress oxide ink randomly around it.

I then added some steampunk bits. 

Don't forget to join the challenge

Pink Roses plus

 

I'm here today with 2 cards for you using Lost Coast Stamps.

Stamps Used:

Roses

Ballerina with stars

For my first card I made a simple card. I stamped the Roses in pink ink added it a flower roses pattern paper and layered that on pink cardstock.

Added some pink flat back pearls and there you have your card number 1.

The second one I got inky. I grabbed a few pink color distress oxide sprays and made a background. 

Then I took a stencil and added some red ink to it. 

Then with the same red ink I stamped Ballerina with stars in the center.

Next, I added some washi tape and a saying and added it to a front of a card base.

Come join the pink/red challenge here on the blog.

Art Doll

 Good Moring. I forgot to share my Art Doll that I made for the start of new challenge over at the Lost Coast blog.

Happy Halloween

I'm here with a slim line card for you today.

Happy Halloween👻👻

Stamps Used:

Gnome Witch On Broom

Witches Go Riding

I started off by making the background with some distress spray in ink, oxide and mica. Die cut panel to fit on front of a slim line card base.

Next I stamped Gnome Witch On Broom and colored her with copic markers. Cut out. Added to the front. Stamp Witches Go Riding saying on white cardstock and layer on black, add to front. 

Lastly I added a die cut spider to the saying. 

Today is the last day to enter the challenge here.

A flat slim line Halloween shaker

 I'm here with a flat slim line shaker card.

Stamps used: 

Gnome witch with no stars

Pieces of calligraphy 

Fly from the bugz set

Flying birds

I started out with some watercolor paper and distress oxide spays and some distress spays in Halloween colors. I then cut it with a die cut to make it into a slim lime card front. Next I stampedPieces of calligraphy  randomly on the background I also did that with the   Fly from the bugz set and the Flying birds but with this one I cut one of the birds from the background stamp so I could use only one. 

Then I stamped and cut out Gnome witch with no stars and colored her with copic markers. 

To make the flat slim line shaker I took a shaker pocket and covered the front and taped up 3 of the sides of it. Then I added my shaker Halloween mix and some rat confetti that I had. 

Use some red liner tape to tape  Gnome witch with no stars to the front of the shaker pocket after you sealed the last of the pocket and then you then add it to the front of the slim line card base. 

I used red liner tape for that also.

Come join the Halloween fun here.

Movie Nite

 Good Morning Cathy here with snacks for the movie nite.

Stamps Used:

Sherlock

Oz witch

Alfred Hitchcock 

I started out with a Kraft fry box. I used distress oxide sprays on it to color the whole thing. I dried it with a heat tool so I could move on to the next part. 

I took some texture paste and mixed some black gesso into it. Grab your favorite stencil and put the paste through. I did it on the front and back. Set aside to dry. 

 

I then worked on coloring the images I was going to use to decorate the box. I stamped out all the ones I wanted and then I used my scan-n-cut to cut them all out.

Next I colored them all with copic markers and decided where I wanted them.

I put Sherlock on the front. I then used a computer printed saying for movie nite.

I used glue and tape to hold them down over the texture paste.  

For the back I stuck Alfred Hitchcock and Oz witch I also have some texture paste on the back. 

I stuck some candy and a package of microwave popcorn in the fry box. 

I hope you like my take on Movie Mania. 

You can join the Mania here

Let Coffee choose

 Hello I'm here with a card for you today using Lost Coast stamps.

Stamps used:

Praying angel

Pieces of Calligraphy 

Power of coffee

I just started playing with some distress oxide sprays and a distress spray stain. I just knew I wanted to use the new distress mica stain. You can't see it in the photo but it is the gray in the background. I sprayed them directly onto the paper and then took another piece of paper and placed it on top so I get 2 for 1 with that. 

 Next I stamped Praying angel in black ink on it. After that I stamped Pieces of Calligraphy in gray ink around it.

Lastly I stamped Power of coffee saying on black ink and white heat embossed it. I cut it apart and added to the card. I felt the saying went perfectly with the image.

                                                            

I hope you will join the fun challenge. 

Neon Tag

                                                                      Neon tag for you.

Stamps used:

mini crowns

postage set

manga tophat goth

I started off with a tag. I used distress oxide and distress sprays in pink. I did ink smooching with it.

Next I took Gina k electro pop neon ink and stamped  mini crowns on the background. next I took postage set and did the same thing. 

Last I stamped manga tophat goth with the same neon ink on white cardstock. I then cut out and glued to tag. I then added a saying to the top. 

I hope you join the challenge here.

Art dolls

 So I have made some art dolls that I was inspired by Megan whisner quinlan. I used all Lost Coast design stamps. 

@meganwhisnerquinlan

Mail Art

 May the 4th be with you. I just had to say it. Anyway I have some mail art to share with you today for the challenge over at the Lost Coast blog. 

                                                      Stamps Used:

                                                     Pieces of calligraphy 

                                                     Postage 

                                                     Butterfly set

                                                    Grunge diamond background

                                                   Mail art

                                                   Door and window set

I made this first one with the left over gouache. I painted the envie and let it dry. I then went and picked out my stamps I wanted to use, When I the gouache was dry I painted the white address boxes and dried that. I then stamped Pieces of calligraphy  , Grunge diamond background , Butterfly set and Postage  randomly all over the envie in black ink. I took a fine tip black marker and drew lines around the address boxes. 

 

For my second one I made I used distress spray inks and oxide for them. I have 2 pinks one of them is the oxide a orange and a yellow. Then I splattered some teal ink on it.

This one I stamped the   Door and window set over the address label. I had a mask on it. I used a pink oxide ink. Then I stamped   Grunge diamond background, Mail art randomly in it. 

 

I hope you will join the fun with this new challenge of mail art on the blog. 

Fly

 Hello  there I'm here with a card and a tag for you today.

Stamps Used:

pieces of calligraphy 

Butterfly set

I started out with the new distress color pink and some mixed media paper. I did the smooching technique with the inks I used the dye and oxide inks in the new pink color. Then I wanted to see what it would look like with green. So I took a green distress spray and did the same technique for it. I really like the look. 

Next stamped  pieces of calligraphy  with drown distress in randomly over the back. I then edged the sides with that same brown. Set aside to work on the tag.

For the tag I just used a shipping tag that I had in my stash, I did the same smooching technique on the tag but just with the pink ink. I used the dye and oxide for this too in the same new color. Stamp  pieces of calligraphy  with the brown in here also. Next take the large butterfly from the Butterfly set in black ink off the side of the tag. Tare the tag at the bottom and ink around it with the same brown ink. 

Lastly decide where you are going to add the tag and then stamp 1 of the small butterfly in black and the new pink on the card base that you set. 

Glue the tag on the front and add some ribbon and some saying and you have the card.

I hope you come and join the fun challenge here

Christmas in July

 Christmas tags for you

Stamps Used:

Reindeer gnome

Pompom gnome

Sunglasses gnome

CDRolly jester 

Pieces of Architecture

Small snowflake set 

I started off with some Kraft tags and some distress oxide sprays.  

 One I drippled the the sprays from the the bottle. Set aside to dry. I stamped Pieces of Architecture only on the blues ones. I really didn't like how it came out. You really couldn't see them. 

On the second tag I took all the splatter and smooched it on to the tag. On both of them I stamped  Small snowflake set  with blue ink. 

 I repeated the same steps for the green and red tags. 

Then all the tags were dry I stamped out my main images and cut them out. Then I decided where there were going on the tag and then colored them with Copic to match the tags. 

Layered them with washi tape and glitter.  

 You can join the Christmas in July Challenge here

Also the sale is still going on at Lost Coast and Carmen's Veranda. 25% off

I'm going to enter these challenges:
TFJB Christmas in July
Jingle Belles  - COLORFUL CHRISTMAS INSPIRATION*
Pattie's Creations - No. 172 - ANYTHING GOES 
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas  - #499 - Anything Christmas Goes - optional theme: Use A Die Cut or a Punch

I'm over at Lost Coast Blog today with a slimline card for you. 

Stamps used:

Cherry blossom

Asian set

For you today I have a slimline card. It's the new 'it' thing. Everyone is making them. It's a card that can fit in a business size envelope. 

I started out with some watercolor paper and some distress spray and distress oxide spray. I made a few backgrounds with this. I used one of them for the first card I shared with you. 

I then took the writing from the  Asian set and some water and stamped it on the background.  It took some of the background away and gave a ghost print. 

Next I took the Cherry blossom stamp and some black ink and stamped it on top. 

 I heat set that and mad sure everything was dry before I went on to the next step. I stamped the Buddha from the Asian set with some Versa mark ink and embossed it with gold embossing power. 

When that was done I made a card base and added the watercolor piece to it .

 Come join the fun here for this challenge.

Also the sale is still going on. 25 % off.