#122 Under the sea.

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Hi there, Riet here.

 We are entering the last 2 days of the "under the sea" challenge. 

So this is the last Design team contribution of this challenge. 

I chose the steampunk mermaid again. 

I think she's such a sweetheart. 

I started with a background of Dylusionink sprays. 

With distress oxide and some ocean themed stencils I finished the background. 

I also colored the corners with gears with distress oxide. 

I did the large gears with Americana paint. 

I have always applied layers and dots with my fingers so that you get an uneven structure.

I used red-yellow-green and brown for that. 

With a punch I punched out some twigs and colored them with water-diluted distressink. 

I colored the shells with Nuvo glitter markers. 

And I colored the mermaid with pencils. 

I covered the twigs, shells and mermaid with Nuvo aqua shimmer. 

I hope you enjoy this tutorial and get started with it. 

I am looking forward to seeing your work. 

You can still participate in the challenge and have a chance to win a prize. 

You can even participate with stamps from other brands. 

So come join quickly. 

#122 Under the sea, I love this little mermaid.

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Hallo everyone, 

Today I made a wall hanger with the steampunk mermaid stamp. 

She is such a sweetheart, just love her. 

I made the wall hanger in aqua colors, but it is of course possible in any color that you like. 

With dylusions ink sprays I colored a piece of gauze. 

I colored the little pearls with alcohol ink. 

While it is drying I colored the mermaid with pencils and cut it out.

I had the rest of the decorations lying around for years, so a great opportunity to use them. 

I glued everything together. 

Then I added some fine glitter with the Nuvo glitter gloss. 

It is a pity that it cannot be seen in the photo, because it shines very nicely. 

The team and I are curious about what you make with this theme. 

There is still time to participate and have a chance to win a prize. 

So don't be shy and show us your work by joining our challenge.

Good luck

Under the sea: steampunk

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Hello everyone! There's still time to paticipate in our challenge Under the Sea! Here's another big card I made, it was so much fun making it! I stamped the ,waves' 3 times using a Big and Juicy inkpad (rainbow coloured) and spread the ink a bit with water and a brush. I let it dry well. Using black StazOn ink, I stamped the small waves at the bottom and the right ship. I also stamped two ships and the mermaid onto a seperate piece of paper and I cut them out. I coloured them with watercolor pencils, water and I finished with glitter glue after I sticked everything in place.

Stamps used (click=see):  STP Dirigible, Bubbles border, Steampunk mermaid, Fish and heart set1

See you next time!

Liesbeth XX

Seahorse rider

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Hello all. Cathy here with a under the sea card for you. 

I used:

seahorse with rider 

I started off making the background. I used blues and purple and black distress spray. I sprayed them on a craft mat and smooched mix media cardstock into it. Dry the repeat till you are happy with your background. Set aside. 

Next I used a bubble die to use as a layer for my under the sea card in blue cardstock. When my background was dry I then took a bubble stencil and layered that on with distress oxide ink in blue, after that I glued the bubble stencil on top. Set aside to dry with something heavy on top to hold it down.

I then stamped seahorse with rider on a scrap piece of white cardstock and colored with copic markers. I added gold in for the horse's reins and some white highlights. I then glued that in place and that is my card.

I hope you will join in the challenge here.

Secret Sea Horses

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Hello Portal Peeps.  Gail here today.  I hope you are loving all the undersea adventures the team is sharing with Lost Coast Designs sea themed stamps.  I love the sea and the mysteries beneath and I've used the beautiful Doodle Seahorse stamps to make a picture.

I made a subtle background with baby blue embossed small Doodle Seahorses and distress inks.  

I started with a piece of pale blue mottled card.  I stamped Lost Coast Designs Bubble Background using Versamark ink and dried it with my heat tool.  Hoping for a watermark resist LOL.  Then I stamped the small Doodle Seahorse three times and embossed with baby blue powder.  Some got on the bubbles as well, but it's all good.........

I blended green and blue distress inks onto the background, wiped my embossed seahorses clean and then spritzed the inks with water.   When everything was dry I stamped Lost Coast Designs Cracked Grass stamp with Evergreen Bough distress ink, orientating my stamp vertically, and then wiped the seahorses again to get rid of any green ink over the embossing.

I stamped the large Doodle Seahorse on some designer card in shades of orange and white, embossed with black powder and fussy cut.  I used green gel pen and silver pilot marker to add some highlights.  Finally I stamped most of Carmen's Veranda Live In The Sunshine sentiment with black archival and mounted my picture in a deep box frame. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Don't forget to check out all the awesome makes from the team and link up your stamped Under the Sea makes for a chance to win. 

Under The Sea: Spikey Shaker Card

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Hi from Laurie with a fun project for our current challenge:  Under the Sea.  For this, I made a shaker card, which I've not done for quite some time and had a lot of fun with.

For my card I used the new Spikey Fish stamp and the Bubbles background stamp, both from Lost Coast Designs.

For my frame, I chose a Gelli print I made using green and yellow acrylic paints and some bubble wrap to make the design in the paint.  I cut a window into the center of the print and attached a piece of clear acrylic, taping it in place on the back side.  I then added two layers of foam tape all around the opening on the back side, making sure there were no gaps in the tape.  I stamped my spikey fish with black StayzOn ink onto a Gelli print scrap mostly in pale green and fussy cut him out.  I gave him a bright turquoise rhinestone for an eye.  I took a piece of pale blue paper and using the Bubble Background stamp, lightly stamped in green ink.  I wanted the bubbles to show but not overwhelm Mr. Fish.

Next I gathered an assortment of sequins in different shapes and sizes and most in shades of green, blue and silver.  I laid those down atop my fish then, removing the backing from the foam tape,  carefully pressed the front down, securing the foam tape firmly around the edges of the opening.  I back this with a white layer and it's done!

Let's see your Under the Sea projects for this challenge.  Just be sure to feature some rubber stamping for a chance to win some free stamps from Carmen's Veranda and Lost Coast Designs!

Under The Sea Grand National

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 Good morning and a very happy Tuesday. It's Sue here, and today I'm back with my second project for our Under The Sea challenge and this time I've made a journal page.

I started by making a gelli plate background on a page. When I've done a few more I can put them back in the book. It's not quite the shade that I wanted but I really like the white bubbles so I'm going with it!

Next, I did some stencilling and also stamped the Steampunk Pony as I didn't want to cut out the numbers. 

Then I stamped my hard-working fish on scraps of gelli prints.

Luckily my Bird Bones  jockey doesn't weigh much, and as Steampunk Pony is on wheels the fish can pull him quite easily!

I stamped the pony onto another gelli scrap, cut him out, saddled him up, and we're good to go, it's the Grand National under the sea!

I hope you like my fun/weird/slightly bonkers piece and that you join in with our challenge. As always there's the chance to win some Lost Coast dollars.

I've used

Steampunk Pony

Fish and Heart Set

Bird Bones 

Have a very happy week, and thanks so much for looking x

Challenge #122 Under the sea.

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Hallo everybody, 

Under the sea, that's a great theme. 

But my steampunk mermaid was so tired from swimming under the sea,

 that she wanted to rest for a while above the sea. 

I made this work with panpastel.

 And despite the fact that it was much bigger than I actually wanted, 

I am still satisfied with it. 

I colored the mermaid on thin paper.

Then glued her on the sand.

 And with a white gell pen I made the splashing water from the waves.

As for the challenge. 

The team would love it if you took part. 

It can be anything with the theme "under the sea".

As long as you use stamps on it. 

You can even participate with stamps from other brands.

 And of course there is a prize to be won. 

Please do read the rules.

Good luck and especially have fun joining the challenge.

CHALLENGE #122 - UNDER THE SEA

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Hello Portal Peeps.  

 

 Due to the mass cancellation of stamp/scrapbook shows Linda is running an online virtual convention.   Use coupon code QUARANTINE to get 20% off any purchase of Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda stamps.  Katzelkraft stamps, stamp accessories and Stencil Girl stencils are not included in the sale.
 

It's time for our new Challenge.
Our challenges are now fortnightly!  A new challenge starting the 1st and the 15th of every month, with chances to win Lost Coast dollars. We will be announcing winners on the 5th of the month, so do pop back and see who wowed the team and gets our snazzy blog badge and the coveted Lost Coast dollars.

Now for our new Challenge!

CHALLENGE #122

UNDER THE SEA

We want to see your under the sea themed projects. 
Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project.  A small stamped sentiment in a sea of die cuts or digital images will not qualify to win the prize and you may be deleted!!!!  Bwahahhaaahaha.

Please remember we do have some Challenge Rules to follow so look them over to ensure your entries qualify to win this month's prize!

You are welcome to play in our Challenges using rubber stamp images from any company but if you use any of our Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda stamps...we love it when you do...then your entry counts as two which doubles your chances of winning in our random prize drawing.

PRIZES

To ensure you all have a fabulous time playing in our Challenges this is how our Prize system works!
The more entries the better the Prize so tell all your friends to join the fun too!

1 - 4 Entries = one winner chosen by the team is awarded our Challenge Winner's Badge
5+ Entries = one randomly picked winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to spend at
Lost Coast Designs/Carmen's Veranda
10+ Entries = one randomly picked winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend at
Lost Coast Designs/Carmen's Veranda
and all winners get our snazzy Challenge Winner's Badge to proudly display on their blogs!

If you don't have a blog then no prob, you can still play in our challenges by sharing your projects from public photo sharing sites which includes our Facebook Company Pages for Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda.  Please include our Challenge info and the link back to our challenge in your photo's description!  As long as the privacy setting for your photo is public you're good to go.  See, it's so easy to join the fun!  FYI, you can't link up projects shared in closed Facebook groups! 

Here's some inspiration from the team to get us started.  ENJOY!

Cathy used Lost Coast Designs Anchor Fish, Bubble Border and Shark

 
Sue used Lost Coast Designs Seahorse With Rider, Fish and Heart Set, and Goddess (from Mystery, Eternity, Hope, Goddess set)

Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs Calligraphy Venus

Now it's your turn.  Are you up for the challenge?  We can't wait to see your projects!  
Submit your entries in the linky party below by 5 to midnight PST on the 31st and don't forget to follow us so you don't miss anything!  The team will be posting more inspiration throughout the month so check back and join the fun.

Happy Stamping!
Gail
Challenge Host

Challenge #122 - Under The Sea
May 15th - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Monday, May 31st 23.59 PST.
All entries must be entered in our link up but your don't need a blog to win.  See our RULES page for more info
 

 

Mail Art: Steampunk

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Hello everyone, Liesbeth here with the final post for our Mail Art challenge! Tomorrow another challenge will start, but first let's show my A5 Steampunk envelope.

The possibilities for Mail Art are endless! Love it so much!

I started with a torn out papermask for the adress area. Using four colours of blue ink, I sponged the entire background and stamped the background stamps (text and fragments) I also sponged dark blue using the gorgeous Stencil Girl stencil ,Tapestry' (click) I removed the mask and I stamped the airship and the man with black StazOn ink. I bleached them using pure bleach and a synthetic brush. I finished with a blue color pencil to cover some white parts like the front side of the airship.

Give it a try... enjoy!

I love the new steampunk stamps so much! Here I used STP Dirigible and STP Guy in car. And there are some more, look HERE! 

Other stamps used: Pieces of calligraphy and Pieces of architecture.

Liesbeth XX

Gnome Post

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Hello Portal Peeps!  Gail here today.

I hope you are enjoying all the awesome inspiration for our Mail Art Challenge.

You have until close of play on the 14th to join the fun.

I decided to use one of Lost Coast Designs fabulous Gnomes and make a giant postage stamp!

This is ZZ Top Gnome 2.  I also used PMC Circle Frame Background and the number 2 from the License Plate Alphabet.

I started by cutting a piece of card with a postage stamp die, this one is from Sizzix.  In hindsight stamping first and die cutting afterwards would have given me more to hold onto......   I stamped the gnome using black archival ink, masked and stamped the 2 using blue archival ink.

I masked the 2, keeping the gnome mask in place too, and stamped PMC Circle Frame Background with green archival ink.  This is quite a large stamp and having a bit of extra card to hold onto would have been useful, but all's well that ends well........   I coloured the gnome with distress markers and gel pens and edged the panel with ink.  Then I die cut the next size up from green card and mounted my stamped panel.   These gnomes are quite big, so my postage stamp is 41/8ish x 31/8ish" (11 x 8.5cm), perfect as it is, or added to a base for a fun postcard.  

Don't forget to join the Mail Art Challenge for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars..... anything related to snail mail that features real rubber or clear stamping works!

Thanks for dropping by.  Have a awesome day.  Hugz

Sealed With A Fish

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 Good morning and a very happy Monday. It's Sue here with an envelope for our mail art challenge.

I started making a background on my gelli plate as I was making my own envelope using a very old envelope board.

 

Next came the stamping. Do you like my nice blue text? My printer won't print in black at the moment, but luckily this is a nice shade of blue. I've put some washi tape around the sides to give it an airmail feel. The Alice in Wonderland figures have been coloured with alcohol markers

I couldn't resist sealing it with a fish!

These are the stamps that I've used. They are all by Lost Coast.

Rabbits, Cat Face, Hatter, Rabbit With Watch 

Carte Postale

Flying Moon

Sealed With A Fish

Antique Text Border - don't worry, yours will come in one piece, I chopped mine down to make it easier to use. Don't tell Linda!

I hope you like my envelope, and you have until 14th to join in with our challenge for the chance to win some Lost Coast dollars.

Take care and have a very happy day x