31 Days of Halloween Day 3 - Sugar Skulls

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Hi, Darlene here with my first make for October and the

31 Days of Halloween 

I started with this bunting made using the three small skulls

Did you know these Skulls come in 3 different sizes !!  whoo hoo

What I put together was this bunting

I embossed the skulls in silver onto black cardstock, then fussy cut out

(they were not very fussy - easy peasy - LOL)

Added some silver threads in behind 

and added bling for the eyes

 

Glued the images onto the flags -

the material was rough cut out and stapled onto a string

Overall think it turned out kinda fun 

Be sure to enter your Halloween make 

and perhaps win some new stamps !!!

CHALLENGE #155 - SPOOKTACULAR FLORALS

Welcome back to Lost Coast Portal to Creativity where Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda collide to bring you twice the inspiration and double the fun!

 

Hello Portal Peeps.  
 

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 #155

SPOOKTACULAR FLORALS

Keeping the spook alive so share your Day of the Dead makes or anything featuring flowers with a spooky or somber twist.  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 digi 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 Brush Strokes, Bugz Set and Roses

    
Laurie used Lost Coast Designs 3 Small Skulls

  
Riet used Lost Coast Designs Frida Skull, Cobweb Background, Pieces of Calligraphy, Brush Strokes, Large Flourish and More Bugs.


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 23.59 PST on the 14th 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 #155 - Spooktacular Florals
November 1st - 14th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Monday, November 14th 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
 

 

Double Trouble by Roni

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A not so scary twosome!

This pair of sugar skulls were stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne (black) ink and then colored with Radiant Neon inks.  I love how the neon inks make them pop!

The background was made by stamping the flowers (again with Radiant Neon inks) and masking as I went. So easy yet it produces such an amazing backdrop for the wickedly cool duo!

Lost Coast Design Stamps used:

Sketchy Flower

3 Small Skulls

Imagine:

VersaFine Clair Inks

Radiant Neon Inks

FantaStix

Day Of The Dead Candles

Welcome back to Lost Coast Portal to Creativity where Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda collide to bring you twice the inspiration and double the fun!

Hello.  Welcome.  Gail here today with an idea for some Day of the Dead decorations.  Now, here in Norway Day of the Dead is not celebrated, but celebration it is, despite it's gory title.  So I decided to use Lost Coast Designs 3 Small Skulls and decorate some candles.

These stamps are approximately 2.5" high and I used 3" pillar candles.  These images are also available as larger and smaller versions.

I started by stamping and embossing my images on white tissue paper.  The embossing is not strictly necessary but it did add a bit of gloss to the final project.  I coloured the images with Promarkers and ripped around them.  Rip your tissue paper, don't cut it.  A cut edge shows at the end, a ripped edge doesn't.  I use a piece of baking paper to hold my image in place against the candle.  This also helps avoid burnt fingers LOL.   Heat gently with the heat tool til the image sticks to the wax.  You can always heat it a bit more if need be, but over heating will result in a melted candle!

Aren't they just adorbs!!!!  Can't wait to have these on display! 

Thanks for dropping by.
Don't forget to join up your stamped Dia De Los Muertos makes for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars!!