31 Days of Halloween Day 27: Cat, Flourish & Skulls

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Hello everyone, still a few days to go at our 31 Days of Halloween Challenge! Time really flies. This time I would love to show you this card, I made it 3 years ago.

Onto an old book page I worked with gesso, inks, paints, colour pencils and embossing powder.

Stamps used: Up Close and Personal, Pieces of Calligraphy, Scalloped Flourish and Skull Flourish.

Have lots of Halloween fun and see you next time!💀👻

LiesbethXX

31 Days of Halloween Day 7: Mystic Moon

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Hello everyone! Day seven already of our 31 Halloween Days challenge! I made todays card with Distress ink sprays, bleach and some scary stamps: Skull Flourish, Bird on Bike and ATC Birds in Trees.

Can't wait to see your Halloween creations! Happy Halloween! 👿💀😱

Have a wonderful day,

Liesbeth XX

CHALLENGE # 196 - WHERE'S MY HAT

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Hello Portal Peeps.  
 

Welcome to April and it's time for our new Challenge.
Our challenges are now monthly!  A new challenge starting the 1st 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 #196

WHERE'S MY HAT

This month we are all about headgear.  You have all month to share your stamped anythings with hats or other headgear.  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 read the updated Challenge Rules 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 you could win a bigger prize in our random prize drawing.  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 Horizontal Party Hats Border, Mini Crowns, and Corner Swirl 

with Carmen's Veranda Joker

Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs Birthday Mona, Skull Flourish with and Carmen's Veranda Keyhole and Ironwork Wall

 

Darlene used Lost Coast Design Party Hat set 2

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 30th 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 #196 - Where's My Hat??
April 1st - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Wednesday, April 30th 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
 

 

31 Days of Halloween: Day 21

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Hi everyone! My fourth inspiration card for our 31 Days of Halloween challenge! Hope we inspire you to give it a go yourself!👻😱👻 Have fun!

The techniques are the same as my previous blogposts. On a coloured background (Distress inks) I stamped Calligraphy Shrine with black StazOn ink and masked it. I stamped Skull Flourish, and also it's flourishes at the edges of the card. I sponged some edges around and inside the masked arch with black ink before I moved the mask. The card is finished with some bleach, charcoal and white gel pen.

See you soon,

LiesbethXX

31 Days of Halloween : Day 6

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Hello everyone! Liesbeth here, this is my first entry for our 31 Days of Halloween. We hope you will stamp along with us and join the fun of Halloween!

I made this creepy card by stamping the skull onto the coloured paper (Distress inks) and masking it. After that I stamped the door, flourishes of the skull stamp, and the texts. I finished with bleach, charcoal and white gel pen. Stamps used: Skull Flourish, Door & Window set, ATC text Set 1.

See you next time, 

LiesbethXX

31 Days of Halloween day 23: Raven and Evil Eye

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Hi everyone,  

Because I have Covid and couldnt stamp, this time an oldie for our Halloween challenge! I stamped it onto an alcohol inked piece of glossy paper and used lots of masking. 

Stamps used: Evil Eye, Goth raven, Skeleton and Roses, Skull Flourish, Door and Window,  Ironwork Wall , Victoriana and Flagstone Background.

Have a nice day! 

Liesbethxx

Spooktacular Florals: Skull

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Hi everyone! Liesbeth here showing you a  Skull Flourish card for our Spooktacular Florals Challenge! There's a few days left for you to join us!

I started with a background made with Infusions, a pigment powder. I stamped the Skull Flourish with StazOn Jet Black and masked it. Using Versamark ink I stamped the Daisy Flourish two times and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. I bleached the skull with pure bleach. After that I stamped the Paradise Square (CV), just the text part of it. I finished the piece with glitter gel pens (flowers).

See you next time! 

LiesbethXX

31 Days of Halloween Cats ans Dogs: Cat & skulls.

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Hi everyone! It's almost Halloween and that's why we continue our 31 Days of Halloween chalenge! The last two weeks of October it's also a Cats and Dogs party! I (Liesbeth) made this big card in Halloween style. I love this cat stamp so much, it's from the wonderful set Up close and personal.

This is how I made the card: I took a page out of an old book and painted it with brown Distress inks, paint and water, I let it dry overnight. Using Archival Coffee, I stamped the Skull Flourish a several times. I did the same with black ink and one of the Pieces of Calligraphy. I stamped the Scalloped Flourish a several times with Versamark ink and heat emossed it with gold powder.

I stamped the cat on a seperate piece of white cardstock and cut it out, sponged it a bit with Distress ink Vintage photo and coloured it with pencils (eyes and nose) I gold embossed the edges and matted it onto a black card, as well as the big page. I adhered the cat onto the card.

Hope I inspired you to join the fun with us! See you next time!

Liesbeth XX

31 Days of Halloween: Gargoyle

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Hi everyone, hope you are enjoying our Halloween creations this month. Join the fun!

For today I made this scary card using the wonderful Gargoyle. I stamped it onto a piece of alcohol inked paper and cut it out. Onto a coloured card, I stamped the Ironwork Wall, One of the Pieces of Calligraphy an with red I stamped Skull Flourish. I glued the Gargoyle onto the card and sponged the edges black.

LiesbethXX

31 Days of Halloween Day 17: Skull

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Hi everyone, Liesbeth here with day 17 of our 31 Days of Halloween challenge! Read everything about it here and join us!

On a mixed media painted card I used Skull Flourish, Pieces of Calligraphy and Pieces of Architecture using black and brown waterproof ink. I also used white gelpen and two pieces of scrapbook paper.

See you next time, Liesbeth XX

31 Days of Halloween Day 7 - Los Tres Caballeros

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 Good morning and a very happy Thursday. It's Sue again and today I'm back with my second pieces for our 31 Days of Halloween challenge.

You can't beat a good head swap can you, though I'm not sure that the guy in the middle is convinced!

Ok, so equal with a head swap is a shaky shaky shaker!

This time I've used

Lost Coast

Skull Flourish (again) but why wouldn't you?

Skeleton and Roses

Tres Cabelleros     and

Carmen's Veranda

Skulls & Bones Background

I hope you're enjoying the inspiration here on the portal. Remember there will be new posts every day throughout October.

Take care and have a spooky day! x

31 Days of Halloween Day 3 - I See Dead People

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 Good morning and a very happy Sunday! It's Sue here with the first of my pieces for our  31 Days of Halloween challenge. 

I have a bit of a theme running through this year, as all of my pieces are just under 5x5 inches square.

He's such a cutie isn't he lol.

These are the stamps that I've used. 

Lost Coast

Cheshire Cat

Skull Flourish 

I've also used the Old Typewriter Alphabet but for some reason, I've forgotten to put this on my photo (or did I, bwahahahahaha!!)

Carmen's Veranda

Ouiji Board

Smell Cake

I'll be back in a few days with my second piece, but in the meantime keep coming across to the portal and see all the inspiration that my teamies are creating, and then join in yourself!

Have a very happy (and spooky) day whatever you are doing, and thanks so much for looking x

31 Days of Halloween Day 28 - Poison

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Hi everyone, Liesbeth here with a bottle of poison for our 31 Days of Halloween challenge! There's still much time to participate, join the fun!

I made an altered bottle, it was a small liqueur bottle. First I stamped the skull (Skull Flourish) onto a piece of tissue paper, tore it out and glued it onto the bottle with gel medium. I painted the entire bottle with gel medium, and after that with black paint (except of the image of course) I added a layer of Black Lava (Liquitex) and let dry well. With my finger, I added a little bit of  bronze wax here and there. I highlighted the skull image using a white color pencil and added text stickers. For the ,blood'  I mixed some red paint and water and let it drip off the bottle.   I finished with a skeleton embellishment. 

Liesbeth XX

31 Days of Halloween Day 2 - Skull flourish

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Hi everyone! Yesss , yesterday we started the 31 days of Halloween-month, I love it so much! Read everything about it and join the fun HERE! My first Halloween blogpost is stamped on a yellow, purple and orange Brusho background and  I masked the skull before stamping the other images. I finished by bleaching the skull and the texts for a spooky effect.

Stamps used (click=see): Skull Flourish, Spiderwebs background, Antique text border.

Liesbeth XX

Walk of Fame: Salvador Dali

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Hello everyone, Liesbeth here showing a card using the nice Carmen's Verandas Dali stamp in the Walk of Fame challenge! For inspiration and how to participate look HERE:-)

On an inked background I first stamped the big circle from the Shadow Frame set with blue Distress ink, and masked it. After that I stamped the pillars (ATC Misc 7 set) and the flourish (Skull Flourish)with black StazOn ink and the spiderweb (Spiderwebs Background) with blue StazOn ink. I took some bleach and a synthetic brush and I bleached the face, the flourishes and big pillars. I finished the card with color pencils, white gel pen and a black fineliner.

Liesbeth XX

31 Days of Halloween Day 20: Scary night

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Hi, Liesbeth here again on the 20th Halloween day here! Today I show you a big A5 card with lots of thing to scare you ;-)

This is how I did it: I made an alcohol ink background with purple, yellow and orange ink on a glossy piece of cardstock. Ater that I built up the layers of images using stamps and black StazOn ink. I masked some of the images: the beast, skull, bird before I stamped the other images. I finished the piece with a white gelpen (lots of details) and a little bit of colouring with Distress markers.
Stamps I used: Goth raven, Evil Eye, Skeleton and roses, Skull flourish, Flagstone background, Ironwork wall, Door and window set. (klick=see)

We would love to invite you to join our 31 Days of Halloween challenge and to participate! See you soon!

Liesbeth XX

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