Ancient Muse

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Greeting again from Laurie and another post for the "Pretty As A Picture" challenge going on at the Portal now.    This one features the Ancient Woman 4 Stamp from Lost Coast Designs and the "Muse" Clear Stamp from Carmen's Veranda.  There is a whole set of Ancient Women stamps available and they are all really beautiful!  They remind me of ancient Greek or Roman women whose faces you might have seen on antique vases or mosaics. 

I started by stamping my image with black ink onto a background paper I made using tan and rust paints and some vintage papers. I cut down the background paper to follow the tag shape of the stamp itself.  I used some Distress Ink to darken up the edges.

I found a piece of vintage lace trim and stitched it to the bottom of my tag.  I punched a hole in the top and threaded some multicolored fibers through.  I then stamped my sentiment with black ink on a scrap from my background paper, edged it with black, and tied it to my fibers.

And there you have a simple but elegant tag!  Let's see what tags or other goodies you can create with the "Pretty As A Picture" theme!

Picture This Chippie Page

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Good morning and happy Sunday, it's Sue here with my project for the 'Picture This challenge'. I just love the colours of our inspiration photograph, and this is what I've made.

 I started by gathering my paints together in the challenge colours.

 Then I made a 'pealed paint' background using the paints and a chap stick.

I added some stamping with the Leonardo Accessories Set

And the Agregate background

I stamped the 3 Flying Flower Girls using my stamping platform so I could get a really good impression.

So now I have another double page in my chippy album completed.

You still have a week to enter our challenge, so I hope to see you over on the Portal. Have a happy day, and thanks very much for looking x

#Selfie

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Hello.  Gail here today with Frank, and a little inspiration for the Pretty as a Picture challenge.  We want you to look at the picture and be inspired by one or more of the elements.  I went with the colours, a frame and the whole picture thing.  Smile...

Frank's on holiday again!!  No pineapples this time.  I think he's gone old world...

 I started by stamping and embossing Lost Coast Designs Large Tigger Shrine on a piece of white card and coloured it with Barn Door and Old Paper distress inks.

 I stamped, embossed and fussy cut Carmen's Veranda Frankenstein and coloured him with Stormy Sky distress ink.  I stuck him in front of the shrine and die cut the # and word using Sizzix alpha-dies. 

 

 Link up your stamped makes inspired by something in this picture for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars. 

MARCH CHALLENGE WINNERS

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Greetings,  It's the 5th of the month and time to announce the
WINNERS of our March Challenges

We would like to thank everyone who entered their amazing projects.  It was so nice to see so many using Lost Coast Design and Carmen's Veranda stamps.  You of course get an extra chance in the random draw for using our stamps on your projects.  Thanks for playing with us!

We used Mr Random and he said

WINNER of CHALLENGE #48

ANYTHING GOES 

is

HEIDI 

with this fabulous card she made featuring Lost Coast Designs Griffin stamp

Congrats Heidi you win a $5 gift certificate

WINNER of CHALLENGE #49

SAY WHAT?? 

is

CRAFTYFIELD 

with this gorgeous arty card

Congrats Craftyfield you win a $5 gift certificate

 Congratulations Heidi and Craftyfield!  Please email Gail (craftynomad at gmail dot com) by the end of the month to claim your prize.  Please provide your full name and mailing address in the email as well as the stamps you would like.
You may choose from Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda!

Here's your snazzy Challenge Winner's badge for your blog!
Please link your badge back to us here at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity, THX :0)
 

Our current challenge is

PRETTY AS A PICTURE

Link up your stamped projects inspired by the picture

 for your chance to win some Lost Coast Dollars.
The more entries the bigger the prize, so tell your friends!!

Classic Beauty

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Happy Spring to you all from Laurie!  The current challenge here on the Lost Coast Designs Portal to Creativity has the theme "Pretty As A Picture".  So many ways to interpret this one, but to me it means I want to create something that reminds me of perhaps some art or sculpture I have seen in our travels.

For this sample, I have chosen the Calligraphy Lady stamp from Lost Coast Designs.  She has such a classic yet wistful air about her.  I stamped her onto white paper with black ink, then using various Copic Sketch markers, I added some color.  I also used a gold pen for some added accents.  I cut out my stamped image and layered it with a piece of gold paper and a torn edge piece of handmade paper.   I then chose a background piece that reminded me of vintage mosaic tile work and then layered that with another gold piece.

Such an elegant and thoughtful image!  Let's see your Pretty As A Picture creations!  Take inspiration from the picture and link up your makes for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars. 

Tree Crown ATC

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Hello Cathy here with a new challenge here for you. Pretty as a Picture is what it is called. . Photo Inspiration - be inspired by the colors, the subject, the shapes, just tell us what inspired your project

 I have made a ATC for this challenge.  What I inspired me in making this ATC is the color, the window frame and the twigs from the nest.
I took Distress Oxide ink in red and brown tones and I did the smooshing technique on my craft mat with them. Next I took  ATC Leaf Column Shrine and stamped it in black ink. Next I stamped  Small Tree Crown in the center of it. last I colored the crown with brown Copic markers and some green for the leafs on the crown.