31 Days of Halloween: Day 29

 As we close in on the last days of October and the end of the annual "31 Days of Halloween" Challenge over on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity, I have one final project for this challenge using the Evil Eye stamp from Lost Coast Designs.  Such a wicked looking stamp - I love it!

The background for this one was made using a stencil with a lot of small detail to it.  I sprayed the stencil with Distress Ink in Fired Brick then laid it down onto a piece of white card stock.  I sponged the excess ink with a paper towel and dried the paper well.  I then splattered it with dark blue Distress Ink and spritzed it with Distress Mica Spray.  

The Evil Eye was stamped with black ink onto some white card stock and colored with Copic Sketch markers.  It was fussy cut out and Glossy Accents was added to the eyes.  I affixed it to my card front with some foam tape to give it some dimension and added a few die cut bats to complete the "mood".

So hurry and get your projects in before month end for the chance to win some free stamps from Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda!

Day 21 of the 31 Days of Halloween

 I'm back again with a Day of the Dead card for the 21st day of the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Halloween month long Challenge.  I hope you have been making some fun projects to share over on the Portal and a chance to win some free stamps.

This card features the Coatlique Day of the Dead stamp from Lost Coast Designs.  This was stamped onto a piece of vellum with black Stayz On ink. Once the ink was dry, I flipped the image over and adhered it to a piece of orange card stock.  I trimmed the edges, following the design of the stamp, then layered this with a piece of black card stock and trimmed it in the same shape.

My background is made with a technique called "Stencil Smooshing".  Not sure if that is the technical name or not, but the You Tube video where I found this calls it that, and it's appropriate.  

I took my stencil and sprayed it with orange Distress Ink.  I turned it over and pressed it onto a piece of white card stock, mopping up the excess ink with a paper towel.  Once it was completely dry, I repositioned the stencil atop the the paper, lining it up exactly, then dabbed the white spaces with some green Distress Ink.  I removed the stencil and spritzed it with Altnew gold spray ink and let that dry.  The DOD stamped image was then affixed to the center of the card with foam tape and layered with a piece of white card stock.

You still have lots of time left to show us your fabulous Halloween creations, and we can't wait to see them!!

Day 16 of the 31 Days of Halloween

 Welcom back to Day 16 of the 31 Days of Halloween, the month long Halloween extravaganza over on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity, featuring a new project every day for 31 days.  We really hope you are playing along with us and entering your projects on the Portal.

This tag was made using the Loopy Background stamp and the Dancing Skeletons stamp, both from Lost Coast Design.

The background for this stamp is made using Distress Inks in Fired Brick and Mustard Seed.  I sprayed a stencil with Fired Brick ink and placed it upside down onto a piece of white card stock.  I blotted up the excess ink with a paper towel and dried the paper well.  I then reapplied the same stencil, lining it up as exactly as I could, and using the Mustard Seed ink, I sponged that into the white spaces.  I then randomly stamped the Loopy Background script onto the tag with black ink.  Final step was to spray it with Distress Mica Stain in Mulled Cider.  Once it was completely dry, I mitered the corners and edged the tag with black ink.

The Dancing Skeletons were stamped with black ink onto white card stock and fussy cut out. I attached them with some foam tape, but only behind and head and "body".  That left the arms and legs free to look more like they were really in movement and "dancing".

I tied some fibers to the top in the hole I had punched, and it's ready to go!

Hope to see what you all are making soon - some free rubber stamps would be coming your way if you are the lucky winner!

31 Days of Halloween: Day 10

 So glad you are back for Day 10 of the 31 Days of Halloween that's going on over on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  I've got a fun witchy card for you featuring the Witch 2 stamp and the Grunge Tree stamps from Lost Coast Designs.  The Grunge Tree comes as a large background stamp as well as an ATC sized stamp, and I used both for this.

I started with a dusk-y colored piece of card stock that I sprayed with Distress Mica Spray in Brushed Pewter.  I let that dry, then stamped the large Grunge Tree with black ink onto my card stock, right over the dried mica spray.  I edged that piece with black ink and layered it with a white panel.

The witch was stamped with black ink onto white paper and fussy cut out.  I added some shades of gray marker to her dress and hat and some browns to her broom.  I attached her with foam tape to give her some dimension.

I then took the small ATC sized Grunge Tree and stamped it on some white paper.  I then took a circle punch and punched a circle in the upper branches part of the stamped image.  I affixed this in the upper right corner, and as you can see, it looks like the moon shining from behind the tree!

Hope you are keeping up with us day by day and making some fun and spooky Halloween goodies.  Be sure to share them here on the Portal for a chance to win some free stamps!

31 Days of Halloween: Day Number 4

 Welcome to the annual 31 Days of Halloween over on The Lost Coast Portal to Creativity where it's Halloween all month long.  To celebrate, I made this card was made using the M Raven 2 stamp and the Spiderwebs background stamp, both from Lost Coast Designs.

My raven was stamped with black ink onto white paper and fussy cut out.  I colored over him with a gray Copic marker to fill in the white spots, and also added some color to his beak and the branch he is perched on.  I affixed an orange gem to his eye, which I think kind of gives him a siniste look!

The background is a not terribly successful attempt at stencil-smooshing - spraying Distress Ink onto a stencil, turning it upside down on a piece of paper, and pressing it into the paper while wiping up the excess ink with a paper towel.  But when I stamped this with the Spider webs background stamp, it really came to life.  I then sprayed it with some Antiqued Bronze Distress Mica Spray.  It gives it a great metallic sheen, which is hard to photograph but is a great touch.

This was layered with a white panel, and I stitched around the perimeter with black thread.

So we hope you will join us all month for the fun of another Halloween with Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda!  And a chance to win some free stamps when you post your makes here on the Portal.