Pretty Peacock!

Grab those markers and make a pretty card!

You can use any watercolor markers you have and you can snag the stamps from Carmen's Veranda! Happy Crafting!

Flash Cards Art

Goodmorning all of you creative ladies!

Esther here,:) Some time ago I created some artwork on little Flash Cards, here is one of them using the Flying Moon Stamp,

And another one with some of the Chess Pieces. One in the front of the card and the other one on the back of the same card.

Thanks for watching and we hope to see you soon at Lost Coast Designs! :)
Have a great day !

Bom-Bom Ain't it Great to be Crazy?

I love crazy stamps, the weirder the better but how do we use them in our everyday cards? Here I will show you how I turned a quirky animal stamp into an appropriate graduation card:

All you need to do is find a tie-in between the stamp you want to use and the event the card is for, in my case I wanted to convey my sentiment of congratulations to my niece who was graduating so balloons convey the congrats and celebration and the grad cap says the rest. It's like math, look for the common denominator that make both elements work. I hope you found this helpful! Here are the stamps I used today from Lost Coast Designs: Pencil Background, Circus Dogs and Isle of Aud Animals. Now go get your weird on and as always happy crafting!

Some Bright fun on a Dreary Day!

Hello friends, like many of you we are getting buried in snow this week. A great way to spend a snowday is inside by the fire with a stamp in hand, add some tropical colors in the mix and it is paradise! Here is a fun techniques you can try with watercolors and your stamps, I used the fruit pod stamp from Lost Coast Designs:

Fun huh? I hope you try this and stay warm! Happy crafting!

DIY Pressed Flower Project!

Howdy friends, Lindsay here again with a fun project: Microwave pressed Flowers! First I want to show you a card made with the results featuring the dress-form stamp from Lost Coast Designs:

Don't neglect the inside of the card! I put a tine envelope I made with my 3"x3" kreate-a-lope inside so a note can be inserted and the card can be reused since there is no need to write in it!

OK, are you ready for some videos? I have 3! First off how to press flowers in your microwave. All you need is flowers, a sheet of paper, a paper towel and a glass or ceramic tile or a flat bottomed dish like a pie plate. Make sure whatever you use is flat with no ridges on it because it needs to press the flowers.

Wasn't that easy? Now grab your stamps, colored pencils, glue, cardstock and ink and let's make a card!

But wait, there's more! You will end up with single tiny flowers that you don't know what to do with, they are perfect for envelope seals, here's how to make them:

I hope I have inspired you to do some crafting this weekend and preserve some of those beautiful end of summer flowers before frost gets them. Thanks for stopping by and as always happy crafting!

Terrific Tag Techniques!

Hello Friends! Lindsay here again with another technique video, we will be making some wonderful tags using the Chess Pieces stamp set from Lost Coast Designs.

I'll also show you how I made the matching pocket card too. Here is a tip, first I made the envelope and used the leftover paper from my Kreate-a-lope to make the pocket on the card to hold the tag, no waste and it matched perfectly!

Here is the video to show you how it was done, mind you I filmed it late at night so I might not be as perky as usual:)

Pretty easy huh? Don't be afraid to try some of Lost Coast Designs unusual stamps, they can be the most fun, and as the video proves, easiest images to work with! Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!

One Layer Rainbowy Goodness!

Howdy folks! Lindsay here with another fabulous one layer wonder using the Party Hat Cats stamps set from Lost Coast designs. This card is so quick and easy, you will need: stamps, stencils, dye ink pads, markers, masking tape, cardstock and a scrap of paper. Oh and remember the Roltap mini brayers I showed you how to make a couple weeks ago? We will use them too! Ready to get your craft on? Well, let's get to it!

Wasn't that easy? I hope you give it a try and let me know what you think! Happy crafting!