Zentangle Creature Cards by Leigh!

Howzit Lost Coasters!

Before I share today's cards here's a quickie reminder about our current challenge #28.  September is Anything Goes, always a fan fave so come and join the fun over at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity!  Also check out the LCDesigners' midway challenge inspirational projects too, they're all truly fabulous!

I made these two fun square shaped cards featuring stamps from our newest line of Zentangle stamps, Zentangle Squares and Creatures!  They are so much fun to play with and so versatile.  You can colour up a storm or go traditional Zentangle and work only in black and white with pencil shading like I've done on these two.

For the fish one I used Zentangle Square One with Zentangle Checker Fish because all the circles reminded me of bubbles in water.  Both images were stamped with Onyx Black Versafine ink but on the background square I first inked up the stamp, stamped off most of the ink on another piece of cardstock and then stamped the image for my project.  I then re-inked the stamp, wiped off the ink in the areas I wanted the grey image to show with a baby wipe and over stamped the design to achieve the solid black areas.  I then coloured and added shading to both images with a graphite pencil and blended with a tortillon stick.

For the cat one I used Zentangle Square Two with Zentangle Cat because the swirled pattern reminded me of a ball of wool (yarn) and I added in some squiggly lines too with a black Copic fineliner.  I also applied Black Soot Distress Ink to the background square.

I then trimmed and cut out all the images, layered on black cardstock and added everything to white folded cards made from sheets of white cardstock.  I then embellished them with black and white Inkssentials Enamel Accents.

Here's a look at the other stamps in our Zentangle line.

Thanks for stopping by to see my projects today!
Happy Stamping and have a great weekend!

 Leigh S-B

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

Black & White Inchies

Hey everyone. Esther here today to share with you a fun creation I also made for a Summer Challenge in the Netherlands.

The card is about 6x4 inch in total. I stamped everything in black & white on inchies,(the faces and the ticket stamps).

The other incies I filled with zentangle-doodles by hand.

The stamps I used from Lost Coast are : Up close and Personal (from the sets of people range) and the Travel Stuff Set.

Thanks for stopping by! xxx

Intrigue atc

I am once again feeding my atc addiction ...

An atc I created to the theme of 'intrigue' using the crocodile from the Mis. Anthropomorphs set. 

Not often you see such a finely dressed fellow is it :

He is colored with inktense pencils. The background is zentangled, the wording added by hand. A thick layer of UTEE is added to make the atc very shiny and hard.

Thanks for stopping by

Nikki x

Chalkboard/Zentangle style Card

Hello Dear Stamper Friends:

Here Bibiana...
Today I would like to share with you this "Chalkboard/Zentangle" style card that I made using the wonderful "Loast Coast Designs" stamps.

This set of stamps come as a sheet of red rubber stamps with all these "doodle" words to be used separate or together...I love how the words are "Zentangle" style too!
see my Pinterest board in "Zentangle"

I decided to use the entire sheet and do not cut the words and use the sheet as a background!
I stamped a second time the words in white paper and only use the word "create" and place it on top of the background. 
The feather was stamped in acetate paper, with white "Stazon" Ink and as for the crown I added glossy accents to make it shine!

Ok my friends I hope you can check out LCD website, there are very new stamps added to the website!!!

And Great news for us Californians, LCD is coming to town, they will be here on May 2nd at the
"The Original Rubber Stamp Festival", Sacramento, California, so mark your calendars and stop by the booth to say Hi!

SUPPLIES: doodle words ;  feather; set of crowns;