Cozy Treehome

Cozy Treehome  DT-135-R
scene by Rebecca Stiles

Perfect for those hot summer days is a shady tree house complete with swing!  The treehome stamp could be used with lots of different fun characters:  fairies, brownies, funny bugs, etc.  I chose to add some little girl stamps and used my stamp positioner to add them in just the right spots. 
Girl pushing the swing is from an old company called Stamp Clinic and the other two girls are from an unknown source.  Scene is colored with markers, pencils, chalks and gel pen.

Talk to the wing!

 

Stamps: Third Coast- Talk to the wing (PR-016-J), Single gear (LG) (CO-282-H) 

By Anesha

Materials:
Other: embroidery threads, embossing folder, chalk ink , pigment ink Sizzix die and Faber-Castell pitt pens.

Method:
1. Stamp the talk to the wing image onto white card and cut to 6.5cm x 9cm. Colour with Faber-Castell pitt artist pens and faux stitch around the image.
2. Die cut the scallop mount and emboss with embossing folder. Sand the paper and mount the stamped image.
3. Stamp the single gear with brown ink over the background of the main card and ink the edges with chalk ink.
4. Mount the stamped image to the main card. Then pierce a hole in the spine of the card and wrap the embroidery thread around the card and tie.

Have a great day. Anesha

Fairy Daisy Dance

Today I thought it would be fun to share a card I made using the

"Fairy Flower Picker" (VB-024-J). 

Sadly it's far too hot and dry here in Indiana for my daisies to bloom this year

so I'm settling for this darling little fairy picking a daisy.

She has been colored with Distress Markers.  I added some metallic copper highlights to her beautiful wings and the background is made with alcohol Inks and Distress Stickles.

Hope you all are enjoying the summer

 despite the unusual weather spread across the country.

Delbert the Patriot

Hi Everyone! Hope you week is starting out well! Major rain yesterday and today in Florida. Hope it stops soon or I'm gonna have to get the fins and snorkel out!

In celebration of the upcoming 4th of July Holiday, I thought for my post today, I would use Delbert the Patriot (BD-003-M). I do love his little flag! The paper I used is from a company called Stemma. I popped Delbert up with some popup-dots to make him look more dimensional. The grass are die cuts from Jolee. Hope everyone has a great upcoming 4th and thanks for stopping by our blog!

Spring's Muse

I hope everyone is having a relaxing Sunday so far :0)
Check out this birthday card I created for my precious sister, Paula, so no peeking Sissypoo until it arrives in your mitts ;0)



This absolutely gorgeous stamp is called Spring's Muse (LS-010-V) by Third Coast Rubber Stamps.  Summer, Autumn and Winter completes the set and while you're checking them out also take a peek at the elements fairies, Air, Water, Fire and Earth too!  They're all so divine :0)  I had an absolute ball colouring her and I'm very pleased with how my sister's card turned out :0)

Please stop by my blog, Leigh S-B Designs, for the full project!

Happy Stamping!

Leigh S-B

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Were are you going?

Stamps used:

Travelling Tessa WT-003-M

Steamy WS-187-B

Standing Cupid FA-475-F

Train/station stamp is not a Third Coast stamp.

Coloured with Copic markers.

Ink used: Momento black and Versafine black.

More pictures on my blog: Stempelientje.

Steam Cycle

Stamps:
KG-029-N Steam Cycle

Seeking Guest Designers

Do you love Third Coast’s stamps? Are you able to submit creations digitally? Do you consider yourself to be organized and able to work under deadlines? Then being a Third Coast Coterie Guest Designer may be for you!

Your rewards will be free stamps to create with, having your work published on the Third Coast Coterie’s blog, participating with a great team and the possibility of becoming a full-time Coterie member in 2013. If you think a guest designer position is for you, and you’d like to be considered for a guest position in 2012, please send three of your best projects to anesha@thirdcoastcc.com by 14^th July 2012.

Come hither, Steampunk!

All images from Third Coast: Clouds & Hills; FA-194-C, Naila Reaching; FT-113-G, Grassy Mound; MY-059-D, Holiday Bunny (partial); VB-227-N, Patch of Grass CH-089-FF; Steampunk Dirigible, KG-038-J.

Steampunk is here to stay! Our own Third Coast recently released a whole patch of them. Anyone who’s felt stuck in a rut lately can now use mechanical help to get on the roll again!

Remember when the first Steampunk images got to the market? Some people went crazy about them immediately, others warmed up slowly, and some still are not sure whether to go with the flow or not, but one thing is certain: these images will add punk to your stamping, bringing it to a new level. A little steam will go along way, in this case, and this new dimension can be very surprising!

Naughty Miss Priss!

Miss Priss, (CO-128-J) from Third Coast's p. 29 of the Early Spring 2008 catalog, is beautiful, sassy, and very mischievous.



Ms. Priss was colored with Copic markers in shades of warm gray and RV11.

The birdcage is an Odd Bird Planet stamp and was colored with Copic markers. The birdcage and Ms. Priss were masked with Winsor & Newton liquid mask. The feather, from an old Stampin' Up set, was repeatedly stamped in the cage and around Ms. Priss. They were colored (guess what colorant?) and also masked. Then I airbrushed the background and peeled up the mask. I added Glaze pen to the cage. I resisted adding little red drops around the cage. I figured that would be overkill. (pun intended).

The patterned papers are all from a My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 6x6 pad. Both Pumice Stone & Old Paper Distress inks were sponged on all edges as I can't abide white edges.

Matte Accents was used to adhere patterned paper to the clear buttons. Then I listened to Jodi's voice in my head and threaded the buttons with pink thread.

I haven't decided on a sentiment yet, so that will come later when it's actually sent to someone!

Solstice Greetings

I can't believe how fast the Spring has just flown by!  I'm happy to report that we are having fabulous weather in my little part of the world (Halifax, Nova Scotia).  I hope you are too!  With the solstice just ahead, I wanted to extend my greetings to everyone and wish you a very happy summer.  To that end, I made a Solstice ATC to share with you today!

I was totally stoked to find that the words from the Solstice Greetings stamp fit perfectly as a "tattoo" on butterfly mermaid, Naida!  I coloured and stamped each word separately with my Tombow markers and used a stamp positioner to get them in just the right location.  I invite you to drop by my blog and share how you are celebrating the changing of the seasons!

Thank you for dropping by,
Val :)

Third Coast Stamps Used:
KC008K Naida, AT153L Soltice Greetings

Clockwork Dame card

Third Coast Stamps used: Clockwork Dame (MG-009-O) and Leafy branch LG (CM-143-Q)

by Anesha

Instructions:

1. Stamp the clockwork dame image onto white card and colour with Sakura colour pencils and odourless white spirit.

2. Stamp the background card with the large leafy branch image and ink the edges with chalk ink.

3. Mount the main image onto brown card and pattern paper. Then add the clock face and gems.

Supplies used: Sakura pencils, Talens odourless white spirit, chalk ink, dye ink, adhesive gems, pattern paper, cards (brown, cream and white) and clock face. 

Have a great day. Anesha

Mahina Mermaid (KC-004-J) card

by

Jennifer Willis

Materials used:

Stamp: Third Coast Mahina Mermaid (KC-004-J)

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad ,Copic Markers  Foil Printed Paper  and Glimmer Mists

Method

Stamp the image on the white card stock and trim out neatly. Color the mermaid with the markers (greens for the body, raw silk and fruit pink for the body). Paint the background of the image with the Glimmer Mists using each color randomly. Mat on the blue card stock. Cut a piece of the printed paper to 4.25” x 5.5”. Attach the printed paper to a dark blue card base and finish by adhering the colored image to the center of the card front.

Treasure Chest

I love using the fairy tale stamps to create little story scenes, and what better way to welcome the warm summer days than to find a treasure chest full of jewels and gold!
Three stamps were used:  Gentle Meg FT-354-C; Open Chest CH-471-E; and Rocky Shore FA-239-K.
Meg was stamped first onto the cardstock and then masked.  Using a stamp positioner, the chest was added next.  I put a piece of transparent tape over the bottom edge of the inked chest stamp so it would not be stamped, thus leaving an edge that appears to be buried in the sand.  Next, both Meg and the chest were masked, and using the stamp positioner again, the rocky beach was added.
I used a fine line pen to add the jewels, the "sand" dots and lines around the chest, and the distant ocean horizon.  The piece was colored with pencils, markers, gel pens, gold pen, and chalks.
Enjoy!
Rebecca Stiles

Steampunk Tag Pocket

Stamps:
KG-027-W Cherry Bomb
KG-036-N Steam Pistol
CO-276-EE Solid Single Gear - SM
CO-278-H Gear Corner - Long

Flutter by Parade

Happy Wednesday Everyone!!!

I hope you're all having a wonderful day.

Today I wanted to share a card I made using some of 3C's whimsical silhouette stamps!

I just love the little pixie parade and thought it would pair up nicely with the butterfly rider....

3C Stamps - Butterfly Ride FA-280-DD & Pipers Parade FA-281-G

I created the burst of color in the center by tearing a rough rectangle in a scrap piece of paper; placing this paper over my card panel, adding Distress Ink with my Ink Blending Tool ~ spritz with water and dab away the excess water.  I then stamped using Archival Ink & added Stickles highlights.

Have an inky day!!!

Life's A Beach

Hi Everyone!  Hope everyone is having a great summer so far.  I'm in the middle of a ton of projects, but don't have any of them quite completed yet!  I have fallen into the "too many things I want to do, not enough time" mode.  I hope to have a lot of new stuff finished up soon to share.  I made this wall hanger a couple of weeks ago, and since there is nothing I would like better then being out on the beach right now, I thought I would share it with everyone.  I used real shells and a lot of stickers (mostly Jolee's) and of course two awesome mermaid stamps from Third Coast.  Unfortunately, I don't remember the maker of the beach chair stamp I used for the background behind my top posing mermaid.

Hope everyone has a great summer!

'Melia Amulet' Bendomino Necklace Published in Altered Arts Magazine!

Hello Bloggers!
I'm super excited to finally be able to share my altered game piece necklace that was published in Altered Arts Winter 2011-12 issue with you all :0)  I'm also super excited to be a member of the Creative Coterie again this year, Woohoo!

Third Coast Rubber Stamps used:
VB-011-K Melia Mermaid
VB-013-G Seashorse

Please stop by my DominoART blog for the full tutorial on how to create this eye-catching necklace featuring my signature "Sharpie Domino Queen" technique!

Happy Stamping!

Leigh S-B

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Watch out! Here comes Annie Grenade!!

Today is the last day to Save 20% on new Spring 2012 images !
For this card I used these stamps:
Annie Grenade KG-031-R
Painted Ladies WT-005-S
Steampunk grunge WS-185-D
Cloud bank small VB-137-DD
I coloured with Copics and Distress ink and a golden gel pen.

More details on my blog: Stempelientje

TAKE THE CHALLENGE - MAKE TIME

Hello readers, hello fellow Creative Coterie members :) I’m one of the new kids on the.. well, blog, and here I go with my first post!

Used stamps: solid single gear  (CO-276-EE), stopwatch (FA- 5112-G), Margaret Mechanic (VB-401-J)

We all know how hard it is sometimes to make time not only for the things we’d like to do, but also simply for the stuff that must be done in order  for our daily lives to be able to roll on as needed. The responsibilities, the family  logistics, the time spent commuting to work or study…  There are days I wish I were able to push on a button or knock out a screw on the great galactic clockwork, and simply stop time!

Then again, if I could stop time, I’d probably give in to temptation and keep it stopped forever – or at least until the end of the book I’m reading. Or until my ink pads run dry. Or until I run out of yarn. Or until Bridget is back Mr. Darcy’s arms. Or…  Oh boy! Where’s my toolkit, I must have a wrench in there somewhere!

Enjoy your day!

Liisa

Imagine, Wonder, Time

The landscape is composed of layered striped patterned paper adhered to a matching pattern from the same My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose Hazel 6x6 pad. This was placed into my often-used Timeworks Cuttlebug folder for a ride through my Big Kick. When it came out, I sponged both Weathered Wood and Peacock Feathers Distress ink over the high spots of the embossing, then edged it using Black Soot Distress ink.

The Clockworks-Dark (FA-519-I) stamp from page 14 of the new catalog was stamped onto pale yellow paper using Wild Honey Distress Ink. This was die cut using a Pinked Circle Nestabilities, then kept in the die so I could use a great new tool, Ranger’s Inkssentials Craft Nibs & Nib Holder, to add more Distress Ink into the edgy bits. This piece was then cut in half and slid under the top most "hill".

Clouds were cut from checkered vellum using Memory Box' Clouds and strewn about the sky.

The Victorian Boot (FA-516-I) stamp from page 10. was stamped using Onyx Black VersaFine ink, heat set, then colored with Copic markers. The buttons were highlighted with Glaze pen to give them some dimension and shine. Small Grungeboard wings were painted with a silver Adirondack Paint Dabber, which also added some texture. They were layered and then the boot was added using a double layer of dimensional foam.

Thanks for visiting today!

Got Steampunk?

Third Coast Rubber Stamps

WS-186-BB - Got Steampunk?

CO-276-EE Solid Single Gear Sm

FA-520-H Clockworks Light (masked background)

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Mechanical Cat card

Third Coast Stamps Mechanical cat (CO-286-K), Solid gear border –LG (CO-277-I) and Single Gear –LG (CO-282-H)

Others materials: Embossing folder, Glimmer Mists, clock face and gears, Faber-Castell pitt pen, chalk ink.

1. Stamp the mechanical cat image on white card and then stamp the single gear and solid gear border around the image to form a frame.

2.Spray the Glimmer Mist onto a piece of white card and once dry emboss it. Then lightly ink the raised areas.

3. Mount the main image as shown and add the metal pieces.

These are all stamps from the Spring range which are just wonderful. 

Anesha

Be Amazing!

Pinwheel Pixie (MG-008-N) is one of the great new Steampunk stamps featured in Third Coast's Spring 2012 release. He can be found on page 44 of the new catalog supplement. Don't forget that all the new release stamps are on sale until June 10th!!!

Here's my card!