My Old Stamping Grounds

Who doesn't want a bit MORE out of life?! Count me in if it's more laughter, love and fun. Here's a card I made for the Lost Coast Designs Women Challenge .  I used the Steampunk Hairbow stamp from Lost Coast Designs and the More Fun stamps from Carmen's Veranda. Follow along with this pictorial to see how I made the card: Visit  Lost Coast Design's Portal to Creativity to learn more about the March Challenge . Submit your creation by the end of the month for your chance to win a prize!

Crazy that we're on the last day of February! Wow. Time Flies. Here's a card I made as part of this month's Lost Coast Designs Fruit, Flowers and Foilage Challenge: Follow along with this photo tutorial to see how I made this card using the Party Words and Large Flourish stamps from the Lost Coast Design's Catalogue : This is the last day of the month to submit your creation to the Lost Coast Designs Portal to Creativity February Challenge. Give it a go! Maybe win a prize!

I don't know about you, but I like to keep a few cards handy for last minute gifts. This generic pear card would work great to include with a housewarming, hostess or even a birthday gift. It uses the Pear Square stamp from Carmen's Veranda . The process to build it was relatively simple. Follow along to see how I made it: This card also works well with this month's Fruit, Flowers and Foilage Challenge on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity . Make your own card and upload it to the website for your chance to win a prize!

The older I get, the more confident I feel in who I am. I worry SO MUCH LESS about fitting in than when I was a teenager. This card embodies what I hope we can all learn to appreciate about ourselves--being unique and standing out is what makes this world a beautiful place! This card uses the TaDa Mouse , Brush Strokes and Born To Stand Out stamps from Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda . As you can see in the following photo tutorial, only the upper portion of the full mouse stamp can be seen.  There's still a few days left in January for you to upload a Bright & Cheerful s tamped creation to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity . It's your chance to get creative and maybe even win a prize!

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely holiday season and are getting ready to do all the things you love in 2025. One thing I LOVE is creating art with stamps. Lost Coast Designs is hosting a fun Bright & Cheerful theme challenge for January. Here's a card I created using the STP Hairbow stamp from the Lost Coast Designs catalogue , and the You Matter sentiment from Carmen's Veranda .  There are so many fun sentiments in the Carmen's Veranda sentiment page! This one made me laugh--my husband majored in Physics so I can appreciatea little science humor. Follow along with these photos to see how I made this card: It's still early in the month so there's PLENTY of time to create your own Bright & Cheerful stamped card to submit to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity . Post your entry by the last day of January for your chance to win a prize!

For me, December is a time for family, faith and gift giving. Where I live in Utah, neighbors often exchange small presents with each other. I like to attach a cute gift tag to mine where I can write a Christmas greeting on the back side.  This gift tag has sparkle and shine, perfect for this month's Cold & Frosty Challenge . I made it using the Angel Cat stamp found in the Carmen's Veranda stamp catalogue . Follow along with these photos to see how I made the tag: There's still one day remaining to post your own Cold & Frosty creation to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity . Enter to win a prize! And may I wish you a very Happy New Year!