Closed through April 15th

We are not accepting new orders until April 15, 2013.  We are building a new Third Coast outpost in the Colorado Rockies!  This requires lots of work and planning.  So, we'll be back accepting new orders in mid April.  In the meantime, we'll be getting caught up with outstanding orders and preparing new images, including Half-o-ween 2013!

DT-264-J, Eggbert

Colored by Sandra Levy

Happy October from Third Coast

Unfortunately, we've experienced technical troubles which prevented us from releasing our Halloween 2012 collection in time.  Instead, we'll be celebrating "Half-o-ween" in six months (April) when we'll have a huge, spooky sale including new images and overstocks. Check in on us in April to see the chilling treats we'll have for you!

In the meantime, shop our Halloween 2011 Collection and Half-o-ween 2011. Plus more classics: Halloween 2009, Halloween 2008 and Halloween 2007.

VB-315-P, Milly Carving by Valorie Wilson

Colored by Michelle Burress

Closed through October 3rd

Hello Stampers! We are out of town through October 3rd, when we will return with a very large Halloween release!

Are you ready for Halloween?

By Sue Nelson, Fitchburg, Wisconsin

DT-369-E, Cycling Skeleton - SM; CO-235-A, Skull Jack-O-Lantern - SM

This card with skeletons on bikes was made for Sue's son, who is a mountain biker. It is a pop-up stage card, and also contains stamps from Stampin’ Up.

We are out of the office through August 4th

We are out of the office through August 4th, but I am retrieving and responding to email. We have experienced continuing technological problems, and are working diligently to get caught up with messages.

We are out of the office through August 4th, but I am retrieving and responding to email. We have experienced continuing technological problems, and are working diligently to get caught up with messages.

If you are waiting for a paid order, please see our Web site for order resolution offers. You can either cancel and receive a refund, or receive a credit toward free stamps if you are willing to be patient a little longer.

Place a NEW order in July and receive 20% off everything! However, new orders will not ship until late August, after we catch up with previous orders.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we continue to work to overcome our technical problems.

In the meantime, be sure to check out what our design team is up to!

Visit our design team's blog for daily inspiration: Third Coast's Creative Coterie

Play and win free stamps with our Coterie's challenges.

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 (anesha@thirdcoastcc.com) by 14^th July 2012.

Visit the Coterie designer's blog!

Steam Kitty

Steam Kitty Birthday Card

By Anesha

Materials:

Stamps: Third Coast's Steam Kitty, KG-050-L (by Kelly Ganson); Solid Gear Border-LG, CO-277-I; sentiment stamp (unknown)

Clear embossing power, embossing ink, charcoal pencil, black dye ink, Sakura gel pen.

Method:

1. Stamp the Steam Kitty image in black ink and then stamp the solid gear border around the edge.

2. Colour the image with a graphite pencil.

3. Emboss the image with clear embossing powder several times and when cooled crack the image. Then add black dye ink over the image and wipe clean.

4. Mount to black and brown card.

The new Spring 2012 images are here!
click here

KG-059-R, Steampunk Still-Life

Stamp and coloring by Kelly Ganson

Irish Goddess, Danu

By Conny de Lely, The Netherlands

Stamp used: CH-871-N, Danu, by Cat Osborne (More like this here.)

"Danu was considered as the mythic mother goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the Celtic tribes that first invaded Ireland." (Wikipedia)

Your Next New Stamp: Romaine Rose

We'll be back with new Steampunk images soon, but in the meantime, if you need a new stamp, here is an idea to make your own:

Cut the bottoms off of Romaine lettuce to make a rose stamp!

Update on the status of Third Coast

We are still in business and working on getting caught up. Contrary to some rumors floating around out there, we are not out-of-business! Please help us quash these rumors!

Our computer system appears to be stable after the recurring virus we suffered last year, and I am able to access all order records, though many e-mails were lost. We won't be processing new orders until those already paid are taken care of, but you are welcome to go ahead and send in new orders and get in the queue. New orders will be processed in the sequence they are received. Please understand there will be a delay that could be up to a month.

Thank you for your support and understanding during this frustrating time. I hope to have this all behind me very soon. We have a treasure trove of great new stamp art to bring you! Our amazing artists have outdone themselves!

We are closed through January 20th for inventory reorganization and to catch up with orders and messages from the Great Computer Virus Incident of 2011. If you are waiting on an order or a response to a message, please contact me again at valerie@thirdcoastrs.com. We had a recurring computer virus and lost several weeks of messages and order records. I am working hard to get to get in touch with everyone, but please be patient. I have hundreds of messages and orders to sort through.

CH-781-J, Fairy Eyes, Large

Stamp by Cat Osborne

Coloring by Laura Wray

Rabbid Skaters

FA-288-I, RABBID SKATERS

Public domain image

Colored by Pat Moore

Are you ready for Jack Frost?

AP-454-M, FROSTY JACK

Stamps by April Pedersen

Colored by Michelle Burress

Snow Covered Evergreens

CH-SHE-Q, SNOW HEAVY EVERGREENS SET - 3 STAMPS
Stamps by Cat Osborne
Colored by Laura Wray