Let's Celebrate!

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Hi all, Aimee here. Nothing makes me dream more of cooler days than when the temperature goes above 90 degrees. So, sit under your air conditioner and make a few Christmas cards! Here's one idea for you:

This card is simple to stamp using the Lost Coast Design's American Gothic Christmas and Party Words stamps, but it does take a little bit of time to color:

Visit the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity to submit your own creation to this month's "Christmas in July Challenge." 

Christmas Step Card

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HI Everyone - Darlene here with my first make with Christmas in July !!!

Today I used the Latin Woman Stamp for this step card 

She was embossed and fussy cut out.  Using some die cuts (tree, snowflake and flowers) layered

the steps.

I did colour in a bit for her sash and hair ribbon...some sparkle on it but don't think you can see it in my pic.

The saying of course is from out party words selection

Hope to see your creation for the Christmas in July challenge

and maybe win some new stamps !!!

CHALLENGE #211 - CHRISTMAS IN JULY

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Hello Portal Peeps.  
 

It's time for our new Challenge.
Our challenges are now monthly!  A new challenge starting the 1st every month, with chances to win Lost Coast dollars. We will be announcing winners on the 5th of the month, so do pop back and see who wowed the team and gets our snazzy blog badge and the coveted Lost Coast dollars.

Now for our new Challenge!

CHALLENGE #211

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Oops, yes, I mentioned the C word!!!!   You have all month to share your stamped anythings with a festive theme.  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project.  A small stamped sentiment in a sea of die cuts or digi images will not qualify to win the prize and you may be deleted!!!!  Bwahahhaaahaha.

Please read the updated Challenge Rules to ensure your entries qualify to win this month's prize!

You are welcome to play in our Challenges using rubber stamp images from any company but if you use any of our Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda stamps...we love it when you do...then you could win a bigger prize in our random prize drawing.  All winners get our snazzy Challenge Winner's Badge to proudly display on their blogs!

If you don't have a blog then no prob, you can still play in our challenges by sharing your projects from public photo sharing sites which includes our Facebook Company Pages for Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda.  Please include our Challenge info and the link back to our challenge in your photo's description!  As long as the privacy setting for your photo is public you're good to go.  See, it's so easy to join the fun!  FYI, you can't link up projects shared in closed Facebook groups! 

Here's some inspiration from the team to get us started.  ENJOY!

Cathy used  Lost Coast Designs Gnome Santa With Toys

Gail used Carmen's Veranda Overalls Santa with Lost Coast Designs ATC Doodle Circles 

 large circle Shadow Frame and Party Words

Riet used Lost Coast Designs Gnome Santa With Toys

 
Now it's your turn.  Are you up for the challenge?  We can't wait to see your projects!  
Submit your entries in the linky party below by 23.59 PST on the 31st and don't forget to follow us so you don't miss anything!  The team will be posting more inspiration throughout the month so check back and join the fun.

Happy Stamping!
Gail
Challenge Host

Challenge #211- Christmas in July
July 1st - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Friday, July 31st 23.59 PST.
All entries must be entered in our link up but your don't need a blog to win.  See our RULES page for more info
 

 

Floral rainbow card

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Good morning, Cathy here with a fun card for you today.

Stamps Uesd:
Mums border

Daisy flourishes

Stamp Mums border on a piece of white cardstock and cut out to the length of the card. 

Stamp Mums border around the card in rainbow colors. I used distress inks for this. Then I glued the mum border to the card.

Three Blooms

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Hi all, Aimee here. Here's a card I made for the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's June "Fruit, Foilage and Flower" Challenge:

I used the Pieces of Calligraphy and Four Flowers A stamps from Lost Coast Designs. Follow along to see how I made this card:

We'd love to have you join in the fun! Submit your flower-y creation to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity by the end of the month for your chance to win a prize. 

#210 Fruit, flowers and foliage.

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Hi there, Riet here.

With a lovely manga stamped card.

This month's challenge is Fruit, flowers and foliage.

So I immediately thought of the manga stamp Manga goth dots.

After all, she has flowers in her hair.

But for the cute text "Daisies in my hair" from Carmens Veranda stamps, 

I changed the little roses in her hair into daisies.

You can see here that the stamp actually has little roses, but you just stick a daisy over it.

I used:

LCD Manga goth dots.

LCD More bugs

LCD Flowers

CV Daisies in my hair.

Black waterresitent inkpad, (versafine)

Distressink Musterd seed, Wild honey.

Color pencels or markers, whichever you prefer.

Masking tape.

Honeycomb stencil.

Stamp the flowers using masking tape, 

letting the flowers overlap slightly.

Do the same with the girl.

Use an ink blender to make the background yellow.

And use the wild honey and the stencil to create the background.

Remove the masks and color the centers of the flowers, and the girl.

Stamp the text in black.

Stamp the bees and the little daisies on a thin peace of paper.

Color, cut out and glue them on.

Matt the card and you ar done.

Scrole to the end for another tutorial with a manga goth girl.

It would be great if you joined the challenge too.

There is, of course, a prize to be won (read the rules).

It runs until the end of the month.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!!!!

Free tutorial, click here.