CHALLENGE #199 - CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Welcome back to Lost Coast Portal to Creativity where Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda collide to bring you twice the inspiration and double the fun!

 

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 #199

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Half way to the crazy season so let's kickstart some Christmas makes. 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

 
 Aimee used Carmen's Veranda Plaid Pants Santa with Lost Coast Designs Small Snowflakes Set

 

Darlene used Carmen's Veranda Angel Cat

 

 

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Taco John, Shadow Frames, Santa Mona and Misc. Words

      
Riet used Lost Coast Designs American Gothic Christmas with Carmen's Veranda Reindeer Doll for this slimline slider card

 

 

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 #199 - 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 Thursday, 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
 

 

Eyechart tag

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Cathy here with a tag for you today.

Stamp Used:

Gears2

ATC Italian postmark

Eye Chart

I started with some rust paper and stamped Eye Chart and cut it out. and then I made a tag using with distress inks to make the background. I then used Gears2 and stamped it a teal distress ink. I then stamped ATC Italian postmark in black ink around the tag.

I then Layered it on black cardstock and then added some die cuts around the tag. I did add some white splatter on the tag, but they are very small. 

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Color combo Challange. 

# 198 Color challenge, love embossinfolders.

Welcome back to Lost Coast Portal to Creativity where Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda collide to bring you twice the inspiration and double the fun!

Hello stampers, scrappers and other crafters.

Here is a card from me, Riet.

The june challenge is still running, so there is still time to join.

For this card I used:

Dictionary words.

The english version.

The dutch version.

Butterfly set.

Long swirl.

Glitter glue.

Distress oxide Peacock feathers.

Versa magic Pumpkin spice.

Any terracotta spray with shimmers.

Versafine onyx black.

Embossing folder.

Fine sanding block.

Die for the text.

Black marker.

How to make this background, click here!

Background.

With a fine sanding block go over the top.

Set the background aside.

With the 2 inkpads make a puddle ink and dip the paper in it.

Die cut a shape to stamp the text on.

Stamp along the text with black and a piece of the long Swirl stamp.

Use a marker to draw a black line around the die cut.

Stamp a butterfly with black and color it with pencil, and cut it out.

We will now decorate the background, butterfly, text and swirl with glitter glue.

Stick everything on a black mat with foam tape.

And that was the description of this card.

Hope you like it.

And hereby I invite you to join the challenge.

And maybe you will be the next winner.

See you there.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!!!!!

Expand Your Horizons

Welcome back to Lost Coast Portal to Creativity where Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda collide to bring you twice the inspiration and double the fun!

Hello stamping friends, Aimee here! I have a simple Lemon/Lime color theme card for June's Challenge in the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity:

I used a Mother Goose People stamp and sentiment from Travel Quotes. Wouldn't flying on a goose be an exciting way to get around? Maybe a bit terrifying, too, haha. Follow along with this photo tutorial to see how I made this card:

There's still a few days left to submit your creation to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity. My fingers are crossed you'll win this month's prize. Good luck! And happy stamping. 

Colour Challenge: Winged Girl

Welcome back to Lost Coast Portal to Creativity where Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda collide to bring you twice the inspiration and double the fun!

Hello everyone! 

Today I would love to show you this terra cotta/turquoise card for our Colour Challege.

I made it with my favourite colour combination ánd one of my favourite stamps: Winged Girl. I also used Daisy Flourish and Misc. Words. 

I started with the two colours ink and water (Adirondack: Terra Cotta and Stream) and I stamped the images with StazOn ink- Jet Black and Blue Hawaii. For the finishing touches I used bleach, charcoal, yellow gel pen, colour pencils and glitter glue.

There's still time enough to choose one of the colour combinations and give it a try!

See you next time, hugs,

LiesbethXX

June Color Challenge 198 — A Turquoise and Terracotta Snarky Card!

Welcome back to Lost Coast Portal to Creativity where Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda collide to bring you twice the inspiration and double the fun!

Greetings! You've got Kathi here today to share a card created for June's Color Challenge 198 with the turquoise/terracotta color scheme and a bit of snark, courtesy of the Giveashitometer Sentiment Clear Stamp by Carmen's Veranda.

Here it is!

When I saw the Giveashitometer Sentiment Clear Stamp, I immediately thought that the Voltage Bigz Die would be perfect with it, so my first step was to cut and assemble the shitometer with terracotta and turquoise patterned papers, small alphabet cutting dies, and small rub-ons. 

I stamped the Giveashitometer Sentiment Clear Stamp with VersaMark Ink and heat embossed with black detail embossing powder. 

I did some more paper layering and called it done! Every now and then it's fun to do a quick and easy card, especially when that card has a touch of snark to make one giggle. 

You still have a bit more than a week to participate in this month's challenge for the chance to win some Lost Coast Ca$h!