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Hi - Darlene here with my first post for the month of March challenge 

which the theme is 'Make it Funny'

I made a couple of items using this same image and words

the woman is Lost Coast Designs Head in Hands stamp and the saying from Carmen's Veranda

clear stamps

So, I made this post card, and yes, I have mailed it already to my sister LOL.

all done in black and white except the butterfly which I coloured in and

added a bit of sparkle to it

The edge designs were some rub ons I had laying around

This saying is so her !!!!

                               Next up I made a book mark - and this one is going to my daughter

                                     she reads a lot...

                                                                                      

Hope you enjoy this months challenge - I know that I and my team mates will keep you laughing all month !!!

Make your funny card and add it to the challenge this month - maybe win some new stamps !!!
and perhaps stop by my blog to browse around.

Chocolate Lover

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Hi all, Aimee here. Fun fact about myself: I lived in Belgium for five years, and yes, I have eaten chocolate for breakfast more than once!

Follow along with the pictorial to see how I made this card using the Breakfast Chocolate sentiment from Carmen's Veranda and with the Pieces of Calligraphy and Brush Strokes stamps from Lost Coast Designs.

The Lost Coast Portal to Creativity is hosting a "Make It Funny" Challenge for March. We'd love to see YOUR humorous creation! And hey, if you win the monthly prize, you can reward yourself with some extra chocolate.

Sky Pig

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!!   This month we are all about FUNNY here at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  Carmen's Veranda have the most wonderful funny sentiments, and along with Lost Coast Designs quirky images it's a winning combination.   I paired Lost Coast Designs Flying Pig 2 with one of my favouritest Carmen's Veranda sentiments for this card.

For the background I cut a scrap of paper into a cloudline shape and simply blended distress ink on my card base.  I stamped the sentiment directly onto the inked cardbase and then stamped the Flying Pig on a piece of card, coloured with distress markers, fussy cut and glued him in the sky.

 

You have all month to share your funny stamped anythings. Please read the updated rules before entering. Real rubber or clear stamping and theme must be the focus of your project for a chance to win Lost Coast $$$$$'s.   We need at least 20 entries to award the prize.

Thanks for dropping by and don't forget to check out all the other lovely makes from the team. 

CHALLENGE #207 - MAKE IT FUNNY

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 #207

MAKE IT FUNNY

It's mad March and we want to have some laughs.  You have all month to share your FUNNY stamped anythings.  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 chuckle worthy inspiration from the team to get us started.  ENJOY!

Riet used Lost Coast Designs Carri's Old Woman Party On, Brush Strokes,

and Pieces of Calligraphy with Carmen's Veranda Kiss My Ass sentiment

Cathy used Lost Coast Designs Pokey Cat with Carmen's Veranda My Coffee sentiment

Gail used Carmen's Veranda Kukla and Bottom of Wine Bottle sentiment 

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 #207 - Make It Funny
March 1st - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Tuesday, March 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
 

 

Happy Cat with Hearts

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Greetings! It's Kathi here squeaking in with my third card for the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's February Love and Hearts Challenge 206 created with the Happy Cat Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs!

Here it is!

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Happy Cat twice — once onto a piece of white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.

Use Copic markers to color the cat. Fussy-cut the Happy Cat stamped onto the sticker paper and place him over his counterpart on the image panel as a mask.

Place a piece of acetate horizontally across the image panel at his paw/tail level, covering the top part of the image panel. Brush Peacock Feathers Distress Ink over the acetate and the masked cat onto the bottom of the image panel to ground the cat.

Move the acetate panel so that it's sitting at the top of the inked area. Brush Fossilized Amer Distress Ink over the top of the over the acetate and the masked cat onto the top of the image panel to add a bright cheerful background behind the cat.

Use a rectangle die to cut the image panel. Use a slightly larger rectangle die to cut polka-dot patterned paper and use it to mat the image panel die-cut. Set aside.

Cut a piece of striped paper to 4.25" x 5.25". Cut a piece of heart patterned paper to 4.25" x 4". Use a border die to cut striped patterned paper. Cut a thin strip of black/polka dot patterned paper. 

Adhere the heart patterned paper to the top of the striped paper panel. Adhere the border strip to the top edge. Adhere the polka dot strip to the top striped patterned paper at the bottom of the card. Trim the layered patterned paper to 4" wide and edge with black ink. 

Adhere the patterned paper panel to a grey A2 card. Adhere the matted image panel die-cut to finish the card.

It's your last chance to enter the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's February Love and Hearts Challenge 206 for a chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Ca$h!

#206 I love Frank and his bride, they are so cute.

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 Hi there, Riet here.

I absolutely love this couple.

And so perfect for Valentine's Day with a twist.

The Love stamp is in Dutch, but also available in English.

And this is how I made the card.

LCD Frank and bride of Frank.

CV Dictionary Liefde (dutch)

LCD Dictionary Love (english)

Daisy florish

Distressink

Villainous potion

Kitch flamingo

Barn door

Derwent inktense and Faber Castel skintones.

Finger sponges and stick sponge.

If you don't have a sponge stick you can also use a cotton swab.

I started by cutting out a paper heart to use as a mask.

Save the outer layer of the paper heart. 

We'll need it later.

Using a finger sponge and a kitsch flamingo, create strokes from the center outward.

These strokes should be about 2 cm long.

Repeat this process with Barn Door.

Keep the strokes a little shorter so the pink still shows through.

And repeat this again with villainous potion.

But leave about half a centimeter of space between the strokes.

Now use the outside of the paper heart as a mask 

and stamp with Villainous potion the dictionary love stamp.

Remove the paper heart and check that it is in the correct place.

Take the outer heart mask and place it neatly on the card.

Stamp the daisy florish with Distressink Barn door.

Stamp with Villainous potion 3 flowers, cut them out and glue them on.

Stamp Frank and his bride with ink on 3 and color them.

And cut them out.

And then I made a mistake.

When I cut out and glue stamps,

I always print the stamp on the card first and then glue the cut-out stamp on.

But it was getting late, and I was very tired.

Well, then you're not paying attention, and before I knew it, 

I've glued Frank and his bride on.

All in all, the card turned out quite nicely.

Will you join this fun challenge?

There's still time until end of the month.

You can also enter with other brands; please read the rules to avoid disappointment.

That's it for this month full of love. See you next month.

At the bottom of the page is another example using the Frank and his bride stamps.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!

Here is the tutorial for this card.