Meowy Christmas to You!

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Hello Friends...
Our current challenge is Christmas In July...
Roni here with a fun creation to help inspire you to get your holiday on...

This card was created by stamping on a single sheet of white cardstock which was then mounted onto a green card base. I started off by stamping the Large Peek a Book Kitty in the center of the bottom portion of the panel with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink.  It was then colored with a combination of colored pencils and alcohol markers.

Next I stamped the Daisy Flourish along the top and sides of the panel using Verdant, Green Oasis and Rain Forest VersaFine Clair inks.  I colored the Daisy in with Lady Bug Dual Tip Memento marker turning the daisy into a Christmas-y looking flower. A bit of glitter was added to the center of each flower.

To finish off the panel I stamped Merry Christmas and changed it to Meowy Christmas and inked up the rest of the card with Paradise ink.

A better look at the kitty...

Hope you all decide to join in on the fun!!

Stamps:

Carmen's Veranda: Peek A Boo Kitty

Lost Coast Designs: Daisy Flourish, Party Words

Christmas in July Tag

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Cathy here with a Christmas tag for you today.
I got my inspiration from some YouTube videos people are doing to celebrate Christmas in July. The one I made my tag was one using up the scrap you have left over from making cards.
Stamps Used:
Small snowflake set
Megan's Christmas bird

 So I started out with the red piece of paper on the bottom of this tag. It is the flip side from the paper I used to my make a card to start this challenge.
Here it is.

First cut the red paper with a die tag. (on the bottom of the tag die so it will fit perfectly on the bottom of the tag.)
Next take some green paper and cut out the whole tag shape. Stamp some of the Small snowflake set on the tag with black ink.
Glue the red paper to the green tag and edge with red ink. Set aside.
Die cut a doily from white cardstock and glue it off the side of tag. Die cut the word joy out of white cardstock 3 times and layer on top of each other. Then die cut it once out of black cardstock and layer on top. Glue on the bottom of tag,

 Stamp Megan's Christmas bird on a separate white cardstock. Color with Copic markers just the bird. Cut out and add foam tape to the back to make it stand out. Add to tag.

Lastly add ribbon to the top and some embellishments to the tag. 

I must say this is a great way to use up your paper scraps you have. 

Come join in the Christmas in July challenge here.

Quick and Easy Angel Card and Sponsoring the Christmas Kickstart Challenge

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Hello Portal Peeps.  Gail here today.  It's Christmas In July here at the Portal.  I love any excuse for a party so Christmas rates high in my book.  I have made a really quick and easy card, cos that's what we need when the silly season comes around.....

 I used Carmen's Veranda Quilted Wing Angel and words from Lost Coast Designs Misc. Words set.

I cut my card base from a piece of patterned card using a stitch die.  I stamped the angel and the words using black archival ink.

I stamped the head and body of the angel again on a scrap of white card and fussy cut.  I coloured the wings, face and wood bits with promarkers and then added irridecent glitter to the dress.  Hope you can see the sparkle!  'Tis very pretty.

Link up your stamped Christmas makes for a chance to win Lost Coast Dollars.

For another chance to win......

Lost Coast Designs is proudly sponsoring the
Christmas Kickstart Challenge

The theme is Festive Things With Wings!!
So if your stamped Christmas make also features a thing with wings
then you can add your link to both challenges!!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

CHALLENGE #80 - 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 fortnightly!  A new challenge starting the 1st and the 15th of every month, with chances to win your self some 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 #80

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Yes, it's Christmas!!

Get you jingle on and link up your stamped Christmas makes for a chance to win

Lost Coast Designs dollars!!
Please remember we do have some Challenge Rules to follow so look them over 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 your entry counts as two which doubles your chances of winning in our random prize drawing.

PRIZES

To ensure you all have a fabulous time playing in our Challenges this is how our Prize system works!
The more entries the better the Prize so tell all your friends to join the fun too!

1 - 4 Entries = one winner chosen by the team is awarded our Challenge Winner's Badge
5+ Entries = one randomly picked winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to spend at
Lost Coast Designs/Carmen's Veranda
10+ Entries = one randomly picked winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend at
Lost Coast Designs/Carmen's Veranda
and 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 made this lovely card using Lost Coast Designs Megan's Christmas Bird

Gail made this fun card using Carmen's Veranda Snow Cowboy and Southwest Town, and the Peace dictionary words from Lost Coast Designs 

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 5 to midnight 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 #80 - Christmas In July!
July 15th - 31st 
Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Wednesday, 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
 

"Celebrate It" Birthday Card - Using mask to stamp overlapping images

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Hello all,

Lori here, with a Birthday card for the  "Celebrate It" challenge  This project features a quick masking technique over a roughly colored background.  It's a fun and quick way to create an interesting mixed media look to your next card.

Lost Coast Designs:

• Sketchy Rose
• Beauty

Other supplies:

• Gelatos
• Watercolor paper
• Cardstock
• Black ink (watercolor friendly)
• Gold Pigment Ink
• Chalk Ink
• Saying Stickers
• Metallic craft spray

Instructions:

1) Apply Gelato colors directly to watercolor paper.

2) Blend with water.

3) Add gold splatters.

4) Stamp Beauty script with chalk ink.

5) Stamp Sketchy Rose with permanent black ink.

6) Apply mask and repeat on both sides of center rose image.

7) Keep mask in place and stamp leaf images.

8) Spray with metallic gold craft spray.

9) Add black splatters.

10) Edge panel with gold pigment ink.

11) Apply saying sticker.

12) Adhere to card base and edge card base with gold pigment ink.

Done!

I hope you enjoyed this project and will join in on the Let's Celebrate Challenge!

Click here to link your project!

Happy day!

Lori

Yippie....Let's Celebrate!

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Happy Friday Friends!!
Woo Hoo...it's almost the weekend and you know what that means....time to celebrate!

Ink Stained Roni here...

Did you know that our current challenge is Celebrate It!!!? 

Well it is and that means you can celebrate any ol' thing you want!

I have decided to do a bit of celebrating with granny in her pj's - LOL!!

I colored her in with colored pencils and mounted her on a fun embossed background of Rinea Foiled Paper. It really makes the image pop don't you think?

Be sure to enter your creation on the linky before the 15th for your chance to win!

Good Luck Friends....Party On!!!

Lost Coast Design Stamps: Party On; Party Words

Rinea Foiled Paper - Violet/Gold Glossy

Black Widow Colored Pencils

Imagine - VersaFine Clair Nocturne

MFT - Dies