Lets Celebrate

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Hey Darlene here with my first make of the month with the new theme

"for the men" 

For this card I used three different stamps

Party Words for the 'Let's Celebrate'

Caligraphy Carmen Veranda Square 

and

Grunge Border

The background is paper I have in my stash.

The two background diamonds are 1 3/4 inches each embossed in copper

with the Calligraphy stamp

The center is 2 inches stamped with the grunge border

and also embossed in copper.

I popped the middle one up a bit, placed the burlap strip underneath.

The saying was perfect to fit in the middle !

So What will you make to enter our challenge !

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CHALLENGE #212 - FOR THE MEN

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 #212

FOR THE MEN

 

You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring men or with a masculine 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!

Riet used Lost Coast Designs Fourth Dimension with Carmen's Veranda Alfred Hitchcock Standing

 

Cathy used Lost Coast Designs Weeping Man and Drips

 
Gail used Carmen's Veranda Dice Background and Old Truck with Lost Coast Designs Domino Border and Misc. Words

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 30th 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 #212 - For The Men
August 1st - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Monday, August 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
 

 

 

Reindeer Gnomes Christmas Card

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Greetings! It's Kathi here to share my last card created  Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's Christmas in July Challenge #211 with the Mini Gnomes 2 Rubber Stamp Sheet.

Place a 6" x 3" wide piece of white cardstock onto a stamping platform. Position the Reindeer/Santa Mini Gnome from the Mini Gnomes 2 Rubber Stamp Sheet facedown on the far left of the stamping platform. Ink the stamp with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

Slide the cardstock along the base of the stamping platform 1 3/16" to the left. Ink the stamp again with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and stamp.

Slide the cardstock along the base of the platform again to the 1 3/16" to the left, ink the stamp, and stamp again. Repeat this process until you have a five and a quarter Reindeer/Santa Mini Gnomes.

Use Copic markers to color all the Reindeer/Santa Mini Gnomes. Draw a line with a C0 Copic marker to ground the Reindeer/Santa Mini Gnomes. Fill in the rest of the ground area with C00.

Outline the Reindeer/Santa Mini Gnome with a BG000 Copic marker. Use a BG0000 Copic marker to color the sky. Use a BG000 Copic marker to add random large dots in the sky area.

Use a glue pen to add glue to the Reindeer/Santa Mini Gnome's pom-poms. Add Fun Flock to the wet glue, press the Fun Flock into the glue, then allow to drive for a few minutes. 

When dry, dump off the excess Fun Flock and use a clean paint brush to brush away any stray Flock. 

Use a clear Glitter Gel pen to add a line of glitter to the top of the ground area. You can add some glitter over the Reindeer/Santa Mini Gnome's shoes to simulate snow.

Adhere the image panel to a 6" x 3.5" piece of polka dot patterned paper.

Adhere that combination to a 6" square piece of "Night before Christmas" verbiage patterned paper. 

Trim the image panel/patterned paper combination to 5.75" square, edge with Speckled Egg Distress Ink, and adhere to a red 6x6 card.

You still have a little time to enter you card in the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's Christmas in July Challenge #211  for a chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Ca$h!

Merry Christmas to you

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!

Hi there fellow crafters, Darlene here with my final make of the month

for the 'Christmas in July' challenge.

Using one of the mini gnomes and party words

I put together this fun card.  

The gnome was coloured in, fussy cut out and some sparkle added

Wee bit of string in behind and then the saying on top.

Hope you join us for the challenge - just upload your make here

and fingers crossed you may win some new stamps !

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https://blog-dar-blog.blogspot.com/

#211 Christmas in july.

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Hi stampers and cardmakers.

Riet here.

Well, we're already heading towards the end of July.

But there are still a few days left to enter our challenge. 

So if you want to win new rubber stamps, join in. 

You can find the rules for the challenge here.

My last Christmas card of this month was made using 

the American Gothic Christmas stamp and the Sun and Stars border from Lost Coast Designs.

I colored the stamp in with my Van Gogh watercolors. 

I stamped the border with Hero Arts Unicorn White,

 and sprinkled it with white embossing powder.

This embossing powder contains a tiny bit of silver glitter.

That stands out beautifully against the black background.

So, basically a fairly simple card.

I hope to see you again on August 1st, 

when the new Lost Coast Designs/Carmens Veranda challenge begins.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!!!

Merry Mona

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Ho! Ho! Ho! Aimee here. Here's one way to take serious art not so seriously:

I used the Santa Mona and Party Words stamps from Lost Coast Designs to create this card.

Have fun this upcoming holiday season by sending a unique card to your friends, one that is sure to bring them a smile. Come up with your own unexpected combo and submit your stamped creation to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity for your chance to win this months "Christmas in July" Challenge.