Questionable Life Choices

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Happy September, stamping friends! Aimee here. I think everyone should have a quirky friend. Or, maybe YOU are someone's quirky friend.

This is a perfect "just because" card when you want to show some appreciation to someone important in your life. I made it with the AUD Creatures 4 and Grunge Border stamps from Lost Coast Designs and the Questionable Life Choices stamp from Carmen's Veranda.

Cards that are black and white plus one other color are super quick to make. We'd love to see your creation as part of this month's Challenge on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity. You could win a prize!

Bit of Colour

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Hey - Darlene here with my first make of the month.

This month the theme is Black and White with a touch of Colour.

With this card I did a large slimline style.

( 8 1/2 by 3 1/2 )

Using the Shadow box style to layer the squares

Added a couple of flourishes on the end

The stamp I used is one of the 

Zentangle Feathers

which is coloured and fussy cut out

I popped it up a bit, added a wee bit of thread on the end

then layered the saying

Be sure to check out all the makes this month on the LCD Blog

Also - upload your make on the challenge page and maybe win some new stamps

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CHALLENGE #213 - BLACK AND WHITE PLUS ONE OTHER COLOUR

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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 #213

BLACK AND WHITE PLUS ONE

You have all month to share your stamped anythings using only black and white and ONE other colour.  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! 

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Large Panda, Travel Stuff, Corner Swirl and Party Words

  Cathy used Lost Coast Designs ATC Italian Postmark, ATC Mona's Window and Bride of Frank

  
Riet used Lost Coast Designs Ballerina 1 and Large Flourish with Carmen's Veranda Child of the Moon 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 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 #213 - Black and White plus One 
September 1st - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes September 30th 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
 

 

A Boy and His Dog

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Hello Portal Peeps!!   Gail here today with more masculine inspiration for the For The Men Challenge.  They say man's best friend is a dog and, starting them early, here is Milo and Raphael. 

Love this little boy and dog stamp.  I stamped it onto a white panel with archival ink and water-coloured with distress inks.  Then I took 4 pawprints from Lost Coast Designs Pawprint Border and stamped them repeatedly up each side of the image.   I had a little over inking on the top of the rubber but liked the effect, so left it in and accented it a little with the hickory smoke distress ink.  

You have all month to join the fun with your stamped makes featuring men or masculine things.
We need at least 20 entries to award the prize.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

#212 For the men challenge, The boxer.

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Hi stampers. Riet here.

My last card for the challenge this month.

Its all about men/for the men.

I used Carmens Veranda stamps,

Once a badass.

LCD Boxer.

LCD Brush strokes.

Distress Oxide:

Mustard seed,

Spiced marmelade,

Barn door,

Archival ink Coffee

Posca markers,

yellow, orange and red.

Stencil Memory Box 88505 shine.

I started by stamping the boxer with Archival Coffee and masking him. 

Then I used the stencil in the traditional way, using the 3 colors of Distress Oxide and an ink blender tool. 

The second step is to spray the stencil, while the ink is still on it, with water, place it upside down over your card, and print it like that.

Let it dry thoroughly.

Stamp your card with the grungy strip in a corner, circles, and CV text using Archival Coffee.

Remove the mask and color the boxer and the circles.

Tear the edges and ink them with Archival Coffee.

Matt on white and brown.

And that was actually quite simple.

Now for the challenge, you can still participate until the end of the month.

And then you stand a chance to win those beautiful stamps from Lost Coast Designs or Carmens Veranda.

Read through the rules first to avoid disappointment.

Hope you enjoyed it and see you next time.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!!!

For Dad

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Hi everyone, Aimee here! It may not be June, but it's nice to have a card on hand for Father's Day, or any occassion that a Dad might celebrate.

This card is fun to make because you get to randomly place Pieces of Calligraphy and Brush Strokes stamps wherever you like!

Upload your own "manly" creation to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity for this month's "For the Men" August Challenge. A winner will be selected at the end of the month.