Day 8 and Finale of It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas: "Crystal Angel" Snowflake Ornament by Leigh!

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Hello Portal Peep🎄

Welcome back for the Finale of our

"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" 

Celebrations!

I'm back today for the finale of our Xmas event and the last project share of 2016! 

We hope you have enjoyed seeing all the fabulous holiday projects created by our amazing LCDesigners this month!

THANK YOU EVERYONE

for spending this year with us and sharing all your wonderful projects in our events and challenge!  We have had an absolute blast and can't wait to start creating with you in 2017! 

We'll see you back here again on January 2 for our first Challenge of 2017 plus a brand new Event to follow soon after!  Fun times ahead so we hope you'll Stay to Play😜

 Today might be our last project share but the fun never ends here at LCPtoC and you still have lots of time to play in our Xmas Linky Party so get out all your holiday stamps, by any company, and enter your rubber stamped Christmas or Winter themed projects in our Xmas Linky Party at the bottom of the Day 1 post by January 6, 2017 at 5 to midnight for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks to spend in our Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stores!  

The more entries the better the prizes so round up all your friends and join the most festive party of the year🎉   We do have some RULES so please check them out to ensure your entries are eligible to win!  You also don't have to have a blog to play in our activities!  

You can submit projects into our link up via photo sharing sites like Google Photos and even via our Facebook Pages.  Please check our RULES page for more info on how to do that....all entries must be in the Inlinkz link up to be included in the prize drawing!

"Crystal Angel" Snowflake Ornament 

by LCDesigner Leigh

Today I'm featuring Lost Coast Designs Art Deco Angel.

showing her true colours

so magical hanging on my window

she changes colour depending on the lighting and I just love this stained glass effect created by the snowflake behind the image

 from all of us at Lost Coast Designs and

Carmen's Veranda!!!

Safe Travels and we'll see you next year😃

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 7 of It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas: "Star Cat" card by Granne!

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Happy Holidays Portal Peep🎄
Was Santa really good to you this year?

Welcome to Day 7 of our

"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"  

Celebrations!

Things are very festive here at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity as we celebrate the season throughout December and into the new year in style🎉  We're now nearing the end of our festive LCDesigner projects shares with just one more project on Dec 30th.  But you all still have lots of time to spread the holiday cheer!  Enter your rubber stamped Christmas or Winter themed projects in our Xmas Linky Party at the bottom of the Day 1 post by January 6, 2017 at 5 to midnight for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks to spend in our Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stores!  The more entries the better the prizes so round up all your friends and join the most festive party of the year🎉   We do have some RULES so please check them out to ensure your entries are eligible to win!  You also don't have to have a blog to play in our activities!  You can submit projects into our link up via photo sharing sites like Google Photos and even via our Facebook Pages.  Please check our RULES page for more info on how to do that....all entries must be in the Inlinkz link up to be included in the prize drawing!

"Star Cat" by LCDesigner Granne

Granne features Carmen's Veranda Angel Cat on her wonderful folkart style kitty card.

 Thanks for joining us today!
We hope you'll Stay and Play in our Xmas Linky Party so get out all your holiday stamps, by any company, and join the fun!

See you again on Dec 30th for our final Xmas feature!

Happy Holidays!

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 6 of It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas: "Hark" ATC and "Noel" Wall Art by Paula!

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Merry Christmas Eve Portal Peep🎄
All of us at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda wish you all a very Merry and safe Christmas!

Welcome to Day 6 of our

"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"  

Celebrations!

Things are very festive here at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity as we celebrate the season throughout December and into the new year in style🎉  We're sharing LCDesigner projects all month long so join us, spread the holiday cheer and enter your rubber stamped Christmas or Winter themed projects in our Xmas Linky Party at the bottom of the Day 1 post by January 6, 2017 at 5 to midnight for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks to spend in our Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stores!  The more entries the better the prizes so round up all your friends and join the most festive party of the year🎉   We do have some RULES so please check them out to ensure your entries are eligible to win!  You also don't have to have a blog to play in our activities!  You can submit projects into our link up via photo sharing sites like Google Photos and even via our Facebook Pages.  Please check our RULES page for more info on how to do that....all entries must be in the Inlinkz link up to be included in the prize drawing!

Paula has two Angel themed vintage style projects to share with you today, a wonderful ATC and an elegant Wall Art piece!

"Hark" by LCDesigner Paula

Featuring Lost Coast Designs stamps:
Angel from the Fortune Women set, Old Typewriter Alphabet, Black Flourish, Black letter paragraph from ATC Text Set 1 and Clover Scroll Border.

ATC

"Noel" by LCDesigner Paula

Featuring the following Lost Coast Designs stamps:
Angel from the Fortune Women set, Gothic Arch Window from ATC Misc Set 6, Rustic Alphabet and Clover Scroll Border.

Framed Wall Art

showing depth plus gold & silver shimmer

Thanks for joining us today!
We hope you'll Stay and Play in our Xmas Linky Party so get out all your holiday stamps, by any company, and join the fun!

Woohoo....Santa comes tonight....I hope you've been very good 🎅

See you again on Dec 27th for our next Xmas feature!
Happy Holidays!

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 5 of It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas: "Christmas Gift Tag" and "Feeling Blue ATC" by Nikki!

Welcome 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!

Happy Holidays Portal Peep🎄

Welcome to Day 5 of our

"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"  

Celebrations!

Things are very festive here at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity as we celebrate the season throughout December and into the new year in style🎉  We're sharing LCDesigner projects all month long so join us, spread the holiday cheer and enter your rubber stamped Christmas or Winter themed projects in our Xmas Linky Party at the bottom of the Day 1 post by January 6, 2017 at 5 to midnight for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks to spend in our Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stores!  The more entries the better the prizes so round up all your friends and join the most festive party of the year🎉   We do have some RULES so please check them out to ensure your entries are eligible to win!  You also don't have to have a blog to play in our activities!  You can submit projects into our link up via photo sharing sites like Google Photos and even via our Facebook Pages.  Please check our RULES page for more info on how to do that....all entries must be in the Inlinkz link up to be included in the prize drawing!

Nikki has 2 wintery projects to share with you today, a festive and fun Christmas Gift Tag and a lovely ATC as a sad reminder that not everyone enjoys this time of year!
Sending big HUGS and much love to everyone that needs a hug right now😘

Both projects feature our wonderful folkart style Carmen's Veranda  Snowman.

"Christmas Gift Tag" by LCDesigner Nikki

Carmen's Veranda  Snowman

"Feeling Blue" by LCDesigner Nikki

 

Carmen's Veranda  Snowman

 Thanks for joining us today!
We hope you'll Stay and Play in our Xmas Linky Party so get out all your holiday stamps, by any company, and join the fun!

See you again on Dec 24th for our next Xmas feature!
Happy Holidays!

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 4 of It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas: "Angels We Have Heard on High" set of 3 ATCs by Nanette!

Welcome 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!

Happy Holidays Portal Peep🎄

Welcome to Day 4 of our

"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"  

Celebrations!

Things are very festive here at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity as we celebrate the season throughout December and into the new year in style🎉  We're sharing LCDesigner projects all month long so join us, spread the holiday cheer and enter your rubber stamped Christmas or Winter themed projects in our Xmas Linky Party at the bottom of the Day 1 post by January 6, 2017 at 5 to midnight for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks to spend in our Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stores!  The more entries the better the prizes so round up all your friends and join the most festive party of the year🎉   We do have some RULES so please check them out to ensure your entries are eligible to win!  You also don't have to have a blog to play in our activities!  You can submit projects into our link up via photo sharing sites like Google Photos and even via our Facebook Pages.  Please check our RULES page for more info on how to do that....all entries must be in the Inlinkz link up to be included in the prize drawing!

"Angels We Have Heard on High"

by LCDesigner Nanette

Nan has a set of 3 beautiful shabby chic style ATCs to share with you today featuring the following stamps:
 Carmen's Veranda:  Small Angel Head
Lost Coast Designs:  Old typewriter Alphabet

Thanks for joining us today!
We hope you'll Stay and Play in our Xmas Linky Party and also our December Challenge, #31 Party Critters so get out all your holiday stamps, by any company, and join the fun!  Don't forget our Dec Challenge closes earlier this month on the 20th and our Xmas Linky Party closes on Jan 6th!

See you again on Dec 21st for our next Xmas feature!
Happy Holidays!

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 3 of It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas: "Angels Sing" and "A Very Merry Christmas" Cards by Darlene!

Welcome 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!

Happy Holidays Portal Peep🎄

Welcome to Day 3 of our

"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"  

Celebrations!

Things are very festive here at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity as we celebrate the season throughout December and into the new year in style🎉  We're sharing LCDesigner projects all month long so join us, spread the holiday cheer and enter your rubber stamped Christmas or Winter themed projects in our Xmas Linky Party at the bottom of the Day 1 post by January 6, 2017 at 5 to midnight for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks to spend in our Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stores!  The more entries the better the prizes so round up all your friends and join the most festive party of the year🎉   We do have some RULES so please check them out to ensure your entries are eligible to win!  You also don't have to have a blog to play in our activities!  You can submit projects into our link up via photo sharing sites like Google Photos and even via our Facebook Pages.  Please check our RULES page for more info on how to do that....all entries must be in the Inlinkz link up to be included in the prize drawing!

 Darlene has 2 beautiful Christmas cards to share with you today featuring stamps from our Nostalgia collection!

"Angels Sing" by LCDesigner Darlene

Featuring Lost Coast Designs Herald Angels.

"A Very Merry Christmas" by LCDesigner Darlene

 Featuring Lost Coast Designs Kitty Girl.

 Thanks for joining us today!
We hope you'll Stay and Play in our Xmas Linky Party and also our December Challenge, #31 Party Critters so get out all your holiday stamps, by any company, and join the fun!  Don't forget our Dec Challenge closes earlier this month on the 20th and our Xmas Linky Party closes on Jan 6th!

See you again on Dec 18th for our next Xmas feature!
Happy Holidays!

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

LCD/CV DT Leader

Challenge #31 Party Critters - Midway Inspiration

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 again everyone!
I hope December has been great to you so far!
We are now halfway through our December Challenge.

CHALLENGE #31

PARTY CRITTERS

Our LCDesigners of Challenge Team Inspire are back with more fabulous inspiration to share & help give your creativity a kick-start.  If you are just joining us, click HERE for all the info on this month's challenge and to submit your entries by 5 to midnight PST December 20th.  Remember, we are ending the challenge a little earlier this month in order to give our team time to spend with their families over the holidays.

KAREN created a great "Party" Birthday Card using Party Dogs and Party Words.

Now it's your turn, are you up for the challenge?  Submit your entries HERE by 5 to midnight PST on the 20th!
Don't forget, our next challenge will start January 2nd.

Happy Stamping!
Marilyn
Challenge Host

Day 2 of It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas: "Snappy Santa" card by Karen!

Welcome 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!

Happy Holidays Portal Peep🎄

Welcome to Day 2 of our

"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"  

Celebrations!

Things are very festive here at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity as we celebrate the season throughout December and into the new year in style🎉  We're sharing LCDesigner projects all month long so join us, spread the holiday cheer and enter your rubber stamped Christmas or Winter themed projects in our Xmas Linky Party at the bottom of the Day 1 post by January 6, 2017 at 5 to midnight for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks to spend in our Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stores!  The more entries the better the prizes so round up all your friends and join the most festive party of the year🎉   We do have some RULES so please check them out to ensure your entries are eligible to win!  You also don't have to have a blog to play in our activities!  You can submit projects into our link up via photo sharing sites like Google Photos and even via our Facebook Pages.  Please check our RULES page for more info on how to do that....all entries must be in the Inlinkz link up to be included in the prize drawing!

"Snappy Santa" by LCDesigner Karen

Karen's lovely vintage style Christmas card features the following stamps:

 Carmen's Veranda: Plaid Santa and Christmas Tree
Lost Coast Designs: "Merry Christmas" from our Party Words set

Thanks for joining us today!
We hope you'll Stay and Play in our Xmas Linky Party and also our December Challenge began on December 5th, #31's theme is Party Critters!  So get out all your holiday stamps, by any company, and join the fun!

See you again on Dec 15th for our next Xmas feature!
Happy Holidays!

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

LCD/CV DT Leader

Challenge #31 Party Critters

Welcome 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!
It's time for our new Challenge for December but first we have the WINNER of Challenge #30 to announce!  We had some great Thankful/Give Thanks entries for November and WE are thankful you decided to play along with our challenge.

The LCDesigners voted on their faves and based on their votes the randomly drawn
WINNER of CHALLENGE #30 is

BURNING RUBBER'S RELIQUARY

 Congratulations BurningRubber's Reliquary!  Please email Marilyn (mcgoo4@gmail.com) by the end of the month to claim your prize of a $5 gift certificate.  Please provide your full name and mailing address in the email as well as the stamps you would like, you may choose from Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda!

Here's your snazzy Challenge Winner's badge for your blog!
Please link your badge back to us here at LCPtoC, THX :0)

Now for our December Challenge!

CHALLENGE #31

PARTY CRITTERS

This month is all about parties with critters!  In the spirit of this party season, we want to see you liven things up.  Think hats on cats, dancing birds, discoing doggies, just put your thinking caps on and have a blast with this one.

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 Design Team Faves 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 is awarded our Challenge Winner's Badge
5+ Entries = one Winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to spend at LCD/CV
10+ Entries = one Winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend at LCD/CV
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!  Submit your projects into our link up via photo sharing sites like Google Photos or even via our Facebook Company Pages, Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda.  FYI, you can't link up projects shared in closed Facebook groups!   Please check our RULES page for more info on how to dot that...all entries must be in the Inlinkz link up to be included in the prize drawing!  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!

Our LCDesigners of Challenge Team Inspire have some fabulous inspiration to share, ENJOY!

LEIGH has created some Re-usable Dinner Party Place Holders.  She used Crow Party, Loopy Calligraphy, and Nuance Powders.

DARLENE created some Party Toppers.  She used Whimsical Spike, Whimsical Ruthie, Happy Cat, Owl Anthropomorph, Party Hats, and Barnyard Dog

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 20th!  Yes, the 20th.  We are ending things a little early this month in order to give our hardworking team time to spend with their families.  Thank you for understanding and next month we will be back to our normal schedule.

See you again on the 12th for more LCDesigner inspiration!
Happy Stamping!
Marilyn
Challenge Host

An InLinkz Link-up

Day 1 of It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas: "Layered PoinsettiaOrnament" and "Snowcat" card by Leigh!

Welcome 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!

Happy December Portal Peep🎄

Welcome to Day 1 of our

"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"  

Celebrations!

Things are about to get very festive here at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity as we celebrate the season throughout December and into the new year in style🎉  We'll be sharing LCDesigner projects all month long so join us, spread the holiday cheer and enter your rubber stamped Christmas or Winter themed projects in our Linky Party at the bottom of this post by January 6, 2017 at 5 to midnight for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks to spend in our Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stores!  The more entries the better the prizes so round up all your friends and join the most festive party of the year🎉   

We do have some RULES so please make sure you check them out to ensure your entries are eligible to win!  You also don't have to have a blog to play in our activities!  You can submit projects into our link up via photo sharing sites like Google Photos and even via our Facebook Pages.  Please check our RULES page for more info on how to do that....all entries must be in the Inlinkz link up to be included in the prize drawing!

Sadly we didn't have enough entries in our Dia de los Muertos November event to award a prize but we loved seeing your wonderful entries and hope you'll join in the fun this month😉

 I'm kicking off the celebrations today with two projects and my first one features a brand new rather cool kitty to our Lost Coast Designs line, say hello to our new Snowcat...isn't he a cutie😉

"Meowy Christmas" by LCDesigner Leigh

This winter themed Christmas card features the following stamps:

 Lost Coast Designs: new Snowcat, Large and Small Snowflakes and the sentiment is a partial of "Merry Christmas" from our Party Words set..."Meowy" was hand written.

Carmen's Veranda: Christmas Tree.

showing the dimension and yummy sparkle

"Layered Poinsettia" by LCDesigner Leigh

 This multi-layered and fussy cut hanging wall ornament features the following stamps:

 Carmen's Veranda: Poinsettia Background 

Lost Coast Designs: new Loopy Calligraphy

close up

showing all the layers and the Wink of Stella sparkle on the poinsettia

Thanks for joining us today and we hope you'll Stay and Play!

Our December Challenge starts on December 5th and our next Xmas feature will be up on Dec 9th!
Happy Stamping!

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

LCD/CV DT Leader

An InLinkz Link-up

FAN FEATURES: "The Birds" Journal Page by Sue!

Welcome 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!

On Nov 11 we launched FAN FEATURES, our new LCPtoC segment where we proudly showcase projects created by our fabulous Event and Challenge Winners using their rubber stamp prizes!  So if you've won one of our past activities then we would love to see what you created with your winnings!  Submit your projects for Fan Feature consideration to Leigh at LeighSBDesigns@cox.net or via Facebook messenger! 

All of our Fan Features get this snazzy badge to proudly display on their blogs!

It's now time to welcome our 2nd Fan Feature project to LCPtoC!

"The Birds" by Sue

Sue made this fabulous journal page featuring her prize rubber stamp set, Lost Coasts Designs Mini Whimsical Birds set #2.

I now hand you over to Sue....ENJOY!
 

Hi, I'm Sue, and thank you very much for having me as guest designer this month.

Halloween may be over but you can never beat a good Hitchcock film, and with this in mind, this is what I made.

 I love these Mini Whimsical Birds, and with one eye closed, and in a certain light, I guess they could be scary!  Mmm maybe not LOL. 

 I made the background first by just painting a piece of card with Aquatints then dropping water over the top.  The circle is a mask for the moon.  The moon was the bane of my life, I kept painting the white part black and vice versa,  I knew it looked wrong but i couldn't work out why!

Next I stenciled in the trees with black gesso.  I'd given up on the moon by this point, painted all over in white and started again.  I've put some spooky eyes in the trees with a white paint pen, just to show the birds what spooky should look like!

 Boo!  I think Hitchcock would be proud of these little guys.  They've been embossed and painted, and what they lack in scaryness they make up for in googly eyes!

 These are some MDF trees that I've painted in very un-tree like colours.  I also photographed them deliberately ou of focus just to make them look scarier - does sound convincing, I didn't think so...

All put together...

 ....and from the side.  This will go in my journal once I a) Move out of the garage and back into my craft room, and b) Find my journal.  Last seen in a box marked 'help me'.

All good Hitchcock films need a scary quote.

Mine was typed on my old typewriter, which now has a new ribbon.  

 Look at that face, are you scared yet LOL?

I had such fun making this, and thank you once again for having me.

Sue xx 

 Materials List

Lost Coasts Designs Mini Whimsical Birds set #2

7x 7 white card

Aquatints

tree stencil

bird stencil

coloured card

thread for matting and layering

white and black card for stamping

white and black embossing powder

black gesso 

MDF trees 

Pebeo paint 

googly eyes

Thank you Sue for sharing your fabulous journal page with us today!  Now go find your poor journal that is need of rescuing!

 Before you go a quick reminder about current challenge that closes TONIGHT at 5 to midnight PST!

  #30 is Thankful/Give Thanks

All our event and challenge prizes are awarded based on the amount of entries so the more you play the better the prize!

Now don't stray too far....our December activities will be kicking off soon with a new Event and a new Challenge....the LCDesigners are getting very festive so STAY AND PLAY with us!

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

LCD/CV DT Leader

Thanksgiving RSCVC Sale!

Welcome 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!

Happy Thanksgiving Lost Coasters!

www.Rubberstampchat.net Forum is hosting a Virtual Convention this weekend.   It begins on Black Friday morning, and ends Cyber Monday night.

Lost Coast Designs RSCVC Special is
"Buy 6 stamps in any combination of unmounted, cushioned, mounted, and get 20% and Free Shipping!"

You can go directly to www.lost-coast-designs.com or www.CarmensVeranda.com to shop.  Just use the Shopping Cart and enter the Discount Code RSCVC to get your discount.

** If the Code doesn't work, put RSCVC in the Comments area.  It will show the full amount & your total will be adjusted before running your CC, or if you use PayPal, a refund for the discount will go back to your account.

International Orders:
20% off on rubber & 50% off shipping!
Don't use the discount code, instead put RSCVC in Comments area so your new total can be calculated!

You can also go to www.rubberstampchat.net, and see the offers from the other vendors.

Thanks and Happy Holidays!
Linda
Owner of Lost Coast Designs & Carmen's Veranda

Art by LCDesigner Nan

Day of the Dead Reminder: "Matchobx Surprise" by Nanette!

Welcome 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!

Feliz Dia De los Muertos Portal Peeps!

Our Day of the Dead celebration is now winding down with just 2 days left to enter your Day of the Dead rubber stamped projects in our linky party!  Get them in by Nov 18 at 5 to midnight PST for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks to spend in our online stores!  Our event/challenge prizes are awarded based on the amount of entries so the more you play the better the prize!

NEW "DAY OF THE DEAD" STAMPS!

  If you're just joining us for the first time today we have been celebrating Dia de los Muertos all month and we unveiled our new Lost Coast Designs Day of the Dead Angel.  This gorgeous girl is available in two sizes, a 4.5 inch and an ATC size!  Click on over to our LCD store and check out all our new stamps!

 We have loads of fabulous Day of the Dead themed stamps in both of our stamps lines too!
Lost Coast Designs Day of the Dead collection
Carmen's Veranda Day of the Dead collection

"Matchbox Surprise" by LCDesigner Nanette

 

Nanette concludes our Day of the Dead celebrations with a fabulous altered matchbox project featuring Lost Coast Designs "Catrina" from the Day of the Dead Man and Woman set and Skull with Wings!

 We also have the same "Catrina" aka the "Skull with Hat" in reverse and a smaller size in our Carmen's Veranda line.

Pull on this mysterious creature's legs to open the matchbox and reveal the surprise!  Oh my!

Have you stopped by to see our November Challenge yet?

Click the badge or the link below and come and join the fun!

Challenge #30 is Thankful or Give Thanks 

On November 11 we launched our new segment called FAN FEATURES, showcasing projects created by our fabulous Event and Challenge Winners!  Click HERE if you missed seeing our first Fan Feature and stop by again on Nov 25th for our 2nd installment!

If you've won one of our past events or challenges then we would love to see what you created with your prize rubber stamps!  Submit your projects for Fan Feature consideration to Leigh at LeighSBDesigns@cox.net or via Facebook messenger!

December is just around the corner already and LCPtoC is going to be bringing the festive cheer so

STAY AND PLAY with us😀

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

LCD/CV DT Leader

Challenge #30: THANKFUL/GIVE THANKS - Midway Inspiration

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 again everyone!
Hopefully you are having a wonderful November so far! 
Okay, so we are now halfway through our November Challenge.

CHALLENGE #30

THANKFUL/GIVE THANKS

Our LCDesigners of Challenge Team Dream are back with more inspiration to give your creativity a kick-start.  If you are just joining us, click HERE for all the info on this month's challenge and to submit your entries into the Linky Party by 5 to Midnight PST November 25th.

Paula designed this wonderful greeting card titled "Thankful for Friends" using Georges et Louis, Rustic Alphabet, and the ATC Grunge Set.

Nikki designed this great card entitled "Contemplating Gratitude" using Head in Hands, Butterfly Set, Long Swirl Flourish, and Nuance Powders.


Now it's your turn, are you up for the challenge?  Submit your entries HERE by 5 to Midnight PST on the 25th!
Don't forget our next challenge will start December 5th.

Happy Stamping!
Marilyn
Challenge Host

FAN FEATURES: "Conversations with a Crocodile" by Gail aka ionabunny!

Welcome 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!

We are super excited to launch our new LCPtoC segment today called FAN FEATURES where we proudly showcase projects created by our fabulous Event and Challenge Winners using their prize rubber stamps!  All of our Fan Features get this snazzy badge to proudly display on their blogs!

So if you've won one of our past events or challenges then we would love to see what you created with your prize rubber stamps!  Submit your projects for Fan Feature consideration to Leigh at LeighSBDesigns@cox.net or via Facebook messenger!

It's now time to welcome our first Fan Feature project to LCPtoC!

"Conversations with a Crocodile" by Gail aka ionabunny

Gail aka ionabunny made this quirky card featuring her prize rubber stamp set, Lost Coast Designs Misc. Anthropomorphs.

I now hand you over to Gail....ENJOY!

Hi, Gail here, maybe you know me better as ionabunny.  I am super excited to be the first Fan Feature guest here today.  I was lucky enough to be a winner here at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and I used my precious dollars to secure Lost Coasts Designs Misc. Anthropomorphs.  I have had my eye on these for a while.  Such a quirky set and I decided to turn them into a cartoon style card.  I have done a couple of these HERE and HERE, in a style inspired by Shirley.  So here's another one, but not quite as cute as the first two.  Squeamish people look away now.........

I know!  Terrible!!  But they just seemed to suggest their own comments.....  Except the very dapper parrot.  He is wisely keeping quiet.  Or maybe it's just all beyond him......  I stamped the images, added the boxes, speech bubbles and comments using a black pen and coloured with Distress Inks and watercolour pencils. 

Materials List

Lost Coasts Designs Misc. Anthropomorphs

White card

Distress Inks

Water colour pencils

Refillable water brush

Black pen

 Thanks for dropping by.

Hugz

Gail aka ionabunny

Thank you Gail for sharing your fun project with us today!

Now don't forget to enter your Day of the Dead rubber stamped projects in our linky party by Nov 18 at 5 to midnight PST for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks to spend in our online stores!

 Plus our November Challenge, #30 Thankful or Give Thanks, is underway too!

Enter by Nov 25th at 5 to midnight PST!

  All our event and challenge prizes are awarded based on the amount of entries so the more you play the better the prize!

See you back here on November 15 for our Challenge midway reminder with more fabulous LCDesigner inspiration!

November is full of fabulous activities so STAY AND PLAY with us!

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

LCD/CV DT Leader