Day 7 & Finale of Half-O-Ween: "Bite Me" ATC by Leigh!

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!

HAPPY HALF-O-WEEN!

The mid-year witching hour is upon us, it's the finale of our Halloween in May celebrations!    

 We've had a blast sharing our projects with you every 2nd day!  We are loving all the spooktacular creations received in our Half-O-Ween linky party so far and there's still time to enter, submit by midnight PST tonight HERE to be in the running for the $15 LCD/CV gift certificate prize!   
 
We hope you've had fun dusting off your scary stamps but don't put them away just yet coz our annual Skellie-Fest starts on June 4th with a fab Skull Appreciation Day blog hop!  Spooktacular times ahead....head....skull....get it!!!  Bwahahahahaha ;0)  So see YOU June 4th, mark your calendars!

Time for our finale project...I'm back today with another ATC....the sun is setting and a Cracked Old Crow is heading your way....RUN!

 On this one I used the following Lost Coast Designs stamps:

Cracked Old Crow, Spiderwebs background, large and mini Cracked Tree and Cracked Grass and Sky.  The text was handwritten and the background was done with Nuance Powders by Magenta.  Turn the ATC to the light just right and all the magical shimmer and Diamond Glaze details are revealed!  See my Lost Coaster's Review DT tutorial post for more info on how I made these ATCs.

Before you go just a quickie reminder about our first Blogiversary BLOG CANDY giveaway!  

Click HERE to see how you can get in on the action and celebrate with us ;0)

That's it for from me today...better get ready to hunker down for the night!  Make sure you're in doors before dark stamping up a storm and get your entries in HERE by midnight PST tonight!  Then stay tuned for our BIG winners announcement, we have a few to catch up on and don't forget to return June 4th for our annual Skellie-Fest starting off with a Skull Appreciation Day blog hop!

Happy Stamping!
Leigh S-B
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 6 of Half-O-Ween: "Don't Make Me!" card by Darlene!

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!

HAPPY HALF-O-WEEN!

It's Day 6 and nearing the end of our Halloween in May celebrations!  We're sharing a spooky project every 2nd day up to May 31st so dig out your Halloween or any odd and quirky stamps and make them work!  Share your creations with us in the Half-O-Ween linky party HERE! 
A $15 shopping spree at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda is up for grabs! 

LCDesigner Darlene is sharing her spooktacular Oz inspired Halloween card today featuring our Carmen's Veranda Monkey Face.  

Both Nan and Darlene have OZ on the brain it seems....just when you thought flying monkeys couldn't get any scarier they enter your Halloween nightmares too..Bwahahaha ;0)

Before you go just a quickie reminder about our first Blogiversary BLOG CANDY giveaway!  

Click HERE to see how you can get in on the action and celebrate with us ;0)

See you here again on Tuesday May 31st for the finale of Half-O-Ween!
Just two more days to enter your wicked cool projects in the linky HERE by midnight PST on May 31st!  Then we'll have a BIG winners announcement to make, we have a few to catch up on!

Happy Stamping!
Leigh S-B
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 5 of Half-O-Ween: "What If??" card by Nanette!

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!

HAPPY HALF-O-WEEN!

It's Day 5 and we are over half way through our Halloween in May celebrations!  We're sharing a spooky project every 2nd day up to May 31st so dig out your Halloween or any odd and quirky stamps and make them work!  Share your creations with us in the Half-O-Ween linky party HERE! 
A $15 shopping spree at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda is up for grabs! 

LCDesigner Nanette is sharing her spooktacular Hitchcock meets Oz card today featuring the following Carmen's Veranda stamps:

Three Trees, Alfred Hitchcock Standing and Flying Monkeys

Before you go just a quickie reminder about our first Blogiversary BLOG CANDY giveaway!  

Click HERE to see how you can get in on the action and celebrate with us ;0)

See you here again on Sunday May 29 for Day 6 of Half-O-Ween!
We look forward to seeing your wicked cool projects entered in the linky HERE by May 31st!

Happy Stamping!
Leigh S-B
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 4 of Half-O-Ween: "La Nuit du Chat Noir" ATC Pocket Letter by Granne!

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!

HAPPY HALF-O-WEEN!

We are now into Day 4 of Half-O-Ween where we are sharing a Halloween inspired project every 2nd day until May 31st!  Stop by, get inspired, dig out your Halloween stamps, get inky then link up your projects HERE!
A $15 shopping spree at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda is up for grabs!

LCDesigner Granne is sharing her Halloween ATC Pocket Letter today featuring the following Lost Coast Designs stamps:  Small Cityscape, More Cats and License Plate Alphabet set.

Before you go...did you know we are celebrating our first Blogiversary here at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and we're giving away BLOG CANDY?!  Click HERE to see how you can get in on the action and celebrate with us ;0)

See you here again on Friday May 27 for Day 5 of Half-O-Ween!
We look forward to seeing your wicked cool projects entered in the linky HERE by May 31st!

Happy Stamping!
Leigh S-B
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 3 of Half-O-Ween: "Happy Halloween" card by Darlene!

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!

HAPPY HALF-O-WEEN!

Welcome back for Day 3 of our Halloween in May celebrations!  We're sharing a spooky project every 2nd day until May 31st so dig out your Halloween or your odd and quirky stamps and come and join the fun!  Enter your Half-O-Ween projects in our linky party HERE!
A $15 shopping spree at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda is up for grabs!

LCDesigner Darlene is sharing her Halloween card today featuring Lost Coast Designs Owl from the Misc. Anthropomorphs set.  Doesn't he look dashing in that witch's hat!

Before you go...did you know we are celebrating our first Blogiversary here at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and we're giving away BLOG CANDY?!  Click HERE to see how you can get in on the action and celebrate with us ;0)

See you here again on Wednesday May 25 for Day 4 of Half-O-Ween!
We look forward to seeing your wicked cool projects entered in the linky HERE by May 31st!

Happy Stamping!
Leigh S-B
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 2 of Half-O-Ween: "Haunted Fun House" by Nan!

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 HALF-O-WEEN!

Welcome back for Day 2 of Half-O-Ween!  We are celebrating Halloween in May with clawesome projects so pop in every 2nd day until May 31st for lots of spooky inspiration!  Dig out your Halloween stamps and come join our Half-O-Ween party HERE!
A $15 shopping spree at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda is up for grabs!

LCDesigner Nanette is sharing her Haunted Fun House today featuring the following stamps:  Lost Coast Designs:  Murder of Crows, Skull with Wings, ATC Grunge set and Crow Border.
Carmen's Veranda:  Large Skeleton Shrine, Three Trees and Small Witches.

Before you go...did you know we are celebrating our first Blogiversary here at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and we're giving away BLOG CANDY?!  Click HERE to see how you can get in on the action and celebrate with us ;0)

See you here again on Monday May 23rd for Day 3 of Half-O-Ween!
We look forward to seeing your wicked cool projects entered in the linky HERE by May 31st!

Happy Stamping!
Leigh S-B
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 1 of Half-O-Ween: Ghostie "Boo" Bird ATCs by Leigh!

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!

HAPPY HALF-O-WEEN!

We are celebrating Halloween in May with clawesome projects every 2nd day until May 31st!
Pop in, get inspired, then dig out your Halloween stamps and come join our Half-O-Ween party ;0)
A $15 shopping spree at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda is up for grabs!

You might think that Half-O-Ween is a fairly new thing but it's actually an old tradition recognized by many European countries.  In Germanic folklore, Walpurgisnacht, also called Hexennacht or Heksennacht (Dutch), literally means "Witches' Night".  Traditionally the start of Half-O-Ween is "Witches Night" on April 30th and then observed all May long.  The first known written occurrence of the English translation, "Walpurgis Night" is from the 19th century.   Many of the things we still do today but have forgotten the reasons why originated from this time, like the ringing of Church bells and tying tin cans behind the car of newlyweds...all done to ward off evil during Half-O-Ween!

 Scared yet?  Bwahahahaha!  Leigh here to kick off the event today with 2 spooktacular ATCs featuring birdies from Lost Coast Designs newest stamp line, Whimsical Birds by Doris Arndt!

 We have 8 large individual Whimsical Birds and 2 sets of mini Whimsical Birds too!  Stop by to check them out on the LCD website and keep an eye on this blog coz we'll be featuring these little cuties in an upcoming Whimsical Bird Showcase soon!

Ghostie "boo" Bird ATC #1 features Whimsical Flora who is 3.25" tall.
The second I saw her I just knew she had to be a ghostie bird!  Perfect right LOL! 

Now this Ghostie "BOO" Bird ATC features our mini Flora from the mini Whimsical Birds 2 set, I couldn't resist making a second ATC using her!

 I also used the following Lost Coast Designs stamps on both ATCs:
 Spiderwebs background, the large and mini Cracked Tree and mini Cracked Grass and Sky from our Cracked Critter line.  The Old Type Writer Alphabet set in both lower and upper case to stamp the text and the yummy backgrounds were created with the fabulous Nuance Powders by Magenta now available in the Lost Coast Designs store! 

Here's a closer look at the details showing the fussy cut layers and magical shimmer that appears at certain angles.  Stop by our Lost Coaster's Review DT blog on May 23rd for more info on how I made these two.

Before you go...did you know we are celebrating our first Blogiversary here at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and we're giving away BLOG CANDY?!  Click HERE to see how you can get in on the action and celebrate with us ;0)

Now don't forget to stop by May 21st for Day 2 of Half-O-Ween!
We look forward to seeing your wicked cool projects entered in the linky below by May 31st!

Happy Stamping!
Leigh S-B
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
LCD/CV DT Leader

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1st Blogiversary Blog Candy Giveaway!

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!
WOW!  Can you believe we are celebrating Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's first Birthday today!!!!
Time sure flies by when you're having lots of fun!  Thank you for following us and playing in our events and challenges over the last year!   We, the LCDesigners, have had a blast bringing you fun events and our monthly challenges to play in and inspire you to create!  We have thoroughly enjoyed seeing all your wonderful projects and can't wait to see what you create next!  We have so much in store for you so please continue to follow our adventures, join in the fun and play with us here and on our new Facebook group!!

Let's get our 1st Blogiversary party started!
We have a big "Party" bundle of quality Lost Coast Designs rubber stamps to giveaway to one lucky Portal follower!

 HOW TO PLAY!

• Grab our Blog Candy badge (above), display it in your blog sidebars and link it back to this post!
• Enter your blog in the linky party below!
• Double your chances of winning our Blog Candy Giveaway by also blogging about our Blogiversary and enter your blog post in the linky party too!
• Be a follower of our fabulous LCPtoC Blog!
• Join our Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda Official Facebook Fan Group!
• Linky Party closes June 16 at midnight PST! 
• Giveaway is open to everyone, everywhere! 

Then you are well on your way to winning our PARTY! BLOG CANDY bundle of rubber consisting of a large sheet of Party Words, our new vertical Party Hats, the Party Hat Cats set and the Party Dogs set....a value of $33!  Awesome right :0)

Now let's celebrate, pop a bottle of bubbly with us!
Cheers ;0)

But wait, before you dash off to share our Blog Candy, I've got some news sure to put your hair on end...we're getting spooky here at LCPtoC!  Starting May 19 we are celebrating Half-O-Ween aka Halloween in May every 2nd day until May 31st!  Join us and get your scare on!
I dare you ;0)
Leigh S-B
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
LCD/CV DT Leader

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Challenge #24, A Splash of Neon or Bright Color ... More Inspiration

Challenge #24 A Splash of Neon or Bright Color

Our challenge is well underway and as mentioned previously we will be sharing projects and inspiration when the challenge starts and also around 15th of each month. 

Please go the previous #24 challenge post to add your projects. HERE. But before you go .... check out some more inspiration from our Design Team : 

Granne has used the Flagstone Background stamp and Misc. Words from Lost Coast Designs : 

Leigh has used Lost Coast Designs stamps Cracked Party Cat, Doodles Circles and Party Hats Set 1 :

Hope you will stay and play with us :)

Day 6 and finale of WOMEN RULE THE WORLD! "Call Your Mother" card by Shari!

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!

Hiya Portal Peeps!

***HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY***

I'ts now Day 6 and the finale of

 We've been celebrating Women in honour of Mother's Day all week and featuring our wonderful female themed rubber stamps!  We hope you've enjoyed seeing all the LCDesigners' fabulous projects coz we enjoyed creating them for you ;0) 

We have an extensive eclectic collection of female images guaranteed to suit your every taste and style...from Gibson Girls to ladies with wings and Fine Art to Manga....the list goes on! 
If you haven't visited our website before or it's been a while since your last visit then please stop by Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda and peruse our catalogues!

Today is the finale of our event but you have until midnight PST on May 15 to enter your own women inspired projects in the linky HERE for the chance to win a $10 shopping spree at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda!

Please read over our Event and Challenge Rules to ensure your entries qualify for our prizes!

LCDesigner Shari is closing our event for us today with her fabulous card complete with a stern warning which you should listen to if you know what's good for you LOL!
Don't forget to call your Mother coz today IS Mom's Day ;0)

Shari is featuring the following Lost Coast Designs stamps:
Early Stitch n' Bitch, Doodle Circles and Cat Quotes

Well that's it for this event but don't you worry, we've got more up our sleeves sure to give you a fright because we'll be saying farewell to May with a spooktacular Half-O-Ween event so dig out your weird and spooky stamps and prepare to get inky with us! Bwahahahahaha ;0)

Have a fabulous Mother's Day!
Leigh S-B
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 5 of WOMEN RULE THE WORLD! - "Flower Girl in Two Shades" Cards by Karen!

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!

Hiya Portal Peeps!

I'ts now Day 5 already of

 We are celebrating Women in honour of Mother's Day and featuring our wonderful female themed rubber stamps!  We have an extensive eclectic collection of female images guaranteed to suit your every taste and style...from Gibson Girls to ladies with wings and Fine Art to Manga....the list goes on!  Stop by Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda and peruse our catalogues!

Join us here every day as we countdown to Mom's Day on May 8th!  

Enter your own women inspired projects in the linky HERE by midnight PST on May 15 for the chance to win a $10 shopping spree at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda!
Please read over our Event and Challenge Rules to ensure your entries qualify for our prizes!

LCDesigner Karen is sharing two gorgeous cards today featuring Lost Coast Designs Flower Girl!

 We enjoy showing you how you can create different looks using the same stamps and Karen's two cards are a perfect example of how versatile our stamps are and how much fun you can have with one stamp!

Thanks for stopping by today and before you go don't forget today is your last chance to play in our CRACKED CRITTERS SHOWCASE event for the chance to win the $10 prize, Mr Linky closes tonight at midnight PST!

See you again tomorrow!
Leigh S-B
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 4 of WOMEN RULE THE WORLD! - "Wish" card by Nikki!

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!

Hiya Portal Peeps!

We're now into Day 4 already of

 We are celebrating Women in honour of Mother's Day and featuring our wonderful female themed rubber stamps!  We have an extensive eclectic collection of female images guaranteed to suit your every taste and style...from Gibson Girls to ladies with wings and Fine Art to Manga....the list goes on!  Stop by Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda and peruse our catalogues!

Join us here every day as we countdown to Mom's Day on May 8th!  

Enter your own women inspired projects in the linky HERE by midnight PST on May 15 for the chance to win a $10 shopping spree at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda!
Please read over our Event and Challenge Rules to ensure your entries qualify for our prizes!

LCDesigner Nikki is sharing a beautiful card today featuring the following Lost Coast Designs  stamps:  Cosmos Face, Leonardo Accessories set and Wish from the Wish Wisdom Grow Believe Dictionary set.

Nikki used Nuance Powders by Magenta to create the background - the powders are now available in the LCD store individually or as a set.

Thanks for stopping by today and before you go don't forget to play in our CRACKED CRITTERS SHOWCASE event for the chance to win the $10 prize, Mr Linky closes at midnight PST on May 7th!

See you again tomorrow!
Leigh S-B
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 3 of WOMEN RULE THE WORLD! - Art Nouveau card by Leigh!

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!

Hiya Portal Peeps!

It's Day 3 already of

 We are celebrating Women in honour of Mother's Day and featuring our wonderful female themed rubber stamps!  We have an extensive eclectic collection of female rubber stamps guaranteed to suit your every taste and style...from Gibson Girls to ladies with wings and Fine Art to Manga....the list goes on!  Stop by Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda and peruse our catalogues!

Join us here every day as we countdown to Mom's Day on May 8th!  

Enter your own female themed projects in the linky HERE by midnight PST on May 15 for the chance to win a $10 shopping spree at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda!
Please read over our Event and Challenge Rules to ensure your entries qualify for our prizes!

I'm back today to share another one of my Art Nouveau cards featuring Lost Coast Designs Naughty Can Be Nice this time! 

 The background on this one was also created solely with Nuance Powders by Magenta, now available in the LCD store!

 Stop by my blog, LeighSBDesigns, for more info on this card and the one featured on Tuesday!

Thanks for stopping by today and before you go don't forget to play in our CRACKED CRITTERS SHOWCASE event for the chance to win the $10 prize, Mr Linky closes at midnight PST on May 7th!

See you again tomorrow!
Leigh S-B
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 2 of WOMEN RULE THE WORLD! - "Stellar" cards by Granne!

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!

Hiya Portal Peeps!

We're now into Day 2 of

 We are celebrating Women in honour of Mother's Day and featuring our wonderful female themed rubber stamps!  We have quite an eclectic collection of ladies guaranteed to suit your every taste and style...from Gibson Girls to ladies with wings and Fine Art to Manga....the list goes on!
 Stop by Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda and peruse our extensive rubber catalogues!

Join us here every day as we countdown to Mom's Day on May 8th!  

Enter your own female themed projects in the linky HERE by midnight PST on May 15 for the chance to win a $10 shopping spree at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda!
Please read over our Event and Challenge Rules to ensure your entries qualify for our prizes!

LCDesigner Granne has two amazing cards to share with you today featuring Lost Coast Designs Star Goddess!  Click HERE to visit Granne's blog for more info!

Two different looks for two stunning cards!

Thanks for stopping by today....don't forget to play in our CRACKED CRITTERS SHOWCASE event for the chance to win the $10 prize, Mr Linky closes at midnight PST on May 7th!

See you again tomorrow!
Leigh S-B
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 1 of WOMEN RULE THE WORLD! ... plus Flora and Fluffy Tails Winner!

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!

Hiya Portal Peeps!

We have a wonderful new event starting for you today!

 We are celebrating Women in honour of Mother's Day and featuring our wonderful female themed rubber stamps!  We have quite an eclectic collection of ladies guaranteed to suit your every taste and style...from Gibson Girls to ladies with wings and Fine Art to Manga....the list goes on!
 Stop by Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda and peruse our extensive real rubber catalogues!

Then join us here every day as we countdown to Mom's Day on May 8th!  

Enter your own "ladies ROCK" projects in the linky below by midnight PST on May 15 for the chance to win a $10 shopping spree at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda!
Please read over our Event and Challenge Rules to ensure your entries qualify for our prizes!

  Before I kick of today's event I'm pleased to announce the winner of our Flora and Fluffy Tails event!  Thank you to everyone who joined in our Spring fun!  As usual, those of you who used our stamps automatically get 2 entries and all your creations were wonderful so Mr Random took over and made his choice!

 Congratulations to Val S!

You have won a $15 shopping spree at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda!

Please use the contact form in the left sidebar to claim your prize and here's your snazzy badge for your blog!

Val's winning card features Lost Coast Designs Doodle Flowers stamp

Now let's get our WOMEN RULE THE WORLD event underway!
I'm kicking off today with an Art Nouveau themed card featuring Lost Coast Designs Shell Girl with a background created solely with Nuance Powders by Magenta, now available in the LCD store!

Alphonse Mucha is my favourite Art Nouveau artist and we have a nice selection of stamps based on his wonderful paintings in our Art Nouvea and Art Deco Women section!

Thanks for stopping by today to see my project and before you go I'd like to remind you that our new Challenge for May began yesterday!  The theme for Challenge #24 is A Splash of Neon or Bright Colour!  Plus, don't forget to play in our CRACKED CRITTERS SHOWCASE event for the chance to win the $10 prize, Mr Linky closes at midnight PST on May 7th!

See you again tomorrow!
Leigh S-B
THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
LCD/CV DT Leader

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