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

Day of the Dead Midway Reminder: "Dia de Muertos" wall art/greeting card by Paula!

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!

We are now officially halfway through our Day of the Dead celebrations and LCDesigner Paula is sharing a project today and LCDesigner Nanette will be back on Wednesday November 16 with one more DOTD share!  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!  Our event/challenge prizes are awarded based on the amount of entries so the more you play the better the prize! 

 

Before Paula share's her project we've got our special Halloween TREAT Winner to announce! 

We really appreciated everyone who stopped by to comment on our 31 Days of Halloween projects and those who commented on all 31 Days had their names put into the Witch's Hat and the winner of $5 LCD/CV Bucks is.......

SUSAN RENSHAW

Congrats Susan!!!  Please email me at LeighSBDesigns@cox.net or send me a Facebook message to claim your prize by Nov 16 otherwise a new winner will be announced Nov 18.

NEW "DAY OF THE DEAD" STAMPS!

  If you're just joining us for the first time today we are busy celebrating the Day of the Dead and we unveiled our new Lost Coast Designs Day of the Dead Angel on Oct 31st.  This gorgeous girl is available in two sizes, a 4.5 inch and an ATC size!  Click on over to our LCD store and add all our new October releases to your stamp collections!

 We have loads of fabulous Day of the Dead themed stamps in both our stamps lines!
Pop on over and check them all out!
Lost Coast Designs Day of the Dead collection
Carmen's Veranda Day of the Dead collection

 

"Dia de Muertos" by LCDesigner Paula

 

Paula is here today to share a project that can either be a wall art piece or transformed into a greeting card and features Lost Coast Designs Rustic Alphabet, Skull with Wreath and Black Flourish which was stamped twice.

showing the yummy pearlescence

 

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 

 

Join us this Friday, Nov 11, for the launch of our new segment called FAN FEATURES, showcasing projects created by our fabulous Event and Challenge Winners!

 

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!

 

November is going to be fabulous so STAY AND PLAY with us!

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

LCD/CV DT Leader

Challenge #30 Thankful / Give Thanks

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!

Good Monday Morning!
It's time for our new Challenge for November but first we have the WINNER of Challenge #29 to announce!  We had a casket full of wonderful entries for October.  Thank you one and all for playing with us.

The LCDesigners voted on their faves and based on their votes the randomly drawn
WINNERS of CHALLENGE #29 are

Burning Rubber's Reliquary & Cecilia Sawyer

Burning Rubber's Reliquary

Cecilia Sawyer

Congratulations Burning Rubber's Reliquary and Cecilia Sawyer!  Please email Marilyn (mcgoo4@gmail.com) by the end of the month to claim your prize of a $10 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 November Challenge!

CHALLENGE #30

Thankful / Give Thanks

Are you thankful for a certain event or events that may or may not have taken place?  Do you want to give thanks for certain people, places, or things?  Are you just naturally thankful for everything?  Well, we want you to express yourself and show us what you are thankful for.

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 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! 

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

Nan Created this wonderful card using Winged Girl, Doodle Circles, and 3" Grunge Border:

Granne created her great card with Carmen Veranda's Monkey Face: 


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 25th!

See you again on the 15th for more LCDesigner inspiration!
Happy Stamping!
Marilyn
Challenge Host

An InLinkz Link-up

Day 3 of our Day of the Dead Celebrations: "Dia De Los Muertos" Wall Art 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!

Feliz Dia De los Muertos Portal Peeps!

Thanks for joining us for the traditional 3 days of our Day of the Dead festivities!  We shall return with more DOTD inspiration throughout November so don't stray too far and of course, 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!

You've also still got time to monster binge our 31 Days of Halloween projects for the chance to win our Halloween TREAT!  To show our appreciation for our daily commenters one lucky winner will receive $5 LCD/CV spending bucks to use in our LCD/CV stores :0)  Everyone has until midnight on November 5th to leave us some love on all 31 projects to be included in the random drawing so start your hopping on our DAY 1 post and enjoy the spooktacular show!

NEW "DAY OF THE DEAD" STAMPS!

  We also unveiled our new Lost Coast Designs Day of the Dead Angel on Oct 31st.  This gorgeous girl is available in two sizes, a 5 inch and an ATC size!  Click on over to our LCD store and add all our new October releases to your stamp collections!

 We have loads of fabulous Day of the Dead themed stamps in both our stamps lines!
Pop on over and check them all out!
Lost Coast Designs Day of the Dead collection
Carmen's Veranda Day of the Dead collection

 

"Dia De Los Muertos" by LCDesigner Darlene

 

Darlene is here today to share a creepy wall art piece using the Soot stamping technique and features Lost Coast Designs Persian Skull.

Stop by November 7th for our November Challenge and more DOTD inspiration later this month on Nov 9th and Nov 16!   Plus we are very pleased to launch our new segment this month called FAN FEATURES showcasing projects created by our fabulous Event and Challenge Winners!
November is going to be fabulous so STAY AND PLAY with us!

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 2 of Day of the Dead: "Sugary Skully" card by Granne!

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!

Did you all have a spooktacular Halloween?  I sure did...what fabulous monsters knocked on my door last night, I even had a little girl dressed up as a massive Chinese Dragon, truly freak-tastic!


Welcome back to LCPtoC where the fun never ends!
Now for Day 2 of our

Day of the Dead Celebrations!

  In case you're just joining us for the first time today then here's the scoop on what went down in October!  We played in the faBOOlous 31 Days of Halloween annual blog hop and shared a project for 31 days straight!  To show our appreciation for our daily commenters we have a special TREAT for one lucky winner who will receive $5 LCD/CV spending bucks to use in our LCD/CV stores :0)  Everyone has an extra week to monster binge the hop and leave some love to be included in the random drawing which will close at midnight on November 5th!  Start your hopping on our DAY 1 post.

Now we are sharing Dia De los Muertos themed projects as we celebrate the Day of the Dead with daily offerings for the traditional 3 days from Oct 31 through Nov 2nd plus reminder shares up to Nov 18 when our DOTD linky party closes at 5 to midnight PST.  Enter your rubber stamped DOTD projects in the linky at the bottom of Oct 31st post for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks to spend in our online stores!

NEW "DAY OF THE DEAD" STAMPS!

  A fabulous Day of the Dead Angel has joined the Lost Coast Designs line and she's available in two sizes, a 5 inch and an ATC size!  Click on over to our LCD store and grab her plus all our new stamps released this month! 

 We have loads of fabulous Day of the Dead themed stamps in both our stamps lines! 
Pop on over and check them all out!
Lost Coast Designs Day of the Dead collection
Carmen's Veranda Day of the Dead collection

"Sugary Skully" card by LCDesigner Granne

 

Granne is back today to share a festive skull shaped card featuring Lost Coast Designs "Scarves" background stamp. 

See you again tomorrow!

Leigh S-B

The Sharpie Domino Queen

LCD/CV DT Leader