New Stamp Release Day 3

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!

Welcome back for the final day of our New Stamp Release.
It's Day 3 and we are sharing more of our New Stamps with you.  Don't forget, to see all the NEW RELEASES, please visit Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda.  We have new CLEAR stamps on the Carmen's Veranda site under ClearStamp Words and Phrases & we have a new COLORING BOOK!

Here's the designers to show you a more of the new stamps.

CATHY

 Crayon Smell Card using CV Crayons.

MARILYN
Dream & Forget Twinchies using the Small Deer Skull & Fish & Heart Set stamps.

LAURIE
Laurie created a Fight Like a Girl card using the CV Fight Like a Girl & Annie stamps.

CATHY

 Cathy created this tag using a an image from our new Coloring Book and the Wings from the Flying Mona stamp.

Don't forget to leave a comment for the chance to win a $10 LCD/CV gift certificate!

Keep on Stampin!
Marilyn

LCD/CV DT Leader

New Stamp Release Day 2

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!

Welcome Back!
It's Day 2 and we are sharing more of our New Stamps with you.  Don't forget, to see all the NEW RELEASES, please visit Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda.  We have new CLEAR stamps on the Carmen's Veranda site under ClearStamp Words and Phrases & we have a new COLORING BOOK!

Here's the designers to show you a more of the new stamps.

SUE
Flower Power Card using the 5 Circles, Fish and Heart Set, CV Find Your Happy Place, and CV Celebrate stamps.

PAULA
Dream card using Small Elk Skull, Drips, and Old Typewriter Alphabet stamps.

LAURIE
Happy Bird card using Whimsical Flora and CV Play, Sing, Be Happy stamps.

MARILYN

Fish and Happy Easter Coasters
Using  Fish and Heart Set, Zen Circles, and CV Duck and Bunny stamps

 

Stay tuned to tomorrow where we will wrap up our New Stamps Release with more great projects from our designers.

Would you like a chance to win some of the new rubber?  Just leave a comment over the three days of the event and your name will go in the hat for a $10 LCD/CV gift certificate.


Keep on Stamping!
Marilyn
LCD/CV DT Leader

New Stamp Release Day 1

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!

Good morning everyone!
We have NEW STAMPS!  Yes, Linda has released a plethora of new stamps and we are going to take three days to share them with you.  Please be aware that they are so many new stamps, both on the LCD and the CV websites that we are only showing a small fraction of all the new, quirky goodness.

 
It's a bonanza of new stamps!

To see ALL the NEW RELEASES, go to Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda.  In addition to our new stamps, we have new CLEAR stamps at Carmen's Veranda and a new COLORING BOOK at Lost Coast Designs.

So, without further ado, the design team is going to share what they have been creating with the new stamps.

 MARILYN
Happy Place tag using CV Crayons and CV Happy Place

SUE
Feeling Groovy Card using Cat Trio

 

CATHY
Frank's Costume card using CV Frankenstein

 CATHY

Cathy colored one of the pages in the new Coloring Book.

 

Stay tuned to tomorrow where we will have more projects for you using the new releases.

Would you like a chance to win some of the new rubber?  Just leave a comment over the next three days and your name will go in the hat for a $10 LCD/CV gift certificate.

Keep on Stamping!
Marilyn
LCD/CV DT Leader

Challenge #35 Favorite Background Technique - Mid-month 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!
 

Good morning!

We are now halfway through April and it's time for our mid-month inspiration.  Our designers have been busy creating projects to inspire you to create your own work of art featuring your favorite background technique.

CHALLENGE #35

FAVORITE BACKGROUND TECHNIQUE

Our LCDesigners have been working hard to bring you more fabulous inspirations. ENJOY!

MARILYN created this Dreamcatcher ATC using heated soft matte gel for the background.  she used the Small Dreamweaver stamp along with the Corner Swirl stamp.

LAURIE created Farmer's Party card using paper collage as her background technique.  She used the American Gothic Party stamp.

SUE created her Happy Place card using blown alcohol inks for her background technique.  The stamps she used are Showgirls and CV Happy Place.

PAULA created her Doodle Bird card using activated distress oxide inks on shadow stamp using ATC White Magpie, the rectangular stamp from Shadow Frames set, and Old Typewriter Alphabet stamps.

And last but not least, CATHY created her Party Mona card using paints and a straw to create the background along with the Flying Mona stamp.

As you can see, the team has been busy creating loads of inspiration for you.  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 midnight PST on the 25th!

Our next challenge begins May 1st.

Happy Stamping!

Marilyn

Challenge Host

Challenge #35 - Favorite Background Technique

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!

Good morning all!
It's time for our new Challenge for April but first we have the WINNER of Challenge #34 to announce!  Everyone did an outstanding job of just working in Black & White.  Great work everyone!  You made our job of determining a winner very hard.

The LCDesigners voted on their faves and based on their votes the randomly drawn
WINNER of CHALLENGE #34 is

JANICE LEAGRA

 Congratulations Janice!  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 APRIL Challenge!

CHALLENGE #35

FAVORITE BACKGROUND TECHNIQUE

Okay everyone, this month you get to share your favorite background technique with us.  This is anything you love to do to create a background.

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 have some fabulous inspiration to share, ENJOY!

LAURIE created a card entitled Clock Gearts using the Faux Chin Colle technique.  She used CV Clock Square

 MARILYN created her Imagine ATC using stencils and splattering for her background and the Parrot from the Misc. Anthropomorphs set.

PAULA created this ATC titled LEsson 175 using the Stamped and Stenciled Gelli Plate technique.  She used CV Calligraphy Square, Squares Background from the ATC Misc. Set 3, Rustic Checkerboard Border and Bird-Bug from Isle of Aud Creatures.

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 midnight PST on the 25th!

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

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