NEWS - Changes Taking Place

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!

NEWS NEWS NEWS

There are some changes taking place here at the Portal and on the Review.  Effective September 1, 2017, ALL posting will occur right here on the Portal.  I am merging the two blogs into this one.

What does that mean to you?  Well, you will find everything you need to right here.  Monthly Challenges will still continue, but you will get individual posts from each designer showcasing their Challenge inspiration (along with how they created them) instead of two general posts with just images and links.  AND Challenges will now begin on the SECOND OF EVERY MONTH.  As always, Challenges will run through midnight on the 25th of each month.

As for Events, they will take place starting on the 26th of each month and the linky for them will remain open for two weeks.  Each DT member will post their Event projects to give you inspiration for your entries starting on the 26th and running though the end of the month.

Still have questions?  Drop me a line at mcgoo4@gmail.com.

Thank you and Happy Stamping!
Marilyn
LCD/CV DT Leader

Tip Your Hat 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!

Good morning!
It's the third and final day of our inspirational postings for the Tip Your Hat event. 

Don't forget, you have until midnight, September 14th to post the link to your project.  Link up HERE for your chance to win some LCD/CV rubber.

Now, here's our design team:
LAURIE created her The Beauties card using Waiting For Mr. Right

CATHY created So Many Crowns card using Flying Moon, Mini Crowns, and ATC Gothic Text

and finally, MARILYN created her Funky ATC using Cracked Critters and Misc Words

Don't forget, get your linky in by midnight September 14th.  Just click HERE and go to the bottom of the page.
Our next Challenge beings September 2nd.

Happy Stamping!
Marilyn
LCD/CV DT Leader

Tip Your Hat 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!

Good morning!
It's Day 2 of the Tip Your Hat Event and we've got more hat-ty goodness in store for you.

Don't forget, you have plenty of time to get in on the fun.  Just link your project HERE by midnight, September 14th for some chance to win LCD/CV rubber.

Without further ado, here's our wonderful design team with more to share:

SUE used Megan's Christmas Bird to create her Christmas card

LAURIE used Three Waiters and CV Sing to create her 3 Tenors card

and last for today,
GAIL used Flying Egyptian and CV Broken Look Beautiful to create her Broken, Still Beautiful card

Stay tuned tomorrow for the final day of Tip Your Hat inspiration.  But again, never fear, you can enter YOUR creations until midnight, September 14th.

Our next challenge begins September 2nd.

Happy Stamping!
Marilyn Hughes
LCD/CV DT Leader

Tip Your Hat 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 one and all.
First, I want to announce the Winner from the New Stamp Release event we held in July:

DEBI TULLIER you won!

You have won a $10 LCD/CV gift certificate and the use of our Winner's Badge.  Just drop me a line at mcgoo4@gmail.com before 9th September and let me know what stamps you would like.

Now, on with the event!
 We are back again with a new event you can play along with.  This month we are all about Hats.  For the next three days we will be featuring stamps with hats, or adding a hat to a stamp that maybe needs one, or two.  Or hats in the background.  Whatever you like, as long as there's a hat.  

We are looking forward to seeing your creations so leave your hat on and join the fun.

Enter your Tip Your Hat project in the linky below.  You have until Midnight, September 14th to play with us for a chance to win some Lost Coast Designs/Carmen's Veranda rubber.  Don't forget to check out our RULES for all the necessary guidelines.

Here's some inspiration from the team to get us started:

LAURIE created Best Friends using the Milo and Raphael and CV Best Friends.

CATHY created her card using Silhouette Man With Cane.

SUE created a free standing piece called You Can Keep Your Hat On using Tres Caballeros and Party Hats 2.

 Gail created an ATC called Moove It, Moove It! using Carmen Cow.

We will be back tomorrow with Day 2 and more inspiration from our design team.


Have fun and I hope you play along.

Marilyn Hughes
LCD/CV DT Leader

An InLinkz Link-up

Challenge #39 Stenciled Background - 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!

Welcome back!

We are now halfway through the month of August so that means it's time for some mid-month inspiration.

CHALLENGE #39

STENCILED BACKGROUND

Now here are our designers with some more inspiration to kick-start your imagination!

SUE brings you Raven Love using CV lEdgar Allen Poe and CV Dogs Like Me

 

LAURIE brings your A Touch of Gold using Girl With A Curl

LAURIE created another card titled Study in Pink using Mona Flying

CATHY brings you Cheshire Cat using Cheshire Cat

CATHY also created Flying Mona using Flying Mona and CV Too Much Happy

And last but not least
GAIL brings you Walking the Fish using CV Ballerina With Fish, CV Stay Weird, and Grunge Border 3"

Now it's your turn, are you up for the challenge?  We can't wait to see your projects!  
Submit your entries HERE below by 5 to midnight PST on the 25th!

Our next Challenge begins September 2nd!
Yes, we are moving the starting date of our Challenges to the 2nd of each month.
Happy Stamping!
Marilyn
Challenge Host

Challenge #39 - Stenciled Background

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 Monday Morning!
It's time for our new Challenge for August but first we have the WINNER of Challenge #38 to announce!  We had a plethora of entries this month and Wow, y'all blew us away!  It warms my heart to see how many of you entered.
The LCDesigners voted on their faves and based on their votes the randomly drawn
WINNER of CHALLENGE #38 is

LYNEEN

 Congratulations Lyneen!  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 August Challenge!

CHALLENGE #39

STENCILED BACKGROUND

Okay, here goes!  Create any stamped project and use stenciling for your background.  Easy peasy, right?

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, so ENJOY!

SUE created her Twinkle Twinkle Starry Cat using Cat Star Wings

LAURIE created Butterfly Girl using Head in Hands

GAIL aka IonaBunny created Bad Advice Baby using CV Happy Skeleton, Grunge Border 3", and CV Free Advice

CATHY created her Steampunk tile using Bird on Bike and CV Steampunk

MARILYN created Say Cheese using Happy Cat

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

An InLinkz Link-up