Day 30: In the Deep Midwinter: Snowman

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Hi from Laurie as we come to the close of 2019 and a final project for our "In the Deep Midwinter" Challenge.  I hope the new year brings you much happiness and good health.

For this card, I used the Snowman stamp from Carmen's Veranda and the Small Snowflakes Set from Lost Coast Designs.  I began by stamping my snowman onto white card stock and cutting him out.  I trimmed off the tail of the little scarf around his neck and using some navy fibers, I fashioned a real scarf for him.  I added small enamel dots for his eyes and larger ones for his buttons.  I cut a small "carrot" nose for him from orange paper and cut out a black top hat to finish him off.

I took my dark blue background paper and heat embossed a variety of snowflakes randomly across it with white embossing powder.
   I also heat embossed the edge with white embossing powder, then layered this with a piece of silver metallic card stock.  I attached my snowman with foam dimensional tape, and that's a wrap!

You still have time to join the challenge and show us your wintry projects for a chance to win some amazing free stamps!

Happy New Year!

Forever Friends

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Hello Portal Peeps.  I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are enjoying the period between the eves.  Reflecting on the last year?  Looking forward to the year ahead?  Or maybe just playing with some new crafty products??  I have made a friendship card inspired by our current In The Deep Midwinter challenge.  Any stamped winter inspired make is welcome.  Join the fun and maybe you will win yourself a very happy start to the New Year.  

Here's my card using Lost Coast Designs very lovely
Cat and Bird and Small Snowflakes stamps.

I started by stamping Cat and Bird with black archival ink then masked the image.  I stamped the Small Snowflakes with Bluebird archival.  You get 8 different stamps in this set and I used them all!  Then I bumped them and stamped again with Watering Can archival.  I thought it looked a bit too structured so I used 2nd and 3rd generation stamping with the grey ink to make a proper blizzard.

I gave the background a water colour wash with Stormy Sky distress ink and coloured the cat with Spiced Marmalade.  I used gel pens for her eyes and also added some glitter for a bit of a wow factor.  The bird was coloured with red Promarker and I glittered his crown.

I stamped some words from Lost Coast Designs Misc. Words on grey woodgrain card, fussy cut and edged them with black ink.  

Thanks for looking.  Hugz

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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Seasons greeting Portal Peeps!!

We would like to wish all our customers and blog friends a very 

MERRY CHRISTMAS 

 

Hope your day full of jolly and bright and Ho Ho Ho.  

May Santa bring you everything on your list,

especially all those crafty goodies you asked for!!

If you get a quiet moment to craft don't forget to join our

IN THE DEEP MIDWINTER CHALLENGE

The linky is open until the end of the month.  

See you there. 

Let It Snow!!

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We're celebrating "In the Deep Midwinter" with our current challenge and this is today's contribution...

LET IT Snow!!!!
(please!)

LCD Stamps:  MittsHLP, Small Cityscape (icicle)

I started off by applying lots of alcohol inks to the glossy cardstock and let it dry completely. I then stamped the small Cityscape along the edge of the card panel which when turned over creates the illusion of icicles! I covered these icicles with a bit of glitter for a bit of shimmer.

I then stamped the pixie onto the card panel and a second time on white cardstock. Since this image has lots of little fiddly bits that are very difficult to cut out, by stamping it on the card initially - I don't have to cut out all those tiny pieces. The second image I colored the pixies face and dress, cut those out and affixed it over the image stamped on the card panel.  I also added glitter to her wings as well.  

Finally the sentiment was stamped off to the side with Gothic Purple StazOn Ink.  This panel was mounted on a bit of Violet and Sapphire Starstruck Rinea Foiled Paper to really make the colors pop.

Hope you are having a lovely holiday season...

Merry Christmas everyone!

Roni

Bringing home the Christmas Tree - Challenge #89

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Hello all, Lori here today.

Hope you are all ready for Christmas!  I was thinking about a time when we used to go up to the mountains and cut down our own Christmas Tree.  Such fun memories!  

For this card, I spruced" up simple stamped images with embossing powder.  I love how embossing powder really makes stamped images shine!

Lost Coast Designs

Carmen's Veranda - Old Truck

Large Snowflake

Other supplies:

Pigment Ink

Embossing Powder

Acrylic Paint

Fireworks! sprays

Sheer Shimmer spray

Thinlet dies

Instructions:

1) Spray card panel with Fireworks! sprays and allow to dry.  Stamp small snowflakes and emboss with Embossing Power.  Stamp lager snowflakes with pigment ink.

2) Apply white paint splatter.

3) Adhere to card base.

4) Stamp Old Truck with pigment ink and emboss.  Fussy cut truck out and adhere to card base with double sided mounting foam.  Adhere a miniature Christmas Tree to truck bed.  Finally, die cut Winter greeting and adhere to card.

I hope you are enjoying the Holiday Season and was inspired by this project.  We would love to see your "In the Deep Midwinter" makes so I hope you will click below and link your project for us to see!

Happy day!

Lori

IN THE DEEP MIDWINTER CHALLENGE INSPIRATION

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Hello Portal Peeps.  I hope all your seasonal preparations are progressing well.
 For December the team is taking it a bit slower, but there is still plenty of inspiration on the blog this month, so do scroll down and check it out.  Don't forget to leave a little love.  Your present to us at this time of giving.

We have only one challenge for the whole of December so plenty of time for you to join the fun.

IN THE DEEP MIDWINTER

 

Link up your stamped winter inspired makes for a chance to win Lost Coast Designs dollars.  Anything related to winter, it doesn't have to be a Christmas make, and any type of project is welcome, as long as it uses the theme and real rubber or clear stamping as the focus.

We announced last months winners on the 5th.  I am still waiting to hear from one of them so do check that post if you entered the November challenges.

Here's some inspiration from the team.

Gail made this simple pretty card using Lost Coast Designs Megan's Christmas Bird and  Merry Christmas sentiment from Party Words.

Liesbeth made this beautiful winter scene using Lost Coast Designs Lycaonia stamp.

Roni made this fabulous Abominable Snowman card using Carmen's Veranda Monkey Face and Whatever You Are, Be A Good One sentiment and Lost Coast Designs Small Snowflakes.

OK, now it's your turn.  You have until 23.59 PST on the 31st to link up your wintery makes.  Remember, you gotta be in it to win it!!!  Ready, set, STAMP!!

In the Deep Midwinter: Day 12: A Boy and His Dog

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Wintery greetings from Laurie!  We have a wintertime challenge for the entire month of December:  In the Deep Midwinter.  We want to see what fabulous projects you can create with a winter theme.

I created a card for this using one of my very favorite Lost Coast Stamps: Georges and Louis.

I stamped Georges and Louis onto white card stock and fussy cut.  I then restamped Georges's coat with green ink, cut that out, and superimposed it onto my original stamped image.  I added some color with Copic markers and added some small brass "buttons" to Georges's coat.

For my background I roughly tore a piece of scrapbook paper that looks like falling snow.  I edged it with some Distress Ink and affixed my stamped image in the center of it.  I attached that to a sheet of vintage music paper and layered that with some Kraft card stock.  The final touch was a couple of torn pieces of Washi tape in opposing corners, as shown.

So stay nice and warm in your craft room or wherever you do your creating and make something for the winter time challenge.  You just might win some free stamps!!

In the Deep Midwinter: snowy city

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Hello everyone, Liesbeth here. It's December already.. and time for the Deep Midwinter challenge. I hope to inspire you with this card of a snowy city. Here in Holland we don't have any snow yet, I hope it comes this winter, there's much time left!

 I started with stamping the Small Cityscape on a blue card using Versamark ink, and heat-embossed it with white glittery embossing powder. I torn the edges and stamped (just) the stars from Cracked Grass and Sky with white ink. On a bigger piece of white cardstock I stamped fragments of Grunge Tree  and several times one of the snowflakes from the Large Snowflake set, both  with Distress ink Chipped Sapphire, at the edges. With a blending tool I added a bit of that same ink at the edges. I glued the city onto the background and glued everything onto a even bigger white card.
Hope to see your Midwintery creations!

Liesbeth XX

NOVEMBER WINNERS

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Hello Portal Peeps.
It's time to announce the WINNERS of our November Challenges!

We would like to thank everyone who entered their lovely projects and it was so nice to see some using Lost Coast Design and Carmen's Veranda stamps.  You of course get an extra chance in the random draw for using our stamps on your projects.  Thanks for playing with us!

Please do read the rules and also the challenge guidelines which are written under the challenge badges on the challenge post and in the sidebar.  We have to disqualify entries that do not comply with our rules or challenge themes.

We only had two entries for the Day of the Dead challenge so the team selection is

WINNER of CHALLENGE #87

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

is

Carole J

with her beautiful card featuring Lost Coast Designs Day of the Dead Angel

Congrats Carole. 
Please take the challenge winners badge for you blog

A few more entries for the masculine challenge and
Mr Random picked the winner

WINNER of CHALLENGE #88

FOR THE MEN

is

Marion

with this wonderful tribute to Charlie Chaplin using Carmen's Veranda
Charlie Chaplin stamp

Congrats Marion, you win a $5 gift certificate

 Congratulations Carole and Marion!
Here's your snazzy Challenge Winner's badge for your blog!
Please link your badge back to us here at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.
 

Marion please email Gail (craftynomad at gmail dot com) by the end of the month to claim your prize.  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!


We are just having one challenge in December

In The Deep Midwinter

Link up your stamped winter inspired projects

 for your chance to win Lost Coast Dollars.

Plaid Santa - Days in the Deep Midwinter Challenge

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Hello all,

Lori here, rockin' Carmen's Veranda Plaid Santa with a Merry Christmas to you.  The Grunge Tree made the perfect snowy background for this frosty Santa card.  

Lost Coast Designs

• Grunge Tree
• Carmen's Veranda - Plaid Pants Santa

Other Supplies

• White Gesso
• Pigment Ink
• Gelatos
• Merry Christmas rub-ons

Instructions:

1) Apply a water wash to a watercolor panel with Gelatos.

2)  Add white paint splatters to watercolor background and then stamp Grunge Tree with Permanent Ink.

3) Create snow effect by applying White Gesso to tree with paint brush. 

4) Stamp Plaid Pant Santa with permanent ink and then watercolor with Gelatos.

5) Edge card base with black ink and then adhere trimmed watercolor panel.

6) Adhere trimmed Plaid Pant Santa to card base.  Apply rub-on Merry Christmas.

I hope you enjoyed this project and will join in this week's challenge.  We would love to see your Winter Creations!

Happy Day!

Lori

CHALLENGE #89 - IN THE DEEP MIDWINTER

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Hello Portal Peeps.  It's time for our new Challenge.  December is a busy month for most of us and we will be having just one challenge this month, so the team can relax a bit and that also gives you a bit more time to play along.  We will be announcing the November winners on the 5th of the month, so do pop back and see who wowed the team and gets our snazzy blog badge and the coveted Lost Coast dollars.

So here's our new Challenge!

CHALLENGE #89

IN THE DEEP MIDWINTER

Share any type of stamped make with a wintery theme.
Please use real rubber and/or clear stamping and the theme as the focus of your project.
A little stamped sentiment is not sufficient to qualify you for the prize and your entry may be deleted.

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 random 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 chosen by the team is awarded our Challenge Winner's Badge
5+ Entries = one randomly picked winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to spend at
Lost Coast Designs/Carmen's Veranda
10+ Entries = one randomly picked winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend at
Lost Coast Designs/Carmen's Veranda
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! 

Here's some inspiration from the team to get us started.  ENJOY!

Gail made this merry elf tag using Carmen's Veranda Elf With Star and Lost Coast Designs Small Snowflake Set

Lori made this beautiful snowy card using Lost Coast Designs Large Snowflake Set

Roni made this grumpy fairy card using Lost Coast Designs Lucy HLP, Large Snowflake Set, Small Snowflake Set and Carmen's Veranda Grunge Black Swirl

We have our Black Friday deals running until tomorrow so don't forget to hop over to the
Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda sites and shop!!!
There are new stamps at both stores so don't forget to take a look at those!

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 31st and don't forget to follow us so you don't miss anything!  The team will be posting more inspiration throughout the month so check back and join the fun.

Happy Stamping!
Gail
Challenge Host

Challenge #89 - In The Deep Midwinter
December 1st - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Tuesday, December 31st 23.59 PST.
All entries must be entered in our link up but your don't need a blog to win.  See our RULES page for more info
 

A Collage of Blokes and Black Friday Deals

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Hello Portal Peeps.  Gail here today.  Have you been shopping all the Black Friday weekend deals???   Don't forget to check out both the Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda websites and use the codes below for 20% off and free US shipping.   Linda hasn't forgotton our international fans so you can order and get 20% off and get domestic shipping prices.  How awesome is that???!!!! Grab your codes and shop.  But first, a little inspiration from me..........

I am back from my annual trip to the old country and I think Mr Mojo is still in the holiday mood cos it was a bit of a slow start with this project.  I knew I wanted to use Carmen's Veranda Salvador Dali stamp, and that gave me the idea to go bit crazy.  So I just grabbed a whole slew of stamps and made a masculine themed collage.

I started by stamping Carmen's Veranda Salvador Dali, masking and then stamping Carmen's Veranda Hourglass with black archival ink.

I masked the Hourglass and stamped Lost Coast Designs Weeping Man, Magic Dictionary Words and the chief from the Mayan Hieroglyphs with brown archival ink, masking each image as I went along.  Then I decided to fill in the background using the Mayan Stele stamp.

I stamped the Mayan Stele three times with grey archival ink and unmasked everything!!!
Scary moment LOL.

Hmmm, not bad! I coloured the images with Promarkers and gave the background a Brusho watercolour wash.  Then I used a square stitched die to cut my panel to size.

I inked the edges with brown archival and mounted on a brown base card.  I decided also to add some more blue to the Magic panel, to make it blend in a bit more.

OK, that's it from me.  I'll be back tomorrow with a new challenge so get stamping and link up your For The Men inspired makes by midnight tonight for a chance to win Lost Coast Design dollars!!  And don't forget to use the Black Friday codes and grab yourself a bargain.  Hugz