Ticket To Ride

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Good morning and a very happy Monday! It's Sue here and it's the last few days of our fun Tag challenge, so here's my second piece.

This time I started by making an inky background and stamping the License Plate Alpha Set.

I LOVE this sentiment, they are words to live by!

These are my fab stamps

License Plate Alpha Set

Steampunk Bicycle Lady

Bird On Bike

Coffee Lies 

There's still time to join in with us, so start stamping your tags!

Have a great week whatever you are doing, and thanks so much for looking x

Tags: Oriental Doll Tag

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It's Laurie here with a reminder that you still have a few days left to make and enter your tag projects here on the Portal for a chance to win some free stamps.  Only requirement is that your project is in the tag format, so that leaves you free to be as creative as you want!

This tag uses the Oriental Doll stamp from Lost Coast Designs.  This was pretty simple but I love this stamp and finding different ways to add color to it.  I started by stamping my doll onto white card stock and cutting it out.  Using red and yellow Copic Sketch markers, I colored in the doll.  I then took a gold gel pen and added highlights to the doll's hair and her costume.  I think that the gold accents really kicked it up a notch.  I used the same markers to color in the checked border and added some gold rick rack to the top as my tag hanger.

We look forward to seeing your tag makes - challenge ends the end of November so hurry and get them posted!!

Butterfly tag

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Hello, Cathy here with a butterfly tag.

Also, Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 if you celebrate it.

Stamps used:

mini butterfly collage (new stamp)

brush strokes (new stamp set)

butterfly set

I started out with some watercolor paper and 2 colors of distress oxide ink. I did the lighter color first and smooching the ink pad down and dipping the tag in it. Dry and repeat with the darker color. Dry.

I then stamped the drips from the brush strokes on the top. 

Next, I stamped the mini butterfly collage on black cardstock and white heat embossed and tear the top down. 

I then stamped 2 butterflies from the butterfly set coming out of the collage image.

Come join the tag fun here

#156, Tag you're it

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Hi there, today its a tag for the challenge at Lost coast Designs.

The stamps i used are:

Long swirl

Mini fish collage

Checkerboard rustic border

I made a background with a bubbles stencil.

I stamped the fish collage stamp with black stazon on it.

Then I drew a wobble line above the stamp with a waterproof fineliner.

Above that I stamped the swirl with black stazon.

And another wobble line drawn.

Above that I stamped the checkerboard.

And gave the stamp white squares with a white posca marker.

I stuck washi tape under the collage stamp.

And underneath that I stamped the checkerboard border again,

 and just like above I made the open blocks white with a posca marker.

With markers i colored the collage stamp.

Now about this beautiful collage stamp.

There are 8 new collage stamps on the LCD site.

There is also a nice new set of stamps called "Brush strokes".

Feel free to take a look, click here to view them.

Do you want to win new rubberstamps????

Make a tag and join us at the Lost Coast designs challenge.

 

Tag You're It: Goddess

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Hello everyone! 

For our challenge Tag You're It (Click for participating and information! :-) ) I (Liesbeth) made this tag with the beautiful Winged Girl. 

Using red Distress ink (Lumberjack plaid) and water, I made a background and I stamped the girl and text Goddes (Mystery Eternity Hope Goddess) with StazOn ink Jet Black. I stamped Daisy Flourish with red a few times. I bleached the woman and finished with yellow and white gel pens and charcoal.

Now it's your turn to make a tag or two ;-) Hope to see you!

Liesbeth XX

Tags: Keep Calm and Sparkle

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What a fun "Tag"challenge this is proving to be already!  It's Laurie here again, and I have a cute owl-y tag for you featuring one of the cute little owls from the Katzelkraft Owl Set from Lost Coast Designs and the Keep Calm clear stamp from Carmen's Veranda.

I stamped my little lady owl with black ink onto white card stock and fussy cut her out.  She was colored with Copic Sketch markers.  The base for my card is a piece of tissue paper that was printed on my Gel pad using shades of pastel paints and some stencils.  I layered this over a piece of text and attached the two layers to my tag base.  The edges were dabbed with pink Oxide Distress Ink.

The owl was then attached with foam tape.  I stamped the sentiment with black ink onto a white scrap.  The corners were snipped off and the edges dabbed with the same pink Oxide Distress Ink.  I added some sparkle with a glitter gel pen and attached the sentiment above the owl as shown.  Final touch is a sparkly pink ribbon at the top.

We are looking forward to seeing your terrific tag makes.  Be sure to feature some rubber stamping on your tags for a chance to win some free stamps from Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda!

#156, tag you're it! A vintage tag.

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Hello, Riet here.

Today I have a vintage tag for the tag challenge.

I myself love this style, I like old stuff and romantic style.

The roses stamp and the label set is perfect for this vintage tag.

I'll explain how I made it.

 

Hello, today I have a vintage tag for the tag challenge.

I myself love this style, I like old stuff and romantic style.

The roses stamp and the label set is perfect for this vintage tag.

I'll explain how I made it.

This is what I used.

LCD set Labels

LCD Roses

LCD Ledger

Distress ink

Victorian velvet

Aged mahogany

Distress oxide

Bundled sage

Rustic wilderness

Stazon timber brown

Markers or pencils in the same colours.

Stencil ornament stijl 8 (Hobbyshop Sandra)

Crealies xxl tag nr.6

 

With victorian velvet I made some ink stains on the tag.

I applied ink to the stencil with Distress aged mahogany and sprayed it with a little bit of water.

You can print the stencil on the tag.

I did the same with the victorian velvet.

Then I added Aged mahogany here and there with an inkblender brush and the stencil.

Look what a beautiful background you get.

With the ledger stamp and Aged mahogany I placed a print here and there.

This will give your background more depth.

And with Rustic wilderness I stamped the roses on the right corner of the tag.

while the background is drying well, we continue with the Label and rose stamp.

We stamp these stamps with Stazon Timber brown.

I colored them with water based markers.

Cut them out, I cut the roses into pieces.

This way you can arrange the roses more easily around the label.

Stick the label on the tag with foam tape and do the same with the roses.

Hope you liked this tutorial,

 and join oure tag challenge at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen Veranda's stamps.

There is new rubber for the winner.

You can even join with other brands, you can read all about it in the rules.

Have a nice day and till next time.

CHALLENGE #156 - TAG YOU'RE IT!

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Hello Portal Peeps.  
 

It's time for our new Challenge.
Our challenges are now fortnightly!  A new challenge starting the 1st and the 15th of every month, with chances to win Lost Coast dollars. We will be announcing 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.

Now for our new Challenge!

CHALLENGE #156

TAG YOU'RE IT!

 It's all about tags!   Show us your beautifully stamped tags.
Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your tag.  A small stamped sentiment in a sea of die cuts or digi images will not qualify to win the prize and you may be deleted!!!!  Bwahahhaaahaha.

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!

 
Sue used Carmen's Veranda Birds Collage Background

Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs Mini Butterfly Collage, Mini Cameo Collage and Mini Fish Collage.   

Gail used Carmen's Veranda Alfred Hitchcock Standing, Charlie Chaplin and

Frankenstein

 

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 23.59 PST on the 30th 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 #156 - Tag You're It!
November 15th - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
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
 

 

Spooktacular Florals: Skull

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Hi everyone! Liesbeth here showing you a  Skull Flourish card for our Spooktacular Florals Challenge! There's a few days left for you to join us!

I started with a background made with Infusions, a pigment powder. I stamped the Skull Flourish with StazOn Jet Black and masked it. Using Versamark ink I stamped the Daisy Flourish two times and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. I bleached the skull with pure bleach. After that I stamped the Paradise Square (CV), just the text part of it. I finished the piece with glitter gel pens (flowers).

See you next time! 

LiesbethXX

Lefty in the Flowers

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Hello Portal Peeps!   Gail here today with some inspiration for the Spooktacular Florals challenge.  I  used Lost Coast Designs Day of the Dead Lefty with ATC Doodle Flowers and the wonderful Carmen's Veranda sentiment.  

A simple one layer card with a bit of masking, lots of stamping and a bit of distress ink watercolouring.  

Link up your stamped Day of the Dead makes or anything featuring flowers with a spooky or sombre twist.  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project for your chance to win some Lost Coast Dollars.

Spooky card

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Hello, Cathy here with a card for you.

Stamps used:

Daisy flourishes

Frida skull

I started out by stamping the Daisy flourishes randomly on a white cardstock base. I then stamped Frida skull on a sperate white cardstock, colored and cut out. I used some foam tape to pop it up.

I then added some gems is the same colors that I colored the flowers in. 

 

You can join the challenge here

SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER WINNERS

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 Portal Peeps!!!
It's time to announce the WINNERS of our September and October Challenges!

We would like to thank everyone who entered their lovely projects and it was so nice to see so many 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 used Mr Random

WINNER of CHALLENGE #151

USE AT LEAST THREE STAMPS

is

Angelnorth

 

with this beautiful owl card

Congrats Joanne, you win a $10 gift certificate

 

WINNER of CHALLENGE #152

THINGS WITH WINGS

is

Kathi R

 

with this lovely owl card.

Seems Mr Random might have a theme going on LOL.

Congrats Kathi, you win a $5 gift certificate
 

WINNER of CHALLENGE #153

31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN

is

Pauline C

 

with these lovely ATC's

Congrats Pauline, you win a $10 gift certificate

 

 

WINNER of CHALLENGE #154

CATS AND/OR DOGS

is

Vivian Foo

with this spooktacular page

Congrats Vivian, you win a $10 gift certificate

Congratulations Joanne, Kathi, Pauline and Vivian!  Please email Gail (craftynomad at gmail dot com) by the 15th 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!

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.
 

Our current challenge is

SPOOKTACULAR FLORALS

Link up your stamped Day of the Dead makes or anything featuring flowers with a spooky or sombre twist.  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project for your chance to win some Lost Coast Dollars.

 

Running Through The Flowers

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Hello Portal Peeps.  Gail here with some Spooktacular Florals inspiration.  I've made a tag with the awesome  Day Of The Dead Man by Lost Coast Designs and one of my most favourite sentiments from Carmen's Veranda.

Tee hee!!  I cut the tag from grey grungy card using a die and stamped with Lost Coast Designs Flowers Background and pink ink.  I stamped Carmen's Veranda Free Bad Advice onto the tag using black archival ink.  I stamped Day Of The Dead Man on some white card, coloured with distress markers, fussy cut him and added it him to the tag.  A little fancy wool and done!

Share your Day of the Dead makes or anything featuring flowers with a spooky or somber twist.  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars! 
 
 

Dia De Los Muertos

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 and a very happy Wednesday.  It's Sue here and I'm continuing with the Spooky Florals challenge by bringing you my Day of the Dead couple.

I started by making my floral background with the Flowers background stamp.

Then I stamped and embossed another piece with Carmen's Veranda Skulls and Bones Background to make my spooky flowers.

Aren't the Day Of The Dead Man and Woman a fun couple. He may be carrying the knife but she looks scarier to me!

These are my fab stamps

Flowers

Skulls And Bones Background

Day Of The Dead Man and Woman

Once again it's a great fun challenge, so please join in for the chance to win some Lost Coast $'s.

Take care whatever you are doing, and have a very happy November x