Sunday, December 29, 2024

SpeCATular Gift Tag

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Happy New Year (almost)! Aimee here. For me, the month of December is all about family, faith, traditions and gift giving. Where I live in Utah, it's common for neighbors to exchange small presents with each other. I like to attach a nice gift tag to mine where I can write a Christmas greeting on the back side. 
This gift tag has sparkle and shine, perfect for this month's Cold & Frosty Challenge. I made it using the Angel Cat stamp found in the Carmen's Veranda stamp catalogue. Follow along with these photos to see how I made the tag:
There's still one day remaining to post your Cold & Frosty creation to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity. Enter to win a prize! And may I wish you a very Happy New Year!







Saturday, December 28, 2024

#192 Cold and Frosty, winter scenery.

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Hi, Riet here.
Well, another year has almost passed.
This is also my last time this year that I blog.
But I hope to see you again in the new year.

For today,
  My DT contribution for the "Cold and Frosty" challenge of  Lost Coast Designs.
Still time to join till the end of the month.

Now how to make this quick and easy card.
Supplies,
Die of a deer.
Distress ink, Iced Spruce.
Any black inkpad.
White gell pen.
White acrylic paint.
Black marker.

Start with a piece of torn printing paper.
Lay it over your paper and use a finger sponge.
Use Iced Spruce to make edges along the paper.
If you apply a little more pressure in a few places you can make tufts of grass.

Now we are going to use Distress ink Iced Spruce
 and the brayer to create the sky.
Go slowly, taking ink multiple times is better than too much at once.
Stop when you are satisfied with the result.

Now we are going to stamp the tree with black ink.
There are several ways to use your stamps.
In this case, the Grunge Tree stamp has a border.
I cut the tree out. This way you have 3 stamps.
You can use it completely, or just the tree, or just the border.
I stamped the tree twice.
Once straight as a tree and once diagonally against it as a thick branch.

Just look at the white circle.
We fill in the space to connect the branch with the tree with a black marker.
And that's how you make the tree as big as you want.

Using the white gell pen we make snow on the tree and branches.
And with the acrylic paint we splatter snowflakes.

Now I have to admit that I made a mistake.
I glued the die cut of the deer after splattering with the white paint.
 I should have done that earlier so that the deer also has snowflakes on its back and body.
But the choice is up to the maker what you like better.
I also extended the tree trunk with a black marker.

Glue your card onto black and white cardstock,
 and you have a beautiful yet easy to make winter scene.

I wish everyone a happy new years eve, and see you in 2025.

If you have a winter card, come and join the challenge.
Maybe you'll be our next winner.
No LCD stamps required to join.

Thursday, December 26, 2024

Cold & Frosty postcard

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Cathy here with a cold and frosty postcard for you.


Stamps Used:

I started out with a digital background paper that had some snowflakes on it. I then stamped Fat Cat on the bottom of the card. 
I always see him in a sweater, so I colored him with copic markers and made his middle into a blue sweater. I then stamped 1 of the snowflakes from the Small snowflake set in blue ink. After I got done, I added some snowflake confetti to the sweater to make it like an ugly sweater. 



You still have time to join the cold and frosty challenge.

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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

MERRY CHRISTMAS

 

Thank you so much for your support this year for our small family business and for sharing your beautiful projects using Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stamps. 
I'd also like to thank the design team for the amazing work they do all year.
We hope you have a day full of love and joy.
 Treasure the little things.
 
If you are crafting don't forget our 

COLD AND FROSTY CHALLENGE

 is running until the end of the month.  The team are sharing awesome inspiration all month here on the blog so take some time to enjoy their projects and maybe leave a little love.
The world need more love.

Sunday, December 22, 2024

Christmas is near

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Darlene here with one of the Christmas Gnomes for the
Cold and Frosty Theme this month


I embossed this guy and coloured it in - add some sparkle,
Then he was fussy cut out

layered onto some paper that I also added some sparkly to.
Embossed the edges of the paper with gold,

Tucked some gold threads behind the die cut saying
and my Fussy cut Gnome


He was then layered onto gold paper then the base card.

He is such a cutie !  makes a great Christmas Card!

Be sure to join us and enter the Cold and Frosty  challenge theme this month
maybe win some rubber !!!


Friday, December 20, 2024

Cold & Frosty Christmas Shaker Card

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Greetings! Kathi here with a Cold and Frosty Christmas shaker card created with the wonderful American Gothic Christmas Rubber Stamp!


Here's a small tutorial to show I how I created it!


Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the American Gothic Christmas Rubber Stamp onto white cardstock. Color the image and the entire panel with Copic markers. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to the holly berries. 


Use a white Uni Posca paint pen to add white dots over the image panel to make snowflakes. Adhere the image panel to a piece of plaid patterned paper from the Graphic 45 Christmastime pad. 

Pat the image panel with an anti-static pad to prevent the future shaker contents from sticking.


Cut a piece of acetate so that it's about 1" wider and longer than the matted image panel. I used the clear acetate packaging saved from a stamp, die, or stencil. 

Place the matted image panel facedown onto the acetate. Apply strong two-sided tape long the side of the image panel close to the edge of the card. Remove the tape's backing, and press the acetate onto the tape. Repeat this process so that both sides and the bottom are sealed. Use a bone folder to make sure that the acetate is firmly adhered to the back of the image panel forming a sealed shaker envelope.


Flip the shaker envelope over. Assemble your shaker elements. I've used some snowflakes and some sparkly lightweight mylar confetti. 


Pour the shaker elements into the acetate envelope. Flip the shaker over and use the two-sided tape to seal the top of the shaker.

Adhere the shaker panel to a green A2 card.


Use a scalloped rectangle frame die to cut patterned paper or cardstock. I used green wood patterned paper from the Christmas Watercolor pad by Scrapbook Customs. 

Flip the frame die-cut so that the reverse is showing. Add black foam tape to the die-cut.

Use the Noel Banners from the Holiday Sentiments Banner die set to cut white glitter paper and green cardstock. Assemble the die-cut pair. 

Adhere the banner to the top of the shaker panel.  Adhere the frame die over the shaker image panel as shown.

You still have time to join our Cold and Frosty December Challenge. I do hope you participate!


Wednesday, December 18, 2024

A Little Piece of Moon

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Hello Portal Peeps!   Gail here today.  The Cold and Frosty Challenge makes are looking lovely.  Don't forget to add yours to the linky for a chance to win.   I went with blues for cold and glitter for frost with this lovely Jester Square from Carmen's Veranda.
I stamped and embossed the Pondscum Background stamp with some glittery embossing powder and smooched on some distress inks in shades of blue.  I stamped Jester Square, embossed with silver embossing powder and coloured with sharpies.  The happy birthday is from the Party Words set.
Hope you like my cold and frosty birthday card.  You have all month to link up your stamped anythings for a chance to win if you get some time away from all the festive crazy.

Monday, December 16, 2024

"cold and Frosty" challenge. Lets party in the snow.

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 everyone, Riet here.
my contribution to the
 "Cold and Frosty" challenge is a Christmas card.
I will tell you how I made it.

I used:

Distress ink:
Tumbled glass
Weatherd wood
Distress oxide: 
Chipped sapphire

Black waterproof ink.
Versamark.
Holly leaf die.
Snowflake stencil.
White embossing powder with a sparkle.
Nuvo glitter gloss silver.
Wax stamp.
Silver metalic marker/pen.
Light blue marker or pencil.
Heattool.
Dark blue cardstock 13.5cm x 18cm.
White card 9.5cm x 14cm.
White cardstock 9.9cm x 14.4cm

Make this background by going over the stencil 
with tumbled glass and weathered wood.
Lightly spray some water on it.
Print it on the paper.
Take another piece of paper and make a puddle with the two inks.
Dab your paper in it and make spots, 
we will die cut the holly branches out of this paper.

Stamp the girl with black ink.
Color her with the blue marker/pencil.
Cut her out and glue her on the card.

With the longswirl you stamp top left with the versamark.
Sprinkle the embossing powder and heatset it with the heat tool.

Stamp the words with black ink.


Take a dark blue cardstock of 18x13.5cm.
Cut or punch the corners off.
Stamp it with the stamp of the pieces of architecture and Distress oxide chipped saphire.
Set aside to dry thoroughly.

Die cut the holly branch twice.
Make the berries silver with the metallic silver marker.

Make a wax seal.
Of course it's up to you. 
You can make a wax seal, or something else. 
A poinsietta is also a great idea.

Assemble the card and finish it.
Now we go with the Nuvo glitter over the girl.
I did the fur edges on her coat. 
Also the bow on her leg and neck, her hair and shoes.
It's a shame, the glitter is so hard to see in the photos.

That's it for today, I hope you enjoyed it.
Have you also made something that is cold and frosty?
Then join our challenge.
The design team would love it if you join.
You also have a chance to win stamps of your choice.
And you don't even have to join with LCD stamps.
(Read the rules.)

Sunday, December 15, 2024

CHALLENGE #192 - COLD AND FROSTY REMINDER

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 Portal Peeps!!
The Cold and Frosty Challenge continues all month here at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.
 
Our challenges are now monthly!  A new challenge starting the 1st 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.

CHALLENGE #192

COLD AND FROSTY

Tis the season and we want to see your stamped anythings with a cold and frosty look.  Sounds like an excuse to get out the glitter!!!!   Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project.  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 read the updated Challenge Rules 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 you could win a bigger prize in our random prize drawing.  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 chilly us along.  ENJOY!
 
  Aimee used Lost Coast Designs Pompom Gnome

Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs Cracked Grass and Sky, Megan´s Christmas Bird (branches with light bulbs, stars) and Misc. Words.

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 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 #192 - Cold and Frosty
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

 
 

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Wintery tag

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!

Goodmorning, Cathy here with a wintery tag for you all.


Stamps Used:

I started out with a digital tag that I printed out. I then stamped the middle of the Mona window randomly on the background I did the same thing for the small snowflake set and the Doodles circles;
 

I stamped the CDRoly jester on white cardstock and colored it in with copic markers.
Lastly, I added a sliver pipe cleaner and some snowflake glitter to the tag.


Come join the fun.

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Brrrrr! Birdie

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 stamping friends, Aimee here! The Cold & Frosty Challenge is right up my alley--I live high up in a Utah canyon where it's cold all winter. In fact, it's snowing right now as I write this blog entry. 

Black-capped Chickadees are one of my favorite birds, so seeing this little guy all dressed up, ready to attend his neighborhood Christmas party, was fun inspiration for this month's Challenge. Follow along with these photos to see how I made this card using the stamp Megan's Christmas Bird.
So, bundle up in some cozy clothes, light a fire in the fireplace, make a cup of rich hot cocoa (with whip cream!) and start creating your submission for the Cold & Frosty Challenge. Please post it to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity before the end of the month for your chance to win a prize!