'Tis the season

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Good afternoon, Cathy here a bit late for the blog post.

Stamps Used.

Art Doll

Small snowflake set.

I started out stamping the Art Doll in black ink and then I made a tag from it. I then stamped a snowflake in red in from the Small snowflake set .around the tag. I then edged it in brown and I found a pattern paper that had red snowflakes on it to layer the tag.

Then< I added some tape and Christmas ephemera around. I then added it to a red plaid card base.

Come join the fun and show us your festive fun.

 

#203 Festive fun. I made a little Christmas lantern.

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Hi there, Riet here with a christmas lantern.

Recently, I was in a store in the Netherlands that's comparable to a dollar store.

There I saw this lantern and immediately thought of the Mary and Angels triptych stamp.

I stamped the stamp on vellum with black Stazon ink.

I let it dry thoroughly.

I closed the back of the lantern with black cardstock.

I made the pionsettia from red paper and light green paper for the leaves. 

The pionsettias were sprayed with gold glitter mist.

I sponged the edges of the large leaves and pionsettias with Distress Oxide Rustic Wilderness.

The holly branches are made from darker green paper, and the berries are glitter stones.

I covered the lantern itself with gold Inca Gold from Viva Decor.

I think the lantern looks lovely, and it creates a cozy atmosphere.

Are you making something with stamps thats festive?

It doesn't matter which brand, everything is allowed.

Then join the challenge. Don't forget to read the rules.

You could be the next winner and win stamps of your choice.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!!!

Here's another possibility with this stamp.

Go to the tutorial.

CHALLENGE #203 FESTIVE FUN MID-MONTH REMINDER

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Hello Portal Peeps.  
 

Our Festive Fun Challenge is in full party mode.
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 #203

FESTIVE FUN

You have all month to share your stamped anythings with a Christmas theme.  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! 

Check out this awesome inspiration from the team!

 Aimee used Lost Coast Designs TaDa Mouse, Pompom Gnome and Party Words with Carmen's Veranda Candycanes

Kathi used Lost Coast Designs Three Monkeys

Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs Angel in Training

 

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 #203 - Festive Fun
November 1st - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Sunday, November 30th 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
 

  

Merry Christmas

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Thanks for stopping by today - Darlene here with one of my Christmas makes.

The background I used distress inks, spritzed with some water then

added some white splatters.  Give it a bit of a snowy wintery evening look.

You can't see it in this picture, but it is layered onto a dark purple shiny paper too.

Using the Merry Christmas from the Party Words set

And then the CityScape stamp (did you know this comes in two sizes!!)

added a bit of silvery thread in behind the words.  and added some stars.  And yes , each star is glued on separately LOL.  

I decided not to paint in the buildings.  Just liked the way the buildings looked. Sometimes less is a good thing.

So now your turn !  upload your christmas make to our challenge and maybe win some new Stamps!

Also, check out my blog for other makes this month.  blog-dar-blog.blogspot.com

Mary and Angels

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Hello stamping friends, Aimee here! Christmas is just around the corner. Have you starting organizing your holiday cards yet? If not, here's a high-impact card that takes minimal effort to put together:

The black embossing on reflective silver cardstock makes this a beautiful card to hold:

I used the Mary and Angels stamp from Lost Coast Designs, black embossing powder and shiny silver cardstock to get this effect. Follow along with these photos to see the steps to make it:

I hope you enjoy creating and sending Christmas cards even half as much as I do! It's a wonderful way to connect with family and friends during the holiday season. Share your creation to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity for your chance to win November's "Fun and Festive" prize. 

Joy & Cheer

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Good morning, Cathy here with a festive arch for you today.

Stamps Used:

small snowflake set

pieces of calligraphy 

gnome

I stated out by die cutting 2 arches. 1 in black and 1 in white. I took a stencil and some red distress ink and added to each corner. I then did a lighter go through over the rest of the arch. (I was cleaning the stencil)

Next, I stamped a colored the gnome with copic markers. Then I cut him out. I stamped a snowflake and some words around the arch.

I ripped some green snowflake paper to add in the middle and then I added the cut-out gnome and a little saying.

Come join the Festive fun challenge.

Festive Fun: Christmas Bookmark

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Hello everyone, it's Christmas already here at our Blog... look HERE! time to pick up your Christmas stamps and go for it.

I made a shiny Christmas bookmark onto a piece of alcohol inked glossy card. First I stamped some stars from  Large Snowflake Set with blue StazOn ink and after that the same with black StazOn ink. I finished the stars with glitter glue and a text. (Party Words) I used just the word ,Christmas'.

Have a wonderful day,

LiesbethXX

Three Wise Gnomes

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 Hello Portal Peeps.  Gail here today with some simple inspiration for the Festive Fun Challenge. It's a busy time of year so I think it's nice to be able to stamp a quick make.

I stamped Lost Coast Designs 3 Gnomes on a white card base and coloured with water colour pencils.  I stamped Lost Coast Designs Reindeer Gnome on white card, coloured him and fussy cut.  I stuck him over the middle gnome and stamped the Happy Christmas sentiment.  I used a fancy sizzix die to cut the base card for some added some interest.  

You have all month to share your stamped anythings with a Christmas theme.  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project.   Hope you get time to join the fun.  The team are sharing awesome inspiration all month so do check back often to see all their amazing projects.

 

CHALLENGE #203 - FESTIVE FUN

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.  
 

It's time for our new Challenge.
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.

Now for our new Challenge!

CHALLENGE #203

FESTIVE FUN

You have all month to share your stamped anythings with a Christmas theme.  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 get us started.  ENJOY!

Cathy used Lost Coast Designs Reindeer Gnome

  
Riet used Lost Coast Designs Pokey Pigeon, Grunge Tree and Party Words

Darlene used Lost Coast Designs Santa Mona and Party 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 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 #203 - Festive Fun
November 1st - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Sunday, November 30th 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
 

 

31 Days of Halloween Day 31 - So Near It's Here!

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Happy Halloween! Aimee here. The big day has FINALLY arrived. Time to put on your costumes, grab some candy, and trick-or-treat!

This card was made with the Day of the Dead Woman, Brush Strokes and Witches Go Riding stamps. Speaking of Day of the Dead, that 2,000 year old Mexican holiday begins tomorrow. Follow this photo tutorial to see how this card was made:

The winner of this month's 31 Days of Halloween Challenge will be chosen from entries submitted to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity by tonight. But not to worry if you don't have time to make a Halloween creation today--the new Challenge for November, Festive Fun, begins tomorrow!

31 Days of Halloween - Day 30: Witching Hour

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Greetings! It's Kathi here with a CAS Halloween card for Day 30 of Lost Coast Portal To Creativity's Challenge 202 - the 31 Days of Halloween created with the Silhouette Witch Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs.

Use low-tack tape and/or magnets to secure a 7" square of mixed media or other heavy cardstock to a magnetic crafting surface. 

Center a clock stencil horizontally towards the top of the cardstock and secure with magnets. 

Blend two colors of blue dye ink over the stencil onto the cardstock.

Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the Silhouette Witch Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs onto the center of the clock with the point of the witch's hat over the XII. 

Trim the image panel to 5.75" square, edge it with Nocturne VersaFine Clair, and thoroughly heat set it.

Adhere the image panel onto a 6" square black card. Adhere the sentiment stickers to finish the card.

There's still a day left to join us in the Lost Coast Portal To Creativity's Challenge 202 - the 31 Days of Halloween. 

Thanks for visiting today!

31 Days of Halloween Day 29 - Trick or Treat

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Only 3 days left for the 31 days of Halloween Challenge !

Did you enter your make yet???? 

Darlene here with my final one for the month.

Some treat boxes 

I got theses acetate boxes at the dollar store and worked out great

for some goodies

I made sure the ribbon was placed so the packet could be opened easily for the treats.

So I used the Skull Crown stamp for the orange one

layered onto black then purple cardstock with the edges stressed

The the other is the

Gnome witch on a broom

Witch - i mean which - was fussy cut out of course

Hope we have given y'all some inspiration this month!

31 Days of Halloween- Day 28

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Hello, Cathy here with some ID cards for you.

Stamps Used:

Frank

Bride of Frank

small skeleton 

travel stuff set 

numbers border 

 Alfred Hitchcock Standing 

I started out by cutting cardstock to 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 and coloring it with some distress ink. I stamped the ID from the travel stuff set and edged it with some dark brown distress ink. 

Next, I stamped the faces of Frank, Bride of Frank, small skeleton and  Alfred Hitchcock Standing.

I added some Halloween snippets. I then took the numbers border and stamped it in red on all of the cards. I also took the ID and stamped the seal in red off the side. 

In the travel stuff set there is another stamp that has a seal, and I stamped that on the other side. 

I did them in the same style so they would all go together. This is the only one I stamped the seals in orange to go with the Halloween snippets color.

You still have a few more days to join in the Halloween challenge.