Hippy groovy gnome with a hat

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Goodmorning Cathy here with a hippy gnome card for you.

Stamps Used:

gnome with sunglasses

I started out by stamping gnome with sunglasses and coloring him in with copic markers. As I was coloring him it popped in my head to make him a hippy gnome. I layered him on some black cardstock, and I set him aside. So, I made a tie-dye looking background with a 3D embossing folder and some distress inks and a black ink.

Here is a close up of the background I made. I added some glitter sequence to some of the middles of the circles. 

Today is the last day to join in on where's my hat challenge. 

Magazine Cover Art

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Hello, stamping friends! Aimee here. I just wanted to share with you the recent cover of Rubber Stamp Madness magazine that features two Lost Coast Designs Yoga Cat stamps and the Brush Strokes stamps.

If you're not familiar with this magazine, let me introduce you! It's published quarterly and is a great place to get your creations put into print for all to see. You can learn more about the magazine HERE. 

Since 2017, I've had my submissions published in every issue. This is my 7th cover! What I love about the magazine is that they welcome submissions that include stamps from any company, even those stamps in your stash that are unidentified. Each issue features two challenge themes, and when I submit a cover, I like to try to incorporate both themes into my art. You can read about upcoming challenges on the Rubber Stamp Madness website. 

One challenge due in September is "Say It With Stamps." The magazine is looking for creations with clever sentiments. There are SO MANY perfect options for this using Carmen's Veranda stamps! If you're interested in submititing one of your creations that includes a fun sentiment, the deadline is September 5. They ask that the size not exceed 5 x 6.5 inches (though I think they make exceptions). You can mail it to: Rubber Stamp Madness, PO Box 610, Corvallis, OR 97339. If it's difficult to mail, you can email a JPEG image to graphics@rsmadness.com.

The magazine is really fun to read because you learn about the stamper and their inspiration behind the submission. There are articles that provide tips to stamping techniques and information on where to buy stamps or attend conventions. 

I must admit, it totally makes my day when I hear one of my submissions has been selected for publication! I'd love to see you feel that same kind of happiness. Give it a go! The first step in getting published is submitting. 

Put On the Hat

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Hi all, Aimee here. There are still a couple of days left in April to enter the Lost Coast Designs "Where's My Hat" Challenge. Here's a card that reflects those times when we need to stand up for ourselves. That being said, I'm a big believer in doing everything with kindness and compassion, so take care not to be too "witchy" haha.

I wanted to use this Mother Goose People stamp for the Challenge, but I didn't have a sentiment stamp in my personal collection that reflected the message I wanted to send. When that happens, I go to the internet to look up quotes that I can handwrite, and that's what I did here. Follow along with this photo tuturial to see how I put the card together: 

Happy stamping, everyone!

#196 Where's my hat! challenge.

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Hello dear creative people, Riet here.

Today a card that is easy, so also for the beginning stampers.

These are the stamps I used.

LCD American gothic party.

LCD Doodle flowers background.

CV Kiss my ass.

Black inkpad and coloring pencils.

This card is really suitable for beginners and advanced.

I stamped the images with black ink.

Colored the American gothic image with Derwent inktense pencils. 

I kept the flower background black/white to get a nice contrast.

And I matted with bright colors to make it a nice whole.

So you see, a nice result with little effort.

And the text is so funny.

I love the texts of Carmens Veranda stamps.

They are so hilarious, and some are really daring.

Take a look there, you will be amazed.

Click here for CV words and phrases clear stamps.

And now for the challenge.

It will run until midnight on April 30th.

So there is still time to make something with a hat.

You can also use stamps from other brands, yes, 

it doesn't even have to have an LCD or CV stamp on it.

You can read all about it in our rules.

So get started and participate and maybe you will be our new winner

 and get to choose your own prize (Stamps).

Good luck and until next time.

Go to the challenge.

Where's My Hat? Challenge 196 - A Snarky Anniversary Card

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Hi there!  You've got Kathi here to share another project for April's Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's Challenge 196 "Where's My Hat?" 

Here's my snarky anniversary card created with two of the penguins from the Penguin Anthropomorphs Rubber Stamp Set by Lost Coast Designs.

Both stamps were stamped onto white cardstock and onto repositionable sticker paper. The images were colored with Copic markers. White gel pen was used to emphacize the penguins' eyes, then a black fine point multiliner was used to add pupils. Gold and red Stardust Glitter pens were used to add some glitter to his crown, his sceptre, and her hat dangles. 

The sticker paper versions of both images were fussy-cut and placed over their counterparts. Repositionable Scotch Tape was placed horizontally across the bottom part of the image panel. Lost Shadow Distress Ink was sponged over the tape and the masked images to add color to the background, then sponged again over a stencil to add pattern and visual interest to the background.

The repositionable Scotch Tape was moved so that it sat on the horizon line, covering the bottom of the top of the image panel. Tan dye ink was sponged over the tape and the masked images to add a floor.

The tape and masks were removed, the image panel was trimmed, edged with a black marker, then adhered to a piece of black cardstock.

Red heart-patterned paper was trimmed to 6.75" x 4.75", edged with a black marker, and adhered to a 5" x 7" black card.

A snarky sticker was edged with a black marker and matted onto a strip of gold cardstock. Gold cardstock was cut four times with a corner die. 

The image panel, matted sticker, and corners were adhered to complete the card.

You still have time to enter the April's Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's Challenge 196 "Where's My Hat?"  I hope to see you there!

Get your party hat on !

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Darlene here with another make for this months theme 

Wheres my hat !!

Using the Barnyard dog and one of the hats from Party Hat set 2

I made the Z fold card

Both the dog and hat are fussy cut out

My french is not good (basically non existant) so hope the wording is ok.

Some paper I had laying around my craft room and some silver string of beads

to add more to it

This guy is ready to party !!

Be sure to join us with your makes and perhaps win some new stamps.

Remember there has to be stamping on it to qualify.

Just up load here and maybe.....

Where´s my hat: Moon Dolls

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Hi everyone! Today I made a big card for our Where's my hat Challenge with two ,persons' with hats! :-)

I stamped them, and the hat, onto a seperate piece of white cardstock and cut them out. I coloured them with Ecoline Markers and glued them onto an inked and stamped (tree) background.

Stamps used: Large Clown Doll, Three Small Doll Faces, Party Hats 1 Set and Grunge Tree.

There are so many ,hat-possibilities'! Hope you give it a try and participate! Looking forward to see what you create! See you next time. 

Happy Easter! 

LiesbethXX

You Sing It Son, I'll Play It

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Hello Portal Peeps!!  Gail here again with some more hatty fun.  I think hats are great, and have a lot of stamps with images with hats, but if you don't just add a hat to anyone or anything and join our Where's My Hat? challenge.

I started with a piece of patterned card that had a subtle grid pattern and some blue dots on it.  I cut it with a pierced edge die and mounted on a mid blue card base.  I stamped one of Lost Coast Designs Pieces of Calligraphy stamps with blue ink and also the vertical Happy Birthday sentiment.  I stamped Carmen's Veranda Monkey With Banjo on white card, coloured with distress markers, fussy cut and added him to my card.

I hope you get time to join the Where's My Hat? fun.  We need at least 20 entries to award the prize so tell your friends and add your stamped makes featuring headgear to the linky.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

Cowboy Hat

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Hello Portal Peeps! 

Gail here today with some classic headgear for the Where's My Hat? Challenge.

I've used Carmen's Veranda Rocking Horse and Southwest Town to make a cowboy scene. 

 

I started with a kraft card base and stamped Southwest Town with brown ink.  Then I blended Fossilized Amber and Salty Ocean distress oxides to make the sand and the sky.  I stamped Rocking Horse on some light grey card, coloured with distress markers and fussy cut just the horse.  Such a fun little cowboy on his horse.

 

Hope you get time to join the Where's My Hat? fun.  We need at least 20 entries to award the prize so tell your friends and add your stamped makes featuring headgear to the linky.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

CHALLENGE #196 - WHERE'S MY HAT Mid-Month Reminder

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Hello Portal Peeps. 

It's time for our Where's My Hat Challenge mid-month reminder!!
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 #196

WHERE'S MY HAT

This month we are all about headgear.  You have all month to share your stamped anythings with hats or other headgear.  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!

 
 Aimee used Lost Coast Designs Polly Parrot and Megan's Christmas Bird with Carmen's Veranda Born to Stand Out sentiment.
 

  Kathi used Lost Coast Designs Cat and Bird

  
Riet used Lost Coast Designs Manga Goth with Tophat, Butterfly set and Brush Strokes
with Carmen's Veranda Art Wings to Fly sentiment.

 

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.

 

Where's My Hat Challenge

Happy Stamping!
Gail
Challenge Host

Life of the Party

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Well, wheres your party hat????  The theme for April. 

Darlene here  with my second 

card this month I chose this 

American Gothic Party

Stamp

I decided to frame it like a photo.  Using some fun paper I had.

Layered with some Navy cardstock

The saying was printed on my computer - They just look like they could be

'the life of the party' right !

A few confetti blings and its done.

Be sure to enter our challenge this month

and maybe win some new rubber !

Remember there has to be some stamping on it to qualify.

just upload it here...

Where's my Hat: Tres Caballeros

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Hello lovely people! Liesbeth here with 3 different men with 3 beautiful hats for our Where´s my hat Challenge!

I made this card a long time ago , I don´t think if I already showed it here. But of course it fits perfectly for the theme :-)

It's made with different layers of paper and I coloured it with water colour markers. I finished it with some rhinestones.

 Stamp used: Tres Caballeros 

Hope to see you participate this nice and funny challenge! 

See you next time, hugs,

LiesbethXX

Where's My Hat Challenge #196 - Unsupervised Dunce Hat Cat

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Greetings! You've got Kathi here to share a card created for the April Where's My Hat Challenge #196 with the Fluffy Cat Rubber Stamp from the Party Cat Rubber Stamp Set. 

Here's the card!

I have a pair of mischievious white cats, Domino and the aptly named Harley Quinn. They're littermates, who don't really get along, but occasionally conspire to create enough chaos that I really would like to put dunce caps on them, but I like my hands attached to my arms.

Anyway, the Fluffy Cat was stamped twice with Obsidian Black Amalgam Ink — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper. The image panel was heat set. The Fluffy Cat on the image panel was colored with Copic markers to make him look like Domino. 

The repositionable sticker paper version of the Fluffy Cat was fussy-cut and placed over his counterpart on the image panel.

They took a ride through my Big Shot inside of a rectangle cutting die to be die-cut, then were kept inside the cutting die by securing the die to the back of the panel with low-tack tape. I brushed yellow and two grey dye inks over the die onto the image panel die-cut with the masked images to leave a nice white border around the inked image panel. 

The image panel die-cut was removed from the die-cut and set aside.

Patterned paper was cut, edged with grey ink, and layered, then adhered to a white A6 card. The image panel die-cut was adhered as shown. A sentiment sticker was added to complete the card.

I really hope that you get a chance to play along with the April Where's My Hat Challenge #196 for the chance to with Lost Coast Designs Ca$h!

Thanks for visiting today!

Man in clouds

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Goodmorning Cathy here with a slimline card for you today.

I used a leftover scrap that I cleaned my cloud stencil of from and then I used the paper to clean my pink blender brush.

I then stamped man with hat and cane and some words in pink and added it to a black card base

You Matter

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Hi everyone, Aimee here! Here's a card I created inspired by a gift tag I saw on Pinterest. The tag featured a woman wearing a hat, and I thought it would be perfect for this month's Challenge: Where's My Hat?

The creation of this card kind of morphed as I went along. I used pigment inks, dye inks, embossing folders, embossing powder, alcohol markers and embellishments to bring it to life. The final touch was a hat sticker I purchased at a Dollar Tree store that I then colored to fit in better with the card's color scheme.  I used the Art Nouveau Faces, You Matter and Brush Strokes stamps. Follow along with this photo tutorial to see how it all came together:

This card is the result of playing around with inks and colors as I went, not knowing how it would all turn out in the end. That's the beauty of creating--just see where your path takes you. Go for it! And then submit your creation to the Lost Coast Portal To Creativity for your chance to win a prize.  

MARCH WINNER

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Welcome Portal Peeps!!!
It's time to announce the WINNER of our March Challenge!

We would like to thank everyone who entered their lovely projects.  Thanks for playing with us!  Unfortunately, we need at least 20 entries to award the stamp prize.  Please tell your friends about out challenge.  I do so love giving away some of Linda's beautiful stamps, but we do need to have a few more people joining the fun.

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 #195

I AM WOMAN

is

Chantal

 

with this gorgeous card using Lost Coast Designs Three Sisters

Congrats Chantal.
Here's your snazzy Challenge Winner's badge for your blog!
Would love if you could link your badge back to us here at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.

 

Our current challenge is

WHERE'S MY HAT??

Link up your stamped projects featuring HATS/HEADGEAR

 for your chance to win some Lost Coast Dollars.