Breakfast Chocolate

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!!!   Gail here today with some inspiration for the Black and White Plus One Challenge.  I really hope you have a chance to join the fun.  I think this will be a super pretty gallery, and if we get over 20 entries one of you will win a real stamp prize!

 

Today I have used Carmen's Veranda Kukla and made a simple mixed media card.

I started with a piece of thin corrugated card from a box and die cut with a stitch die.  Love how the corrugated card gets compacted and makes a robust but light panel.  I ripped a piece of A4 white paper and used the two ripped edges to form a mask before stamping Lost Coast Designs Flagstone Background with brown ink.  I found a piece of tree bark, dampened it with a bit of water and pressed it in my die cut machine to flatten it.  When it dried I added it and a small piece of brown die cut card.  Then I stamped Kukla on white card with black ink, fussy cut him and added him to the card.  To finish I stamped the Carmen's Veranda Not Just For Breakfast sentiment.

 

You have all month to join the fun with your stamped makes using black and white plus one other colour.

We need at least 20 entries to award the prize.

Thanks for dropping by and don't forget to drop by again soon.  The team are posting awesome inspiration all month.  Hugz 

Questionable Life Choices

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!

Happy September, stamping friends! Aimee here. I think everyone should have a quirky friend. Or, maybe YOU are someone's quirky friend.

This is a perfect "just because" card when you want to show some appreciation to someone important in your life. I made it with the AUD Creatures 4 and Grunge Border stamps from Lost Coast Designs and the Questionable Life Choices stamp from Carmen's Veranda.

Cards that are black and white plus one other color are super quick to make. We'd love to see your creation as part of this month's Challenge on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity. You could win a prize!

Bit of Colour

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!

Hey - Darlene here with my first make of the month.

This month the theme is Black and White with a touch of Colour.

With this card I did a large slimline style.

( 8 1/2 by 3 1/2 )

Using the Shadow box style to layer the squares

Added a couple of flourishes on the end

The stamp I used is one of the 

Zentangle Feathers

which is coloured and fussy cut out

I popped it up a bit, added a wee bit of thread on the end

then layered the saying

Be sure to check out all the makes this month on the LCD Blog

Also - upload your make on the challenge page and maybe win some new stamps

https://blog-dar-blog.blogspot.com 

CHALLENGE #213 - BLACK AND WHITE PLUS ONE OTHER COLOUR

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 #213

BLACK AND WHITE PLUS ONE

You have all month to share your stamped anythings using only black and white and ONE other colour.  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! 

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Large Panda, Travel Stuff, Corner Swirl and Party Words

  Cathy used Lost Coast Designs ATC Italian Postmark, ATC Mona's Window and Bride of Frank

  
Riet used Lost Coast Designs Ballerina 1 and Large Flourish with Carmen's Veranda Child of the Moon 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.

Happy Stamping!
Gail
Challenge Host

Challenge #213 - Black and White plus One 
September 1st - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes September 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
 

 

A Boy and His Dog

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!!   Gail here today with more masculine inspiration for the For The Men Challenge.  They say man's best friend is a dog and, starting them early, here is Milo and Raphael. 

Love this little boy and dog stamp.  I stamped it onto a white panel with archival ink and water-coloured with distress inks.  Then I took 4 pawprints from Lost Coast Designs Pawprint Border and stamped them repeatedly up each side of the image.   I had a little over inking on the top of the rubber but liked the effect, so left it in and accented it a little with the hickory smoke distress ink.  

You have all month to join the fun with your stamped makes featuring men or masculine things.
We need at least 20 entries to award the prize.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

#212 For the men challenge, The boxer.

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Hi stampers. Riet here.

My last card for the challenge this month.

Its all about men/for the men.

I used Carmens Veranda stamps,

Once a badass.

LCD Boxer.

LCD Brush strokes.

Distress Oxide:

Mustard seed,

Spiced marmelade,

Barn door,

Archival ink Coffee

Posca markers,

yellow, orange and red.

Stencil Memory Box 88505 shine.

I started by stamping the boxer with Archival Coffee and masking him. 

Then I used the stencil in the traditional way, using the 3 colors of Distress Oxide and an ink blender tool. 

The second step is to spray the stencil, while the ink is still on it, with water, place it upside down over your card, and print it like that.

Let it dry thoroughly.

Stamp your card with the grungy strip in a corner, circles, and CV text using Archival Coffee.

Remove the mask and color the boxer and the circles.

Tear the edges and ink them with Archival Coffee.

Matt on white and brown.

And that was actually quite simple.

Now for the challenge, you can still participate until the end of the month.

And then you stand a chance to win those beautiful stamps from Lost Coast Designs or Carmens Veranda.

Read through the rules first to avoid disappointment.

Hope you enjoyed it and see you next time.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!!!

For Dad

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Hi everyone, Aimee here! It may not be June, but it's nice to have a card on hand for Father's Day, or any occassion that a Dad might celebrate.

This card is fun to make because you get to randomly place Pieces of Calligraphy and Brush Strokes stamps wherever you like!

Upload your own "manly" creation to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity for this month's "For the Men" August Challenge. A winner will be selected at the end of the month.

Excercise?

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!

Darlene here with my final make for the month with the challenge

'for the men'

With this card I used the Leonardo Man 

from Carmen Verandas fine art collection

I stamped him on vellum with Staz on ink

Then stamped the same image on white to layer behind.

Made it pop alot more

I wrapped the vellum around a background I had made awhile back.

((The saying is from my stash))

So come join us and enter your make into the challenge !!

Would love to see it.

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#212 For the men challenge. Tissue paper 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!

Hi there, Riet here with a tutorial for you.

 

I love making my own backgrounds.

I really enjoy starting with a blank piece of paper and making something out of it.

By using different techniques, the result is always something different.

And that is what makes it so interesting.

For today, it is the tissue paper technique.

Its an older technique but with interesting results.

It is a tag for the men's challenge at Lost Coast Designs/Carmens Veranda Stamps.

Make something with a man on it, or something for a man.

And this is how I made the tag.

What I used.

Lcd Mini Leonardo collage

Lcd misc words

lcd pieces of calligraphy.

3 colors of Glimmermist,I used 

Lindy's moon glows,

Cajun carnelean red and Gator gumbo olive.

 and Tattered Angels Sapphire.

Inka gold, gold.

memento Rich cocoa.

Distressink old paper.

Distress oxide ground espresso.

Dutch Doobadoo modeling paste.

Dutch Doobadoo glue.

How its made:

Take a piece of tissue paper and make a ball out of it.

Roll it out again, but do not smooth the paper out.

Take a piece of sturdy, thick paper and spread glue on it.

Place the tissue paper on top and press down gently.

Make sure you do not press the creases out.

Let it dry thoroughly.

Cut away the overhanging paper.

While it dries, we continue with the Learnardo collage. 

We sponge the men with Distress Ink Old Paper.

Cut him out and do the same with the edges using Distress Oxide Ground Espresso.

Once the glue and the tissue paper are completely dry, 

we are going to spray it with the glimmermist.

The mica powder in the bottles gives a beautiful golden sheen.

Now take a piece of white paper and sponge it with Distress Ink Old Paper. 

Take the small text stamp from the Pieces of Calligraphy set 

and stamp with the Memento Rich Cocoa.

And stamp the words from the Misc words sheet over it.

Outline the edges with the Distress Oxide Ground Espresso; do the same for the tag.

After you have determined where your pieces of stamped paper will go, 

you can apply modeling paste to part of the tag using a stencil.

Once the modeling paste is completely dry, color it with the Inca gold.

Now you are going to stick on the man and the text pieces.

The man flat, but the other 3 pieces with foam tape.

Take a piece of rope and color it.

Thread it through the eye of the tag.

And that concludes the tag; hope you enjoyed it.

Perhaps you would like to participate in the challenge?

Then click on the link and join in.

You might be our next winner.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!!!

CHALLENGE #212 - FOR THE MEN MID-MONTH 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.  
 

It's time for our new Challengemid-month reminder for the current 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.

CHALLENGE #212

FOR THE MEN

 

You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring men or with a masculine 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!

Kathi used Carmen's Veranda Joker

 

Aimee used Lost Coast Designs Travel Quotes

 
Darlene used Carmen's Veranda Never Too Late 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 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 #212 - For The Men
August 1st - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Monday, August 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
 

 

 

 

2 cards

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 evening, Cathy here with a late post from me. Sorry so late life got in the way of getting inky. I definitely did get inky with 2 cards for you tonight

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Stamps Uesd:

numbers border

ATC text set 1

thick and thin men

anthropomorph croc

square writing

I started out making the background with the same colors. I used distress inks for this.

Then I stamped different stamps and ink colors on the 2 cards.

Next, I stamped the two main images on cream cardstock.

I then trimmed down and added them to the cards. 

Lastly, I added some fun stuff to the card and I was done.