CHALLENGE #209 - NO BODY HERE

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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 #209

NO BODY HERE

This month we don't want to see any people or humanoid type things.   Anything else is great, so think animals, plants, buildings, inanimate objects etc etc etc...... 

You have all month to share your stamped anythings with the 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 Bubbles Border with Carmen's Veranda Monkey Face and There Would Be Cake Sentiment

Riet used Lost Coast Designs Bugz Set, Pieces of Calligraphy, Pieces of Architecture, Roses, Large Film Strip and Crackle Background

 

Darlene used Carmen's Veranda Sugar and Spice Sentiment and Calligraphy Square

 

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 #209 - No Body Here 
May 1st - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Sunday, May 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
 

 

Love You to the Moon and Back

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!

Greetings! You've got Kathi here to share a card created with one of the Gnomes from the Mini Gnomes Rubber Stamp Set 2 by Lost Coast Designs.

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the gnome from the Mini Gnomes Rubber Stamp Set 2 twice — once onto white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.

Use Copic markers to color the gnome.

Fussy-cut the sticker paper gnome and place the cut-out over its counterpart as a mask. 

Use a die to cut the image panel. Use the next largest die to cut white cardstock.

Cut repositionable sticker paper with a crescent moon die and place it on the upper left corner of the image panel die-cut.

Place an acetate mask over the bottom portion of the image panel die-cut right above the gnome's feet and secure it in place with low-tack tape or magnets.

Sponge or brush two colors of blue dye ink over the image panel die cut to create a night sky.

With the acetate mask still in place, position a star stencil over the image panel die-cut and secure with low-tack tape or magnets.

Sponge white pigment (or hybrid) ink over the stencil to add the stars to the background. Remove the stencil and the mask then heat-set the image panel die-cut.

Trace the mask onto a piece of cardstock or thin packaging and fussy-cut along the trace line to create a handmade mask. Place the upper part of the handmade mask on the horizon line of the die-cut image panel. 

Sponge or brush two colors of green dye ink over the handmade mask to create a grassy area. Tear a piece of cardstock, then sponge the darker green over the top of the torn part to add detail and shading to the grass.

Remove the masks from the moon and the gnome, then adhere the image panel die-cut to the white die-cut.

Create a card that is .25" larger than the matted image panel from navy cardstock.

Adhere a sentiment sticker to the card as shown to complete the card.

You still have a little bit of time to join our April challenge for the chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Ca$h!

Thanks for visiting today!

Do you have wrinkles?

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Darlene here with my last post of the month for the Gnome theme challenge !!

For this make I used the 'swinging gnome'

and one of the sayings from Carmen Veranda (so many good ones to choose from)

I used my markers to ink up the stamp then lightly spritzed it with water and stamped

always luv the effect this has - like watercolour painting

Framed in two layers of black - one plain - the other dry embossed the lightly used

white ink to highlight the flowers 

A wee bit of lace for colour (like he is swinging over grass) added 

the saying.  

Come join the monthly challenge !!

enter your Gnome make and maybe win some new stamps

#208 Anything goes with gnomes challenge.

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Hi there, its Riet here with a gnome postcard.

The gnome challenge by Lost Coast Designs runs until the end of April.

This time I have a simple card that is also easy for a beginner stamper to make.

What I used,

LCD mini gnome set 1, 4 and 5.

CV Postcard background.

Crealies-cardzz457-postzegel frame die

Derwent chromaflow pencils

Black fineliner

white gellpen

Masking tape

Versafine Onyx black.

Take a white card thats 1cm bigger than the die.

Stamp the gnomes with the Versafine.

Mask the gnomes and the edge of the card.

Stamp the postcard background.

Remove the tape and color the gnomes.

Mat with a card with a black background.

And with a fineliner, write SSSHHH on the board holding up the gnome.

Make some highlight spots with the white gellpen.

Quick and easy to make this fun card.

Hope you enjoyed it?

And feel free to show off your gnomes on the challenge.

You can even join in with other brands, as long as stamping is involved.

Hope to see you again next time.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!

Embossed gnome card

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Good morning, Cathy here with a fun card to make.

Stamp Used:

pointy hat gnome

I started out with embossing some white cardstock. I then flipped it over to use the debossed side of it. 

I used copic makers to color in all the leaves. What you can also do is color the cardstock with ink before you emboss it. Next you take a black or whatever dark color ink pad and swipe all over the top. Because you colored in the debossed image the black ink fills in the flat part. 

I then stamped and colored the gnome and cut him out. Of course, he had to have a mushroom or two next to him. 

I hope you will join in our gnome challenge.

A Fun Scene with the Swinging Gnome!

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!

Greetings! You've got Kathi here to share a card created for the April "Anything Goes with Gnomes" Challenge No. 208 with the Swinging Gnome Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs.

Use both cutting dies from the Forest Glade Die Set to cut white cardstock. Set the trees/frame die-cut aside.

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Swinging Gnome Rubber Stamp twice — once onto the plain die-cut and once onto repositionable sticker paper.

Color the gnome, branch, and swing with Copic markers. 

Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the stamped gnome and place it over its counterpart on the die-cut image panel as a mask.

Brush or sponge Tumbled Glass Distress Ink over the masked image onto the top part of the image panel die-cut. Brush or sponge Bundled Sage Distress Ink lightly over the bottom part of the image panel die-cut. 

Lightly mist the image panel die-cut with Isopropyl Alcohol to blend and mottle the inked background. Set the image panel die-cut aside.

Cut repositionable sticker paper with the bottom section of the tree frame die and cut the mushrooms so that they're free of the frame. Place the mushrooms over their counterparts on the tree frame die-cut.

Sponge or brush Gathered Twigs Distress Ink over the the tree frame die-cut. Use a stipple brush to pounce Walnut Stain Distress Ink over the frame to add visual interest to the frame. 

Adhere the tree frame die-cut over the reserved gnome image panel die-cut. Edge the frame with the Walnut Stain Distress Ink. 

Unmask the mushrooms and color them with Copic markers. Use a white gel pen to add white dots to the mushroom caps. Set the tree frame die-cut aside.

Create an A6 card from heavy white cardstock. Sponge Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide ink over the entire panel. Heat set.

Place a woodland forest stencil over the card. Brush Gathered Twigs Distress Ink over the stencil onto the card. Use a smaller brush to apply Walnut Stain Distress Ink over the edges of the trees and twigs on the stencil onto the card. 

Sponge Pumice Stone Distress Oxide Ink over the stones on the bottom of the stencil onto the card. Heat set the card.

Use chalk pencils to add shading and grounding to the stones and tree trunks.

Adhere the focal tree frame die-cut to the card as shown.

Heavily edge the card with Walnut Stain Distress Ink to finish the card.

You still have time to join the April "Anything Goes with Gnomes" Challenge No. 208 for a chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Ca$h!

I'm Not Lost!

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Hi everyone, Aimee here! When I lived in Belgium, I got to engage with three things I love--gnomes, mushrooms and travel. Gnomes are embedded in European folklore, so their images are timeless. Each Autumn I would venture into the forest in search of red mushroom (Amanita Muscaria)--something I'd never seen in the United States. Belgium is truly land of the Smurfs!

To make this card, I used patterned paper with mushroom images, and the Pompom gnome and house along with a Travel Quote from Lost Coast Designs:

The Lost Coast Portal to Creativity is hosting an "Anything Goes With Gnomes" Challenge for April. Please submit your gnome-y creation by the end of the month for your chance to win a prize.

Tulip Gnome

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Hello Portal Peeps!!   Gail here today with a simple tag featuring a GNOME for the Anything Gnome Challenge.    Join the fun for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars. 

This is Lost Coast Designs Tulip Gnome.  Isn't he adorbs!!!   I cut my tag with a Stamplorations Stitched Tag die and then stamped the gnome and sentiment.  Added some distress marker colour for a simply lovely result.  

Grab your gnomes and get stamping!!  You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring GNOMES!!  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project and we need at least 20 entries to award the prize.  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

#208 Gnomes challenge, ATC's with the mini gnomes.

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, its Riet here.

        

The Lost Coast Designs/Carmens Veranda Stamps challenge is so much fun. 

LCD has such cute mini gnome sets. 

These are very suitable for ATC cards.

For these ATC cards, I used:

LCD Mini gnomes 2,

 Mini gnomes 3, 

Mini gnomes 5.

LCD grunge tree, 

LCD Misc words.

CV jukebox, 

CV tulip.

Derwent inktense pencils.

Black water resistent ink, I used Versafine onyx black.

White gellpen.

Posca pen pink, lilac and white for the blossem.

Silver marker for the metal accents on the jukebox.

Masking tape.

How to make the ATC cards.

1. Stamp the flower gnome and mask it.

2. Stamp the middle tulip and mask it.

3. Stamp the other tulips.

Color with Derwent Inktense.

The background is also colored with the inktense pencils.

Stamp "For you" with black ink.

Give it some accents with the white gellpen.

The jukebox ATC is done in the same way.

Only the metall accent ar done with the silver marker.

For the sleeping gnome its the same.

Make blossem with the Posca markers.

If you want to participate in the challenge, here is the link.

There is, of course, a prize to be won.

If you want to know everything about it, you can read the rules here.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE:

CHALLENGE #208 MID-MONTH REMINDER - GNOMES

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.  
 

For April we are all about GNOMES 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.

Now for our new Challenge!

CHALLENGE #208

GNOMES

You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring GNOMES!!  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 a mid-month blast of inspiration from the team.  ENJOY!

Aimee used Lost Coast Designs Sunglasses Gnome and Daffodil Background 

Darlene used Lost Coast Designs Gardener Gnome

Kathi used Lost Coast Designs Go Away Gnome 

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 #208 - Anything Goes With Gnomes
April 1st - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Thursday, April 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
 

  

Gnome For Christmas

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Hello Portal Peeps.  Gail here today with some inspiration for the anything Gnome Challenge.  I've gone shaped card and simple and Christmas with mini Pompom Gnome and his Mushroom House.

I do like this wiggly circle die and it's a nice big layered set so great for fun card bases.  I found a bit of card already smooched with distress ink that seemed a perfect background for my green and gold 'shroom house.  The house and the gnome were both stamped on white card, coloured with distress markers and fussy cut.   To finish I stamped the Happy Christmas directly on the background.

Hope you get some time to get gnomey.  You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring GNOMES!!  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project and we need at least 20 entries to award the prize.  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

new beginning

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Cathy here with a gnome postcard.

Stamps Used:

Cherry blossom 

sunglasses gnome

I started out by stamping the cherry blossom stamp and colored the buds with a pink glitter pen. I then stamped the sunglasses gnome and colored him in with pencils.

Lastly, I edged it all with drown ink.

I hope you join the fun challenge.

In Perspective

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 Gnome fun.

I made a tag using Lost Coast Designs Coffee Gnome, ATC Perspective and Pieces of Calligraphy with Carmen's Veranda Coffee Vs Challenges sentiment.

 

I started with a piece of card that had a ray pattern on it and cut it with Daisy Mae tag die.  Then I smeared the edges with yellow archival ink and stamped some of the Pieces of Calligraphy stamps with the same ink to add some texture.

 

I stamped the ATC Perspective with brown archival ink and the sentiment with black archival ink. I stamped Coffee Gnome on white card, coloured with distress markers, fussy cut and added him to the tag.  I found some curious bobbly lace for my tag tie.

Hope you like my gnomey tag.  You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring GNOMES!!  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project and we need at least 20 entries to award the prize.  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

clean and simple

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 with the theme

this month being 'Gnomes" 

I titled this one clean and simple as thats what it was to make.

The background I had made awhile back just doing some smooshing.

The 3 mini gnomes I embossed and coloured and fussy cut out

The little saying is just from some paper I had laying around also.

So - to me - it looked like an evening sky/sunset happening in the background.

So easy to put together, your cards don't need to have a lot going on to look great.

Be sure to enter your Gnome into this months challenge...maybe win some new stamps !!