31 Days of Halloween: Day 12 - When Witches Go Riding

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Laurie here again with a fun ATC for day 12 of our annual 31 Days of Halloween celebration.  I hope you have been following the blog this month and are busy making some festive projects to enter for the chance to win some free stamps.

For this ATC, I used the ATC Grunge Tree stamp and the Witch stamp, both from Lost Coast Designs, and the Witches Go Riding clear stamp from Carmen's Veranda. 

 For my background, I used a piece of coffee stained paper that I had on hand.   I stamped the grunge tree with black ink, then cut my piece to ATC size (2 1/2 by 3 1/2").  I edged it with some Vintage Photo Distress Ink to keep that vintage-y look and feel.  

I stamped my witch with black ink onto white paper and fussy cut her.   I colored her and her broom with Copic Sketch markers, mostly using shades of gray.  I glued her atop my background as shown.  

I then stamped my sentiment  (this sentiment is actually four lines long but I just used the first line) with black ink onto a piece of an old book page and edged it with black ink.  I attached it as shown, and easy as
1-2-3 my ATC is done!!

Please come join us for this most fun month of the entire year as we celebrate Halloween with a new project every day for 31 days and keep your eyes open for the treats!

Circus Dog and Circles

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Hi again from Laurie with another project for the Round and Round challenge going on now here on the portal.

This time I decided to make an ATC.  I took a page from a vintage book and stamped it with the Doodle Circles background stamp from Lost Coast Designs.  I edged my ATC with black ink then, using orange, yellow, and green markers, I colored around the edges of all the circles.

Next I stamped a cute pup from the Circus Dogs Set and cut him out, coloring him with a tan marker.  I added a jeweled collar to give him a little bling.  I stamped the rubber ball from the same set and cut it out, coloring it with orange, green, and yellow markers.  I attached it to the lower portion of my ATC, and using foam tape, affixed the dog atop the circus ball.  

You still have until the 31st to enter your stamped Round and Round makes for this challenge.  You could be the lucky one to win some free stamps!!

A Great Way to Experiment.

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Hello all,

Lori here, it's time for a new challenge and this week it's all about ATCs, ATC Coins or Chunkys.  I really like these smaller projects; it's a great way to experiment with new products, color schemes and stamps.   For example, the mix of color that I used on the ATCs below is not my go-to color scheme.  However, working with these colors on a smaller scale made it really fun.!

Lost Coast Designs:

• Dictionary Background
• Large Chickenwire Background
• Sketchy Flower

Instructions:

I hope you will click below and add your ATC, ATC Coin or Chunky project to this week's challenge:

Click here

Happy day!

Lori

Pearl ATCs

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Hello all Cathy here with some ATCs for you.

Stamps Used:
Window and Door set
Fortune Men set

This first one I used glossy cardstock and Distress Oxide sprays. I wanted to see if the sprays would stay on the glossy paper.  It did.  I did wipe off the Oxide (cloudy) film with a baby wipe.  I stamped the door from Window and Door set with archival ink so it would stay on the glossy paper. Trim it a little to fit on a black ATC base.

Stamp a image from Fortune Men set on white paper and cut out. Add to front then and a saying.

 For my next one I wanted to try the Alcohol Pearl ink. Here are some of the ATCs I made with the AI Pearl and regular Alcohol ink.  Can you see the shimmer.

For this one I used the window from the  Window and Door set.  Stamp it with archival ink. Trim it down to fit on a Black ATC base

Stamp the wizard from  Fortune Men set on white cardstock. Color in and cut out. Add to front and also add a saying.

Come join the ATC challenge here

CHALLENGE #71 - ATC CHALLENGE

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Hello Portal Peeps.  It's time for our new Challenge.
Our challenges are now fortnightly!  A new challenge starting the 1st and the 15th of every month, with chances to win your self some 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 #71

ATC CHALLENGE

We want to see your Artist Trading Cards (2.5 x 3.5"), Artist Trading Coins (2.5" diameter).  We will also accept dimensional ATC's, so called Blocks, or Chunkies.  Please remember we are a stamping challenge and real stamping should be the focus of your project for it to qualify to win the prize.

Please remember we do have some Challenge Rules to follow so look them over 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 your entry counts as two which doubles your chances of winning in our random prize drawing.

PRIZES

To ensure you all have a fabulous time playing in our Challenges this is how our Prize system works!
The more entries the better the Prize so tell all your friends to join the fun too!

1 - 4 Entries = one winner chosen by the team is awarded our Challenge Winner's Badge
5+ Entries = one randomly picked winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to spend at
Lost Coast Designs/Carmen's Veranda
10+ Entries = one randomly picked winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend at
Lost Coast Designs/Carmen's Veranda
and 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!

Dot's cool blue ATC's using stamps from Lost Coast Designs Misc. Anthropomorphs and ATC Grunge and Carmen's Veranda Cats Like Me and Stay Weird.  

Laurie made this fun ATCoin using Lost Coast Designs Face with a Heart

Roni made these gorgeous his and hers ATC's using Lost Coast Designs Up Close & Personal, ATC Doodles Set, Long Swirl Flourish, Misc Words,  and Carmen's Veranda Clock 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 5 to midnight PST on the 14th 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.

I am also still waiting to hear from the Instagram promotion winner.  Is it You??

Happy Stamping!
Gail
Challenge Host

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CHALLENGE # 55 - ROUND AND ROUND

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.  It's time for our new Challenge.
Our challenges are now fortnightly!  A new challenge starting the 1st and the 15th of every month, with chances to win your self some 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 #55

ROUND AND ROUND

We want to see circles on your stamped makes.  Or maybe circular makes??  Your choice.  As long as we see circles and rubber or clear stamping it is in the running to win some Lost Coast dollars. 

Please remember we do have some Challenge Rules to follow so look them over 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 your entry counts as two which doubles your chances of winning in our Design Team Faves prize drawing.

PRIZES

To ensure you all have a fabulous time playing in our Challenges this is how our Prize system works!
The more entries the better the Prize so tell all your friends to join the fun too!

1 - 4 Entries = a Winner chosen by the team is awarded our Challenge Winner's Badge
5+ Entries = a randomly selected Winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to spend at LCD/CV
10+ Entries = a randomly selected Winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend at LCD/CV
and 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.  If you are using Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda stamps you can now also link up your challenge entry in the Lost Coast Official Fan Group on facebook.  There is a challenge album in photo's.  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!

Laurie made this gorgeously cool card using Lost Coast Designs Steampunk Bicycle Lady and Doodle Circles Background and the fun Carmen's Veranda Inappropriate Behaviour

Cathy is right on trend with the newly popular Artist Trading Coins using Bubbles border, Cat Wavy Face and Doodle Circles Background stamps from Lost Coast Designs

Lori made this beautiful card using the dragonfly from Lost Coast Designs More Bugz, script stamp from Broken Letters and Harmony

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 5 to midnight 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

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Feline Smiley

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Hello.  Gail here today with the gorgeously smiley Lost Coast Designs Cheshire Cat en masse....
Sometimes a large stamp on a small space can have a big impact.

The current challenge here at the Portal to Creativity is Mini Me, so I went with a boat load of ATC's (Artist Trading Cards)

I started by stamping Cheshire Cat with Salty Ocean distress oxide ink on various blue scraps

with Picked Raspberry distress oxide on more scraps

and with Fossilized Amber distress oxide on some other scraps.
I was trying for tone on tone effect.  I found that the oxide ink works better on a smooth or glossy surface than an absorbent one, that it was pretty good with all that texture on this very cool stamp, and that I tended to prefer the results on the paler backgrounds.  Very nice chalk look when it dries as well.

Then I used a Sizzix ATC die to cut out my cats and picked 9 I liked best.  I was heading for my first pocket letter, but got distracted.....  There was this little voice in  my head.  It said
I smilez at you

 Nothing beats a feline smile.  I used Lost Coast Designs License Plate Alphabet and the Salty Ocean DOx on various scraps of scraps I had already used and arranged the whole lot on a piece of patterned paper.

Don't forget to link up your small stamped makes by 5 to the witching hour on the 14th for your chance to win Lost Coast Dollars.

Courage, Wisdom & Promise ATC's

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In keeping with Challenge #54 - Mini Me I wanted to make one of my favorite mini forms of art...ATC's.  Ink Stained Roni here with a fun technique using Marabu Art Crayons.

It's always fun to play with new toys and I recently purchased a set of Marabu Art Crayons just to see what they would do and oh my...are they ever fun!  

I started off by rubbing different colored crayons directly onto my rubber stamps. 

I misted them with water and let it set for about 10 seconds or so.

I then pressed the watery stamp onto a piece of watercolor paper and let it set there for another 10-15 seconds to make sure the paper soaked up the color.

When I removed the stamp I was left with a really cool watery image as you can see.

I then stamped directly over the image using VersaFine Clair - Morning Mist (gray) to give the image some definition.

Next I scribbled some of the crayons around the images, spreading it around and blending them together with a waterbrush. 

After it had dried I used a white gel pen to add a bit of pen work surrounding the image, stamped & added the words and called them good!

It was fun to see how the colors from the stamp floated over the paper creating haunting and sometimes eerie colored images.

It was fun to choose the words for each card...at first I was thinking heart, mind and soul but I wanted something a bit difference and settled upon these.

Hope my little cards inspire you to join in on the fun!!

Stamps:

Misc. Words
Flaming Heart
Phrenology Heads

ATC Hands Set

Challenge #54 - Mini Me
June 1st- 14th
Lost Coast Portal to Creativity

You have until June 14th to link up your entries

Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Thursday, June 14th at 5 to Midnight 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.

Three Butterflies

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Oh I love this challenge!  It's Laurie here and I love making small things - ATC's, inches, little bookmarks, etc.  So this is a really fun challenge and gives me a chance to break out some of my smaller LCD and CV stamps.

For this post, I made three ATCs using the ATC Text Set 1 stamp set and the Butterflies Set stamp set, both from Lost Coast Designs.

I created three different backgrounds using Distress Inks and stencils.  I then stamped each of the three ATC text stamps onto my backgrounds and edged them with black ink.  I then stamped a butterfly with black ink, cut it out, and using Copic Sketch markers, colored each in to coordinate with the background colors.  I attached my butterflies as shown and ran a slim strip of black border sticker along the right side of each ATC.

This was such a quick and easy way to make a trio of ATCs - perfect for your swaps!    So let's see what fun things you can make in the Mini Me Challenge!

CHALLENGE #54 MINI ME

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.  It's time for our new Challenge.
Our challenges are now fortnightly!  A new challenge starting the 1st and the 15th of every month, with chances to win your self some 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 #54

MINI ME

We want to see small stamped makes for example ATC's, Moo's, Inchies, Twinchies, Bookmarks, Tags, etc.  NO CARDS PLEASE!!. 
Please remember we do have some Challenge Rules to follow so look them over 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 your entry counts as two which doubles your chances of winning in our Design Team Faves prize drawing.

PRIZES

To ensure you all have a fabulous time playing in our Challenges this is how our Prize system works!
The more entries the better the Prize so tell all your friends to join the fun too!

1 - 4 Entries = one Winner voted by the DT is awarded our Challenge Winner's Badge
5+ Entries = Random Winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to spend at LCD/CV
10+ Entries = Random Winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend at LCD/CV
and 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.  If you are using Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda stamps you can now also link up your challenge entry in the Lost Coast Official Fan Group on facebook.  There is a challenge album in photo's.  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!

SUE made this gorgeous tag using Carmen's Veranda Flaming Heart

RONI made this really cool Carmen's Veranda Not My Monkey matchbook

which contains Carmen's Veranda Sock Monkey shrink plastic earrings!!

GAIL made some bright and fun Artists Trading Coins using Lost Coast Designs Mini Manga set, Shooting Star Background and Carmen's Veranda's 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 5 to midnight PST on the 14th 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. 

Ready, steady, stamp!!
Gail
Challenge Host

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Feather Head

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Hello.  Gail here today.  The Tweet This challenge is on!!  We want to see your stamped projects featuring BIRDS!!  Join up for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars which can be exchanged for new rubber stamps!!

 Flora says Keep Calm but you gotta be in it to win it!!!

I cut my ATC base from gold card, embossed the Carmen's Veranda Keep Calm sentiment with gold powder and added a strip of gold glitter tape.  I stamped Lost Coast Designs Whimsical Flora, coloured with Promarkers and fussy cut.  I decided it needed a little something more so I added four metal feather charms.

Join up your bird themed makes HERE

Tree Crown ATC

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Hello Cathy here with a new challenge here for you. Pretty as a Picture is what it is called. . Photo Inspiration - be inspired by the colors, the subject, the shapes, just tell us what inspired your project

 I have made a ATC for this challenge.  What I inspired me in making this ATC is the color, the window frame and the twigs from the nest.
I took Distress Oxide ink in red and brown tones and I did the smooshing technique on my craft mat with them. Next I took  ATC Leaf Column Shrine and stamped it in black ink. Next I stamped  Small Tree Crown in the center of it. last I colored the crown with brown Copic markers and some green for the leafs on the crown.

Worth A Try

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Hello.  Gail here today with a last reminder for our current challenge

More Than Two Legs

You have until midnight tonight to join up your creations for a chance to win some rubber stamps from Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda.

I made an ATC using Carmen's Veranda White Cat and Chocolate Breakfast sentiment and Lost Coast Designs Cracked Sky.   I stamped the cracked sky randomly around the ATC and then stamped and embossed the sentiment.  I coloured with Gingerbread and Jumbo Java chalks, diluting them a bit with water and splashing them around to make a chocolatey background.  I used gold and silver pilot markers on the stars and spirals.  Then I stamped and fussy cut White Cat and added him to the ATC.  Look at those eyes!  You are starting to see!!  He has a point.....   Hmmmmm, chocolate.....

You can link up you makes HERE

WolfQueen ATC

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Cathy here with a ATC for you.
I haven't made a ATC in a very long time. Once I saw Wolf Queen I knew She had to be made into a ATC.

 I stamped her on Copic friendly white cardstock and colored her in with Copic markers. Okay first for me, I did a darker color skin tone. I really like how it came out. Next I stamped Wolf Queen on scrap and colored wolf head and feathers and cut out and used foam squares to pop it up. I also offset the feathers to look like there is more.
Then I put some purple distress ink on a craft mat and took a water brush and painted around the image. Used a white pebeo marker and did the beads coming down with it and the center of the flower in her hair.

Thanks for visiting.  I hope you feel inspired you to get out your woman themed stamps and join our challenge.  You have until the end of the month and someone will be the lucky winner of some

 Lost Coast dollars.

Calling All Ladies

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.  Gail here and I'm so glad you found the time to drop by.  Our current challenge is
I Am Woman
We want to see you fill our gallery with lovely ladies.

Marilyn has made a couple of ATC's using images from Gibson Girl Faces and some Carmen Veranda sentiments, My Greatest Accomplishment and Sarcasm is Forever.

Get out those lady stamps and share your creations for a chance to win some
Lost Coast dollars.

I Am Woman Challenge