CHALLENGE #199 - CHRISTMAS IN JULY

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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 #199

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Half way to the crazy season so let's kickstart some Christmas makes. You have all month to share your stamped anythings with a festive 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

 
 Aimee used Carmen's Veranda Plaid Pants Santa with Lost Coast Designs Small Snowflakes Set

 

Darlene used Carmen's Veranda Angel Cat

 

 

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Taco John, Shadow Frames, Santa Mona and Misc. Words

      
Riet used Lost Coast Designs American Gothic Christmas with Carmen's Veranda Reindeer Doll for this slimline slider card

 

 

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 #199 - Christmas in July
July 1st - 31st  Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Thursday, July 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
 

 

Cold & Frosty Christmas Shaker Card

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Greetings! Kathi here with a Cold and Frosty Christmas shaker card created with the wonderful American Gothic Christmas Rubber Stamp!

Here's a small tutorial to show I how I created it!

Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the American Gothic Christmas Rubber Stamp onto white cardstock. Color the image and the entire panel with Copic markers. Use a white gel pen to add highlights to the holly berries. 

Use a white Uni Posca paint pen to add white dots over the image panel to make snowflakes. Adhere the image panel to a piece of plaid patterned paper from the Graphic 45 Christmastime pad. 

Pat the image panel with an anti-static pad to prevent the future shaker contents from sticking.

Cut a piece of acetate so that it's about 1" wider and longer than the matted image panel. I used the clear acetate packaging saved from a stamp, die, or stencil. 

Place the matted image panel facedown onto the acetate. Apply strong two-sided tape long the side of the image panel close to the edge of the card. Remove the tape's backing, and press the acetate onto the tape. Repeat this process so that both sides and the bottom are sealed. Use a bone folder to make sure that the acetate is firmly adhered to the back of the image panel forming a sealed shaker envelope.

Flip the shaker envelope over. Assemble your shaker elements. I've used some snowflakes and some sparkly lightweight mylar confetti. 

Pour the shaker elements into the acetate envelope. Flip the shaker over and use the two-sided tape to seal the top of the shaker.

Adhere the shaker panel to a green A2 card.

Use a scalloped rectangle frame die to cut patterned paper or cardstock. I used green wood patterned paper from the Christmas Watercolor pad by Scrapbook Customs. 

Flip the frame die-cut so that the reverse is showing. Add black foam tape to the die-cut.

Use the Noel Banners from the Holiday Sentiments Banner die set to cut white glitter paper and green cardstock. Assemble the die-cut pair. 

Adhere the banner to the top of the shaker panel.  Adhere the frame die over the shaker image panel as shown.

You still have time to join our Cold and Frosty December Challenge. I do hope you participate!

Have A Jolly Holly Christmas

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 morning, a very happy Saturday, and welcome to Christmas in July! It's Sue here with a couple who are full of Christmas cheer (and a mighty fine looking turkey!)

I started by making my background pages with some stenciling, and words from the Miscellaneous Words stamp.

As you can see, this is such a useful one 'cos there's just about every word you could ever need here (coffee and goddess leap straight out - Linda must have been thinking about me when she designed it!)

I've used watercolour, and alcohol markers to colour my cheerful twosome. They really put you in the mood for turkey don't they!

 

These are my stamps, 

Miscellaneous Words  and

American Gothic Christmas 

I hope you like it, and you've still a few days to join in, so put your best Christmas foot forward - it's never too early!

Have a great weekend, and thanks so much for looking xx