#206 Love and hearts challenge. Valentine gifts for my girls.

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!

I love making valentine gifts for my daugther and granddaugther.

The first picture is for my daugther.

A card and a little gift in a box.

Stamps I used:

LCD Praying angel.

LCD Butterfly set.

LCD Misc words.

CV Open rose.

CV Text Liefde (love in dutch) 

There is a english version here!

Love dictionairy.

This candy bag is for my grandaugther.

Stamps I used:

CV Sheep doll.

LCD Hearts and curls border.

Do you want to win some rubberstamps?

Come and join the 

challenge:

#204 Anything goes. Giftbox for chocolates.

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.

I made a gift box to fill with chocolates.

I love the LCD Pokey animals, and I enjoyed decorating the box with them.

What I used,

Pokey cat

Pokey mouse

Pokey dog 

Pokey pidgeon

Pieces of calligraphy

Brush strokes

Butterflies set

Distress oxide,

Twisted citron

Lucky clover

Cracked pistachio

Derwent inktense for the coloring

Black waterresistent inkpad

Stencil Craft emotions

We r makers, giftbox punch board

How to make this box.

Make a box on the punch board

or a score board.

I stained the paper with twisted citron and cracked pistachio.

I used an ink blender and lucky clover to transfer the stencil pattern.

Stamp the animals and butterfly on thin paper

 and color them in with pencil or markers.

Now take the smallest text stamp from the Pieces of calligraphy set. 

Stamp here and there with twisted citron.

Now we take the Brush strokes set and grab the stamp with the small dots.

Stamp a narrow strip of this in black.

Rotate the stamp in different directions.

To finish it off, stamp a butterfly, color it, and cut it out.

Fill the box and close it. 

Glue the butterfly to the top tab of the closure.

That's it for today, I hope you enjoyed it.

Please join the anything goes challenge, which runs until the end of the month. 

You have a chance to win stamps, which is really cool.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!!!

31 Days of Halloween Day 1

 

Hi there, Riet here, with the opening of our Halloween/Day of the dead challenge.

Do you enjoy Halloween/Day of the dead as much as I do?

I'm sure so, who doesn't love these holidays?

Join our challenge.

There ar free rubberstamps to win.

How to make this card.

What I used.

LCD stamps,

Flowers

Long swirl

Butterflies set

White nose sugar skull

White gellpen

White posca

Versfine onyx black

Derwent Intense pencils

Stamp the skull in the middle of the card.

Stamp the flowers.

Masc the skull and flowers and stamp the swirl.

The entire card was created using only Inktense pencils.

So if you love coloring, this is a really fun card for you to make.

I started with the background, 

and in the photo you can clearly see the difference

 when the pencil comes into contact with water.

I made shadows with purple on the swirl.

After coloring, I added dots to the swirl with the white Posca pen.

I also added the butterflies.

 With a white gellpen you can make some accents on the flowers and butterflys.

I darkened the top a bit with purple.

I have to admit, I got carried away with the coloring and forgot to take more photos.

Hope you liked the tutorial.

Perhaps you're also making Halloween/Day of the Dead crafts with stamps.

Feel free to join the LCD/CV challenge.

You can even enter with other brands.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!

31 Days of Halloween Day 1 and Linky Party

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,

Welcome to the most spooktacular month of the year and our annual
31 Days of Halloween celebration!

The team will be posting their bootastic makes every day this month.

This linky will be open all month and we hope you will get your spook on and join the fun.  You can link up your Halloween inspired makes all month for 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 #202

31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN

Link up your Halloween inspired projects.  Anything related to the season, spooky, fruity, fun, scary or cute.  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 or fed to the giant pumpkin!!!!  Bwahahhaaahaha.

For this month you can link as many projects as you want as long as they comply with the rules.  

We need at least 20 participants to award the 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 problem, 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!  

 

Now here is a little beauty from teamster Riet to get us started.

Riet used Lost Coast Designs Long Swirl, Butterfly Set, Flowers and Sugar Nose Skull. 
You can find all the details of the wonderful card over at Riet's Blog.

 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 #202 - 31 Days of Halloween
October 1st - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Friday, October 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
 
 

 

# 198 Color challenge, love embossinfolders.

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 stampers, scrappers and other crafters.

Here is a card from me, Riet.

The june challenge is still running, so there is still time to join.

For this card I used:

Dictionary words.

The english version.

The dutch version.

Butterfly set.

Long swirl.

Glitter glue.

Distress oxide Peacock feathers.

Versa magic Pumpkin spice.

Any terracotta spray with shimmers.

Versafine onyx black.

Embossing folder.

Fine sanding block.

Die for the text.

Black marker.

How to make this background, click here!

Background.

With a fine sanding block go over the top.

Set the background aside.

With the 2 inkpads make a puddle ink and dip the paper in it.

Die cut a shape to stamp the text on.

Stamp along the text with black and a piece of the long Swirl stamp.

Use a marker to draw a black line around the die cut.

Stamp a butterfly with black and color it with pencil, and cut it out.

We will now decorate the background, butterfly, text and swirl with glitter glue.

Stick everything on a black mat with foam tape.

And that was the description of this card.

Hope you like it.

And hereby I invite you to join the challenge.

And maybe you will be the next winner.

See you there.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!!!!!

#197 Are you kidding me. Made a tag with the lovely Bubbles girl stamp.

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 new tutorial.

Make your own perfect resist.

Today a vintage tag for the challenge at

 Lost Coast designs/Carmens Veranda stamps.

I chose to work with pastel shades. 

I think that suits this sweet vintage girl.

I used LCD stamps,

Bubbles (girl stamp)

Pieces of calligraphy

Pieces of architecture

Butterfly set

Daisy florish

Misc words

Distressink,

Speckled egg

Victorian velvet

Shaded lilac

Old paper

Vintage photo

Archival coffie

Or any other dark brown ink will do.

Perfect resist (home made)

2 parts white glue 1 part water.

Start by spraying the perfect resist on a clear sheet.

Use a sponge to apply it to the stamp.

Stamp on your tag and let it dry.

You apply the ink with an ink blending brush.

You will then see the stamp prints appear.

Just like magic.

Love the result.

Use a spray to make some fine water drops on the ink.

Stamp the Daisy florish Diagonally across the corners.

Do so with the wordt "Fly". 

Use a sponge to darken the edges with Distressink Vintage photo.

Stamp the butterfly and girl, color them with the distress ink.

Cut them out and stick them on with foam tape.

The challenge "Are you kidding me" is about kids,

but can also be about funny things.

It's up to you how you interpret it.

The team would love to see your crafty things in the challenge.

Anything goes as long as it's stamped on.

You don't even have to use LCD/CV stamps.

Read all about it in the rules.

Have fun creating and I hope to see your art.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!

 

CHALLENGE #196 - WHERE'S MY HAT 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 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

#188 Children Challenge - A Bookmark.

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 , Riet here with a little tutorial for this bookmark.

I used:

The name of the girl stamp is Bubbles,

The black dots and round circles are from the Brush Strokes sheet.

The words behind the girl are from the Pieces of Calligraphy.

The Butterflies are from the Butterfly set.

The word "Dream"is from the set, Misc Words.

All the coloring is done with Inktense pencils.

Derwent Inktense nr:

Cadnium yellow 0210

 Tangerine 0300

Lime green 1535

Apple green1400

Malibu 1213

Iron blue 0840

Deep violet  0760

Burnt umber 1903

Skin tones:

Faber Castel - Albrecht Durer

8200-132

189

White gelpen.

Black waterproof inkpad.

Posca white for spletters or

White ink or paint for spletters.

I have to admit that it was actually a art journal page.

In the very last phase I made a big ink stain on the butterflies and the card was ruined.

I had put so much work into it and thought it was a shame to throw it away.

So I cut off the part with the stain and made a bookmark out of it.

In retrospect that was a good decision.

How to make it:

I started by stamping the girl Bubbles.

This stamp has two bubbles above her hands.

I left them off because I wanted her to grab the butterfly.

Stamp the girl on masking tape and mask her off.

Stamp the words and the 3 rings.

Let the text run a little through the rings.

Stamp only the black and white butterfly and mask it off.

Stamp the 3 butterfly's and overlap the cirkels a bit.

Start coloring the background, the cirkels and the little girl.

Stamp with black the black dots from the  brush strokes sheet.

Stamp the 3 butterflys on a thin piece off paper and color them.

Gleu them on the butterfly's and give them what accents with the white gellpen.

Cut off any excess butterflies.

Mask the girl again and spletter with the posca pen (or paint or ink).

Stamp the word "Dream" and give it some white accents.

Remove the masking tape.

Mat with a black cardstock and you ar done.

I hope you enjoyed it.

Maybe you want to join the challenge?

And have a chance to win new rubber stamps.

Stamp something with a child on it or make something for children.

As long as it is stamped and refers to the theme children.

Do your best and see you at the challenge.