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

Gnomey Dilemma

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Hello Portal Peeps!!   Gail here today and I hope you are enjoying all the Funny makes from the team.   Today I'm keeping it simple with one of Lost Coast Designs Gnomes and a sentiment from Carmen's Veranda. 

I stamped Flowers Gnome on a die cut panel and coloured with distress markers and gel pens.  Then I stamped the sentiment, mounted on a yellow base card and done!

Carmen's Veranda have so many funny, profound and meaningful sentiments do hop over and check them out.  New ones added regularly to the top of the page.

You have all month to share your funny stamped anythings. Please read the updated rules before entering. Real rubber or clear stamping and theme must be the focus of your project for a chance to win Lost Coast $$$$$'s.   We need at least 20 entries to award the prize.

Thanks for dropping by and don't forget to check out all the other lovely makes from the team.

Birthday Dog

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Hello Portal Peeps!!   Gail here today with some simple inspiration.  The December challenge is Anything Goes with stamping.  I made a winter birthday card featuring Lost Coast Designs Pokey Dog.

Isn't he adorbs!!!

I stamped and masked Pokey Dog on a piece of pale beige card.  Then I stamped Lost Coast Designs ATC Doodle Circles and finished with a Party Words Happy Birthday!!

Thanks for dropping by.  I hope you get some time to stamp and link up and share your stamped anythings with any theme.  We need at least 20 entries to award the prize, so get stamping and join the fun.

Hugz

 

#162 Challenge, Black and white framed Elk skull.

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Hello, Riet here, 

 for the "Black and White" challenge.

  I made a real clean and simple card and framed it .

The stamp of the Elk skull is so beautiful that you can really use it alone.

This stamp comes in 3 sizes and I used the largest.

This is 5 x 6 inches and can therefore easily be framed.

I printed the stamp with Heroarts Unicorn.

There is no other ink that stamps so beautifully and clearly on black paper as this one.

Give it plenty of time to dry or dry with the heat tool.

Once dry I colored here and there with the white posca marker.

And really, that's more than enough.

The stamp is beautiful on its own.

You can of course send it as a card.

But you can also frame it like I did.

I like both.

Come and join the challenge, you still have a few days until the end of the month.

Participate and have a chance to win new stamps.

Judgemental Gargoyle

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Hello Portal Peeps.  Happy Valentines Day.  I hope you are feeling lots of love today.

Gail here with some final inspiration for our Think Pink Challenge.

The linky closes at 23.59 PST tonight, so you still have time to find your pinks, get stamping and join the fun.  I've made a simple card using Lost Coast Designs Gargoyle and Carmen's Veranda Pants On Fire Sentiment.  And pink, of course...

I used a pink card base and used Cactus Flower archival to stamp the Gargoyle.  Then I turned the stamp upside down and stamped it a 1/4" away from the plinth at the bottom of the panel.  I used a cut and dry foam nib to apply some more of the Cactus Flower ink in the gap to extend the height of the plinth.  I added some pink colour to the gargoyle and stamped the Pants On Fire sentiment.  Cut the panel with a stitch die, mount on a raspberry card base and done!

 Grab your stamps and your pinks and join the fun. 
 
 Looking forward to seeing your pink things.

Cookies Are The Answer

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Hello Portal Peeps!!!  Gail here again with another simple card inspired by the current Critters challenge.  

I stamped Carmen's Veranda Monkey Face and 27 Cookies sentiment on a pale blue card, added a little gel pen colour to Monkey's eyes, edged the card with blue Promarker and that's all folks!!

I am still working on the cookies!

You have until the last minute of the month, Pacific standard time, to link up your stamped critters for a chance to win!   Don't forget to pop back often and check out all the amazing inspiration from the team.  Hugz

Elephant Greetings

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Hello Portal Peeps.  Gail here today with a quick and simple card using Carmen's Veranda's adorable small Baby Elephant 

I stamped the Baby Elephant on a piece of slightly grungy patterned card with black archival ink.  Then I cut around her feet and trunk, edged with a black marker and glued a piece of brick patterned card below as a wall for her to peek over.  We know it's a her cos I borrowed a bow from Carmen's Veranda's Reindeer Doll, stamped, coloured pink and red and fussy cut.  Perfect size for this little elephant.   I edged the panel and the card base in pink and stamped the sentiment from Lost Coast Designs Party Words set.  Have you seen the party words set???  So many of the sentiment would go great on this card; Happy Birthday, Congratulations, Thinking of you, Happy Everything, It's a Party, You're invited, Don't Worry, Be Happy etc etc.  

Join the Critters challenge for a chance to win and don't forget to check out all the awesome inspiration from the team here on the blog and all the fun in the fb Fangroup.   See you there............

Spooktacular Frank

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 Hello Portal Peeps!  Gail here today with grumpy Frank.  He was complaining that I hadn't got him out of the box for Halloween so I said he could have pride of place today! 

Our new challenge is Spooktacular Florals, so Day of the Dead and/or Floral and/or Spooky anythings work, but please remember the theme and real handstamping, rubber or clear,

must be the focus of your project.  

I've gone spooky CAS, although I do think Frank is too cute to spook!!

I used some dark green leather effect card for my card base.  Carmen Veranda's Frankenstein was stamped and black powder embossed on white card, smeared with Cracked Pistachio distress ink and spritzed with water.  When he was dry I used a little orange and green gel pen on his bolts and eyes.  For the extra scary effect I used Lost Coast Designs License Plate Alphabet, stamped B O O on orange card and embossed with Zing Lime Green opaque powder.  

You have until the November 14th to link up your Spooktacular Florals projects.  Remember you must use the theme and hand stamping on your anythings.   See you there.......

31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN DAY 1 - Basically Boris and 31 DOH Linky

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Hello Portal Peeps.  Welcome to our annual 31 Days of Halloween celebration!

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

The linky will be open all month and we hope you will get your spook on and join the fun.
We will also have another challenge starting on the 15th with a different theme, but 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.

Let's get this party started!

CHALLENGE #108

31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN

It's the most spoocktacular time of the year.  Link up your halloween inspired projects.  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 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! 

Gail here to start the fun.  

I made a simple card featuring Carmen Veranda's Boris Karloff.

I stamped Boris on white card, added some green with a Promarker and then cut with an ATC die (2.5" x 3.5"),  I added it to a black card base and white heat embossed the word Nevermore. 

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 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 #108 - 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 Saturday, 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
 

 

Nicey Nicey Pumpkin Spicey

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Hello Portal Peeps!  Gail here today with a quick and easy make for our Ladies Night challenge.  Oops, nearly wrote Ladies of the Night!!!!  That would have put a whole different spin on it wouldn't it BWahahahaahahahahaaaaaa.  But actually, maybe she is, just in her party wear..........

I used a black base card and stamped Lost Coast Designs Let's Celebrate and embossed with silver powder.  I stamped Carmen's Veranda Oz Witch on white card, coloured her all pumpkin spicey using distress markers and fussy cut her.  Stick her in place and we are ready to parteeeeeee!!!!  

Join the Ladies Night challenge with your stamped anythings featuring
at least one lady for a chance to win. 

Cat and Mouse Games

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Hello Portal Peeps!!
Gail here today and I am pairing some of the fun NEW Lost Coast Designs Yoga Cats with one of Carmen's Veranda funny, but oh so true sentiments. 
These cats are just cracking me up!!!!!

This is Yoga Cat 5, doing his thing, and Carmen's Veranda Frozen Internet clear stamp.  I just stamped the cat and the sentiment on my grey woodgrain card base and added a little Spun Sugar distress to his ears and nose.

It was so quick and easy I decide to use the other two base cards I had cut from the 12x12 sheet!!  This is Yoga Cat 4, doing his thing, and Carmen's Veranda Frozen Internet clear stamp.  Well, I know a lot of people this sentiment is perfect for......  Me!  All my girlfriends of a certain age!  Busy executives!  Kids trying to tweet, insta, face it and all those other acronyms!!!!

Actually I think these cats with any of the Carmen's Veranda sentiments are going to be a hit.  This is Yoga Cat 10, doing her thing, and Carmen's Veranda Frozen Internet clear stamp.  I wonder where #8 is??  Probably nipped off for a bit of a nap.....  Laurie also used this cat the other day, but made a much more beautiful background, and used a different sentiment you might be glad to know!

So, it's Anything Goes with real stamps here at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity for the first two weeks of the year.  Link up your stamped anythings for a chance to win some Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda stamps. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

CHALLENGE #90 - ANYTHING GOES

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Hello Portal Peeps!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

A new month, a new year and a new decade!!
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 yourself 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 #90

ANYTHING GOES

A nice easy theme to start the year.  Please remember we are a stamping challenge.  Rubber or clear stamping must be the feature on your creation.  Your creations can be anything providing the focal element is hand stamped.  Please tell us in your post which stamps and the company you have used.  If we can't see stamping or digi images have been used your entry will be deleted.

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!

Cathy made this lovely CAS card using Lost Coast Designs Mums Border and Carmen's Veranda Hug Your Enemies sentiment stamp.

Laurie has used one of Lost Coast Designs new Yoga Cats to make this fabulous card.  Love these cats!!  Laurie is also using Carmen's Veranda Bottom of the Wine Bottle sentiment stamp and Lost Coast Designs Sketchy Lily, Doodle Circles and ATC Miscellaneous 6 Set

Roni made this snowy New Years card using Carmen's Veranda Snowman, Lost Coast Designs Large and Small Snowflakes stamps and the sentiment from Party 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.

Happy Stamping!
Gail
Challenge Host

Challenge #90 - ANYTHING GOES
January 1st - 14th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Tuesday, January 14th 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
 

31 Days of Halloween Day #17

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Hello all. Cathy here with a CAS Halloween card.
Stamp Used:
Flying Monkey

So for this card I started out with 2 different color purple cardstock. I used a bat stencil with some black ink. Cut into different size strips. Add them to the front of a black card front. Stamp  Flying Monkey on white cardstock and cut out. I did not color it because I thought it stood out in all white. I did add glitter to the wings. It's a flying monkey of course it is going to have glittery wings.
Added some saying stickers and some bling. Card is done.

 Come join the fun here for the 31 days of Halloween celebration.

 

You can also join here for the Pets challenge 

The Other Side of a Kiss

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Hello Portal Peeps.  Gail here today.   For my inspiration piece for the current Face On challenge I used the kissing technique.  This is where you stamp one stamp onto another inked stamp to remove some of the ink and give a subtle pattern.

 I stamped and masked the Geisha, inked the large rectangle Shadow Frame with pink distress oxide ink, pressed the Bamboo stamp into it, then stamped the Shadow Frame over the masked Geisha image.  This gives that ghosty bamboo look.  Then I stamped the Carmen's Veranda Quiet Chaos Madness sentiment.

 I was kissing with the Bamboo stamp from the Asian set and decided not to waste an inked stamp!!

For this second card I stamped and masked the Geisha again and then stamped the pink distress oxide inked Bamboo.  She looks so thoughtful.  I thought this would maybe make a good thinking of you or even a sympathy card.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Don't forget to join the fun with your stamped projects featuring a human face for your chance to win Lost Coast Design $$$$. 

Hot and Sexy

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Hello Lost Coast Peeps.  Gail here today with a fun CAS card using Robust Dancer.  She has a pair of butterfly wings which makes her eligible for our On Wings She Flies Challenge.

The plan was to make a one layer card but when I stamped the dancer I got a bit of extra ink transfer at the top from my acrylic block, so I decided to do a partial die cut instead.  I chose an oval die and lined it up over the image.  I made a couple of pencil marks where the dancers arms will be outside the die and then fussy cut her hands and arms up to, and maybe a bit beyond the pencil lines.  Tuck the die behind her hands before you cut.

I inked the outside of the oval with black archival ink.  I coloured the dancer with Worn Lipstick distress ink and some gel pen highlights.  Since I had cut the oval I decided to pop it up on some craft foam and added a couple of tiny pieces behind her hands to support them.  I stamped the Carmen's Veranda Hot and Sexy Birthday sntiment with black archival ink. 

Thanks for dropping by.  There is still time to add your winged female projects to the linky for your chance to win Lost Coast dollars.

Cultivate kindness

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Cathy here are a CAS card. I know me doing a CAS card. Shock!
Stamps Used: Grunge Diamond Background
Sketchy Lily  

I started out with white cardstock base. Tore a piece of copy paper in half. Cover the card base with the torn paper. Take the  Grunge Diamond Background and stamp it on the card with black ink.
Remove the torn copy paper.

 Next stamp the Sketchy Lily  in red distress ink. On scrap paper stamp the flower and cut out. Color it with the red distress ink.

Add a saying to the bottom and you are done.

Come join the fun here with your flowers 

Bee and Butterfly

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Cathy here with my things that start with B.

I started out with a paper Mache ornament and  painted it with some art alchemy dark velvet color paint. As that was drying I took a die and made the crest and leaves out of Kraft cardstock. Then I stamped the Bee from the Bugz Set  on the crest.  I thought it needed more so I stamped the Mini Crown from Mini Crowns set.  Edged the crest with some brown distress ink and set aside. Then I colored the leaves with some green distress ink. Set them aside. I did stamp Gothic Text  on the paper Mache in black ink but you can not see it.
Then you glue everything down. Last I edged the circle with a thin line of black paint.

 So I have a bonus card for you. I so forgot I had this one made for the things with a B challenge so you get a bonus idea from me.
It is a CAS card. Well to be truthful. It did not start out that way. I tried using Nuance Powers and painters tape. Didn't work. The tape tore the paper. Insert mad face here. Grrrr. So I just cut the Bubble Border  out. Added it to a black card front. Then I stamped the Butterfly on the torn paper and water colored in. I did add some sparkle to the wings.  

Come take up the challenge of Things that start with B.

I Say, I Say, I Say

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Hello.  Gail here today with a clean and simple but wordy creation.

 

I simply cut my white base card with a stitch die, stamped Carmen's Veranda Who Ties Her Shoes sentiment and Lost Coast Designs' Mini Manga Goth Harlequin and embossed with black powder.  

I know people who need this card!!!

Maybe me!!!!!

 

 Still time to join our Say What??? challenge

Someone is going to win Lost Coast dollars!!!  It could be you......

Still time to apply to join our fabtacular Design Team

It's all happening here at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.