CHALLENGE #173 - STEAMPUNK/VINTAGE

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 new Challenge.
Our challenges are now fortnightly!  A new challenge starting the 1st and the 15th of 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 #173

STEAMPUNK/VINTAGE

 We want to see your stamped projects with a steampunk or vintage style.

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! 

Here's some inspiration from the team to get us started.  ENJOY!

 Roni used Lost Coast Designs STP Fly with Bird and Misc Words

 

Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs Steampunk Fly Girl, Cityscape big, ATC Misc. 7 set, Gears Background and Carte Postale.

 

Riet used Lost Coast Designs Labels, Butterflies, Crackle Background and Pieces of Calligraphy

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 #173 - Steampunk/Vintage
August 15th - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Thursday, August 31st 23.59 PST.
All entries must be entered in our link up or in the fb group, but your don't need a blog to win.  See our RULES page for more info
 

 

Things with Wings: Chicken

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 everyone! Liesbeth here with another Thing with Wings, for our Challenge! I'm adicted to glossy paper and alcohol inks at the moment, so I made this background that way! I stamped the AUD Chicken and masked it, after that I stamped the Birds in Trees a several times and also Carte Postale. I used black StazOn ink. I removed the mask and  finished the card with gel pens and glitter.

See you next time!  

                                    Liesbeth XX

Backgrounds in focus: Tree & moon

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 everyone! As Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda come with lots of beautiful backgrounds stamps I LOVE this topic! for our new challenge ,Backgrounds in Focus we use them as the most important image. 

Here I used the big Grunge tree background stamp, I just stamped it with black waterproof ink onto a white card. I punched a two inch circle from masking paper and added the mask on top of the card. I sponged the card with Stormy sky, Broken china and Chipped Sapphire Distress inks. Also a tiny bit of black ink around the circle, before I removed the mask. Using the blues and Wild Honey Distress ink I sponged some whiffs of colour, also on the moon. As the finishing touch I stamped the Carte Postale stamp at the bottom of the card.

Hope you give it a try and participate our challenge! See you next time!

LiesbethXX

Steampunk/Vintage: Bird on bike

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 everyone, Liesbeth here with a very simple made steampunk card for our CHALLENGE, the final day! 

I made the background of this card using (old fashioned) Walnut ink and water. The result is so very vintage looking! I stamped the images with black, orange and brown ink and finished with some black glitter-glue on the crow and wheels.

Stamps used: Bird on bike, Gears, Small cityscape and Carte Postale.

See you next month!

LiesbethXX

Vintage Steampunk: Three tags and a folder

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, ready for some more Vintage Steampunk? Liesbeth here with a new project for our challenge, read everything HERE ! and join the fun!

I made a folder with three tags using a template for the folder as shown:

I coloured the folder and three small tags with Distress Oxide inks and water: Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap, Broken China and Walnut Stain. Using Oxide Broken China, I stamped Carmen's Veranda Compass Square onto the tags (not very visible anymore...) and Carte Postale with black StazOn  ink on the tags and folder. On the folder I also stamped Gears Background with Frayed Burlap and black.

Using double sided tape, I assembled the folder and stamped STP Guy in car onto it using StazOn black. Onto the tags I stamped Steampunk Typewriter girl, one of the ATC Hands set and Steampunk Fly girl. I bleached the images using some bleach and water and a synthetic brush. I finished with sponging the edges black and glued them onto black cardstock.

See you next time! 

LiesbethXX

Sealed With A Fish

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 and a very happy Monday. It's Sue here with an envelope for our mail art challenge.

I started making a background on my gelli plate as I was making my own envelope using a very old envelope board.

 

Next came the stamping. Do you like my nice blue text? My printer won't print in black at the moment, but luckily this is a nice shade of blue. I've put some washi tape around the sides to give it an airmail feel. The Alice in Wonderland figures have been coloured with alcohol markers

I couldn't resist sealing it with a fish!

These are the stamps that I've used. They are all by Lost Coast.

Rabbits, Cat Face, Hatter, Rabbit With Watch 

Carte Postale

Flying Moon

Sealed With A Fish

Antique Text Border - don't worry, yours will come in one piece, I chopped mine down to make it easier to use. Don't tell Linda!

I hope you like my envelope, and you have until 14th to join in with our challenge for the chance to win some Lost Coast dollars.

Take care and have a very happy day x

Mail Art: Shrine

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 everyone, Liesbeth here to show you my stamped envelope, mail-art with a shrine, for our new challenge. Read everything about it HERE and join the fun!

I took a white A5 envelope and using black ink I stamped the Calligraphy Shrine and masked it. Using two different Big-and-juicy rainbow coloured stamp pads I stamped Grunge Window Wall two times. Again with black I stamped the big Shrubbery stamp and also Carte Postale here and there. I removed the mask. Using a charcoal pencil created shadows around the shrine, I sponged some black ink at the edges of the envelop and I finished with a real postage stamp.

See you next time with more mail-art!

                                                                             Liesbeth XX

Back To Black

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, it's Sue here.

Good morning and a very happy Friday. Firstly can I say how happy I am to be back! So much has happened since I was last here, Brexit, Covid, and new Blogger!

My lovely Lost Coast/ Carmen's Veranda stamps have all been sitting very patiently in their box so they are delighted to be out again!  Here is my piece for our fun Beginning With B challenge.

I started by making my background. I did my first one in full colour, but then decided that I would quite like it just in black, and there's the first B.

These are the stamps that I've used. You can tell that they've been very well-loved can't you! I've always been told that Archival ink conditions the stamp, so it's a quick wipe then back in the box. None of that cleaning malarky!

There's a (B)ackground. a (B)order,  and the (B)ack of the couple.

The quote is by Oliver Hardy, and I thought it went nicely with the image. I've just typed it up on the computer.

All of the stamps used today are by Lost Coast Designs.

I've used Spray Webbing

Diamonds Border

Carte Postale and

Thick and Thin Men

Don't forget to link up to our challenge for the chance to win some Lost Coast dollars to spend in the store.

Have a great weekend and thanks so much for looking x

Just click here to join in! xx

Let's go Vegetarian: two ATC's

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 everyone, Liesbeth here with two vegetarian Artist Trading Cards full of trees, leaves, flowers and branches for our challenge! Join the fun! 

The're very simple made: I just stamped with 3 colours on each card. A light, middle and dark one. After that I sponged the edges with the middle( bright) and a dark tone. I finished by adding the texts.

Stamps used: Shrubbery, Lily flourish,  Misc words, Carte postale, ATC birds in trees.

Liesbeth XX