Day 22 of the 31 days of Halloween

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Cathy here with a Cat Halloween card for you.

Stamps Used:

Pieces of Calligraphy 

ATC Mona window

Cat

I started with some Kraft cardstock, and I stamped the saying and part of the ATC stamp randomly on the paper. I then took some orange distress oxide and added it to the background.  

Next, I stamped the cat and trimmed it down. After that I got some Halloween bits and decided what I wanted to add and glued them in place.

Lastly, I added it to the black card base. 

We have some fun challenges going on now. I hope you join in the fun. 

Day 18 of the 31 Days of Halloween

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Good morning and Hello, Cathy here with a wall hanging.

Stamps Used:

Pumpkin

Halloween saying

Small ATC cats

So, this is a upcycle project. I started out with a piece of cardboard from a box. I then painted it off white and I did do some stenciling in it with the same color, but it is hard to see it the photo. I set that aside to dry and started on the next thing.

Next, I stamped the Pumpkin and colored it with copic markers. I cut it out and cut off the stem. I didn't need it because the cat was sitting on top.

Then I stamped a cat from the Small ATC cats and colored and cut it out.

When the cardboard wall hanging was dry, I took the Halloween saying and stamped it randomly all over the sides of the wall-hanging.

I then glued the pumpkin and the cat into the middle and punched to holes on top and added a string and you have yourself a upcycle wall-hanging.

Come join the Halloween fun here

CHALLENGE #126 - CRITTERS!!!

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 #126

CRITTERS!!!

 Share your stamped project featuring critters!!!!  Any critter welcome.
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!

Cathy used Pieces of Calligraphy and More Cats

 

 

 Sue used Cracked Party Cat, Cat Winged Face, Cat Star Wings, and Cats Like Me

 Riet used Mother Goose Mice and Dictionary 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 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 #126 - Critters!!!!
July 15th - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Saturday, 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
 

 

31 Days of Halloween, Day 16 - Devil in Disguise.

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Hi folks, Riet here.

Today its my turn to post on the blog.

Don't you love it, spooky and creepy furry creatures.

On this card I used the Devil in Disguise cat.

I wanted to create a feeling of hell.

So I used the shaving foam technique.

What do you need:

Alcohol ink,

Sunshine yellow

Red pepper

Pitch black

A tray to fit your paper

Shaving foam

Stazon black ink

White gel pen

markers or pencils

Spray a layer of foam in the tray.

Drop some drops of yellow ink on the top.

Try to mix the ink in the top layer so that it turns evenly yellow.

Now you make a line of drops with the red ink. Not everywhere but spread over the foam.  Very carefully you spread the ink a bit with a spatula.

You do the same with the black, but don't use to much.

Remember, we are trying to make it look like the flames of hell.

Put your paper on the foam and leave it a moment.

Pick up the paper and remove the foam with a wide spatula.

If this doesn't work for you, you can find tutorials of this technique on you tube.

Now you stamp the little devil cat on a peace of paper and color it.

Cut it out and glue it on your background.

I glued the text separately on the card.

But that is of course not necessary.

I hope you have fun making your furry friend for the challenge. 

We love to see what you make. Please read our rules first.

Don't forget the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge is also running until the end of the month.

CHALLENGE #104 - LET'S GO VEGETARIAN

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 August here at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.

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.

Ready for our new Challenge???!

CHALLENGE #104

LET'S GO VEGETARIAN

We are looking to see plants on your project.  Think trees, flowers, leaves, fruit, vegetables.

Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project.  A small stamped something 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!

Gail made these lovely Artist Trading Coins using Lost Coast Designs Leaves Background, Grunge Cat and Misc. Words

 
Laurie made this fun card using Coffee Chihuahua by Katzelkraft available at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Eat Cake sentiment

Riet made this funtastic card using Lost Coast Designs Small Flourish, Sweater Gnome and Flower Gnome

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 #104 - Let's Go Vegetarian
August 1st - 14th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Friday, August 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 22 - Take Your Pet to Work Day

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We're up to day 22 on our quest to bring you a fun new Halloween creation each day of October.

Today I put a new twist on Take Your Pet to Work Day....

This was such a fun card to make.  I started off by stamping and masking the stamp Witch 2 on a piece of white cardstock. I then cut a circle from a piece of scrap paper. Next I sprinkled on a bit of Violet Brushos Pigment Powders and spritzed with water. I quickly dried the water/powders.

I removed the masks and colored the witch using Memento Dual Tip Markers. I then stamped the smaller of the two cats from Carrie's Menagerie set Cat 1 and added white wiskers using a white gel pen.  This panel was mounted onto a black card base. To finish it off I matted the computer generated sentiment with black cardstock and added it to the card.

Hope you enjoyed today's creation which is for both
31 Days of Halloween
and the
Pet Challenge!

Go Out

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!
Cathy here with a postcard for you.
 More that 2 legs is the challenge.

I started off making this postcard with a technique. It is from Wendy Vecchi. She calls them Archival ink backgrounds. Here is a link to watch her video on it. 

This is how I did it. Take Archival ink smoosh it on a craft mat. I took 3 colors. A gray, tan(brown) and a teal . Next you spray 91% isopropyl alcohol on them. Then you take you paper and put it in the ink. The great thing is the paper does not warp.

 Please if you do this PLEASE do it in a ventilated area.

The alcohol dries fast. So the next step I did was pick out a stencil and used some of the gray ink and added it to my background. Then I had a scrap of pattern paper on the table and I added that to the postcard in the corner.

Then I stamped the Happy Cat stamp on tissue paper.  I did that because at the time I didn't have a clue where I was going with this postcard.

Anyway I glued the stamped image on to the postcard with matte gel.  As that was drying I went through my word stickers and found this saying. I cut and added it to the postcard and I outlined it with black marker.

Then I was looking at it and I felt it still needed something so I grabbed my  mini crown stamp and stamped it on top of the cats head because you all know it is always better with a crown.

Then last I took the teal ink and I stamped  Corner Swirl around the postcard.

Please link up your artwork here.

Don't forget we also have a Facebook group where you can also share you love of Lost Coast and Carmen's Veranda stamps.