31 Days of Halloween Day 19 - Black Cats

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Hello Portal Peeps and welcome to Day 19 of our 31 Days of Halloween.  Gail here today keeping it simply spooky with Carmen's Veranda Witches Go Riding sentiment and Lost Coast Designs Cheshire Cat.  Cheshire Cat is also available now in a cute, tummy tickling ATC size.  

Well, when you are this adorable what more do you need.  Except maybe diamond studded teeth!  I stamped Cheshire Cat and Witches Go Riding sentiment on white card using Hero Arts black ink.  I cut the panel with a stitched rectangle die, edged it with black ink, added another white layer and mounted on a black card base.  He's so happy to be out of his basket!!   

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 for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars$$$$.    

 

Check back every day this month for awesome inspiration from the team.

 

 

We also have a Cat Challenge running at the at the moment along side the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge. 
Anything cat with real stamping.

Lost Coast Designs is also sponsoring the Christmas Kickstart Challenge Cat Lovers Christmas Challenge, so if your cat is Christmas you can join the fun for a chance at awesome prizes.  

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

31 Days Of Halloween Day 24 - Cat Lovers Hop

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Hello Portal Peeps!  I'm so excited!!!  Halloween is approaching fast and Cheshire Cat is here today with scary fang and claws keyring style!!!

Now isn't that purrfect!

 

Today is also the start of the fabulous and amazing Cat Lovers Hop and Lost Coast Designs are proud to again be one of this year's sponsors.  

Yet another opportunity to win Lost Coast Designs stamps, or one of many other prizes.  Hop over to Her Peaceful Garden and check out all the fun.
 

I stamped Lost Coast Designs Cheshire Cat on white shrink plastic.   I coloured with sharpies and distress markers.  I tried to keep the colours light because shrinking always concentrates the pigments.  I cut around the cat and then punched a hole in his head!  Bwahahhahaaa.   Then I used my heat gun to shrink him.

I added a keyring thing and he's ready to party!!!   Here's the finished shrunken cat against the original size stamped image.  Isn't he adorable!!!!!

 

Remember you also have two challenges here on the blog to choose from as well so link up your makes for a chance to win!

31 Days of Halloween Day 3 - I See Dead People

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 Good morning and a very happy Sunday! It's Sue here with the first of my pieces for our  31 Days of Halloween challenge. 

I have a bit of a theme running through this year, as all of my pieces are just under 5x5 inches square.

He's such a cutie isn't he lol.

These are the stamps that I've used. 

Lost Coast

Cheshire Cat

Skull Flourish 

I've also used the Old Typewriter Alphabet but for some reason, I've forgotten to put this on my photo (or did I, bwahahahahaha!!)

Carmen's Veranda

Ouiji Board

Smell Cake

I'll be back in a few days with my second piece, but in the meantime keep coming across to the portal and see all the inspiration that my teamies are creating, and then join in yourself!

Have a very happy (and spooky) day whatever you are doing, and thanks so much for looking x

Day 29 of the 31 days of Halloween

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 Hello Cathy here and I have a neon kitty for you. 

Stamp used: Cheshire cat

What I did for this cat is take some Neon inks in Halloween colors and put them on the paper in strips.

Next I stamped Cheshire cat onto the card. Cut out and add it to a card base. Then stamp Cheshire cat again on white card and fussy cut out the nails, teeth and eyes. Glue them to the front to make it pop. 

You can enter the Furry friends challenge here

The sale is still going on so go check it out.

 

Last but not lest you can also enter the Halloween challenge here.

31 Days of Halloween - Day 26

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Gail here today with Lost Coast Designs gorgeous Cheshire Cat.
 He's been waiting in the wings and now is his moment to Smile

He's just a big softy really!  I simply stamped Lost Coast Designs Cheshire Cat on a piece of white card using black archival and cut the panel with a stitched rectangle die.  I coloured his eyes, fangs and claws with gel pens and stamped and black embossed Carmen's Veranda Smile word.  The background is a Sizzix Mixed Media die cut twice from a piece of black card and added to a red base.

If you are dropping by from the 2018 Cat Lovers Hop then puurrrr, puuurrrr, meow!  I thought I would add a few links for feline themed stamps in the Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda shops.  I realise that the stamp catalogue is pretty large and you might not have had a chance to become familiar with it.

Carmen's Veranda has some fabulous feline themed sentiments, plus many others on 1, 2, 3 pages.  I advise people not to be drinking coffee or margarita's whilst looking at these!!
There are also some really cute cat stamps in Carmen's Veranda animal section and also a new Peekaboo kitty that Janis used on her Day 1 post.

Lost Coast Designs also has a lot of cat stamps.  There are some really cuties in the brand new Carri's Menagerie.  Lots of beautifully detailed ones HERE, and a few scary ones, including the wonderful Cheshire Cat HERE, and don't forget to check out the Party Cats, and Kitty Girl!

 

You can join up your stamped Halloween or Cat/Dog makes and we are also sponsoring the 2018 Cat Lovers Hop that closes tomorrow so spring over and add your kitties there too for more chances to win Lost Coast dollars.  

You might also like to check out some of the other posts below this one for more feline fun and inspiration.  Phew!!  Time for a cat nap I think.

Day 21 of the 31 days of Halloween.

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Hello all. Cathy here with a card for you. Can you believe it is only 10 till Halloween. Yea!
Stamp Used: Cheshire Cat

 So I had this stamped out for awhile. This is the stamped image after I had done the alcohol lift from Yupo paper. I was going through my paper hoard and I found this Graphic 45 paper called Midnight Masquerade. Well the colors in it worked perfectly with the colors of  Cheshire Cat I had stamped.

 So with that I layered it on some cream cardstock and then added the  Cheshire Cat.  Sense it was masquerade paper the kitty had to go to a Masquerade Ball. What do you need for a masquerade? A disguise of course.

He got a top hat and a mustache for his disguise.

I hope you enjoyed the card. I can't wait to see what you come up with.

 You can join the 31 days of Halloween challenge  here

You can join the cats and Dogs challenge here
You can enter both challenges if you want. I hope you do.

31 Days of Halloween - Day 20

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Welcome to another spooky day of our 31 Days of Halloween celebration!

Here's a cat you don't want to mess with!
I decided to have a little fun with the Cheshire Cat and kick up the evil factor.
I colored him with alcohol markers sticking to blues and purples for the most part.  Gave him some evil green eyes and I added lots of glitter just for the fun of it.

The image was then mounted over a piece of marbled paper that I made using Marabu's EZ Marble (fun stuff!!) that was made using orange, purple, black and silver.

Supplies:

Lost Coast Designs - Cheshire Cat

Imagine - VersaFine Clair - Nocturne, Embossing Powder, On Point Glue

Marabu - EZ Marble

Glitter

CHALLENGE #57 - NO BODY HERE

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!

Greetings.  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 #57

NO BODY HERE

We want to see your stamped makes featuring anything, but NO humans.  And don't forget we are a stamping challenge need to see real stamps used! 

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 Design Team Faves 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.  If you are using Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda stamps you can now also link up your challenge entry in the Lost Coast Official Fan Group on facebook.  There is a challenge album in photo's.  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 these really cute artist trading coins using Mother Goose Mice
and Flying Ballerina 

Lori made his fun card using Lost Coast Designs ART Doll, Bee and Nuance Powders

Gail squeezed Lost Coast Designs Cheshire Cat onto an ATC to give you this very important Carmen's Veranda message, also using Scarves background

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

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Feline Smiley

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Hello.  Gail here today with the gorgeously smiley Lost Coast Designs Cheshire Cat en masse....
Sometimes a large stamp on a small space can have a big impact.

The current challenge here at the Portal to Creativity is Mini Me, so I went with a boat load of ATC's (Artist Trading Cards)

I started by stamping Cheshire Cat with Salty Ocean distress oxide ink on various blue scraps

with Picked Raspberry distress oxide on more scraps

and with Fossilized Amber distress oxide on some other scraps.
I was trying for tone on tone effect.  I found that the oxide ink works better on a smooth or glossy surface than an absorbent one, that it was pretty good with all that texture on this very cool stamp, and that I tended to prefer the results on the paler backgrounds.  Very nice chalk look when it dries as well.

Then I used a Sizzix ATC die to cut out my cats and picked 9 I liked best.  I was heading for my first pocket letter, but got distracted.....  There was this little voice in  my head.  It said
I smilez at you

 Nothing beats a feline smile.  I used Lost Coast Designs License Plate Alphabet and the Salty Ocean DOx on various scraps of scraps I had already used and arranged the whole lot on a piece of patterned paper.

Don't forget to link up your small stamped makes by 5 to the witching hour on the 14th for your chance to win Lost Coast Dollars.

31 Days of Halloween Day 28 - Chocolate Lovers Unite

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Hello and welcome to Day 28 of the 31 Days of Halloween here at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  Gail here with something to separate the tricksters from the treatsters.  Halloween is creeping up fast, in a zombie, fingers falling off and watch out for mouldy toes sort of way.   I decided it was time to peel back the veil and let the creatures from the other dimension in.  Hold onto your candy!!!!!

 Don't worry!  He's only after your chocolate!!!

This is Lost Coast Designs Cheshire Cat and the sentiment is a collaboration of two clear sentiment stamps from Carmen's Veranda.  Full paper ripping details on my blog.

Still much time left to join up your spooky, scary or even cutie Halloween creations for a chance to win Lost Coast Dollars.  Deadline Halloween Midnight Bwahahaahaahaaha.

Thanks for visiting.  Don't forget to leave a little love so we know you stopped by.
Next stop on the 31 Days og Halloween hop is TEE

31 Days of Halloween Day 2 & Challenge #41 Animals - Mr Tibbitts

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, it's Sue here for day 2 of the 31 Days of Halloween blog hop. It's also day 1 of our 'Animal' Challenge, so how to combine the 2... I know, Mr Tibbitts!!

The Cheshire Cat has been stamped onto glossy card that's been coloured with Stazon inks.
So now you have 3 challenges to join in with here at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity -
31 Days of Halloween, On The Border and Animals.
Have fun!

The full list of participants for the 31 DOH can be found in the side bar. From here you need to hop to 
Tee

Below is our Animal Challenge linky.  One lucky entrant can win up to $10 to spend on LCD/CV rubber.  You must have an animal stamped somewhere on your entry. Linky closes October 25th at Midnight PST.  

Happy Stamping!

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