Showing posts with label Christmas Tree. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas Tree. Show all posts

Saturday, July 26, 2025

#199 Christmas in July challenge.

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 stampers, Riet here.
If you have a lot of cards to make for Christmas, this is a nice, quick card to make.
You can add some glitter or sequins yourself.

I used: 

Color pencils or markers.
Black waterproof inkpad.
Versa Magic, Red magic,
Tea leaves and Sage.
Square or postage die.

I started with Versa Magic Tea Leaves, stamping the christmas tree.

Then the left half with the postcard background stamp and VM sage.

While the background dries, I stamped the little Santa gnome.
I colored him with Derwent Chromaflow pencils.

Using a blender brush, I colored the edges with VM Tea Leaves.

With the VM Red Magic I stamped Merry Christmas.

Mat the card with red and green,
 and stick the square with the Gnome on with 3D foam tape.
And your done.

Now, wasn't that a fun and quick card?
Are you still participating in the challenge?
There's a great prize to be won.
The challenge runs until the end of the month, so there's still time to enter.
Here's the link:

Monday, July 1, 2024

CHALLENGE #187 - CHRISTMAS IN JULY

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 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. 
 
We have some *NEW* stamps coming to the Lost Coast Designs webshop.  The team is already using some of them but due to technical difficulties they aren't showing online yet.  If you are placing an order and would like to buy any of the new stamps then drop Linda an email at linda@lost-coast-designs.com and ask her to add them to your order.   Hopefully they will all be available to view online soon.
 
Now for our new Challenge!

CHALLENGE #187

CHRISTMAS IN JULY


Let's kick off the festive makes with Christmas In July.  You have all month to share your stamped anythings with a Christmas theme.  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!



Gail used Lost Coast Designs CD Roly Jester, ATC Doodle Circles and Misc Words
  
Riet used Lost Coast Designs *NEW* Mini-Santas, Snowflakes Border, Party WordsMisc Words and Large Snowflakes with Carmen's Veranda Christmas Tree


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 #187 - Christmas In July
July 1st - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Wednesday, July 31st 23.59 PST.

 


Thursday, December 1, 2022

CHALLENGE #157 - SOMETHING SEASONAL

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.
This challenge will run all month with a chance 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 #157

SOMETHING SEASONAL

 

It's December and we want to see your stamped projects featuring the season.  So winter, Christmas, maybe rolling into the New Year after all the Christmas snacks have been eaten......
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!

 
  
Laurie used Lost Coast Designs Georges and Louis

Riet used Lost Coast Designs Gnome Santa with Toys, Crackle Background and Large Snowflake set with Carmen's Veranda Christmas Tree


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 #157 - Something Seasonal
December 1st - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
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

 

 

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

#148 Christmas in july

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,
 this is a tag that is so easy to make.
I used the lovely Carmens Veranda Christmas tree stamp and the LCD Merry christmas'
 from the sheet Party words.
Spunge the tag with Distress ink Antique linen.
Stamp the tree with Stazon olive green.
Spunge the top and side with Distressink Frayed burlap.
Take a piece of acetate and smear some Distresink Rusty hinge in stripes on it,
 and spray some water on it.
Use it as a stamp on the tag.
I colored the ornaments with a orange glitter marker.
Stamped the words with Stazon olive green.
And spunged the edges with Distressink Peeled paint.
Now that was easy, wasn't it!

Make a christmas card or item with some stamping on it, 
and join oure challenge. 
There is rubber to win, so come on over and join the challenge.
Click here to join.




Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Day 1 of A Carmen's Veranda Christmas!

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!

Today is Day 1 of our A Carmen's Veranda Christmas Contest!
Enter your holiday projects into the Inlinkz collection below today's featured projects by 8pm PST on Dec 15 to be in the running for the $15 spending spree to Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda!

Now sit back and relax with a cup of eggnog and enjoy today's fabulous holiday themed projects by LCDesigners Kim, Leigh, Nanette and Karen!

Kim is sharing a tag featuring Carmen Veranda's Snowman
Leigh is sharing 2 ATCs
ATC #1 "Believe" features Carmen's Veranda Snowman, Three Trees and Believe from Lost Coast Designs "Wish Wisdom Grow Believe" Dictionary set

ATC #2 features Carmen's Veranda Christmas Lights and Angel Cat

Nanette is sharing an altered tin decorated with ATCs on all four sides featuring the following stamps:
Carmen's Veranda - Reindeer Doll, Waving Santa, Christmas Tree, Elf with Star, Christmas Lights and Quilted Wing Angel
Lost Coast Designs - Party Words

Karen is sharing a card featuring Carmen's Veranda Reindeer Doll.

CONTEST RULES
please read!!!!
  • You can use ANY stamp companies on your entries however if you do use LCD/CV stamps your entry will count as two and doubles your chance at winning the prize! 
  • Your entries must involve rubber stamping in some way and preferably be the focal point of your project, digi stamps alone do not count!
  • Become a Follower of Lost Coast Portal to Creativity
  • Submission must link directly to your project, not just your blog home page
  • Include our contest info and link to this post in your blog post 
  • No backlinking to old projects published prior to the start of the contest
  • Please leave us a comment after you link up, we do love hearing from you!
  • No limit on how many times you can enter
  • No limit on how many events or challenges you can combine with ours
  • You may enter our events and Challenges even if you don't have a blog.  Upload your project to a photo sharing sites or personal Facebook accounts, and set the privacy setting to "Public", include the name of the event or Challenge in your photo description!  Please note that if you use a site that requires the DT to sign up to view your project then it will automatically be disqualified!  
Plus even more ways to win some LCD/CV stamps!
 We also have our 2nd Facebook based challenge starting today too over on Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda FB Pages!  Enter your projects in our Winter Holidays Challenge for the chance to win even more prizes!  Same FB Challenge on both Pages...see the pinned post at the top of the wall on both FB Pages for details!

 Now it's your turn to show us your holiday projects, we can't wait to see all your festive entries!
Please make sure you read over the rules for the Contest as well as the rules for the FB Challenge to make sure your entries qualify!


    Thanks for stopping by today! I hope our projects have put you in a festive spirit and eager to win our fabulous shopping spree ;0)  See you again for Day 2 on Dec 10th!

    Happy Holidays!
    Leigh S-B
    THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN
    LCD/CV DT Leader