CHALLENGE #186 - RED, WHITE AND BLUE

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.

Now for our new Challenge!

CHALLENGE #186

RED, WHITE AND BLUE

We want to see your stamped anything in a predominantly Red White and Blue colour scheme.  small amounts of other colours will be accepted but it must be predominantly RED WHITE and BLUE.
You have all month to share your stamped anythings with the 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!

Cathy used Lost Coast Designs Brush Stokes, ATC Italian Postmark with Carmen's Veranda Open Rose

 

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Mayan Stele and Mini Manga with Carmen's Veranda Huge To Do List sentiment

Liesbeth used Carmen's Veranda Paradise, Dice Hand and Clock Face squares with Lost Coast Designs Daisy Flourish

  Riet used Lost Coast Designs Brush Stokes, Three Gnomes and 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 23.59 PST on the 30th 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 #186 - Red, White and Blue
June 1st - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Sunday, June 30th 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
 

 

Happy 4th of 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!!!   Happy 4th of July to all you US peeps.  Hope you are all having an awesome day.  Here at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity we are all Red, White and Blue this fortnight, with real stamping as well of course.  I think the blog and linky are looking very pretty with this lovely colour combo.  I've used the lovely American Gothic Steampunk stamp from Lost Coast Designs for my card.

I started by stamping American Gothic Steampunk stamp on white card with blue ink

Then I cut out the background behind the people.

I stamped American Gothic Steampunk stamp with red ink on white card and watercoloured the background behind the barn with scarlet brusho powder diluted in water. Then I placed it behind the people.  I cut the panel out, edged it with blue ink and mounted on a fancy die cut panel and base card.  I stamped the first part of Carmen's Veranda It's Never Too Late sentiment with blue ink.

Inside I stamped the rest of the Carmen's Veranda It's Never Too Late sentiment and also a Happy Birthday from Lost Coast Designs Misc. Words set.  I thought it looked a bit plain so I stamped around the edge of the white panel using the edge of Carmen's Veranda Clock Face Square and blue ink.  I cut the bottom of the back piece straight so the card stands steady.

You have until 23.59 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 Red, White and Blue fun.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Something beginning with S: Squares

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, join our current challenge, it's easy...just stamp something beginning with S ! Read everything about the Challenge HERE ;-) I made three Square cards with the Carmen's Veranda Square stamps. They are so beautiful and detailed, love them! I just stamped them onto a square inked card with black StazOn ink and bleached them here and there with watered down bleach and a synthetic brush.

See you next time!

Liesbeth XX

Clock Face Square

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!  Gail here today wih the last of the month!!   Doesn't February always seem to whiz by??  I'm here with the final inspiration post for our current challenge Hip to be Square.  The team have been using the lovely Carmen's Veranda Squares stamps the last two weeks.  If you haven't checked out their projects then please do scroll down and have a little lookie.  Today I've gone a bit arty and used Clock Face Square in a graphic style.

I kept to black and white with a hint of gold mirror card.

I started by stamping the Clock Face Square with black archival on white card and cutting around the edge.  I am also using a square white base card.

I placed my image on the card and drew some wiggly lines with a pencil.  

I ripped a piece of scrap paper and using Black Soot distress ink and a blending tool I made halfish of the white base black.  This took quite a bit of blending to get a good depth of colour.  Probably use a Promarker next time LOL.  

I cut a mm off the black edges of the Clock Face Square and mounted on a white card square to give me the white edging effect.  I stamped and black embossed the image on two gold mirror card sheets.  One is quite a yellow gold and the other one is a paler shade, I call that one white gold LOL.  I cut out the embossed bits of the clock and layered then on the image.  

I hope you have enjoyed my project today.  There is still time to join the Hip to be Square challenge with your stamped square makes, or stamped makes featuring square elements.  The linky closes at 5 minutes to midnight tonight!!  Join the fun for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars!