Floral rainbow card

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, Cathy here with a fun card for you today.

Stamps Uesd:
Mums border

Daisy flourishes

Stamp Mums border on a piece of white cardstock and cut out to the length of the card. 

Stamp Mums border around the card in rainbow colors. I used distress inks for this. Then I glued the mum border to the card.

CHALLENGE #208 - GNOMES

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 #208

GNOMES

You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring GNOMES!!  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!

Riet used Lost Coast Designs Mini Gnome Set 3, Daisy Flourish, Crackle Background and Misc Words

Cathy used Lost Coast Designs Rabbit Gnome

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Book Gnome and Mayan Stele

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 #208 - Anything Goes With Gnomes
April 1st - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Thursday, April 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
 

 

#206 I love Frank and his bride, they are so cute.

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.

I absolutely love this couple.

And so perfect for Valentine's Day with a twist.

The Love stamp is in Dutch, but also available in English.

And this is how I made the card.

LCD Frank and bride of Frank.

CV Dictionary Liefde (dutch)

LCD Dictionary Love (english)

Daisy florish

Distressink

Villainous potion

Kitch flamingo

Barn door

Derwent inktense and Faber Castel skintones.

Finger sponges and stick sponge.

If you don't have a sponge stick you can also use a cotton swab.

I started by cutting out a paper heart to use as a mask.

Save the outer layer of the paper heart. 

We'll need it later.

Using a finger sponge and a kitsch flamingo, create strokes from the center outward.

These strokes should be about 2 cm long.

Repeat this process with Barn Door.

Keep the strokes a little shorter so the pink still shows through.

And repeat this again with villainous potion.

But leave about half a centimeter of space between the strokes.

Now use the outside of the paper heart as a mask 

and stamp with Villainous potion the dictionary love stamp.

Remove the paper heart and check that it is in the correct place.

Take the outer heart mask and place it neatly on the card.

Stamp the daisy florish with Distressink Barn door.

Stamp with Villainous potion 3 flowers, cut them out and glue them on.

Stamp Frank and his bride with ink on 3 and color them.

And cut them out.

And then I made a mistake.

When I cut out and glue stamps,

I always print the stamp on the card first and then glue the cut-out stamp on.

But it was getting late, and I was very tired.

Well, then you're not paying attention, and before I knew it, 

I've glued Frank and his bride on.

All in all, the card turned out quite nicely.

Will you join this fun challenge?

There's still time until end of the month.

You can also enter with other brands; please read the rules to avoid disappointment.

That's it for this month full of love. See you next month.

At the bottom of the page is another example using the Frank and his bride stamps.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!

Here is the tutorial for this card.

CHALLENGE #204 - ANYTHING GOES

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 #204

ANYTHING GOES

We are rounding off the year with Anything Goes.  You have all month to share your stamped anythings with any 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 Small Snowflake set.

Liesbeth used  Lost Coast Designs Pieces of Calligraphy, Pieces of Architecture, Up Close and Personal, Daisy Flourish, Party Words

Riet used Lost Coast Designs Long Swirl, Mini Bug Collage, Doodle Flowers 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 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 #204 - Anything Goes
December 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, December 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
 

 

#201 Inchie, Twinchie or dominos 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 everyone,

Today I made a card with inchies for the challenge at Lost Coast Designs.

The stamps I used are:

Bugz and more bugz.

Daisy flourish

I also used:

Versafine onyx black

Black paint 

Black marker

coloring pencils

Distress oxide Hickory smoke

Stickels diamond

I stamped 4 bugz on 4 inchies with Versafine onyx black.

I colored them in with pencils.

Stamped the large dragonfly onto the background paper with Versafine Onyx Black.

In the bottom corners, I stamped the Daisy Floral with Distress Oxide Hickory Smoke.

Colored the dragonfly and added diamond stickles to the wings and the bugs.

Outlined the inchies and the background with a black marker.

Splattered some black paint and matte with white, 

and gave them a black border with the marker as well.

And that's about it.

Not to difficult this time.

So even beginning stampers can do this.

Come and join the challenge.

You can enter with any brand, so you're not required to use LCD/CV stamps.

(Reed the rules).

We hope to see you there, and maybe you'll be the winner of the challenge.

CHALLENGE #201 - INCHIE TWINCHIE DOMINO

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 #201

INCHIE TWINCHIE DOMINO

For September we want to see your stamped makes featuring Inchies (1" x 1"), Twinchies (2" x 2"), and/or Dominos (2" x 1")  You can make said Inchies, Twinchies or Dominos with real rubber or clear stamping, or you can incorporate these sizes into your project in another way, perhaps chop up your background, or your foreground, cut windows, or maybe make a three dimensional shape, or a tiny album.
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!

 
 Aimee used Carmen's Veranda Farmer Chicken with Lost Coast Designs Shrubbery for a fabulous inchie background

Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs Small City and Daisy Flourish with Carmen's Veranda Birds Collage Background to make twinchies 
 
Riet used Lost Coast Designs Shrubbery for her colourful background and on her inchie, twinchie and domino focal points.

Happy birthday is from the Misc words sheet.

 
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 #201 - Inchie Twinchie Domino
September 1st - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Tuesday, September 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
 

 

CHALLENGE #200 - CATS AND DOGS

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 #200

CATS AND DOGS

Oh, this is going to be so much fun!!!!  You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring Cats and/or Dogs.  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

 
 Aimee used Lost Coast Designs Yoga Cat 5, Brush Strokes and Party Words

Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs Up Close and Personal, Daisy Flourish and Imagine Dictionary Words

   
Riet used Lost Coast Designs Pokey Cat, Pokey Dog, Brush Strokes, Pieces of Calligraphy and Party Words

 

Now it's your turn.  Are you up for the challenge?  Team cat??  Team Dog??  Or team both???
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 #200 - Cats and Dogs
August 1st - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Sunday, August 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
  

 

Colour Challenge: Winged Girl

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 everyone! 

Today I would love to show you this terra cotta/turquoise card for our Colour Challege.

I made it with my favourite colour combination ánd one of my favourite stamps: Winged Girl. I also used Daisy Flourish and Misc. Words. 

I started with the two colours ink and water (Adirondack: Terra Cotta and Stream) and I stamped the images with StazOn ink- Jet Black and Blue Hawaii. For the finishing touches I used bleach, charcoal, yellow gel pen, colour pencils and glitter glue.

There's still time enough to choose one of the colour combinations and give it a try!

See you next time, hugs,

LiesbethXX

#197 Are you kidding me. Made a tag with the lovely Bubbles girl stamp.

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 with a new tutorial.

Make your own perfect resist.

Today a vintage tag for the challenge at

 Lost Coast designs/Carmens Veranda stamps.

I chose to work with pastel shades. 

I think that suits this sweet vintage girl.

I used LCD stamps,

Bubbles (girl stamp)

Pieces of calligraphy

Pieces of architecture

Butterfly set

Daisy florish

Misc words

Distressink,

Speckled egg

Victorian velvet

Shaded lilac

Old paper

Vintage photo

Archival coffie

Or any other dark brown ink will do.

Perfect resist (home made)

2 parts white glue 1 part water.

Start by spraying the perfect resist on a clear sheet.

Use a sponge to apply it to the stamp.

Stamp on your tag and let it dry.

You apply the ink with an ink blending brush.

You will then see the stamp prints appear.

Just like magic.

Love the result.

Use a spray to make some fine water drops on the ink.

Stamp the Daisy florish Diagonally across the corners.

Do so with the wordt "Fly". 

Use a sponge to darken the edges with Distressink Vintage photo.

Stamp the butterfly and girl, color them with the distress ink.

Cut them out and stick them on with foam tape.

The challenge "Are you kidding me" is about kids,

but can also be about funny things.

It's up to you how you interpret it.

The team would love to see your crafty things in the challenge.

Anything goes as long as it's stamped on.

You don't even have to use LCD/CV stamps.

Read all about it in the rules.

Have fun creating and I hope to see your art.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!

 

Are you kidding me??: Button Girl

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! Today I would like to show you a card made with one of my favourite stamps..a lovely girl named Button Girl. I stamped her onto a gelly printed background, and staped Daisy Flourish too. I finished the card with white gel pen, colour pencils and charcoal.

HERE you find everything about this challenge Are you kidding me. Hope you'll join us! :-)

See you next time!

Liesbeth XX

CHALLENGE #197 - ARE YOU KIDDING ME??

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 #197

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

We want to see cards featuring kids.  Extra points for making it funny.  If you haven't got kids we will accept funny, but funny kids will really make our day!  You have all month to share your stamped anythings.  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 Flying Ballerina, ATC Italian Postmark and Grunge Diamond Background

  
Riet used Lost Coast Designs Spike and Lucy, Ledger, Daisy Flourish and Misc Words.

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Beanie from Comic Kids and Baby Checklist

 

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 #197 - Are You Kidding Me??
  May 1st - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Saturday, May 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