MID MONTH REMINDER CHALLENGE #182 - FOR THE MEN

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Hello Portal Peeps.  
 

Welcome to our action packed challenge reminder post.  We are getting all masculine this month.  Please read the updated challenge rules to ensure your entry qualifies for the prize.

CHALLENGE #182

FOR THE MEN

We want to see your stamped anythings featuring men or with a masculine focus.  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 you in the mood.  ENJOY!

  
Roni used Carmen's Veranda Einstein with Lost Coast Designs Brushstrokes, Swimsuit Girl (sentiment) and American Gothic Party (man's hat)

Cathy used Travel Set and Number Border.

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Evil Eye, Santa Mona, Large Shrubbery Background 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 29th 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 #182 - For The Men
February 1st - 29th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Thursday, February 29th 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 23: Raven and Evil Eye

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Hi everyone,  

Because I have Covid and couldnt stamp, this time an oldie for our Halloween challenge! I stamped it onto an alcohol inked piece of glossy paper and used lots of masking. 

Stamps used: Evil Eye, Goth raven, Skeleton and Roses, Skull Flourish, Door and Window,  Ironwork Wall , Victoriana and Flagstone Background.

Have a nice day! 

Liesbethxx

31 Days of Halloween - Day 6 - Wicked

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Day 6 here on our 31 Days of Halloween

For this card I used a printed background paper and stamped the Evil Eye image using VersaFine Clair Nocturn Ink (black).  I then used a variety of Zig Kuretake Clean Brush markers to color him up. I used a white paint pen to color in his teeth, horns and nails.  I used a fun little word card which describes him perfectly don't you think?

Be sure to join in on the fun and you might just be a lucky winner...

31 Days Of Halloween - Once A Badass

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 and a very happy Saturday! It's Sue here, and this is my second spooky piece for our annual 31 Days Of Halloween event.

I started by making a background in Halloween colours. I know it's a bit rough but it will all be OK in the end lol.

Then I stamped the wonderful Skulls And Bones Background and embossed it in black. This is such a fun stamp!

He's such a cutie isn't he, this is Evil Eye!

Here are the stamps that I've used

Evil Eye and Carmen's Veranda

Once A Badass

Skulls And Bones Background

I hope you're joining us every day over on the Portal for inspiration from all of my teamies.

Take care and have a spooky week! x

CHALLENGE #136 - MAN CAVE 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!

 

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 #136

MAN CAVE

 Let's focus on the men.  Show us your stamped masculine projects.  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 Lost Coast Designs Pieces of Calligraphy and Travel Stuff Set

and Katzelkraft Bowtie Bulldog

 

 

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Evil Eye, Large Rectangle Shadow Frame, PMC Circle Frame and Carmen's Veranda 27 Cookies.

Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs 3 Waiters, Up Close and Personal and 

Carmen's Veranda Compass Square and King Square

  

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 #136 - Mancave Challenge
January 15th - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Monday, January 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
 

 

 

 

#126 Challenge at Lost Coast Designs. 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, Riet here.

Today my contribution to the Lost Coast Designs challenge.

Subject is Critters. 

Well, when we think of critters we usually think of very sweet and nice creatures.

But of course there are other critters as well.

Just look at this card and you'll see what I mean.

This card was made with the LCD evil eye stamp.

And the LCD spider web background stamp.

The "devil in disguise" words are from the stamp of the same name.

The evil eye stamp is designed by Teri Sherman, 

and LCD has a lot of stamps by Teri's design.

Take some time and look at them on this page.

These stamps are so gorgeus, I just love them.

I used for this card.....

Distress Oxide Black Soot, Rustic Wilderness andTwisted Citron.

the cobweb background is stamped with Distress Micro Glaze.

The speckles that you see in the background and the card are applied with a plastic sponge.

I colored the critter with Derwent coloursoft.

I really enjoyed making this card for this challenge.

The lost Coast Designs team is very curious about

your interpretation.

So come on and join in, you don't even have to use LCD stamps, you can join whatever stamp brand you want.

And did you know that you can win rubber?

That's always nice of course.

Well good luck with the challenge.

CHALLENGE #118 - WHERE'S MY HAT

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!

 

Welcome 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 #118

WHERE'S MY HAT

 

We want to see your stamped projects featuring at least one hat, but the more the merrier!!!

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 awesome inspiration from the team to get us started.  ENJOY!

Cathy used Lost Coast Designs Dark Girl Geisha and Vertical Party Hats

 

Gail used Carmen's Veranda Oz Scarecrow, Snow Cowboy and 

Givashitometer sentiment

Sue used Lost Coast Designs Evil Eye and Party Hats 2 and Carmen's Veranda sentiment.

  

 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.

Due to the mass cancellation of stamp/scrapbook shows Linda is running an online virtual convention.   Use coupon code QUARANTINE to get 25% off any purchase of Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda stamps.  Katzelkraft stamps, stamp accessories and Stencil Girl stencils are not included in the sale.

Happy Stamping!
Gail
Challenge Host

Challenge #118 - Where's My Hat
March 15th - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Wednesday, March 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 Day's of Halloween, day 21. Evil eye.

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,

How are you all doing. 

Are you all alive?

Not even a vampire bite?

Well watch out than,

Because here comes a card with a little monster.

Dont let it bite you.

Hahahaha.

I used for this card: 

Stamps,

Evil eye,  http://www.lost-coast-designs.com/teri.html

Spiderwebs, http://www.lost-coast-designs.com/backgrounds.html

Door and window set, http://www.lost-coast-designs.com/sets_notpeople.html

Distress oxide: 

Black soot.

Wilted violet.

Spiced marmalade.

Fossilized amber.

Musterd seed.

Distress micro glaze

White gellpen.

Color pencils

Red marker

Stazon black

For the spiderweb background I dabbed the paper in distress oxide,

 musterd seed, fossilized amber and spiced marmelade.

Let it dry and then stamp with black stazon the spiderwebs.

I have turned the stamp repeatedly and stamped a lot of times over each other.

Now, for the peace with the evil eye stamp.

I positioned the evil eye so that the tree extends over the edges of the paper.

Masked him with masking tape.

On the window stamp you put some Distress micro glaze.

Stamp it behind the evil eye.

With distress oxide, Wilted violet, Spiced marmalade,

Fossilized amber and Musterd seed.

Make some puddles with the ink and water and pull the paper through.

You will see a faint print of the window, looks like a watermark.

Remove the mask and color the evil eye stamp. Mat both cards and glue them together.

Now I am very curious about what you will make for the challenge. 

So come on over and join our challenge.

Then you can win some rubber stamps.

https://lostcoastportaltocreativity.blogspot.com/search/label/Monthly%20Challenge

https://lostcoastportaltocreativity.blogspot.com/p/challenges-rules-and-winner-badge.html

And dont forget, to have lots of fun.

31 Days of Halloween Day 17 & Furry Friends: Evil Eye tag

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Hi everyone, Liesbeth here again. A ,furry Halloween monster' on a tag, that's what I'd like to show you today! I made it the same way as I did before HERE. I coloured the furry creature  lighter using a white colour pencil... it makes the picture spooky!

Hope you feel inspired and join the fun of our Furry Friends Challenge!  :-D 

Stamps used: Evil Eye and Ironwork Wall.

Liesbeth XX

31 Days of Halloween Day 5 - Sign of the Times

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Bwahahhaaaaaaa Portal Peeps.  The spooktivities continue!
Gail here with Day 5 of our Halloween extravaganza.
I made a new sign for my Halloween festivities.

I used a piece of grey card and stamped Lost Coast Designs Evil Eye and Carmen's Veranda Oz Witch.

I coloured them with Promarkers and gel pens, masked them and stamped
Carmen's Veranda Flying Monkey Background twice.

I stamped letters from Lost Coast Designs Licence Plate Alphabet on various scraps of coloured card using various inks, fussy cut and added them to the sign.  The 'E's' were over the top of the witch so I cut around her hat and hand with a knife and slipped them behind.  A bit of recycled sari silk for the hanger and done.

Link up your stamped Halloween makes for a chance to win and don't forget to visit everyday and check out the awesome Halloween inspiration from the team.

Gleeful

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 with a fun birthday wish from me and a friend!!

Evil Eye hasn't been out of the cupboard for a while, so he's feeling a little cranky!

 

I stamped Lost Coast Designs Crackle Background with Salty Ocean distress oxide on a piece of cereal box and spritzed with water.

I stamped Lost Coast Designs Evil Eye on another piece of the box, coloured with Promarkers and gel pens and fussy cut him.

I mounted everything on a blue base card and added the Happy Birthday on a stitched cut panel.  I stamped it with the Salty Ocean oxide, but it didn't stand out enough so I embossed with Baby Blue powder.  I also added a little green gel pen to his eyes cos I thought it looked better that white.

Our current challenge is Anything Goes and runs til the end of the month.

Link up your stamped anythings for a chance to win.

Thanks for visiting.  Hugz

31 Days of Halloween Day 20: Scary night

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Hi, Liesbeth here again on the 20th Halloween day here! Today I show you a big A5 card with lots of thing to scare you ;-)

This is how I did it: I made an alcohol ink background with purple, yellow and orange ink on a glossy piece of cardstock. Ater that I built up the layers of images using stamps and black StazOn ink. I masked some of the images: the beast, skull, bird before I stamped the other images. I finished the piece with a white gelpen (lots of details) and a little bit of colouring with Distress markers.
Stamps I used: Goth raven, Evil Eye, Skeleton and roses, Skull flourish, Flagstone background, Ironwork wall, Door and window set. (klick=see)

We would love to invite you to join our 31 Days of Halloween challenge and to participate! See you soon!

Liesbeth XX

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31 Days of Halloween Day 4 : Evil Eye

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Hello everyone, Liesbeth here! The best time of the year has started, autumn... and 31 days of Halloween here on our Blog! I love everything Halloween, and I love stamping in Halloween/Day of the dead theme! I think LCD/CV stamps are the very best for this.
I made this card a while ago, but I think it's perfect as my first Halloween entry this month.

I made a background using Distress inks, paint and a spiderweb stencil. I stamped the Evil Eye stamp and masked it. After that I stamped the text, houses and flourish. I removed the masking paper and bleached the buildings and the creepy animal. Here and there I used some coulor pencils to finish the piece.

Stamps used: Evil Eye, Cityscape,  ATC texts set 1 and Daisy Flourish (click=see)

Happy Halloween! Enjoy our 31 days :-) 

Liesbeth XX

Tree Hugging

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Hi everyone,

it's Dot here with a tutorial for our Wood Challenge #82

I have been eye-ing off the bark out the front of my place

for some time to make something with, so I was
pretty pleased when this challenge came around.

The tree out the front is called a Paperbark tree.

The bark starts peeling away from the trunk

and has the most amazing colours.

I peeled a heap of the layers from the tree and brought them inside to dry.

You can peel the bark super thin, which is what I did, and you can layer them up

any way that you like.

I chose some that had different colours and textures and glued them together

with gel medium.

The stamp 'Evil Eye' was stamped onto some tissue paper.

Then on the back of this I painted some
white acrylic paint ... carefully.

Once it was dry it was easy to attach to the bark

with gel medium.

I added some branch effects by using a small section of the

Grunge Tree stamp with brown archival ink.

The bark was easy to rip to the size that I needed for my card.

Then it was a simple task of attaching it with gel medium.

The words, from Carmen's Veranda, were stamped

with white ink onto black card and cut out.
After edging with more white ink I attached it to the bark.

The card still needed something else ...

so I painted the eyes of the Evil Eye's eyes with blue acrylic paint.

There is still a little bit of time to enter our Wood challenge

for this fortnight.
Either here or over on facebook.

Happy Stamping!

Dot x

Wood Challenge: The Evil Eye

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 from Laurie here with a project for the current challenge: Wood.  Lots you can do with this theme, but it might make you think!

I made a card here using the Grunge Tree background stamp and the Evil Eye stamp, both from Lost Coast Designs.

I began by creating a background, using a circle stencil and green and blue Distress inks.  I cut around the edges with some deckle-edged scissors and mounted my piece to a black background.

Next I stamped my image onto white card stock and began coloring it with Copic markers in shades of gray and brown, using yellow for the claws and eyes.  I added some Crackle Accents to the eyes and teeth to give them some shine and make the stand out.  I fussy cut my image and affixed it to the front of my card. 

So put on your thinking caps and see what creations you can make with the Wood theme.  We can't wait to see what you make, and you just might win some free stamps!!

31 Days of Halloween - Day 27

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31 Days of Halloween!!

Happy Saturday to you all and welcome back to another fun post for our 31 Days of Halloween celebration!!

Today I wanted to share this little guy with you... Evil Eye.

I don't know if you can tell or not but I gave him some glittery evil eyes...

The background was made with Marabu's EZ Marble.

Supplies:

Lost Coast Designs - Evil Eye

Imagine - VersaFine Clair Nocturne, Embossing Powder

Chameleon Alcohol Markers

Marabu EZ Marble

Bazzill Shimmer Cardstock