CHALLENGE #209 - NO BODY HERE MID-MONTH REMINDER

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.  
 

Welcome to out mid-month reminder for the No Body Here Challenge.
Our challenges are now monthly!  A new challenge starting the 1st every month, with chances to win Lost Coast dollars. We need at least 20 entries to award the prize so tell your friends about our fun challenges and the chance to win Lost Coast dollars.

This month we don't want to see any people or humanoid type things.   Anything else is great, so think animals, plants, buildings, inanimate objects etc etc etc...... 

CHALLENGE #209

NO BODY HERE

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! 
 

Buckle up for an exciting round of inspiration from the team.  ENJOY!

  

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Fish and Heart Set and Party Words with Carmen's Veranda Duck

Aimee used Lost Coast Designs Large Flourish, Brush Strokes and Party Words

 

Kathi used Large Perspective Grid Background and Foxy Roxy with Carmen's Veranda My Greatest Accomplishment 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 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 #209 - No Body Here 
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 Sunday, 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
 

  

Fish Friends

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 with some inspiration for the No Body Here Challenge.  No people allowed this month so avoid anything that resembles a person.  That leaves plenty of scope with animals, plants, inanimate objects, abstract, words and anything else you can think of.  I went with fish and a lovely chequered spiral using Lost Coast Designs Fish and Heart Set.

I used red and blue archival inks to stamp the spiral and the fish.  I fussy cut the fish and arranged them on the spiral and then stamped the sentiment from Lost Coast Designs Travel Quotes set.

 

Grab your stamps and join the fun!!  You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring anything EXCEPT PEOPLE!!  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project and we need at least 20 entries to award the prize.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Under the Sea: Steampunk Mermaid

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 eveyone! It´s Liesbeth here with an ,Under the Sea` card to show you for our current challenge. There's still a few days time to join us, hope you do!

I used the stamps Fish and Heart Set 1, Bubbles Border and Steampunk Mermaid. 

On an alcohol ink background (glossy paper) I stamped the mermaid with black StazOn ink and masked her. With green, blue and black StazOn I stamped the border and the stamps of the stamp set. I removed the mask and finished the card with Distress markers, gel pens  and I made a shadow around the mermaid.

See you next time, 

Liesbeth XX

CHALLENGE #144 - UNDER THE SEA

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 #144

UNDER THE SEA

Share your stamped under water projects.  We want to see mermaids, seahorses, sunken cities, fish, octopus, shells, water etc etc.  Can't wait to see your ideas.  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 Seahorse with Rider

 
Sue used Lost Coast Designs Doodle Seahorse, Anchor and Spikey Fish and

Fish and Heart set

  
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 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 #144 - Under The Sea
May 15th - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Tuesday, 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
 

 

There Is No Beauty Without Some Strangeness

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 Sunday!  It's Sue here with my journal page for our  Vintage/Steampunk challenge, and I've taken us under the sea.

My teamie Iona is the queen of masking, and I decided that I really should do this more. So, I stamped my punky creatures on some heavy-duty mixed media paper, and made my masks.

Then I dipped and dabbed in Distress Oxides. Time for the great reveal....

Phew it worked, I now have my steampunk fish and seahorse ready to colour.

These have been coloured with paint pens and pencils. If I'm really honest, I'm much happier to stamp and fussy cut rather than mask, so I can't see myself doing this again in the near future.

I've finished off with some white embossing, and some rusty Frantage. The quote is by Edgar Allan Poe and I thought it fitted in quite well. Then I've just sewn it into my journal.

These are the stamps that I used

Large Doodle Seahorse

Spikey Fish

Anchor Fish

Fish And Heart Set

I hope you like it, and that you join in with our challenge.

Enjoy your weekend, and thanks so much for looking x

Under the sea: steampunk

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! There's still time to paticipate in our challenge Under the Sea! Here's another big card I made, it was so much fun making it! I stamped the ,waves' 3 times using a Big and Juicy inkpad (rainbow coloured) and spread the ink a bit with water and a brush. I let it dry well. Using black StazOn ink, I stamped the small waves at the bottom and the right ship. I also stamped two ships and the mermaid onto a seperate piece of paper and I cut them out. I coloured them with watercolor pencils, water and I finished with glitter glue after I sticked everything in place.

Stamps used (click=see):  STP Dirigible, Bubbles border, Steampunk mermaid, Fish and heart set1

See you next time!

Liesbeth XX

Under The Sea Grand National

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 Tuesday. It's Sue here, and today I'm back with my second project for our Under The Sea challenge and this time I've made a journal page.

I started by making a gelli plate background on a page. When I've done a few more I can put them back in the book. It's not quite the shade that I wanted but I really like the white bubbles so I'm going with it!

Next, I did some stencilling and also stamped the Steampunk Pony as I didn't want to cut out the numbers. 

Then I stamped my hard-working fish on scraps of gelli prints.

Luckily my Bird Bones  jockey doesn't weigh much, and as Steampunk Pony is on wheels the fish can pull him quite easily!

I stamped the pony onto another gelli scrap, cut him out, saddled him up, and we're good to go, it's the Grand National under the sea!

I hope you like my fun/weird/slightly bonkers piece and that you join in with our challenge. As always there's the chance to win some Lost Coast dollars.

I've used

Steampunk Pony

Fish and Heart Set

Bird Bones 

Have a very happy week, and thanks so much for looking x

CHALLENGE #122 - UNDER THE SEA

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.  

 

 Due to the mass cancellation of stamp/scrapbook shows Linda is running an online virtual convention.   Use coupon code QUARANTINE to get 20% 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.
 

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 #122

UNDER THE SEA

We want to see your under the sea themed 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 digital 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 Anchor Fish, Bubble Border and Shark

 
Sue used Lost Coast Designs Seahorse With Rider, Fish and Heart Set, and Goddess (from Mystery, Eternity, Hope, Goddess set)

Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs Calligraphy Venus

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 #122 - Under The Sea
May 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, 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
 

 

Down With The Fishes

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 (although it's actually afternoon here in the UK) and a very Happy New Year to everyone. It's Sue here with our first challenge of the year at Lost Coast Designs, and it's 'Oodles of Doodles' Now this would normally strike terror into my heart, but my resolution for this year is to 
a) lose half my body weight (only joking - or am I....) and 
b) be a bit less of a perfectionist/control freak/not such an uptight arse - we can say this in England, it's not swearing - honestly! So, to celebrate the untightening of my arse - not sure if we can say that?? I didn't make my piece until the morning it was due, and I'm now typing up my post an hour and 15 before it due EEEEEEK!!
Anyway, here it is

So, in keeping with the theme of 'no worries' I decided to start in my brand new, pristine journal! But it's a cheapo one which is great because it doesn't matter if I mess up in it.

I't a black journal, so my first layer is white gesso, and then some colour.

I've used a mixture of Amsterdam, and Dina Wakley acrylics, and just brayered a background.

I also made a mop up sheet to use later.

Time for some stencilling and doodling with a white pen and black acrylic.

On my mop up sheet I stamped some images from the Fish and Heart Set and cut them out.

Then I sewed them onto a couple of tags.

I stamped the fish onto the circle from the Shadow Frame set so that I could reverse stamp it. It's not as 'perfect' as the normal stamping, but remember resolution (b) lol

The circles from the Leonardo Accessories Set have been stamped and cut out from the mop up sheet. You can also see the Large Chickenwire Background in the corner.

So there we are, all done with seconds to spare lol

It's your turn now, please join in with your doodles, however you make them for the chance to win some Lost Coast $'s. 

Submit your entries in the linky party by 5 to midnight 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.

Thanks very much for looking, and I'll see you later in the month xx