31 Days of Halloween Day 29

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 some more Halloween fun!
The big day fast approaches.  Here's Lost Coast Designs Gnome Witch on Broom out doing some practice flying with her monkeys and her cat!    Hold on there kitty.....

I've made a quarter circle card from yellow card and did some off block stamping with Lost Coast Designs Zombie Chicken and dandelion archival ink to add some texture.  I stamped part of Carmen's Veranda Flying Monkeys Background and the Witches Go Riding sentiment directly onto the card base.  Gnome Witch on Broom and Z-Sassy cat were stamped on white card, coloured and fussy cut before being arranged on the card.

You have until 23.59 PST on the 31st to submit your stamped anythings with a Halloween theme to the linky party.  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. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Leave us a little love so we know you were here.

A Flying Monkey Kinda Day

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 some Animal inspiration.  I decided to make a collage of a few different stamps that probably never usually occupy the same space.  Sometimes you just have to stamp!

On a white piece of card I stamped Carmen's Veranda Flying Monkey Background with grey ink, Lost Coast Designs Domino Border with black ink, masked and stamped Lost Coast Designs ATC Doodle Flowers with grey ink.  I cut the panel with Daisy Mae stitched distressed arch die and stamped Carmen's Veranda Baby Elephant with grey ink, just to get his hair.  I stamped the elephant again on white card, fussy cut and added him to the card.  I stamped the Thinking of You from the Party Words set and layered it on black card.

Thanks for dropping by.  You have until the end of the month to link up your stamped anythings featuring animals for your chance to win some Lost Coast Dollars.

 

31 Days of Halloween Day 17 - Mummy and Frank Play Tic Tac Toe

Welcome back to Lost Coast Portal to Creativity where Lost Coast Designsra and Carmen's Veranda collide to bring you twice the inspiration and double the fun!

 

Hello Portal Peeps!   Gail here today for day 17 of our spookfest here at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  I've made a game!!!!!  And learnt that canary yellow is maybe not good staging for photographs.  Ah well....... here's my Mummy and Frank themed tic tac toe

 

 

I started with an MDF tic tac toe kit.

You need 5 of each piece so I stamped Lost Coast Designs Frank and Mummy on white shrink plastic.

While waiting for ink to dry I stamped masses of different stamps from Lost Coast Designs directly onto the base board using midnight blue archival ink and masks.  Any gaps I filled in afterwards with sky blue archival ink and all the stamps from Pieces of Calligraphy.  Added a few Flying Monkeys from Carmen's Veranda at the top and I used Lost Coast Designs Gargoyle, Witch Cat, Goth Shrine, MRaven1, MRaven2, Dancing Skeletons, Sugar Skull with Flower and White Nose Sugar Skull.

Then I glued the edge and divider pieces in place.

I coloured the images stamped on the shrink plastic with distress markers and sharpies, fussy cut them and shrunk them with my heat gun. 

I thought the X's and O's looked a bit plain so I stamped them with two of the text stamps from Pieces of Calligraphy and glued the shrunken Mummy's and Franks in place.

Link up your Halloween inspired projects.  Anything related to the season, spooky, fruity, fun, scary or cute.  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars$$$$.    

 

Check back every day this month for awesome inspiration from the team

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

31 Days of Halloween Day 3 - Flying Monkeys

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 the party bwahahahahaaaaaa.   Don't you just love October!!  Pretty colours in the trees, bright moonlit nights, flying monkeys......

Oooh, monkey photo bomb!!!!!    Love Carmen's Veranda Monkey Face and there're all his Flying Monkey buddies in the background.  I used a foam circle and dandelion archival ink to stamp the moon and then watercoloured Monkey Face and the sky with distress inks.  

Link up your Halloween inspired projects.  Anything related to the season, spooky, fruity, fun, scary or cute.  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars$$$$.    Thanks for dropping by.  Off to put the monkeys to bed........

CHALLENGE #161 - MAKE IT FUNNY

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 #161

MAKE IT FUNNY

We want you to make us laugh with your funny 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 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 Brush Stokes, Mini Butterfly Collage and Silly Gnome with Carmen's Veranda Fun Hot Mess sentiment

 
 Roni used Carmen's Veranda My Entire Life, Flying Monkey Background and Oz Witch

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Flying Pig 2 and Carmen's Veranda Power of Coffee 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 28th 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 #161 - Make It Funny
  February 15th - 28th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Tuesday, February 28th 23.59 PST.
All entries must be entered in our link up or added to the fb fan page but your don't need a blog to win.  See our RULES page for more info
 

 

The Race Is On!

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 some inspiration for the Winged Things challenge.  I didn't really have any particular idea in mind today, so I went through my Lost Coast Designs stamps and pulled out anything with wings.  Well, that was quite a pile!!  I whittled it down to a few contenders and decided to go for a sky scene...... 

I had so much fun making this!!!!  

I started with pale blue card, put some salty ocean distress oxide ink on my craft mat, spritzed with water and and smooshed my card through it.  When it had dried I stamped Lost Coast Designs MRaven1 with black archival ink.

I masked the raven and stamped Carmen's Veranda Flying Monkey background, cos you can never have too many flying monkeys!!!   I used black archival for the monkeys and when I removed the raven mask I decided I wouldn't have enough contrast.  So I stamped both the raven and Lost Coast Designs Flying Pig 2 on white card, coloured with distress and Pro-markers and fussy cut them.

I mounted the panel on a black cardbase and then placed the raven and the pig so they just overlapped the panel both sides.  I positioned the raven slightly offset of the stamped image underneath so he gets a bit more wing and tail feathers.  I added glitter glue to the pig's wings but it's not so visible in the picture.

Join the Winged Things Challenge with your stamped anythings featuring things with wings.

Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project.

Thanks for dropping by.

31 Days of Halloween Day 26: Rumbled

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 again.  It looks like the witch is back and yesterday's naughty feline antics have been rumbled!  Or maybe cat is just wary cos the flying monkeys haven't been locked away yet......

I used the new Lost Coast Designs Gnome Witch on a Broom stamped and coloured with distress markers.  I stamped Lost Coast Designs Yoga Cat 4 and gave him a pale grey watercolour wash.  I masked the witch and the cat and stamped part of Carmen's Veranda Flying Monkey Background.  Then I did some simple distress ink blending to complete the scene.  Run cat, run!!!

Join the 31 Days of Halloween fun with your stamped Halloween projects and don't forget to check out the 2021 Cat Lovers Hop where Lost Coast is one of the sponsors.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

31 Days of Halloween: Day 21 - Through the Keyhole

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 bootastic fun on Day 21 of our 31 Days of Halloween.   They say the veil is thinnest at Midnight on All Hallows Eve, but maybe as the day approaches other realities start to creep through.  In this case they are creeping through the keyhole!!!

Looks like she's screaming for her Flying Monkeys, but from the look of those bloody drips she might be coming to somewhere worse than that she is leaving!

I used some slightly grungy light grey card and stamped Carmen's Veranda Medium Keyhole with black archival.  Then I made a mask, cutting out the inside of the keyhole, so I could stamp Lost Coast Designs Crackle Background with Red Geranium archival ink.  I made a second mask, cutting outside of the keyhole, and stamped Lost Coast Designs Drips Background with Carnation archival ink.

I coloured the Keyhole with yellow and orange distress markers and gave the background a pale purple watercolour wash.  I used the mask again and stamped part of Carmen's Veranda Flying Monkey Background in the keyhole.  Then I stamped Carmen's Veranda Oz Witch, coloured with distress markers and fussy cut her.   I cut along the bottom of the keyhole and slipped the witch in so she looks like she's coming through from the other side.  Bwahahhahaa.

Join the fun.

You must include real rubber or clear stamping and the theme for a chance to win.

31 Days of Halloween Day 26 - Which Hat Witch Cat

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 more bootastic fun and news!!

 

Here's Yoga Cat 5 limbering up for another night hunting the Flying Monkeys.  He's borrowed his hat from Carmen's Veranda Oz Witch.  I've done a simple ink blended background with distress inks and my shrubbery is courtesy of Zombie Chicken's tail feathers.  Probably another victim of the Cat.........

 

 

Lost Coast Designs is proudly sponsoring the 

2020 Cat Lovers Hop 

This is the 6th year for this wonderful event and there are masses of sponsors

including Lost Coast Designs, so that's another way to win this month!!

You can also join the fun with our 31 Days of Halloween and/or Furry Friends challenges

Thanks for visiting.  Don't forget to grab your stamps and join our fun challenges.
There be prizes!!!

31 Days of Halloween Day 5 - Sign of the Times

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!

 

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.

Monkey Business...

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 friends - Roni here with a bit of Monkey Business.

Don't you just love the current challenge

#93 - Monkey See, Monkey Do

Lost Coast/Carmen's Veranda has such fun monkey stamps so I really enjoyed this challenge as you can see....

I used some of my favorite stamps for this card - Flying Monkey's Background, Flying Monkey both from the Wizard of Oz and  a hilarous Not My Circus ClearStamp Words and Phrases stamp from Carmen's Veranda.

The background for the card was made using EZMarble from Marabu...love the swirly goodness, really gives the monkeys a sense of motion don't you think?

So now it's your turn!!

Show us your Monkey theme creations

OR

Repeat stamping.

We'd love for you to join in on the fun.