Showing posts with label Gail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gail. Show all posts

Sunday, October 25, 2026

31 Days of Halloween Day 25 - Embrace Your Inner Witch

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 for Day 25 of our 31 Days of Halloween extravaganza here at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.   I hope you have had time to check out all the amazing makes from the team and also link up something for a chance to win Lost Coast $$$$$'s.
Today Lost Coast Designs Witch 2 is out and about making sure her broom is in trim for the big night!!
I made a distress ink blended background and stamped Lost Coast Designs Flagstone Background with black archival ink.  I stamped the Witch on white card, coloured with distress markers and fussy cut her.  I stamped Carmen's Veranda When Witches Go Riding sentiment on white card, grunged it up a bit and set it on an offset black layer.

Saturday, October 24, 2026

31 Days of Halloween Day 24 - Have You Hugged Your Mummy Today

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 for Day 24 of our 31 Days of Halloween extravaganza. The big day is drawing near!!!!  Today I have made a little tag featuring Lost Coast Designs Door and the oh so adorable Mummy!!
I used a fun cross stitch tag die from Daisy Mae, stamped the Door and coloured with distress markers.  I stamped Mummy on white card, added some touched of colour, fussy cut and sat him down outside the door.  Adorbs!!!!

Monday, October 19, 2026

31 Days of Halloween Day 19 - Flying By

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 for Day 19 of our 31 Days of Halloween extravaganza. 
I hope you are enjoying all the spooktacular makes from the team.  Today Lost Coast Designs Gnome Witch on Broom is flying in with some moon and flying monkey support.
Isn't she fun!!  I used purple designer card and stamped Carmen's Veranda Flying Monkey Background  on the smaller paler strip.  I coloured the Moon and Witch using distress markers.  
 

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

31 Days of Halloween Day 14 - Hello Sugar

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 for Day 14 of our 31 Days of Halloween extravaganza. 
Today I've made a simple slimline card using Lost Coast Designs Three Sugar Skulls
I used a white card base and a black panel that I cut with Lawn Fawn double stitch circle die.  I stamped the skulls on white card, fussy cut and added them to the card.

Saturday, October 10, 2026

31 Days of Halloween Day 10 - Welcome to the Crypt

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 for Day 10 of our 31 Days of Halloween extravaganza.
Today I'm using Cartoon Racoon.  He's new, and a real cutie, but I've spooked him up in Halloween style and he's waiting to welcome you to his mausoleum bwahhhaaaaaa!
 
I made the background by stamping the Tigger Shrine with grey ink, masking and stamping Shrubbery Background both sides with black ink.  I gave the background a watercolour wash with blue and mauve distress inks.  Then I stamped the top of the goth shrine, fussy cut it and added it to the Tigger Shrine.

 I stamped Cartoon Racoon, coloured with distress markers and gel pens and fussy cut him.  I added him to the stamped panel and to finish stamped the last line of the Witches Go Riding sentiment on the lintel.
 

Thursday, October 8, 2026

31 Days of Halloween Day 8 - Eyes Like Dark Pools of Dark

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 for Day 8 of our 31 Days of Halloween extravaganza.
Today was a happy mail day when some of the brand new stamps from Lost Coast Designs dropped into the mail box.  Have you spotted them??   They are gorgeous and I quickly inked up Cartoon Man and made him spooky!!!
Here he is, out in the woods.  I used Lost Coast Designs Tall Trees Background stamped on a white panel.  Then I stamped ATC Perspective on brown card with grey ink and fussy cut it.  I used a circle of stamp cushion to stamp the yellow sun/moon using archival ink.  I stamped Cartoon Man and the head of the large Dancing Skeleton on white card and fussy cut them.  I coloured the man with distress markers and used a black marker to colour in his eyes and a tiny dot of white gel pen.  

Sunday, October 4, 2026

31 Days of Halloween Day 4 - Pumpkin Party

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 and welcome to the most spooktacular month of the year!
Gail here with some inspiration for the 31 Days of Halloween celebration and today Fat Cat is all dressed up and ready to parteeeee!!
This cat has attitude!!!   I gave him a pumpkin jumper.  
The white panel has blended and smooched with Peeled Pint distress ink, and then I stamped Carmen's Veranda Flying Monkey Background with black archival ink, and added a little colour to the non-silhouette monkey.  I stamped Lost Coast Designs Fat Cat directly on the panel and also on a piece of white card.  I coloured the cat, fussy cut and added him to the card.  I die cut the jack o'lantern pieces using a poppystamp die, stuck them on his jumper and done!!

Thanks for dropping by.

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Happy Doll

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 more inspiration for the Black and White Plus One Challenge.  
Yellow is a colour I don't use enough, but this Lost Coast Designs Oriental Doll stamp always makes me think happy, so yellow it is.  I started by stamping Lost Coast Designs Pondscum Background on dark yellow card with black ink.  Then I stamped Oriental Doll with black ink on yellow and white card.  I cut round the yellow doll image removing the chequered border and mounted it on the white version.  I stamped the sentiment from Lost Coast Designs Party Words on white card and mounted on a piece of black.  I added the doll and the sentiment to the stamped background and done!!! 
 
 
Hope you enjoyed my happy oriental doll card. 
You have all month to join the fun with your stamped makes using black and white plus one other colour.

We need at least 20 entries to award the prize.

Thanks for dropping by and don't forget to drop by again soon.  The team are posting awesome inspiration all month.  Hugz

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Breakfast Chocolate

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 Black and White Plus One Challenge.  I really hope you have a chance to join the fun.  I think this will be a super pretty gallery, and if we get over 20 entries one of you will win a real stamp prize!
 
Today I have used Carmen's Veranda Kukla and made a simple mixed media card.
I started with a piece of thin corrugated card from a box and die cut with a stitch die.  Love how the corrugated card gets compacted and makes a robust but light panel.  I ripped a piece of A4 white paper and used the two ripped edges to form a mask before stamping Lost Coast Designs Flagstone Background with brown ink.  I found a piece of tree bark, dampened it with a bit of water and pressed it in my die cut machine to flatten it.  When it dried I added it and a small piece of brown die cut card.  Then I stamped Kukla on white card with black ink, fussy cut him and added him to the card.  To finish I stamped the Carmen's Veranda Not Just For Breakfast sentiment.
 
You have all month to join the fun with your stamped makes using black and white plus one other colour.

We need at least 20 entries to award the prize.

Thanks for dropping by and don't forget to drop by again soon.  The team are posting awesome inspiration all month.  Hugz 

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

CHALLENGE #213 - BLACK AND WHITE PLUS ONE OTHER COLOUR

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 #213

BLACK AND WHITE PLUS ONE

You have all month to share your stamped anythings using only black and white and ONE other colour.  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! 

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Large Panda, Travel Stuff, Corner Swirl and Party Words

  Cathy used Lost Coast Designs ATC Italian Postmark, ATC Mona's Window and Bride of Frank
  
Riet used Lost Coast Designs Ballerina 1 and Large Flourish with Carmen's Veranda Child of the Moon 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 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 #213 - Black and White plus One 
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 
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

 
 

Friday, August 28, 2026

A Boy and His Dog

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 masculine inspiration for the For The Men Challenge.  They say man's best friend is a dog and, starting them early, here is Milo and Raphael. 
Love this little boy and dog stamp.  I stamped it onto a white panel with archival ink and water-coloured with distress inks.  Then I took 4 pawprints from Lost Coast Designs Pawprint Border and stamped them repeatedly up each side of the image.   I had a little over inking on the top of the rubber but liked the effect, so left it in and accented it a little with the hickory smoke distress ink.  

You have all month to join the fun with your stamped makes featuring men or masculine things.
We need at least 20 entries to award the prize.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 


Monday, August 10, 2026

Travelling Boris

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 For The Men Challenge.
I decided to visit Carmen's Veranda Famous People and Boris fancied a trip out today.  Isn't he wonderful!!   I do love these big people faces stamps.
I decided to go black and white for this card.   I stamped Lost Coast Designs Mini Phrenology Collage twice on a white card panel with black archival ink.  Then I stamped Boris on white card, fussy cut him and added him.  To finish I stamped a couple of stamps from Lost Coast Designs Travel Quotes set.

You have all month to join the fun with your stamped makes featuring men or masculine things.
We need at least 20 entries to award the prize.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

Saturday, August 1, 2026

CHALLENGE #212 - FOR THE MEN

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 #212

FOR THE MEN

 
You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring men or with a masculine 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!

Riet used Lost Coast Designs Fourth Dimension with Carmen's Veranda Alfred Hitchcock Standing
 
Cathy used Lost Coast Designs Weeping Man and Drips
 

Gail used Carmen's Veranda Dice Background and Old Truck with Lost Coast Designs Domino Border and Misc. 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 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 #212 - For The Men
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 Monday, 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

 
 
 

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Gimme The Box

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 Christmas in July challenge.  I was thinking about christmas boxes, which led me to cats, cos everyone knows cats love boxes.   So here's Lost Coast Designs Fat Cat in a box!!
I've made a bottle tag and I hand-drew the box and cut it out.  You can see why I use stamps LOL.  I die cut the bottle tag and smeared it with tumbled glass distress ink and stamped one of Lost Coast Designs Small Snowflakes randomly with dark blue ink.  I stamped Fat Cat and Santa Mona's hat, fussy cut them and added some distress marker colour.  I finished with some Misc. Words.
Thanks for dropping by.  The linky is open all month for your stamped festive anythings.   
We need at least 20 entries to award the prize so grab you stamps and tell your friends about our challenge.  The team is sharing inspiration all month so do visit us again soon. 

Sunday, July 12, 2026

Sheepy Christmas

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 cool sheep and some chilly snowflake inspiration for the Christmas in July challenge.  Maybe it's a bit early for you, but when the summer heat hits it's sometimes nice to immerse ourselves in a bit of snow and ice.
I used Carmen's Veranda Sheep Doll with Lost Coast Designs Small Snowflakes and Party Words. 
I love these folksy art stamps from Carmen's Veranda.   I actually originally intended to colour the sheep, but once I stamped the snowflakes on the corner of the panel I decided to keep it clean and simple, which is a bonus when you are Christmas crafting me thinks.
Thanks for dropping by.  The linky is open all month for your stamped festive anythings.   
We need at least 20 entries to award the prize so grab you stamps and tell your friends about our challenge.  The team is sharing inspiration all month so do visit us again soon.

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

CHALLENGE #211 - CHRISTMAS IN 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.  
 
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 #211

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Oops, yes, I mentioned the C word!!!!   You have all month to share your stamped anythings with a festive 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 Gnome Santa With Toys

Gail used Carmen's Veranda Overalls Santa with Lost Coast Designs ATC Doodle Circles 
 large circle Shadow Frame and Party Words

Riet used Lost Coast Designs Gnome Santa With Toys
 
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 #211- Christmas in July
July 1st - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Friday, July 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

 
 

Friday, June 12, 2026

Tulips and Daffodils

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 floral delight for the Fruit, Flower and Foliage Challenge.  I've used Lost Coast Designs Daffodil Background, Tulip Gnome, Daisy Border and Misc. Words.
I've made it happy birthday, cos you can never have too many of those, and did some tone on tone stamping with the Daffodil Background on the base panel.  The Happy Birthday and Daisy Border were stamped on a scrap of white card that was on the desk and I stamped the gnome on another scrap, coloured with distress markers and fussy cut him.  Isn't he just the sweetest!!!
You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring fruit, flowers or any sort of foliage.  Easy!!  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project.  Remember we need at least 20 entries to award the prize so tell you friends.
Thanks for stopping by.  Hugz

Monday, June 1, 2026

CHALLENGE #210 - FRUIT, FLOWER AND FOLIAGE

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 #210

FRUIT, FLOWER AND FOLIAGE

You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring fruit, flowers or any sort of foliage.  Easy!!  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 gorgeous inspiration from the team to get us started.  ENJOY!

Cathy used Lost Coast Designs Roses and Pieces of Calligraphy.

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Large Shrubbery with Carmen's Veranda 
Questionable Life Choice sentiment.
  
Riet used Lost Coast Designs Ironwork Border and Shadow Frame with Carmen's Veranda Open Rose and Leave a Trail 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 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 #210 - Fruit, Flower and Foliage
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 Tuesday, 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

 
 

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Blue Bird of Happiness

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 No Body Here Challenge!
We want to see your stamped anythings but no people allowed.  
I went with a tag and the very wonderful Whimsical Flora.
 
 
I cut a tag with daisy mae cross stitch die and stamped Lost Coast Designs Long Swirl with red, pink and black archival inks.  Then I edged and grunged up the tag using the black ink pad. 
 I stamped Whimsical Flora on white card, coloured with promarkers and fussy cut her.  I stamped the words using Lost Coast Designs Party Words and added them and some neon green wool to finish.
 
 
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