Happy New Year My Inky 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!

Ink Stained Roni here and since it's "Anything Goes" I thought I'd make another New Years card but something a little more unexpected....

Now let me explain a bit... I wanted to look into the future a bit to wish you the very best of luck in the coming year...in comes one of the palm reading hands from the set ATC Hands Set. Next, life is messy...hence the cool background made using the stamp Grunge Black Swirl from CV. I used a piece of map pattern paper to extend these good wishes in all of your travels and of course the sentiment - Happy New Year from the Party Words set.

I hope you all are enjoying the new year so far...may luck follow you where ever you go!

Still time to enter your creation for a chance to win!

CHALLENGE #89 - IN THE DEEP MIDWINTER

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.  December is a busy month for most of us and we will be having just one challenge this month, so the team can relax a bit and that also gives you a bit more time to play along.  We will be announcing the November 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.

So here's our new Challenge!

CHALLENGE #89

IN THE DEEP MIDWINTER

Share any type of stamped make with a wintery theme.
Please use real rubber and/or clear stamping and the theme as the focus of your project.
A little stamped sentiment is not sufficient to qualify you for the prize and your entry may be deleted.

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!

Gail made this merry elf tag using Carmen's Veranda Elf With Star and Lost Coast Designs Small Snowflake Set

Lori made this beautiful snowy card using Lost Coast Designs Large Snowflake Set

Roni made this grumpy fairy card using Lost Coast Designs Lucy HLP, Large Snowflake Set, Small Snowflake Set and Carmen's Veranda Grunge Black Swirl

We have our Black Friday deals running until tomorrow so don't forget to hop over to the
Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda sites and shop!!!
There are new stamps at both stores so don't forget to take a look at those!

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 #89 - In The Deep Midwinter
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 Tuesday, 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
 

31 Days of Halloween Day 19 - Boo to You

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 and happy to be back with you during this month long 31 Days of Halloween celebration.
The second half of the month we are adding a twist to our Halloween theme - pets.  So your projects are still in the Halloween mode but with the added element of pets - and the kind of pet is up to you!

For this project I used the  Coffee Chihuahua stamp from Lost Coast Designs, the  Grunge Black Swirl from Carmen's Veranda, and the Large Chicken Wire background stamp from Lost Coast.

My background was created with a Gelli plate and some thick orange paint and a circle stencil.  I stamped atop it with the Grunge Black Swirl stamp, using orange ink, then added some of the Chicken Wire stamp here and there with black ink.  I cut this into a square shape and layered it with black card stock.

I next stamped my Chihuahua onto kraft paper with black ink and cut him out.  He is holding a coffee cut, but I cut that out so he could be holding the "Boo" sign.  I restamped his eyes onto white paper, cut those out, and affixed them atop the original stamped image.  I colored his little pointy teeth with a white marker and gave the studs on his collar a bit of gold marker.  I then cut out some dragon wings and attached those to his back.  Then he gets placed right in the middle of my card front.

I love this Chihuahua stamp because it's such fun to figure out what you can have him holding.  Last year I made a Halloween card, and he was holding a pumpkin.  It will be fun to figure out next year what's in his tiny little grip!

So come join the fun at the Portal and show us your creepy crawly Halloween projects for a chance to win some free stamps!

Slightly Deranged

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 all my inky friends... Roni here with another piece for the current challenge
#84 - Make it Funny!

I decided to use the Swimsuit Girl for this card so I stamped her several times in different colors of ink then fussy cut and paper pieced her back together for the image I used on the card. I decided she needed a little bling so I added some glitter to her bathing suit, boots and hat.

To make the card I started off with a white card panel that I stamped with the Daisy Flourish.  I stamped a portion of the Grunge Black Swirl onto a scrap of brown cardstock and tore the edge.  The background panel was mounted on a black card blank with the brown strip mounted on top. I added the swimmer to the card then stamped the sentiment - Spirit Unicorn - off to the side.  It was finished off with a few sparklie dots.

Stamps:

Lost Coast Designs - Swimsuit Girl, Daisy Flourish, 

Carmen's Veranda - Grunge Black Swirl, Spirit Unicorn

There is still time to join in on the fun for the Make It Funny Challenge!

CHALLENGE #81 - 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!

Greetings.  It's August and 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 your self some 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 #81

ANYTHING GOES

It's Anything Goes, but don't forget real Rubber or Clear stamping must be the focus of your project for it to have a chance at the prize.

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 has got her spook on with this cool card using Carmen's Veranda Flying Skulls

Laurie made this beautifully card using Lost Coast Designs Mannequins set

Roni made this gorgeous card using Lost Coast Designs Steampunk Bicycle Lady, Carmen's Veranda Grunge Black Swirl

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 14th 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 #81 - Anything Goes
August 1st - 14th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Wednesday, August 14th 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 #77 - LEMON, LIME AND BLACK

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!

Greetings.  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 your self some 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 #77

LEMON, LIME AND BLACK

Use the colours Lemon, Lime and Black in your stamped creations.  Other colours are allowed, but Lemon, Lime and Black should be the main colours, and real rubber or clear stamping should be also the focus of your project for it to be eligible for the prize.

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

Cathy made this elegant card using Lost Coast Designs Mannequins set and Carmen's Veranda Grunge Diamond Background

Laurie made this fun card using Lost Coast Designs Annie and Carmen's Veranda Grunge Black Swirl and In Front of a Salad sentiment. Obviously Annie is a serious donut fan!!

Lori made this gorgeous card using Lost Coast Designs Large Domino and More Bugz stamps

Now it's your turn.  Are you up for the challenge?
We can't wait to see your Lemon, Lime and Black projects!
Submit your entries in the linky party below 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 so check back often and join the fun.

Happy Stamping!
Gail
Challenge Host

Challenge #77 - Lemon, Lime and Black
June 1st - 14th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Friday, June 14th 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

Please leave your link in the comments until we get the linky sorted.
 

31 Days of Halloween Day 10 - The Raven 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! 

Happy 10th of October from Laurie and I hope it finds you creating some fun Halloween goodies that you can share on the blog challenge going on until the end of the month.

This is another card I created using the LCD Raven Prince Small stamp and the Grunge Black Swirl Background stamp from Carmen's Veranda.

I used a background paper I had made previously with my Gelli plate (again!), some green, blue and yellow acrylic paints and a piece of corrugated cardboard that I used to make the patterns in the paint.  I heat embossed the Raven right onto my background with black embossing powder.  I then took the Grunge Black Swirl background stamp, and using just the edges, I stamped around the edges with black ink.  I put a little witch's hat on his head and glued a star to it.  Using my vintage typewriter, I typed "Nevermore" onto a green scrap layered with white and attached it to his beak.  The whole piece gets mounted onto black card stock then to a white card.


The complete list of participants in the hop is shown on the sidebar.
Don't forget to leave us a little love so we know you dropped by.  We also have loads of chances to win Lost Coast dollars. Link up your projects to these fun challenges:

On The Border Event - use border stamps - til 14th October
31 Days Of Halloween - share your Halloween projects - til 31st October
Animals Challenge -  use an animal or 3 - til 25th October

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