Silhouettes: Grunge Flower Woman

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! It´s Liesbeth here with a new card made for our Silhouettes Challenge! There´s still a bit of time to join, hope to see your makes there! 

Onto an alcohol inked glossy background card I stamped Grunge Flower Profile with black StazOn ink and masked her. I stamped the big Shrubbery stamp with Blazing Red and Black StazOn ink. I made a shadow around the woman with black ink and removed the mask. I finished with some glitter glue and texts from Misc. Words.

Liesbeth XX

CHALLENGE #132 - ART DOLLS AND DIVAS

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 #132

ART DOLLS AND DIVAS

Share your stamped projects featuring Art Dolls and Divas.
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 Large Elk Skull, Travel Stuff set, Victoriana, Pieces of Calligraphy, Wings, Open Rose and Steampunk Typewriter Girl

  
Laurie used Grunge Flower Profile

 
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 #132 - Art Dolls and Divas
November 1st - 14th  Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Sunday, November 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
 

 

Blooming Lovely Card Using Distress Inks - Dot

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 everyone,
it's Dot here with a card tutorial for you for this fortnight's challenge
'Blooming Lovely Flowers'.

This card uses a couple of ATC stamps and the Grungy Flower Profile.

Here we go:

Step 1: Smooch a little distress ink on your craft sheet and spritz with a little water (I used Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge and Aged Mahogany). Swipe your card through the ink, dry, and dab again.  Just keep going with dabbing and drying until you have a background that you are happy with.

Step 2: Stamp the Grunge Flower Profile (lady) onto white card and the flower ATC from ATC Doodle Set with black ink.  Cut out the lady and some of the larger flowers. Go around the edges of the images with a little black soot ink (just to take away the white edges). Put aside for later.

Step 3: Using the ATC Doodle set, ink up the stamp with Orange Blossom Archival ink (I was going to use Rusty Hinge DO - but I couldn't find it) and randomly stamp some flowers diagonally across your card.  I placed my lady onto the background a couple of times to help me work out where the flowers would go.

Step 4: Using the lovely scrolling script from the ATC Text Set I stamped around some of the edges with black ink. To me this helps create a little border and it also helps to anchor the lady image a little.

Step 5: Attach the flowers and Grunge Flower Profile to your card.  Trim off the bits that go over the edge of your background. Matt and layer the outer card.

Isn't she gorgeous?

• I started to fiddle a bit, as you do, and added some watered down distress ink to a couple of the flowers.
• Using black and white is a great way to make images pop.
• Use a larger piece of cardstock than you need for your background, you can then choose the most interesting bits to be your background when you cut it down.

And there you have it ... distress inks are still so much fun to play with.

A reminder that our fortnightly challenge is now over on facebook as well as here.

There is still time for you to join in!  

There are a couple of days left for the Blooming Lovely challenge.

Happy Stamping!

Dot x

CHALLENGE #73 - BLOOMING LOVELY

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 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 #73

BLOOMING LOVELY

Share your Floral creations for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars.  Please remember we are a stamping challenge and real rubber or clear stamps must be used.

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 made this lovely card using Lost Coast Designs Sketchy Lily and Carmen's Veranda Too Much Happy sentiment.

Laurie made this beautiful card using Lost Coast Designs Grunge Flower Profile

Lori made this gorgeous pillow box using Lost Coast Designs Sketchy Rose and a stamp from ATC Misc. Set 6.

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

An InLinkz Link-up

 

CHALLENGE #68 - SILHOUETTES

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 #68

SILHOUETTES

We want to see your stamped makes with silhouettes.

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 made this cool card using Lost Coast Designs Silhouette Man with Cane 

Dot  made this pretty card using Grunge Flower Profile, ATC Text Set 1 and part of Carmen's Veranda Pets Live Longer sentiment.

 

 
Gail made a lovely card using Lost Coast Designs Dancer Silhouette and Yourba Adire background and the fab Carmen's Veranda sentiment Feel Fabulous

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

An InLinkz Link-up