CHALLENGE # 196 - WHERE'S MY HAT

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 April and 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 #196

WHERE'S MY HAT

This month we are all about headgear.  You have all month to share your stamped anythings with hats or other headgear.  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 Horizontal Party Hats Border, Mini Crowns, and Corner Swirl 

with Carmen's Veranda Joker

Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs Birthday Mona, Skull Flourish with and Carmen's Veranda Keyhole and Ironwork Wall

 

Darlene used Lost Coast Design Party Hat set 2

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 #196 - Where's My Hat??
April 1st - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Wednesday, April 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
 

 

CHALLENGE #162 - SPRING HAS SPRUNG

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 #162

SPRING HAS SPRUNG

We want to see your stamped anythings featuring Srping!  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!

Gail used Carmen's Veranda Sheep Doll with Lost Coast Designs Sun and Flowers Background  

Liesbeth used Carmen's Veranda Medium Keyhole and ATC Birds in Trees with Lost Coast Designs Tulip Gnome and Old Typewriter Alphabet

  
Riet used Lost Coast Designs Megans Christmas Bird and Crackle Background

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 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 #162 - Spring Has Sprung
March 1st - 14th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Tuesday, March 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
 

 

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.

# 114 Gnome's doorhanger.

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!

Door hanger.

 Hello everybody, Riet here.

Today a post for the gnome challenge.

Just love those funny gnomes,

they are so adorable.

Here is a list what I used for this door hanger.

Flower Gnome

Sweater gnome

Keyhole

Versafine onyx black.

Distress oxide ground espresso, Iced spruce, Speckled egg.

  And distressink Walnut stain.

Some cream colored paper.

Stencil with numbers.

Waterspray.

Coloring pencils/markers.

White gellpen.

Red posca pen.

Fine sandingpaper.

  I started with the distress oxide speckled egg and Iced spruce.

I made stipes over the paper in one direction,

leaving some room between the stripes so the cream color shows.

When it is dry I scored some lines on the backside of the paper.

With the Ground espresso I made the score lines brown.

Then I sprayed just a little bit water on the lines.

This makes the lines run out a little bit.

Now you make the numbers with the stencil and the Ground espresso.

On a piece of paper you stamp the gnomes and the keyhole with versafine.

Colour them and cut them out.

 

Cut out the doorhanger and glued it on the cardboard doorhanger (Ikea).

Now you glue the male gnome on the keyhole and let his hat stick out.

Then you glue the keyhole on the doorhanger.

Glue the girl gnome and the keys on.  Sand the edges with sandpaper, and done!

 LCD team would love to see what you make with a cute gnome.

Here is a link to lost Coast Designs gnomes, so cute.

http://www.lost-coast-designs.com/new.html

Show us, and you can win some rubber.

And here you can enter the challenge.

Gnome challenge

Christmas in July: Keyhole (with tutorial)

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 Christmas here at the blog! :-D I'dd love to show you how I made this Christmas card. I love the (medium) Keyhole stamp so much, you can creatie wonderful ,look-throughs' with it! This is how I made this card:

Colour a piece of white cardstock wth Distress ink and water.( I used Speckled Egg and Salty Ocean) Stamp the keyhole, using black ink, onto the card and two times on masking paper.

Cut out the masks as shown here.

Cover the stamped keyhole on the card with the smallest mask and stamp some snowflakes (Large Snowflakes set) with the same Distress colours on the edges. Remove the mask.

Now cover the edges with the bigger mask, and stamp the Swinging gnome and the landscape (Cracked grass and sky) into the keyhole with black ink. Remove the mask.

Finishing the card: Change the small leaves into fir branches with a black marker. Colour the images with colour pencils. Make some shadows here and there with charcoal or ink and a q-tip). Use a yellow glitter pen on the small stars. Add a star sequin on the gnomes head. I used a text from ,Party words'. 

Have fun! If something is not clear, please ask! :-) Hope you join in!

Liesbeth XX

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 a peek through the Keyhole at Weeping Man.

Hmmmmm, seems that he spotted us!!

Since the current challenge theme is Wood I decided to stamp Carmen's Veranda Keyhole on woodgrain paper and emboss with gold powder.  I added some more colour using Promarkers and then I cut the center out of the keyhole.

I stamped Lost Coast Designs Weeping Man on white card with brown archival ink
and watercoloured with Brusho's.
Green hair??  Maybe that's what he's crying about??

I masked Weeping Man and stamped Lost Coast Designs Leaves Background.

I placed the Weeping Man panel behind the Keyhole panel and mounted it all on a dark brown base card.

Thanks for dropping by.
Don't forget to link up your stamped makes inspired by the word Wood for
your chance to win Lost Coast dollars.