Great things take time

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 Cathy here with a card for you.

Stamps Used:

Bugz set 

Large chicken wire background

I started off making this background for the background challenge, but I didn't know what to do with it, so I set it aside. I used the new distress color to make the background, I splashed some water on it to lighten the color.

I stamped the dragon fly from the Bugz set  on white paper and painted the wings with the new distress shimmer sprays in green and I just used distress ink for the body in purple. I also splattered some of the shimmer spray on the background. You kinda see it. 

Lasty, I added a saying sticker to it.

Come join the fun and show us your wings here.

CHALLENGE #151 - USE AT LEAST THREE STAMPS

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 9th 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 #151

USE AT LEAST THREE STAMPS

We want to see lots of real rubber or clear stamps on your projects for this challenge.  You must use at least three different stamps, but the more the merrier!!!!   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 Door from door and window set, Brunhilda, Flying birds background and saying

 

Gail used Lost Coast Designs NEW Mini Fish Collage, Shooting Star Background, Arches and Door Background and Misc. Words

Laurie used Lost Coast Designs Rosetti with Butterfly, Ledger Background, Large Chicken Wire Background and Cheesecloth Background with Carmen's Veranda Postcards 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 #151 -  Use At Least Three Stamps
September 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, September 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
 

 

Slim line Bees

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..Cathy here with a slimline card for you.

Stamps Used:

Bugz Set

Large chicken wire background

I stared off making the the squares for the card. I used 2 yellow distress sprays to color the paper then I used a brown to add the spots. 

I then stamped the Large chicken wire background with  the same brown all over the square. I didn't ink it all over so there are some spots that a not there. 

Next I cut it in to 1 and 2 inch squares. When I had them all cut I stamped the bee from the Bugz Set with black ink on different parts of the 1 and 2 inch squares. I set that aside to work on my card base.

I used Kraft cardstock and that same brown distress ink and stamped the Large chicken wire background for the background of my card. As you can see I have a black strip of cardstock on my card because I didn't get the stamp lined up perfectly. 

I then arranges the squares how I wanted them on the front and glued them into place. Lastly I stamped the bee definition on the bottom corner. 

I hope you will join us with the challenge here.

MiniMe 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!

 Good morning and a very happy Monday, I hope you have enjoyed your weekend! It's Sue here with my trio of Rolodex cards for our fun MiniMe challenge.

There's just something about these stamps that make me smile!

I started by cutting the backgrounds for my Rolodex, and then stamping with Distress Oxides. I really like the alpha one, it's the full sheet that I've kept intact as I think it makes a fab background.Then I stamped and coloured my wonderful monkeys.

We have Flying Monkey on a Chickenwire background.

Three Monkeys on the Bubbles Border, and

The very handsome Matador Monkey on the Old Typewriter Alphabet.

These are the backgrounds

Large Chickenwire

Bubbles Border

Old Typewriter Alphabet

And here are the images and sentiments

Three Monkeys

 and from Carmen's Veranda

Flying Monkey

Matador Monkey and

Clear words and phrases

I hope you like them, and that you join in with our fun challenge. Just remember that it's a mini challenge, ATC's shrink plastic etc, and real stamping must be the focal point.

Have a great week, take care, and thanks so much for looking x

The Bees

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 Cathy here with a fun card for you.
Stamps used:
Large Chicken wire background
Bee from the bugz set

I started off with some white cardstock and some Distress paints. I still have to old kind with the dopers on the them. That just worked out for me. So I just smooched some of the 'terracotta' color in circles over the front then I took the 'turquoise' color and put it all around the other color. Next I took a baby wipe and smeared it all around.  There is my background.

 Next I stamped the  Large Chicken wire background randomly on the background. So it would give a honeycomb feel. Then I took the  Bee  and some white paint and stamped it 3 times on the background.
Make sure when you are stamping with paint you wash your stamps of right a way because it could ruin the stamps.

Lastly I stamped the  Bee  on white cardstock and die cut it out. Then I die cut out a larger shape from black cardstock to make a mat for the first die cut.

Stuck it all together and  mounted it all on black cardstock.

 I hope you will play along with the color challenge.

Also the sale is still going on so go check them out.

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!

CHALLENGE #84 - 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!

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 #84

MAKE IT FUNNY

We want you to make us laugh.  Don't forget your project also needs to feature real rubber or clear stamping to be in with 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 made this funny card using Lost Coast Designs Coffee Lady and Corner Swirl
with Carmen's Veranda Farting Unicorn sentiment

Lori made this funny card using Lost Coast Designs Party On, Sketchy Rose and Large Chickenwire Background with Carmen's Veranda Stay Weird sentiment

Roni made this funny card using Lost Coast Designs Doodle Circles and No Hat Mona
with Carmen's Veranda My Greatest Accomplishment 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 5 to midnight 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 #84 - FUNNY
September 15th - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Monday, 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
 

CHALLENGE #83 - SONG AND DANCE

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 #83

SONG AND DANCE

We want to see your stamped makes featuring dancers or based on a song.
Remember you the theme and rubber or clear stamping must be the focus of your project for it to be eligible to win the prize.  Please state the stamps you used and the way you were inspired by the theme in your post if it isn't obvious.

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 fun card using Robust Dancer,  PMC Circle Frame and Carmen's Veranda Flying Monkeys Background

  

Laurie  made this lovely card using Lost Coast Designs Showgirls, Large Chickenwire Background and Carmen's Veranda Sing clear stamp.

Liesbeth made this beautiful card using Lost Coast Designs Ballerina 1, Floral Ironwork stamp (ATC Misc. 4) Flagstone background and ornaments from Victoriana set on an alcohol ink 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 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 #83 - SONG AND DANCE

September 1st - 14th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Saturday, September 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 #75 - I SPY SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH.... B

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 #75

I SPY SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH B

Just include something that starts with the letter B on your stamped makes and link up for your chance to win Lost Coast Design $$$'s.

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 tag using Lost Coast Designs More Bugz

Gail made this fun birthday card using Lost Coast Designs new stamp Party On, large Circle Shadow Frame and Carmen's Veranda Hot and Sexy Birthday sentiment.
(check Gail's Blog or the facebook fan group for your chance to win this sentiment stamp)

Lori made this grungy delight using Lost Coast Designs Little Diamonds Background, Large Chickenwire background, ATC Misc 6 set, Lori's Butterfly

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 #75 - I Spy Something Beginning with B
May 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, May 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.

Round and Round with the same Background

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,

Lori here,with a project for the Round & Round Challenge.   For this week's post, I thought it would be interesting to use the same background print left over from a recent project (extras from my recent ATC project) to create a new project.  Why you ask?  Well, I don't like to waste extra papers and/or background prints that I have left over from projects.  If I have excess, I save these papers and prints in my "use later" bin. Then, pull them out on a later date to make a completely different project.  

Lost Coast Designs:

Wings Set

Chickenwire Background

ATC Misc. Set 6

Instructions:

Well, there you have it.  I hope you enjoyed this project and will join us for the Round and Round Challenge!  I would love to see your creations linked to our challenge post!

Click Here!

Happy day,

Lori

A Great Way to Experiment.

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,

Lori here, it's time for a new challenge and this week it's all about ATCs, ATC Coins or Chunkys.  I really like these smaller projects; it's a great way to experiment with new products, color schemes and stamps.   For example, the mix of color that I used on the ATCs below is not my go-to color scheme.  However, working with these colors on a smaller scale made it really fun.!

Lost Coast Designs:

• Dictionary Background
• Large Chickenwire Background
• Sketchy Flower

Instructions:

I hope you will click below and add your ATC, ATC Coin or Chunky project to this week's challenge:

Click here

Happy day!

Lori

Butterfly Squared, Hip 2 Be Square Challenge #70

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,

Lori here, with a new project for the Hip 2 Be Squared challenge.  I really squared things up with this card!   A square card base with a double mounted Butterfly Square stamp!  Whew!

Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stamps used:

• Carmen's Veranda Butterfly Square
• Large Chickenwire Background
• Broken Letters Set

Instructions:

Hope you will join us for this challenge!  I would love to see your creations!  Just click on the link below to add your project to the challenge blog.

Click here

Happy day,

Lori