CHALLENGE #206 - LOVE AND HEARTS

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 #206

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February, the month of love.  Please share your stamped anythings featuring love and hearts.  Lets get romantic and share love.  We certainly need as much as we can get.
You have all month to share.  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 Sherlock and License Plate Alphabet

 
Gail used Lost Coast Designs White Nose Sugar Skull, Hearts and Curl Border
and Love Dictionary Words

  
Riet used Lost Coast Designs Prom Night 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 28th 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 #206 - Love and Hearts
February 1st - 28th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Saturday, February 28th 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

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Cathy here with day 19

Stamps Used:

Spiderweb background

Frank

Bride of Frank

License plate alpha

Piece of calligraphy 

I started with 2 white tags and some orange distress oxide ink. I smooched the ink on the craft mat and dipped the tags in it.

Next, I stamped Piece of calligraphy   in brown oxide ink, and I edged the tags with the same color. After that I stamped Spiderweb background in the same orange ink.

I stamped Bride of Frank and Frank on white cardstock and colored it with copic markers and cut them both out.

I then stamped the 3 and 1 from License plate alpha

 on some dark cardstock with white ink.

After all of that I added some Halloween ephemera

Come join the Halloween month long challenge.

Say It Big

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!!   Happy 4th July!!!   We are kicking off the festive season this month with Christmas in July.   It's nice to make a few cards at a time and the heat of summer is the perfect time to think snowflakes and ice.  Especially if it's in a long drink LOL.  

No snowflakes or ice on this one, just an elf and a little red, white and blue.

I stamped Lost Coast Designs Flagstone Background with Ice Blue ink and realised I really need to clean my stamps sometimes.  But it's quite a nice shade of uh, rose?? so I stamped the large Rectangle Shadow Frame with Carnation Red archival.  I'd stamped, coloured and fussy cut this little Carmen's Veranda Elf and decided all it needed was a big sentiment.  License Plate Alphabet to the rescue.....

You have all month to join the Christmas in July fun.  

Check the rules to make sure your makes are eligible for the prize draw.

Thanks for dropping by.

 

 

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CHALLENGE #187 - 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. 

 

We have some *NEW* stamps coming to the Lost Coast Designs webshop.  The team is already using some of them but due to technical difficulties they aren't showing online yet.  If you are placing an order and would like to buy any of the new stamps then drop Linda an email at linda@lost-coast-designs.com and ask her to add them to your order.   Hopefully they will all be available to view online soon.

 
Now for our new Challenge!

CHALLENGE #187

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Let's kick off the festive makes with Christmas In July.  You have all month to share your stamped anythings with a Christmas 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 *NEW* Cat, Small Snowflakes Set, License Plate Alphabet Set and Grunge Diamond Background

Gail used Lost Coast Designs CD Roly Jester, ATC Doodle Circles and Misc Words

  
Riet used Lost Coast Designs *NEW* Mini-Santas, Snowflakes Border, Party Words, Misc Words and Large Snowflakes with Carmen's Veranda Christmas Tree


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 #187 - 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 Wednesday, July 31st 23.59 PST.

 

Valentine's tickets

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 2 Valentine's tickets.

Stamps Used:

Brush strokes

Travel stuff set

ATC misc. 6 set

License plate alpha

I started off by cutting a piece of heavy weight Krat cardstock in half. Mine was a half of a top folding A2 card base. So, half of that. I then punched the corners to make it look like a ticket. 

Next, I stamped the circles from the Brush strokes with pink distress oxide ink on both. I then stamped Travel stuff set and ATC misc. 6 set with the new distress oxide ink color. After that was done I edged them both with walnut distress ink and then scorched timber distress oxide ink and spritzed some water on it.

I then took the 1 and 4 from the License plate alpha and stamped them in the scorched timber distress oxide ink and cut out. Lasted, I went through my stash and got some bits to add to the tickets. For the finishing touch I added white paint splatter. 

Happy Halloween

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 Halloween card for the Celebrate it challenge. 

Stamps Used:

Frank

License Plate alphabet

I stared out with stamping Frank on white cardstock and coloring him with Copic markers. I then cut him out. 
Next, I stamped the 31 from the apha set on green cardstock and cut them out. Set both cutouts aside and pick out some Halloween paper for the card background. 

I took some molding paste and added some black paint to it and put it through a stencil and added some black embossing powder of top. Set aside to dry. (You really didn't have to tint the paste if you add black embossing powder to it). When dry I heat embossed it and it made it all shinny. 

Lastly, I added my 31 to the bottom and had Frank stand on top of it. I then added a saying.

I hope you join the Challenge here.

Ho-Ho-Ho

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Hello, Cathy here with a card for you.

Stamps Used:

License plat Alpha 

Small snowflake set

I started by cutting blue cardstock piece a bit smaller then 4.5 x 5.5. I then stamped the H and O from the License plat Alpha  3 times on the side of the paper in black ink.

Next, I stamped a snowflake from Small snowflake set in white ink randomly all over the background. I then added it to a gray card base and lastly, I added some sliver bling.  

You can join the challenge here. 

Ticket To Ride

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Good morning and a very happy Monday! It's Sue here and it's the last few days of our fun Tag challenge, so here's my second piece.

This time I started by making an inky background and stamping the License Plate Alpha Set.

I LOVE this sentiment, they are words to live by!

These are my fab stamps

License Plate Alpha Set

Steampunk Bicycle Lady

Bird On Bike

Coffee Lies 

There's still time to join in with us, so start stamping your tags!

Have a great week whatever you are doing, and thanks so much for looking x

Today's Good Mood!

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 Good morning and a very happy Tuesday! It's Sue here with my card for our latest challenge over at Lost Coast Designs. For this one, we need to use at least 3 stamps. This is really easy for me as I always use loads of stamps - I just LOVE putting them all away again lol.

I started by making quite a bright background using distress inks, stencils, and lots of stamps and white embossing powder.

Then I nabbed a spot for my sentiment. It was also somewhere for my clown to stand on!

And these are my fun images! I love Pope Clown, he really looks like he knows how to have a good time!

Yep, I've definitely used at least 3 stamps lol. I've used

License Plate Alphabet

Pope Clown

Big Nose Clown

Pieces of Caligraphy

Elf With Star (Carmen's Veranda)

Today's Good Mood ' Carmen's Veranda)

And we're all done!

I must admit I do like this one, and I've already got someone in mind for it.

I hope you join in with our challenge, and be sure to use at least 3 stamps.

Take care and have a very happy week xx

CHALLENGE #135 - LET'S FLY!

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Hello Portal Peeps.  Happy New Year!!! 

We hope you have had an awesome festive season and are ready for a new year of fun and inspiration here at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.
 

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 #135

LET'S FLY!

Your stamped anythings must feature something that flies.  Birds, insects, balloons, dragons, angels etc etc.  Please remember we are a real stamp challenge and 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!

 
Sue used Lost Coast Designs Flying Car, STP Dirigible and Small Cityscape

  

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Gryphon and License Plate Alphabet

 

 

Laurie used Lost Coast Designs Whimsical Flora and Doodle Circles and the Sing clear stamp from Carmen's Veranda


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 #135 - Let's Fly
January 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, January 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
 

 

Happy New Year gnomes

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Cathy here with a New Year card.

Stamps Used:

three gnomes

license plate alpha 

I started out with the three gnomes and cut them out with my scan-n-cut and colored them with copic markers. I did add some sparkle to their hats with a sparkle gel pen. 

To make the background I used some sliver stencil paste and a star stencil. I then placed a sliver glitter paper strip on the bottom so the gnomes can stand on it. 

Stamp 2022 from the license plate alpha in purple ink and add to the top. There you have a gnomes new year's card.

You still have time to join the gnome challenge here.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 20 Favorite Monster

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!

Cathy here with a fun monster tag for you today.

Stamps Used:

Frank

Bride of Frank

License plate alpha

🎃☠🎃☠🎃☠

I started off with a #8 size white tag. I used some distress spray in green. I made the background. There is some distress mica spray in there to but you can't see it. I then grabbed a stencil and some black paint and made the background. Set aside to dry.

Next stamp Frank and Bride of Frank. I colored them in with Copic markers and then cut out. I placed them on the bottom of the tag. I added a saying and some swirl die cuts and a 31 from  License plate alpha and you have your tag.

Join the challenge here. You could win some rubber..

Gnome Post

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!

 

 Due to the mass cancellation of stamp/scrapbook shows Linda is running an online virtual convention.   Use coupon code QUARANTINE to get 20% off any purchase of Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda stamps.  Katzelkraft stamps, stamp accessories and Stencil Girl stencils are not included in the sale.

 

Hello Portal Peeps!  Gail here today.

I hope you are enjoying all the awesome inspiration for our Mail Art Challenge.

You have until close of play on the 14th to join the fun.

I decided to use one of Lost Coast Designs fabulous Gnomes and make a giant postage stamp!

This is ZZ Top Gnome 2.  I also used PMC Circle Frame Background and the number 2 from the License Plate Alphabet.

I started by cutting a piece of card with a postage stamp die, this one is from Sizzix.  In hindsight stamping first and die cutting afterwards would have given me more to hold onto......   I stamped the gnome using black archival ink, masked and stamped the 2 using blue archival ink.

I masked the 2, keeping the gnome mask in place too, and stamped PMC Circle Frame Background with green archival ink.  This is quite a large stamp and having a bit of extra card to hold onto would have been useful, but all's well that ends well........   I coloured the gnome with distress markers and gel pens and edged the panel with ink.  Then I die cut the next size up from green card and mounted my stamped panel.   These gnomes are quite big, so my postage stamp is 41/8ish x 31/8ish" (11 x 8.5cm), perfect as it is, or added to a base for a fun postcard.  

Don't forget to join the Mail Art Challenge for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars..... anything related to snail mail that features real rubber or clear stamping works!

Thanks for dropping by.  Have a awesome day.  Hugz

CHALLENGE #119 - NUMBERS

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 #119

NUMBERS

 

Please include some numbers on your stamped project.  Please make sure that numbers are a prominent part of your project.  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project.  A small stamped number 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 Lost Coast Designs Mona Flying, License Plate Alphabet and Number Border.

 

Laurie used Lost Coast Designs Small Diamonds Background and Bingo Border stamp, Katzelkraft Coffee Chihuahua stamp available at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda Fun and Games sentiment stamp.

Gail used Carmen's Veranda Monkey with Banjo, small Face with Tongue and
Lost Coast Designs License Plate Alphabet    

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.

 

If you would like another chance to win Lost Coast dollars Lost Coast Designs is also sponsoring the Mod Squad challenge this week where the theme is also Numbers!!!

Happy Stamping!
Gail
Challenge Host

Challenge #119 - Numbers
  April 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, April 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