Showing posts with label MRaven2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MRaven2. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

31 Days of Halloween Day 1

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 there, Riet here.
 Its the start of the 31 Days of Halloween challenge at Lost Coast designs/Carmen's Veranda stamps.
Love, Love , Love Halloween theme crafts.
And it's a Halloween challenge the whole month.
So here is my tag for Halloween.

I used:

Distress ink,
Old paper
Pumice stone
Iced spruce
Dusty concord
Versafine onyx black
White gellpen
Water resistent fineliner
Blue, grey and brown colorpencils
Small circkle punch
Perfect resist
Tag die

How to make the tag.
Take a small amount of perfect resist and a sponge. Dab your sponge in the resist liquid and apply it to the spider web stamp. Make a good print in one go. Let it dry very well.

Now sponge the distress ink Old paper,
Pumice stone, and
Iced spruce onto the card.
let it dry well.

Take a piece of white paper and stamp the Checkerboard border on it.
Sponge them purple with the distress ink dusty concord.
Die cut the tag and glue the checkerboard borders on it.

Stamp the raven with the black versafine.

If you didn't hit all the spots properly, you can touch it up with the fineliner.

Color the raven and the branch he is sitting on.
And stamp the words in black.
Because I thought the tag on the right side was a bit bare, 
I also stamped the grunge tree here.
Mat the tag with black cardboard.
With a punch I make a ring of black cardboard, glue it on and make a hole in it.
You can now put a cord or string in there.


Now its your turn.
Make something with a Halloween or day of the dead theme.
Don't forget to use some stamps.
Please read the rules, to avoid disappointment.

Good luck and till next time.



CHALLENGE #190 - 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN LINKY

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 our annual 31 Days of Halloween celebration!
The team will be posting their spooktacular makes every day this month.
This linky will be open all month and we hope you will get your boo on and join the fun.  You can link up your Halloween inspired makes all month for 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.

CHALLENGE #190

31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN

Link up your Halloween inspired projects.  Anything related to the season, spooky, fruity, fun, scary or cute.  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 or fed to the giant pumpkin!!!!  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 problem, 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!  
 
Riet is getting us started today with this gorgeous tag using Lost Coast Designs Grunge Tree, Spiderwebs Background, Checkerboard Border and MRaven2 with Carmen's Veranda's When Witches Go Riding sentiment
 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!

 
Challenge #190 - 31 Days of Halloween
October 1st - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Thursday, October 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
 
 

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

#183 Lets fly challenge.

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, No tutorial today but a brief explanation.
I used these stamps for this card.
and 

I also used 
distress oxide Iced spruce, 
Wilted violet, 
Picked rasberry 
Blueprint sketch.
And distress ink Black soot.
A black waterproof ink.
White gel pen.
Black fineliner.

I started by making a puddle with Iced spruce and some water and dabbing the paper into it.
Let it dry, then make stripes with the side of the oxide ink pads.
Stamp the ravens with the waterproof ink.
Color the ravens with pencil or marker.
Give them some accents with the white gel pen.
Stamp the text on white paper and draw a line around the words.
Cut the words in to pieces.
With the black distress ink and an ink blender we now darken the outer edge of the paper.
That gives it some mystery.
Glue the words on the card.
Now take a larger sheet of white paper,
 and stamp it completely full with the Daisy floral and black ink.
Now stick the raven card on top and matt with black cardstock.
This is a somewhat older technique, 
but as you can see, you can quickly and easily achieve an interesting background.

So now its up to you, and I hope you join the challenge.
It runs till end of the month, so still time to join.
There is new rubber to win, so thats nice.
Goodluck and dont forget to have fun with your craft.



Tuesday, October 17, 2023

31 Days of Halloween Day 17 - Mummy and Frank Play Tic Tac Toe

Welcome back to Lost Coast Portal to Creativity where Lost Coast Designsra and Carmen's Veranda collide to bring you twice the inspiration and double the fun!
 
Hello Portal Peeps!   Gail here today for day 17 of our spookfest here at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  I've made a game!!!!!  And learnt that canary yellow is maybe not good staging for photographs.  Ah well....... here's my Mummy and Frank themed tic tac toe

 
 
I started with an MDF tic tac toe kit.
You need 5 of each piece so I stamped Lost Coast Designs Frank and Mummy on white shrink plastic.
While waiting for ink to dry I stamped masses of different stamps from Lost Coast Designs directly onto the base board using midnight blue archival ink and masks.  Any gaps I filled in afterwards with sky blue archival ink and all the stamps from Pieces of Calligraphy.  Added a few Flying Monkeys from Carmen's Veranda at the top and I used Lost Coast Designs Gargoyle, Witch Cat, Goth Shrine, MRaven1, MRaven2, Dancing Skeletons, Sugar Skull with Flower and White Nose Sugar Skull.
Then I glued the edge and divider pieces in place.
I coloured the images stamped on the shrink plastic with distress markers and sharpies, fussy cut them and shrunk them with my heat gun. 
I thought the X's and O's looked a bit plain so I stamped them with two of the text stamps from Pieces of Calligraphy and glued the shrunken Mummy's and Franks in place.

Link up your Halloween inspired projects.  Anything related to the season, spooky, fruity, fun, scary or cute.  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars$$$$.    
 
Check back every day this month for awesome inspiration from the team
Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Friday, September 15, 2023

CHALLENGE #175 - BIRDS

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 #175

BIRDS

 
We want to see birds on your stamped anythings.  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!

 

 Roni used Lost Coast Designs Goth Raven

Gail used Carmen's Veranda Duck with various sentiments and
Lost Coast Designs Grunge Border 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 #175 - Birds
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 Saturday, 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

 
 

Saturday, April 15, 2023

CHALLENGE #165 - CELEBRATE IT!

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 #165

CELEBRATE IT!


Share your stamped anythings featuring any celebration.  
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 Lost Coast Designs MRaven2 and Carmen's Veranda Flying Birds
 
 Roni used Lost Coast Designs Dancing Skeletons, Spiderwebs Background, Brush Strokes

Liesbeth used Carmen's Veranda Salvador Dali with Lost Coast Designs Party Hats and Party 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 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 #165 - CELEBRATE IT!
  April 15th - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Sunday, 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

 

 

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Vintage Raven

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 card with a flip
Stamps Used:
I started off with some Tim Holtz paper and I stamped MRaven 2. Then I added snippets of paper and I stamped ATC set 6 on the circle. I added washi tape to make it open up on the front of the card.
 
I stamped Wings (only 1) on the inside of this, colored it with Copic markers and I added sparkle but you can't see. On the other side I stamped  Daisy flourish
For the card base I used Daisy flourish and ATC set 6 stamped randomly around the front.  

Come join the fun here

Saturday, October 16, 2021

31 Days of Halloween: Day 16 - Poe-etic

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.  I hope you are enjoying the Halloween marathon here at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and having a bootastic weekend.  The team is sharing amazing projects every day this month.  Check out all the makes and leave a little love.  Here's a card I made using Lost Coast Designs M Raven 2, Pieces of Calligraphy and Carmen's Veranda Nevermore word stamp.
I used a slightly grungy light grey base card, edged with black ink and
stamped and masked the Raven.  I cut a circle from a piece of card and used it as a stencil to blend yellow and orange distress inks to make the moon.  Then I stamped the small Pieces of Calligraphy stamp with orange ink on my moon.  I stamped the Nevermore word and added a little black pen doodle to tie it in to the branch.
Come join the Halloween fun here.

Monday, February 18, 2019

Square Challenge

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 2 cards for this challenge.

Stamps Used: Forest God square
                     Calligraphy square
       MRaven2

 For this card I started out with some mixed media paper and Distress Oxide inks. I picked some greens and a brown to go with the Forest God stamp. I smooched the inks on my craft mat and dipped my paper in it. I did this till I got the look I wanted.

 I then stamped the Forest God square on it with black ink.  Mind you I didn't stamp it strait or in the center where I wanted so I had to make it work with some cutting and adding some bling.  I then layered it with some brown cardstock and added it to a green card.

For this card I stared out the same way. Mixed media cardstock and some Distress Oxide inks. This time I used purple and blue for the colors.  I smooched the colors on my craft mat and dipped my paper in it. I then stamped Calligraphy square on the paper. I did not want full coverage of the stamp so I did not ink it fully. I cut it down to size.
 Next I took one of the new raven stamps MRaven2 and stamped it over the top of the Calligraphy square. I then added a light touch of glitter to the raven. Layered it on blue cardstock and then on a pattern paper on a white card base.

You can find all the square stamps here. There are quite a few of them .

Ok I showed you mine you can show me yours. Come join the challenge here.