#203 Festive fun. I made a little Christmas lantern.

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Hi there, Riet here with a christmas lantern.

Recently, I was in a store in the Netherlands that's comparable to a dollar store.

There I saw this lantern and immediately thought of the Mary and Angels triptych stamp.

I stamped the stamp on vellum with black Stazon ink.

I let it dry thoroughly.

I closed the back of the lantern with black cardstock.

I made the pionsettia from red paper and light green paper for the leaves. 

The pionsettias were sprayed with gold glitter mist.

I sponged the edges of the large leaves and pionsettias with Distress Oxide Rustic Wilderness.

The holly branches are made from darker green paper, and the berries are glitter stones.

I covered the lantern itself with gold Inca Gold from Viva Decor.

I think the lantern looks lovely, and it creates a cozy atmosphere.

Are you making something with stamps thats festive?

It doesn't matter which brand, everything is allowed.

Then join the challenge. Don't forget to read the rules.

You could be the next winner and win stamps of your choice.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!!!

Here's another possibility with this stamp.

Go to the tutorial.

Mary and Angels

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 stamping friends, Aimee here! Christmas is just around the corner. Have you starting organizing your holiday cards yet? If not, here's a high-impact card that takes minimal effort to put together:

The black embossing on reflective silver cardstock makes this a beautiful card to hold:

I used the Mary and Angels stamp from Lost Coast Designs, black embossing powder and shiny silver cardstock to get this effect. Follow along with these photos to see the steps to make it:

I hope you enjoy creating and sending Christmas cards even half as much as I do! It's a wonderful way to connect with family and friends during the holiday season. Share your creation to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity for your chance to win November's "Fun and Festive" prize. 

#157 "Something seasonal"

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Hi there, Riet here.

This card is my DT contribution to the challenge of,

Lost Coast Designs and Carmens Veranda stamps.

Anyone can make this card, including beginners.

What do you need.

LCD stamp Mary and angels,

LCD stamp Misc words.

Black paper, white paper and gold paper 200 grams.

Gold embossing powder.

Versamark.

Black ink, no matter what brand.

Holly die and poinsettia die.

Stencil with stars.

Aleene's glitter snow.

This is how to make the card.

Stamp the Mary and angels stamp with Versamark,

 and sprinkle with the gold embossing powder.

Let the EB powder melt with the heat tool.

Cut the stamp out and matt on black paper with foamtape.

Matt again with white.

And put it aside.

The background card is made with the stencil and Aleene's snow.

Please note, only around the angels.

When its dry you can glue the angels on the background.

With a die of a poinsettia I have die cut in gold and white.

I did the same with holly branches.

I shaped them a bit and stuck them on the card with glue.

I stamped the words on white paper with black ink.

Cut them out and glued them over the twigs with foam tape.

I hope you enjoyed it and will join the challenge.

The team would really like it if you join the challenge.

And of course you have a chance to win a prize.

You can participate with any brand you want, read the rules here.

And to join Click here.

I wish you lots of creative fun and see you next time.

CHALLENGE #112 - WINTER BLUES

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.
We are having just one challenge this month.  The team have been working really hard and we are gonna take it a little bit easy for December.  There will still be a lots of posts with fabulous and amazing inspiration, so drop back often and join the fun for a chance to win some Lost Coast dollars. We will be announcing the November 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 #112

WINTER BLUES

We want to see your stamped projects featuring Winter and/or Blue.  You can use one or both of the themes on your projects.  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!

Laurie made this beautiful card using Lost Coast Designs Georges and Louis stamp, the Small Snowflake Stamp Set, and the Misc. ATC #6 set.

 

Riet made this awesome card and bookmark using Lost Coast Designs

Mary and Angels and Door and Window stamp sets.

Roni made this awesome card using Lost Coast Designs Victoriana, Pieces of Calligraphy, and Carmen's Veranda Eye Chart Square stamps.

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

Challenge #112 - Winter Blues
December 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, December 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