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

CHALLENGE #48 - ANYTHING GOES

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 a new challenge here at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.
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 #48

ANYTHING GOES

Go CRAZY!!!!  It's ANYTHING GOES here at the Portal.  As long as you use some clear or rubber stamps it fits our theme. Ready, set, craft!!!!

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! We have recently updated the rules so do check that your project complies before you link up. 

You are welcome to play in our Challenges using rubber/clear 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 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 is awarded our Challenge Winner's Badge
5+ Entries = one Winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to spend at LCD/CV
10+ Entries = one Winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend at LCD/CV
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.  If you are using Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda stamps you can now also link up your challenge entry in the Lost Coast Official Fan Group on facebook.  There is a challenge album in photo's.  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 made this cool card with hot colours using Carmen's Veranda Passport Background, and Matador Monkey

Laurie made this wistful green beauty using Lost Coast Doodle Circles background,  Star Halo and Carmen's Veranda Play 

Cathy made an awesome shaker using Lost Coast Design's Raven Queen

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

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