CHALLENGE #146 - FUNNY AND/OR CUTE

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 #146

FUNNY AND/OR CUTE

Share your stamped funny and/or cute 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!

 
Sue used Lost Coast Designs 50's Girl and Carmen's Veranda Do I Smell Cake and Twinkies sentiments

 
Gail used Carmen's Veranda Oz Scarecrow and 27 Cookies sentiment

Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs Big Shrubbery and Party Words with Carmen's Veranda Small Baby Elephant.

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 #146 - Funny and/or Cute
June 15th - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Thursday, June 30th 23.59 PST.
All entries must be entered in our link up or in our fb group but your don't need a blog to win.  See our RULES page for more info
 

 

CHALLENGE #118 - WHERE'S MY HAT

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!

 

Welcome 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 #118

WHERE'S MY HAT

 

We want to see your stamped projects featuring at least one hat, 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 awesome inspiration from the team to get us started.  ENJOY!

Cathy used Lost Coast Designs Dark Girl Geisha and Vertical Party Hats

 

Gail used Carmen's Veranda Oz Scarecrow, Snow Cowboy and 

Givashitometer sentiment

Sue used Lost Coast Designs Evil Eye and Party Hats 2 and Carmen's Veranda 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 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.

Due to the mass cancellation of stamp/scrapbook shows Linda is running an online virtual convention.   Use coupon code QUARANTINE to get 25% 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.

Happy Stamping!
Gail
Challenge Host

Challenge #118 - Where's My Hat
March 15th - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Wednesday, March 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
 

 

The Way to Oz

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.  Gail here today with a card using the wonderful Carmen's Veranda Oz Scarecrow and I also had some fun with shaving foam and reinkers.  Read down for news on two chances to win Lost Coast Designs/Carmen's Veranda stamps......

 Here he is, having a Eureka! moment!!

 If you haven't tried the shaving foam technique to colour some backgrounds I urge you to give it a go.  Basically squirt a load of shaving foam onto a paper plate, add some colour, I used reinkers, swirl it around with a cocktail stick, place your card into it, scrap off the foam and go Oooooh!!  Pretty!!!!!  It also makes everything smell quite nice as well!  I picked this background cos I thought it looked stormy. 

I cut the background with a stitch die and mounted on a black card base.  I stamped the Scarecrow on white card, embossed, coloured with Promarkers and fussy cut.  I made the sign using a different piece of my shaving foam backgrounds, letters from Lost Coast Designs License Plate Alphabet and the broomstick from the Small Witch stamp.  I left the arm attached and coloured it Wicked Witch of the West colours.......  So maybe he's pointing at a squished witch rather that the sign to OZ??!!

Thanks for dropping by.  There is still time to join the Follow the Yellow Brick Road challenge for a chance to win Lost Coast Designs/Carmen's Veranda stamps.

Lost Coast Designs is also sponsoring the Allsorts challenge again this week where the theme is Autumn Glory and you have another chance to win a gift voucher.  Do hop over and check out the challenge and join the fun.  See you there........

CHALLENGE #61 - FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD

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.  We are a stamping challenge.  Your focus must use rubber or clear stamping to be eligible for the prize.

Now for our new Challenge!

CHALLENGE #61

FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD

We want to see stamped makes inspired by the Wizard of Oz.  You don't have to use specific Wizard of Oz images.  We will accept any scarecrows, witches, dogs, flying monkeys, lions, yellow bricks, houses, flying or not, with or without squashed witches, or anything else that you can link to the film/book.  Just let us know what it is that inspired you.  

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.  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!

Cathy made a cool card using Carmen's Veranda Oz Witch and Flying Birds Background
 

Gail made a scene with Carmen's Veranda Oz Scarecrow and Monkey Face and Lost Coast Designs Large Tigger Shrine, Oriental Doll, and Fourth Dimension and Shooting Star backgrounds

Roni blinged up Carmen's Veranda Oz Witch against a dramatic 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 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

An InLinkz Link-up

The Colour of Brains

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.  Gail here today to share a little inspiration for the current challenge Stamped Background.  Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda have some amazing, beautiful and very reasonably priced background stamps, so this is a no brainer.  Now there's a theme to expand upon.......

I used the gorgeous Lost Coast Designs Pondscum background with Carmen's Veranda Oz Scarecrow and Tidy Minds sentiment.  

I stamped and embossed Pondscum Background with black powder on white card.  I'm not sure this picture does it justice.  It's a very detailed and complex stamp.  Do use a fine, detailed embossing powder if you are going to heat emboss.  I used Stampendous Fine Black here.  

Then I stamped and embossed the Tidy Minds sentiment and Oz Scarecrow, both available from Carmen's Veranda.  I cut the sentiment panel with Sizzix Deckle Edge die and fussy cut the scarecrow.  I quite liked it black and white, but then decided to add some colour.

I thought green, for spring, vaguely entertained red, for brains, and then decided yellow, for happy, and maybe also brains if you are a scarecrow!!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Don't forget to link up your makes using stamping in the background for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars!!!

Belated Birthday Wishes from Oz

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.  Gail here today with some inspiration for our Boys, Boys, Boys challenge.
Now, I know many people find male themed cards an extra challenge.   I know I do usually.  But for some reason the inspiration just kept coming.  Maybe it's because Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda have so many really cool men stamps.   So here's one, dressed as a scarecrow!!

 I stamped Lost Coast Designs Fourth Dimension using blue ink onto a white card base.  I stamped letters and numbers from License Plate Alphabet using dark blue ink, cut round them and inked the edges with the same ink.  I stamped, fussy cut and coloured Carmen's Veranda Oz Scarecrow and added him to the card.  Love this guy!!  Thought he made a perfect image for a belated birthday card.  Something I need fairly often ROFL.

 Link up your stamped makes using Boy and/or Men for a chance to win 

Lost Coast dollars.