#210 Fruit, Flowers and Foliage.

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, Riet here, with a simple scenery.

 

For the background of this card,

 I used various shades of blue, orange, yellow and brown. 

I sponged the background with a small sponge. 

Then I took the scrubbery stamp and stamped with three shades of brown. 

I kept shifting the stamp so that it looks like different types of stamps were used. 

I stamped the Carmens Veranda text with gold embossing powder.

Would you to join the challenge?

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!!!!

Here is another card with foto tutorial with the same stamp.

CHALLENGE #210 - FRUIT, FLOWER AND FOLIAGE

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 #210

FRUIT, FLOWER AND FOLIAGE

You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring fruit, flowers or any sort of foliage.  Easy!!  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 gorgeous inspiration from the team to get us started.  ENJOY!

Cathy used Lost Coast Designs Roses and Pieces of Calligraphy.

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Large Shrubbery with Carmen's Veranda 
Questionable Life Choice sentiment.

  
Riet used Lost Coast Designs Ironwork Border and Shadow Frame with Carmen's Veranda Open Rose and Leave a Trail 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 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 #210 - Fruit, Flower and Foliage
June 1st - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Tuesday, June 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
 

 

#209 No body here challenge. Vintage tag.

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, Riet here with a vintage tag for the "No body" challenge.

These are the stamps I used.

LCD Pieces of architecture

LCD Pieces of calligraphy

LCD Perfume bottles set

 LCD Long swirl

LCD Misc words

And I used:

Distress oxide

 Victorian velvet

Bundled sage

Distressink

Antique linen

Walnut stain

Victorian velvet

Glimmermist pink.

distress glaze

foamtape

Die crealies xxl tag nr.6

First, we make prints using a Pieces of Architecture stamp 

by applying the Distress Glaze to the stamp with a sponge.

Then we apply the Victorian velvet ink and spray glimmer mist over it.

Apply antique linen to the edges with a finger sponge.

And repeat with walnut stain.

With Distress oxide bundled sage you stamp the script.

With the Distress Oxide Bundled Sage and Victorian Velvet, 

you stamp a number of perfume bottles.

Wait until the ink is completely dry.

Color the bottles with antique linen.

Use a finger sponge to color the edges with walnut stain.

For the background tag that we use as a mat, sponge with the Bundled Sage.

Stamp the long swirl with Victorian Velvet and sponge the edges with Walnut Stain.

Assemble the tag, giving the perfume bottles different heights.

Stamp the word "Beauty" from the misc words sheet 

and stick it on raised with foam tape. 

Thread a nice ribbon through the hole and you're done.

I hope you enjoyed it.

You still have until the end of the month to enter the challen

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!!!

So maybe I'll see you at the challenge.

#209 No body here.

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, its Riet here with a new tutorial.

 

For this challenge I made a collage card.

LCD rubber stamps I used.

Mini Fish collage 

Mini Bug collage 

Mini Butterfly collage 

Ironwork border

Music border

Roses

Lilly florish

Pieces of calligraphy 

Dictionary Words 

Door and window set.

Versafine onyx black

Distressink

Broken china

Scattered straw

Spiced Marmelade

waterbased markers in the same colors.

thick black marker

15cm x 21 cm watercolor paper.

Start by stamping the three collage stamps in black.

Mask them off and continue filling the empty spaces with the other stamps.

We color the background with water and the distress ink.

We fill in the empty spaces further with the smallest script stamp from the Pieces of Calligraphy.

We do this with Distress Ink Broken China.

For the dictionary stamps, take a piece of paper and color it with the distress ink.

Stamp the dictionary stamps with versafine black onto the paper

 

Color the stamps with the markers.

Cut the words to size and trace the edges with a black marker.

Matt the card with black.

And then the card is finished; it also makes a nice Art Journal page.

I invite you to join the challenge.

There is a prize to be won.

TO THE CHALLENGE!!!!

CHALLENGE #209 - NO BODY HERE

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 #209

NO BODY HERE

This month we don't want to see any people or humanoid type things.   Anything else is great, so think animals, plants, buildings, inanimate objects etc etc etc...... 

You have all month to share your stamped anythings with the 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 Bubbles Border with Carmen's Veranda Monkey Face and There Would Be Cake Sentiment

Riet used Lost Coast Designs Bugz Set, Pieces of Calligraphy, Pieces of Architecture, Roses, Large Film Strip and Crackle Background

 

Darlene used Carmen's Veranda Sugar and Spice Sentiment and Calligraphy Square

 

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 #209 - No Body Here 
May 1st - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Sunday, May 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
 

 

#208 Anything goes with gnomes 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!

Hi there, its Riet here with a gnome postcard.

The gnome challenge by Lost Coast Designs runs until the end of April.

This time I have a simple card that is also easy for a beginner stamper to make.

What I used,

LCD mini gnome set 1, 4 and 5.

CV Postcard background.

Crealies-cardzz457-postzegel frame die

Derwent chromaflow pencils

Black fineliner

white gellpen

Masking tape

Versafine Onyx black.

Take a white card thats 1cm bigger than the die.

Stamp the gnomes with the Versafine.

Mask the gnomes and the edge of the card.

Stamp the postcard background.

Remove the tape and color the gnomes.

Mat with a card with a black background.

And with a fineliner, write SSSHHH on the board holding up the gnome.

Make some highlight spots with the white gellpen.

Quick and easy to make this fun card.

Hope you enjoyed it?

And feel free to show off your gnomes on the challenge.

You can even join in with other brands, as long as stamping is involved.

Hope to see you again next time.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!

#208 Gnomes challenge, ATC's with the mini gnomes.

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, its Riet here.

        

The Lost Coast Designs/Carmens Veranda Stamps challenge is so much fun. 

LCD has such cute mini gnome sets. 

These are very suitable for ATC cards.

For these ATC cards, I used:

LCD Mini gnomes 2,

 Mini gnomes 3, 

Mini gnomes 5.

LCD grunge tree, 

LCD Misc words.

CV jukebox, 

CV tulip.

Derwent inktense pencils.

Black water resistent ink, I used Versafine onyx black.

White gellpen.

Posca pen pink, lilac and white for the blossem.

Silver marker for the metal accents on the jukebox.

Masking tape.

How to make the ATC cards.

1. Stamp the flower gnome and mask it.

2. Stamp the middle tulip and mask it.

3. Stamp the other tulips.

Color with Derwent Inktense.

The background is also colored with the inktense pencils.

Stamp "For you" with black ink.

Give it some accents with the white gellpen.

The jukebox ATC is done in the same way.

Only the metall accent ar done with the silver marker.

For the sleeping gnome its the same.

Make blossem with the Posca markers.

If you want to participate in the challenge, here is the link.

There is, of course, a prize to be won.

If you want to know everything about it, you can read the rules here.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE:

CHALLENGE #208 - GNOMES

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 #208

GNOMES

You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring GNOMES!!  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!

Riet used Lost Coast Designs Mini Gnome Set 3, Daisy Flourish, Crackle Background and Misc Words

Cathy used Lost Coast Designs Rabbit Gnome

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Book Gnome and Mayan Stele

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 #208 - Anything Goes With Gnomes
April 1st - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Thursday, 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