Be the kind of woman

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, Cathy here with a fun woman card for you today.

                                                                       Stamps Used:

                                                                           Rose

                                                                         Grunge Diamond Background  

                                                                          Flying ballerina 

                                                                           Saying

I started by cutting a 4.2 x 5.5 card base. I then took some picked raspberry distress oxide ink and made the background.

 I then stamped Rose in the same distress oxide ink as I used on the background.

 Next, I stamped the Flying ballerina with black ink on the bottom center to make her pop from the card. I them added some Grunge Diamond Background around the open spots to fill in the blanks. 

Lastly, I stamped the saying on the top with black ink.

You still have time to join the monthly challenge.

CHALLENGE #132 - ART DOLLS AND DIVAS

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 #132

ART DOLLS AND DIVAS

Share your stamped projects featuring Art Dolls and Divas.
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 Large Elk Skull, Travel Stuff set, Victoriana, Pieces of Calligraphy, Wings, Open Rose and Steampunk Typewriter Girl

  
Laurie used Grunge Flower Profile

 
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

Challenge #132 - Art Dolls and Divas
November 1st - 14th  Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Sunday, November 14th 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
 

 

CHALLENGE #105 - 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!

 

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 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 #105

ANYTHING GOES

It's Anything Goes but don't forget we are a real clear/rubber stamp challenge.

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 made this gorgeous and trendy slimline card using Lost Coast Designs Pieces of Calligraphy, Pieces of Architecture and Carmen's Veranda Open Rose

Liesbeth made this gorgeous card using loads of Lost Coast Designs stamps including

Ancient Woman 3,  Small Cityscape, Flying Flower Girl Faces, Daisy Flourish, 

and Door and Window set.

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 #105 - ANYTHING GOES
August 15th - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Monday, August 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
 

 

Beautiful Vintage Roses

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 everyone! I hope you're all having a lovely week.  Roni here with a lovely watercolor card using the Roses stamp.  They remind me of vintage rose images found  on vintage scrap.

I stamped the image on cold press watercolor paper (140lb) using VersaFine Clair ink.

After the ink had dried I went about painting several layers of color using my Kuretake Gansi Tambi watercolors. The background was also watercolored and after it had all dried I flicked on a bit of gold watercolor.  Finally the sentiment from the Misc Words set was stamped again using VersaFine Clair ink.

Now it's your turn!

Enter your creation for Challenge #73 - Blooming Lovely.

Spotlight Rose

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 friends, Roni here with a lovely vintage Rose using the Spotlight Technique for the Yellow and Orange Challenge.

The rose was stamped onto an vintage book page using VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink, the image was stamped a second time on a scrap of white cardstock. This panel was matted with yellow and affixed to an orange card blank.

I determined which sections of the rose I wanted to spotlight and die cut those areas from the second image.  Those areas were then colored using Inktense watercolor pencils and a waterbrush.  Each of the colored spotlight circles were then mounted onto the original rose image so they lined up perfectly. A few dots of irRESISTible Pico Embellisher in Wedding Dress (white) was added to finish off the card.

Now it's your turn.  Are you up for our challenge?  Link your creations to the Orange and Yellow Challenge and you might just be the lucky winner of Lost Coast Designs & Carmen's Veranda stamps!