Typewriter and Roses

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Good morning.  Cathy here with a fun card for you today.

Stamps used:
Roses
Typewriter

I started off with some watercolor paper that I did a cleanup on. 
I added some more teal distress ink to the background.
Next, I stamped the Typewriter in black ink right in the middle. After that I stamped the Roses in a rust color distress ink all around the typewriter.
I then put it on a black card base.

OR

Two different color combo challenges going on over at The Lost Coast blog.
Pick one and join the fun

CHALLENGE #194 FRUIT, FLOWER AND FOLIAGE MID MONTH REMINDER

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Hello Portal Peeps.

It's time for our mid month reminder for the Fruit, Flower and Foliage 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.

 

CHALLENGE #194

FRUIT, FLOWER AND FOLIAGE

It's February and we want to have some fun with Fruit, Flowers and Foliage.  You have all month to share your fruity and floral stamped anythings.  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!

  Aimee used Lost Coast Designs Daffodils Background and Harmony Peace Joy Freedom Dictionary Words

 Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs Roses and Pieces of Calligraphy

 

 Kathi used Lost Coast Designs Mucha Fan Girl

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 28th 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 #194 - Fruit, Flowers and Foliage
February 1st - 28th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Friday, February 28th 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
 

 

Fruit, Flower & Foliage: Roses

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Hello everyone!

One of my favourite Lost Coast Designs stamps is the wonderful ,Roses´, you will see it HERE. And as it fits perfectly in our current challenge Fruit, Flower & Foliage I used it on this colourful glossy card!

Such a nice theme, hope you will join us! :-)

I coloured a glossy card with several colours of alcohol ink and let it dry very well. I stamped the Roses with StazOn Jet Black and coloured them wit Ecoline markers, pink, green and some yellow. I finished by stamping a bit of text from Pieces of Calligraphy with orange waterproof ink, and sponged some black ink at the edges.

See you next time,

LiesbethXX

CHALLENGE #188 - CHILDREN

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 #188

CHILDREN

We want to  see your stamped anythings featuring children or for children.  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 Grunge Diamond Background and Flying Ballerina

 

Gail used Carmen's Veranda Kukla and Small Door with Lost Coast Designs Flagstone Background and Party Words

Riet used Lost Coast Designs Spike and Lucy, Pieces of Calligraphy and Roses with or Carmen's Veranda Dog Hair 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 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 #188 - Children
August 1st - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Saturday, August 31st 23.59 PST.
All entries must be entered in our link up or fan fb page, but your don't need a blog to win.  See our RULES page for more info
   

Let us entertain you. - It's a Party!

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Hello everyone, Liesbeth here showing you a party card for our Let us entertain you ChallengeLet us entertain you Challenge! There's still lost of time for you to participate...so why not? :-) 

I started this card by inking a white card with Distress Inks and water. I stamped the ladies with StazOn Jet Black and bleched them. After that I stamped the roses and text and finished the card with colour pencils and gel pens.

Stamps used: Showgirls,Roses and Party Words.

See you next time, have a wonderful weekend!

Liesbeth XX

Let´s Fly: Bookmark

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Hello everyone, Liesbeth here with a piece of inspiration for our Let's Fly-Challenge. This time it's not a real challenge, because there are so many beautiful stamps for this theme! I made a shiny bookmark with the lovely insects! 

I stamped the Bubble Border with orange StazOn ink onto a piece of alcohol inked glossy paper. And also some parts of the Roses stamp with yellow StazOn ink. Last but not least I stamped the insects, More Bugz,  with black StazOn and added a tiny bit of gold embossingpowder. I finished the bookmark with coloured gel pens and black edges. I glued it onto an orange card and added a metal ,roof' and a gem.

Hope you are inspired to participate to the challenge :-) 

See you next time,

Liesbeth

#181 Anything goes challenge, Frida Kahlo 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!

 

Dear readers, first of all I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year.

I wish prosperity and happiness and creativity for each of you.

And of course, most importantly, good health.

The challenge has moved from a bi-weekly to a one-month challenge.

This way everyone has a little more time to make something and participate.

You can read the new rules here.

Now my tag for the new challenge from Lost Coast Designs.

Here is the step by step explanation.

Materials I used:

LCD stamps,

Mini Frieda collage

Roses

Daisy florish

Ledger

Brushstrokes

Carmens Veranda,

Be a girl with a mind.

Versa magic,

Purple Hydrangea

Distress Oxide,

chipped sapphire

Distress ink,

chipped sapphire

faded jeans

speckled egg

dusty concord

Die for a window frame

White acrylic paint to splatter.

Distress micro glaze.

I started to color the tag with Speckled egg.

I made a print on the right side of the tag with the daisy floral and micro glaze.

I sponged the right half of the tag with Faded jeans and chipped sapphire.

I made some spots on the left half of the tag with Dusty Concord.

With the versa magic and the ledger stamp,

 I made a print over the left side of the tag.

let it dry.

In the meantime,

I cut out a frame with a piece of paper that I colored with Speckled egg.

I darkened the openings in the die with Dusty Concord.

I stamped the text from Carmens Veranda stamps and a border from the 

brush strokes sheet with Distress oxide chipped sapphire.

Did the same with the roses stamp.

Now for the portrait of Frida Kahlo.

This is a nice example of how you can also use part of a stamp.

I only used her head and it fit perfectly in the frame.

I made some splatters on the tag with the white paint.

The mat of the tag is made of lilac paper.

The edges are sponged with chipped sapphire.

Now just attach the frame with Frida on it and add some pearls for decoration.

Punch a hole and put a piece of ribbon through it.

I hope you enjoyed it and hope to see your work on the challenge blog.

Enter the challenge for a chance to win new rubber stamps.

CHALLENGE #181 - ANYTHING GOES

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Hello Portal Peeps

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

Gosh, 2024.  I hope it's awesome for us all.  The start of a new year and we are changing things up a little bit here.   It's time for our new Challenge and these are now going to run for the whole month.  You have all month to get your entries in 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.   Please also check the rules because we have made a few changes and updates.  You can find the rules tab at the top of the blog.

Now for our new Challenge!

CHALLENGE #181

ANYTHING GOES

We are kicking off with Anything Goes.  You have all month to share your stamped anythings with any 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 ATC Mona's Window, Pieces of Calligraphy, Winged Girl NS and Roses

 

Gail used Carmen's Veranda Alfred Hitchcock Standing and Staircase with Lost Coast Designs Grunge Border 2", Dream Dictionary Word and Party Words.

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 #181 - Anything Goes
January 1st - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Wednesday, January 31st 23.59 PST.
All entries must be entered in our link up or in our fb group.  See our RULES page for more info
 

 

Challenge #178 - 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 friends and welcome to another really fun challenge...Stamping on Pattern Paper! It is so much fun to see what you can come up with by stamping on pattern paper. I just love how the pattern shows through and enhances the design.

For this card I stamped the Roses stamp onto this vintage looking pattern paper that I then added a bit of color with watercolor pencils and a waterbrush.  I also used a stamp from the Pieces of Calligraphy set to create the blue strip of pattern paper.

Hope you can join in on the fun stamp on your own piece of pattern paper!

CHALLENGE #172 - SUMMERTIME

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 #172

SUMMERTIME

Yes, we are celebrating summer so share your stamped makes featuring summer colours, scenes, activities.  Anything that makes us think SUMMER!!!!   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 used Carmen's Veranda Crouching Angel and Lost Coast Designs Roses

   Laurie used Carmen's Veranda Rabbit Square stamp

Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs 3 Flying Flower Girls Faces and Misc. Words with Carmen's Veranda Tree with Birds

 

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 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 #172 - Summertime
August 1st - 14th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Monday, August 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
 

 

#156, tag you're it! A vintage tag.

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Hello, Riet here.

Today I have a vintage tag for the tag challenge.

I myself love this style, I like old stuff and romantic style.

The roses stamp and the label set is perfect for this vintage tag.

I'll explain how I made it.

 

Hello, today I have a vintage tag for the tag challenge.

I myself love this style, I like old stuff and romantic style.

The roses stamp and the label set is perfect for this vintage tag.

I'll explain how I made it.

This is what I used.

LCD set Labels

LCD Roses

LCD Ledger

Distress ink

Victorian velvet

Aged mahogany

Distress oxide

Bundled sage

Rustic wilderness

Stazon timber brown

Markers or pencils in the same colours.

Stencil ornament stijl 8 (Hobbyshop Sandra)

Crealies xxl tag nr.6

 

With victorian velvet I made some ink stains on the tag.

I applied ink to the stencil with Distress aged mahogany and sprayed it with a little bit of water.

You can print the stencil on the tag.

I did the same with the victorian velvet.

Then I added Aged mahogany here and there with an inkblender brush and the stencil.

Look what a beautiful background you get.

With the ledger stamp and Aged mahogany I placed a print here and there.

This will give your background more depth.

And with Rustic wilderness I stamped the roses on the right corner of the tag.

while the background is drying well, we continue with the Label and rose stamp.

We stamp these stamps with Stazon Timber brown.

I colored them with water based markers.

Cut them out, I cut the roses into pieces.

This way you can arrange the roses more easily around the label.

Stick the label on the tag with foam tape and do the same with the roses.

Hope you liked this tutorial,

 and join oure tag challenge at Lost Coast Designs and Carmen Veranda's stamps.

There is new rubber for the winner.

You can even join with other brands, you can read all about it in the rules.

Have a nice day and till next time.