Strangely Tropical

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!  Gail here today to hopefully inspire you to join our current challenge with some Off The Edge stamping.

I've used Carmen's Veranda Monkey Face.  He's usually quite off the edge so that made the challenge pretty easy.  I also added Carmen's Veranda Pineapple, for that truely tropical feel and lots of Lost Coast Designs Sketchy Rose stamp.

I stamped the monkey with brown archival and masked.  Then I stamped the pineapple, inking the fruit with yellow and the leaves with green archival ink.

I stamped the rose with pink archival ink, using 4 masks to allow me to fill up the background.

 I used green gel pens for the monkey's eyes and used brush markers to add some scribbled colour to the flowers and pineapple.   I've also got a layered die cut in there, but I'm still trying to decide if I like it, so I'm not gonna say too much about it LOL.

Thanks for dropping by.  Join the Off The Edge fun for your chance to win Lost Coast dollars.  Hugz

CHALLENGE #87 - DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

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.  Wow, wasn't October SPOOKTACULAR!!!!
If you didn't get a chance to check out the amazing projects shared by the team then do scroll down and have a look.  I am leaving the commenting giveaway open for a few more days.  Anyone who comments on the 31 Days of Halloween posts is eligible.  Check the treat posts for details.

But wait, don't pack away your skeletons just yet!!
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 #87

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

Anything Day of the Dead and don't forget
real clear or rubber stamping needs to be the focus of your project.

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!

Gail made this colourful card featuring Lost Coast Designs Three Small Skulls and Sketchy Rose stamps.

Lori made this lovely card using Lost Coast Designs Three Small Skulls and Little Diamonds Background

Roni made this fun paper pieced card using
Lost Coast Designs new DOD Amor stamp

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 #87 - Dia De Los Muertos
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 Thursday, 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 #84 - MAKE IT FUNNY

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.

Now for our new Challenge!

CHALLENGE #84

MAKE IT FUNNY

We want you to make us laugh.  Don't forget your project also needs to feature real rubber or clear stamping to be in with a chance at the prize.

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 funny card using Lost Coast Designs Coffee Lady and Corner Swirl
with Carmen's Veranda Farting Unicorn sentiment

Lori made this funny card using Lost Coast Designs Party On, Sketchy Rose and Large Chickenwire Background with Carmen's Veranda Stay Weird sentiment

Roni made this funny card using Lost Coast Designs Doodle Circles and No Hat Mona
with Carmen's Veranda My Greatest Accomplishment 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 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 #84 - FUNNY
September 15th - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Monday, September 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
 

"Celebrate It" Birthday Card - Using mask to stamp overlapping images

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 all,

Lori here, with a Birthday card for the  "Celebrate It" challenge  This project features a quick masking technique over a roughly colored background.  It's a fun and quick way to create an interesting mixed media look to your next card.

Lost Coast Designs:

• Sketchy Rose
• Beauty

Instructions:

1) Apply Gelato colors directly to watercolor paper.

2) Blend with water.

3) Add gold splatters.

4) Stamp Beauty script with chalk ink.

5) Stamp Sketchy Rose with permanent black ink.

6) Apply mask and repeat on both sides of center rose image.

7) Keep mask in place and stamp leaf images.

8) Spray with metallic gold craft spray.

9) Add black splatters.

10) Edge panel with gold pigment ink.

11) Apply saying sticker.

12) Adhere to card base and edge card base with gold pigment ink.

Done!

I hope you enjoyed this project and will join in on the Let's Celebrate Challenge!

Click here to link your project!

Happy day!

Lori

Mistletoe and 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 Portal Peeps.  Gail here today with some inspiration for our Face On challenge.
We want to see a human face on your stamped makes.
I decided to add to my Christmas card stock and use the very beautiful Mistletoe Goth.

I really liked a card I made with her last month where I stamped her slightly off the left side of the card.  It frames her nicely and gives you a lovely space to just add a sentiment, or get a bit more arty.

I started by stamping Lost Coast Designs Mistletoe Goth at the edge of my side fold card and then I cut the card base with a stitch rectangle die.  I stamped her roughly on a piece of scrap paper and fussy cut the right hand side of the image to use as a mask.

I masked the Mistletoe Goth and stamped Lost Coast Designs Peace dictionary definition with Sky Blue archival.  I stamped the main middle image first and then again either side.  I used a cut and dry foam nib to add some grungy shadow and shadings with Sky Blue and London Fog archival ink.

I masked her again and stamped Sketchy Rose in the white space and embossed with white tinsel embossing powder.  I added some green, red and purple to the Mistletoe Goth image using Promarkers and then went crazy with the iridescent glitter glue.  I love that stuff!!!

You have until the end of the month to join our Face On challenge.
Just add your link on the challenge post or join the fun in our fb fan group.
You could win yourself some new rubber!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

On Wings She Flies: Flying Mona

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!

Oh I love this challenge - anything with wings is my thing!  Butterflies, birds, angels,
fairies, you name it!  I hope you love them too and will make some winged women creations for this new challenge.

I made a card for this one using the Mona Flying stamp for the central image and the Sketchy Rose as a background accent. These are both from the Lost Coast Designs collection.

I stamped my Mona on white card stock with black ink then cut her out.  I added some color to her face with Copic markers and colored her hair as well.  I then stamped her wings, her body, and her legs with black ink onto coordinating pieces of card stock and cut those out.  I superimposed those onto my original stamped image and added some enamel dots as buttons and cut out a crown for her to wear.

My background is a piece of paper painted and stenciled on my Gelli plate in pink and green paints.  I used the Sketchy Rose stamp and black ink to randomly stamp the page to give the background a bit more interest.  I used foam tape to attach Mona to the center so she stands out a bit.

I then stamped the saying Too Many Options from Carmen's Veranda with black ink onto white paper and cut it into individual words.  I edged each with black ink and arranged as shown.
The final step was to mount my card front to a deep pink piece of card stock.

Get out your art supplies and create a wonderful female with wings something and you might win some free stamps!!

On Wings She Flies - She is a Beauty

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 all,

Lori here, with a card featuring the most adorable Hard Luck Pixie "Rosie" on a stamped layered background.  This stamped layered background effect creates an interesting and dimensional card design that I hope you will find inspiring.  Be sure to check out the quick tips Mixed Media video below for the step by steps.

Lost Coast Designs:

• Rosie - HLP
• Sketchy Rose
• Beauty

Check out the Video below:

I hope you will join our On Wings She Flies challenge by sharing your own creation.

Happy day!

Lori

CHALLENGE #73 - BLOOMING LOVELY

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 #73

BLOOMING LOVELY

Share your Floral creations for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars.  Please remember we are a stamping challenge and real rubber or clear stamps must be used.

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 lovely card using Lost Coast Designs Sketchy Lily and Carmen's Veranda Too Much Happy sentiment.

Laurie made this beautiful card using Lost Coast Designs Grunge Flower Profile

Lori made this gorgeous pillow box using Lost Coast Designs Sketchy Rose and a stamp from ATC Misc. Set 6.

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

An InLinkz Link-up

 

Ink Watercoloing with TeeHee Pixie

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 all, Lori here today.

If you haven't checked out the Lost Coast Designs Hard Luck Pixie line then you are really missing out.  These are wonderful images available in 6 different Pixie designs.  I used the TeeHee Pixie on this card along with the Sketchy Rose and Little Diamonds images in the background.  Love this combination of stamps.  Step by steps are shown below.

Lost Coast Design Stamps used:

Hard Luck Pixies - TeeHee

Little Diamonds Background

Sketchy Rose

Instructions:

I hope you have enjoyed this project and will join us in the Anything Goes Challenge!
I would love to see your creations!

Happy day!

Lori