Quick and To The Point

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!!   December is a busy month so it's  Anything Goes with stamping.  I've gone really simple and another bottle tag, cos it's a well received gift and looks properly dressed with a fun label.

I cut the bottle tag using an Avery Elle die and smeared the edges with tumbled glass distress ink.  I stamped the lady face from Lost Coast Designs Up Close and Personal and cut it out with a circle die.  The Carmen's Veranda sentiment was stamped directly on the tag and I added the face in the middle.

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hope you get some time to stamp and link up.  Share your stamped anythings with any theme for a chance to win.  We need at least 20 entries to award the prize, so get stamping and join the fun.

Hugz

CHALLENGE #204 - 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 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 #204

ANYTHING GOES

We are rounding off the year 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 Small Snowflake set.

Liesbeth used  Lost Coast Designs Pieces of Calligraphy, Pieces of Architecture, Up Close and Personal, Daisy Flourish, Party Words

Riet used Lost Coast Designs Long Swirl, Mini Bug Collage, Doodle Flowers and Dictionary 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 #204 - Anything Goes
December 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, December 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
 

 

31 Days of Halloween Day 27: Cat, Flourish & Skulls

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, still a few days to go at our 31 Days of Halloween Challenge! Time really flies. This time I would love to show you this card, I made it 3 years ago.

Onto an old book page I worked with gesso, inks, paints, colour pencils and embossing powder.

Stamps used: Up Close and Personal, Pieces of Calligraphy, Scalloped Flourish and Skull Flourish.

Have lots of Halloween fun and see you next time!💀👻

LiesbethXX

CHALLENGE #200 - CATS AND DOGS

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 #200

CATS AND DOGS

Oh, this is going to be so much fun!!!!  You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring Cats and/or Dogs.  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 Yoga Cat 5, Brush Strokes and Party Words

Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs Up Close and Personal, Daisy Flourish and Imagine Dictionary Words

   
Riet used Lost Coast Designs Pokey Cat, Pokey Dog, Brush Strokes, Pieces of Calligraphy and Party Words

 

Now it's your turn.  Are you up for the challenge?  Team cat??  Team Dog??  Or team both???
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 #200 - Cats and Dogs
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 Sunday, 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
  

 

Cute and/or Fluffy: Another fluffy cat!

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Hi everyone, Liesbeth here some more fluffyness for our Cute/Fluffy Challenge! Hope you`ll join us! :-)

I stamped the cat from Up Close and Personal on a piece of inked/coloured paper and stamped Ironwork Border around the edges. I coloured it a bit with watercolour pencils and some water, and highlighted the eyes with a white gel pen. A simple quick card, the stamps make the effect!

Hugs, Liesbeth

 

#182 For The Men...Fear

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! Roni here - I hope you're enjoying the new challenge format. I know I am - it's so much fun to really have a chance to play with each challenge for a whole month.

Today I have my first piece I created for the current challenge #182 - For the Men.

I started off by making a gel print for the background then once it had dried I stamped the Gears background stamp over top.  I then stamped the very handsome vintage gentleman from the Up Close & Personal set using blue ink.  He was fussy cut and then affixed to the card using foam tape.  

I thought the sentiment from Carmen's Veranda was perfect to finish off the card.  If you haven't checked out the clear sentiments she offers you really must. There are so many fun ones to be found there!

CHALLENGE #182 - FOR THE MEN

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.   Please read the updated challenge rules to ensure your entry qualifies for the prize.

Now for our new Challenge!

CHALLENGE #182

FOR THE MEN

We want to see your stamped anythings featuring men or with a masculine focus.  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!

  
Laurie used Lost Coast Designs 3 Waiters Stamp and Loopy Background with Carmen's Veranda Piece of Cake sentiment

Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs Gears Background, Ledger Background, Misc.Words and Up Close and Personal stamps

Riet used Carmen's Veranda Jukebox with Lost Coast Designs Mini Gnomes and Rustic Checkerboard Border


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 29th 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 #182 - For The Men
February 1st - 29th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Thursday, February 29th 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 #168 - MINI ME

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 #168

MINI ME

We want to see your small stamped projects, ATC's, bookmarks, twinchies, thrinchies, inchies, matchboxes, tags etc etc  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 Lost Coast Designs Brush Stokes, Mini Bird Collage and ATC Gothic Text

 
 Roni used Lost Coast Designs Victoriana, Pieces of Calligraphy and Up Close & Personal

  
Laurie used Lost Coast Designs ATC Text Set #1 and Butterfly 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 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 #168 - Mini Me
June 1st - 14th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Wednesday, June 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
 

 

Happy Birthday

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 the Celebrate It Challenge.

Today is my birthday so I made myself a birthday card using my favourite Lost Coast Designs stamps and blue, because I like blue.

I used one of my favorite backgrounds, Lost Coast Designs Fruitpod Background, and the lovely cat from Up Close and Personal.

I stamped the Fruitpod Background using Salty Ocean distress ink which I spritzed with a fine mist of water before I stamped it.  It gives a slightly fuzzy batikk style look. 

I stamped the cat and Happy Birthday sentiment on separate pieces of card and edged with blue ink.  I used blue ink to stamped the cat and gave her some gel pen green eyes.  

I hope you find some time to join the Celebrate It Challenge with your stamped projects for any celebration.  Thanks for dropping by.  I am off to parteeee!!!!!!

Black&White: Dream

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 everyone!

Liesbeth here with a very glossy black an white card for our Black&White Challenge! Read everything about this (easy) challenge HERE and... why not participate!? 😀

The stamps I used for this card are Up close and personal (the wonderful very detailed face, love it!) And also Daisy Flourish and Misc. Words.

(Unfortunatily no description this time, because this technique is one of my workshops)

See you next time! Have a nice day!

LiesbethXX

CHALLENGE #163 - BLACK AND WHITE

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 #163

BLACK AND WHITE

 

We want to see only black and white, or white and black on your stamped projects!  We will accept some shades of grey if you want, but absolutely no colours.  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 Lost Coast Designs Bird on Bike

 
 Roni used Lost Coast Designs Up Close & Personal with Carmen's Veranda Eye Chart Square.
 

  
Laurie used Lost Coast Designs Mini Fish Collage 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 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 #163 - Black and White
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 Friday,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
 

 

31 Days of Halloween Cats ans Dogs: Cat & skulls.

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 everyone! It's almost Halloween and that's why we continue our 31 Days of Halloween chalenge! The last two weeks of October it's also a Cats and Dogs party! I (Liesbeth) made this big card in Halloween style. I love this cat stamp so much, it's from the wonderful set Up close and personal.

This is how I made the card: I took a page out of an old book and painted it with brown Distress inks, paint and water, I let it dry overnight. Using Archival Coffee, I stamped the Skull Flourish a several times. I did the same with black ink and one of the Pieces of Calligraphy. I stamped the Scalloped Flourish a several times with Versamark ink and heat emossed it with gold powder.

I stamped the cat on a seperate piece of white cardstock and cut it out, sponged it a bit with Distress ink Vintage photo and coloured it with pencils (eyes and nose) I gold embossed the edges and matted it onto a black card, as well as the big page. I adhered the cat onto the card.

Hope I inspired you to join the fun with us! See you next time!

Liesbeth XX

Use at least 3 stamps: Imagine

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!

Using at least 3 stamps is not a big problem to me! I almost do so every time! It's the theme of our new challenge, hope you will join us! Read HERE everything about it!😀

I made this card, a simple technique I often do, I love it! I coloured a big piece of glossy cardstock with alcohol inks. I cut a 13 x 13 cm square and stamped the faces and eyes from the wonderful stamp set Up Close and Personal  on the left over piece with black StazOn ink and cut them out. Onto the square I stamped (same ink) dictionary words Imagine and Flagstone Background . I matted everything onto green cardstock and glued down the faces onto the card, I finished with a black edge and a white gel pen (eyes and letters).

See you next time! Happy stamping!

Liesbeth XX

A Cat's Tale

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.  It's February, the month of love and romance and everything Pink.  Yes, here at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity we want you to Think Pink.  It doesn't have to be romantic, but it does have to be PINK!  The more pink the better.  And stamping of course.  Real rubber or clear stamps and pink anythings, everythings and all things in between.

I've gone pink and catty.

I've used Carmen's Veranda Tabby Cat and Lost Coast Designs Dream, Up Close and Personal and More Cats and pink!

I started with a pink card panel and stamped Tabby Cat, Dream and More Cats with Cactus Flower pink archival ink.  Then I used the same ink to grunge it up a bit and edge it.

I stamped the cat and tiger face from Up Close and Personal with red inks on pink card, cut them out and added them to he card panel.

 I stamped Tabby Cat on pale pink card with the Cactus Flower ink, fussy cut and added her to the card.   A bit of gel pen and done.

Grab your stamps and your pinks and join the fun. 
 

 Looking forward to seeing your pink things.

CHALLENGE #136 - MAN CAVE 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!

 

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 #136

MAN CAVE

 Let's focus on the men.  Show us your stamped masculine 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!

Cathy used Lost Coast Designs Pieces of Calligraphy and Travel Stuff Set

and Katzelkraft Bowtie Bulldog

 

 

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Evil Eye, Large Rectangle Shadow Frame, PMC Circle Frame and Carmen's Veranda 27 Cookies.

Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs 3 Waiters, Up Close and Personal and 

Carmen's Veranda Compass Square and King 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 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 #136 - Mancave Challenge
January 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, January 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