CHALLENGE #110 - SPOOKTACULAR FLORALS

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.  I hope you had a safe and spooktacular Halloween.

 Thank you for the awesome response to both our October challenges.  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.  I'd also like to say a heartfelt and awed THANK YOU to the team, who have created amazing art everyday in October and really taken the blog to new heights of awesomeness.  October is our month to shine and the team put in extra special and continuous effort to keep you inspired and entertained.  If you haven't checked out the October posts please do, and leave a little love here and there.  We all need a little love and appreciation.

 

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.

 

 

CHALLENGE #110

SPOOKTACULAR FLORALS

We would like to see your stamped Day of the Dead style projects.  We realise not everyone celebrates that particular festival so we will also accept floral and/or spooky projects, for those not in the spooky mood and for those still in the spooky mood Bwahaahahaaa.  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 wonderful quirky card using

Lost Coast Designs Small Skeleton and Sketchy Lily.

  
Laurie made this wonderfully colourful and fun card using Lost Coast Designs Doodle Leaf and Large Chicken Wire background and lots of googly eyes!!!!

Riet made this spooktacular card using Lost Coast Designs Frida Skull and Spiderwebs Background.

 
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 the14th 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 #110 - Spooktacular Florals
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 Saturday, 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
 

 

Doodle in Dreams

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!

Our Challenge for this month of January is "Doodling", and there are so many great "doodle" stamps on the Lost Coast Designs website. 

For this card, I used Face With Heart Stamp and Doodle "Dream" clear stamp.  
I used black ink and stamped the face directly onto my background, then used Copic markers to add some color.  My background is made with my Gelli plate and rust, yellow, and brown acrylic paints and various stencils.  I then stamped the word "Dream" with black ink below the face.  I layered this with a brown piece of card stock then layered that with a torn edged piece of water color paper.
  
Now you go and create your own "Doodle" and enter the challenge for a chance to win free stamps from Lost Coast Designs!

Day 3 New Stamps Showcase Featuring Zentangle Creatures and Patterns!

Hello Portal Peeps!

Welcome back for Day 3 of

We're now on the 3rd day of our four day showcase featuring the newest additions to our Lost Coast Designs stamp catalogue!  We hope you are enjoying all the fabulous projects shared so far!

Tomorrow is the finale but if you're joining us for the first time today then here's the scoop!  Start your adventure on Day 1 HERE and leave the LCDesigners some well deserved love and let us know which stamp is your favoutite of all the new stamps featured each and every day...hard to narrow it down to just one I know coz they're all wonderful but give it a go!  One lucky winner will be selected randomly from all the comments EACH DAY!  That's right, we'll have a total of FOUR Winners for this event so let's get Day 3 on the road!

 Today the LCDesigners are featuring our new ZENTANGLE CREATURES together with yesterday's PATTERNS

ENJOY!

LCDesigner Marilyn created a wonderful 8 x 10 Journal Page featuring Zentangle Cat, Zentangle Feather 2 and Zentangle Feather 4  

 LCDesigner Leigh made 2 fabulous Cards featuring Zentangle Checker Fish with Zentangle Square 1 and Zentangle Cat with Zentangle Square 2

Thanks for stopping by to see our projects today, see you again tomorrow for the finale!  Now don't forget to leave a comment on Day 1, 2 and today letting us know which of the featured stamps is your faves and stop by tomorrow for Day 4 coz you don't want to miss the new stamps we'll be featuring!

Happy Stamping

Leigh S-B

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

LCD/CV DT Leader

Day 2 New Stamps Showcase Featuring Zentangle Feathers and Patterns!

Hello Portal Peeps!

Welcome to Day 2 of

Yesterday was the start of our four day showcase featuring the newest additions to our Lost Coast Designs stamp catalogue!  Lots of fabulous new images have been added so stop by to check them all out and then sit back and enjoy the daily LCDesigner inspiration projects!

Join us each day and leave the LCDesigners some well deserved love and let us know which stamp is your favoutite of all the new stamps featured each day...hard to narrow it down to just one I know coz they're all wonderful but give it a go!  One lucky winner will be selected randomly from all the comments EACH DAY!  That's right, we'll have a total of FOUR Winners for this event so let's get Day 2 on the road!

 Today the LCDesigners are featuring our new ZENTANGLE FEATHERS and PATTERNS!

ENJOY!

 LCDesigner Leigh made 2 fabulous Octagonal Cards featuring Zentangle Feather 1, Zentangle Feather 2 and Zentangle Square 1 

LCDesigner Granne made a wonderful Card featuring Zentangle Feather 2, 3 and 4

Granne also made this wonderful serene Card featuring Zentangle Feather 2, 3 and 4

LCDesigner Nan has made a wonderful Card featuring Zentangle Feather 1

 LCDesigner Darlene made a fabulous Card with a matching Envelope featuring Zentangle Feather 4 and our Hamsa Eye

Thanks for stopping by to see our projects today, we hope you enjoyed seeing all our fab Zentangle designs!  Now tell us in the comments which of the Zentangle Feathers and Patterns is your favourite and then stop by tomorrow for Day 3 to see which new stamps we'll be featuring!

Don't forget to follow our blog for fabulous events and challenges sure to inspire you to get inky!  Join the fun and win prizes galore!

Happy Stamping

Leigh S-B

THE SHARPIE DOMINO QUEEN

LCD/CV DT Leader