Happy Cat with Hearts

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Greetings! It's Kathi here squeaking in with my third card for the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's February Love and Hearts Challenge 206 created with the Happy Cat Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs!

Here it is!

Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Happy Cat twice — once onto a piece of white cardstock and once onto repositionable sticker paper.

Use Copic markers to color the cat. Fussy-cut the Happy Cat stamped onto the sticker paper and place him over his counterpart on the image panel as a mask.

Place a piece of acetate horizontally across the image panel at his paw/tail level, covering the top part of the image panel. Brush Peacock Feathers Distress Ink over the acetate and the masked cat onto the bottom of the image panel to ground the cat.

Move the acetate panel so that it's sitting at the top of the inked area. Brush Fossilized Amer Distress Ink over the top of the over the acetate and the masked cat onto the top of the image panel to add a bright cheerful background behind the cat.

Use a rectangle die to cut the image panel. Use a slightly larger rectangle die to cut polka-dot patterned paper and use it to mat the image panel die-cut. Set aside.

Cut a piece of striped paper to 4.25" x 5.25". Cut a piece of heart patterned paper to 4.25" x 4". Use a border die to cut striped patterned paper. Cut a thin strip of black/polka dot patterned paper. 

Adhere the heart patterned paper to the top of the striped paper panel. Adhere the border strip to the top edge. Adhere the polka dot strip to the top striped patterned paper at the bottom of the card. Trim the layered patterned paper to 4" wide and edge with black ink. 

Adhere the patterned paper panel to a grey A2 card. Adhere the matted image panel die-cut to finish the card.

It's your last chance to enter the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's February Love and Hearts Challenge 206 for a chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Ca$h!

31 Days of Halloween Day 19 - Black Cats Are Seen

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Wow can't believe we are getting close to the end of October already !

Darlene here with another make for the 

31 Days of Halloween !!!  So much fun making these different items. 

Today I am sharing a couple of candles I made using several different stamps.

The first one, just a quicky - using the Crows Border stamps

The larger candle I used the happy cat and Carmen Verandas words and quotes

witches go riding

Notice I reversed the crows on the smaller candle.

 

Barely two weeks lefts to get your Halloween make into our challenge!!!

Do it !  might win some new stamps !!!

Happy Cat bookmark

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Good morning, Cathy here with a cat bookmark for you today.

Stamp used: 

More cats (ATC size)

I took a scrap of white cardstock and stamped happy cat on the bottom of the piece of paper. Next, I took my 3 favorites of distress ink and smooshed one at a time on a piece of plastic and sprayed it with water and then smooshed it on the paper. I dried in between colors and then layered it on black cardstock. 

Come join the month-long challenge on the Lost Coast blog.
   

CHALLENGE #184 - CUTE AND OR FLUFFY

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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 #184

CUTE/FLUFFY

We want to see your stamped anythings featuring cute and or fluffy things.  You have all month to join the fun.  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!

 Roni used Carmen's Veranda Bunny

Liesbeth used Happy Cat, Shadow Frames Set, Feather and Misc. Words Set.

 

   Riet used Lost Coast Designs Spike and Lucy and Long Swirl with Carmen's Veranda Dog Hair.

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 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 #184 - Cute and/or Fluffy
April 1st - 30th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Tuesday, April 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
 

 

31 Days of Halloween - Day 31 - Happy Halloween!!!

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Another fun Halloween/Cat combo for you today....

I just love this Happy Cat image...If you've ever been owned by a cat you will know this look means he/she has been up to something- LOL!!  I stamped him on a printed background and colored him using colored pencils and a white paint pen.  I added the words (from my stash) and marked them up with a gel pen.  I used a glitter pen to add a bit of detail to the background.

I hope you have enjoyed our 31 Days of Halloween celebration!!

Still time to join in on the fun....

31 Days of Halloween Day 25: Happy Halloween Cat

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Hello everyone, the 25th day already, of our 31 Days of Halloween Challenge! The inspiration card I made today fits also perfect for the Cats Challenge!

I made a background with yellow, orange and purple Distress ink and splashed some waterdrops on it. I stamped the Happy Cat with StazOn Jet Black and masked it. Behind it I stamped the castle from Backside Woman and also some parts of Spiderwebs Background. I finishes the tag by adding two sequins of spiders and some bleach .

Hope you will join us! See you next time! 

LiesbethXX

31 Days of Halloween:Cats & Dogs - Big Cat

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Helo everyone! We're almost at the end of our 31 Days of Halloween... tomorrow IT IS HALLOWEEN!!!! That's the good news! There is still time to join us! 😀 I made a simple colourful card today: onto an alcohol ink coloured piece of glossy paper I just stamped, masked (cat) and made some shadows around the cat. And of course I wrote the text and glued some pumpkins and spiders. Stamps used: Happy Cat and Spiderwebs Background.

Happy Halloween!! Have fun, see you next month!

LiesbethXX

Tag you're it cat

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Hello all Cathy here with a cat tag for you.

So I started out by making my own tag out of white cardstock. I then took some purple Distress inks and smooched them on my mat and spritzed them with water and I made the background. I heat set in-between the colors.
Next I took Grunge Diamond background and ATC set 6  and randomly stamped over the background. Edge the tag with some black ink.
Stamp Happy Cat (large) on a separate white cardstock and color with Copic. Cut out.
Add to front of tag then add some ribbon.

I hope you will join the fun here.
Make your artwork on a tag our use a tag stamp.
Can't wait to see what you make.

31 Days of Halloween Day 31 - Beware!!

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

I hope you have enjoyed our spook filled month of the
31 Days of Halloween

and

our Pet Challenge!

My final piece for the month covers both...a little gore for Halloween and a kitty for the pets challenge.

This satisfied looking cat has a secret...can you guess what it is - or rather was - LOL!!

Happy Cat

Spiderwebs Background

Have a Spook-tacular Day Friends!!

Caffinate Tag

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Cathy here with a tag for you.
I hope you are enjoying the Summer.

I started out with I tag I had in my stash that I had made awhile ago. I want to say it made with distress ink but I cant say for sure. I know I have black paint splatters on it.
The xxxx's are glossy texture paste with some black paint to color it through a stencil.
Next I stamped the Happy Cat on the bottom of the tag. I stamped it again on white cardstock and colored it with Copic markers. Cut out and added it the cat on the tag.
Then I stamped corner swirl in gray ink around the edges of the tag.

I stamped Rise and Shine saying above the cat's head .

Come join the fun here.

Artist Trading Coins

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Cathy here with some Artist Trading Coins

I started out using a 21/2 inch die because I do not have a punch that size. I must say I like the die because I can see where I want to cut. I started out making the middle of the ATCoin. I wanted them to me sturdy so I cut some 100lb weight cardstock and glued 2 of them together. You can use cardstock you really don't care for anymore because you will be covering it up with a top and bottom piece.

 This one I have used Alcohol ink and just run my paper through it on a craft sheet. Next I stamped the doodles circles on it. On scrap white paper stamp the duck and color with Copic markers. Cut out. Add bunny ears on top of duck. Then glue duck to ATCoin and add saying. Edge with black ink and glue to middle.

 This one I also started with Alcohol inks. I then stamped Adrien on the ATCoin. I made a mask and then I stamped doodle circle for the background. Add saying and edge in black and glue to the middle.

 This one I started with distress ink for the start of the ATCoin.  Stamp the doddle circle for the background. Then stamp Happy Cat on ATCoin. On scrap white cardstock stamp Happy Cat and color with Copic markers. Cut out and add to ATCoin. Edge with black ink and add it to the middle.

For the backs of all the ATCoins I used pattern paper that matched the colors on the front.

Come join Challenge #55

CHALLENGE #50 - PRETTY AS A PICTURE

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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 Challenge details!

CHALLENGE #50

PRETTY AS A PICTURE

This fortnight we have a picture to inspire you.  
What catches your eye?  The colours, the shapes, the nest, the eggs?
Let us know what inspired you and don't forget to stamp!!

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 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 is awarded our Challenge Winner's Badge
5+ Entries = one Winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to spend at LCD/CV
10+ Entries = one Winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend at LCD/CV
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.  If you are using Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda stamps you can now also link up your challenge entry in the Lost Coast Official Fan Group on facebook.  There is a challenge album in photo's.  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 was inspired by the colours and the nest and made this pretty card using Carmen's Veranda Nest and Fly stamps

Gail made this cute mini card inspired by the colours, shapes and the corner element using Lost Coast Designs Happy Cat and Carmen's Veranda Coffee or Tequila

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

Go Out

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!
Cathy here with a postcard for you.
 More that 2 legs is the challenge.

I started off making this postcard with a technique. It is from Wendy Vecchi. She calls them Archival ink backgrounds. Here is a link to watch her video on it. 

This is how I did it. Take Archival ink smoosh it on a craft mat. I took 3 colors. A gray, tan(brown) and a teal . Next you spray 91% isopropyl alcohol on them. Then you take you paper and put it in the ink. The great thing is the paper does not warp.

 Please if you do this PLEASE do it in a ventilated area.

The alcohol dries fast. So the next step I did was pick out a stencil and used some of the gray ink and added it to my background. Then I had a scrap of pattern paper on the table and I added that to the postcard in the corner.

Then I stamped the Happy Cat stamp on tissue paper.  I did that because at the time I didn't have a clue where I was going with this postcard.

Anyway I glued the stamped image on to the postcard with matte gel.  As that was drying I went through my word stickers and found this saying. I cut and added it to the postcard and I outlined it with black marker.

Then I was looking at it and I felt it still needed something so I grabbed my  mini crown stamp and stamped it on top of the cats head because you all know it is always better with a crown.

Then last I took the teal ink and I stamped  Corner Swirl around the postcard.

Please link up your artwork here.

Don't forget we also have a Facebook group where you can also share you love of Lost Coast and Carmen's Veranda stamps.