31 Days of Halloween Day 21

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Cathy here with day 21 of the 31 days of Halloween. 

Stamps Used:

zombie chicken

pieces of calligraphy 

flying skull

I started by blending the background with orange distress oxide ink. I then splattered water on it to make the faded drops.

Then I stamped the flying skull and the pieces of calligraphy stamp on the background.

Next, I stamped the zombie chicken layered it on black cardstock and added some Halloween ephemera.

 

Come join the Halloween fun.

For Dad

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Hi everyone, Aimee here! It may not be June, but it's nice to have a card on hand for Father's Day, or any occassion that a Dad might celebrate.

This card is fun to make because you get to randomly place Pieces of Calligraphy and Brush Strokes stamps wherever you like!

Upload your own "manly" creation to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity for this month's "For the Men" August Challenge. A winner will be selected at the end of the month.

#212 For the men challenge. Tissue paper tag.

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Hi there, Riet here with a tutorial for you.

 

I love making my own backgrounds.

I really enjoy starting with a blank piece of paper and making something out of it.

By using different techniques, the result is always something different.

And that is what makes it so interesting.

For today, it is the tissue paper technique.

Its an older technique but with interesting results.

It is a tag for the men's challenge at Lost Coast Designs/Carmens Veranda Stamps.

Make something with a man on it, or something for a man.

And this is how I made the tag.

What I used.

Lcd Mini Leonardo collage

Lcd misc words

lcd pieces of calligraphy.

3 colors of Glimmermist,I used 

Lindy's moon glows,

Cajun carnelean red and Gator gumbo olive.

 and Tattered Angels Sapphire.

Inka gold, gold.

memento Rich cocoa.

Distressink old paper.

Distress oxide ground espresso.

Dutch Doobadoo modeling paste.

Dutch Doobadoo glue.

How its made:

Take a piece of tissue paper and make a ball out of it.

Roll it out again, but do not smooth the paper out.

Take a piece of sturdy, thick paper and spread glue on it.

Place the tissue paper on top and press down gently.

Make sure you do not press the creases out.

Let it dry thoroughly.

Cut away the overhanging paper.

While it dries, we continue with the Learnardo collage. 

We sponge the men with Distress Ink Old Paper.

Cut him out and do the same with the edges using Distress Oxide Ground Espresso.

Once the glue and the tissue paper are completely dry, 

we are going to spray it with the glimmermist.

The mica powder in the bottles gives a beautiful golden sheen.

Now take a piece of white paper and sponge it with Distress Ink Old Paper. 

Take the small text stamp from the Pieces of Calligraphy set 

and stamp with the Memento Rich Cocoa.

And stamp the words from the Misc words sheet over it.

Outline the edges with the Distress Oxide Ground Espresso; do the same for the tag.

After you have determined where your pieces of stamped paper will go, 

you can apply modeling paste to part of the tag using a stencil.

Once the modeling paste is completely dry, color it with the Inca gold.

Now you are going to stick on the man and the text pieces.

The man flat, but the other 3 pieces with foam tape.

Take a piece of rope and color it.

Thread it through the eye of the tag.

And that concludes the tag; hope you enjoyed it.

Perhaps you would like to participate in the challenge?

Then click on the link and join in.

You might be our next winner.

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!!!

Three Blooms

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Hi all, Aimee here. Here's a card I made for the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's June "Fruit, Foilage and Flower" Challenge:

I used the Pieces of Calligraphy and Four Flowers A stamps from Lost Coast Designs. Follow along to see how I made this card:

We'd love to have you join in the fun! Submit your flower-y creation to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity by the end of the month for your chance to win a prize. 

Pear Square

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Hi all, Aimee here with an all-occasion card perfect for last-minute gifts:

I used the Pear Square stamp from Carmen's Veranda and the Pieces of Calligraphy and Grunge Border stamps from Lost Coast Designs. Follow along to see how I made it:

This month the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity is hosting a "Fruit, Flower and Foliage" Challenge, perfect for the summer month of June. Post your own creation to the blog by the end of the month for your chance to win a prize. 

CHALLENGE #210 - FRUIT, FLOWER AND FOLIAGE

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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 #210

FRUIT, FLOWER AND FOLIAGE

You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring fruit, flowers or any sort of foliage.  Easy!!  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 gorgeous inspiration from the team to get us started.  ENJOY!

Cathy used Lost Coast Designs Roses and Pieces of Calligraphy.

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Large Shrubbery with Carmen's Veranda 
Questionable Life Choice sentiment.

  
Riet used Lost Coast Designs Ironwork Border and Shadow Frame with Carmen's Veranda Open Rose and Leave a Trail 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 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 #210 - Fruit, Flower and Foliage
June 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, June 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
 

 

#209 No body here challenge. Vintage tag.

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Hi, Riet here with a vintage tag for the "No body" challenge.

These are the stamps I used.

LCD Pieces of architecture

LCD Pieces of calligraphy

LCD Perfume bottles set

 LCD Long swirl

LCD Misc words

And I used:

Distress oxide

 Victorian velvet

Bundled sage

Distressink

Antique linen

Walnut stain

Victorian velvet

Glimmermist pink.

distress glaze

foamtape

Die crealies xxl tag nr.6

First, we make prints using a Pieces of Architecture stamp 

by applying the Distress Glaze to the stamp with a sponge.

Then we apply the Victorian velvet ink and spray glimmer mist over it.

Apply antique linen to the edges with a finger sponge.

And repeat with walnut stain.

With Distress oxide bundled sage you stamp the script.

With the Distress Oxide Bundled Sage and Victorian Velvet, 

you stamp a number of perfume bottles.

Wait until the ink is completely dry.

Color the bottles with antique linen.

Use a finger sponge to color the edges with walnut stain.

For the background tag that we use as a mat, sponge with the Bundled Sage.

Stamp the long swirl with Victorian Velvet and sponge the edges with Walnut Stain.

Assemble the tag, giving the perfume bottles different heights.

Stamp the word "Beauty" from the misc words sheet 

and stick it on raised with foam tape. 

Thread a nice ribbon through the hole and you're done.

I hope you enjoyed it.

You still have until the end of the month to enter the challen

GO TO THE CHALLENGE!!!

So maybe I'll see you at the challenge.