Serendipity

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Hello Portal Peeps!!  Gail here today and I decided to make some Artist Trading Coins for the current ATC Challenge that is running for the first two weeks of March, here at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.   Have you made ATCoins??  They were a new thing last year and became very trendy.  I love em!  2.5 inch circles of fun!!  Big enough to add lots of details, small enough to be a quick idea.  I like to make them as a trio so here we are with Swimsuit Girl in vintage style.

I stamped Swimsuit Girl on various paper scraps using Potting Soil archival ink and fussy cut

I cut my coins using a 2.5inch die from another scrap of patterned paper.  I thought the girls looked quite good just like that, but decided to stamp the background a bit as well.

 I used the long clear Serendipity sentiment from Carmen's Veranda, stamping it across the three coins using the same Potting Soil ink.  Then I stamped sections of Lost Coast Designs Grunge 3" Border above and below the main word.

 Edged with the same ink and added the Beach Babes and done!!

Hope you liked my coins.  Grab your stamps and make some ATC's, ATCoins or ATblocks/chunkies and join our challenge for a chance to win Lost Coast Dollars!!


Want another chance to win??  Lost Coast Designs is proudly sponsoring the
Penny Black and More Challenge

This is a stamping challenge and their theme for March is
Going Round In Circles

Join the fun for another chance to win Lost Coast Dollars!

Hope to see you here and there!!  Hugz

CHALLENGE #71 - ATC CHALLENGE

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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 #71

ATC CHALLENGE

We want to see your Artist Trading Cards (2.5 x 3.5"), Artist Trading Coins (2.5" diameter).  We will also accept dimensional ATC's, so called Blocks, or Chunkies.  Please remember we are a stamping challenge and real stamping should be the focus of your project for it to qualify to win 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!

Dot's cool blue ATC's using stamps from Lost Coast Designs Misc. Anthropomorphs and ATC Grunge and Carmen's Veranda Cats Like Me and Stay Weird.  

Laurie made this fun ATCoin using Lost Coast Designs Face with a Heart

Roni made these gorgeous his and hers ATC's using Lost Coast Designs Up Close & Personal, ATC Doodles Set, Long Swirl Flourish, Misc Words,  and Carmen's Veranda Clock 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 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.

I am also still waiting to hear from the Instagram promotion winner.  Is it You??

Happy Stamping!
Gail
Challenge Host

An InLinkz Link-up

Clock Face Square

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Hello Portal Peeps!  Gail here today wih the last of the month!!   Doesn't February always seem to whiz by??  I'm here with the final inspiration post for our current challenge Hip to be Square.  The team have been using the lovely Carmen's Veranda Squares stamps the last two weeks.  If you haven't checked out their projects then please do scroll down and have a little lookie.  Today I've gone a bit arty and used Clock Face Square in a graphic style.

I kept to black and white with a hint of gold mirror card.

I started by stamping the Clock Face Square with black archival on white card and cutting around the edge.  I am also using a square white base card.

I placed my image on the card and drew some wiggly lines with a pencil.  

I ripped a piece of scrap paper and using Black Soot distress ink and a blending tool I made halfish of the white base black.  This took quite a bit of blending to get a good depth of colour.  Probably use a Promarker next time LOL.  

I cut a mm off the black edges of the Clock Face Square and mounted on a white card square to give me the white edging effect.  I stamped and black embossed the image on two gold mirror card sheets.  One is quite a yellow gold and the other one is a paler shade, I call that one white gold LOL.  I cut out the embossed bits of the clock and layered then on the image.  

I hope you have enjoyed my project today.  There is still time to join the Hip to be Square challenge with your stamped square makes, or stamped makes featuring square elements.  The linky closes at 5 minutes to midnight tonight!!  Join the fun for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars!

Hip to Be Square Challenge: Ancient Architecture Tiles

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Oh how I love these square stamps from Carmen's Veranda!  This is Laurie again with another project for the "Hip to Be Square" Challenge, this time using the Architecture Square and the Corinthian Square stamps.  There are 35 different square stamp designs to chose from and they are all fab!!

I started by stamping my squares with black Stayzon Ink onto coordinating background papers made with my Gelli plate, some impression plates, and acrylic paints.  I cut each square and layered it onto black card stock, then onto white card stock.  Next I embossed a really cool border die and used copper metallic paper.  I then cut sections as shown and mounted those to each corner with foam tape.  I was going for the look of old tiles framed for hanging.

So get out your square stamps or make a project that features something square and enter the current challenge for a chance to win some free stamps!  We would love to see the Carmen's Veranda square stamps, which we are featuring with this challenge, but any square stamps you have will do!

Butterfly Squared, Hip 2 Be Square Challenge #70

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Hello all,

Lori here, with a new project for the Hip 2 Be Squared challenge.  I really squared things up with this card!   A square card base with a double mounted Butterfly Square stamp!  Whew!

Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stamps used:

• Carmen's Veranda Butterfly Square
• Large Chickenwire Background
• Broken Letters Set

Instructions:

Hope you will join us for this challenge!  I would love to see your creations!  Just click on the link below to add your project to the challenge blog.

Click here

Happy day,

Lori

Instagram Promotion Winner

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.  Just popping by to announce the winner of our instagram promotion.

We would like to thank everyone who joined the fun and followed us on Instagram and tagged a friend.

The lucky winner is

Congratulations Angela.  You have won $10 to spend at Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda!

Please email Gail (craftynomad at gmail dot com) by the 5th March to claim your prize.  Please provide your full name and mailing address in the email as well as the stamps you would like.  You may choose from Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda!

Stay tuned for more fun and games and inspiration from the team.

Our current challenge is

HIP TO BE SQUARE

Link up your stamped Square makes, or stamped makes featuring square elements

 for your chance to win some Lost Coast Dollars.