Yippie....Let's Celebrate!

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Happy Friday Friends!!
Woo Hoo...it's almost the weekend and you know what that means....time to celebrate!

Ink Stained Roni here...

Did you know that our current challenge is Celebrate It!!!? 

Well it is and that means you can celebrate any ol' thing you want!

I have decided to do a bit of celebrating with granny in her pj's - LOL!!

I colored her in with colored pencils and mounted her on a fun embossed background of Rinea Foiled Paper. It really makes the image pop don't you think?

Be sure to enter your creation on the linky before the 15th for your chance to win!

Good Luck Friends....Party On!!!

Lost Coast Design Stamps: Party On; Party Words

Rinea Foiled Paper - Violet/Gold Glossy

Black Widow Colored Pencils

Imagine - VersaFine Clair Nocturne

MFT - Dies 

Let's Celebrate: Birthday Chi chi

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Hi again from Laurie with another project for the "Let's Celebrate" challenge going on here on the Portal right now.  This one runs until the 14th of this month so you still have time to make something fabulously celebratory to enter for a chance to win some free stamps.  And we love to see what you all are creating!

For this birthday card I used the  Queen of Everything clear stamp, the Coffee Chihuahua Katzelkraft stamp from Lost Coast Designs, and the smallest butterfly stamp from the Butterfly Set at Lost Coast.

I created my background using Oxide Distress Inks on watercolor paper.  I stenciled my ink colors onto the paper then spritzed it generously with water, let it run a bit, then set it with a heat gun.  I stamped the butterfly randomly with black ink and also edged the panel in black.  

I then stamped my little Chihuahua onto white paper with black ink and cut him out.  I colored him with Copic Sketch markers and added some gold pen to the spikes on his red collar.
I positioned him on my card front then stamped my sentiment onto a white square with black ink.  I trimmed it down to size, edged it with black, and positioned it so my little Chi chi is holding it up and glued both down.  Final step was to layer this with a white panel and you've got a fun birthday card for any dog lover!

Come celebrate with us at the Lost Coast Portal and share your creations!!

Halloween Celebrate it

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Cathy here with a Halloween celebrate it card.
Of Course right.

Stamp Used: Witch2

I started out with my first ever gelli print. I did not blend it well so I'm using it today for a background.
I used a red/orange for the top and a yellow for the bottom. ( hence the scrap from Freidafest I used in day 2) Splattered Nuance powers that I made into a liquid first on the gelli plate then I pulled the print.
Next I die cut out a tree and fence from paper. Paint the fence with some gray and brown to make it look old.
Make the moon by using a mask of a circle and blending out some black ink from the center. Color in with yellow Copic and then add sparkle. You can't see it in the photo but it is there.

 Next stamp Witch2 were you want here. Stamp again on white cardstock and color with Copic and cut out.  Add your cut out witch to cover right where you stamped it out on the front. Now to add your die cuts you have.
I drew on some grass on the grass part of it.

Happy Halloween 

Don't forget to add your Celebrate it to the challenge here.
Can't wait to see what you share.

LOST COAST DESIGNS FRIDAFEST BLOG HOP - DAY 2

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Hello and welcome to

LOST COAST DESIGNS

FRIDAFEST LINKY and BLOG HOP

DAY 2

  Have you seen the amazing Frida Kahlo Stamps in the Lost Coast Designs Shop??
Linda has now added 4 new designs so we decided to showcase these beauties
with two days of blog hopping.

Hop around and leave some love here and on all the team's blogs for a chance to win
$10 to spend at Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda
The more comments you leave the better chance you have to win a prize!

For another chance to win you can share up your Frida Kahlo inspired projects.
If you need some inspiration check out the wiki link above, or the teams makes of course!!
Your project can include a Frida Kahlo image, or be inspired by anything associated with her, but please explain your inspiration if it isn't obvious and don't forget that we need to see the use of real rubber or clear stamps.  Please don't forget to tell us the maker of your stamps and those using  
Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda stamps
will get an extra chance at the random draw.

Ready, set, hop!!

Cathy  

Gail  

 

 Laurie

Lori 

Roni

 

Day 1 and the Frida Kahlo Linky Party can be found HERE

LOST COAST DESIGNS FRIDAFEST BLOG HOP - DAY 1

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 and welcome to

LOST COAST DESIGNS

FRIDAFEST LINKY and BLOG HOP

DAY 1

  Have you seen the amazing Frida Kahlo Stamps in the Lost Coast Designs Shop??
Linda has now added 4 new designs so we decided to showcase these beauties
with two days of blog hopping.

Hop around and leave some love here and on all the team's blogs for a chance to win
$10 to spend at Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda
We will be back again tomorrow with some more inspiration.
The more comments you leave the better chance you have to win a prize!

For another chance to win you can share up your Frida Kahlo inspired projects.
If you need some inspiration check out the wiki link above, or the teams makes of course!!
Your project can include a Frida Kahlo image, or be inspired by anything associated with her, but please explain your inspiration if it isn't obvious and don't forget that we need to see the use of real rubber or clear stamps.  Please don't forget to tell us the maker of your stamps and those using  
Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda stamps
will get an extra chance at the random draw.

Ready, set, hop!!

Cathy  

Gail  

 Laurie

Lori 

 

Roni

 

Link up your stamped Frida Kahlo makes for a chance to win
$10 to spend at Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda
We need 10 or more links to award this prize
Linky closes 23.59 31st July 2019

JUNE WINNERS

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Greetings
It's time to announce the WINNERS of our June Challenges!

We would like to thank everyone who entered their lovely projects and it was so nice to see so many using Lost Coast Design and Carmen's Veranda stamps.  You of course get an extra chance in the random draw for using our stamps on your projects.  Thanks for playing with us!

Please do read the rules and also the challenge guidelines which are written under the challenge badges on the challenge post and in the sidebar.  We have to disqualify entries that do not comply with our rules or challenge themes.

We used Mr Random

WINNER of CHALLENGE #77

LEMON, LIME AND BLACK 

is

Annie Sharland

with this gorgeous creation using Lost Coast Designs Jester Hat Cat
entered in the album in our fb fan group

Congrats Annie, you win a $5 gift certificate

WINNER of CHALLENGE #78

FACE ON

is

Carole J

with this beautiful card

Congrats Carole, you win a $5 gift certificate

Congratulations Annie and Carole!  Please email Gail (craftynomad at gmail dot com) by the end of the month 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!

Here's your snazzy Challenge Winner's badge for your blog!
Please link your badge back to us here at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.
 

Our current challenge is

CELEBRATE IT!!

Link up your stamped celebration projects

 for your chance to win some Lost Coast Dollars.