Beauty vs. Sarcasm

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We've got such a fun challenge going on at the moment... #106 - Ladies Night!

I decided to have some fun with this as you can see!  Sort of self explanatory don't you think?  LOL!!

Well it was created by stamping the Tea Party  directly onto the panel. I then stamped several images from the Pieces of Calligraphy set around the tea party ladies.  Waiting for Mr.Right was stamped on a piece of white cardstock then fussy cut and affixed to the panel.  The sentiment is a combination of a few elements. I used the words "Diva" and "Wisdom" from the Misc. Words set, hand wrote the 101 and Sarcasm clear sentiment from Carmen's Veranda.

This panel was colored using various art crayons, the sentiments affixed to the card and it was finished off with sequins from Sparkle Blends.

Hope this little card inspires you to join in on our challenge....

#106 - Ladies Night 

Supplies:

Lost Coast Design - Waiting  for Mr. Right, Misc. Words, Pieces of Calligraphy

Carmens Veranda - Tea Party, Sarcasm Sentiment

Sparkle Blends - Limited Edition Sequins Mix

Marabu - Art Crayons

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Cathy here with a fun card for you today.

Stamps Used:

Pieces of calligraphy 

Raven Queen

Crows border

I started out with some watercolor paper and I used some Lindy's sprays to make the background. 

I sprayed them on a craft mat and added water so they were not so intense of  color. I heat set in-between colors. Set aside to work on main image.

Stamp  Raven Queen on white cardstock and colored with copic markers and cut out. Some areas were to small to cut out so I just colored them with one of the sprays. 

Next I stamped Crows border on the bottom of the watercolor piece. Then I stamped Pieces of calligraphy  in blue ink randomly over the background. 

Glue Raven Queen in middle add some sequence and a saying sticker and you are done. 

You can join in the fun challenge here.

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AUGUST WINNERS

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!

 

Welcome Portal Peeps!!!
It's time to announce the WINNERS of our August 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 #104

LET'S GO VEGETARIAN 

is

Cari Woodmansee Jacobsen

with this lovely quirky card entered on fb using 

Lost Coast Designs Thin Dancer

Congrats Cari, you win a $5 gift certificate

 

WINNER of CHALLENGE #105

ANYTHING GOES

is

Susan Renshaw

with these fabulous art journal pages, one of which

uses one of Lost Coast Designs Mayan Heiroglyph stamps

Congrats Susan, you win a $10 gift certificate

 Congratulations Cari and Susan!  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

LADIES NIGHT

Link up your stamped projects featuring at least one lady

 for your chance to win some Lost Coast Dollars

Ladies night: Two ladies (+ tutorial)

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Hello everyone, Liesbeth here with two nice ladies. Hope you will join our Ladies night Challenge!

I'dd love to show you one of my favourite techniques...it's so simple and easy ...with a great effect I think!😀

Click here to see the stamps I used: Frida 3, Daisy flourish and Cracked face Square.

I used Chromolux, a very very glossy cardstock, but every glossy paper will work.(The white spots is the window in my studio...this paper is like mirror..) I sponged some nice overlapping coloured areas . I started with Distress ink Wild Honey. The second was Picked Raspberry and the third was Salty Ocean. I also tapped a bit with the blendingtool to add even more colour.

I finished the background with some Chipped Sapphire here and there and at the edges. Let dry well.

I stamped the ladies by using StazOn Jet Black. Be careful, the paper is very slippery...

I stamped the flourish onto the edge a several times to create a frame. I used StazOn again.

I applied some ,make-up' onto the face of the square woman using a q-tip and some Distress ink. Eyeshadow, blush and lipstick.😘 I also painted the flowers with glitter pens , pink and yellow. I finished the cards by sponging the edges with StazOn. Ready to mat them onto colourful cardstock! 

Have fun!

Liesbeth XX

Nicey Nicey Pumpkin Spicey

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 today with a quick and easy make for our Ladies Night challenge.  Oops, nearly wrote Ladies of the Night!!!!  That would have put a whole different spin on it wouldn't it BWahahahaahahahahaaaaaa.  But actually, maybe she is, just in her party wear..........

I used a black base card and stamped Lost Coast Designs Let's Celebrate and embossed with silver powder.  I stamped Carmen's Veranda Oz Witch on white card, coloured her all pumpkin spicey using distress markers and fussy cut her.  Stick her in place and we are ready to parteeeeeee!!!!  

Join the Ladies Night challenge with your stamped anythings featuring
at least one lady for a chance to win. 

CHALLENGE #106 - LADIES NIGHT

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.  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 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 #106

LADIES NIGHT

Share your stamped makes featuring a lady or two or three!
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 gorgeous card featuring Lost Coast Designs
Seahorse with Rider

 
Laurie made this awesome card using Mr. Right stamp from Lost Coast Designs and the Knight in Armor clear stamp from Carmen's Veranda.

Riet made this wonderful card using Lost Coast Designs 50s Girl and Bubbles Background and Carmen's Veranda A Wise Woman 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 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

Challenge #106 - Ladies Night
September 1st - 14th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Monday, September 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