Save the trees: Fabric book cover ,Frida'

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Hello everyone, it's Liesbeth again, stamping on everything but paper! There's still time to participate our ,Save the Trees' challenge: click HERE.

This time I've chosen a big piece of white fabric, used lots of stamps on it and covered an A4 plain book with it! Unfortunately I can't explain how I exactly did it, because this technique is one of my workshops.....

Stamps used (click =see): Frida with roses, Callygraphy Frida, Frida 1, Frida 2, Frida 3, Pieces of Callygraphy, Pieces of Architecture, Daisy flourish, Loopy background, Doodle circles, Flagstone background, 3 Flying flower girl faces, 

Liesbeth XX

My Untidy Mind

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 Good morning and a very happy Tuesday. It's Sue here with my piece for our Save The Trees challenge.  By that, we mean to stamp on anything other than ordinary paper. I decorated a phone holder 'cos you can never have too many of these.

I started with my naked phone holder (I'm sure it's not real wood lol)

I applied some base paint by pressing it on my gelli plate, then I stamped with Doodle Circles. This is a lovely stamp to colour in, which I did with paint pens and silver acrylic.

Next came the sentiment. If I'd thought this through I'd have realised that I could have used tissue paper, but never mind. This is construction tape - a little like duct tape but you can paint it. So I just stuck it to my craft mat then painted it white.

Then I stamped my Carmen's Veranda Tidy Minds stamp.

I just cut around it and stuck it in place. I was a little bit surprised that it was still sticky, but it certainly was!

And this is how it looks with my phone in place! I don't know how, but this cover blends in wherever it is, so it's great to have a proper place for it (and this way I remember to charge it too so it's a win-win!)

I only used 2 stamps on this one, that must be some sort of record! I've used

Doodle Circles  and

Tidy Minds

I hope you like it, and that you join in with our fun challenge. Take care, and thanks so much for looking xx

MAY WINNERS

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Due to the mass cancellation of stamp/scrapbook shows Linda is running an online virtual convention.   Use coupon code QUARANTINE to get 20% off any purchase of Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda stamps.  Katzelkraft stamps, stamp accessories and Stencil Girl stencils are not included in the sale.
 

 

Welcome Portal Peeps!!!
It's time to announce the WINNERS of our May 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 #121

MAIL ART

is

Carole

 

with this fun cat envelope

 

Congrats Carole, you win a $10 gift certificate

WINNER of CHALLENGE #122

UNDER THE SEA

is

Angelnorth

with this gorgeous tropical scene which, along with many other stamps, uses 

Lost Coast Designs Bubble Border.....

Congrats Joanne, you win a $10 gift certificate

 Congratulations Carole and Joanne!  Please email Gail (craftynomad at gmail dot com) by the 15th 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

SAVE THE TREES

Link up your projects where you stamp on something other than normal paper or card for your chance to win some Lost Coast Dollars.

 

Save the trees

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Cathy here with a card for you.

Stamps Used:

Fortune Men

Pieces of Calligraphy 

Lily flourish

Okay this challenge stumped me I must say. I started out it a totally different direction. I ended tossing it in the trash. 

 Then remembered that Yupo paper is plastic. There we go.

I used my alcohol inks on the Yupo to make a background. Next I took my stamps and stamped them with archival ink and heat set them. Take a stencil and some alcohol and a sponge and sponge it through. You can use lift ink for that also. To give it another layer.  

Then I added a saying and layered it on a black card base. 

I hope you try this challenging challenge here.

Save the trees: Dominos

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Hi everyone, Liesbeth here again! For our ,Save the trees'challenge it is not allowed to stamp on paper, so I took some domino bricks and stamped onto them with black StazOn ink! Before stamping, I coloured two of them with alcohol inks, the others are just the plain dominos.

Instread of stamping the stamp onto the domino, it's much easyer to push the domino on the stamp. Much more control and you will see where you stamp! 

Stamps used: (click=see) Victoriana, Pieces of Calligraphy and Pieces of Architecture.

Liesbeth XX

CHALLENGE #123 - SAVE THE TREES

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.  

 

 Due to the mass cancellation of stamp/scrapbook shows Linda is running an online virtual convention.   Use coupon code QUARANTINE to get 20% off any purchase of Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda stamps.  Katzelkraft stamps, stamp accessories and Stencil Girl stencils are not included in the sale.
 

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 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 #123

SAVE THE TREES

 Stamp on something other than normal paper or card eg. glass, metal, clay, acetate, cork, tissue paper, cups, plates, candles, dominos, wood, fabric etc.....  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!

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Flora Whimsical Bird stamped on tissue paper and added to a candle.

 

  
Laurie made these specimen slides using the Lost Coast Designs Butterfly Set stamped onto clear acrylic and backed with vellum.

 

 Riet used Lost Coast Designs Flourish stamped in clay to make this cool necklace 

 
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 the14th 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 #123 - Save The Trees
June 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, June 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