Monday, July 10, 2023

Red , white and blue: Button Girl

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!

Hi everyone! I love this kind of colour challenges so very much! You are free to create anything you like, as long as it's Red,white and blue! A very nice colour combination... it's the colours of our Dutch flag too!
For this card I used the lovely Button Girl. The text is taken from Party Words.


I stamped the girl onto a white card with red ink (every kind works) and also with blue onto another piece of white cardstock. I cut out and added some blue parts as shown (wings, buttons and lace). I finished with the text (blue and red) and a blue colour pencil and ...of course... some Stickles here and there. The card is glued onto blue and red cardstock.


Have a nice day, 
LiesbethXX

Saturday, July 8, 2023

Abstract Elk

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.  I am loving all the Red, White and Blue on the blog and in the linky.  Doesn't it look awesome!!!  I decided to just get out some stamps today, ink them up and see where it led me.  I got out Lost Coast Designs lovely Shadow Frame stamps and decided to go abstract with some distress oxide inks.

I started by stamping the large rectangle Shadow Frame stamp with Candied Apple distress oxide ink and then the small circle Shadow Frame stamp with Salty Ocean distress oxide ink on white card
I grunged up the background by randomly stamping the Doodle Circles ATC stamp and PMC Circles stamp with blue ink using the stamps off the block so I could just do partial impressions.  Then I stamped Lost Coast Designs Medium Elk Skull with red ink directly on the card and then on a piece of white card.  I fussy cut the elk image and added it to the stamped panel.
You have until 23.59 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 Red, White and Blue fun.
Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Thursday, July 6, 2023

#170 Red, White and Blue challenge

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!

 Hi there stamp lovers,
What fun to make something in red, white and blue.
And what a great challenge.
They are of course the colors of the 4th of July holiday in the USA.
I made this tag with that in mind.

What I used for this tag.

Rosettes die.
border die with stars.
Star punches,
Stencil with sun rays.

Distressink,
Chipped sapphire,
Fired brick,
Antique linen,
Vintage photo,
Walnut stain.

Aqua markers blue, orange and red.
Dark blue and red cardstock
A blank tag.
Red, white and blue ribbon.
Foam tape.

How to make this tag.
I started with Megan's Christmas Bird.
Using a stamping platform and the aqua markers, I stamped the bird.
I cut it out and set it aside to dry.

I sponged the tag with the 3 distressink colors.

Then sprayed it wet with water and dryed  it with the heattool.
 
I did the same with a small strip of paper,
 and stamped with the Chipped sapphire `Let´s Celebrate`
from the Party words sheet.

With a sun rays stencil you sponge the distressink Fired brick on the tag.

And with a stamp from the Pieces of Calligraphy set
 and Chipped sapphire you make 3x a print.


Make a puddle of ink and water and run the rosette strip trough it.
One with red and one with blue.
Let it dry.

Blend some walnut stain on the edges.
Fold the rosette and glue a star in the middle of it.

Cut the dark blue cardstock slightly larger than the tag.
But a lot longer on the bottem so that you have the space to make a border with a star die.
The last you cut is the top of the tag in the blue cardstock.
Now we are going to assemble the tag.
I adhered the bird and the banner with foam tape.
With punches I made stars in red, white and blue.
For the rosettes and here and there on the tag.
Don't forget to put a star on the bird's hat.
This is how we make the holly on the hat disappear.
Now mat the tag with the red cardboard.
A red, white and blue ribbon through it and the tag is ready.

I hope you wil join us and show what you made with,
Red, White an Blue.















Wednesday, July 5, 2023

JUNE 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 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 #168

MINI ME

is

Kathy K
 
with this fun artist trading card
Congrats Kathy, you win a $10 gift certificate


WINNER of CHALLENGE #169

USE SOME WORDS

is

Pauline C

with this gorgeous hearty card
Congrats Pauline, you win a $10 gift certificate

 Congratulations Kathy and Pauline!  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

RED WHITE AND BLUE


Link up your stamped projects featuring the colours Red, White and Blue
 for your chance to win some Lost Coast Dollars.

 

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Happy 4th of July

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!!!   Happy 4th of July to all you US peeps.  Hope you are all having an awesome day.  Here at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity we are all Red, White and Blue this fortnight, with real stamping as well of course.  I think the blog and linky are looking very pretty with this lovely colour combo.  I've used the lovely American Gothic Steampunk stamp from Lost Coast Designs for my card.


I started by stamping American Gothic Steampunk stamp on white card with blue ink

Then I cut out the background behind the people.

I stamped American Gothic Steampunk stamp with red ink on white card and watercoloured the background behind the barn with scarlet brusho powder diluted in water. Then I placed it behind the people.  I cut the panel out, edged it with blue ink and mounted on a fancy die cut panel and base card.  I stamped the first part of Carmen's Veranda It's Never Too Late sentiment with blue ink.

Inside I stamped the rest of the Carmen's Veranda It's Never Too Late sentiment and also a Happy Birthday from Lost Coast Designs Misc. Words set.  I thought it looked a bit plain so I stamped around the edge of the white panel using the edge of Carmen's Veranda Clock Face Square and blue ink.  I cut the bottom of the back piece straight so the card stands steady.

You have until 23.59 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 Red, White and Blue fun.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Saturday, July 1, 2023

CHALLENGE #170 - RED, WHITE AND BLUE

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 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 #170

RED, WHITE AND BLUE


It's July!!  We want to see your Red, White and Blue stamped anythings.
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 used Carmen's Veranda Joker

 Roni used Carmen's Veranda Pledge


Liesbeth used Lost Coast Designs Two Cats and Misc. Words

  
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 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 #170 - Red, White and Blue
July 1st - 14th Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Friday, July 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