Thursday, October 20, 2016

Day 20 of 31 Days of Halloween: "Halloween Magic" card by GDT Patti H!

Welcome 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!

Welcome back for Day 20 of the

31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop!


We're nearing the end of the 3rd week of the fangtastic annual Blog Hop and we are having a blast participating as a Wicked Blogger again this year!  The LCDesigners have been working hard over their crafty cauldrons cooking up SPOOKTACULAR eye candy for you to feast your eyes upon for 31 days straight!  Hop along the blog roll over there in our right sidebar all month long for lots of Halloween goodness and enter ALL your Halloween projects in our October Challenge, we have two prizes up for grabs this month!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who is hopping with us and taking the time to leave us lots of love!  We appreciate all your wonderful comments and enjoy reading what you think of our daily offerings!

Enter your Halloween projects using

ANY stamp companies in our October Challenge:

SCARY or WEIRD!


We invite you to enter your Halloween projects in our October Challenge which ends October 31st at 5 to midnight so you'll be safe in doors at the strike of midnight!  You don't have to use Lost Coast Designs stamps to play in any of our activities but if you do then your entry counts as TWO!

TWO PRIZES up for grabs!


We are giving away TWO PRIZES this month so enter your rubber stamped projects in the Challenge Linky located at the bottom of the DAY 1 of 31 DOH POST for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks to spend in our Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stores!  The more entries the better the prizes so round up all your friends and join the most clawesome party of the year!   We do have some RULES so please make sure you check them out to ensure your entries are eligible to win!  

We have NEW stamps!

We unveiled new Lost Coast Designs stamps this month and you will see them in action as the LCDesigners feature them throughout the month!   Pop on over to the Lost Coast Designs site
and add them to your collections! 

"Halloween Magic" card by GDT Patti H


GDT Patti is back today with a spooktacular card featuring Lost Coast Designs Small CityScape stamp and our Misc. Words set
What a creepy scene...I love that colony of bats heading our way...hmmmm maybe we shouldn't just be sitting here admiring them, beautiful beasties that they are...we probably should turn tail and RUN if we knew what was good for us, right!!!!!   ok on my count...ready...set..GO...eeeeek, you crazy bat person, outta the way...this is not a good time to stop and try for a selfie....run for your lives!!!!!
 Lost Coast Portal to Creativity is a CRYPT KEEPER again this year!
Click on the skull badge to see how other blogs are celebrating Halloween around the world!
http://countdowntohalloween.blogspot.com/?m=1
We hope you'll Stay and Play and leave us lots of love each day!
See you again tomorrow!
Happy Hopping!

Leigh S-B
The Sharpie Domino Queen
LCD/CV DT Leader

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Day 19 of 31 Days of Halloween: "A Murder of Crows" ATCs by Nikki!

Welcome 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!

Welcome back for Day 19 of the

31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop!


We're half way through week three of the fangtastic annual Blog Hop and we are having a blast participating as a Wicked Blogger again this year!  The LCDesigners have been working hard over their crafty cauldrons cooking up SPOOKTACULAR eye candy for you to feast your eyes upon for 31 days straight!  Hop along the blog roll over there in our right sidebar all month long for lots of Halloween goodness and enter ALL your Halloween projects in our October Challenge, we have two prizes up for grabs this month!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who is hopping with us and taking the time to leave us lots of love!  We appreciate all your wonderful comments and enjoy reading what you think of our daily offerings!

Enter your Halloween projects using

ANY stamp companies in our October Challenge:

SCARY or WEIRD!


We invite you to enter your Halloween projects in our October Challenge which ends October 31st at 5 to midnight so you'll be safe in doors at the strike of midnight!  You don't have to use Lost Coast Designs stamps to play in any of our activities but if you do then your entry counts as TWO!

TWO PRIZES up for grabs!


We are giving away TWO PRIZES this month so enter your rubber stamped projects in the Challenge Linky located at the bottom of the DAY 1 of 31 DOH POST for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks to spend in our Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stores!  The more entries the better the prizes so round up all your friends and join the most clawesome party of the year!   We do have some RULES so please make sure you check them out to ensure your entries are eligible to win!  

We have NEW stamps!

We unveiled new Lost Coast Designs stamps this month and you will see them in action as the LCDesigners feature them throughout the month!   Pop on over to the Lost Coast Designs site
and add them to your collections! 

"A Murder of Crows" by LCDesigner Nikki


Nikki is back today with a set of wicked cool ATCs featuring the following stamps:   Lost Coast Designs Three Birds, ATC Grunge Set (currently not up on the LCD website while they get moved from the NEW page to the ATC page) and Carmen's Veranda Flying Bird background
 Just when you thought it was safe to leave the house after Nan's Hitchcock scare Nikki traumatizes you all over again with these chilling reminders that THE BIRDS are still outside and waiting....don't look up....just RUN back inside...quick, they're coming!!!  Caw! Caw! Caw!
Lost Coast Portal to Creativity is a CRYPT KEEPER again this year!
Click on the skull badge to see how other blogs are celebrating Halloween around the world!
http://countdowntohalloween.blogspot.com/?m=1
We hope you'll Stay and Play and leave us lots of love each day!
See you again tomorrow!
Happy Hopping!

Leigh S-B
The Sharpie Domino Queen
LCD/CV DT Leader

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Day 18 of 31 Days of Halloween: "Autumn Butterflies" Home Decor by Granne!

Welcome 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!

Welcome back for Day 18 of the

31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop!


We're now in the 3rd week of the fangtastic annual Blog Hop and we are having a blast participating as a Wicked Blogger again this year!  The LCDesigners have been working hard over their crafty cauldrons cooking up SPOOKTACULAR eye candy for you to feast your eyes upon for 31 days straight!  Hop along the blog roll over there in our right sidebar all month long for lots of Halloween goodness and enter ALL your Halloween projects in our October Challenge, we have two prizes up for grabs this month!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who is hopping with us and taking the time to leave us lots of love!  We appreciate all your wonderful comments and enjoy reading what you think of our daily offerings!

Enter your Halloween projects using

ANY stamp companies in our October Challenge:

SCARY or WEIRD!


We invite you to enter your Halloween projects in our October Challenge which ends October 31st at 5 to midnight so you'll be safe in doors at the strike of midnight!  You don't have to use Lost Coast Designs stamps to play in any of our activities but if you do then your entry counts as TWO!

TWO PRIZES up for grabs!


We are giving away TWO PRIZES this month so enter your rubber stamped projects in the Challenge Linky located at the bottom of the DAY 1 of 31 DOH POST for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks to spend in our Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stores!  The more entries the better the prizes so round up all your friends and join the most clawesome party of the year!   We do have some RULES so please make sure you check them out to ensure your entries are eligible to win!  

We have NEW stamps!

We unveiled new Lost Coast Designs stamps this month and you will see them in action as the LCDesigners feature them throughout the month!   Pop on over to the Lost Coast Designs site
and add them to your collections! 

"Autumn Butterflies" by LCDesigner Granne


Granne is back today with a creeptastic home decor project....she re-used her plant pot made earlier this year and decorated it to suit the season with these spooktacular skellie butterflies featuring the following stamps:   Carmen's Veranda Flying Skull and Lost Coast Designs License Plate Alphabet set.  On the pot she used Lost Coast Designs large Doodle Flowers background stamp and the Bubbles Border.
Lost Coast Portal to Creativity is a CRYPT KEEPER again this year!
Click on the skull badge to see how other blogs are celebrating Halloween around the world!
http://countdowntohalloween.blogspot.com/?m=1
We hope you'll Stay and Play and leave us lots of love each day!
See you again tomorrow!
Happy Hopping!

Leigh S-B
The Sharpie Domino Queen
LCD/CV DT Leader

Monday, October 17, 2016

Day 17 of 31 Days of Halloween: "Scary" Tag by Karen!

Welcome 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!

Welcome back for Day 17 of the

31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop!


We're now half way through October, just 15 more sleeps until the Witching Hour...mmwahahahaha!
 If you're joining us today for the first time....we are participating as a Wicked Blogger in the annual 31 Days of Halloween blog hop!  The LCDesigners have been working hard over their crafty cauldrons cooking up SPOOKTACULAR eye candy for you to feast your eyes upon for 31 days straight!  Hop along the blog roll over there in our right sidebar all month long for lots of Halloween goodness and enter ALL your Halloween projects in our October Challenge, we have two prizes up for grabs this month! 
We appreciate your hopping with us and leaving us your wonderful comments each day, we love hearing what you think of our daily offerings!

Enter your Halloween projects using

ANY stamp companies in our October Challenge:

SCARY or WEIRD!


We invite you to enter your Halloween projects in our October Challenge which ends October 31st at 5 to midnight so you'll be safe in doors at the strike of midnight!  You don't have to use Lost Coast Designs stamps to play in any of our activities but if you do then your entry counts as TWO!

TWO PRIZES up for grabs!


We are giving away TWO PRIZES this month so enter your rubber stamped projects in the Challenge Linky located at the bottom of the DAY 1 of 31 DOH POST for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks to spend in our Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stores!  The more entries the better the prizes so round up all your friends and join the most clawesome party of the year!   We do have some RULES so please make sure you check them out to ensure your entries are eligible to win!  

We have NEW stamps!

We unveiled new Lost Coast Designs stamps this month and you will see them in action as the LCDesigners feature them throughout the month!   Pop on over to the Lost Coast Designs site
and add them to your collections! 

"Scary Tag" by LCDesigner Karen


Karen is back today with a spooktacular tag done in the traditional Halloween style and features the following stamps:  Carmen's Veranda Flying Skull and Lost Coast Designs very popular Old Typewriter Alphabet set
Karen rocks the traditional green, orange and purple Halloween combo on this one doesn't she!

Lost Coast Portal to Creativity is a CRYPT KEEPER again this year!
Click on the skull badge to see how other blogs are celebrating Halloween around the world!
http://countdowntohalloween.blogspot.com/?m=1
We hope you'll Stay and Play and leave us lots of love each day!
See you again tomorrow!
Happy Hopping!

Leigh S-B
The Sharpie Domino Queen
LCD/CV DT Leader

Sunday, October 16, 2016

Day 16 of 31 Days of Halloween: "Memento Mori" Wall Art by Paula!

Welcome 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!

Welcome back for Day 16 of the

31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop!


We're now half way through October, just 15 more sleeps until the Witching Hour...mmwahahahaha!
 If you're joining us today for the first time....we are participating as a Wicked Blogger in the annual 31 Days of Halloween blog hop!  The LCDesigners have been working hard over their crafty cauldrons cooking up SPOOKTACULAR eye candy for you to feast your eyes upon for 31 days straight!  Hop along the blog roll over there in our right sidebar all month long for lots of Halloween goodness and enter ALL your Halloween projects in our October Challenge, we have two prizes up for grabs this month! 
We appreciate your hopping with us and leaving us your wonderful comments each day, we love hearing what you think of our daily offerings!

Enter your Halloween projects using

ANY stamp companies in our October Challenge:

SCARY or WEIRD!


We invite you to enter your Halloween projects in our October Challenge which ends October 31st at 5 to midnight so you'll be safe in doors at the strike of midnight!  You don't have to use Lost Coast Designs stamps to play in any of our activities but if you do then your entry counts as TWO!

TWO PRIZES up for grabs!


We are giving away TWO PRIZES this month so enter your rubber stamped projects in the Challenge Linky located at the bottom of the DAY 1 of 31 DOH POST for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks to spend in our Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stores!  The more entries the better the prizes so round up all your friends and join the most clawesome party of the year!   We do have some RULES so please make sure you check them out to ensure your entries are eligible to win!  

We have NEW stamps!

We unveiled new Lost Coast Designs stamps this month and you will see them in action as the LCDesigners feature them throughout the month!   Pop on over to the Lost Coast Designs site
and add them to your collections! 

"Memento Mori" by LCDesigner Paula


Paula is back today with a creeptastic wall art piece reminiscent of gravestone etchings and features the following stamps:

 Lost Coast Designs:  Skull Crown, Distressed Diamonds background from the ATC Grunge set and our Old Typewriter Alphabet set
Carmen's Veranda:  Large Skeleton Shrine
Did you know?   Memento mori means "remember that you have to die" and is a Latin expression that originates from Ancient Rome.  It was common practice for Roman generals returning home after being victorious in battle to parade in triumph through cheering crowds of citizens.  To prevent the generals from falling victim to delusions of grandeur a slave stationed behind them would say "Respice post te.  Hominem te memento"...."Look after you [to the time after your death] and remember you're [only] a man".  It was then re-used during the medieval period and continues on to this day in art..."mementos mori" are symbolic reminders of mortality and in European Christian art the expression developed with the growth of Christianity, which emphasized Heaven, Hell, and salvation of the soul in the afterlife.

I love history and learning about the symbolism and meanings of words, phrases and traditions so I hope you are enjoying these little tidbits I keep throwing in for you ;0)
 
Lost Coast Portal to Creativity is a CRYPT KEEPER again this year!
Click on the skull badge to see how other blogs are celebrating Halloween around the world!
http://countdowntohalloween.blogspot.com/?m=1
We hope you'll Stay and Play and leave us lots of love each day!
See you again tomorrow!
Happy Hopping!

Leigh S-B
The Sharpie Domino Queen
LCD/CV DT Leader

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Day 15 of 31 Days of Halloween: Halloween Treat Tin by GDT Patti H!

Welcome 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!

Welcome back for Day 15 of the

31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop!


We're now half way through October, just 16 more sleeps until All Hallow's Eve...mmwahahahaha!
 If you're joining us today for the first time....we are participating as a Wicked Blogger in the annual 31 Days of Halloween blog hop!  The LCDesigners have been working hard over their crafty cauldrons cooking up SPOOKTACULAR eye candy for you to feast your eyes upon for 31 days straight!  Hop along the blog roll over there in our right sidebar all month long for lots of Halloween goodness and enter ALL your Halloween projects in our October Challenge, we have two prizes up for grabs this month!  
We appreciate your hopping with us and leaving us your wonderful comments each day, we love hearing what you think of our daily offerings!

Enter your Halloween projects using

ANY stamp companies in our October Challenge:

SCARY or WEIRD!


We invite you to enter your Halloween projects in our October Challenge which ends October 31st at 5 to midnight so you'll be safe in doors at the strike of midnight!  You don't have to use Lost Coast Designs stamps to play in any of our activities but if you do then your entry counts as TWO!

TWO PRIZES up for grabs!


We are giving away TWO PRIZES this month so enter your rubber stamped projects in the Challenge Linky located at the bottom of the DAY 1 of 31 DOH POST for the chance to win LCD/CV Bucks to spend in our Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stores!  The more entries the better the prizes so round up all your friends and join the most clawesome party of the year!   We do have some RULES so please make sure you check them out to ensure your entries are eligible to win!  

We have NEW stamps!

We unveiled new Lost Coast Designs stamps this month and you will see them in action as the LCDesigners feature them throughout the month!   Pop on over to the Lost Coast Designs site
and add them to your collections! 

"Halloween Treat Tin" by Guest Designer Patti H


GDT Patti H is back today with a spooktacular altered altoids tin featuring one of my all time favourite Lost Coast Designs stamps...our Skeleton and Roses!

Who wants candy?   Maybe we shouldn't have one from this tin though if it turns you into a skellie, even if it is a stunning one!  Just saying...mwahahahaha!
roses stamped on the front too
gimme candy!
Lost Coast Portal to Creativity is a CRYPT KEEPER again this year!
Click on the skull badge to see how other blogs are celebrating Halloween around the world!
http://countdowntohalloween.blogspot.com/?m=1
We hope you'll Stay and Play and leave us lots of love each day!
See you again tomorrow!
Happy Hopping!

Leigh S-B
The Sharpie Domino Queen
LCD/CV DT Leader