Tropical: Let's Celebrate!

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 Hello everyone, Liesbeth here with a blue bird and a tropical flower background. I made this tag to inspire you for participating in our newest challenge, read everything about it  HERE and join us!

For this tag I started by stamping the background stamp Flowers with StazOn ink Cactus green. I coloured it with Ecoline markers. Onto a seperate piece of paper I stamped the bird (Whimsical Flora), same stamp as Laurie used yesterday ;-) ,  and text (Party Words) and cut them out. I also coloured the bird with Ecoline markers and added it with 3d foam tape.

See you next time!  LiesbethXX

Tropical Challenge: Whimsical Flora

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Happy June from Laurie, and welcome to a brand new challenge here on the Portal:  Tropical.  So travel off in your imagination to your dream tropical destination, and see what it inspires you to create.

This is a large round tag made with the Whimsical Flora bird stamp from Lost Coast Designs.  There is a whole collection of these adorable bird stamps by Doris Arndt so be sure to check them out.

I stamped this bird with black StayzOn ink onto a green scrap of a Gelli print I had in my scrap box.  I fussy cut it out, then re-stamped the beak and eyes onto white paper and cut those out as well.  I colored the beak with yellow marker and left the eyes black and white.  I glued them atop the original stamped image and added some darker green marker to give little Flora some striped "leggings".

The background is a piece of decorative blue-ish scrap book paper die cut into a circle.  Then using a circular flower stencil, I dabbed it with some deep turquoise Distress Ink to create this pretty flower design.  I added some drops of gold Nuvo Crystal Drops and edged the border with gold wax.  I punched a hole in the top and tied on some coordinating blue and green ribbons.

I'm sure you have some great ideas for some tropical themed projects, so please be sure to enter them here at the Portal for a chance to win some free stamps from Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda!

CHALLENGE #145 - TROPICAL

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Hello Portal Peeps.   Happy 1st of June.
 

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 #145

TROPICAL

 

We want to see hot tropical colours or tropical elements or scenes on your stamped projects.

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 Lost Coast Designs Butterfly

Laurie used Lost Coast Designs Whimsical Flora 

   
Riet used Carmens Veranda Pineapple and Lost Coast Designs Party 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 #145 - Tropical
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 Tuesday, 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
 

 

Sea Shells in Her Hair

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Hello Portal peeps.  Gail here today with some final inspiration for our Under the Sea challenge.  Challenge closes 23.59 PST 31st May so we hope a few more of you will grab your stamps and join the fun.   I've used one of Lost Coast Designs fabulous mermaids, Butterfly Mermaid, and the awesome Bubbles Background.

I stamped Bubbles Background with versamark ink and embossed with white powder.  I smudged some blue and green distress inks on an acrylic block and spritzed with water til the ink beaded up.  Then I stamped the wet ink over the embossed panel and let it dry.

I stamped Butterfly Mermaid on pink card, coloured with distress markers and fussy cut her.  I cut the panel with a stitch rectangle die, mounted on a dark green base card and stamped the Congratulations down the side.

I hope you feel inspired to take the Under The Sea challenge?

We can't wait to see your projects!

You can submit your entries in the linky party until 23.59 PST on the 31st and don't forget to follow us so you don't miss anything!

Under the Sea: Steampunk Mermaid

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Hi eveyone! It´s Liesbeth here with an ,Under the Sea` card to show you for our current challenge. There's still a few days time to join us, hope you do!

I used the stamps Fish and Heart Set 1, Bubbles Border and Steampunk Mermaid. 

On an alcohol ink background (glossy paper) I stamped the mermaid with black StazOn ink and masked her. With green, blue and black StazOn I stamped the border and the stamps of the stamp set. I removed the mask and finished the card with Distress markers, gel pens  and I made a shadow around the mermaid.

See you next time, 

Liesbeth XX

When the wave comes

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Hello, all Cathy here with a quick card for you.

Stamp used:

Shark

I started out with some scrap paper that I have used some distress sprays and shimmer sprays on and cut out a ATCoin from it. I then stamped Shark on it 4 times. I felt that it didn't make an outstanding ATCoin so I made it into a card. 

Next, I picked out some 'sea' color cardstock for the background and I had some shimmer string (thread) and added that under the ATCoin. 

Added a black strip of cardstock to the bottom of the card and put a saying on top.

Lastly, I added some pearls to the front to act as bubbles.

You can join the under the sea fun here