Yippie....Let's Celebrate!

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Happy Friday Friends!!
Woo Hoo...it's almost the weekend and you know what that means....time to celebrate!

Ink Stained Roni here...

Did you know that our current challenge is Celebrate It!!!? 

Well it is and that means you can celebrate any ol' thing you want!

I have decided to do a bit of celebrating with granny in her pj's - LOL!!

I colored her in with colored pencils and mounted her on a fun embossed background of Rinea Foiled Paper. It really makes the image pop don't you think?

Be sure to enter your creation on the linky before the 15th for your chance to win!

Good Luck Friends....Party On!!!

Lost Coast Design Stamps: Party On; Party Words

Rinea Foiled Paper - Violet/Gold Glossy

Black Widow Colored Pencils

Imagine - VersaFine Clair Nocturne

MFT - Dies 

Let's Celebrate: Birthday Chi chi

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Hi again from Laurie with another project for the "Let's Celebrate" challenge going on here on the Portal right now.  This one runs until the 14th of this month so you still have time to make something fabulously celebratory to enter for a chance to win some free stamps.  And we love to see what you all are creating!

For this birthday card I used the  Queen of Everything clear stamp, the Coffee Chihuahua Katzelkraft stamp from Lost Coast Designs, and the smallest butterfly stamp from the Butterfly Set at Lost Coast.

I created my background using Oxide Distress Inks on watercolor paper.  I stenciled my ink colors onto the paper then spritzed it generously with water, let it run a bit, then set it with a heat gun.  I stamped the butterfly randomly with black ink and also edged the panel in black.  

I then stamped my little Chihuahua onto white paper with black ink and cut him out.  I colored him with Copic Sketch markers and added some gold pen to the spikes on his red collar.
I positioned him on my card front then stamped my sentiment onto a white square with black ink.  I trimmed it down to size, edged it with black, and positioned it so my little Chi chi is holding it up and glued both down.  Final step was to layer this with a white panel and you've got a fun birthday card for any dog lover!

Come celebrate with us at the Lost Coast Portal and share your creations!!

Halloween Celebrate it

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Cathy here with a Halloween celebrate it card.
Of Corse right.

Stamp Used: Witch2

I started out with my first ever gelli print. I did not blend it well so I'm using it today for a background.
I used a red/orange for the top and a yellow for the bottom. ( hence the scrap from Freidafest I used in day 2) Splattered Nuance powers that I made into a liquid first on the gelli plate then I pulled the print.
Next I die cut out a tree and fence from paper. Paint the fence with some gray and brown to make it look old.
Make the moon by using a mask of a circle and blending out some black ink from the center. Color in with yellow Copic and then add sparkle. You can't see it in the photo but it is there.

 Next stamp Witch2 were you want here. Stamp again on white cardstock and color with Copic and cut out.  Add your cut out witch to cover right where you stamped it out on the front. Now to add your die cuts you have.
I drew on some grass on the grass part of it.

Happy Halloween 

Don't forget to add your Celebrate it to the challenge here.
Can't wait to see what you share.

LOST COAST DESIGNS FRIDAFEST BLOG HOP - DAY 2

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Hello and welcome to

LOST COAST DESIGNS

FRIDAFEST LINKY and BLOG HOP

DAY 2

  Have you seen the amazing Frida Kahlo Stamps in the Lost Coast Designs Shop??
Linda has now added 4 new designs so we decided to showcase these beauties
with two days of blog hopping.

Hop around and leave some love here and on all the team's blogs for a chance to win
$10 to spend at Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda
The more comments you leave the better chance you have to win a prize!

For another chance to win you can share up your Frida Kahlo inspired projects.
If you need some inspiration check out the wiki link above, or the teams makes of course!!
Your project can include a Frida Kahlo image, or be inspired by anything associated with her, but please explain your inspiration if it isn't obvious and don't forget that we need to see the use of real rubber or clear stamps.  Please don't forget to tell us the maker of your stamps and those using  
Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda stamps
will get an extra chance at the random draw.

Ready, set, hop!!

Cathy  

Gail  

 

 Laurie

Lori 

Roni

 

Day 1 and the Frida Kahlo Linky Party can be found HERE

LOST COAST DESIGNS FRIDAFEST BLOG HOP - DAY 1

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Hello and welcome to

LOST COAST DESIGNS

FRIDAFEST LINKY and BLOG HOP

DAY 1

  Have you seen the amazing Frida Kahlo Stamps in the Lost Coast Designs Shop??
Linda has now added 4 new designs so we decided to showcase these beauties
with two days of blog hopping.

Hop around and leave some love here and on all the team's blogs for a chance to win
$10 to spend at Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda
We will be back again tomorrow with some more inspiration.
The more comments you leave the better chance you have to win a prize!

For another chance to win you can share up your Frida Kahlo inspired projects.
If you need some inspiration check out the wiki link above, or the teams makes of course!!
Your project can include a Frida Kahlo image, or be inspired by anything associated with her, but please explain your inspiration if it isn't obvious and don't forget that we need to see the use of real rubber or clear stamps.  Please don't forget to tell us the maker of your stamps and those using  
Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda stamps
will get an extra chance at the random draw.

Ready, set, hop!!

Cathy  

Gail  

 Laurie

Lori 

 

Roni

 

Link up your stamped Frida Kahlo makes for a chance to win
$10 to spend at Lost Coast Designs and/or Carmen's Veranda
We need 10 or more links to award this prize
Linky closes 23.59 31st July 2019

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!

Greetings
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 #77

LEMON, LIME AND BLACK 

is

Annie Sharland

with this gorgeous creation using Lost Coast Designs Jester Hat Cat
entered in the album in our fb fan group

Congrats Annie, you win a $5 gift certificate

WINNER of CHALLENGE #78

FACE ON

is

Carole J

with this beautiful card

Congrats Carole, you win a $5 gift certificate

Congratulations Annie and Carole!  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

CELEBRATE IT!!

Link up your stamped celebration projects

 for your chance to win some Lost Coast Dollars.

Frank and Maureen's Big Day Remembered

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.  The team is having a real blast with the current challenge theme of Celebrate It!!  If you can make a party out of it then we want to see your makes.  Don't forget we need to see real rubber or clear stamping and the theme as the focus of your project for it to have a chance to win the wonderful Lost Coast dollars.  

Today I made a Happy Anniversary card for Frank and Maureen

There they are on the happy day.  Frank looking particularly dashing in his new Crushed Olive jacket with Pine Needles trousers.  Maureen had taken fashion consultant Igor's advice and gone with a Wilted Violet hair wash to match the Shaded Lilac dress.  Frank though Igor the photographer hadn't quite centered the subjects, but Igor the cardmaker said hang it all a bit squiffy and no one will notice.  So we did!  What a day!!

The Door stamped with London Fog memento ink and coloured with distress inks.

American Gothic Party stamped on gold mirror card, embossed with black powder and then cut inside the frame.

I stamped, coloured and fussy cut Frank and Bride of Frank and stamped the words from Misc. Words on gold mirror card, embossed with black powder and cut with a stitch die. 

 Join the fun and link up your stamped celebration makes for a 
chance to win Lost Coast Designs Dollars!!
Remember, the more players the bigger the prize!!

CHALLENGE #79 - CELEBRATE IT

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!

Greetings.  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 yourself 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 #79

CELEBRATE IT!!

Link up your stamped makes with a celebration theme for a chance to win Lost Coast $$$$$'s. Birthdays, Weddings, Anniversaries etc. all welcome.

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! 

The team are really having fun with this theme!  Here's some inspiration to get us started.  ENJOY!

Laurie made this fabulous card using Lost Coast Designs Waltzing Cowboys and Medium Shrubbery Background, and Carmen's Veranda Smell Cake sentiment.

 

Lori made this wonderful happy birthday coffee cup sleeve using Lost Coast Designs Doodle Flower Background and Carmen's Veranda My Coffee sentiment.    

Roni made this fabulous card using Lost Coast Designs Showgirls and 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 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 #79 - CELEBRATE IT!!
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 Sunday, July 14th 23.59 PST.
All entries must be entered in our link up, or in our fb fan page challenge album.  See our RULES page for more info
 

Queen

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Hello.  Roni here today.

I had so much fun with this card.... I started off by scribbling watercolor art crayons by Marabu all over the card panel then blending with water.  When I liked the colors I left it to dry. I then stamped the flourish over the entire panel.

I stamped the head and words on white cardstock. The head was watercolored and fussy cut. It was then mounted on the card with double sided tape. Each of the words was cut from the cardstock and mounted on the right side of the card. I used a black fine tip pen to outline each of the words.

Lost Coast Designs Rubber Stamps:
Phrenology Heads; Misc Words; Long Swirl Flourish

There is still time to join the Face On challenge.
Feature a Human Face on your stamped make for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars.

Slow Dumb Stuff.

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,
It's Dot here with a tutorial for you.
Have you ever made something and then right at the end you made a mark that just wasn't meant to be there?
That is exactly what happened when making this card.
I felt like I was totally relating to these fun words from Carmen Veranda!

I loved matching this wise lady with these words.
This is how it all came together ...

Step 1:  I've a little collection of scrap backgrounds - don't we all? The background was made ages ago when I was playing around with my new Distress Oxides and seeing what yellow and pink looked like together.

Step 2:  I cut a hole in some paper toweling and used it as a 'window' to choose the area that I wanted to use for my background. I didn't want to miss out on some good splats. I then trimmed this down.

Step 3:  I stamped and coloured 'Coffee' with my inktense pencils.  Then cut here our.  She was an easy image to cut out.

Step 4:  For the words I used Slow Dumb Stuff. These are words to live by!!! I really related to them, and I KNOW that my friends will too. I masked off one lot of words, inked them up and stamped them above where she was going. For this I placed her on the card so that I had an idea where to stamp. Then I cleaned the stamp and did the same for the rest of the words - stamping them under where she was going to be.

Step 5:  A little stenciling with Distress Ink.  Some stamping of Long Swirls using Distress Oxides finished off the background ... or so I thought!

I accidentally dropped my black inkpad onto the background!

Step 6:  Time to fix up the unwanted ink mark.  I simply ripped up some washi tape (the same as what was used for masking off the words) and covered the mark.  I liked it, so I added more here and there so that it didn't look odd. I even put some under her feet so that she had something to stand on.

Step 7:  I couldn't resist putting a few black painty circles onto the background to help the washi tape blend in more. Water spray lids and pen lids were handy for this.  Then it was time to mount the piece onto some black and white cardstock.

I was really 'living the words' when making this one.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

There is still time to enter our challenge this fortnight.
It is all about Faces.

You can enter by clicking on the challenge here,
or over on face book.  Either way you'll be in with a chance to win.

Happy Stamping
Dot x

The Other Side of a Kiss

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Hello Portal Peeps.  Gail here today.   For my inspiration piece for the current Face On challenge I used the kissing technique.  This is where you stamp one stamp onto another inked stamp to remove some of the ink and give a subtle pattern.

 I stamped and masked the Geisha, inked the large rectangle Shadow Frame with pink distress oxide ink, pressed the Bamboo stamp into it, then stamped the Shadow Frame over the masked Geisha image.  This gives that ghosty bamboo look.  Then I stamped the Carmen's Veranda Quiet Chaos Madness sentiment.

 I was kissing with the Bamboo stamp from the Asian set and decided not to waste an inked stamp!!

For this second card I stamped and masked the Geisha again and then stamped the pink distress oxide inked Bamboo.  She looks so thoughtful.  I thought this would maybe make a good thinking of you or even a sympathy card.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Don't forget to join the fun with your stamped projects featuring a human face for your chance to win Lost Coast Design $$$$. 

Include A Human Face: The Girl With A Curl

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Hi again from Laurie on this 22nd day of June with a project for the current challenge here on the Portal:  Include a Human Face.  So we want you to put a human face on your project and you can do that any way that appeals to you.

I have made a square collage piece using the  Girl With A Curl stamp from Lost Coast Designs and the Postcard Background from Carmen's Veranda.

I started by stamping the girl onto a scrap of cream paper then tore around the edges to give it a rough look.  I added just a hint of color with some pink Distress Ink to her cheeks.  

I had on hand some Tim Holtz decorative tissue paper that I had dyed using coffee.  I stitched my girl's face onto a square piece of that tissue paper.  Next I took some leafy die cuts and stamped them with the Postcard Background stamp to add some text, then glued them to opposing corners. 

For the final step, I took a rough edged piece of hand made cream paper and stitched my tissue paper square to that.  I love this Girl With A Curl stamp and like the vintage-y feel of this collage piece.

Please join us here at the Portal and show us your stamped projects you create that Include A Human Face.  You just might win some free stamps!!

Out for a stroll

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Cathy here with a fun card for you today. A ballerina taking a fish out for a under the sea stroll.
Stamps Used:
Ballerina with fish
Stay weird
Fish

So I started off with I think are index cards. I got them in a grab bag at a thrift store. I thought they were photo paper but they were not. I used dylusions  sprays on them. I sprayed 3 pieces so I could pick out the one I liked best.

 I stamped Ballerina with fish on white cardstock and color in with Copic markers. The outfit was the same color purple as the hat but a little paint drop changed the color of it to teal.
Anyway cut out and set aside.

 Next add some seaweed to the bottom of the card. Start off with some green ink through a stencil.   At this point stamp Ballerina with fish on the card so you know where to place it. Move the stencil and use paint to give it depth and texture. Set aside to dry.

 Stamp 3 Fish on top of the card.

Add your cutout Ballerina with fish on top of the one you stamped on you card. (this is where I messed up) Take that stencil again and with a different paint color add some seaweed in front of  
Ballerina with fish. For me I had to repaint the outfit and then I added some glitter dots to make it stand out.
Lastly stamp Stay weird on black cardstock and emboss with white power and cut out and add to card. Edge whole card with black ink.

Join the fun here at the blog or over at the Facebook group. Can't wait to see what you came up with.