CHALLENGE #197 - ARE YOU KIDDING ME??

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 monthly!  A new challenge starting the 1st 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 #197

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

We want to see cards featuring kids.  Extra points for making it funny.  If you haven't got kids we will accept funny, but funny kids will really make our day!  You have all month to share your 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 read the updated Challenge Rules 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 you could win a bigger prize in our random prize drawing.  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 Flying Ballerina, ATC Italian Postmark and Grunge Diamond Background

  
Riet used Lost Coast Designs Spike and Lucy, Ledger, Daisy Flourish and Misc Words.

Gail used Lost Coast Designs Beanie from Comic Kids and Baby Checklist

 

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 31st 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 #197 - Are You Kidding Me??
  May 1st - 31st Please read over out RULES to be sure your entries qualify you to win!
ALL rubber stamp companies are welcome.
Linky closes Saturday, May 31st 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
 

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Hippy groovy gnome with a hat

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!

Goodmorning Cathy here with a hippy gnome card for you.

Stamps Used:

gnome with sunglasses

I started out by stamping gnome with sunglasses and coloring him in with copic markers. As I was coloring him it popped in my head to make him a hippy gnome. I layered him on some black cardstock, and I set him aside. So, I made a tie-dye looking background with a 3D embossing folder and some distress inks and a black ink.

Here is a close up of the background I made. I added some glitter sequence to some of the middles of the circles. 

Today is the last day to join in on where's my hat challenge. 

Magazine Cover Art

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, stamping friends! Aimee here. I just wanted to share with you the recent cover of Rubber Stamp Madness magazine that features two Lost Coast Designs Yoga Cat stamps and the Brush Strokes stamps.

If you're not familiar with this magazine, let me introduce you! It's published quarterly and is a great place to get your creations put into print for all to see. You can learn more about the magazine HERE. 

Since 2017, I've had my submissions published in every issue. This is my 7th cover! What I love about the magazine is that they welcome submissions that include stamps from any company, even those stamps in your stash that are unidentified. Each issue features two challenge themes, and when I submit a cover, I like to try to incorporate both themes into my art. You can read about upcoming challenges on the Rubber Stamp Madness website. 

One challenge due in September is "Say It With Stamps." The magazine is looking for creations with clever sentiments. There are SO MANY perfect options for this using Carmen's Veranda stamps! If you're interested in submititing one of your creations that includes a fun sentiment, the deadline is September 5. They ask that the size not exceed 5 x 6.5 inches (though I think they make exceptions). You can mail it to: Rubber Stamp Madness, PO Box 610, Corvallis, OR 97339. If it's difficult to mail, you can email a JPEG image to graphics@rsmadness.com.

The magazine is really fun to read because you learn about the stamper and their inspiration behind the submission. There are articles that provide tips to stamping techniques and information on where to buy stamps or attend conventions. 

I must admit, it totally makes my day when I hear one of my submissions has been selected for publication! I'd love to see you feel that same kind of happiness. Give it a go! The first step in getting published is submitting. 

Put On the Hat

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 all, Aimee here. There are still a couple of days left in April to enter the Lost Coast Designs "Where's My Hat" Challenge. Here's a card that reflects those times when we need to stand up for ourselves. That being said, I'm a big believer in doing everything with kindness and compassion, so take care not to be too "witchy" haha.

I wanted to use this Mother Goose People stamp for the Challenge, but I didn't have a sentiment stamp in my personal collection that reflected the message I wanted to send. When that happens, I go to the internet to look up quotes that I can handwrite, and that's what I did here. Follow along with this photo tuturial to see how I put the card together: 

Happy stamping, everyone!

#196 Where's my hat! challenge.

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Hello dear creative people, Riet here.

Today a card that is easy, so also for the beginning stampers.

These are the stamps I used.

LCD American gothic party.

LCD Doodle flowers background.

CV Kiss my ass.

Black inkpad and coloring pencils.

This card is really suitable for beginners and advanced.

I stamped the images with black ink.

Colored the American gothic image with Derwent inktense pencils. 

I kept the flower background black/white to get a nice contrast.

And I matted with bright colors to make it a nice whole.

So you see, a nice result with little effort.

And the text is so funny.

I love the texts of Carmens Veranda stamps.

They are so hilarious, and some are really daring.

Take a look there, you will be amazed.

Click here for CV words and phrases clear stamps.

And now for the challenge.

It will run until midnight on April 30th.

So there is still time to make something with a hat.

You can also use stamps from other brands, yes, 

it doesn't even have to have an LCD or CV stamp on it.

You can read all about it in our rules.

So get started and participate and maybe you will be our new winner

 and get to choose your own prize (Stamps).

Good luck and until next time.

Go to the challenge.

Where's My Hat? Challenge 196 - A Snarky Anniversary Card

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!  You've got Kathi here to share another project for April's Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's Challenge 196 "Where's My Hat?" 

Here's my snarky anniversary card created with two of the penguins from the Penguin Anthropomorphs Rubber Stamp Set by Lost Coast Designs.

Both stamps were stamped onto white cardstock and onto repositionable sticker paper. The images were colored with Copic markers. White gel pen was used to emphacize the penguins' eyes, then a black fine point multiliner was used to add pupils. Gold and red Stardust Glitter pens were used to add some glitter to his crown, his sceptre, and her hat dangles. 

The sticker paper versions of both images were fussy-cut and placed over their counterparts. Repositionable Scotch Tape was placed horizontally across the bottom part of the image panel. Lost Shadow Distress Ink was sponged over the tape and the masked images to add color to the background, then sponged again over a stencil to add pattern and visual interest to the background.

The repositionable Scotch Tape was moved so that it sat on the horizon line, covering the bottom of the top of the image panel. Tan dye ink was sponged over the tape and the masked images to add a floor.

The tape and masks were removed, the image panel was trimmed, edged with a black marker, then adhered to a piece of black cardstock.

Red heart-patterned paper was trimmed to 6.75" x 4.75", edged with a black marker, and adhered to a 5" x 7" black card.

A snarky sticker was edged with a black marker and matted onto a strip of gold cardstock. Gold cardstock was cut four times with a corner die. 

The image panel, matted sticker, and corners were adhered to complete the card.

You still have time to enter the April's Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's Challenge 196 "Where's My Hat?"  I hope to see you there!