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Bluebird Tale

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I wanted to share a recently published card that appeared in the Winter Issue 2025 of Rubber Stamp Madness Magazine.  The design was created as part of the magazine's Paper Challenge, where they encouraged stampers to use as many types of paper as they could. You can see that I attached embossed paper to the card base. I then tore a diagonal out of a book page (fun fact: this page is written in Lithuanian), inked the edges, and stamped one of Lost Coast Designs Mini Whimsical Birds 1 over the print. Prismacolor pencils colored over the print quite nicely. I then added paper flowers and leaves for embellishment. Here you can see it described in the magazine: This month is an "Anything Goes" Challenge on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity. December is a busy holiday month, so maybe look at your previous creations and submit one of those to the blog for your chance to win a prize. 
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Dance Like a Toddler

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My two toddler granddaughters are learning the joy that comes from moving their bodies to music. Their faces just radiate joy, and they don't care AT ALL what they look like as they move to the beat. I hope they stay fearless in doing what brings them happiness!   These funny kid images are from the Cartoon Kids stamp set at Lost Cost Designs. The Dance Like A Toddler sentiment is from Carmen's Veranda. It's a super simple card to make: Visit the Lost Coast Portal To Creativity and submit your own "Anything Goes" creation for November's Challenge. You might win a prize! 
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Gnome for the Holidays

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When you have friends from all over the world, and not all of them celebrate Christmas, it's nice to have an all-occasion holiday card. Well, this gnomes for you! I made this card with the Pompom Gnome and Grunge Border stamps from Lost Coast Designs . Follow along with this pictorial to see how I made it: This card is a sample for the "Festive Fun" November Challenge on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity . Please join in the fun and create your own card and submit it to the blog for your chance to win a prize!
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Mary and Angels

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Christmas is just around the corner! Have you organized your holiday cards yet? If not, this card has high-impact with minimal effort. With the black embossing and reflective paper, it's really impressive to see in person. I used the Mary and Angels stamp from Lost Coast Designs , shiny silver cardstock, and black embossing powder to create this card. Following along with this photos for step by step help: I hope you enjoy creating Christmas cards even half as much as I do. It's a wonderful way to connect with friends and family during the holiday season. Share your creation to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and you might win November's "Fun and Festive" Challenge prize.
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So Near It's Here!

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Happy Halloween! The big day has FINALLY arrived. Time to dress up, grab your candy, and get ready to trick-or-treat.  This card was made with the Day of the Dead Woman , Brush Strokes and Witches Go Riding stamps. Speaking of Day of the Dead, that 2,000 year old Mexican holiday begins tomorrow. Follow this photo tutorial for how the card was made: The winner of this month's 31 Days Halloween will be chosen from entries submitted to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity by tonight. But not to worry if you don't have time to make a Halloween creation today-- the new challenge for November, Festive Fun, begins tomorrow! 
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Owl Gift Tag

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Around this time in October, we have a chance to give treat bags to the kiddos in our life. Here's a kid-friendly tag to make those little gifts extra cute! The tag features one of Lost Coast Design's newer stamps from the Cartoon Kids set--a friendly little owl perched upon some hand-drawn branches. The edges of the tag were stamped with a Brush Strokes stamp and then heat embossed in black. The sticker embellishments were purchased at a Dollar Tree store in their Halloween aisle. Follow along to see how I made the tag: What's your favorite candy to put into treat bags? I love sour gummy anything--yum! I hope you have fun bringing joy into the lives of the kiddos in your life. Get creative with your own tag design and upload it to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity for part of this month's Halloween Challenge. Entries due by October 31. 
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Hooray for Halloween!

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I love the feeling of action this Day of the Dead Man stamp evokes! He reminds me of a little kid running out the door on Halloween night to collect a bag full of candy.  This running skeleton is actually wielding a knife as he sprints, so if that's not the look you're going for, you can cover up the knife with an embellishment or sentiment placard. I used the Daffodils background stamp for the color-blocked areas, but any background pattern would work! Celebrate the Halloween season with us by uploading your own creation to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity . You have until the spookiest night of the year...October 31!  
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