My Old Stamping Grounds

When I lived in Belgium, I was able to engage with three things I love--gnomes, mushrooms, and travel! Gnomes are imbedded in European folklore, so they are timeless images to embrace. Each Autumn I would venture into the forests in search of red mushrooms (Amanita Muscaria), something I'd never seen before in the United States. Belgium is truly land of the Smurfs! To make this card, I used patterned paper with mushroom images, the Pompom Gnome and a house, and Travel Quotes from Lost Coast Designs : The Lost Coast Portal to Creativity is hosting an "Anything Goes With Gnomes" Challenge for April. Submit your gnome-y creation by the end of the month for your chance to win a prize.   

Happy Birthday to my sweet husband today! Kind of like these gnomes, he brings me much happiness: This card is a chance to use some of your favorite patterned papers. Any kind will do, and any kind of gnome will do as well. There's a huge selection of gnomes in the Lost Coast Designs catalogue. Here I've used the Redneck Gnome, Silly Gnome and Flower Gnome . Follow along with how I created this card: I hope you'll join in April's Gnome Challenge on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity . Submit your creation by the end of the month for your chance to win a prize!

 Here's a tag I created for the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's "Make It Funny" March Challenge: I used the Smile and Fart stamp from Carmen's Veranda , and the Four Flowers , Brush Strokes and Grunge Border from Lost Coast Designs . Here's how I put it together: Do you have a funny stamp that cracks you up every time? If so, share your creation on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity by the end of the month for your chance to win a prize.

 I lived in Belgium for five years, and yes, I have eaten chocolate for breakfast more than once! Follow along with this pictorial to see how I made this card using the Breakfast Chocolate sentiment from Carmen's Veranda and the Brush Strokes and Pieces of Calligraphy stamps from Lost Coast Designs. The Lost Coast Portal to Creativity is hosting a "Make It Funny" Challenge for March. We'd love to see YOUR creation. If you win, you'll get a prize, and then maybe you can reward yourself with some chocolate!

 It doesn't need to be Valentine's Day to include hearts on your cards! This simple, two stamp card was made with the Art Nouveau Faces and Journaling Letter Guide stamps from Lost Coast Designs .  Join in the fun and submit your "Love and Hearts" creation for February's Challenge at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity . Submissions due by February 28. 

Ahhh, February. The month of love. Whether you have a romantic partner in your life or not, it's truly important to love yourself. You matter.  This card with cutouts, embossing, a dimensional sticker and jewels will be something special for the receiver. I made it with the Princess of Everything , Large Flourish , You Matter and Pieces of Calligraphy stamps from Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda . Follow along with this pictorial to see how I made it: The Lost Coast Portal to Creativity is hosting a February "Love and Hearts" Challenge. Join in the fun and submit your LOVE-ly creation for your chance to win a prize.