The Write Stuff

Welcome to the North Coast Creations January Release! We have some fun, Fun, FUN new images & dies for you this month & you’ll want them all! Space & aliens are so hot right now & these are just too cute for words, so sit & take a look.
On my space card, I wanted a shimmery, deep space look to highlight the white of the moon, spaceship & astronaut. I used to live in Houston, TX which happens to be Space City & if you’re ever there, be sure to check out the NASA Space Center…it’s amazing! Anyway, for my background, I started w/ black & since I wanted it shimmery, I dug out some long neglected Opalite inks & a stippling brush & added the Milky Way looking areas. I used the Sparkling Stars dies to cut a reverse mask then sponged the stars onto the area w/ the platinum ink.
Then I die cut the black panel w/ the Leafy Edged Borders & added the die cut moon, ship & astronaut images w/ the matching dies. The greeting was stamped onto a large Star & I also added some shimmery black stars in the blue band. The blue c/s has a kind of light, felty texture look to it.

Here’s a look at the inside & below it are the Copics I used.

Supplies:

 x6!
On my second card, I stamped these adorable Little Monsters, colored & die cut w/ the matching dies.  I came across this acrylic painted background in my stash (done who knows how long ago) & the colors went perfectly w/ the images. For the coral layer, I used the  Circles  & Double Stitched Circles to die cut it, then used a mask I made w/ these same dies to sponge some white & marigold inks onto it. When I placed it over the bg & put the monsters inside, there was a little too much going on so I found a shades of mint paint chip, die cut it w/ the Double Stitched Rectangles & placed it behind the coral layer. Much better! The greeting was added on a white circle w/ one of the leftover coral stitched circles around it.
Below, is a look at the inside & under it are the Copics I used. For the monster, I used the reverse mask of the monster as a stencil, added the color then stamped the image on top. More sponged circles were added down the left side.


Supplies:

Be sure to visit all of the DT blogs…I can’t wait to see how they used these cuties!

Dawn * Sandee * Robin * Julie * Lori

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Rocket Man NCS5221	Little Monsters NCS7-275	Double Stitched Rectangles dies CBD123	Double Stitched Circles dies CBD136	Circles dies CBD142
Leafy Edged Border dies CSBD103	Sparkling Stars dies CBD79	Double Stitched Stars dies CBD128	Rectangles dies CBD122	Copic Sketch Markers
Memento Inks	Distress Inks	Colorbox Pigment Ink	Brilliance Inks	Opalite inks
Recollections Pastel Enamel Dots	Decoart Acrylic paint	Strathmore Water Color Paper 90#	Paint Chips	Rough Stippling Brush
Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131	MISTI	The Paper Cut Layering Swatches	AC color card stock