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  • NCC August Release

    NCC Owl Bday cu 07168
    Welcome to the North Coast Creations August Release! And wow, do we have some super cute images & fabulous dies to go with them! You’re going to flip over these!

    Prize Information: 

    Just for commenting on the Design Team Blog Posts, you have a chance to win a $10 NCC Gift Certificate, good towards the purchase of NCC Stamps. You have until August 30, 2015 at 10:00 PM EDT to leave a comments on the participating designers blogs for a chance to win! Two random winners will be selected from the comments left on the designers blogs, the winners will be announced on the NCC Blog on August 31, 2015, be sure to check back there to see if you have won!

    NCC Owl Bday 07163
    On my first card, I wanted a night time look, since owls are mostly nocturnal, so I started with a piece of textured navy card stock. The owls & branches were stamped first with Memento, colored with Copics,  over stamped with Versafine, then die cut with the matching dies. I used a series of circle dies to cut out the circle for the “moon” and the white ring around it. The moon, the Flourished Vine, Happy Birthday & largest yellow layer were sponged because I didn’t have the color of yellow I wanted.

    Here’s a look at the inside & also the Copics I used.NCC Owl Bday inside 07170NCC Owl Bday copics 07161owl bday copics
    Supplies:

    Stamps: North Coast Creations – Who Loves You?
    Paper:  X-Press It white, dark navy textured
    Ink:  Versafine onyx, Memento tuxedo black, Kaleidacolor melon melody (yellows/oranges only)
    Accessories: NCC Owl Family, Happy Birthday, Leafy Flourish dies, ODBD Flourished Star Pattern die, Copic markers, neon yellow Sharpie, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, circle dies, Misti

     My next card has the entire, cute as can be, owl family again. NCC Thinking Owls cu 07177
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    After stamping, coloring & die cutting as before, I thought they would look cute if I had them in their “rooms” in the trees. So I stamped the ODBD Birch Tree Bg on white, added just a hint of color, then die cut the holes & added rings around them to help set them apart. 
    NCC Thinking Owls 07176
    After adding a black layer behind the birches, I put my owls in the holes then added a finely corrugated tan layer. Three tree limbs were stamped, die cut & attached vertically. The greeting was die cut twice, stacked together for dimension and added to a tan die cut oval. 

    Here’s a look at the inside & the Copics I used.NCC Thinking Owls inside 07182NCC THinking Owls copics 07175
    Supplies:

    Stamps: North Coast Creations – Who Loves You? : ODBD Birch Tree Background
    Paper:  X-Press It white, finely corrugated sand, black
    Ink:  Versafine onyx, Memento tuxedo black, cottage ivy & peanut brittle (inside)
    Accessories: NCC Owl Family, Thinking of You dies, ODBD Oval & Stitched Oval dies, Copic markers, neon yellow Sharpie, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, circle dies, Misti

    Please be sure to visit & comment on all the DT Blogs to increase your chance of winning! 
    Julie * Lori * Dawn * Sandee * Angie * 

    Amy * Robin * Cathy

    Thanks so much for stopping by!
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  • Owl-ways Love You


    NCC Owlways Love You cu 07225Today’s Color Challenge (CC545) on Splitcoast is Vanilla & Metallic Gold. Beautiful combo, but very hard to photograph! The camera just cannot appreciate or capture the shimmer & shine of metallics.

    NCC Owlways Love You 07220My card is a sneak peek at some super cute new images & dies from North Coast Creations. There is a whole family of these cute little owls & matching dies! Yay! The two owls were gold embossed & die cut along w/ the branch they’re standing on. The gold leafy paper was die cut for the large bg & also the scallop backing for the large heart. I also gold embossed the greeting (but left off the you part) die cut w/ mini tag & I die cut the You using another of the new NCC dies out of metallic gold. The leafy vine is another new NCC die. I used a woodgrain embossing folder for the lt vanilla bg & a slightly darker vanilla for the large heart.

    Here’s a look at the inside:

    NCC Owlways Love You inside 07227Thanks so much for stopping by! Please be sure to check back on Friday (8/28/15) for the release of these new stamps & dies!
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    Supplies: 

    Stamps: North Coast Creations – Who Loves You?
    Paper:  lt vanilla, dk vanilla, metallic gold, metallic gold dp (Paper Studio – Christmas)
    Ink:  Encore ultimate metallic gold
    Accessories: NCC Owl Family,Thinking of You,  Leafy Flourish dies, ODBD Flourished Star Pattern die, Ornate Hearts, Mini Tag dies, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, circle dies, gold embossing powder, Paper Studio woodgrain embossing folder

  • Lime Sherbet Makes Me Happy

    NCC Lime Sherbet cu 07091
    Today’s Color Challenge (CC543) on Splitcoast is lime, Bermuda Bay & gray. I don’t have much gray card stock on hand, so I dug around in my dp and found a dark charcoal & a gray/white print.
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    I thought the lime & Bermuda colors would work nicely for a lime sherbet float in a blue/green glass. After putting the image in my Misti, I stamped the ice cream float image first with Memento, colored with Copics then over stamped w/ Versafine. It was die cut with an ODBD stitched oval (w/ a little out of the box on the straw). The Bermuda layer was die cut w/ the ODBD oval dies & I used the A2 matting basics for the the next 2 layers. The greeting was already part of the charcoal dp & the colors were perfect so I used it. I added a ribbon, colored to match & some die cut patterned clouds.

    Here’s a look at the inside & also the Copics I used.
    Lime Sherbet inside 07096
    NCC Lime Sherbet copics 07089
    Thanks so much for stopping by!
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    Supplies:

    Stamps: North Coast Creations – Ice Cream Shoppe 
    Paper:  X-Press It white, Bermuda Bay clone, dp (Pink Paislee – Hello Sunshine)
    Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx
    Accessories: ODBD Ovals & Stitched Ovals,  Clouds & Rain dies,  Copic markers, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B dies, Misti, stickles