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Today’s Sketch Challenge (SC590) on Splitcoast is an easy one w/ lots of possibilities. I thought I’d use this fabulous Dresden Quilt die along w/ the poinsettias dies to get an early start on some Christmas cards.

I die cut the quilt 3 times..one in white, one in pine green & one in a sheet of the Cozy Quilt paper. After piecing them all together, I attached to a white base die cut w/ the Double Stitched Rectangles, then a larger pine green layer.

The poinsettia was die cut using the Peaceful Poinsettias & Merry Mosaics dies & I used a stylus to add a little shape to them before attaching in the center of my quilt. The die cut Merry was added underneath w/ the Christmas attached to a large bow & added below.

Here’s a look at the inside.

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Let it Snow	Pinecones	Flourished Star Pattern dies CBD75	Dresden Quilt die
Merry Christmas Words	Merry Mosaics die CBD115	Peaceful Poinsettia dies CBD112	Double Stitched Rectangles dies CBD123	Filigree Frames dies CBD148
Cozy Quilt paper	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	VersaFine Inkpads	Colorbox Pigment Ink
Rhinestones

Welcome to the North Coast Creations April Release! And wow, do we have some super cute images & matching dies for you! You’re going to LOVE these adorable cuties!

On my first card, I used the Thanks a Bunch set w/ the matching Monkey dies. This little monkey w/ the big grin just makes me smile 🙂 . I stamped, colored, over stamped & die cut 2 of him & also die cut a couple of plain white faces & feet to stack under these areas to give him some dimension. The layers & frames were all die cut w/ ODBD dies (see list in supplies box) & attached to the card front  Some bananas were also colored & die cut along w/ the greeting tag. 

I knew I wanted a palm tree, so I set about making one w/ die cut & sponged pine cones, stacked on top of each other for the trunk & some lacy fronds for the palm leaves.

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

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My second card features the adorable Little Birdies set & matching dies. These cuties are so easy to color & you can have them match whatever paper you want to use. The branches and hearts add so much detail to complete the scene.

I colored my birdies blue on top w/ peachy undersides to go w/ the fun Beautiful Boho paper. The rectangles & big circle were die cut using the soon to be released ODBD Pierced Rectangles & Pierced Circles. After I put the scene together, I added some stickles & a few enamel dots to finish.

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

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Dawn * Julie * Lori * Sandee

Little Birdies NCS1-173	Thanks a Bunch NCS174	Flourished Star Pattern dies CBD75	Double Stitched Rectangles dies CBD123	Pierced Rectangles dies CBD147
Squares dies CBD140L	Double Stitched Squares dies CBD141L	Pierced Circles dies CBD162	Tag Trio dies CBD137	Leaves & Branches dies CBD225
Pinecones & Pine Branches dies CBD497	Boho Bolds	Beautiful Boho	Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks
VersaFine Inkpads	Distress Inks	Recollections Pastel Enamel Dots	Stickles	Hammermill 100# Digital Copy card stock
Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Pebbles-Family Ties	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131	MISTI

Today marks the end of my Guest Designer stint for the Splitcoast Color Challenge. It’s been such a blast! The colors Vicki chose for today (CC580) are lovely..garden green, daffodil yellow & island indigo (blue-green). So I thought it would be the perfect time to show you a sneak peek of a new North Coast Creations super cute Fairy set with matching dies! How cool is that? I chose the little girl fairy to use on my card, & I realize the mushrooms are colored a little differently, but it is a color challenge, after all, lol.

After I placed all the images in my Misti & stamped them w/ Memento, I colored them w/ Copics, overstamped w/ Versafine, then used the matching dies to cut them out. For the largest white bg, I stamped the 2 little flowers randomly & colored them. The fairy was also die cut 4 times out of scrap c/s that was glued together & stacked for dimension. Some sequins & a little glitter glue were added to finish.

These are the Copics I used.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Love You Fairy Much NCS3-175	Pierced Rectangles dies CBD147	Circle Ornament dies CSBD45	Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks
VersaFine Inkpads	Sequins	Stickles	X-Press It Blending Card	Staples 110# White Card Stock
Pebbles-Family Ties	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131	MISTI