Welcome to the North Coast Creations February Release! We have some really wonderful images for you this month! Sssssshhhh… don’t tell…we are also giving you a little sneak peek at a couple of fabulous new dies from Our Daily Bread designs (the Eggs & Grass Border dies). They will be available with the March 1st ODBD release!Â
Prize Information:Â
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 February 17, 2015 at 10:00 PM EST 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 February 18, 2015, be sure to check back there to see if you have won!
For my first card, I used the super cute Hippity Hoppity set. Don’t you just love the expression on the bunny’s face? When I think of Easter bunnies, I immediately think of pink & white. Nothing like a little fluffy white bunny with pink ears, feet & belly! I know white can be a hard color to try & shade, but if you use just a little light cool gray, it will make a huge difference. Use cool grays because on white, warm or neutrals will tend to look a little dirty. So after coloring my bunny, I used a little out of the box (click for tutorial) treatment so his ears wouldn’t be chopped off, lol. For the background I die cut an ODBD Vintage Flourish Pattern background & also the layer behind the bunny out of white. I used the pink ink to sponge from the bottom up on both so they would be darker pink at the bottom & fade to white at the top. I also sponged pink on some of the die cut small eggs. I combined two of the set greetings on the large egg & added the die cut grass. Two of the smallest Aster die cuts were sponged in the center & added on either side. These are the Copics I used.
| Stamps:  North Coast Creations – Hippity Hoppity |
| Paper:Â Neenah white, X-Press It white |
| Ink: Â Memento tuxedo black, Distress ink angel pink |
| Accessories: ODBD Vintage Flourish Pattern, Vintage Label, Asters dies, Eggs & Grass Border dies,  Copic markers, Cuttlebug Swiss dots embossing folder |
My second card uses the beautiful Pansies set.
I went with purple pansies since that color is most prevalent in my area. They are so dramatic & velvety! I stamped the pansies twice, colored them then fussy cut them and some of the petals on the top pansy to pop up on top.
The pansies are attached to a purple die cut Quatrefoil Design . I die cut the green layer w/ the solid outline, then cut another Quatrefoil pattern out of it to get the frame. Both are attached to a white layer I cut w/ the solid die then embossed w/ the pattern die. The large white background was die cut using the Quatrefoil Pattern die. I used the largest of the Flourished Star Pattern die to cut the large purple mat then added a frame I die cut out a piece of designer paper from the Christian Faith paper collection.
| Stamps:  North Coast Creations – Pansies |
| Paper:Â Neenah white, X-Press It white, purple, moss green, dp (ODBD Christian Faith collection) |
| Ink: Â Memento tuxedo black |
| Accessories: ODBD Flourished Star Pattern, Quatrefoil Pattern, Quatrefoil Design dies,  Copic markers, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, petite oval dies, stickles |
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Julie * Lisa * Dawn * Sandee * Patricia *Â
Lori * Angie * NCC Blog
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Awesome cards, Julie!! Your bunny card is soooo adorable….LOVE the pink!!! Gorgeous colors for the pansies and I love the dies you used for both cards!! Fabulous release projects, both of them! HUGS!!
Both Beautiful cards!! Like the all pink& white bunny card, and I also really like the pansy stamp!!
Both of these cards are stunning Julie. Gorgeous designs and gorgeous colors.
Great card! The bunny is very cute and I love the pansies!
I just love this bunny card- what a beautiful job you did with it! And, the floral card- the colors are fabulous! Love the way you used the dies as well.
Very cute bunny and beautiful pansies. I like the dies you used.
Two stunning cards. I love the pink and white bunny. You coloured it so well.
Oh my! Your little bunny is so cute! I love how you colored him! And your pansies are gorgeous!
that bunny is just too cute! wishing I would have gotten it now!
your pansy card is just beautiful!!!
I have to say Julie the bunny card is my favorite! I love that darling image… so much so I used it for my release project! 🙂
I love how you worked in all of the dies too! Perfect projects!
Super cute bunny..love it!!! The Pansies are so pretty too!! Wonderful!
Julie your cards are adorable!!!
love all the texture combination..