North Coast Creations June Release!

Hello, and welcome to the June release from North Coast Creations!

 

 

 

 

 

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 June 24, 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 June 25, 2015, be sure to check back there to see if you have won!

For this card I masked Floral Sentiments 7 several times to make my little garden. I also used ODBD’s Butterfly and Bugs stamp, Butterfly and Bugs die, and Fence die. Colored with Copics and sponged with Distress inks.

 

This is Floral Sentiments 8, colored with Copics, sponged with Distress ink and cut with ODBD Vintage Labels. The background is stamped with ODBD Crocheted Background. Dies are ODBD Beautiful Borders and Layered Lacey Squares.

 

For more June inspiration, see the NCC  blog and be sure to stop by my sister Coasters for some awesome samples!

Julie * Patty * Lori * Lisa * Sandee * Robin * Paula

Thanks for stopping by!

Dawn

#70…. A Sassy Out of Box Challenge

Our Sassy Challenge this week is Judy’s idea… Out of the Box. Play along and you could be a winner!
Just be sure to use a Sassy Cheryl’s image!

I need to make Thank You cards for the Awards Sponsors at our Ohio State Fair Llama Show! Cheryl  drew this awesome llama just for ME for this very occasion, and called it Dawn’s Llama! I made this one an Appaloosa.

I printed 6 at a time and started coloring with Copics!

This is the Appy just colored… then I soaked a small rag with Blender Solution and went over the body…this gives a “textured” look.

See how it softened the spots?

Then I masked them and airbrushed. Each card will be different that’s for sure! Oh, and I’m not done yet! Glad I still have about a month to get them finished!!

In PSE7 I removed the dots from the ribbon and added my wording.

I embossed the TY layer and sponged with Distress inks. The card base is sponged with Distress inks to match the DCWV paper, the layer behind the llama is “faux” cardstock… I used white cs and colored the edges with the same Copic as the ribbon to match. To get that layer I just traced the outside of the same Spellbinders #12 die and cut it out.

For more Sassy inspiration,
see what the other girls have done!

Ann English Cathy Edgar
Heather Huggins Kim Rhead
Jeni Tidwell Peggy Marsh
Jackie Mooney Judy Kreucher

thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Back to Nature… #55 A Sassy Challenge

Our Sassy Challenge today is Nature.

This is The Thinking Spot, new this month. The verse is from He Watches Me, Our Daily Bread designs. The DP is Garden Party by DCWV.

It’s colored with Copics, masked and airbrushed.

For more “Nature” inspiration, please see what the Sassy gals have done!

Ann English Cathy Edgar
Heather Huggins Kim Rhead
Jeni Tidwell Peggy Marsh
Jackie Mooney Jodi Ann Lee
Judy Kreucher

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

I Could Use A Place Like This Right About Now!

Waking up to ice and snow this morning,
I was happy to see the F4A challenge on Splitcoast was Aloha Friday… anything tropical!
What says that more than sun, surf and sand!

Once again, I used Anchor from Our Daily Bread designs. I stamped the image, masked it then sponged the sun using a  hole “circle punched” piece of copy paper. The rest is colored with Copics. I added the waves with my Sakura white gel pen, using my waterbrush to “move” the ink around a bit to look like waves.
The DP is SEI On The Coast.

I also haven’t used Mudd Puddles sand in a while, so added Malibu Beach and Shells!

Ahhhh… I can dream about a place like this as I look out at the whiteness!!

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

SNOW and Airbrushing!! Sassy #45..

How appropriate! Our Sassy challenge today is SNOW! Why is it so perfect for today?

1. I love snow!
2. We’re supposed to get 3-5 inches today!!!

This might be a little longer post than usual because I have lots to share with you

Sunday we had a Hoarfrost..it’s so beautiful when that happens, I had to take a few pictures! It was 8*!

A deposit of ice crystals formed in the same manner as dew except that the temperature of the objects on which it forms must be below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, and the dew point temperature of the air must also be below the freezing mark.

I’m sure Cheryl didn’t have me in mind when she drew this Winter image, but I can so relate!! LOL

She’s colored with Copics, white gel pen highlights, masked and airbrushed.

Here are the steps as I created this background.

I colored her first, made a mask from copy paper and using 2-way glue put it over the image.

Clicking on a picture will bring it up larger in another window

Peeled off the mask and voila! Then I added some puff paint and heated it to puff it up.

Always start with lighter colors and work to darker. Imagine where there might be shadows and get closer or spray the area several times until you get the desired look. Work in a sweeping motion for best effect. I never know what it’s going to look like until I peel the off the mask! haha!

Now, for more sassy fun
be sure to check the other Sassy Girls.

Cathy Edgar
Heather Huggins Kim Rhead
Jeni Tidwell Peggy Marsh
Jackie Mooney Jodi Ann Lee
Judy Kreucher

Thanks for stopping!!

Dawn

Butterflies In The Snow…

But this butterfly is looking from the INside out at the snow! It’s beautiful, but COLD here today!!

Today’s Inspiration challenge on Splitcoast is a cute kid’s site, lots of butterflies there!

This is Our Daily Bread designs, Butterfly Corner and Faith (full of grace series). The butterfly is colored with Copics, then I masked the daisies and butterfly and airbrushed.

I just love the Grand Labels and Grand Calibur!

stamps: butterfly corner, faith

ink: adirondack cranberry, memento tuxedo black

paper: georgia pacific white

tools and techniques: copics, copic abs, spellbinders grand labels one, grand calibur, masking and airbrush

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Pumpkin Spice Cappuccino… A Winner! A Challenge and Prizes!

First, I want to congratulate
my winner from our blog hop last week,
Candy!
Be sure to contact Cheryl for your prize!

 

Did I get your attention with that
Pumpkin Spice Cappuccino? Mmmm!

Our Sassy Challenge this week, brought to us by Sassy Judy, is to use Two Sassy images! How Fun! You can play along too, just be sure to use a Sassy Cheryl’s image.

In addition to one winner of a $5 gift certificate to Sassy Cheryl's store for this week's challenge, here's another special prize for one lucky person in this challenge.

Oh my!
How CUTE is this!

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I used Cappuccino Anyone Snowman and Fat Dancing Snowman for my card today.

That’s me at the thought
of savoring a mug of pumpkin spice capp! lol

It’s colored with Copics, masked and airbrushed. The “whipped cream” is Tulip Dimensional Puff Paint with a little embossing powder sprinkled on for “cinnamon”. The sentiment is computer generated.

Now, for more sassy fun
be sure to check the other Sassy Girls.

Ann English Cathy Edgar
Heather Huggins Kim Rhead
Jeni Tidwell Peggy Marsh
Jackie Mooney Jodi Ann Lee
Judy Kreucher Janetlynne

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Brick Wall & Bells on Bobtail

This post will remain on top today…
if you’re looking for Sassy Cheryl’s, scroll down or click here.
If you’re looking for my “Time With” post, scroll down or click here

 

Welcome to the MFP November Blog Hop! This month, we are releasing 6 NEW SETS!

And…LOOK for a NEW LINK LIST TOMORROW!!!

We have 6 New Stamp Sets Released: Brick Wall, Bells on Bobtail, Christmas Postage Due, Bold & Free, Musical Holiday and Welcome Home. For your convenience, all 6 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, (November 13, 2010), a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning.

Now, here are my samples for these sets.

Brick Wall

Bells On Bobtail

Anybody that knows me knows I love to make a scene! HA! But not the scene you’re thinking!! Mixing stamp sets to create one! I used last month’s  A Walk In The Woods to stamp over my masked Bells On Bobtail.

It’s colored with Copics, sponged with Distress ink, Marvy embossable markers for the wreath, silver and white gel pens for harness hardware, bells and snowflakes. Snow is Elmer’s white paint pen with white embossing powder heat set.

Cardstock and trim available at Mark’s Finest Papers.

Enjoy the rest of the hop!

Nancyruth
Lois
Vicky
Dawn L <-----you’re here!
Anne 
Susan
Judi
Connie
Emily
Karen
Patty
Roxie
Vicki
Liz
Geri
Lynn
Mark’s Finest Papers

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Fall Colors…#36 Sassy Challenge

My absolute favorite time of year…Fall!
That’s our Sassy Challenge today. You still have time to be a guest designer too! You can read about it on our Challenge Blog!

I’ve heard some of my Canadian friends talk about “broom ball or hockey”, so when Cheryl did this Hockey Sweep Snowman, I knew I had to have it!

He’s all colored with Copics along with a little white gel pen. I masked him and airbrushed the background with my airbrush system.

The “ice” has a thin “smear” of  Ranger Glossy Accents.

I sewed fringe on his scarf with two strands of variegated embroidery floss.

Cheryl just started something new on her blog too! Every Monday she’ll list a “featured designer”! It could be YOU! There are SO many amazing ladies out there that create wonderful cards and projects using the Sassy Cheryl's images that she wanted a way to showcase them.
How FUN!

Now, for more sassy fun
be sure to check the other Sassy Girls.

Ann English Cathy Edgar
Heather Huggins Kim Rhead
Jeni Tidwell Peggy Marsh
Jackie Mooney Jodi Ann Lee Judy Kreucher

thanks for stopping!

Dawn