Donut Worry, Be Happy!

Happy Saturday, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from the Hayneedle site....I fell in love with this donut print and tried to 'mostly' recreate it with this birthday card for my niece, Skylee.  Though I didn't have any chevron paper, I did find a gingham pattern in the same color in the 'Sweet Shoppe' Paper Collection by North Coast Creations. The donut image and sentiment are from 'Sprinkled With Love' Stamps and Dies set, also by NCC.  The icing was colored with Pink Passion and Rich Razzleberry; Smooch pearl paints were used to enhance the sprinkles; a clear glaze pen was used to coat the entire icing layer.  The popped up frame and gingham panel were cut with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Squares Dies set.

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Have a blessed weekend!

You're Out of this World!!

Hi again!  I went back for a second round for the Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast.  When I saw this amazing glass pendant, it looked like a galaxy to me and inspired me to open a new set I bought more than six months ago and have not used, 'Rocket Man' and coordinating 'Space Man' custom dies from North Coast Creations.  Instead of trying a messy technique to create the galaxy, I sprayed pearl and turquoise Glimmer Mist on a black card base, then pressed it with a book to keep it from warping while it dried.  Meanwhile, I stamped, colored, and cut out the earth and Martian. The sentiment was cut out with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies set. This was really quick and easy.....quick and easy = happiness!! :)

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Blessings,

North Coast Creations August New Releases!

Hi, everyone!!!  North Coast Creations (sister company of Our Daily Bread designs) has some awesome new stamps AND DIES to share with you this month!!  See all of the new items HERE.  If you'd like a chance to win a gift certificate to spend at North Coast Creations, please follow these instructions:

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!

Julie * Lori * Dawn * Sandee * Amy * Robin * Cathy

Below are the items from North Coast Creations which I have used in my samples today:

My two card samples below also feature the follow items from Our Daily Bread designs:

My first card was so fun to make!  The two adult owls and tree branch from 'Who Loves You?' were stamped in black, colored with markers, then cut out with the NCC Custom 'Owl Family' Dies set and popped up over the yellow moon (cut with a circle die). The brown cardstock was stamped with the ODBD Wood Background stamp, then an oval was cut out with the ODBD Custom 'Ovals' Dies so that it looked like the sentiment was carved into the tree. Paper piercing, metallic yellow brads, yellow baker's twine, and heart pearls were added as finishing touches.

My next sample features the new NCC Custom 'Happy Birthday' Die, NCC Custom 'Flourished Vine Die', the floral image from 'Floral Sentiments 5', the ODBD Custom 'Stitched Ovals' Dies, and a flourish pattern from the ODBD 'Beautiful Boho' Paper Collection.  The 'Flourished Vine Die' was cut out of navy blue, the 'Happy Birthday' Die was cut from the same designer paper as the left panel.  The image was stamped in navy blue, then watercolored with a lighter shade of blue to give it a monochromatic look.

Thanks for hanging out with us today!!

Blessings,