NCC ~ Whoooo Loves You?

Good morning!  Thank you as always for spending a few moments of your day with me.  I just wanted to take a moment to remember the events of September 11th, 2001.  It hardly seems like it has been 14 years!  Like many of you, I remember exactly where I was when I heard the news.  I remember checking the Internet so I could see what was happening... with no success.  Everyone else in the United States was doing the same thing...  I finally gave up and went to the office next door to listen to a live radio broadcast.  I remember the sheer horror of hearing the newscaster struggling to describe what was going on.  I remember him saying, "Oh, God...  its collapsing..." and then he sobbed...  He vocalized what so many of us were unable to...  

As this post goes live, I will be participating in a local 9/11 program.  This year, our local Chamber decided to mark the occasion by honoring those in our community who take an oath...  to lay down their life and protect and serve...  I am saddened to see the lack of respect for our officers nationally.  It pains me to know that there are people in the world who can't respect those who give selflessly...  But then, I remember that Jesus said  in the book of John...

"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends."  

John 5:13 (NASB)

Every day men and women risk their lives to save others...  and complete strangers at that!  I love my family and friends.  And I like to think I would do anything in my power to help them in a dangerous situation.  But I wonder...  would I be brave enough to risk my own life for a complete stranger???

If you see a Firefighter, EMT, Police Officer or other public servant today...  tell them Thank You!  Someday you just might be the stranger they save...

Blessings...

Today's card featuring Who Loves You?

I started with a black card stock base and added a slightly smaller distressed yellow CS mat.  I created my night sky background with a bit of white card stock and layers of distress ink.  I added Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass, Chipped Sapphire and a final layer of Black Soot Distress inks.  After blending and allowing it to dry, I used an old toothbrush to fleck on Brushed Pewter Distress Stain.  I cut the mat down slightly smaller than the yellow layer and added it with dimensional foam.  I cut a moon using Our Daily Bread Designs'  Matting Circles Die. 

I stamped my branch image from North Coast Creations' Who Loves You?  set with Rich Cocoa Ink and a combo of Cantaloupe and Tangelo on the leaves.  I used a few Copics (E34, E35 & 0) to color my limbs before die cutting with the coordinating Owl Family Die.  I also stamped the owl images and colored them with Copics (C1, C2, Y13 & B24) before die cutting.  I had to add a bit of haziness...  (I guess I had the Smoky Mountains on my mind...)  so I pulled out Our Daily Bread Designs' Clouds & Raindrops Die  along with some vellum to create my fog.  A bit of spray adhesive  allowed them to stick with zero effort and nothing showing...  WHEW!

And the mountains??? 

 I used black card stock and an upcoming die from Our Daily Bread Designs!  ;-)

Here are the North Coast Creations products you see today...

and some of the items from Our Daily Bread Designs

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Lori

It's Time For a New Release at North Coast Creations

Welcome to another fun release at North Coast Creations!  I promise this month will be a real hoot!  ;-)  If you love using owls and/or amazing dies on your projects, you are at the right place!  This month I have a couple of cute projects featuring some of the new items at NCC.  And at the end of today's post, watch for details on how you can hop along and possibly win!  I know you would love to add a few of these fun tools to your stamping collection!

 

First, I will start with a fun card using NCC's Who Loves You stamp set, coordinating Owl Family Die along with the new Flourished Vine Dies.

 

I started with a deep brown card stock base (5.5 x 4.25 inches) with a Kraft mat.  I cut a slightly smaller DP layer using our sister company, Our Daily Bread Designs' Vintage Ephemera Paper Collection.  ODBD  also provided a couple of new dies for the sentiment panel - Ovals Dies and Stitched Ovals Die.  I stamped the sentiment on my sentiment panel so I could place the die cut owls suspended from my "faux" swing.  A few "vines" peek out from the sentiment panel.  So here are the new products you see in the project shown above... 

 

I took these same items plus another new NCC die and created this card...

 

This time, I started with a blue card stock base and added a DP from ODBD's Blooming Garden Paper Collection.  I created the white lattice layer and focal die using ODBD's Boho Background Die

and Vintage Flourish Pattern Die.  I stamped the branch and owl family, colored each and cut them out using the new Owl Family Die.  I used the Flourished Vine Dies with Kraft card stock for the added foliage and a bit of left over blue card stock to create my sentiment, Thinking of You die.  Here is a photo of this new die...

 

 

So fun!  So now you too can have the opportunity to take these items home.  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 Blog  - if you get lost along the way ;-)

And the Coasters...

(be sure to stop by and give them some love...)

 
Julie * Lori (ME)* Dawn 

 * Sandee * Angie * Amy * Robin * Cathy

 

Additional items shown today...

 

 

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