LOC Garden Love and Wild Flower

It is fast approaching time for another Card Design Class at Scrap n Stuff - my local Craft Store.  I am even more inspired as it Scrap n Stuff is now officially the first Store in Australia to carry Layers of Color and it is a privilege for me to be teaching classes with this fabulous product.

I teach two cards per night - and the first one is using the Garden Wall cling art stamp - it is illustrated by the artist and owner of Layers of Color Laura Kirste Campbell and coordinates with the Spellbinders Labels 14 - and what a great look! 

I have lightly coloured the image with SU Chalks using a Blender Pen and popped it up onto the Spellbinders Labels 17 with foam tape.  These Die Cuts have been cut with the Spellbinders Grand Calibur - it is so easy to get a crisp edge and one of the things I hear most is how everyone is so impressed with the depth of the embossing - it was the first thing I noticed!

The corners of the Labels 17 have been stamped with the Layers of Color Merci Bouquet art stamp set - all of the sets care created to be used together - it makes creating such an easy process. 

All edges have been inked around using the Tim Holtz Distressing Ink in Walnut Stain and the pink DP has been embossed with a                       embossing folder.

The sentiment is from the Layers of Color Sent With Love art stamp set and has been cut out with a SU Circle Punch and popped up onto a larger circle with foam tape.  Nice and easy

The second card has been created using the fun Wild Grass Frame - I have stamped it with Tsukineko Versafine in Spanish Moss (delish colour)

  

The flower is from the Layers of Color Nature Walk art stamp set, I have cut it out and inked the edges, dragging the colour onto the leaves slightly.

This has been layered onto a large white Kaiser flower that has been sponged around the edges and popped up onto a smaller size Spellbinders Labels 14 Nestibilitie.  One of the things that I love to tell people is that the beauty of Nestbilities is that it is like having 5-6 punches in one and for a lot less cost!

The lower edge of the card stock has been stencilled using the Layers of Color Belle Brocade art stencil and Tsukineko Versafine - such a lovely combination to use.

and finishing with some gorgeous shimmery lace I found at a local Thrift Store along with some pearls.

These cards are for the following Challenges:

Everybody Art Challenge - Pearls - both cards

Ladybugs Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Anything Goes - both cards

Tip Top Tuesday - Open Challenge - both cards

Try it On Tuesday - Something Upcycled in Your Project - Card 1 (white backing is recycled Christmas card)

Crazy Challenge - Friendship - card 1

Critter Challenge - Use Two Different Punches and/or Dies - card 1

Cupcake Craft - Lots of Layers - card 1

There She Goes - Monochromatic - card 2

Woodware USA - Dies/Punches - Both Cards

My Partner in Crafting Crime - Inspirational Photo - card 1

Before I go I want to invite you to come join the Layers of Color designers in celebrating a special Easter Faith Art Friday here on Layers of Color blog!

You can see more of my projects in my Layers of Color Gallery, while you are there make sure you check out the other Design Team galleries there is so much inspiration waiting to be discovered, we are thrilled that Layers of Color is a Spellbinders Preferred Stamp Company. 

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