SSIC All Creatures Great and Small

It is time for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge - last weeks Black and white cards were gorgeous - it is always a pleasure visiting your Blogs.  This weeks devotional and challenge come from Peggysue.

Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths, lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding, you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, wild animals and all cattle, small creatures and flying birds

Psalm 148:7-10

Peggysue has challenged us to use any type of creature from tiny (like an ant or bug) to a very large creature (whale, elephant) on your card or project.

I don't 'do' whimsical too often but how could I resist this darling little peacock from our sponsor this week - Doodle Pantry.  For something different (for me) I have coloured with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol - I love the shades of blue that they have.  After colouring I  cut him out and popped him up onto the Tim Holtz Birdcage Die, that has been embossed with the Provocraft Embossing Folder.

That divine tail was 'screaming' for some sparkle so I just had to oblige and add some 3D Kindy Glitz - the texture is great, especially when I am so tactile.

The green DP is actually packaging from some Prima flowers I won in a gorgeous candy some time ago - I love to recycle and it is not hard with something as lovely as this.  Pleated DP and Seam Binding finish the card off perfectly.

You can see all of the dimension and details in this photo.

Each of the design team members has a wonderful praise song linked in their blog post, or song to recommend that will get your heart moving closer to the Lord in worship. I have chosen the song
Heart of Worship by Matt Redman - I pray the words of this song speak to your heart and move you to worship God- not with all those things that would weigh us down as we endeavour to come into His presence, but leaving those things - simply coming and bringing just that - a heart of worship!

Thank you to this weeks sponsor

 Doodle Pantry

This card is for the following challenges:

Blogger's Challenge - embossing - on birdcage

Crafty Ann's - summertime

Fairy Tale - summer, sun, sunshine

Fashionista Friday - summer

Fuzzy Wuzzy - include an animal - get punchy
Sew Many Cards - anything goes

Simply Create - favorite animal

Stamp Something - summer fun

Totally Papercrafts - bling

Craft Us Crazy - anything goes

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - anything goes

Stampin' Royalty - Summer

Papercraft Star - anything goes

Clear It Out! - Use Old Supplies - Anything Goes - old DP

Creative Card Crew - Animal antics

  Digital Tuesday - include a digital element - Gardens with Things With Wings

Partytime Tuesdays - Anything goes

You can see  Peggysue's devotional on over at the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge.

Make sure you stop by the Design Team Blogs and see that gorgeous 'works of the heart' they have created for you!!  Some of the Stampin Sisters are taking a break for various reasons and while they are doing so we are blessed to have Teresa Kline and Traci Major with us as Guest Designers - welcome aboard ladies!!

* Kristine * MariLynn * Miejse * Rebekka * Teresa K * Traci M * 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!!  Your encouragement is such a blessing for me  - it makes my day!  God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

LOC Gifts of Love in Mauve

This last new release from Layers of Color has got the most amazing stamps - I am loving both the Clear Art Stamps and the Cling Art Stamps.  I have much more to show you - this card is using am image from the Gifts of Love art stamp set illustrated by the very talented Nina Brackett.

As you can see this divine image  co-ordinates with the Spellbinders Labels 18 - I love that - it makes card making so easy with lovely results!  I have cut out my Nesitibilitie with the Spellbinders Grand Calibur.

The image has been lightly, and very quickly, coloured with SU Chalks/Pastels using a Blender Pen.

The scrolls on each side of the Image are from the Spellbinders Fancy Tags and the flowers are form Wild Orchid - they have the yumbliest flowers!

The DP has been embossed with the Tim Holtz Flourish and the Vintage Corners are from Cuttlebug.

This card is for the following challenges:

Blogger's Challenge - embossing

Mami Doodles - flowers

Sew Many Cards - anything goes

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - anything goes

Paper Play – in the garden

7 Kids College Fund - texture 

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 Product Partner. 

You can also check out Layers of Color Art Stamps on our FACEBOOK GROUP  and  have a look at the Layers of Color Art Stamps FLICKR GROUP where you can upload your LOC artwork and be inspired by hundreds of fabulous LOC creations! You are going to LOVE it!!

Making your creative world more colorful with Layers of Color!

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!!  Your encouragement is such a blessing for me  - it makes my day!  God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

LOC Honeysweet

My day started with a minus 6C temperature so I decided that there is no other way to go than bright and sunny - using the Layers of Color New Release Honeysweet art stamp set!

Who doesn't love Bumble Bees - they are the cutest little things - you know aerodynamically they should not be able to fly - they also have to be home before dark otherwise they cannot generate enough body heat to fly - and how do I know this.....in New Zealand we have Bumble Bees and my Mum was always telling us facts about them as we grew up - she loves them and we all grew up loving them.

This set has so many adorable images - this one coordinates with the Spellbinders Labels 18 - doesn't that make it easy!  I have used the Grand Calibur to cut it out - I love the crisp lines that the Grand Calibur always gives.

I have stamped the bee separately and popped up its wings, adding a little Kindy Glitz for some shimmer.

My satin bow has been tied with the Bow-Easy and the divine bling is from my friend Gunn in a gorgeous RAK - I have been saving this for the right card - and this is it!!

You can see the gorgeous DP from DCWV's La Creme Stack.

This card is for the following challenges:

Clear It Out! - Use Old Supplies - Anything Goes - old DP

  Creative Card Crew - Animal antics

Deep Ocean Challenge - Ribbons

Karen's Doodles Netherlands - Anything Goes

Partytime Tuesdays - Anything goes

Use It Tuesdays - Use Two Hoarded Items - Ribbon and DP

 Make it Monday - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show... - Anything goes

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - no sentiment

Lollipop Crafts - July challenge - Anything goes

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Little Claire's - Things With Wings

Amber's Crafts and Stuff - 1E - #20 patterned paper

Crafts and Me - ribbon

Paper Shelter Challenge - anything goes

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 Product Partner. 

You can also check out Layers of Color Art Stamps on our FACEBOOK GROUP  and  have a look at the Layers of Color Art Stamps FLICKR GROUP where you can upload your LOC artwork and be inspired by hundreds of fabulous LOC creations! You are going to LOVE it!!

Making your creative world more colorful with Layers of Color!

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!!  Your encouragement is such a blessing for me  - it makes my day!  God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

LOC Nostalgic Christmas

The theme for my Card Design Class at my LSS is Christmas in August - LOL - too late for July!!   I could not go past the Layers of Color Reindeer Waltz art stamp set

I have created a Tent Card using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur and Classic Oval Lge to create the opening in the card.  The Reindeer has been stamped with Walnut Stain Distressing Ink and cut out using the Classic Scalloped Ovals Lge Nestibilitie.

I tried to keep it simple and hung the scalloped image using gold thread, running the tape over the thread down the length of the Scalloped Oval to make it more secure.

The flowers are from the Layers of Color Nature Walk art stamp set - a favourite of mine, I love these flowers as poinsettia's, they are so versatile.  I have coloured them with SU Chalks/Pastels and a Blender Pen, adding some 3D Kindy Glitz for that shimmer that is synonymous with Christmas.

The side view gives you an idea of the Tent card - it is so easy and such an effective card - I know the ladies will LOVE it.

The other card we are creating is a simple one using the Layers of Color Vintage Medallion art stencil

along with the flower from the Nature Walk art stamp set.

The first card is for the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Christmas in July

Crazy Challenge - Ribbons

Die Cut Dreams - 4 Legged Animals

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Paper Creations Ink - Christmas in July

Pollycraft - Christmas in July

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - No Sentiment

Christmas Inspirations - Anything goes

Creative Inspirations Paint - Christmas

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Challenge Up Your Life - Tent Card

Designed 2 Delight - Christmas in July

Totally Gorjuss - Punch or Die Cut

Word Play Weekend Challenge - Wild Animals

Class Act Insider - Christmas

Fun with Shapes & More - Christmas in July

Polkadoodle - Christmas in July

Simply Create - Christmas time

Stampin For The Weekend - anything with four legs

Craft Us Crazy - anything goes

Delightful Challenges - Christmas in July

Forever Friends - not square

Shelly's Images - anything goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - Older image

Creative Belli - 2W - #122 Christmas

Ruby's Rainbow - Vintage

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 Product Partner. 

You can also check out Layers of Color Art Stamps on our FACEBOOK GROUP  and  have a look at the Layers of Color Art Stamps FLICKR GROUP where you can upload your LOC artwork and be inspired by hundreds of fabulous LOC creations! You are going to LOVE it!!

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!!  Your encouragement is such a blessing for me  - it makes my day!  God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

MMSC114 Time Flies....

...when you are having fun - and isn't that true with the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge - it sure is for me!  This weeks post has mixed feelings for me as it my last as a Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge Design Team Member....

This Design Team is such a great group of girls - I have played along since the very first challenge, became a Guest Diva and then full time on the Team - and what a ride!!

Today's card is symbolic - the Clock hands are as near to Midnight as I could stamp them (LOL)

I have used this months sponsors flowers - thank you Petaloo for being so generous to us on the Design Team - we love it!!

The sentiment is so true - the time has flown and I have such wonderful memories to take with me - one of them being the CAR WASH - you will have to ask Charlotte about that one

 - and the gorgeous work of art that a former DT member Sue McMahon created with my DT photo when she got certified with Copics - you can see it here - infact going back to link to this post I read what I had written back on MMSC44 - that is 70 posts ago - can you believe that - and nothing has changed to I am going to quote myself - skeery eh! LOL!!

....you know, these girls are the best, I love each one of them, they have all made my life richer and I have so much fun with them. My DH often says that he has never heard me laugh so much as when I am online with the MMSC Girlz, my friends - thank you girlz - for the laugh you gave me with this photo - I love it! Thank you too for being so special and supportive - you are all my mentors and have touched my life - I {{{heart you!}}} MMSC44 March 9 2010

Nothing has changed girlz - except I {{{heart}}} you more and will miss you.. and that is all I am going to say about that - except to thank all of you for your love, support and friendship - you really have made my time on the MMSC DT so wonderful - I would love you to visit sometime!!  I am not moving on from creating - infact I have some wonderful opportunities the latter part of this year and I am having to streamline to have to have the time to be able to give these things my best - I will share with you when I can - believe me - you will hear me shouting with excitement from there!!

Would you like to be a part of these teams - please email Priscilla at heatonup@verizon.net with your information!

This card is for the following challenges:
Card Cupids - Monochromatic
Crafty Pad - Embossing heat or dry
Lollipop Crafts - Anything goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - Punch or Die Cut
Crafty Ann's - embossing or debossing or both  

Finally - this weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

Our MMSC113 Gold Star Award goes to...

 27. Made By Mandy 

 Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...

  2. mocca22 
 20. Vickie Kertz  

  23. Lori U. 

Please grab your award logos from the side bar and display them proudly :)

Our MMSC114 Weekly Bonus Sponsor is..

Stamp and Create 

Our July Monthly sponsor is....

Petaloo 

I can hardly wait to pop across and see the inspiration the Design Team have for you - these girls are UBER talented - make sure you check out their projects this week too!

CHARLOTTE  * DENISE * GUNN * LINDA (that's me) * PHYLLIS *

*AMERICA *  DARLENE * GURO * JEN * LINDA S * MARSHA * REBECCA *RENEE *

It is always a pleasure when you visit - you know I love it that you come and appreciate your encouragement and support - we would love to see you play along with the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge this week - we don't say goodbye in our house - rather...
 'I will see you when I am looking at you!!"

{{{hugs}}}

LOC NR Friendship Posy

Good morning, good afternoon or good evening - depending where you are!  It is afternoon for me here in Australia and a wet one one in Canberra, it is also the first day back at school for my three teenagers and they are far from impressed - me...well, I am making the most of the time!

To show you a card I created using the gorgeous Pansy Corner cling art stamp and Artful Endearments cling art stamp set from Layers of Colors new release.  I am loving these images and have been inspired by visiting the Design Team galleries - it never ceases to amaze me how differently we are all inspired - if you have seen the galleries you can find them here.

The image has been coloured with SU Chalks/Pastels - one of my favourite mediums for colouring!!  I have added a touch of color to the sentiment using the Chalks as well.  This has been layered onto a Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Rectangles - this one is in my next order, I have borrowed a friends to run some off but am running LOW - arghhh!!!  For all of my Die Cutting I use the Spellbinders Grand Calibur and LOVE it!

You can see the colouring a bit better here - it is surprising what a touch of colour can add!  The more I create with the ArtFul Endearments art stamp set, The more I am loving the font - it is designed by Laura Kirste Campbell, Layers of Colors owner and artist.

The background embossing folder is from Stampin Up, the Bow is created using Seam Binding and my Bow-Easy - a perfect combination (in my opinion), all held together with a gorgeous bling brad.

This is for the following challenges:

Lollipop Crafts - July challenge - Anything goes

2 Sisters - Anything Goes 
Craft Your Days Away - Summertime 

ECP Challenges - Summer Theme

Totally Gorjuss -  Punch or Die Cut

Blogger's Challenge - Summertime

Crafty Ann's - SIO - embossing or debossing or both

Paper Cutz - anything goes

Stamp Something - include embellishment

Our Creative Corner - Include Black, Bling, Buttons or Bows – or 1 of Each

Crafty Pad - Embossing heat or dry
Card Patterns #125 - Sketch

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 Product Partner. 

You can also check out Layers of Color Art Stamps on our FACEBOOK GROUP  and  have a look at the Layers of Color Art Stamps FLICKR GROUP where you can upload your LOC artwork and be inspired by hundreds of fabulous LOC creations! You are going to LOVE it!!

Making your creative world more colorful with Layers of Color!

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!!  Your encouragement is such a blessing for me  - it makes my day!  God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

SSIC LOC God's Way

The Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge is always inspirational for me - I always look forward to Sunday and seeing what the Sistah's share - from the heart and through their art.  This week is is the lovely Grace who has chosen the scripture.

 'For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts'  Isaiah 55:8-9

Grace has challenged us to create a card or project that depicts the sharp contrast of black & white or ivory

I have used this fabulous Starflower Frame cling art stamp from Layers of Color, it makes quite a statement in Black and white - which is not a colour combination I use too much but am going to have to change that!  The frame has been cut out with the Spellbinders Labels 16 using the Grand Calibur. 

The sentiment is from the Layers of Color Encouragement art stamp set illustrated by Nina Brackett (I love this set) it has also been cut out with the Grand Calibur and popped up on foam tape. 

The pearls are part of a gorgeous RAK I recieved from a dear friend - who doesn't love pearls - I was torn whether to use these on the card or wear them!  LOL! 

The bow is created using my BowEasi - it always creates a gorgeous 'plush' bow, the 'diamond' is a part of a Blog Candy - I love these brads and am thingking that clear is allowable in a Black and White challenge - I don't want to break the RULZ!!!

You can see the dimension here on the card as well as the embossed layers - I have used two Stampin' Up Embossing Folders - they are always so deeply etched and you have to love that!!

This card is for the following challenges:

Crafty Ann's - embossing or debossing or both

Crafty Catz - no pink or blue allowed

Paper Cutz - anything goes

Patties Creations - must include a stamped image - glitter or bling

Stamp Something - include embellisment

Aud Sentiments Challenge - anything that will make someone smile/enjoy your day

Craft Us Crazy - anything goes

Shelly's Images -  anything goes

Paper Pretties - embossing

7 Kids College Fund - texture

Ruby's Rainbow - vintage

2 Sisters - Anything Goes 

Totally Gorjuss - Punch or Die Cut

Paper Cutz - anything goes

Thank you to this weeks sponsor

Layers of Color Art Stamps

The prize is a the Encouragement art stamp set illustrated by Nina Brackett

You can see  Grace's devotional on over at the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge.

Make sure you stop by the Design Team Blogs and see that gorgeous 'works of the heart' they have created for you!!

*Lisa * Chris * Grace * Kristine * MariLynn * Peggysue * Randi (on break)* Miejse * Rebekka * Sabrina*

In the meantime....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 Product Partner. 

You can also check out Layers of Color Art Stamps on our FACEBOOK GROUP  and  have a look at the Layers of Color Art Stamps FLICKR GROUP where you can upload your LOC artwork and be inspired by hundreds of fabulous LOC creations! You are going to LOVE it!!

Making your creative world more colorful with Layers of Color!

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!!  Your encouragement is such a blessing for me  - it makes my day!  God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}