Layers of Color Revisited...

I have a box of stamps that I keep safely tucked away and love to revisit from time to time.  They are my Layers of Color retired stamps, although the company is no longer, it was the most amazing time for me and I love the stamps designed by Artist and Designer Laura Kirste Campbell.

The sentiment is computer generated and the image stamped using Imagine Crafts®/ Tsukineko® Memento Dye Ink in Rich Cocoa and the edges also sponged with Rich Cocoa and a Sponge Dauber

The metal filigree corners are favourites of mine and always add such a vintage touch.  The Mulberry Roses are from Want2Scrap and the tattered lace handmade by my dear friend Maxine. 

  I have also used  Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares and E-Z Runner on this card.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Creating in Faith, Hope and Love - Any Scripture
WordArt Wednesdays - Anything goes
Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Vintage Stamping Challenges/Flonz Craft - Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle - Use Some Flowers
Treasured Times Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking - Anything Goes
A Creative Romance - In The Garden
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

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! 

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Beary Happy Big Day

Hello Blog Friends, the card I am sharing with you today is created from recycled elements - I love to reuse cards, ribbons or anything else I come across - there are many things lying around home that we can use - we just have to look at things with a creative eye!

 

 

 

I have hand cut/fussy cut the bear image from an older card and popped it up onto Standard Circles LG  Spellbinders® Nestabilities® followed by Stately Circles Spellbinders® Nestabilities® Decorative Elements.  My Dies have been cut/embossed using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine.    I have also used  Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares for dimension ,and E-Z Runner on this card.

 

 

The sentiment has been stamped using Imagine Crafts®/ Tsukineko® Memento Dye Ink in Bamboo Leaves and cut/embossed using Standard Circles LG  Spellbinders® Nestabilities®

 

 

 

The embossing has been created using the Lovely Lattice Spellbinders® M-Bossabilities™ folder.  The Ribbon is from May Arts and the Mulberry Rose and bling are from Want2Scrap.

 

 

This card is linked to the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional Use a Heart

 Catch The Bug - September Anything Goes!   

 Amusing - Die Cuts

Amusing Challenge - Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes with a Flower

Opus Gluei - Happy Birthday!

The Ribbon Girls - Add Pearls

The Squirrel & The Fox - Happy Birthday

A Creative Need - September - textures and / or patterns

Brown Sugar – Anything Goes

Craft for the Craic - Something with Circles On It

Crafty Catz - Birthday Celebration

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything goes

 

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!

 

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Want2Scrap and Quick Quotes Layout Sneak Peek

 I am sharing a sneak peek of a card that is LIVE on the Want2Scrap Blog.

 

 Using beautiful bling ,Quick Quotes, Spellbinders Dies, Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko inks and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L you can see it in full and the details HERE

 

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!

 

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Want 2 Scrap and Quick Quotes Cards Sneak Peek

 I am sharing a sneak peek of not one, but two cards that are LIVE on the Want2Scrap Blog

 

 Using beautiful bling ,Quick Quotes, Spellbinders Dies, Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko inks and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L you can see it in full and the details HERE

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!

 

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Spellbinders Pretty in Spring

Hello Blog Friends - today I have a shaped card to share with you, using Spellbinders Dies of course, along with some Graphic 45 paper and Chipboard - such a pretty combination.

The base has been cut using the Labels Twenty-One Spellbinders® Nestabilities , as have all other layers. My Dies have been cut/embossed using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine.

 The paper is Graphic 45 with co-ordinating Chipboard.  The tag is Fancy Tags Two Spellbinders® Shapeabilities® and the bling is from the Want2Scrap Nestabling range, along with Baby Bling and Self Adhesive White pearls.  I have also used  Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares and E-Z Runner on this card.

 

 

This card is linked to the following challenges:

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes

Southern Girls - Girly/ Shabby Chic

Sisterhood of Crafters  - Lots of layers

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything goes

City Crafter Challenge - Focus on Sentiment
{Pin}spirational - Inspiration Image* (inspired by Colours)

 

Crafty Boots - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper – Anything goes with Patterned Paper

Kreativeinkauf-challenge - anything goes

Meet at Scrappers Corner Monthly Card Challenge - Anything Goes ~ Theme: "Butterflies"

 

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!

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With Sympathy

Hello Blog friends, today I have a Sympathy card to share with you -  not the kind we like to create but nevertheless, they are needed from time to time!

 

 

I have used the A2 Modern Stationery Spellbinders® Nestabilities® Card Creator - don't you just love the shape of it.  The pattered paper is also cut using the same Die, but the next size down.  All of my Dies have been cut/embossed using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine.

 

 

 The flower has been stamped using Imagine Crafts®/ Tsukineko®  Radian Neon's in Electric Purple and the centre sponged using Electric Yellow. A pearl has been added to the middle and the flower has been layered into the Standard Circles LG Spellbinders® Nestabilities®.  The patterned Die is the Stately Circles Spellbinders® Nestabilities® Decorative Elements dies. 

 

 

The sentiment is from SRM Stickers and the beautiful bling is from Want2Scrap. I have also used  Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares and E-Z Runner on this card.

 

 

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Creative Moments - Anything goes/3 layers 

WordArt Wednesdays - Anything goes

 

 

 Cuttlebug Mania - Anything Die Cut 

Inky Chicks - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes 

Crafty Bloggers Network -  Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - Anything Goes

 

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!

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Authentique Paper and May Arts Blog Hop

Welcome to a crafting extravaganza all week here on the IMAGINE Crafts Blog, where we’re excited to share with you amazing projects everyday created by our own Artists In Residence along with the Design Team Members of Authentique Paper and May Arts Ribbon.  

 

 

Here is my project using  Imagine Authentique Paper and May Arts Ribbon, 

 

 

 

Supplies:

• IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Craft Mat; ® Memento™ Dye Ink in, Memento Marker in Toffee Crunch, Tuxedo Black; Delicata™ Pigment Ink in Golden Glitz; Sponge Daubers™;
• Spellbinders - Labels Eight   ; Decorative Labels Eight
• Authentique Paper: Harmony Collection 12x12 - Zest; Authentic Life Cards;
• Want2Scrap: Swirls Finesse - Black Rhinestone; 72 Count - Black Rhinestone - Self Adhesive;
• Prima Marketing - Paper flowers
• May Arts - Ribbon;
• Penny Black Inc. Eloquence Transparent Stamp set
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: E-Z Runner, Crafty Foam Tape
• Miscellaneous: Liquid Glue

 

Step 1. Cut one (1)  Labels Eight Die #5 in Zest Paper.

Step 2. Cut one (1) Labels Eigth Die #4 using card from Authentic Life Cards

Step 3. Using the Die as a stencil, sponge around the inner edges using Delicata Golden Glitz and a Sponge Dauber.

 

Step 4. Stamp Penny Black Inc. sentiment onto Authentic New Life card using Tuxedo Black

Step 5. Stamp 'border' above and below sentiment using Toffee Crunch

 

 

Step 6. Adhere narrow May Arts ribbon across the centre of Largest Labels Eight Die Cut

Step 7. Attach to card base using Crafty Foam Tape.  See tutorial for card base HERE

Step 8. Attach Authentic Life Card to layered base using Crafty Foam Tape

Step 9. Adhere May Arts double bow, flower and bling using liquid glue as per main photo.

Here are today’s featured projects from our Artists In Residence:

Tina McDonald

John Creighton Petersen

 

There' more inspiration to be found on the Authentique Paper and May Arts blogs!  Simply visit these blogs to view the projects created by those company's design teams and to view the other prizes available.

Prizes galore for participating in the Blog Hop this week!

All three participating companies in this week's Blog Hop will all be giving away 3 prize packages for leaving comments on the featured blog posts.  Each day will we feature projects created by the artists from IMAGINE Crafts, Authentique Paper and May Arts. Simply visit their blogs and leave a comment on each post by midnight PST September 27th.  We ‘ll randomly select three different blogs from the seven days, then randomly draw one commenter from each blog as the winner.  

Blog Hop Hint – if you click on a link that takes you to a page saying something like, “Sorry this page cannot be found,” just click on the header at the top of the blog (usually a picture, or the blog’s name), and it will take you to that blog’s most recent post. That post *should* be our hop. If not, you can probably scroll down a short way to find the hop post.

We were asked to take a fun self portrait, so this is what I came up with - and no that is not my cap - it belongs to my youngest daughter - and those sunglasses - what can I say but...

AUSSIE! AUSSIE! AUSSIE!

Oi! Oi! Oi! (LOL!)

 

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Imagine Crafts and Magenta Blog Hop

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Welcome to a week of fantastic collaboration between IMAGINE Crafts and Magenta Rubber Stamps! Both companies are excited to share with you their products, from the latest inks from IMAGINE Crafts to the newest Fall and Holiday stamp releases from Magenta.    

Product List:
Imagine Crafts: Craft Mat; Memento Markers in Summer Sky, Desert Sand, Toffee Crunch; Memento Ink in Espresso Truffle; Delicata in Golden Glitz; Versafine in Onyx Black; Sponge Daubers
Spellbinders: S4-410 Gold Squares One Nestabilities® Imperial Gold Enhancing Elements dies
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D Foam Squares; E-Z Runner
Authentique Paper - Glistening 12x12 Collection
Dreamweaver Stencils:
Other: Metal Corner embellishment; Lock and Key embellishments; handmade tattered lace; silver plaque; Cosmo Cricket Sentiment Stickers; Dimensional Magic; White card; Blue card; Aqua Pen

 

Step 1. Stamp Magenta image onto white card and blue card using Versafine in Onyx Black

Step 2. Cut out framed image and emboss/deboss using Gold Squares One  Spellbinders® Nestabilities® Imperial Gold Enhancing Elements dies

Step 3. Colour the image using Memento Markets in Summer Sky and an Aqua Pen

 

 

Step 4. Highlight the image and the embossed/deboss borders using Memento Markers in Desert Sand and Toffee Crunch and an Aqua Pen

Step 5. Pop up coloured image onto image 2 on blue card stock, using 3D Foam Squares

Step 6. Lightly 'paint' the highlighted areas on the embossed frame using an Aqua Brush

 

 

Step 7. Sponge Authentique Paper using Delicata Golden Glitz.

Step 8. Sponge the Dreamweaver Stencil sing the Golden Glitz, followed by Espresso Truffle on each corner.

 

 

Step 9. Adhere layered image onto the inked base using E-Z Runner.

Step 10: Adhere Tattered Lace using Liquid Glue

Step 11: Adhere Metal corners using Liquid Glue

Step 12. Cut sentiment as desired

Step 13. Sponge around the edges of each section using Espresso Truffle

Step 14. Highlight around each word using the Memento Marker in Tuxedo Black

Step 15. Adhere silver sentiment using Liquid Glue

Step 16. Apply a coat of Dimensional Magic to the bird image - allow to dry for approx. 2 hours

Step 17: Adhere Large Magnet to the back

 

 

   

Prizes galore for participating in the Blog Hop this week!

IMAGINE Crafts and Magenta are offering a total of three different prizes this week as part of this Blog Hop. These prizes include IMAGINE Crafts' irRESISTible Texture Spray, irRESISTible Pico Embellisher, Delicata Shimmery Silver and Golden Glitz AND some of the newest releases from Magenta. Take a moment to visit the other featured artists' blogs listed below and leave a comment on their posts by midnight PST September 21st.  Three winners will be randomly selected from three different blogs from the seven days of the Hop, with one commenter from each blog draw as the winner.  
 

 Presenting the other featured projects for today:

 

Isha Gupta

 

Debbie Gaetz

 

Helène Métivier

 

Cassandra DeGrace

 

Edith Racine

 

Ellie Knol

Blog Hop Hint – if you click on a link that takes you to a page saying something like, “Sorry this page cannot be found,” just click on the header at the top of the blog (usually a picture, or the blog’s name), and it will take you to that blog’s most recent post. That post *should* be our hop. If not, you can probably scroll down a short way to find the hop post.

 

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! 

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