Lacey Dress Form

I hope you all had a blessed Christmas, filled with all the things you hold dear.  The New Year will be here before we know it - I wonder what it will bring....in the meantime I am sharing a card created using Spellbinders Paper Arts Dies - but you knew that - didn't you!

 

 

 

 

I have a number of cards that I have started - UFO' s (UnFinished Objects) and am trying to get them finished....

 

 

 

 

I have used the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine to cut the Decorative Dress Forms Shapeabilities®

 

 

 

and added some of my favourite things - buttons, lace, and Want2Scrap bling.  The wings have been stamped using Tsukineko Versafine in Vintage Sepia and the sentiment in Onyx Black Tsukineko Versafine

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything with a sentiment 

Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes 

Delightful Challenges - Anything goes

It's All About the Vintage - Lace Dream 

Little Miss Muffet Challenges -  Anything Goes

Link Up For Pink - Dash of Pink 

Pixie Dust Studio - Any Celebration will do  

Divas by Design - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Papelitos Stamps - Anything Goes

Paper Shelter 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!

{{{hugs}}}

SSIC True to You

It is Sunday and time for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge - and we all love that don't we! It is my honour to be hosting this weeks challenge and have chosen:

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Philippians 4:8

My challenge is to create a card/project true to your style - show us who you really are!

It should come as no surprise that I love vintage, it would have to be my signature style, although I am loving a touch of shabby vintage as well - such a pretty style.  But for this challenge, I have created a vintage card - sing some divine paper from an old Dressmaking Book, that I was given by a friend - it makes the most perfect DP.

I have used the Spellbinders Decorative Dress Forms Die, the stand is created using the Spellbinders Elegant Posts Die, cutting both Dies with the Grand Calibur.

The sentiment is from the Layers of Color Sweet Silhouettes clear art stamp set and has been cut with the Spellbinders Classic Circles Die LG. 

One thing I am sure of - our minds are always full...of one thing or another - we would all have a different answer if I asked you 'what was on your mind today?'  Our answer would depend on those things we fill our mind with, our hope and dreams, those things that both consume our minds and feed the 'inner man'.

In this day and age, it is becoming increasing harder to think only on the above things, we are constantly bombarded by the negative influences that confront us in everyday life through the many forms of media that is at our fingertips today.  We may try to justify the things that go through our minds that are anything but true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report; virtuous, and praiseworthy - I believe Paul himself would have a battle on his hands.....

In this verse the Greek word for 'think'  means 'to keep on thinking.'  It is not enough to think about these things once and move onto the next thing - our minds need to be continually filled, they should be part of our everyday  spiritual diet .  The more we think of these things, the sooner it becomes a way of life for us and we in turn LIVE what we believe - becoming more like Christ to those who are searching for Him.

This card is for the following challenges:
BasicGrey - Favourite Things (Dies)
Craft Your Days Away - Distressing
Drunken Stampers - Use Something New (DP)
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Anything Goes
Card Makin' Mamas - Something Old
Truly Scrumptious - something forgotten
The Stamping Boutique - Die Cuts 

Thank you to this weeks sponsor  - Inspired Stamps

Make sure you stop by the Designers Blogs are some amazing inspiration - these ladies are inspirational on so many levels!!

* Kristine * Linda (that's me) * MariLynn * Miejse * Peggysue * Traci M *

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 Floral Frenzy

Pretty cards are always such a pleasure to create - especially when it come to using the Decorative Dress Forms (soon to be available after CHA)  illustrated for Spellbinders by Laura Kirste Campbell and Nina Brackett

I have cut these Dies out using some thicker card - the one that is often found at the back of 12x12 Paper packs, it makes the Decorative Dress Forms that much stronger and cut so easily with the Spellbinders Grand Calibur.

The smaller one I have decorated with pearls - a girl can never have too much bling!

The larger one has been stamped with the Layers of Color Merci Bouquet clear art stamp set and lightly coloured with SU Chalks/Pastels using a Blender Pen.

The sentiment is from the Beautiful Lace clear art stamp set

You can see all of the details in this photo.  I have cased another one of my cards but used a different stamp on the Dress Form - you can see the other one HERE

This card is linked to the following challenges:
Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Something New

Fab 'n' Funky - something new
Freshly Brewed - something new
Inky Impressions - anything goes
My Mum's Craft shop - Something new
Paper Shelter Challenge - anything goes
Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - new something
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Anything Goes Using Your New Stash
Artistic Stampers - Vintage
Cupcake Craftroom - Anything Goes

You can see more of my projects in my Layers of Color Gallery, while you are there make sure 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 SB Silhouette Pocket

2012 is promising to be quite a year and I am happy to have this time to create whenever I feel inspired.  I did realise though that I have a LOT of unposted creations to show you and this card is one of them.

using the Layers of Color Sweet Silhouettes, Beautiful Lace and Sentimental Banners clear art stamp sets, both illustrated by Nina Brackett

I created a Pocket Card

The Silhouette has been cut using the Spellbinders Labels Ten Die,

 I am sure you can see the Decorative Dress Forms Dies - counting down now until it is available in February, after CHA

Gorgeous Vintage Lace, pearls and Wild Orchid Roses - always delish!  The sentiment has been cut with the Spellbinders Ribbon Banners Die, using the Spellbinders Grand Caliur.

This card is for the following Challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - Something New, eg-New Baby, New Home, New Year (Die)

Creative Inspirations Paint - Something New (Die)

Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Anything Goes with Your New Stash

Robyn`s Fetish - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - Something Old, Something New (old - DP, New - Die)

Pile It On - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes

Sparkles Forum - Anything BUT a Christmas Card

The Squirrel & the Fox - Something New
Secret Crafter - Anthing goes
Wee memories - Anything Goes

Card Crafters Circle – Anything Goes

Delicious Doodles – Anything Goes

Fashionista Friday – Use up Stash

Jellypark Challenges - Use Something Old AND Something New (Old - DP, New - Die)

Stampin For The Weekend - Anything Goes

It tucks away beautifully into a pocket on the front of the card using Websters Pages DP.

You can see more of my projects in my Layers of Color Gallery, while you are there make sure 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 Vintage Dress Form

I tell my husband that I am saving him a fortune by creating - therapy starts at $150.00 an hour...LOL anything to justify this addiction - or in some cases OBSESSION of ours!

I have used the Layers of Color Vintage Postcard cling art stamp, along with the Christmas Blessings clear art stamp set

Spellbinders Paper Arts Decorative Dress Form Die, illustrated for Spellbinders by Nina Brackett and Laura Kirste Campbell and the Elegant Posts Die, also illustrated by Nina Brackett

Finishing off with some Bakers Twine and a button, along with the mandatory pearls (LOL)!  Lots of  sponging and some gorgeous My Yellow Bicycle DP (left over from a card class)

This card is for the following challenges:

Cooking It Up With Katie - anything goes

Divas by Design - anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky - Anything goes

I Brake For Challenges - vintage

Paper Shelter Challenge - anything goes 

Your Next Stamp Challenge - die cuts

Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Christmas with Pearls

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Distressing

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 Thankful for You Layout

I think it has been forever since I have created a layout and this one is special to me

Those lovely ladies in this photo are my beautiful Nana and her youngest sister, my Great Auntie Fiona.  Both of these ladies have gone home but their memories are embedeeply within within the family - they were the most amazing ladies.

I used the Kaiser DP given to me by my friend Debbie - it seemed perfect for this layout, along with some gorgeous embellishments

such as this Spellbinders Decorative Dress Forms Die,illustrated for Spellbinders by Laura Kirste Campbell and Nina Brackett, who wouldn't love to own this!

Gorgeous handmade lace from my friend Maxine

a sentiment from the Layers of Color Flutterescent clear art stamp set

Added some flowers from the Flowering Gems clear art stamp set

You know it wouldn't be complete for me without some gorgeous Wild Orchid Flowers and another Spellbinders Die - the Fleur De Lis Borderabilities Petite

finishing off with lace and pearls - all of my favourite things!

This layout is for the following challenges:

Crafty Boots - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Paper Playtime - Say It With Sentiments
Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Distressing

Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything BUT a Card

Sweet Stampin - Punches and Dies

Clearly Inspired - Flowers

Fashionista Friday - Thankful

Alphabet Challenge – V is for Vibrant

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Giving Thanks

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 Tea Party Blog Hop

Welcome to Layers of Color

Tea Party Blog Hop!

This blog hop starts at Layers of Color blog. If you came from Keri Lee Sereika's Blog, you are in the right place, if not, please start at the beginning to get the most out of this fun blog hop!

Layers of Color design team is having this blog hop in celebration of the release of Spellbinders newest die templates, Decorative Dress Forms, (designed by Nina Brackett and Laura Campbell) and Nested Tea Cups, (designed by Laura Campbell)! Layers of Color will be offering both these new dies February 1, 2012, or you can purchase them now through Crafters Home participating stores.

Welcome! Come on in and join us for a spot of tea and enjoy these tasty treats for the eyes!...

Thank you for spending this lovely time together with us today! What a joy to be here with you! Please help yourself to these lovely tea-inspired FREE TEMPLATES exclusively from Layers of Color!...

Teacup Card Template, designed by Melisa Waldorf

I have used the newly released Beautiful Lace, Fairy Wishes and Elegant Labels to create this elegant tea cup and the culinary delight that accompanies it - what is a Tea Party without cake!? LOL!

Embellishing is just the 'icing on the cake'

and this divine rose the SpellbindersSpiral Blossoms One - what can I say - DIVINE!

Here is a link to  the Paper Tea Cup and Saucer, designed by Laura Kirste Campbell - I can't wait to use it....

These adorable gift tags have been created using the Spellbinders Nested Tea Cups Die illustrated by Laura Kirste Campbell

along with the Spellbinders Floral Doily Motif Die

and the Merci Bouquet clear art stamp set - I adore flowers on China Tea Cups and these little flowers are perfect!

Every gal needs a pretty dress for a party

The adorable Spellbinders Decorated Dress Forms created the perfect pattern for us to add our own touches

The Love Chapter is an obvious choice

and pearls the perfect accessory - what do you think?!

 

Layers of Color has wonderful tea-inspired art stamps to go with your tea cup projects! You may need sweet sentiments and verses, a spoonful of honey with Teacup Blessings, and of course some flowers and lace doilies to decorate the table! We'd love to see what you do with these unique templates and art stamps! Please share your delicious creations on Layers of Color Facebook page!

Come on friends, let's continue hopping to all the talented designer blogs to see what they have brewed up for us! Your next stop on the Blog Hop is Melisa Waldorf

Diana * Janice * Jennie * Jessica * Keri * Linda (you are here) * Melisa * Nina * Savannah *

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}}}