Guest Designer Part Two

I am back to share the other two cards I created as a Guest Designer for the Craft Queen back in May. You can see the first two cards here, or scroll down to the previous post.

I have created these cards using some of the divine papers from Echo Park.

 

The image NinaB Designs set for The Craft's Meow is stamped onto Spellbinders Labels Eighteen Nestabilities and layered onto the Lacey Circles Nestabilities.

 

and for my final card I have used the Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three Shapeabilities®  and the border Die from the Ironworks Accents Shapeabilities®.  All of my Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine.  I have used ribbons and embellishments on all of the above cards, Nicole has so many divine products available in her store - it is so worth a visit!!

This card is for the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash - Double The Ribbon - card 1

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

 Creative Mondays - Summer

House of Gilli - Vibrant Colours/Summer - card 2

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show... - Anything Goes

Gingerloft - Vintage

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 Shining

It is time for this week's Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge and this week I am honoured to be the hostess.  We are really blessed to see so many of you playing along and love to read your comments and encouragement - thank you!

The scripture I have chosen is:

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

 Psa 119:105

and my challenge is to create a card/project in soft pastel palette - black or white can be used as a neutral.

I have create dtwo cards for this weeks challenge, the first is using a free digital image and Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles along with the Fancy Tags Three - the divine bling is Nestabling from Want2Scrap and the paper is from My Mind's Eye™

My second card has been created using a scripture from our sponsor, Inspired Stamps.  I was thrilled to see one of the sets I received from Antionette had the very scripture for this weeks devotional and I could not resist using it!

I have also used Spellbinders Floral Oval, all Dies on both cards have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine.

A Seam Binding bow and a gorgeous bling corner designed by NinaB Designs for Want2scrap.

The lamp is an imageby Darkroom Door....it is the first time I have inked it and definitely will not be the last!!

This card is for the following challenges:

Card Makin' Mamas - Make it Girlie  - card 1

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - Something New (bling) - both cards

Fairy Fun Fridays -  Anything with Flowers - card 1

Fussy and Fancy - Punches / Dies - both cards

Charisma Cardz - Shabby chic

Colour Create - Yellow, blue and white with an optional extra of Shells

Craft Us Crazy - Mother's Day and/or flowers

Shelly's Images - Anything goes
Little Claire's   - Spring
Rogue Redhead Designs  - Spring Fashion Colours

This verse of scripture always speaks to me of how specific God is - he is a light to our path - to show us where we are going, the big picture, His Word is also a lamp unto our feet, to light the very next steps we take! He lights our way in the dark, to prevent us stumbling over obstacles or falling down cliffs, or even just wandering off the path onto things that would lead us into danger or even turn us away from God's path for our lives.

The light unto our path speaks to us not only of God lighting our way so that we can walk safely and see any dangers ahead, but it clearly symbolises the Word of God being our guide.  As we study it and take 'onboard' it's teachings, will clearly see the path, avoiding all of the pits and obstacles, missing those distractions or byways, that can be so cleverly disguised and would lead us astray.  God's Word is a light unto our path - a guide for us to heed.

The concept of a lamp, to me, is something that is close by, even held in the hand to bring light directly onto something close by.  A light is more general and sheds light on everything around us - on His works and all that we do.  It seems that God has all aspects covered - but there are no surprises there!

I pray the Light of the World will continue to shine on us, in us and through us!

Thank you to our 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 *

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}}}

PB Sunshine Garden

I am taking a break from Easter cards to day to share a 'sunny' card with you!  I have had this Penny Black image for a long time but have finally managed to fit in some 'colouring therapy' and get a few cards created!

This is such a fun image and just had to be coloured in summer colours - I am surprised at how much I am enjoying yellow - it used to 'skeer' me but I am finding the more I use it, the more I am loving it - funny that! LOL!

The image has been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine and the Postage Stamps Nestibilities.  One of the Fancy Tags Three Dies has been cut out and cut in half and added to each end of the image, to create a frame....I am loving this look!

This card is for the follwing challenges:

Bloggers -To "Die" For

Fairy Fun Fridays - Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks - Flowers 

Crafty Creations - Spring  

Divas by Design - anything goes

 Waste Not Wednesday - always "use your forgotten stuff" (Paper and image)

Sparkles Forum Challenges - Mother's Day or Spring

Through the Craftroom Door - Spring is in the Air

The sentiment is from the retired Layers of Color Sentimental Banners clear art stamp set, designed by NinaB Designs and the DP is some Stampin' Up! paper from my stash.....a very easy card but I love how the Spellbinders Die Templates and the Penny Black image bring it all together so well!

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! I hope you are all having a blessed Easter weekend, taking the time to celebrate the real reason for Easter!  God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

SSIC Cool Colours

This weeks Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge is brought to us by the lovely MariLynn who has chosen:

'He made the moon to mark the seasons', Psalm 104:19

MariLynn's challenge is With the change of seasons this week, make a card/project showing something related to the new season.

While spring is on it's way for those of you in the Northern Hemisphere, here 'Down Under' things are changing and Autumn/Fall is on it's way - so I have used COOL colours, along with one of NinaB Designs New Licensed Dies for Spellbinders Paper Arts, called Sewing Elements, along with the Spellbinders Labels Four and Fancy Tags Three.  I love trying different Dies together, there are so many combinations - the possibilities are endless.

The Paper is My Mind's Eye™ - Lost and Found Collection and the gorgeous bling swirl is from Want2 Scrap.  The sentiment is from the retired Layers of Color Set Sentimental Banners

This card is for the following challenges:

Sugar Creek Hollow - Layers

4 Crafty Chicks - Chicks Rule

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Sentiment which represents a song (Happy Birthday)

Delightful Challenges - Someone Special (my daughter)

Moving Along With The Times - Special Lady (my daughter)

Paper Crafting Journey - Pretty Pastels

 Shelly's Images - Anything Goes

Stamp Man - Vintage

Stampin' For The Weekend - Shabby Chic Photo Inspiration

Thank you to this weeks sponsor Taylored Expressions

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 *

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 Because of You

As it comes gets closer to Christmas I am trying to CLEAN UP my desk - but we all know this is NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! LOL!  But I am having a lot of fun using the things that are on it...

For this Gatefold Card, I have used some gorgeous Pink Paislee Paper - totally gorgeous don't you think - combined with Layers of Color art stamps and Spellbinders Die Templates.  The card base is cut using Spellbinders Grand Labels Eleven

The flowers are from Wild Orchid - always beautiful!!  They are popped onto the Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three and cut using the Grand Calibur and the sentiment from the Glad Tiding clear art stamp set

The inside is as ornate as the front of the card, using Spellbinders Labels Ten and Sixteen, along with Layers of Color Old World Flourish clear art stamp set

The sentiment is from the Sweet Silhouettes clear art stamp set

Lots of layers and dimension here - as you can see!

This card is for the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - For Someone special

Sundays with Crissy - Anything Goes

I Brake For Challenges - vintage (all month)

The Paper Variety - anything goes

Sugar Creek Hollow - Thank you cards

Card Crafters Circle Challenge - Celebration

Just Tracy's Craft December Challenge - Celebrations

Stemmelsonne Challenge - 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 Sneak Peek # 3 Mr and Mrs

It is getting closer to the Layers of Color New Release Blog Hop and I still have so much to show you

Today's card is using the Sweet Silhouettes art stamp set - there are so many options with this divine set - a sentiment for most occasions

I have used the Spellbinders Rectangles LG Nestibilitie to cut out the silhouettes

adding some flowers (a  must at any wedding) from the Merci Bouquet art stamp set

and cut out the sentiment with the Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three Die, using the Grand Calibur

Lots of layers and dimension here!

This card is for the following challenges:

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Love and Marriage

Cupcake Craft - "Textalicious" (page from a newspaper, dictionary, book. Or stamp with a book, newspaper or the kind of text)

Heart Song Inspirations - Anything Goes

 Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps -  Shabby, Shabby Chic or Vintage

Sentimental Sundays - must include a Sentiment - Wedding/Anniversary

Crafty Emma - Entertain us - Song or Film (Love Story)

Fabulous Friday - family

Glitter Geeks - snuggle up

Make sure you SAVE the DATES!

"Nina B. Designs" new art stamp line

will be released at Layers of Color boutique

November 16th!

Lace, silhouettes, sentiments, and huge flowers are among the gorgeous art stamps designed by the talented and popular designer, Nina Brackett! Sneak peeks starting Monday, November 7th!

and

Laura Kirste Campbell's first Spellbinders die templates

will be revealed at Spellbinders blog and Layers of Color blog

November 15th and 16th!

Nina Brackett and Laura have co-designed the Spellbinders die template set being revealed November 15th, and Laura designed the Spellbinders die template set being revealed November 16th. You'll want to be first in line to get both!

Such an exciting month at Layers of Color! 

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 Fruitful

Sunday comes around so quickly - the weeks just seem to fly by. Sunday brings with it the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge - and this week it is hosted by one of the co-founders, the wonderful Kris.

This week Kris has chosen the scripture:

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."  Gal. 5:22-23a

Kris has set us the challenge to include FRUIT in your creation (stamp, digi, paper, charms, etc.). **By definition, a pumpkin is a fruit, and so are other "Harvest" produce :)

I have used the Layers of Color Fruitful Harvest and Honeysweet art stamp sets along with the Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three

The bee has been cut out, lightly coloured and has some Kindy Glitz added to the wings.

The background DP has been created using the Crayon Resist Technique - I love how it turned out - so citrus and rich.

This card is for the following challenges:

365 Cards - day 215 Lovely Layers

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - Anything goes

Phindy’s Place - Autumn/Fall

Sew Many Cards - anything goes and blog hop

Simply Create - older than 6 months

Stamp Man - Pears or pairs

Totally Papercrafts - Autumn

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Die cuts and/or a punches

 Southern Girls - Anything Goes

Crafting for all Seasons - fall colors 

Freshly Brewed - Autumn

I Brake For Challenges - Fall

Inky Impressions - punches or dies

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Alota Rubber Stamps - Fruits
Artistic Stampers - Autumnal Colors
Emerald Faerie Garden - Punches/ Dies

Thank you to our sponsor this week



Clear Dollar Stamps
 one randomly selected player in this week's challenge will win a $15 gift card to their store.

You can read Kris' devotional over at the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge.

Make sure you stop by the Designers Blogs are some amazing inspiration

* Chris * Grace * Kristine * Lisa * MariLynn * Miejse * Peggysue * Rebekka (on a break) * 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 Sneak Peek #2

It is time to share my second Sneak Peek of the Layers of Color New Release.  It has been exciting to see the Sneak Peeks from the other girls on the Design Team - these girls are so inspiring and have a lot more to show you before September 19 - the New Release Party!

I have used the Christmas Verses art stamp set

The sentiment is cut out with the Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three Shapeabilitie and has been sponged before removing from the Die.

The verse has been cut out with the Labels Seventeen Nestibilitie, again sponging before removal from the Die.  I always use my Grand Calibur for cutting my Nestibilities - it is fabulous, the cutting is crisp and the embossing just pops.

The Embossing Folder is from Stampin' Up and is a favourite - I love how deeply they emboss!  The flower is from Wild Orchid and was part of a prize I won - it is gorgeous and fits perfectly with the colours for this card.

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You can see all of the dimension with this photo and the Hand Dyed Seam Binding - I love that stuff and get myself into quite a mess when dying it - but oh the results - they are divine!!

This card is for the following challenges:

Aly's Sunday Challenge - Bows

Christmas Card Challenges - Vintage

 Crafty Pad - Autumnal colors: Brown, Orange, Gold

 Creative Inspirations Paint - Ribbons

I Did It Creations - Anything Goes 

 One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

 Catch The Bug -  Punches or Dies

Just Us Girls - Text

Crafty Catz - ribbons  

Fun with Shapes & More - what you want (anything goes)

 Jingle Belles - Deck the Halls - Embossed card is recycled Christmas card  

Stamp Something - anything goes

Craft Us Crazy - Autumn Colors and/or Favorite Embellishments (Seam Binding and flowers)

   Crafty Ribbons - Festive Cheer in September

We are now officially counting down

Our party will start with a  BLOG HOP

with lots of GIVEAWAYS, including

the GRAND PRIZE Drawing to WIN

the entire September New Release!

Grab an Angelic Party Badge for you and your friends

and invite them to the party and to

www.facebook.com/layersofcolorartstamps !

If we reach 300 “likes” by September 20th

Laura will have a special drawing on Layers of Color Art Stamps Facebook page

that will automatically enter everyone who “likes”!

We’ll see you…

on Layers of Color Designer blogs and Facebook for sneak peeks

Thank you for stopping by today - it always makes my day to see you have been and to read your lovely comments - you make me smile!!  Thank you too to everyone who has been an LIKED Layers of Color Australia on facebook - it is an exciting venture and we value your support!!

I will be back with more posts over the next few day and then - the Layers of Color sneak peeks begin - woohoo!  See you then!

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