LOC FAF The Love of God

It is always an honour to be hosting Layers of Color Faith Art Friday. 

This wonderful passage in the book of Romans speak to us so clearly of the love of God

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 Rom 8:28-39

 

It is so easy to lose perspective and lose our understand of the reality and simplicity of the Love of God.  I pray that each one of us will allow this scripture to speak to our spirits and remind us of God's unfailing and unfathomable LOVE....it has no limits or bounds - it never ceases and knows no end!

 

"Amazing Love how can it be - that you my King would die for me..."

Chris Tomlin

I have used Layers of Color Royal Birds, Encouragement clear art stamps sets, Spellbinders Labels One and Postage Stamps Dies, using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur, lastly adding some gorgeous Nestabling by Want2Scrap - don't you just love this stuff - my first time using it but I ca feel an addiction coming on....LOL!

This card is for the following Challenges:
Everybody-Art-Challenge - Shabby
Shopping Our Stash - All That Glitters, Sparkles Or Shines (Kindy Glitz)
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
Cupcake Craft - Something New (Nestabling)
Hooked on Crafts - Try Something New
Incy Wincy Designs - Vintage
Lexi's Creations - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
Make My Monday - Nature-Animals
Little Birdie Blessings - Scripture card
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Any Sentiment (but you must use your scraps) - DP
Southern Girls - Sparkle
The Shabby Tea Room - Photo Inspiration* and Use a Sewing Themed Embellishment (Ribbon)

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 Christmas Blessings

This weeks Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge has come around quickly - don't you think!? It just seems to come around so quickly - not that I am complaining mind you - it is always one of my favourite challenges....

and this week is hosted by the aptly named Grace, who has chosen:

"These things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

 John 16:33

Grace has challenged us to create a card / project that either says "Blessings" or uses an encouraging Scripture

I have used the Layers of Color Christmas Blessings art stamp set - what could be better!  The image has been coloured with SU Chalks/Pastels and cut out with the Spellbinders Labels One Nestibilitie using the Grand Calibur.

The embossing folder is from Tim Holtz - divine isn't it! Finishing off with some fringing from my local Craft Store and some gorgeous miniature roses - an easy card, as much as I love taking the time with details, there are times when we need a quick card - I love the vintage feel and the warmth the texture and sponging adds.

This card is created for the following challenges:
Just Some Lines - Fall(Autumn) Colours
4 Crafty Chicks -Fall/Autumn
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Autumn Colours
Rainbow Lady's - White Space
Crafting for all Seasons - fall colors

I Brake For Challenges - Fall

Little Darlings Challenges - brown and red

More Than Favors Wacky Wednesday - fall

Cards and More - Colour Challenge Red, Brown & Cream

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

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

* Chris * Grace * Kristine * MariLynn * Miejse * Peggysue * Rebekka * 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 Holly Angel and WINNER and more

What an amazing time it has been with the Layers of Color Christmas Collection Blog Hop!  Thank you all for visiting and your lovely comments - it seems that you love these new release sets as much as we do!

Each Designer is giving away the Holly Angel cling art stamp - keep scrolling down to see who is the Random Winner of my giveaway.

The winner of the Holly Angel cling art stamp that I am giving away is

ROSEMARY

Rosemary said...

wowee...your little piece of cake is AMAZING!! gorgeous projects...

September 20 12:11AM

Rosemary can you please contact me with your address and phone number so we can get your Holly Angel sent out to you.  If I do not hear from Rosemary in 48 hours I will pick another winner!! 

While you are here I thought I would show you a card created using the Christmas Blessing art stamp set - this set is beautiful and makes the loveliest Christmas cards.

It seems as though I am using a lot of nontraditional colours with these images - but I love the way they are so versatile - traditional of non traditional they are divine!

Spellbinders Labels  One has been used to cut this image, it has been cut with the Grand Calibur.

a Tim Holtz Flourish has been added, along with some braid, lace and some mulberry flowers.

These cards are for the following challenges:

Crafty Boots - Wings - card 1

 Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Ooh La La Creations - Punches/Dies

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Shapes and/or Die Cuts

 Corrosive Challenges - Punches and/or Dies

 Gingerloft - Vintage or Distressed 

2 Sisters -  Lets get Sentimental

Sugar Creek Hollow - Fancy Borders - card 1

One Stop Craft - Girly 

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 Loving Bouquet

Simple cards often elude me but I was happy to be able to create this one using the Layers of Color Gifts of Love art stamp set, illustrated by the talented Nina Brackett.

The image has been stamped with Tsukineko Versafine Ink

and coloured with SU Chalks/Pastels and a Blender Pen - this is my favourite technique. it is so much fun and so quick and easy.

The sentiment has been stamped and cut with the Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three has been but using the Grand Calibur, it always cuts so crisply.  The Tag has been sponged with Rangers Scattered Straw Distress Ink before it is taken out of the Nestibilitie.

This card is for the following challenges:

Bird is the Word - Love

365 Cards - Strawberry Lemonade

Allsorts - You've been Framed

Designed 2 Delight - Anything Goes

Little Claire's - Wedding/Anniversary 

Stampin' B's - JFF - Distressing

Heart Song Inspirations - Shabby Chic style and/or use Pearls

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Paper Creations Ink - Flowers

Pollycraft - SIO - Autumn Colours

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Stamping Scrapping Central - Summer

 Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

Victorine Originals - Summer

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}}}

MMSC90 Poppies

Ir is Tuesday and that means that Priscilla has an amazing sketch for us again this week at the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge.  I love these sketches, they are so much fun to use and going by your fabulous entries last week I can see that you are loving them too!

This week I have used this lovely Poppy image from our weekly sponsor - Stef of Glitterbabe's Digis .  Stefs digi's come ready to colour OR precoloured - how easy is that!  I coloured these ones myself - you know how I love to colour, this time I have used my Primsacolor Pencils - they give such a smooth finish.

 

I popped the flowers up on some thin foam tape - that way I have the dimension but the cards is not too bulky for posting.  The image is cut out using my Spellbinders Grand Calibur and the Labels 1 Nestibilitie

This card is for the following challenges:

One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi

Sweet Stampin - Spring Flowers

Stamp Something - Use a Digi

Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes

Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes

Pear Tree Designs - Flowers

All that Scraps - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Cupcake Crafts Challebges - Seeing Red

Kaboodle Doodles - Ribbon

GingerLoft - Love is in the Air

C.R.A.F.T - In the Roll of a Die

ABC Challenge - N is for Nesties

  

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 MMSC89 Gold Star Award goes to...
#26 An

Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
#21 Sarah Nelson
#27 Karin van Eijk
#64 Artesania

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

Our MMSC90 weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

Glitterbabe's Digis

Our February Monthly sponsor is....

Paper Pretties

Check out the monthly grand prize HERE.

There is plenty more inspiration waiting for you on the Design Team Blogs - make sure you pay them a visit - you are going to LOVE it - these girls are amazing!!

CHARLOTTE  * DARSIE * DENISE * GUNN * LINDA (thats me) * PHYLLIS *

BONNIE * DAWN * GURO * JEN * LORIE * MARSHA * REBECCA *RENEE *

Thank you for visiting today - 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 - you know I will be there to see you!  God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

MMSC85 Framed Butterfly/ Celebration

Hello and welcome - I am excited and I hope you are too -  it is time for the first Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge - the new Design Team have been amazing with their sketches this week - I know you are going to love each one!  Sit back and prepare to be inspired!

I used one of Priscilla's new images - Happy New Year - for this gift bag - it is perfect for many occasions - New Year, Graduation, Birthday, Wedding, new job - just to name a few!

I have coloured it with SU Chalks and tried to keep the colours more masculine - I am endeavouring to see that our DH's are not left our of the equation!  LOL!

 The sentiment is a SU one, punched out with a Circle Punch and layered onto a larger circle.  An old button from my stash has been added. 

You can see the dimension of the gift bag here - these are so easy to make and as you can see look great with an image in the front!  A number of people have asked about a Tutorial for these  - I will be working on one over the next week - you will see it HERE!!

 My second card is create using one of the 'priscillastyles' Butterflies - if you know me at all, you will know I LOVE these butterflies

The frame is a Diecut that I borrowed from my friend Ann, we had a fun morning running off each other Dies - it certainly adds to the variety we have at our fingertips - thanks Ann!

You can just see the shimmer on the butterfly - capturing it is an ellusive dream!  LOL!

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 :)

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Our MMSC82, 83, 84 Gold Star Awards goes to...
15. Valerie Mitchell
28. Karen Wallace
94. Artesania

Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
8. Brenda K
26. Teri Sherman
78. Nancy Brown

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

Our MMSC weekly Bonus sponsor is....
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http://www.craftbrulee.co.uk/

Our January Monthly sponsor is...

http://www.lindystampgang.com/

These projects are for the following challenges:
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #99 - Flowers - Card 1
Oh La La Creations - Toast to 2011 - Project 1
Alys Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes - Both
Anything Goes - The letter 'C' - Celebration - Project 1
Card Makin' Mama's - Anything Goes - Both
Crazy4Challenges - Celebrate Something - Project 1
Digital Tuesday - Anything Goes - Both
Dutch Dare - New Beginnings - Project 1
Creative Friday - Let's Party - Project 1
Ellephantastic - 'New Beginnings' - Project 1
Lets Create - 'New Beginnings' - Project 1

Simon Says Stamp - Time to Party/ Celebrate - Project 1
Stamp Something - Glitter - Project 1

Make sure you visit the Design Team and see their gorgeous creations - these girls are amazing!  I can hardly wait to visit them myself!

CHARLOTTE  * DARSIE * DENISE * GUNN * LINDA (thats me) * PHYLLIS *

BONNIE * DAWN * GURO * JEN * LORIE * MARSHA * REBECCA *RENEE *

Thank you for visiting today - 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 wek - you know I will be there to see you!  God bless you!
{{{hugs}}}

LOC VIntage Album

I don't know about you, but I have so many projects that I have started and am slowly working on but as yet are not finished - today I thought I would show you one of them - it is one of my favourite projects to make - any guesses what it is.....

.....as the title of this posts tells you it is an Album - in this case a Paper Bag Album - I fell in love with theses albums when I created one for my Mum for Mother's Day - you can see it here. This one started our as a Christmas one, using some retired DP from Stampin' Up, but I decided to make it general...

I used the Layers of Color Nature Walk art stamp set to create the gorgeous layered flower.  I have added this to a large Prima flower and love the effect - IRL it is very LUSH!  this has been attached with a brad to some cardstock that has been inked before being embossed with Stampin' Ups gorgeous Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and then cut with Spellbinders Labels 1.

The bound edge has been created using large brads, I then threaded through some ribbon and gold cord, creating a bow and adding a button to tie it through - this is very secure and keeps that romantic feel.

One this page I have used an image from the Touch of Elegance art stamp set - these are so versatile

It is cut out with a SU Circle Punch and has a smaller image layered onto it with a gem added - it is amazing what a difference these small touches make.

I have used another image from the Touch of Elegance art stamp set.  The punches on this page are from Stampin' Up - thanks to my friend Ann for being so available to my constant...'Ann, can I borrow......'

The SU Scalloped Square works perfectly with this image and adds a 'touch of elegance!'

I still have quite a few pages in the 'being created process' and will show them to you when they are completed!

These pages are for the following challenges:

Gingerloft - Distressing

Stampavie and more - Red

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge - Pearls

Southern Girls - 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 Stamp Company. 

We would love you to join Layers of Color Art Stamps on our FACEBOOK GROUP where you can connect with many more LOC friends - You're invited to join the fun...and...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 encouragement you leave me here, it is appreciated!!!  I love seeing that you have visited - it makes my day!  God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

, Vintage Wall