Crafty Friend Challenge

I am back to share a card for the Crafty Friends Challenge - it was lovely to see some of you play along in the last challenge - this week the theme is Halloween.

 

 

 

 

This is something we don't celebrate in Australia, so I have used the colours used for Halloween as my inspiration.

  

 

 

 

I have used an image designed by my dear friend Laura Kirste for Penny Black - Thread of Flight stamp.

 

 

 

With the additionof Want2Scrap bling - Swirls Finesse

 

 

and of course SPellbinders Dies - I have cut the image out using the Labels Twenty Nestabilities and also using the Pumpkin Accents Shapeabilities.  All Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur Die Cutting Machine.

 

This card is created for the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Things with Wings

Secret Crafter - Distressing

Sugar Creek Hollow - Vintage Animals

Natalie and Amy's Challenge - Anything Goes

Sparkles Forum Christmas - Sparkle & Bling

ATCs & Cards With Attitude - Anything Goes

 

 

We would love you to join in with our challenge, pop over and check out the Design Team - you are sure to be inspired at every stop!

Beate Johns * Charmaine Ikach * Linda Lucas (that's me) * Nina Brackett * Lori Craig (Guest Designer)

 

Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment, I read each one and appreciate your support and encouragement! I do look forward to seeing you play along with this Bi-weekly challenge - there is so much fun ahead and you are going to want to be part of it!

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Layered Flight

Today's card is created using an image designed by the amazingly talented Laura Kirste Campbell for Penny Black. 

The image is coloured lightly using SU Chalks/Pastels and a Blender Pen

and layered onto Spellbinders Dies - the lower layers are small medallions from the Parisian Motifs, that have been tucked behind a Classic Oval, then a  Floral Ovals added and finishing off with the coordinating Die - Labels Twenty.

  It makes is so much quicker and easier using so many Dies on a card when you can cut them all at the one tome using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine.

Finishing off with some gorgeous Want2Scrap bling designed by NinaB Designs - this is one of my favourites - no card seems to be complete without it these days! LOL!

This card is for the following challenges:

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

Forever Friends - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 

 Paper Playtime - Anything Goes 

Tammy Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes

Truly Madly Crafty Challenges - Animals

Whoopsi Daisy - Lots of Layers

Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes 

Dream Valley Challenges - Summer

ATCs & Cards With Attitude - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays – Always 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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Song Bird

I often stamp off a few images at the one time, so on those days when I am feeling lazy, I can just reach for one without having to actually get up and bring out the inks and the stamps - yes, woeful I know, I am sure it does not happen to you - it is just something I battle with! LOL!

 

I am so glad I stamped off a few copies of this gorgeous stamp by my dear friend and artist Laura Kirste Campbell, for Penny Black Inc.  I love the fact that it co-ordinates with the Spellbinders Labels Twenty Nestabilities - that makes it so easy to cut out and in such a gorgeous shape, my cutting has been done using the Grand Calibur.

 This one has been stamped with Tsukineko Versafine in Spanish Moss and coloured using SU Chalks/Pastels and a Blender Pen

With the addition of  a few flowers and gems, along with a hand dyed Seam Binding bow, my card is finished - how easy is that!?!

This card is for the following challenges:

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. - Feathers/birds
Dream Valley Challenges - Things with Wings
Charisma Cardz - 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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Flight of Thread

I love making cards with these gorgeous new stamps by Laura Kirste Campbell for Penny Black.

A Flight of Thread coordinates with Spellbinders Labels Twenty Nestabilities, which makes cutting it out so easy - especially with the Spellbinders Grand Calibur.  It is then layered into two small motifs from the Parisian Motifs Shapeabilities®

I have kept the image one layer, colouring it using SU Chalks/Pastels and a Blender Pen, I love the depth of colour you can get using a Blender Pen, adds a dimension all of it's own.

 

 

Ribbon threaded lace, hand dyed Seam Binding and a Mulberry Paper Rose add a pretty touch.

Finishing off with some Want2Scrap Bling.

This card is for the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Things with Wings 

Fashionista Challenge - Winged Things  

Incy Wincy Designs - Anything Goes

Love to Create - Anything Goes  

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

MyGrafico - Bright Summer Colours 

Whoopsi Daisy - Things with Wings
Dream Valley Challenges - Things with Wings

Great Impressions - Die Cuts and/or Punches

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin - Ribbons and bows

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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Lacey Butterfly

I am back with the second stamp in the gorgeous set from Penny Black  illustrated by my dear friend and ever so talented Laura Kirste Campbell - as I said in my previous post, those of you who LOVED Layers of Color and have been missing Laura's artistic flair, will be happy to know she is back and ROCKING the images.

Juts like the Lacey Bird this image, A Flight of Thread, co-ordinates with the Spellbinders Labels Twenty Nestabilities - don't you love that!

I have stamped two images and cut out the butterfly on one, coloured the image and the butterfly with Chalks using the Tsukineko fantastix , they are perfect for colouring.  They are then layered onto the Spellbinders Lacey Circle Nestabilities with foam tape.  The single butterfly is popped up with foam tape as well, to give the wings dimension.

Seam Binding is my ribbon of choice, I love the softness of it and how beautifully it makes bows without the 'bulk'!

 

 

A Mulberry Rose has been added.

This card is for the following challenges:

Emergency Crafters - Butterflies, Birds, Anything with Wings

Fun with Shapes & More - Summer

Just Add Ink – Pearls

4 Crafty Chicks - Monochromatic

Crafty Ribbons - Butterflies & bows

Crop Stop - Monochromatic

Crafting for all Seasons - many layers 

Truly Scrumptious - pink

Whimsy Inspiration - things with wings

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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Crafty Friends Challenge - Elegantly Framed

It has been lovely to see all of the entries for the Crafty Friends Challenge- it seems you are all enjoying it as much as we are!  Your cards are inspiring and it is a pleasure to visit your blogs and be inspired!

This weeks challenge is hosted by Charmaine - this week it is an Inspiration challenge

I love the colours, they remind me of one of my favourite papers - McKenna by KandCompany -  made my card for this weeks challenge an easy choice!

I have used an image by NinaB Designs for The Craft's Meow, along with Spellbinders Labels Eighteen and Floral Oval. 

The lacy border has been created using the Spellbinders Classic Edges One along with the Classic Decorative Inserts Two Edgeabilities.  All Dies have been cut with the Spellbinders Grand Calibur®

The divine is from Want2Scrap - Beautiful Bling Borders - Fancy That also illustrated by NinaB Designs

Lots of layers and dimension -

This card is for the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge - G .. Garden

Crafty Catz - April Showers, May Flowers

Just Add Ink – Mother

Phindy’s Place - Vintage

Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes 

Stampin' For The Weekend - 4 or more Layers

Paper Crafting Journey - Vintage

Pixie Dust Studio - Flowers

Sassy Studio Designs - Add a frame

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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LOC Deepest Sympathies

I am happy to say I did not need to make this card - but had the sentiment and the images laying in my pile of UFO's on my desk - I am also happy to say I have finished 4 more - sure and steady wins the race!  LOL!

I also was 'itching' to play with my new Spellbinders Labels 20 - what a gorgeous shape!!  Out came the Grand Calibur - well, it doesn't actually have to come out as it is used everyday and sits ins a place of honour on a desk!

I used the Layers of Color Backyard Birds art stamp set, I have lots of these images stamped and ready to colour - this one was a step ahead of the others - it was already cut out! 

I coloured it with SU Chalks, using a Blender Pen and lightly added the 3D Kindy Glitz - as you may know - this is my new 'toy' and I love the way it is texture and has a softer look.  This is added to the sentiment from the Sent With Love art stamp set and added to the Classic Oval Nestibilitie.  I have embossed this with the Tim Holtz embossing Folder ( another new favourite!!)

I have finished off with some crinkled Seam Binding and a silk flower that I found in my sewing basket - I have not been a fan of silk flowers - don't get me wrong, I love them on your work...but they just didn't work for me - BUT the 'jury is still out' on that one, as I really like the look of this one and have tried to capture the shimmer for you to see.

This card is for the following challenges:

Lets Ink It Up - Embellish It

One Stitch at a Time - Embossing

Sparkles Forum - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges - Flowers

Creations by Gill - Bird in Your Garden

Sugar Creek Hollow - Embossing

Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Card Makin Mamas - For a Loved One

Fussy and Fancy - Springtime

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!

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