Sent With Love

I have another card to share with you using a new images from Penny Black - this card is created using the Sent With Love image by my dear friend Nina of NinaB Designs.

I love a collage and this one is divine to use.

The image is stamped with Tsukineko Versamark and embossed using White Embossing Powder and then sponged with a mixture of Distressing Inks.  It is then cut out using the Spellbinders Labels Seventeen and adhered to a card base cut with the Spellbinders Labels Eight.  I use the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine for all Die Cutting.

I have added some of the divine Want2Scrap Sage Green Pearls - I love this colour!

 

Finishing off with some Seam Binding and a button secured with gold cord, from my stash.

This card is for the following challenges:

Freshly Brewed - Anything Goes

Paper Shelter Challenge - Anything Goes 

Truly Scrumptious -  Flower Power

Whimsy Inspiration - Buttons and Bows

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Creative Mondays - Summer

Fashionista Challenge - Simply Summer

House of Gilli - Vibrant Colours/Summer

Lollipop Crafts - Flowers in Bloom

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show... - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - Recipe: Ribbon/Twine, Gems/Pearls, Dies/Punches

Amusing Challenges - HOT Embossing

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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Petal Party

I am having such fun with the new images from Penny Black - this card is created using an image designed by my dear friend Nina of NinaB Designs, called Petal Party and I am loving it!   

I have used my Spellbinders Paper Arts Dies - Labels Eight, Beaded Ovals and Classic Ovals - they make a lovely framework for this image.

The image is coloured using SU Chalks/Pastels and Tsukineko fantastix, they work beautifully with Chalks.

I have added some of the gorgeous Want2Scrap Fancy Waves bling, also designed by NinaB Designs (yes, she is gifted lady!)

The layers are popped up with foam tape to give that added dimension.

This card is for the following challenges:

Great Impressions - Die Cuts and/or Punches

Let`s Ink It Up - Use Your Favourite Embellishments

Penny Black and More - All My Favourite Things - NinaB Designs, Spellbinders Dies

Crafty Calendar - Flowers in Bloom

Polka Doodles – Flowers

Shelly's Images - Bling

Always Something Creative - Garden

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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SSIC Nostalgic For You

It is Sunday and who doesn't love Sunday!!  With it comes the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge - I love this challenge, it is inspiring on so many levels!!  This week our challenge is brought to us by Traci - who has chosen the following scripture:

 "Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance." James 1:2-3

Traci's challenge is to create a card with variegated colors. This can mean a monochromatic card with various shades of one color, or a card that shows variegated as in a variety of colors, or a pop of bright colors in unison as in a bouquet of flowers. Be creative!!

For my card I decided on using one main colour and a POP of brown - and not surprises that it is nostalgic - I did mention I am on a run of these...

I have used a free digital image from The Graphics Fairy, the sentiment is from Layers of Color.  I have used the Spellbinders Grand Calibur to cut the Spellbinders Lattice Rectangle, Labels Eight and the Ribbon Banners Die.

Lace, Hand Dyed Seam Binding and a Mulberry Flower are added along the lower portion of the card

to finish off a card with lots of dimension but not too much, that it is hard to post - you have to LOVE that!

This card is for the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Anything goes

Allsorts - Free and Easy February

Dies to Die for - Anything goes

Di's Digis Designs - Lace and Pearls

Just Some Lines - Girly Girls

Little Claire's  - Romance

Moving Along With The Times - Lots of layers (at least 2)

Sarah Hurley Challenges - Die cuts

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!

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Shabby Just for You

Who doesn't love roses - I know I do, I love the way they look and the perfume that some of them have is divine - a fragrance that just cannot be captured in a bottle!

This gorgeous image is another one from 'The Graphics Fairy' - they have some gorgeous fee images

  It has been mounted onto embossed Card stock using Spellbinders Labels Eight Die, the filigree on either side is from the Ironworks Motif Die, as this is a circle, I have cut down each edge and slipped it under the Labels Eight Die, creating a filigree frame.  I cut all Dies with the Spellbinders Grand Calibur.

The sentiment is from Sentimental Banners clear art stamp set, illustrated by Nina Brackett for Layers of Color.

Lace, flowers and buttons topped with pearls have been layered onto a border from the Spellbinders Floral Accent Die.

The DP is from Stampin' UP! and has been debossed with the SU Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder.

This card is for the following challenges:

Crafty Ann's - Bold & Bright

Fairy Tale - Spring

Polkadoodle - Summer Fever

Poodles Parlour -  Mothers' Day / Female Card

Stamp Man - Colours of Spring / Easter

Charisma Cardz - Love is in the air

Crop Stop - Include at least 3 flowers

Delightful Challenges - Use patterned paper

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Fancy or lacy

Moving Along With The Times - Lots of layers

Paper Play - For a Mother or other female relative

Shelly's Images - Make it a triple (use 3 of something)

Crafts and Me - shades of spring

Divas by Design - bling

Ruby's Rainbow - Vintage

It is Saturday afternoon here and I am enjoying being at the Craft Table, we have spent the morning getting the house back altogether after the Pest Man came and did some 'terminating'....so all curtains have been washed, floors vacuumed blah blah blah....LOL! 

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 Fairy Hugs and Kisses

This gorgeous image is from the Layers of Color Fairy Wishes clear art stamp set, illustrated by Nina Brackett

Silhouette stamps are gorgeous but I have to ask you - do they come any sweeter than this darling fairy.  I created this card some time ago and submitted for publication, as a set of four, but it was not accepted....so I am showing it here instead! 

Stamped with Tsukineko Versafine Ink and cut out with Spellbinders Labels 8 Die, that has been used as a template before removing the card.  The die has been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur

The wing has been stamped twice, sprinked with glitter and popped up on foam tape for dimension.

The butterfly is also form the Fairy Wishes clear art stamp set and has been stamped three times, cut out my hand and popped up on some clear dots.

Vintage Lace, Seam Binding and pearls are the finishing touches.

This card is for the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes 

Gingerloft - Anything Goes

Stampalot Challenge - Monochromatic

The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan - Sparkles

Fairy Fun Fridays - Things with Sparkly Wings

Simply Create Too - More than 2 Layers

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}}}

Vintage Buttons

What fun I am having with these divine set illustrated by Nina Brackett for The Angel Company.

It makes it so easy to create cards!

 

The Sewing Labels set fits perfectly into the Spellbinders Labels 8 Nestibilitie

The Doily was cut by hand as I now NEED the Scalloped Circle Nestibilitie - any excuse!  LOL!

Some Hand dyed Seam Binding and a sweet little button fit the theme perfectly

All this added on top of some Pink Paisley DP - totally DELISH in every way!

This card is for the following challenges:

My Time To Craft - G is for...(Girlie)

Try It On Tuesday - Anything Goes

Sundays with Crissy - Keep it simple stamper - this is simple for me!  LOL!

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
Fab 'n' Funky - stitching/sewing theme
Stampavie and More - girlie
City Crafter Challenge - Scrap Happy (use up scraps)
My Time To Craft - G is for... (use the letter G for inspiration) Girlie

Thank you for visiting with me today - I always love to see you have been - if only it was IRL!!  LOL!  It is very wet here today and I am hoping to have time doing some serious crafting - I am working on some projects that I am unable to show you right now but am looking forward to sharing a little but later - my head is spinning with ideas and I am hoping they look as good on paper as they do in my head!  LOL!  Have a great day - I hope it includes some 'you time!'  God bless you!
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Handmade Vintage

I have had an opportunity to play with my new stamps - this gorgeous set Sewing Labels by The Angel Company - these are illustrated by the amazingly talented Nina Brackett.

As soon as I saw this set I knew it would be one I 'needed!'  LOL!  Sewing Labels are 'so in' right now, but we all know they have never been out - have they - I do believe Vintage is here to stay - yay!!

I stamped the image in Walnut Stain Distressing Ink and cut around the edge with scissors as I don't have the Labels 8 that it coordinates with it - but I have ordered it - just as well!!

Out came the huge jar of buttons that has been collected over time and I added some to the edge

The handmade label has been stamped and also cut out by hand and popped up onto foam tape....crochet lace and this fabulous tape measure ribbon has been

Here you can see the layers and details clearly.  I know I will be using this set more - I am loving it!

This card is for the following challenges:

Incy Wincy Designs - Something Old and Something New - Buttons (old) Stamps (new)

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Paper Creations Ink - Stitching Theme

Squigglefly - Buttons

 Card Cupids - Buttons and/or Ribbon

Sparkles Forum - One for the girls

Our Daily Bread Designs - ODBDSLC71 Notions-Seamstress

Raise The Bar - anything goes

Thank you for visiting today - I have been busy getting organised as I am going to be busy at the Canberra Craft and Quilt Fair from Thursday to Sunday - it is going to be a lot of fun, but there is a lot to get organised with Classes at my LSS and a Workshop to run next week - but it is all fun...it's a tough job but some has to do it!  LOL!  I hope you get some 'you' time - I tell my DH I am saving him a fortune by crafting - as therapy starts at $150 per hour!  LOL!  God bless you!

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