Just a Note to say Hello

Hi Everyone it's Teresa today and I am sharing a Friendship 

card that I did to finish out the New Year.  It has been a wonderful
year from me and this week gives me the chance to look back
and appreciate all that I did and good things that happened for the 

past year--- whether it be new friendships, family or an abundance
 of great memories! And now--- we get to look forward to a creative

 and prosperous New Year for 2014!

- See more at: http://quietfirecreations.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/fresh-for-new-year.html#sthash.yN8UKAMT.dpuf

Hi Everyone it's Teresa today and I am sharing a Friendship 

card that I did to finish out the New Year.  It has been a wonderful
year from me and this week gives me the chance to look back
and appreciate all that I did and good things that happened for the 

past year--- whether it be new friendships, family or an abundance
 of great memories! And now--- we get to look forward to a creative

 and prosperous New Year for 2014!

- See more at: http://quietfirecreations.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/fresh-for-new-year.html#sthash.yN8UKAMT.dpuf

One of the things I love about creating is the versatility of styles - we are able to indulge or be minimalist, perhaps even a little bit whimsical.

 

Today I am sharing a card created with a recycled image and it is definitely on the 'whimsey' side of things - I could not resist this adorable little bear.  She is 'fussy cut' and I have lightly sponged around the edges to removed any crisp white edges.

I have used  Want2Scrap© pearls and Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - E-Z Runner and 3D Foam Squares, along with a recycled aertifical flower.  The sentiment is from SRM Stickers and has been adhered to a Spellbinders Lacey Circles Nestabilities, cut using the Grand Calibur Machine.  The background has been embossed using the Harlequin Spellbinders® M-Bossabilities™ folders.

This card is for the following challenges: 

Hiding in my Craft Room - For a Loved one 

A Creative Need - Die cuts/ Punches 

Brown Sugar – Embossing 

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes 

 Animal Friends Challenge - Punches and Dies

 Card and Scrap - Use Bling 

 Cards Galore Encore - Anything Goes 

4 Crafty Chicks - Bling 

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Any Sentiment 

WordArt Wednesdays - 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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Special to Me

My card today is created using one of the newly released Spellbinders Dies.

The background has been cut/embossed using the  CrissCross Spellbinders® Shapeabilities® Expandable Patterns.

The sentiment is by SRM Stickers and has been layered onto the  Lacey Circles Spellbinders® Decorative Elements Nestabilities®.

 

A large Satin bow has been made using my BowEasi and has been added and secured using a  KaiserCraft brad.

This card is for the following challenges: 

An Inky Situation - Scallops

A.R.T. Card Challenge - Anything Goes 

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything but a birthday card with a sentiment  

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes with Ribbon

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes 

Little Red Wagon - Layers 

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Dies/Punches 

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with Handmade Bow

 Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 

Use Your Stuff - Circles Galore 

Pile It On - No Designer Paper

 365 Cards - Unstamped

 Card Makin' Mamas - Black, White + 1 color 

QKR Stampede – Anything Goes 

Sister Act Card 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}}}

The Spirit of Christmas

I am back with a quick Christmas Card with you today using a new stamp I got recently - I love this Quietfire Designs sentiment - you will be seeing it a lot in the next few months.

 

 

 

 

I have stamped it onto a Spellbinders Standard Circle, then layered onto the Lacey Circles Nestabilities.

 

 

 

 

Popping them both up with foam tape onto some retired Stampin' Up paper - I am sorting through my supplies and using up papers I have already cut before cutting into more - it is quite some job believe me and I am pretty sure I am not alone there! LOL!

 

 

 

 

The layered Snowflake is the Spellbinders Create  a Flake Four Shapeabilities with a little a bit of bling added and a Stick Pin.  This is attached to a Seam Binding bow.  All of my Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur.

 

 

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Snowflakes

Craftymess Challenge - Anything Goes

 Cards by Lady Anne - Sentimental For Friday - Anything Goes

Crimbo Crackers - Pink Christmas

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Non Traditional Imagew or Colours

In the Pink - lots of pink plus 1 other colour

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Waste Not Wednesday - always "use your forgotten stuff"

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Fashionista Challenge - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
 MyGrafico - Anything Goes 
Totally Stampalicious - Christmas
 

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}}}

Baby Duo

I has been a few days since my last post, I have been creating away but am not able to show you those yet...but in the meantime I have created these baby cards for the shop that sells my cards.

 

 

 

How adorable is this Teddy Bear  by Darkroom Door - it certainly takes the work out of making Baby Cards - a good thing when you need them quickly - as we all know, babies don't wait for anyone! LOL!

 

 

 

 

The bear is stamped onto brown card

 

 

 

 

I have used Spellbinders Lacey Circles and Classic Ovals Nestabilities, the Dies are cut using the

Grand Calibur® Machine.

 

 

 

 

The sentiment is cut out using the Fancy Framed Tags One.  The adorable bear is layered onto white card that has been embossed using the Spellbinders Elegance M-Bossabilites.

 

 

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Anything Goes Challenge - Animals

Papelitos Stamps - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - All Creatures Great and Small

Cards by Lady Anne / Monday Anything Goes Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

 Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

 Deep Ocean 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!

ODBDSLC120 Sketch Challenge

It is my third week as the August Guest Designer for the Shining Light Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs, I am loving using their images and sentiments for my cards.  The ladies are wonderful and encouraging - they make it a great place to be!

This weeks challenge is a Sketch Challenge

My sentiment is from the Our Daily Bread Designs Time stamp set.

 It has been stamped with Walnut Stain Distressing Ink and cut out using the Spellbinders Ironworks Accents Shapeabilities, sponged with Scattered Straw Distressing Ink before removing it from the Die.  This has then been popped up using foam tape onto the Spellbinders Floral Motifs Shapeabilities - all of my Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur. 

A gem circle and pearl flourish are from Want2Scrap, the side panel has been embossed using the Spellbinders Elegance M-Bossabilities Folder.  My paper is from Basic Grey.

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Sunday, August 26 at 8 p.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them. As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award . In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, August 19 at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC120  When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

This card is for the following challenges:
House of Gilli - Add a Sentiment
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp and Show... - Anything Goes
Stamp with Fun - Bling
Tammy Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes 
Whoopsi Daisy - Include a Sentiment
Catered Crop - Distress
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Sentiment must be focal point 
No Matter Which Challenges - Anything Goes
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Sentiment only no image
The Crafty Pad - dies/punches
BasicGrey - Anything goes
Craft Your Days Away - Anything Goes
Craftymess Challenge - Words, no image
Just Some Lines - Lots of Layers
  

Make sure you pop across to the Designers Blogs - their creations and always inspiring on many levels!

Jan Marie Ennenga, Chris Olsen, Jan Keen, Lori Ulrich,

Kathy Roney, Rosemary Dennis, and Sabrina Jackson

Thank you for stopping by!! We hope you will join us for this week's challenge. We can't wait to see your creation!! Have a great week!!

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Spellbinders May Flowers Tutorial

It is my turn to host this weeks Savvy Staurday at Spellbinders Paper Arts

 - this week May Flowers is the theme and you can see my card and the tutorial here using a combination of Grand Nestibillities, Nestibilities, M-bossabilities, Shapeabilities and PageMaps.

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Spellbinders Mother's Day Easel Card

It is my turn to share the tutorial over at Spellbinders Paper Arts - this weeks it is all about Mum's.  I have shared a Step by Step Tutorial for this Mother's Day Easel card and would love you to pop over and check it out - perhaps leave a little 'love'!

Thank you so much for all of the encouragement you give and the lovely comments you leave me both here and on the Spellbinders Blog - I do leave comments back but they get caught up in the SPAM system - arghhhh!  We are working on that!!  God bless you!

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Cute! Cute! Cute!

With New Zealand as my homeland, how could I resist this darling little hedgehog by Penny Black, especially when I won this set over a year ago in Pauline C's gorgeous Blog Candy.

After a very 'full on' week I decided to do some colouring as therapy.... using Stampin' Up Chalks/Pastels and a Blender Pen

Spellbinders Classic Circles LG and Lacey Circle Dies have been but with my Grand Calibur (love that Die Cutting Machine)

The sentiment is from a Clear Stamp set picked up at BigW and has been but using the Spellbinders  Grommet Tags Die.

The Embossing Folder is from Stampin' Up! and the flowers are some lace from my stash

Lots of dimension and summery-ness (LOL)

This card is for the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge – A … Animal Antics

Fun with Shapes & More - Birthday

Phindy’s Place - Circles

Poodles Parlour - Anything

Stamp Man - Texture

Craft Us Crazy - Anything goes

Moving Along With The Times - Cute critters

Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes

Celebrate the Occasion - Anything Goes Birthday

Paper Take Weekly -Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes and NO Pattern Paper

Crafty Cardmakers -  Monochrome 

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Squigglefly - Birthday Card

Thank you for stopping by today and for the encouraging comments you leave - I know it takes time, I read and appreciate each one!!  I hope you are having a wonderful weekend - it is Saturday afternoon and thunder happening outside....perfect for crafting or cruising Blogs!!  It is my DH's birthday today and we will be going out for dinner tonight - so no cooking for me - or dishes after - so that takes today into the FABULOUS realm!  LOL!  God bless you!

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SSIC LOC Happy Anniversary

This weeks Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge is brought to us by Peggysue

The scripture she has chosen is:

"Make it your aim to live a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to earn your own living, just as we told you before.12 In this way you will win the respect of those who are not believers, and you will not have to depend on anyone for what you need."

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

Peggysue has challenged us to use nothing bright. Use 'quiet' colors in your creation, either pastels, or low key earthtones, soft, muted shades of beige or neutrals.

I have used the Layers of Color Gifts of Love art stamp set illustrated by Nina Brackett. 

 Along with the Spellbinders Lacey Circle and Standard Circle Lge Nestibilities, these have been cut out with the wonderful Grand Calibur.  For the sentiment I have used Fancy Tags One.  My background DP is wallpaper - isnt it divine - I would LOVE an embossing folder like this.

This card is for the following challenges:

Catch The Bug - September Anythings Goes

Designed 2 Delight - Wedding or Anniversary

Little Claire's - Wedding/Anniversary

Sweet Stampin - Anything but Birthday

Alphabet Challenge - P is for Pretty Pastels

Cuddly Buddly - vintage, distressing, flowers

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

Thank you to our ever generous sponsor

Clear Dollar Stamps!

You can read PeggySue'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 * 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}}}