Live, Laugh, Love

Hello Blog Friends - I know it has been a few days since my last post, things have been unbelievably busy for me since returning from the Spellbinders Retreat in Phoenix AZ....a lot of creative work has needed to be done - and I am not complaining about that, but there have been moments when time has definitely not been my friend! 

Today I am sharing a card created using some of the gorgeous Anna Griffin Inc-  Lots of Layers papers and card stock, along with the gorgeous precut embellishments - I have to add, they could easily become an addiction! LOL!

I have also used the Grand Calibur Die Cutting & Embossing Machine and the Lattice Rectangles Spellbinders® Decorative Elements Nestabilities - what a beautiful background it makes for the sentiment that has been popped up using Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L - 3D Foam Squares.  I have also used  Scrapbook by Adhesives by 3L -  E-Z Dots Permanent  Adhesive Runner on this card.  The gorgeous lace is some I purchased from Joann's while in Phoenix.

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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For Unto Us

Christmas will be here before we know it - I know, it is coming up too fast - it is only fitting I share a Christmas Card with you.

 

 

 

This card was one that was not picked up for publication, using retired images by my dear friend and artist,  Laura Kirste Campbell.

 

 

 

 

 The frame is created using Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles Nestabilities, along with Spellbinders  Labels Thirteen Nestabilities.

 

 

 

 

My flower is handmade using Spellbinders Standard Circles Nestabilities, all Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur.

 

 

 and is surrounded by Mulberry Roses - the gorgeous paper is part of a RAK from my friend Gunn.

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Anything Goes Challenge - Early Christmas

Papelito's Stamps - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes 

Sassy Cheryl's - Got The Blues 

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes  

Tuesday Testimonials Linking Party - Always Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes

No Matter Which Challenges - Die Cuts and/or Punches 

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Vintage

Creative Card Crew - Christmas

My Mum's Craft shop - 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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Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Guest Designer

I am excited to the September Guest Designer at the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge.

 This week Broni is our host, and she has asked us to create a  mini card/project (no larger then 4x3)

 

I have used the Flourishes Sweet Peas set - an all time favourite of mine.  The image is coloured using SU Chalks/ Pastels and cut out using the Spellbinders Floral Ovals Nestabilities® .  I have sponged around the inside of the Die before removing the image - love this form of masking.  This has been layered into the Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles Nestabilities.  My Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur.

Finishing off with Seam Binding Bow, a Mulberry Rose and some gorgeous Want2Scrap bling.

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Floral Images

  Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

MyGrafico - Summer

Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes 

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - Lots of Bling 

Sunday Stamper - Stamped Flowers

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

ATCs & Cards With Attitude - Anything Goes

Avadares – Make It Sparkle

Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes

  

 

Please stop by the FTTC design team blogs for some wonderful inspiration, these girls are amazing...we would love to see you play along.

 

 

* Amanda * Allison * Broni * Cindy * Denise * Heather * Makiko *

 

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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NinaB Designs - Exciting News

It is a very exciting day for me - finally I get to share something that I have had to keep quiet for what seems like an eternity - I am both thrilled and honoured to be part of the NinaB Designs Dream Team.

and what a Team it is, these ladies are amazingly talented, please make sure you pop over and visit each member of the 'Dream Team', but put on your seat belt - you are in for quite a ride!

Beate Johns * Beatriz Jennings * Clare Buswell.*

Heather Jensen * Jennie Harper * Julie Overby *

Lea Lawson * Linda Lucas  (that's me) * Mona Pendleton *

Viola Mahr * Nina Brackett

It is such a pleasure to be working with Nina, who I originally met on the Layers of Color Design Team.  I love her work and it is exciting to have the pleasure of working with Nina's creations

I have used the Butterfly Kisses set illustrated by NinaB Designs,  for The Craft's Meow

This set is adorable, inspired by Nina's girls.  It reminds me of my childhood - who doesn't love blowing Dandelion Flowers, or 'fairies' as we used to call them.  I have used the Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles Die as a frame for this card, cutting it with the Spellbinders Grand Calibur

The image has been stamped twice with Tsukineko Versafine Sepia Ink, cutting out the wings of the second image, colouring them with Scattered Straw Distressing Ink and popping them up with foam tape.  I have added some bling from Want2Scrap - and I have to say I am loving this stuff - another addiction coming on.....

The butterfly is also from the Butterfly Kisses set and has been stamped twice, cut out and popped up on a Seam Binding bow, on layers of  Seam Binding and lace.

Buttons, Mulberry Roses and pearls finish this card off.....

I am sure you are a great fan of Nina's too - this lady is so gifted, designing stamps for a number of companies, a newly Licensed Designer for Spellbinders and also designs for Want2Scrap - all the things we LOVE!! 

Thank you for stopping by today to share my exciting news, I hope you are inspired and join in this wonderful journey we are just beginning.  To add to my excitement, I have another two BIG announcements to share with you over the next two weeks - but all in good time! LOL!

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!

{{{hugs}}}

LOC Christmas Verses

A very quick post from me today - I have just spent a few days away with my DH celebrating our 20th Wedding Anniversary - it was the most fabulous time - I was spoilt daily by my wonderful husband and have to say I loved it!!

 But who wouldn't - we are talking Chauffeured Drivers, Horse and carriage rides, continual dining out, shopping unlimited, talking, laughing - wonderful!

I will be back with some photos over the next few days, but in the meantime I am sharing this card I have created using the Layers of Color Christmas Verses art stamp set and KandCompany DP.

One of the flowers on the DP has been but out and popped up onto foam tape.  The lower flower has also been cut out and popped up onto some lace, with a pearl swirl added.

You can see more of the dimension in this photo and the gorgeous Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles and the Classic Rectanges Lge, that has been cut with the Grand Calibur - speaking of which, I have just received the Raspberry Mat that is used for embossing with the Grand Calibur and cannot wait to 'run it in!' 

This card is for the following challenges:

AiFactory - Anything Goes 

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - Lace

Moving Along With The Times - Vintage

  Shelly's Images - Anything Goes

  Little Claire's - Christmas
Bloggers Challenge - fall blooms
Floweret - Christmas
 Totally Papercrafts - layer upon layer
Winter Wonderland - vintage

You are invited to the

Make sure you mark the date in your diary - there is so much inspiration to be found from the design Team plus some very talented Guest Designers - you are not going to want to miss this!!

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 Nostalgic Cherub

I am popping quickly to share a card I have created using the Layers of Color Angelic art stamp set.

I have stamped the image with Tsukineko Versafine Ink

The image has been cut out using the Spellbinders Standard Circles Lg Nestibilitie and popped up onto black cardstock cut one size bigger. The Frame is the Lattice Rectangle, all Dies have been cut with the Grand Calibur

and coloured is using SU Chalks/Pastels using a Blender Pen

 and added some 3D Kindy Glitz on the wings

This card is for the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Things With Wings

Pixie Dust Studio - Circles

Southern Girls - Anything Goes

Stampin' B's - Use 2 or more Spellbinders to make a card

Digistamps 4 Joy - anything goes

Paper Shelter Challenge - anything goes

Anything Goes Challenge - Anything Goes

 Incy Wincy Designs - Distressing (around all layers)

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Stamp with Fun - Anything Goes,

 Card Cupids - Anything Goes

Gingerloft -Vintage or Distressed

The Squirrel & the Fox - 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 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 NR Sneak Peak #5 Silk Moth

The sneak peeks of the Layers of Color New Release are starting to flow thick and fast on the Designers Blogs - I hope you are getting the opportunity to see them all - you can find a list and links lower on the post!

Today I am showing you the Silk Moth cling art stamp - isn't it divine!

The image has been coloured with SU Chalks/Pastels and a Blender Pen, cut out and popped up onto and embossed Spellbinders Labels Eighteen, that has been embossed with the SU Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, this has been layered on to the Spellbinders  Lattice Rectangles - all dies are cut with my Grand Calibur

This Silk Moth just had to have bling - it co-ordinates with the Fleur Heart art stamp set, and I just love that one - so it goes without saying that I was bound to LOVE this stamp!

You can see the dimension here and perhaps a little bit of the shimmer - believe me, it has plenty!!

I am happy to be able to play along with the Inspiration Challenge on SCS this week - I was inspired by the colours this divine handbag from Posh Vintage - the folds reminded me of butterfly wings and I am using this weeks colour palette from the Play Date Cafe - Hi Julie! 

It is also for the following challenges:
Card Makin' Mama's - Summertime
Crafty Catz - A Vintage Look

Fabulous Friday - Recipe Challenge Use 2 of Three: Ribbon/ Trim; Charm; Rhinestones/ Pearls

Fairy Fun Fridays - Swirls and Pearls

Fuzzy Wuzzy - Include an Animal - Get punchy

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Butterflies

Stamp Insanity - Anything Goes 

Truly Scrumptious - Things with Wings 

YOU ARE INVITED

to a
Layers of Color Release Party

When: 11 July
Where: Layers of Color
There will be opportunities to win the whole New Release
and giveaways on each Designers Blog

You can display a banner on your blog to let others know about it as well. Check out the "link love" page to get your banner.

You are not going to want to MISS this! You can display the banner on your blog to let others know about it as well. Check out the "link love" page to get your banner.

Keep watching Sneak Peeks have begun so make sure you check out the Designers Blogs during the week!

* Diana * Janice * Jennie * Jessica * Melisa * Nina * Layers of Color

 In the meantime 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}}}