LOC FAF Beloved Cross

It is Friday and that means it is Faith Art Friday at Layers of Color - as you may well know, this is something that is close to my heart.

There are times when the inspiration that comes is brought about something I see, perhaps a song that I hear and it just stays with me and brings life to my Spirit.

This week I have been meditating on the freedom that is ours in Christ and nothing defines it so clearly as the following scriptures

Therefore, if the Son sets you free, you are free indeed.

John 8:36

Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

2Co 3:17

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

2Co 3:18

I pray these words, the Word of God will speak life to your Spirit!!

This card is for the following challenges!

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Shellys's Images - Show Us What You Got

Charisma Card - Spring has Sprung

Cute Card Thursday - Shiney Happy Cards

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Anything Goes

Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Sparkle/Glitter/Bling

Sir Stampalot - All creatures Great and Small - bord on frame

I have used the Layers of Color Gothic Cross art stamp set, Garden Wall cling art stamp, Spellbinders Labels 14, that has been cut out with my Grand Calibur.  Stylised Flowers Embossing Folder and the fabulous Bling - that is from my friend Gunn.

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There will be YUMBLY stamped and stenciled cakes - no calorie counting here - they are SUGAR FREE and SWEET as SWEET can be!!  Lot’s of tasty ideas!

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. 

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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!  See you at the Blog Hop!!  God bless you!

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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}}}

FTTC52A Sweet Peas

Today is the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday 1st Anniversary!  I am thrilled to have been asked to play along for the celebrations - thank you ladies - I am honoured to be playing!  Today is a HUGE day and The Design Team from Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge are going to be bringing us heaps of inspiration - are you ready!!?

This is my sample for Cindy's "it's a sketch" challenge (FTTC52A).  You can find out how to play along by checking out the Flourlishes  Anniversary Celebration post .  I used one of the Flourishes sets I won in the March 2009 New Releases, I actually won on my birthday - what a gift!!  Who doesn't love the Sweet Peas Set

I cut the image into four, colouring them with SU Chalks and added a light touch of Kindy Glitz to the flowers.  I sponged around the edges with SU Old Olive and layered them onto black CS, adding a Prima flower, sent to me in a RAK from my dear friend Sabrina (aka okimom2girlz) and securing it with the gorgeous black brad.

The DP has been embossed with the Stylised Flowers Embossing Folder and sponged around the edges.  Recycled lace is added across the bottom of the card and the sentiment from the Sweet Pea Set is added, along with a sponged, punched butterfly with black gems added.

 Make sure you check out what the FTTC Design Team and other players have done - be prepared to be inspired to the "MAX!'

I hope you enjoy the sketch, Iook forward to seeing what you do. Thanks for visiting with me and for your lovely comments, you always make me smile! I look forward to seeing you at the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge 1st Anniversary celebrations and don't forget to link your cards to Mr. Linky over at the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge Blog.  God bless you!