TSC0719 Prettily Pierced

Here is my card for this week's Twisted Sister Challenge, it has been a while since I played along and I HAVE MISSED IT!  This group of Sistah's are such fun, each week we take turns to set the challenge and this week, it is my turn.  I have chosen Paper Piercing - nice and easy!!

I have used the Layers of Color Art Stencil Delicious Dots as a paper piercing template - how cool is that!  I love the way it has turned bout - I was inspired by our dear Stampin' friend and Sistah NinaB, whose cards just amaze me!  I love the way it turned out. 

I then added some flowers from the Flowering Gems Art Stamp Set, these flowers are gorgeous and so easy to use.  they can be used as singles or layered, chalked, pencils, Copics, bling, shimmer - you name it, they make it look good!

To finish I added a row of lace and red Vintage Corners.  One easy card, just what we need at times!

I am linking this to the following Challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers - Inky Fingers

Polka Doodle - Summer Theme

Magical Carfts Fortnightly Challenge - Flower Power

Delightful Challenges - Summertime Challenges

My Sheri Crafts - Summer

Easy Craft Projects - Summer

My Partner in Crime - Summertime

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.  You are invited to join us on our SNR Group where there is lots of fun and chatter (No surprises there I know! LOL)  There are also discounts and previews that are exclusive for the Group Members - come and join us!!

Thank you for looking and for those lovely comments you leave me - I appreciate you taking the time, especially when things are so busy - thank you!  God bless you!

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Triple treat

It is late evening on Christmas Day for me and can you believe I have made a card LOL!  Everyone is winding down and I thought 'why not' that is how I unwind - I am sitting in the dining room and the kids are just finishing off watching Christmas movies - so I am kind of there!

This card is for the Twisted Sister Challenge this week, which is to make a Christmas 'Thank You card', so I am good for that, it is also for the Tea Party Challenge where my Twisted Sister Peggy (aka Marilyn Prestonn) is hosting - so had to make it to this one and also for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge where we have a sketch challenge -so we are all good here!

I used a SU image of Gum Blossom that I have had sittng there for ages - it has been coloured with a Blender Pen and Chalks and then has Kindy Glitz added  lightly to the leaves!   The right edge has been torn and then the image layered onto white CS and then Black CS.  This has been layered into the embossed red argyle and a smaller panel of white embossing with the Divine Swirls folder.  I have added this little House Mouse who is on his way to the Tuesday TeaParty  at the Rodent House - as you can see he is bringing a touch of 'Australiana' with him - which explains why we are late - CUSTOMS was not easy to get through - LOL!!  The House Mouse has been popped up on dimensionals.

                                                                                                              

The sentiment circle has  popped up on dimensionals and black gems added as a final touch!  Instead of adding the strip of ribbon across the lower part of the card, I used faux stitching and then decided to carry it all of the way around the edge of the card.

Thank you for stopping by and the encouraging comments - you always make my day - I love knowing that you have been!  For some of you your Christmas Day is just beginning - enjoy and make the most of the moments - for some of us it is quickly coming to an end - and already we have precious memories.  Merry CHRISTmas to you all! God bless you!

So Much to See!!

Hello, what a productive day I have been having - how about you.  I am glad you have found the time to come across and visit - I have a couple of thngs to show you today, so make sure you scroll down to see it all....

My first card is for five challenges, yes five and I am feeling pretty happy about that!  The first one is for the Twisted Sisters Challenge and Sistahs...I am on time!! Wahoo!!  We have been challenges to use buttons and bows...yep..done that,  The second one is Teapot Tuesday where one of the Twisted Sisters, Maureen, is hosting and we are to be inspired by a teapot she has chosen and a Pat Cash song - well I couldn't choose one song so used the music image instead

Thirdly it fits the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge where we are to make a card expressing Thanks, or a Christmas Card, the colours in this make it very 'Christmassy' as well - good for after Christmas!'.

  It is also for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge, which is a favourite Challenge of mine, I love having the opportinity to combine our passions...the theme for this week is Thanksgiving, as we do not celebrate Thanskgiving in Australia I made a Thank You card...we should all take the time to express our thanks to God and to one another - being rich does not depend on the amount of money we have, it comes down to what we have and whose we are - I am RICH in the full sense of the word!

The final Challenge is the Cuttlebug Challenge - I realised that I use my Cuttlebug EVERYDAY and am going to try and play along each week - I don't know why I haven't - the girls there are so amazing and there is always something to see.  this week is all about glitter - the DP from DCWV is full of shimmer and glitter and that ribbon - well it is 'blingy' as well  - I have used the Victoria embossing folder!

EDIT:  I have just realised, I overlooked ( a great word for FORGOT) to link this to one more challenge, the Little Red Wagon Challenge (I love that name) - for buttons.

That is if for this card I have one more thing to show you.....keep on reading....

EDIT: I am also linking this card to the Die Cuts R Us Challenge where there is no challenge this week, but instead they are celebrating Thanksgiving and it is all about being thankful - all of the girls have shared each day this week  - today's post over there was particularly meaningful to me - thank you Lori!!

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This Layout is made with the Layers of Color New Release set Flutterscent.  I could not resist using it on this layout of my DD1....I love these photos of her - they were very easy to scrapbook.  The top photo just captures her beautifully....she is full of life and brings laughter everywhere she goes.

I have kept it simple, the gorgeous DP from Stampin' Up fitted the photos perfectly that I really only wanted to add a couple of touches to personalise it!  I added the chipboard 'b' covering it with the same DP and sponging around the edges with Close to Cocoa.  I had positioned it carefully, drawing around where it was going to be, on a second sheet of the same DP - then when covered and sponged placed it back in the same place so it blended in and gave the inpression of being 3D.

The second photo  is taken in an attempt to have her holding the Australian War Memorial in her hand - it was fun, we didn't quite get there but had fun trying!  I stamped a few of the butterflies in Close to Cocoa and then stamped some on white CS, cut them out and layered them onto the stamped butterfly.

Hence the name 'Butterfly Kisses'  - these images from Layers of Color work so well with Scrapbooking, I love to include stamping on every page - they make it easy!

Be sure to have a look at the new release stamps which you can see at Layers of Color and also be inspired by the cards the Design Team have created using all nine sets - be prepared to 'fall in love' with these sets and the other sets you can see there!!

Thank you for stopping by, I appreciate you taking the time and your encouraging comments - you are so lovely!!  I look forward to seeing you soon!  God bless you!