SSIC LOC Everlasting Love

It is my pleasure to be hosting the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge this week - it has been wonderful seeing all of your projects already this year - we love to visit your blogs and be so inspired by you!

This week I have chosen the scripture

The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. Jeremiah 31:3

My challenge to you this week is to create a card or a project in a Vintage style - not hard is it!?

As you can see I have created a layout for this challenge.  I am working my way through a box of framed photographs that we have sitting there as we have changed things around - you know how it is - and these have been gathering dust 'so to speak'....so I have dusted them off and this is what I have come up with 

I have used the divine Fleur Heart art stamp set from Layers of Color, I have just inked this - I usually like to colour it in but felt that this was a case of 'less is more' - if it can be that way with vintage!  LOL!

I used these fabulous new sentiments from the Layers of Color new release Sent with Love art stamp set

and added the Floweret cling art stamp - it is amazing what a difference one image can make on a project.

Those gorgeous Hydrangeas are from my dear friend Pam aka pam124, I have saved from from a RAK Pam so kindly sent me last year!  The gorgeous bling swirl was won at a Party over at CDAC by Priscilla - thanks Priscilla - I am loving using these!

and if you hadn't already guessed - the photos are of my DH and I - awwww!!!  LOL!

The whole concept of being loved with an everlasting love is one that reaches far beyond our comprehension - everlasting - to me that implies that it always was and never ends - that would make sense wouldn't it!? Can you image being loved that way and for that long! as much as we love people, especially our families, there is no way that our love can compare with the love of God

I love how the Message says it

'GOD told them, "I've never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love!  Jer 31:3

'I will never quit loving you' - what a balm for our hearts - many people have experienced relationships at some level, whether it be Mother, Father, brother sister, friend or partner, and have heard those crushing works 'I don't love you anymore' at some point!  Oh how the heart breaks.  What a relief that Gods love is not limited by the boundaries of human love - it is exempt from conditions and loves unconditionally.  Even more than this, God's love is a LONG TERM commitment!!

In God's Love there is no fear, there is a new tomorrow waiting for us, just beyond today. God's love is eternal,  His steadfast love never ceases and His mercies never come to an end.  The Love of God is a place where we can all find love and acceptance, it is a place where we can come and hide away from all those things that overwhelm our hearts - we can be safe in the knowledge that God is Love and in Him there is no darkness at all!

Many of us find this kind of love so hard to comprehend and can be cautious, even suspicious -

wondering what the catch is!  That is the wonderful thing - there is no catch - Gods word clearly tells us

that God's love is there for us - because He first loved us, it is not a matter of us deciding to love God, but He has drawn us with His everlasting kindness!!  It amazes me each time I think of it - God, reached down to me and first loved me - that is indeed AWESOME!!

I pray that you will know His everlasting Love not just in word but as a reality on your life!!

I am linking this to the following Challenges:
Southern Girls - Totally Loved Up
Craft Your Days Away - love
Crafty Catz - use a forgotten stamp - Fleur Hearts has not seen ink for a while
Phindy’s Place - lace & pearls
Totally Papercrafts - add a heart
Crafty Sentiments - vintage
Stamp Insanity - use your favourite colour and go monochrome
Crafts and Me - monochrome
Creative Belli - anything beginning with "P" (peachy pink)
Freshly Brewed - love or Valentine's themed
Tuesday Throwdown - Valentine
Corrosive Challenges - Lace and Pearls
Aud's Sentimental - Love Theme

 Make sure you stop by the Design Team Blogs and see that gorgeous 'works of the heart' they have created for you!!

*Lisa * Chris * Grace * Patti J * Peggysue * Randi  (on break)* Miejse * Rebekka *

Want to know when Layers of Color are having another giveaway? Subscribe to the LOC Blog and join us on Facebook!

I have some insider information for you!  Laura from Layers of Color has generously donated a prize for the

and I am excited to be giving the Art Stamp Set here on my Blog - so make sure you come back and play on the day!

and there is more

You’re invited to a

The excitement is building as MANY Designers are cooking up something DELICIOUS and inspiring - you are not going to want to miss this 'feat for the eyes' - keep your eyes peeled for some Sneak Peeks while you are waiting for the BIG EVENT

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. 

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 Vintage Roses and Lace

I have made this card for this weeks Card Patterns Weekly Sketch Challenge as Layers of Color is the sponsor. 

You can win Nina Brackett’s 'lovely' new stamp set, The Love Chapter! Make a card using the sketch from Card Patterns and enter their challenge.  This is what I have created

The background script is from the The Love Chapter art stamp set, illustrated by LOCs newest illustrator, the talented Nina Brackett and has been cut out using my Spellbinders Grand Calibur and the Lacy Circles Nestibilitie - I love this Nestie - it is divine!  I am thankful my hand held circle cutter has a circle that fits perfectly, should Iwant to pop it up - as I didn't even think about getting rhe Circles Nestie - better pop that on my ever growing WISH LIST!!

 and the gorgeous roses are from the Vintage Roses art stamp set  and have been lightly coloured with SU Chalks and a Blender Pen

I have added a Kaiser Brad to the lace bow -I am really loving the soft look of lace bows, especially on a feminine card - lace and roses - a perfect combination - in my opinion!  LOL!

This card is for the following challenges:

Craft Your Days Away - Love

Digi Doodles Shop - Anythng Goes

Fresh Brewed Coffee - Love/Valentine

Aud's Sentimental - Love Theme

Fairy Tale - Flowers

Crafty Pad #104 - Something New - Art Stamp Set 

Creative Belli - Anything Beginning with 'P' - pearls

Let's Ink It Up - NO DIGI and Anything Goes

Oldie But Goodie Challenge - Bright and Cheerful

Pile It On - Anything Goes

Want to know when Layers of Color are having another giveaway? Subscribe to the LOC Blog and join us on Facebook!

I have some insider information for you!  Laura from Layers of Color has generously donated a prize for the

and I am excited to be giving the Art Stamp Set here on my Blog - so make sure you come back and play on the day!

and there is more

You’re invited to a

The excitement is building as MANY Designers are cooking up something DELICIOUS and inspiring - you are not going to want to miss this 'feat for the eyes' - keep your eyes peeled for some Sneak Peeks while you are waiting for the BIG EVENT

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. 

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 Happy Mother's Day

Hello everyone - I hope you are enjoying your weekend - whatever stage it is at!  For me it is Saturday evening and we are winding down for the evening - not that there is much to wind down from as we have had a very relaxing day - the fact that my DH and DD2 went out this morning and came back with a baby rabbit - she is adorable - I will try and gt a photo to upload tomorrow - we ere woo busy holding her today to think of photos!

I have another Layers of Color New Release card to show you - this one is early I know, but is for Mother's Day - never too early to think of Mum is it!! 

The sentiment is from the Happy Wishes art stamp set, illustrated by LOCs newest illustrator, the lovely Nina Brackett and has been cut out using my Spellbinders Grand Calibur and the Classic Oval Nestibilities.  I am loving the Grand Calibur and can see the benefits of having a Cutting Machine that is made specifically for the company's own product - it is divine!

 and the gorgeous roses are from the Vintage Roses art stamp set.  For the background DP I have used the Belle Brocade art stencil - I think this one is my favourite of the art stencils - although it is a hard choice - they are all divine!!

This card is for the following challenges:

Fairy Tale - Flowers

Crafty Pad #104 - Something New - Art Stamp Set 

Creative Belli - Anything Beginning with 'P' - pearls

Let's Ink It Up - NO DIGI and Anything Goes

Tip Top Tuesday - All Sentimental

Oldie But Goodie Challenge - Bright and Cheerful

Pollycraft - Pastel Colours

Pile It On - Anything Goes

Want to know when Layers of Color are having another giveaway? Subscribe to the LOC Blog and join us on Facebook!

I have some insider information for you!  Laura from Layers of Color has generously donated a prize for the

and I am excited to be giving the Art Stamp Set here on my Blog - so make sure you come back and play on the day!

and there is more

You’re invited to a “Cake Decorating Party”

on February 23rd here!

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. 

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

{{{hugs}}}

LOC FAF Blessed to be a Blessing

I am honoured to be hosting Faith Art Friday at Layers of Color - if you know me at all, you would know that this is one of my favourite posts!

There is so much in the Word of God about being blessed - God outlines how to receive His blessing and what better place to read about it than in Matthew 5 in the 'Beatitudes'

 Blessed are the poor in spirit! For theirs is the kingdom of the Heavens.

Blessed are the ones mourning! For they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek! For they shall inherit the earth. Psa. 37:11

 Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness! For they shall be filled. 
Blessed are the merciful! For they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart! For they shall see God.

 Blessed are the peacemakers! For they shall be called sons of God.

Blessed are they who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake! For theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are you when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and shall say every evil word against you, lying, on account of Me.

Matthew 5:3-11

It is so easy to assume that to be blessed is to have everything we need and perhaps want, while this may be true for some of us - it is not necessarily the way God works for all of us, infact I would dare to say for most of us.  While God is well able to provide us all everything we could ever want or could possibly need - He blesses us in way that we don't always recognise at first, but as we become seasoned in our relationship with Him, we begin to see the hand of God on us in ways that are not so obvious as we read about in the above verses....these blessings have eternal value!

Why does God bless us?  We are BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING!! 

I created this card using the Warbler cling art stamp and Sent With Love art stamp set.

I am linking it to the following challenges:
Crafts and Me - Monchromatic
Fab'n Funky - Animal Magic
Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
Stampin' Royalty - Things with Wings

Want to know when Layers of Color are having another giveaway? Subscribe to the LOC Blog and join us on Facebook!


I have some insider information for you!  Laura from Layers of Color has generously donated a prize for the

and I am excited to be giving the Art Stamp Set here on my Blog - so make sure you come back and play on the day!

and there is more

You’re invited to a “Cake Decorating Party”

on February 23rd here!

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. 

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

{{{hugs}}}

LOC Winged Wishes

I have enjoyed relaxing and creating this card with some of my Layers of Color images.

I was inspired by two of the challenges over the the new site The Outlawz - the Monday Birthday Card Challenge - with the colours pink, brown and green ( can you see the hint of green with the leaves) and the Colour Challenge - pink and brown (just ignore the hint of green! LOL!)

I have layered the gorgeous butterfly from the Flutterescent art stamp set and added some SU Diamond Dazzle for some shimmer.

The sentiment is from the New Release Happy Wishes art stamp set - how do you like the fonts - divine aren't they - you have to love theses new sets by Layer's of Color's new illustrator Nina Brackett.

The flower is handmade using SU Circle Punches - the original flower is made using the Scalloped Circle, but I wanted something smaller - I am more than happy with the result.

This card is also for the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Bingo - Dies/Flowers, Gems

Tip Top Tuesday - All Sentimental

Gingerloft - Celebartions

Quirky Crafts - In the Spring Garden (and pink and green)

2Sisters - Flowers

Delicious Doodles - Any 3 colours - pinks, brown and green

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. 

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

{{{hugs}}}

MMSC87 Three Generations

Isn't ti great to be back into full swing with the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge - we have loved seeing all of the entries!  This week is a very special week for me - would you like to know why - there are three generations of my family playing - yes THREE!!  My Mother, daughter and of course ME and all I will be showing all of the cards on THIS POST!!

First I want to show you one of my MMAC87 cards using an image from "priscillastyles' Stores - how adorable are these Raining Hearts - they are perfect for Valentine's Day which is fast approaching

I have used Dimensional Magic  on the umbrella to give it the appearance of being wet - the sentiment has been cut using my Grand Calibur and the Large Oval and Large Scalloped Ovals Nestibilities

My next card is for the "priscillastyles" Design Team - I have used another image from "priscillastyles" Stores - these  divine Flying Birds

and also added some of the gorgeous shimmer products from our sponsor Lindy's Stamp Gang  - I have to say I am very impressed with this product - the shimmer is so rich and as usual hard to capture....I have also used the dauber on my flower - this card IRL is so pretty and the shimmer is amazing!  

I am very proud to have my 12 year old Daughter, Maddy, playing along this week - she has used a "priscillastyles" image - vase of flowers and made a gorgeous CAS card - I just love cardmaking with Maddy, it has been fun to see her style develop ( and a relief too as she has claimed my Crafting Supplies when I.....ahem...die!  LOL) 

Maddy has her own album in my SCS gallery - you can comment on her card HERE - I know she would be thrilled to get some comments over there and here too!

Last but in no way least - my Mum Lesley aka SuperNan has played along this week to - yes, we have three generations playing this week - how cool is that!

This is even more special as Mum has had eye surgery and this is her first card back after being MIA for a couple of months - Mum is has commented that it is very basic - but look at all that detail!  You can comment on Mum's SCS gallery here - lets encourage her to keep playing - cause WE LOVE IT!!

Now onto this week 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 MMSC86 Gold Star Award goes to...
45. Linda aka Oz

Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
#23 Nancy Brown

#24 Brenda K

#36 Sharon Basel

Please grab your award logos from the side bar and display them proudly :)

Our MMSC weekly Bonus sponsor is....
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'priscillastyles" Store

Our January Monthly sponsor is....

Lindy's Stamp Gang

Click HERE to see the Fantastic Prizes.

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 so talented!!

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}}}