LOC Angelic Love

I am excited to be using some images illustrated by Nina Brackett - Nina is sponsoring Lily Pad Cards Challenge this week and we are all joining in with cards using Nina's images - for many companies!

The image I have used is the Layers of Color Angelic art stamp set

They have been coloured with SU Chalks/Pastels and had some Kindy Glitz added - all angels have to have shimmer - don't they!?

The sentiment is from the Layers of Color - the Sentimental Banners art stamp set, illustrated by NinaB.  This set has so many sentiments and is perfect as it coordinates with the Ribbon Banners Die from Spellbinders - how easy is that!?

I had to 'tweak' my square and added some antique lace and pompom ribbon to complete it.

Soft and pretty with dimension and sparkle - what do you think!?

SAVE THE DATE!…Wednesday, October 26th!

Layers of Color is well known for having some of the most inspirational stamp projects in their designer blog hops! (Look at this “Paper Cakes” art gallery from the last delicious designer blog hop! It has layers of yummie ideas!).

Come visit Layers of Color Ornament Blog Hop where we will have…

*All new creative designer project ideas for Christmas ornaments! *
*FREE unique Christmas ornament templates! *
*$20 gift certificate giveaways!*

You won’t want to miss this event that will add sparkle to your mojo this holiday season!

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!

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LOC PDCC Vintage News

This week Layers of Color are sponsoring the Play Date Cafe Challenge and are giving away three stamp sets - make sure you pop over and check out the challenge - hopefully you can play along!

I have used some of the sets being given away on my card - Angelic and Glad Tidings art stamp sets along with the Vintage Postcard cling art stamp.

 

I have stamped the image using Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black and cut it out using the Spellbinders Postage Stamp Nestibilitie, that has been layered onto the Labels Twenty Two Nestibilitie - this has been cut out using the Grand Calibur - you can just see the Elegant Posts Nestibilitie peeking out of the top left hand corner

The fine purple and silver twin is a little sneak peek of the new Angel's Twine that is going to be available at Layers of Color soon - it is so fine with an added sparkle - you are going to HAVE TO HAVE some of this!

The sentiment is from the Sentimental Banners art stamp set illustrated by NinaB and has been cut using the coordinating Spellbinders Ribbon Banner Nestibilities -

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 Natural Ornament

With the Layers of Color Christmas Ornament Blog Hop coming up I got inspired to make some cards with ornaments featured on it.

The wonderful flourish is from the Nature Walk art stamp set

and the ornament has been created using the Angelic art stamp set and the Stampin Up Ornament punch (thank Ann)

I have added some shimmer to the wings - as you do at Christmas

The background script is from The Love Chapter art stamp set and has 'Feather Twine' wrapped around it.  Finishing off with a gorgeous 3D flower that has had some glitter added to the petals and a pearl to the centre.

I love the warmth of these colours for Christmas - how about you - or are you more of a traditionalist!?  My cards have been anything but traditional this year...

This card is for the following challenges:

Get Hippity with Ippity - Fall Colors

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 

Card Cupids - Color Orange

Lollipop Crafts - No sentiments

Stamptacular Sunday - Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad - Monochromatic 

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Falling for you anything with leaves 

Mami Doodles -  Mother Nature  

Stampin For The Weekend - Colours of Autumn

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}}}

SSIC LOC Joy

Sunday comes quickly - for us it is the last Sunday of the school holidays - so you can imagine my teenagers are not wanting it to end!  LOL!

Of course Sunday means it is time for the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge and this week it is brought to us by MariLynn.

Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

Matthew 11: 28–30

Miesje's challenge is all about sharing: use 2 of everything you use. ie: 2 Dp - 2 flowers - 2 stamps - whatever you use must be doubled.

I have taken a liberty with this challenge (sori Miesje - LOL!)  I have created a card doing as the challenge says but have not used two of the same image but two images instead - I am hoping this is okay - I don't want to break the RULZ!  LOL!

I have use two DP's from Pink Paislee and have two loops on my bows and added too many pearls - LOL - you have to give me points for trying!  Oh and my lace is double edged - and I am sure that counts!!

The images are from the Layers of Color Christmas Verses and Royal Birds art stamp sets, the Nestibilitie is Spellbinders Lattice Frames and has been cut with the Grand Calibur - and just to do it right I ran it through twice! LOL!

This card is for the following challenges:

Crazy 4 Challenges - Create something for an up coming holiday

Little Claire's - Christmas

Marks Finest Papers - Seeing Double

Squiggles and Giggles - 1stW Christmas 

Crafty Ann's - Inspired by a Christmas Song  (Joy to the World)

Fabulous Friday - A Fancy Trim

Floweret - Christmas

Crafty Ribbons - Ribbon and Lace

Forever Friends - must include an animal - Use Sentiment

Meljens Designs - Use a Ribbon

 Stampin' B's - Use a bird on a card  

By the Cute & Girly - Anything Goes

What a comforting scripture - burdens are cumbersome and can be overwhelming - it is easy to give up the BIG ones, those that are so obvious....why then it is we seem to hold onto the smaller ones, that seem to trouble us only a little at first?  The weight of them can slowly build until unknowingly we become trapped under the weight of it.  It is then we wonder what is wrong - why are feeling like we have the weight of the world on our shoulders!? 

It is pointless to try and battle on, when Jesus clearly says we must FIRST come to Him and then take on HIS yoke - for it is easy and His burden light - it makes we wonder why it takes me so long to some to this place at times - thankfully it is a daily walk and His mercies are new every morning!! 

Thank you to this weeks Sponsor Designed 2 Delight - one of you ladies will win $10 coupon to the D2D store by playing in this week's challenge!

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}}}

DD Old Friends

I have a quick post today - amazing I know!!  I am working on NUMEROUS projects for up and coming events and it is time for me to move it up a notch or two

This card was one that was created for my Card Design Classes at my LSS using Darkroom Door Rubber Stamps Vintage Automobiles

I am on a mission - top try and use every stamp in a set to make my own DP - how many sets do we own where we have used only one or two stamps in it and the other ones remain unlinked and just plain SAD! LOL!

I have used the large card for the main image and randomly stamped sentiments and the little car images on it, using Scattered Straw and Walnut Stain Distressing Inks

and I love this sentiment - what a truth!!  LOL!  I have to add here that this was very hard for me to make, I am not used to one layer and wasn't too sure about it BUT the lovely ladies at both Classes loved it and are going to be making more along this line - so that has to be a good thing - right!?

This card is for the following challenges:

Southern Girls - Boys or Men in your Life

Pals Paper Arts - Photo Inspiration

Truly Scrumptious - distressing 

Stars and Stamps Midweek Throwdown - masculine cards

Craft Your Passion - A Card for All Occasions

Crafty Cardmakers - Anything Goes 

Creative Stamp Friends - Autumn Colors 

 Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Woodware USA - Anything Goes (again)

Thank you for stopping by today - before you go I wanted to invite you to

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!!

It is Saturday here and a very laid back one for our family as we are recovering from 3 weeks of SICKNESS in the house - my poor teenagers have been sick for the whole of their school holidays, but thankfully today are able to enjoy a sunny day and do a few things - as I am sitting here my DD2 is playing her guitar and singing songs she has written - it is music to my ears in so many ways! God bless you!

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LOC Joy and Peace

How are your Christmas cards going - have you started yet!?  I am getting through a few now, using the newest release from Layers of Color.

I am loving this Christmas Blessings art stamp set - it has been flying off the shelves - but are you really that surprised,

 especially as it is a Spellbinders coordinate with the Labels 18 Nestibilitie, this has been cut with the Spellbinders Grand Calibur

I have added a flourish from Tim Holtz

and a border from the Spellbinders Floral Doily Accent, Designed by Nina Brackett

My background paper is flocked wallpaper (I love this stuff) and some vintage lace has been added .  Half pearls have been added to the Flourish to finish off the card - wouldn't be Christmas without the bling now would it!?

This card is for the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Lace

Crafty Cardmakers - Anything Goes

 Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show... - Things with Wings

Woodware USA - Anything Goes

Christmas Inspirations - Birds or Flowers 

I Did It Creations - Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad - SIO - Vintage

Paper Crafting Journey : die cuts

Simon Says : sparkle/bling

 Joyful Stamper : anything

Christmas Card Challenges - Photo Inspirations

Hiding in my Craft Room - Super Scraps Saturday

Little Claire's - Christmas

Marks Finest Papers - No Designer Papers

Crafty Ann's - inspired by any Christmas song (Joy to the World)

Floweret - Christmas

Fun with Shapes & More - shabby 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 Spotlight Designer and Crayon Resist Tutorial

I am excited to be in the Spotlight over at Layers of Color - this is a new monthly post where you can get up close and personal with the Design Team - one at a time - to find out more pop over to the Layers of Color Blog, where you can meet my family as well!

The tutorial I am showing you today is

Crayon Resist Technique

This technique is quick and easy.  It is perfect for cards, tags, layouts or altered art.

 

MATERIALS

• Layers of Color Butterfly Collector art stamp set
• Layers of Color The Love Chapter art stamp set
• VersaFine - Black Onyx
• Distressing Ink - Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick, Walnut Stain
• White Card Stock
• White Crayon
• Tsukineko Daubers
• White Card Stock
• Spritzer Bottle

 METHOD:

 Randomly stamp the butterfly from Butterfly Collector art stamp set with Versafine Black Onyx

Apply white crayon to any area of the image that should remain white.

Start sponging over your image with the Scattered Straw Distressing Ink - this is not precision.

Continue to sponge color with Spiced Marmalade

and finally sponge with Fired Brick until entire piece of card stock is covered

Take a paper towel and buff image - It will take the ink off your crayon marks and brighten the white.

Spray water into your hand and use your fingers to splash it onto the sponged card stock, dab with tissues immediately and you will see the watermarks appear.

Randomly Stamp the sentiment onto your project - I used Walnut Stain

It is as easy as that - the variety of colours and images are only limited by your imagination.  Here are a couple more projects I have created using this technique

using the Cottage Rose cling art stamp

Dotted Delight art stamp set

Vintage Roses art stamp set

Thank you for stopping by today - it is always lovely to see you!  I would love you to pop over to Layers of Color to say hello - you might learn some things about me that I haven't told anyone!  LOL!

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