LOC Tres Chic

There is always something creative happening in my home - it comes in many forms - my DH is a Photographer and also creates the most beautiful gardens for us to enjoy, one of my daughters is musical, having taught herself the piano and guitar - she writes the most amazing songs and sings so beautifully - am I a biased Mum - you get I am!  LOL!

My other daughter draws and my son is into animation - and me...you know I LOVE to create, especially with Layers of Color and Spellbinders - what a Dynamic Duo!

I have cut out the Spellbinders Decorative Dress Forms Die and Elegant Posts with my Grand Calibur and stamped this one using The Love Chapter from Layers of Color - giving a lovely vintage feel

This Die has been sponged with Distressing Ink and had the addition of bling - must have on a feminine card!

The sentiment is from the Sweet Silhouettes clear art stamp set

The added Doily and popping the sentiment up on foam tape add texture and dimension. Oh - and the DP is from My Minds Eye - Lost and Found Collection.

This card is for the following challenges:

Catered Crop - "Birthday Card"

Corrosive Challenges - Anything BUT Christmas

Fashionable Stamping Challenges -  Dressmaking, Corsets, Accessories

Wee memories - Anything goes

Totally Papercrafts – Anything but Christmas

I Brake For Challenges - vintage

Check ouYou can see more of my projects in my Layers of Color Gallery, while you are there make sure 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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SSIC Happy Birthday

It is Sunday evening here in the Southern Hemisphere and that means it is time for this weeks Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge - I know we all say it each week - but doesn't it come around so quickly!

This week the scripture is brought to us by MariLynn who has chosen:

 For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.

Luke 2:1

In honor of Christ's birthday, MariLynn has challenged us to make a birthday card

This birthday card was created for my DS who turned 17 a week ago.  I decided it was time to tidy my desk and get ready for anything new that may arrive around, say, 25 December (LOL) and the best way to do this is to use the things that are already on it - see - multitasking!

This sentiment from the Layers of Color Sweet Silhouettes clear art stamp set was perfect for this occasion and was even better as I had precut it with the Spellbinders Grommet Tags Die, illustrated by Nina Brackett.  I use the Spellbinders Grand Calibur for all of the cutting I so - it is fabulous and I am totally addicted and not needing a cure! LOL!

I also used some Tim Holtz supplies - the divine embossing folder is perfect, symbolic of time and my DS growing up (too fast I might add) and the Umbrella Man - has been run off for me by a friend - so 'so-o-o' need this Die - it all came together so easily for a more CAS card - I have done a few of these now - a bit skeery for me! LOL!

This card is for the following challenges:

Wee memories - Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - Embossing

Totally Papercrafts – Anything but Christmas

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Card + sentiment

I Brake For Challenges - vintage

Ruby's Rainbow - monochrome

Crimbo Crackers -  Embossing

Stamps R Us - Emboss It

Make it Monday - Anything Goes 

A big thank you to our sponsor

Make sure you stop by the Designers Blogs are some amazing inspiration - these ladies are inspirational on so many levels!!

* Chris * Grace * Kristine * Lisa * MariLynn * Miejse * Peggysue * Rebekka  * 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!

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LOC Collage Door Gems

It has been a couple of days since I have posted as things have been busy here with my oldest two finishing Year 10 - last night it was their Formal Dinner - it has been hectic but so worth it!

It is Saturday here and we are heading off to finish our Christmas Shopping today and have Christmas Carols at the Local Primary School tonight - it is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas....everywhere I go...LOL!

I have a very quick project to show you today, a Door Gem I created as a little gift for the 'LOC Ladies' who are such wonderful ladies and have made my Workshops so much fun.

I have used Layers of Color Beautiful Lace clear art stamp set, illustrated by Nina Brackett - this is such a gorgeous set and one I love to use

The white lace has been embossed, using Tsukineko Versamark and White Embossing Powder - it looks amazing IRL

I added a gorgeous Crystal Magnet as a gift, just a little something that comes with a lot of love and appreciation - I love these gals!

The Door Gems themselves have been created using Laura Kirste Campbell's wonderful Splash Paper Technique - such a great effect.

This project is for the following challenges:

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge -  Try Something new

Charisma Cardz - No Cards

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Winged Things

 Just For Fun - non-cute - Spring

I Brake For Challenges - vintage

Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts – Anything but Christmas

Crafty Catz - 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 Tidings of Joy

The Christmas cards are being created quickly now - I have many to get made so they can arrive on time

Layers of Color  has taken the stress out of creating Christmas cards with this gorgeous Christmas Blessings clear art stamp set 

This is only one of the images - I have cut it with the Spellbinders Labels Eighteen, these coordinating stamps and Dies and great, don't you think!  I have used my favourite cutting tool - the Spellbinders Grand Calibur!

The Layered Poinsettia Die, designed for Spellbinders by Nina Brackett is gorgeous in any colour, I have sponged  this one for a vintage feel.  Some lace and  green half pearls are the finishing touches.

This card is for the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew - Tis The Season

My Time To Craft - Vintage Christmas

Oldie But Goodie Challenge - Christmas No Red or Green
Tuesday Throwdown - Celebrate The Season

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Christmas with Pearls

Cheerful Stamp Pad - Christmas greeting as the focal point

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes PLUS Glitter

Incy Wincy Designs - Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Pollycraft - Christmas Fun

Stamp and Create - Vintage

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas -  must be Christmas - Vintage and/or Distressed

Drunken Stampers - Monochromatic

 My Sheri Crafts - Decorate for Christmas

Clearly Inspired - Flowers

Patties Creations - Christmas

Poodles Parlour - Christmas

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

7 Kids College Fund - Christmas, non traditional colors

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 Blue Bouquet

I am sending flowers your way today

with the beautiful May Bouquet cling art stamp from Layers of Color.

I have coloured the flowers lightly with SU Chalks using a Blender Pen

and added some light touches of 3D Kindy Glitz for the added shimmer

I have used the Spellbinders Labels Thirteen and snuck in some Cuttlebug Vintage Corners behind the it, I love this effect.  These have been cut with my Grand Calibur - I am just loving the Grand Calibur - it cuts so crisply and love the fact you can cut many Dies at once!!

The divine vintage brad is part of a RAK I received and is from Stampin' Up.

This card is for the following challenges:

I Did It Creations - Flowers

2 Sisters - Punches and/or Dies
Catch The Bug - Anything goes
Craft Your Days Away - Buttons or bows
Drunken Stampers - Monochromatic
Fairy Fun Fridays - Beat the Winter Blues – must use something blue and something white
Fun with Shapes & More - must include die cut/punch – Cold as Ice
Mami Doodles - Make It Shine (Glitter)
Paper Crafting Journey - 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 stopping by today - it always makes my day to see you have been and to read your lovely comments - you make me smile!!  Thank you too to everyone who has been an LIKED Layers of Color Australia on facebook - it is an exciting venture and we value your support!!

I will be back with more posts over the next few day and then - the Layers of Color sneak peeks begin - woohoo!  See you then!

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SSIC LOC Touched by an Angel

This weeks Stampin' Sisters for Christ Challenge is brought to you by one of the founders of the Challenge - the lovely Lisa Hjulberg

Lisa has chosen the scripture from

 "But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.' All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 'The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel' which means, 'God with us.'"Matthew 1:20-22,

and challenged us to make a card/project depicting an angel

I have used the Holly Angel cling art stamp from Layers of Color

along with the sentiment from the Christmas Verses clear art stamp set, that had been cut with the Spellbinders Labels Fourteen Die Template

and the Fleur de Lis Border - all Dies have been cut with the Spellbinders Grand Calibur

This card is for the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Punches and/or Dies

Catch The Bug - Anything goes

Crazy 4 Challenges - Lets go to the Movies (City of Angels)

Sugar Creek Hollow - Vintage, Shabby Chic or Primitive - Christmas Card in Non-Traditional Colours

Clearly Inspired - Christmas

Poodles Parlour -  Christmas

Raise The Bar – Christmas

Winter Wonderland - Christmas / Winter Birthday

Artistic Stampers - Christmas

Bling It On - Christmas

Card and Scrap - Angels

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenges - Christmas and make sure it SPARKLES

Emerald Faerie Garden - Non Traditional Colours

Scrappin Chic Challenge - Anything Goes as long as it's Christmas themed

Sundays with Crissy - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes  

Crafty Creations - Christmas + sentiment

I Brake For Challenges - vintage

A big thank you to our sponsor

 Clear Dollar Stamps

Make sure you stop by the Designers Blogs are some amazing inspiration - these ladies are inspirational on so many levels!!

* Chris * Grace * Kristine * Lisa * MariLynn * Miejse * Peggysue * Rebekka  * 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}}}

Simply Create Too - All About Christmas

LOC Vintage Dress Form

I tell my husband that I am saving him a fortune by creating - therapy starts at $150.00 an hour...LOL anything to justify this addiction - or in some cases OBSESSION of ours!

I have used the Layers of Color Vintage Postcard cling art stamp, along with the Christmas Blessings clear art stamp set

Spellbinders Paper Arts Decorative Dress Form Die, illustrated for Spellbinders by Nina Brackett and Laura Kirste Campbell and the Elegant Posts Die, also illustrated by Nina Brackett

Finishing off with some Bakers Twine and a button, along with the mandatory pearls (LOL)!  Lots of  sponging and some gorgeous My Yellow Bicycle DP (left over from a card class)

This card is for the following challenges:

Cooking It Up With Katie - anything goes

Divas by Design - anything goes

Fab 'n' Funky - Anything goes

I Brake For Challenges - vintage

Paper Shelter Challenge - anything goes 

Your Next Stamp Challenge - die cuts

Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Christmas with Pearls

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Distressing

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}}}

Art Competition

I entered this project into an Art Competition at our local Art Centre

I was hesitant but my DH was persistent

The cake slices have been created over time

using Layers of Color clear art stamp sets

along with Layers of Color Art Stencils, braid, lace, ribbon, pearls and bling.  I added some rich vintage braid around the base of the Cake Dome and the knob on the top

adding my all time favourite butterfly, from the Flutterescent clear art stamp set, layering and adding that much LOVED shimmer

I am very grateful to my wonderfully talented photographer husband for taking these photos, he also entered a photograph.  The competition was very high as they had opened the catagories and there was every form of art work.  Although we didn't win, I have been asked to keep my 'Slice of Heaven' there on display until Christmas and I am honoured to do so!  It was a fabulous experience.

I have used Layers of Color Flutterescent, Honey sweet, Flowering Gems, Nature Walk and Glad Tidings clear art stamp sets, Delicious Dots, Botanical Swirls and Belle Brocade art stencils.

This project is linked ot the following challenges:

Bearly Mine - All My Favourite Things

Crazy Amigo Challenge - Party

Creative Craft Challenges - Free For All Week

Deep Ocean Challenge - "C" as    ( Christmas Chocolate etc) - Cake

Crafty Bloggers Network - Something Different, Something Other than a Card, Something 3D

Crafty Boots - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Ooh La La Creations - Lots of Sparkle

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Distressing

 Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything BUT a Card

Dream Valley Challenges - Sparkle

I Did It Creations - "Eat. Drink and Be Merry"

Lollipop Crafts - 'B' is for... (bling, bows, buttons, blue, brown....etc)

Pile It On - Sugar and Spice

The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan - Glitter

Flutterby - Angel, Fairy or Butterfly

Totally Gorjuss - Sparkle

Bloggers - use your favourite colour

Clearly Inspired - Flowers

Fussy and Fancy - no cards

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}}}