MMSC96 Potters Hands

This weeks Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge is prescheduled as I have had  Eye Surgery and am now recovering - believe me when I say I would be here in person if I could - I am missing you all....but well on the road to recovery - rumour has it that I may even be able to see what I am doing in time for next weeks challenge - LOL!

I have used this wonderful image by Priscilla - you can find it here at "priscillastyles' Store"  Priscilla has many new images and is designing them regularly now - so make sure you check out her store regularly so you don't miss out!

The image has been coloured using SU Chalks and a Blender Pen - I love the depth that can be achieved using a Blender Pen - for those of you who have been asking - you can find my Tutorial on Chalking an Image here.

The image has been cut out and popped up on foam tape - after colouring of course!  LOL!

The gorgeous Daisy Lace was amongst some gorgeous laces my friend Ann gave me over a year ago - I use it sparingly - thanks Ann!!  LOL!

This card is for the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Show Your Appreciation

Creative Craft Friends - Spring

Happy Scrappin' - Spring has Sprung

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Oh La La Creations - Mothers Day/Special Friend

Stamp With Fun - Spring

Corrosive Challenge - Recipe 3 DP's 2 Ribbons (lace) and 1 image

Crafty Pad - Use a Digi

Sugar Creek Hollow - Anything Goes

Stamp Something - Something Sweet

Shelly's Images - Show Us What You Got

Creative Card Crew - use Some Green

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 MMSC95 Gold Star Award goes to:
#25 Brenda K
Our MMSC95  Remarkables Award goes to:
#14 Laila
#15 Debbles Dabbles
#17 Julia

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

Our MMSC96 weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

Pizzazz Aplenty

Our March Monthly sponsor is....

Lindy's Stamp Gang

 Click HERE to see this fantastic Month end Prize

Make sure you visit the Design Team and see their fabulous creations - you are going to be inspired by each one!!

CHARLOTTE  * DENISE * GUNN * LINDA (that's 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}}}

The Crafts Meow Grand Opening

Today is the Grand Opening of every stampers dear friend Lisa Hjulbergs new store - I am excited to be featuring this adorable image that is now available at the Crafts Meow Store.  yes Lisa has opened her own Store and some amazing designers have come together to show off!her divine images!  How adorable is Little Frieda's Flowers - you can find out all about her here at The Craft's Meow's Shop Blog

I have used Basic Grey DP and embossed with the Divine Swirls Embossing Folder

Little Frieda is colored using SU Chalks and a Blender Pen

The flower is handmade and the pearl swirls added by hand, using a glue stick and a toothpick - sigh!  LOL!

I have used lots of layers, as you can see in the above photo.

This is not officially a Blog Hop, but here is a list of the ladies who will be inspiring you with their gorgeous creations - you can also find the links to their blogs at The Crafts Meow Shop Blog

Mona Pendleton

Miesje Flach

Grace Nywening

Linda Lucas

Sabrina Jackson

Kim Yu

Alice Wertz

Julia Aston

Debbie Pamment

Amy Young

Kris Breach

Rachel Sztonyk

Sarah Martina Parker

Cindy Haffner

Peggysue Turner

Rebekka Reed

Lisa - you are one amazing lady and we all know you are going to do so well with this wonderful Store.  I am excited to have some of the other images and will be showing them off over the next little while - you will hear me shouting with excitement when I do!  In the meantime make sure you check back to the Craft's Meow's Blog and keep up with all of the excitement - you won't want to miss it!

This card is for the following Challenges:

Craft Your Days Away - for Mum or Special Lady

One Stop Craft - Plenty of Bling

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Spring has Sprung

Card Cupids - Spring Inspired

Cheerful Stamp Pad - Spring

Dream Valley Challenges - Mothers Day

I Did It Creations - Welcome Spring

Gingerloft - DieCuts or Punches - Corner Rounder/Circle Punch for Flower

Lets Ink It Up - DieCuts or Punches - Corner Rounder/Circle Punch for Flower

Paper Sundaes - Embossing

Sparkles Forum - Mother's Day

Crafty Emma - Inspired by a Song - Paper Roses

ECP Challenges - For Mum

Mami Doodles - Celebrate Spring

Paper Cutz - Your Choice

The Stamp Man - Mothers Day/Floral

Stamping with the Dragon  - Bring on Spring

Thank you for visiting today and I wanted to especially thank those of you who have been emailing and leaving comments for love and support after my eye surgery!  I am going really well and am battling with being limited on the computer at this time - I miss seeing YOU!!  I will be back full time very shortly and look forward to catching up with each of you....and now that I am on Skype - Ai yi yi!  LOL!  Thank you - you make my heart smile - I {{{heart))) you!

God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

SSIC LOC Pockets of Roses

-  This post is prescheduled as I am recouperating after eye surgery but did not want to miss out on playing along with the  Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge  This week is hosted by every ones friend, the lovely Grace!

 Grace has chosen the following scripture.

"But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you."  Matt. 6:6

The challenge is to create a card or project that has something hidden from first view. It could be many things... an envelope, a pull out, doors that open to reveal something, anything that you don't see at first glance.

I have created a double pocket card using the Layers of Color Cottage Rose cling art stamp.  For the large tag I have carefully inked the various parts of the rose in the appropriate Distressing Inks.  The rose is centred and stamped and then an Aqua Pen is used to drag some of the colour across the image.  This is such a quick and easy way of colouring.

The SU Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder has been inked with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distressing Ink before running it through the Cuttlebug - this is always a fabulous result....instantly dressing up any project.

I have used portions of the Cottage Rose cling art stamp on the small tags and coloured them in the same way as the large tag.  The image at the top of the small tags is from the Old World Flourish art stamp set.

A small hole punch has been used on the top of each tag and some narrow gingham ribbon threaded through,

The sentiments are SU Rubon's.

This card is for the following Challenges:

Card Cupids - Spring Inspired

Cheerful Stamp Pad - Spring

Dream Valley Challenges - Mothers Day

I Did It Creations - Welcome Spring

Gingerloft - DieCuts or Punches - Corner Rounder

Lets Ink It Up - DieCuts or Punches - Corner Rounder

Paper Sundaes - Embossing

Sparkles Forum - Mother's Day

Crafty Emma - Inspired by a Song - Paper Roses

ECP Challenges - For Mum

Shannons Sentiments - Unusual Folds

Annabels Stamps Challenge - Say It With a Tag

Mami Doodles - Celebrate Spring

Paper Cutz - Your Choice

The Stamp Man - Mothers Day/Floral

Stamping with the Dragon  - Bring on Spring

Stamp Scrap and Doodle - Spring has Sprung

 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 * Krisitne * MariLynn * Peggysue * Randi  (on break)* Miejse * Rebekka * Sabrina*

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.

Layers of Color is proud to be a Spellbinders Preferred Stamp Company and we all love and use the Grand Calibur!

You can now upload your LOC projects to our Flicker Group HERE, and find tons of inspiration.

And please join us on Facebook HERE
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Making your creative world more colorful with Layers of Color!

Thank you for visiting today 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}}}

A Little Visit

 While I am recovering from my eye surgery I thought that you would like to come to my house and visit with me!!  I was going through some photos and came across these ones my DH has taken of our house.  So come inside and make yourself at home!

Enter in....

The Master Bedroom

Ambiance

and

Our kitchen is only little but it is the 'hub' of the house

Home produce is always on hand

Through to the lounge room

with a chair for you and me

and this is where you will find me a lot of the time...

The family room

My desk - the pigeon hole is from an old Bank and given to me by our friend Jack, who is always bringing me something vintage for inspiration.  It just fitted on top of my desk perfectly and stores my punches and embellishment canisters so well - a perfect fit!

Come outside and enjoy an Autumn afternoon

and maybe stay on for dinner - nothing like a homemade pizza - YUMBLY!

Thank you for visiting with me - I hope you felt at home and enjoyed your visit.  I will be back later with a prescheduled post for Faith Art Friday for Layer of Color!!  God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

Precious Moments

I have a simple layout to share with you today, I have been working on some projects for posting while I have my eye surgery - instead of getting things organised today I was caught up with this layout  - you know how it goes!  LOL!

This layout is created using some Bella DP, I was given this as a gift some time ago and have waited for the right photo - it is just right for this photo of the rocking chair - for me this chair holds so many memories - just seeing it took me back in time to some precious moments.

I have spent many nights rocking crying babies to sleep in the small hours of the night, caught up in the awe of this wonderful new life that had instantly captured my each!  Each one of our three children has been nurtured for endless hours in this chair

This chair instantly takes me back to those kisses that have been shared - each kiss on their dear little heads as I am overwhelmed by the love that constantly consumes my heart at this little miracle I have been entrusted with.  The kisses that have soothed  away the aches and the pains, the grazed knees and stubbed toes and everything inbetween. 

The love that has been shared - the moments of laughter, the smiles as those little hands reach out and touch my face in such a gentle manner, smiles growing as our eyes meet and we realise the depth of this love that seems to be endless and so wonderful and deepens each day.

The knowing - that no matter what else happens around us, that these moments are precious, we are secure in this moment in time that is ours and stored in our hearts and memories for a life time.

All this in one chair - what a perfect photo for me to add to a book of memories, of the moments in life that still melt my heart and take my breathe away - they are indeed precious moments!!

Thank you for visiting today and sharing in these precious moments.

God bless you!

{{{hugs}}}

MMSC95 Pretty Pansies/ Baby Bunny

This weeks Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge is my last one for a while with two cards - are you shocked!?!? LOL!   I am not still in the Design Team and Priscilla's Design Team but this Thursday I am going to be having eye surgery for Diabetic Cataracts and my recovery time is not certain - just quietly, I would love to be back here online on Friday - LOL but we both know that is not going to happen!!  LOL!

 My posts for the next two weeks will be prescheduled and will only have the basic details - but they will have a card and the sketch!! LOL  But enough about that and onto this weeks challenge!!

I have used an image from this weeks sponsor Deedees Digi's  I love pansies and thoroughly enjoyed creating with these.  I  have also used some of the gorgeous Vintage Sprays from Lindy's Stamp Gang on my doily.  This stuff is fabulous - don't let the colour in the bottle fool you - the gorgeous vintage tones in this spray were an added delight for me - especially as I love anything vintage!!  I have actually found these have a lot more shimmer than some of the other products on the market - so are well worth checking out!

My card for the "priscillastyles" Design Team is created using one of Priscilla's new images - how adorable is this little Bunny.  Although my first instinct is to create an Easter card - I quickly decided to make a card that was either for a New Baby or a one year old -  what do you think!??!

Keeping the colours soft and pastel makes it work either way!

  The Spellbinders Lacy Circles have been cut and embossed with my Grand Calibur - I love giving this thing a workout - it is so easy and gives such crisp lines!!

These cards are for the following challenges:

Aly's Snday Challenge - Anything Goes - both cards

Cheerful Stamp Pad - Spring - card 1

Creative Inspirations Paint - Animals - card 2

GingerLorft - Use Flowers - both cards

One Stitch at a Time - Glitter and Gems - card 1

Sparkles Forum - Mothers Day - card 1

2 Sisters - Projects for or About Babies - card 2

Little Claires - Flowers - both cards

Secret Crafter = Flowers for Mom - card 1

Totally Gorjuss - Pearls and Lace - card 1

Crafty Anne's - Sketch and/or Spring - card 1

The Stamp Man - Mothers Day/Floral - card 1

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 MMSC94 Gold Star Award goes to...

#1 An

Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
#3 Brenda K
#9 Valerie Mitchell
#21 Wenche WTE


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

*Our MMSC95 weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

http://www.blogger.com/goog_739348880 

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Our March Monthly sponsor is....

Lindy's Stamp Gang

 Click HERE to see this fantastic Month end Prize

Make sure you visit the Design Team and see their fabulous creations - you are going to be inspired by each one!!

CHARLOTTE  * DENISE * GUNN * LINDA (that's 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}}}