Color Throwdown

The Layers of Color Cake Decorating Party is the next post down!!!

Hello everyone...it's Wednesday and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!!! I just want to take a minute to thank the CTD DT for asking me to be their February Guest Designer....I have had such a wonderful month creating with these oh, soooo talented ladies!!!!
Tammy chose the awesome colors this week: Tangerine Tango, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, and Chocolate Chip.
I used mostly pink and yellow with a touch of Chocolate Chip and a hint of the Tangerine Tango. The flower image is from Layers of Color's Merci Bouquet set...it was colored with copics, cutout, and attached with a dimensional over the same stamped image on the Nesties die cut scalloped circle.
Sewing was done around the background layers and on the sentiment layers...the sentiment is from LOC's Sent With Love set. Pearls, lace, wrinkled seam binding, brad, large rick rack, and the scalloped edge at the botton finishes it off.
Recipe:
Stamps: Layers of Color Merci Bouquet and Sent With Love
Paper: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, White, SU dp
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Pearls, Lace, Wide Rick Rack, Wrinkled Seam Binding, Pearl Brad, Sewing, Nestabilities, Spellbinders Scallop Edge die, Copics, Dotted Swiss Embossing folder

Be sure to check out what the CTD team has created with these colors!!

Barbara
Broni
Cathy
Kristin
Danielle
LeAnne
Laura
Tammy

I hope you can join us for the Color Throwdown Challenge......check out their blog for all the details!!!
Have a great day!!!

Layers of Color Cake Decorationg Party!!

Welcome

to the

Layers of Color

Cake Decorating Party!

We have a line-up of fantastic crafting chefs who will inspire you to get into your creative kitchens and whip up some delicious artwork! Our party hostess is Gunn Thelin Knutsen who is generously sharing her cake template with us today! Come whet your appetite with her creative paper cake slice boxes that are marvelously decorated with Layers of Color.

This is truly how you can have your cake and eat it too! Enjoy a tasty cake fresh from the oven,
while being creative with Layers of Color, pretty papers, laces, flowers, and even jewelry!
The cake slices were made with Prism Papaya Puree Light cardstock. One of the flower images from LOC's Merci Bouquet set was stamped with Versamark onto the Papaya Puree paper, embossed with clear ep, cutout, and attached to each side of the cake slice. A gold pearl was added to the flower centers. Lace was adhered to the top edge, gold pearls were added along with pearl and rhinestone flourishes. The flowers on top were created using LOC's Flowering Gems set...the flowers were stamped on the K&Co. Life's a Journey dp, cutout, distressed a little, layered with dimensionals, and the edges were covered with Diamond Stickles. Gold pearls were added to the centers. The leaves from the same set were stamped on Graphic 45 Once Upon a Springtime dp, cutout, edged with Diamond Stickles, and attached to the under sides of the flowers.

The birds from LOC's Birdday Party set were also stamped on the Graphic 45 paper and attached to the copper wires that were curled around a pencil. The wire was wrapped around the seam binding bows and gold cording before they were adhered to the cake slice so they looked like they were floating.

The cupcake card was made with the free cupcake template Laura is giving away for the party!! The base paper was run through a crimper so it would look like a cupcake liner. The small flower stamp from LOC's Merci Bouquet set was stamped and embossed on the *frosting* and the sentiment and birds are from LOC's Birdday Party set.

Tasty isn't it? Let's have some more!...You're invited to feast your eyes on the Layers of Color Design Team and Guest Designer's Cake Party treats! If you came from Jessica's blog, you are on the right track!! Wasn't her cake AWESOME!! Your next stop is Julie's blog...you are going to love her projects!!

Layers of Color
Beatriz Jennings
Dawn Burnworth
Diana Queen
Grace Nywening
Gunn Thelin Knutsen

Guro Aarre
Heather Wombacher
Iwona Palamountain
Janice Whiting
Jennie Harper
Jessica Fick
Joan Ervin - you are here
Julie Overby
Kazan Clark
Keri Lee Sereika
Linda Lucas
Lynn Stevens
Maxine Diffey
Nina Brackett
Sharri Seffens
Suzanne Czosek

Layers of Color

Be sure to swing by Layers of Color Boutique and grab a FREE Cupcake Card Template! In celebration, Laura has added some SALE items and Special Bundle offers with fabulous pricing on Spellbinders Dies! And when you subscribe to the Layers of Color blog and leave a comment, you will be entered into our Party Favor Drawing to have the chance to WIN this yummy Layers of Color art stamp set!...

Birdday Party art stamp set

Hum along with me as I sing Happy Birthday to my Grandsons, Cody who turned 8 on Feb 19th and Gabe who is 4 today on Feb. 23!
Happy Birthday to my sweet, adorable Grandsons!!!

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TLC Tutorial - Bargello Design

Hello everyone...hope you had a great weekend!!! It looks like spring around here with flowers blooming and the grass starting to turn green....it's time to pull out all those pretty spring colors and stamps!!! Anyway...I am hosting Splitcoast's Technique Lover's Challenge tonight and the challenge is to create a bargello design for your card or layout!!!

1. Cut several strips of patterned paper 3/4 inch wide and about 8-10 inches long. I used Graphic 45's Once Upon a Springtime dp for my first card and scraps of different papers for my second card.
2. Using glue or double sided tape, arrange the strips of dp with sides touching and the edges even on a piece of computer paper or thin cardstock. I made a consistant pattern but you can mix the colors any way you want.

3. Cut 3/4 inch strips cutting through all the strips to form a strip with small squares of dp. You can cut these strips in various sizes to add a little interest.

4. Now, play with the strips until you are happy with your design. You can arrange them in a zig zag design, a wave, or a pyramid design.

5. Using double sided tape or glue, adhere the strips to another sheet of computer paper or cardstock.

6. You can trim the bargello pattern along the squares, cut a layer out with a Nestabilities, cut a square to cover the background, make a wave pattern across the middle of the card...what ever you like!!!

I cut my bargello pattern along the squares and added a scallop along the bottom. Studio 49's Ticket to Art was used to stamp the leaves and the sentiment was from Verve. The Prima and gold cording finish it off.

Recipe:

Stamps: Studio 49's Ticket to Art, Verve sentiment

Paper: Vanilla, Prism Frosted Orange, Graphic 45's Once Upon a Springtime dp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Nestabilities, Prima, Gold Cording, Spellbinders Scalloped Edge Die

This was the first bargello card I made using scraps of dp. It was cut into a square and sewing was done around the edges and along the up and down seams. The sentiment is from Rubbernecker and wrinkled seam binding, button, and twine are the finishing details.

Recipe:

Stamps: Rubbernecker

Paper: White, Real Red, scraps of various pattern papers

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Sewing Machine, Wrinkled Seam Binding, Button, Twine

Thanks for dropping in today...hope you can join us for the TLC challenge on Splitcoast!!!

Happy Birdday!!

Good Friday morning everyone....hope you are having a great day so far!!! The weather here has been beautiful the last few days. I think I'll work outside a little today to get my flower beds ready for some spring flowers....the neighbors have daffodils blooming already!!! Anyway...
I had this fun little wooded birdcage and wanted to use it with the Bo Bunny Crush paper because the paper had the cutest little black birdcages all over it. The wood birdcage was colored with a black marker and the birds from Layers of Color's Birdday Party set were added. The sentiment from the same set was layered on real red and the wrinkled seam binding, button, and twine finished it off.

This is for a few challenges:
1. ABC Challenge - old-fashioned or vintage look
2. Stampin Royalty - use markers
3. Tuesday Throwdown - buttons
4. Terrifically Thrilling Thursday Challenge - Show Us what You Got!

Thanks for dropping by this morning.....hope your day is fabulous!!!!

Color Throwdown and Belli Challenges

Hello everyone...it's Wednesday and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!!! Cathy chose some awesome colors this week: Ballet Blue, Light Green, and Dark Green! I used the Sweet Sunday Sketch #104 for my layout and the Rubbernecker Wildflower stamp for the foliage. The sentiment is from Rubbernecker's Party Time set. The foliage was stamped with Certainly Celery and Wild Wasabi...the papers are from Basic Grey's Kioshi and the butterflies were punched from Ballet Blue cardstock. The lace, pearls, and sewing finish it off.

Recipe:

Stamps: Rubbernecker

Paper: Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Ballet Blue

Ink: Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, Always Artichoke

Accessories: Pearls, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punches, Nestabilities, Lace, Sewing Machine

Be sure to check out what the CTD team has created with these colors!!
Barbara
Broni
Cathy
Kristin

Danielle
LeAnne
Laura
Tammy

I hope you can join us for the Color Throwdown Challenge......check out their blog for all the details!!!

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Creative Belli Challenge #111

Welcome to another Creative Belli Challenge!! The challenge this two weeks is a fun one....use felt on your project!! This can include using the felt to make flowers, scallops, butterflies, ribbons, or use felt stickers like I did.....what ever you little heart desires!!! Be sure to use something old and forgotten from your stash, too...the Belli Challenge is all about using your old stuff and forgotten treasures!!!

The adorable little Woolies from Basic Grey's Indian Summer Collection were added to the layers created with Indian Summer dp. The white background was run through the Cuttlebug with a wood grain folder and distressed with Sahara Sand. The Mojo Monday Sketch # 178 was used for the layout and the pink ribbon and Candy Dots are the finishing touches.

Recipe:

Paper: Whisper White, Regal Rose, Really Rust, Basic Grey's Indian Summer

Ink: Sahara Sand

Accessories: Basic Grey Woolies, Nestabilities, Candy Dots, Wood Grained Embossing Folder, Ribbon

Be sure to stop by the other Belli Girls blogs to see what they made for you today....you will find lots of awesome inspiration!!! If you upload a card to Splitcoast , PCP, Stamp TV or another online gallery be sure to add CBC111 in the keywords section.
Chris Dickinson

Ceal Pritchett

Holly Brown

Anne Harmon

Robin Kirkpatrick

Jessica Stockmeyer

Shelly Schmidt

Maria Matter

Darsie Bruno

Joy Hadden

Robin Parker

Chris Olsen

Mary Marsh

Karen Wallace

Tamara Morton

Beth Norman

Make Up Tuesday

Good morning everyone....I have a few cards that I made this last weekend that I haven't had a chance to upload. It seems that the weekend just flew by...we had to spend most of Saturday at a funeral and Sunday was spent getting Valentines ready to deliver today. I have to work tomorrow and will spend all day Wednesday at a conference....yikes...I thought I was retired...LOL!!! Anyway.....enough whining....
I made this wedding card for Saturday's Inspiration challenge on Splitcoast. The site Stef picked out was called Santa Barbara Chic...it specializes in design and wedding inspiration.

I took my inspiration from these beautiful pink ruffled shoes. The Layers of Color Touch of Elegance damask set was used to create the background, the sentiment was from LOC's Sent With Love, and the flowers were LOC's Floweret. All the images were stamped with Fresh Snow onto Pink Pirouette and embossed with white ep. Lace, a pearl flourish, Prima Flower, and gold cording finished it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Layers of Color Art Stamps Sent with Love, Floweret, Touch of Elegance
Paper: Pink Pirouette
Ink: PTI's Fresh Snow
Accessories: Prima Flower with brad, Lace, Gold cording, White ep, Nestabilities

I made this card for Sunday's Featured Stamper Challenge on Splitcoast to honor Charlene (Willow01). I took my inspiration from Charlene's Happy Birthday Bird card....I kept the polka dots and altered the layout just a little, changed the stamps to Kim Hughes' Paper Smooches Falling For You set, and changed the theme to a Valentine. The little monster was stamped on the My Minds Eye Bloom & Grow "Grow" Lots of Dots dp and the same paper was used for the scallop layers. The ribbon and tiny sparkly heart finish it off

Recipe:

Stamps: Paper Smooches Falling for You
Paper: Kraft, My Minds Eye dp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Ribbon, Heart Sticker, EK success Scallop Border Punch

This is another card I made for the Featured Stamper Challenge on Splitcoast. Charlene's gallery was so wonderful I just had to case another card!!! I cased her You are Simply the Best card...I kept the same basic layout but changed the stamps to Rubbernecker's Stamp Oasis Special Delivery and sentiment stamp. I also changed the colors and theme to a Valentine. The cute little boy was colored with copics and paper pieced with stampin Up dp....the heart was hand cut. Thanks to Charlene's gallery, I finished my little boy Valentines and they were all delivered yesterday...Whoohoo!!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamp Oasis Little Lovins Special Delivery and RN sentiment
Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Stampin up! dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Ribbon, Copics, Top Note

Thanks for stopping by today....I hope you have a great day!!!!!

Splitcoast's TLC312 Challenge

Hello everyone....it's my turn to host the Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast. Sue (bensarmom) sent me a PM suggesting this super fun challenge...a Shadow Box card!!! Here is the link to the video on Karen's blog Stamping Videos.
You really need to watch the video to get the folds just right...I thought this was going to be difficult but I was shocked at how easy it was!!!
Supplies includes an 8 1/2 x 11 inch sheet of two sided designer paper, a strip of designer paper for the belly band, a bone folder, and what ever decorations you want on the front and the inside. Now, go to the video for the directions!!
You might want to use a piece of computer paper for the first one so you don't mess up a piece of dp...I used a piece of dp that was too heavy and the folds didn't work.
I used Stampin Up! dp and stickers from K&Co.....this was just tooo much fun!!!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you join us for this awesome challenge!!!

It's a CAS Friday!!!

Hello everyone....it is going to be a rather cool morning here in Central Texas...around 14 degrees at 6AM...yikes!!! Can you believe it's supposed to be in the 60's by Saturday...this crazy Texas weather keeps us on out toes!!! Anyway...I started addressing my Grands Valentines tonight and realized I didn't have anything boyish for Ryan and Cole so I whipped out some Valentine stamps and went to work!! The cactus stamp is from a set called Wanted by Our Craft Lounge and the little pup is a Great Impressions stamp. The dp is from Bo Bunny's Crush collection and the little heart is a K&Co. sticker.....both are pretty simple and boyish enough for 10 and 7 year old boys!!

I made this birthday card set today for the Ways to Use it challenge on Splitcoast. I will give this set to a friend for her birthday which is at the end of the month. Hopefully, I will have time to make a little box to put them in this weekend. I used stamps from Rubbernecker's Birthday Borders set and colored them with copics. They are very CAS.....I may tie a ribbon around the bottom or emboss a border around the images just because they look naked to me...LOL!!!

I'm off to bed early because I have to work tomorrow....I now work one day a week simply because I don't know how to say no...sigh....

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a safe and warm Friday!!!

Color Throwdown Challenge #128

Hello everyone...it's Wednesday and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!! Laura picked such fabulous colors for us this week....at first I thought about making a Valentine and then decided the colors were just perfect for these adorable Asian dolls by Hero Arts.

They were colored with copics and the little lanterns were attached to the silver cording with glue dots. I took a few artistic liberties with the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 103 by flipping it and using the string of lanterns as the band under the circle.

Recipe:

Stamps: Hero Arts Four Dolls

Paper: White, Black, Orchid Opulence, Bo Bunny Crush dp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Nestabilities, Dotted Swiss Embossing Folder, Silver Cording, Copics

Be sure to check out what the CTD team has created with these colors!!

Barbara

Broni

Cathy

Danielle

Kristin

LeAnne

Laura

Tammy

I hope you can join us for the Color Throwdown Challenge......check out their blog for all the details!!!

We are supposed to have another Winter blast today with sleet, rain, and freezing temps....yikes!!! Sounds like a good day to curl up in front of the fire with a good book!!!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!!!

Happy Birdday

Hello everyone...it's me again staying up till all hours of the night!!! My grandkiddos went to bed around 11:00 and I couldn't get to the craft room fast enough...LOL!!! We have been really busy the last couple of days...movies, playing games, shopping, cooking, and taking care of the horses....not much time to stamp or blog but that's ok. The kids are having fun and one of these days they won't want to go to Grandma's so we are going to play while we can!!! Anyway...I made this card a few days ago and thought I would share. The bird and sentiment from Layers of Color's Birdday Party were stamped with Really Rust...the bird was stamped on dp, cutout, and popped up with dimensionals and LOC's Brick Wall was stamped with Sage Shadow.....I just love that color!!!

The birdhouse is an acetate diecut from K&Co. and the lace, wrinkled seam binding, button, and twine finish it off.

Recipe:

Stamps: LOC's Birdday Party, Brick Wall

Paper: Sage Shadow, Basic Grey Joy Ride dp, K&Co. Life's a Journey dp

Ink: Really Rust, Sage Shadow

Accessories: Wrinkled Seam Binding, Lace, Twine, Button, Acetate Diecut, Top Note die

Thanks for visiting.....I will come visit you in a day or two!!

Late Night Stamping

Hello everyone....call me crazy but it's almost 2:00 AM and I'm still up wide awake!!! Two of my Grands are staying with us for a few days...they don't have school till Thursday (teachers work shop days) and since my DS and his wife have a mess to clean up at home after the busted pipes they were glad to spend a few days at Grandmas!! My son got all the pips fixed today so now they can wash clother, dishes, and themselves!!!

I have a friend who will be celebrating an anniversary next week so I made their card tonight...The Lovely Labels frame from Gina K. Designs was stamped onto the Echo Park Be Mine dp with PTI's Fresh Snow ink and embossed with white ep. The sentiment from the same set was embossed with white ep. The background paper is also from Echo Park and the wrinkled seam binding, pink wired lace, button, silver cording, and stick pins finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by...have a great Sunday!!!!!

Something Springy!!

Good morning everyone...it's a cold morning here in Central Texas and we have snow and ice on the ground...yikes!!!! My son lives north of Austin and has a broken pipe...they didn't realize it till this afternoon when the pipes thawed out and they ended up with a backyard full of water!!! My DH left to go help them replace the pipes....we may have company for the weekend!! Anyway.......
I checked the Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoast and just had to play along...my sweet friend, Anne, picked such a great store for us to find a little inspiration. Since my yard is full of snow I couldn't help but ooooh and awwww over all the fun yard art...I picked these flowers as my inspiration. The flowers on the SEI dp are so sparkly and I love all the pretty spring colors. The Floweret image from Layers of Color Art Stamps was colored with Copics and glitter was added to the flower petals. The sentiment is from LOC's Sent With Love set. Ribbon and lace finish it off.

You can see the glitter in the closeup.

Recipe:
Stamps: Layers of Color Floweret and the sentiment from Sent With Love
Paper: Pink Pirouette, White, SEI dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: PTI Ribbon, Lace Trim, Nestabilities, Glitter, Corner Punch

Thanks for visiting....have a wonderful and warm Saturday!!!

One More Valentine!!

I just had to make one more Valentine....I love these old fashioned diecuts from K&Co...they make the best shabby chic cards!!! The background was stamped with Layer's of Color's Brick background stamp and the little birds are from LOC's Birdday Party set. They were colored with Copics and attached with dimensionals. Sewing and distressing was done for the shabbylicious look and the wrinkled seambinding, button and twine finish it off.

Recipe:

Stamps: Layers of Color Brick Wall and LOC's Birdday Party

Paper: Pink Pirouette, Kraft, scrap of patterned paper (sorry, I don't have a name)

Ink: Creamy Caramel, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: K&Co. Diecuts, Sewing Machine, Wrinkles Seam Binding, Bitton, Twine

This is also for Splitcoast's Ways to use it Challenge to use hearts and A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge to mak a Valentine.

This is my last card as the January Guest Designer for Layer's of Color....I had such a wonderful month playing with their FABULOUS stamps!!! Thanks Laura, Linda, and the DT for making my GDT month absolutely fantastic!!!!

Belli Challenge and some Exciting News!!!

Good morning everyone!! I have some exciting news this morning...I was asked to be February's Guest Designer for the Color Throwdown Challenge Blog...Whoohoo!!! They always have the most wonderful color challenges and their designers are among the best in the business!!! Thanks, ladies...I am thrilled to stamp with you this month!!!

The colors this week are:
The adorable little Tulip Girl from Cornish Heritage Farms was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and colored with Copics. Sponging and sewing was done around the edges and I used the sketch from the Sweet Sunday Sketch blog. The sentiment is from a retired SU set called Fancy Flexable Phrases and the ribbon, button, and twine finish it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms
Paper: Whisper White, Prism Tawny Medium, Chocolate Chip, Jenni Bowlin Studio dp
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Nestabilities, Copics, Papertrey Ink Spring Rain Ribbon, Button, Twine

Be sure to check out what the CTD team has created with these colors!!
Barbara
Broni
Cathy
Danielle
Kristin
LeAnne
Laura
Tammy
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Creative Belli Challenge #110

Welcome to another Creative Belli Challenge!! The challenge this two weeks is a fun one....use jewelry on your project!! This can include images that have jewelry on them or use *jewels* such as rhinestones, pearls... some of you might have some old jewelry just waiting to be showcased on a card!!! Be sure to use something old and forgotten from your stash, too...the Belli Challenge is all about using your old stuff and forgotten treasures!!!

The fun image from Gina K.'s Sew Pretty set was paper pieced with Cosmo Cricket Early Bird dp and the same paper was used for the background. I blinged up her jewelry with red rhinestones and the background was sponged with So Saffron. An Early Bird chipboard flower was used with a button and twine, a strip of red grosgrain ribbon with Candy Dots covers the seam in the background, and the sentiment stamped on the banner with Real Red was also from the Sew Pretty set.
Recipe:
Stamps: Gina K. Designs Sew Pretty
Paper: Pure Luxury Ivory, Real red, Cosmo Cricket Early Bird dp
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Real Red
Accessories: Rhinestones, Nestabilities, Chipboard flower, Button, Twine, Candy Dots, EK Success Scalloped Punch, Ribbon, Copics

Be sure to stop by the other Belli Girls blogs to see what they made for you today....you will find lots of awesome ideas!!! If you upload a card to Splitcoast , PCP, Stamp TV or another online gallery be sure to add CBC110 in the keywords section.

Chris Dickinson
Ceal Pritchett
Holly Brown
Anne Harmon
Robin Kirkpatrick
Jessica Stockmeyer
Shelly Schmidt
Maria Matter
Darsie Bruno
Joy Hadden
Robin Parker
Chris Olsen
Mary Marsh
Karen Wallace
Tamara Morton
Beth Norman


Thanks for visiting ...I hope you have a super special day!!!