Little Birs with Big Mouths

Here is another one using the set I talked about on monday.  I found this really cool patterened paper sheet by Bo-Bunny that was 12x12 but divided into all these smaller scenes or cut outs.  I knew this one was just perfect for a bird house.

Thanks for stopping by!
More Christmas projects coming tomorrow!
hugs, Melisa

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Project Details

Stamps : Mark's Finest Papers "Little Birds With Big Mouths"

Patterned Paper : Melissa Frances (brown), Bo-Bunny Gabrielle Cut Outs

Ink : Pearlescent Brown Tsukineko

Ribbon :  Offray

Watercolor Paints

Trim brown cardstock 4 x 6 and adhere to card front. Trim patterned paper (Melissa Frances) slightly smaller than card front. Ink edges (Tsukineko Pearlescent Brown) and adhere to card front. Trim patterned cut-out (Bo-Bunny “Gabrielle Cut Outs”) and wrap ribbon around bottom / tie bow (Offray), and adhere to card front. Stamp image (Mark’s Finest Papers “Little Birds With Big Mouths”)on watercolor paper (Canson 90lb) with water-proof ink (Palette Noir). Color with watercolor pencils, trim, and adhere to card front.

Cards with bird images using Spellbinders Dies

Hello!  I hope all of you enjoyed your Thanksgiving.  We had a wonderful day which wrapped up about 11:00pm with me as the Queen of Canasta!  Yep ...  I took the boys down.  teehee.  And over the weekend I spent saturday with my friend Deb.  She loves mixed media as well, so we worked on our She Art.  I'm going to get brave enough to share my canvas's one day.  Not familiar with She Art ??  It's simple art with a girl on it and some words that are meaningful to you.  I took She Art #1 from Christy Tomlison back in the spring.  If you are interested in mixed media, I recommend the class and you can check it out HERE.  I ended up starting a Christmas themed canvas.  Almost done, just need to add a few more details.  I also picked up some wooden birdhouses at Micheals, hoping to have time to alter them in a Christmas theme. 

Today I'm sharing a couple of cards I created using stamp sets by Mark's Finest Papers.  The one above uses an image from a set called Little Birds with Big Mouths.  MFP is going through some changes right now, under new ownership, and honestly, I'm not sure which of the old sets they will be adding back on, or which ones are discontinued.  But, I had already designed my Nov cards back in Oct, so I'm going to share anyway.

This set was in the store last week, but not there now.  It's called Chicken Scratch.  I designed this one using a clean and simple Take Ten sketch for a submission.  I'm also using today for the sketch challenge over at StampTV.  You can check out this weeks Freinds of SpeedyTV challenge HERE.  I hope you will join us!

Have a great week!
hugs,
Melisa

You can view more of my projects that I have used Spellbinders Dies on HERE.
You can view more of my Mark's Finest Papers projects HERE.
You can view more of my projects using Bird images HERE.

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Project Details

Card #1

Stamps : Mark's Finest Papers - "Little Birds With Big Mouths"

Patterned Paper : K&Company, My Mind's Eye

Spellbinders - Classic Ovals LG,  Classic Scalloped Ovals Lg

Decorative Scissors : Scalloped Fiskars

Water Colors and Copic markers (flowers and leaves)

Ink : Distress Inks - Old Paper, Tsukineko Pearlescent Chocolate,  Palette Prusian Blue

Card #2
Stamps : Chicken Scratch Mark's Finest Papers
Spellbinders : Lacey Squares with my Grand Calibur
Copic Markers

Crafty Secrets Birdies

 

Good afternoon.  I kept this one pretty simple, not a lot of embellishments and easy to re-create.  Hope you like it!  Tomorrow I'll be back with a Christmas gift set!

Have a great day!

 

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Project Details

 

Stamps :  Crafty Secrets "Birdies" clear art stamp set

swirl - I don't know who this one is made by

Ink : VersaMagic Oasis Green Tsukineko

Momento Tuxedo Black

Prismacolor Pencils for branch

Patterned Paper : My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 12 x 12 paper pad (Hobby Lobby)

Ribbon : American Crafts

Spellbinders Nesibilities Labels Fourteen

Grand Calibur

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing Folder

 

 

The Warbler ... I love that stamp!

Good Morning!  It's going to be a fabulous day.  My friend Deb is coming over and we are going to spend the day working on techniques we learned from the She Art Class.  It is a fabulous online media class that has tons of background techniques in it.  And Christy is so funny, I really enjoyed the class.

We are also going to work on some submissions for some upcoming calls for Take Ten and Stampers Sampler.  Stampers Sampler has the cutest cupcake template to play along with this time.  We can make it any size and use it however we like.  In every issue they give us a differnet Tempting Template to create with.  You can check out all the previous Tempting Templates HERE.  They also have a call for stamping on special surfaces.  You can check out the details on the Sept. Calls page at the top of my blog.  We'd love to have you join us.  Shoot me an email and I'll send you a copy of the template.  If you play along please let me know when you post your project. 

Take Ten just released their Autumn issue and they always have a sketch challenge for their call.  I haven't had time to post that one yet, but it's not due til Oct 15.  They also have a "ink it over" challenge.  This one and all of their regular challenges are always listed in the back of the issue.  If you don't have a copy and want to play along, let me know and I'll send you the sketch.

Remember the deadlines for both Take Ten and Stampers Sampler are the dates they have to be in their office.  No email submissions.

Today I'm sharing a card I made a while back using the Warbler cling art stamp by Layers of Color.  The large cling art stamps that Layers of Color sales are so easy to design with.  And no coloring makes it easy to whip up a card in no time.  I have created many cards with this one, 7 in all!  Probably my most used Layers of Color stamp, besides those bees and butterflies!

Update on my birds ...  I now have 3 feeders up outside my studio window and tons of birds visiting every day!  I enjoy it so much ...  and so does the cat, ha!  He's STILL trying to capture them through the window, along with the Lizards.  I set him up a bed at the end of the table so he can just lay there and watch. 

You can check out all of my Warbler cards and other bird projects HERE.

Thanks for letting me share!  And I pray none of you are in the path of Irene.  Please let me know if you have prayer request and I will have the LOC DT pray for you.

big hugs,

Melisa

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Project Details

Stamps : Layers of Color Warbler cling art stamp and

Sent With Love art stamp set

Patterned Paper : K&Company

K&Company Adhesive Border

Lace : Hobby Lobby

Create card base with cream cardstock 5 ½” x 5 ½”.   Trim patterned paper slightly smaller and adhere to card base. Cut small strip of music patterned paper and adhere to left side. Mask off music patterned paper and stamp Warbler. Color branch and blooms with markers. Adhere lace vertically as shown. Adhere K&Company Adhesive Border vertically as well. Stamp Warbler on cream cardstock and cut just the bird body. Adhere over the image stamped on the patterned paper. Stamp sentiment.

Time flies ....

Hello Paper Crafters!  How are you all doing??   It's been very busy the last couple of weeks and I can't believe how time has flown by since my last post.  Lots of great things that I'm so very thankful for have been keeping me very busy ...  increased work hours, my daughters visit for 10 days, getting together with a new crafty friend, and  ....  shoving my 23 year old baby bird out of the nest!!  Yep it's official, he has his own apartment.  We are all excited.  My in-laws drove all the way from Georgia to help move him and get him settled in.  What a blessing they are and we are so excited to share this special time with them!  And of course they have spoiled him with a few house warming gifts.  So, it's been a long day of lifting furnature and boxes and with this heat, I'm ready for bed.  But I wanted to get a quick post up first.  Hope you like it!

very tired hugs,

Melisa

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Project Details

Stamps : Layers of Color “Warbler” and “Nestling” cling art stamps

Patterned paper : Carolee Creations Cardstock : Bazzill

Ink : Tsukineko Brilliance Pearlescent Brown

Copic Markers, Brown Micron pen

Trim brown cardstock and adhere to front of A2 card. Trim patterned paper slightly smaller, stamp nest and color eggs. Stamp nest again on masking tape and trim along top only where bird over laps. Cover nest with mask and stamp bird. Adhere to card front and doodle around edges.
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You can view more of my Bird Projects HERE.
You can view more of my Layers of Color projects HERE.

Artist Trading Card / Pink Persimmon

I've been busy making ATC's again. Ready to trade??  Artist Trading Cards are fun to make and at 2.5" x 3.5", don't require a lot of resources or time.  If you are new to Artist Trading Cards, you can learn more about them and see a list of resources on one of my older post HERE. 

I used images from 2 Pink Persimmon stamp sets to create these little works of art. 
"Tea and Cake"  is so sweet, and girly, and vintage!  I LOVE it.  It comes with 2 different tea pots, tea cups, and a cake stand.  I used the tea cup images and stacked them on ATC #1.  My daughter had a tea party as a child for one of her birthdays, so I'm thinking this set would be just perfect for a future layout as well.

"Singing Birds"  comes with an arch / frame image and of course, some singing birds.  Oh the possibilities for adding things in the center  ...  big bird's nest,  a tree.  I thought there should be a little bird house dangling from the center so  I created my own for ATC #2.  What would you embellish or add to this image to finish it off ??

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Project Details

Stamp Sets : Pink Persimmon "Tea and Cake" and "Singing Birds"

Copic Markers

Spray Ink : Tattered Angels Pink Taffy
 

Trim black cardstock 2.5" x 3.5" twice.  Trim lined pattern paper slightly smaller.

ATC #1 - Adhere lined paper to black card base.  Spritz doily with pink spray ink, adhere to front of card and trim along edges.  Tie green seam binding and tie bow.  Doodle around edges.  Stamp bottom tea cup on white cardstock.  Stamp tea cup on Eclipse Masking Tape and trim.  Lay tea cup mask over bottom tea cup and stamp tea cup #2 with the bottom of the cup over lapping the top of the bottom tea cup, giving the appearence that is is sitting down in the bottom tea cup.  Remove mask from bottom tea cup and cover tea cup #2.  Stamp tea cup #3 the same way, creating a stack of tea cups.  Remove tea cup mask and color.  Trim image and use raffia to build a little nest by adhering it to the back of the top cup.  Stamp a singing bird, color, and trim.  Adhere tea cup stack and singing bird to front of card.  Print this phrase or one of your own, trim, adhere and doodle around edges.

ATC #2 - Stamp part of the tree frame on the lined paper and color with markers.  Adhere to front of card.  Tie ribbon around bottom border and tie a bow.  Create you own bird house by cutting a square and triangle and adhere to front of card as if it is dangling from a hook in the center.  Doodle around the edges and embellish with rub-ons.  Stamp tea cup and singing bird on white cardstock and color with markers.  Adhere raffia to back of cup to create a nest, then adhere to front of card.  Print this phrase or one of your own, trim, adhere, and doodle around the edges.

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You can view all of my Tea / Teacup related projects HERE

You can view more of my Artist Trading Cards HERE.
You can view more of my Pink Persimmon projects HERE.

I'm having a bee-utiful saturday!

Hello Paper Crafters.  I hope you are all having a fabulous saturday and doing something fun.  I have lots of things I "need" to do.  But I worked some extra hours this week, so I am definitely making time to play as well.  No my husband would totally have said that differently, teehee.  He would have said that I play a lot and he would like for me to make some time to work.  Next week will be very busy as well with work and then my daughter is coming for another visit on thursday!!  Yah!!  She will be here for 11 days and I"m really looking forward to it.  We are going to take a little trip to San Antonio while she's here, so that should be lots of fun.  We haven't really taken the time to explore outside of Houston since we moved here. 

So today I'm sharing an ensemble inspired by this week's Moxie Fab Trigger Tuesday.  And I couldn't resist using my "Honey Sweet" art stamp set by Layers of Color.  This is such a fun set with the cutest bee sentiments.  You can check it out HERE.

I have no idea where Cath find's all her inspirational photo's she shares, but I hope she keeps them coming!  I would not look so great in that coat, but I LOVE it.  I love the folds and the shape.  I think it would look awesome in red as well.

... and here is the matching gift bag.  I used the Square Bag 01 large, pre-cut / pre-scored from Creative Cuts and More.  I think if I had added a little black ribbon / bow at the top to tie the handles together it would look better. 

I think the Prima Notecard from Flora Fairy just made the card below.  Of course the Warbler image from Layers of Color is the shining star though. 

I LOVE birds.  I'm not sure how many times the birds on my bird feeder outside my studio window have made me smile this week.  They are just one of God's most amazing little creatures.  The ones who have been stopping by are so small.  There are a couple of different kinds.  I've been trying to catch a photo, but the fly off as I approach the window.  I need to get my zoom lense out.  I'm thinking aboutr picking up another feeder and putting sun flowers seeds in that one.  I would love to see a red bird sitting outside my window.  Luckily the cats think they have to be in the house at the window to enjoy them.  They haven't figured out that if the jumped the fence and went around to the front of the house, it might be easier to catch one. 

I hope you get a chance to enjoy some of God's wonderful creations this weekend!

hugs,

Melisa

My "Bee Mine" ensemble was chosen as a Trigger Target over at Moxie Fab!!!

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Project Details

Honey Sweet Card

Stamps : Layers of Color "Honey Sweet" art stamp set

Copic Markers

Patterned Paper : The Paper Studio, Glitz

Border Punch : Martha Stewart, Oval Punch - Paper Shapers

Deckled Scissors : Fiskars

Trim patterned paper and adhere to front of A2 card. Trim white cardstock strip and punch along bottom of strip and cut with deckled scissors along the top. Tie yellow ribbon and secure ends around back of strip. Adhere. Stamp bee’s, color, trim and adhere. Doodle flight path and antenna‘s. Stamp sentiment, punch with oval, and adhere with pop top.

Honey Sweet Gift Bag

Stamps - Layers of Color "Honey Sweet" art stamp set

Patterned Paper - The Paper Studio and Glitz

Gift bag - Creative Cuts and More

Fold and adhere Creative Cuts and More gift bag. It comes pre-cut and pre-scored. Trim patterned paper and white cardstock. Stamp sentiment. Adhere pieces together and tie yellow ribbon. Adhere panel to front of bag. Stamp images, color, and trim. Adhere to front of bag. Doodle flight path and antenna’s.

Warbler Card

Stamps : Layers of Color "Warbler" cling art stamp and "Sent With Love" art stamp set

Ink : Brilliance Peralescent Chocolate by Tsukineko

Cardstock : Bazzill     Patterned Paper : Prima Annalee Collection - Sonnet

Fiber : local craft store

Buttons : Dress It Up  (Michaels)

Copic Markers

Other : Prima Tag / Notecards Flora Fairy

Stamp image with brown ink on cream cardstock and cut out. Color branch and blooms with Copic Markers. Stamp sentiment on Prima note card.  Cut brown cardstock to 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" and adhere to front of card. Cut patterned paper 5x5" and ink edges. Adhere to brown cardstock and stitch around the edges. Adhere Prima notecard as shown. Adhere fiber / lace along top edge. Adhere Warbler image. Embellish with buttons.

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You can view more of my Creative Cuts and More projects HERE.
You can view more of my Layers of Color projects HERE.

You view more Gift Bags / Boxes HERE.

You can view more bee projects HERE

Birds of a feather ...

Sneek Peak #3 ... check out that bird nest! I'm in love! One of the things I love about my Layers of Color stamps is that they go together so well. And that bird nest is perfect for one of my favorite LOC stamps - the Warbler. As soon as I seen this patterned paper by Pink Paislee (Gypsy Chick), I knew exactly what I was using it for. The photo doesn't show it well, but the blue in the background is more of a blue/green.

These little cuties are from "Backyard Birds". It's so easy to create your own birdhouse.

Did you know it's Layers of Color's 3rd birthday??

I am so excited to be helping Laura celebrate on monday with a fun tea themed blog hop and we would love to have you join us as well. Lots of give-aways, so you don't want to miss it!

Wanna see more sneek peaks??
Check out the other design team member blogs :

Diana

Janice

Jennie

Jessica

Linda

Nina

Wanna a chance to WIN Layers of Colors stamps today???

Then head on over to the Moxie Fab World blog.  Thursday Layers of Color was featured as the "Stamp" of Approval company!!!  We are so excited about that.  Cath is giving away stamps and you can check it out here:

http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/07/moxie-fab-stamp-of-approval-layers-of.html

I'll see you tomorrow with another sneek peak!!  2 days left til the big tea party!

Melisa

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Challenges
Card #1
Sentimental Sundays - Anything goes
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Clean and Simple
City Crafters - birds of a feather

Card #2
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Truely Scrumptious - Things with wings

Card #3
Stampin' for the weekend - Wings and things
Allsorts - anything goes
Card Patterns - sketch

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Project Details

Card #2

Stamps : Layers of Color “Backyard Birds” and

“Sent With Love” art stamp sets

Copic Markers : E43, E57

Patterned Paper : Making Memories (word paper) and

Pink Paislee (polka dots)

Border Punch : Martha Stewart Spellbinders die : Classic Ovals

Tear word paper and adhere across bottom of A2 card. Hand cut bird

house. Cut small oval from word paper. Punch scalloped border

and adhere to back of roof. Adhere house to card front. Stamp

sentiment. Stamp birds on card front. Stamp birds again on

white cardstock, color and cut bodies. Adhere over birds

stamped on card front.

Card #3

Stamps : Layers of Color “Backyard Birds” and “Sent With Love” art stamp sets

Copic Markers : E43, E57 Pearls : Prima

Patterned Paper : Making Memories (word paper) and Pink Paislee (polka dots)

Oval Punch : EK Success Ribbon : American Crafts

Stamp warbler and color with markers. Trim patterned paper

3” x 4.25” and adhere to front of A2 card. Adhere ribbon

and pearls. Punch oval and stamp sentiment. Adhere to card front.

I love the Warbler image

I LOVE this stamp!  I had a lot of fun creating this one.  I even used my sewing machine.  I still hate changing out the thread color though.  It usually takes me multiple attempts to get the thread up from the bottom.  I think I need a sewing class, Ha!

I hope your week is filled with blessings!

Melisa

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Project Details

Stamps : Layers of Color Warbler cling art stamp and Sent With Love art stamp set.  The little bird cage in the background is a $1 stamp from Michaels, SCORE! 

Ink : Tsukineko Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate

1920's music paper from Antique Store

Ribbon - May Arts

Border Punch - Fiskars

Cardboard frame - Making Memories (it's old)

Clean and Simple

Good Morning Papercrafters.  Today I am trying to keep it clean and simple.  You could whip up these cards in no time at all using Layers of Colors art stencils and stamps.  They coordinate so beautifully.

Stamps : “Butterfly Collector“ and “Sent With Love” by Layers of Color

Stencil : “Botanical Swirls” by Layers of Color

Glitter : Stampendous 2-Way Glue pen by Zig

Create A2 card with kraft cardstock. Mask of 1/3 of card vertically.

Stencil vine pattern with green ink. Stamp butterfly’s on front of card

and on another piece of kraft paper. Trim butterflies (except antenna’s)

and adhere over butterflies on front popping up wings slightly.

Embellish butterfly bodies with glitter. Stamp sentiment on kraft paper

and cut with oval punch. Ink edges. Pop off front of card. Ink edges of

card with black ink. Add ribbon.

Stamps : “Backyard Birds“ and “Sent With Love” by Layers of Color

Stencil : “Natural Flourish” by Layers of Color
Ribbon : Double-sided - Offray

Create A2 card with kraft cardstock. Stencil on flourish with green

ink. Stamp sentiment. Stamp bird on front of card and again on another

piece of kraft. Trim just the birds body (not the branch) and adhere over

bird on front of card.  Add Ribbon.

Stamps : “Warbler“ and “Sent With Love” by Layers of Color

Patterned Paper : Canvas Corp

Ribbon : Double-sided - Offray

Create A2 card with kraft cardstock.  Adhere 2" x 4.25" polka dot paper across bottom.  Stamp bird/branch image and sentiment on front of card with black ink.  Stamp bird/branch image again with green ink. Trim just the bird body and adhere over bird on front of card, popping up

head slightly. Adhere black ribbon across card.

Stamps : Victorian Frame cling art stamp, Sent With Love and Backyard Birds art stamp sets by Layers of Color

Patterned Paper : Canvas Corp

Spellbinders Nestibilities Labels Fourteen

Ribbon : Double-sided - Offray

Create A2 card with kraft cardstock.  Stamp Victorian Frame and bird on kraft cardstock.  Trim frame using Spellbinders Nestibilities Labels Fourteen and Grand Calibur.  Stamp sentiment.  Trim bird.  Adhere 2 1/4" x 5/5" polka dot paper across bottom of card and add ribbon.  Adhere frame and bird.

 

 

Stamps : Nature Walk and Sent With Love art stamp sets
Patterned Paper : Basic Grey
Ribbon : Double-sided - Offray

Create A2 kraft card.  Draw a light pencil line across bottom of card at 3/4" from bottom of card.  Mask off below line with paper and stamp flourish.  Stamp sentiment.  Add ribbon.  Stamp floral images on red patterned paper x 4.  Trim all 4.  Cut along side of petals to flower center on 2 of them.  Shape each petal by pinching sides and rounding.  Adhere these on top of the other 2 and then adhere to front of card.
Thanks for stopping by!
hugs,
Melisa

Tempting Template - Umbrella

****** PUBLISHED IN THE AUGUST ISSUE OF STAMPER'S SAMPLER***

Good Morning Papercrafters.  Today I have a template card to share with you.  I LOVE Stampers Sampler and one of the things they publish in each  issue is a template or pattern.  They challenge their readers to create and submit a project using it.  The Feb/March issue had an umbrella pattern.  The April / May issue (on news stands now), has a mason jar pattern.  I can't wait to play with that one.  If you aren't able to purchase the magazine, then you can check out their "Tempting Templates" HERE.  Looks like they don't keep them up do date immediately.  The last ones were from August 2010.  If you really like the umbrella pattern, then check out what I found when I googled under images "umbrella coloring book" HERE.

I created the bird house myself.  I used my Spellbinders Classic Oval die set and my Grand Calibur to cut the opening.  The scallop along the roof line is hand cut.  The umbrella is paper-pieced and raffia was added to create a bird's nest.  And of course I had to add bird images by one my favorite stamp company, Layers of Color. 

Birds - Backyard Birds

Sentiment - Sent With Love

Corners - Touch of Elegance

DP - Pink Paislee 6x6 paperpad - 365 Degrees

(sorry, this one is retired)

If you decide to design your own umbrella card, I would love to check it out!  Just leave me a link.

Thanks for stopping by and have a very blessed week!

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Did you know you can get the Grand Calibur at Hobby Lobby?  Hmmm ... wondering if that qualifies with the 40% off coupon.  Anybody know??

Nature Assortment

Good Morning Papercrafters.  I hope it is starting to warm up where you are.  It is absolutely be-u-tiful in Houston TX with HI's in the 70's the past week.  Bird's are chirping loudly to express their joy with this lovely weather as well.  So I think some spring oriented nature cards would be appropriate to post.

Stamps: Nature Walk and Backyard Birds art stamp sets.

Sentiment is by Lisa's Altered Arts.  I used some of my old 1920's music paper.

The bird cage in the background is one of those $1 stamps you can get at Michaels.

Stamps : Nature Walk (flourish), Vintage Roses, and Butterfly Collector art stamp sets.

Sentiment : Lisa's Altered Arts

Stamps : Nature Walk (flourish) and Butterfly Collector art stamp sets.

Sentiment : Lisa's Altered Arts

I just love these purple buttons.  I always have a hard time remembering which one, but I think I got them at Hobby Lobby, but possibly Michaels.

Thanks for stopping by!

Melisa

Thank you kindly!

Good Morning!  Just wanted to hop on and share this one with you.  Hope you like it!

Project Details

Stamps : Layers of Color Vintage Roses, Royal Birds, and Sent With Love art stamp sets

Copic Markers

Lace : Websters Pages

Patterned Paper :  October Afternoon Fly A Kite - Strawberry Jam

Thanks for stopping by today!

Layers of Color NEW RELEASE Blog HOP!

Hello everyone! - Welcome to the January 2011

 Layers of Color

New Release Blog Hop!

If you came from Jessica’s blog, you are in the right place.

If you have just stopped in, please start at the beginning, you won’t want to miss a thing!

You’re invited to join us in celebrating our BIG REVEAL!!

FREE ART STAMPS are being given away on the all Blog Hop designers blogs!

And we are offering a GRAND PRIZE drawing where you can WIN the ENTIRE NEW RELEASE!

We are excited today to be revealing gorgeous

NEW Layers of Color cling art stamps and . . .

Our very first sentiment sets

illustrated by the talented

Nina Brackett!

You can check out all the stamp sets on the Layers of Color Blog.  I have created 2 projects for the hop.  I fell in love with all of these stamps and have been stamping like crazy!

Stamps : Sent With Love art stamp set and Warbler cling art stamp by Layers of Color

Ink : Brilliance Pearlescent Brown Tsukineko

Patterned Paper : October Afternoon - Fly a Kite

Prima Tag/Notecards Flora Fairy

Fiber : local craft store

Buttons : Dress It Up (Hobby Lobby)

Die : Spellbinders Fancy Labels

Stamp image with brown ink on cream cardstock and cut out. Stamp sentiment on cream cardstock and cut out using one of the Spellbinders Fancy Labels. Ink edges.

Cut brown cardstock to 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" and adhere to front of card. Cut patterned paper 5x5" and ink edges. Adhere to brown cardstock and use faux or real stitching around edges. Adhere Prima notecard as shown. Adhere fiber / lace along top edge. Adhere Warbler and sentiment as shown. Embellish with buttons.

Stamps : Layers of Color - Backyard Birds art stamp set and Floweret cling art stamp.

Gable Box Gift Container - Creative Cuts and More
Ink : Momento Tuxedo Black and Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate by Tsukineko

Copic Markers

Patterned Paper : American Crafts Abode Lake Vie Court

Orange and Brown Cardstock : Bazzill

Spellbinders Nestibilities Standard Ovals and Scalloped Ovals.

Lace - Local craft store

Want to know how you can win FLOWERET ???

Simply comment here telling me your favorite Layers of Color New Release!  BY 10PM EST

Then check back here in the am to see if you are a winner !

Don't forget to leave comments on the other designers blogs as well to qualify for their drawings.

 Once you are finished hopping, Check out the Layers of Color Boutique to take advantage of the ONE DAY ONLY BLOG HOP SALE!!

All blog hop designer’s giveaways and Layers of Color Grand Prize drawing winners will be drawn at the end of the Blog Hop - you have only 24 hours to respond- what are you waiting for – get hopping NOW!!!

                                                                                                              

Blog Hop order ...

Layers of Color * Diana * Janice * Jennie * Jessica
* Linda * Nina* Layers of Color

Thanks for stopping by!

Layers of Color New Release Sneak Peek #2 !

Hello Papercrafters!  I'm back with another sneak peek!

I hope you will join us for the New Release blog hop Monday Jan 17th!

More sneak peeks to come!

and you can check out sneak peeks from other Layers of Color designers :
Diana   Janice    Jennie   Jessica    Linda    Nina 


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Project Details
Stamp : Warbler cling art stamp by Layers of Color
Ink : VersaMagic Tea Leaves Tsukineko

Patterned Paper : My Mind's Eye Meadowlark

Green Cardstock : Bazzill

Lace : local craft store

Die : Spellbinders Labels 4

Deckled Scissors
Stickles

The Countdown has begun ...

Well the countdown to Thanksgiving has begun.  Do you have all your supplies/ingredients??  I'm ready ... I think.  I have to work monday-wednesday though.  So I want begin cooking til Thursday.  It's just my son, husband and myself here in Texas, so no rush.  It's my first thanksgiving without my daughter.  I will miss cooking with her.  But we still have so much to be thankful for!! 

So I think a couple of thank you cards are appropriate!

Stamps : Vintage Roses and Royal Birds clear art stamp sets

Spellbinders - Lotus Pendant

DP - Melissa Frances from my October Shabby Kit from Pixie Dust Paperie.  You can actually purchase the DP seperate from the kit now that they have moved on to the November kit. 

Glitter on the roses and the sticker label - Martha Stewart 

Sentiment rub-on - Pebbles Inc.

Colorization - Copics RV00, RV11, G000, G21, G24.

Challenges

Card Patterns - sketch

Create: - Thank You card

Tuesday Throwdown - buttons and bows

ABC Design Blog - faux sewing

Stampin' Royalty - Patterned Paper

I stamped this thank you card using Garden Wall Frame cling art stamp.  It's compatible with the Spellbinders Labels 14 die! 

I just love this image!


Lots to Do is looking for your favorite technique.

Stencil Technique with modeling paste
One of my favorite techniques right now is anything I do with my Layers of Color art stencils.  This particular stencil is Botanical Swirls.   For this card I used modeling paste.  So easy and adds so much dimension.  You want to use a thick cardstock or watercolor paper though or the paper may buckle a little.  After it drys just brush on some ink. 
CES wants us to use lace, one of my favorites!
And I LOVE it when I can find it in colors.  Another option is to by beige or white and spray is with color, paint it, or use your copic markers!

Creative Card Crew - thank you

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Well if you haven't started planning, then get busy!
Have a blessed week!