Sneak Peak #4

Good afternoon Paper Crafters!  I'm just checking in today to remind you of the Layers of Color Blog Hop tomorrow!  There will be stamps given away from drawings on each designers blog and the Grand Prize winner from commenter's on the Layers of Color blog.  To qualify you must also "like" Layers of Color over on Facebook.  There will also be another drawing once the Layers of Color Facebook page reaches 300!  So lots of ways to win.  Please join us tomorrow morning!

Sneak Peek #3

Good Morning Paper Crafters!  Check out the "Vintage Postcard" image.  I love it!  

Please join us for the complete new release of fabulous Christmas images on Sept. 19th!  I don't have the details yet, but I know Laura will be giving away stamps as she always does.

We will be having a Christmas Ornament Blog Hop on Oct. 26th.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Project Details

Stamps : Layers of Color "Reindeer Waltz" and "Vintage Postcard"

Patterned Paper : Little Yellow Bicycle (2008)

Chipboard : Maya Road

Stick Pins : Jennie Bowlin

Tuelle : Bazzill

Roses : Recollections (Michaels)

5 Star Ornament Tutorial

Good Morning Paper Crafters.  I have had so much fun creating projects with the Layers of Colors upcoming Christmas new release sets.  I ended up making several ornaments.  The first one is a 3-D 5 star ornament.  You make four folds and one cut.  I have included a photo tutorial that I hope will make it easy for you to create these as well.  If you do decide to create one, I'd love to see yours  ... just leave me a comment with a link.  I'm not sure when I will be posting them yet, but I have 4 more ornaments to share as well as a stocking gift card holder tutorial coming up ..... stay tuned!

AND ....  don't forget to join us Monday Sept 19th for the New Release Blog Hop where you will have the opportunity to win free stamps.  Want to see more new releases??  Check out the other LOC DT blogs ....  see the list and links in my side bar!

****  I did not create this template.  It is an origami technique that probably goes waaayyyyy back and who knows who created it.  I just want anyone to think I did.  I just wanted to create a tutorial to share with my readers ****

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Project Details 

Stamps : Angelic art stamp set

patterned paper

Spellbinders : Classic Scalloped Circles Small

Grand Calibur

Glitter Glue : Glitz Stickles Champagne

Create 5 star ornament with patterned paper.  Ink peaks and valleys.  Cut scalloped circle using Spellbinders Scalloped Circles Small and Grand Calibur.  Stamp angel, color, and trim.  Adhere to scalloped circle and then adhere to ornament center.   Apply stickles around edges of the star and around edges of scalloped circle.  Create a small hole at top and string with gold cording.

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Tutorial

Fold #1

Start with a 6x6 piece of paper.  Fold it in half.

Fold #2

Fold "Corner A" over to "B".  "B" is 1" down from top.

This is how it should look after you have made the fold.

Fold #3

Fold #4

This is what it looks like after Fold #3.  The dashed line shows you where Fold #4 will be.  Make the fold to match up "D" with "E".

This is what it looks like after you do Fold #4

Cut 

Make the cut as shown.

Trash the top half and begin unfolding your star.

You will have to reverse some of the fold lines.  I reversed my valley fold lines upward so I could ink them, then pushed them back down.  Ink the top folds as well.  I used patterned paper to create mine.  You will not be able to complete all the folds with thick cardstock. 

Let the sneak peeks begin!!

 

Good Morning Paper Crafters!!  Today begins the sneak peeks for the upcoming Christmas New Releases from Layers of Color!  Sooooo many lovely Christmas stamps with that wonderful LOC flair that Laura and Nina bring.  From now until the big blog hop on Sept 19 all the design team members will be posting sneak peeks.  If you need a list of their blogs, check my side bar.  And you definitely don't want to miss the blog hop, because as usual, Laura will be giving away stamp sets!!

 

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Project Details

This is just one of the beautiful images for a set called Christmas Blessings!

And Laura's image made this one so easy to put together.  I rub on chalk in the background.  Added glue with my ZIG 2-way glue pen inside the dove and sprinkled with glitter.  So sorry the photo doesn't show the glitter better.  This is a glitter fine white glitter by Stampendous.  I also added glue and glitter to the chipboard flourish, around the edges of the image, and around the edges of the card as well (Maya Road).  The glue pen works just like a pen and is easy to control.  It comes in several sizes. 

I LOVE flourishes and I'm on the look out for more chipboard ones, or dies where I can cut my own.  Let me know if you run across any.

lace - Hobby Lobby

roses - Micheals $1 bin

tuelle - Bazzill

string of pearls - Hobby Lobby

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Please join us Sept 19th!

Have a great weekend and I'll see you again monday with another sneak peek!

hugs, Melisa

The Craft's Meow - Make a Wish

Hello Paper Crafters.  Today I'm sharing another Tempting Template project from Stamper's Sampler.  This template is the Mason Jar.

You can design your own project using a Tempting Template.  You can find the library HERE.

You can view my other Tempting Template projects HERE.

and my other The Craft's Meow projects HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Melisa

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Project Details

Stamps : The Crafts Meow Butterfly Kisses

Patterned Paper : Pink Paislee

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Glitter Glue : Stickles

Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher staples

Create jar from patterned paper using jar template. Create lid from off white cardstock and adhere. Ink edges. Stamp little girl image in black ink. Stamp butterfly images on off white cardstock and trim. Use Tiny Attacher to gather ribbon around lid. Create A2 card from off white cardstock and run front of card through Big Shot using Cuttlebug embossing folder. Adhere jar to front of card. Adhere button and butterflies. Add ribbon and lace. Apply black Stickles to butterfly bodies and doodle antennas.

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Challenges

A Gem of the Challenge - photo / color challenge
Ellephantastic - here come the girls
Our Creative Corner - stamp directly on DP

Tempting Template

Good Morning Paper Crafters.  Today I am sharing a card designed using one of the Stamper's Sampler Tempting Templates.  In each issue, Stamper's Sampler challenges stampers to create a project using a template.  You can find a library of their templates HERE.  This particular issue was a pinwheel pattern.  I have mailed it in and I'm hoping to see it in a future issue.

You can check out my project using the umbrella template that was published in the August issue HERE.

I hope you find a template you like and have fun with it.  Let me know what you come up with!

Melisa

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Project Details

Stamps : Pink Persimmon "Vintage Greetings" (banner), "Banner with Rosettes" (rosettes in center of flowers), and "Flower Garden" (butterfly) stamp sets.

Spray Ink - Glimmer Mist

Patterned Paper : My Mind's Eye and Bo-Bunny

Flower Punch : EK Success

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Trim orange cardstock 4.25" x 5.5" and adhere to card front.  Trim white cardstock slightly smaller, emboss and adhere to front of card.  Trim and tear green patterned paper and adhere along bottom of card.  Trim and tear green patterned paper and adhere along bottom of card.  Cut stems and leaves and doodle around edges with black pen.  Spray white paper with orange ink spray, stamp music rosette and trim.  Create pin wheels from patterned paper and adhere stamped rosette images, flower punches, and buttons as shown.  Adhere stems, leaves, adn pin wheels.  Stamp banner and sentiment on yellow cardstock, trim, highlight around the edges with Copic markers.  Stamp butterfly, trim, and adhere to card front.

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Challenges
Let's Create -  pick an from older challenges "Let's Party"
Your Next Stamp - song "Happy Birthday to You"
4 Crafty Chicks - celebrate
Paper Play - handmade flower (mine are made out of Pin Wheels)
Raise the Bar - paper peicing

Clean and Simple with The Craft's Meow

Hello Paper Crafters.  A quick post with you today to share a clean and simple card using one of Nina Brackett's sets from The Crafts Meow.  No coloring, so this one truely is quick and easy.  I hope you like it!

Have a blessed day!

Melisa

 

 

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Project Details

Stamps : The Crafts Meow “Simply Delightful”

Ribbon : local craft store

Ink : Tsukineko Brilliance Red Rocket Gold,

VersaMagic Tea Leaves

Corner Rounder : EK Success

Create top fold A2 card. Round bottom corners.

Stamp flower and sentiment. Wrap ribbon and tie knot.
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Challenges

Charisma Cards (thur) - anything goes

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You can view all of my Clean and Simple projects HERE.
You can view all of my The Craft's Meow projects HERE.

Bee-utiful Friend

Hello Paper Crafters.  I'm just popping in with a quick post for all you bee-utiful cyber friends out there!   I am so very thankful for all of you, for your encoraging words, and support.
I hope you have a bee-utiful day!
Melisa

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

Patterned Paper : Echo Park "Be Mine" Love Song

Ribbon : May Arts

Label : Martha Stewart

Pearls : Prima

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Challenges

Truely Scrumptious - pink

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You can view more bee project HERE.

You can view more Layers of Color projects HERE.

You can view more Clean and Simple projects HERE.

Vintage Moth

Good Morning Paper Crafters!  I just wanted to pop in real quick today to share a card I designed using Vintage Moth cling art stamp and Sent With Love art stamp set by Layers of Color.  I just love the large cling stamps that Layers of Color has.  It makes it so easy to create a card quickly!

Patterned Paper : Lilybee Designs Picket Fence

I hope you get a chance to get crafty today!

Melisa

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You can view all of my Layers of Color projects HERE.

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Challenges

MyTime to Craft -  in full bloom
Partytime Tuesday - anything goes

Wanna win some Pink Persimmon Stamps?

Good Morning Paper Crafters.  I'm posting today to let you know how you can win some Pink Persimmon stamps!!  Pink Persimmon is sponsoring The Shabby Tea Room's Challenge this week.  The challenge is to create a project using the color of your birth stone.  I was born in December so I had to use the blue zircon.  I added a little splash of yellow as well.  I hope that was ok.  To read all the details on how to qualify for this challenge hop on over!

Thanks for stopping by!

Melisa

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Project Details

Stamps : Baby Clothesline by Pink Persimmon

****Digital Bingo Card : Lindsey's Stamp Stuff  FREE!!!!!  HERE

If you download it, then please stop and leave Lindsey a thank you message on her blog HERE.

Lindsey had lots of great digital images, including SVG files. ***

Patterned Paper : October Afternoon Road Map Collection 2009

White party streamer sprayed with Glimmer Mist - Daffodil

I gathered it with thread and created a ruffle

Yellow Cardstock

Deckled Scissors : Fiskars

The sleeper was colored with chalk, because I couldn't get the right shade of blue with my Copics.  I used the edge of an eraser to try and remove what I could of the chalk on the trim, then colored with Copic Y00.  The had was paper peiced.  The ducks were stamped once on the blue paper and then again on yellow cardstock.  I timmed the ducks, added some shading with using Y0000 tip to tip with E35.  I printed the Bingo card twice, colored the inside of the letters on the second one, cut the letters out and adhered them to the first bingo card.

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You can view all of my Baby projects HERE.

You can view all of my Pink Persimmon projects HERE.

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.

Artist Trading Card / Faith Art

Artist Trading Card 2.5" x 3.5"

Good Morning Paper Crafters.  I am the hostess this morning for Faith Art Friday over on the Layers of Color blog and I wanted to share with you as well.  

Would you like to have the joy, peace, and happiness that only comes from God?? Sounds like a no brainer, right??   We all want joy, peace, and happiness, right??

As my children were growing up, one of the foundational principles that I reminded them of was that we were created by God to have a relationship with Him. I told them that if that relationship was good, then all of our other relationships would be as well. What a basic principle that if followed through on, all of us would have a more abundant life. But, we are humans, with faults. Some of us weaker than others. Some of us stumbling more than others. So I would like to take a moment today to remind all of us again of this basic principle which should govern our lives.

“Be joyful always; pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

The basic foundation of our relationship with God comes first through our accepting the salvation that He has offered us through Jesus. After we have established that relationship, then the key to a successful walk with Him comes through bible study and prayer.

So basic, yet many of us stumble. I know many times in my life I have become distracted and allowed myself to stray from regular bible study and prayer. And I know there are others who have done so as well. So please be reminded and encouraged today … to pray without ceasing.

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God” Phillipians 4:6

Pray regularly. Have a routine of daily prayer and bible study. But beyond that, be willing to engage in prayer anytime during the day. As soon as you are convicted of some sin, or feel the smallest amount of anxiety over a problem in your life. Pray prayers of thankfulness all day long, acknowledging all that is good in your life, and it will change your life! God wants us to be continually dependent on Him. Don’t save it up till your regular prayer time. Stop where ever you are, acknowledge Him, and pray. I have to tell you that I am a forgetful person, so if I didn’t stop and pray as things come to my mind, then there would be so many things I would miss praying about. I have even prayed walking through the parking lot of Wal-Mart before, after seeing a mother verbally abusing her child. Or driving down the road seeing someone that looks so unfortunate. I pray for my co-workers and for the supervisors that God has put over me. We shouldn’t save our prayers up for the bad times in our lives, but pray continually, including God in all aspects of our lives.

“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and request …” Ephesians 6:18

I prayed before writing this to you. I know that there may be many of you that know this principle and have a wonderful prayer life. But for that one person out there who needs a reminder, I’m praying for you right now.

We would love to invite you to check out Faith Art Friday every week on the Layers of Color blog.

thanks for stopping by today and letting me share my heart with you!

Melisa

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Project Details

Stamps : Layers of Color "Gift's of Love"

I am working on a series of Artist Trading Cards that are what I like to call Faith Art.  And this is one of them.  The backgound was created with crackle paste and brown ink.  I stamped the image, colored with Copics and trimmed.  I popped it up off the background and added my verse. 

You can view my other Faith Art projects HERE.

You can view all of my ATC's HERE.

You can view all of my Layers of Color projects HERE.

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You can view all of my ATC's HERE

You can view more of my Faith Art HERE.

More Birthday Wishes

Hello Paper Crafters.  Today I'm sharing a birthday card created using Pink Persimmon's "Vintage Cupcake".  Such a fun set.  If you missed my birthday ensemble using this set on sunday, then scroll down.  Hope you think this one is sweet!

Happy Tuesday!

Melisa

 

 

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Project Details


Stamps : Pink Persimmon “Vintage Cupcake”

Markers : Copic E31, E26, YR30, R46

Patterned Paper : Jillibean Soup, Simple Stories

Cardstock : Bazzill

Butterfly Stick Pin : Jillibean Soup

Buttons : My Mind’s Eye

Border Punch and Deckled Scissors : Fiskars

Glitter : Stampendous

Glue : Aleene’s Tacky Glue

Make card from cardstock. Stamp cupcake on white cardstock and red polka dot paper. Color cupcake with markers. Trim liner and adhere to front of cupcake. Create icing with thick white glue and sprinkle with glitter. Stamp pennant on card front and color. After dry tape butterfly stick pin to back of cupcake. Adhere cupcake to card front. Border punch cardstock and adhere. Trim patterned paper strips and adhere to card front. Thread buttons with floss and adhere.

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Challenges

Paper Sundaes (sun) -  green and buttons

Creative Inspiration Paints (sun) - clean and simple

Crafts 4 Eternity ( fri) - flags

The Pink Elephant (mon) - color challenge

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You can view all of my Pink Persimmon Projects HERE.

Hi !

It's been great this year to see more and more companies coming out with 6x6 and 8x8 paper pads.  The 6x6 paper pads work perfectly for card makers. The patterns are smaller and I can get a variety for a lower price.  My Mind's Eye is one of my favorites!  I have been using there papers for years to scrapbook and I'm loving them even more now that they have the smaller paper pads.  What about you??  Do you love the smaller paper pads and who are some of your favorites??

My card today combines one of my favorite paper companies with one of my favorite stamp companies, Pink Persimmon.  Isn't this little garden so cute??  This set is appropriately named "Flower Garden".  It's all about the flowers in this set.  You get lots of different layering options, so you can create your own little unique garden.  And the cute little sentiment was created using their "Soda Pop Alpha" set.

I started out with the idea to just stamp directly onto the lined notebook paper.  I used Eclipse Masking tape to layer the images.  When using masking tape, you always want to stamp the image in the foreground first, mask it, and then stamp the background image.  So I stamped flower #1 (on the left), stamped it again on masking tape, cut out the mask and covered flower #1.  Then I stamped flower #2 (center) over the side of flower #1.  The original plan was to color the outside of the flowers and paper piece the insides.  But I couldn't get the aqua blue the correct shade, and decided to paper piece 2 of the outer parts of the flowers as well.  TMI !! 

Why am I sharing this??  Well because I think I made it more complicated than it needed to be ...  who me???   If I had just decided to paper piece from the beginning, I would not have needed to mask.  I guess my point is ....  YOU can create this one a lot easier than I did.  But my designs often change midstream, as I work them.  It's fun when you can just stamp an image on a piece of patterned paper and use your Copics to color.  Which is exactly what I did for the stems/leaves and butterfly.  So if you have never tried it, I challenge you.  Leave that white cardstock behind and shake things up a little bit!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have time to get crafty today!

Melisa

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Supplies

Stamps : Pink Persimmon "Flower Garden" and "Soda Pop Alpha"

notebook sheet, blue and grey cut-outs : My Mind's Eye Sophie Collections 2010

All other patterned paper : My Mind's Eye - Stella & Rose - Gertie and Hazel paper pads 2011

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Challenges
I was a we bit confused.  The photo I had posted WAS NOT this week's Trigger Tuesday.  Not the first time and probably want be the last, teehee.   So I just deleted it.

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You can view more Pink Persimmon projects HERE.

Simply Delightful

Good Morning Paper Crafters!  Today I'm sharing another clean and simple card designed using one of Nina Brackett's sets from The Craft's Meow.

I hope you are having a delightful day!

Melisa

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Project Detials

Stamps : The Craft’s Meow “Simply Delightful”

Patterned Paper : Lilybee Designs “ This & That” 6x6 Tiny Tablet

Ink : Tsukineko VersaMagic Thatched Straw, VersaFine Black Onyx

Punches : border - Martha Stewart, butterfly - Marvy Uchida

Ribbon : Webster Pages

Aleene’s Tacky Glue

Create card 4.25” x 5.5” from white cardstock. Trim patterned paper 1 ¾” x 5.5” and adhere along bottom half of card front. Stamp flower with yellow ink and sentiment with black ink. Punch yellow butterfly and adhere to card front. Embellish with stickles. Trim yellow cardstock 1.5” x 5.5” and create decorative border along bottom edge with border punch. Trim along top with deckled scissors and adhere across middle of card front. Trim ribbon longer than card front and adhere with white glue. Add more white glue at the end of the ribbon along the sides to prevent fraying. After it has dried, trim ribbon.

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Challenges

Southern Girls (thur) - black and white with a pop of another color

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You can view all of my projects using The Craft's Meow stamps HERE.

You can view all of my Clean and Simple cards HERE.