Just 4 more days until Layers of Color Spring 2010 New Release reveal!

What a wonderful party we’re having! We’re making new friends and sharing fabulously creative ideas! All great parties have music, so today for our sneak peek we’re showing you part of our exciting new stamp set, ” Joyful Noise!”

So put on your dancing shoes and get those feet tapping to the beat, you’re going to find this stamp set irresistible!

“My Joyful Party Dress”

Since the hostess sets the mood, I’m celebrating with joy! This is one of those dresses that makes you feel happy when you wear it! I stamped “Joyful Noise!” stamps onto paper dinner napkins and dressed up an etching of a woman from the nineteen hundreds.

What are you wearing to the party?

Come back tomorrow for more sneak peeks and put MARCH 15th on your calendar for our new release and a drawing to WIN all four clear art stamp sets!

Now let’s go visit the rest of the guests…Heather, Kristine, Linda and Patter!

May your heart be filled with a joyful noise making Praises to the Lord,

Layers of Color Spring 2010 New Release date is MARCH 15, 2010!

Mark your calendars! Get in line! These new stamp set designs get better and better! Four fabulous stamp sets are hot off the presses!

March 15th we will we reveal all the stamp sets that have been kept secret AND you will also get the chance to WIN ALL 4 SETS by entering in our drawing! We’ll have a special question posted that day. All you have to do is leave your answer as a comment. In fact, you can have TWO entries if you also join Layers of Color Scrapbook News & Review Group! You get to double your chances of winning, AND get all the benefits & meet new friends in our fan club! What a blessing!

I’m sure you’re so excited that you want some sneak peeks, don’t you? Okay, I can’t wait either! Each day until March 15th, we’ll let you have a taste of these delicious art stamps. Our SNR group will have more from our design team, so come join the fun! See you there! AND…

Today I’m thrilled to announce

that a very special and talented friend

will be our Guest Designer

for the next few months,

WELCOME  BACK ABBY!

What a joy to be creating with you again!

Thank you for sharing your gifts with us!

How wonderful to start  our Sneak Peek New Release Countdown with Abby’s gorgeous artwork! She is featuring our romantic new clear art stamp set, Vintage Roses. Breathe in every feminine detail….

Artwork Created by Abby

Don’t you LOVE it! ? You want more!? Then you simply must go visit Layers of Color designers and see what inspiration they have dreamed up for you!…Heather, Kristine, Linda, Patter, Designer Galleries and SNR Group.

May God richly bless your day with layers of color,

Today for Faith Art Friday Linda Lucas has created a beautiful work of art from her gallery to share with us. . .

1John 2:17

‘The world and its desires pass away,

But the man who does the will of God

Lives forever!’

May God’s words be honey to your mouth today,

Jessica and I enjoyed making card samples to show at CHA.  Here is one that I made from coffee filters. A quick and easy project with a unique look…

The coffee filter is colored with Tsukineko’s Walnut Ink spray in Lilac and Cherry Blossom.

The edges are cut with pinking shears. The smaller pocket is cut from a 2nd coffee filter & then glued on top of the first one. Stamps used in this fun project are Flutterescent, Garden Borders, Merci Bouquet & Beaded Frames.

May God richly bless your day with layers of color,

Front Cover

I’m joyful to announce that I’ve been published as a Guest Artist in the book, “Exploring the Latest Trends in Mixed Media Art, Volumne II Recycled, Reinspired Reinvented By Sherre Hulbert and Cynthia Powell, and Guest Artists”!  I started this project October 2008, that’s how long it takes to get published in a book! But it was worth the wait!

Back Cover

I created Decorative Rulers from recycled cereal boxes for my project contribution in the “Recycled” section of the book. The rulers are shown on the back cover and page 66. Sherre and Cynthia did the book layout, page decoration, and the tremendous amount of work to get this second book in print. Congratulations, Ladies!

Page 66

Fleur Heart Ruler

Garden Borders Ruler

Royal Birds Ruler

Garden Borders and Dotted Delights Ruler

Architectural Blocks Ruler

Architectural Blocks Ruler

All stamps featured in this project are Layers of Color art stamps.

I hope you found colorful inspiration from my artwork,

As her Mama…

I’m proud to announce

a very special new designer,

my eldest daughter,

Jessica Matthews!

Welcome, Sweetie! We are so happy to have your youthful enthusiasm and fresh talents on our team!

Jessica has been working as Layers of Color Vice President of Sales and Marketing and has had a huge impact on bringing this company to the level we’re at today with over 40 retail shops nationwide and new representatives carrying our line from coast to coast!

She’s been scrapbooking much longer than I have and was successful selling her LOs before joining Layers of Color. She has so many natural talents that take her love of crafting to higher levels and inspire her peers. She’s a great gourmet cook, superb cake decorator, amazing knitter and crocheter, fabulous home decorator and clever DIYer. She’s practically a professional at moving (her incredible hubby is a Navel officer). She’s a disciple of Christ, wonderful sister, daughter, wife and mother to their poodle. She’s popular, and a natural leader, and did I mention she’s beautiful too? Okay, I’m her Mama and I can brag on her a little, but really, come meet her yourself and you’ll fall in-love with her too!

Jessica will be sharing my blog until she starts her own. So we’ll keep you all on your toes as you have to pay attention to which one of us is posting! But it’s okay if you call me by the wrong name, I don’t mind at all being mistaken for a 23-year-old! LOL!

Please join me in giving Jessica a warm hug welcome!  And come get inspired by her fresh talents in her card and scrapbooking galleries!

I’m filled with joy to have you join us, Jessie!

You’re invited to come revisit Melody’s galleries! She’s one of our honored and retired designers, however she just can’t stop using Layers of Color art stamps! Well we certainly understand the addiction! LOL!

I’ve added 11 brand new photos to her card gallery that I know you’ll find very inspirational! And while you’re there, stop by and see her wonderful layout in her scrapbooking gallery that was published in Canadian Scrapbooker magazine. Go say “Hi!” to Melody on her blog, and give her hugs for us!

GO CHICKIE! Congratulations! We’re so proud of you!