Announcing the grand opening of our newest gallery, Architectural Blocks Stamped Artwork! This gallery showcases one of my all time favorite Layers of Color art stamp sets, Architectural Blocks. It’s such a blast to play with as it creates endless patterns and designs with one set! Use it to try various stamping techniques, embossing, press into polymer clay, add flocking or glitter. Try stamping in multicolors, use as backgrounds, frames, tags and embellishments. Use to decorate flowers and ribbon, fabric, glass, metal, acrylic and chipboard. Great for masculine cards and scrapbooking, too!

In the following examples I’ve shown just a few of the vast ideas possible with the Architectural Blocks art stamp set. Come get inspired by the fabulous artwork of talented artists by visiting our newest art gallery!

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Card by Denise

Pincushion by Heather

Artwork by Hermine

Gothic Arch Background by Karen

Christmas Paperarts Ideas

The decorative corners have a wonderful impact on these Christmas paperart decorations, and they’re easy to make! Simply stamp Layers of Color Architectural art stamp set in various colors and make a few creative cuts! I’ll show you how, along with several delightful examples to inspire you…

Die cut and embossed with Nestabilities, then enhanced with pen and glitter.

Each image is entirely dusted with fine glitter, which is scraped away from the faces and words.

Stamp either once and cut as shown, or stamp twice to make a larger design.

More cutting ideas for making decorative corners.

Published Artwork by Heather Wombacher

Heather Wombacher, our very own Layers of Color Mixed-Media Designer has had her first artwork published in Stampington’s Sew Somerset magazine (Vol 2, Issue 2, page 69)! Please visit her blog and give her a big round of applause!

We’re so happy for you, Heather! The first of many, I’m sure, as your talents are limitless!

Snowflake Card
Close Up of the Stacked Snowflakes

The challenge on Papertake Weekly is to “Let it snow!” on our cards. I’ve chosen the new color theme that I’m using in my Christmas decorations this year, red and white along with teal and apple green!

I’ve kept this card simple and added Martha Stewart’s sparkling glitter to everything except the red exterior border! My, how it shines! I love the Layers of Color Garden Border rabbit stamp inked in red on white paper, it just says, “Christmas time!” to me. I used a white opaque gel pen to add hand lettering to the background and made three different stacked snowflakes with my new Big Shot. Wow, is that so much fun! A quick and easy card that’s great for making multiples to mail out for the holidays!

Layers of Color card designer, Denise Lynn has announced the launch of her family run rubber stamp company called Whimsy Stamps! On her blog you’ll find a sneak peak of cute and whimsical animal stamps perfect for coloring and applying to a variety of paper arts. Please join us in wishing her the greatest success with her new exciting business!

Remember when I altered a Daily Window purse featuring Layers of Color art stamps? Well, it’s been published!…

Altered 'Daily Window' Handbag

Daily Window is a handbag company that offers purses with clear pockets to showcase cards and artwork! Artist, Laura Kirste Campbell embellished the outside of this tote and made 3 mixed-media cards for the window using Layers of Color art stamps. It is published in Stampington's Winter 2008 "Altered Couture" magazine on pages 117-120!

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Detail of "Blossoming Hearts" Card

Detail of "Wonderful Words of Life" Card

Detail of "Heaven's Our Kingdom" Card showing 3-D dots and rhinestones

Close-up of "Heaven's Our Kingdom" Card and Handbag Embellishments

"Heaven's Our Kingdom" Card in Altered Daily Window 'Eight Days a Week' Handbag

"Wonderful Words of Life" Card in Altered Daily Window 'Eight Days a Week' Handbag

"Blossoming Hearts" Card in Altered Daily Window 'Eight Days a Week' Handbag

"Heaven's Our Kingdom" Card - Architectural Blocks art stamp set

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I created this card for two challenges that are new to me. Friday Sketchers has a sketch that I followed and Daring Cardmakers asks that we add sparkle and bling to our cards. My card features Layers of Color Flower Child art stamp set as the focal point. I’ve also used Layers of Color Fleur Heart art stamp set on the petals and center of the flower. The background is created with handmade papers.

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