Layers of Color

New Year CLEARANCE SALE!

50% OFF! and FREE Stamp Sets!

Limited Time Offer!

The situation surrounding the clearance sale is an exciting new growth opportunity for Nina Brackett and my careers as a craft product designers! At Winter CHA a major stamp company, (of which we cannot name until then) will be announcing our new position as product designers, along with revealing our new line of stamps! They will be picking up some of the current Layers of Color stamp designs as well as many new exclusive designs (specifics announced at CHA). This new partnership will ensure stability of available product, continued high quality, addition of other product lines and larger exposure of the products we design. So it’s great news for Layers of Color current customers and fans too! We are sure you will be joyously loving all the wonderful new products being designed for your creative journeys in the New Year!

We are praising the Lord for directing our paths, guiding us and our families, and blessing us with a hopeful future! We will joyfully continue to design dies for Spellbinders, with new releases coming soon! And more wonderful news announced at CHA that includes me being part of a brand new design team for a fabulous craft industry leader! Stay tuned!

Meanwhile, we would like to offer deep discounts and free stamp sets as incentives to help us build these dreams for 2012! A limited time offer – they are going fast! We invite you to link arms with us as we head into a promising future for Layers of Color by helping  to spread the word about the sale. Huge transitions like this are never easy, so we treasure your prayers and encouragement as well as your assistance.

Thank you for your support and friendships that have built up Layers of Color and brought us all to this exciting new direction! You have all been a special part of  making it happen! Thank you for continuing to join us on this creative path! Together we are all the lovely colors of Layers of Color!

Grateful hugs and a generous dose of blessings to you,

Card by Savannah O’Gwynn

Wow, isn’t this just the most darling card ever!?! Savannah has poured out her best with this teacup card! She has used  Melisa Waldorf’s FREE Teacup Card Template for the colorful stacked teacups. Then she added a spoonful of sugar sweet sentiment from NinaB Designs Sweet Silhouettes and topped it off with the joyful butterflies from NinaB Designs Fairy Wishes art stamp set. This card would delight a mother’s heart to overflow with happiness, (and would most likely end up displayed on her shelf with her most precious treasures)! :0)

Savor more tasty ideas by Savannah on her blog, “Savannah Land 2″!

May your day be sweet and full of love,

]]> http://www.layersofcolor.com/blog/2011/11/29/7481/feed/ 11 http://www.layersofcolor.com/blog/2011/11/20/tea-party-blog-hop/ http://www.layersofcolor.com/blog/2011/11/20/tea-party-blog-hop/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:30:55 +0000 Laura http://www.layersofcolor.com/?p=7395 Welcome to Layers of Color

Tea Party Blog Hop!

This is the beginning of the blog hop.

Layers of Color design team is having this blog hop in celebration of the release of Spellbinders newest die templates, Decorative Dress Forms, (designed by Nina Brackett and Laura Campbell) and Nested Tea Cups, (designed by Laura Campbell)! Layers of Color will be offering both these new dies February 1, 2012, or you can purchase them now through Crafters Home participating stores.

Welcome! Come on in and join us for a spot of tea and enjoy these tasty treats for the eyes!…

Paper Tea Cup and Saucer  by Laura Campbell

Made from white cardstock, this paper tea cup and saucer is decorated with

Vintage Roses art stamps in VersaColor Lagoon Blue.

Honey and tea go so well together that the addition of Honeysweet art stamps

makes this tea cup set a perfect gift for a friend!

Thank you for spending this lovely time together with us today! What a joy to be here with you! Please help yourself to these lovely tea-inspired FREE TEMPLATES exclusively from Layers of Color!…

Teacup Card Template, designed by Melisa Waldorf. (Click on image to download the PDF template).

Paper Tea Cup and Saucer, designed by Laura Campbell. (Click on image to download the PDF template).

Layers of Color has wonderful tea-inspired art stamps to go with your tea cup projects! You may need sweet sentiments and verses, a spoonful of honey with Teacup Blessings, and of course some flowers and lace doilies to decorate the table!  We’d love to see what you do with these unique templates and art stamps! Please share your delicious creations on Layers of Color Facebook page or Flickr Group!

Come on friends, let’s get hopping to all the talented designer blogs to see what they have brewed up for us!…

Diana * Janice * Jennie * Jessica * Keri * Linda * Melisa * Nina * Savannah

NinaB Designs Dotted Dahlias clear art stamp, Wild Grass Frame cling art stamp, Classic Petal Edgeabilities, VersaFine inks. Card is 9 1/4″ X 4″ and fits into a business envelope.

All images stamped with VersaFine Spanish Moss. Dahlia’s colored with Finger Dauber using Crimson Red and Toffee.

Same design with variation in color, size (5 1/2″ X 4 1/4″ for A-2 envelope)and using a different die from Classic Petal Edgeabilities that has a pretty eyelet effect.

NinaB Designs Dotted Dahlias clear art stamp set and Classic Petal die template are designed by Nina Brackett.  Visit the inspiring art galleries for Dotted Dahlias, Dotted Peonies, Beautiful Lace, Sweet Silhouettes, Elegant Labels and Fairy Wishes clear art stamp sets from NinaB Designs! We love NinaB Designs!

Enter your NinaB Designs project!…

We Love Nina B Designs November Blog Hop!

Hop starts Saturday, November 19^th @ 8:00 am (CST) and ends Tuesday, November 22^nd @ 11:54 pm (CST)

God Bless Your Day!,

Welcome to a very special Layers of Color New Release Blog Hop!

This is the beginning of the blog hop!

Today is so exciting because we are introducing

Layers of Color Designer Collection

showcasing Nina Brackett’s new signature stamp line,

NinaB Designs!

This gorgeous line has delicate Fairy Wishes that pair perfectly with the large blossoms from Dotted Dahlias and Dotted Peonies. And there are Sweet Silhouettes that are lovely with Beautiful Lace and Elegant Labels. To inspire you with delightfully fresh ideas, Layers of Color designers have created their best projects with NinaB Designs new release stamp sets. Come visit the newest clear stamp art galleries!

Also introducing,

Angel’s Twine and Feather Twine!

This unique and pretty twine trio is found exclusively through Layers of Color boutique. Angel’s Twine is a thinner cotton than Baker’s twine with a metallic thread twisted through it adding a special sparkle. Feather Twine is soft, feathery and sweet as butterfly kisses. Both lovely twines are coupled together on a reusable artist’s tag with a free fabric rose!

I’d love to share some of the fun I had with NinaB Designs new release…

Dotted Dahlias and Wild Grass Frame clear art stamp sets,

Spellbinders Labels Ten, and white Angel’s Twine.

The inks are among my favorite colors, VersaFine Spanish Moss and Crimson Red.

Dotted Peonies clear art stamp and Spellbinders Foliage die template.

VersaFine Vintage Sepia, Imperial Purple and Spanish Moss inks.

This wonderful sentiment is from Dotted Dahlias clear art stamp set and stamped onto Spellbinders Labels Five, the flower flourishes are Floweret cling art stamp, and the delicate embellishments are vintage lace seam binding and white Angel’s Twine. VersaFine Vintage Sepia, Toffee, Crimson Red inks and Tombo marker(912 peach).

This card focuses on Sweet Silhouettes and Beautiful Lace framed by Spellbinders Labels Ten. The paper eyelet edge is made with Classic Petal Edgeabilities designed by Nina Brackett, and the soft touch is white Feather Twine. VersaFine Onyx Black and Crimson Red inks make this a classic and timeless card.

Giveaways!

Sign up for Layers of Color newsletter and let me know you did in a comment on this blog and you will automatically be entered into a random drawing to win NinaB Designs Sweet Silhouettes art stamp set! The winner will be announced on this blog tomorrow, Nov. 17th. There is another giveaway along the blog hop so let’s get hopping!….

Diana Queen * Janice Whiting * Jennie Harper * Jessica Fick * Keri Lee Sereika

Linda Lucas * Melisa Waldorf * Nina Brackett * Savannah O’Gwynn

]]> http://www.layersofcolor.com/blog/2011/11/16/nina-b-designs-new-release-blog-hop-2/feed/ 49 http://www.layersofcolor.com/blog/2011/11/05/layers-of-color-news/ http://www.layersofcolor.com/blog/2011/11/05/layers-of-color-news/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:08:28 +0000 Laura http://www.layersofcolor.com/?p=7199 Yay! Two of our most popular stamps are back in stock!

Sentimental Banners coordinates with Spellbinders Ribbon Banners for cutting ease!

Teacup Blessings designed to fill the cup with warm sentiments.

SAVE THE DATES! 2 upcoming WONDERFUL events!:

Nina Brackett is releasing “Nina B Designs” line of art stamps through Layers of Color! These new art stamp sets are the hugely popular stamps from The Angel Company with brand new additions and improvements! Beautiful lace, sweet silhouettes, special sentiments and fabulous flowers are just a few of these BEST of Nina B Designs art stamps! You are invited to join the Layers of Color designers for this inspiring blog hop November 16th where we will share beautiful projects and have gifts for you!

Spellbinders is also having a blog hop revealing their newest die template designs at the same time! We are especially excited about this because Nina and I designed one of the dies and I designed another! This is our first co-designed die and my first of several dies designed for Spellbinders! We want to show you lots of lovely project ideas with both Nina’s new stamps and our new dies so we’re also having another blog hop!…

We’re celebrating with a Tea Party! Come join us for inspiration, free templates and of course..a giveaway!

Looking forward to sharing these fun events with you!!

]]> http://www.layersofcolor.com/blog/2011/11/05/layers-of-color-news/feed/ 7 http://www.layersofcolor.com/blog/2011/11/03/facebook-winners/ http://www.layersofcolor.com/blog/2011/11/03/facebook-winners/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:37:59 +0000 Laura http://www.layersofcolor.com/?p=7196 CONGRATULATIONS!

The winner of the PaperCrafts Magazine Facebook Fan giveaway, (3 Layer of Color stamp sets) is…Jolene Drake!

The winner of the Layers of Color friends referral drawing ($25 Layers of Color gift certificate) is…Maxine Diffey!

Please email me to claim your prizes within 24 hours.

Happy stamping everyone!

PaperCrafts Magazine Facebook Fan Giveaway is happening today and tomorrow! FREE Layers of Color art stamps or $25 Gift Certificate will be given away to two happy drawing winners! Visit PaperCrafts Facebook page for entry rules to their giveaway and refer your friends to “like” Layers of Color Facebook page to enter our drawing. The more friends, the more entries! (Winner will be announced on Thursday, November 3rd)

Get a FREE exclusive Layers of Color Ornament Template with every purchase!

Take advantage of the BEST prices on Spellbinders die templates and bundle discounts!

SAVE the DATES!

“Nina B. Designs” new art stamp line

will be released at Layers of Color boutique

November 16th!

Lace, silhouettes, sentiments, and huge flowers are among the gorgeous art stamps designed by the talented and popular designer, Nina Brackett! Sneak peeks starting Monday, November 7th!

Laura Kirste Campbell’s first Spellbinders die templates

will be revealed at Spellbinders blog and Layers of Color blog

November 15th and 16th!

Nina Brackett and I have co-designed the Spellbinders die template set being revealed November 15th, and I designed the Spellbinders die template set being revealed November 16th. You’ll want to be first in line to get both!

Such an exciting month at Layers of Color! It brings me great joy to make your creative world more colorful with Layers of Color!

Joyfully,

Vintage Roses Ornament by Laura Kirste Campbell

This lovely paper ornament is easy and fun to make. The Spellbinder’s die templates make cutting out the shapes a breeze. Imagine all the variations of color you could use to make different styles. For a Spring theme, use  a butterfly instead of the angel. See “Bees and Butterflies” in the Layers of Color boutique for many wonderful options for this project!

MATERIALS:

• Paper – Ivory card stock
• Stamps – Layers of Color Vintage Roses and Angelic art stamp sets
• Inks – VersaFine Vintage Sepia, Prismacolor pencils PC912 Apple Green and PC1045 Metallic Purple
• Spellbinders die templates – smallest Grand Scallop Circles and #1 Circles (cuts 2 1/2″ circle)
• Embellishments – Acrylic bead, Feather Twine
• Other – Spellbinders Grand Calibur die cut machine, scissors, glue, acrylic block for stamping

INSTRUCTIONS:

Place small circle die inside scallop circle die, center and measure, then lightly tape both die templates to card stock. This keeps them in place when running through the cutting machine.

Put through the cutting machine. Punch out the resulting scallop paper ring.

You can use the taped die templates to repeat this process.

Make a total of 6 scallop rings.

Using Vintage Roses arch stamp and Vintage Sepia ink, stamp roses along inside circle.

Notice that the stamp image isn’t on top of the scallops, but is off the edge of the inner circle edge.

Turn the ring around and stamp again creating a ring of roses.

You may have a little overlapping at the ends of the arches, but it will be covered up with color later.

Repeat stamping on all 6 rings.

Using Metallic Purple and Apple Green Prismacolor pencils, color in roses and leaves.

When coloring, use a gentle circular motion, coloring the roses lightly all over and then apply more pressure in the centers to create the feeling of depth in the flowers. Be general and quick with all the coloring, precision isn’t necessary.

Fold all 6  rings in half, with colored side to inside.

Match all scallops evenly when folding and be sure the fold creases a scallop in half as shown.

Fold all 6 rings in half with crease in center of a scallop.

With uncolored sides together, glue two rings together matching scallops and fold creases as shown.

Continue gluing all 6 rings together in the same manner.

Do not connect the first ring to the last ring, yet.

String bead onto Feather Twine. Slide to center of twine.

Position the beaded twine over the first and last rings (not glued together) .

On Ivory card stock with Vintage Sepia ink, and the winged cherub from

Angelic art stamp set, stamp two angels.

Cut out the angels and stamp the backs as well. Don’t worry about accuracy when stamping the back, this is just because the back of the wings will show a little. Slightly fold up each angel wing as shown.

Apply glue to the angel’s head and collar only. Position in the center of the circle and glue to the twine, back to back with the twine sandwiched in between the angels. Check position on the twine in relation to the rings before gluing…

Glue angels to to the twine in the center of the rings.

Then with solid sides together, glue the first and last rings together, completing the circle.

Open the rings so that they are spaced evenly.

Tie ends of Feather Twine in a small knot and hang your Vintage Roses Ornament!

This cone template is FREE for you to use for your creative projects!

Please respect the artist’s rights and give credit, link back here, and don’t sell this template. Thank you!

Rosy Cherub Christmas Ball Ornament made by Laura Kirste Campbell

using Layers of Color Angelic and Vintage Roses art stamp sets, VersaFine Vintage Sepia ink and Prismacolor pencils

Click on the Christmas Ball template for the full size pdf file.