Masterpiece Monday is the day where I share some of our designer artwork featuring Layers of Color art stamps. Today I’m showing you a few lovely samples of two of our new release stamp sets, Touch of Elegance and Rise & Shine.

I created Touch of Elegance for the instant elegant decorative touch that I desired in my stamped artwork. I love how I can use it to make backgrounds for cards, enhance other stamps, or create custom wrapping paper (StazOn on solid colored wrapping paper, or colored ink on white paper).

Rise & Shine is very dear to my heart as I raise chickens. Two of my designers, Heather and Linda are also chicken owners, we just LOVE “our girls”! One of the best features of the Rise & Shine stamp set is the unique chicken wire stamp  that is made to repeat as a background, and who can resist those adorable peeps?! Later this week I’ll share some photos of my little ladies and an amazing story about the one named Cinnamon.

Meanwhile, please enjoy artwork from our galleries featuring two of my newest favorite Layers of Color Art Stamps. And be sure to visit Stamp Set Galleries where you’ll discover more fun with these delightful sets!

Masterpiece Monday Elegant Chix Gallery

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Denise's card

Denise's card

Linda's card

Linda's card

Heather's 12 days of Christmas - day 10

Linda's card

Laura's card

Wrapping paper

Masterpiece Monday is the day where I share some of our designer artwork featuring Layers of Color art stamps. Today I’m showing you a few magnificent samples of two of our new release stamp sets, Merci Bouquet and Her Majesty’s Urns. Enjoy these delightful examples and then please visit the stamp set galleries of Merci Bouquet and Her Majesty’s Urns where you’ll find more inspiration!

Merci Bouquet and Her Majesty's Urns Artwork

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Merci Bouquet Friend' Merci Bouquet art stamp set

Merci Bouquet Friend' detail - Merci Bouquet art stamp set

Merci Bouquet Friend' detail - Merci Bouquet art stamp set

Laura's card

Laura's card - detail

Denise's card

Laura's card

Laura's card - detail

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I like to share the stories behind creating the stamp designs, the story behind these wonderful stamps is simply my love of gardening and bringing flowers inside to arrange and enjoy for days. I’m always on the lookout for fabulous and affordable urns, (which, as you’ve probably found out, are hard to find, so when I do it’s a treasure). And I really wanted some delicate flower stamps that I could use to make  French toile-style backgrounds and borders. I’ll show how to do this technique soon, as I’ll be featuring both these sets all week.

But on December 3rd we’ll have a special day set aside to give you some delightful examples of the Three French Hens from the 3rd day of the 12 Days of Christmas that we’re celebrating with a very special blog! Come back on December 3rd to find out more!

LOL! That tile makes me laugh! I’m featuring three stamp sets this week, and the names are too long to write all of them completely in the title so I shortened them. I like the silliness of how it worked out!  Masterpiece Monday is the day where I share some of our designer artwork featuring Layers of Color art stamps. Today I’m showing you a few magnificent samples of three of our new release stamp sets, Granny’s Jewelry, Flutterescent and Flowering Gems. After getting a yummy taste of these wonderful ideas, please head on over to the galleries to see the rest of the fabulous artwork!

MM Granny's Flutterescent Gems

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Laura's medallion - Granny's Jewelry art stamp set

Laura's card - Granny's Jewelry art stamp set

Linda's card - Granny's Jewelry art stamp set

Linda's card - detail - Granny's Jewelry art stamp set

Laura's card - Detail - Flutterescent art stamp set

Patter's card - Flutterescent art stamp set

Linda's card - Flutterescent art stamp set

Linda's card - detail - Flutterescent & Gothic Crosses art stamp sets

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Adding bling to cards and artwork is hot right now!

These stamp sets are perfect for adding sparkle, in fact two of them are specifically designed for bling! Granny’s Jewelry and Flowering Gems are what I have named, “Gemstone it!” sets! The stamp designs have varied-sized circles in the perfect spots for adding gemstones, glitter, pearls, clear dots, decorative brads, or rhinestone stickers.

Granny’s Jewelry is a very unique and exciting design because it’s created for you to make “jewelry” embellishments for your projects! It’s such fun, you should try it! I designed them after vintage jewelry like my Grandmother would wear. You can make a real jewelry look without the high cost of using actual antiques by stamping with metallic ink, metallic embossing, or Brilliance inks then adding your favorite gemstone options. Try it on dark papers so the paper shows through like the deep recesses of jewelry parts. Cut them out and apply to ribbon as well. And if you’re fresh out of gemstones, try Stickles by Ranger (they build up round like jewels), or color in the dots with markers or colored pencils and cover with clear dots or Glossy Accents by Ranger. So many fun ways to “Gemstone It!” Later this week I’ll show you more examples and how-tos for this dazzling stamp set!

Hope you’ve enjoyed today’s inspiration! Be sure to pop into the Granny’s Jewelry, Flutterescent and Flowering Gems stamp set galleries for more great new ideas!

May God bless your week with sparkling moments of joy!

Masterpiece Monday!

On Masterpiece Mondays I feature artwork by our design team showcasing Layers of Color Art stamps. This week we’re highlighting two of our newest stamp sets, Backyard Birds and Butterfly Collector. All these, and more works of art, are in our permanent art galleries, where you can find inspiration 24/7!

Masterpiece Monday Backyard Birds/Butterfly Collector

This gallery showcases a beautiful collection of artwork by Layers of Color design team.

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Heather's mixed media - Backyard Birds art stamp set

Linda's card - Backyard Birds art stamp set

Denise's card - Backyard Birds art stamp set

Laura's card - Backyard Birds art stamp set

Linda's card - Butterfly Collector art stamp set

Patter's card with Patter's butterfly - Butterfly Collector art stamp set

Laura's glass paperweight - Butterfly Collector art stamp set

Denise's card - Butterfly Collector art stamp set

Party Winners!

WOW! I had a blast this weekend at the new stamp release party! And I know you did too, as so many of you came and played and crafted, enjoyed the sweet treats, and entered the drawings…

It’s finally time to announce the winners. Let me share with you that when I was getting the names together and putting them in the random generator it was building such excitement in me that I got butterflies! I’ve met most of you and have become friends. I wish you could ALL win! I really do! But one was chosen for each drawing…for this release. We’ll have another release after the first of the new year, and more every few months! So those of you who didn’t win this time, there will be more chances. Meanwhile, I will be offering a special surprise gift of 20% off any one Layers of Color order for all of you who entered the drawings! Contact me and mention “Autumn Party Coupon”, so I can send you your coupon (coupon valid for 30 days). Just in time for Christmas! Thank you all for playing. It was such fun! And now for the winners:

Grand Prize Winner is, Barbara!

You’ve won all NINE Layers of Color new release art stamp sets!! Congratulations! We can’t wait to see all the wonderful creations you make with them!

$100 Gift Certificate to Layers of Color Art Stamps online boutique will be given to our 2nd winner, Kristine!

Congratulations! You can buy any of our 28 sets with your coupon. Have fun shopping!

And for everyone else…we had such an overwhelming amount of people get the FREE DIGIS that we decided to continue to make the two most popular designs available for you and your friends! Enjoy, and thank you for coming to our party!

This week I’ll continue to show new artwork and how-to’s with Backyard Birds and Butterfly Collector art stamp sets. And this coming Friday, Nov 2o I’ll post my debut Faith Art Friday, where I’ll share my artful expressions of my Christian faith. Lots to look forward to! See you soon!

Sneak Peak - Artwork by Linda

Today is Masterpiece Monday when I add beautiful new designer artwork to the designer galleries!

This week we have lots of wonderful inspiration for you!…

 beautiful cards and

gorgeous scrapbook pages.

Enjoy your visit to our Designer Galleries!

Fleur Heart Card by Laura

 Today is Masterpiece Monday when I add gorgeous new designer artwork to the designer galleries!

This week we have lots of wonderful inspiration for you!…

beautiful cards ,

  faith art ideas,

and elegant scrapbook pages.

Enjoy your visit to our Designer Galleries!