Here’s a Layers of Color card that really shows off the layers of color! The first layer is a page from a book, then solid card stock, book page again, printed paper with Royal Birds art stamp, and last layer is stenciled paper. The stenciled paper looks like an expensive designer paper, but it’s just white card stock! And the best part is that you can customize the colors! Here’s how I made it:
Lay Botanical Swirls art stencil on top of the white card stock, spray with your choice of blue or green spray mist, remove stencil and dry. Then lay Touch of Elegance art stencil down and spray with your choice of purple spray mist, and dry. That’s it, so easy, so pretty!
The stitching (fancy stitch w/o thread in some areas), distressing, tearing, ribbon and embellies add the final touches. Isn’t that flower embellishment lovely? Here’s how I made it:
Punch 2 scalloped circles from an old book page, fold them in half several times and snip with scissors towards the center. Unfold and distress the edges with colorful ink. Add a rosette of ribbon in the center, if you wish. Another easy idea!
NEWS FLASH!! The Layers of Color drawing winner did not claim the prize and so I’ve randomly drawn a new winner…
Gina Cagle you are the winner of all 7 new art stencils! Please claim your prize within 48 hours by leaving a message here or emailing me. Congratulations Gina!
May your day be filled with layers of color,
Gold metallic emboss stamping on black card stock with added rhinestones or nail bling.
Two stamp designs are stamped together with silver metallic embossing powder, then pearls with flat backs and colored Stickles glitter glue is mounded up to look like a precious jewel in the centers. Stickles by Ranger is the best glitter glue for mounding and they have a large range of colors. The newest colors in their designer series are soft romantic shades. I could totally see my Grandma wearing something like this. Imagine what a beautiful touch it would be on a card for your Grandmother!
Stamped with gold metallic embossing powder on ivory card stock with varied sized flat back pearls. I also chose to cut this one out, including in between the wings and placed it on foam tape to give it “flight”.
I LOVE copper! So this one is embossed with copper metallic embossing powder and cut out. The royal purple glitter glue is Stickles and the amber jewels are stick-on rhinestones.
VersaFine Onyx Black ink with rhinestones on a metal edged tag.
The hole on this tag is decorated with 
This remembrance ribbon stamp can be stamped with pink ink, as it is here, or yellow for remembering our American troops. This example has flat rhinestone stickers.
If you’re fresh out of gemstones, or you want a very specific color to match your project, then here’s an idea for creating treaures like this bee-jeweled ornament…Color in the jewel areas with colored marker or pencil and cover each spot with Glossy Accents. You can try other dimensional glues, but I found that this one is not runny and mounds just like a jewel would. The tri-jewels are stamped with black ink and accented with copper Stickles glitter glue.
For fun and really dazzling effects, try stamping all over with metallic ink, like Brilliance, and coloring in the spots with multiple colors of Stickles glitter glue. Stamp them in a row, or all around a curved edge for a necklace look!
