Welcome!
Today the Layers of Color designers are joining together to celebrate the
If you have just stopped in, please start at the beginning so you get all the goodies!)
- LAYERS OF COLOR SUMMER 2011 NEW RELEASE REVEAL! (Now available exclusively at LOC online boutique)
- WIN FREE NEW RELEASE STAMPS! 8 drawings to celebrate Layers of Color's 3rd Birthday! (see below for details)
- A buffet of delicious sweet DESIGNER PROJECTS!
- The steaming hot Grand Opening of 10 NEW STAMP ART GALLERIES! (Also enjoy & join our FLICKER galleries)
- ALL details on Layers of Color blog!
Enter my drawing to win Gifts of Love by leaving a comment on my blog today. The random winner will be announced here tomorrow, July 12th. I shared another card made with this stamp set a few days ago on my blog. You can view that here, if you're interested: Sent with Love.
Card Details
Stamps: Gifts of Love; Encouragement (Layers of Color)
Ink: Distress; Memento
Card stock: SU and Neenah
Other: Spellbinder Label 8 & deckled rectangle dies; Punch Bunch fern punch; Martha Stewart butterfly punch; rhinestones; Cuttlebug Victorian embossing folder; Copic markers; dauber; white gel pen; marker spritzer & Memento desert sand marker; SU brad; circle punches
I decided to make this card a bit different by attaching the front and back with a brad. See what I mean?
I paired this lovely image with a sentiment from the lovely Encouragement stamp set, illustrated by Nina Brackett. She will have more to say about this stamp set on her blog today, so be sure to check in on her for all those details as well as to be entered into her drawing to win this stamp set.
Now, on to the fun part of the hop - you have the chance to enter 8 Blog Hop Drawings! At each designer blog you can leave a comment, which will add your name to their drawing for one FREE new release stamp! I'm giving away one Gifts of Love stamp set, so please leave a quick comment on this post by noon tomorrow July 12. I choose a winner randomly after that time and announce it right here on my blog.
The Layers of Color blog has a Grand Prize Drawing to WIN THE ENTIRE NEW RELEASE! If you enter all of them you will have 8 chances to win!! Be sure to join us all on FACEBOOK too.
Put on your favorite tea party hat and let's go visiting!... Next blog is Linda!
Here is the entire blog hop list in case you get lost:
Happy Hopping!
Jessica
Jessica
Totally gorgeous Jessica! I love the rich warm colours and the way you have used the Nesties - totally awesome - thanks for blessing us with your creative talent - you are amazing! {{{hugs}}}
ReplyDeleteTotally gorgeous Jessica! I love the rich warm colours and the way you have used the Nesties - totally awesome - thanks for blessing us with your creative talent - you are amazing! {{{hugs}}}
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Jessica! I love the rich colors you used and flip card is perfect (may have to make one soon). Thanks for sharing your amazing work!
ReplyDeleteI really like the way you have put together this card especially the stamps used. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, Jessica! Love how it swings out to see the inside! :)
ReplyDeletewow... this is absolutely gorgeous!! and i love how you created the card... so creative!
ReplyDeletelove your beautiful rich colours and beautiful creative design.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card - love your rich coloring! Thanks for a chance to win this lovely set!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and oh, so clever.
ReplyDeleteI love the special way to open the card! So unigue and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty, Jess. I love how you did the inside too and adhered them together with a brad. Let's chat soon!
ReplyDeleteIts so romantic!
ReplyDeleteThis is abbsolutely beautiful! You have inspired me greatly with this one!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome colors! I like the idea of the card style. Just a little something different!
ReplyDeleteJessica, I agree with Linda about the warmth of this card. I love how you distressed the edges with ink. That is a great sentiment. It made me think of a song I sang in choir in college "He never failed me yet!" Isn't it wonderful that He hasn't failed us and He won't!!! I hope you are having a blessed week!
ReplyDeleteI just love how you made this a swivel card! The red flowers really pop off the more neutral background. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteNice rich color and that layout works so well to show off the verse and the image.
ReplyDeleteJessica, this is stunning. I love your coloring of the stamped image. This is wonderful card design...
ReplyDeleteJess, beautiful card! I love the shaped card and how it slides open along with you coloring!
ReplyDeleteLovely card, the way it opens is so clever!
ReplyDeleteCarol B
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Lovely! An ingenious way to open your card. Absolutely LOVE the sentiments of this stamp set!
ReplyDeleteJessica, this is just gorgeous! This is one of my favorite stamps from the new ones and you did a great job with it.
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Gini
Strikingly beautiful project, Jess! Well done!
ReplyDeleteFun party!
Hugs!
Truly beautiful Jess... the colors are so rich and gorgeous... and I love your punched embellies. Bravo!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Lisa
Your card is so very lovely, especially when paired with those fabulous sentiments inside and out. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteJess, golly where do I start?! I love the way this card swings open on the brad. I don't remember seeing that before. I (like everyone else lol) love the rich colors you chose and you have colored this image beautifully.
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Very rich colors on this card and I like the brad.
ReplyDeleteWhat a classy card so pretty.
ReplyDeleteSuch an amazing creation! Great new way to create a card - will have to try it! Of course, the image is just so elegant as are the sentiments.
ReplyDeleteOh Jessica.... I think this might be my most favorite of all the new sets... though I have to say I "need" a bunch of them!!! :) Love your clever hinged design and gorgeous coloring! Just fabulous!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the rich red color Jessica!! Creative design and love the embossing on this. The sentiment is one of my favorites...great job :)
ReplyDeleteThis card is stunning! and LOVE that stamp, it begs to be coloured! Thank you for your inspiration
ReplyDeleteLove these words of encouragement...and your card is so beautiful!!!! This is one of my favorites....tfs
ReplyDeleteSimply Beautiful. Fantastic coloring. Super cute project
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely card! I love the encouraging sentiment you used! Simply Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteJessica this is stunning - so elegant and almost vintage in its colours and style, the way it opens is fascinating.
ReplyDeleteBlessings
Maxine
this is great.
ReplyDeleteStunning card! I love the shape.
ReplyDeleteI love the warm rich colors you used on the card. Your work is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteVery cool !!!!! love the swing card and sentiment ..beautiful vase of flowers too... thanks for the chance to win ..
ReplyDeleteYour card is pure art! Your coloring is really jaw-dropping!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great card. The flowers are just beautiful!!! And of course the sentiments are just perfect, love it.
ReplyDeleteWonderful! The colors you achieved are just so pretty! Love your card. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, I love the swivel style of the card as well.
ReplyDeletewhat a clever card. love the colors and the stamps make me drool
ReplyDeleteGreat colors and a very unique idea!
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