Lavinia's Snowy Forest Christmas Card

Hello!  We're focusing on the beautiful products from Lavinia today at Topflight Stamps.  I gathered a couple of versatile stamps to create a snowy winter forest Christmas card.  I began with watercolor paper and Lindy's Stamp Gang Buccaneer Bay Blue Mist to create a moody background.  This spray has both a walnut brown and a pretty blue shift to it.  Once it dried, I used Versafine Onyx Black ink to stamp first the Lavinia Moon.  Once that was positioned on the panel, I stamped the Lavinia Christmas Tree Group three times (well, really 2 and 1/8) across the bottom of the panel. And using the same ink, I stamped a sentiment from PaperArtsy Alison Bomber EAB05 stamp set to round it out.  The final touch was some iridescent glitter glue, dabbed across the trees.  Thanks so much for joining me, hope you have a great day!

Supplies From Topflight Stamps:

Lavinia Christmas Tree Group

Lavinia Moon

Lindy's Stamp Gang Buccaneer Bay Blue Spray

PaperArtsy Alison Bomber EAB05 stamp set

Thanks so much for joining me, and God bless you!

Two Embossing Folders, 6 Ways for Valentine's Day

Hello!  I made up a half dozen Valentine cards last weekend, so I have them on hand for next year.  I used two embossing folders to make things easier:  Simon Says Stamp "Pinnacle Hearts" and Tim Holtz "Entangled" (that's for the last card in the lineup).

die cut hearts from My Favorite Things using coffee cup sleeves & Distress Ink sprays; sentiment from The Greetery; Tiny Tag from Papertrey Ink; lace very old!

sentiment from Stampin' Up! though not sure what set, this was in a bag of scraps from my demo; heart die cuts from My Creative Time "Large Prim Hearts"; taupe lace

digital sentiment freebie from Emily Moore Design; Stampin' Up! "Bloomin' Love" heart die; scalloped edge heart from Inlovearts "Stackable Hearts"; red glitter paper

Simon Says Stamp "Large Doily Heart" die; sentiment Verve "Heart To Heart"; purple gems and plum ribbons

Inlovearts "Stackable Hearts" die; paper flower from stash; sentiment Papertrey Ink "Daily Design Sentiments"

Stampin' Up! "Bloomin' Love" heart die and sentiment not sure which SU set; red gems

Thanks for joining me today! Have a great rest of your day!

God Knew

Hello there!  A friend sent me a small package of pretty panels and ephemera, like the vintage invoice seen here, and in order to thank her I made a card with it.  The sentiment is from Stampin' Up! Rose Wonder, the pale green stamped border on the tag is from SU's Very Versailles.  A bit of vintage lace, and some SU Itty Bitty Punch flowers with pearls were all it needed, so that the focus is on the sentiment.

Thanks for joining me and God bless you!

Cute Little Someone

Hello there!  This baby card came together by first focusing on this cute bunny digital art tag (I think My Porch Prints but not sure).  From those soft colors, I picked a Papertrey Ink In The Woods Background die in a pale blue to nestle behind him.  A couple of sparkling clear sequins, a pale pink linen twine bow, and Stampin' Up! sentiment (not sure which set, but it's "old") and some vintage lace complete the look.

 

Thanks for joining me!  God bless you!

Googly Eye Cat

Hello there!  Doesn't this cat look funny with a googly eye?  LOL  He is the Memory Box Large Sitting Cat die.  I paired him with The Greetery Nordic Frames die, and beloved Martha Stewart Hydrangea Punch flowers.

Thanks for joining me!  God bless you!

Baby Deer

Hello!  Back again!  I've had some time to photo cards, edit cards, and make some posts, and this is bringing me joy.  Hope you're pleased to see some cards here too!  It's been a while, in general.

This baby card focuses on Papertrey Ink's Make It Market: Wee Folk creatures on the center panel.  The sentiment is also from PTI - Bunny Basket.  I am always finding a way to add the Martha Stewart Hydrangea Punch flowers, too.  😊

Thanks for joining me, God bless you!

Forget Me Not Seed Packet Sympathy

Hello everyone!  I'm sharing again today, this time it's a sympathy card made with a real seed packet.  My friend sent me the seed packet of Forget Me Not flowers, and I thought it was perfect for a sympathy card to have on hand.  I carefully slit open the bottom flap and emptied out the seeds first.  The sentiment is from Altenew Build-A-Flower: Lavender, the little punched flowers are from my treasured Martha Stewart Hydrangea punches, and the embroidered flower is very old, cut from cloth that belonged to my 101 year old aunt.  Thanks for taking a peek!

God bless you!

Enjoy Life with Gossamer Gold

Hello crafters!  I've got a shimmery card to share with you today for Topflight Stamps, using Lindy's Stamp Gang Gossamer Gold spray.  Oh my, this is so gorgeous!  It's got a combination of walnut brown and gold hues in one spray.  First, I took a plain manila tag and spritzed it with this product, then a bit of water and hit it with a heat tool to help speed up drying. Once dry, I used the PaperArtsy Scrapcosy PS317 Stencil and Lavinia Truffle Dye Ink to create borders and a sentiment on the tag.  After mounting it on an old hymnal page and decorative paper, I added a twine bow and it's all set to give to my father in law for his birthday.  Thanks for joining me, and hope you have a great day!

Supplies From Topflight Stamps:

PaperArtsy Scrapcosy PS317 Stencil

Lavinia Dye Ink - Truffle

Lindy's Stamp Gang Moon Shadow Mist - Gossamer Gold

Thanks for taking a look and God bless you!

Pink Hearts Valentine

Hello!  This week at Topflight Stamps we are using red and pink as our theme.  I created a Valentine, focusing heavily on pink.  On a pink cardstock base, I stamped the script from Studio Light Victorian Dreams stamp set to cover the background, using Lavinia Spun Candy dye ink.  A manila tag is full of hearts, thanks to the same Spun Candy ink and a PaperArtsy Sara Naumann Hearts Stencil (PS121).  I used a strip of the Studio Light Victorian Dreams packaging to decorate the bottom of that tag, along with some rosette ribbon from my stash.  The butterflies are from that same stamp set, stamped in Morning Mist by Versafine Clair, trimmed and glued down in the centers of their bodies only so that the wings can stand up.  The sentiment was selectively stamped / trimmed from a PaperArtsy Alison Bomber Love Edition quote.

Supplies From Topflight Stamps:

PaperArtsy Sara Naumann PS121 Stencil

Lavinia Spun Candy Dye Ink

Studio Light Victorian Dreams Stamp Set

PaperArtsy Alison Bomber The Love Edition EAB09

VersaFine Clair Morning Mist Ink Pad

Thanks for looking!  God bless you!

AALL & Create Morning Glory

Hello everyone!  After a hiatus, I am so happy to be back on the Topflight Stamps Design Team!  I've got a fun card today to share with you.  I had fun playing with PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Paints on some packaging I was about to discard.  The paints covered up the cardboard package nicely!  I used Taupe and Koala with a medium size dry paint brush directly onto the cardboard, and it dries fairly quickly.  The AALL & Create "Flower Press" by Tracy Evans was stamped right onto the painted surface with Versafine Onyx Black Ink.  Then I used Lavinia Snow White Chalk Paint to spatter on some spots. It was lovely as-is, but I decided to go a step further and do some paper piecing using the Craft Consortium Ink Drops "Ocean" paper pad to highlight the blossoms and a couple of leaves.  LOVE how it turned out!  Final touches were several Hunkydory Diamond Sparkle Silver Gemstones in random spots.

Supplies From Topflight Stamps:

Flower Press by Tracy Evans for AALL & Create

Craft Consortium Ink Drops - Ocean

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Paint - Taupe

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Paint - Koala

Hunkydory Diamond Sparkle Silver Gemstones

Lavinia Chalk Acrylic Paint - Snow White

Versafine Onyx Black Ink

Thanks for looking and God bless you!

Woodware Thistles

Hello!  It's "Anything Goes" this week at Topflight Stamps. This Woodware stamp set called Flying Birds made me think of spring, so that was my inspiration.  With a piece of green lace as my grass, I created a scene with thistles, a flying bird, some postmark images, and a sentiment.  All of these stamps are from the same set.  I stamped the thistle twice with VersaFine Onyx Black ink, to create more of a cluster.  They were colored and fussy cut and arranged in a staggered fashion.  The bird was also colored and fussy cut and added to the "sky".  Several clear sequins were the final touch.

Supplies Used From Topflight Stamps Store:

Woodware - Flying Birds

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

I'll be taking a break from design team work due to my husband's surgery.

Hope your day is blessed!

Starry Birthday

Hello!  This week at Topflight Stamps, we are sharing our star-themed creations. I've got a starry birthday card to show, which positively GLITTERS in person, thanks to Spectrum Noir Glitter Paste in Candlelight Gold and the Darkroom Door Starry Night Small Stencil.  The glitter paste is a dream to spread over a stencil, goes on easily and give such a 'wow' factor.  The background panel is navy, which is a good contrast for the gold stars.  The white panel was made with with a Crealies Stitched Rectangle, on which a sentiment from Visible Image Go To Words was stamped.  I finished it up with some gold star ribbon trim from my stash, and a few red stars.

Supplies Used From Topflight Stamps Store:

Crealies Stitched Rectangle Dies

Darkroom Door Starry Night Small Stencil

Spectrum Noir Glitter Paste Candlelight Gold

Visible Image Go To Words

Have a blessed day!